The financial crisis of 2008-2009 has generated additional momentum for corporate accountability reporting. Speaking as a member of the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council, Sir Martin Sorrell argued, "Companies should talk less about the benefits to shareholders of short-term profits and focus on...

The objective of this workshop is to utilize the tin industry as a prism to study the globalization of the world economy after 1850, with particular emphasis on the relations between private enterprise and the state. Our goal is to bring together scholars utilizing a wide variety of sources,...

Areas of interest for scholarly papers include, but are not limited to: - The psychology and the sociology of creativity - The history of creative change in fields, industries, and organizations - Challenges and opportunities of creativity in the information age - Entrepreneurial experimentation...

Topics: - How are self-regulatory institutions organized? - How can we measure the impact or performance of self-regulatory institutions? - When is self-regulation a complement or substitute for corporate or governmental control? - What features of the business environment promote or discourage...

Submissions should be original, creative research papers that have not yet been published, or accepted for publication. The emphasis of the conference will be on high-quality (i.e., rigorous and targeted toward academic journals) and generally accessible research with respect to the creation,...