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CONFERENCE ON QUALITY AND MANAGEMENT

Please Note:  The submission deadline for the paper/ abstract has been
extended to SEPTEMBER 15, 1997.

CALL FOR PAPERS

CONFERENCE ON QUALITY AND MANAGEMENT: QUALITY NOW AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE
21ST CENTURY

THE COMPLETE CALL FOR PAPERS CAN BE SEEN AT
http://www.cob.asu.edu/mgt/temp/conference.pdf


The Quality and Management Conference is sponsored by the Academy of
Management, the ASU College of Business, and the ASU Department of
Management, and is to be held February 12-14, l998, in Tempe, AZ.  The
overall conference theme reflects the importance of people and processes in
realizing organizational quality goals.  Sessions will feature invited
speaker on various themes, each followed by competitive paper presentations.
The themes and invited speakers include:  Assessment of Quality Efforts (Tom
Ruddy, Xerox); Culture (Jan Beyer); Human Resource Management (Dianna
Stone); Operations Management and Quality (Roger Schroeder); Organizational
Change (Ed Lawler); Quality in New Product Development (Barb Flynn); Service
Quality (Dick Chase); Strategy (Mike Hitt); Future of Quality (Frank Tedesco,
Juran Institute).  Papers are also invited on thetopic of future
directions of quality concepts and practices.  Discussion facilitators
will include Jerry Kehoe (AT&T) and other practitioners.  You are
invited to submit a full paper or abstract of an original work that addresses
one of the above themes.  Each submission should include:  title page
(separate) with name, affiliation, telephone, fax, and e-mail information
for each author and the theme for which the paper is being submitted.  While
complete papers (that follow the style
guidelines of the Academy of Management Journal) can be submitted, at a minimum,
an abstract of two pages is required.  Conceptual papers are acceptable, but
empirical works are encouraged.  Practitioner submissions are also
encouraged and
might focus on the state of quality efforts within organizations or consider
the future direction of quality concepts and practices in organizations.
The conference will include presentation of awards for the best paper in
each theme.  Paper submissions will also be considered for publication in
the Journal of Quality Management.  Send four copies of your paper/abstract
by September 15, l997 to Robert L. Cardy, Department of Management, College
of Business, Arizona State University, Box 874006, Tempe, AZ  85287-4006.

 Robert Cardy, Professor
 Department of Management
 College of Business, Arizona State University
 Tempe, AZ 85287-4006   U.S.A.
 Voice: 602-965-6445    Fax: 602-965-8314    Email:  Robert.Cardy@asu.edu




 Robert Cardy, Professor
 Department of Management
 College of Business, Arizona State University
 Tempe, AZ 85287-4006   U.S.A.
 Voice: 602-965-6445    Fax: 602-965-8314    Email:  Robert.Cardy@asu.edu