Call for Papers

This Call for Papers is now closed.

We received submissions from 550 authors from 53 countries including from well-known organisations such as: Tata, Harvard University, Xerox, University of Cambridge, SAP, Siemens, The Wharton School, University of St.Gallen, Deutsche Telekom, University of Tokyo, UCLA, Lockheed Martin, Lancaster University, The European Commission, Alcatel-Lucent, Volkswagen.

Authors who missed the deadline may exceptionally be considered for entry into the evaluation process and should contact the secretariat for more details. The authors would be expected to provide evidence of unsually strong insights.

The plea for innovation is universal. Managers and politicians have understood that innovation is needed on an everyday-basis to strengthen the competitiveness of organisations, regions and countries. Innovation, however, requires more than good ideas and intentions. Leadership, foresight, courage, investment, inspiration and perspiration are needed to turn intentions and ideas into effective action. Even with these elements in place, not every initiative is successful. However, every action and each experience provide new insights into the causes of failed and successful innovation. Successful innovators, be they individuals, organisations, intermediaries or policy makers, must therefore overcome the paradox of building on experience, and yet breaking away from the status quo, with a permanent innovation mindset. These challenges of "Action for Innovation" are the core focus of this conference.

Submissions from academic, research, consulting, industry, intermediary and policy organisations are strongly encouraged and should focus on the following general themes or Conference Focus Theme:

  • Action for Innovation (Conference Focus Theme)
  • Collaboration for Innovation (incl. Open Innovation)
  • Creativity & Idea Generation
  • Entrepreneurship, Business Models & Financing Innovation
  • Innovation Training, Education & Learning
  • Methods, Tools & Measurement for innovation
  • Networks & Clusters of Innovation
  • Sustainability in Innovation

Important Submission Deadlines


  • 31 December 2011: Outlines Only (All Submissions)
  • 31 January 2012: Acceptance Notification
  • 4 May 2012: Final Submissions (including papers, profiles & photos) PLUS registration and payment
  • 8 June 2012: Presentation Slides

Submissions


The table below describes the possible submission types for this conference. All files should be submitted online at www.conferencesubmissions.com/ispim2012 by the respective deadline date. Do NOT email submissions to ISPIM. Only one submission and one presentation per person is permitted. There is no limit on co-authoring or co-presenting.

ISPIM reserves the right to organise the programme as it sees fit and to reallocate submissions, if necessary (for example submissions that are deemed to be work-in-progress may get reallocated to the research development sessions). Presenters should be available to give their presentation at any point during the three days. We cannot entertain individual requests for times or slots because it significantly impairs the quality and coherence of the themed sessions and integrated programme.

Submission
Types		 Description

Documents required
Abstract
 Paper
 Presenter Photo & Profile Presentation slides
(by 4 May) (by 8 June)
Full Academic Paper Submissions Accomplished substantial research results of an empirical or theoretical nature. 125-150 words of plain text summarising the submission Max 5000 words Presenter Photo:
90x110 px

Presenter Profile:
max 150 words of text		 Max 10 slides
(15 mins)
Min. font size 18
Clear graphics & style

Except ARDS, see Guidelines for Authors
Short Academic Paper
Submissions		 Implementation information or work-in-progress. Max 2500 words
Practitioner Presentation Submissions Substantial demonstrations of significant successful business practices and insights. Optional
No max length.
EU/Other Funded Project Submissions Description or results from funded projects


ISPIM Scientific Panel


Eelko Huizingh, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Head of Panel)
  • Tor Helge Aas, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
  • Cinzia Battistella, University of Udine, Italy
  • Iain Bitran, ISPIM, UK
  • Thomas Bohné, University of Auckland Business School,
    New Zealand
  • Maryse Brand, University of Groningen, Netherlands
  • Alexander Brem, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
  • Annick Castiaux, University of Namur, Belgium
  • Colin Cheng, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan*
  • Davide Chiaroni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  • Steffen Conn, ISPIM, UK
  • Claudio Cruz Cázares, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
  • Clive-Steven Curran, Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA,
    Germany
  • Urs Daellenbach, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Tugrul Daim, Portland State University, USA
  • Pedro de Faria, University of Groningen, Netherlands*
  • Maria Cristina De Stefano, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain*
  • Robert Dew, University of Sunshine Coast, Australia
  • Helena Forsman, Winchester Business School, UK
  • Federico Frattini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  • Peter Granig, Institut für Innovation, Austria
  • Uwe Gross, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
  • Christina Grundström, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Praveen Gupta, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
  • Dennis Hilgers, Universität Hamburg, Germany
  • Pia Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, University of Oulu, Finland
  • Kristina Jespersen, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Dylan Jones-Evans, University of Wales, UK
  • Hannu Karkkainen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
  • Mirjam Knockaert, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Samuli Kortelainen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
  • Piotr Krawczy, JAMK University of Applied Science, Finland
  • Antero Kutvonen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland*
  • Thomas Lager, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
  • Jens Leker, University of Münster, Germany
  • Dirk Lüttgens, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
  • Giovanni Mangiarotti, CRP Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
  • Andrey Martovoy, CRP Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
  • Killian McCarthy, University of Groningen, Netherlands*
  • Anne-Laure Mention, CRP Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
  • Francesc Miralles, La Salle - Ramon Llull University, Spain
  • Tobias Müller-Prothmann, Pumacy Technologies, Germany
  • Benjamin Niedergassel, University of Münster, Germany
  • Florian Noseleit, University of Groningen, Netherlands
  • Christina Öberg, Lund University, Sweden
  • Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Ville Ojanen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
  • Heidi Olander, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
  • Jaakko Paasi, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland
  • Kalle Piirainen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
  • Minna Pikkarainen, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland
  • Ger Post, MINASE, Netherlands
  • Girish Prabhu, Srishti Labs, India
  • Geir Ringen, Sintef Raufoss Manufacturing, Norway
  • Paavo Ritala, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
  • René Rohrbeck, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Nadine Roijakkers, Hasselt University, Belgium
  • Oliver Salge, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
  • Tatjana Samsonowa, SAP Research, Germany
  • Teemu Santonen, Laurea University of Applied Science, Finland
  • Dimitri Schuurman, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Fiona Schweitzer, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences,
    Austria
  • Marko Seppänen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
  • Andre Spithoven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
  • Jayakanth Srinivasan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
  • Eric Stevens, ESCEM, France
  • Stefania Testa, University of Genoa, Italy
  • Marko Torkkeli, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
  • Anna Trifilova, HHL Leipzig School of Graduate Management,
    Germany
  • Eva Velasco, University of the Basque Country, Spain
  • Eric Viardot, EADA, Spain
  • Dianna Vitasovic, Innovation Culture, Australia
  • Stephan von Delft, University of Münster, Germany*
  • Jack Wang, National Sun Yet-sen University, Taiwan
  • Ibon Zamanillo, University of the Basque Country, Spain
*Denotes Associate Member


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