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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>-
Mediterranean-Middle Eastern Research Mentoring/Publishing Workshop--29 June
2010--Beirut, Lebanon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>-Jointly
organized by:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Organizational
Communication and Information Systems (OCIS) Division of the Academy of
Management (AOM)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Olayan
School of Business (OSB) of the American University of Beirut (AUB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>-Who
Should Attend?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Early
career scholars and researchers, especially from the Mediterranean-Middle
Eastern region who are interested in gaining more insight into the practices of
high caliber research and publishing, whose research focuses broadly on
management. A major Opportunity to learn state-of-the-art research and
scholarly craft from the pros in the field and network with the community of
practice in management scholarship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>-Location<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Olayan
School of Business’ room OSB 428 (fourth floor), American University of
Beirut, lower campus on the Corniche next to the football field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#3127F1'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>-Preliminary Workshop Program—Morning 29 June 2010?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#3127F1'>Time Slot <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>08:30-08:45 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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height:20.25pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Registration <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>08:45-09:00 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Welcome</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'>,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Dr. George Najjar, Dean</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut,
Lebanon</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>09:00-09:45 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td width=795 valign=top style='width:596.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:29.5pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Research & Publishing:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Navigating the Academy of Management Outlets</span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'>, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Dr. Bijan Azad, American University of Beirut, Lebanon</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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height:29.5pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>09:45-10:30 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td width=795 valign=top style='width:596.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:29.5pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Research & Publishing:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Targeting Management vs. Other Journal Outlets</span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'>, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Dr. Pamela Hinds, Stanford University, USA</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'>
(Co-director of <i>Stanford’s</i> <i>Work, Technology, Organization
Center</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style='height:29.5pt'>
<td width=165 valign=top style='width:124.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:29.5pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>10:30-11:00 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td width=795 valign=top style='width:596.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:29.5pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Break <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td width=165 valign=top style='width:124.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:29.5pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>11:00-11:45 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width=795 valign=top style='width:596.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:29.5pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Research & Publishing:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Tips from the Trenches</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'>, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Dr. Samer Faraj, McGill University, Canada</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'>
(Senior Editor, <i>Organization Science</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td width=165 valign=top style='width:124.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:29.5pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>11:45-12:30 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width=795 valign=top style='width:596.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:29.5pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Research & Publishing:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Crafting Papers & Targeting Outlets</span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'>, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Dr. Michael Barrett, Cambridge University, UK</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#3127F1'>
(Senior Editor, <i>Journal of Association for Information Systems</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td width=165 valign=top style='width:124.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:20.25pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>12:30-13:00 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width=795 valign=top style='width:596.0pt;padding:.05in .1in .05in .1in;
height:20.25pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Interactive Discussion of Publishing Challenges/Opportunities
for Junior International Scholars <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>For additional details please visit the workshop website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Workshop website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/osbocis/Home">http://sites.google.com/site/osbocis/Home</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>AOM-OCIS Workshop coordinator:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Bijan Azad <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Ph.D. Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Olayan School of Business, Room 361<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>American University of Beirut<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>Beirut, Lebanon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>+961-1-374-374, x3745<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>+961-1-750-214 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>+961-3-825-800 (Mobile)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'>e-mail: <a href="mailto:azad.bijan@gmail.com">azad.bijan@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#3127F1'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#3127F1'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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