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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="line-height: 120%; text-align: center; text-indent: -67.8pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 120%; ">The 8<sup>th</sup> Global Sourcing Workshop</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="line-height: 120%; text-align: center; text-indent: -60.7pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 120%; ">23-26 March 2014</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="line-height: 120%; text-align: center; text-indent: -53.65pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 120%; ">Val d’Isere, France</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Following the success of the past Global Sourcing Workshops, we are pleased to release this Call for Papers for the 8<sup>th</sup> Global Sourcing Workshop which will be held March
23-26, 2014 in Val d’Isere, France. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The workshop will aim to explore how new and emerging forms of outsourcing and offshoring challenge sourcing practices and theories, and consequently identify new directions for
research and practice. This workshop aims to bring together viewpoints from various disciplines, including IB, Strategy, OM, OB and IS on global sourcing of IT, Business and Knowledge Processes and Innovation. We also focus on teaching aspects related to outsourcing
and offshoring with fast track for publishing high quality teaching cases in Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Paper Track<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We invite research articles, works in progress and ‘focus on practice’ papers that investigate topics relating to global outsourcing and offshoring. In particular, the workshop will
endeavour to present the views from client, vendor and intermediary firm perspectives. Some of the specific themes that are of interest in this workshop are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are interested in papers that are both conceptual and empirically-based.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Teaching Cases Track<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are interested in teaching cases on outsourcing and offshoring which we would consider for publication in Journal of IT Teaching Cases (JITTC)
<a href="http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jittc/">http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jittc/</a> .
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please note that a small conference venue has been reserved with guaranteed attendance restricted to those having papers accepted for presentation. Participants need to book early
to secure reserved accommodation at the conference location or other rooms nearby. See full details on our website:
<i><a href="http://www.globalsourcing.org.uk/workshop">www.globalsourcing.org.uk/workshop</a></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Since 2010 we have been publishing selected papers as book chapters in a book by Springer. It is likely that we will publish another book based on the papers from this Workshop.
Furthermore, selected papers will be invited to submit a revised version of their paper to be considered for publication in
<i>Journal of Information Technology</i> and high quality teaching cases in JITTC.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Important Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">October 15<sup>th</sup> 2013 – Deadline to submit extended abstracts/teaching proposal to the Workshop on Global Sourcing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">November 2<sup>nd</sup> 2013 - Notification of accepted extended abstract/teaching proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Registration deadline: December 1<sup>st</sup> 2013 (Registration fees will be 300 EURO per person which include a reception and 2 dinners)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">January 18<sup>th</sup> 2014 – Deadline to submit full paper/teaching case and notes
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">March 8<sup>th</sup> 2014 – Reviews sent to authors
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">March 23-26, 2014 – Workshop on Global Sourcing, Val d’Isere, France
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Paper Track:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Extended abstracts should be between 600-800 words and should include contact details of all authors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Teaching Track:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Proposals for
<i>teaching cases</i> should be between 600-800 words and include the teaching case outline and learning objectives. For teaching cases, the submission of full teaching case and teaching notes will be required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All submissions should be sent in MS Word format to:
<a href="mailto:globalsourcing.org.uk@gmail.com">globalsourcing.org.uk@gmail.com</a> with 'Abstract submission GSW 2014' as the subject of the e-mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For preparation of full papers please follow Guidelines for Authors posted on the Workshop site:
<a href="http://www.globalsourcing.org.uk/workshop/guidelines/">http://www.globalsourcing.org.uk/workshop/guidelines/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Important Links<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Val d’Isere ski resort:
<a href="http://www.valdisere.com/gb_ete/index.php">http://www.valdisere.com/gb_ete/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Our Representative at the Conference Centre for enquiries about accommodations is Ms. Victoria Thorpe, her email:
<a href="mailto:v.thorpe@valdisere-congres.com"><span style="color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">v.thorpe@valdisere-congres.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshop Organizers:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Leslie P. Willcocks (<a href="http://personal.lse.ac.uk/willcock/">http://personal.lse.ac.uk/willcock/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Julia Kotlarsky (<a href="http://www.juliakotlarsky.com">http://www.juliakotlarsky.com</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ilan Oshri (<a href="http://www.ilanoshri.com/">http://www.ilanoshri.com/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Loughborough School of Business and Economics<br>
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