2012 Program Theme: The Informal Economy
An expanding set of economic activity is taking place outside countries’ legal boundaries. Indeed, the proliferation of organizations being formed and operating in the informal economy is an important aspect of today’s world. For some, working in the informal economy is a choice. For example, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development suggests that in some countries, individuals choose to supplement their income from a job in the formal economy with the income generated by a second job in the informal economy. But for others, perhaps those living in conditions of desperate poverty, to work in the informal economy isn’t a choice—it’s a necessity.
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Call for Submissions
The Academy of Management is calling for submissions (papers, symposia, PDW proposals, and caucus proposals) for the 2012 AOM Annual Meeting, August 3-7, Boston, Massachusetts. The submission deadline for ALL submissions is January 10, 2012 at 5:00 PM ET (New York time).
ALL submissions will be made via the Academy's submission system which is scheduled to open on November 2, 2011.
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Call for All-Academy Theme Submissions
A series of All-Academy Theme Sessions will be scheduled on Sunday during the Annual Meeting to explore the 2012 conference theme, “The Informal Economy”. The All-Academy Theme Sessions will include Professional Development Workshops and Symposia. Anyone who is interested in discussing their ideas should contact the All-Academy Theme Program Chair, Bat Batjargal (batjarg @ fas.harvard.edu) by December 13, 2011. The full proposals must be submitted by January 10, 2012 at 5:00 PM ET (New York time) via the AOM submission system
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Call for Reviewers
The Academy is calling for reviewers for its 2012 Annual Meeting Program, August 3 - 7, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
If you are interested in being a part of the review process, we highly encourage you to sign up as a volunteer reviewer for the divisions or interest groups in which you are a member, planning to submit to, or are interested in. Divisions and Interest Groups will also be following up with those of you who have reviewed in the past. Please note that even if you have reviewed in the past, you still need to sign up for the 2012 Annual Meeting.
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An expanding set of economic activity is taking place outside countries’ legal boundaries. Indeed, the proliferation of organizations being formed and operating in the informal economy is an important aspect of today’s world. For some, working in the informal economy is a choice. For example, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development suggests that in some countries, individuals choose to supplement their income from a job in the formal economy with the income generated by a second job in the informal economy. But for others, perhaps those living in conditions of desperate poverty, to work in the informal economy isn’t a choice—it’s a necessity.
