Call for Papers
The Fourth International Conference on Applications of
Anthropology in Business
In order to promote phenomenon-driven and context based study of management and
marketing research in the business world, the Advanced Research College of Applied
Anthropology and Business School at Jishou University will host “The Third
International Conference on Applications of Anthropology in Business” to be held between
May 21-25, 2015 in Tianjin. The conference will be sponsored by the School of
Business, Continued Education College, the Center of Business Anthropology, and
Tianjin Finance and Economics University. Prior to the conference, there will be a
three-day workshop on ethnographic and qualitative research methods in business
studies by world famous Business Professor to be held at Tianjin Finance and
Economics University. You can fly into Beijing, see the Forbidden City, the Great
Wall, and sites of Beijing and then take the bullet train less than one hour to Tianjin.
The Conference will be co-sponsored by the Institute of Business Anthropology,
Shantou University, the North America Business Press and other co-sponsors. The
conference would like to accept papers from scholars all over the world, who are
interested in the anthropological study of business theories and practices. Please
submit your paper proposals to the conference by email: Luzhengying@tjufe.edu.cn,
landy1978@126.com, and gtian@stu.edu.cn. The deadline for proposals is Jan. 30,
2015. The acceptance notice for paper proposals will be issued by March 15, 2015.
The full paper is due on April 30, 2015.
The themes/topics of the conference include but are not limited to:
1. Anthropological study of contextual management and marketing phenomena and
cultural issues in the business environment
2. Ethnographic methods and applications in business studies
3. Business Ethnography Vs. Traditional Ethnography
4. Anthropological study of organizational and strategic behavior
5. Anthropological study of consumer behavior，branding, advertising and marketing
communication strategies
6. Anthropological study of cross-cultural business communications and practices
7. Anthropological study of product design and development
8. Anthropological study of international business strategies
9. Applications of anthropology in business education
10. Anthropological study of organizational development and change
11. Anthropological study of entrepreneurship
The Academic Committee of the Conference consists of the following scholars:
Dr. Russell Belk, Chair (Confirmed)
Professor LI Weian Chair (Confirmed)
Professor YU Li, Co-Chair (Confirmed)
Dr. Alf Walle, Co-Chair (Confirmed)
Dominique Desjeux, Co-Chair (Confirmed)
Dr. Zhou Daming, Co-Chair (Confirmed)
Dr. TIAN Guang, Co-Chair (Confirmed)
Dr. ZHANG Jijiao, Co-Chair (Confirmed)
Dr. GUO Yi, Co-Chair (Confirmed)
Dr. LUO Kanglong, Co-Chair (Confirmed)
Dr. PENG Zhenyin, Co-Chair (Confirmed)
The Organizational Committee of the Conference consists of the following scholars:
Professor LI Weian, Chair (President of Tianjin Finance and Economics University)
Professor PENG Zhenyin, Co-Chair
Professor TIAN Guang, Co-Chair (General Secretary for the Conference)
Professor LU Zhenyin, Co-Chair (Associate General Secretary for the Conference)
Qualified conference papers will be published in the following double bland
peer-reviewed academic journals in addition to the conference proceedings (EI
indexed service is confirmed):
Special Issues on Business Anthropology, the Anthropologist (SSCI indexed)
Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Cabell Directory listed
American Journal of Management, Cabell Directory listed
Journal of Management Policy and Practice, Cabell Directory listed
Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, Cabell Directory listed
International Journal of Business Anthropology, Cabell Directory listed
International Journal of China Marketing, Cabell Directory listed
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Cabell Directory listed
The format of the paper:
GENERAL FORMAT SETUP:
Produced in MS-Word 95 or later (or equivalent), please no pdf.
1 inch margins on all sides
8.5” x 11” paper size, not A4
Single spacing, from beginning of document
One space after all punctuation
Times New Roman, 12 pt. font
Full justification except where noted
Do not use page numbers
Do not use footnotes or endnotes. If necessary, manually number using superscript and list
numbered notes after body of paper and before references.
Paragraphs should be continuous, no line spaces between paragraphs, with a 1/4 inch
indentation at each new paragraph no landscape oriented pages or color graphs please.
Article title should appear at 2.5 inches (8 hard returns) from top: title should be centered,
bold, 14 pt font, Times New Roman. Each author, with affiliation, should be centered below
the title, with a line between first author and title, and each subsequent author/affiliation, 12 pt
font, bold, Times New Roman.
After the last author’s affiliation, hard return 4 times and place an abstract of no more than
100 words. Abstract is in italics, 12 pt font, with no indentation.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ACCURACY.
PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY! FINAL MANUSCRIPTS MUST BE SCHOLARLY
AND WITHOUT ERROR.
**MAILING INFORMATION**
Following the REFERENCE section in the final formatted paper, please include the name,
address and phone number OF THE CONTACT AUTHOR where your complimentary
journal(s) should be mailed. If this information is not included, the delivery of your journal(s)
will be delayed.
SAMPLE
Scale Measurements in Marketing Research
Michael Johnson
University of Georgia
William Davis
University of Oregon(enter)
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This is where the abstract would start…Do not use the word Abstract…Do not indent
Leave one space between the abstract and the body of the paper.
HEADINGS:
INTRODUCTION
First level headings should be bold, all caps, 11 pt Times New Roman, Left Justified with
1 line space above and below the heading.
Second Level Heading
Second level headings should be bold, 11 pt Times New Roman, Left Justified with one
space above the heading, none below, using capitals as in a title.
Third Level Heading
Third level headings should be italic, 11 pt Times New Roman, Left Justified with one
space above the heading, none below, using capitals as in a title.
TABLES and FIGURES:
They should be numbered consecutively within each category; thus, a paper might have a
TABLE 1 and FIGURE 1. Each table and figure should be self contained and centered along
with the headings being centered, all capital letters, bold, 11 pt font, and appear in the body of
the paper in its appropriate location (See Table 1). Excessive tables, figures and raw data are
discouraged. They should directly aid in the reading of the article. If needed, but cumbersome,
they should be included in an appendix. If an Appendix is included, it should appear after the
references. No landscape oriented pages if possible please.
TABLE 1
SIGNIFICANT VARIABLES FROM THE REGRESSION ANALYSIS
FIGURE 1
UNDER 5 MORTALITY RATES FOR SELECTED AFRICAN COUNTRIES
EQUATIONS:
They should be left justified and numbered. Numbers should appear in parentheses and be
right justified (set tab at 6.5 inches). See example below.
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ENDNOTES:
Only use if necessary. They should be manually numbered using superscript and then listed
after the body of the paper and before the references in 10 pt font.
ENDNOTES
1.
Endnote appears here
CITATIONS:
Every citation in an article should provide specific information in the order specified by the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA): The acceptable
citation style is (Alan, 1981) coming at the final point of the paraphrased citation, or (Davis,
et.al., 1999, p.116) coming after a quote.
References should include the author's last name, first initial, middle initial (year of
publication in parentheses). Title of article. Name of Publication – italics, volume number,
both beginning and ending pages of the article. Left Justify, with hanging indent, all lines of
referencing, with no space between references. See examples below. If there is any confusion
or you have an uncommon citation, please refer to the manual of the American Psychological
(1)
Association.
REFERENCES
Alan, B.P. (1981). Management directed buyouts. Journal of Management, 27, (3), 23-34.
Bank, R. L. & Wheelwright, S. C. (1983). Operation versus strategy: Trading tomorrow for
today, NewYork: John Wiley.
Davis, M.R., Jones, L.K. & English, C.P. (1999). Directing LBO’s in aviation firms. Journal
of Strategic Policy, 41, Fall, 113-127.
Johnson, B. (1993). Principles of banking, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
COPYRIGHT ASSIGNMENT and PERMISSIONS:
By accepting publication into the journal listed in above it implies that the Journal has
copyright assignment from the authors, and the accepted articles have not appeared or been
accepted for publication elsewhere. There is generally no objection, however, to having
articles that appear in the journal reprinted in other publications at a later date, if appropriate
permission is requested. The Journal has been copyright protected.
FINAL TRANSMISSION OF FORMATTED ARTICLE:
Once appropriate changes have been made, you need email an attached version of the final
formatted manuscript to Luzhengying@tjufe.edu.cn,
landy1978@126.com, and
gtian@stu.edu.cn. Please make sure the contact author’s mailing information and
telephone numbers are included in the final formatted paper below REFERENCES so
that the complimentary journal(s) can be mailed.
Note: THE AUTHORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SPELLING AND GRAMMAR
ACCURACY. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY!!!