3rd International Conference on CSR, HU-Berlin, 8-10 October 2008
Invitation and Call for Papers

Invitation and Call for Papers
Abstracts (3-5 pages) are due June 15th, 2008.
For additional details (registration, submission) see: www.cr08-berlin.de
Note: to be acceptable, abstracts have to be submitted through the conference web site: http://system.cr08-berlin.de/index.php5?action=callforpapers 

Special guests (among others):
Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University
Peter Eigen, Chairman EITI and Founder of Transparency International
R. Edward Freeman, University of Virginia
Bradley Googins, Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College
Dirk Matten, York University, Toronto
Mark Pieth, Chairman of the OECD Working Group on Bribery and University of Basel
Pietra Rivoli, Georgetown University
Michael Spence, Stanford University, Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Topics to be discussed will range widely within the general field of CSR but in particular centre on ‘Corporate Responsibility and Governance’. The so called global governance describes the universe of mechanisms, institutions, rules and/or regulations with which different actors (e.g. governments, companies, NGOs, civil society) discuss and decide global issues. Especially, the following areas will be covered:

• Collective voluntary commitments vs. governmental regulation
• Global governance in different countries
• Management process and corporate governance as a precondition for corporate responsibility
• Democratic accountability: The role of different stakeholders
• Global C(S)R issues and key challenges in certain industry sectors and governance
• Responsible Management Education

For any questions please contact Anja Schwerk: conference@cr08-berlin.de