The
events that have marked 2011, from the Arab Spring revolutions to the different
collapses in the financial markets in the western world and the Euro Debt Crisis
in Europe, have all in common the issue of Governance.
The
different sorts of media, especially the social media, have contributed to the
rapid spread of the awareness of governance issues and enabled unprecedented
numbers of people to manifest their fury about the lack of governance in the
management of not only firm and markets, but whole countries and regions.
Governance
crises were known mainly in the corporate world, where scandals such as Enron
and the News International have captured the attention of the media and have
been the number one subject of discussion for many; whereas now, it has been
transferred to entire nations where the citizens have the right to make things
change for the best and have the last say.
The
main claims that the people have been making are centred around the
establishment of accountability mechanisms that were absent, as well as real
governance reforms that will lead to democracy.
The
causes of the problems that happened in both the Arab and Western worlds have
been divergent, however, the consequences were similar: street protests and a
lack of confidence by citizens,
investors, rating agencies and International Organisations. This shows how much
governance is at the heart of a prosperous and durable organisation, whichever
size or kind it is, from Small and Medium companies, Multinational corporations,
Non-Governmental Organisations, to governments and states.
This
conference will be focused on the importance of accountability, and how it
varies from one environment to another, as well as how governance can be
practised effectively in the shadow of the turmoil and unrest in the Arab and
Western worlds taking into consideration the specificities of each and every
culture. The issue of rules based or principles based governance is also to be
discussed, especially as different parts of the worlds have different cultures
and beliefs.
The
question that could be asked is whether the raising of awareness combined with
the stakeholders' power in claiming their rights, is enough to change people's
mentalities and behaviours in order to achieve a well governed organisation, or
country.
The
list below is only indicative of possible topic areas that contributors may wish
to consider while they develop their papers for the conference:
·
Theoretical perspectives on Organisational
Governance
·
Governance as a
Macroeconomic issue
·
Regulatory Failures and Organisational
Governance
·
Governance codes and their effects
·
Governance and
Accountability
·
Assessments of the Organisational
Governance Mechanism
·
Corporate Governance and Business Ethics
·
Corporate Governance and Market Governance
·
Corporate Governance and Reputational Risk
Management
·
From Corporate
Governance to Organisational Governance
·
Governance and Political Stability
·
Organisational
Governance and Social Responsibility
·
Organisational Governance
and Stakeholders
·
Governance in Not For
Profit Sector
Offers
to run workshops, symposia, poster sessions, themed tracks or alternative events
are especially welcome. Please contact Mourad Oubrich (oubrich.mourad@ciems.ma;
oubrich@inpt.ac.ma) with
suggestions.
Although
preference will be given to full papers, abstracts of 200-500 words will also be
considered. All papers and abstracts should be sent by 31st May 2012
by email to dcrowther@dmu.ac.uk.
No more than 2 papers will be accepted from any author. Deadline for
registration is 15 June 2012
We
will publish proceedings and full details concerning other publishing
opportunities for the papers presented at the conference will be provided during
the conference.
The
conference will be held in
the Institut National des Postes et Telecommunications (Rabat, Morocco).
The conference fee will be announced later and will include meals and conference
materials. There is plenty of good hotel accommodation nearby to suit all
budgets and details will be given with registration details.
We
look forward to welcoming you to Rabat
in 2012
for what promises to be an exciting conference.
Professor
Mourad Oubrich
Professor David Crowther
Conference
Chair
Chair of Scientific Committee
President,
CIEMS
Head of CROG
INPT
De Montfort
University
Rabat
Leicester
Morocco
UK