Paper Submissions

We especially welcome submissions about how to make businesses more sustainable and the role of corporate governance in achieving this transition. This would also include submissions studying the enablers and inhibitors of this transition, such as specific characteristics of the members of the board of directors. Since the overarching mission of the ICGS is to bring together international governance scholars from multiple disciplines, original research on all areas of corporate governance is very much appreciated.

Submissions must build upon previously unpublished and not-yet presented original research. You may submit either a full paper or a research proposal for the conference. In both cases, we are looking for research that will advance the field of corporate governance.

A proposal submission should include the following sections:

Abstract:

200 to 300 words description that summarizes the overall study;

Proposal:

Narrative description of the conceptual or empirical study;

Supporting material:

Tables, figures, and references that support the proposal. Overall, a proposal should not exceed 10 single-spaced pages in length or 3,000 words.

Conference Tracks

On the title page, the author(s) should indicate which of the following tracks best fits the submission. The Track Chairs may shift proposals if it is evaluated to better fit another track.

TRACK A: Sustainable Corporate Governance.

How can we make businesses more sustainable and the role of corporate governance in achieving this transition? This would include submissions studying the enablers and inhibitors of this transition, such as specific characteristics of the members of the board of directors

Track chairs:

Christine Shropshire (Arizona State University),
Oguzhan Karakas (Cambridge University

TRACK B: Board Dynamics and Strategic Leadership.

In this track, we explore the roles of boards of directors concentrating in particular on diversity and group dynamics in boards. Studies that examine the role of women and internationals on board are particularly welcome. The track will also feature behavioural studies about board members and their interfaces to CEOs and the executive team.

Track chairs:

Ryan Krause (Texas Christian University),
Taekjin Shin (San Diego State University),
Jie Chen (University of Leeds)

TRACK C: Ownership.

This track explores the antecedents and outcomes of different types of owners. The track also encourages papers on non-traditional means of raising capital that give rise to ownership changes, such as equity crowdfunding and other forms of alternative investment, and their implications for corporate governance.

Track chairs:

Nikos Kavadis (Copenhagen Business School),
Daniele Macciocchi (University of Miami)

TRACK D: External Corporate Governance Mechanisms.

This track seeks to understand how firms’ strategic objectives and outcomes are influenced by external governance mechanisms, including (but not limited to) the role of external auditors, cultural norms, and media. It also welcomes studies that investigate how these external factors are related to the firms’ nexus of contracts and incentive structures.

Track chairs:

Kurt Desender (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid),
Jean Chen (University of Kent)

TRACK E: Self Governance and Internal Corporate Governance Mechanisms.

This track focuses on company goals and the alignment of these goals with managers. Topics can include (but are not restricted to) goals and executive compensation arrangements, particular goals structures or family firms and their consequences for corporate governance, socially-responsible behaviour and executives’ internal moral compass that translates into ethically-sound decisions and actions.

Track chairs:

Daniel Zyung (Southern Methodist University),
Cristina Cruz (IE University)

TRACK F: Comparative Corporate Governance.

This track explores corporate governance in a (de)globalizing economy. We want to discuss how transnational non- governmental institutions shape corporate governance across nations. Furthermore, it is interesting and useful to compare governance practices across national economies. Multi-level governance interactions between multiple governance environments are also considered.

Track chairs:

Siri Terjesen (Florida Atlantic University),
Krista Lewellyn (Florida Southern University),
Jana Oemichen (University of Mainz)

Papers or proposals can be submitted starting on 1 March 2023, and must be submitted by 12 midnight (CET) on 30 June 2023,

in order to be considered for the conference presentation. All submissions must be done through our online conference management system, which is accessed at www.conftool.net/icgs2023.

Decisions on submissions regarding their inclusion in the conference program will be communicated to the authors by late August 2023. The very best papers and proposals will be considered for the best conference paper award. The author(s) who win(s) this award will be recognized at the conference.

Submit Your paper today!