The 23rd IMP Conference
Exploiting the B-to-B Knowledge Network: New Perspectives and Core Concepts
http://www.mbs.ac.uk/imp2007
Thursday 30th August – Saturday 1st September 2007
(preceded by a Doctoral Colloquium Tuesday 28th August – Wednesday 29th August 2007)
The 23rd IMP Conference will take place at Manchester Business School. The conference is the largest in the world dealing specifically with marketing, purchasing and technological development in a business-to-business context.
The style of the IMP Conference is always informal: structured to maximize the amount of discussion and interaction among researchers at all stages of their career, the conference urges participants to present their findings in a challenging but supportive atmosphere. Authors are invited to present results from research at any stage of development. As in past years, the conference will be preceded by a two-day colloquium aimed at lending support to doctoral students and their research.
Submitting papers
Papers will be selected on the basis of quality, originality and relevance to the development of ideas within the IMP framework. Papers may be submitted as either work-in-progress or competitive papers. However, the final decision as to which papers will be accepted as competitive will be as a result of the review process. We welcome proposals for special tracks from those interested in chairing such sessions.
Deadlines for submission
Submission of paper abstracts: 15th January 2007
Notification of abstract acceptance: 15th February 2007
Submission of full papers: 1st April 2007
Notification of outcome of review process: 1st June 2007
Final paper submission: 1st July 2007
To submit papers or special track proposals, contact:
Professor Peter Naudé (peter.naude@mbs.ac.uk)
Dr Judy Zolkiewski (judy.zolkiewski@mbs.ac.uk)
Dr Stephan Henneberg (stephan.henneberg@mbs.ac.uk)
About the IMP Group The IMP Group is an informal, international group of scholars concerned with developing concepts and knowledge in the field of business-to-business marketing and purchasing. Earlier work focused on the nature and management of relationships between companies in international markets. More recently, the Groups work has been widened to the study of complex networks within which business communities operate. If you want to know more about the IMP group, visit www.impgroup.org.
For further information please contact
Professor Peter Naudé Tel: + 44 (0) 161 275 7782
Email: imp2007@mbs.ac.uk
www.mbs.ac.uk/imp2007
Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester
M15 6PB
United Kingdom