Όγδοο Ευρωπαϊκό Ακαδημαϊκό Συνέδριο για τον Εσωτερικό Έλεγχο και την Εταιρική Διακυβέρνηση

Οι μεγάλες εταιρικές αποτυχίες την τελευταία δεκαετία, καθώς επίσης και η ολοένα αυξημένη ανάγκη για Διαφάνεια στις πρακτικές των εισηγμένων και μη σε Ευρωπαϊκά Χρηματιστήρια επιχειρήσεων έχει προβληματίσει αρκετούς ακαδημαϊκούς στην Ευρώπη οι οποίοι ασχολούνται με τα θέματα Εταιρικής Διακυβέρνησης και Εσωτερικού Ελέγχου. Ανάμεσα σε αυτούς και ο υπογράφων ο οποίος έπειτα από την συμμετοχή του σε έξι από τις επτά προηγούμενες διοργανώσεις σε διάφορες χώρες στην Ευρώπη (Τσεχία, Μεγάλη Βρετανία, Ιταλία και Ολλανδία) την προηγούμενη χρονιά αποφάσισε να αιτηθεί και να διεκδικήσει για λογαριασμό Ελληνικών Πανεπιστημίων την διοργάνωση του Όγδοου Ακαδημαϊκού Συνεδρίου για τον Εσωτερικό Έλεγχο και την Εταιρική Διακυβέρνηση στην Ελλάδα. Η επιτροπή αξιολόγησης υποψηφιοτήτων δέχτηκε με μεγάλη χαρά την πρόταση του υπογράφοντος απογοητεύοντας τους εκπροσώπους της Τουρκίας και της Νοτίου Αφρικής που είχαν επίσης εκδηλώσει το ενδιαφέρον τους για να αναλάβουν την σχετική διοργάνωση.

Το πανεπιστήμιο που τελικά ανέλαβε να φιλοξενήσει την διοργάνωση ήταν το Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου. Η διοργάνωση θα πραγματοποιηθεί στην Χίο στις 21-23 Απριλίου 2010. Όσοι έχετε ενδιαφέρον για την συγκεκριμένη θεματολογία μπορείτε να εκμεταλευτείτε τις πολύ χαμηλές τιμές του συνεδρίου και να έρθετε να παρακολουθήσετε τις διαλέξεις τόσο των Υποψηφίων Διδακτόρων την πρώτη ημέρα, όσο και των πολύ γνωστών Ευρωπαίων και Ελλήνων Ακαδημαϊκών στα θέματα του Εσωτερικού Ελέγχου και της Εταιρικής Διακυβέρνησης την δεύτερη και τρίτη ημέρα του συνεδρίου.

Κατωτέρω σας παραθέτω περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το Συνέδριο (http://iacg2010.ba.aegean.gr):

What

The aim of the conference is to promote the emerging issues in the area of the internal audit and corporate governance. Conference activities will be based on academic presentation of double blind refereed research papers followed by panel discussions.

Who

Apart from educators and researchers, the Conference welcomes the participation of related practitioners, and a doctoral Colloquium will be held for Ph.D. students. A number of academic keynote speakers will also be present.

When and Where

The Conference will take place in the Greek island of Chios, from April 21st to 23rd, 2010.

General Information: Aims and Objectives

Due to a number of historical business events and changes that occurred over the last two decades, corporate governance and internal auditing have emerged as key areas of business focus. Internal auditing, in particular, is increasingly becoming a contested field, with new theories and methodologies constantly appearing and challenging current practices. The role of the academic community in these developments is catalytic, as a number of researchers are already making inroads in these business fields.

The 8th European Academic Conference on Internal Audit and Corporate Governance (to be hosted by the University of the Aegean, Greece) aims to provide the opportunity to discuss and update current issues on these subjects. The presentation of double blind refereed research papers will generate constructive exchange of approaches and international viewpoints, leading to a critical contribution to the knowledge and originality of the field of Internal Auditing. Apart from educators and researchers, the Conference welcomes the participation of related practitioners, who wish to present their papers prepared according to academic standards. A number of academic keynote speakers will be invited so as to provide leadership and cohesion pertaining to the research contributions of stakeholders in the Internal Audit and Corporate Governance fields.

Conference Theme

A series of corporate failures in the beginning of the 21st century have underlined the significance of internal auditing and corporate governance in the sustainable development and the fulfillment of corporate objectives. The aim of the conference is to promote the emerging issues in the area of the internal audit and corporate governance.

All postgraduate students that will participate at the 8th European Academic Conference on "Internal audit and corporate governance" will have the opportunity to attend the Doctoral Colloquium on the 21st of April 2010 and publish their work in progress papers.

Conference tracks

The theme of the conference is broad, and we welcome submissions from the full spectrum of internal auditing and corporate governance. The conference will provide a forum to present debate and discuss current issues impacting these areas.

A doctoral colloquium will run during the day preceding the main Conference, providing outstanding doctoral students with the opportunity of discussing specific issues relating to their dissertation, not only with other doctoral students but also with leading academics. A panel of academics will be available to provide guidance and stimulate the discussions.

Doctoral Colloquium Information

The Doctoral Colloquium is aiming at postgraduate students as well as for their supervisors, undertaking research in the area of internal auditing and corporate governance. The purpose of the Colloquium is to provide a forum for doctoral students to discuss their proposals for thesis research and work in progress with peers, colleagues, and with leading academics in the field of accounting and auditing. PhD students at all stages (beginning as well as nearly completed) are encouraged to participate. The Colloquium will focus on methodological issues, research proposals and interim results of participating doctoral candidates.

For PhD students submitted papers should be classified according to the stage of development. These stages are:

Exploratory papers that address the work that is likely to be carried out in the future. These should be based on a significant literature review, and are likely to come from students who are about to or have recently completed their first year.

Development papers that are based on evidence and are at a stage where they may form a significant part of a thesis.

Full papers that form a substantial part of a thesis that has been submitted or is near to completion.

Scientific Committee

Chair
Dr. Andreas G. Koutoupis
Adjunct Lecturer
University of Central Greece,
University of the Aegean
& Panteion University, Athens - Greece
andreas.koutoupis@ucg.gr, akoutoupis@ba.aegean.gr

Co-Chair
Prof. Eleni Rogdaki
University of the Aegean
Phone: +30 22710 35170

Phd Programme Chair
Prof. Gerrit Sarens
Universite catholique de Louvain
Phone: +32 10 47 84 41
gerrit.sarens@uclouvain.be

Standing members

Prof. Georges M. Selim, Cass Business School, UK
Prof. Rob Melville, Cass Business School, UK
Dr. Giuseppe D'Onza, University of Pisa, Italy
Prof. Marco Allegrini, University of Pisa, Italy
Prof. Gert J. van der Pijl, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Prof. Leen Paape, Business University Nyenrode, The Netherlands
Prof. Gerrit Sarens, Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Scientific committee

Vassilis Aggelis, University of the Aegean, Greece
Marco Allegrini, University of Pisa, Italy
Michail G. Bekiaris, University of the Aegean, Greece
John Filos, Panteion University, Greece
Andreas Koutoupis, Panteion University, Greece
Rob Melville, Cass Business School, UK
Giuseppe D'Onza, University of Pisa, Italy
Leen Paape, Business University Nyenrode, The Netherlands
Gert J. van der Pijl, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Gerrit Sarens, Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Georges M. Selim, Cass Business School, UK
Anastasios Tsamis, Panteion University, Greece

Organizing Committee Chair

Dr. Michail G. Bekiaris
University of the Aegean
Department of Business Administration
8, Michalon str., 82100 Chios, Greece
e-mail: iacg2010@aegean.gr
tel. +30 22710 35170
fax: +30 22710 35129

Organizing Committee Members

Evangelia Foteinou
Iason Koufodontis
Konstantinos Koutsikos
Vasiliki Vasileiou
Stella Zounta

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