The 21st International Conference on the Pacific Rim Management is organized by the Association for Chinese Management Educators (ACME). The ACME’s goal is to provide a forum for management educators and practitioners to exchange information and to stimulate cooperation with both academic and nonacademic organizations in the Pacific Rim region. Specifically for this conference, the ACME aims to explore and discuss opportunities and challenges to form networks and collaborations to further advance management theory and practice. The conference will be held in National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan on 09 – 11 July, 2011. Authors of high-quality papers selected from the conference proceedings will be invited to submit the revised and expanded version of their papers for fast-track review by the journals indicated below.

The business community is well into the 21st century, considered by many as the time the Asia Pacific region becomes the major player in business and management. Both the academe and industry should explore opportunities and consider challenges and opportunities to get together in pursuit of greater effectiveness and efficiency in conducting business. This should be done most especially in the light of recent issues such as sluggish economic activities, dwindling environmental resources, and numerous innovation efforts. There is a need to address what the business community can do to formulate, plan, and implement more sustainable activities. This conference shall serve as a starting point to address this prevailing issue by inviting experts in the various business fields to share their knowledge and insights on such matters.

The Journals supporting the Conference

International Journal of Management Theory and Practice (Cabell)

International Journal of Electronic Business (ABI/INFORM, EI)

International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising (ABI/INFORM, Cabell)

International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management (ABI/INFORM, Cabell)

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development (Cabell)

Journal of International Technology and Information Management (Cabell)

Communications of the ICISA (Cabell)

International Journal of Intercultural Information Management

Submission Guidelines

A full paper, written in English and in MS Word, should be uploaded to the conference website by April 3rd 2011. The length of the full paper is limited to 15 pages. Authors are requested to prepare their full papers using the APA style.

http://myacme.co.cc/index.php?p=1_3_Paper-Submission-System

Submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by committee members. The authors will be notified of acceptance by May 30st 2011. Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For more informa-tion regarding submission, please go to

http://myacme.co.cc.

Main Topics and Track Chairs

Theoretical, conceptual and empirical articles are welcome. Major topics include, but are not limitedto, the following areas (with the assigned track chairs):

Academic Technology Management

Irene Chen, University of Houston, USA

Accounting Information Systems

Kuo Lane Chen, University of Southern Mississippi, USA

Accounting Management

Otto Chang, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA

Brand Management

Faye Kao, Eastern Michigan University, USA

Corporate Finance & Foreign Direct Investments

Chia-Hsing Huang, Solbridge International School of Business, South Korea

Culture Tourism Management

Ma. Corazon Rodriguez, University of the Philippines, Philippines

Entrepreneurship

Nurul Indarti, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

Financial Management

KC Chen, California State University – Fresno, USA

Financial Institute Management

Vic Edwards, University of South Wales, Australia

Healthcare & Hospital Management

Echu Liu, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA

Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations

William Henry Ross, Jr., University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, USA

Innovative Teaching Methods

Shoa-Hua Chang, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

International Accounting

David Yang, University of Hawaii, USA

Investments

Zhuming Chen, Sun Yat Sen University, China

Management Information Systems

Stephen Shih, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA

Manufacturing & Service Design

Jerry Cheyung Wei, University of Notre Dame, USA

Marketing & International Trade

Jianyu Ma, Robert Morris University, USA

Organizational Learning & Knowledge Management

Jeff Kuei-Hsien Niu, California State University –

Sacramento, USA

Production & Operations

Management

Ruth Banomyong, Thammasat University, Thailand

Service Science

Minder Chen, California State University – Channel Islands, USA

Strategic Management

Badri Munir Sukoco, Airlangga University, Indonesia

Structural Equation Modeling

Jerry ChaJan Chang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

Supply Chain Management

Yuwen Chen, University of Rhode Island, USA

System Dynamics

H Brian Hwarng, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Technology & Innovation

Management

Chung-Hsing Lee, Pacific Lutheran University, USA

Wireless Networking

Edo Biagioni, University of Hawaii, USA

Conference Chair

Jengchung Victor Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

ACME Board of Directors

Wann-Yih Wu, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

Huei Lee, Eastern Michigan University, USA

Bernard Han, Western Michigan University, USA

Cinho Lin, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Zachary Wong, Sonoma State University, USA

Diana Kao, University of Windsor, Canada

ACME Officers

Acting President: Jengchung Victor Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

VP-Treasurer: Yun Chu, Robert Morris University, USA

VP-Secretary: Hsiang-Jui Kung, Georgia Southern Universi-ty, USA

IJMTP Editor-in-Chief: J. Michael Tarn, Western Michigan University, USA

IJMTP Managing Editor: Kuo Lane Chen, University of Southern Mississippi, USA

ACME International Liasons

Diana Kao, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada

T. S. Lee, Hang Seng School of Commerce, Hong Kong

Hongyu Lee, Fudan University, China

Daning Sun, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Ming-Hsien Yang, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

Edwards Vic, UNSW Sydney, Australia

Chuan Pang, MUST, Macau

Visa application information can be found from Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處):

http://www.taiwanembassy.org/US/mp.asp?mp=12

Important Dates

Deadline for full paper submission: April 3, 2011

Last day issuing acceptance letter:

May 30, 2011

Last day of early bird registration: June 6, 2011

Last day of registration : June 17,2011