2012 Family Enterprise Research Conference
The John Molson School of Business at Concordia University & the McGill-HEC Montréal International Business Families Centre are pleased to welcome you to the 8th Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC) from May 11-13, 2012. This year we are joining forces with the 4th Georges Doriot Conference on Family Entrepreneurship.
Keynote Speakers
Luiz R. Gomez Mejia, Mays Business School, Texas A & M UniversityDanny Miller & Isabelle Le-Breton Miller, HEC, Montreal & University of Alberta
Panel Discussions
Leaders of family firm research organizations from around the globe discuss the state of the field, share about their association's development and plans, and comment on future of the field. Read more...FERC 2nd Annual Family Business Doctoral Student Consortium
Friday, May 11, 2012Co-Chaired by Alex Dawson, Richard Gottschall, Allison Pearson, and Rebecca Long.
The consortium is limited to 20 students.
Following a very successful inaugural consortium in 2011, the Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC) is pleased to announce its second doctoral student consortium as part of the 2012 FERC, hosted by the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Read more...
Journal Linkages
The call for papers reflects wide interest in the Academic community and FERC has established links with several leading journal on closely related themes including:- European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Co-editors Marylene Gagne and Pramodita Sharma
- Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice
Up to six articles presented at FERC will be invited for presentation at the Theories of Family Enterprise conference to be held at the University of Alberta in late May, 2012. Papers presented at ToFE can also be submitted for publication consideration in the Special Issue of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice co-edited by Jim Chrisman, Jess Chua, Pramodita Sharma, and Lloyd Steier.
- Revue de l'entrepreneuriat on Family Business Entrepreneurship (in French)
Editor Co-editors Lucie Bégin, Maria Bonnafous-Boucher, Didier Chabaud and Alain Fayolle
- Management International Review (in Spanish, French, English)
Co-editors Bérangère Deschamps, Luis Cisneros, and Francesco Chirico
Awards
FERC Best Poster Awards- 1st place $2000, 2nd place $1000, 3rd place $500
- Sponsored by MCS Financial Advisors presented by Michael C. Stalker
- Four to six grants of $5000 each will be presented by the Grand Valley State University
- Separate Call for submissions will follow
- Four $2000 each awards will be presented by the Business Families Foundation to doctoral student with best poster on the following topics: Women in the family enterprise, Stewardship, Leadership, & Governance
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Conference location
The Family Enterprise Research Conference & the Georges Doriot Conference on Family Entrepreneurship will be held at Concordia University's John Molson School of Business in the heart of downtown Montreal and the Quartier Concordia.Located at 1450 Guy street (corner of de Maisonneuve blvd.), the Molson building (MB) is easily accessible by bus, metro and taxi.
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Contact Us
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 2000Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mailing address:
John Molson School of Business
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West,
Suite MB 13.349
Montreal, QC H3G 1M8
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FERC Fast Facts
| Number of FERC attendees | 743 |
| Number of Submissions | 383 |
| Nations represented by attendees | 32 |
| Number of award recipients | 163 |
| Total award $ given at FERC conferences | $126,500 |
