2012 Family Enterprise Research Conference

8^th Family Enterprise Research Conference
4^th Georges Doriot Conference on Family Entrepreneurship

The John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, is pleased to welcome you to the Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), May 11-13, 2012

The John Molson School of Business at Concordia University & the McGill-HEC Montréal International Business Families Centre are pleased to welcome you to the Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), May 11-13, 2012.

Call for Papers

As distinct sub-systems family and business must co-exist in family enterprises, sometimes peacefully but at other times less so. The differences between the family and business systems are fundamental in nature and both can influence behaviors and processes within the family business. The deadline to submit papers for 2012 FERC is January 31, 2012. Read more...

Keynote Speakers

Luiz R. Gomez Mejia, Mays Business School, Texas A & M University

Danny 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, 2012

Co-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

12th Annual FOBI Scholar Awards

Four to six grants of $5000 each will be presented by the Grand Valley State University
Separate Call for submissions will follow

Doctoral Student Awards

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

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