BRITISH ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2013

Join over 800 delegates at one of the largest international meetings of multi-disciplinary management thinkers.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission Dates: 15th Jan - 26th of Feb 2013

The official call for papers has now been released, and we will welcome papers that consider the wider implications of management. Find out more at: http://www.bam.ac.uk/bamconference2013

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Theme: Managing to Make a Difference
Location: Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
When: 10th - 12th September 2013
Contact: bam@bam.ac.uk
More info: http://www.bam.ac.uk/bamconference2013

Special Eurobarometer 393: DISCRIMINATION IN THE EU IN 2012

This survey looks into attitudes and perceptions of Europeans towards discrimination, based on different grounds (gender, ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity). As the last Eurobarometer on this topic, from 2009, this survey also includes several questions on the impact of the crisis on the implementation of anti-discrimination policies and efforts. New questions have been added to cover important or emerging topics, such as the situation of the Roma in Europe, discrimination outside the workplace or the links between discrimination and accessibility. Perceptions on discrimination against transsexual and transgender persons are also explored for the first time.

 

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_393_sum_en.pdf

THEMIS international migration conference "Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond"

Theorizing the Evolution of European Migration Systems (THEMIS) conference

24-26 September 2013

Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford

Why do some migrants set off the movement of thousands of people, while others are followed only by a few, or remain virtually alone in the destination country? Some answers can be found in the variation in economic and social conditions in different places. Another vital part of the puzzle relates to the historical, social and cultural practices of migration: those who move now are following in the footsteps of those who left before. This conference examines how enduring patterns of migration emerge, are sustained and decline; the mechanisms by which the migration processes of yesterday influence those of today; and the role of the migrant as a social actor in the face of these historical and social processes.

 

Call for Papers issued 1 November 2012

 

See http://www.imi.ox.ac.uk/research-projects/themis/conference2013

 

Lunchseminarie SEIN "Decision-making Under Poverty" by prof. dr. Marieke Huysentruyt

Lunchseminarie SEIN "Decision-making Under Poverty" by  prof. dr. Marieke Huysentruyt

 

23th of November -  12h-14h

 

In this lunch seminar, prof. dr. Marieke Huysentruyt (SITE, Stockholm School of Economics and London School of Economics), will present the working paper entitled “Decision-making Under Poverty: Why Do Behavioral Biases Matter So Much More?” (co-authored by Daniel Read, Warwick Business School)

 

Abstract:

Behavioral economics has identified many ways that people’s behavior differs from that predicted by theoretical notions of rational choice, including those of modern ordinal preference theory (underpinned by axioms of choice, such as completeness and transitivity), and those of hedonistic utility theory (underpinned by notions of what is better for the agent). Although no one doubts there will be individual and intergroup variations in the propensity to deviate from rational ideals, most theorists have nonetheless made the (usually) silent assumption that the propensities are general “human” characteristics that everyone is equally likely to display. This is why experiments are conducted to find out if “people” are risk seeking for gains, or overly impatient – and not to find out who in an obviously heterogeneous population actually displays these characteristics, and why.  This neglect is now being corrected, with many researchers asking the difficult “individual differences” question. One population group that will, as we argue in this paper, be more likely to show departures from economic rationality are the poor and those on low incomes, who would typically be placed into the category of “underclass” or the “working poor”. We advance two classes of argument for why these groups will often make less rational choices than those who are better off.  The emerging insights contribute to (and challenge) scholarly conversations in today’s social policy making field.

 

Sandwiches will be provided. To register, please send an e-mail to: koen.vanlaer@uhasselt.be

 

General information
23th of November -  12h-14h

Locatie:
UHasselt , Universitaire campus, gebouw D , Lokaal B5

Contact person UHasselt: 
VAN LAER Koen

 

 

Online Conference: Migration in a Changing World: Where Do We Go Now? (5-9 November 2012)

Wiley-Blackwell is delighted to announce our next Exchanges Online Conference, Migration in a Changing World: Where Do We Go Now?

Conference registration and participation is free of charge. The conference will take place 5-9 November 2012 and will bring together academics from the disciplines of geography, economics, history, policy, philosophy, peace studies, religious studies, sociology, politics, cultural studies and more.

More information on http://wileyblackwellexchanges.com/2012/03/08/new-online-conference-migration-in-a-changing-world-where-do-we-go-now-5-9-november-2012/?utm_source=International+Migration+Institute&utm_campaign=e65123b678-September_2012_IMI_E_update&utm_medium=email

 

 

 

WSE Arbeidsmarktcongres 2013

Op donderdag 7 februari 2013 organiseert het Steunpunt WSE in samenwerking met het Departement WSE opnieuw een Arbeidsmarktcongres. Het doel van dit congres is om op basis van onderzoek en ervaringen het debat over de werking van de arbeidsmarkt aan te scherpen.

We starten met een keynote presentatie van de Europese Commissie over de bevindingen in het ‘2012 Ageing Report’. Daarna voorzien we een aantal thematische parallelsessies met lezingen over diverse aspecten van de arbeidsmarkt. We richten ons hierbij op actuele thema’s en recent arbeidsmarktonderzoek uit Vlaanderen en Nederland. Om af te ronden brengen we naar goede gewoonte een ‘diagnose’ van de Vlaamse arbeidsmarkt.

Voor meer info, zie http://www.steunpuntwse.be/view/nl/8547494

Proportion of migrants with degrees on the rise – OECD

As international migration has risen in recent decades, the proportion of migrants with university degrees has also increased – with the most recent migrants to developed countries likely to be the best educated – according to just-released statistics from the OECD.

 

See http://www.oecd.org/migration/Policy_Brief_Migrants_En_BD%20DEFINITIF.pdf