7th Scottish Doctoral Management Conference SDMC Call for Abstracts

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1 7th Scottish Doctoral Management Conference SDMC 2011 Call for Abstracts Extended Deadline Apply Now Confer [lat. conferre to bring together, compare, consult with] SDMC - A conference in the tradition of its most original meaning, bringing together people, knowledge and ideas. Organised along eight main tracks*, SDMC 2011 will provide a forum for you to present your research ideas to peers and leading scholars within their fields. It aims to promote intensive discussion, exchange and debate, provide valuable insight into the Management PhD programme and serve a great opportunity to network with future colleagues in your discipline. Submit your abstract by 27 th of Apriland participate in what we are convinced will be an academically stimulating and personally rewarding conference experience. * Marketing, Organisations Studies, Creative Industries, Business Strategy and International Management, Banking, Finance and Accounting, Social Accounting and Responsible Investment, Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility Gateway Building 26/27 th May 2011 Find out more about SDMC 2011 at:

2 Dear Sir or Madam, I am pleased to announce the return of the Scottish Doctoral Management Conference at the this year to be held on the 26 th and 27 th of May which is now in its 7th successful year. This conference represents an invaluable opportunity for early career postgraduates* to attend a peer-run conference which allows them to present their research ideas to leading academics within their field in a supportive environment. We would like to invite early career researchers fields to apply for SDMC2011 in a landmark year for the conference when we are not only hosting the conference in a two day format to increase the time available for research presentations and workshops but are also excited to announce a wide variety of tracks for students to apply for. Sustainable Business Tracks! Social Accounting, Responsible Investment and Islamic Finance! Sustainable Development! Corporate Social Responsibility! Conventional Tracks! Marketing! Organizational Studies! Creative Industries! Business Strategy and International Management! Banking, Finance and Accounting Keynote: Professor Bert Scholtens Professor of Finance Sustainability and financial institutions Director of the Energy and Sustainability Center (University of Groningen) Workshops! Editor Workshop Prof. Nic Beech former senior editor of Organization Studies! UN PRI Natalie Beinisch (Academic Network Manager), Dr. Andreas Hoepner (Academic Fellow)! SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Danny Chatziprodromou (Senior Quantitative Analyst)! Author Workshop Emerald Publishing!

3 The Call for Papers is open and abstracts should be submitted latest by Wednesday 27 th of April We are happy to announce that for the first time SDMC is rewarding the best paper in each track with a book prize. We are also pleased to announce that there will be spaces at this year s conference for postgraduates who would like the experience of attending a conference but do not feel ready to present a paper. This grows on our ongoing philosophy of providing a stepping stone for early career researchers into the conference circuit. Please see our website at for submission guidelines, deadlines, further conference information and payment information. We would be most grateful if you could forward this to everyone with an interest in attending the SDMC conference. We look forward to welcoming you to St Andrews for SDMC2011! Kind regards on behalf of the organising committee, SDMC2011 Organising Committee Reply to: mailsdmc@st-andrews.ac.uk Twitter: SDMC * typically first/second year PhDs although applications are also welcome from postgraduate masters student

4 Seventh Scottish Doctoral Management Conference May 26 27, 2011 "We'll tak a cup of kindness yet" - the story of Scotch whisky Dr David Wishart Discover the flavours of Scotch malt whiskies at this talk and tasting by Dr. David Wishart, Honorary Fellow of the and author of Whisky Classified: Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. Dubbed the "Carl Linnæus" of whisky by fellow writer Charles Maclean, David Wishart was the first to categorise single malts by flavour. His classification - an example of a product segmentation, as used in marketing - is fully endorsed by the Scotch Whisky Industry, which honoured him by designating him a "Keeper of the Quaich" in David will guide you through the history and romance of Scotch whisky, from the aqua vitae of the early monasteries, the alchemist's art of turning barley into medicine, and the hedonistic uisge beatha of remote Scottish crofts, to the taverns of the Royal Mile and the hot toddies of Edinburgh's New Town. The surgeon barbers' monopoly in licensing whisky in the 16 th century spawned illicit stills on Highland moors, battles with the excisemen, and the smuggling of whisky into the cities.

5 The Royal romance with "Scotch" started with George IV in 1822, blossomed with Queen Victoria at Balmoral, and continues with the Prince of Wales today. Whisky is evoked in the poetry of Burns, in the travelogues of Stevenson, and in the art of Landseer and Wilkie. London may have toasted with brandy in the Regency period, but when a tiny beetle devastated Cognac in 1863, the upper classes turned to whisky and the famous Scotch brands were born. David Lloyd George tried his best to kill it off in the cause of temperance, but he couldn't prevent the "Real McCoy" reaching the speak-easies of New York and Chicago during US Prohibition in the 1920s. Today, the flavour of malt whisky is more diverse than ever, due to the influence of variable peating, cask preparation, extended maturation, and special finishing. David describes his unique scientific classification by flavour based on sensory analysis, with a selection of fine malts to taste and his poem "Scotia's Gold" to end. He has chosen some well-known favourites for his tasting, plus a couple of malts that are harder to find. They span the "flavour spectrum", the range of flavours of single malt whiskies as described in David's book. It will also be possible for you to purchase signed copies of David's book, if you wish. David's tasting is sponsored by the distillers of An Cnoc, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Bladnoch, Glen Deveron, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Laphroaig, Loch Lomond, Macallan, Scapa, Speyburn, Royal Lochnagar, Tomatin, Tomintoul and Tyrconnell single malt whiskies.