CINet - Conference 2004

Call for papers

• About CINet
• Background
• Theme and conference tracks
• Who should attend
• Abstract submission

• About CINet
The Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) is a global network set up to bring together researchers and industrialists working in the field of Continuous Innovation. CINet is a continuation of the European Continuous Improvement Network, established in 1994. After nearly five years of activity, the mission of EuroCINet was reformulated and its name was changed into CINet, a global research network on Continuous Innovation.

The CINet disseminates a new way of thinking about management and the organisation of work. The underlying idea is that organisations in the future will rely more and more on individuals and their commitment to learning, and diffused innovation at all levels and in all parts of the organisations, as the basis for a socially sustainable development model.

Consistent with its mission, CINet promotes a PhD Network to foster research collaboration among PhD students and their institutions on topics of interest to CINet.

• Background
Continuous innovation is the ongoing process of initiating, developing, operating and improving new and existing configurations of products, market approaches, processes, technologies and competencies, organisation and management systems. As organisations strive to achieve a synergistic balance between short-term oriented, operationally-effective exploitation strategies and longer-term, flexibility-oriented exploration strategies, the rapid growth of the global knowledge economy has placed learning at the centre of this critical balance.

• Theme and conference tracks
The 5th International CINet 2004 conference has as its theme "Continuous Innovation: Strategic Priorities for the Global Knowledge Economy" and aims to address these key issues for organisational survival and growth. The following tracks are envisaged:

Product, Service and Process Innovation
Strategy and the Knowledge-based Organisation
Commercialisation of Technologies
Innovation Policy and Sectoral Developments
QFD and Other Techniques
Extended Enterprise and Supply Chain Management
New Product Development
Customer Relationship Management
Strategic Competence Development
Evolution of Operations and Strategy
Management of Change
Human Factors in Innovation and Change
Managing People in the Innovation Process
Teams and Team Work
Modelling of Processes
Inter-project Learning
Performance Measurement
E-Business and E-Learning
Organisational Learning and Culture

• Who should attend
Practitioners, academics and consultants involved in managing or studying innovation and change are invited to submit papers relevant to the conference theme and the various tracks listed above, or simply register for conference attendance to gain access to leading research outcomes in this key area.

• Abstract submission
Intending participants should submit a 300-word abstract outlining their proposed submission by 15 February 2004. The conference will have two key streams for submissions:

Refereed papers - research papers describing key outcomes of relevant research.
Non-refereed papers - reports on on-going research in relevant areas; doctoral students are also encouraged to submit papers to this stream.

Note: Full Time research students should attach a letter from their supervisor or Head of School, on university letterhead confirming their degree enrolment.

Papers submitted with Full Time research students as sole or leading authors may be considered for a small number of conference scholarships designed to assist with travel and accomodation costs for research students.

Abstracts should be sent to the Conference Secretariat.