Conference Themes and Topics:

Management consulting is in a flux. The consulting business and the profession itself are undergoing rapid changes. Nothing will be the same again. Client demands are moving toward higher and more specialized expectations, which mean that the way clients have to be served is constantly being challenged. How this collaboration between consultants and clients are taking place is the most critical part of the future development of the business. Therefore, the conference will focus on the Client-Consultant Cooperation, and how clients and consultants are coping with changes in this new context.

We invite paper and symposia proposals that deal with all the aspect of the theme Client-Consultant Cooperation: Coping with Complexity and Change. This could include questions and issues as the following examples, but are not limited to these:

In addition to the traditional academic submissions, clinical and practitioner submissions (entitled experience-based papers) are especially encouraged and welcomed.

Submissions and Guidelines:

The type of submissions can be of the following three types: 1) Research-based papers, 2) Experience-based papers and 3) Symposia. Please indicate on the cover page which category the submitted proposal belongs to.

Only submissions via e-mail will be accepted. A person can only appear in maximum two proposals either as single author or as a co-author. No new authors can be added after the proposal has been submitted.

All proposals will be double blind reviewed.

Format:

The proposal should consist of ONE document containing:

a) 1 (ONE) page with the title of the abstract, contact details (name, working title, affiliation, address, email, phone, fax). Remember to indicate to which category the abstract belongs to (see above)

b) 2 (TWO) pages with the abstract. Remember to also put the title on the first page of the abstract, but NO name and contact details. The abstract should be emailed as an attached word document to mcd2007@cbs.dk The font is Arial, size 11, single line spacing, top and bottom margins: 3cm, left and right margins: 2cm.

Full papers should contain:

Maximum 6.500 words including a cover page with title of the paper and contact details (name, working title, affiliation, address, email, phone, fax) and including an abstract of approximately 250 words. The paper should be sent by email to mcd2007@cbs.dk The font is Arial, size 12, 1½ line spacing, top and bottom margins: 3cm and left and right margins: 2cm.

Conference Dates to Remember:

December 31, 2006: Deadline for submission of papers and symposia proposals

January 30, 2007: Information on acceptances or rejections of proposals

April 30, 2007: Deadline for submission of full and final paper

May 31- June 2: MCD Conference in Copenhagen