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Argyle Executive Forum is pleased to present its 2009 Leadership in Corporate Divestitures and Acquisitions Forum. The forum, be held on January 29 in New York features presentations from IBM, CA, and United Business Media, among others.

Please see below for further event details, including a full list of speakers, the attendee policy, tentative topics, and a sampling from the Argyle M&A community.

* Please note that the price for this event is $875 until August 15, 2008. After 5pm on August 15, 2008, the price will increase to $975.

HOW TO REGISTER:

Registration Instructions for M&A Executives:
- Please visit www.execforum.net/corpdivest2009
- Invitation Code: "DIVEST"
- Registration Type: "Individual Attendee"
- Discount Code: "GCW1"

Ticket Price: $875 (until August 15)/ $975 (after August 15)


Registration Instructions for the Advisory Community (Limited Ticket Allocation):
- Please contact Erin Sauter at 646-839-0028 or esauter@execforum.net
* Price for Advisors and Service Providers: $1800

We look forward to seeing you on January 29.

Best,
Argyle Executive Forum
215 W. 40th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY, 10018
Phone: (646) 839-0028
Fax: (646) 219-7860
www.execforum.net

Event Details:


January 29, 2009
8:00am - 6:00pm
New York, NY

The forum will bring together approximately 130 senior operating executives as well as private equity investors to discuss best practices in the M&A field, to debate current issues and topics and to provide dealmakers an opportunity to network. Attendees for the forum comprise the top M&A decision makers from corporate America, leading private equity executives and other investment professionals. Corporate functional areas represented include corporate mergers and acquisitions, business strategy, business development and the CFO and CEO offices across all industries.

This event is by invitation only, and an invitation code is required.

Perspectives include:

- Dave Johnson, Vice President Corporate Development, IBM
- Roger Marinzoli, Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
- Scott Mozarsky, Chief Operating Officer, United Business Media LLC
- Michael Rosenberg, Vice President Corporate Development, CA, Inc


Tentative Topics:

- Deal flow trends in the M&A market
- How macro-economic forces are impacting exit strategies
- Tax and legal implications of cross border deals
- Bridging the Valuation Gap between Seller's Expectations and Buyer's Need to protect its ROI
- How a properly structured "earnout" is not a disaster waiting to happen


Please see below for a sample listing of the Argyle Executive M&A Community.

Best,

Argyle Executive Forum
215 W. 40th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY, 10018
Phone: (646) 839-0028
Fax: (646) 219-7860
www.execforum.net

A Sampling from Argyle Executive Forum's M&A Community:

- VP Strategy, American Express
- AVP, Corporate Development, AMERIGROUP
- EVP Business Development, Birds Eye Foods
- EVP & Chief Financial Officer, Birds Eye Foods
- SVP Finance & Corporate Development, Brown Shoe
- SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Brown Shoe Company
- Director, Strategic Finance, CA
- VP, Corporate Integration, CA
- VP Corporate Development, Cognizant
- Global Corporate Strategy, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Director of M&A, EADS North America
- President & Chief Executive Officer, Electro Energy
- Executive Director, Corp Development, GAF Materials Corporation
- Innovation & Brand Strategy Leader, GE Money - Americas
- Director of Business Development, Honeywell
- Head of Mergers & Acquisition, Kroll
- Vice President, Corporate Development, ManTech International Corporation
- Senior Business Leader- New Markets & Investments, Mastercard
- Senior Business Leader- New Markets & Investments, MasterCard Worldwide
- SVP Strategic Planning & Finance, Mattel
- Treasurer, Michael Foods
- Deputy Commissioner & COO, NBA
- Group Manager, Strategic Planning, Northrop Grumman
- Chief Financial Officer, Ossur
- Vice President, M&A, PepsiCo
- Manager International M&A, PepsiCo
- Assistant General Counsel Mergers & Acquisitions, Pitney Bowes
-VP, Corporate Development, Rambus
- Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sentry Insurance
- Chief Executive Officer, Sparring Partners
- VP of Business Development, Spectrum Brands
- Executive Vice President & CFO, Suez Energy NA
- Sr. VP Strategy, Risk Management & Portfolio Manager, Suez Energy NA
- VP, Mergers & Acquisitions, Chief Accounting Officer, Synagro Technologies
- Business Director of Subsidiaries and Exports, The Hershey Company
- VP, Acquisitions, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc
- Director of Strategy & Business Development, Thomson West
- VP Business & Strategy Development, TruePosition
- Senior Adviser, Vantage Partners
- Director, Corporate M&A, Xerox Corporation
- VP, Chief Strategist, Xerox Corporation
- VP, Corp Business Dev, CA
- VP of Mergers & Acquisitions, Covanta Energy
- VP - Global Corporate & Strategic Development, Group RCI
- Director, HR Mergers & Acquisitions, Pitney Bowes
- Vice President, Business Development, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Information & Media
- Vice President, Corporate Development, 3M
- SVP, Strategy & Corporate Development, AmerisourceBergen
- Senior Vice President, M&A, IAC
- VP, Corporate Strategy & Development, ITT
- EVP, Corporate Strategy, Business Development, The Walt Disney Company
- SVP, Strategy & Corporate Development, Hewlett Packard
- Director of Corporate Development, F5 Networks
- Director, Corporate Development, ITT
- Chief Strategist, Jefferies Quarterdeck
- Managing Director, KPS Capital Partners
- Managing Director & Partner, Lightyear Capital
- VP, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Managing Director, Oak Hill Advisors
- Senior Director, Corporate Development, Teleflex
- Sr. Director of M&A and Business Development, The Hershey Company
- Managing Director, Veronis Suhler Stevenson
- Director, M&A, Xerox


*Argyle Executive Forum's events are by invitation only and seating is limited. Advance registration is required as on site registration is not permitted. Argyle Executive Forum reserves the right to review and approve all attendees.

Anglia Ruskin University

Advanced Studies in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Are you concerned about the rising levels of disturbed behaviour, emotional distress, self-harm and eating disorders in children and young people?

BSc (Hons), Post Graduate Certificate/ Diploma and MSc awards are now being offered on this National Award-Winning Programme on a day release basis at Anglia Ruskin University.

Core modules form the basis of these programmes of study:

• Assessment of Child and Adolescent Development
• Collaborative Practice
• Therapeutic Interventions
• Developing CAMH services

Option modules and research studies will enable you to pursue your special interests.

Staff working with children, adolescents, and young people in Children’s Trusts, Education, Primary Care, Youth Justice, Social Work, Health or related fields should apply. Teaching takes place in a multi-agency and interprofessional group with staff from a range of professional disciplines. Group discussion, case study analysis, and individual tutorial support will provide a stimulating learning experience.

Commencing: 29th January 2009
11 weekly study days - 10.00am till 4.00pm
To be held at Chelmsford and Cambridge sites

For further information and application forms please contact:
Steven Walker, on 0845 196 4951,email: Steven.Walker@anglia.ac.uk
Hilary Ford, on 01223 885914, email: Hilary.Ford @anglia.ac.uk

International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management
The Management Journal creates a space for discussion of new knowledge about the nature and future of organisations, in all their forms and manifestations.

Award Winner Announcement
Congratulations to Tina Bass, the winner of the International Award for Excellence in the area of Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations. Tina's paper 'Challenging Taken-For-Granted: Teaching Students to Manage Change?' To view the abstract for this paper and a list of runner-ups, see: http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/diary/64

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The Associate Editor listings for the International Management Journal 2007 are now available on the Journal website. Please check the following link:
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/about.html#e

The Eighth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations
HEC Montreal
Montreal, Canada
17-20 June 2008
www.Diversity-Conference.com

Call for Papers: International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management
'Understanding Bicultural Individuals in Organizations: Implications and Opportunity'
Manuscripts should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to Serap Yavuz at
ijccm@ku.edu.tr by 1 October 2008. For more information regarding the call for papers, see:
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/diary/62

International Conference on Entrepreneurship
(ICE 2008) 'Towards Developing Entrepreneurship Societies'
27-28 May 2008
Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi, Malaysia
To find out more about this conference, see: http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/diary/61

Call for Papers for the Stream: Work and Career Experiences of Ethnic Minority Men and Women at the Equal Opportunities International Conference, 1-3 July 2008.
For more information regarding the call for papers, see:
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/diary/65

Third International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations
Cambridge University, United Kingdom
5-8 August 2008
www.ManagementConference.com

Proposals are now being accepted for this year's conference. For more information, see:
http://m08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

Visit the registration page for this year's conference:
http://m08.cgpublisher.com/registration

For a detailed version of the conference themes, visit:
http://m08.cgpublisher.com/themes.html

The list of main speakers is updated periodically. To find out which speakers have been confirmed, visit: http://m08.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html

Fourth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
24-27 June 2009
For more information, please visit: http://m09.cgpublisher.com/welcome.html

Work and Career Experiences of Ethnic Minority Men and Women at the Equal Opportunities International Conference, 1-3 July 2008

The Conference will provide an international platform for exchange of knowledge across all strands of equality, diversity and inclusion at work

Stream outline:
Papers welcomed to this stream will address work/career experience and opportunity issues faced by male and female members of ethnic minority groups working within predominantly (but not exclusively) western organisations. We are particularly interested in the intersectionality of factors which might affect the nature of those experiences and opportunities, i.e. race, ethnicity, culture, religion and gender, as well as other factors, such as sexuality, age and disability, which traditionally have been addressed without reference to, or inclusion of, ethnicity or religion. Obstacles faced by ethnic minority men and women, such as problems in: identifying, attaining and sustaining a mentor relationship; gaining access to influential networks, and dealing with stereotypical perceptions of themselves, are relevant to this stream. Work-life balance issues within the context of ethnic minority groups’ experiences would also be welcome in this stream.

Stream questions:
1. What are the issues around work and career experiences of ethnic minority men, women and groups? Which key factors can inhibit, or alternatively facilitate, ethnic minority group’s career experiences and career development/progression?
2. Do ethnic minority women and men face specific and/or different issues in organisations with regard both to each other and to the dominant majority groups?
3. What are the effects of intersectionality (i.e. combinations of factors including race, gender, religion, culture, sexuality, disability and age) on ethnic minority individual and/or groups’ work and life experiences?
4. Are there any work life balance issues that may be specific to different ethnic groups?
5. Do legislative interventions/frameworks and organisational support have an impact on the experiences of and opportunities for ethnic minority employees?

Submission: Abstracts of between 800-1000 words should be submitted electronically to BOTH Nicolina Kamenou (N.Kamenou@hw.ac.uk) and Anne Fearfull (af22@st-andrews.ac.uk).

Key dates: Closing date for Abstracts Friday 11th April 2008

Those submitting will be advised whether or not their abstract has been accepted by Friday 16th May 2008

Final versions of selected papers are to be no more than 5,000 words and are to be sent to the EOI Conference Organisers via on-line submission in time for their on-line publication on Friday 6th June 2008. Please copy the Stream Chairs into that submission


Presentation details: The presenter(s) of each paper will be allocated 20 minutes presentation time with a further 10 minutes allocated to questions and discussion. Data projectors will be available in each conference room.

Registration fees: The cost of the conference for residents is ALL INCLUSIVE of the following: Bed, breakfast, lunch, evening meal, coffees, fruit and teas, attendance at all presentations, workshops and keynote addresses and car parking for the duration of the conference. The Conference Dinner is also included in the conference fee for all participants.

The fee does not include the social programme, which needs to be paid for separately. Nor does it include travel expenses. A breakdown is as follows:
Registration Up to 15 June 2008:
Full fee: £400
Doctoral Students: £300

After 15 June 2008:
Full fee: £600
Doctoral Students: £400



Non-residential places (limited)
(including lunch, evening meal but not breakfast) £300

Social programme: £15


Further Conference details: https://eoi-conference.org/





Stream chairs:

Dr. Nicolina Kamenou Dr. Anne Fearfull
School of Management and Languages University of St Andrews
Heriot-Watt University School of Management
Edinburgh The Gateway
EH14 4AS North Haugh
St Andrews
KY15 9SS


Tel. 0131 4513849 Tel: 01334 462875
Email: N.Kamenou@hw.ac.uk Email: af22@st-andrews.ac.uk

Congratulations to Tina Bass, the winner of the International Award for Excellence in the area of knowledge, culture and change in organisations.

Tina’s paper ‘Challenging Taken-For-Granteds: Teaching Students to Manage Change?’ can be accessed in the online bookstore:
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.684

Paper Abstract: This paper is designed to outline a case of innovative teaching practice in a UK Business School. The author has taught the management of change to final year undergraduates for almost ten years. Over that time she has become increasingly persuaded by a) social constructionist ideas of learning 'in relation', and b) social constructionist challenges to rational models of organising, decision-making and change. As a direct consequence of this, much of the content of the 'Managing Change' module/unit is web-based. There are five lectures which are designed to underpin key points of theory, with seminars designed to encourage students to consider their actions within business scenarios. Politics, Power, Knowledge, and Political Action are taken as starting points for the process of organising.

As well as outlining positive aspects of how and why this module came to have its current form, points of tension will be highlighted. How to ‘engage’ students that are used to being passive receivers of knowledge? How to encourage individuals to openly share ideas with a Learning Set? How to get students to take control? The author doesn’t pretend to have all of the answers but invites you to share some of the experiences and insights that she has gained.


If you have read this paper and would like to make comments please add a review at http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.684/addReview


INTERNATIONAL AWARD – LIST OF RUNNERS UP

Business Students’ Understanding of Linguistic and Cultural Issues Relevant to the Global Workplace
Carmela Briguglio
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.648

A Comparison between e-Government Practices in New Zealand and Oman
Eric Deakins, Stuart Dillon and Hamed Al Namani
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.667

Knowledge Productivity in a Project-Focused Government Department: What Works, What Doesn’t
Graham A. Durant-Law and Patrick Byrne
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.655

Leadership Learning Systems
Shannon Flumerfelt, Robert Maxfield and Lindson Feun
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.701

Current Recruitment Trends in Malaysia: A Case Study Analysis
Lai Wan Hooi
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.680

The Knowledge Management Practices as Moderator in the Relationship between Corporate Strategy and Firm Performance among Public-listed Organizations in Malaysia
Raja Suzana Raja Kasim, Raduan Che Rose, Jegak Uli and Khairuddin Idris
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.629

Work Culture and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Malaysian Employees
Che Su Mustaffa, Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman, Maznah Abu Hassan and Faizah Ahmad
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.702

Factors Influencing the Selection and Use of Value-based Management Tools
Benjalux Sakunasingha
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.687

Honesty Incorporated: Can the Development of a Trust Culture Create Sustainable Competitive Advantage?
Philip Walsh and Cinla Akinci
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.627

Authors of papers, and people who are about to read an article often find post-publication reviews to be extremely helpful. This is why Common Ground provides all readers with the opportunity to comment on any paper that they’ve read via the ‘Write a Review’ feature. All you need to do is to go to the page for that particular article, go to the bottom of the page, click on the ‘Write a Review’ link and let your voice be heard. Give your review a title, add your review content and click on the star rating. All reviews are moderated by Common Ground’s publishing team (to prevent irrelevant or slanderous submissions). Please note that the ‘Write a Review’ feature is not the place to inform us of typo’s in the catalogue. If you note typo’s that you’d like to let us know about please contact us at journals@commongroundpublishing.com noting the product link and the specific error.
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International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management
The Management Journal creates a space for discussion of new knowledge about the nature and future of organisations, in all their forms and manifestations.

The Associate Editor listings for the International Management Journal 2007 are now available on the Journal website. Please check the following link:
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/about.html#e

Call for Papers: International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management
‘Understanding Bicultural Individuals in Organizations: Implications and Opportunity’
Cross-cultural management research typically assumes that individuals have only one cultural profile. However, given the changing patterns in the world’s workforce it is increasingly possible that more employees and managers will be bicultural. Biculturals have a dual pattern of identification with different cultures. They have simultaneous awareness of being a member of (and often an alien in) two cultures and therefore typically have more cognitively complex cultural representations than do monoculturals.

While interest by psychologists in biculturals is growing rapidly, the current state of knowledge about bicultural individuals provides more questions than it does answers for cross-cultural management. This special issue seeks both conceptual and empirical papers that address the
implications and opportunities presented by this new demographic for organizations.

Manuscripts should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to Serap Yavuz at ijccm@ku.edu.tr by 1 October 2008.

Additional information for authors can be found at
http://portal.ku.edu.tr/~ijccm/information_for_contributors.htm

(ICE 2008)”Towards Developing Entrepreneurship Societies”
Date: 27 May 2008 to 28 May 2008
Venue: Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi,
Malaysia
Vibrant entrepreneurship is important for economic growth, employment creation and innovation. Entrepreneurial activity creates jobs, drives efficient resource use and accelerates the process of generating, diffusing and applying innovative ideas and concepts. The development of entrepreneurship has been growing in importance in many cultures and societies. Local and regional authorities employ a range of measures to encourage enterprise creation and development. They include business networks, business incubators, business advisory, micro-credit schemes and extension services and cluster development programme.

The International Conference on Entrepreneurship 2008 (ICE 08) approach focuses on the entrepreneurship research from theoretical and practical perspective using English, Arabic and Malays as the medium of presentations. This will provide the best avenue for the researchers all over the world. The ICE 2008 will also provide a platform for participants to coordinate their knowledge and expertise in monitoring, analyzing, assessing the theme and issues in entrepreneurship.

The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 30 March 2008.

Enquiries: ice2008@kuis.edu.my
Web address: http://www.kuis.edu.my/ice2008
Sponsored by: Selangor International Islamic University College (KUIS)