Dear Colleagues
Please refer to the following call for papers from Peter Neilson, Publishing Editor of the
Operations Management Education Review (OMER).
Regards
Mile'
"Pedagogical Approaches to Incorporating Sustainability in Operations and Supply Chain"
Submission deadline: August 31, 2012
SCOPE:
Has academia met the challenge (e.g., through creating a conducive environment and
allocating resources for sustainability-focused curriculum renovations, equipping faculty
with the necessary expertise, and embedding business graduates with requisite skill-sets,
and a research base that feeds into classroom teaching, etc.) posed by the rapidly evolving
landscape of corporate sustainability? The jury is out on this question. Among other
factors, many institutions of higher learning have confounded sustainability effort with
corporate social responsibility and ethics (The Triple Bottom Line) so that an exclusive
metric for sustainability cannot be ascertained. Weekly reports from the American
Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education paint a fulsome and
dynamic picture of the growth of sustainability effort in academia. On the other hand, one
JME (2009) issue reports that among the top 50 MBA programs (rated by Financial Times),
only 12 offered a triple bottom line program, and only one had a program dedicated to
sustainability. At the undergraduate level, information on sustainability related offerings is
conspicuous by its paucity. Net Impact (2009) reports that 84% of seniors opined upon
their graduation that they had more information on the triple bottom line. All in all, a lot
has been done but a lot more needs to be done on the part of academia to meet the pace
of the corporate sustainability movement.
In order to address this sustainability deficit in business education, Operations
Management Education Review (OMER) is inviting submissions of manuscripts for possible
publication in its upcoming focused issue on sustainability. All high-quality, high-impact
manuscripts addressing integration of sustainability efforts into operations and/or supply
chain systems, management and strategies with clear lessons and insights for the stake
holders (faculty, students, administrators, communities, and industries) of the institutions
of higher learning are welcome. Note that for the purpose of this CFP, sustainability
implies efforts directed towards preserving the environment, doing more with less (cost
savings, profit increasing), reducing dependence on foreign resources including oil, using
alternate forms of energy, etc. Manuscripts focused on triple bottom line improvement are
also welcome.
The submitted manuscript could be in the form of a teaching case (where an
accompanying teaching note is required), a real-world case study related to a business or
an academic institution, a think-piece/opinion piece, or survey/taxonomic analyses that
establish trends and directions and strategic forecasts for sustainability. Suggested
themes, but by no means exhaustive, are:
? Examining or describing the development of sustainability-based curriculum, the
process of implementation, and/or process of incorporation of sustainability in MBA or
lower level degree programs.
? Developing methodologies and/or metrics for the measurement of sustainability effort,
and/or structuring the pedagogical effort in the field of sustainability.
? Case study or teaching case related to greening or thinning of supply chains (or a
module of) and resulting benefits and impacts.
? Case study or teaching case describing greening or thinning of operations (or a module
of ERP) and resulting benefits and impacts.
? Developing taxonomies and structures of decision processes in developing sustainable
programs at industry or academic institutions.
? Manuscripts dealing with measurement of carbon footprints and organizing trade-offs.
? Effective use of such tools/strategic instruments as Six Sigma and mass customization
to accomplish sustainability of operations in industry or the development of such course
work in academia.
? The role of information technology in successful sustainability programs implemented
in industry or academia.
? Manuscripts dedicated to using technologies to improve the environment and profits
simultaneously.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
All manuscripts should be submitted electronically to the publishing editor, Peter Neilson
at
pneilson@neilsonjournals.com. The OMER webpage
(http:\\www.neilsonjournals.com/OMER/omersubmit.html) provides submission details for
authors. All manuscripts will undergo an initial assessment by the Special Issue Editors,
and if deemed appropriate a subsequent double-blind review.
KEY DATES: Manuscripts due by Aug 31st, 2012; Final acceptance decisions by December
1st, 2012. OMER Volume 6: 2012 Special Issue published online December 2012, OMER
Volume 6: 2012 (containing the Special Issue) printed and distributed early 2013.
* For more information, please contact the editors.
Special Issue Editors
Ashok Kumar, Management
Seidman College of Business
Grand Valley State University
401 West Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Tel: (616) 331-7459
kumara@gvsu.edu
Kathryn E. Stecke
School of Management
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX 75083-0688
Tel: (972) 883-4781
Email:
KStecke@utdallas.edu