SMS

How Does Knowledge Matter?

October 12-15, 2008

Cologne, Germany

In today’s "Post-Industrial Era", economic growth is mainly driven by the accumulation and application of knowledge. Knowledge is widely recognized as a resource that is critical for explaining performance differences, innovation, market dynamics, and governance issues. The purpose of the SMS 28th Annual International Conference in Cologne is to advance the current understanding of how knowledge matters.

Program Chairs

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Thomas Mellewigt
Free University of Berlin
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Bolko von Oetinger
Boston Consulting Group

Track Chairs

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Harry Barkema
Erasmus University-Rotterdam
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Pamela Barr
Georgia State University
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Laura B. Cardinal
University of South Carolina
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Tina Dacin
Queen's University
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Stefan Gueldenberg
University of Liechtenstein
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Idalene Kesner
Kelley School of Business at Indiana University
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Thomas Mellewigt
Free University of Berlin
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William Newburry
Florida International University
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William Schulze
University of Utah
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Sari Stenfors
Stanford University
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Ingo Weller
LMU Munich

Additional Conference Committee Members

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Africa Ariño
IESE Business School
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Joseph Mahoney
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Robert Nixon
University of Louisville
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Richard Whittington
University of Oxford