Emerald Group Publishing �Alleviating poverty through trade� at the Academy of Management Confer

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Pressbox (Press Release) - Special Issue of Management Decision echoes the conference theme �Doing Well By Doing Good�

UNITED KINGDOM, 23 July 2007 � Emerald Group Publishing Limited will give away a limited edition preview CD-Rom featuring the forthcoming Special Issue of Management Decision, �Alleviating poverty through trade,� at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, USA, 3-8 August.

Developed in conjunction with the International Trade Center (the joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization for business aspects of trade development), the Special Issue will be published in September. It provides a powerful message relevant to the Conference theme of �Doing Well By Doing Good.�

The Special Issue will be launched at the Emerald 40th Anniversary reception at the Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom K on Sunday, 5 August, from 5-7 pm, by Guest Editor David Lamond, Management Decision�s long-standing editorial board member. His Co-Guest Editor, Rocky J. Dwyer, teaches MBA courses in human resources at the Centre of Innovative Management, Athabasca University, Canada.

John Peters, CEO of Emerald and Editor of Management Decision, comments: �Emerald is proud to publish quality research that helps make a difference in developing economies. We advocate and support socially responsible initiatives in our operations across the world.�

John Peters adds: �We are also excited to present awards and participate in symposia at the Academy of Management�s Annual Conference in line with our commitment to promoting excellence in scholarship and research.� Emerald is an active supporter of the academic community in the USA. This commitment is demonstrated by the range of awards Emerald regularly presents at this and other conferences in the fields of Business and Management, along with research grants and sponsorships.

Management Decision is ranked by Thomson Scientific (formerly ISI), an important indicator of quality within the research community. The journal has a long, distinguished history, presenting the best in management thought and practice for the commercial and intellectual advantage of managers and their advisers. Now in its 45th year, Management Decision was founded in 1963 at the time of the first wave of growth and development of business schools in the Western world, and has tracked thought on strategy, policy and decision making through that time. Since then the journal has published over 2,500 articles, and currently achieves over 48,000 article downloads per month.

In addition to the free Special Issue CDs, visitors to the Emerald booth will also be able to download articles from the Emerald Management Xtra database on to their memory stick.

For additional information on the Special Issue of Management Decision: �Alleviating poverty through trade,� contact Kim Foster: kfoster@emeraldinsight.com.

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Notes to Editors
Emerald�s Conference programme
Saturday, August 4
� Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division. Doctoral Student Consortium (Emerald sponsors)
Pre-registration essential. Contact Stacy Blake-Beard (stacy.blakebeard@simmons.edu)
Time and location: 8.00 a.m. � 5 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111B

Sunday, August 5
� Carolyn Dexter Award Reception/Emerald Award for Best International Symposium
Time and location: 1.30 � 2.30 p.m. Loews Philadelphia, 33rd Floor, Lescaze
� Emerald�s 40th Anniversary Reception � awards, drinks and nibbles await! We will be launching the Special Issue, �Alleviating poverty through trade�, from our Thomson Scientific ranked Management Decision. Join us for a warm reception and for a free CD of this Special Issue.
Contact Mark Hindwell (mhindwell@emeraldinsight.com) to register your interest.
Time and location: 5 � 7 p.m. Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom K


Monday, August 6
� Human Resources Division. Best Convention Paper Award sponsored by Personnel Review
Time and location: 8.30 a.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113B
� A Panel Symposium: Facilitating Communication between Editors and Authors. Meet International Journal of Operations & Production Management Editors, Andrew Taylor and Margaret Taylor
Time and location: 10.40 � 12 p.m. Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 13
� Operations Management Division. Distinguished Scholar Award sponsored by International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Time and location: 4.10 � 5.20 p.m. Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 13
� Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division. Best Student Paper Award sponsored by Equal Opportunities International
Time and location: 5.30 � 7 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107B
� Management History Division. Best Paper Award sponsored by Journal of Management History
Time and location: 6.30 � 8.30 p.m. Loews Philadelphia, Second Floor, Regency Ballroom A
� Organizational Behavior Division. Outstanding Publication Award sponsored by Journal of Managerial Psychology and Best International Paper Award sponsored by Leadership & Organization Development Journal
Time and location: 6.30 � 8.30 p.m. Philadelphia Marriott, Grand Ballroom H

Tuesday, August 7
� Organization Development and Change Division. Best Paper Award sponsored by Journal of Organizational Change Management
Time and location: 5.30 - 6.30 p.m. Loews Philadelphia, Second Floor, Commonwealth C
� Careers Division. Best Symposium Award sponsored by Career Development International
Time and location: 5.30 � 6.30 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111B
� Management Education and Development Division. Best Paper Award sponsored by Journal of Management Development
Time and location: 5.30 � 7 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109A

About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com

Established in 1967, Emerald Group Publishing Limited is the world�s leading publisher of management journals and databases. Emerald celebrates 40 years of publishing excellence in 2007. Consistently ranked at 98 per cent in customer satisfaction surveys, Emerald was voted �Best Customer Support� by readers of The Charleston Advisor. Emerald is COUNTER-compliant, meeting the international code of practice for reports that allow clients to measure usage of online information products and services in a consistent manner.

Emerald publishes over 180 titles, 93 per cent of which are peer-reviewed. Titles such as Management Decision, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Documentation, Library Hi-Tech, Journal of Knowledge Management, Industrial Management & Data Systems and The TQM Magazine are published by Emerald, along with a core collection of library and information science journals. 36 Emerald journals are now ranked by Thomson Scientific (formerly ISI) � an important indicator of their high quality within the research community.

The Emerald online collection of journals, abstracts and resources, Emerald Management Xtra, is designed for business schools and management departments world-wide. For managers in corporate and public organizations, Emerald Management First provides fast and friendly access to applied research, ideas, insights and interviews from the world�s best management thinkers.

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