[ecrea] CfP World Media Economics and Management Conference

*ALL FOR PAPERS*
12th World Media Economics and Management Conference

New York, USA | May 2-5, 2016

Hosted by: Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University

Conference Theme: /‘Global Media – Local Entrepreneurs’/

*Conference Information*

The World Media Economics and Management Conference is a biennial
meeting that brings together leading scholars from around the world to
reflect on contemporary issues in the economics and management of media
industries and firms. Established in 1994, the conference has previously
met in Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., Spain, Portugal, Finland, Canada,
China, Colombia, Greece, and Brazil.

The 12th edition of the conference is taking place of the first time in
the United States, and it comes directly to the capital of media and
entertainment business: New York City.

Hosted by Fordham University, the conference provides attendees the
opportunity to exchange ideas, present their original research, and
strengthen connections with peers and industry experts.

Conference President:
Robert G. Picard

Conference Board Members:
Alan Albarran, John Carey, Iris Chyi, John Fortunato, C. Ann Hollifield,
Gregory Lowe, Bozena Mierzejewska, Angela Powers, Alfonso
Sanchez-Tabernero, Steve Wildman

Organizing Committee:
Bozena Mierzejewska, Axel Roepnack

*Conference Theme*

/‘Global Media – Local Entrepreneurs’/

In the era of global media products and brands, media companies engage
in global trade, distribution and financing of media. Digitization and
changing media usage patterns create enormous economic and managerial
challenges for legacy media organizations. While new modes of
communication and digital technologies are reducing the importance of
distance and the nation-state, opportunities for global expansion are
increasing. With increasing globalization many of the media economics
and management issues around the world become similar.

The Internet has brought major disruption to the media industry; it not
only challenged many established news and entertainment businesses, but
also at the same time created new opportunities for new type of media
business – originated in digital only format with global distribution in
mind. The disruptive nature of the Internet, open source technologies
and low barriers to entry is prompting a shift of power from large media
conglomerates towards smaller organizations and entrepreneurial individuals.

This is the context framing the 2016 World Media Economics and
Management Conference. Our thematic focus is on economic, social and
technological aspects of media economics and managing media companies.

The 2016 World Media Economics and Management Conference invites
scholarly and original submissions that build on the previous work and
contribute to new knowledge in the field of media economics and media
management. We are calling for submissions that develop and apply novel
methods and theories. We welcome both quantitative and qualitative work
that crosses interdisciplinary boundaries and expands our understanding
of the current and future trends in economics and managing media companies.

*Submission themes*

The following issues merit particular attention:

• Global issues in managing media companies
• Entrepreneurship within media sectors
• Media and cultural industries in the digital era
• The economics of public and community driven media
• Strategic management and leadership in media organizations
• Media policy and regulation around the world
• Navigating change management in global and local media organizations
• Role of social media in media product development and media distribution
• Trends in media consumption patterns
• Audience measurement and forecasting
• Big data in understanding consumers and product development
• Innovations in business model development
• Finance in media business: corporate, venture, crowdfunding and
nonprofit media
• Media brands and branded media
• Media workers and media creators – changing demand for skills and
competencies
• Media entrepreneurs and start ups
• Media discovery – challenges in marketing of media products
• Adoption and innovation patterns
• Role of media organizations in society, politics, and culture
• Ethical issues in managing media
• Media and sports
• Different traditions in media economics and management research
(geographical and methodological differences)
• Issues in pedagogy of media economics and media management

*Submission procedure*

- All papers needs to be submitted using the conference on-line tool
indicated at the conference website wmemc.org
– The submission tool will be open from 1 July 2015 till 15 November 2015.
– All submissions and presentations must be in English.
– All submissions must follow instructions provided in paper submission
instructions (see below).
– If multiple authors are involved, one should be designated to receive
correspondence regarding the paper.

Paper submission instructions
– Full papers must be maximum of 40 pages (12 pt. Times New Roman,
double spaced) including abstract (250 words), tables, pictures,
references and/or appendix. Separate title page should include the paper
title, author(s), university affiliation(s), e-mail(s) and postal
address(es).
– Formatting: please follow APA paper and reference formatting style
(https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
<http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/>)
– Submitted papers must not have been previously presented, published or
accepted for publication.

Submission review and publication
All submissions will be double blind reviewed and selected by the
members of the Scientific Committee and by ad hoc reviewers.
To be included in the conference program, at least one of each paper´s
co-authors must participate in the conference.

*Important dates*

1 July 2015 – On-line submission opens for uploading
/*15 November 2015 – Deadline for submitting papers* *(full papers)*/
15 January 2016 – Notification of acceptance and early bird conference
registration opens
15 March 2016 – Early bird registration closes
1 May 2016 – Conference registration closes
2 – 5 May – 2016 World Media Economics and Management Conference

*Contact information
*

contact-at-wmemc.org

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