CBS will host conference on Partnerships - call for papers out now

CBS will host Partnership2012 - Business + NGO in June 2012. The conference takes place at CBS from the 10th to the 12th of June. 

Partnership 2012

Partnerships are everywhere. Representatives from the profit and non-profit sector are increasingly acknowledging that no single actor can solve all societal problems alone.

To quote former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan: “In today’s world, we depend on each other“. In other words, partnerships are increasingly seen as a panacea for solving the world’s social, environmental and economic problems, whether we are talking about climate change, hunger, inequality, poverty and pollution.

However, partnerships are not without challenges. Partnerships often lack commitment from top management, the interests of the involved parties sometimes collide and the implementation can be burdensome and cause conflicts.

Therefore, more knowledge is needed in order to understand how partnerships work and can be improved. Such knowledge will enable businesses and NGOs to better design, implement, maintain, and develop fruitful collaboration that benefits both business and society.

Call for paper

Copenhagen Business School Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (cbsCSR, www.cbs.dk/cbscsr) is very pleased to invite academics and practitioners to submit their work for presentation in the 1st conference on NGO- business partnerships on Tuesday June 12, 2012 at Copenhagen Business School.

The 1st Partnerships 2012: NGO+Business Conference will focus on „Formation and Implementation of Cross-Sector Partnerships‟, but welcomes the submission of abstracts and papers for presentation in broad areas of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (see topics further below).

The conference plans to compile a special issue based on the proceeding papers. A cash prize of 1.000 Euro will be awarded to the best academic paper on the conference.

The academic day of the conference is preceded by an opening reception on June 10, 2012 and a practitioner’s day on June 11, 2012 with the subtitle „Promoting NGO-Business Partnerships in the Wake of the Crisis‟.

More information?

Please visit our conference website , where you will also be able to register online shortly.