2012 Annual Meeting - Drake Hotel - Chicago
March 28-30, 2012
Call for Papers, Critical Incidents,
Panel Topics and Embryo Cases

The Society for Case Research (SCR) is one of eleven autonomous associations that meet each March in Chicago for an annual conference coordinated by MBAA International. Attendees may submit papers to multiple associations meeting at the conference (see http://www.mbaainternational.org/conf.htm for details).

For SCR Submissions

Submission Deadline: October 21, 2011. Authors will be notified about the status of their submission(s) by November 30, 2011. Items must be submitted by 5:00 PM (Central) on October 23.

The following types of submissions are invited:

  • Papers that are conceptual or empirical and address topics related to case research, case writing, or case teaching.

  • Critical Incidents are similar to cases but provide less information upon which to base an analysis, and instead briefly describe a provocative situation upon which the student brings his background and knowledge to arrive at a course of action. Incidents must detail a real situation in a real organization and can be based on either field work or library research. Incidents must be submitted with a Teaching Note including: an Overview of the incident, Teaching Objectives, Discussion Questions (and their Answers), a General Discussion or an Additional Issues section if needed, any special teaching approaches (e.g., role playing), and an Epilogue if appropriate (see here for formatting specifics).

    Following the conference, critical incidents may be revised and resubmitted. These resubmissions then undergo a double-blind review process for possible publication in the new SCR electronic Journal of Critical Incidents.

  • Panel Topics may be proposed relating to any aspect of case research, case writing, or case teaching. Proposals should include the names, affiliations and addresses of all participants and a detailed description of the topic of discussion and its relevance to conference attendees.

  • Embryo Cases consist of ideas, basic outlines, or initial rough drafts of cases from participants who would like to receive constructive feedback and suggestions from published case writers on how to turn these ideas into publishable cases. At a minimum, submissions should include an outline of the case situation and brief descriptions of how the author envisions using the case in class and what students will learn. Guidelines for writing cases and teaching notes are available on the SCR Web site. Submissions will be reviewed and supportive feedback will be provided to authors during the conference. The authors leave the conference prepared to write an effective case for submission to the SCR Summer Case Writers Workshop or other similar venue. Embryo Cases are a good opportunity for both experienced case writers and those who are just thinking about getting into case writing to receive suggestions and guidance on turning their ideas into publishable works.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions must be in Microsoft Word 2000 or later and are to be submitted electronically. Look for a confirmation of your submission from Karen Berger (SCRChicago@gmail.com). If you do not receive a reply, be sure to contact Karen via this special email address: SCRChicago@gmail.com or phone 914-773-3716 (or 3715 for my assistant). For complete formatting guidelines, see the SCR Manuscript Guidelines.

Authors should separately submit a cover page, abstract and separate manuscript file for critical incidents, teaching notes, embryo cases, papers, and panel descriptions. DO NOT IDENTIFY THE AUTHOR ON ANY FILE EXC. THE COVER PAGE. Name each file with a keyword from the paper title and the file identifier (cover, ci, tn, emb, ppr, or pnl). The author's name(s) should appear only in the cover page file.

Cover page [keyword_cover] stating the title of the submission and for each author: (a) author's name, (b) affiliation, (c) mailing address, (d) telephone number, (e) fax number, (f) e-mail address, and (g) if the author is also presenting papers at other tracks during the MBAA meeting. The contact author should be clearly identified. For a critical incident, include a listing, in descending order of importance, of up to three subject areas involved in the incident. Choose from among the following areas: Business & Society; Business Law; International Business; Finance/Investment; Accounting; MIS/Computer; Policy/Strategy; Production/OM; Ethics; Economics; Marketing; Personnel/OB; Entrepreneurship; Small Business; Non-Profit; and Other (specify).

Submissions files for critical incidents, teaching notes, embryo cases, papers, and panel topics should be labeled as follows:

  • Critical incident [keyword_ci]
  • Teaching Note [keyword_tn] (in a file separate from the critical incident file)
  • Paper [keyword_paper]
  • Embryo Case [keyword_embryo]
  • Panel Topic [keyword_panel]

Authors will be notified of the status of their submission(s) by late-November 2011. For accepted papers and critical incidents final revisions with abstracts will be due via e-mail early in December 2011.

Submissions must not have been presented elsewhere before the 2012 meeting or be under consideration by other conferences or journals. All author(s) must be members of SCR, and at least one author must present the paper at the Chicago MBAA Conference.