ProgramHotel Information

April 30, 2008

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Registration and cocktail reception

 

May 1, 2008

7:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Introduction and welcome

8:45 – 10:15 a.m. | Plenary | Prospects for High Wage Labor Markets

Peter Cappelli, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Frank Levy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jill Rubery, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester (UK) | Paper (PDF)

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:15 p.m. | Plenary Breakout Sessions (click here for more information)

          1. Companies and countries
          2. Shareholders and public welfare
          3. Global innovation systems
          4. Policy influences on innovation
          5. Regional adjustment & high wage jobs

    12.15 – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch

    1:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Parallel Sessions and Symposia  (click here for more information)

          1. The direct care industry
          2. Competition, compensation, and organizational structure
          3. New developments in old industries
          4. The global IT sector and workforce management
          5. Global social networks and industry roadmapping

    3:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Tea Break

    3:15 – 4:45 p.m | Parallel Sessions and Symposia  (click here for more information)

          1. The global temporary staffing industry
          2. Pricing in dynamic competitive environments
          3. Coordination, learning, and performance in health care
          4. Performance and survival in the high tech industries
          5. Institutional sources of innovation in sciences

    5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Interactive Session and Cocktail Reception

    6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Dinner/Award Ceremony

     

    May 2, 2008

    7:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast

    8:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Parallel Sessions and Symposia (click here for more information)

          1. Global high skilled labor markets
          2. Indian state & regional development
          3. Regional innovation systems & industrial upgrading
          4. Innovative methodologies for industry studies
          5. Economic restructuring and industrial relations  

    10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break

    10:45 – 12:30 p.m. | Parallel Sessions and Symposia  (click here for more information)

          1. Innovation in globalizing industries: U.S. firms in a flatter world
          2. Travel and tourism for economic development
          3. Institutions, strategies, & workforce outcomes
          4. Energy, security, and sustainability
          5. R & D in China and India 

    12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch | Discussion | Evolution of industry studies: Where we've been and where we're going