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Guidelines for Initial Submission of Manuscripts

ADVANCES IN COMPETITIVENESS RESEARCH

(ACR)

 

The Research Journal of the American Society for Competitiveness

 

Editor-in-Chief                                                                       Consulting Editor

Abbas J. Ali                                                                                                      Prashanth  Nagendra Bharadwaj

Eberly College of Business & Information Technology                            Eberly College of Business & Information Technology

Department of Management                                                                          Department of Management

Indiana University of Pennsylvania                                                             Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA 15705                                                                                            Indiana, PA 15705-1087

(724) 357-5759                                                                                            (724) 357-4880

aaali@iup.edu                                                                                                   pnb@iup.edu

 

 

Aims and Scope:

 

     ACR is the research Journal of the American Society for Competitiveness.  It provides a forum for advancing conceptual, theoretical, and empirical contributions in areas applicable to competitiveness.  In addition, ACR seeks to increase self-awareness of business and political leaders concerning global economic, technological, and management issues.  Articles dealing with both micro and macro aspects of competitiveness are welcome.  All papers submitted should be original and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Submissions might address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

 

Competitive Advantage                                                         Emerging Markets

Global Competition                                                               Global Vision

International Investment                                                        Successful Ventures

Capital Markets                                                                    Managing High-Tech Firms

Regional Trade Pacts                                                            Technological Environment

Global Business Leadership                                                   Mergers and Acquisitions

Strategic Planning and Thinking                                             Privatization

Executive Qualities and                                                         Corporate Downsizing

Organizational Performance                                                   Total Quality Management

 

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Format:

 

     Manuscripts submitted for publication as articles should not exceed 25 doubled spaced typewritten pages, including tables and figures.  Four copies should be sent to:

 

Abbas J. Ali

Department of Management

Eberly College of Business & Information Technology

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA 15705

Phone (724) 357-5759

Fax (724) 357-7768

           

      The style guidelines of the publication manual of the American Psychological Association should be used.  The first page of the manuscript should include the title of the paper, the author(s) name(s), and their affiliations, addresses, and phone and fax numbers.  Author's name should not appear in the body of the paper, except where appropriate in citations and references.

      The second page of the manuscript should contain only the title and an abstract of the article (not to exceed 100 words).  The text of the article should begin on the third page.