First Annual Conference on Institutional Mechanisms for Industry Self-Regulation
February 24-25, 2006
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
<http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/mechanisms/>
This conference seeks to convene scholars researching mechanisms for solving common industry problems. Examples include codes of conduct, standards, industry norms, collaborative agreements, information disclosure standards, and ratings organizations. These programs govern a wide array of domains including environmental management, worker and product safety, technological compatibility, fiduciary responsibility, advertising, broadcast media, privacy, and digital rights and other forms of intellectual property.
This year, the conference will emphasize self-regulation that purports to solve environmental problems such as pollution and overuse of common resources, although several presentations will address self-regulation in other domains are also very welcome.
The agenda includes sessions on:
* Private logics for self-regulation
* Industry commons
* International certification
* Information disclosure
* Codes and contracts
* Public interaction with self-regulation
The conference fee is just $100 and includes entry to the commencement banquette on Friday February 24. The conference agenda and travel information are available at <http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/mechanisms/>
The conference runs Friday evening through Saturday evening, leaving Sunday available to enjoy skiing and other winter sports near Hanover. The conference organizers are Andrew King (Dartmouth), Michael Lenox (Duke), and
Michael Toffel (Berkeley).
Conference attendees are also welcome to come Friday morning to attend another conference at Dartmouth: the 4th Annual Business Sustainability Initiative Conference <http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pages/clubs/bsi/>. That practitioner conference attracts business and community leaders to discuss mechanisms for solving problems of industry and national development.
Andrew King
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
202 Chase Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
Office: 603-646-9185
Cell: 603-359-0369