We are pleased to announce the Conference on Global Aspects of Personnel Economics,
which is hosted by Aarhus University on 27-28 August 2014.

The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers in the field of Personnel Economics who are
interested in the organisation of firms and human resource management in a global context.

To attend the conference on Global Aspects of Personnel Economics, it is necessary to present a paper. All abstracts and papers are reviewed and authors will be given notice of acceptance.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
»» Personnel policies in multinational companies
»» Cross-country differences in incentive systems usage
»» Differences in the management of foreign and native employees
»» The roles of culture for determining how workplaces and jobs are designed
»» Are some personnel management practices universally good, while others are not?
»» Outsourcing, offshoring and Human Resource Management

Keynote Speaker
We are happy to announce that the founding father of Personnel Economics, Professor Edward P. Lazear
(Stanford University) is the keynote speaker at the conference. Edward P. Lazear is a labor economist and
his research centers on employee incentives, promotions, compensation, and productivity in firms. His current
research is on entrepreneurship, leadership, and their relation to Personnel Economics.