THE AAAB 2009 CONFERENCE PAPER FORMAT

FORMAT

Manuscripts shall be in Microsoft Word format.

MARGINS

Manuscripts should be in margins 17 X 25 cm (6.87 X 10 inches) of A4 size paper.

LENGTH

Manuscripts of papers should not exceed 10 pages inclusive of charts, diagrams and references, and should be typed single-spaced with font size 11, Times New Roman on A4 paper. Paper exceeding 10 pages will be charged at USD10.00 per page.

TITLE

The title should be brief and typed in CAPITAL letters, centered and with at least 25 cm (1 inch) margin from the top of the page. If more than one line is required it should be single-spaced.

Allow an extra space after title to type the name(s) of authors(s). Following immediately below, the affiliated institution(s) and address(es) should be given, single spaced, capitalising the first letter of all main words. An address of correspondence with telephone, fax numbers and e-mail address should be given.

ABSTRACT

Allow three extra spaces between the address(es) and type the word ABSTRACT capitalised, centered and bold. Indent approximately 13mm (½ inch) from both the left and right margins for the abstract. The abstract should be factual and contain the main results and conclusions of the paper. It should not exceed 150 words.

KEY WORDS

Up to six key words can be included in a separate line below the abstract.

TEXT

Text should be clear and concise. Tables, figures and references must be cited in an orderly sequence. The text can usually be broken down into sections with major headings.

TABLES

Tables, when they are part of the text, should have two extra spaces above and below the Table. The word TABLE should be bold and capitalised and carry an Arabic numeral. The table heading follows in bold and capitalising each major word. Tables should be self-explanatory and footnotes may be added using symbols.

FIGURES

Figures usually should be 12.7 X 17.3 cm (5 X 7 inches) but not more than 20.3 X 25.4 cm (8 X 10 inches). Figures should be typed in bold capitals followed by Arabic numeral and caption also in bold and capitalising each major word. Figures, Graphs and Photographs should be explanatory and footnotes may be added.

REFERENCES

References should be listed at the end of the text and arranged in alphabetical order by the surnames of the authors. Only references quoted in the text should be listed.

Fiedler, F. E. (1967). A Theory of Leadership Effectiveness. New York : McGraw-Hill.

Porter, M. E. & Scott, S. (2001). “Innovation : Location Matters”. Review of Management, 42(4), 28-36.