486 Announcement of Conference (Summer Academy), in Berlin (Germany), June 19 to 22, 2008—Creating a New Future for Business: Rethinking Management Theory and Business Strategy in the Light of Rapid and Drastic Environmental and Social Changes Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2008 Guest Editors: Tobias Hahn Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment, Berlin, Germany Ans Kolk IUniversity of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Monika Winn University of Victoria, Canada This special issue of Business & Society aims to contribute to the devel- opment of conceptual approaches on the role of companies and manage- ment in the light of rapid and drastic changes in the natural and social environment of corporate decision making. This focus is motivated by the need to further develop rigorous research on conceptual models and strategic implications for business and management that integrate economic viability of companies and the sustainability of the life-supporting environmental and social systems. Today, companies are facing growing environmental and social challenges that increasingly affect corporate decision making, performance, and viability. Business & Society Volume 46 Number 4 December 2007 486-489 © 2007 Sage Publications 10.1177/0007650307311384 http://bas.sagepub.com hosted at http://online.sagepub.com Call for Papers