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Striving for Competitive Advantage & Sustainability: New Challenges of Globalization
(Updated for 11th International Conference)

More than ever before, governments, organizations and businesses have recognized the need to find innovative ways to conserve the environment while developing strategies to foster economic growth and sustainable development. The pace of globalization had also unleashed the potential of emerging and transitional economies and consequently, the governments and the businesses are striving to secure competitive advantage in resources and markets. Since globalization had opened new opportunities and challenges, the organizers of the Eleventh International Conference invite theoretical and empirical research, case studies, and proposals for panel and poster sessions under a range of sub-themes to address the challenges ahead.

Global Challenges:

  • Globalization, Trade & Development Issues;
  • Multilateral (WTO), Regional and Bilateral Trade Arrangements;
  • Challenges of Global Supply & Demand for Natural Resources;
  • Role of Corporate Philanthropy, NGOs & Human Development;
  • Sustainability, Public Policy & Business Management;
  • Mobility of Human Capital and Immigration;
  • Serving the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) Markets;

Challenges of European & Transitional Economies:

  • Enlarged EU: Challenges of Economic, Social & Political Integration;
  • EU & Transformation of Central & East European Economies;
  • Role of State & Entrepreneurial Development in Transitional Economies;
  • Challenges of Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises;

Challenges of Emerging Economies:

  • Emerging Markets of Asia, South America and Rest of the World;
  • Internationalization of Firms from Emerging Economies etc;
  • Technology Transfer & Diffusion Effects in Emerging Markets;
  • Challenges of Emerging Economies in Balancing Between the Demands of Urban and Rural Sectors;

International Finance and Accounting Issues:

  • FDI, Banking, Financial and Capital Markets;
  • Sovereign Wealth Funds; Mutual Funds & Hedge Funds;
  • International Exchange Traded Funds (IEFT);
  • Financial Derivatives (Options & Futures); Exchange Rates;
  • Islamic Financial Products & Services;
  • Harmonization of International Accounting & Standards;
  • International Accounting, Disclosures, Taxation Issues, etc;

ICT-enabled Businesses:

  • Management of Technology;
  • Software Production & Marketing
  • Contract Manufacturing, Outsourcing & Supply Chain Management;
  • Standards, Quality, Safety & Security Issues;
  • e-Business: On-Line Trading & Marketing;
  • Online advertising; Business of Networking;
  • Regulatory, Taxation and Compliance issues, etc;

Pharmaceuticals, Bio-technology and Healthcare Business:

  • Pricing of Drugs & Regulatory Issues;
  • Economics of Healthcare Services;
  • Public & Private Healthcare Systems;
  • R&D, Patents & Generics; Bio-ethics, etc;
  • Management of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers;
  • Education & Training of Healthcare Professionals;

International Management & Organizational Issues:

  • M&As, JVs, Partnerships & Strategic Alliances;
  • Managing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs);
  • Technology & Knowledge Management;
  • Management of Diverse Workforce;
  • Cross-Cultural Management;
  • Globalization & its Imperatives for International HRM;
  • Management of Virtual Organizations;
  • Corporate Governance, Social Responsibility & Ethical Issues;

International Marketing:

  • Management of Global Brands, Brand Equity & IPRs;
  • Multinational Production, Country of Origin Effects & Brand Value;
  • Emerging trends in Consumer Behavior;
  • Channel & Physical Distribution Management;
  • International Pricing, Transfer Pricing Issues;
  • International Retailing & Franchising;
  • Integrated Marketing Communication: Media, Internet, Language, etc;

Industrial Clusters, Entrepreneurship & Devt. Strategies:

  • Business of Science & Technology;
  • Open Innovation, R&D Management & Knowledge Flows;
  • Entrepreneurship: Role of Venture Capital & Micro finance;
  • Management of Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs);
  • Industrial Clusters and Networks; Incubation Programs;
  • Local Clusters & Linkages with Global Chains, MNEs;

Challenges of Higher Education: International Dimensions:

  • Higher Education: Challenges of Internationalization;
  • Foreign Market Entry Modes & Strategies of Universities/Colleges
  • Study abroad, International Travel Study and Internships;
  • Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness and Learning;
  • Accreditation of Academic Programs, etc;

Supporting International Journals: