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The
4th Annual EuroMed Conference
20th -21st October 2011
Hosted by: Technological
Educational Institute of
Conference Venue: Porto Elounda Deluxe Resort,
Crete,
Special prices were negotiated
with the hotel to apply to all conference participants and accompanying people
EMRBI Presidents
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Dept. of Strategy and Entrepreneurship |
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Conference Chairs
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Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos |
Prof. Fotini Psimarni-Voulgari |
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Department
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The conference
is under the auspices of the Mayor of Agios Nikolaos and the President of the
Economic Chamber of
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Publication
Opportunities
All accepted papers and abstracts will be
published in the Book of Proceedings (with an ISBN number) which is approved
for inclusion in Conference Proceedings Citation Index
— an integrated index within Web of Science. This
distinction is given only to the most significant, in terms of academic
excellence, conferences-conventions worldwide.
A selection of the best
conference papers will also be considered for publication in the following
journals:
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EuroMed Journal of Business - EMRBI’s official Journal
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International Journal of
Computational Economics and Econometrics
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International Journal of
Technology Marketing
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Journal of Global
Responsibility
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Journal of Transnational
Management
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World Review of
Entrepreneurship, Management & Sustainable Development
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Conference
Goals
The 4th Annual Conference of
the EuroMed Academy of Business has two goals. The first is to provide a global
platform for different academic and professional approaches (i.e. empirical, conceptual,
practical, case studies, etc) and discussions on business research challenges
and developments in this turbulent era in the region and the world. The second
goal is to provide the opportunity to scholars, practitioners and PhD students
to have their work reviewed, encouraged and commented on within a supportive
academic and professional community of colleagues from different international
contexts.
Parent
organization of the EuroMed Academy of Business, the EuroMed Research Business
Institute http://www.emrbi.com/
Author Guidelines, Submission Deadline, Review Process and
Awards
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2011
Please
submit two copies of your
paper or abstract to [log in to unmask] and to [log in to unmask] by strictly adhering to the attached author guidelines.
All
manuscripts (including abstracts) will be double blind reviewed. Please
indicate, on the first page of the manuscript, the track (only one) for
submission. All conference tracks are included at the end of this call.
The
best All Conference, Junior Researcher and Student papers
will be awarded at the conference.
The
maximum number of papers accepted per author (either single or co-author) is
three.
Other Important Dates
Conf. website opens (http://www.emrbi.com/conf2011/) 15th March 2011
Notification to authors:
June 30, 2011
Early-bird registration:
Till September 08, 2011
Late registration:
After September 08, 2011
Only papers or abstracts of registered
participants until September 23, 2011 will be included in the Book of
Proceedings that will be distributed at the conference. All other papers and/or
abstracts of registered participants will be included in the final book of
proceedings that will be distributed after the conference.
EMAB Best and Highly Commended
Paper Awards (All Conference)
Sponsored
by the EuroMed Journal of Business, one “Best Paper” and three “Highly
Commended Paper” awards will be presented. Only full paper submissions will be
considered for the awards.
EMAB Best Reviewer Awards
As
part of the implementation of EMRBI goals described above and dedication to
high quality reviews process, Best Reviewer Award will be presented to 5-10
Reviewers whose reviews were with high quality, clear contribution and positive
recommendations for paper and research improvement to authors. The evaluation
criteria for this award will be published in the website.
EMAB Junior Researcher Awards
Junior
researchers are invited to apply for the “Best Junior Researcher’s Paper” and
three “Highly Commended Junior Researcher’s Paper” awards. These prestigious
awards aim to motivate and support emerging researchers and promote
co-operation between junior and senior researchers.
The
selection of best paper and highly commended papers will be based on the
following criteria:
EMAB Student Awards
Students
are invited to apply for the “Best Student Paper” and three “Highly Commended
Student Paper” awards. The Best Student Paper award is accompanied by a complimentary conference
registration and complimentary one year student EMRBI membership.
Selection
of best and highly commended student papers will be based on the following
criteria:
Academic Business Consulting
(ABC) Nexus
The conference will
include activities aiming to develop Academic Business Consulting Nexus as
suggested by EMRBI members in the Leaders Meeting and accepted by the Executive
Board of EMRBI. Examples of such activities include:
1. Symposium and Professional
Development Workshops (PDW)
The EuroMed Symposiums
and Professional Development Workshops (PDW) (for example, professional to
scholars) are platforms for colleagues to share knowledge and expertise and
foster the professional development of workshop participants. It is also
an opportunity to develop innovative and creative symposium with the view of
enriching participants and generate a high standard scholarly gathering. Our
goal is to have sessions that encourage new thoughts and innovative research
directions. The submission
should not exceed three pages and should be submitted by at least three
scholars whose participation in the conference would be necessary.
Please refer to http://www.emrbi.com/main.asp?sel_nav1=145&sel_nav2=90&cat=site
2. Executive Workshop on
M&A
The EuroMed 2011 Annual
Conference Executive Workshop on Mergers & Acquisitions provides an
overview of state-of-the-art on success and failure factors in domestic and
international mergers and acquisitions from buyer and seller points
of view (including managerial practical guide for planning mergers and
acquisitions, synergy analysis, evaluation and pricing, negotiation,
implementing post-merger integration process, dealing with cultural
differences, human resource challenges, and capturing synergy potential).
For full description of the objectives of the
Executive Workshop please see the details at our website.
3.
Presentations and Keynote Speeches from academic AND business experts.
4.
Suggestions for more activities
Ideas and suggestions
for more activities are invited. Please send 1-3 pages description of such
proposed activities to Dr.
Doctoral Seminar on M&A
The EuroMed 2011 Annual Conference Doctoral Seminar
provides an opportunity for doctoral students representing all areas of
business to explore their research interests in a unique interdisciplinary and
interactive workshop with a panel of distinguished research faculty. Abstracts
will be published in the conference proceedings.
The seminar will provide a unique opportunity
for doctoral students to further develop their research ideas, to learn about
the challenges of conducting M&A research and building a successful
academic career in this field, and to broaden their professional networks. The
format of the Consortium will facilitate a constructive and supportive
discussion among the doctoral students and the participating faculty on topics
of broad interest such as new trends in conducting high-impact M&A
research, managing the dissertation stage and the job search process, and
successful entry into the academic career. In addition, students will receive
concrete feedback on their individual current research projects as well as
ideas and guidance for their future research agenda.
All participants in the Doctoral seminar are
eligible for the EMAB Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation Proposal.
Participants of the Doctoral seminar that
precedes the conference (
For full description of the objectives of the
2011 Doctoral Seminar and selection criteria please see the details at our
website
http://www.emrbi.com/main.asp?sel_nav1=155&sel_nav2=92&cat=site
For more information please contact Prof.
Research Fellowship Award
Participation in various
activities of the conference and other EMRBI activities are taken in account in
consideration for awarding Research Fellowship Award.
Please refer to http://www.emrbi.com/photos/uploads/research%20fellowship.pdf
Boat
Half day boat trips to the nearby Spinalonga Island will be
organized on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st of October.
Embark from and disembark to your hotel’s private pier. Guided tour of The
Island included.
Bus Tour
A full day excursion
will be organized on Saturday 22nd of October for a tour around some
of the main attractions of the island. The bus will depart from your hotel in
Elounda and travel to Plateau
of Lasithi (where you will visit Diktaion Andron), Archanes, Knossos and Heraklion. Details are
provided below:
Programme Tracks and Track
Chairs:
The following list
indicates the various Conference Track Chairs, some of which are
interdisciplinary. If you have any difficulties in selecting the most
appropriate track for your paper or abstract, please send your paper to the
last track, General Track. The scientific committee will evaluate your submission
and include it within the most appropriate track.
1.
International and regional trade and economics in the EuroMed zone.
2. Strategic alliances in a
turbulent economy: Product vs. service alliances, alliance networks or alliance
portfolios, knowledge sharing and creation through alliances.
Ian Kwan, [log in to unmask]
3. M&A management and perspectives:
Process and practice of M&A, global expansion via M&A, post-merger
integration, knowledge transfer, and performance.
4.
Organizational behavior: Leadership, motivation, job design, team work,
organizational citizenship.
5.
Agriculture trade and businesses: customer behaviour, labour management,
marketing, real estate.
6. Transnational and immigrant
entrepreneurship (this track
focuses on papers regarding how transnational and immigrant entrepreneurs examine
the process of seeking and exploiting business opportunities).
7. International business and management: Multinational enterprises, comparative business-government
relations, reasons for direct foreign investment, internationalization theory,
joint ventures and strategic partnerships.
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9.
Value based management: Value definition, measurement, and management of value
drivers. Bernd Britzelmaier,
Valentin Beck,
10. Technology marketing:
Marketing considerations for technology and technology-intensive products. Alexander
Brem, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, [log in to unmask]
and Eric Viardot, EADA, Barcelona, [log in to unmask]
11.
Case study track.
12. New perspectives on
managing multinational corporations in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
[log in to unmask] , Hela
Chebbi, EDC – Paris, [log in to unmask] , and Adel
Golli, Euromed Management, [log in to unmask]
13.
Small and medium enterprises: Economic environment, finance, R&D,
valuation, controlling, and business succession. Bernd
Britzelmaier, Pforzheim University, [log in to unmask],
14. Entrepreneurship and tourism, behaviour
and culture in tourism destinations, tourism planning and development models and experiences.
15. Utilization of open innovation strategies for the
development of small and medium scale enterprises in Euro-Med Region. Hakikur
Rahman, University of Minho, Portugal, [log in to unmask]
and Isabel Ramos, University of Minho, Portugal, [log in to unmask]
16. European and global business innovation system policy,
analysis and
management techniques: Economics and business strategy
viewpoints on
innovation, innovation systems in several sectors and regions-business
clustering,
social policy-strategic and tactical viewpoints for sectoral,
regional and national development. Ioannis Papadopoulos, Department
of Wood & Furniture Technology & Design, Karditsa, Greece, [log in to unmask], Glykeria Karagkouni, Department of Wood
& Furniture Technology & Design, Karditsa, Greece, and [log in to unmask]
and Marios Trigkas, Department of Wood and Furniture Technology&
Design, Karditsa, Greece, [log in to unmask]
17.
Cultural heritage in the context of tourism industry: Branding and promoting
destinations, and the
role of festivals, traditional food and beverages on the firm competiveness. Amos Raviv, Israeli Center of
Management Studies, [log in to unmask]
18.
Culture implications on performance.
19. Wine business
and globalization. Ruth Rios-Morales, University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, [log in to unmask] and
20. Sub
Saharan African countries and the Mediterranean counntries are the new economic
challenge for
21.Marketing
management in services industries: Health care marketing,
telecommunications-mobile marketing, bank marketing, educational
marketing, restaurant marketing, and crisis management in service industry.
Constantinos-Vasilios Priporas,
22.Cross-Cultural
perspectives of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial development,
entrepreneurial orientation and global competitiveness, entrepreneurship in
transition economies. Evangelos Tsoukatos,
Technological Educational Institute of
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Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR), business
ethics, sustainability, and corporate governance from different cultural
perspectives. Mehdi
Majidi, The American University of
24.
Technology application management in banking
25.
Derivatives and Financial Risk Management: Regulatory Framework, derivatives
and financial risk hedging, developing countries scenario, foreign
institutional investors and derivative market, stock market volatility and
derivative pricing, trading strategies.
Saroj Datta, Mody Institute of Technology and Science, [log in to unmask]
and Ruchika Gahlot, Mody Institute of Technology and Science, [log in to unmask]
26.
Risk management: The emerging management
skill.
27. HR
development: Workforce training, career development, job satisfaction,
organizational commitment, and the influence of different HR practices on firm
performance. Andrew Michael,
Intercollege
28. The
influence of customer-driven marketing strategies (Relationship Marketing-RM,
Customer Relationship Management-CRM, and Customer Knowledge Management-CKM) in the improvement of organizational and
marketing performance. Mohammad Fateh Ali Khan Panni,
29.
E-Business systems - The opportunity for effective management of global
enterprises. Bhavani Prasad Goli Veera,
30. The
role of the manager in turbulent international environments: Differences
between informal and formal decision making, new market penetration modes, and
headquarter-subsidiary interrelationships.
31.
Identity and marketing: psychological and sociological concept of identity. The
role of relations, values and emotions in the satisfaction of customer desires,
wants and needs. Hans Rudiger Kaufmann,
32.
Impact of globalization on sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean countries.
Gjergji Shqau,
33.
Business of agricultural products: Agricultural management, marketing
of
agricultural products, decision support systems in agriculture.
Stamatis
Aggelopoulos,
Educacional Institute of Thessaloniki,
34.
Intercultural knowledge management: Capturing, codifying and transferring the
knowledge between
business entities - subsidiaries, strategic alliances, joint ventures,
M&A. Dolores Sanchez Bengoa, Intercollege,
35. The
impact of migrations on the development of Mediterranean Region.
Diego Matricano,
Istituto di Ricerche sulle Attività Terziarie, Naples, Italy, [log in to unmask]
36. Cross-cultural management: Micro-level
effects of individual value preferences (S. Schwartz) and personality traits
(Big Five) and their impact on certain patterns of behavior in cross-cultural
situations.
37.
Waste Management and Sustainability in a Connected World. Ivana
Modena, International University of Geneva, Switzerland, [log in to unmask]
38.
International Human Resource Management: Intercultural communication competence
between local managers and expatriates in subsidiaries. Peter
Juskiw, Les Roches Gruyère University of Applied Sciences,
39. Project, program and
portfolio management (3PM) as a tool for a
40.
Consumer behavior in emerging countries: Between anchored traditions and
emerging trends: Ambivalence between tradition and modernity.
Institut Supérieur de Gestion
- Tunis University, [log in to unmask]
41. Internet-enabled Internationalization - Mass customization and personalization of
content and services in the new digital business environments. Internet and
mobile computing in context of e-business and global economy.
Rotem Shneor, University of Agder, Norway, [log in to unmask]
42. Brand personality research: Conceptualizations, dimensions,
and structures. Human-brand personality congruence and fit, and its impact on
issues such as brand recall and brand loyalty. Rotem
Shneor, University of Agder, Norway, [log in to unmask]
43. The impact of corporate venture capital
investment on innovation. Business angels: Accelerators of innovation in
EuroMed Region.
M
44.
Knowledge and skills for building
partnerships among universities, business, government and the community:
Innovation capacity building, knowledge exchange and entrepreneurship,
technology transfer. Elvira Martini,
45.
Internet-based technologies for solving work-related tasks: Knowledge sharing,
collaborative problem solving, learning, communities of practice, innovation,
creativity, and the role of HRM with these advanced technological tools (social
networking, virtual worlds, micro blogging).
Bjørn-Tore Flåten,
46. Outsourcing in the post global financial crisis era: The
consequences of the global financial crisis and reduction in the amount of
outsourced-business. The current and future trends in outsourcing. Economies of
outsourcing and its strategic implementation.
Richard Mbewe, Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland, [log in to unmask]
47. Corporate identity, brand, image and reputation: Dimensions and implications. Cláudia Simões, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, [log in to unmask]
48.
European integration: the problem or the cure for the economic crisis?
Eyal Inbar, College of
Management - Academic Studies, [log in to unmask]
49. Impact of globalization on sustainable tourism in the
Mediterranean countries.
Gjergji Shqau,
50.
Business of agricultural products: Agricultural management, marketing
of
agricultural products, decision support systems in agriculture.
Stamatis
Aggelopoulos,
Educacional Institute of
51. Supply chain management:
Supplier-buyer and customer-seller relationships, purchasing, logistics, and
distribution, innovation in purchasing management.
Gøril Hannås,
52.Critical
success factors of technological alliances in complex products
and systems. Arbabi
Hani, [log in to unmask] , Kefayatmand
Massoud, and Arasti, Mohammad-Reza.
53. IT in healthcare as one of
main factors in improving quality of life: Balanced Scorecard Approach. Misak
Vartanov, [log in to unmask]
54. Innovative financial
instruments in the public sector
55. Emergence and the role of
dynamic interactions in strategy and innovation: Complex adaptive systems
theory and virtual organizations. Harald
Knudsen,
56. Entrepreneurial design:
Methods, techniques and instruments of measuring, building and promoting of
entrepreneurial compentences, personality and identiy. Johanna
Telieps,
57. Negotiations and
conflict resolution in the Mediterranean region: Strategy and tactics in
business conflicts, negotiation simulations and models. Enrique
Ogliastri, IE
58.
Sport management and marketing, sport
tourism, sport event and media management. Pinelopi Athanassopo,
59.
Entrepreneurship, creativity and
organisational learning. Stefan Lagrosen, University West,
60. Human Resource Management: Leadership
development, coaching and talent management. Paul Iles, University
of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK, [log in to unmask]"
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Xiaoxian (PG), University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK, [log in to unmask]
61. Social media
marketing: Business models based on the SMM, social media consumer
behaviour, SMM and innovation.
Enric López, Director
Master Oficial en Gestió Estratègica de les Empreses Turístiques, Director
Master "e-Tourism", Barcelona, [log in to unmask]
62. Small and medium sized
enterprises (SMEs): Performance, growth, finance, R&D, innovation,
management, economic environment, economic crisis encountering, and
comparisons. Fotini Psimarni
Voulgari, School of Management & Economics T.E.I. of
63.
Examination of different theories for
extension of bargaining solution analyses
(e.g. behavioural theory, game
theory, processual theory, integrative theory,
narrative theory, automated
bargaining theory and anchor pricing theory).
Leonidas Papakonstantinidis, Technological
Educational Institute of Kalamata, [log in to unmask]
64. Financial risk management:
financial modeling, engineering, and multicriteria decision-making
(sophisticated statistical and econometric techniques, stochastic process,
optimization algorithms). Constantin Zopounidis,
Technical University of Crete, [log in to unmask]
65.
Dynamic capabilities: creation, modification, and renewal. Alvaro Lopes Dias, Universidade Autonoma de Lisboa, Portugal, [log in to unmask]
and Renato Pereira,
Universidade Autonoma de Lisboa,
Portugal, [log in to unmask]
66. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and competitiveness
of SMEs. Eleni Apospori, Athens
University of Economics and Business, [log in to unmask] and Maria Krambia-Kapardis, Cyprus
University of Technology, [log in to unmask]
67.
Organizational culture, strategy, structure and behavior. Gerhard
Fink, Vienna University [log in to unmask] , Maurice
Yolles, Liverpool John Moores University, [log in to unmask]
,
68.
Economic crisis with its social Effects and the role of cause-related
marketing. Green marketing as a form of cause-related marketing. Demetriou Marlen, University of Nicosia, [log in to unmask]
69.
Advertising around the Mediterranean region:
Product advertising,
employment advertising, commercials.
Marinel Gerritsen, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, [log in to unmask]
70.
Challenges in managing the value enhancement of brand: Brand loyalty, brand identity, and brand positioning.
Celebritiy advertisement and business performance. SamudhraRajkumar,
Annamalai University, India, [log in to unmask]
71.
Supply chain management for the global stability: Green supply chain management.
Teck Yong Eng,
University of Essex, UK, [log in to unmask]
72. Positive Organizational Behavior (POB) and its application to
the workplace:
Exploring the employee commitment, employee engagement, and employee mental health and well-being.
Zoe Dimitriades, University of Macedonia, [log in to unmask]
73.
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) In Infrastructure Sector. A. Suryanarayana, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, [log in to unmask]
74. Business
incubation and development: Case Studies in small and medium- sized
enterprises. Abel Kinoti Meru, The Catholic University of Eastern
75.
Management of science, technology,
innovation, quality, and conformity assessment business. K.M.Mostafa
Anwar, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Dhaka-1205,
76. Marketing and Sustainability: Stakeholders’ (consumers, firms, government, civil
society etc) role and commitment towards attaining triple E (ecology, economic,
equity) balance in the quest for societal development. Anayo D. Nkamnebe,
77. General Track. Dr.