ACADEMY FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS ADVANCEMENT (AGBA)
8th Annual World Congress
September 15—17, 2011
Dongbei University of Finance & Economics (DUFE)
Dalian, China
CALL FOR PAPERS
Conference Theme:
"Business and Entrepreneurship Development in a Globalized Era".
Distinguished Patron
Prof. Dr. Li Wei-An
President: Dongbei University of Finance & Economics
Dalian, China
Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. Zhao Yanzhi
Dean: SII and Director IEC
Dongbei University of Finance & Economics (DUFE)
Dalian, China
Conference Co-Chair
Prof. Dr. Mary B. Teagarden
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Glendale, Arizona, USA
Conference Co-Chair
Prof. Dr. Tariq Malik
Founder & Deputy Director: ICOIS
Dongbei University of Finance & Economics,
Dalian, China
AGBA Chair
Prof. Dr. Norman Wright
Dean: Woodbury School of Business
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah, USA.
Program Chair and Conference Director
Dr. David N. McArthur
Chair: Department of Management
Woodbury School of Business
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT 84057-5999, USA
Registration and Submission Deadline: August 1, 2011
About the Conference:
The main theme of the conference is "Business and Entrepreneurship Development in a Globalized Era." The conference will feature competitive papers, plenary sessions, case studies, poster presentations, student papers, and panel sessions. Submissions will be subjected to a double-blind review and will be published in the refereed conference proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research, ISS# 1549-9332).
The primary goal of the conference is to provide a unique global platform to facilitate the exchange of leading edge ideas for effective advancement of knowledge in the field of business administration and entrepreneurship. This will be achieved through multi-disciplinary presentations and discussions of current business and development issues in developing and developed countries.
We welcome the submission of manuscripts that address the conference theme as well as all functional areas of business administration and entrepreneurship. If you are uncertain whether your paper fits the conference theme or not, please contact our Program Chair and Conference Director: Dr. David N. McArthur at [log in to unmask]
Best papers presented at AGBA's 8th world congress would be published in the special issues of the Journal for Global Business Advancement (www.inderscience.com/jgba), and the Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development (www.inderscience.com/jibed).
Registrations:
USD$400 Includes:
· Luncheons, Coffee/Tea
· Dinner Banquet
· Conference Proceedings
· Recognition Awards
· Special Rate for Local Chinese Delegates: USD$200 (or equivalent in Yuan)
· Ph.D. Students USD$100 (or equivalent in Yuan)
Cheers.
Zafar
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Prof. Dr. Zafar U. Ahmed
BBA (New York), MBA (Texas), Ph.D., (Utah), D.Litt., (India)
Renong Distinguished Endowed Chair of Marketing and Professor of International Business
Director: Malaysian Centre for International Business Education and Research (Malaysian CIBER)
President/CEO: Academy for Global Business Advancement
Editor-in-Chief: Journal for Global Business Advancement
Graduate School of Management
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor Darul Ehsan
MALAYSIA
Email: [log in to unmask]
Mobile #: + 60--166--88--41—00
Skype ID: zafaruahmed