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*CALL FOR PAPERS* We would like to invite you to submit a paper to the *13th International Conference of the Society for Global Business & Economic Development (SGBED) at Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona (Italy) - July 16-18, 2014. *This year the conference theme is "*Managing the "Intangibles": Business and Entrepreneurship Perspectives in a Global Context".* The details are described as follows or access our website at http://www.sgbed2014.it/ for more information. *Nature and Scope of the Conference * Compared to tangible assets, "intangibles", or knowledge-based resources, are among the most important determinants of institutions, business and industry performance. Recognizing their role in promoting entrepreneurship, firm performance and socio-economic advancement, several developed countries have recently estimated the economic value of R&D and other forms of innovations, and have integrated them into the measurement of GDP. At the same time, several studies have questioned the net benefits of globalization and the impact of "intangibles" on the level and distribution of income and wealth. These mixed results indicate that the role of intangibles and knowledge resources as a source of equitable development is an open issue and hence of significance for theoretical and empirical research. In this framework, the 13 th Conference of the Society for Global Business and Economic Development (SGBED) invites empirical and conceptual research with a focus on the role of the "intangibles" in advancing equitable development in a global business and institutional perspectives. * The topics listed below are for illustration only:* * Human Capital Management * Knowledge Management, Online Education, Higher Education & Executive Training * Knowledge Transfer within and Across Organizations * Innovation and knowledge diffusion Role of Information Communication Technologies (ICT), R&D Networks, Technology Clusters, Science Parks, Business Incubators; * Innovation Models: Reverse, Frugal, Incremental & Disruptive * Managing R&D & Patents & Intellectual Property Rights * Accounting Standards, Valuation & Reporting of Intangibles * Transfer Pricing, Taxation Issues of Intangibles * Marketing of Intangibles: Patents, Designs, Software, Digital Products, Apps* Brand Management; Brand Equity * Multi-channel Strategies: Digital Marketing; Customization; Social Media; E-Commerce * Managing Global Customer, Supplier and other stakeholder Relationships * Managing intangibles in the global supply chain and operations management * Managing intangibles in services businesses * Financial intangibles * Entrepreneurship in the Knowledge Economy * Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environmental Protection & Sustainability *Submission Deadlines:* Abstracts/Proposals: March 17, 2014 Review Decision on Abstract: April 15, 2014 Final Paper submission: June23, 2014 *Supporting Peer reviewed Journals: * - International Journal of Management Cases (ISSN 1741-6264) - Special Issue - International Journal of Sales, Retailing and Marketing (ISSN 2045-810X) - Special Issue - Small Business / Piccola impresa (ISSN: 0394-7947) *Presented in Cooperation with* ** Montclair State University Center for International Business, NJ, USA* ** Curtin Business School, Perth, Australia* ** Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India* ** EADA Business School, Barcelona, Spain* ** Comenius University Faculty of Management in Bratislava, Slovakia* ** Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK* ** University of International Business & Economics, Beijing, China* ** The Hongkong Polytechnic University, Hongkong* ** University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico* *Conference Research Committee* Gian Luca Gregori<http://www.univpm.it/Entra/Engine/RAServePG.php/P/320710011848/idsel/82/docname/GIAN%20LUCA%20GREGORI/> (Chair), Professor & Vice Rector Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. Stefano Marasca<http://www.univpm.it/Entra/Engine/RAServePG.php/P/320710011848/idsel/91/docname/STEFANO%20MARASCA/> (Chair) , Professor, Dept. of Management, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. Marco Cucculelli<http://www.univpm.it/Entra/Engine/RAServePG.php/P/320710011848/idsel/72/docname/MARCO%20CUCCULELLI/> (Chair), Professor, Dept. of Economics and Social Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. *Co-chairs* Tony Travaglione, Professor & Pro-Vice Chancellor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, Australia Ramon Noguera, Academic Dean, EADA Business School, Barcelona, Spain Dusan Soltes, Professor, Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovak Republic Vishnuprasad Nagadevara, Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Vesa Routamaa, Professor, Dept. of Management, University of Vaasa, Finland Sherriff T.K Luk, Assoc. Professor, Department of Management & Marketing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Nitin Sanghavi, Professor, Manchester Business School, UK Vasant H. Raval, Professor of Accounting, Heider College of Business, Creighton University, USA Jose Sanchez Gutierrez, Professor, Dept. of Marketing, University of Guadalajara, Mexico Harald Kupfer, Professor & Scientific Director of Studies, FOM University, Germany Johan de Jager, Research Professor, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Pawel Kawa, Professor & Vice Rector for Scientific Research, Cracow School of Banking and Management, Poland, Ivan Russo, Professor, University of Verona, Italy Gianpaolo Vignali, Professor, School of Materials, University of Manchester, UK Tonino Pencarelli, Professor, Economics and Business Management, Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy *Conference Secretariat* Department of Management, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy *Host Coordinator* Dr. Silvio Cardinali<http://www.univpm.it/Entra/Engine/RAServePG.php/P/320710011848/idsel/596/docname/SILVIO%20CARDINALI>, Assistant Professor of Marketing and communication, Dept. of Management, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy [log in to unmask] *SGBED Coordinators* Emeritus Professor Samir Ranjan Chatterjee, Curtin University & Chair, Board of Governors, SGBED C. 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