The EuroMed Academy of Business announces the
8th Annual Conference
Verona, Italy
September 16th-18th, 2015
INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE VALUE CHAIN IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
The variety of subjects and full table of all the conference tracks and can be found at the end of the Call for Papers
Click here for full call of papers
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6f7k8grazy679lv/CallforPapers%202015final.pdf?dl=0
EMRBI Presidents
Prof. Demetris Vrontis (University of Nicosia, Cyprus) and Prof. Yaakov Weber (College of Management, Israel)
Conference Chair and Organizing Committee:
Diego Begalli (Chair), Antonio Borghesi, Federico Brunetti, Bettina Campedelli, Emanuele Carluccio, Stefano Pozzoli, Matteo Rossi, Salvatore Russo
Organized and Hosted by: Department of Business Administration, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Conference Goals
The EuroMed Academy of Business annual conference has established itself as one of the major Business Management conferences of its kind in the EuroMed region (European and Mediterranean), in terms of size, quality of content, and standing reputation of attendees. Many of the papers presented contribute significantly to the business knowledge base. Its Book of Proceedings is highly recognized and accepted to be under citation. Many papers are published in Special Issues in leading journals, and are driving international research and teaching programs.
Our goal is to create a friendly and approachable academy and environment, a strong network, whereby its members (including senior worldwide scholars, faculty members, doctorate students, researchers and business practitioners) are guiding and mentoring each other. We differentiate as we assist participants to network and publish their valuable work (see below: a. Publication Opportunities, b. Authors’ Network and Collaboration Workshop and c. Meet the Editors Session). Our participants also form specialised teams applying and getting involved in EU project funding. You can visit our Research Project Workshop (see below) that will take place during the conference.
Author Guidelines
* Submission Deadline*: March 23rd, 2015
Please submit your paper or abstract to [log in to unmask] and to [log in to unmask] by strictly adhering to the Author Guidelines and by using the Manuscript Template found on the conference website (www.euromed2015.com).
All manuscripts (including abstracts) will be double blind reviewed.
Please indicate, on the first page of the manuscript, the track number for submission. All conference tracks are included at the end of this call (brief track descriptions can be found at the conference website). Should you feel that your submission does not exactly fit in any of the tracks please indicate General Track. Alternatively, you may indicate the general area that you would like to have your manuscript reviewed under (eg Marketing, HRM, Strategic Management, Finance etc).
Important Dates
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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 the Conference Proceedings Citation Index — an integrated index within Web of Science. This distinction is given only to the most significant papers, 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 (presented in alphabetic order), most of which are internationally ranked or/and ISI/Scopus approved. Some of these journals will devote and publish a special issue based on conference papers.
1. EuroMed Journal of Business - EMRBI’s official Journal
3. Global Business and Economics Review
4. Human Resource Management Review
5. Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy
6. International Journal of Digital Culture and Electronic Tourism
7. International Journal of Economic Behavior
8. International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives
9. International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business
10. International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting
11. International Journal of Markets and Business Systems
12. International Journal of Organizational Analysis
13. International Journal of Technology Marketing
14. International Studies of Management and Organization
15. Journal of Customer Behaviour
16. Journal for Global Business Advancement
17. Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
18. Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting
19. Journal of Promotion Management
20. Journal of Transnational Management
21. Journal of the Knowledge Economy
22. Piccola Impresa / Small Business
23. Sinergie
24. Social Business
26. Thunderbird International Business Review
27. Transnational Marketing Journal
28. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management & Sustainable Development
DDITIONAL PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
For more information please see publication opportunities on the conference website.
AWARDS
OTHER CONFERENCE AND PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
Research Project Workshop
The workshop will take place on the 16th of September. The exact Time and Location of the workshop will be announced in due course at the conference website. Please, register for the workshop, sending an email to Prof Hans Ruediger Kaufmann [log in to unmask]
Authors’ Networking and Collaboration Workshop
The workshop will take place on the 16th of September. The exact Time and Location of the workshop will be announced in due course at the conference website. Please, register for the workshop, sending an email to Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos [log in to unmask]
Meet the Editors Session
In order to enhance our conference participants’ network, every year we hold a Meet the Editors session. At this session, taking place during the conference, all Journal Editors, Associate Editors or Guest Editors who participate at the Conference present their journals to the Conference Participants. This also gives the opportunity to participants to network and meet with the editors and benefit from any publishing opportunities. For more information please contact Dr Yioula Melantiou [log in to unmask]
Doctoral Seminars
For more details, please visit conference website or email Prof. Yaakov Weber [log in to unmask] or Dr. Shlomo Tarba [log in to unmask]
For more details, please visit the conference website or email Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos [log in to unmask]
For more details, please, visit the conference website or email Prof. Demetris Vrontis ([log in to unmask]) or Prof. Hans Ruediger Kaufmann ([log in to unmask]).
Conference Venue – University of Verona, Verona, Italy
The 8th EuroMed Conference will take place on the 16th to 18th of September 2015, at the University of Verona in Verona, Italy.
The present city of Verona derives from the roman city founded in the 1st century B.C. The roman origin of the city is testified by its architecture, urban planning, and by many historical buildings. Verona offers also many interesting places date back to Middle Ages. Verona was named in 2000 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Verona is one of the main tourist destinations in north-eastern Italy. It has two main emblems: the Arena and the William Shakespeare’s story of Romeo and Juliet. The Arena is an ancient roman amphitheater built in AD 30. It is the 3rd roman amphitheater in Italy with respect to the size. During summer, inside the Arena the famous festival of opera and many concerts are given. Verona is also the location chosen by William
Shakespeare for his story about the love between Romeo and Juliet.
The city and its province offer many interesting activities and places to tourists: churches, museums, amazing natural sites, famous wine regions, and attractive night life. It is also very near to attractive destinations like Venice, Dolomites, Milano (Expo 2015), and famous lakes.
For more information you can visit the following websites:
http://www.turismoverona.eu/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=35298&lang=en
http://www.tourism.verona.it/en
Conference Hotels
Attractive hotel rates for conference participants have been secured in some of the nicest hotels in Verona.
Details on accommodation options, pricing and booking instructions are available at http://www.euromed2015.com
Organized Excursions
A selection of attractive tours has been arranged for conference participants.
Day tours - Saturday 19th of September 2015:
Please note that all tours have limited capacity are expected to be filled fast, hence, it is recommended to book your tour as soon as possible.
More details on tours will be available at http://www.euromed2015.com
Programme Tracks and Track Chairs:
Please indicate, on the first page of your manuscript, the track number for submission. Should you feel that your submission does not exactly fit in any of the tracks below please indicate General Track. For a more detailed description of the conference tracks please visit the conference website http://www.euromed2015.com.
1. Corporate Social Responsibility | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
1. | Managing and measuring CSR and sustainability | Dr Silvia Cantele, |
2. | Corporate Disclosure and Innovations | Prof. John Dumay, Prof. Rosa Lombardi, |
2. Cross – Cultural Management | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
3. | Cross-Cultural Management | Prof. Yaakov Weber, and Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos, |
4. | Intercultural Competence | Prof. Hans Ruediger Kaufmann, Dr Dolores Sanchez Bengoa, and Ms Englezou Maria, |
3. Diversity and Conflict | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
5. | Managing Diversity and Promoting Collaboration in the Context of Conflict | Prof. Helena Desivilya Syna, |
6. | Women's Voices at Top Management in the Era of Complexity | Prof. Helena Desivilya Syna, and Prof. Michal Palgi, |
4. Entrepreneurship | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
7. | Evaluating and Quantifying Entrepreneurship | Dr. Prabha Bhola, Rajendra |
8. | International entrepreneurship: Challenges in the 21st century | Dr Luísa Carvalho, |
9. | Strategic Entrepreneurship | Prof. Renato Pereira, and Prof. Álvaro Lopes Dias, |
5. Finance | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
10. | Accounting, management accounting and auditing in ERP environments | Prof. Constantinos J. Stefanou, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece Prof. Charalambos Spathis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
11. | Business Economics and Finance after the 2008 crash | Dr John Sorros University of Piraeus, Greece Dr Stavros E. Arvanitis Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece and Dr Theodoros V. Stamatopoulos Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece |
12. | New Fiscal and Monetary Policy trends in view of economic and currency reap | Dr Simona Mihai-Yiannaki, |
13. | Drivers of investors' risk tolerance under the behavioural finance perspective | Ms Georgia Mouzoura, and Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos, |
14. | Sustainable Growth and Development (environment, society and economy). | Dr Ruth Rios-Morales, |
15. | Economy and Finance Reconsidered, Social and Solidarity Economy and common pool resources management | Prof. Bernard PARANQUE, |
6. Innovation | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
16. | Creativity, innovation and global entrepreneurship | Dr Marios Trigkas, Ms Karagouni Glykeria, and Prof. Ioannis Papadopoulos, TEI of Larissa, Greece |
17. | Creativity and Innovation in Teaching in Universities versus employability in the Euro-Mediterranean region | Dr Simona Mihai-Yiannaki, |
18. | Innovation and Start-ups | Prof. Manlio Del Giudice, Prof. Stefano Fontana, Prof. Rosa Lombardi, |
19. | Innovation Strategy in the Family Business Phenomenon | Prof. Elisa Giacosa Dr Stefano Bresciani and Prof. Francesca Culasso University of Turin |
20. | Innovation in corporate finance | Prof. Giusy Chesini and Dr. Elisa Giaretta |
7. International Business and Management | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
21. | International Business and Management | Dr Ziva Rozen-Bachar |
22. | Supply Chain Management and Resilience | Prof. Martin Christopher, and Dr Barbara Gaudenzi, |
23. | Chinese Direct Investments in Europe | Prof. Bernd Britzelmaier, |
24. | Different organizations; different business process management methodologies for business values | Dr Ahmad Alibabaei |
25. | Technology application management in banking | Prof. Saroj Kumar Datta and Ms Sukanya Kundu |
8. Marketing | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
26. | Marketing: Theory and Practice | Prof. Demetris Vrontis, |
27. | International, Cross-cultural and Transnational Marketing | Dr Yioula Melanthiou University of Nicosia, Cyprus |
28. | Consumer Brand Relationships | Prof. Hans Ruediger Kaufmann, |
29. | Consumer behaviour | Dr Ioanna Papasolomou and Dr Yioula Melanthiou University of Nicosia, Cyprus |
30. | Modern marketing paradigm: A Combination of High-tech & Sustainable Marketing Strategy | Md. Shahriar Parvez, and Mohammad Fateh Ali Khan Panni, |
31. | Advertising Reinvented | Prof. Patrícia Dias* and Dr. Inês Teixeira-Botelho *Corresponding track chair |
32. | Innovative Practices in Services Marketing | Dr.Bhavesh Vanparia, and Dr. Evangelos Tsoukatos, |
33. | Neuromarketing | Dr.Bhavesh Vanparia, and Dr. Evangelos Tsoukatos, |
34. | The study of brand equity as a relationship between brand personality and consumer personality | Ms Irma Shyle, |
35. | Consumption culture | Dr Carmen Rodríguez Santos, University of León, Spain and Prof. Ruediger Kaufmann Hans, |
36. | Brands and their stakeholders: loving and hating relationships in a dynamic environment | Prof. Sandra Loureiro, |
9. Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
37. | Organizational Behaviour: Theory, Cases and Practice | Prof. Peter Stokes* Dr Neil Moore, Prof. Caroline Rowland University of Chester, UK. and Mr. Peter Scott, * corresponding track chair |
38. | Human Resource Management | Dr Niki Kyriakidou and Dr Crystal Zhang |
39. | Challenges on sustainable employability and innovative HRD practices | Dr Niki Kyriakidou |
40. | Early Labour Market Careers and Competencies: Apprenticeships and Work-based Learning | Ms Teresa Torres-Coronas Dr Maria-Arántzazu Vidal-Blasco Prof. Mario Arias-Oliva Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain |
10. Public Management | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
41. | Public and Non-profit Management | Prof. Stephen Osborne, Dr. Salvatore Russo, |
42. | Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in administrative contracts. Regulations and managerial implications for New Public Management | Dr Antonios Maniatis, |
11. Strategic Management | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
43. | Strategic Management: Theory and Practice | Dr Shlomo Tarba, The University of Sheffield, UK |
44. | Dynamic Capabilities, Intellectual Capital and Intellectual Property Rights: past, present and future insights | Prof. Raffaele Trequattrini, Dr Giuseppe Russo, Dr Rosa Lombardi, University of Rome and Dr Fabio Nappo, |
45. | Strategic options in a dynamic environment | Prof. Andrea Beretta Zanoni, |
46. | Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions | Dr Emanuel Gomes, University of Birmingham, UK Dr Mohammad Faisal Ahammad |
47. | Cooperatives as an alternative economic model in the 21st century | Dr Sara Edom, |
48. | Business Competitiveness Drivers in the Post Crisis Era | Prof. Fotini Psimarni-Voulgari, Dr Christos Lemonakis, |
12. Tourism | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
49. | Tourism | Prof. Vitor Ambrósio, |
50. | Web marketing in tourism destinations | Prof. Amedeo Maizza, |
51. | The future of tourist destination competitiveness in a sustainable view | Dr Milena Viassone, |
52. | Place Branding | Prof. Eugene D. Jaffe, |
13. Wine, Food and Agribusiness Management | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
53. | Wine and Agribusiness | Prof. Stephen Charters Prof. Roberta Capitello and Dr. Antonino Galati |
54. | Agribusiness Economics & Management: Policy, Financing and Decision Support Systems in Agriculture | Dr Stamatis Aggelopoulos, |
55. | Agribusiness in Rural Development | Dr Abu Zafar Mahmudul Haq, |
56. | Food marketing and sustainability | Dr Riccardo Vecchio and Ms Azzurra Annunziata |
57. | Food and agriculture: shifting to a consumer-led model | Prof. Philippos Karipidis, and Dr Stamatis Aggelopoulos, |
58. | Sustainable and Socially Responsible Food Supply Chains | Prof. Philippos Karipidis, and Dr Efthimia Tsakiridou, |
14. General Tracks | ||
Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs | |
59. | Business Analytics | Prof. Saroj Kumar Datta and Ms Sukanya Kundu |
60. | General Track | Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos, |
Prof. Yaakov Weber
1. Director, Research Unit
School of Business Administration
College of Management
Rishon Lezion, Israel
2. President, EMRBI
EuroMed Research Business Institute