CALL FOR PAPERS - COME TO SWITZERLAND OF CENTRAL ASIA- BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN THIS SUMMER! May  19-23, 2017  Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

FROM GLOBALIZATION TO REGIONALIZATION AND LOCALIZATION: INSTITUTIONS, PROCESSES. POLICIES, AND STRATEGIES

The 26th  Annual World Business Congress of the International Management Development Association (IAIB-MDA) will be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from May 19-23, 2017.  This unique opportunity is organized and hosted jointly by the  IMDA and Manas  University in partnership with  a number of organizations in Kyrgyzstan. Scholarly papers, panel/special session proposals, and case study exercises for presentation and possible publication in the  award winning refereed Congress proceedings are invited. Theoretical, conceptual, and empirical papers (using qualitative/historical and quantitative methodologies) are solicited. Those on the conference theme are most desirable, although all aspects of business are of interest.

Manuscripts submitted must be complete papers, ready for blind review, to be considered for inclusion in the Congress proceedings. A work-in-progress may be reviewed and considered for presentation and published in the Congress proceedings. In addition to scholarship, the Congress is designed to offer an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues from around the world and exchange information and ideas on a variety of global business  topics. There will also be excellent opportunities to socialize.