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The EuroMed Academy of Business announces its
11th Annual Conference
‘Research Advancements in National and Global Business Theory and Practice’
Valletta, Malta
The European Capital of Culture for 2018
September 12th-14th, 2018
Organized and Hosted by:
University of Malta
EMRBI Presidents
Prof. Demetris Vrontis Executive Dean University of Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus | Prof. Yaakov Weber Director, Research Unit School of Business College of Management, Israel |
Conference Chairs
Prof. Vincent Cassar, University of Malta, Malta |
Conference Goals
The EuroMed Academy of Business annual conference is one of the major Business Management conferences of its kind in terms of size, quality of content, and standing reputation of attendees. Many of the papers presented contribute significantly to the business knowledge base.
Our goal is to create a friendly and approachable academy and environment, a strong network, whereby its members (including senior worldwide scholars, young faculty members, doctorate students, researchers and business practitioners) are guiding and mentoring each other. Further, participants attend at the conference’s Research Project Workshop in order to meet, improve research, collaborate with others and apply for EU project funding. Some of the conference distinctions are:
Author Guidelines
Submission Deadline*: February 25th, 2018
Papers and abstracts should be submitted online through the conference website at http://euromed-2018.com/submissions/
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Submissions should strictly adhere to the Author Guidelines and use the Paper or Abstract Manuscript Template to be found at the conference website http://euromed-2018.com/author-guidelines/
Please indicate, on the first page of the manuscript, the track number for submission. Should you feel that your submission does not exactly fit in any of the tracks please indicate General Track.
We also invite suggested sessions and/or Symposia sessions (minimum 3 participants at each session). The suggested session should follow the conference guidelines (see Authors Guidelines at the website)
At the Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business we accept both Paper and Abstract submissions. Authors who submitted an Abstract for review should not send a Full paper at a later stage. The manuscript to be included in the Book of Proceedings will be the one reviewed and accepted (abstract or paper).
The maximum number of submitted papers or abstracts accepted per author (either single or co-author) is three.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline | February 25th, 2018 |
Start announcements of decisions | March 26th, 2018 |
Early-bird registration | Until May 20th, 2018 |
Late registration | After May 20th, 2018 |
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 — of Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters) an integrated index within Web of Science. This distinction is given only to the most significant, in terms of academic excellence, conferences-conventions worldwide.
Journals
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 (which are over 30 every year) will devote and publish a special issue based on conference papers.
1. EuroMed Journal of Business - EMRBI’s official Journal
2. British Food Journal
3. Competitive Review
4. Global Business and Economics Review
5. International Journal of Business and Globalisation
6. International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business
7. International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics
8. International Journal of Economic Behavior
9. International Journal of Emerging Markets
10. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
11. International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives
12. International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting
13. International Journal of Organizational Analysis
14. International Marketing Review
15. International Studies of Management and Organizations
16. Journal of Business Research
17. Journal of Customer Behaviour
18. Journal for Global Business Advancement
19. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
20. Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
21. Journal of Knowledge Economy
22. Journal of Promotion Management
23. Journal of Transnational Management
24. Piccola Impresa / Small Business
25. Sinergie
26. Social Business
27. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management & Sustainable Development
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
EuroMed Book Series
We are pleased to inform you of EuroMed Academy of Business’ launching of three book series in the coming year (2018), in association with three internationally prominent publishers. Below you may find the basic profile of each and all of the aforementioned series, along with the contact editor names and emails for further information.
Series title | Series editors | Volume 1 Title (2018) | Publisher |
Annals of Business Research | Riad Shams Demetris Vrontis Yaakov Weber Evangelos Tsoukatos Contact co-editor: Riad Shams | Business Models for Strategic Innovation: Cross-functional Perspectives | Perspectives, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group |
Palgrave Studies of Cross Disciplinary Business in association with EuroMed Academy of Business | Demetris Vrontis Yaakov Weber Alkis Thrassou Riad Shams Evangelos Tsoukatos Contact co-editor: Alkis Thrassou | Innovation and Capacity Building: Cross-disciplinary Management Theories for Practical Applications | Palgrave Macmillan, Springer International Publishing |
Cross-disciplinary Management Perspectives: Applications, challenges and opportunities | Yaakov Weber Demetris Vrontis Evangelos Tsoukatos Riad Shams Sylvie Fogiel-Bijaoui Contact co-editor: Sylvie Fogiel-Bijaoui | The Cross-disciplinary perspectives of Management Ambidexterity: Challenges and Opportunities | Emerald Publishing |
The EuroMed Academy of Business welcomes your contribution to these books, as chapter authors, following of course a successful review process; and looks forward to strengthening the already significant academic collaboration with and between its members.
Other Conference and Pre-Conference Activities
· Research Project Workshop
· Authors’ Networking and Collaboration Workshop
· Meet the Editors Session
· Meet the Reviewers Session
· Session Chairs and Discussants Workshop
· Doctoral Seminars and special PhD sessions for paper presentations.
· Doctoral and Young Faculty Workshop: the transition from PhD student to lecturer and academic reality.
Conference awards
· Conference Best and Highly Commended Paper Awards
· Conference Best and Highly Commended Student Paper Awards
· Conference Best Track Chair and Commended Track Chair Awards
· Conference Best Reviewer Awards
· Conference Best Track Paper Award
· EMJB Best and Highly Commended Paper Awards
· EMRBI – SIMA Award
Conference Venue – University of Malta, Malta
University of Malta Valletta Campus, Old University Building, St Paul Street, Valletta, Malta.
For further travel details, please visit the conference website.
Conference Hotels
Details on accommodation options, pricing and booking instructions are available at the conference website.
Conference Optional Tours
A selection of attractive tours has been arranged for conference participants, details of which will be available at the conference website.
Programme Tracks
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 more details, please visit the conference website.
1. Accounting |
2. Behavioral Economics and Finance |
3. Business Ethics |
4. Business Evaluation |
5. Conflict Management |
6. Communications |
7. Consulting |
8. Corporate Social Responsibility |
9. Cross Cultural Management |
10. Corporate Governance |
11. Digital economy |
12. Diversity and Gender in Organizations |
13. Economics |
14. Emerging markets |
15. Entrepreneurship |
16. Family Business |
17. Finance |
18. Financial Services and Banking |
19. Food and Agriculture Management |
20. Health Care Management |
21. Tourism and Hospitality |
22. Human Resource Management |
23. Information Systems’ Management |
24. Interdisciplinary Research |
25. International Business |
26. International Management |
27. Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital |
28. Learning and Teaching |
29. Marketing |
30. Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances |
31. Innovation Management A special award by SIMA and EUROMED will be presented to the best paper in the track. |
32. Operations, Production and Quality Management |
33. Organization Theories |
34. Organizational Behavior |
35. Power, Politics, Identity and Culture in Organizations |
36. Public and Nonprofit |
37. Research Methods |
38. Small and Medium Enterprises |
39. Strategic Management |
40. Supply Chain Management, Shipping and Logistics |
41. Technology Management |
42. Trust |
43. Wine Business |
44. General Track |
Prof. Yaakov Weber
1. Director, Research Unit
School of Business Administration
College of Management
Rabin Blvd. 7
Rishon Lezion, Israel.
2. President, EMRBI and EMAB
EuroMed Research Business Institute and EuroMed Academy of Business
www.emrbi.org