Call for papers http://emrbi.org The EuroMed Academy of Business announces its 12th Annual Conference Business Management Theories and Practices in a Dynamic Competitive Environment Thessaloniki, Greece September 18th-20th, 2019 Submission deadline: February 9th 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. Stamatis Aggelopoulos, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece Prof. Christos Floros, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece See file attached with pictures and shortly on website more tourist attractions at vicinity of North Greece. 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: A. Publications opportunities in many good journals B. ISBN Conference Book of Proceedings with an ISSN for the book series which is approved for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings Citation Index of Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters). See below; C. Book series with: 1. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group; 2. Palgrave Macmillan, Springer International Publishing; and 3. Emerald Publishing; D. Authors’ Networking and Collaboration Workshop; E. Research Project and Publication Workshops; F. Meet the Editors and Meet the Reviewers Sessions G. Special Conference Activities and Awards Keynote Speaker Guenter Stahl Professor of International Management, Viena University (WU) Adjunct Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD Author Guidelines Papers and abstracts should be submitted online through the conference website at http://euromed2019.com/submissions/ If you face any problems, please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Submissions should strictly adhere to the Author Guidelines and use the Paper or Abstract Manuscript Template to be found at the conference website http://euromed2019.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. Submissions are taken into consideration under the understanding that accepted papers/abstracts will be presented at the conference by at least one of the authors. Important Dates Submission Deadline February 9th, 2019 Start announcements of decisions March 10th, 2019 Early-bird registration Until May 10th, 2019 Late registration After May 10th, 2019 Publication Opportunities EuroMed Academy of Business Conference Book of Proceedings (Book Series) – ISSN 2547-8516 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<http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/emjb.htm> 2. British Food Journal<http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=bfj> 3. Business Perspectives and Research<http://journals.sagepub.com/home/bpr> 4. Competitive Review<http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=cr> 5. Global Business and Economics Review<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=gber> 6. International Journal of Big Data Management<http://www.inderscience.com/ijbdm> 7. International Journal of Business and Globalisation<https://www.inderscienceonline.com/loi/ijbg> 8. International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijgsb> 9. International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijcee> 10. International Journal of Economic Behavior<http://ijeb.faa.ro/> 11. International Journal of Emerging Markets<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journal/ijoem> 12. International Journal of Business and Globalisation<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijbg> 13. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijesb> 14. International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijfmd> 15. International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJMFA> 16. International Journal of Organizational Analysis<http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ijoa> 17. International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijpspm> 18. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijttc#ranking> 19. Journal of Customer Behaviour<http://www.journalofcustomerbehaviour.com/> 20. Journal for Global Business Advancement<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jgba> 21. Journal of Global Marketing<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=wglo20> 22. Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jibed> 23. Journal of Knowledge Economy<https://www.springer.com/economics/policy/journal/13132> 24. Journal of Promotion Management<http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wjpm20/current> 25. Journal of Transnational Management<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?show=aimsScope&journalCode=wtnm&> 26. Piccola Impresa / Small Business<http://rivistapiccolaimpresa.uniurb.it/index.php/piccola> 27. Sinergie <http://www.eng.sinergiejournal.it/> 28. Social Business<http://www.socialbusinessperiodical.com/> 29. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management & Sustainable Development<http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=wremsd> 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 (2019), 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 Publisher Annals of Business Research Riad Shams Demetris Vrontis Yaakov Weber Evangelos Tsoukatos Antonino Galati Contact co-editor: Antonino Galati [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Vol. 3 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 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Vol. 2 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: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Vol. 2 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 Makedonia Palace 5 Star Hotel - https://makedoniapalace.com/ Conference Hotels Details on accommodation options, pricing and booking instructions are available at the conference website. Optional Tours and local and vicinity Travel A selection of very attractive tours (both in Thessaloniki but also in nearby top attractive areas) have been arranged for conference participants. Details will be available shortly 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. Behavioural 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. Environmental Economics 16. Entrepreneurship 17. Family Business 18. Finance 19. Financial Services and Banking 20. Food and Agriculture Management 21. Health Care Management 22. Tourism and Hospitality 23. Human Resource Management 24. Information Systems’ Management 25. Interdisciplinary Research 26. International Business 27. International Management 28. Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital 29. Learning and Teaching 30. Marketing 31. Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances 32. Innovation Management A special award by SIMA and EUROMED will be presented to the best paper in the track. 33. Operations, Production and Quality Management 34. Organization Theories 35. Organizational Behavior Theories, Cases and Practice 36. Organizational Communication 37. Organizational Development and Change 38. Organizations and the Natural Environment 39. Power, Politics, Identity and Culture in Organizations 40. Public and Nonprofit Organizations and Management 41. Research Methods 42. Small and Medium Enterprises 43. Social Issues in Management 44. Strategic Management 45. Supply Chain Management, Shipping and Logistics 46. Technology Management 47. Trust 48. Wine Business 49. General Track Yaakov Weber 1. Director, Research Unit School of Business Administration College of Management Rabin Blvd. 7 Rishon Lezion, Israel. 2. President, EMAB and EMRBI EuroMed Academy of Business www.emrbi.org ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.