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Managing business and economic recovery in an environment impacted by health risk and geopolitical uncertainties pose enormous challenges to governments, businesses, scientific and academic communities worldwide. As the communities continue to face the risks of uncertainty it is critical to study and evaluate the efficacy of policies, programs and strategies at different levels. In this context, the 17th Academy of Global Business Research and Practice (AGBRP) Conference invites theoretical and applied research papers, extended abstracts, case studies, and panel sessions to address a range of issues organized around the following tracks, but not limited to:
Digital Technology & Human Capital, Skills and Employment:
Digital Technologies across Urban and Rural Communities; Role of digital technology in Agriculture, Manufacturing & Services; Health Care, Education; Tourism & Hospitality Industries, etc.; Models to advance Occupational Skills & Workforce Mobility;
Business Policy & Strategy for Inclusive Growth & Development:
Institutional Leadership, Corporate Governance, Balancing Shareholder & Stakeholder Interests, Global Supply Chain Issues, Impact of Offshoring & Outsourcing on Local economies; Policy Options to Promote Competitiveness of MSMEs;
Marketing, Advertising, Branding, Sales, CRM & Consumer Behavior:
Consumer Behavior, Services Marketing, e-Commerce, Omni-Channel Marketing, Franchising, Branding, Digital Communication, Social Media, Global Tourism & Hospitality, Sports & Games, etc;
FINTECH: Innovation and Transformation in Financial Services:
Mobile payment, Fintech Investment, Blokchain and Crypto, Fintech Ecosystem etc.
International Trade & FDI, Banking, Taxation & Accounting:
FDI, M&A, Exchange rates, Taxation, Tax Havens, Banking, Islamic Finance, Transparency & Corruption;
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Startups & Venture Capital:
Role of Government, Higher Education Institutions; Technology Parks/Clusters; Incubation & Acceleration Programs; Digital Start-ups; Street Vendors, Self-employment and Subsistence Markets; Social Enterprises & NGOs, Self Help Groups;
CSR & Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs):
Role of Public and Private partnerships; Contextualizing and Implementing the SDGs; Approaches to Measure the Outcomes of the SDGs;
Conference Program CO-Chairs
Dr. Gouher Ahmed, Co-Chair & Host Coordinator, Skyline University College, UAE
Dr. Silvio Cardinali, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Dr. Sivakumar Venkataramany, Dauch College of Business and Economics, Ashland University, OH, USA
Dr. Rajeshwari Narendran, ML Sukhadia University & IIM-U, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Mario Hendrique Ogasavara, ESPM, (Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dr. Luis Ernesto Ocampo Figueroa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, México
Dr. Jesús Cuauhtémoc Téllez Gaytán, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Dr. Neil McGregor, Newcastle Australia Institute of Higher Education, Singapore (a campus of the University of Newcastle, Australia)