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*CALL FOR PAPERS* *3rd Vietnam – Japan International Business Conference* *BUSINESS ADAPTATION TO GLOBAL UNCERTAINTIES* *Time: March 17th, 2023* *Venue: VJCC Building, Foreign Trade University, 91 Chua Lang str, Hanoi, Vietnam* *CONFERENCE GOALS* § Offer a forum for scholars, academicians, researchers, policymakers, and entrepreneurs to exchange and harness knowledge and experiences in reacting and adapting to global uncertainties. § Offer paper development opportunities for possible publication. § Provide opportunities for networking and further research collaboration. *CONFERENCE THEME* Globalization, the process by which national economies have integrated into a vast interconnected global economic system, has led to tremendous growth in global trade and international business. As a result, global trade and GDP have grown dramatically in recent times, both surging by 26 percent during the period from 2008 to 2018 (WTO, 2019). Nevertheless, then comes the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has exposed major vulnerabilities in the operations of companies and supply chains associated with conditions of work and disaster preparedness. Apparently, Covid-19 has been an unprecedentedly fatal virus to hit the world community (Barua, 2020). Business closures, significant reductions in income, a rise in unemployment, and disruptions in transportation, service, and manufacturing industries are among the consequences of the disease mitigation measures that have been implemented in many countries. Meanwhile, "consumers' feelings for self-control'' is also resulting from the pandemic, which has been demonstrated through customers' changing shopping behavior, type of shopping, and consumption preferences (Gordon-Wilson, 2021). Consequently, organizations have been forced to make changes in their technology plans that had previously been taken into account but not yet taken action – shifting to a digital transformation (Haider, 2020). Digitalization and innovation, accordingly, have become the two major areas adopted by firms for their post-Covid-19 survival (Das et al., 2022). In addition, other global uncertainties and exogenous shocks listed as political conflicts or geopolitical instability, have also amplified outsize concerns about the highly interconnected and vulnerable state of economies on the globe. The last decade has witnessed the beginning of a backlash against global trade integration. The emergence of China as a new superpower against the incumbent U.S might lead to strategic competition between these countries (Wyne, 2020; Wei, 2019). Rising support for populist and isolationist parties in many Western countries points in the same direction (Calantone et al., 2018). Additionally, the 2022 War in Ukraine and the ensuing fierce retaliation of the European Union, the United States, and their allies against Russia suggest that the international economic order based on open markets and expanded globalization could be replaced by a more fragmented international economic system. As a result, businesses are now required to have a response and adaptation capacity in order to bolster a resilient business industry in particular and the whole national economy in general; thereby protecting economic prosperity and accelerating sustainability transitions, amid such a fragile context. Under such a gloomy environment filled with so many uncertainties, besides dealing with the issue at hand, we also need to learn from this experience how to avoid or manage such a dire situation in the future. Going forward, we would need to look at how these businesses can better prepare themselves so that they can become not only more resilient to overcome the uncertainty imposed by unexpected events but also be more agile to cope with these challenges by being flexible and innovative. In such a context, with a view to building a strong and resilient business, Vietnam – Japan Institute for Human Resource Development (VJCC), Foreign Trade University, in collaboration with JICA and Japanese partner universities hold the Third International Conference (VJIBC#3 – 2023) on *“Business Adaptation to Global Uncertainties”*. The international conference provides an open platform for scholars and practitioners to meet and share their recent research and exchange ideas and information on building strong and resilient economies through greater adaptability to emerging challenges and shifting paradigms. We consider all academic papers that are applied, empirical, and policy-relevant and related to Vietnam, Japan, and other economies. Theory papers that are relevant to the theme of the conference and can develop applied research will also be considered. Possible papers topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Management § E-commerce and digital business § Managing organizations in the digital era § CSR § Management in the sustainable orientation 2. Supply chain and Operation management: § Sustainable supply chain management § Digitalization supply chain management § Lean production 3. Finance and banking: § Corporate finance, corporate governance § Digital currency and cryptocurrency § International investment flows and financial markets § Green banking - Investment banking 4. Innovation management: § Strategic management § Innovation and emerging technologies in the new business world § Innovation and sustainable development 5. Accounting and auditing: § Sustainable accounting § Public sector accounting in a new normal context *PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES:* In concertation with conference organizers, a selection of high-quality papers will be considered for fast-track publication in: § Journal of Economics and Development § Journal of International Economics and Management (Foreign Trade University) § And many more prestigious journals to be announced The invitation for submission will be sent to conference participants after the conference. *SUBMISSION GUIDELINE:* Abstract and Full submitted papers must be in English in WORD, no more than 10,000 words including references with the title of the paper, authors' names, email addresses, and affiliations. Prospective authors submit their full papers to the website of the conference (vjibc.vjcc.org.vn ) or conference email ([log in to unmask]) Detailed instructions for formatting the paper are available on Submission Guidelines at <http://www.vjcc.org.vn/guidelines/>vjibc.vjcc.org.vn *COST*: There will be no fee to participate in the conference. However, the participants must cover the cost of their travel to the venue if they would like to attend in person. *Venue*: The conference is scheduled to be hybrid (offline at Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam, and online via Zoom). *IMPORTANT DATES:* December 24th, 2022 Abstract Submission Deadline January 6th, 2023 Full paper Submission Deadline February 17th, 2023 Double-blind review and full paper revision March 1st, 2023 Announcement of full paper acceptance March 17th, 2023 Conference Date *CONTACT INFORMATION* All information for the 3rd VJIBC 2023 could be found at https://qlkh.ftu.edu.vn/ or www.vjcc.org.vn/vjibc.html For questions, please send an email to the member of the organizing committee: Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 024 3775 1278 (ext: 103) *REFERENCES* Barua, S. (2020). Understanding Coronanomics: The economic implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. *Available at SSRN 3566477*. Colantone, I., & Stanig, P. (2018). The trade origins of economic nationalism: Import competition and voting behavior in Western Europe. *American Journal of Political Science*, *62*(4), 936-953. Das, D., Sarkar, A., & Debroy, A. (2022). Impact of COVID‐19 on changing consumer behavior: Lessons from an emerging economy. *International Journal of Consumer Studies*, *46*(3), 692-715. Gordon‐Wilson, S. (2022). Consumption practices during the COVID‐19 crisis. *International Journal of Consumer Studies*, *46*(2), 575-588. Torsello, M., & Winkler, M. M. (2020). Coronavirus-infected international business transactions: A preliminary diagnosis. *European Journal of Risk Regulation*, *11*(2), 396-401. Wei, L. (2019). Towards economic decoupling? Mapping Chinese discourse on the China–US trade war. *The Chinese Journal of International Politics*, *12*(4), 519-556.. Wyne, A. (2020). How to think about potentially decoupling from China. *The Washington Quarterly*, *43*(1), 41-64. ____ 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] --- You must be an active AIB member to post to AIB-L . AIB-L has a moderator which checks messages for basic relevance. However, AIB does not edit or screen messages for accuracy or reliability of content. All subscribers are recommended to perform their own due-diligence before responding to any requests or calls. AIB accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.