> The following call for paper has 25 tracks with business policy and
> strategy subjects.
>
> We will appreciate very much if you can publish it in our Business Policy
> and Strategy List
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS -LAST REMINDER
>
> The EuroMed Academy of Business announces the
>
> 1st Annual EuroMed Conference
>
>
>
> European and Mediterranean Trends
>
> and
>
> Challenges in the 21st Century
>
>
>
> November 17-18, 2008
>
> Provence, Marseille, France
>
>
> PRESIDENTS
>
> Prof. Yaakov Weber, Chair
> Dept. of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
> School of Business,
> College of Management, Israel
>
> and
>
> Prof. Demetris Vrontis, Dean
> School of Business
> University of Nicosia,
> Cyprus
>
> HOST:
> EuroMed Marseille, Ecole de Management
> Local Academic Correspondent:
> Prof. Bernard Paranque
> Director of the Master in Management Programme
>
>
>
> The 1st Annual EuroMed Conference of the EuroMed Research Business
> Institute
> (EMRBI) has two goals. The first is to provide a global platform for
> different academic and professional approaches (i.e. multidisciplinary
> approach, case studies, etc) and discussions on recent managerial and
> entrepreneurial developments in this turbulent region and the world. The
> second goal is to provide the opportunity for young scholars,
> practitioners
> and PhD students to have their work reviewed, encouraged and commented on
> within a supportive academic and professional community of colleagues from
> different international contexts (please, find more details in the
> internet
> site:
www.emrbi.com).
>
>
> The EuroMed Research Business Institute (EMRBI) is an international
> institution, with country directors in all the main countries of the
> region
> being supported by an advisory board of scholars from such leading
> universities as Harvard, INSEAD, Duke, and others. The EuroMed Journal of
> Business (the official Journal of EMRBI) will consider for publications
> papers that meet its academic standards and will launch a special issue
> based on the best papers submitted to this conference. Our internet site
> (www.emrbi.com) provides full details.
>
>
>
> Symposium and Professional Development Workshops (PDW)
>
> The EuroMed Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) or Symposiums are a
> platform for colleagues to share knowledge and expertise and foster the
> professional development of workshop participants. It is also an
> opportunity to develop innovative and creative workshops with the view of
> enriching participants and generate a high standard scholarly gathering.
> Our
> goal is to have sessions that encourage new thoughts and innovative
> research
> directions. The submission should not exceed three pages and be submitted
> by
> at least five scholars whose participation would be necessary. Our
> internet
> site provides more details.
>
>
>
> DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
>
> The EuroMed First Conference (2008) Doctoral Consortium provides an
> opportunity for doctoral students representing all areas of business to
> explore their research interests in a unique interdisciplinary and
> interactive workshop with a panel of distinguished research faculty. Full
> description of the objectives of the 2008 Consortium, selective criteria
> and
> eligibility for EMRBI award appear in the internet site. Abstracts will be
> published in the conference proceedings.
>
> Participants of the Mergers and Acquisition PhD SEMINAR that follows the
> conference (Marseille, November, 19-20) will be exempted from the
> conference
> registration fees.
>
>
>
> Paper Submission, Review Process, and Best Paper Awards
>
> Send an electronic version of your abstract of no more than 750 words,
> full
> paper, Symposium/PDW, or case study by 20th July 2008 to the two
> conference
> chairs, Dr. Rudi Kaufmann (
kaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy) and Mr. Shlomo Yedidia
> Tarba (
tarba2003@gmail.com).
>
>
> Manuscripts (including abstracts) will be double blind reviewed. Indicate,
> on the first page, the track (only one) for submission and 2-5 key words.
>
> Manuscripts of full papers should follow the guidelines of the EuroMed
> Journal of Business (Emerald Publication). For detailed information,
> please
> visit
>
> (http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?PHPSESSID=u800g9akg3p2s4n4bugdrlht84&id=emjb).
>
>
> Accepted abstracts and full papers will be published in the conference
> proceedings.
>
> Authors will receive acceptance/rejection notice by 6th September 2008 –
> at
> the latest.
>
> Best papers (tracks and conference), will be awarded at the conference.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> PROGRAMME TRACKS AND TRACK CHAIRS
>
> (For more detailed information visit the conference’s website
>
www.emrbi.com)
>
>
>
> 1. International and regional trade and economics in the Euromed zone.
>
> Amir Shoham, College of Management,
amir1s@colman.ac.il Sergei Sutyrin,
> State University St. Petersburg,
sutyrin@hotmail.com
>
>
>
> 2. Business continuity of services. Alan Kirschenbaum, Technion,
>
avik@techunix.technion.ac.il
>
> 3. Venture capital backed entrepreneurship - Aspects and trends.
> Avi Messica, Hulon Academic Institute,
messica@netvision.net.il
>
> 4. Ethics in business: Corporate governance, international business, M&A.
> Avshalom Adam, College of Management,
avshalom@colman.ac.il
>
> 5. M&A Perspectives: Post merger integration, knowledge transfer, and
> performance. Satu Teerkangas, Helsinki University of Technology,
>
satu.teerikangas@tkk.fi, Audrey Rouzies, University of Toulouse,
>
audrey.rouzies@iut-tlse3.fr
>
> 6. M&A management: Process and practice of M&A, global expansion via M&A,
> managerial patterns and control mechanisms. Emmanuel Ab?gunrin, Capella
> University,
eabegunrin@rogers.com
>
> 7. Born – global firms: High-tech vs. traditional industries, modes of
> international expansion. Tamar Almor, College of Management,
>
talmor@colman.ac.il
>
> 8. Culture implications on performance. Orly Yeheskel, Interdisciplinary
> Center,
orlyy@idc.ac.il
>
> 9. Corporate downturns: Downsizing and restructuring. Zachary Sheaffer,
> The
> Open University of Israel & the Ariel University Center,
>
sheaffz@openu.ac.il
>
> 10. Value based Management: Value definition and management of value
> drivers.
> Bernd Britzelmaier, Pforzheim University,
bernd@britzelmaier.de
>
>
>
> 11. Multicultural management: Globalization, information technologies,
> labour management, product/services marketing. Evangelos Tsoukatos,
> Technological Educational Institute of Crete,
tsoukat@sdo.teiher.gr
>
>
>
> 12. Cross-cultural interactions and transformations in learning, training
> and development in the Mediterranean region.
> Peter Stokes – University of Central Lancashire,
PStokes@uclan.ac.uk
>
> Wes Harry, Cass Business School, Prof. Jonathan Winterton – ESC Toulouse
> Business School, Daniella Vignalli-Ryding – University of Central
> Lancashire.
>
>
>
> 13. HR development: Workforce training, and career development. Dr. Azman
> Ismail, University Malaysia Sarawak.
iazman@fcs.unimas.my
>
> Nik Mutasim Ab. Rahman, University Kebangsaan,
nmutasim@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my ,
>
nmutasim@hotmail.com
>
> Mohd Noor Mohd Shariff, University Utara Malaysia,
mdnoor@uum.edu.my .
>
>
>
> 14. Corporate finance: Cash holdings, working capital management,
> corporate
> governance, and dividend policy. Sajid Nazir, COMSATS Institute of
> Information Technology,
SNazir@ciitlahore.edu.pk
>
>
>
> 15. Information technology and its impact in EuroMed countries:
> E-business,
> E-commerce, E-government, systems analysis and design.
>
> Angelika Kokkinaki, Universityof Nicosia.
kokkinaki.a@intercollege.ac.cy
>
>
>
> 16. Business ethics and social responsibility: Consumerism,
> environmentalism, and green marketing. Mohammad Fateh Ali Khan Panni,
> City
> University,
fkpanni@yahoo.com
>
>
>
> 17. Management through global virtual collaboration. Charles Wankel, St.
> John’s University,
wankelc@stjohns.edu
>
> 18. HRM in Asia: Characteristics, role of HRM departments in Asian firms
> in
> improving firm performance, differences from European HRM. Gurhan Uysal,
> Ondokuz May?s University,
gurhanuysal@yahoo.com
>
> 19. Small business management in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Albert
> Caruana, University of Malta,
albert.caruana@um.edu.mt
>
> 20. Strategic management: Competitive strategy, business unit strategy,
> corporate strategy. Eli Segev, Peres Academic Center,
>
segeva@post.tau.ac.il
>
> 21. Organizational behaviour: Leadership, motivation, job design, team
> work,
> organizational citizenship. Yitzhak Fried, Syracuse University,
>
yfried@syr.edu
>
> 22. Entrepreneurship: Local versus global entrepreneurship, types of
> entrepreneurial businesses (habitual, serial, technopreneurs,
> intrapreneurs). Dafna Kariv, The College of Management,
>
karivd@colman.ac.il
>
> 23. Agriculture trade and businesses: customer behaviour, labour
> management,
> marketing, real estate. Sara Edom, Ashkelon Academic College,
>
edomdr@hotmail.com
>
> 24. Marketing management, change management and resistance to change.
> Georges Akkaoui,
georges@akkaoui.net
>
> 25. Farm business and regional development. Antonella Capriello, Antonella
> Capriello, University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy
acapriello@yahoo.com
> Ian D. Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam University,
i.d.rotherham@shu.ac.uk
>
> Abdul. Khanfer, University of Omar Al-Mukhtar,
akhanfer2000@yahoo.com
>
> 26. Religious tourism in the Mediterranean countries. Vitor Ambrosio,
> Escola
> Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril,
vitor.ambrosio@eshte.pt
>
> 27. E-commerce potential and challenges in the European-Mediterranean
> region. Diana Hassouneh, Hebron University,
dianahassouneh@yahoo.com
>
> 28. Consumer behaviour in banking: Business process reengineering,
> customer
> satisfaction, ICT, payment system, risk management, financial integration,
> financial stability. Saroj Datta, Indian Institute of Technology,
>
saroj@vgsom.iitkgp.ernet.in
>
> 29. Service marketing: Research modelling, service quality, web-marketing,
> consumer behaviour. Jos? Lu?s Abrantes, Instituto Polit?cnico de Viseu.
>
jlabrantes@estv.ipv.pt
>
> 30. Customer satisfaction management in the service industry. Ivana
> Busljeta
> Banks, Zagreb
ibanks@zsem.hr , Olivera Jurkovic-Majic & Maja Martinovic,
> Zagreb School of Economics and Management.
>
> 31. Consumer protection – approach and effects: The role of government
> institutions, local governments, corporations, NGO’s. Vesna
> Br?i?-Stip?evi?,
> University of Zagreb,
vbrcic@efzg.hr
>
> 32. Nation branding: Concepts, issues, and practice. Keith Dinnie, Temple
> University,
dinnie@tuj.ac.jp
>
> 33. Accounting and control: Comparative studies in accounting and
> auditing,
> adoption of new international financial reporting standards (IFRS),
> performance evaluation systems. Dan Elnatan, College of Management,
>
danel@colman.ac.il
>
> 34. Cross-cultural management: The cognitive and affective implications
> of
> culture for organisational life. Jacob Eisenberg, University College
> Dublin.
Jacob.eisenberg@ucd.ie and Keith James, Portland State University,
>
keithj@pdx.edu
>
> 35. Case study track. Yaakov Weber, College of Management,
>
yaakovw@colman.ac.il
>
> 36. Brand Strategies in the 21st Century. Carmen Rodriguez Santos,
> University of Leon, Spain.
carmen.santos@unileon.es
>
> 37. Marketing: Global service marketing, Ethical issues in service
> marketing, tourism destinations services, health, education and
> advertising
> services, Constantinos Vasilios Priporas,
cpriporas@gmail.com
>
>
>
> 38. Cause Related Marketing, Marlen Demetriou, University of Nicosia,
>
Demetriou.m@unic.ac.cy
>
>
>
> 39. Tourism marketing in Mediterranean Region, Liljana Elmazi- Billa,
> University of Tirana, Albania.
lilibilla@yahoo.com
>
>
>
> 40. Transnational and Immigrant Entrepreneurship: This track focuses on
> papers regarding how transnational and immigrant entrepreneurs examine the
> process of seeking and exploiting business opportunities. Israel Drori,
> College of Management
israeld@colman.ac.il Benson Honig, Wilfred Laurier
> University, Canada
bhonig@wlu.ca
>
>
>
> 41. International Management: Papers maybe conceptual, theory building,
> and
> empirical. Submissions may emphasize a specific region. Papers may attempt
> to deal with any theoretical field within international business, be it
> the
> multinational enterprise, comparative business-government relations,
> reasons
> for direct foreign investment, internationalization theory, joint ventures
> and strategic alliances, and so on. Yaakov Weber, College of Management,
>
yaakovw@colman.ac.il
>
>
>
> 42. Corporate Governance and Governing Boards in Mediterranean Countries,
> Pignatel Isabelle, EuroMed Marseille, Ecole de Management, Marseille,
> France
>
Isabelle.Pignatel@euromed-management.com.
>
>
>
> 43. Consumer Behaviour and Communication Strategies for the Tourism
> Sector
> in the EuroMed Region. Maria Teresa Cuomo, Faculty of Management,
> University
> of Salerno, Italy.
mcuomo@unisa.it
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>