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CALL FOR PAPERs EuroMed Academy of Business, Provence, Marseille, France, November 17-18

  • 1.  CALL FOR PAPERs EuroMed Academy of Business, Provence, Marseille, France, November 17-18

    Posted 06-03-2008 05:46
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    CALL FOR PAPERS

    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

    Marseille, France


    PRESIDENTS

    Prof. Yaakov Weber, Chair
    School of Business,
    Dept. of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
    College of Management, Israel

    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