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The EuroMed Academy of Business announces the
8th Annual Conference
Verona, Italy
September 16th-18th, 2015
INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
The other areas of interests and conference tracks can be found at the end of the Call for Papers
http://www.euromed2015.com
EMRBI Presidents
Prof. Yaakov Weber (College of Management, Israel)
And
Prof. Demetris Vrontis (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)
Conference Chair and Organizing Committee:
Diego Begalli (Chair), Antonio Borghesi, Federico Brunetti, Bettina Campedelli, Emanuele Carluccio, Stefano Pozzoli, Matteo Rossi, Salvatore Russo
Organized and Hosted by: Department of Business Administration, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Conference Goals
The EuroMed Academy of Business annual conference has established itself as one of the major Business Management conferences of its kind in the EuroMed region (European and Mediterranean), in terms of size, quality of content, and standing reputation of attendees. Many of the papers presented contribute significantly to the business knowledge base. Its Book of Proceedings is highly recognized and accepted to be under citation. Many papers are published in Special Issues in leading journals, and are driving international research and teaching programs.
Our goal is to create a friendly and approachable academy and environment, a strong network, whereby its members (including senior worldwide scholars, faculty members, doctorate students, researchers and business practitioners) are guiding and mentoring each other. We differentiate as we assist participants to network and publish their valuable work (see below: a. Publication Opportunities, b. Authors' Network and Collaboration Workshop and c. Meet the Editors Session). Our participants also form specialised teams applying and getting involved in EU project funding. You can visit our Research Project Workshop (see below) that will take place during the conference.
Author Guidelines
Submission Deadline * : March 10th, 2015
Please submit your paper or abstract to admin@emrbi.org and to submissions@emrbi.org by strictly adhering to the Author Guidelines and by using the Manuscript Template found on the conference website (www.euromed2015.com).
All manuscripts (including abstracts) will be double blind reviewed.
Please indicate, on the first page of the manuscript, the track number for submission. All conference tracks are included at the end of this call (brief track descriptions can be found at the conference website). Should you feel that your submission does not exactly fit in any of the tracks please indicate General Track. Alternatively, you may indicate the general area that you would like to have your manuscript reviewed under (eg Marketing, HRM, Strategic Management, Finance etc).
The maximum number of submitted papers or abstracts accepted per author (either single or co-author) is three.
Important Dates
* Notification to authors (for early submissions by February 16h) | by April 11th, 2015 |
* Notification to authors (for submissions after February 16th) | by May 1st, 2015 |
Early-bird registration | Until July 18th, 2015 |
Late registration | After July 18th, 2015 |
Deadline for inclusion in Book of Proceedings ** | August 31st, 2015 |
**Only papers or abstracts of participants registered until August 31st, 2015 will be included in the Book of Proceedings that will be distributed at the conference. Papers and/or abstracts of participants who will register after the above date will be included in the final book of proceedings that will be distributed after the conference. |
Publication Opportunities
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 - an integrated index within Web of Science. This distinction is given only to the most significant papers, in terms of academic excellence, conferences-conventions worldwide.
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 will devote and publish a special issue based on conference papers.
1. EuroMed Journal of Business - EMRBI's official Journal
2. Global Business and Economics Review
3. Human Resource Management Review
4. International Journal of Digital Culture and Electronic Tourism
5. International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives
6. International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business
7. International Journal of Markets and Business Systems
8. International Journal of Organizational Analysis
9. International Journal of Technology Marketing
10. International Studies of Management and Organization
11. Journal of Customer Behaviour
12. Journal for Global Business Advancement
13. Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
14. Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting
15. Journal of Promotion Management
16. Journal of Transnational Management
17. Journal of the Knowledge Economy
18. Sinergie
19. Social Business
20. Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy
21. The Marketing Review
22. Thunderbird International Business Review
23. Transnational Marketing Journal
24. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management & Sustainable Development
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
For more information please see publication opportunities on the conference website.
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
· EuroMed Journal of Business Best and Highly Commended Paper Awards
· Emerald/EMRBI Award for Emerging Researchers The Award-winning entry will receive a cash prize of €1,500, a certificate, a winner's logo to attach to correspondence.
OTHER CONFERENCE AND PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
Research Project Workshop
The workshop will take place on the 16th of September. The exact Time and Location of the workshop will be announced in due course at the conference website. Please, register for the workshop, sending an email to Prof Hans Ruediger Kaufmann Kaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy
Authors' Networking and Collaboration Workshop
The workshop will take place on the 16th of September. The exact Time and Location of the workshop will be announced in due course at the conference website. Please, register for the workshop, sending an email to Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos tsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr
Meet the Editors Session
In order to enhance our conference participants' network, every year we hold a Meet the Editors session. At this session, taking place during the conference, all Journal Editors, Associate Editors or Guest Editors who participate at the Conference present their journals to the Conference Participants. This also gives the opportunity to participants to network and meet with the editors and benefit from any publishing opportunities. For more information please contact Dr Yioula Melantiou melanthiou.y@unic.ac.cy
Doctoral Seminars
- Doctoral Seminar on Mergers &Acquisitions
For more details, please visit conference website or email Prof. Yaakov Weber yweber@bezeqint.net or Dr. Shlomo Tarba tarba2003@gmail.com
- Doctoral Seminar on Management
For more details, please visit the conference website or email Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos tsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr
- Doctoral Seminar on Marketing
For more details, please, visit the conference website or email Prof. Demetris Vrontis (vrontis.d@unic.ac.cy) or Prof. Hans Ruediger Kaufmann (kaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy).
Conference Venue – University of Verona, Verona, Italy
The 8th EuroMed Conference will take place on the 16th to 18th of September 2015, at the University of Verona in Verona, Italy.
The present city of Verona derives from the roman city founded in the 1st century B.C. The roman origin of the city is testified by its architecture, urban planning, and by many historical buildings. Verona offers also many interesting places date back to Middle Ages. Verona was named in 2000 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Verona is one of the main tourist destinations in north-eastern Italy. It has two main emblems: the Arena and the William Shakespeare's story of Romeo and Juliet. The Arena is an ancient roman amphitheater built in AD 30. It is the 3rd roman amphitheater in Italy with respect to the size. During summer, inside the Arena the famous festival of opera and many concerts are given. Verona is also the location chosen by William
Shakespeare for his story about the love between Romeo and Juliet.
The city and its province offer many interesting activities and places to tourists: churches, museums, amazing natural sites, famous wine regions, and attractive night life. It is also very near to attractive destinations like Venice, Dolomites, Milano (Expo 2015), and famous lakes.
For more information you can visit the following websites:
http://www.turismoverona.eu/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=35298&lang=en
http://www.tourism.verona.it/en
Conference Hotels
Attractive hotel rates for conference participants have been secured in some of the nicest hotels in Verona.
Details on accommodation options, pricing and booking instructions are available at http://www.euromed2015.com
Organized Excursions
A selection of attractive tours has been arranged for conference participants.
Day tours - Saturday 19th of September 2015:
- Garda lake tour
- Historical Verona guided tour
- Valpolicella tour with wine tasting experience
Please note that all tours have limited capacity are expected to be filled fast, hence, it is recommended to book your tour as soon as possible.
More details on tours will be available at http://www.euromed2015.com
Programme Tracks and Track Chairs:
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 a more detailed description of the conference tracks please visit the conference website http://www.euromed2015.com.
1. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
1. | Managing and measuring CSR and sustainability | Dr Silvia Cantele,
University of Verona silvia.cantele@univr.it |
2. | Corporate Disclosure and Innovations | Dr John Dumay,
Macquarie University, Australia john.dumay@mq.edu.au Dr Rosa Lombardi,
University of Rome r.lombardi@unilink.it |
2. Cross – Cultural Management |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
3. | Cross-Cultural Management | Prof. Yaakov Weber,
College of Management, Israel and EMRBI President yweber@bezeqint.net and Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos,
TEI of Crete and EMRBI Vice President tsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr |
4. | Intercultural Competence | Prof. Hans Ruediger Kaufmann,
University of Nicosia and EMRBI Vice President kaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy Dr Dolores Sanchez Bengoa,
International Business School at Vilnius University, Lithuania sanchezl@cytanet.com.cy and Ms Englezou Maria,
University of Gloucestershire maria.englezou@hotmail.com |
3. Diversity and Conflict |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
5. | Managing Diversity and Promoting Collaboration in the Context of Conflict | Prof. Helena Desivilya Syna,
Max Stern Yezreel Valley College (YVC), ISRAEL desiv@yvc.ac.il |
6. | Women's Voices at Top Management in the Era of Complexity | Prof. Helena Desivilya Syna,
Max Stern Yezreel Valley College (YVC), Israel desiv@yvc.ac.il and Prof. Michal Palgi,
University of Haifa, Israel mpalgi@gmail.com |
4. Economics and Finance |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
7. | Drivers of investors' risk tolerance under the behavioural finance perspective | Ms Georgia Mouzoura,
University of Gloucestershire, UK georgiamouzoura@connect.glos.ac.uk and Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos,
TEI of Crete, Greece and EMRBItsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr |
8. | New Fiscal and Monetary Policy trends in view of economic and currency reap | Dr Simona Mihai-Yiannaki,
European University, Cyprus S.Mihai@euc.ac.cy |
9. | Sustainable Growth and Development (environment, society and economy). | Dr Ruth Rios-Morales,
Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland ruthriosmorales@bluewin.ch |
10. | Economy and Finance Reconsidered, Social and Solidarity Economy and common pool resources management | Prof. Bernard PARANQUE,
Kedge Business School bernard.paranque@kedgebs.com |
11. | Accounting, management accounting and auditing in ERP environments | Prof. Constantinos J. Stefanou,
stefanou@acc.teithe.gr Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece Prof. Charalambos Spathis,
hspathis@econ.auth.gr Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
5. Entrepreneurship |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
12. | Evaluating and Quantifying Entrepreneurship | Dr. Prabha Bhola, Rajendra
Indian Institute of Technology prabha@see.iitkgp.ernet.in |
13. | International entrepreneurship: Challenges in the 21st century | Dr Luísa Carvalho,
Open University, Lisbon, Portugal luisam.carvalho@uab.pt |
14. | Strategic Entrepreneurship | Prof. Renato Pereira,
UAL and ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal pereiren@hotmail.com and Prof. Álvaro Lopes Dias,
ISG, Lisbon, Portugal alvarodias@isg.pt |
6. Innovation |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
15. | Creativity, innovation and global entrepreneurship | Dr Marios Trigkas,
Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki, Greece mtrigkas@for.auth.gr Ms Karagouni Glykeria,
karagg@teilar.gr and Prof. Ioannis Papadopoulos, papad@teilar.gr TEI of Larissa, Greece |
16. | Creativity and Innovation in Teaching in Universities versus employability in the Euro-Mediterranean region | Dr Simona Mihai-Yiannaki,
European University, Cyprus S.Mihai@euc.ac.cy |
17. | Innovation and Start-ups | Dr Manlio Del Giudice, m.delgiudice@unilink.it Dr Stefano Fontana, stefano.fontana@uniroma1.it Dr Rosa Lombardi,
University of Rome r.lombardi@unilink.it |
18. | Innovation Strategy in the Family Business Phenomenon | Prof. Elisa Giacosa elisa.giacosa@unito.it Dr Stefano Bresciani stefano.bresciani@unito.it and Prof. Francesca Culasso francesca.culasso@unito.it University of Turin |
19. | Innovation in corporate finance | Prof. Giusy Chesini
University of Verona, Italy giusy.chesini@univr.it and Dr. Elisa Giaretta
University of Verona, Italy elisa.giaretta@univr.it |
7. International Business and Management |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
20. | International Business and Management | Dr Ziva Rozen-Bachar
The Western Galilee College, Israel zivarozenb@gmail.com |
21. | Supply Chain Management and Resilience | Prof. Martin Christopher,
Cranfield University, UK m.g.christopher@cranfield.ac.uk and Dr Barbara Gaudenzi,
University of Verona, Italy barbara.gaudenzi@univr.it |
22. | Chinese Direct Investments in Europe | Prof. Bernd Britzelmaier,
Pforzheim University bernd@britzelmaier.de |
8. Marketing |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
23. | Marketing: Theory and Practice | Prof. Demetris Vrontis,
University of Nicosia, Cyprus and EMRBI President vrontis.d@unic.ac.cy |
24. | International, Cross-cultural and Transnational Marketing | Dr Yioula Melanthiou melanthiou.y@unic.ac.cy University of Nicosia, Cyprus |
25. | Consumer Brand Relationships | Prof. Hans Ruediger Kaufmann,
University of Nicosia and EMRBI Kaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy |
26. | Consumer behaviour | Dr Ioanna Papasolomou papasolomou.i@unic.ac.cy and Dr Yioula Melanthiou melanthiou.y@unic.ac.cy University of Nicosia, Cyprus |
27. | Modern marketing paradigm: A Combination of High-tech & Sustainable Marketing Strategy | Md. Shahriar Parvez,
City University, Bangladesh msparvez_educator@yahoo.co.uk and Mohammad Fateh Ali Khan Panni,
City University, Bangladesh fkpanni@yahoo.com |
28. | Advertising Reinvented | Prof. Patrícia Dias*
Catholic University of Portugal, pdias@fch.lisboa.ucp.pt and Dr. Inês Teixeira-Botelho
Lusófona University, Portugal inesbotelho@hotmail.com *Corresponding track chair |
29. | Innovative Practices in Services Marketing | Dr.Bhavesh Vanparia,
Tolani Institute of Management Studies, Adipur-INDIA. bhavindh@gmail.com and Dr. Evangelos Tsoukatos,
TEI of Crete - EuroMed Research Business Institute. tsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr |
30. | Neuromarketing | Dr.Bhavesh Vanparia,
Tolani Institute of Management Studies, Adipur-INDIA. bhavindh@gmail.com and Dr. Evangelos Tsoukatos,
TEI of Crete - EuroMed Research Business Institute. tsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr |
31. | The study of brand equity as a relationship between brand personality and consumer personality | Ms Irma Shyle,
Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albaniairmitash@yahoo.com |
32. | Consumption culture | Dr Carmen Rodríguez Santos, University of León, Spain carmen.santos@unileon.es and Prof. Ruediger Kaufmann Hans,
University of Nicosia and EMRBI Vice President kaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy |
33. | Brands and their stakeholders: loving and hating relationships in a dynamic environment | Prof. Sandra Loureiro,
ISCTE-IUL-business schoolsandramloureiro@netcabo.pt |
10. Public Management |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
38. | Public and Non-profit Management | Prof. Stephen Osborne,
University of Edinburgh Stephen.Osborne@ed.ac.uk Dr. Salvatore Russo,
Ca' Foscari University of Venice salvus@unive.it |
39. | Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in administrative contracts. Regulations and managerial implications for New Public Management | Dr Antonios Maniatis,
Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands, Greece maniatis@dikaio.gr |
11. Strategic Management |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
40. | Strategic Management: Theory and Practice | Dr Shlomo Tarba, tarba2003@gmail.com The University of Sheffield, UK |
39. | Dynamic Capabilities, Intellectual Capital and Intellectual Property Rights: past, present and future insights | Prof. Raffaele Trequattrini,
trekraf@tiscali.it Dr Giuseppe Russo,
giuseppe.russo@unicas.it Dr Rosa Lombardi,
r.lombardi@unilink.it University of Rome and Dr Fabio Nappo,
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio f.nappo@unicas.it |
41. | Strategic options in a dynamic environment | Prof. Andrea Beretta Zanoni,
University of Verona, andrea.berettazanoni@univr.it |
42. | Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions | Dr Emanuel Gomes,
E.Gomes@bham.ac.uk University of Birmingham, UK Dr Mohammad Faisal Ahammad
Nottingham Business School mohammad.ahammad@ntu.ac.uk |
43. | Cooperatives as an alternative economic model in the 21st century | Dr Sara Edom,
Ashkelon Academic College Sara.edom@gmail.com |
44. | Business Competitiveness Drivers in the Post Crisis Era | Prof. Fotini Psimarni-Voulgari,
TEI of Crete, Greece fvoulgari@staff.teicrete.gr Dr Christos Lemonakis,
Pancretan Bank, Greece Culemon2004@yahoo.gr |
12. Tourism |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
45. | Tourism | Prof. Vitor Ambrósio,
Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Portugalvitor.ambrosio@eshte.pt |
46. | Web marketing in tourism destinations | Prof. Amedeo Maizza,
University of Salento, Italy amedeo.maizza@unisalento.it |
47. | The future of tourist destination competitiveness in a sustainable view | Dr Milena Viassone,
University of Turin, Italy milena.viassone@unito.it |
48. | Place Branding | Prof. Eugene D. Jaffe,
Ruppin Academic Center, Israel |
13. Wine, Food and Agribusiness Management |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
49. | Wine and Agribusiness | Prof. Stephen Charters
Burgundy Business School, France, steve.charters@escdijon.eu Prof. Roberta Capitello
University of Verona, Italy roberta.capitello@univr.it and Dr. Antonino Galati
University of Palermo, Italy
antonino.galati@unipa.it |
50. | Agribusiness Economics & Management: Policy, Financing and Decision Support Systems in Agriculture | Dr Stamatis Aggelopoulos,
Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece stamagg@farm.teithe.gr |
51. | Agribusiness in Rural Development | Dr Abu Zafar Mahmudul Haq,
City University, Dhaka, Bangladesh zafarhaq34@gmail.com lamisa67@yahoo.com |
52. | Food marketing and sustainability | Dr Riccardo Vecchio
University of Naples Federico II Riccardo.vecchio@unina.it and Ms Azzurra Annunziata
University of Naples Parthenope Azzurra.annunziata@uniparthenope.it |
53. | Food and agriculture: shifting to a consumer-led model | Prof. Philippos Karipidis,
Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece philika@farm.teithe.gr and Dr Stamatis Aggelopoulos,
Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece stamagg@farm.teithe.gr |
54. | Sustainable and Socially Responsible Food Supply Chains | Prof. Philippos Karipidis,
Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece philika@farm.teithe.gr and Dr Efthimia Tsakiridou,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece efitsaki@auth.gr |
14. General Tracks |
| Track Title | Track Chair/Chairs |
55. | General Track | Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos,
TEI of Crete, Greece and EMRBI VP of Operations and Developmenttsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr |
Professor Yaakov Weber
1. Director, Research Unit
School of Business Administration
College of Management, Israel
2. President, EMRBI
EuroMed Research Business Institute
www.emrbi.com