Diary
Article Type: Diary From: Strategic Direction, Volume 28, Issue 1
Contact: E-mail: s.gupta@unf.edu; Web: www.unf.edu/coggin/intbusiness/cibs/conference.aspx
The Twelfth Annual International Business Research Conference
9-10 February, 2012, University Center of the University of North Florida,USA
About the conference: you are invited to participate in the 2012 International Business Research Conference. The conference, co-sponsored by The University of North Florida and the University of Warsaw, will be held 9-10 February 2012 at The University Center of the University of North Florida. The conference theme for this year is “Global and regional crises:implications, recommendations and solutions”.
Theoretical, empirical and applied papers within the theme of the conference and in the areas of business, finance, marketing, logistics, supply chain management, management, accounting, MIS, public administration, economics, and related fields are welcome. Research with student co-author is also welcome.
Contact: E-mail: muhammad.ayub@riphah.edu.pk; Web: www.icib-riu.org
International Conference on Islamic Business ICIB – 2012
20 February 2012, Islamabad, Pakistan
About the conference: the financial turbulence is increasing in the world day-by-day mainly due to flawed and non-prudent policies and practices of business firms, corporations and the sovereigns. The turbulence is systemic in nature because of value free foundations of the global business and finance and declining ethical and social considerations. The stories about corporate misconduct and financial scandals in the world underscore the need to focus more on disclosure levels, corporate governance, ethical business practices, value based leadership, corporate responsibility, sustainability and consultative decision-making.
The Islamic system of management and finance focuses on effective disclosure requirement and documentation, values inspired personnel, caring employers,socially responsible investments, enhanced supply of risk-related capital,restricted risk taking, balanced return rate structure based on the real assets backed economic activities. It has the potential to provide a sound basis for sustainable development for socio-economic benefit of all business stakeholders and the mankind as a whole. Therefore, the global business and management practices need to be geared with Islamic business concepts and practices strictly observing its original contours of management, justice and transparency. Above all, it would need human resources committed to serve the mankind with socio-economic considerations and accountability to the society and the creator (SWT).
Increasing complexity in the financial products and the markets is further aggravating the problems. A large number of institutions like commercial banks,investment banks, asset management firms, hedge funds, mutual funds, savings banks, insurance companies, etc are source of huge profits and personal wealth for the associated traders and firms, but they serve little socially useful function. They strengthen the process of widening the gap between the wealthy and the poor in both developed and underdeveloped economies. The ICIB is a forum to discuss the potential and challenges in developing models and processes for present day business management in line with the tenets of the Shariah.
The conference would provide an excellent platform for coming together of the Islamic business management and finance intellectuals, practitioners of Islamic finance industry, PhD/research scholars of the universities and other stakeholders to discuss the achievements, the challenges and issues faced future potential available, in the fields of Islamic business, banking and finance.
Contact: E-mail: mima.transcends@gmail.com; Web: www.mima.edu.in/pdf/Transcends;2011.pdf
TRANSCENDS 2nd National Conference on Innovation Management: Inclusive Growth and Sustainability: Creativity, Collaboration and Entrepreneurship
20 to 21 January 2012, Pune, Maharashtra, India
About the conference:
When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge (Tuli Kupferberg).
Globalization …… Borderless trade …… … . The World is flat.
This mantra in its various forms echoes even today. Individuals and corporates do not talk of local markets but the products that will have a global market. In this, new age economy, the pace of drastic change in business world has picked up as a result of rapid technological innovation and globalization and has induced hyper competition. Globalization and trade liberalization coupled with rapid advances in information, communication, resources and technology have resulted in an unprecedented intensification of market competition worldwide. The corporate world and the business environment are in turmoil, buffeted by changes in, demographics, expectations, costs and competition. Consequently, internal stakeholders need to be prepared to successfully lead the organizations through the changing phases, turbulent times and an uncertain environment. However, talented organizations know that this is the time for innovation, fresh thinking, and organizational growth to scale to newer heights and shift their orbits and reach newer horizons. Business Weekbelieves that “What’s likely to kill you in the new economy is not somebody doing something better; it’s somebody doing something different.”
So what is the new imperative? The Society of Management Accountants calls… innovation … fundamental to the quest for profitable, sustainable growth.
The commonly held view is that innovation is creativity – new ideas and knowledge creation. With this backdrop, this conference intends to cover the innovation and also considers a gamut of innovation in the field of finance,marketing, human resources and entrepreneurship. We would like to see concepts,processes that emerge and help the organizations transform and sustain and in return create value for their internal and external stakeholders.
