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RESEARCH PAPERS
The "International Research Conference on Business, Economic and Social Sciences, IRC2014" encourages submissions of abstracts and/or full text papers in the following broad topic
areas.
1. Business Studies
2. Economics
3. Social Sciences
DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM
The IRC-2014 Doctoral Symposium provides a forum for both early and late-stage PhD students
to present their research and get detailed feedback and advice. The main objectives of this event
are:
1. To allow PhD students to practice writing clearly and to present effectively their
research proposal
2. To get constructive feedback from the experienced supervisors and thesis examiners
3. To get your thesis commented by the examiners
CASE STUDY
The conference will comprise case roundtables, case presentations, and interactive sessions on
excellence in case writing. The main purpose of the conference is to provide case writers with an
opportunity to exchange ideas and share experiences related to case teaching and writing, we
encourage both first time case writers and seasoned case writers to attend the conference.
Observers are welcome to attend roundtables or presentations and benefit from the discussions.
SUBMISSION TRACKS
The conference will include parallel sessions on following technical tracks:
Marketing Strategy
Consumer Behavior
Advertising Management
Other areas of Business
MARKETING THEMES
Marketing Philosophy
The Role of Marketing in Strategic Planning.
Relationship Marketing
Marketing in SME's
Public Relations Strategies
Market and Industry Stakeholder Needs.
International Strategies
The Development and Utilization of Marketing Plans.
Marketing Effectiveness at the Operational and Strategic Levels.
Brand management
International and Cross-cultural Marketing
Public Relations
Sales Management
Marketing Technology
Customer Relationship Management
Neuro-marketing and Ethics in Marketing
Retailing
Sports Marketing
Human Resource Marketing
Etc.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESSES THEMES
Entrepreneurship Theory
Intrapreneurship and Corporate Innovation
Training and education for Entrepreneurship
Women and Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneurial Personality
Entrepreneurship Growth and Performance
Small Businesses
Clusters
Competitiveness and Small Businesses
Project Management
Management of non-profit organizations
Corporate Social Responsibility
Managing sustainability
Etc.
INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
Innovation
Innovation Management
Open Innovation
New trends in Innovation Management
Etc.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT THEMES
e-business
Information and Strategy
Benefits From Information Systems
Knowledge Management
Globalization and Information Systems
Managing the Digital Divide
Information Systems and Security
Information, Corporate Responsibility and Ethical Issues
SMEs and Information Systems
Etc.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS THEMES
Organizational Change
The New Roles and Functions of Government
Reinventing Government
Government Reforms
New Public Management
E-government
Reinventing Service Delivery
Regional Government and Governance
Restructuring, Flexibility, Consumer Choice and Accountability
Alternative Service Delivery
Privatization
Downsizing
Etc.
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT THEMES
Tourism Policy
Tourism Development and Finance
Entrepreneurship
Internal Tourism
Work and Leisure
E-Tourism
Strategic Management in Tourism, Leisure, Hospitality Industries
Local Government and Tourism Development
Human Resource Management in Tourism Sector
Training in Tourism, Leisure, Hospitality Industries
Etc.
SERVICE MANAGEMENT THEMES
International Strategy
International Finance
International Economics
International Human Resource Management
International Marketing
Multi-national Organizations
Globalization
Etc.
ORGANIZATIONA BEHAVIOR THEMES
e-Business Strategies
Global Marketing
Multinational Production
Emerging Trends in Consumer Behavior
Channel & Physical Distribution Management
International Pricing
Transfer Pricing Issues
International Retailing & Franchising
Intellectual Property Rights
Management of Global Brands
Etc.
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT THEMES
Cross-Border Mergers
Acquisitions & Strategic Alliances
Knowledge Management
Managing R&D in a Global Environment
Human Resource Management
Global Supply Chain Management
International Logistics, Security and Compliance Issues
Lean Production Strategy
Just-in-time (JIT) Strategy
En
nterprise Resou
urce Planning (E
ERP)
Etcc.
SERVICE BUSINES
SSES IN A GLO
OBAL ECONO
OMY THEMES
S
INFOR
RMATION TE
ECHNOLOGY
Y MANAGEME
ENT
nology
Infformation techn
Technology and Corporates
C
obal Technolog
gy Transfer
Glo
Technology Management
Etcc.
ECONOMICS
E
TOPIC AREA
AS: IN GENERA
AL
General
G
Econom
mics
Economic
E
Meth
hodology
Schools
S
of Econ
nomics
Household
H
Beh
havior and Fam
mily Economics
Production
P
and
d Organizationss
Market
M
Structurre and Pricing
Welfare
W
Econom
mics
Public
P
Finance
Public
P
Choice
Prices,
P
Businesss Fluctuations, and Cycles
Economic
E
Policcy
In
nternational Fiinance
In
nternational Ecconomics
Financial
F
Econo
omics
Corporate
C
Finan
nce and Goverrnance
Public
P
Economiics
Labor
L
Economics
Law
L
and Econo
omics
Regulatory
R
Economics
Economic
E
Deveelopment
Development
D
Planning
P
and Po
olicy
Technological
T
Change
C
Cooperative Games
Non-cooperative Games
Stochastic and Dynamic Games
Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
Etc.
INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY THEMES
Monetarism
Rational Expectations Theory
Foreign Exchange
Current Account Adjustment
Short-Term Capital Movements
International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
International Lending and Debt Problems
Foreign Aid
Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
Etc.
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS THEMES
LAW AND EC
CONOMICS THEMES
T
Regulatorry Economics
Regulatio
on and Businesss Law
Public Ch
hoice
Constitutional Economics
Rules & In
nstitutions
Institution
nal Economics
Etc.
SOCIAL
S
SCIEN
NCE TOPIC AREAS:
A
IN GEN
NERAL
SOCIAL SCIE
ENCE AND HU
UMANITIES
Social Scieence
Sociology
y
Ancient and
a modern Languages
Literaturee, Philosophy, religion,
r
visuall and performin
ng art
Linguisticcs
Etc.
EDUCATION
N AND HISTOR
RY
Teaching strategy
Open Lea
arning, long lifee learning
History of political thou
ught
Historiog
graphy in the Modern
M
West
History Traditions,
T
Military and Econo
omic History
The cold war
w and Decolonization and related topics iin History
Etc.
PUBLIC ADM
MINISTRATION
N AND SOCIA
AL POLICY
Central go
overnment and
d civil service administration
a
Regional and devolved public adminisstration
Social pollicy, Health and
d social care
Public secctor organizatio
ons
Etc.
PSYCHOLOG
GY
History of Psychology
Research in Psychology and New trend
ds in Psycholo gy
Psychomeetrics and Asseessment
Violence and
a social crim
me studies
Environm
mental Psycholo
ogy
Etc.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
S