Call for Papers: 9th Annual London Business Research Conference

Dates: August 4^th & 5th 2014
Venue: Imperial College London, UK
Submission Deadline: 30 June, 2014
Registration Deadline: 21 July, 2014

 The aim of the above international gathering is to bring together both academic and professional researchers, scholars and students to exchange and share their research results about all aspects of Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Management and Marketing. Please click the details about the field of research in the left link bar on the event website. All papers will be anonymously reviewed to ensure quality and timeliness of the research. Best papers will be published in the peer reviewed international journal.

 Publication Opportunities and Best Paper Award and Participation Certificates

 As per choice of the authors, abstract and/or papers will be published in the refereed conference proceedings with ISBN and will be published electronically via a dedicated website, namely,www.wbiworldconpro.com. Proceedings will also be published in book form (if author pays for this option) for submission for indexation by ISI (Thompson-Reuters). Every effort will be made to publish proceedings via Google Scholar. Best paper award will be announced soon after the conference and these papers will be published in peer reviewed international journal "Journal of Business and Policy Research". Outstanding papers will be considered for publication in the following indexed (Cabell, Ulrich, EBSCO, ABDC, ERA etc) international refereed journals:: Journal of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Global Review of Accounting and Finance, World Journal of Management, Global Economy and Finance Journal, International Review of Business Research Papers, World Review of Business Research, World Journal of Social Sciences and journal of Islamic Finance and Business Research subject to compliance to review report, editorial comments, conference feedback and payment of applicable subscription fees.

 Website: www.londonconfo.com

Call for Papers: EBMC 2014 - The European Business and Management Conference

July 3-6, 2014 - The Thistle Hotel
Brighton, United Kingdom
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended: May 15

2014 Conference Theme: "Individual, Community and Society: Conflict, Resolution and Synergy"

The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global university partners is proud to announce the Inaugural European Business and Management Conference, to be held from July 3-6, 2014, at the Thistle Hotel Brighton, in the United Kingdom.

The European Business and Management Conference offers the occasion for wide-ranging, interdisciplinary discussion covering both policy and research in Europe, and beyond. EBMC 2014 will again bring together experts and leaders from the academic and business world to consider some of the pressing issues scholars and academics are facing in an open forum; seeking to define questions, pursue answers, search for research synergies and more; to both reflect on the recent past, and look forward, to exchange ideas and findings, in the exciting environment of an IAFOR event.

Journals

Publishing Opportunities: Authors of Accepted Abstracts will have the opportunity of publishing their associated paper in the official conference proceedings, and a selection of papers will be considered for inclusion in the internationally reviewed IAFOR journals associated with the conference. For more information about the IAFOR Journal of the Business and Management and other journals, please visit the IAFOR website under "Research". www.iafor.org

Web address: http://iafor.org/ebmc

Call for Papers: 6th Asia Pacific Business Research Conference

Dates: May 19^th & 20th 2014

Venue: Mercure Ambassador Gangnam Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

Submission Deadline: April 21, 2014

Registration Deadline: 9 May, 2014

The above international conference, hosted by the World Business Institute of Australia and American Research and Publication of USA. will be held at Seoul, South Korea. This international gathering provides an opportunity for interdisciplinary scholars worldwide to present their recent research and share or exchange ideas and research outputs in the broad field of Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Management and Marketing. Please click the details about the field of research in the link bar on the event website. All papers will be anonymously reviewed to ensure quality and timeliness of the research. Outstanding and quality papers will be published in the peer reviewed international journals free of publication fee. In addition, proceedings will be published as a book in each track and this book will be sent to the registered authors within three months after the conference (if author pays for this option). Also, conference proceeding book will be sent to Thomson Reuters/ISI in order to be reviewed for coverage in its Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

Website: www.worldbizconference.com

Improving Business Education through Industry Connections

Business colleges have developed over the past few decades. According to Xie and Steiner (2013), not all of these changes have been for the better. The authors argue that traditional business education has damaged the overall business community and narrowed people into irrelevance. They provide some possibilities for improvement of business colleges within their paper. 

They offer a couple of solutions that include connections between business and business schools, new business education models,  as well as joint creation of knowledge management. Their reasoning is that student’s knowledge should broaden perspectives beyond simple tools of management and should include the overall human elements that enhance understanding further than number crunching. 

Collaboration between Business Schools and Business: In the older models, students were apprentice oriented. Business colleges should make stronger connections to the business community in order to create higher levels of relevant education. The traditional educational model has separated itself from the needs of modern day business management. Professors should be seen as professionals with certain codes of ethics and standards.

Joint Creation of Management Knowledge: There is practical knowledge and academic knowledge. Even though these two forms of knowledge can overlap, they have become more separate in recent decades. Practitioners and academics should work closely to ensure that knowledge is practical and applied in nature. Education should focus on solving practical problems for business managers. 

New Educational Models Revisited: New business education models need to develop that bridges the gaps between traditional education and modern business needs. The student should learn new concepts that applied practically in the real world. Colleges should focus on teaching those skills that are most relevant within the modern business market. 

Interestingly, the report highlights the concepts of the practitioner-academic that creates new knowledge but does so in the context of applied usage of knowledge. Business education and business management should be intertwined to create relevancy in the modern day work place. Data crunching is important but the understanding of human behavior is a primary function of management. Data crunching and soft skills of human management are important co-complimentary skills. Colleges should seek to foster both.

Xie, C. & Steiner, S. (2013). Enhancing management education relevance: joint creation of knowledge between business schools and business. Business Education & Accreditation, 5 (2).

Reaching New Customer Service Peaks in Manufacturing

Art Work: Dr. Murad Abel

The world of manufacturing is changing and new methods of competing are important to ensure that companies are staying competitive. Companies can incorporate additional concepts related to service and service metrics into their manufacturing operations to help encourage higher levels performance that are more reflective of market needs. Research by Visnjic, et. al. (2013) helps decision makers find new ways of adopting higher service oriented operations.

Just like Americans went through a shift in their manufacturing management toward Japanese models in the past they are now moving toward new customer service oriented values. They are seeking to tie their products more closely to the needs of the customer and this requires a new way of thinking. As the system changes, so will the measurements of success and the accounting of financial revenues.

Metrics are important markers that help guide strategic decisions. The previous product-based performance measurement systems are inadequate to understand the service dynamic. Organizations are seeking to update their measurement mix in order to create higher levels of relevant data used to guide the organization to higher levels of performance.

Companies often rely on a few measurements and try to replicate them in other places, other nations, and at different times. Because measurements are supposed to give one the ability to take a snap shot of what’s going on in the market a single measurement skews this the accuracy of this picture. It is beneficial to ensure that measurements are chosen for their well-rounded image so trends and changes can be discerned.

The researches completed a three-year case study of Atlas Copco a multinational equipment manufacturer to come to their conclusions.  They looked at both qualitative and quantitative data to understand their measurement systems.  They have a presence in 100 companies and 14,000 employees that makes them adequate for a global case study.

They found that moving services from a support function role to a revenue stream helps encourage better decisions.  Conflicts between production and service should rectify by developing and catering new performance measurements that can bridge the gap. Companies should seek both breadth and depth in their customer service penetration.  Capitalizing on the new service oriented dynamics makes companies more responsive to market trends and raises their potential revenue generation.

The report does provide some information on bringing forward concepts as they relate to changing the perception of customer-oriented processes within manufacturing. Having the right data metrics is important for analyzing and making strategic decisions. Implementing service components into the manufacturing processes takes some time, as it is a new way of thinking. As the implementation process continues, the mindset of employees and decision-makers will change with it.

“The relationship with the customer tells us every day how well we perform and, for sure, keeps us alert to all the changes in the market.”—Ronnie Leten, CEO Atlas Copco Group

Visnjic, K., et. al (2013). Steering manufacturing firms towards service business model innovation. California Management Review, 56 (1).

Call for Papers: The International Conference on e-Business, ICE-B 2014

Regular Paper Submission: April 15, 2014
Regular Paper Camera Ready and Registration: June 30, 2014

The International Conference on e-Business, ICE-B 2014, aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners who are interested in e-Business technology and its current applications. The mentioned technology relates not only to more low-level technological issues, such as technology platforms and web services, but also to some higher-level issues, such as context awareness and enterprise models, and also the peculiarities of different possible applications of such technology. These are all areas of theoretical and practical importance within the broad scope of e-Business, whose growing importance can be seen from the increasing interest of the IT research community.

Conference Areas

1 . Applications

2 . e-Logistics

3 . Enterprise Engineering

4 . Mobility

5 . Collaboration and e-Services

6 . Technology Platforms

7 . Sustainable e-Business

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