Friday, June 2, 2017

How to be a better critical thinker?

The Future of Ethics, Education and Research


The Future of Ethics, Education and Research
16th to 17th October 2017
Rockville, United States of America

We gladly invite you to attend the International Conference The Future of Ethics, Education and Research which will be held at Johns Hopkins University, just 20 miles away from Washington DC.

The Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (RAIS) creates an ample research platform for academics and researchers from all around the world and offers them the opportunity to create lasting relations for future collaborations. RAIS encourages academics and researchers to share their experiences and to contribute to the developing of diverse subjects, offering them the perspective of an interdisciplinary approach.

Below are the Conference Proceedings which cover a wide area of topics such as economics, medical sciences, education, mass-media, political studies, law, religion, biological studies and so on. You can find more details on their specific pages on our website (http://rais.education/the-future-of-ethics-education-and-research/). You can write articles in different conference proceedings on your preferred topics.

1. The Future of Medicine, Health Care and Biological Studies
2. The Future of Economics – a multidisciplinary approach
3. The Future of Education, Mass-Media and Communication
4. The Future of Political Stability and Human Security
5. The Future of Religion and Peace

Deadlines:

Abstract submission: August 21, 2017
Acceptance Notification: 1 week after abstract submission
Full papers submission: September 15, 2017

You can now attend our conference for the price of $179 ( please see our website for details: http://rais.education/2058-2/ )

Enquiries: rais.e@email.com
Web address: http://rais.education/the-future-of-ethics-education-and-research/

Do Skilled Bosses Raise Worker Satisfaction?

Bosses and their ability to connect and inspire employees are an important consideration for job satisfaction. Research also indicates that managers who are highly skilled also raise job satisfaction lending support to the idea that those who can step into their employee's jobs, as well as do their own, are seen with high esteem and have an impact on employee retention. Should you pull the next manager from the ranks?

Job skills come from those who have done the job!  Companies should not be afraid to promote their highest performing and most knowledgeable employees. It is believed that promoting technicians to management resulted in disaster and exodus of employees because of lack of emotional intelligence. This exodus apparently is not always the case.

Certainly, there are technicians that do not have the right traits or personality to be bosses. They lack the management and social skills to function with others in higher pressure situations. When given an opportunity to promote a technician with practical skills or an outside boss without specific job skills, the former is more beneficial.

The study looked at over 27,000 people and came to the conclusion that job satisfaction is positively correlated to job skill. People see such bosses in higher light because they respect their abilities. In essence, the boss has credibility because they have functioned the job before. Knowing that your manager knows your work tasks seems to bring a level of comfort and esteem.

The application can be practical for promotion and recruitment. The study indicates that universities should promote performing faculty into administrative positions, star I.T. employees to supervisors, and trained manufacturing workers into bosses. Internal promotion can help with retention and job growth as skilled and experienced employees are capable of moving up the ranks to create positive results with more satisfied employees.

Artz, B., Goodall, A. & Oswald, A. (2017). Boos competence and worker well-being. ILR Review, 70 (2). http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0019793916650451


                       

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

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Clute International Conference on Education Orlando


Clute International Conference on Education Orlando

2-6 January, 2018

Orlando, Florida, United States of America

Submission Deadline: December 4, 2017 (Miss a deadline? Contact our office.)

OVERVIEW

The Clute Institute, established in 1985, hosts the International Conference on Education (ICE) to promote excellence in academic research.

Please join us for the Clute International Conference on Education Orlando. The aim of the conference is to provide an opportunity for researchers to present their ideas, proposals, or completed research in all areas of education to an international audience. Since 20 to 30 different countries are typically represented, presenting at this conference is a great way to get feedback from researchers with a different perspective. An extensive list of acceptable topics is available on our website. Blind peer reviews are available upon request.

CONFERENCE VENUE

We will be returning to the Disney's Boardwalk Inn located within the Walt Disney World Resort. In addition to the International Conference on Education, we are also hosting the International Academic Conference on Business & the Conference on Technology in Education which will be held concurrently; one registration covering all three.

INQUIRIES

Inquiries: contact@cluteinstitute.com 303-904-4750
Web address: https://clute-edu.com/clute-international-conference-education-orlando/

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Revitalizing Small Towns Through Stakeholder Analysis and Strategy

Revitalization downtown areas is an important public policy initiative based on the declining Midwestern towns displaced by globalization and migrations to metropolitan areas. The study entitled How to Revitalize a Small Rural Town? An Empirical Study of Factors for Success. University-Community Collaboration with a Small Historic Rural Tourism Town in the Journal of Rural and Community Development offers valuable information on how university-community collaboration can impact the revitalization of small towns (Grunwell & Ha, 2014).

Public officials of Dillsboro, NC reached out to local university staff to help it with staggering declines in economic activity as a result of the tourist train no longer stopping at their station. Local employment consisted of education, healthcare, social assistance, entertainment, art, recreation, food services, and public administration. With limited business attractions and an average household income of $33,500, 8% unemployment rate, and many of its shops closed it needed help in sparking new growth. 

To understand what stakeholders needed and wanted university staff to put together three questionnaires to help gauge the fundamentals of decline. The questions were directed toward:

 (1) town business owners, 
(2) university faculty/staff and students,
(3) visitors to the town.

By cross-examining the similarities of the three different survey results, it was found that people wanted the return of the tourist train, consistent business hours, occasional extended hours during events, stronger marketing campaigns, additional entertainment, a variety of businesses, visible town signage, and enhanced attractions.

Based on these results and university analysis it was determined that the town needed a more robust marketing strategy, business plans that spurred local growth, and many more activities that attract visitors. The marketing strategies that seemed to attract the most people were signage, regional magazines, newspapers, signage, and word-of-mouth. 

Creating small towns of interest relied heavily on the community business owners collaborating under a formal plan and agreeing that each should move in the same direction so that all members can reach higher levels of growth and wealth. They bought into the marketing plans and pushed for greater awareness. Different types of shops that offer were encouraged to join the area, and a partnership with the train company was created to bring it back to town. 

Grunwell, S. & Ha, I. (2014). How to Revitalize a Small Rural Town? An Empirical Study of Factors for Success. University-Community Collaboration with a Small Historic Rural Tourism Town. Journal of Rural & Community Development, 9 (2).

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

9th Annual American Business Research Conference

9th Annual American Business Research Conference
DATES: 10-11 July 2017
VENUE: Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, New York, USA
EXTENDED Submission deadline: 16 June 2017 &
EXTENDED Registration deadline: 26 June 2017
Website: www.uniconus.com
Email: uspapcon@gmail.com
Theme: Research for Advancement

Full-length papers, research-in-progress papers, case studies and /or abstracts, relating to all areas of Accounting, Banking, Business Law, Finance, Economics, Investment, Management, Marketing, E-Commerce, Business Ethics, Business Education, Econometrics and Statistics are invited for the above international conference. This conference is organised by: American Research and Publications International (ARPI) USA and supported by London Academic Research and Publication (LARAP), UK and World Business Institute (WBI), Australia and 5 peer reviewed international journals which are listed by Excellent Research Australia (ERA) of Australian Research Council, Ulrich's Directory of USA. There are also affiliated journals associated with this conference indexed by SCOPUS.

SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE NOTICE:

Please send full papers and/or abstracts by 16 June 2017 (please note you can submit papers any time before this deadline) via email address: uspapcon@gmail.com. All abstract and/or full papers must be prepared as per guidelines (see the link in the left-hand side of the website). Please include author title (such as Mr. Ms. Dr.), the name of author(s) and affiliation of the corresponding author, email address and the field/track of research in the paper itself. Papers which do not contain these information will not be considered for this conference. All submissions will be blind reviewed on a continuous basis so that we can send decision about review outcome to the authors as they are reviewed. We will try to answer faster to those who need to submit funding application more urgently.

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES: PLEASE SELECT ANY OPTION

Option one: Affiliated International Journals: The following three international journals which are ranked B by the Australian Business Deans Council (www.abdc.edu.au) and indexed by SCOPUS are affiliated with this conference: Outstanding papers will be considered independently by the editor of these Journals

a. Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting
b. International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
c. IIMB Management Review

Thomson Reuter and Scopus Indexed Journals:

- Banks and Banking System (Indexed by Scopus)
- International Journal of Supply Chain Management (indexed by Scopus)

If you decide to publish in any one of the above journals, you need to mention the name of the journal you selected while sending us your full paper via uspapcon@gmail.com. If the paper is accepted, after blind review, we will inform you and at the same time your paper along with our review report will be sent to the Editor of the respective journal who will decide the suitability of your paper. At the time of your full paper submission, please mention the name of the journal you are interested in.

Option Two: Special Issue of ERA Journals without fee: Quality papers will be considered for publication in 2017 special issue of any of the four peer reviewed international Journals such as Global Economy and Finance Journal (Editor: Prof. William Lim, York University, Canada), Global Review of Accounting and Finance (Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Ming-Chang Cheng, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan), World Journal of Management (Editor-in Chief: Prof. Stuart Orr, Deakin University, Australia) and International Review of Business Research Papers (Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Maggie Liu, University of Winnipeg, Canada) which are all listed by Excellent Research Australia (ERA), Australian Government and indexed by Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (USA). Indexation of these journals by Scopus is under process and each paper is assigned with DOI number provided by CrossRef of USA. There is no submission fee at all if your paper is considered as outstanding paper. Authors of the papers published in the above journals will receive one hard copy of the journal, in addition to online access (which is restricted only to the authors).

Option Three: Publication as Proceedings Papers: All accepted papers, except those accepted by the above journals, will be published, as per choice of the author, electronically with ISBN via a dedicated website (http://wbiworldconpro.com) which contains papers from previous conferences. However, papers accepted by the journals can publish only abstract in the proceedings. Before uploading, we do the extensive editorial work on your paper to maintain quality and professional standard and no fee is charged for processing /editorial work.

WRITTEN REPORTS ON YOUR PAPER:

We provide written report on each paper presented after the conference so that the author can improve the paper. This service is rarely provided by the other conference organisers. Written feedback is our landmark activity.

BEST PAPER AWARD:

This award will be announced from a block of 10 papers in each track and will be published in any of the above ranked journals and a certificate will be issued. All awardees will be awarded Membership of World Business Institute which will allow you to receive discount for future conferences and to serve in the International Scientific Committees.

HOSPITALITY AND REGISTRATION FEES:

This international conference is featured by arrival, morning and afternoon snack foods and hot lunch for 2 days. Conference materials such as writing pad and pen, printed program book and certificate will be issued to all attendees, session chairs and designated discussants. Basic Registration fee is US$450 and there is 5% discount for early bird registration.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

Abstract or Paper Submission Deadline: 16 June, 2017
Full paper submission deadline after abstract is accepted: 26 June 2017
Registration Deadline: 26 June 2017
Review Outcome: Within 7 – 10 days after receipt of the paper

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Please click on the links provided on www.uniconus.com for more information.
Send your paper to: Ms. Nuha Jahan via email: uspapcon@gmail.com