REMINDER: Third AGBA World Congress - Deadline Approaching

[entrepreneurship-phd at lists.uni-essen.de]

AGBA - Academy for Global Business Advancement
Franchising, Entrepreneurial Development and International Business in a
Globalized Era
THIRD WORLD CONGRESS
January 4 - 6, 2006
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Deadline: November 15, 2005

CALL FOR PAPERS
The main theme of AGBA's Third World Congress is "Franchising,
Entrepreneurial Development and International Business in a Globalized
Era." The conference will feature competitive papers, plenary sessions,
case studies, poster presentations, student papers, and panel sessions.
Submissions will be subjected to a double-blind review and will be
published in the refereed conference proceedings (Advances in Global
Business Research, ISSN 1549-9332).

The primary goal of the conference is to provide a unique global
platform and forum to facilitate the exchange of leading edge ideas for
effective advancement of knowledge in global business and global
entrepreneurship. This will be achieved through multi-disciplinary
presentations and discussions of current business and development issues
in developing and developed countries.

AREAS OF INTEREST
We welcome the submission of papers that address the conference theme as
well as all functional areas of international franchising, global
business and global entrepreneurship. Authors may consider any of the
subject areas listed below, but need not limit their options to these
areas. If you are uncertain whether your paper fits the conference or
not, please contact Dr. Valentin Pashtenko, Program Director (contact
information below).
- Political Economy and Trade
- Economic Development
- Finance and Real Estate
- Banking
- Accounting
- Taxation
- Exporting and Market Entry
- Foreign Direct Investments
- Human Resource Management
- Alliances and Networks
- Business Education and Training
- Macro- and Micro-Economics
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Cross-Cultural Management
- Technologies and eCommerce
- Commercial Law
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Marketing and Consumer Behavior
- Industrial and B2B Marketing
- Services Marketing
- Relationship Marketing
- Strategic Management
- Information Management
- Small Business Development
- Market Research
- Transition Economies
- Supply Chain Management
- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Environmental Marketing
- Health Care Management
- Globalization
- NAFTA
- APEC
- ASEAN
- MERCOSUR
- CARICOM
- Andean Pact
- European Union
- EU Enlargement
- Religion and Business
- Terrorism and Business
- War and Business

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. Authors may submit competitive papers, working papers
(research-in-progress), student papers, proposals for special sessions,
and poster presentations.
2. All submissions will be double-blind reviewed. Accepted papers will
be published in the refereed conference proceedings, if at least one
author of the paper pre-registers for the conference.
3. A Best Paper Award will be presented.
4. Publication in the proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research,
ISSN 1549-9332) does not preclude subsequent publication in other
journals when proper acknowledgments are made.
5. Doctoral students are particularly encouraged to submit papers.
Please indicate your doctoral status.
6. We also invite participation from entrepreneurs, government
officials, business executives, and heads of major government-owned
enterprises from across the world.
7. Full-length papers should not exceed 20 double-spaced pages; working
and student papers should not exceed 10 pages; proposals should not
exceed 5 pages; poster presentations should not exceed 2 pages. A cover
page should indicate the title of the paper, the name(s) of the
author(s), and their affiliation(s). The first page should start with
the title of the paper only, followed by an abstract not exceeding 150
words. The main body of the paper should follow the abstract.
8. Paper submissions should follow the style guidelines of the Journal
of International Business Studies (JIBS) and must include references.
9. Proposals for special panels should include the purpose of the panel,
the names and affiliations of participants, a summary of contributions,
and the justification for the proposal.
10. The best papers will be published in a special issue of the Journal
of the Academy for Global Business Advancement (JAGBA, ISSN 1549-909X).
11. Submission deadline is November 15, 2005. Reviews are conducted on a
rolling basis and authors can expect notification of the review outcome
within two weeks from submission.
12. Please submit your paper or proposal directly to the Program
Director. You may send three hardcopies by snail mail or submit the
paper electronically via email in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or PDF
format. Email submissions are highly encouraged! Please indicate in the
cover letter the general subject area.
13. For all inquiries, or if you wish to serve as a session chair,
discussant, and/or reviewer, please contact the Program Director: Dr.
Valentin Pashtenko - vhpashtenko at gmail.com

More info at http://www.agba.us/