CFP: The 8th SMEs in a Global Economy Conference 2011, Thailand

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

Conference Announcement / Call for papers 
The 8th SMEs in a Global Economy Conference 2011: "Rising to the Global Challenge: Entrepreneurship and SME development in Asia"

Website: http://www.nkc.kku.ac.th/smesconference2011/index.php
Venue: Nong Khai Campus, Khon Kaen University, Thailand 
Dates: 9-11 November 2011

Organisers: 
. Khon Kaen University, Nong Khai Campus, Nong Khai, Thailand
. School of Economics & Management, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing, China
. Centre for Small Business and Regional Research, Faculty of Commerce, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
. Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi, MARA, Malaysia
. Centre for SME Studies, Senshu University, Kanagawa, Japan

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

. Professor Dr David B. Audretsch
Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development and Director, Institute for Development Strategies, Indiana University, USA
Personal Profile: http://www.indiana.edu/~spea/faculty/audretsch-david.shtml
. Professor Dr Robert Blackburn
Editor in Chief International Small Business Journal 
Kingston University, UK
Personal Profile: http://business.kingston.ac.uk/staff/prof-robert-blackburn
. Associate Professor Dr Charles Harvie
Head of School
Director, Centre for Small Business and Regional Research  
School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Wollongong, Wollongong 
Consultant of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
Personal Profile: http://www.uow.edu.au/commerce/econ/who/UOW010519.html
. Dr Michael Schaper
Deputy Chairman of Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, Australia.
Adjunct Professor, School of Management, Curtin University, Australia
Personal Profile: http://www.business.curtin.edu.au/business/teaching-areas/management/staff?profile=Michael-Schaper
. Professor Dr Jimmy Tran Van Hoa
Centre for Strategic Economic Studies (CSES), and Director, Vietnam and East Asia Summit Research Program, CSES, Victoria University
Honorary Professor, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Honorary Professor, National Advanced Training Institute, Ministry of Trade, Vietnam
Fellow of the Asian Forum on Business Education (AFBE), Thailand, and AFBE Journal Editorial Board Member
Editorial Board Member, Journal of International Economics (Isfahan University, Iran)
Personal Profile: http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/CSESBL/

Conference Topics:
The conference is open to university academics, entrepreneurs, SME owners, policy-makers, financial institutions, government agencies, consultants and practitioners from all over the world. An abstract or full paper may be submitted in one of the following areas:
. Challenges and opportunities for SMEs in East Asian/Global Economic Recovery
. Case studies of SME developments in East Asian and Global Economies
. Economic restructuring: How does it affect SMEs
. Financing of SMEs, including roles and experiences of venture capitalists and SMEs
. Technologies and innovation of SMEs
. Application of research and development by regional SMEs
. SMEs' Networking and dissemination of information
. Government policies
. Electronic commerce and information technology
. Franchising, family business, retailing and specialized business
. Human resource development
. Business ethics, culture and performance of SMEs
. SMEs in transition economies
. SME contribution to trade and investment
. Entrepreneurship research and development
. Gender entrepreneurship
. Entrepreneurship education
. Issues on Research and Consultancy for SMEs
. Specialized entrepreneurship (technopreneur, cyberpreneur, agripreneur etc.)
. Entrepreneurial motivation and behaviours
. Entrepreneurial training
. Export issues and
. other related areas in SMEs and Entrepreneurship

Kindly note that, if you feel your contribution does not fit into any of the above categories, you are welcome to make your submission in the last listed category. 

Submission Guidelines:
. Submission of Abstract
All abstracts must be written in English according to the Abstract template. The length of abstracts should be in a range of 300-350 words and must be less than 400 words. The abstract must be submitted electronically to the conference submission system by 30th July 2011. (Download the abstract template)

. Submission of Conference Full Paper (Conference Proceedings)
All full papers must be written in English according to the Full paper template. The length of the full paper should not exceed 20 pages (A4-size, approximately 5,000 words) and must be submitted electronically to the conference submission system by 31st August 2011. Abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts and full papers will be published in the conference proceedings (CD-ROM). Both the Book of Abstracts and the Conference Proceedings will be distributed at the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference. The authors may choose their types of presentation as a poster or oral presentation during the on-line registration. (Download the full paper template)
      
Important Deadlines:
. Abstract: 30th July 2011
. Full Paper Submission: 31st August 2011

All Abstracts and Full Paper submissions should be sent electronically on the conference link from the SME conference webpage: http://www.nkc.kku.ac.th/smesconference2011/index.php?page=member_form

Review Process and Publication Opportunity:
. The review committee will review all submitted papers, and the contact author for each paper will be notified of the outcome from a blind peer review process by e-mail. If necessary, authors will be requested to revise and/or resubmit their papers. 
. All accepted full papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be published in an edited book.
. Selected Papers will be potentially considered for the following refereed journals: Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, Journal of New Business Ideas & Trends and International Journal of Business and Development Studies.

Registrations:
. Early Bird Rate: before 1st September 2011, $250 USD
. Late Registration Rate: after 1st September 2011 till the conference starts, $350 USD
. International Student Rate: $150 USD 
. Business Symposium Rate: $60 USD

Contact Names:                                             
Associate Professor Dr Charles Harvie 
Head of School
Director, Centre for Small Business and Regional Research 
School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Wollongong
Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Tel: +61 2 42 213702 
Fax: +61 2 42 213725 
Email: charvie at uow.edu.au

Teerawat Charoenrat (Ta) 
Lecturer in Economics
Department of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, Nongkhai Campus, 
Khon Kaen University, Nongkhai, 4300, Thailand
Email: tc888 at uowmail.edu.au, teerawat.c at nkc.kku.ac.th