ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ - ΕΙΔΙΚΟΣ ΛΟΓΑΡΙΑΣΜΟΣ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ - ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΗ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ

CALL FOR PAPERS9th Annual South East European Doctoral Student

ConferenceThursday 25th & Friday 26th September 2014

Thessaloniki - Greecehttp://www.seerc.org/dsc2014/

 Building on the success of the eight previous Doctoral conferences which totally attracted more than 800 research papers from countries all over the SE European region and beyond, we are pleased to be launching the Call for Papers for the 9th Annual South East European Doctoral Student Conference (9th SEE DSC). The aim of the conference is to further facilitate the exchange of knowledge between young researchers, and to consolidate the established network of scholars currently undertaking research in South East Europe. Doctoral students and young researchers in the areas of Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Information & Communication Technologies, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Politics, Sociology and Education Studies are invited to attend and present papers related to their doctoral research.The conference will comprise of:1. Paper sessions2. Special workshops/training sessions delivered by distinguished academics3. Panel discussions4. Social events HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING THE 9 TH SEE DSC? By participating in the 9th SEE Doctoral Student Conference you are given the opportunity to:

Present your work in a friendly environment and receive extensive and valuable feedback from experts in your field

Strengthen your network with other PhD students as well as with distinguished academics and professionals in your area

Apply for the ‘Best Papers’ Award Publish your work in the Conference Proceedings which will be indexed at EBSCO

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Ενημερωτικές Εκδηλώσεις & Ανακοινώσεις

database – PLEASE NOTE that only the papers which will be presented at the conference will be included in the Conference Proceedings. Physical presence @the conference is necessary!

Publish your work in respectable Academic Journals (selected papers only) Further develop your academic and research skills

   SUBMISSION DETAILS Depending on the stage of your research, you can submit either a short paper (3-5 pages) or a long paper (8-15 pages). All research papers will be reviewed by at least 2 expert reviewers, and authors will have access to the feedback provided. All accepted papers that will be orally presented during the conference, will be included in the conference proceedings. During the presentation at the conference the participant will have the opportunity to acquire additional feedback from two discussants that will participate in the session. For more information including author guidelines please visit the following links (depending on the research area your paper is addressed to):Research Track 1 (RT1):   Enterprise, Innovation & Development URL: http://www.seerc.org/dsc2014/rt1.html Contact: RT1@seerc.org Research Track 2 (RT2):   Information and Communication Technologies URL: http://www.seerc.org/dsc2014/rt2.html Contact: RT2@seerc.org Research Track 3 (RT3):   Society and Human Development: Psychology, Politics, Sociology and EducationURL: http://www.seerc.org/dsc2014/rt3.html Contact: RT3@seerc.org  IMPORTANT DATES

Short or Full paper submission: Friday 11th April 2014 Notification of acceptance: Monday 19 th May 2014 Response to reviewers’ comments and submission of FINAL camera-ready paper:

Friday 20th June 2014 Publication of Conference Programme : Friday 4th July 2014

Conference fee: 50 Euro (includes coffees and lunches for the two days plus a hard copy of the Conference Proceedings). Get your work published: Selected high quality papers that will be orally presented at the conference will be recommended for publication in the following journals:

International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development International Journal of Enterprise Network Management

 CONFERENCE TOPICSThe following topics are encouraged, but are not exclusive:

Research Track 1: Enterprise, Innovation & DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipThe Entrepreneurial Spirit; Start-up Phase; Funding; Managing Growth; General Entrepreneurship  EconomicsEconomic Growth; Economic Development; Agricultural Economics; Environmental Economics; Efficiency Analysis FinanceAccounting & Control; Corporate Finance; Public Markets, Financial Systems; Banking Crisis; Financial Regulation; Venture Financing; Non-venture Financing; Applied Econometrics; Applied Statistics; General Finance  GlobalizationCountries & Regions; Foreign Direct Investment; Global Strategy; General Globalization; Managing Multinationals  Leadership & ManagementManaging Teams; Communication; Motivation; Decision Making & Problem Solving; Leadership Style; Power & Influence; Leading Change; Management of SMEs; General Leadership  MarketingMarketing Strategy; Advertising; Market Research; Consumer Behaviour; Brand Management; Customer Relationships; Strategic Management Marketing; General

Research Track 2: Information & Communication TechnologiesSoftware EngineeringFormal MethodsSoftware VerificationModel CheckingSoftware TestingModelling and SimulationService-oriented ComputingCloud ComputingGreen ComputingEducational InformaticsTechnology Enhanced LearningLifelong LearningInformation SecurityInformation & Knowledge ManagementInformation RetrievalArtificial IntelligenceMulti-Agent SystemsComputational BiologyRoboticsSemantic Web TechnologiesSocial Media NetworksNext Generation NetworksWireless Access NetworksMobile NetworksSensor Networks

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Marketing  Operations Distribution, Sales & Service; Production & Logistics; Operations Management; Supply Chain; Outsourcing; Green Supply Chain Management; Quality Management & TQM; General Operations   Organizations Human Resources; Governance; Corporate Culture; Organizational Design; External Relations; Knowledge Management; General Organization  Social Enterprise & Nonprofit Corporate Social Responsibility; Nonprofit Management; Funding Nonprofits; General Social Enterprise   Strategy Competitive Analysis; Strategy Development; Managing Effectiveness; Innovation Management; Technology Adoption; General Strategy Other topicsTourism; Agribusiness; Managing Health Care; Intellectual Property Protection; Career & Life Balance; Career Transitions; Creativity; Race & Diversity; Environmental Sustainability; Research & Development; Gender and Work

Internet of ThingsSmart CitiesHealth InformaticsSelf-adaptive SystemsGeographical Information Systems 

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Research Track 3: Society and Human Development: Psychology, Politics, Sociology and Education PsychologyCounselling Psychology & PsychotherapyPositive PsychologyClinical PsychologyForensic Psychology Educational/School PsychologyDevelopmental PsychologyIntelligence, Personality, and Individual DifferencesSocial Psychology Health PsychologyIndustrial/Organizational PsychologySports psychologyEmotional Intelligence & Well BeingCognition and EmotionMotivation, Attention & Human performanceCognitive NeuroscienceNeuropsychologyAgeing and Cognitive FunctionsQuality of Life in Chronically-ill and Healthy PopulationsPsychology of Substance Use and Addictive BehaviorsCyber Psychology and Social NetworksCross-cultural Psychology

Politics, IR and Sociology European StudiesEuropean Union Integration European Union regionalism European Union Common and Security Policy European Union neighbourhood policyThe future of the European Monetary UnionGermany and the European Union International Relations and Regional Politics Security issues in the South East Mediterranean Energy in the South East MediterraneanExclusive Economic Zones Middle East politics The Arab Spring The Syrian civil war crisis Turkey as a regional actor Israel as a regional actorWestern Balkans and South Eastern EuropeThe US in the worldRussia in the world  The politics of GlobalisationGlobal GovernanceInternational Political Economy Crisis of democracy and of democratic institutionsElectoral Behaviour at the local and EU levels throughout the crisisThe 2014 European ElectionsProtest votes, void ballots and abstention   Nationalism and the rise of the extreme right Public opinionProtest movementsCivil Society Media and Politics  GreecePublic sector reform and changes in the labour market in GreeceGreek foreign policy Greek energy policyGreek Politics  Urban Studies and Sociology Urban SociologyUrban Geography Modern Sociological Theory  Environmental issues and development Climate Change  Poverty and vulnerability issuesDevelopment and Sustainability

 ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣChristina BatzakaSouth East European Research Centre -SEERCResearch Centre of The University of Sheffield and CITY CollegeTel. +30 2310 253477 / 8Fax. +30 2310 234 205website: www.seerc.org 

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Future Internet Assembly (FIA), Athens, 18-20 March 2014

Future Internet Assembly (FIA)With over a billion users world-wide, the current Internet is a great success – a global integrated communications infrastructure and service platform underpinning the fabric of the European economy and European society in general. However, today's Internet was designed in the 1970s for purposes that bear little resemblance to current and foreseen usage scenarios. New layers and technologies continue to be added that have vastly expanded the scope of what we think now as “The Internet”. Mismatches between original design goals and current utilisation are now beginning to hamper the Internet’s potential. A large number of challenges in the realms of technology, business, society and governance have to be overcome if the future development of the Internet is to sustain the networked society of tomorrow. The European Future Internet Assembly also known as FIA, is a collaboration between projects that have recognised the need to strengthen European activities on the Future Internet to maintain European competitiveness in the global marketplace. Currently FIA brings together around 150 research projects that are part of Challenge 1 of the ICT programme of FP7. These projects are advancing the state of the art in:

The network of the future Cloud Computing, Internet of Services and Advanced Software Engineering Internet-connected objects Trustworthy ICT Networked Media and Search Systems Socio-economic considerations for the Future Internet Application domains for the Future Internet Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE)

The Assembly is structured to permit open interactions and cross-fertilization across technical domains, reaching out to whoever has talent in Europe's Future Internet research community. It works towards:

Vision, challenges, scenarios and roadmaps for FI research. The development of pre-normative principles, concepts, design, architectures, recommendations

and functional specifications of key FI system components and their interfaces The development and maintenance of a consolidated calendar of events Steering the FIA community towards a higher degree of coordination and integration of the FI

research actions by improving communication and collaboration between participating communities and improving the visibility of research results.

Scope of the Conference

This year FIA focuses on reshaping the Future Internet infrastructure for innovation.

The thematic areas in this year’s event are: The new Internet technological landscape based on network/cloud integration through Software

Defined Networking (SDN),  Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), and innovative software and services that enable application innovation;

The contribution of the EU National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) developments in the SDN/NFV domain;

The role of SDN/NFV in i) building Internet applications of major impact (e.g., social networks, open data, big data analysis, etc.) with virtual services capabilities; ii) enabling  the reduction in resources used (energy efficiency, reduction of raw-materials, etc....); iii) fostering the emergence of open platforms to create downstream markets for third party developers;

The EU Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) and how they are positioned relative to these

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developments and relevant requirements towards demonstration and test-beds in Europe/globally.

Format and LayoutFIA Athens will be a three-day EU Greek Presidency event, supported jointly with the European

Commission. It will take place during 18 to 20 March in Athens as follows:18 March - High-Profile Plenary Sessions 19 - 20 March – Working Sessions & Exhibition Days Venue FIA Athens 2014 will be held at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC), one of the finest and most technologically advanced conference venues in Europe. Situated in the city center, yet surrounded by its own extensive landscaped gardens, MAICC offers a stunning environment, exceptional aesthetics, cutting edge technology and unrivalled client service. Find out more about MAICC here. ProgrammePlease see the Programme. Further details will be published soon.

Call for PapersThe EuroMed Academy of Business announces the

7th Annual EMAB Conference“The Future of Entrepreneurship”

Kristiansand, NorwaySeptember 18th-19th, 2014

Venue: University of Agder, Kristiansand, NorwayConference website : click here (http://www.euromed2014.com/#!academic-conference/cngi) Conference GoalsThe EuroMed Academy of Business annual conference has established itself as one of the major Business Management conferences of its kind in the EuroMed region (European and Mediterranean), in terms of size, quality of content, and standing reputation of attendees. Many of the papers presented contribute significantly to the business knowledge base. Its Book of Proceedings is highly recognized and accepted to be under citation. Many papers are published in Special Issues in leading journals, and are driving international research and teaching programs.Our goal is to create a friendly and approachable academy and environment, a strong network, whereby its members (including senior worldwide scholars, faculty members, doctorate students, researchers and business practitioners) are guiding and mentoring each other. We differentiate as we assist participants to network and publish their valuable work (see below: a. Publication Opportunities, b. Authors’ Network and Collaboration Workshop and c. Meet the Editors Session). Our participants also form specialised teams applying and getting involved in EU project funding. EMRBI network has submitted over 11 new projects last year. You can visit our Research Project Workshop (see below) that will take place during the conference.Author GuidelinesSubmission Deadline: March 24th, 2014Please submit your paper or abstract to EMRBI@unic.ac.cy and to tsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr by strictly adhering to the author guidelines.All manuscripts (including abstracts) will be double blind reviewed. Please indicate, on the first page of the manuscript, the track number for submission. All conference tracks are included at the end of this call (brief track descriptions can be found at the conference website). Should you feel that your submission does not exactly fit in any of the tracks please indicate General Track. Alternatively, you may indicate the general area that you would like to have your manuscript reviewed under (eg Marketing, HRM, Strategic Management, Finance etc). The maximum number of submitted papers or abstracts accepted per author (either single or co-author) is three.Important Dates

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Publication OpportunitiesAll accepted papers and abstracts will be published in the Book of Proceedings (with an ISBN number) which is approved for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings Citation Index — an integrated index within Web of Science. This distinction is given only to the most significant papers, in terms of academic excellence, conferences-conventions worldwide. A selection of the best conference papers will also be considered for publication in the following journals (presented in alphabetic order), most of which are internationally ranked or/and ISI/Scopus approved. Some of these journals will devote and publish  a special issue based on conference papers.

1.       EuroMed Journal of Business - EMRBI’s official Journal2.       Baltic Journal of Management3.       Global Business and Economics Review4.       International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics5.       International Journal of Emerging Markets6.       International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives7.       International Journal of Online Marketing8.       International Journal of Organizational Analysis9.       International Journal of Technology Marketing10.   International Marketing Review11.   International Studies of Management and Organization 12.   Journal of Customer Behaviour13.   Journal for Global Business Advancement14.   Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development15.   Journal of Promotion Management 16.   Journal of Transnational Management17.   Knowledge and Process Management18.   Managing Service Quality19.   Social Business20.   The International Journal of Human Resource Management21.   The Marketing Review22.   Transnational Marketing Journal23.   World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management & Sustainable Development

ADDITIONAL PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLYFor more information please see publication opportunities on the conference website. OTHER CONFERENCE AND PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

1.      Research Project Workshop2.      Authors’ Networking and Collaboration Workshop3.      Academic Business Consulting (ABC) Nexus         Symposium and Professional Development Workshops (SPDW)         Executive Workshops on M&A and Global Strategies4.      Meet the Editors Session5.      Doctoral Seminars Doctoral Seminar on M&A          Doctoral Seminar on Management Doctoral Seminar on Marketing

Additional information can be found on the website. AWARDS

         Conference Best and Highly Commended Paper Awards         Conference Best and Highly Commended Student Paper Awards         Conference Best Track Chair and Commended Track Chair Awards         Conference Best Reviewer Awards                            EuroMed Journal of Business Best and Highly Commended Paper Awards

Additional information can be found on the website.

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Notification to authors (for early submissions by March 17th) by April 28th, 2014Notification to authors (for submissions after March 17th) by May 16th, 2014Early-bird registration Until July 18th, 2014Late registration After July 18th, 2014Deadline for inclusion in Book of Proceedings ** August 31th , 2014Only papers or abstracts of participants registered until August 31st, 2014 will be included in the Book of Proceedings that will be distributed at the conference. Papers and/or abstracts of participants who will register after the above date will be included in the final book of proceedings that will be distributed after the conference.

Conference Venue – University of Agder, Kristiansand Campus

The 7th EuroMed Conference will take place on the 18th and 19th of September 2014, at the University of Agder’s Campus in Kristiansand, Southern Norway.

Kristiansand, informally considered to be the capital city of southern Norway, is easy to travel to and enjoy. The town and surrounding villages offer a wide range of pleasant holiday experiences. The region of Kristiansand has for decades been Norwegian’s favourite destination for leisure and recreation.

Kristiansand Tourist Information: http://www.visitkrs.no/en/ Norway Tourist Information: http://www.visitnorway.com/

Conference Hotels For details on accommodation options, pricing and booking instructions, please see - http://www.euromed2014.com/#!accommodation/c1n9pOrganized ExcursionsFor details on tour itineraries, pricing and booking instructions, please see - http://www.euromed2014.com/#!excursions/c232d

Programme Tracks and Track Chairs:

Please indicate, on the first page of your manuscript, the track number for submission. Should you feel that your submission does not exactly fit in any of the tracks below please indicate General Track. For a more detailed description of the conference tracks please visit the conference website.

1.     Competitiveness, Development and SustainabilityTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs

1.      

Sustainable Growth and Development (environment, society and economy).

Dr Ruth Rios-Morales, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerlandruthriosmorales@bluewin.ch

2.      

Business Competitiveness Drivers in the Post Crisis Era: The European Mediterranean Perspective

Prof. Fotini Psimarni-Voulgari,TEI of Crete, Greecefvoulgari@staff.teicrete.gr

3.      

Social and Solidarity Economy and common goods

Prof. Bernard PARANQUE, Kedge Business Schoolbernard.paranque@kedgebs.com

4.       Agribusiness in Rural Development

Dr Abu Zafar Mahmudul Haq,City University, Dhaka, Bangladeshzafarhaq34@gmail.comlamisa67@yahoo.com

5.      

Environmental Communication and sustainable development

Dr Georgios Tsandopoulos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greecetsantopo@fmenr.duth.grDr Stamatis Aggelopoulos,Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greecestamagg@farm.teithe.gr

6.      

Accountability and sustainability in public and non-profit organizations

Prof. Paolo Ricci, University of Sannio, Italyricci@unisannio.itDr Salvatore RussoCa’ Foscari University of Venice, Italysalvus@unive.itDr Paolo EspositoUniversity of Piemonte Orientale “Avogadro”, Italypaolo.esposito@eco.unipmn.it

2.                 Conflict, Diversity and Cohesion  Track Title Track Chair/Chairs

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Managing Diversity and Promoting Collaboration in the Context of Conflict

Prof. Helena Desivilya Syna,Max Stern Yezreel Valley College (YVC), ISRAELdesiv@yvc.ac.il

8.                  

Women's Voices at Top Management in the Era of Complexity

Prof. Helena Desivilya Syna,Max Stern Yezreel Valley College (YVC), ISRAELdesiv@yvc.ac.ilDr Dolores Sanchez Bengoa, International Business School at Vilnius University, Lithuaniasanchezl@cytanet.com.cy

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3.                 Corporate Governance  Track Title Track Chair/Chairs

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Corporate Governance and International Business: Strategy and Performance

Prof. Trond RandøyUniversity of Agder, Norwaytrond.randoy@uia.noDr Matteo Rossi, University of Sannio, Italymrossi@unisannio.it

4.                 Cross – Cultural ManagementTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs  

10.               

Cultural Issues in international business and management and domestic organizations: Implications for managing and interacting in international, domestic and multicultural work-environments

Mr David S. A. Guttormsen Coventry Universityab3483@coventry.ac.uk

 

11.                Intercultural Competence

Prof. Hans Ruediger Kaufmann,University of Nicosia and EMRBI Vice Presidentkaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy  Dr Dolores Sanchez Bengoa, International Business School at Vilnius University, Lithuaniasanchezl@cytanet.com.cy Ms Englezou Maria, University of Gloucestershiremaria.englezou@hotmail.com

 

12.                Cross Cultural Perspectives of Human Resource Management

Dr Crystal Zhang, Leeds Metropolitan Universityc.zhang@leedsmet.ac.uk

 

13.                Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Foreign Direct Investment

Dr Hortênsia Barandas-Karl,Universidade do Porto, Portugalbarandas@fep.up.pt

 

5.                 Education and TrainingTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs

14.                Management of Higher Education (HE) Systems and Institutions

Dr Erika Vaiginienė,Vilnius University, Lithuaniaerika.vaiginiene@tvm.vu.lt

15.                Creativity and Innovation in Teaching in Universities versus employability in the Euro-Mediterranean region

Dr Simona Mihai-Yiannaki, European University, CyprusS.Mihai@euc.ac.cy

16.               

e-learning web based models for business and accounting: Requirements, procedures, implementation experiences and implications on lifelong learning

Prof. George Venieris, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greecevenieris@aueb.gr

6.                 Entrepreneurship and InnovationTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs  

17.                Creativity, innovation and global entrepreneurship

Dr Marios Trigkas,mtrigkas@for.auth.gr Ms Karagouni Glykeria, karagg@teilar.grProf. Ioannis Papadopoulos,papad@teilar.gr TEI of Larissa, Greece

 

18.                The importance of non-technological innovation for long-term growth

Dr Carlos Martin-Rios, Rutgers University. USAcmartinrios@cminnovation.org  Dr Niclas Erhardt, University of Maine, USAniclas.erhardt@maine.edu

 

19.                International entrepreneurship: Challenges in the 21st century

Dr Luísa Carvalho,Setubal Polytechnic Institute, Portugal luisam.carvalho@uab.pt

 

20.                Governmental innovation policy Dr Amiram Porath  

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6.                 Entrepreneurship and InnovationTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs  

College for academic studies Or-Yehuda, ISRAELamirampster@gmail.com , Dr Hakikur Rahmanhakik@dsi.uminho.pt, Prof. Isabel Ramosiramos@dsi.uminho.pt, University of Minho, Portugal.

21.                Entrepreneurial Intentions: “Necessity is the Mother of Inventions” (Plato? or Franck 1658)

Dr Jan GreenGlyndŵr University, UKjan.green@glyndwr.ac.uk

 

22.                Value co-creation: Entrepreneurial challenges in the 21st century

Dr S M Riad Shams, Marketing Advisor and Freelance Consultantshamsriad@gmail.com Dr Mohammad Zahid Hasan,University of Notre Dame Australiazahid.hasan@nd.edu.au ,   hasanzahidul@yahoo.com

 

23.                The politics of entrepreneurship: mapping common ground between the social sciences

Dr Stefan Gänzle, stefan.ganzle@uia.noDr Thomas Henökl,thomas.henokl@uia.noDr Stina Torjesen, stina.torjesen@uia.noUniversity of Agder, Norway

 

24.                Strategic Entrepreneurship

Prof. Álvaro Lopes Dias, ISG, Portugalalvarodias@isg.pt Dr Renato Pereira, UAL, Portugalpereiren@hotmail.com

 

25.                Innovation and Start-ups

Dr Matteo Rossi, University of Sannio, mrossi@unisannio.it Dr Rosa Lombardi, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, rosa.lombardi@unicas.it

 

26.                Inclusive entrepreneurship and microfinance

Prof. Roy Mersland, University of Agder, Norwayroy.mersland@uia.no

 

27.                Innovation in Family Businesses

Prof. Elisa Giacosaelisa.giacosa@unito.itDr Stefano Brescianistefano.bresciani@unito.itProf. Francesca Culassofrancesca.culasso@unito.itUniversity of Turin

 

28.                Leadership and entrepreneurial behaviour in turbulent times: A critical assessment across the public sector in Europe”

Dr Rómulo Pinheiro, University of Agder, Norwayromulo.m.pinheiro@uia.noDr Hugo Horta, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugalhugo.horta@ ist.utl.pt

 

29.                Cooperatives as an alternative economic model in the 21st century

Dr Sara Edom,Ashkelon Academic CollegeSara.edom@gmail.com

 

7.                 Finance and Accounting  Track Title Track Chair/Chairs

30.                Accounting, Auditing and Accountability between Present, Past and Future

Prof. Maura  CAMPRAmaura.campra@eco.unipmn.itDr Paolo ESPOSITOpesposito@unisannio.itProf. Pier Carlo ROSSIpiercarlo.rossi@eco.unipmn.itUniversity of Piemonte Orientale “Avogadro”

31.                Management accounting and financial reporting practices: Implications for corporate governance and management

Dr Sandra Cohen, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greecescohen@aueb.gr

32.                Interactions between the Volatility of Ms Georgia Mouzoura,

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7.                 Finance and Accounting  Track Title Track Chair/Chairs

Financial Markets and Investors’ Behaviour

University of Gloucestershire, UKgeorgiamouzoura@connect.glos.ac.ukDr Evangelos Tsoukatos,TEI of Crete, Greece and EMRBI Director of Operations and Developmenttsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr

33.                Intellectual Capital Valuation and Reporting

Prof. Raffaele Trequattrini, trekraf@tiscali.it Dr Giuseppe Russo, giuseppe.russo@unicas.itDr Rosa Lombardi, rosa.lombardi@unicas.itProf. Fabio Nappo, f.nappo@unicas.itUniversity of Cassino and Southern Lazio

34.                Public Private Partnership: Business Models, Accounting Regulation, Accountability

Prof. Maura Campra, maura.campra@eco.unipmn.it Dr Paolo Esposito, paolo.esposito@eco.unipmn.itUniversity of Piemonte Orientale “Avogadro, ItalyProf. Paolo  Ricci, University of Sannio, Italyricci@unisannio.it

35.                Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in administrative contracts. Regulations and managerial implications for New Public  Management

Dr Antonios Maniatis, Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands, Greece maniatis@dikaio.gr

36.                New Fiscal and Monetary Policy trends in view of economic and currency reap

Dr Simona Mihai-Yiannaki, European University, CyprusS.Mihai@euc.ac.cy

8.                 International Business and ManagementTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs  

37.                International Business and Management

Dr Ziva Rozen-BacharThe Western Galilee College, Israelzivarozenb@gmail.com

 

38.                Managing Multinational corporations in the Euro-Mediterranean region

Dr Dorra Yahiaoui, Normandy Business School, Franced.yahiaoui@em-normandie.frDr Hela Chebbi, EDC – Paris, Francehela.chebbi@edcparis.edu Dr Samer François NakhleModern University for Business and Science-Beirut, Lebanonsnakhleh@mubs.edu.lb)

 

39.                Natural Gas – The Driver for New Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean

Dr. Amit Mor, Eco Energy, Strategic and Financial Consultingamitmor@ecoenergy.co.il

 

40.               

Technology application management in banking: Business process reengineering, customer satisfaction, payment system, risk management, financial integration and stability

Prof. Saroj Kumar DattaVIT Business School, VIT University dattasaroj@gmail.comMs Sukanya KunduAlliance Business School, Alliance University, Bangalore, India sk54015@gmail.com

 

41.                Chinese Direct Investments in EuropeProf. Bernd Britzelmaier,Pforzheim Universitybernd@britzelmaier.de

 

42.                Pharmaceutical enterprise and supply chain management systems

Dr Ahmad AlibabaeiShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesA.Alibabaei@sbmu.ac.ir  

43.                From Multinational Enterprises to Multinational Industries: Changes in the Nature of the Firm and in the Nature of International Business

Prof. Tamir AgmonSchool of Business, Economics and Law, Goteborg University, Swedentamir.agmon41@gmail.com

 

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8.                 International Business and ManagementTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs  

9.                 Marketing  Track Title Track Chair/Chairs

44.                Marketing: Theory and PracticeProf. Demetris Vrontis,University of Nicosia, Cyprus and EMRBI Presidentvrontis.d@unic.ac.cy

45.               

International, Cross-cultural, Transnational Marketing and Consumer Behaviour

Prof. Ibrahim Sirkeci,Regent's Centre for Transnational Studies, Regent's University London, UKsirkecii@regents.ac.ukDr Maktoba Omar,Edinburgh University, UKm.omar@napier.ac.uk

46.                Consumer behaviour

Dr Ioanna Papasolomoupapasolomou.i@unic.ac.cyDr Yioula Melanthioumelanthiou.y@unic.ac.cyUniversity of Nicosia, Cyprus

47.                Emerging innovative practices in Services Marketing

Dr Bhavesh Vanparia,Tolani Institute of Management Studies bhavindh@gmail.com

48.                Food marketing and sustainability

Dr Riccardo VecchioUniversity of Naples Federico IIRiccardo.vecchio@unina.itMs Azzurra AnnunziataUniversity of Naples ParthenopeAzzurra.annunziata@uniparthenope.it

49.                Food and agriculture: shifting to a consumer-lead model

Dr Karipidis Philiposphilika@farm.teithe.gr Dr Aggelopoulos Stamatisstamagg@farm.teithe.grAlexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece

50.                The study of brand equity as a relationship between brand personality and consumer personality

Ms Irma Shyle, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albaniairmitash@yahoo.com

51.                Relationship Marketing & Customer Experience Management

Dr Apostolos Giovanis,TEI of Athens, Greeceagiovanis@teiath.gr Dr Pinelopi Athanassopoulou,University of Peloponnese, Greeceapinelopi@hotmail.com

52.                Social Media MarketingMr Md. Zahir Uddin Arif, Jagannath University (JnU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. mjarif2004@yahoo.commzarif04@yahoo.com

53.                Consumption culture

Dr Carmen Rodríguez Santos, University of León, Spaincarmen.santos@unileon.esProf. Ruediger Kaufmann Hans,University of Nicosia and EMRBI Vice Presidentkaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy 

54.                Innovative technology marketing strategies for economic development

Mr. Mohammad Fateh Ali Khan Pannifkpanni@yahoo.com  Md. Shahriar Parvezmsparvez_educator@yahoo.co.uk   City University, Bangladesh

55.                Branding and Consumer Choice for Food

Dr Polymeros Chrysochou polyc@asb.dk Prof. Krystallis AthanasiosATKR@asb.dk Aarhus University

56.                Brands and their stakeholdersProf. Sandra Loureiro, ISCTE-IUL-business schoolsandra.loureiro@iscte.pt

57.                Strategic Brand ManagementMr. Md. Zahir Uddin Arif,Jagannath University (JnU), Bangladesh. mjarif2004@yahoo.com  mzarif04@yahoo.com

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10.            Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources ManagementTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs  

58.                Organizational Behaviour: Theory, Cases and Practice

Prof. Peter Stokes*p.stokes@chester.ac.uk   Dr Neil Moore, n.moore@chester.ac.uk Prof. Caroline Rowlandc.rowland@chester.ac.uk,  University of Chester, UK.Mr. Peter Scott, Liverpool John Moores University, UK p.scott123@btinternet.com

 

59.                Human Resource Management

Dr Andrew Michael, Intercollege Larnaca, Cyprus, UGSM-Monarch Business School, Switzerland and Northcentral University, Arizona, USAmandy@cytanet.com.cy

 

60.                Different organizations; different business process management methodologies for business values

Dr Ahmad AlibabaeiShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesA.Alibabaei@sbmu.ac.ir

 

61.                Early Labour Market Careers and Competencies: Apprenticeships and Work-based Learning

Ms Teresa Torres-Coronasteresa.torres@urv.cat Dr Maria-Arántzazu Vidal-Blascomariaarantzazu.vidal@urv.cat Prof. Mario Arias-Olivamario.arias@urv.cat Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain

 

62.                Ethics in business and in OrganizationsDr Dalit Yassour-BorochowitzYezreel Valley College, ISRAELdality@yvc.ac.il

 

63.                Global challenges on sustainable employability and innovative HRD practices

Dr Niki Kyriakidou,Leeds Metropolitan University, UKn.kyriakidou@leedsmet.ac.uk

 

64.                Information Systems human capital development and career planning; tools for human capital retention

Dr Ahmad AlibabaeiShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesA.Alibabaei@sbmu.ac.ir

 

11.            Strategic ManagementTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs

65.                Strategic Management: Theory and Practice

Dr Shlomo Tarba, tarba2003@gmail.com The University of Sheffield, UK

66.                Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions

Dr Emanuel Gomes, E.Gomes@sheffield.ac.uk   Dr Shlomo Tarba, tarba2003@gmail.com The University of Sheffield, UK

67.                Strategic Integrated Communication: What leaders and entrepreneurs need to know

Dr Dalmé Mulder, University of the Free State, South-Africamulderd@ufs.ac.za

68.                Business of agricultural products and agribusiness: Management, Financing and Decision Support Systems in Agriculture

Dr Stamatis  Aggelopoulos,Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greecestamagg@farm.teithe.gr

69.                Wine Business

Dr Matteo Rossi, matteo.rossi@unisannio.itProf. Giuseppe Festagfesta@unisa.itUniversity of Sannio, ItalyProf. Eugenio Pomaricipomarici@unina.it University of Siena, Italy

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12.            TourismTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs  

70.                TourismProf. Vitor Ambrósio, Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Portugalvitor.ambrosio@eshte.pt

 

71.                Web marketing in tourism destinationsProf. Amedeo Maizza,University of Salento, Italyamedeo.maizza@firmunisalento.it

 

72.                The future of tourist destination competitiveness in a sustainable view

Dr Milena Viassone, University of Turin, Italymilena.viassone@unito.it

 

73.                Rural Tourism: typology of tourists, motivation, marketing, communication, booking process, etc.

Dr Enric López,EUHT CETT, Barcelona, Spainenric.lopez@cett.es

 

13.            Virtual TracksTrack Title Track Chair/Chairs  

74.                Social Innovation facing Bio economics

Prof. Carmen Costea,cecostea@yahoo.comandProf. Manuela Epure, prorector_cercetare@spiruharet.ro USH Bucharest, Romania

 

14.            General Tracks  Track Title Track Chair/Chairs

75.                Business Analytics

Prof. Saroj Kumar DattaVIT University, India dattasaroj@gmail.comMs Sukanya KunduAlliance University, Bangalore, India sk54015@gmail.com

76.                General TrackDr Evangelos Tsoukatos,TEI of Crete, Greece and EMRBI Director of Operations and Developmenttsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr

ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣProfessor Demetris Vrontis, PhD, FCIM, SF EMABCertified Chartered Marketer and Chartered Business Consultant  Dean, Distance LearningDirector, Unit of Graduate Studies in BusinessUniversity of Nicosia, Nicosia, CyprusPresident, EuroMed Research Business Institute (EMBRI)-www.emrbi.com Editor-in-Chief, EuroMed Journal of Business (EMJB)-www.emeraldinsight.com/emjb.htm 46 Makedonitissas Avenue, POBox 24005, 1700 Nicosia, CyprusRoom: M204, Millenium BuildingTel: +357 22 841615Fax: + 357 22 355116Email: vrontis.d@unic.ac.cyWebsite: http://unic.academia.edu/DemetrisVrontis

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Cyber Security and Privacy Forum Conference 2014Athens, May 21st-22nd 2014

CSP Forum Conference 2014 will take place in Athens, Greece on the 21st and 22nd May 2014. The CSP Forum Conference 2014 will co-locate with the Annual Privacy Forum 2014. CSP forum conference 2014 focuses on disseminating the potential innovation market opportunities and impact of EC funded Cybersecurity and Privacy research activities. Working towards increased uptake of technological Cybersecurity and privacy research breakthroughs, actively encouraging innovative enterprise to look to exploit real commercial potential coming from such ongoing cutting edge research outputs, aligning with the H2020 initiative. This is an opportunity for both Industry and funded EU research projects to come together as a community to network, disseminate and highlight potential innovative outputs from current ongoing research activities.Industry Focus

Looking to get an insight into current security and trust EC research activities.. Want an overview of potential innovative outputs coming from trust and security

research projects. Looking for innovative ideas to stem potential marketable business opportunities.

 Research/Academic Focus Need an opportunity to showcase your project results and potential Impact. Looking to create synergies with Industry in this domain, with a view to exploiting your

research outputs further Consider meeting your project specific workshop commitments, by holding it as part of

the CSP Forum conference 2014.Open Call For SubmissionsCSP Forum is calling for Submissions for the following:Open Call: Trust & Security Project WorkshopsOpen Call: Trust & Security Cluster WorkshopsOpen Call: Practical Experience Reports & ToolsOpen Call: PapersFurther Details can be viewed via: https://www.cspforum.eu/2014/calls Key DatesOpen calls submission deadline:              26th February 2014Notification of Acceptance:                        5th March 2014Further Details:  https://www.cspforum.eu/2014/calls/submission Websites:Cyber Security & Privacy Forum 2014 conference: https://www.cspforum.eu/2014Cyber Security & Privacy Forum General Enquiries:  info@cspforum.eu

The 7th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and

Regional Development (ICEIRD 2014)5-6 June 2014, Hilton Hotel | Nicosia, Cyprus

https://iceird2014.cs.ucy.ac.cy

Conference Theme: Igniting Regional Economies - Knowledge, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in South East EuropeIn the face of fragile economic recovery following the economic and financial crisis of 2008, many firms all around the world continue to invest in growth-enhancing activities to achieve a sustainable development. While the crisis has heavily hit all aspects of business vested interests, investments in innovation, entrepreneurship and regional partnership have been the key priority to ensuring a strong and stable economic growth.The objective of the conference is to gather decision makers (government, ministries and state agencies), innovation experts (universities, research and development centres,

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technology transfer centres, start-up centres) and practitioners (smes, business incubators and business support organisations) to generate discussion and exchange on the potential of entrepreneurship promotion and innovation to national and regional competitiveness.CONFERENCE TOPICS OF INTERESTCreativity, Complexity and Competitiveness Issues for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in SEE vs. other regions (EU and other)* Leveraging e-skills for innovation in the knowledge society* Managing and Leveraging Complexity, Creativity and Innovation in SMEs* Trust, Respect, Culture and Collaboration Issues for SMEs in SEE vs.other regions (EU and other)* Leadership and Management practices that can be applied to SMEs* SME Knowledge management and technology transfer* SME Business process modeling* New Technology Ventures Financing* Business incubation management and leadership* Human Resources Practices for promoting innovation for SMEsSouth East European Entrepreneurial Innovation Clusters* SMEs' Entrepreneurship as an Innovation Driver* Opportunities and barriers for closer cooperation between South East European SMEs in Innovation & Entrepreneurship:Strategic Integration vs. Flexibility and SME Competitiveness* Innovation Clusters, Technology Transfer and Social Entrepreneurship* Social Networking as Driver of EICs formation* Science & Technology Parks and EICs* Young and Women Entrepreneurs development via EICs* Benchmarking of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Best Practices in the region* Innovation policy in SMEsTechnology Innovation, Transfer and Commercialization across Governement, University, Industry domains* The role of the State and Public Policy with regards to SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship* Governmental and regional policies on entrepreneurship and innovation* Entrepreneurial Universities and Entrepreneurial Innovation Clusters* Entrepreneurship education* University - Industry collaboration* ICT and SME Regional competitiveness* SMEs and the role of the Innovation Zone (business centers and incubators)* Intangibles Valuation and Intellectual Property Rights* Innovative Supply Chain Management practices in SEE* Innovative Supply Chains* Information Technology proliferation in SEE SMEs

ICEIRD 2014 invites submissions of papers related to all the topics of interest of the conference. Papers that address collaborations between industry and academia, case studies as well as experience reports on any of the conference themes are welcome. For more information on theconference topics, visit the ICEIRD 2014 webpage (https://iceird2014.cs.ucy.ac.cy).SUBMISSIONS

*Abstract submissionAuthors are first requested to submit an about 100 words long abstract by January 20, 2014. Upon acceptance of the abstract by January 31, 2014the authors should proceed to submit a full paper as per the instructions below.* Full Papers (for review)Authors are requested to submit a full paper of 6-10 pages in either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using the template found on the ICEIRD 2014 webpage (https://iceird2014.cs.ucy.ac.cy). The template has all the styles required for formatting the text. The easiest way to prepare the camera ready is to download the template, delete all exixting text, add your unformatted text and use the styles (top-left drop down menu) to

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format it. Only papers in this format will be published. Submitted papers, which will go under blind review by atleast two referees, must be submitted electronically through the EasyChair Conference System:https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceird2014.* Camera Ready Papers (after acceptance)Following acceptance, authors are requested to sumbit a camera-ready paper using the template found on the website (https://iceird2014.cs.ucy.ac.cy) to the secretariat of ICEIRD2014 by email (iceird2014@seerc.org) in both Microsoft Word or PDF format.* Guidelines for PresentationsEach presentation will last 20 minutes (15 + 5 minutes for questions). All rooms are fully equiped. Presenters will be requested to upload their presentation at least 15 minutes before the start of their session. Presenters could also use their own laptop. Techinal support will be provided.* ProceedingsThe Conference Proceedings, including all papers presented, will be published as a SEERC book edited by the Conference Chairs.* Post-Conference Special Journal IssuesSelected high quality papers from the conference will be recommended for publication in the special issues of international journals. For more information please visit the ICEIRD 2014 webpage (https://iceird2014.cs.ucy.ac.cy)

The official language of the conference is English. Publication is dependent on at least one author registering to attend ICEIRD 2014. Submissions should be submitted to the easychair account on or before the deadline: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceird2014IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract submission (mandatory): 20th January 2014Notification of abstract submission: 31st January 2014Full paper submission: 1st of March 2014Notification of paper acceptance: 15th of March 2014Earlybird registration: 31th of March 2014Camera ready paper submission: 31th of March 2014CONFERENCE CHAIRSProf. George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus - GeneralChairProf. Panos H. Ketikidis, CITY College - International Faculty of theUniversity of Sheffield, Greece - Co-ChairStavriana A. Kofteros, Special Entrepreneurship & RDI Adviser,Democratic Rally (DISY), Cyprus - Co-Chair

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