CALL FOR PAPERS
Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference in Poland
18-21 July 2016
HOSTED BY
Cracow University of Economics, Poland http://uek.krakow.pl/en
In association with
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, College of Business, Florida, USA https://www.erau.edu/
With sponsorship from
Krakow Airport, Poland http://www.krakowairport.pl/
2016 CONFERENCE PHOTOS
EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO 30th MAY 2016 FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS ONLY
Due to popular requests, the deadline for the submission of abstracts only for the forthcoming July 18-21 Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference in Cracow, Poland has been extended to 30 May 2016.
Abstract submissions must be sent on or before 30th May directly to the Conference Director – Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun at ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com; ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org, who will forward them to appropriate reviewers to be double blind peer reviewed. All accepted abstracts presented at the Conference in Cracow, Poland will be published in the Conference Proceedings of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun (PhD), Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development.
Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
CONFERENCE ASSOCIATE PROGRAM CHAIRS
Professor Piotr Stanek (PhD), Cracow University of Economics, Poland. Email: stanekp@uek.krakow.pl;
Professor Lucyna Kornecki (PhD), College of Business, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA. Email: korneckl@erau.edu
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE AWBMAMD CONFERENCE
- Publication in Internationally Recognized Refereed Journals: Outstanding competitive papers will be selected to be considered for publication in the following internationally recognized double blind, peer reviewed journals that are indexed in Cabell’s, Ulrich’s and EBSCO’s research data base of academic journals: Journal of International Marketing and Exporting (JIME) ISSN 1324-5864; Journal of Management and World Business Research (JOMAWBR) ISSN 1449-3179. Outstanding papers can also have the opportunity to be considered for publication in any of the following new double blind, peer reviewed journals: International Journal of Business and Marketing (IJBAM) ISSN 1448-9848; International Journal of Business, Social Sciences, Humanities and Education (IJBSSHE) ISSN 2201-3105.
- Award for Best Doctoral Research Paper/Graduate Research Paper: A Certificate and AUD500 will be awarded for Best Doctoral Research Paper/Master Degree Research Paper.
- Award for Best Competitive Paper: A Certificate will be awarded for Best Competitive Paper. Commendation Certificates will also be awarded to a number of very good papers.
- Publication in Refereed Conference Proceedings: If your paper is accepted through the double blind, peer review process and presented at the conference it will be published in the Conference Proceedings that has an ISBN. Participants will also receive a printed “Book of Abstracts” that will be published on our website.
- Certificate of Membership and Participation: You will receive a signed and sealed Certificate of Membership and Participation for presenting a paper(s) at the Conference. If coming as a non-presenter you will receive a Certificate of Membership from the Academy.
- Chance of Winning a free iPad or tablet: All delegates (presenters and non-presenters) who have paid their registration fee and who attend the Conference Dinner have a chance to win a free iPad or tablet through random drawing of tickets. (The person whose number is drawn must be present at the Conference Dinner to win the prize). However, AWBMAMD organizers including the Program Chair, the Associate Program Chair and the administrative staff of the institution hosting the conference cannot win this prize.
- Networking Opportunity: You will have opportunities to network with participants from many countries around the world.
WHO CAN ATTEND THE CONFERENCE?
PRESENTERS: People can attend the Conference if they have submitted a paper which has been double blind, peer reviewed and accepted and if they have paid the registration fee.
NON-PRESENTERS: People can also attend the Conference as an observer to listen to the presentations of papers without presenting a paper of their own, if they have paid the registration fee.
Types of Papers for Submission:
Your submission can be in any of the following four categories.
• An abstract only paper must be no longer than 200 words; or
• A proposal/work in progress paper must be no longer than 5 pages; or
• A competitive full paper must be no longer than 15 pages; or
• A literature review paper must be no longer than 15 pages and needs to provide theoretical insights based on reviews of relevant literature.
CONFERENCE THEME - Business, Marketing and Management in Today’s Challenging Global Economic Environment: To achieve the best level of performance in today’s challenging global economic environment, organizations must formulate and implement appropriate strategies. They must also remain innovative and take an integrative view of management that emphasizes the inter-relatedness and inter-dependency of the various business functions. Contemporary research findings and theories presented at this conference will shed light into the policies and strategies that are vital for achieving effective growth and enhance organizational performance. This 7th Biennial AWBMAMD international conference therefore aims to share vital research knowledge, theories and practice that exist in the world in the areas of business, marketing and management development. Manuscripts for this double blind peer reviewed conference are invited in terms of competitive papers, case studies, research in progress, literature review, special sessions and doctoral/graduate research papers in any of the track areas listed below:
TRACK AREAS AND CHAIRS
Track 1: Agribusiness Management/Marketing
Professor Louis Nzegwu, Executive Director, International Business Resource Center, university of wisconsin1 University Plaza, Platteville, USA. Email: nzegwu@uwplatt.edu
Dr Matiur Rahman, Presidency University, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh. Email: drmr01@yahoo.com
Track 2: Business, Marketing and Management in Emerging Markets
Professor Rony Rony Gabbay, UWA Business School (Economics), The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009. Email: Rony.Gabbay@uwa.edu.au;
Professor Rachel Barker, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: Barker@unisa.ac.za
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Track 3: Consumer Behaviour and Psychology
Dr Sunil David C. D’Souza, National Institute of Technology Karanataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, India. Email:
Giuseppe Catenazzo, Business School Lausanne, Switzerland and Vatel Hotel Management School, Martigny, Switzerland. Email: g.catenazzo@gmail.com
Track 4: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Africa
Professor Rachel Barker, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: Barker@unisa.ac.za
Dr. Yolandi Slabbert, Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: slabby@unisa.ac.za
Track 5: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Asia
Professor Rony Gabbay, UWA Business School (Economics), The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009. Email: Rony.Gabbay@uwa.edu.au;
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Dr Matiur Rahman, Presidency University, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh. Email: drmr01@yahoo.com
Track 6: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Australia and New Zealand
Professor Rony Gabbay, UWA Business School (Economics), The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009. Email: Rony.Gabbay@uwa.edu.au;
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Track 7: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Europe
Professor Piotr Stanek (PhD), Cracow University of Economics, Poland. Email: stanekp@uek.krakow.pl;
Professor Lucyna Kornecki (PhD), College of Business, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA. Email:korneckl@erau.edu
Giuseppe Catenazzo Business School Lausanne, Switzerland and Vatel Hotel Management School, Martigny, Switzerland. Email: g.catenazzo@gmail.com
Track 8: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in America
Professor Louis Nzegwu, Executive Director, International Business Resource Center, university of wisconsin1 University Plaza, Platteville, USA. Email: nzegwu@uwplatt.edu
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Professor Lucyna Kornecki (PhD), College of Business, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA. Email:korneckl@erau.edu
Track 9: Economics, International Trade and Banking
Anthony P Wood, Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Email: anthony.wood@cavehill.uwi.edu
Track 10: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Professor Rony Gabbay, UWA Business School (Economics), The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009. Email: Rony.Gabbay@uwa.edu.au;
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Track 11: Finance, Foreign Direct Investments, Accounting and Taxation
Professor Lucyna Kornecki (PhD), College of Business, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, USA. Email:korneckl@erau.edu
Track 12: Health Care Marketing and Management
Dr Kenneth K Rucha, Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs, Culture and Social Services, Tharaka Nithi County Government, Kenya; (and also Kenyatta University, Department of Health Service Management and Informatics, Kenya) Email: kennethrucha@gmail.com
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Dr Sunil David C. D’Souza, National Institute of Technology Karanataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, India. Email:
Professor Sergius Koku, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A. Email: Koku@fau.edu
Track 13: Industrial Marketing/Business-to-Business Marketing
Professor Rony Gabbay, UWA Business School (Economics), The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009. Email: Rony.Gabbay@uwa.edu.au;
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Track 14: Information Systems, E-Commerce, E-Marketing
Cor Niemand, Department of Information and Knowledge Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: corn@uj.ac.za
Prof Mercy Mpinganjira, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Email: mmpinganjira@uj.ac.za
Professor Rachel Barker, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: Barker@unisa.ac.za
Track 15: International Business, International Marketing, International Management and International Relations
Professor Rony Gabbay, UWA Business School (Economics), The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009. Email: Rony.Gabbay@uwa.edu.au;
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Track 16: Management, Organizational Behaviour, Strategic Management and Planning
Dr. Yolandi Slabbert, Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: slabby@unisa.ac.za
Track 17: Marketing, Strategic Marketing and Planning
Andrea Crystal, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: acrystal@uj.ac.za;
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Track 18: Marketing and Management of Education and Training
Lida Holtzhausen, North-West University, South Africa. Email: Lida.Holtzhausen@nwu.ac.za
Dr Kenneth K Rucha, Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs, Culture and Social Services, Tharaka Nithi County Government, Kenya; (and also Kenyatta University, Department of Health Service Management and Informatics, Kenya) Email: kennethrucha@gmail.com
Track 19: Marketing and Management of Non Profit Organizations
Lida Holtzhausen, North-West University, South Africa. Email: Lida.Holtzhausen@nwu.ac.za
Professor Louis Nzegwu, Executive Director, International Business Resource Center, university of wisconsin1 University Plaza, Platteville, USA. Email: nzegwu@uwplatt.edu
Andrea Crystal, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: acrystal@uj.ac.za
Track 20: Promotion and Marketing Communication; Social Media and Digital Marketing
Professor Rachel Barker, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: Barker@unisa.ac.za
Clarissa Muir, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: cmuir@uj.ac.za;
Lida Holtzhausen, North-West University, South Africa. Email: Lida.Holtzhausen@nwu.ac.za
Track 21: Public Administration and Social Policy
Professor Kabelo Moeti, Public Management Department, Faculty of Humanities, Soshanguve campus, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa. Email: moetikb@tut.ac.za
Track 22: Services Marketing and Relationship Marketing
Dr Marianne Doubell, Faculty of Business & Economic Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, NMMU George Campus, South Africa. E-mail: marianne.doubell@nmmu.ac.za
Dr Dixon-Ogbechi, Bolajoko Nkemdinim, Faculty of Bus. Admin, University of Lagos, Akoka -Yaba, Nigeria and Visiting Scholar, Bertolon School of Business, Salem State University, MA. 01970, USA. Email: dixonogbechi@yahoo.com
Giuseppe Catenazzo Business School Lausanne, Switzerland and Vatel Hotel Management School, Martigny, Switzerland. Email: g.catenazzo@gmail.com
Track 23: Sustainable Marketing/Sustainable Management
Professor Rachel Barker, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: Barker@unisa.ac.za
Dr Anshuman Khare, Professor of Operations Management & Sustainable Development, Athabasca University, Canada. Email: Anshuman.Khare@fb.athabascau.ca
Dr Sunil David C. D’Souza, National Institute of Technology Karanataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, India. Email:
Track 24: Technology/Research and Development and Innovation
Dr Anshuman Khare, Professor of Operations Management & Sustainable Development, Athabasca University, Canada. Email: Anshuman.Khare@fb.athabascau.ca
Clarissa Muir, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: cmuir@uj.ac.za;
Track 25: Tourism and Hospitality Marketing and Management
Professor Louis Nzegwu, Executive Director, International Business Resource Center, 519 Pioneer Tower, 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818. Email: nzegwu@uwplatt.edu
Track 26: Transportation, Aviation and Aerospace Management
Cor Niemand, Department of Information and Knowledge Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: corn@uj.ac.za
Track 27: Women in Leadership and Management
Dr Marianne Doubell, Faculty of Business & Economic Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, NMMU George Campus, South Africa. E-mail: marianne.doubell@nmmu.ac.za
Track 28: Doctoral Research/Graduate Student Research Papers (A prize of AUD500 will be awarded to the best Doctoral Research Paper/Master degree Research Paper presented at the conference)
Prof Mercy Mpinganjira, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: mmpinganjira@uj.ac.za
Professor Rachel Barker, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: Barker@unisa.ac.za
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
INSTRUCTION FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Authors must adhere to the following guidelines.
1. Email all manuscripts to:
(i) Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Executive Conference Director/ Program Chair using the following two email addresses:
ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com; ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
(ii) Copy your email to the track chair(s). If necessary authors can contact the Executive Conference Director/ Program chair to seek guidance on matching their papers to track area(s). When the manuscript is received it will be sent out to be double-blind, peer reviewed. Outcomes of paper submissions will be sent within 3-4 weeks of receiving papers.
2. Manuscripts should conform to the Harvard or American Psychological Association referencing style.
3. Each manuscript should have two covers. The first cover should contain the title, abstract, full authorship, authors’ academic degrees, professional titles, affiliations, postal and email addresses, acknowledgment of research sponsors and assistance. This should then be followed by another cover that only indicates the article title and the abstract (this will be used for anonymous refereeing). This second cover should be followed by the full paper.
4. Manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under simultaneous review elsewhere. You can submit (i) an abstract only paper of least 100 words but not more than 200 words, or (ii) a proposal/work in progress paper no longer than 5 pages, or (iii) a competitive paper no longer than 15 pages or (iv) a literature review paper no longer than 15 pages. For every page that is over the specified number of pages, ten Australian dollars (AUD10) per page will be charged.
5. Manuscripts should be single spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font, with 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins on all four sides. Send the manuscript as a Word Document.
The TITLE of your paper should be in BOLD capital letters using 12pt Times New Roman font and centered. The author’s name(s) should also be centered and bold with the name of the author’s University underneath in non-bold letters.
All sub-headings (e.g. ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION and REFERENCES) should be in BOLD capital letters using 12pt Times New Roman font.
All tables and figures should be incorporated into the body of the paper and centered on page. The title should be in alignment with the left margin, above the table/figure in bold letters. (e.g. Table 1: … or Figure 1: … ). Source (if necessary) should be centered under the table/figure.
All in-text sources must be recorded in full detail at the end of the paper in a reference list organised alphabetically using APA or Harvard style.
PUBLICATION IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
For an accepted paper to be published in the conference proceedings, at least one author must present the paper at the conference and must pre-register as a condition for publication in the proceedings. The copyright will belong to AWBMAMD unless you choose to publish only a one page abstract. The conference registration fee entitles you to present not more than 2 papers that you are one of the authors for. It also covers the Welcome Cocktail Party, Conference Proceedings, all Conference sessions, morning and afternoon coffee/tea breaks plus two working Lunches, and the Conference Dinner. The conference proceedings will be supplied to all conference participants and will have an ISBN. As every AWBMAMD conference is of national and international significance, the proceedings will be made available for sale to the general public. After the conference, with effect from 2016, a Book of Abstracts will be published on the website.
Although papers accepted for presentation as a result of the double-blind, peer review process will be published in the Proceedings (subject to meeting our publication requirements), the publication of the papers is not an endorsement of the content of any of the papers by the Academy. The Academy is not responsible for any claims made in any of the papers accepted for publication in the proceedings. The authors of each of the papers are solely responsible for the content, referencing of their papers, grammar, theories, positions, and terminology, set forth in proceedings. The authors of each of the papers are also responsible for ensuring that manuscripts they have submitted for publication in the proceedings have not been published elsewhere and contain no material previously published or written by another person, except when due reference is made in the text of the paper.
Conference Registration Fees in AUD
$765 Full Registration not later than 2 May ’16
$699 Early Registration not later than 7 March ’16
$664 Super Early Registration not later than 22 Feb ’16
Additional $76.50 Late fee after 2 May and not later than 6 June ’16
$665 Full Registration for full-time Students not later than 2 May ’16
$599 Early Registration for full-time Students not later than 7 March ’16
$569 Super Early Registration for full-time Students not later than 22 Feb ’16
Additional $66.50 Late fee after 2 May and not later than 6 June ’16
$35 Guest Ticket for Monday Welcome Cocktail Party
$55 Guest Ticket for Wednesday Conference Dinner
Credit Card Payment Page: http://tiny.cc/AWBMAND_Conf_Pymt
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM AND PAYMENT INVOICE
For the registration form and payment invoice please click on the link below:
http://fs19.formsite.com/AWBMAMD/Conference_Registration/index.html
HOTEL SELECTED FOR 2016 CONFERENCE
The Sheraton Cracow Hotel in Poland has been selected as the 2016 AWBMAMD Conference Venue. The Welcome Cocktail Party, Presentation of Papers and the Conference Dinner will be at the Sheraton Krakow Hotel. We have negotiated a special rate for our conference participants who wish to stay at this conference venue. To make your hotel reservation and receive a lower rate for your hotel accommodation at the Sheraton hotel in Cracow please visit: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1512312546&key=333D3F24
OTHER HOTEL ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS: The following cheaper hotels are between 5- 10 minutes drive to the Sheraton Hotel.
- Best Western Plus Q Hotel Krakow, Ul. Wygrana 6 Krakow Lesser Poland 30-311 Poland
- Novotel Krakow Centrum: Ul. Tadeusza Kosciuszki 5 Krakow Lesser Poland 30-105 Poland
- ibis Krakow Centrum:-Ul. Syrokomli 2 Krakow Lesser Poland 30-102 Poland
- ibis Krakow Stare Mias:- Ul. Pawia 15 Krakow Lesser Poland 31-154 Poland
- Aparthotel Maly Krakow – Ul. Wrzesinska 9 Krakow Lesser Poland 31-031 Poland
- Aparthotel Leone: – Ul. Wrzesinska 9 Krakow Lesser Poland 31-031 Poland
VISA ENTRY TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS: The Embassy office in your country or region will be able to provide information regarding specific visa guidelines. A list of passports holders from countries that do not need a visa entry permit to visit Poland can be found on
The above link also provides information about how you can obtain visa if you need to have a visa entry permit.
REFUND POLICY CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
Any cancellation received by the Academy will be subject to the following refund policy:
- Eighty per cent (80%) of the amount paid will be refunded if written cancellation is received at least 6 weeks prior to the conference
- Sixty per cent (60%) of the amount paid will be refunded if written cancellation is received at least 4 weeks prior to the conference
- No refund will be paid if the abstract or the full paper has been included or published in the conference proceedings.
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