CALL FOR PAPERS
Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference in Athens, Greece 17-20 July 2018
Extended Due Date for Papers: 17th May 2018
(New Track 30 added: Sports and Fitness Management/Marketing in Local and Global Environment)
2018 CONFERENCE PHOTOS
Conference Executive Director and Program Chair: Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun (PhD), Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
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.
Hosting Institution: The Mediterranean College in Athens (the first private English-speaking College in Greece, with a 40 year tradition in higher education) is hosting the conference. Website: www.medcollege.edu.gr
Conference Theme: Marketing, Managing and Financing Organizations in International and Local Environments
Organizations today are functioning in an increasingly complex, competitive, and dynamic global environment that requires the utilization of functional interdisciplinary functional skills vital for successfully marketing, managing and financing organizations in international and local environments. The Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development (AWBMAMD) aims to share research knowledge that exists in the world in various areas of business through double blind peer review conference papers and publications. The conference is inviting papers in all areas that will shed some light on issues that are of paramount importance to managing, marketing and financing organizations successfully. Manuscripts for the 8th Biennial 2018 AWBMAMD conference are invited in terms of competitive papers, case studies, research in progress, special sessions and doctoral research papers in any of the various track areas specified on this website which include marketing, management, finance, accounting, human resource management, organizational behaviour, information technology and systems, foreign direct investment, e-business/e-marketing, education administration, economics, tourism and hospitality, transportations, health care, entrepreneurship, business law, leadership style, privatization, management and marketing of online institutions etc.
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE AWBMAMD CONFERENCE
- Publication in Internationally Recognized Refereed Journals: Outstanding competitive papers will be selected to be considered to be double blind reviewed 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. They can also be selected to be double blind reviewed 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 AUD250 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.
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).
THE CONFERENCE HOTEL IN ATHENS, GREECE is the Titania Hotel in Athens - http://www.titania.gr/. If the standard room is not available you may like to consider booking the superior room. However, although the conference will be at the Titania Hotel in Athens, participants can check out whichever hotel is appropriate for them that is within close proximity to the Titania Hotel.
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
Track 2: Business, Marketing and Management in Transitional Economies
Dr Bhaskar Bhowmick, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Email: bhowmickb@gmail.com
Track 3: Consumer Behaviour and Psychology
Dr Fanny Fongyee Chan, Department of Marketing, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong. Email: fannychan@hsmc.edu.hk
Prof. Mercy Mpinganjira, Director, School of Consumer Intelligence & Information Systems, College of Business and Economics; South Africa. Email: mmpinganjira@uj.ac.za
Dr Janelle Rose, College of Business, Law & Governance, James Cook University, Qld, Australia. Email: janelle.rose@jcu.edu.au
Track 4: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Africa
Professor Sonja Verwey, Department of Strategic Communication, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: sverwey@uj.ac.za
Associate Professor Yolandi Slabbert, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: slabby@unisa.ac.za
Professor Louis Nzegwu, Executive Director, International Business Resource Center, university of wisconsin1 University Plaza, Platteville, USA. Email: nzegwu@uwplatt.edu
Track 5: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Asia
Professor Louis Nzegwu, Executive Director, International Business Resource Center, university of wisconsin1 University Plaza, Platteville, USA. Email: nzegwu@uwplatt.edu
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 6: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in America
Dr Christina A. Dolkiewicz, Boeing Company, Long Beach, California, USA: Email:
cadolkie@comcast.net; christina.a.dolkiewicz@boeing.com
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 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 8: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Europe
Loukas N. Anninos, Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece
Email: lanninos@unipi.gr
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
Dr Marta Konczosné Szombathelyi, Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Leadership and Organizational Communication. Hungary. Email: kszm@sze.hu
Dr Bhaskar Bhowmick, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Email: bhowmickb@gmail.com
Dr Joo Gim Heaney, CEO of Apex Institute of Higher Education, Sydney, Australia, J.Heaney@Apexhighereducation.com.au
Track 11: Environmental Management/Environmental Marketing Issues
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 12: Ethics, Legal Issues and Social Responsibility
Clarissa Muir, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: cmuir@uj.ac.za;
Track 13: Finance, Foreign Direct Investments, Accounting and Taxation
Anthony P Wood, Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Email: anthony.wood@cavehill.uwi.edu
Track 14: Globalization and International Management
Dr Marta Konczosné Szombathelyi, Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Leadership and Organizational Communication. Hungary. Email: kszm@sze.hu
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 Joo Gim Heaney, CEO of Apex Institute of Higher Education, Sydney, Australia, J.Heaney@Apexhighereducation.com.au
Track 15: Health Care Marketing and Health Care 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
Clarissa Muir, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: cmuir@uj.ac.za;
Track 16: Information Systems, E-Commerce, E-Marketing
Professor Rachel Barker, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: Barker@unisa.ac.za
CJP Niemand, Department of Information and Knowledge Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: corn@uj.ac.za
Prof. Mercy Mpinganjira, Director, School of Consumer Intelligence & Information Systems, College of Business and Economics; South Africa. Email: mmpinganjira@uj.ac.za
Track 17: 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 18: Management, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management and Strategic Management
Dr Lida Holtzhausen, School of Communication Studies, North-West University, South Africa. Email: Lida.Holtzhausen@nwu.ac.za
Associate Professor Yolandi Slabbert, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: slabby@unisa.ac.za
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Track 19: Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Research, Pricing Strategy, New Product Development etc.
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Track 20: Marketing and Management of Education and Training
Dr Janelle Rose, College of Business, Law & Governance, James Cook University, Qld, Australia. Email: janelle.rose@jcu.edu.au
Dr Joo Gim Heaney, CEO of Apex Institute of Higher Education, Sydney, Australia, J.Heaney@Apexhighereducation.com.au
Track 21: Marketing and Management of Non Profit Organizations and Public Administration
Dr Lida Holtzhausen, School of Communication Studies, North-West University, South Africa. Email: Lida.Holtzhausen@nwu.ac.za
Professor Sonja Verwey, Department of Strategic Communication, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: sverwey@uj.ac.za
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: Social Media, Promotion, Marketing Communication; and Digital Marketing
Professor Rachel Barker, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: Barker@unisa.ac.za
CJP Niemand, Department of Information and Knowledge Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: corn@uj.ac.za
Dr Fanny Fongyee Chan, Department of Marketing, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong. Email: fannychan@hsmc.edu.hk
Track 23: Services Marketing and Relationship Marketing
Dr Janelle Rose, College of Business, Law & Governance, James Cook University, Qld, Australia. Email: janelle.rose@jcu.edu.au
Dr Joo Gim Heaney, CEO of Apex Institute of Higher Education, Sydney, Australia, J.Heaney@Apexhighereducation.com.au
Track 24: Sustainable Management/Sustainable Marketing
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Track 25: Technology/Research and Development and Innovation
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;
Track 26: Tourism and Hospitality Marketing; Tourism and Hospitality Management
Dr Janelle Rose, College of Business, Law & Governance, James Cook University, Qld, Australia. Email: janelle.rose@jcu.edu.au
Track 27: Transportation, Aviation and Aerospace Management
Dr Christina A. Dolkiewicz, Boeing Company, Long Beach, California, USA: Email: cadolkie@comcast.net; christina.a.dolkiewicz@boeing.com
Track 28: Women in Leadership and Management
Dr Christina A. Dolkiewicz, Boeing Company, Long Beach, California, USA: Email: cadolkie@comcast.net; christina.a.dolkiewicz@boeing.com
Dr Marta Konczosné Szombathelyi, Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Leadership and Organizational Communication. Hungary. Email: kszm@sze.hu
Dr. Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe, North West University Mafikeng, Email: donaynaysauz24@gmail.com;
Track 29: Doctoral Research/Master degree Research Papers
Professor Sonja Verwey, Department of Strategic Communication, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: sverwey@uj.ac.za
Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com;ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.org
Associate Professor Yolandi Slabbert, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa. Email: slabby@unisa.ac.za
Track 30: Sports and Fitness Management/Marketing in Local and Global Environment
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.
As stated before, outstanding competitive papers will be selected to be considered to be double blind reviewed 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. They can also be selected to be double blind reviewed 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.
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 2018, a Book of Abstracts may 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 24 May ’18
- $699 Early Registration not later than 29 March ’18
- $664 Super Early Registration not later than 14 March ’18
- Additional $76.50 Late fee after 24 May and not later than 6 June ’18
- $665 Full Registration for full-time Students not later than 24 May ’18
- $599 Early Registration for full-time Students not later than 29 March ’18
- $569 Super Early Registration for full-time Students not later than 14 March ’18
- Additional $66.50 Late fee after 24 May and not later than 6 June ’18
- $35 Ticket (if bringing a Guest) for Tuesday Welcome Cocktail Party
- $55 Ticket (if bringing a Guest) for Thursday Conference Dinner
Credit Card Payment Page: https://tinyurl.com/AWB-Payment-Page
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM AND PAYMENT INVOICE: For the registration form and payment invoice please click on the following link:
http://fs19.formsite.com/AWBMAMD/Conference_Registration/index.html
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 Greece can be found on:
http://www.mfa.gr/en/visas/visas-for-foreigners-traveling-to-greece/countries-requiring-or-not-requiring-visa.html
The above link also provides information about how you can obtain visa if you need to have a visa entry permit.
THE CONFERENCE HOTEL is the Titania Hotel in Athens – http://www.titania.gr/. If the standard room is not available you may like to consider booking the superior room. However, although the conference will be at the Titania Hotel in Athens, participants can check out whichever hotel is appropriate for them that is within close proximity to the Titania Hotel.
There are a good number of hotels (including the following hotels: Wyndham Grand Athens; Melia Athens; Amalia; Periscope; Athens Cypria; Plaka Hotel) you can book within the area depending on your budget. One of our participants booked Claridge Hotel at a cheaper rate. It is within 5 minutes walk to the Titania hotel.
CANCELLATION OF CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Any cancellation notification received by the Academy will be subject to the following refund policy:
- 93% of the amount paid will be refunded if written cancellation is received on or before April 30th 2018
- No refund after the April 30th 2018
