Call for Papers

International Conference of Business, Economics, Environment and Management Disciplines 

July 20-22, 2011

Hilton Hotel
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A.

(Sponsored by the Faculty of Administration, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the Management Futures and the Journal of Comparative International Management)

Paper submission deadline:June 10, 2011

Conference website: Call for Papers for the 2011 Conference in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A.

 

The 2011 International Conference of Business, Economics, Environment and Management Disciplines will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A. from July 20th to 22nd , 2011. 

Conference Theme

The Conference theme:  Managing for Prosperity and Sustainability: The Interface of Business, Economics and Environment

Paper Presentations 

Papers for presentation and possible publication in the proceedings are invited from all business, economics, management and environment-related disciplines. Although the conference theme is "Managing for Prosperity and Sustainability: The Interface of Business, Economics and Environment," papers on any topic within the broad, general areas of economics, Environment, management and business will be considered.  

Publication

Abstracts (200 words maximum) of all papers presented at the conference will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Comparative International Management (Vol. 14, No. 1). Selected full papers from the conference will be considered for publication in this special issue. The journal is indexed/abstracted in International Bibliography of Social Sciences,EBSCO, Canadian Periodical Index, International Abstracts of Personnel Management, UNESCO Database—Social Sciences Online Periodicals, Infotrac and Digital Libraries.

General Instructions and Information

  1. Please e-mail a copy of your original paper, abstract or proposal to appropriate division chair.  Each submission should include a cover letter together with the name, address and telephone number of the contact person for the paper. Initially this is what is needed. Papers, abstracts or paper proposals will be reviewed as they come, and participants will be notified as soon as possible. The review process uses a double blind system. In order for papers to be considered for publication in the proceedings the completed papers must be in the hands of the Program Chair by July 1, 2011. Authors of accepted papers will also register for the Conference by this date.
  2. If you are unsure of the division to which your paper should be submitted, please send the paper to:

    Dr. Basu Sharma, Conference Chair
    Faculty of Administration
    University of New Brunswick
    P.O. Box 4400
    Fredericton
    New Brunswick
    Canada E3B 5A3


    Phone: 1-506-4587349
    E-mail:  bsharma@unb.ca

  3. Registration:  Registration is US$300. Registration includes admissions to all presentations and exhibits, Wednesday reception, Thursday breakfast, luncheon and banquet, Sunday breakfast, one year subscription to the Journal of Comparative International Management, and Conference Proceedings on CD rom.
  4. Hotel Information: The conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Lafayette, Lousiana, U.S.A.. The room rate is $80 (U.S.) plus applicable taxes per night. This special conference rate is available until June 30, 2011.

Deadlines

Paper/proposal Submission:    June 10, 2011
Proceedings Submission:        July 1, 2011

Division Chairs

Accounting 

Dr. Joe Abekah
Faculty of Administration 
University of New Brunswick 
Fredericton, NB 
Canada E3B 5A3
Phone: 1-506-4587341
E-mail:  abekah@unb.ca

Finance
Dr. Dev Mishra
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A7
Canada
Phone: 1-(306) 966-8457
E-mail:  International Business

Dr. Elie Virgile M. Chrysostome
Faculty of Business
State University of New York
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
U.S.A.
Phone: 1-506-8584216
E-mail: 
Chrysoe@plattsburgh.edu

Management

Dr. Conor Vibert
Rhodes Hall 314
Fred C. Manning School of Business Administration
Acadia University
Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6
Phone: 1-902-5851514
E-mail:  conor.vibert@acadiau.ca

Management Science

Dr. H.A. Eiselt
Faculty of Administration
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB
Canada E3B 5A3
Phone: 1-506-4587348
E-mail: haeiselt@unb.ca

Marketing


Dr. Kirby Shannahan
Faculty of Business Administration
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL
A1B 3X5
Phone: 1-709.737.8843 Email: kirbys@mun.ca
E-mail: kirbys@mun.ca

Total Quality Management

Dr. Abdur  Rahim
Faculty of Administration
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB
Canada E3B 5A3
Phone: 1-506-4587335
E-mail: 
rahim@unb.ca

E-business

Dr. Eben Otuteye
Faculty of Administration
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB
Canada E3B 5A3
Phone: 1-506-4587354
E-mail:  otuteye@unb.ca

 

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