The aim is to bring together academicians and practitioners with research interests in the field of finance, accounting and business management. The conference provides a forum for disseminating new research findings, practices and techniques in finance.

With top speakers, cutting edge research, case studies and practical workshops, this is the annual event for everyone involved in coaching and mentoring. Speakers have been assembled from throughout Europe to provide a choice from 39 sessions (in four streams – case study, research, hands-on...

Das World Business Forum ist ein Symposium auf dem bedeutende und einflussreiche Köpfe über aktuelle Themen sprechen werden. Über alles, was für die Business Community wichtig ist. Nach dem Erfolg von 2004 versammelt das World Business Forum - wiederum in Frankfurt - die einflussreichsten...

In the past decade, issues of trust in inter- and intra-organisational relationships have been increasing in importance on the agendas of organisational scholars, legitimated by changes in the social structure of societies, economic exchange relations and organisational forms. Due to...

The growing theoretical and practical importance of the subject area of intangibles and intellectual capital for companies and institutions is clearly witnessed by the ever growing interest manifested in recent years by scholars and journals of different fields (accounting, finance,...

This year looks set to be an eventful one for the water industry. Companies will be implementing their investment programmes as agreed during PR04, and the need for effective business plans will be essential in seeing them through the coming years. On the agenda as well is the Water Framework...

In recent years, a variety of organizational models for infrastructure have been developed, tested, succeeded/failed, and been re-launched. Among the standard policies have been privatization and unbundling of formerly vertically integrated industries; more recently, concessions for specific...

Previous meeting participants have derived terrific benefits from our programs conducted in accord with our mission to provide an economical, high quality venue for the presentation of intellectual contributions focused on applied research and instructional development. Basic research is accepted.

The workshop invites both theoretical and empirical contributions in either International Strategy or Cross-Cultural Management. We are particularly interested in papers that may help us to enhance the dialogue between these two related, yet distinct subject areas. The workshop is organised on...

Achieving success in 2005 and beyond means understanding the 21st century global paradigm and the changing influences on modern business. At this meeting, you’ll: - Learn about today’s economic paradigm, characterized by the changing geopolitical landscape and changing industry structure; -...