Conference themes: 1. Competitive advantage of countries and regions: how do small open economies compete? 2. Regional and urban competitiveness: creativity and innovative drivers of urban competitiveness 3. New Thinking: Innovation systems and sustainable business models 4. Growing the...

Papers in all areas of accounting finance and economics are welcome.

Ein erfolgreicher Klimaschutz benötigt das Engagement aller. Viele Akteure zeigen auf unterschiedlichen Wegen, wie diese Herausforderung zu meistern ist. Welche Rolle dabei gezielte Kooperationen und eine intensive Vernetzung von Städten, Gemeinden und Kreisen spielen, steht im Mittelpunkt der...

Die Politik begegnet dem Klimawandel mit einer ganzen Reihe von Maßnahmen. Diese sind auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen angesiedelt: regional, national oder international. Insgesamt ergibt sich daraus ein Instrumentenmix, der auf Widersprüche, Komplementarität und Wirksamkeit hin diskutiert werden...

Conference theme is 'Management Accounting: A Value Creation Tool for Sustainability'. Papers (but not limited) on the following areas are welcome: - Innovative management accounting practices - New management accounting practices and information - Challenges of globalization for management...

We welcome China-related papers in any academic field within accounting, such as financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, accounting information systems and international accounting.

Topics: - Accounting: Financial accounting, disclosure, earnings management, accounting quality, valuation, analyst and management forecasts, international accounting, corporate governance, compensation, insider trading... - Finance: Corporate finance and restructuring, asset pricing,...

Papers are invited addressing any area of management accounting research and practice. Papers addressing the application, or refinement, of management accounting techniques in practical settings are encouraged. Papers from practitioners in such settings would be especially welcome.

Topics: - Climate change, business and development - Managerial and entrepreneurial responses to global development challenges - Managing commodity and energy market s - Natural disasters and business (including tourism) - Energy efficiency and competitiveness - Green growth, consumer...

Let the conference introduce you to the latest scientific findings on the social, economic and political aspects of climate change. Enter this platform on 7-12 November 2011 and read about new projects and innovative initiatives being undertaken in both industrialised and developing countries by...