Conference Theme: Staying Ahead of Our Competitors: A Global Perspective Managers trying to develop a competitive advantage globally face formidable challenges. Paper and special session proposals that address issues and strategies related to this theme are especially encouraged for submission.

The theme of the ACR 2008 conference is "Port of Call." Researchers from around the world will arrive in the international trading center of San Francisco, laden with a valuable cargo of ideas for sale and trade. Our theme therefore is meant to highlight the international nature of our...

This annual conference features research in the intersection of marketing, economics, and statistics. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for interaction among researchers in this growing and important area. The conference format will encourage in-depth discussion of research using...

This focused workshop is about the Globalization of Chinese companies and the political and business contexts. Topics: • Outward Direct Investment (ODI) of China and Chinese companies • Impacts of Chinese outward investment on host markets • Chinese global competitiveness and export...

Tracks for the 2008 Conference: Advertising /Direct Marketing Promotion; Marketing Education and Pedagogy; Replications and MKTG History; Case Writing/Student Papers Faculty Development; Marketing Strategy / Global MKTG; Retailing and Retail Management; Consumer Behavior Marketing Research;...

The Global Youth Enterprise Conference will focus on programs and projects that have achieved or are achieving results, and methodologies and strategies that are being used to monitor and evaluate these initiatives, with an eye towards achieving sustainability and scale, where appropriate.

The FIBEA Manaus 2008 theme, Fostering Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship in the Americas Conference, is timely given the importance and variety of business issues that need to be addressed for the development and fostering of business alliances, trade, and investment amongst Indigenous...

The natural focus of the conference is on computer science issues, but the conference is interdisciplinary in nature, addressing research related to (but not limited to) the following topics: · Applications and Empirical Studies · Theory and Foundations · Architectures and Languages ·...

Topics: – The impact of EU enlargement on border regions; – Entrepreneurship development in border regions; – The roles of identity, historical and cultural background on cross border co-operation; – Learning and trust in the context of entrepreneurship development; – The role of...