Papers adopting qualitative, quantitative and macro or micro economic approaches to understanding aspects of knowledge intensive sectors are welcome. As are those providing conceptual developments and critical appraisals of various dimensions of knowledge and innovation within...

In line with traditions, RENT XXII will be organised in order to stimulate dialogue and reflections about the importance of Entrepreneurship as an engine for Regional Development. The main theme for the 22nd Annual RENT Conference is: Entrepreneurship as an Engine for Regional...

Topics: · The development of new empirical approaches · Do mistakes from authorities or uncertain environments influence deterrence? · Does over-deterrence exist? · The deterrence impact of plea bargaining on cartels · The deterrence impact of bargaining over remedies on mergers · Policing...

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...

Theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented contributions from all areas of the economics of regulation are welcome. A non-exhaustive list of topics is: - Infrastructure Regulation in alternative Network-based Markets - Innovation in Downstream Industries - Regulation driven R&D and its Success...

The conference will be part of the 5th BMBF-Forum for Sustainability held in Berlin in September 2008 and will provide time and space for an exchange of ideas between actors from politics, science, and industry and services. The main issues of erscp2008 are: I Sustainable Housing and...

The professional objectives of organizing this meeting are similar to those of the previous symposia: to provide a forum for an international exchange of ideas on various aspects of inventories. Papers on macro- and microeconomics, econometrics, economic policy, business, management and...

The 17th IFAC World Congress technical program will be highlighted with recent developments in control fields. The particular fields in the below have been chosen to emphasize some of the most interesting industries in Korea. In addition to these industrial programs, Control Education has been...

Abstracts are invited in all areas of entrepreneurship including: Business Incubation; Characteristics of Entrepreneurs; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Drivers of Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Financing; Entrepreneurial Opportunity; Gender Issues in Entrepreneurship; Networks and...

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...