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SAICON 2010 AGBA
South Asia Chapter conference
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Nurturing Innovation, Entrepreneurship,
Investments, & Public-private Partnerships –
in Global Environment
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Keynote
Speakers |
| Prof. Dr. James Foreman-Peck
of Cardiff University, UK. Click here
to see his profile and the list of his latest
publications worldwide. |
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| Prof. Dr. Sohail Jahangir
Malik, Chairman, Innovatice Development Strategies. Click here
to see his profile. |
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About Conference |
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Under the auspices of the Academy of Global Business
Advancement (AGBA), COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology (CIIT); the custodian of the South Asia Chapter
is hosting its 2nd South Asian International Conference
SAICON 2010. The theme of the conference is
Nurturing Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Investments,
& Public-private Partnerships – in Global Environment
The conference will feature research papers, articles,
working papers (or research in progress), student papers,
doctoral colloquium and training workshops in order
to facilitate the transfer of knowledge amongst researchers,
academics, students and industry representatives within
South Asia.
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Areas of Interest |
We are currently accepting abstracts for research papers in all areas of business and management, such as
Key
discussion topics
A wide
range of topics in the business field, with the purpose of
capturing knowledge and
experiences of entrepreneurs, managers, and academics have been
included in the program.
Papers
that address but are not necessarily restricted to the following
topics are especially
invited:
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Innovation, entrepreneurship and
investment in the post-financial crises
environment
Challenges, opportunities
and
growth in emerging markets
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Policy making
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Impact evaluation
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Innovation and creativity
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Organization, technology
and strategy
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E-business
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Role of education in
entrepreneurship & education
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Economic development
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Radical change
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Transitional economies
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Competitive strategies
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Social entrepreneurship
and social innovation
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Quality of work life
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Organizational learning,
and talent management
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Ethics, and corporate
social responsibility
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Business internationalization
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Human resource development
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Marketing and consumer
behavior
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Finance and accounting
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Capital
markets
The deadline for submitting abstracts is April 15th
2010.
Click here to Download Call for Papers (.pdf)
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Submissions |
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Abstracts:
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All
submissions require an abstract of 500 words.
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You may
email it to abstracts@agba.org.pk by April 15th 2010.
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All
abstracts will be reviewed by a Reviewing Committee. Those
accepted will be invited to submit a full paper by May 15, 2010.
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Detailed
instructions for formatting the paper and other details on the
conference will be sent to authors with the acceptance decision.
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All
conference papers will be published as proceedings in an ISBN
numbered book.
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The
Reviewing Committee will also select three best papers, which
will be presented with an award at the Conference as well as
considered for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
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Full
paper: Once the abstract has been selected, full papers of no
more than 8000 words in length must be submitted by May 15th
2010.
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For queries contact:
Secretariat,
Academy for Global Business Advancement,
South Asia Ch.
Department of Management Sciences
COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology
Park Road, Chak Shehzad, Islamabad 44000
Pakistan
Phone: +92 (0)51 9240822 :
Email: secretariat@agba.org.pk
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Conference
Program
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Submission of abstracts Deadline:
April 15th 2010 |
Abstracts acceptance Deadline:
April 30th 2010 |
Submission of full papers Deadline:
May 15th 2010 |
Confirmation of acceptance Deadline:
June 15th 2010 |
Registrations & fee submission
Deadline:
June 30th 2010 |
Submission of presentation Deadline:
June 30th 2010 |
Bookings and accommodation Deadline:
July 10th 2010 |
Final program distribution
Deadline:
July 15th 2010 |
Conference dates:
July 21st - 23rd, 2010 |
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Special Issue of Journal
We are pleased to announce that the best
papers will be published in a special edition of our international
journal which will be launched after the conference.
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Sponsors:
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Higher Education Commission,
Pakistan
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Infrastructure Development Facility
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Ministry of Science & Technology
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Pakistan Science Foundation
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National Testing Service
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Bank Alfalah
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CIIT Head Quarters
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