Diary

Strategic Direction

ISSN: 0258-0543

Article publication date: 22 June 2010

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Citation

(2010), "Diary", Strategic Direction, Vol. 26 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/sd.2010.05626hac.001

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Diary

Article Type: Diary From: Strategic Direction, Volume 26, Issue 8

The 2010 International Conference on Innovation and Management

July 7-10, 2010, Penang, Malaysia

With the rapid development in e-business and technology, enterprises are now facing competition that is fiercer than ever before. How to assist enterprises in gaining competitive advantage via business innovation and technologies has become a crucial issue. The 2010 International Conference on Innovation and Management (IAM 2010) is a venue that allows business stakeholders, researchers and experts worldwide to meet and share knowledge of innovative technologies and managerial theories, exchange valuable experience, and form cooperative relationships to promote business innovation and management.

Conference themesTopics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • E-business (ERP, CRM, E-Learning, BPR, etc.).

  • Environment and energy.

  • Financing and commercializing innovation.

  • Healthcare.

  • Human resource management.

  • Human resource management issues in innovation.

  • Innovation in services, logistics and supply chain management.

  • Intellectual property and knowledge management.

  • Key technologies in the twenty-first century (nano-, bio-, ICT technology).

  • Management information systems.

  • Managing collaboration.

  • Marketing.

  • Project management.

  • Technological innovation, product or industrial innovation.

  • Technology or innovation of multinational corporations, regional or organizational innovation.

  • Other relevant topics.

Contact: E-mail: iam@iam2010.org; Web site: http://iam2010.org/

Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference 2010

July 12-15, 2010, Oulu, Finland

Managing and marketing organizations in an era of global economic uncertainty and environmental complexity

In this era of global economic uncertainty and environmental complexity, it is vital to have research papers in all areas that will shed some light on issues that are of paramount importance to managing and marketing business organizations successfully. The Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development (AWBMAMD) aims to share research knowledge that exists in the world in various functional areas of business through double blind review conference papers and publications. Manuscripts for the 4th Biennial 2010 AWBMAMD Conference are invited in terms of competitive papers, case studies, research in progress, special sessions and doctoral research papers in any of the various track areas which include marketing, management, finance, banking, accounting, human resource management, organizational behavior, information technology and systems, foreign direct investment, e-business/e-marketing, business and management in aviation industry, education administration, economics, tourism and hospitality, aviation and aerospace, transportations, health care, entrepreneurship, business law, leadership style, computer engineering, privatization, etc.

Contact: Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun. E-mail: Ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com; Web site: www.academyofworldbusiness.com/conf2010.html

19th Annual World Business Conference

July 21-25, 2010, Konya, Turkey

The 19th World Business Congress of the International Management Development Association (IMDA) will be held in Konya, Turkey, from July 21-25, 2010, and is jointly organized and hosted by KTO Karatay University in partnership with Konya Chamber of Commerce. We invite scholarly papers, panel/special session proposals, and case study exercises for presentation and subsequent publication in the refereed Congress proceedings. In addition to sharing scholarship regarding global business issues, the Congress offers participants an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues from around the world and to exchange information and ideas on a variety of global business topics.

Contact: E-mail: ek9@comcast.net; Web site: www.imda.cc/

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