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The EuroMed Academy of Business announces the

8^th Annual Conference

Verona, Italy

September 16^th-18^th, 2015

INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE VALUE CHAIN IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT

The other areas of interests and conference tracks can be found at:

http://www.euromed2015.com

EMRBI Presidents

Prof. Yaakov Weber (College of Management, Israel)

And

Prof. Demetris Vrontis (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)

Conference Chair and Organizing Committee:

Diego Begalli (Chair), Antonio Borghesi, Federico Brunetti, Bettina Campedelli, Emanuele Carluccio, Stefano Pozzoli, Matteo Rossi, Salvatore Russo

Organized and Hosted by: Department of Business Administration, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Conference Goals

The EuroMed Academy of Business annual conference has established itself as one of the major Business Management conferences of its kind in the EuroMed region (European and Mediterranean), in terms of size, quality of content, and standing reputation of attendees. Many of the papers presented contribute significantly to the business knowledge base. Its Book of Proceedings is highly recognized and accepted to be under citation. Many papers are published in Special Issues in leading journals, and are driving international research and teaching programs.

Our goal is to create a friendly and approachable academy and environment, a strong network, whereby its members (including senior worldwide scholars, faculty members, doctorate students, researchers and business practitioners) are guiding and mentoring each other. We differentiate as we assist participants to network and publish their valuable work (see below: a. Publication Opportunities, b. Authors' Network and Collaboration Workshop and c. Meet the Editors Session). Our participants also form specialised teams applying and getting involved in EU project funding. You can visit our Research Project Workshop (see below) that will take place during the conference.

Author Guidelines

Submission Deadline * : March 10^th, 2015

Please submit your paper or abstract to admin@emrbi.org and to submissions@emrbi.org by strictly adhering to the Author Guidelines and by using the Manuscript Template found on the conference website (www.euromed2015.com).

All manuscripts (including abstracts) will be double blind reviewed.

Please indicate, on the first page of the manuscript, the track number for submission. All conference tracks are included at the end of this call (brief track descriptions can be found at the conference website). Should you feel that your submission does not exactly fit in any of the tracks please indicate General Track. Alternatively, you may indicate the general area that you would like to have your manuscript reviewed under (eg Marketing, HRM, Strategic Management, Finance etc).

The maximum number of submitted papers or abstracts accepted per author (either single or co-author) is three.

Important Dates

Publication Opportunities

All accepted papers and abstracts will be published in the Book of Proceedings (with an ISBN number) which is approved for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings Citation Index - an integrated index within Web of Science. This distinction is given only to the most significant papers, in terms of academic excellence, conferences-conventions worldwide.

A selection of the best conference papers will also be considered for publication in the following journals (presented in alphabetic order), most of which are internationally ranked or/and ISI/Scopus approved. Some of these journals will devote and publish a special issue based on conference papers.

1.      EuroMed Journal of Business - EMRBI's official Journal

2.      Global Business and Economics Review

3.      Human Resource Management Review

4.      International Journal of Digital Culture and Electronic Tourism

5.      International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives

6.      International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business

7.      International Journal of Markets and Business Systems

8.      International Journal of Organizational Analysis

9.      International Journal of Technology Marketing

10.  International Studies of Management and Organization

11.  Journal of Customer Behaviour

12.  Journal for Global Business Advancement

13.  Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development

14.  Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting

15.  Journal of Promotion Management

16.  Journal of Transnational Management

17.  Journal of the Knowledge Economy

18.  Sinergie

19.  Social Business

20.  Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy

21.  The Marketing Review

22.  Thunderbird International Business Review

23.  Transnational Marketing Journal

24.  World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management & Sustainable Development

ADDITIONAL PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

For more information please see publication opportunities on the conference website.

AWARDS

·        Conference Best and Highly Commended Paper Awards

·        Conference Best and Highly Commended Student Paper Awards

·        Conference Best Track Chair and Commended Track Chair Awards

·        Conference Best Reviewer Awards

·        EuroMed Journal of Business Best and Highly Commended Paper Awards

·        Emerald/EMRBI Award for Emerging Researchers The Award-winning entry will receive a cash prize of €1,500, a certificate, a winner's logo to attach to correspondence.

OTHER CONFERENCE AND PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

Research Project Workshop

The workshop will take place on the 16^th of September. The exact Time and Location of the workshop will be announced in due course at the conference website. Please, register for the workshop, sending an email to Prof Hans Ruediger Kaufmann Kaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy

Authors' Networking and Collaboration Workshop

The workshop will take place on the 16^th of September. The exact Time and Location of the workshop will be announced in due course at the conference website. Please, register for the workshop, sending an email to Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos tsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr

Meet the Editors Session

In order to enhance our conference participants' network, every year we hold a Meet the Editors session. At this session, taking place during the conference, all Journal Editors, Associate Editors or Guest Editors who participate at the Conference present their journals to the Conference Participants. This also gives the opportunity to participants to network and meet with the editors and benefit from any publishing opportunities. For more information please contact Dr Yioula Melantiou melanthiou.y@unic.ac.cy

Doctoral Seminars

1. Doctoral Seminar on Mergers &Acquisitions

For more details, please visit conference website or email Prof. Yaakov Weber yweber@bezeqint.net or Dr. Shlomo Tarba tarba2003@gmail.com

2. Doctoral Seminar on Management

For more details, please visit the conference website or email Dr Evangelos Tsoukatos tsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr

3. Doctoral Seminar on Marketing

For more details, please, visit the conference website or email Prof. Demetris Vrontis (vrontis.d@unic.ac.cy) or Prof. Hans Ruediger Kaufmann (kaufmann.r@unic.ac.cy).

Conference Venue – University of Verona, Verona, Italy

The 8^th EuroMed Conference will take place on the 16^th to 18^th of September 2015, at the University of Verona in Verona, Italy.

The present city of Verona derives from the roman city founded in the 1st century B.C. The roman origin of the city is testified by its architecture, urban planning, and by many historical buildings. Verona offers also many interesting places date back to Middle Ages. Verona was named in 2000 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Verona is one of the main tourist destinations in north-eastern Italy. It has two main emblems: the Arena and the William Shakespeare's story of Romeo and Juliet. The Arena is an ancient roman amphitheater built in AD 30. It is the 3rd roman amphitheater in Italy with respect to the size. During summer, inside the Arena the famous festival of opera and many concerts are given. Verona is also the location chosen by William

Shakespeare for his story about the love between Romeo and Juliet. 

The city and its province offer many interesting activities and places to tourists: churches, museums, amazing natural sites, famous wine regions, and attractive night life. It is also very near to attractive destinations like Venice, Dolomites, Milano (Expo 2015), and famous lakes.

For more information you can visit the following websites:

http://www.turismoverona.eu/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=35298&lang=en

http://www.tourism.verona.it/en

Conference Hotels

Attractive hotel rates for conference participants have been secured in some of the nicest hotels in Verona.

Details on accommodation options, pricing and booking instructions are available at http://www.euromed2015.com

Organized Excursions

A selection of attractive tours has been arranged for conference participants.

Day tours - Saturday 19^th of September 2015:

1. Garda lake tour
2. Historical Verona guided tour
3. Valpolicella tour with wine tasting experience

Please note that all tours have limited capacity are expected to be filled fast, hence, it is recommended to book your tour as soon as possible.  

More details on tours will be available at http://www.euromed2015.com

Programme Tracks and Track Chairs:

Please indicate, on the first page of your manuscript, the track number for submission. Should you feel that your submission does not exactly fit in any of the tracks below please indicate General Track. For a more detailed description of all the conference tracks please visit the conference website http://www.euromed2015.com.