Call for Abstracts, Papers and WIP

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Submission deadline: April 30, 2023

Academy of Business and Emerging Markets (ABEM), Canada and Rajdhani College of Engineering and Management (RCEM), India are pleased to invite papers, abstracts, cases studies, and proposals for special sessions and doctoral students on the theme Geopolitics and Socioeconomic Development in Emerging Markets for the following three tracks:

Business: Marketing, Education, Operations, Human Resources, Finance/Accounting, Marketing Analytics, Cross-cultural Issues, Social Media Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Strategy/Entrepreneurship;

Goverment: Fundraising, Public Policy, E-Government, International Business, International Relations, Genetically Modified Food, Foreign Direct Investment, Environment Management, Public Sector Management, NGOs, Law, Patents and Invention; and,

Community: Agriculture, Eco-tourism, Sustainability, Micro-finance, Rural Marketing, Non Profit/Co-op, Healthcare/Medical, Bottom of the Pyramid, Informal Sector Economy, Youth, Nutrition and Community.

Sponsors

University of Winnipeg, Canada
Rajdhani College of Engineering and Management (RCEM), India
Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
North-West University, South Africa
University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: April 30, 2023
Result Notification: May 30, 2023
Early Registration Deadline: May 30, 2023
Revised Paper Deadline: June 30, 2023
Regular Registration Deadline: June 30, 2023
Conference Program Schedule: July 25, 2023
Conference Date: August 1-3, 2023
7th ABEM 2023 Conference Brochure
7th ABEM 2023 Conference Program Schedule
7th ABEM 2023 Conference Proceedings

Submissions

Original submissions can be made in American English as (1) Abstracts (2) Papers (3) Case Studies (4) Work-in-progress and (5) Doctoral colloquium papers. Controversial and/or debatable topics relating to developing countries or emerging markets or comparisons between east and west ways of conducting businesses are particularly invited.

All submissions will be editorial or double blind peer reviewed following the Code of Conduct guidelines established by Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE).

Proposals can also be submitted for organizing a round table, doctoral or panel discussion. These proposals should include (1) Title (2) Objectives (3) Discussion format and (4) list of contributors with their titles and affiliations, official e-mails and full contact details. Lack of transparency will result in submission/proposal being rejected or not sent for review.

Submissions should be sent to submissions@abem.ca

• Initial submissions should be in Word document using Times New Roman Font Size 12, 1″ margin and double-spaced, and must include: (1) Cover page with title of the study, five keywords, author name(s), title, affiliation, full address, tel nos and official e-mail; and, (2) First page with the title, a 150-word abstract followed by body of the submission: For work-in-Progress (2000 words max with 1 diagram, 1 Table, and 20 references), for conference papers (4000 words max with 2 diagrams and 2 Tables with 30 references), and for papers up to 6000, please submit it to the Journal of the Academy of Business and Emerging Markets at jabem@abem.ca. No appendices or footnotes. By default, only abstract is published, unless authors indicated otherwise at the time of initial submission.

• Authors must format their revised papers according to the guidelines/template for inclusion in ABEM Conference Proceedings. All revised submissions will also go through the routine editorial editing to conform consistency/house style. Failure to satisfy reviewers’ comments and meet the academic and language standards will result in abstract being published only. Plan accordingly. Here is the guidelines/template.

• Authors of case studies on a brand or firm need to submit the signed Case Release Form along with their submissions. Here is the Case Release Form.

Submission of the paper signifies that at least one author will register and present the accepted paper physically. There is no virtual presentation option. If multiple authors wish to present the same paper, each author must register. To bring diversity and inclusiveness at the conference, ABEM has a one-author, one-paper, and one-presentation policy; i.e. different author should register and present different paper. The registration is specific, nontransferable and nonrefundable. Nonacademic observers do not receive acceptance or invitation letters but their names and affiliations will be included in the conference program booklet unless it is too late. There is no deadline for observers; they can register anytime. ABEM is unable to reply any visa-related queries; please contact the embassy directly in your country, or in a country that represents your country. Please obtain the visa, if applicable, before registration.

Publication Opportunities

Proceedings: Authors will have the option to publish their studies as abstracts (by default) or papers in the 7th ABEM 2023 Conference Proceedings with the Canadian ISBN: 978-0-9937342-6-7.

• ABEM Conference Proceedings follow Budapest definition of Open Access ie. unrestricted access to scholarly research free of charge as long as the attribution is given. Past Open Access ABEM Conference Proceedings are also available on this website.

• Copyright and Licensing Authors retain copyright of their papers, and grant ABEM the non-exclusive publishing rights to publish papers, and assign the right of first publishing in the Conference Proceedings or Journal of the Academy of Business and Emerging Markets (JABEM). The Open Access articles are licensed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0). This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. This license allows for commercial use.

• ABEM Conference Proceedings are indexted/abstracted/listed in WorldCat, Google Scholar, Library and Archives Canada.

• ABEM Conference Proceedings editors and reviewers follow the code of conduct guidelines established by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) while reviewing submissions without any conflict of interest.

Journal: A few selected competitive papers will be considered for publication in the following peer-reviewed journal subject to its own online submission and normal review process. JABEM publishes solely on articles’ merit and is absolutely free.

• Journal of the Academy of Business and Emerging Markets (JABEM)

Awards

Based on the recommendations of reviewers, a Best Paper Award, a Best Student Paper Award, and a Best Reviewer Award will be presented at the Conference session.

Keynote Speakers

Dr Hester Spies
North-West University
SOUTH AFRICA
Dr Spies is a senior lecturer at the School of Management Sciences, North-West University, South Africa. She has published articles in various national and international accredited journals and presented conference papers in the areas of digital and relationship marketing. Her research also extends beyond national recognition, as she forms part of a global research project which comprises of global ambassadors for both the marketing and entrepreneurship disciplines. Dr Spies regularly acts as a reviewer for multiple management and marketing journals and has experience in organizing conferences and supervising postgraduate students.

Dr Saroj Kumar Pani
IIM Visakhapatnam
INDIA
Dr Pani is associate professor of entrepreneurship and strategy at the IIM Visakhapatnam, India. His research and teaching broadly relates to strategies for emerging markets, business models and entrepreneurship. He is recipient of many prestigious awards such as Andrew Towl Endowment Fund (Harvard University), Best paper award from pan-IIM, and Outstanding reviewer award from Academy of Management (AoM, USA), among others. Dr. Pani is also active in serving as adviser and member of boards.

Regional Chairs

Africa
Dr Humayun Kabir, Sol Plattje University, South Africa
Dr Peter Lewa, Technical University of Kenya, Kenya

Asia
Dr Michael Pasco, San Beda University, Philippines

Caribbean
Dr Luis Baquero, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico (PUCPR), USA
Dr Meena Rambocas, University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago

Europe
Dr Meera Sarma, University of Liverpool, UK
Dr Xiaozheng Zhang, University of South Wales, UK

Middle East
Dr Mehmet Burak Ceran, Selcuk University, Turkiye

North America
Dr José Brache, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Dr Ven Sriram, University of Baltimore, USA

Central America
Dr Velia Govaere, Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED), Costa Rica

South America
Dr Cristian Salazar, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile
Dr Gladys Valero, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Committees

Conference Chair
Dr Satyendra Singh, Professor, University of Winnipeg, Canada

Conference Co-Chair
Dr Darina Saxunova, Professor, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia

Organizing Committee
Dr Nirmal C Kar, Director, RCEM, India
Dr Tapan K Lenka, Principal, RCEM, India
Dr Manas R Mallick, Dean, RCEM, India
Mr Suresh K Samal, Secretary RCEM, India
Dr Shakti R Mohapatra, Dean Biju Patnaik University of Technology, India
Dr Basanta Kumar, Conference Coordinator, ABEM, Canada

Scientific Committee
Dr Marisela Almanzar, Universidad APEC, Dominican Republic
Dr Moises Banks, Universidad APEC, Dominican Republic
Dr Luis Baquero, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico (PUCPR), USA
Dr Kamel Fantazy, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Dr Meena Rambocas, University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Dr Alvin Rodriguez, Universidad APEC, Dominican Republic
Dr Cristian Salazar, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile
Dr Meera Sarma, University of Liverpool, UK

Program and Awards Committee
Dr Darina Saxunova, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
Dr Basanta Kumar, Professor and Lawyer, India

Proceedings Editor
Dr Darina Saxunova, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia

Conference Venue

7th ABEM 2023 Conference will take place at

Rajdhani College of Engineering and Management (RCEM)
Mancheswar Industrial Estate
Plot 18, Sector A, Zone B
Bhubaneswar, India
Contact: Dr Basanta Kumar (Cell: +91 90405 93957)

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