Sheikh Zayed Center for Conferences & Exhibitions
Ajman University of Science & Technology
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
12th – 14th May 2015
Submission Deadline: 1st April 2015
Registration Deadline: 30th April 2015
Website: http://ibc2015.ajman.ac.ae
Call for Papers
Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST) is pleased to announce its International Business
Conference (IBC) 2015. The IBC 2015 will be held during 12th – 14th May, 2015 at Sheikh Zayed Center
for Conferences and Exhibitions, Ajman University of Science and Technology, Ajman, UAE. In
celebration of the progress towards World Expo 2020, Diversity and Sustainability: Challenges and
Opportunities of Global Business has been chosen to be the conference theme.
IBC2015 aims to bring together professors, researchers, scholars, doctoral students and professionals
to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, best practices and research results in all aspects
of Business. The organizers would like to invite business scholars to submit full papers, abstracts,
concept papers, case studies and posters either in English or Arabic language in any of the
following tracks:
ACCOUNTING
Accounting & Auditing
Accounting Education
Taxation
ECONOMICS
Applied Economics
International BusinessEconomics
International Trade
FINANCE
Corporate Finance
International Financial
Management
Banking
Carbon Accounting
Microeconomics
Islamic Finance
Environmental Accounting
Financial Reporting
Macroeconomics
Urban and Regional
Economics
Sustainability and Green
Systems
Economic Regulations
Islamic Economics
Capital Markets
Carbon Finance
Fraud and Anti-Bribery
International Financial
Reporting Standards
(IFRS)
Accounting Regulation
Accounting Information
Systems
Accounting Policies and
Estimates
MANAGEMENT
Business Ethics
Organizational Behavior
MARKETING
General Marketing
Business Marketing
Human Resource
Management
Management Information
System
Logistics Management
Business Strategy
Consumer Behavior
Financial Engineering and
Derivatives
Investment and Risk
Management
Technology Management
Social Marketing
Quality Control and
Management
Strategic Marketing
Energy economics
Small Business Finance
Retail Marketing
Environmental and Natural
Resource Economics
Knowledge Economy
Venture Capital
Corporate Social
Responsibility
International Business
Green Finance
Operations Research
Supply Chain
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International Marketing
Marketing Management
Market Orientation
Services Marketing
All papers will be blind peer reviewed. Accepted abstracts and full papers will be published with an
ISBN in the Design for Scientific Renaissance (DSR) conference proceedings. The best papers from
each conference track will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Business and
Economic Research at no further cost to the papers’ authors, subject to compliance with the journal’s
editorial requirements. Selected other full papers from the conference will be considered for
accelerated review and publication in issues of the following journals, subject to compliance with the
journals’ editorial requirements, and the payment of discounted publication fees:
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Journal of Business and Economic Research
Journal of Modern Marketing Research (JMMR)-ISSN: 2231-9131
Journal of Advance Social Research (JASR)-ISSN: 2231-8275
Journal of Islamic and Human Advance Research(JIHAR)-ISSN: 2231-8968
Conference Highlights:
All presenters will be issued a certificate of presentation.
All session chairs will be issued a certificate acknowledging their role in the conference.
There will be a best paper award conferred by the conference scientific committee to the author(s) of
the best full paper in each track presented at the conference. All best paper award winners will be
published in the Journal of Business and Economic Research.
Important Dates:
 Call for papers: 20th December 2014 – 31st January 2015
 Submission of abstract: 1st March, 2015
 Abstract acceptance notification: within two weeks of submission of abstract
 Submission of full paper: 20th March, 2015
 Revised paper submission: 1st April, 2015
 Early bird registration: 31st March 2015
 Registration deadline: 30th April, 2015
 Conference date: 12th – 14th May, 2015
Conference Fees*:
 Early bird registration
 Presenter (per paper)
 Participant
: USD400
: USD450
: USD350
The above fees include the following:
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Publication of abstracts and full papers in open access DSR Proceeding.
Lunch, dinner, refreshments, transportation for sightseeing sessions and access to observation deck of Burj
Khalifa (the tallest tower in the world).
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Conference Keynote Speakers:
NORMAN S. WRIGHT
IVANO IANNELLI
Dean of the Woodbury School of Business
Utah Valley University, USA
CEO of Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence
Dubai, UAE
Conference Venue:
Sheikh Zayed Center for Conferences and Exhibitions, Ajman University of Science and Technology,
Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Visits and Tours:
First Day:
Evening- Dubai Excursion
 Dubai Mall – shop, enjoy and explore the world’s biggest mall
 Musical Fountain
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Second Day:
Evening- Gala dinner in Sheikh Zayed Hall
 Enjoy the sumptuous and remarkable international dinner while celebrating conference
awards.
Third Day:
Afternoon- Enjoy unparalleled views of Dubai from the top of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest
tower.
Evening*-
Complete your conference days with an unforgettable dinner cruise along Dubai
Marina, the world’s one and only Palm Jumeirah and Burj Al Arab, the world’s
only 7 star hotel.
*Option at an additional USD50 per person
Contact Person
Name
Title
Phone
Mobile
Email
Webpage
Abdalghani Abdallah
Conference Secretary
+971 6 7056527
+971 50 8676467
[email protected]
http://ibc2015.ajman.ac.ae
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