8th International Research Meeting in Business and Management

Date: July 5-6, 2017
Venue: IPAG Business School, Nice Campus, 4 Boulevard Carabacel, 06000 Nice, France

Conference Scope
You are cordially invited to submit your research papers for presentation consideration at the 8th International Research Meeting in Business and Management (IRMBAM-2017) that will take place on 5-6 July 2017 in Nice (France), the beautiful capital of the French Riviera and one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.

The IRMBAM-2017, organized by the Groupe ESC Troyes en Champagne, IPAG Business School, and University Nice Sophia Antipolis, will be an excellent opportunity for academics, doctoral students, and practitioners to share interests, present new research results, and discuss current and challenging issues in their disciplines. We welcome submissions in all the areas of business, finance, accounting, management, and theoretical and applied economics under the following tracks:

– Track 1: Accounting/Financial Accounting
– Track 2: Banking and Finance
– Track 3: Entrepreneurship
– Track 4: Management Strategy
– Track 5: Marketing
– Track 6: Business Ethics
– Track 7: Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Circular Economy
– Track 8: Information Systems
– Track 9: Operations Research
– Track 10: Theoretical and Applied Economics
– Track 11: Economic and Management Issues in Asia, Southern Europe, Middle East and Maghreb
– Track 12: Public Economics, Political Science, Public Administration and Management

The IRMBAM-2017 conference also hosts several special sessions and subconferences:

Special Session on CSR, Diversity, Gender and Inclusion (Organizer: Maria Giuseppina Bruna, Scientific Director of the Chair “Towards an Inclusive Company”, IPAG-AFMD; Director of the Research program “Women & networks”, led by the Chair, the Foundation “Equality and Mixity” (Axa/Orange/Engie/Michelin) and the Foundation “Acting Against Exclusion”)

– Invited Speaker: Mustafa Ozbilgin, Director of Research and Professor of Human Resource Management, Brunel University London, United Kingdom & Editor-in-Chief of European Management Review

– Invited Speaker: Jean-Marie Peretti, Professor of Management, ESSEC Business School & Professor Emeritus in HRM at the University of Corte

– Invited Speaker: Joana Vassilopoulou, Senior Lecturer in HRM and HRM & Employment Relations, Brunel University London, United Kingdom

Special Session on Innovation Economics and Management (Organizer: Sophie Boutillier, University of Littoral-Côte d’Opale & Research Network on Innovation)

Special Session on Moyen-Orient/Monde Arabe: Bilan d’une Recomposition Géostratégique (Organizer: Alexandre del Valle, IPAG Business School)

Subconference in Environmental Economics (Organizers: Ingmar Schumacher, IPAG Business School; Eric Strobl, Aix-Marseille School of Economics & IPAG Business School; Cees Withagen, IPAG Business School & VU University)

– Invited Speaker: Kjell Arne Brekke, Professor of Economics, University of Oslo, Norway
– Invited Speaker: Lint Barrage, ​Assistant Professor of Economics & Environmental Studies, Brown University, United States

Keynote Speakers

– Professor Agnes Cheng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
– Professor Kamel Jedidi, Columbia Business School, United States
– Professor Stelios Zyglidopoulos, The University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Publication Opportunities

A selection of high-quality papers will be invited for submissions to Special Issues of several internationally referred journals such as Small Business Economics, Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat, and Journal of Innovation Economics and Management

Important Dates

– Submission deadline (full paper): April 2, 2017
– Notification of review results: May 2, 2017
– Registration deadline: June 5, 2017
– Conference event: July 5-6, 2017

Conference Website: https://ipag-irm.sciencesconf.org/