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RT1 - Enterprise, Innovation and Development (Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics)

Scope: The objective of the track is to gather in the same place doctoral students, junior researchers, academics and practitioners in order to discuss topics that are of currency, relevance and significance for international competitiveness and increased regional development and convergence in the South-Eastern Europe.

Topics

Suggested, but not exclusive, research areas that contributors may address include:

• Banking crises
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Corporate Governance
• Defence and Peace Economics
• Applied Econometrics
• Agricultural Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Logistics & Green Supply Chain
• Management
• Corporate Finance & Financial Systems
• Quality Management & TQM
• Customer Behaviour
• Change Management
• Knowledge Management
• Public Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Management of SMEs
• Enterprise Development
• Innovation Management
• Tourism
• Marketing Planning
• Organisational Analysis & Learning
• Human Resources Management
• Strategic Management Marketing

Committees

Chairs

• Dr. Eftychia Nikolaidou , City College The University of Sheffield
• Dr Tim Vorley, Management School - The University of Sheffield

Co-organisers

• Aristotle University: Urenio Research Unit
• VUZF University, Bulgaria

Scientific Committee

• Dr. Kostas Alexandris, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Dr. Dimitris Dadakas, City College, The University of Sheffield
• Dr. Anna Watson, London Fashion College, University of London
• Dr. Howard Viney, London Business School and Open University, UK
• Prof. Paul Dunne, University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Dr. Ian Roper, Middlesex University Business School, London, UK
• Dr. Alexandros Kapoulas, City College, The University of Sheffield
• Mr. Fotis Missopoulos, City College, The University of Sheffield
• Dr. Nikolaos Mylonidis, University of Ioannina
• Dr. Eftychia Nikolaidou, City College, The University of Sheffield
• Dr. Leslie T. Szamosi, City College, The University of Sheffield
• Dr. Athina Vasilaki, City College, The University of Sheffield
• Prof. Geoff Wood, Management School, The University of Sheffield
• Dr. Konstantinos Priporas, University of Macedonia
• Dr. Tim Vorley, The University of Sheffield
• Prof. Christos Kollias, University of Thessaly
• Dr. Alexandros Psychogios, CITY College, The University of Sheffield
• Dr. Dimitris Georgarakos, Goethe University, Frankfurt
• Dr. Alexandros Zangelidis, University of Aberdeen
• Dr. Panos Piperopoulos, University of Newcastle

Target Audience

• Doctoral students
• Masters research Students
• Junior Researchers
• Practitioners

Important Dates

• Short or Full paper submission: 9^th April 2012 Extended to 30^th April 2012
• Notification of acceptance: 18^th May 2012 Extended to 1^st June 2012
• Response to reviewers comments and submission of FINAL-camera ready paper: 22^th June 2012 Extended to 29^th June 2012

Submission Details

Depending on the stage of your research, you can submit either a short paper (3-5 pages) or a full paper (8-15 pages). In either case, the structure to be followed is given below. All papers should be submitted in English and use the MS word template provided below. Short or Full papers for RT1 should be submitted as a word or Pdf document by the 9th of April 2012 through the EasyChair Conference Management System, at this link.

Authors of either short or full papers should download and use the following template: DSC2012-RT1-paper-template.doc

Structure of full paper (8-15 pages)

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Data and Methodology
• Empirical Analysis
• Conclusions
• References
• Appendix

Structure of short paper (3-5 pages)

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Proposed Methodology
• Conclusions
• References
• Appendix

For any additional information please contact us on RT1@seerc.org.

Review Process

All submitted papers will undergo a double peer-review process by members of the Scientific Committee. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present their work at the conference and will be asked to submit the final versions of their papers to be included in the conference proceedings. During the conference, each paper will be presented in front of a panel of experts consisting of academics with significant research expertise and experience in supervising doctoral students. Each presentation will be followed by feedback from the members of the panel and questions from the audience. In addition to the discussions that will be held during the presentations, there will be general discussion sessions guided by the members of the expert panels, addressing various issues relating to research methodology and PhD work.

Publication of Best Papers

Authors of selected best papers will be invited to submit extended versions for publication in the International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development. The invited submissions will follow a separate double-blind reviewing procedure according to the standards of the journal.

Best Paper Award

If you wish your paper to be considered for the Best Paper Award, you should indicate this along with your submission.