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Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:43:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: rajendra nargundkar <rnargundkar@yahoo.com>

International Conference on Emerging Competitiveness Paradigms

Dates: January 11-12, 2007 at Goa, India
Submission Deadline: September 1, 2006

Organized by: The International Society for Competitiveness (ISC) & PES School of Management, Bangalore
       
CALL FOR PAPERS

Competitiveness has always been a source and means for ensuring national and market prestige, stature, productivity, standard of living and national security. However, competitiveness today assumes additional dimensions where the interplay between firm, industry, national and cultural factors are increasingly complex.

This conference is a forum for academicians, business leaders, policy makers, researchers and students to exchange and discuss ideas, to reflect on experiences and approaches, and to strengthen the spirit of cooperation and collaboration for improved competitiveness. It will be a perfect venue to present and discuss research findings and current practices pertaining to the various facets and  sources of competitiveness in and across nations.

Suggested Themes:

In addition to themes in traditional areas such as international trade and finance, human resource management, information technology, marketing, industry/country/region competitiveness, corporate alliances, leadership, quality management, these  are some suggested themes:

Managing the Knowledge-Based Firm

• Intellectual Property
• Privacy and Confidentiality in Today’s Knowledge Based Society
• Free Agent/Agile Workforce and HR Issues
• Learning organizations
• Balanced Scorecard
• Performance Measurement
• E-recruitment

Global Competition

• China, India and the World
• WTO and Global Trade Issues
• Corporate Alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions
• Energy and Global Politics

Corporate Responsibility and Global Compact

• Protection of International Human Rights
• Role of Non-Government Organizations
• Impact of National Differences in Work Practices

Institutions and Resource Allocation

• Competing for Resources
• The Dynamics of Firms and States
• Repatriation of Foreign Profits
• Immigration Reform

Privatization and Market Change

• Privatization in Global Markets
• Regulation, Deregulation, and Re-regulation
• Corporate Governance
• Transformation in Emerging Markets
• Geopolitics and Global Business

Competing in Dynamic Global Industries and Sectors

• Telecommunications and Multimedia
• Healthcare
• Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries
• E-Commerce & Supply Chain Management
• Education

Other Topics:

• Public Affairs & Corporate Communications   
• Innovation
• Process reengineering
• Service Branding
• Project Cost Control
• Customer Engagement for Loyalty
• Customer Management for Profitability
• Strategies for Developed Economies
• Economic policies for national competitiveness

ÂÜÀòÉç¹ÙÍøt ISC and PES

The International Society for Competitiveness and its parent organization American Society for Competitiveness () are international associations comprised of academics, business executives, and policy makers who share a commitment to improving competitiveness at individual, firm, industry, country, region and global levels.   The Society publishes four journals that are all listed in the Cabell’s Directory, EBSCO database, etc.: J. of Global Competitiveness, Advances in Competitiveness Research, Competitiveness Review and Competition Forum.

PES group of institutions (), Bangalore, offers a number of high quality educational programs in fields ranging from bio-technology and engineering to business management. This conference is co-hosted by the PES School of Management Studies, Bangalore. PES publishes an international peer-reviewed journal called PES Business Review. Papers presented at the conference are also eligible for submission to this journal and will be peer reviewed as per journal policy.

The Conference is co-sponsored by Indiana University of Pennsylvania ()

Submission of Papers/Abstracts/Cases
 
The deadline for the receipt of submitted papers and abstracts is September 1, 2006.  To facilitate the blind peer review process, the first page should include: Title of paper, authors’ name(s), institutional affiliation(s), and phone and fax number(s).  The second page should repeat the paper title but should contain no  information that would identify author or institution. Please use MS Word.  To be considered for publication in one of the journals of the ISC, full papers are to be submitted. Please send the paper by e-mail (preferably) OR mail four copies of the paper, abstract or symposium proposal to.

>From Asia, Africa and the Middle East:
Rajendra Nargundkar, Ph.D.
Director, MBA Program
PES Institute of Technology
100 feet Ring Road
Banashankari 3rd Stage
Bangalore-560085, India

Email: rnargundkar@gmail.com
nargundkar@pes.edu
Phone: 91-80-32929494

>From North & South America, Europe & Australia:
Prashanth Nagendra Bharadwaj, Ph.D.
Chairperson, Department of Management
Indiana University of Pennsylvania       
PO Box 1658
Indiana, PA 15705
U.S.A.

E-mail: pnb@iup.edu
Phone: 724-357-4880      
Fax: 724-357-5743

ÂÜÀòÉç¹ÙÍøt Goa

Goa is the global face of Indian tourism. Popular for its numerous beaches and great weather, you can savor the ambience of a top tourist destination along with attending an intellectually stimulating conference. The conference venue, the International Centre, has an ideal ambience for such an event.

Registration:

International participants need to register early, particularly if one requires residential booking.

Registration Options

Non-residential registration (includes conference materials and proceedings, lunch, tea and dinner during the conference): US $ 150.

Residential Registration (includes conference materials and proceedings, lunch, tea and dinner during the conference plus 3 nights accommodation—January 10,11,12—in the conference venue, a 3-star equivalent property—subject to availability)

Double Occupancy (sharing with another participant) $300
Single Occupancy $400
   
Registration for Participants from India
Residential registration   

Non-residential registration Rs. 2,500

Residential participants at conference venue: Check in time will be 1 p.m. on January 10, and check-out time will be 12 noon on January 13.

Non-residential participants: Other hotels in the vicinity include the 5-star Cidade the Goa (approx. tariff of $ 125 per night) and several others in Panaji (Panjim) are also within few minutes from the venue for a range of tariffs from $50 to $250 per night. Please contact rnargundkar@gmail.com for a list of possible hotels. Indian academics may write to Goa University Department of Management for accommodation directly. Their guest house is close to the conference venue.

This call for papers is also available at the websites and , and updates will be posted on the international conference link on these websites.