Special Track in Italian

1. Complessità e Approccio sistemico vitale (ASV). Gaetano M. Golinelli, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tracks in English

1. International and regional trade and economics in the Euromed zone. Amir Shoham, College of Management, Rishon LeZion, Israel, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

2. Venture capital backed entrepreneurship - Aspects and trends. Avi Messica, College of Management, Israel, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

3. M&A management and perspectives: Process and practice of M&A, global expansion via M&A, post-merger integration, knowledge transfer, and performance. Satu Teerikangas, Helsinki University of Technology, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Audrey Rouzies, University of Toulouse, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Emanuel Gomes, Coventry University, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and Daniel Dauber, Vienna University of Economics and Business, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

4. Organizational behaviour: Leadership, motivation, job design, team work, organizational citizenship. Yitzhak Fried, Syracuse University, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

5. Agriculture trade and businesses: customer behaviour, labour management, marketing, real estate. Sara Edom, Ashkelon Academic College, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

6. Transnational and immigrant entrepreneurship (this track focuses on papers regarding how transnational and immigrant entrepreneurs examine the process of seeking and exploiting business opportunities). Israel Drori, College of Management, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

7. International business and management: Multinational enterprises, comparative business-government relations, reasons for direct foreign investment, internationalization theory, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Erika Vaiginiene, Vilnius University, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Yaakov Weber, College of Management, Rishon LeZion, Israel.

8. Strategic management: Competitive strategy, business unit strategy, corporate strategy. Shlomo Tarba, College of Management, Rishon LeZion, Israel, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

9. Accounting and control: Comparative studies in accounting and auditing, adoption of new international financial reporting standards (IFRS), performance evaluation systems. Dan Elnatan, College of Management, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

10. Tourism marketing in Mediterranean Region: The influences of global economic recession on tourism. Liljana Elmazi- Billa, University of Tirana, Albania, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

11. Case study track. Yaakov Weber, College of Management, Israel This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

12. The influence of branding from the consumer behavioral perspective in both product and service industry: Branding implications on customer retention and customer loyalty. Mohammad Fateh Ali Khan Panni, City University, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

13. New perspectives on the banking and finance market under times of duress. Simona Mihai Yiannaki, European University, Cyprus, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

14. Energy security – The global challenge. Olga Klaas, LUKOIL Overseas Cyprus Ltd.

and Russian State Oil & Gas University, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

15. Sustainable development and retailing: Cleaner production and environmental

management systems, supply chain management, and education and information of

customers. Sanda Renko, University of Zagreb, Croatia This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

16. Cause related marketing, Marlen Demetriou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus,

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17. Technology application management in banking: Business process reengineering,

customer satisfaction, payment system, risk management, financial integration,

financial stability. Saroj K. Datta, Mody Institute of Technology & Science, India,

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Sukanya Kundu, Institute of Management Technology,

Centre for Distance Learning, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

18. Celebritiy advertisement and business performance: Use of celebrity in breaking

media clutter; celebrity-target audience connectivity; risk analysis,principle of

congruity and brand image management. Saroj K. Datta, Mody Institute of Technology

& Science, India, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Supriyo Patra, George College,

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19. The global financial crisis, waves in the high-tech industry, emergence of the new

markets, and acceleration of the globalization process. Yaron Timmor, Raphael

Recanati International School of Business, Arison School of Business, Interdisciplinary

Center Herzliya, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

20. Organizational behaviour and organization theory in the Mediterranean regional

context: Cross-cultural interactions and transformations in learning, training and

development, and their implications for practice. Peter Stokes, University of Central

Lancashire, UK, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

21. Culture implications on performance. Orly Yeheskel, The Academic College of Tel-

Aviv Yaffo, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

22. Value based management: Value definition, measurement, and management of

value drivers. Bernd Britzelmaier, Pforzheim University, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

23. Systems thinking: Identifying and solving real-world problems, the interactions

between the different parts of the system, and their practical implications for

improving organizational performance. Harry Kogetsidis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus,

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24. Collaboration, social and professional networking: Management through global

virtual collaboration teams. Charles Wankel, St. John’s University, USA,

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25. Religious tourism in the Mediterranean countries. Vitor Ambrosio, Escola Superior

de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Portugal, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

26. Service marketing: Research modelling, service quality, web-marketing, consumer

behaviour. José Luís Abrantes, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

27. Customer satisfaction management in the service industry. Olivera Jurkovic-Majic,

Maja Martinovic, and Ivana Busljeta Banks, Zagreb School of Economics and

Management, Croatia, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

28. Ηow to succeed in cross-cultural environments: A managerial perspective on

ethnocentrism, cross-cultural communications, negotiations, and leadership in

multicultural contexts. Carmen Rodriguez Santos, University of Leon, Spain.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Evangelos Tsoukatos, Technological Educational Institute

of Crete, Greece, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

29. HR development: Workforce training, career development, job satisfaction,

organizational commitment, occupational health, and the influence of different HR

practices on firm performance. Grégor Bouville, Université de Rennes 1,

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30. Risk management: The emerging management skill. Yossi Raanan, College of

Management, Rishon LeZion, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

31. The role of the manager in turbulent international environments: Differences

between informal and formal decision making, new market penetration modes, and

headquarter-subsidiary interrelationships. Christiane Prange, EM Lyon Business

School, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

32. Marketing management in services industries: Health care marketing,

telecommunications-mobile marketing, bank marketing, educational

marketing, restaurant marketing, and crisis management in service industry.

Constantinos Vasilios Priporas, University of Macedonia, Greece, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

33. Law and Economics: Defining reasons for disinvestment in Eastern and South-

Eastern Europe, exploring the inefficient judicial system and complicated, nonresponsive

public administration accompanied by corruption.

Ljerka Mintas Hodak, Zagreb School of Economics and Management,

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Jasenka Zaninovic, Law Office, Zagreb, Croatia,

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34. Identity and the creative industries: The interplay between identity and

engagement with the creative industries and consumption of cultural and creative

products. Rudi Kaufmann, University of Nicosia, Cyprus, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

35. Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Mehdi Majidi, The

American University of Paris, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

36. Pricing strategies in times of recession: Discounts, rebates, price sensitivity of

customers, and their impact on firm performance. Andreas Hinterhuber, Hinterhuber &

Partners Strategy Pricing Leadership, Innsbruck, Austria and Bocconi University, Milan,

Italy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

37. International financial markets during turmoil periods: Behavior of various

financial instruments such as bonds, stocks, mutual funds etc., and their impact in

Meditternean region. Hasan F. Baklaci, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey,

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38. Mass Customization and personalization of content and services in the new digital

business environments: Internet and mobile computing in context of

e-business and global economy. Panagiotis Germanakos, University of Nicosia, Cyprus,

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39. Leadership and Leader-Member Exchange. Ismatilla Mardanov, Southeast Missouri

State University, USA, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

40. Crisis management in the tourism sector. Christos Vassiliadis, University of

Macedonia, and Zissis Maditinos, University of Macedonia, Greece, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

41. Strategic alliances in a turbulent economy: Network perspective, product vs. service

alliances, temporary vs. permanent alliances. Luca Petruzzellis and Salvatore Romanazzi,

University of Bari, Italy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

42. Knowledge management: Capturing, codifying and transferring the knowledge.

Geoff Turner, University of Nicosia, Cyprus, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

43. Entrepreneurship in context of complexity: Local versus global entrepreneurship,

types of entrepreneurial businesses. Massimiliano Berardi, Universita' degli Studi di

Foggia, Italy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

44. The competitiveness of district firms in the era of global crisis. Elio Iannuzzi,

University of Salerno, Italy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

45. Cultural heritage in the context of tourism industry: Branding and promoting

destinations, and the role of festivals, traditional food and beverages on the firm

competiveness. Werner Gronau, University of Nicosia, Cyprus, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

46. Supply chain management: Supplier-buyer and customer-seller relationships,

purchasing, logistics, and distribution. Abu Bakar A. Hamid, University of Technology,

Malaysia, m-abakar@utm,my and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

47. Cultural Differences in Global Business: Overcoming barriers existing across

national borders, managing business negotiations abroad, intercultural sensitivity.

Tugba Kalafatoglu, Tugba Kalafatoglu Associates, Turkey, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

48. Regional competitiveness and performance in the global context. Milena Viassone,

University of Turin, Italy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

49. Internationalisation and innovation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in

the Mediterranean region. Stefano Bresciani, University of Turin,

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50. Marketing across culture with specific focus on services marketing, customer

relationship management (CRM) aspects in marketing and E-Business. Satya Dash,

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

51. European and global business innovation system policy, analysis and management

techniques: Economics and business strategy viewpoints on innovation, innovation

systems in several sectors and regions – business clustering. Ioannis Papadopoulos,

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Glykeria Karagkouni, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Marios Trigkas, Department

of Wood and Furniture Technology & Design, Karditsa, Greece, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

52. Financial disclosures in European and Mediterranean countries. D'alessio

Raffaele, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

53. Wine marketing and branding in the global arena. Demetris Vrontis, School of

Business, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Maria Teresa

Cuomo, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

54. Globalization and internet applications. Aysar Philip Sussan, School of

Business, Bethune - Cookman University, Florida, USA, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

55. New Horizons in human resource management: including performance

appraisal in cross cultural perspectives and training research. Aharon Tziner, Netanya

College, Israel, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

56. Quality in the service industry. Adrian Ioannou, PricewaterhouseCoopers,

Cyprus, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and Maria Krambia-Kapardis, Dept. of Hospitality

and Tourism and Management, Cyprus University of Technology

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57. Creative networks and international process. Clara Bassano, University of

Naples "Parthenope", Italy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

58. Decisional models for communication-mix, Angelo Di Gregorio, University

of Milan "Bicocca", This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

59. Sustainable development in the Mediterranean basin. Euromediterranean

Cooperation, Processes of Regionalization and Governance of Globalization, Francesco

Citarella, University of Salerno, Italy, Centro di Ateneo OPSAT (Observatory for

Sustainable Development and Territory Organisation Planning), This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

60. ICTs to enhance learning organizations: theoretical and empirical

contributions. Paola Adinolfi, University of Salerno, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Luca

Tateo, University of Sassari, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it