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ACADEMY FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS ADVANCEMENT (AGBA)
www.agbaonline.net
http://www.ajman.ac.ae/agba2011/index.htm

9th Annual World Congress
March 19—21, 2012
At Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST)
Ajman (Near Dubai), United Arab Emirates
http://www.ajman.ac.ae/agba2011/index.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS

Conference Theme:

"Business and Entrepreneurship Development in a Globalized Era and the Rise of UAE".

Conference Chair:

Prof. Dr. Mary B. Teagarden
Editor: Thunderbird International Business Review
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Glendale, Arizona, USA

AGBA Chair:

Prof. Dr. Norman Wright
Dean: Woodbury School of Business
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah, USA

Program Chair:

Dr. David N. McArthur
Chair: Department of Management
Woodbury School of Business
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah, USA
Email: David.McArthur@uvu.edu

Registration and Submission Deadline: January 31, 2012

About the Conference:

The main theme of the conference is "Business and Entrepreneurship Development in a Globalized Era and the Rise of UAE." The conference will feature competitive papers, plenary sessions, case studies, poster presentations, student papers, and panel sessions. Submissions will be subjected to a double-blind review process and will be published in the refereed conference proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research, ISS# 1549-9332).

The primary goal of the conference is to provide a unique global platform to facilitate the exchange of leading edge ideas for effective advancement of knowledge in the field of business administration and entrepreneurship. This will be achieved through multi-disciplinary presentations and discussions of current business and development issues in developing and developed countries.

Major highlights of the conference would be (1) faculty development workshops, (2) industrial visits, and (3) one to one mentoring of selected doctoral students.

We welcome the submission of manuscripts that address the conference theme as well as all functional areas of business administration and entrepreneurship. If you are uncertain whether your paper fits the conference theme or not, please contact our Program Chair: Dr. David N. McArthur via his email: David.McArthur@uvu.edu

Best papers presented at AGBA’s 9th world congress would be published in the special issues of the Journal for Global Business Advancement (www.inderscience.com/jgba), and the Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development (www.inderscience.com/jibed).

Registration:

• USD$400 Includes:
• Luncheons, Coffee/Tea
• Dinner Banquet
• Conference Proceedings
• Recognition Awards
• Special Rate for Ph.D., Students USD$200

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