International Conference on Economic and Social Studies ICESoS'14

 Call for Papers

 24-26 April 2014

International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

International Conference on Economic and Social Studies 2014 (ICESoS` 14) is the premier forum for presentation of new advances and research in the fields of economics and management. The conference will focus on the theme "Regional Economic Development".

The conference will bring together leading researchers in the domain of interest from the region and around the world. The theme “Regional Economic Development“ is expected to be the discussion point among scholars during the conference to reach solutions to the barriers to the economic progress in Balkan region with a special focus on former Yugoslavian countries.    

The conference program is planned to have two separate sessions where the conference theme will be handled for practitioners in different sectors and for academics in universities. The session for greater audience will be in the format of an opening ceremony where experts and experienced academics will deliver their speech on regional economic development to propose solutions to the barriers to the economic progress in the region. The academic sessions will provide a platform for academics from the world universities to present their research findings regarding the conference theme.

This year's conference will continue  in the following years with the same theme –Regional Economic Development-  by focusing on different sectors in the economy. In this regard, partnership from regional universities is necessary for bringing different perspectives from different parts of the Balkan region.    

There will be three channels for publication in this year's conference:

1. An edited book that will collect regional economic development papers that will be published by Cambridge Publishing

2. Refereed papers will be published in the Journal of Economics and Social Studies (JECOSS)

3. Refereed conference proceedings will be published in the proceedings book. 

Tracks in the conference include the following but are not limited to:

Track 1: European and Balkan Studies

European Political Economies

Balkan Political Economies

Implications of European Crisis

Comparative European Politics

European Union Law

Balkans in World Culture

 

Track 2: Economics

Financial Economics

Managerial Economics

Economics of Public Policy

Competition and Market Regulation

International Trade, Finance, and Development

Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets

 

Track 3: Finance and Accounting

Accounting & Financial Management

Finance & Investments

Quantitative Finance

Intellectual Property Law

Risk Management

Quantitative Methods

 

Track 4: Information Systems

Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence

E-Business and Competitive Strategy

IS Project Management and IS Development

Governance and Management of IS

Curriculum and Education in IS

General IS Topics

 

Track 5: Management and Organizations

Global Business & Stakeholder Management

Entrepreneurship & New Business Venturing

Human Resource Development

Management of Innovation

Strategic Management

Supply Chain Management

Corporate Governance

Entrepreneurship

International Strategy and Sustainability

                   

Track 6: Marketing 

Retail Marketing

Services Marketing

Integrated Marketing Communications

Relationship Marketing

Direct Marketing

Advertising

Digital Marketing

 

Track 7: Social Sciences

Political Science

Cultural Studies

Diplomacy

International Relations

International Political Economy

The Important dates are as follows:
Submissions open :                             1 December 2013
Abstract submissions deadline:          1 March 2014
Abstract acceptance notifications:     5 March 2014
Paper submissions due:                      15 May 2014
Author registration deadline:               15 April 2014

Teoman Duman, Phd, Conference Chair 

Merdzana Obralic, MSc Conference Coordinator