MARKETING THEMES

·         Marketing Philosophy

·         The Role of Marketing in Strategic Planning.

·         Relationship Marketing

·         Marketing in SME's

·         Public Relations Strategies

·         Market and Industry Stakeholder Needs.

·         International Strategies

·         The Development and Utilization of Marketing Plans.

·         Marketing Effectiveness at the Operational and Strategic Levels.

·         Brand management

·         Etc.

     ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESSES THEMES

·         Entrepreneurship Theory

·         Intrapreneurship and Corporate Innovation

·         Training and education for Entrepreneurship

·         Women and Entrepreneurship

·         The Entrepreneurial Personality

·         Entrepreneurship Growth and Performance

·         Small Businesses

·         Clusters

·         Competitiveness and Small Businesses

·         Etc.

    HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT THEMES

·         New Theoretical Perspectives on Human Resource Management

·         The Changing Role of Human Resource Management

·         Managing Organizational Performance

·         Motivation

·         Recognition & Reward

·         Hiring & Firing

·         Recruitment

·         Etc.

     INFORMATION SYSTEMS THEMES

·         e-business

·         Information and Strategy

·         Benefits From Information Systems

·         Knowledge Management

·         Globalization and Information Systems

·         Managing the Digital Divide

·         Information Systems and Security

·         Information, Corporate Responsibility and Ethical Issues

·         SMEs and Information Systems

·         Etc.

     INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS THEMES

·         International Strategic Alliances

·         Globalization

·         International Trade and Investment

·         International Management Practices

·         Multinational and Transnational Businesses

·         International Business Strategy

·         Measuring International Business Performance

·         Etc.

    PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT THEMES

·         Multidisciplinary Perspectives of Performance Management

·         Measuring / Managing Performance in Partnerships

·         Benchmarking

·         International Perspectives of Performance Management

·         Accountability Issues in the Management of Public Services

·         Etc.

    PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT THEMES

·         Organizational Change

·         The New Roles and Functions of Government

·         Reinventing Government

·         Government Reforms

·         New Public Management

·         E-government

·         Reinventing Service Delivery

·         Regional Government and Governance

·         Restructuring, Flexibility, Consumer Choice and Accountability

·         Alternative Service Delivery

·         Privatization

·         Downsizing

·         Etc.

    STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT THEMES

·         Thinking and Acting Strategically

·         Governance and Effective Leadership in Strategy

·         Strategies for Internationalisation

·         Mergers and Acquisitions

·         Global Competition and Global Strategy

·         Strategic Management in the Public Sector

·         The Evolution of Co-Operative Strategy

·         Strategic Alliances; Joint Ventures

·         New Perspectives on Strategy and Structure

·         Managing Intellectual Capital

·         Reflections on the Strategy Process

·         Enhancing Strategic Thinking

·         The Economics of Strategy

·         The Future of Strategic Management

·         Market Strategies

·         Etc.

     SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT THEMES

·         The Supply Chain as a Network of Business Processes

·         Supply Chain Strategy

·         Change Management

·         Impact of Information and Communication Technologies

·         Supply Chain Performance Measurement

·         Etc.

    TOURISM & LEISURE THEMES

·         Tourism Policy

·         Tourism  Development and Finance

·         Entrepreneurship

·         Internal Tourism

·         Work and Leisure

·         E-Tourism

·         Strategic Management in Tourism, Leisure, Hospitality Industries

·         Local Government and Tourism Development

·         Human Resource Management in Tourism Sector

·         Training in Tourism, Leisure, Hospitality Industries

·         Etc.

    SERVICE MANAGEMENT THEMES

·         Achieving and Measuring "Excellence" in Services

·         Service Failures and Recovery Strategies

·         Internationalisation of Services

·         Managing People in Service Organizations

·         Service Leadership

·         Cultural Dimensions of Services

·         Encouraging Public Private Partnerships in the Service Sector

·         Organizational Form and Services Development

·         Managing Services Demand and Capacity

·         Improving Service Productivity and Quality

·         New Services Development

·         Ethical Issues in Services

·         Global Services Strategies

·         Services Management in Developing Countries

·         Marketing Strategies for Services

·         Development of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services

·         Technology and Quality Control in Service Delivery

·         Innovations in Teaching and Learning in Project and Operations Management.

·         Etc.

    MANAGEMENT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY THEMES

·         International Strategy

·         International Finance

·         International Economics

·         International Human Resource Management

·         International Marketing

·         Multi-national Organizations

·         Globalization

·         Etc. 

    ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE THEMES

·         Culture and Organizational Structure

·         Culture -in General

·         Cultural Change

·         Organizational Justice

·         Organizational Citizenship Behavior

·         Etc.

    e-BUSINESS AND e-TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT THEMES

·         e-Business Strategies

·         Managing Knowledge for e-Business Management

·         Implementing and Leading e-Business Change

·         Public-Private Partnerships for e-Government Innovation

·         Customer Relationship Management in e-Business

·         Etc.

    GLOBAL ECONOMY & GLOBALIZATION THEMES

·         World Trading System:

·         WTO & Regional Trading Blocs

·         Transition Economies

·         Emerging Economies

·         Global Competitiveness

·         Global Corporate Governance

·         Natural Resources & Environmental Issues

·         Ethical Issues in Global Business

    GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS & SERVICES THEMES

·         International Capital Flows

·         Exchange Rates

·         Currency Futures, Options & Swaps

·         Foreign Direct Investment

·         International Banking & Financial Services

·         Islamic Banking

·         Micro Loans/ Financing

·         Accounting Standards & Auditing

    INTERNATIONAL MARKETING & BRAND MANAGEMENT THEMES

·         Global Marketing

·         Multinational Production

·         Emerging Trends in Consumer Behavior

·         Channel & Physical Distribution Management

·         International Pricing

·         Transfer Pricing Issues

·         International Retailing & Franchising

·         Intellectual Property Rights

·         Management of Global Brands

    INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT THEMES

·         Cross-Border Mergers

·         Acquisitions & Strategic Alliances

·         Knowledge Management

·         Managing R&D in a Global Environment

·         Human Resource Management

·         Global Supply Chain Management

·         International Logistics, Security and Compliance Issues

·         Lean Production Strategy

·         Just-in-time (JIT) Strategy

·         Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

    SERVICE BUSINESSES IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY THEMES

·         IT-enabled services: e- Business; e-Governance Models; on-line education

·         Hospitality Business, Leisure & Tourism

·         Lifestyle Services; Sports & Games

·         Marketing of Theme Parks & Tourist Attractions

·         Professional Services, Law, Taxation, Consulting, etc.

·         Management of International Conventions & Trade Fairs

·         International Education – Study Abroad Programs

   Community Development: An inclusive, relational sense of citizenship

Editor: Tine Buffel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium ,  tine.buffel@vub.ac.be
 

-         Volunteering, civic engagement

-         Social participation

-         Policy participation

-         Social capital

-         Sustainability and learning communities

-         Regional and urban development

-         Ethnic minorities

    Growing Older in Context: environmental approaches to ageing

Editor: Tine Buffel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium ,  tine.buffel@vub.ac.be

-         Ageing in place

-         Neighbourhood and community studies

-         Age-friendly cities

-         Environmental dependency

-         Social networks

-         Inclusion, exclusion

-         Globalisation

   Housing and Care for Older People

Editor: Tine Buffel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium  ,  tine.buffel@vub.ac.be

-         Housing accessibility

-         Well being in the context of housing arrangements

-         Housing adaptation

-         Housing care

-         Assisted living

-         Nursing home care

-         Nursing home environments

   Education, Culture and Society

Editor: Tine Buffel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium  ,  tine.buffel@vub.ac.be

-         Vocational education

-         Inclusion

-         Gender in education

-         Social and cultural capital in education

-        Creative interactions and social practices between participants and artist. Artists as creative mediators

-        The paradigm shift from culture to e-culture and its consequential influence on the creative process of contemporary arts.

-         Education in museums

-         Global citizenship