The theme of the conference is Start small - Think big, one of many phrases used by researchers, policy-makers, educators and practitioners to indicate the way in which small enterprises can contribute to the economy.

The conference is expected to provide new thinking and new approaches to Corporate Governance research in emerging markets. Papers on the following topics are especially encouraged: (1) Dynamic aspects of ownership and control structures (2) Inside the Emerging Market Companies (3) The role of...

"Theoretical and empirical papers on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and other related fields such as econometric methods for efficiency and productivity analysis (including parametric frontier analysis) are solicited for presentation at the conference. Management-related studies detailing the...