The International Family Enterprise Research Academy, IFERA, invites papers that add knowledge to the selected conference theme “Coping with Disruptions: Family Firm Continuity and Sustainability in Times of Rapid Change”. In addition, we invite papers on all aspects of family business...

Netspar, Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement, is a thinktank and knowledge network. Netspar is dedicated to promoting a wider understanding of the economic and social implications of pensions, aging and retirement in the Netherlands and Europa. Attendance at the International...

The WorldPensionSummit is a top level environment for Pension Professionals and a platform for the exchange of business insights on essential 'crossroads' in pensions. The summit is completely organized for and by professionals, ensuring the highest quality program in all aspects. The...

The conference will be structured around five themes: - Social institutions and ecosystem changes - Managing tradeoffs between multiple ecosystem services - Resilience and vulnerability of social and ecosystems to climate change - Biodiversity, ecosystem change and human wellbeing - Drivers of...

Sustainable Innovation 2010 welcomes conceptual and research-based papers covering sustainable innovation, technology, product and service design and development. Papers particularly focused on the relationship between sustainable innovation, products, technology, entrepreneurship and job...

CONFERENCE THEMES: - Sustainable Universities and Higher Education - Knowledge Collaboration for Sustainable Innovation, Design, Business & CSR - Sustainable Consumption and Production - Climate, Energy, Water - Sustainable Cities and Regions - Sustainable Consumption and Production in...

The conference will set the stage on day one, with keynote speakers from all continents covering targets and strategies. On day two we will look into specific options for eco-efficiency improvements in core domains of sustainable development. On day three we will go into the intricacies of...

Program: - Barry Schwartz: ‘The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less’ - Robert Cialdini: ‘Using Social Norms to Produce Socially Desirable Action’ - Max Bazerman: ‘Bounded Ethicality: Implications for Wise Policy’ - Eldar Shafir: ‘Behaviorally Informed Policy Design for the...

Topics: - Macroeconomic aspects of ageing and retirement; - Investment and savings decisions for retirement - Institutional aspects and investment decisions of pension funds and financial institutions - Ageing and health

The 2009 European PhD Winter School on The Challenge of Adaptive Governance aims to help students to better understand the causes of global change in an integrated manner and at the same time to develop options for the governance of a transition to more sustainable development paths at the...