Topics: - Visions of societies where the economy and culture are not principally built on mass consumption - Insights into the obstacles to a transition beyond consumerist societies - Strategies for successful transitions - Theories of social change - Thematic domains of consumption - Pollution...

The EACES workshop “Russian Firms in Comparative Perspective” will be held within the framework of the XVII HSE International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (Moscow, April 19-22, 2016). The EACES workshop aims to promote empirical research on Russian firms by the...

APEE’s annual meeting explores topics related to private enterprise in an atmosphere that respects market approaches. Presentations reflect the latest research in fields such as regulation, public choice, microeconomics, and Austrian economics, as well as development of instructional...

The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) has recently established a Research Network on Global Value Chains, Trade and Development, with the goal of stimulating research on the important and timely questions raised be the emergence of global value chains. The World Bank has also identified...

Submissions from academic, research, consulting, industry, intermediary and policy organizations are encouraged and should focus on the following: - Information Technology and Innovation (focus theme) - Innovation in Emerging Markets (focus theme) - Innovation in Family Businesses (focus...

The International Society for Inventory Research (ISIR) sponsors a session each year at the ASSA meetings. The ISIR encompasses research not just on inventories but also on related areas such as plant and equipment investment, or inventory-theoretic approaches to other areas of economics,...

At the upcoming ASSA meetings in San Francisco (January 3-5, 2016), the prime conference on social sciences (including the annual meeting of the American Economic Association), SIOE will host an academic session on "Institutional Design and Organizational Performance." You are cordially invited...

Paper and panel submissions for AIB-SE 2015 are organized under the following topical tracks: 1. Global Supply Chains and International Trade 2. IB Theory, FDI, and Entry Mode Strategies 3. Global Strategy and Competitiveness of the Multinational Enterprise 4. Governments, NGO’s, Global...

Conference Theme: Advancing International Business Research. The conference seeks to enhance knowledge development on global trade and investment and superior performance in organizations that operate internationally. Papers are welcome that explain the nature or improve the international...

We call for proposals that help us make sense of our expanding field and the firms that we seek to understand. As the field grows, are we still trying to answer fundamental question of “why do some firms outperform others?” Have we answered the questions that led to the development of our...