The thematic scope of the symposium encompasses a forward looking assessment of emerging theoretical, methodological, and practical issues likely to confront the area of consumer behavior in tourism and hospitality in the near and long term. Scholars and practitioners are invited to submit...

The Conference will be the occasion to present the results of a research project funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (PRIN 2007). The main themes of the Conference include: 1) Innovation in business services at the firm level and its impact on firms' performance 2)...

Suitable research questions for submissions include (but are not limited to): - How do the dynamics of labor market variables vary across countries and what explains these differences? - How have labor market dynamics changed over time, e.g. with the recent financial crisis? - How have changes...

The different topics take into account the main factors (economic, geographic, social, political, technical, cultural etc.) influencing the localization and globalization of food production and the consequences in terms of sustainability and consumer welfare. The first topic analyses what is...

In the ageing society, products and services for older people become more and more important for the economy of the European Society. Long term care is one o fthe central aspects in the strategy of the EU and its member states to affront the ageing of the European Society. It is a challenging...

Topics: - The role of values in economic and business life - Universal ethics and cultural diversity in business - Corporate values and their effective integration in managing organisations - Ethics and accountability instruments - Business ethics and CSR in non profit organisations and in...

The Conference consists of a thematic session and a session including free contributions. The thematic session will be introduced by an invited lecture given by Peter Sloane (IZA, Bonn), followed by the presentation of the selected papers. A panel discussion on "The Future of Labour Economics in...

The conference is intended to discuss research on topics like • evolution of social norms and their impact • fairness versus efficiency • theory of justice and its applications • markets and values • altruism and reciprocity • business ethics in capitalism • corporate social...

Theme: Sustainability in the Food Sector: Rethinking the Relationship between the Agro-Food System and the Natural, Social, Economic and Institutional Environment. Topics: - Methodologies for Measuring Sustainability in the Food System - Integrated Life-Cycle Assessment and Performance...

The conference aims at covering the following topics: - Incorporating risk in traditional Valuation methods (contingent valuation, choice experiments, experimental auctions,..) - Measuring risk and time preferences through hypothetical vs. Incentive compatible methods - Consumers’ decisions...