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)...

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...

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...

Topics: - Economic or Econometric Analysis of Wine Market and Wine Sector - Employment (direct or genereted) - Marketing for Wine Product - Specificity of Communication - Viticultural Tourism and new Activities - Factors Determining Sailing Price - Production Quality: Evaluation - Quantitative...

Topics of interest include: - theories on charisms in civil life: what is a charism? How does it work in society? How might one distinguish a charism from a talent? Are charisms given only to “special” people, are are they also present in ordinary people? Is a charism necessarily associated...

Papers are being sought that focus e.g., on the following topics: - Dynamic models of cultural transmission and cultural diversity - Cultural diversity and discrimination - Political economy of culture and institutions - Socioeconomic and cultural determinants of crime - Globalization, migration...