Topics: - Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis of ICT - Analysis & Practical Uses, Global/Sectoral Spinn-off of the Internet - Transformation of Traditional Markets - Place & Development of New Markets - Role/Evolution of Intellectual Property Rights - Modelling, Development of Internet and ICT -...

Conference Theme: "Managing People for Sustainability" Conference Sub Themes: Ethics; New mental models; Governance; Strategy; Public policy; Corporate social responsibility; Human rights; Workplace spirituality; Employee/community engagement; Transparency; Resource management; Environment impact;...

The VICO project (Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures in Europe: impact on innovation, employment growth, and competitiveness) is funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission within the theme "The role of finance in growth, employment and competitiveness in Europe" This...

Contributed sessions: - Oligopoly Theory - Contracts and Incentives - Empirical IO - Experiments in IO - Auction Theory - Vertical Relations - Competition Policy - Regulation - Industrial Policy - The Economics of R&D

We invite theoretical contributions on the study of developing countries, with a possible emphasis on the political economy of underdevelopment. Topics include but are not restricted to: - unequal growth and its aftermath - the political economy of rural-urban transformation - property rights -...

The workshop aims to gather methodological and applied contributions focussed on the ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of the following kinds of national or regional innovation policies: - R&D and innovation incentives at the level of single firms; - business networking; - technology transfer; -...

Papers adopting qualitative, quantitative and macro or micro economic approaches to understanding aspects of knowledge intensive sectors are welcome. As are those providing conceptual developments and critical appraisals of various dimensions of knowledge and innovation within...

"Competitive papers (or abstracts) are invited in all areas of business, including: Management Information Systems; Global Business; Marketing Theory and Applications; Accounting; Economics; Finance & Investment; General Management; General Business Research; Business & Economics Education;...

Lecturers and Topics: - Dilip Mookherjee (Boston) – Theoretical Overview - Nava Ashraf (Harvard) – Overview of Empirical Methodologies - Erica Field (Harvard) – Property Rights; Gender and Fertility - Imran Rasul (University College, London) – Education; Social Networks - Dean Yang...

Science-based entrepreneurial firms (SBEFs) are generally considered as a key driver of the rejuvenation of European high-tech industries. Nevertheless, the available evidence indicates that most SBEFs are not gazelles. In fact, there is the need for a better assessment of the role played by...