13th International Conference on Management, Finance and Entrepreneurship
The conference aims to provide a platform to scholars, academicians, practitioners, and business managers to share their valuable knowledge and experience with each other in the context of changing economics and social settings. The objective of the conference is to bring people from the academia and business world closer so that they can share the latest developments in the fields of business, economics, development studies, social sciences, and technology. Contributors can submit their papers as an email attachment: [email protected], [email protected] in doc or docx format. Please do mention name of the conference at the time of submission.
Publication Opportunities:
Accepted papers will be considered for publication in international peer-reviewed journals (Indexed in SCOPUS, ProQuest and IBSS) if desired by the contributors.
- The Journal of Managerial Sciences (JMS)
- Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences
- Journal of Social and Development Sciences (ProQuest Social Science, EBSCOHost)
- Journal of Education and Vocational Research (Education Source, EBSCOHost)
Conference invites work in the form of research paper, conceptual paper, and technical report addressing the timely issues and developments in finance, education, information management, business, development studies, management and technology. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers in but not limited to the subjects of:
| Management | Finance | Entrepreneurship |
| Change Management | Introduction to Finance | Entrepreneurial Ventures |
| Total Quality Management | Financial Management | Entrepreneurship in Organizations |
| Strategic Management | Public Finance | Entrepreneurship and Society |
| Marketing | Financial Economics | Creativity and Innovation |
| Economics | Corporate Finance | Marketing for Enterprises |
| Sociology and Psychology | Behavioral Finance | Financing Ventures |
| Human Resource Management | International Finance | Small and Medium Sized Enterprises |
| Organizational Behavior | Investment Management | Corporate Entrepreneurship |
Paper Submission
All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review and will be assessed by the reviewers based on quality, originality and relevance. Papers will be reviewed and feedback will be given to authors as soon as possible to complete the review process within one month. Authors should write and format their manuscript according to author guidelines. Accepted papers will be published in the refereed conference proceedings. Authors are invited to submit full text papers including results, tables, figures and references. Contributors can submit their papers as an email attachment: [email protected], [email protected] in doc or docx format.
Best Paper Award
Best paper in each session will be awarded Best Paper Certificate. Best papers will be notified by the session chair at the end of each session of the conference. All the best papers will be published in journals if desired by the authors.
| Particulars | Date |
| Abstract or Full Paper Submission (Extended): | July 10, 2018 |
| Notification of Acceptance: | July 12, 2018 |
| Last Date of Early Bird Registration: | June 25, 2018 |
| Final or Revised Paper Submission: | July 20, 2018 |
| Last Date of Regular Registration: | July 20, 2018 |
| Conference Dates: | August 16-17, 2018 |
All attending conference participants must pay the registration fee. For each paper, at least one author must attend and pay the registration fee to be included in the conference proceedings. However, an author can register in absentia if unable to attend the conference. One author can submit more than one paper and need to pay an additional registration fee for each additional paper. In case the paper is multi-authored and more than one author will attend the conference, each attending author needs to register separately.
| Early Bird Registration Fee | Regular Registration Fee | |||
| First Paper | Additional Paper | First Paper | Additional Paper | |
| Author Delegates | 250 US$ | 100 US$ | 300 US$ | 150 US$ |
| Student Delegates | 150 US$ | 80 US$ | 200 US$ | 100 US$ |
| Members of IFRDs | 200 US$ | 100 US$ | 250 US$ | 100 US$ |
| Other Delegates (Listener) | 200 US$ | – | 250 US$ | – |
Note: Registration fee is non-refundable, exclusive of bank charges and can be paid in equivalent AED or USD. Contributor(s) can submit fee through bank transfer or credit card.
All non-member delegates can pay the registration fee of IFRDs Members by adding USD100 in the registration fee of Members of IFRDs and hence become Members.
Registration fee includes: Conference attendance, daily tea breaks, luncheon and publication of accepted papers in the refereed conference proceedings. Registration fee does not include hotel accommodation, transport and Journal Publication Fee. Participants have to arrange visa on their own.
Note: It is pertinent to mention here that the conference organizers do not provide accommodation. We suggest you to make an early reservation at the Garden Court Hotel or any nearby hotel.
We will publish both full paper and abstract book double-blind peer-reviewed conference proceedings with ISSN 2311-6269 (CD-ROM). Authors have the choice to opt any of the available options. Refereed conference proceedings will be included in each conference registrant’s packet. Participants can collect their conference packet from the registration desk on the day of the conference.
Venue of the conference is Garden Court OR Tambo International Airport Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Address: 2 Hulley Road, Isando Ext. 3, Kempton Park, 1619, OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 392 1062, Fax: +27 11 974 8097
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.tsogosun.com/garden-court-or-tambo-international-airport/
Note: It is pertinent to mention here that the conference organizers do not provide accommodation. We suggest you to make an early reservation at Garden Court Hotel or any nearby hotel.
Conference Chair
Prof Clinton Aigbavboa., Ph.D., University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Conference Co-Chair
Prof Alexandru Trifu, Ph.D., University, Petre Andrei, Iasi, Romania
Conference Convener
Prof Thwala, Wellington., Ph.D., University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Members
Prof Zehra Vildan SERİN, Ph. D., Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof Hermann Gruenwald, Ph.D., Burapha University International College, Bangsaen, Thailand
Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, Ph. D., Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
Prof Dileep Kumar M. PhD., University Gorgasali, Georgia, Malaysia Center
Johan de Jager, Ph. D., Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Prof Wei-Bin Zhang, Ph. D., Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Katalin Jackel, Ph. D., Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary
Prof Pratibha Samson Gaikwad, Ph. D, Shivaji University of Pune, India
Prof Izah Mohd Tahir, Ph. D., University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia
Prof Chux Gervase Iwu, Ph. D., Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Somnath Sen, Ph. D., University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Susantha Herath, Ph. D., St. Cloud State University, USA
Saman Dassanayake, Ph. D., University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Hamdan Said, Ph. D., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru Johor, Malaysia
Boubker Sbihi, Ph. D., I-school ESI, Rabat, Morocco
Scientific Committee
Prof Miklos Hadju, Hungary
Prof David Edwards, UK
Prof John Smallwood, South Africa
Prof Nicolas Chileshe, Australia
Prof Jian Zuo, Australia
Prof Fidelis Emuze, South Africa
Dr Emmanuel Adinyira, Ghana
Prof Tiabat Lawanson, Nigeria
Prof PD Rwelamila, South Africa
Prof A Talukhaba, South Africa
Prof A Windapo, South Africa
Prof KK Shakantu, South Africa
Prof Amira Osman, South Africa
Prof JHC Pretorius, South Africa
Prof Lawrence Atepor, Ghana
Dr Erastus Mwanaumo, Zambia
Dr Ayodeji Oke, Nigeria
Dr Divine K. Ahadzie, Ghana
Dr De-Graft Owusu-Manu, Ghana
Dr Obuks Ejohwomu, UK
Dr Titus Ebenezer Kwofie, Ghana
Dr Geraldine Kikwasi, Tanzania
Dr Agha Jahanzeb, Pakistan