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Australia-Middle East Conference on Business andSocial Sciences 2016, Dubai

Theme: Towards Research Excellence in Business and Social SciencesIn Partnership with The Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, USA; ALHOSN University,United Arab EmiratesDate:Sun, 17-Apr-2016 to Mon, 18-Apr-2016Venue: City Seasons Hotel, Dubai, Port Saeed, United Arab Emirates

The main objective of Australia-Middle East Conference on Business and Social Sciences (AMECBSS) 2016 isto promote and publish relevant and current ideas that are important for global academics in particular andthe businesses, societies and economies at large. Its objective also includes the dissemination of knowledgeand networking with relevant stakeholders in order to inform and motivate them for strategic thinking andactions. While AMECBSS 2016 aims to serve as a platform for the researchers, educators and learners ofundergraduate and graduate business and social sciences from all over the world, specially the participantsfrom Gulf Countries, Europe, Africa and greater Asia are expected to bolster the conference audience.

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The AMECBSS 2016 in partnership with the Journal of Developing Areas invites conceptual, theoretical,empirical, and experimental research papers and short communications for presentations in any field ofbusiness or social sciences at its upcoming international conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Theconference is expected to disseminate knowledge and build network with global academics, researchers,practitioners, policymakers, and to publish high quality papers in peer reviewed research outlets such as theJDA and AABSS journals.

Conference Tracks

While AMECBSS 2016 invites papers in all areas of business and social sciences, submissions in the followingareas are highly encouraged:

Accounting – auditing, business, social and environmental Business – SMEs, MNEs, strategy, CSR,environmental, sustainable and responsible business

Economics – micro, macro, managerial, international, financial, public, regulatory, environmental,development, agricultural, natural resources, climate change, knowledge

Education - pedagogy, learning and teaching, educational psychology, curriculum and instruction, e-learning, blended learning, flipped, pathway, enabling, work integrated learning, MOOCs, executivetraining, training and development, educational leadership

Entrepreneurship – product, innovation, social, political, knowledge, corporate venturing, digital media

Finance – corporate, international, green finance, financial reporting, public finance, financial markets,financial services, behavioural

International Business – entry modes, strategy, expansion, mergers & acquisitions, trade, CSR

Management – human resources, international HR, business, cross cultural, corporate governance,financial resources, gender issues, technological resources, natural resources, knowledge, ICT

Marketing – international, consumer research, market research, policy research, sales research, pricingresearch, distribution, advertising, packaging, product, media

Social Business – Socially responsible enterprise, environmentally conscious enterprise,sustainopreneurship, and any other related topics (supported by Yunus Centre)

Social Sciences – anthropology, communication studies, demography, development studies,information and communication studies, international studies, journalism, library science, humangeography, history, law, linguistics, political science, public administration, psychology, sociology

Special Attraction

The Journal of Developing Areas (Tier B in ABDC 2013/ ERA 2010 Lists)

AMECBSS 2016 gives the participants an opportunity to publish their full-fledged conference papers in theJournal of Developing Areas (The JDA), which has been a highly recognised multidisciplinary internationaljournal since 1966. The JDA’s Editorial Advisory Board included eminent personalities as Economics NobleLaureate Professor Eric Maskin and the World Bank Chief Economist Dr Kaushik Basu.

The Association of Business Schools - UK ranked the JDA as a "Grade Two" journal. Excellence in Research forAustralia (ERA), the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC), German Keil Institute's Internal Rankings, andAnne-Wil Harzing Quality List of Journals ranked JDA as "Category B". The JDA is also listed in the Associationof Business Schools Academic Journal Quality Guide by Bristol Business School, Economic Society of AustraliaJournals List, Danish Ministry Journals List, Cranfield School of Management Journals List, Wien Journals Listby the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Aston Business School Journals League.

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Through Project MUSE of Johns Hopkins University Press, JSTOR, ProQuest, Cengage, and EBSCOhost, theelectronic version of the current and past issues of the JDA are currently subscribed by nearly 5,000 librariesaround the world. In addition, its print version is distributed to its individual and institutional subscribers.

Through a two-stage review process, all full-fledged papers submitted to AMECBSS 2016 will be consideredfor publication in the JDA Regular Issue and/or Special Issue. That means some of the accepted papers willbe published in the Regular Issue while others in the Special Issue depending on the availability of space inthe issue in which they will be considered. The JDA Editorial office will make final decision as to which oneswill be carried in the Regular Issue and which ones in the Special Issue. While the JDA publishes only thequantitative papers as full-fledged research article, a limited number of full-fledged qualitative papers will beconsidered for publication in the JDA’s Regular Issue and/or Special Issue as Notes (approximately 3,500words). Usually, a Regular Issue of JDA includes of about 23 pieces including 2/3 Notes. Full-fledgedsubmissions, which do not meet the JDA’s acceptance criteria, will be considered for publication in one of thefollowing peer-reviewed international journals:

Australian Journal of Business and Economic Studies (AJBES)

Australian Journal of Sustainable Business and Society (AJSBS)

Regardless of this, all the submissions that have been accepted for presentation will be published asconference proceedings with an ISBN.

Workshops

There will be two high quality workshops in this conference.

Professional workshop on Managerial Leadership: What and How to Deliver? Will be conducted by Professor Stephen Boyle, University of South Australia and Dr. Carmen Reaiche,University of Adelaide, Australia

Research workshop on How to Write a PhD Thesis? Will be conducted by Prof Abu N.M. Wahid, Ph.D., University of Manitoba, Canada and Managing Editor,The Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, USA

Submission Instructions

Please submit your abstracts (250 words) or full papers (5,000-7,500 words) using the AMECBSS 2016Paper Formatting Guidelines.

Also please use the AMECBSS 2016 Sample Paper as guidelines for preparing your paper for inclusion inthe AMECBSS 2016 Proceedings.

Please note that any forms of submissions must be written in English and in editable format of MSWord. Submission in PDF is not acceptable.

Online paper submission is now open. Submissions via e-mail are not acceptable.

For any conference related queries, please email at conference@aabss.org.au

Please log in first and then click here to submit paper for this conference.

Paper submission is not mandatory for attending the conference. It means that participants couldattend the conference by completing registration and paying the required fees.

Review Process for Conference Submissions

All the submissions received for AMECBSS 2016 will be reviewed through a double blind review

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process. Authors will be advised of acceptance or rejection of their submissions by the ConferenceSecretariat within 3 (three) weeks of submission. Once a submission is accepted, at least one of theauthors must register for the conference through online system.

All the submissions received for AMECBSS 2016 will be assessed based on a set of criteria includingquality of ideas, methodology, theoretical contribution, clarity of presentation, and potential interest toother participants. All the submissions will be assessed against the norms of the category in which theyare submitted.

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Key DatesAbstract / Full Paper Submission Deadline:

Monday, March 14, 2016 - 11:00pmRegistration Payment Deadline:Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 11:00pm

Camera-ready Paper Submission Deadline:Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 11:00pm

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AMECBSS 2016 Paper Formatting Guidelines

AMECBSS 2016 Sample Paper

Conference Chair

Associate Professor Stephen BoyleDean Academic, UniSA Business School, University of South Australia, SA, Australia

Editor-in-Chief, Australian Journal of Business and Economic Studies

Keynote Speakers

Professor Hilary WinchesterProvost and Vice President, Central Queensland University Australia, Australia

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Dr Mohammad KashefProvost, Chief Academic Office (CAO), Associate Professor in Architecture-Faculty of Engineering, ALHOSN

University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Professor Abu N M WahidProfessor in the department of economics and finance, Tennessee State University, TN, United States

Editor, The Journal of Developing Areas, USA

Conference CommitteeAssociate Professor Stephen BoyleEditor-in-Chief, Australian Journal of Business and Economic StudiesUniversity of South Australia, SA, Australia

Professor Abu N M WahidEditor, The Journal of Developing Areas, USATennessee State University, TN, United States

Professor Brian D’NettoCharles Sturt University, NSW, Australia

Professor Rafiqul Islam MollaInternational Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh

Associate Professor Mohammad Muazzem HossainGrant McEwan University, Canada

Associate Professor Belayet HossainThompson Rivers University, Canada

Dr Carmen Reaiche AmaroUniversity of Adelaide, SA, Australia

Dr Taimur SharifALHOSN University, United Arab Emirates

Dr Ezaz AhmedCentral Queensland University, VIC, Australia

Dr ABM AbdullahUniversity of South Australia, SA, Australia

Dr Wahid MuradUniversity of South Australia, SA, Australia

Refund Policy

Cancellations must be notified in writing to the Conference Secretariat (conference@aabss.org.au) as perbelow:-

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Before Thursday 17 March 2016 05:00 PM (ACDT) it will incur an A$100.00 administration fee.

After Thursday 17 March 2016 05:00 PM (ACDT) there will be no refund.

Fees

Registration Fee (Professional) $425.00

Registration Fee (Student) $375.00

Additional Paper Submission Fee $200.00

Dinner Participation Fee $50.00

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