The 2019 International Conference on Business Research (ATIS’19) is to bring together leading researchers, thought leaders, policy leaders, leading executives and senior decision makers in the field of Business Management to a common forum to share their thinking and research results. This Conference put in a forum for debate, collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those concerned by this field of research or practice. The conference committee welcomes papers on a varied kind of issues employing a range of academic methods including theoretical and empirical contributions using quantitative, qualitative and critical methods. Action research, case studies and work-in-progress/posters from academic, research, consulting, industry, intermediary and policy organizations are invited approaches.

International Conference on Business Research  Hammamet. April 27-28, 2019

Argument

The 2019 International Conference on Business Research (ATIS’19) is to bring together leading researchers, thought leaders, policy leaders, leading executives and senior decision makers in the field of Business Management to a common forum to share their thinking and research results. This Conference put in a forum for debate, collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those concerned by this field of research or practice.

The conference committee welcomes papers on a varied kind of issues employing a range of academic methods including theoretical and empirical contributions using quantitative, qualitative and critical methods. Action research, case studies and work-in-progress/posters from academic, research, consulting, industry, intermediary and policy organizations are invited approaches. Doctoral Research, suggestions for roundtable debates, non-academic papers and product demonstrations based on the main themes are also welcomed. All contributions will be addressed to the suitable theme and/or track.

Main Topics

• Corporate governance through political and bureaucratic corruption
• Corruption, mismanagement, and abuse of power
• Dealing with ethical dilemmas in transition periods
• Destructive managers, toxic leaders and organizational toxicity
• Dysfunctional leadership and organizational cancer
• In– and exclusion in strategic management and unethical decision-making
• Incorporating AI, VR/AR, IoT and Industry 4.0 in corporate strategy
• Machiavellianism and unethical pro-organizational behavior
• Management approaches for Industry 4.0 and the challenges to leadership
• Mismanagement of creativity and innovation
• Narcissism, abuse and unethical leadership
• Organizational inculture and strategic change management
• Organizational unlearning and strategic blindness
• Practices of oppression and injustices in organizational conflicts
• Strategic implications of mismanagement in Industry 4.0
• Strategic management in the industrialization of underdeveloped countries

Doctoral Symposium

In connection with the ATIS’19 annual international conference on business research, an ATIS Doctoral & Thesis Development Tutorial will take place in a collaborative, open and friendly atmosphere. The Doctoral & Thesis Development Tutorial is intended for doctoral students at the early and middle stages of their dissertation research. Doctoral students are particularly encouraged to participate and present their research proposals, preliminary results and their reflexions on issues related to theory, methods and analysis. All interested doctoral students will be required to submit a report. This report should not exceed 8,000 words (excluding references) and present:

• Research proposals
• Literature review
• Methodological perspective or epistemological position
• Preliminary results
• Main bibliographical references

Best ATIS’19 Doctoral Tutorial Paper Prizes 

The best paper presented at the ATIS’19 Doctoral Tutorial will be recognized with the Best PhD Tutorial Paper prize.

Important submission deadlines

Extended abstract (750-1000 words) submission opens Monday, January 8 and will close at 5p.m.

on Monday, February 25.

Submissions will be accepted in English, French and Arab.

The submission must be done by email to:  intelstra@gmail.com.

Full paper Submission : Mars 15, 2019.