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ABOUT icome 2022
Given the turbulence and dynamism of the contemporary business context, organizations are demanded to be more agile and crisis-ready. In response to this, innovation and proactive measurements with strategic planning in business, can be identified as vital, in achieving sustainable competitive advantage. With COVID-19, a strategic window was opened for a realm of business opportunities, embedded with numerous challenges. Thus, a need arises for all scholars, professionals, and policymakers to discuss challenges for a better future with innovation and entrepreneurship.
In light of this phenomenon, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) of the Open University of Sri Lanka has decided to host the first International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurship (ICOME) on 31st March and 1st April 2022 on a virtual platform with the intention of creating a forum for all stakeholders including scholars, professionals, policymakers, and students to get together and share their ideas and knowledge to generate a better world with equity and sustainability.
Objectives
To bring local and foreign researchers and practitioners to one forum to share and disseminate current developments and insights in Business Management and Entrepreneurship.
To strengthen the scholarly and professional network among researchers.
To underpin the need for collaboration and cooperation of individuals from a wide range of professional backgrounds in Business Management and Entrepreneurship to contribute for a sustainable future.
Target presenters and participants
Local and foreign scholars, academics, professionals, practitioners and policy makers in Business Management and Entrepreneurship.
Important Dates
Calling for full papers
Deadline of full paper submission
Full paper acceptance notification
22th October 2021
24th January 2022
25th February 2022
Final paper submission
Early bird registration
Late registration
05th March 2022
10th March 2022
25th March 2022
Important Dates
Calling for full papers
22th October 2022
Deadline of full paper submission
1th January 2022
Full paper acceptance notification
25th February 2022
Final paper submission
05th March 2022
Early bird registration
10th March 2022
Late registration
25th March 2022
Conference tRACKS
Creative Economy and Innovative Entrepreneurship
International Business strategy and Global Trends
- Business Innovation and Business Strategies in Crisis
- Laws and Regulatory Frameworks for Small and Medium Enterprises.
Accounting, Finance and Banking
Financial Innovations in Management
Financial Literacy for SME
Marketing Management
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Supply Chain Management and Turbulent Business Environments.
Innovative HR Strategies and Organizational Adaptability
HR Accounting and HR Analytics
Human Resource Management
Interdisciplinary Research in Management
Management for Individual, Organizational and Societal Wellbeing
Management Education and Open Distance Learning
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Chief Guest
Professor Philip Kotler
“the future of marketing”
Philip Kotler is an American marketing author, consultant, and professor; the S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is known for popularizing the definition of marketing mix. Philip Kotler is known around the world as the “father of modern marketing.” For over 50 years he has taught at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Kotler’s book Marketing Management is the most widely used textbook in marketing around the world.
Keynote Speaker
Professor Xiaobo WU
Zhejiang University, China
Professor WU Xiaobo is currently serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and served as a Former Dean of the School of Management, Zhejiang University, the Director of National Institute for Innovation Management (NIIM), After obtaining his PhD degree in Management from Zhejiang University in 1992, Professor WU conducted his postdoctoral research at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (1996). He had been a visiting scholar of the Institute for Manufacturing and the Judge Institute of Management Studies at Cambridge University, UK (1996- 1997), and a Fulbright visiting scholar at Sloan School of Management at MIT, US (2000-2001).
Guest Speaker
Professor Sampath Amaratunge
Professor Sampath Amaratunge, presently the Chairman of University Grant Commission (UGC) obtained his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from the same university and his M.A. in Economics from the University of Colombo. As former Vice chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the former Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce (FMSC).
We Welcome all doctoral students within the wider field of Management and Entrepreneurship from around the World to the virtual platform of 1 st International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurship (ICOME 2022) organized by the Faculty of Management Studies of the Open University of Sri Lanka. The overall aim of the Doctoral Colloquium is to connect doctoral students to the wider research community. The Doctoral Colloquium will be highly interactive where you will meet young Doctoral students, peer researchers who have just finished their PhDs, and more experienced scholars. So, you are warmly welcome to share your Doctoral experiences and reflect your motivation then get feedback on your research questions, related theories, methods, and outcomes.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a highly recognized international research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008. The Virtual 3MT of the ICOME 2022 challenges active PhD/MPhil/DBA candidates who have successfully passed their confirmation milestone (including candidates whose thesis is under submission) to present a captivating oral presentation on their higher degree research concisely in just 3 minutes using a single presentation slide.
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Publication Opportunities
The research papers submitted and presented at the conference will be considered for publication after the peer review process in international journals and local journals such as Sri Lanka Journal of Management Studies and Management Issues published by the Faculty of Management Studies, The Open University of Sri Lanka
The conference proceedings are peer-reviewed and published with ISSN by the Faculty of Management Studies, The Open University of Sri Lanka
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REGISTRATION FEE
Type of participant | Foreign/local | Early bird registration | Late registration |
|---|---|---|---|
Presenter | Foreign Local | USD 100 LKR 5000 | USD 120 LKR 6000 |
Student presenter | Foreign Local | USD 50 LKR 2000 | USD 75 LKR 2500 |
Participants | Foreign Local | USD 50 LKR 2000 | USD 60 LKR 2500 |
Note: If an author presents multiple papers half the cost will be charged starting from the second paper.
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Academic Partner
It is indeed a great pleasure to inform you that ICOME collaborated with Emerald publishing as our Academic Partner. Emerald Publishing is one of the world’s leading digital-first publishers, commissioning, curating, and showcasing research that can make a real difference. Emerald Publishing works with thousands of universities and business schools across the world to share knowledge and provoke the kind of debate that leads to positive change.
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