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1. Manuscripts should be sent electronically to any one of the appropriate track chairs as an email attachment plus a copy to be sent electronically to the Executive Conference Director and Program Chair: Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun. Email: ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com All manuscripts will be subjected to a double blind, peer review process. Although papers accepted for presentation as a result of the double blind peer review process will be published in the Conference Proceedings (subject to meeting AWBMAMD’s publication requirements), the publication of the papers is not an endorsement of the content of any of the papers by the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development. AWBMAMD is not responsible for any claims made in any of the papers accepted for publication in the proceedings. The authors of each of the papers are solely responsible for the content, referencing of their papers, grammar, theories, positions, and terminology, set forth in proceedings. The authors of each of the papers are also responsible for ensuring that manuscripts they have submitted for publication in the proceedings have not been published elsewhere and contain no material previously published or written by another person, except when due reference is made in the text of the paper. A full paper must be at least 5 pages long. The Conference Proceedings will be supplied to all conference participants and will have an ISBN. Since the conference is of national and international significance as it covers so many important business related areas, the proceedings will be made available for sale to the general public. Manuscripts should contain a 100 word abstract and conform to the Harvard style of writing or to the style of the American Psychological Association or follow any other acceptable referencing style. The manuscript must be clearly written without any spelling or grammatical errors. General style/format guide includes:

Competitive papers must be no longer than 15 pages (all inclusive). Work in progress papers must be no longer than 5 pages (all inclusive). Abstract only paper must not be more than one page. For every page that is over the specified number of pages, twenty Australian dollars (A$20) per page will be charged.
Manuscripts must not have been previously published.
Manuscripts should be single spaced, Times New Roman font, 12pt with 2.4cm margin on all four sides and using Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 or Windows 2007. The title of your paper must be written in bold capital letters using 12pt Times New Roman font. Although all sub-headings (e.g. ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION) should also be in capital letters using 12pt Times New Roman font, they should not be written in bold letters.
All tables and figures should be incorporated into the body of the paper.
The paper should have two covers. The first cover should contain the title, abstract, full authorship, authors' academic degrees, professional titles, affiliations, postal and Email addresses, acknowledgment of research sponsors and assistance. This should then be followed by another cover that only indicates the article title and the abstract (this will be used for anonymous refereeing). This second cover should be followed by the full paper.

2. Regarding publications in the conference proceedings, AWBMAMD conferences will allow authors to decide whether to publish the complete paper in the proceedings or to publish only the abstract. Upon acceptance of a paper, the author(s) agree that:

At least one author will present the paper at the conference and must pre-register as a condition for publication in the conference proceedings and,
The copyright will belong to the Academy of World Business , Marketing and Management Development unless they choose to publish only a one page abstract.

3. The best competitive papers presented at AWBMAMD conferences will be considered for possible publication in either of the following refereed journals but must be revised and subjected to another double blind peer review process:

Journal of International Marketing and Exporting ISSN 1324-5864
Journal of Management and World Business Research ISSN 1449-3179

If you have any question or you are uncertain of the appropriate track for your paper, please contact the Executive conference director and program chair: Professor Gabriel Ogunmokun, Email: Ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com

Information about local arrangements (e.g. hotel accommodation, Entry Visa, Presentation Venue) should be directed to the Associate Program Chair : Professor Delane Botelho, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Email: Delane.Botelho@fgv.br

Conference Theme	Track and Chair Information
Instructions for Papers	Travel & Accommodation
	Useful Conference Websites
Conference Registration Form	Conference Hotel Reservation Form
Conference Program NEW

Track 1: Agribusiness Management/Agrimarketing	Track 23: Human Resource Management and Occupational Health and Safety
Track 2: Business & Management Development in Transitional Economies	Track 24: Industrial Marketing/Business-to-Business Marketing
Track 3: Commercial Law/Business Law	Track 25: International Trade
Track 4: Consumer Behaviour	Track 26: Information Systems, E-Commerce and E-Marketing
Track 5: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Africa	Track 27: International Marketing and Exporting
Track 6: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Australia & New Zealand	Track 28: Marketing Management
Track 7: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Asia	Track 29: Promotion Strategy and Marketing Education
Track 8: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in the Middle East	Track 30: Not-for-Profit Research
Track 9: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Europe	Track 31: Organizational Behaviour; and Health Care Management
Track 10: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in Latin America	Track 32:Tourism and Hospitality Management
Track 11: Technology/Research and Development	Track 33: Political, Legal and Social Environment
Track 12: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in North America	Track 34: Strategic Management, Planning and Strategy
Track 13: Current Issues in Business, Marketing and Management in the South Pacific	Track 35: Strategic Marketing and Planning
Track 14: Economic Development Policies	Track 36: Services Marketing and Relationship Marketing
Track 15: Ethics and Social Responsibility	Track 37 Special Sessions and Doctoral research papers
Track 16: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Track 17: Environmental Management/Environmental Marketing Issues
Track 18: Management Education and Training
Track 19: Foreign Direct Investments
Track 20: Accounting, Banking, Finance, Taxation and International Finance
Track 21: Globalization and International Management
Track 22: Health Care Marketing and Management

Academy of World Business,
Marketing & Management Development 2008 Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION EXTENDED TO: 21st January 2008

Managing and Marketing Organizations in an Era of Global Complexity

TRACK AND CHAIR INFORMATION

INSTRUCTION FOR PAPERS

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

MAIN HOTEL SELECTED FOR THE CONFERENCE

USEFUL CONFERENCE WEBSITES

Academy of World Business, Marketing & Management Development 2008 Conference