Insights into the sustainable growth of the business

Citation

(2009), "Insights into the sustainable growth of the business", Baltic Journal of Management, Vol. 4 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/bjm.2009.29504baa.002

Insights into the sustainable growth of the business

Article Type: Call for papers From: Baltic Journal of Management, Volume 4, Issue 2

ISM University of Management and Economics, in cooperation with BMDA and BI Norwegian School of Management, is organizing the International Scientific Conference: " Insights into the sustainable growth of the business"The event will take place at ISM University of Management and Economics, Vilnius, Lithuania, 19-21 November 2009.

Background and purpose

All processes that are known in the world demonstrate life-cycles. Economy as well as business is no exception. However, the aim of each business is to sustain growth or to revert to the growth curve after a decline as quickly as possible.

The main research question that the Conference seeks to answer is - How to stimulate sustainable growth in the business?

The aim of the Conference is to share the research results and discuss the external environment and organizational development factors that might influence the sustainable growth of the business.

The Conference aim is embedded in four main themes: the role of expectations in economics dynamics; mastering growth strategy and marketing innovations; enterprise growth and project management; and responsible human resource management and culture.

The logic of the Conference structure rests on the assumption that there is a great deal of subjectivity in external environment fluctuations, e.g. a financial crisis might be sparked by drawing misconceptions from the population that result in a mass withdrawal of savings from the banks. However, if we are aware of possible scenarios and are able to decide on the relevant growth strategy as well as innovate marketing solutions we can manage risk. No less important are organizational development factors that rest on the effectiveness of the operations and project management as well as responsible human resource management and culture development.

We hope that collective sharing of the research results of the Conference participants on the discussed themes will bring about fulfilment of the Conference aims and answer the research questions.

Main themes of the Conference

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   The role of expectations in the economic dynamics

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   Mastering growth strategy and marketing innovations

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   Enterprise growth and project management

4. 4.

   Responsible human resource management and culture

Who should attend?

The Conference is designed for researchers who are interested in sharing their research results on how to boost sustainable growth in the business. The Conference organizers seek to create learning and stimulating environment for cross-disciplinary, cross-regional as well as relevant research. Pre-conference should be attended by those who practise or intend to practise the case method in management education and training.

Practitioners interested in the forefront of business and organizational development research are also welcome to attend the Conference.

Registration and fees

Registration and information about fees are available online via the Conference web page: www.ism.lt/mmrc2009

Pre-conference

Pre-conference is organized by Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation Project ``Transfer of innovative teaching-learning experiential methods for management education'' (No. LLP-LdV-TOI-2008-LT-0028).

The aim of the pre-conference is to discuss experiential teaching-learning methods applied in management education and training. In particular the case teaching-learning method, as a possibility for developing managers' abilities to take real-life decisions, is going to be an object of the discussion. First Lithuanian and Estonian cases, developed by ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania and Tartu University, Estonia are going to be presented. Invited managers are going to share their opinions on the effectiveness of the case teaching-learning method.

This project is financed by the European Commission. The content of this message may not agree with the opinion of the European Commission and does not hold it in any way responsible.

Paper submissions and requirements

Researchers are encouraged to submit research papers on the indicated topics to be published in the Baltic Journal of Managementby Emerald Group Publishing and accepted by the Thomson Reuters Social Science Citation Index (SSCI).

Papers should cover the main topics of the Conference:

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  The role of expectations in economic dynamics

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  Mastering growth strategy and marketing innovations

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  Enterprise growth and project management

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  Responsible human resource management and culture.

Main deadlines:Submission of abstracts: 27 April 2009Notification of acceptance: 25 May 2009Full paper submission: 7 September 2009

Paper requirements: Regarding submission of papers, authors will be selected on the basis of the structured abstract: abstracts should be submitted with the authors' details according to the attached template.

The structure of the abstract:

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  Title of the paper (not more than eight words)

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  Name(s) of the author(s)Full contact address of the author(s)

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  Biographical notes (short bio of 5-6 lines re current position and main scientific achievements)Author 1Author 2Author 3, etc.

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  Abstract (It should be structured according to the following headings - maximum length is 250 words in total):-- Purpose (mandatory)-- Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)-- Findings (mandatory)-- Research limitations/implications (if applicable)-- Practical implications (if applicable)-- Originality/value (mandatory).

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  Keywords

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  Paper type (one of these: Research paper, Viewpoint, Technical paper, Conceptual paper, Case study, Literature review, General review).

After the notification of the acceptance of the abstract, a full paper should be developed and submitted for the double blind review process.Selected papers will be published in the special issue of the Baltic Journal of Management (www.emeraldinsight.com/bjm.htm).Other papers will be published in Conference Proceedings which will be available online via Emerald.

Please submit abstracts electronically to the following e-mail: jurduo@ism.lt

For more information please contact: Jurga Duobiene, e-mail: jurduo@ism.lt or Rasa Stasiukynaite, e-mail: rassta@ism.lt

Full papers should be submitted via Manuscript Central available at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bjom

The general steps of the submission process can be also found at: www.ism.lt/bjm-en/submission-process

Conference administratorRasa Stasiukynaite, University of Management and Economics,E. Ozeskienes St. 18-307, Kaunas, LithuaniaTel: +370 37 302207E-mail: rassta@ism.lt