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IBEC invites the submission of proposals for its 21st annual research conference to be held online and hosted by Tennessee State University. The objective of IBEC is to provide a forum for intellectual discussion among scholars and practitioners. We seek to provide a platform to analyze the strategic challenges faced by firms, educators, governments, and other institutions in the global arena.

The program Committee invites full papers or extended abstracts for theoretical, empirical papers and case studies on these three special tracks: Banking & Finance, Management & Marketing, Accounting & Sustainability.

In relation to the Banking & Finance track, the topic included are:

  • Asset Pricing and Portfolio Valuation;
  • Banking and Financial Services;
  • Clearing House;
  • Corporate Finance;
  • Corporate Governance;
  • Deposit insurance;
  • Financial Markets Micro-Structure of Stock Exchanges;
  • Financial Regulation and Supervision;
  • Fintech;
  • Governance and Compensation Practices in the Financial Sector;
  • Innovation, Complex banking Products and Financial Engineering;
  • Interaction between Regulation and the Cost and Availability of Credit;
  • Microfinance;
  • Monetary Policy and Central Banking;
  • Real Estate Sector;
  • Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements;
  • Risk Assessment and Measurement;
  • Systemic Risk, Financial Stability and Financial Resilience;
  • Trends in Financial Products, Services, and Technology;
  • Trends in Industry Competition, Market Structure and Bank Scope Economies.

In relation to the Management & Marketing track, the topic included are:

  • Business Education;
  • Consumer Behavior;
  • Corporate Governance;
  • Expatriate Management;
  • FDI Policy;
  • Import/Export Management;
  • Information Systems;
  • Intercultural Management;
  • International Business Environment;
  • International Distribution;
  • International Health Management Issues;
  • International Human Resources Strategies;
  • International Logistics;
  • International Market Entry Strategies;
  • International Strategy;
  • Management History;
  • Management of Education;
  • Management Philosophy;
  • Marketing Strategies;
  • Operations Management;
  • Organizational Behavior;
  • Theory of Multinational Corporations;
  • Trade Policy;
  • Transfer of Technology/Knowledge;
  • World Markets and Global Competition.

In relation to the Accounting & Sustainability track, the topic included are:

  • Accounting and Reporting Practices and Standards;
  • Accounting and Stewardship;
  • Accounting for Sustainability;
  • Corporate Social Responsibility;
  • Ethical and Responsible investment;
  • Integrated Reporting, incl. accountability and sustainability reporting;
  • Management and Control for Sustainability;
  • Social and Ethical Audit;
  • Social Enterprise.