EuroMed Newsletter Issue 011 - April 2016 Contents Welcome you to eleventh issue of the Editor’s Note 2 EuroMed Newsletter. This Newsletter is the bulletin for members, associates and friends Presidents’ Corner 3 of the EMRBI. The EuroMed Newsletter is The Annual EuroMed Conference 5 published twice a year. Each issue contains news, reports and other events taken place Emerald/EMRBI Award 10 among the EMRBI community. EuroMed Journal of Business 12 The EuroMed Newsletter represents the evidences of the EMRBI’s strength and Latest News 14 growth. This issue also provides detailed Call for EMAB Fellows 18 information about the 9th Annual EuroMed Conference taken place in September 14-16, Calls for Papers 20 2016, Warsaw, Poland. The Organizing Call for Collaboration 24 Committee is working hard to ensure that this conference will be a great event to remember. We look forward to seeing you at the 9th Annual EuroMed Conference. Ruth Editor: Ruth Rios-Morales (PhD) Swiss School of Economics 1936 Verbier - Switzerland EuroMed Newsletter E-mail:[email protected] ISSN 1986-2253 Published by EuroMed Press 2 Prof. Demetris Vrontis Prof. Yaakov Weber Dear members and associates, We are very happy that the submission deadline for the 9th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business has extended until the 9th of May for either abstracts or full papers. The conference is organized and hosted by the University of Warsaw Digital Economy Lab and will take during the 14th-16th of September 2016 at Warsaw, Poland. As you already know, the EuroMed Academy of Business annual conference is established as one of the major Business Management conferences of its kind in the EuroMed region (European and Mediterranean), in terms of size, quality of content, and standing reputation of attendees. Many of the papers presented contribute significantly to the business knowledge base. Its journal EMJB and Book of Proceedings are highly recognized and are under Thompson Reuter’s citation index. Many papers are also published in Special Issues in leading journals, and are driving international research and teaching programs. Full details about the conference can be found at http://www.euromed2016.com/ A few things about Warsaw and the Univesity of Warsaw who will host the conference this year. Warsaw is a cosmopolitan and urban city with lots of character, fascinating old neighborhoods as well as new attractions and architecture. Atmospheric alleys, squares, and cozy cafés create a unique sense of history. Historic centre (Old Town, Stare Miasto) and oldest part of the city, it is also a living, (continue) 3 breathing cultural salon. Founded in the 13th century as the prince's castle, it is surrounded by walls. During World War II, 90% of it was destroyed, but thanks to its excellent restoration and recovery, in 1980 it was granted the status of a UNESCO World Heritage List. Currently, it is a lively place, bustling with tourists and locals, and full of galleries, cafés and restaurants. The venue of the conference, the University of Warsaw Library (BUW) is situated in Powiśle district at Dobra street. It is located between Wisła (Vistula) river and the main Campus of the University. It takes about 10 minutes to walk the escarpment up to the Campus and the Royal Route . The UW Library garden is one of the largest and most beautiful roof gardens in Europe with an area of more than 10,000 m2, and plants covering 5,111 m2. Visitors may admire a multiplicity of plant species and varieties. We are also very happy to announce that we continue for one more year our 2016Emerald/EMRBI Business Research Award for Emerging Researchers. To be eligible for the Award, the research must address the environmental opportunities and threats, or marketplace developments and trends, in the European-Mediterranean region. In an effort to promote and reward research from new researchers, the Award is open to any researcher who has undertaken a doctoral degree program in the past 5 years. The paper may be co-authored with a senior faculty member. More information is included in the relevant announcement in this newsletter. Further development includes the Indexing of our Journal (the EuroMed Journal of Business) by ESCI Thomson Reuters’ Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) expands the citation universe and reflects the growing global body of science and scholarly activity. The Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) is a citation index produced by Thomson Reuters. ESCI as a part of Web of Science covers influential journals across various disciplines. These journals are potential candidates to be included in Science Citation Index representing the world's leading journals of science and technology, because of a rigorous selection process. Last but not least, we are very pleased to inform you about the results of the elections for the executive management of EMRBI which can be found at http://emrbi.org/about/management/ Your sincerely, Professor Demetris Vrontis (PhD) Professor Yaakov Weber (PhD) President, EuroMed Research Business Institute President, EuroMed Research Business Institute Editor in Chief, EuroMed Journal of Business Director, Research Unit, Executive Dean, Distance Learning School of Business Administration University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus College of Management Rishon Lezion, Israel 4 The 9th Annual EuroMed Conference _____________________________ The 9th Annual EuroMed Academy of Business (ΕΜΑΒ) Conference “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Digital Ecosystems” Warsaw, Poland September 14 - 16, 2016 In 2016, the annual EMAB Conference will, for the first time, be held in Eastern Europe (Warsaw, Poland). 200 years after the establishment of the University of Warsaw it will be dedicated to “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Digital Ecosystems”, due to the university’s particular focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The conference will bring together around 400 scientists, scholars, young researchers and entrepreneurs from all over the world and is anticipated to be the prevalent event of the year on innovation, entrepreneurship and digital ecosystems in Poland. The important deadlines for the conference are: Extended deadline for the paper submission May 9, 2016 Early-bird registration July 18, 2016 Late registration July 18, 2016 Deadline for inclusion in Book of Proceedings August 1, 2016 5 The 9th Annual EuroMed Conference _____________________________ A Note from the Conference Chair Dear Colleagues, We are excited to welcome you to the 9th Annual EuroMed Academy of Business Conference in our city of Warsaw from 14th-16th September, 2016. All EuroMed conferences are special events. However, this conference is unique for 3 reasons. Firstly, this will be the first EuroMed to be held in Central Europe. Secondly, we are honoured to have you as guests for the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Warsaw. Finally, as an innovative research centre of the University, and Prof. Katarzyna Śledziewska your hosts, we, Digital Economy Lab (DELab), Conference Chair invite you to share our vision of “Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Digital Ecosystems'. In DELab we are finding ways to accelerate the development of the digital economy and society by providing high-quality research on digital transformation and innovation. Being well aware of the importance of digitalisation, we initiate to include digital ecosystems as the main topic of the conference. Thus, together with innovation and entrepreneurship, for the first time the ninth EuroMed edition will be dedicated to digital ecosystems. Dr. Renata Gabryelczyk Conference co-Chair (continue) 6 The 9th Annual EuroMed Conference _____________________________ In the motto to celebrate 200 years of the University of Warsaw, "Two Centuries. Good Beginning", we see an exciting future, a future of developing sciences, bright and gifted students, closer ties between academia and business, and a closer relationship between international academic and research communities. We believe this conference, with you, our guests, will give us this "Good Beginning". To make your stay with us as memorable as possible we've listed a number of comfortable hotels in handy locations on our conference website. Outside of the conference hours you'll have the chance to enjoy some excursions in the scenic parts of Warsaw. We hope you will remember our time together at the Gala Dinner on the final evening. Do check our website for more details. On behalf of the organising committee at DELab and the Rectors of the University of Warsaw, we greatly look forward to meeting you in Warsaw in September. Dr. Renata Gabryelczyk Prof. Katarzyna Śledziewska Conference Chair Conference Co-chair 7 The 9th Annual EuroMed Conference _____________________________ Sponsors and Supporters 8 The 9th Annual EuroMed Conference _____________________________ AWARDS Conference Best and Highly Commended Paper Awards The best papers presented during the EuroMed Academy of Business (EMAB) will be presented with an award. These papers will also be considered for publication in the EuroMed Journal of Business or in alternative Special Issues Associated with the EMAB Conference. Conference Best and Highly Commended Student Paper Awards The best student papers presented during the EuroMed Academy of Business (EMAB) will be presented with an award. These papers will also be considered for publication in the EuroMed Journal of Business or in alternative Special Issues Associated with the EMAB Conference.