Subject Coverage

Example of topics appropriate to the conference include:  

• Creating entrepreneurial friendly economies
• Nurturing an entrepreneurial mindset
• Entrepreneurship management
• Women entrepreneurs as agents of positive change
• Free trade – theory and practice, gender and socio economic development
• Geopolitics of development, Globalisation, liberalisation and development
• Jobless growth, Labour relations and business
• Land reform – theory and practice, Land use and development
• Macro -economic parameters and growth, Mergers and acquisitions
• Microfinance and development, Social cohesion and development
• Special economic zones and development, Stock exchange management
• Tourism development
• Trade in high tech products , terms of trade and development
• The linkage between international trade and overseas aid
• International Trade in the context of the current economic climate
• Transparency in government procurement
• Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
• Remittances and their part in trade and export development
• The interplay between the G4 and trade round implementation issues
• How trade facilitation is conceptualized and made operational in different emerging markets
• The linkages between global trade and corporate social responsibility
• The language and rhetoric of import sensitive products
• The role of tariff barriers and agro-subsidies
• Management and retail marketing
• Business management
• Business policies, strategies, and performance
• Creativity in Internet management and retailing
• Innovation and product development, Business strategies
• Marketing management and strategies
• International retailing, all aspect of retail management
• Business and retail research
• Consumer behaviour, Customer relationship management
• Public relations and retail communication
• Human Resources Management Practices and policies
• Information technology, Management Information Systems
• Globalisation, regional integration, international business, cross cultural management
• Multinational Corporations, transfer pricing, export and economic growth
• Regional integration
• Productivity and global sourcing
• Trade and economic liberalisation
• Teaching and learning for life-long learning sector
• The future of business education, assessment methods and techniques
• the structure and curricula of current and future business education
• Cross cultural issues in education, use of technology in teaching and learning
• Emotional intelligence in teaching
• Product Development

Please note that this list is only indicative of possible topic areas that contributors may wish to consider while they develop their papers for the conference.