ACBPP 2015 - The Asian Conference on Business and Public Policy

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) invites you to participate in the Sixth Asian Conference on Business and Public Policy (ACBPP2015) and enjoy the exciting seaside city of Kobe, Japan. Held alongside the Second Asian Conference on Technology, Information & Society, at the Art Center of Kobe from November 5-7, 2015, join us as we discuss this year's conference theme, "Power" along with Keynote Speaker Dr BIll Totten, featured speaker Prof Stuart D.B. Picken, conference chair Professor Prof Jerry Platt, and more. ACBPP2014 welcomed delegates from more than 35 different countries last year and we look forward to continuing this international event in 2015. To submit an abstract for presentation or participate as an audience member, please visit the website or contact us for more information. Submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/cfp Visit the conference website: http://iafor.org/conferences/acbpp2015/ Enquiries: acbpp@iafor.org ***Join IAFOR at ACBPP2015 to: -Deliver your own research findings to a global audience -Have your work published in the conference proceedings and considered for peer-reviewed, open access IAFOR Journals -Benefit from IAFOR's interdisciplinary focus by hearing the latest research in Business, Public Policy, Technology, Information & Society and more! -Participate in a truly international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event -Participate in interactive audience sessions -Access international networking opportunities -Discounts on registration fees are available for those able to pay registration fees early. Please see the registration page for details: http://iafor.org/acbpp2015-registration -If you have attended an IAFOR conference within the past year, or belong to an affiliated university or institution, we offer a 10 percent discount in appreciation of your support. -See the full schedule of our conferences in Japan, Dubai, and the UK at http://iafor.org/events ***Conference Theme: "Power" The conference theme for ACBPP2015 is "Power", and the organizers encourage submissions that approach this theme from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives. This conference invites and encourages active participation of academics, policy-makers and business professionals. Functional areas of management, marketing, accounting, finance, logistics, operations all can make significant contributions to the conference theme and related concerns. Also encouraged are papers on public policy effectiveness, efficiency and equity, on tax and fiscal policy, and on their implications for wealth redistribution. Abstracts should address one or more of the streams below, identifying a relevant sub-theme: *Sub-Themes: Global Shifts Disruptive Innovations Management Amidst Change 21st Century Commerce Innovations in Financial Markets Open-Government Initiatives Business, Public Policy and Power Public-Private Partnerships Government Mandates The Ethics of Government Secrecy *Submissions are organized in to the following thematic streams: Business – A – General Economics and Teaching Business – B – History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches Business – C – Mathematical and Quantitative Methods Business – D – Microeconomics Business – E – Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics Business – F – International Economics Business – G – Financial Economics Business – H – Public Economics Business – I – Health, Education, and Welfare Business – J – Labor and Demographic Economics Business – K – Law and Economics Business – L – Industrial Organization Business – M – Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting Business – N – Economic History Business – O – Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth Business – P – Economic Systems Business – Q – Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics Business – R – Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics Business – Y – Miscellaneous Categories Business – Z – Other Special Topics Politics – Political Participation and Representation Politics – Governance, Institutions and Public Policy Politics – Gender, Sexuality and Politics Politics – Political Economy, Welfare and Labour Politics – International Governance, Conflict and Development Politics – Political Theory Politics – Multiculturalism Politics – Human Rights Politics – Social Movements Law – Civil Law and the Court Law – Environmental and Resource Management Law Law – International Law: Contemporary Issues and Solutions Law – Corporate and Commercial Law Law – Banking, Securities and Finance Law Law – Law of Human Rights and Social Justice Law – Public Law and Policy Law – Dispute Resolution: Contemporary Approaches Law – Law of Intellectual Property, Information and New Technologies Law – Laws of Health and Medicine Law – Labour and Employment Law Law – Criminal Justice Policy and Law Law – Legal Theory, Methodology and Ideology Interdisciplinary Law, Economics and Politics Interdisciplinary Law and Politics Interdisciplinary Law and Economics Interdisciplinary Politics and Economics IAFOR looks forward to welcoming you to Kobe, Japan. Please visit the Asian Conferences page of the IAFOR website for details: http://iafor.org/conferences/asian-conferences/