Industry 4.0 generates cutting-edge developments in sustainable operations as, in Internet of Things-based real-time production logistics, all manufacturing resources, artifacts, operations, and services are automated. The manufacturing cyber-physical system possesses progressively automated linkages and networking, harnessing innovative advancements in Internet of Things-based real-time production logistics, cognitive automation, and industrial big data analytics. Sustainable smart manufacturing has been developed on sustainable organizational performance and sustainable product lifecycle management. The advancement of sustainable industrial value creation, artificial intelligence-based decision-making algorithms, Internet of Things-based real-time production logistics, and deep learning-assisted smart process planning as cutting-edge technologies of Industry 4.0 have furthered the shift towards cyber-manufacturing networks where production parts and smart sensors interconnect automatically. Big data analytics can adequately enable the implementation of the sustainable smart manufacturing paradigm, upgrading real-time process monitoring and sustainable product lifecycle management in cyber-physical system-based manufacturing.

Co-organizers: American Association for Economic Research, New York City
Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic
University of Zilina, Slovak Republic

Panel 1 Smart Management in the Knowledge-based Urban Economy
Topics: data-driven management, data-driven circular economy, platform economy, sustainable urban governance networks, data-driven planning technologies, smart city software systems, smart sustainable city governance and management, networked and integrated sustainable urban technologies, sustainable smart manufacturing, Internet of Things-based real-time production logistics, sustainable Industry 4.0

Panel 2 Big Data-driven Smart Marketing
Topics: mobile marketing apps, smart sustainable marketing, data-driven marketing, virtual marketing

Panel 3 Algorithmic Data-driven Accounting Information Systems
Topics: cloud-based accounting information systems, smart sustainable auditing systems, digital accounting, artificial intelligence-based accounting, algorithmic accounting

Panel 4 Artificial Intelligence Data-driven Internet of Things Systems
Topics: data-driven Internet of Things systems, Internet of Things-enabled smart governance, Internet of Things sensing infrastructures, Internet of Things-enabled smart cities, computationally networked urbanism, product decision-making information systems, cyber-physical smart manufacturing systems

Special offer

The panel chairs will be selected from the authors of the best papers submitted before 1 September 2021. Any panel chair is free to promote ICESBA 2021 and his/her participation will be free of charge if he/she will succeed to gather at least six accepted papers for his/her panel.

Important dates:

Second call for paper:

- Paper submission - deadline 25th Oct 2021

- Paper acceptance – deadline 1st Nov 2021

Registration

Authors are requested to register after they receive the acceptance letter. See the registration instructions published online at www.icesba.eu

Conference venue:

The conference will be held on-line, through videoconference, on 26th-27th November 2021, Bucharest, Romania

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The business world is constantly changing, adapting to new economic developments from the knowledge economy to more recent circular and sharing economy, searching to develop new business models to better facing today’s economic challenges.

Business people are nowadays being asked questions about the impact of their companies have on society. Consumers are more conscious of environmental issues and became aware of their role in shaping the business. Trust has become the ultimate currency. The Deloitte Millennial Survey 2018 reveals the fact that consumers believe the main goal of businesses should be to „improve” society. By 2020, millennials will make 40% of all consumers with a significant contribution to annual sales.

Therefore, profit with purpose is set to become the new norm. Social enterprises and impact investments have been driven by this concept, which remained confined to a niche. Not anymore, the business people want their companies to be recognized as forces for good and with significant impact in solving major societal challenges. So, no business only for profit anymore.

A few strategic approaches will shape the future of business and sustainability strategic orientation in one of them. For example, Unilever launched in 2010 the Sustainable Living Development Plan having as goals: helping more than one billion people improve their hygiene and living conditions, reducing the impact of Unilever’s operations on the environment, and promoting gender parity in its factories. Although Unilever doesn’t have a Corporate Social Responsibility Department separately, it has a new business model with sustainability at its core. Has Unilever revolutionized the sector? Not quite, but it becomes an example for more companies to take sustainability issues more seriously and to join the emerging trend – social economy

Humanity is facing a critical juncture. According to last year’s Edelman Trust Barometer, 64% of people globally expect CEOs to lead on social change rather than waiting for government intervention. And a significant 84% expect CEOs to influence policy debates on social issues. Overall, trust in business (52%) remains higher than global trust in government (43%). Nearly 90% of the world’s biggest companies are reporting on their sustainability performance, using metrics established by the GRI (The Global Reporting Initiative, established in October 2016). Nearly 9,933 companies from 160 countries are currently members of the UN Global Compact – an initiative launched to align businesses’ strategy with social goals and to support the Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate social responsibility is going mainstream.

Also, the future of business will be defined by collaboration. Some global trends, such as rapid globalization, fierce competition, social changes, technological breakthroughs, scarcity of raw materials will force businesses to reinvent themselves continuously to cope with these challenges. Also, technical, commercial and financial innovations tend to be the focus of attention; innovative partnerships also. The future of business also needs to be seen through the prism of new partnerships as expanded, creative, atypical partnerships. Partnerships that bring together a variety of stakeholders, and that covers unexpected topics, partnerships being the source of growth, innovation, and legitimacy.

For companies, the business intervention area is now potentially much wider than has traditionally been the case.

Open innovation is almost always at the heart of these new partnerships. It is specific in that it promotes citizen participation and overcomes fragmentation between public services, local players and roles, in contrast to the pre-digital economy, in which the channels were highly segregated. Thanks to multi-stakeholder initiatives, the regions are establishing a creative tension between the public sector, the non-profit sector, businesses and residents, in places where they can meet, cooperate and invent.

But besides creating economic value, businesses also need to create social value. The topics as solidarity, sustainable development, intercultural dialogue are ideals that run through society spill over into the corporate world and ask questions of it, to the point that it needs to embrace causes that might appear to be beyond its concern, but which are in fact crucial to its future. In addition to creating economic value, today’s businesses are expected to be interested in other issues.

Undoubtedly, the future will be written by renewable energy, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and digital technology. But it will also be written by new partnerships. In this new world in which no position can be considered definitive, companies that do not build new synergies with the economic and social players around them are likely to miss out on strategic breakthroughs, overlook emerging markets with growth potential or be left behind. For companies, the future has always been a frontier experience. Today, new partnerships constitute one of those frontiers.

The transformation of the businesses will impact the job market. Also, new skills and competencies should be built in economic higher education to meet emerging markets requirements. The future of jobs is very much dependent on the business environment evolution. The jobs market is well into the 21st century. So why isn’t our education system? Today’s jobs are vastly different than they were a generation ago. All of us, no matter what generation being part, are facing a working world that is more changeable and unpredictable than ever. The days of working for 40 years at one job and retiring with a good pension are gone. Now the average time in a single job is 4.2 years, according to the US. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What's more, 35% of the skills that workers need — regardless of industry — will have changed by 2020. What to do? Skill, re-skill, and re-skill again. The rapid pace of change in jobs and skills means there’s a growing demand to update skills as well. Given this situation, people in the workforce should proactively steer their ongoing skills development. Furthermore, business education should change the approach; more customized study programs being designed in cooperation with business are needed. University business cooperation aims to solve the current gaps in skilled workers.

The 5th International Conference on Economic Sciences and Business Administration aim to attract scholars and practitioners concerned on the future of business and able to bring at academic and public attention a series of scenarios for the future of business in the next decades.

We are welcoming papers in the following fields:

Panel 1 Sustainability and the future of business

Panel 2 Innovation & Competitiveness

Panel 3 Social economy and creative business

Panel 4 New managerial approach

Panel 5 Marketing

Panel 6 The future of jobs

Special offer

The panel chairs will be selected from the authors of the best papers submitted before 1 September 2019. Any panel chair is free to promote ICESBA 2019 and his/her participation will be free of charge if he/she will succeed to gather at least six accepted papers for his/her panel.

Important dates:

Second call for paper:

- Extended Abstract – deadline 15th Oct 2019

- Paper submission - deadline 25th Oct 2019

- Paper acceptance – deadline 1st Nov 2019

Registration

Authors are requested to register after they receive the acceptance letter. See the registration instructions published online at www.icesba.eu

Conference venue:

The conference will be held in Bucharest, on 15th-16th November 2019, the venue is Premium Wellness Institute, Dumitru Brumarescu street, sector 4, Bucharest, Romania (Location on Google Maps )

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The linear economy was highly successful in delivering economic development during the 20th century. However, the global trends indicate that the traditional linear model is no longer able to produce economic growth, therefore it emerges a strong need for alternative approaches that can work in the long run.

The 20th century’s economy evolved and diversified based on one fundamental characteristic - a linear model of consumption, “take-make-dispose” pattern of economic behaviour. In the context of resources’ scarcity this model is no longer sustainable in the future. Therefore, a new approach is required.

The circular economy model is a restorative or regenerative by design and intent, all products, components and materials are kept at their highest value throughout their life cycle. Therefore, circular economy rests on three key principles: preserve and enhance natural capital, optimize yields from resources in use, and foster system effectiveness (minimize negative externalities).

Shifting towards a new model of economic development is a transitional process with gains and losses, it will involve considerable transition costs but it could create opportunities for economic and industrial renewal if it is a well-managed process.

The transition to a circular economy is a complex process involving fundamental changes to production-consumption systems that affect the environment. These include financing mechanisms, consumer behaviour, government intervention such as tax policy, and technological, social and business innovation.

Managing the transition will also require a better understanding of broad societal trends and the drivers of production and consumption patterns.

Also, the circular economy is gaining attention in Europe and around the world as a potential way for our society to increase prosperity, while reducing dependence on primary materials and energy.

"With its system-wide perspective, the circular economy has the potential to help us make better decisions about resource use, design out waste, provide added value for business, and proceed along a secure route to society-wide prosperity and environmental sustainability for future generations. Most importantly, under the right rules, the circular economy can shift the economic mix to increase the number of jobs at the same time. "

Recently, many companies have also noticed that the traditional linear system increases their exposure to risks, most notably higher resource prices and supply disruptions. More and more businesses feel blocked between rising and less predictable prices in resource markets on the one hand and high competition and stagnating demand for certain sectors on the other. In this context, the need for a new and more rewarding business model emerged. Looking to the future, any business model should integrate new technologies able to increase resource efficiency, foster innovation and creativity for better economic outcomes and release positive effects on employment.

Different academic studies indicate the need of more research on employment effects occurring in the case that a circular economy is implemented. This impact on employment is largely attributable to increased spending fueled by the lower prices expected across sectors and to the labour-intensity of recycling activities and higher skilled jobs in remanufacturing. But not all would benefit from the economy-wide impact of the circular model on growth and employment. Some companies, sectors, and employment segments are likely not to act quickly enough and would lose out. If European leaders decided to shift towards a more circular economy, managing the transition would have to be a top priority. A circular economy could greatly benefit the environment and boost competitiveness and resilience.

The future seems to be very promising: “Global trends are providing a fertile environment for a shift in the economy, which could see growth gradually being decoupled from the consumption of finite resources and its associated negative externalities” says Andrew Morlet, CEO The Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

"... Instead of maximize utility, we should try minimize future regret ... the solution is in the field of ethics rather than the economy" Nicolas Georgescu-Roegen

The 4th International Conference on Economic Sciences and Business Administration (ICESBA 2017) aims bringing together academics and practitioners from various countries and cultural environments around the world, all sharing common research interests in the main topic of the conference. Contributions with both a theoretical and empirical focus are welcomed.

Panel 1. Circular economy - a new model of growth

Panel 2. Innovative Business Models

Panel 3. Circular Economy for Eco-development

Panel 4. Entrepreneurship and New world of work

Panel 5. The Complex World of Business Education

Panel 6. Consumers behavior and Green Marketing

Panel 7. Welfare drivers and quality of life

Panel 8. Circular Growth- developing the urban model

Important Dates

First call for papers deadlines

Paper abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2017

Paper abstract acceptance deadline: 20 July 2017

Final paper submission deadline: 30 July 2017

Letter of acceptance deadline: 25 August 2017

Second call for papers deadlines

Paper abstract submission deadline: 15 September 2017

Paper abstract acceptance deadline: 30 September 2017

Final paper submission deadline: 15 October 2017

Letter of acceptance deadline: 30 October 2017

Registration

Authors are asked to register only after they receive the letter of acceptance of their paper..

1. Regular Registration Deadline: 30 October 2017
2. Late Registration Deadline: 15 November 2017
3. Conference Program Schedule publication: 20 November 2017
4. Conference Date: 24-25 November 2017

Publishing opportunities

A short version (up to 6-8 pages plus appendices, figures and tables) of all accepted papers will be published in the Procedia of Economics and Business Administration, ISSN 2392-8174 (CD) and ISSN 2392-8166 (online). Previous editions Procedia are available at http://www.icesba.eu/procedia.html.

Based on the partnership established with top academic publications, we strongly advise authors to submit, after conference ends, their extended version of accepted papers (up to 20 pages), according to each publications’ rules, at the following reviews and journals:

• 1. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences  http://cesmaa.eu/journals/jaes/index.php, INDEXING: RePEc, Ceeol, EBSCO, IndexCopernicus, SCOPUS
• 2. Management & Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society  https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mmcks,  INDEXING:Elsevier – SCOPUS, EBSCO, DOAJ, ProQuest, CEJSH, EconLit, Microsoft Academic Search, TEMA Technik und Management, Baidu Scholar, ERIH PLUS, Cabell’s Directory, CEEOL, Celdes, CNKI Scholar, CNPIEC, Google Scholar, J-Gate, Naviga (Softweco), Primo Central (ExLibris), ReadCube, RePEc, Summon, TDOne (TDNet), Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, WorldCat (OCLC).
• 3. Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People  http://jedep.spiruharet.ro/, INDEXING: ProQuest, DOAJ, EBSCO, RePEc, ECONBIZ, SHERPA/RoMEO, ERIH PLUS, JournalTOCs, BASE, OCLC WorldCat, SherpaRomeo, JournalTOC, Research Academic Bib, Stanford University Library, Cornel Library, Illinois Library, Electronic Journal Library, SJIFactor, Ulrichs, Gale Directory
• 3. Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People  http://jedep.spiruharet.ro/, INDEXING: ProQuest, DOAJ, RePEc, ECONBIZ, IndexCopernicus, DOI: 10.26458, SHERPA/RoMEO, ERIH PLUS, JournalTOCs, BASE, OCLC WorldCat, ResearchBib, Stanford University Library, Cornel Library, Illinois Library, Electronic Journal Library,OAJI, Internet Archive, Open Archives, OpenAire, CEEOL, ROAD, IndexBase, CiteFactor, PKP SJIFactor, Ulrichs, Gale Directory, Google Scholar
• 4. Annals of Spiru Haret University Journal – Economics Series, http://anale-economie.spiruharet.ro/, INDEXING: RePEc, SSRN, DOAJ, WorldCat, OAJI, BASE, ROAR, Internet Archive, ResearchBib, DOI: 10.26458, Journal Tocs, Open Archives, CEEOL, PKP, Google Scholar
• 5. Journal of Economics and Political Economy,  http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEPE, INDEXING: RePEC, EconBib, J-Gate, ProQuest, DOAJ etc.
• 6. Journal of Economic and Social Thought,   http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST , INDEXING: RePEC, EconBib, J-Gate, ProQuest etc.

Procedia of Economics and Business Administration Indexing

Conference venue

The conference venue is Intercontinental Hotel, Bucharest, Romania,
Special rates for accommodation was negotiated for those participants coming from outside Bucharest and abroad (see recommended hotels on www.icesba.eu).

Join us for an outstanding event!

Contact emails icesba@spiruharet.ro

Last year brought the world's attention more than ever to the imperative issue of sustainable development. The UN Sustainable Development Summit offered countries the opportunity to set up a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. A clear conclusion emerged: everyone needs to do their part: governments, the private sector, civil society and people like you.

It is time to join efforts to transform our world and to rethink the global economy in a sustainable way. Countries are determined to take the bold and transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world onto a sustainable and resilient path.

Protecting our planet, and still looking for prosperity seems to be possible only by fostering peaceful, just and inclusive societies free from fear and violence as a consequence of a Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. One would argue that sustainable development goals are too ambitious in an unstable and vulnerable world: poverty is still hurting many countries, climate change concern is constantly growing but the fast economic growth of BRICs countries reveals the fact that there are many who do not seem to care about it.

The message at the end of the summit was clear: it is vital to revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.

The recently released 2015 Human Development Report tries to make sense of our changing world. It is essentially about finding ways to improve the wellbeing of people from all over the world. Development is about enlarging people's choices-focusing broadly on the richness of human lives rather than narrowly on the richness of economies.

Looking at The Human Development Index calculated based on components such as: a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living- reveals that world inequalities still affect a significant percentage of people. From Norway with a HDI index of 0.944 being first on the list of Very High Human Development (49 countries included) to the Romanian HDI index of 0.793 included in the group of High Human Development (55 countries) and these differences have engendered inequalities which urges a rethinking of the global economy.

In a globalised world, work is a major foundation for both the richness of economies and the richness of human lives, but it has a tendency to be conceptualized in economic terms rather than in human development terms. Considerable challenges remain, from persistent poverty and grinding inequalities to climate change and environmental sustainability in general, and to conflict and instability. Globalization has generated gains for some and losses for others.

The world is meeting at a time of immense challenges to sustainable development, the world of work, driven by globalization and technological revolution, is undergoing rapid changes. Today's people are living longer and they are active longer in their elderly years and at the same time the workforce productivity has increased, driven by the digital revolution. Therefore, work is a fundamental dynamic driver for enhancing human development and generates wellbeing for the individual, families and society as a whole.

Globalization as a phenomenon implies an interconnected world across environments, societies and economies. Globalization is a fact of life even more so due to its dynamic and multifaceted nature. Multiplicity, diversity, interdependence, and flows of influence are common themes associated with globalization.

From an environmental perspective, globalization produces both negative and positive pressures on governance. Economic globalization tremendously impacts environmental processes at the local, regional, national and global level. By integrating far-flung markets, globalization may intensify the use and depletion of natural resources, increase waste production, and lead to a "race to the bottom" as capital moves globally to countries and locations that have less stringent environmental standards. Global economic development, urbanization, our changing lifestyles and a technology-driven society have resulted in new environmental challenges.

Doing business in a globalized world means more than looking for profit, entrepreneurs must enhance creativity and invest in innovative technologies and products, while competitiveness is driven to a whole other level. Only flexible and highly adaptive companies are still "sailing" on a tumultuous sea - the global economy.

Rethinking global economy is more than a desire; it should be a set of coherent and global measures able to generate a radical transformation.

Questions such as: What are the global challenges and how can they be addressed? How can sustainable development be achieved? What does doing business mean in today's globalized economy? Who are the winners and losers in the race for a better life? What are the drivers of Human Development and why is the Global Partnership for Development important in order to make it work? To what extent can academia step out of its "ivory tower" to play a supportive role in assisting policy makers design effective strategies for the future, so as to create a better life for us?

The 3rd International Conference on Economic Sciences and Business Administration (ICESBA 2016) will bring together academics and practitioners from various countries and environments around the world, all sharing research interests in the main topic of the conference. Contributions with both a theoretical and empirical focus are welcome.

We are welcoming papers in the following fields and related domains:

Panel 1: Sustainable Economy and Emerging Markets

Panel 2: Innovation and Competitiveness

Panel 3: Entrepreneurship and New World of Work

Panel 4: Energy and Environmental Management

Panel 5: Management & Marketing Trends

Panel 6: Contemporary Business Issues: New Social Contract

Panel 7: Changing Demography in a Global Economy

Panel 8: New Trends for Banking and Finance

Special Offer

Traning Seminar - Andreea Tocca

The panel chairs will be selected from the authors of the best papers submitted. Any panel chair is free to promote ICESBA 2016 and his/her participation will be free of charge if he/she will succeed to attract at least 5 accepted papers for his/her panel.

Special Session

• CCEDEP

First call for papers deadlines

Paper abstract submission deadline: 30 April 2016

Paper abstract acceptance deadline: 15 May 2016

Final paper submission deadline: 15 June 2016

Letter of acceptance deadline: 30 June 2016

Second Call for Paper deadlines

Paper submission deadline: 30 July2016

Letter of acceptance deadline: 15 August 2016

Registration

Authors are asked to register only after they receive the letter of acceptance of their paper..

1. Regular Registration Deadline: 30 August 2016
2. Conference Program Schedule publication: 25 September 2016
3. Conference Date: 29-30 September 2016

Publishing opportunities

Authors are invited to submit their papers and after acceptance, based on the peer-review process results, the authors will be informed about the opportunity to submit their extended papers (up to 20 pages) at the journals partners. A short version (up to 6-8 pages plus appendices, figures and tables) of all accepted papers will be published in the Procedia of Economics and Business Administration, ISSN 2392-8174 (CD) and ISSN 2392-8166(online). The conference proceedings are indexed in RePEC and will be submitted for indexing at ISI Thomson Reuters Based on the partnership established with top academic publications, we strongly advise authors to submit their extended version of accepted papers (up to 20 pages), according to the publications' rules, at the following reviews and journals:

• 1. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences  http://cesmaa.eu/journals/jaes/index.php, INDEXING: RePEc, Ceeol, EBSCO, IndexCopernicus, SCOPUS
• 2. Journal of Applied Research in Finance  http://cesmaa.eu/journals/jarf/index.php, INDEXING: RePEc, Ceeol, EBSCO, IndexCopernicus
• 3. Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People  http://jedep.spiruharet.ro/, INDEXING: ProQuest, DOAJ, RePEc, ECONBIZ, IndexCopernicus, DOI: 10.26458, SHERPA/RoMEO, ERIH PLUS, JournalTOCs, BASE, OCLC WorldCat, ResearchBib, Stanford University Library, Cornel Library, Illinois Library, Electronic Journal Library,OAJI, Internet Archive, Open Archives, OpenAire, CEEOL, ROAD, IndexBase, CiteFactor, PKP SJIFactor, Ulrichs, Gale Directory, Google Scholar
• 4. Annals of Spiru Haret University Journal – Economics Series, http://anale-economie.spiruharet.ro/, INDEXING: RePEc, SSRN, DOAJ, WorldCat, OAJI, BASE, ROAR, Internet Archive, ResearchBib, DOI: 10.26458, Journal Tocs, Open Archives, CEEOL, PKP, Google Scholar
• 5. Journal of Economics and Political Economy,  http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEPE, INDEXING: RePEC, EconBib, J-Gate, ProQuest, DOAJ etc.
• 6. Journal of Economic and Social Thought,   http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST , INDEXING: RePEC, EconBib, J-Gate, ProQuest etc.

Procedia of Economics and Business Administration Indexing

Conference venue

The conference will be held in Bucharest, Romania, on 29th-30th September 2016. The venue is the conference premises of the Spiru Haret University, 13 Ion Ghica Street, Bucharest, Romania.
A special rate for accommodation was negotiated for participants coming from abroad, please see the suggested hotels.

Join us for an outstanding event!

Contact emails icesba@spiruharet.ro

Exceptional deadline extension on  the request of  potential participants: 10 nov. 2015

Conference Agenda – first draft

Today, humanity is facing various challenges when it comes to the development level in different countries or regions. The global economy is bouncing back from a serious crisis, yet still struggling with the unpredictable reminiscences of the crisis.

Restarting the economic growth is vital for the global development. But when it comes to “development”, are we sure what it really means with respect to different countries? World Bank experts define development through a set of indicators of wealth which reflect mainly the quantity of resources, resource allocation, the effect of production and consumption on people’s environment and the like. Different countries have different visions on how to increase the national wealth, therefore the interest in setting development policies may vary from region to region, from country to country. Development is also related directly to people's quality of life: access to education and health care services, employment opportunities, availability of clean air and safe drinking water, the threat of crime and so on.

A sustainable economic growth must be nourished by the fruits of human development such as improvements in human capital along with opportunities for its efficient use: more and better jobs, better conditions for encouraging new and innovative business and greater democracy at all levels of decision-making . The interdependency between sustainable economic growth and human development is more than obvious, complex and diverse relationships are constantly set, the prerequisites for economic growth or human development are established, and the list is still open. Investing in human capital development is one of the conditions that enable economic growth.

“Talent, not capital, will be the key factor linking innovation, competitiveness and growth in the 21st century” says Klaus Schwab, Founder of World Economic Forum. Recent studies show that a third of the employers globally are facing difficulties in finding talents and nearly half of the talent shortage is expected to have a negative impact on their business results. Yet the world’s pool of latent talent is enormous. To unlock it, governments, business leaders, educational institutions and individuals must each understand better the global talent value chain. Business, in particular, must re-think its role as a consumer of ‘ready-made’ human capital to proactively seek out, engage and develop people’s potential.

The 2nd Edition of the International Conference on Economic Sciences and Business Administration (ICESBA2015) aims at creating a discussion arena for academics and business representatives who are interested in bringing their knowledge and expertise to create a “better life” for all of us. The scientific event will gravitate from general questions as “what are the prospects for humanity?” and “what are the core global challenges for humanity?” to more narrowed ones as: business intelligence and the current top business trends, training human capital able to generate innovation-driven businesses, new types of business ecosystems, identifying a new type of leaders able to sustain ethical business.

Promoting social change means enabling human development through: better health services, easy access to education, new employment opportunities, democracy and free movement and security.

Nevertheless, a better life becomes a measurable concept . Better Life Index is calculated for a limited number of countries, and the key factors for a better life seem to be: Housing, Income, Jobs, Community, Education, Environment, Civic Engagement, Health, Life Satisfaction, Safety, Work-Life Balance.

Also, the development of the human capital can be estimated using objective measurements such as Human Capital Index – developed to link education and employment with the distance to the ideal state.

So, a legitimate question arises “Are the desired changes possible in order to achieve a better life for all? ” And that leads to the next question “Is any evidence of effective actions and policies developed at political level? ” To what extent may academia play a supportive role in assisting policymakers design effective strategies for the future, able to create a better life for us?

The International Conference on Economic Sciences and Business Administration (ICESBA 2015) will bring together academics and practitioners from various countries and environments sharing research interests in the main topic of the conference. Contributions with both a theoretical and empirical focus are welcome.

We are welcoming papers in the following fields:

Panel 1 Sustainable Economy

Panel 2 Innovation & Competitiveness

Panel 3 Housing and Social policy

Panel 4 Business Ethics

Panel 5 Management & Marketing

Panel 6 Social Services and Social Benefits

Panel 7 Communication and Cultural/Social Change

Panel 8 Financial Prospects & Hindrances

Special Offer

The panel chairs will be selected from the authors of the best papers submitted before 15th September 2015. Any panel chair is free to promote ICESBA 2015 and his/her participation will be free of charge if he/she will manage to gather at least 8 accepted papers for his/her panel.

Important dates

First Call for papers: Paper submission deadline 30 September 2015

Second Call for papers: Paper submission extended deadline 31 October 2015

Exceptional deadline extension on  the request of  potential participants: 10 November 2015

Registration

Authors are asked to register only after they receive the acceptance letter. The standard fee is 200 EUR and the PhD students and post-docs will be charge with 100 EUR. The fee can be paid online via the conference registration webpage.

Publishing opportunities

Authors are invited to submit their abstracts and after acceptance, based on the peer-review process results, they will be notified to submit their full papers. A short version (6 pages plus appendices, figures and tables) of all accepted papers will be published in the Procedia of Economics and Business (CD-ROM ISSN 2392-8174, Online ISSN-L 2392-8166).
Based on the partnership established with top academic publications, we strongly advise authors to submit their full version (up to 20 pages) of accepted papers, according to the publications’ rules, at the following reviews and journals:

• 1. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences - quarterly,  http://cesmaa.eu/journals/jaes/index.php, INDEXING: RePEc, Ceeol, EBSCO,IndexCopernicus, SCOPUS
• 2. Journal of Applied Research in Finance - biannually, http://cesmaa.eu/journals/jarf/index.php, INDEXING: RePEc, Ceeol, EBSCO, IndexCopernicus
• 3. Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People - quarterly, http://jedep.spiruharet.ro/Abouthtml.html, INDEXING: ProQuest, DOAJ,RePEc, ECONBIZ, SHERPA/RoMEO, ERIH PLUS,JournalTOCs, Ulrichs, Gale Directory
• 4. Annals of Spiru Haret University Journal – Economics Series, http://anale-economie.spiruharet.ro/en/, INDEXING: RePEc

Conference venue

The conference will be held in Bucharest, on 20-21 November 2015, at the InterContinental Hotel conference premises: first floor, Rapsodia Hall and Simfonia, Opereta, Opera conference rooms. A special accommodation fee was negotiated for those participants coming from outside Bucharest and from abroad.

Conference Agenda – first draft

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Contact emails icesba@spiruharet.ro and prorector_cercetare@spiruharet.ro