After the successful conference organized in Tunis on the 3rd and 4th December 2018, (please see details in this link: https://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/2018/12/12/sustainability-goals-implementation-in-the-era-of-digitilisation-in-north-african-countries/), I am pleased to announce the following conference with further collaboration with the University of Manouba (Tunisia) and the University of Laval (Canada), on the 6th and 7th December 2019.
The conference addresses the following topic: Deep Transformations and the Future of Organisations.
This year more colleagues from the Faculty of Management are involved:
Professor Sangeeta Khorana is invited to give a keynote speech on the way “deep transformations” have influenced international trade and international relationships. (To be confirmed)
Dr Julie Robson will promote a special issue of Qualitative Market Research – An International Journal. This special issue particularly focuses on the MENA region and addresses qualitative research specificity in the region.
Dr Hiroko Oe, is guest editing a special issue of Social Business, presenting a paper and charing sessions.
Ediz Akcay is guest editing a special issue of the Journal of Business to Business Marketing, presenting a paper and chairing sessions.
Dr Kaouther Kooli is invited as a keynote speaker to give a talk on how the “deep transformations” have changed B2B marketing. She will also organize a special track on B2B marketing.
Please find more details here. We will further promote the special issues of ABS ranked journals. Your contribution is strongly encouraged.











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