UOD Research Conference 2020

November 24-25, 2020

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The conference is open to all presenters plus non-presenting academics and students from the University of Dundee and partner universities.  With the University of Dundee School of Business, the participating partner intuitions include:

  • DNUI, Dalian Neusoft University of Information, Dalian, China
  • GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan
  • PSU, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • SDMIMD, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development), Mysore, India.
  • ULCCS, Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society, Kerala, India. 
  • UUM, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia
  • UEB-VNU, University of Economics and Business- Vietnam National University

Focus of the Conference

The focus of this conference is on issues related to socio-economic development and we welcome submissions from different disciplines related to this overarching theme.

The conference’s aim is to encourage research collaborations across the participating institutions and between individual researchers.

Possible topics are:

i. Business Research in the Time of COVID-19 and after

ii.Member Owned Organisations

  • Co-operatives and agricultural development
  • Co-operative and community banking

iii. Approaches to Development

  • Micro-finance and development
  • Fair trade and development
  • Labour markets and equitable development
  • Issues of management and sustainable development
  • Marketing and export-led growth
  • Accounting and sustainable socio-economic development
  • Supply chain development

iv. Gender in Business

  • Gender and development
  • Gender and inequality

v. Issues Related to Wellbeing

  • Development and wellbeing
  • Health outcomes and development
  • Income inequality and development
  • Poverty alleviation?

vi. Sustainable development

  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Corporate Misconduct
  • Social/Sustainability Reporting
  • Environmental Management Accounting
  • Ethical Finance
  • Charity/Corporate Governance
  • Sustainability education
  • Urban sustainability
  • Climate-friendly new product development
  • Ethical marketing
  • Social enterprises
  • Green packaging

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Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline
September 30, 2020

 

A decision will be made about whether the abstracts are accepted by October 15, 2020

Conference Structure

In the first year this is an interactive Cloud conference.  We intend the conference to be on an annual basis and will evolve going forward with discussions with our partner institutions.

 

The structure and number of presentations will reflect the interest from participants with the final structure determined after we consider the response to the call for abstracts.

 

In addition, we welcome poster submissions especially for preliminary research.

 

There will be a virtual poster tour accommodating up to 15 posters where presenters will discuss their papers (5 minutes per poster).

 

There will be a session for PhD students on how to publish, networking session to facilitate collaborative research, and keynote addresses.

 

There will be oral presentations for 20 minutes to present, 10 minutes for discussion.  In addition, we welcome poster submissions especially for preliminary research.

Abstract Submissions

Abstracts (500 word maximum) should be submitted by 30 September 2020.  Indicate whether you wish to do an oral or poster presentation.

 

Please email abstracts with a bio of the lead presenter (up to 200 words with a photo embedded if possible) to UDSBConference2020@dundee.ac.uk.

 

A decision will be made about whether the abstracts are accepted by 15 October 2020.

 

The Co-Chairs of the first research conference are: Professor Bill Russell, Dr Yin Zhang, and Dr Sudhu Paramati and the conference manager is Ms. Elaine Douglas.  If you have questions about your submission please email Dr Paramati at UDSBConference2020@dundee.ac.uk.

Conference organization

The conference will run for two days on 24 and 25 of November 2020.

 

We expect enough interest to run the conference over two days.  The final programme with embedded links to sessions will be circulated a week before the conference.

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