International Conference on Sustainable Business Development (ICSBD 2010)

June 14-16, 2010
University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth

Conference Announcement / Call for Papers

Conference Theme

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts:

1. The concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given;
2. The idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs.

The profession of management is increasingly interested in sustainable development as today's organizations confront the realities of managing limited resources, many of which were previously considered to be unlimited in scope.

Economic meltdowns, environmental degradation, and social unrest indicate that business as usual is no longer an option. Exploitation of resources has to be replaced with ecological stewardship that creates long-term wealth and well being. In this next stage of business evolution, irresponsible Industrial production will be replaced by sustainable exchanges that help maintain and enhance the environment, social structures, and prosperity. Enterprises will need to offer products and services that fulfill society's needs while contributing to the well-being of all. The conference schedule will include academic papers and contributions from industry. The conference is designed to seek practitioners' knowledge and opinions, and encourage theory being informed by practice.

Scope of the Conference

Authors are invited to submit papers on the following aspects of the most recent global business issues. The authors are also encouraged to submit papers in the related areas.

• Sustainable development
• Strategic planning – environmental aspects
• Pollution – economic aspects
• Green marketing
• Capitalism – environmental aspects
• Green supply chain
• Reducing the carbon, nutrient and water footprints
• Blue ocean strategy
• IT/IS and sustainable business development
• Environmental and Safety standards for sustainable business development

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Co-Chairs

Professor Garry Clayton, University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
Professor Angappa Gunasekaran, University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
Professor Susan Jennings, University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth

Organizing Committee

Interested Faculty from CCB

International Advisory Board

Prof. David Bennett, Aston University, UK.
d.j.bennett@aston.ac.uk

Prof. Vicky Manthou, The University of Macedonia, Greece.
manthou@uom.gr

Prof. Alain Spalanzain, Universite Pierre Mendes, Grenoble, France.
alain.spalanzani@upmf-grenoble.fr

Prof. Zahir Irani
zahir.irani@brunel.ac.uk

Prof. Stephen Newman, University of Bath, Bath, UK
s.t.newman@bath.ac.uk

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Important Dates

Submission of abstracts: November 31, 2009
Acceptance of papers: January 15, 2009
Full papers due: March 15, 2010
Acceptance of full papers: April 15, 2010

Early Registration due: March 15, 2010
Standard registration due: April 30, 2010
Late registration due: May 31, 2010

Publications

In addition to proceedings for all papers accepted for presentation, high quality papers will be recommended for publication consideration in special issues of the following International Journals:

• International Journal of Production Economics (Elsevier)
• International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (Inderscience Publishers)
• International Journal of Services and Operations Management (Inderscience Publishers)
• Benchmarking: An International Journal (Emerald Publishers)

Organized by

• Business Innovation Research Center
• Charlton College of Business
• Office of Campus and Community Sustainability
• School of Marine Science and Technology
• University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth