The 17th International Conference on Business Excellence
Rethinking business: Sustainable leadership in a VUCA world
23 – 25 March 2023
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
Mini Track Chair:
Nowadays, the success of individuals and organizations requires openness to change. The organizations have abandoned the traditional way of thinking about work and work environment. Being employed means more than having a job and performing the activities assigned through the job description. It means a multitude of responsibilities that the organization and the individual share, towards achieving the company’s objectives, and in alignment with the company’s values, mission and vision. Taking into consideration the importance of developing a new philosophy regarding the HR function in the present VUCA world, the Society for Business Excellence and The Bucharest University of Economic Studies jointly call for papers on “HR – a game changer of the business strategy”
The papers submitted should be related to the following topics, and not only:

Deaconu Alecxandrina is Professor of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Management Department; she teaches at the Faculty of Management and Business Administration Faculty, in foreign languages. She coordinates PhD students in Business Management and Human Resources Management. She is also trainer in programs for multinational companies and public institutions in Romania and researcher in numerous European and national research projects. She published scientific and professional books and participated in national and international conferences with HR topics. She is also a member of the editorial boards of scientific journals and Chair of the International Conferences Board. Between 2008-2106, Alecxandrina Deaconu was Vice- dean of the Business Administration, in foreign languages faculty, and since 2016 she has been a vice-president of The Society of Business Excellence.

Simona GOIA is an Associated Professor of the UNESCO Chair of Business Administration with a PhD in Economics, specialization in Business Administration, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (2011); Bachelor in Economics, The Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (2006).
RESEARCH AREAS
Social Entrepreneurship, Educational Policies, Human Resources Management, Intellectual Capital.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
DAAD scholarships in Germany (Berlin, Magdeburg, Trier) for studies and research (2004-2005, 2013-2014); Postdoctoral fellowship, The Politechnica University of Catalunya, Spain (2015); Visiting professor, The University Otto von Guericke Magdeburg, Germany (2013-2014); Member in various research projects, especially in the education field, in collaboration with national and international organizations
Publication Opportunities:
The conference is organized by Society for Business Excellence and Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages on the 23-25 of March 2023 at The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages (FABIZ) in partnership with the Romanian Academy, the University of Bucharest and the Sapienza University from Rome, Italy. The papers accepted at ICBE 2023 will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration, payment and presentation. The papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings volume under the German Publishing House De Gruyter and they will be indexed in EBSCO, Proquest, ExLibris, OCLC, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, CELDES, CNPIE, Naviga, and will be submitted to Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Science (WOS) Conference Proceedings Citation Index (https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/picbe/picbe-overview.xml
Submitted papers will be also considered for publishing under Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, series indexed by Scopus and ISI. Here you can access the last the edition published following ICBE2020: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030599713
In addition, the best three Papers (Best paper Award Management&Marketing) will be published in the international journal Management & Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society by De Gruyter Open, indexed in Web of Science- Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Proquest, Cabell’s Directory and more than 20 other international databases (www.degruyter.com/view/j/mmcks).
Selected papers will be published, subject to review, in a Special Issue of Sustainability journal (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Post-Industrial_Design_Sustainability_Development_Goals).
A selection of the submitted papers will be published, subject to review, in the Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting (https://ipe.ro/rjef.htm).
At the final ceremony, based on a selection of the international committee, there will be granted three Best Paper Awards Management&Marketing (https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/mmcks/mmcks-overview.xml, indexed in Web of Science) and two Excellence Awards.
Submission Details
Submission of full paper due for review | March 10th 2023 |
Notification of paper acceptance (incl. requests for changes) | March 15th 2023 |
Final paper due (with changes implemented) | March 18th 2023 |
Final Author registration date | March 20th 2023 |
Registration and payment*
EARLY BIRD – by December 31st 2022 | ||
Academics | 170 euro | 850 lei |
Student (PhD or Post-doc) | 125 euro | 625 lei |
REGULAR – By February 28th 2023 | ||
Academics | 250 euro | 1250 lei |
Student (PhD or Post-doc) | 200 euro | 1000 lei |
LATER – After February 28th 2023 | ||
Academics | 350 euro | 1750 lei |
Student (PhD or Post-doc) | 300 euro | 1500 lei |
Supplementary paper | 100 euro | 500 lei |
- The conference fee includes one conference attendance, publication, conference folder and acces to the online events during the conference.
*Please be aware that a late payment involves the possibility not to be present in the printed version of the materials (agenda, booklet).
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