Mini Track Chair:
Tough times are critical moments in a leader’s development path, resulting in either greatness or failure. Great leaders emerge whether difficulty stems from conditions or unpredictable changes in direction that challenges them to the limit. The COVID-19 period and the economic and social crisis, that followed are testing today’s leaders and managers in terms of balancing the needs of their organizations, employees and other stakeholders through a variety of innovative economic, social, academic and other type of strategies. During these tough periods leaders need to create a new vision and the trust, in order to transform their people’s fears into excitement. Though leadership is often used as a synonym with management, leadership actually represents the Art of motivating people towards achieving a common objective. To be an effective leader in business, you must develop traits that exceed management tasks.
Tough times call for the adaptability of leaders to delegate and authorize personnel in order to gain more motivation of employees, having compassion, self-control, new visions to inspire followers and a judicious use of power in order to try to develop consent for their ideas rather than forcing their ideas upon others. Participants of this mini-track are invited to present their papers regarding innovative leadership strategies, features and motivation, as well as other topics regarding the main subject Rethinking leadership in challenging times.
The main topics covered by this call for papers are related but not limited to:
Vanesa Vargas is Lecturer at the Faculty of Business Administration in foreign languages, where she teaches Entrepreneurship, the European Business Environment and Business Simulations. Her field of research is focused on E-Commerce, and her doctoral thesis was centered on the use of personal data in E-Business and Consumer Protection. She is the office manager of the Higher Education and Research in Management of European Universities (HERMES) and past President of the Rotaract Deva Association. She is a graduate of the German section of the Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages and completed in 2019 the studies for the Bachelor of Laws. Vanesa is a former Konrad Adenauer Foundation scholar and in 2016 she obtained a Trainer certificate. She completed an internship in the Romanian Government, at the Ministry for Small and Medium Enterprises. Recently, she has taken on a key role in organizing the International Conference on Business Excellence, the International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences and publishing the conference proceedings. Vanesa has strong ties with the entrepreneurial network of FABIZ and actively contributes to its development.
Dileta Jatautaitė is an experienced academic and researcher with over 30 years of pedagogical and research expertise, including more than 20 years of service within military institutions. Their professional background encompasses business education, sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and higher education internationalization. Currently serving as an Associate Professor at Vilnius University Business School and Mykolas Romeris University, Dileta Jatautaitė is dedicated to shaping future business leaders and researchers through interdisciplinary teaching and innovative research.
For over two decades, Dileta Jatautaitė worked extensively in the military education sector, specializing in organizational management, leadership, and language training. In this capacity, they held prominent leadership roles, such as Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, where they spearheaded initiatives to enhance language education and training for military personnel. Their work focused on English for Specific Purposes (ESP), including Military English, Academic English, and Business English, equipping military professionals with advanced communication skills for multilingual and international settings. Participation in international military language initiatives, such as those organized by NATO and the Bureau for International Language Coordination (BILC), further developed their expertise in cross-cultural communication and global collaboration.
In the academic realm, Dileta Jatautaitė research interests include business sustainability, corporate ethics, entrepreneurship, and the globalization of higher education. Their work emphasizes the impact of international trends on educational systems and corporate governance. A prolific author, they have contributed numerous scientific articles, books, and reviews in these fields. Additionally, Dileta Jatautaitė has made significant contributions to language education, focusing on ESP, Business English, and Academic English, with particular attention to multilingualism, psycholinguistics, and the integration of digital learning tools in education.
Dileta Jatautaitė is an active participant in international conferences, forums, and scientific events worldwide, including engagements in the USA and NATO-related gatherings. They frequently present research on sustainability, entrepreneurship, and language acquisition for professional purposes, building a global network and fostering collaboration across academic, military, and business sectors.
Beyond teaching and research, Dileta Jatautaitė serves on the editorial boards of several high-impact scientific journals and acts as a peer reviewer, supporting the dissemination of high-quality research. Their involvement in international academic projects bridges research and industry applications, particularly in advancing sustainable business practices and global education strategies.
With a career spanning over 30 years, including more than two decades in military education, Dileta Jatautaitė remains committed to promoting interdisciplinary research, sustainable development, and international academic cooperation. Their mission is to inspire and empower future generations through research, teaching, and meaningful global collaboration.
Publication Opportunities:
The conference is organized by Society for Business Excellence and Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages on the 20-22 of March 2025 at The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages (FABIZ) in partnership with the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Economics (EAM), the Faculty of International Economic Relations (REI), the Faculty of Economic Cybernetics, Statistics and Informatics (CSIE), the Faculty of Finance and Banking (FABBV), the Faculty of Theoretical and Applied Economics (ETA), the Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems (CIG).
The papers accepted at ICBE 2025 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)
The last 8 editions of the Proceedings of the ICBE volumes have been indexed in ISI Web of Science.
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 edition published following ICBE2023: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-50208-8
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).
Submitted papers will also be considered for publication in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). JRFM is ranked B in the 2022 ABDC Journal Quality List and indexed by a number of databases, including Scopus (CiteScore 4.5; CiteScore category rank Q1), EconBiz/ECONIS, EconLit, EconPapers (RePEc), etc. JRFM is now #8 on the list based on the citation index (H5) for finance. In addition, two best paper awards (200 CHF each) will be published in the conference’s special issue “Leading Change in Disruptive Financial Times“. (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jrfm/special_issues/YWP8Z55UKH)
Selected papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Financial Studies (ISSN: 2559-1347). JFS has been published by the Institute of Financial Studies since 2016. In its pages, works by professional practitioners, but also by authors from the scientific and university world in the country and abroad, as well as young researchers, will be published, concerning issues in the financial field such as: insurance-reinsurance, capital market, private pensions but also in other fields such as the academic field, the business field etc. The journal is indexed in DOAJ, RePEc, CEEOL, ERIHPLUS and Google Scholar (https://revista.isfin.ro/en/).
Submission Details
| Submission of full paper due for review | February 20th 2025 |
| Notification of paper acceptance (incl. requests for changes) | March 1st 2025 |
| Final paper due (with changes implemented) | March 10th 2025 |
| Final Author registration date | March 10th 2025 |
Registration and payment*
| EARLY BIRD – by December 1st 2024 | ||
| Academics | 250 euro | 1250 lei |
| Student (Ph.D. or Post-doc) | 200 euro | 1000 lei |
| REGULAR – by February 1st 2025 | ||
| Academics | 350 euro | 1750 lei |
| Student (Ph.D. or Post-doc) | 250 euro | 1250 lei |
| LATE – by March 5th 2025 | ||
| Academics | 450 euro | 2250 lei |
| Student (Ph.D. or Post-doc) | 350 euro | 1750 lei |
- SUPPLEMENTARY PAPER = 200 euro / 1000 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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