BizStrategy 2013 - 3rd Annual International Conference on Business Strategy and Organizational Behaviour

The prime aim of a business strategy is to provide superior value, differentiation, and core competencies for an organization. Forming a successful business strategy involves creating a first-rate competitive strategy. Businesses must develop a plan that addresses ways to compete in their respective markets. Strategic planning is necessary for the smooth execution of business strategy. For an organization its business strategy must be aimed at clearly differentiating its offering from that of its competitor towards gaining sustainable competitive advantage in the market. It is imperative for the organization to assess its strengths and weaknesses in order to exploit opportunities and gain sustainable competitive advantage. Strategic planning helps in gaining sustainable competitive advantage.

There are a variety of perspectives, models and approaches used in strategic planning. The way that a strategic plan is developed depends on the nature of the organization's leadership, culture of the organization, complexity of the organization's environment, size of the organization, expertise of planners, etc.

The Annual International Conference on Business Strategy and Organizational Behaviour (BizStrategy) provides opportunities for academics, researchers, experienced professionals and business people to share their research findings in this area with the world.

? The Conference Proceedings (Print ISSN: 2251-1970, E-Periodical ISSN: 2251-1989) will be indexed by EBSCO, CrossRef, Proquest, Ulrich's and will be submitted to Scopus, ScienceDirect and Cabell's Directories amongst others, where applicable.

? Best Paper Awards and Best Student Paper Awards will be conferred at the conference (in order to qualify for the award, the paper must be presented at the conference).

? Journal: Depending on their importance, originality, quality, relevance and other editorial considerations, eligible research articles will be invited for publication in the GSTF Journal on Business Review (GBR) (Print ISSN: 2010-4804, E-periodical: 2251-2888) which is indexed by EconBiz, EBSCO, CrossRef, Proquest and Cabell's Directories.

? Book: Selected authors will be invited to contribute book chapters in "Business Review: Advanced Applications" to be published by GSTF in collaboration with Peter Lang Publishing.

The book will be edited by Prof. Farid Shirazi, Assistant Professor & ITM Learning Edge Faculty Advisor, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.

? BizStrategy 2013 will also constitute a Special Panel Session.

? Panel Proposals are invited for submission to the BizStrategy 2013. A minimum of three papers centering on a specific topic will be accepted for submission under Panel Category.

A business strategy provides an overall direction to the organization. Strategic planning in business is a vital back end exercise, and one that demands your own thoughts and ideas. Unlike most other business areas, strategic planning can’t be outsourced or passed on to other parties ? it’s something you, as a business owner, will need to concern yourself with, and your drive and passion is the main factor sitting behind any success you do ultimately achieve. Thus your personal investment in strategic planning is fundamental to growing and improving the way your business operates. For any small business owner, the importance in business strategy planning is obvious and essential to long term success, thus it is a factor that should be considered on a frequent, if you weekly or daily basis.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Disruptive Technology
Technology in MSMEs
Technology adoptions by Indian companies
Technology in Emerging Economies
Bottom of the Pyramid
Blue Ocean Strategy
Corporate restructuring and Change
E-Business practice, management and strategy
E-business policy, standards, regulations, and legal issues
E-business economics and development trend
Global e-business operations and supply chain management
Green e-business, organization, technology and practices
Strategic management in e-commerce enterprise
Approaches and Models of Strategic Management
Challenges to Strategic Management
The Strategic Audit: Aid to Strategic Decision Making
Ethical Issues and Social Responsibilities
Different Approaches and Models of Industry Analysis
Approaches of International Risk Assessment
Strategic Issues in Managing Stakeholder Relationships
Global Branding Issues in Strategic Management
Approaches to Evaluating Competitive Intelligence
Competitive Analysis Techniques-how to use
Research on Core and Distinctive Competencies
Strategic Marketing & Financial Issues
Strategic Information Technology Issues
Corporate Strategy Formulation Approaches
SWOT Analysis and Carrying Out Business Strategy
Types of Business Competitive Strategy
Types of Cooperative Strategy
Portfolio Analysis Approaches and Techniques
Approaches of Corporate Parenting Strategy
Unrelated Strategy: Criteria of Holding Type Strategy (Multipoint Composition)
Advanced Types of Organizational Structures
Situational Analysis for Strategic Planning
Leadership and Strategic Management
Constructing Corporate Scenarios for Generating Strategic Alternatives
Problems of Global Strategy
Advanced Types of Organizational Structures for Effective Strategy Implementation
Structure and Staffing Relations with Strategy
Problems in Implementing Growth and Retrenchment Strategies
Relationship of Management by Objectives and Strategic Management
Relationship of Total Quality Management and Strategic Issues
Leadership and Leading Types for Effective Strategy Formulation and Implementation
International Strategic Performance Measurement
Strategic Issues in Managing Technology and Innovation
Categories of Innovation for Proper Strategy Formulation
Role of the Entrepreneur as Strategist
What is an "effective" or a "valuable" relationship at work, what underlies relational efficacy and upon what contextual factors does it depend?
How do organization members build effective relationships at work?
How does the process of relationship emergence differ when the targets are internal (versus external) to the organization? What is the nature of this process in virtual relationships?
How might peer relations in organizations serve as mechanisms of control and what are the means that managers use to gain control over such relations?
What is the role of social categorization and other interpersonal processes, such as perspective-taking, on the emergence of relationships within and across teams and organizations?
How do employees use their relationships with others in the workplace to influence their self-identity and the meaning of their jobs?
How do relational networks within and between organizations change over time, and what are the key drivers of such change.