QC 2017 - 2017 Quality and Business Management Conference

In line with this year’s theme: Unleashing Innovation, Empowering Entrepreneurship, the Conference organizing committee is seeking contributions from institutions as well as individuals about measures undertaken in developing governance structures, policies, frameworks, tools to empower entrepreneurship and foster innovation.
All full papers reviewed and accepted by members of the Technical Committee will be published in the Conference proceedings following the Congress. Submissions to be made through the Online Submission System by 30 September 2016.
The Congress Committee invites submissions for full papers, case studies, poster presentations for the following tracks:
Track 1: Business, management and entrepreneurship
Focus Areas:
Marketing luxury
Managing for growth
The contribution of practitioners toward Green Economy
3D Printing technology, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality: Is society at the tipping point?
Unintended consequences of innovations and how to manage them
Employee voice, engagement and loyalty
Entrepreneurship in MENA region
Creativity, innovation & entrepreneurship
Sustainability and regional development
Corporate social responsibility
HR and sustainability culture
Green HRM
Successful practices to support innovation
Services management
Customer experience management
Green marketing
Sustainable tourism
Accounting and financial reporting
Integrated reporting
Corporate governance and risk management
Sustainability accounting
Track 2: Quality management and sustainability
Focus Areas:
Emotional intelligence and quality
TQM and CSR nexus: the role of transformational leadership
Quality management and the national and international competitiveness
Synergistic collaboration of management, knowledge management and total quality management
Enablers of total quality management for sustainable development
Managerial challenges and enablers for implementing sustainability-focused TQM
Integrating sustainable thought into the business practices
Creating and sustaining positive energy
Intelligent quality tools and methods
Service Quality
New Practices in TQM sustainability
Entrepreneur practices in quality focused organizations
Track 3: Islamic Banking, Finance
Focus Areas:
Islamic economy and sustainable development
Dubai the capital of Islamic economy
Bridging the gap between theory and practice
Islamic tourism & hospitality
New and Innovative Islamic financial products
Risk Management in Islamic Financial Institutions
Performance & Growth of Sukuks
Islamic Economics
Takaful (Islamic insurance)
Case Studies of Islamic Financial Institutions
CSR: Islamic perspective
Microfinance
Islamic Contracts’ Arbitration
Islamic business ethics
Islamic capital market
Shortage of experts in Islamic banking
Absence of accounting (and auditing) standards pertinent to Islamic organizations
Lack of uniform standards of credit analysis
Provision of short term investment instruments
Track 4: Public Management & Government Service Excellence
Focus Areas:
Sustainable cities and human settlements
Innovation as a National Value
Success Stories: Innovations in Government
Entrepreneurship in the public sector
Sustainable transport
Smart Governments
Nurturing Innovation
Sustainability performance in the public sector
Environmental sustainability in the public sector: leadership & challenges
The Race for National Competitiveness
Government as the Engine of Innovation