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The Second International Conference of Global Business and Management Forum, USA

GBMF 2009

Jointly Organized by:

Department of Finance, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

and

Global Business and Management Forum, USA

Date: December 22-23, 2009

Venue: Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

The second International Conference of Global Business and Management Forum 2009 (GBMF), USA will be held at Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 22nd and 23rd, 2009. The conference will be jointly organized by the Department of Finance, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and the GBMF-USA.

On behalf of the Global Business and Management Forum (GBMF) USA, the Department of Finance and GBMF Bangladesh Chapter are pleased to invite you to register and participate at the 2nd GBMF 2009 conference.  The conference is to provide a platform to bring together academicians, scholars, practicing managers of different parts of the world and exchange views and experience on the theme “World Financial Crisis and Global Business Challenges”

CONFERENCE THEME

World Financial Crisis and Global Business Challenges

Global financial crisis started with the US financial crisis. The crisis had its seed in the ‘targeted credit program’ enacted by the US lawmakers for the less fortunate and less creditworthy potential homeowners – what is known as Sub-prime mortgage credit. It began in the sub-prime mortgage crisis in mid 2007 when two Bear Stearns hedge funds collapsed. During boom times, mortgage brokers tempted by big commissions convinced buyers with poor credit worthiness and high risk to accept housing mortgages with little or no down payment. Lenders sought additional profits through these higher risk loans, and they charged interest rates above prime in order to compensate for the additional risk they assumed. Consequently, once the rate of sub-prime mortgage foreclosures skyrocketed, many lenders experienced extreme financial difficulties, and even bankruptcy. The impact continued with a very strong effect and that made the country’s economy more vulnerable allover the world. World stock markets have fallen, large Financial Institutions, Investment Banks and Industrial Giants have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial and economic systems. On the one hand, many people are concerned that those responsible for the financial problems are the ones being bailed out, while on the other hand, a global financial meltdown affected the livelihoods of almost everyone in an increasingly inter-connected world though affecting investments and growth. The crisis from the financial market that originated in the United States and Europe is now hurting the real economies, and the crisis has spread to most parts of the world. As the financial crisis has turned into an economic recession in nearly all OECD countries, governments are pumping money into the banking and real sectors in ways never seen before. Prospects for global growth have deteriorated over the past few months, as the financial deleveraging has continued and the confidence level of producers and consumers have fallen significantly.

The new global challenge from economic meltdown emerges --- stemming the tide of rising protectionism on the one hand. The economic recession resulting from global financial crisis has necessitated regulatory reforms, and restructuring industrial entities and business enterprises on the other. As a consequence the business enterprises and corporate bodies are to focus on reengineering processes, diversity in products and services in terms of global market, strengthening disclosures and financial reporting, and rethinking of compensation package issue. Good enterprise governance and changed strategies are needed to make the businesses, industries and financial institutions survivable and sustainable in the integrated economy of the age of globalization.

The GBMF 2009 Conference is going to be organized to discuss and deliberate these emerging issues and challenges for the sustainable growth and expectations of the countries, organizations and people of the world.

Abstracts and/or research papers are invited on all management and business related topics such as, management, marketing, finance, accounting, economics, capital market, Information system, micro credit, environmental issues, CSR, corporate governance, Global business strategies etc. with relevance to the conference theme.

Papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Global Business and Management Journal (GBMJ). Selected papers will be considered for publication after a double blind review process.  The GBMJ is an international refereed journal.

ABOUT GBMF

Today’s business is globalized. There is not a single business in this world which is not international. As markets continue to liberalize to foster stronger and more sustained economic growth, businesses and governments witness a surge in demand for more and better business information. This information can only be assembled by the assembly of thoughts of the intellectuals. GBMF is a Forum which can be instrumental to foster such development by assembling such intellectuals by arranging annual conferences, publishing newsletter and journal and research notes etc. The hallmark of the forum is to create and disseminate business information in the form of research, interactions, sharing opinions, and networking. It becomes crucial for academicians and other professionals with interest in business and management to learn from each other and to network with other institutions. The Global Business and Management Forum (GBMF) – a US based global platform was created on 18 October 2007 to provide a forum for dialogue, collaborative teaching and research, and knowledge sharing among the academic, practitioners, and regulatory bodies involved in business and management, and related fields throughout the world for the benefit of global business. The specific objectives of GBMF are:

• to promote research in all significant aspects of business and management;

• to propagate best of breed practices in business and management;
• to publish journal, working papers, research monographs, books that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in all business disciplines;
• to develop and maintain relations with national and international organizations that have similar objectives in propagating business knowledge;
• to facilitate constructive links between business scholars for the purpose of furthering the stated objectives of the forum;
• to bring together scholars and practioners in business and management disciplines through conferences and networking; and
• to provide an international platform to exchange research findings and pedagogical approaches.

The Forum’s policy is to encourage networking and knowledge sharing by inviting participation from academics, executives, researchers of all countries of the world and government leaders interested in business and management scholarship, education, and training. The GBMF is registered in USA and headquartered in University of Nebraska at Omaha.

GUIDELINES TO THE AUTHORS

Please submit the abstract of your research paper not exceeding 500 words with an e-mail attachment.  Each submission should include the name, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number of the contact person of the paper.  Abstracts will be blindly reviewed as they come in, and authors of accepted submissions will be notified as soon as possible. In order for papers to be considered for publication in the proceedings, the completed papers together with the registration form and fees must be in the hands of any of the under mentioned conference organizers as well as conference secretary by 10 November 2009.  Authors of all accepted papers must register for the conference by this date.

KEY NOTE SPEAKERS

Governor, Bangladesh Bank

Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Governor, Federal Reserve Bank of US (zone?)

 IMPORTANT DEADLINES

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

Conference Patron:

Professor Ziaul Huq,

President, GBMF

Professor of Management, College of Business Administration
University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA

Conference Chair:

Professor Mahmood Osman Imam

Chairman, Department of Finance, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Conference Co-Chairs:

Professor Jamal Uddin Ahmed

Professor, Department of Finance, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Professor  ANM Meshquat Uddin
President, GBMF-Bangladesh Chapter

Conveners:

Professor Salahuddin Ahmed Khan

Department of Finance, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dr. Nazrul Islam

Professor & Coordinator, Graduate Studies

Department of Business Administration, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dr. Prithvi Yadav,
Professor & Director, GHS-IMR, Kanpur, India

Dr. Gour C. Saha,
Associate Professor and Dean, Pearl School of Business, Gurgaon, India

REGISTRATION FEES*

*The registration fee covers lunch, dinner, snacks, one year subscription to the Global Business and Management Journal (GBMJ), conference materials, and Conference Proceedings.

LATE REGISTRATION

Registration after 10 November 2009 will require additional payment of a late fee of $50 US (For Indians Rs. 1000 & for Bangladeshis Tk. 1000 and for other SAARC participants $25 US).

MODE OF PAYMENT

1.      Registration fee from the rest of the world should be sent in US dollars by Demand Draft in favor of Global Business and Management Forum (GBMF) and mailed to:

Dr. Ziaul Huq, Professor of Management

College of Business Administration

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Roskens Hall 502F, 6001 Dodge Street

Omaha, USA

2.      Registration fee from Bangladesh, India and other SAARC participants should be sent by Demand Draft in favor of The Department of Finance, DU -Conference 2009 and mailed to:

Department of Finance

University of Dhaka

Dhaka-1000

Bangladesh

There is no provision for refund or cancellation of registration.

 PROCEEDINGS

GBMF will publish the Forum Proceedings with the papers of the conference.  Papers could also be published in the Global Business and Management Journal (GBMJ) after further review.

HOTEL INFORMATION

Three categories of rooms deluxe, medium, and ordinary, are arranged for the participants.  Cost of the rooms, other than Dhaka Sheraton, will be approximately Bangladesh Tk. 3,000 per day for the deluxe, Tk. 2,000 per day for the medium, and Tk. 1,500 per day for the ordinary. All rooms will be available on prior requests made to Dr. Nazrul Islam at nazrulislam@ewubd.edu and to Prof. Salahuddin Ahmed Khan at sakhan1962@hotmail.com

Exchange Rate on April 20, 2009 $1 US = Tk. 69.45

For Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Please Contact

Mr Abid Hossain

Senior Catering Manager

Dhaka Sheraton Hotel

01 Minto Road, P.O. Box 504

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Phone: (880)(2) 8330001

Fax:     (880)(2) 8312975

Email: abid.hossain@sheraton-dhaka.com

For Dhaka Club at concession rate

C/O Prof. Slahuddin Ahmed Khan

Dhaka Club

Ramna

Bangladesh

Email: sakhan1962@hotmail.com

 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

 Please visit the GBMF web pages at www.gbmf.info and the Department of Finance, DU web pages at www.dufinance.ac.bd for more information about the conference.  You may also contact at the following.

Phone                        :  880-2-9661920-73 Ext. 8010 & 880-2-9882308 Ext. 229

Fax                             :  880-2-8651752, 880-2-8615583 & 880-2-8812336

Emails                       

: secretary_conf@dufinance.ac.bd

: Sakhan@dufinance.ac.bd

: nazrulislam@ewubd.edu

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