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The

Bangladesh Academy of Business Administration (BABA)

Founded in 2013 by

Afzalur Rahim, Center for Advances Studies in Management, USA

The first biennial conference of the Bangladesh Academy of Business Administration will be held at Dhaka University on January 12–15, 2015.

VISION STATEMENT

Raising the level of awareness in recent advances in the theory, research, and practice in business administration.

MISSION STATEMENT

1. To encourage scholars to share their theory, research, and experience in business administration.

2. To provide effective managerial responses to the environmental challenges of the 21st century.

3. To provide a forum for exchange of information among business scholars and management practitioners.

4. To generate new knowledge and strengthen the literature of business administration.

Submission Information for the Conference

Papers, Symposia, and Workshops

You are invited to submit a 1000–1200 word (about 4 double spaced typed pages) summary of your paper, proposal for symposia, and/or panel discussion for review to Dr. Afzal Rahim () and an appropriate Track Chair. Symposia proposals must include a statement of objectives and a two-page summary of each presentation. Your summary must have a title, followed by your name, your university, and email address, all in upper-lower cases in 12 point New Times Roman font (see attached for a sample summary of a paper). The summary should have 3−5 Keywords at the end.

Submission and Review Process

Submissions must be RECEIVED by September 1, 2014. A double-blind review process will evaluate all submissions. Papers should not have been presented or published elsewhere prior to the conference and you are restricted to three submissions.

PROGRAM ORGANIZATION

The meeting will be organized around eight tracks and will feature competitive and invited paper sessions, symposia, and workshops designed to share ideas and research findings. Innovative sessions are encouraged, as are research and theory targeted toward practitioners.

PUBLICATION

Summaries of papers, symposia, and workshops presented at the conference will be published in the Proceedings. Some of the outstanding full papers may be further reviewed for publication in Current Topics in Management, Vol. 18. CTM is an annual scholarly journal published by Transaction Publishers, USA.

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Founder

Afzal Rahim

Department of Management

Western Kentucky University, USA

President

Shibli Rubayatul Islam

Department of Finance

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Board of Trustees

Md. Mahfuz Ashraf

Management Information Systems

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Shahin Ahmed Chowdhury

Department of Marketing

University of Dhaka

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
shahin@du,ac.bd

M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
Department of Finance
Dhaka University
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Muhammad Ziaulhuq Mamun

IBA, Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Shahiduddin Ahmed

Management Department

Dhaka University
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

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Fariduddin Ahmed

Department of Finance

Dhaka University
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

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Vice President

Shamsud D. Chowdhury (Coordinator)

Rowe School of Business

Dalhousie University, Canada


Khondkar Karim
Department of Accounting
University of Massachusetts Lowell
One University of Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854, USA

Md. Abdul Hannan Mia

Department of Management Information Systems

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Shahin Ahmed Chowdhury

Department of Marketing

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Muhammad Mohiuddin

Department of Management

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Proceedings Editor

Hasibur Rashid

Department of Management Information Systems

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Tracks Chairs

Management

Muhammad Ziaulhuq Mamun (Coordinator)

IBA, Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Nazrul Islam

Faculty of Business Administration

Eastern University

Dhanmondi, Dhaka

Bangladesh

Marketing

ABM Shahidul Islam

Marketing Department

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Accounting

Shafi Ullah

Department of Accounting

Broward College, USA

Economics

Mahfuzur Rahman

Management Department

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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Finance

Rustom Ali Ahmed

Department of Finance and Banking

Rajshahi University

Bangladesh

Human Resource Management

Mumammad Mohiuddin

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Management Information Systems

Musfiq Mannan Choudhury

Dhaka University

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

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Registration Fees for the joint conference

Faculty Ta. 5,000 (Received before 11/1/14)

Non-faculty Ta. 7,000

Students* Ta. 3,000

Faculty Ta. 8,000 (Received after 11/1/14)

Non-faculty Ta. 9,000

Students* Ta. 4,000

* Copy of ID required. No refund of Registration Fee after October 1, 2014

Conference Registration will include the following:

1. Conference Program

2. Proceedings

3. Refreshment (6)

4. Breakfast (3)

5. Lunch (3)

Hotel: Our official hotel is ……………….. (single or double), Ta. ……..

Bangladesh Office

The Bangladesh Academy of Business Administration

c/o Dean Shibli Rubayatul Islam

Dhaka University

Bangladesh-1000

U.S. Office

The Bangladesh Academy of Business Administration

c/o Center for Advanced Studies in Management

1574 Mallory Court

Bowling Green, KY 42103–1300, USA