Welcome to ConfBay Conference 2010
�Leveraging Governance towards Sustainability�
28th � 29th September 2016
Venue: Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Call for Paper
The 8th International Conference on Management and Accounting (IMAC8) with the theme �Leveraging Governance towards Sustainability� will be held on the 28th to 30th September 2016 at Langkawi Island. As the objectives are to create an environment to network, exchange ideas, share knowledge and pursue other developmental opportunities with colleagues from around the globe and across different business disciplines, IMAC are now collaborating with the School of Management in organizing the conference. Thus, to reflect this collaboration, IMAC now has been renamed to International Management and Accounting Conference.
Conference Tracks
Papers are invited for the IMAC8 across Accounting; Organizational Behavior, Human Resource and Entrepreneurship; Operation Management; Marketing and Consumer Behavior; and Finance disciplines focusing on (but not limited to) the following sub-themes:
- Values, Risks and Opportunities
- Development and Impact
- Strategic Partnership
- Organizational Dynamics
- Knowledge Management
- Best Practices
- Trends, Issues and Challenges
- Growth and development strategies
- Human capital
- Governance and leadership
- Sustainability and social issues
- Managerial for peak performance
Keynotes Speaker
Will be announced later
Publication Opportunities
Selected papers will be considered for publication in Jurnal Pengurusan (Scopus indexed) and Asian Journal of Accounting and Governance (AJAG) published by Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Paper Submission Guidelines
All submissions must be original and should not have been previously accepted for publication in any journal, including any online journal, and must be must be written in English. Prospective authors are invited to submit full paper (maximum of 20 pages including an abstract, references, tables, figures or charts) for presentation following this format:
- Title, name of author(s), affiliation.
- Abstract (not more than 150 words)
- Times New Roman 12 point font, double-spacing, 1 inch margin around the pages
- Use APA style for references (please visit www.apa.org for details).
- Full paper should be uploaded into ConfBay Online Submission System.
All papers will be subjected to a double blind peer review process. Full papers selected for presentation at the conference will be published in the Conference Proceedings if at least one of the authors registers and attends the conference.
World Bank Global Finance Development Center
&
Islamic Development Bank Group
Guidance Financial Group
Inaugural Annual Symposium on Islamic Finance 2015
"Islamic Finance: A Catalyst for Shared Prosperity"
8th - 9th September 2015, Venue: Istanbul, Turkey
Organised by
World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center & Islamic Research and Training Institute,
Islamic Development Bank Group
CALL FOR PAPERS
The World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center, (GIFDC) based in Istanbul, is a knowledge hub aimed to help the World Bank client countries take advantage of the rapid growth of financial assets that are compliant with Islamic law and contribute to development of Islamic finance globally.
Guidance Financial Group, (GFG) a privately-held, international financial services company, specializes in creating, structuring and managing investment and consumer finance products and services that conform to Islamic requirements (Shariah). The company has pioneered the creation and development of unique, Shariah-compliant investment products for institutional investors, as well as financial products that address the unmet needs of millions of Islamic consumers. It has a special interest in supporting research activities. The Islamic Development Bank is an international financial institution established in pursuance of the Declaration of Intent issued by the Conference of Finance Ministers of Muslim Countries held in Jeddah in Dhul Q'adah 1393H, corresponding to December 1973. The purpose of the Bank is to foster the economic development and social progress of member countries and Muslim communities individually as well as jointly in accordance with the principles of Shari'ah i.e., Islamic Law. Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), as the research and consulting arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, is mandated to undertake cutting-edge research into frontier issues in the field of Islamic economics and finance and issues relating to comprehensive human development in line with the objectives (Maqasid) of Shari�ah.
GIFDC, Guidance Financials, and the IDB Group are pleased to organize an annual symposium bringing together a wide range of stakeholders from the industry, academia, and regulatory and supervisory areas and to engage in stimulating research. The aim is to promote exchange of cutting-edge ideas and foster objective discussion on Islamic economics and finance among academicians, policy makers, private sector and development practitioners. The symposium will allow people to gain practical and professional understanding of the field of Islamic economics and finance and will enhance awareness of major current issues impeding the advancement of the industry. The symposium expects to provide a well-represented and a well-attended platform for the participants to discuss new knowledge related to developing Islamic economics and finance.
The inaugural Symposium is a 2-day event and will be held in Istanbul. The theme of the symposium is Islamic Finance: A catalyst for Shared Prosperity. The concept of risk-sharing in financial and social contracts is one of the unique features of Islamic Finance while shared prosperity advocates for an economic and financial system that mobilize and allocate resources to the most productive ventures without at the cost of increased poverty and income inequality. While numerous researches on Islamic finance and other aspects of Islamic economy have been done, many aspects of risk-sharing and its relevance to shared prosperity are yet to be unveiled and hence needs to be worked on.
The organizers of the symposium are committed to promoting and developing Islamic finance industry believing that the development of Islamic finance can play an important role in promoting inclusive growth, reducing inequality and accelerating poverty reduction.
The papers presented at the symposium will be published in an edited book. The organizers have the full rights to publish the papers.
FOCUS AREA
Theoretical and empirical research papers are invited, in the following but not limited to these topics. We encourage new research in these areas but will also welcome existing but unpublished work.
1. Risk-sharing and shared prosperity
2. Institutional requisites for Islamic finance to achieve shared prosperity
3. Enhancing economic mobility through Islamic finance
4. Role of Islamic capital markets in enhancing shared prosperity
5. Enhancing social and financial inclusion through Islamic finance
6. Public policy instruments of Islamic finance to achieve shared prosperity
7. Role of Islamic ethics in shaping behavior of participants in economic and financial markets
8. Safety net tools of Islamic finance
9. Risk management and stability of the Islamic financial services industry
10. The role of Islamic Finance to promote long-term investment
11. Role of zakat, qard-al-hassan and waqf in economic development
12. Role of Maqasid-al-Shariah in economic development
13. Risk-sharing as monetary and fiscal policy instruments
14. Promoting risk-sharing-based securities in capital markets
15. Instruments of social protection in Islamic economics
16. Role of women in achieving shared prosperity: An impact study of Islamic Microfinance
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
1. All papers must be submitted via online submission system.
Step 1: Click on Log in (For existing ConfBay Account User) or Register (First time ConfBay User)
Step 2: Log in the ConfBay System
Step 3: Click on "My Submission" and follow the instruction
2. Paper must be in Microsoft Word format. Please do not submit ZIP files.
3. All papers will be subject to double-blind peer review.
4. An academic committee will review the abstracts and papers and depending on the quality of the papers, up to 5-6 best papers will be selected for presentation.
5. Suggested length of abstracts is 300-500 words.
6. Please limit the use of acronyms, abbreviations and references in the abstract.
7. Papers have to follow formatting: A4 paper, single-spaced, with Times New Roman 12.
8. We recommend Harvard referencing system.
9. Keywords for the article: 3-5 keywords are sufficient.
HONORARIUM TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
- An honorarium will be paid by IDB.
- An additional award for the best paper will be presented at the symposium.
- Please kindly note that one (1) author of each selected paper will be provided round-trip economy class air ticket and hotel accommodation during the symposium.
ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
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Islamic Research and Training Institute(IRTI) |
World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development |
ORGANISER
To arrive at the general aim of the seminar, these objectives are proposed;
- As a platform in the dissemination of knowledge and exchange information / experiences to be applied in the development of Institutions of Higher Learning using waqf instruments.
- To bring together the expertise of various institutions with the view to improve the quality and quantity of research and innovation in the field of waqf and Baitulmal.
- To promote and improve waqf and Baitulmal practices to increase the number of philanthropic activities among ASEAN countries.
- To enhance good governance practices through the formulation of informed policy for waqf projects in ASEAN countries.
