Theme: "Effective Management Strategies for Developing Countries."
Date: November 20 - 21, 2008
Venue: Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies

The primary interest of this year's International Management Conference is the study of effective/successful business strategies currently employed in developing countries and the further building of that capacity to achieve the desired developmental goals in the region.

The conference will offer a comprehensive overview of current thinking and practice in effective management strategies in the new global dispensation. Its perspectives will range from big picture analyses in keynote addresses by internationally recognized experts in the field of management, to detailed case studies of management practice. It will traverse a broad terrain, from theory and analysis to practical strategies for action.

The conference hopes to promote contributions to the broad theme from any discipline(s) and/or functional area(s) of management relating to the following topics:

. Strategic Planning and Corporate Governance
. Effective Leadership in a Changing Environment
. Creativity and Innovation
. Entrepreneurship (including issues in Marketing, Accounting, and Budgeting)
. Organisational Culture and Human Resource Management
. Project Management and Evaluation
. International Business Planning and Management
. Globalisation and Economic Outlook
. Information Technology for the Business Environment