ICHC2018: International Conference on Human Capital 2018 Taylor's University Subang Jaya, Malaysia, November 28-29, 2018 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ichc2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | September 30, 2018 |
Submission deadline | October 31, 2018 |
Taylor’s University is proud to host this International Conference on Human Capital, exploring one of the key drivers of economic growth globally, in ASEAN and in Malaysia.
Universal consensus on the need to build workforce skills to support economic development is reflected in policy documents of international agencies like the OECD, ILO, IMF and World Bank, supra-national regional bodies like ASEAN, APEC and the EU, as well as governments of nation states. All stress the importance of forecasting future skills needs to ensure that education and training systems are suitably aligned with labour market needs to avoid skills gaps, shortages and mismatches. Yet there is still confusion at the practical level as to what constitutes human capital and how best to develop the future and current workforce to meet evolving labour market needs in a period marked by increasing uncertainty and accompanied by profound restructuring. This conference provides an opportunity for academics and representatives of business and government to debate the issues.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Abstract 500-1,000 words by 30th June 2018
- Full papers 5,000-8,000 words by 30th September 2018
List of Topics
This list of topics is neither exhaustive nor exclusive: we encourage papers from diverse disciplines and research that employs a variety of methodologies. Contributions with an international comparative dimension based on sound empirical research are particularly welcome, as are papers that advance theories and concepts or propose innovative methodological approaches
- Human capital theory, policy and practice
- Forecasting human capital, future skills needs and skills mismatches
- Employability and work readiness
- Leadership and human capital creation
- Human capital in family business
- Education, training and human capital formation in:
- post-communist transition economies
- ASEAN emerging market economies
- least developed economies
- Equality, diversity and inclusion issues in human capital development
- Precarious work, vulnerable workers, migration and poverty
- The future of work and employment in the 4th Industrial Revolution
- Work-based learning, adult and community learning
- Competence, validation, accreditation and qualifications
- High performance work systems and worker well-being
- Entrepreneurial and intellectual human and social capital
Committees
Organizing committee
- Jonathan Winterton (conference chair)
- Vinitha Guptan
- Jason Turner
- Edwin Chung
Scientific committee
- Adrian Kuah - James Cook University, Singapore
- Alan Montague - RMIT, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Alan Nankervis - Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
- Alison Fuller - Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK
- Alma McCarthy - National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- Brian Harney - Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
- Carole Elliott - University of Roehampton, London, UK
- Caroline Lloyd - Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- Céline Lafoucriere - UNICEF, Burundi, Africa
- Christopher Forde - CERIC, Leeds University Business School, Leeds, UK
- Claire Seaman - Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
- David McGuire - Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
- Erica Smith - Federation University, Ballarat, Australia
- Georg Spöttl - University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Giuseppe Taconi - University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Glenda Quintini - OECD, Paris, France
- Gyorgy Sziracki - Former Country Director ILO South East Asia
- Helen Bound - Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore
- Ian Taplin - Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA
- Ivan Svetlik - Ljubljana University, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jacques Igalens - School of Management, Université de Toulouse I Capitole, France
- Jan Brinckmann - ESADE, Madrid, Spain
- Jane Parker - Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
- John Burgess - RMIT, Melbourne, Australiaralia
- Jude Emelifeonwu - Curtin University Malaysia, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Julia Connell - University of Technology Sydney, Australia
- Keith Townsend - Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
- Kerry Brown - Edith Cowan University, Perth, Aust
- Kirby Barrick - University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, USA
- Lars Magnusson - University of Uppsala, Sweden
- Mark Stuart - CERIC, Leeds University Business School, Leeds, UK
- Martin McCracken - Ulster Business School, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Michaela Brockmann - Southampton University, Southampton, UK
- Michail Veliziotis - Southampton University, Southampton, UK
- Monder Ram - University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Nicholas Clarke - EADA, Barcelona, Spain
- Riccardo Sartori - University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Robert MacKenzie - Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
- Rona Beattie - Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
- Ronan Carbery - Cork University Business School, Cork, Ireland
- Rowena Barrett - Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
- Saad bin Marzouk Al Otabi - King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Samo Pavlin - Ljubljana University, Slovenia
- Sara Cervai - University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- Sophie Hennekam-Treguier - La Rochelle Business School, La Rochelle, France
- Stéphane Le Queux - James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Stephanie Tailby - University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
- Thomas Garavan - Edinburgh Napier University, UK
- Tony Dobbins - University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Tony Dundon - Alliance Manchester Business School, UK
- Valéria Pulignano - Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Vidmantas Tūtlys - Vytautus Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Publication
Selected papers presented at ICHC2018 will be considered for inclusion in edited collections or Special Issues of the following Scopus journals:
- European Journal of Training and Development
- Education + Training
- Journal of Family Business Management
- Journal of Management Development
- Journal of Workplace Learning
Venue
The conference will be held at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus.
The campus is 14km from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and 51km from KLIA/KLIA2. There is a boutique hotel within the campus and there are also hotels of various categories within 7km from the campus.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to ICHC2018@taylors.edu.my.