ICB 2021: The 4th International Conference on Business 2021 Ho Chi Minh City Open University Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, November 4-5, 2021 |
Conference website | http://icb2021.ou.edu.vn |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icb2021 |
Poster paper deadline | October 1, 2021 |
Submission deadline | October 1, 2021 |
The 4th International Conference on Business (ICB) 2021
4-5 November 2021
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR SMART BUSINESS - SMART CITY IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
We would like to invite you to the 4th International Conference on Business (ICB) 2021, organized by Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMC-OU), in conjunction with University of Economics Hochiminh City, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Berlin School of Economics and Law (Germany), University of Rouen (France), University of Paris 13 (France), International Association of Sustainable Tourism Management (AIMTD), Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Belgium), and University of International Studies of Rome (Italia).ICB 2021 will bring together leading academic researchers, scholars and practitioners to an interesting knowledge sharing and exchange event which covers a wide spectrum of scholarships of DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR SMART BUSINESS - SMART CITY IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented upheaval around the world and ushered us to a ‘new normal’ way of conducting business to sustain ourselves through this global crisis. In several industries such as public services, healthcare, finance and retailing, businesses and organisations have had to transform how the engage with customers and clients through digital platforms. At the individual level, the way people live, work and consume has been changed and research has shown most changes would remain permanent (Kantrowitz, 2021). But there is an upside in the crisis – governments and businesses increasingly accelerate digital transformation, tapping into technologies and adopting innovative solutions specifically designed to help build smart businesses and smart cities in the post-Covid-19 world. Indeed, digital transformation has been a buzzword in the past few years, even ISI/Scopus-indexed, peer-reviewed journal Business Horizons has had a special issue about the topic (Kaplan & Haenlein, 2019). The Vietnamese government has prioritised digital transformation as a key strategy for Vietnam to fully exploit the opportunities offered by the technology revolution and attain sustainable socio-economic development. In the coming months and years, businesses that can capitalise on digital technologies and smart solutions will thrive in the new normal.
Kantrowitz, M. (2021, January 1). Permanent Changes Due to The Pandemic. Forbes, Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/markkantrowitz/2021/01/01/permanent-changes-due-to-the-pandemic/?sh=6fe38c6626aa [accessed March 04, 2021]
Kaplan, A., & Haenlein, M. (2019). Digital transformation and disruption: On big data, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and other things. Business Horizons, 62(6), 679-681
Venue
ICB 2021 will be held on campus at Ho Chi Minh City Open University, 97 Vo Van Tan, Dist. 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Delegates can attend in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in person or delegates outside Vietnam can attend online.
List of Tracks and Track Chairs
ICB 2021 welcomes papers in areas of Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Technology, Social Sciences, although we encourage submissions dealing with (but not limited to) the following themes and sub-themes:
Digital Transformation and Smart Business (and respective track chairs)
- Customer Experience Revisited - Nguyen Thi Bich Tram (HCMC Open University, Vietnam)
- Operational Agility and Business Model Revisited - Nguyen Quynh Mai (Van Lang University, Vietnam)
- Culture and Leadership in Digital Transformation - Trinh Thuy Anh (HCMC Open University, Vietnam)
- Workforce Enablement - Nguyen The Khai (HCMC Open University, Vietnam)
- Digital Technology Integration / Applications for Sustainable Development (AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Fintech…) - Pham Ha (HCMC Open University, Vietnam)
- Service Resurgence - Nguyen Hoang Sinh (HCMC Open University, Vietnam)
- Funding and Financial Resources - Pham Ha (HCMC Open University, Vietnam)
- Business Opportunity: Technology as a tool –Le Nhat Hanh (Angelina) (University of Economics HCMC)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Trinh Viet Dung (International University, VNU HCM)
Smart Business for Smart City (and respective track chairs)
- Multi-disciplinary and multi-level integration in developing Smart Business and Smart City - Trinh Tu Anh (HCMC University of Economics, Vietnam)
- Emerging Data-driven Smart Business and Smart City - Trinh Tu Anh (HCMC University of Economics, Vietnam)
We also welcome topics related to proposed fields.
Key Dates
Full papers must follow formatting guidelines and references must follow APA style. You will also have the opportunity, after your paper is reviewed, to improve and re-submit your nominated submission for the proceedings.
- Full paper submission: 15th September 2021 (extended to 1st October, 2021)
- Full paper acceptance: 5th October 2021 (unchanged for paper submitted by original deadline of 15th September, 2021)
We actively encourage all students at any level to submit their paper to the poster session, in which you will have the opportunity to present ideas and obtain feedback to develop their research. [indidate POSTER in your submission]
- Poster session submission: 1st October 2021
- Poster session acceptance: 15th October 2021
Keynote Speakers
- Prof. Ngo Viet Liem, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Prof. Carsten Baumgarth, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany
- Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Surrey Business School, UK
- Prof. Ducku Seo, Handong Global University, Korea
Publication Opportunities
All accepted full papers will be published in the ISBN-indexed conference’s proceedings.
A selection of full papers will be invited for publication in following journals:
- Australasian Marketing Journal (Scopus, ESCI-indexed), the official journal of the Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC).
- Special Issue of Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science (Vietnam’s State Council for Professorship Title list).
Submission Guidelines
ICB 2021 Submission Policies
- All the manuscripts must comply with the Policies and the Manuscript Formatting Guide of ICB2021.
- The manuscript is your own original work, and must not be published or submitted for publication elsewhere (abstract only or full text; in printed or online version).
- All manuscripts will be checked for plagiarism and research duplication. All documents should be fully cited, listed in the bibliography section. If included in the manuscripts, the participants’ information must have the person’s consent exchanged or discussed. The author is responsible for the content of the article, as well as the use of documents, data, figures, etc.
- Authors (or at least one author) of accepted papers are required to register for ICB2021 Conference AND to present the accepted research in the session designated in the conference program. Presenters are expected to be present for the entire session as the session chair may change the timing of individual presentations. Any research submission accepted for presentation but not presented at the conference will NOT appear nor be acknowledged in the conference proceedings.
- ICB2021 operates a double-blind review process. The peer review process is confidential and conducted anonymously; the identities of reviewers are not released. All information will be exchanged through the organisers.
- All manuscripts will go through at least one round of review, sometimes two, based on the recommendation from the reviewer(s), decided by the ICB2021 Scientific Committee.
- All proceeding manuscripts must be undergo editorial screening and are subject to final decision by the ICB2021 Scientific Committee. Only the manuscripts that seem most likely to meet our editorial criteria are sent for proceedings publication.
How to submit:
Here are detailed formatting guidelines and manuscript template
Please submit abstracts, full papers or poster proposals electronically using this submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icb2021
Contact
Further information
Website: http://icb2021.ou.edu.vn
All questions about submissions should be emailed to the Conference Secretariat: icb@ou.edu.vn
Sponsors
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Berlin School of Economics and Law (Germany)
University of Rouen (France)
University of Paris 13 (France)
International Association of Sustainable Tourism Management (AIMTD)
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Belgium)
University of International Studies of Rome (Italia).