After previous conferences held in Bangkok, Beijing, Brno, Accra, Valletta, Ras Al Khaimah, Johor Bahru, East London, Talca, and Madrid,  this year conference will be held in Pattaya, Thailand. The purpose of the 11st annual world conference ICABR is to stimulate research and to foster interaction of researchers in Applied Business and Economic Research. The latest developments and newest techniques in all areas of business and business applications are of special interest. Contributions dealing with issues related to regional and global consequences and impacts of financial and economic crisis are also welcomed this year.

History of ICABR

• Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic)
• Polytechnic University of Madrid - (Spain)
• Universidad Catolica del Maule (Chile)
• Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovak Republic)
• Visegrad University Association
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia)
• University of Malta - Department of Tourism Studies, FEMA (Malta)
• Victoria University (Australia)
• University of Applied Science - FH Joanneum (Austria)
• UIBE (China)
• ESSCA (France)
• IECS - Graduate School of Management, Robert Schuman University (France)
• Jonkopping International Business School (Sweden)
• Kasetsart University (Thailand)
• IDEC, Hiroshima University (Japan)
• Walter Sisulu University (South Africa)

Please put this on your calendar and share this opportunity with others in the world. Plan on joining us as a presenter of a paper, as a session chair, a discussant, or as an active participant in discussions. Please see the web site at  www.kimba.ku.ac.th/icabr2016 For questions or if problems with the site, please email: fbusndt@ku.ac.th or ntapachai@yahoo.com  or call: 00 66 2 9428691.

Practice and Relevance in Developing Knowledge and Wisdom

In the light of a 'practice turn' in management theory, we seek innovative papers that enable bridging gaps between Theory and Practice. What and how we apply theories will affect opportunities and lives of people in both developing and developed regions. The practitioner has a logic of his or her own. How can theories be developed that accommodate this practical logic and how can these theories be made relevant to their local conditions and cultures. ICABR is a multi/inter-disciplinary conference focusing on applied business and development research and emphases the prospects of new ideas, methods and their application in supporting the development of positive social and economic values.
The conference therefore seeks stimulating papers that provoke thoughts and share and extend knowledge, practice, and techniques. Analytical and empirical papers are both welcome. Potential areas of interest include - but are not limited to:

• Economic Development & Globalization
• World Financial and Economic Crisis & Impacts, Lessons and Prospects for the Future
• Business Research Methods & Teaching-related issues
• Growth & Innovation
• Sustainable Development & Resource Management
• Business Law & Ethics & Social Responsibility
• Accounting & financial management
• Public Administration & Regional Development
• Rural Development & SME Development
• Environmental Resources & Potential/Limits to Economic Development
• Management science & Strategic, Operational, Production Management
• International Business & Management
• Tourism & Hospitality Management
• Food & Agribusiness
• Innovative Business Models & Organizational Change
• Capital Resources & Financing Entrepreneurship
• Consumer Behavior , Marketing & Logistic Management
• Information Science and Technology,  Business Information Systems and E-Business
• Human Resources & Healthcare management, Human Resource management, Education
• ASEAN, Indigenous and Local  Management Studies
• Other issues related to the economic, social, political, and technical factors that influence decisions that support value creation in social and economic markets.

With these topics, we would like to cover all economic, social, political, and technical factors that influence decision-making aimed at value creation in the social and economic field.
Thus, any paper corresponding to this broadly conceived theme of the conference would be welcome.