Conference Chair	Conference Co-Chair	Conference Co-Chair	Conference Co-Chair	Conference Co-Chair
Kyle S. Wells Former Dean College of Business Utah Tech University St. George, Utah, USA	R. Scott Wheeler Dean College of Business Texas A&M University at Commerce Commerce, Texas, USA	Dana-Nicoleta Lascu Professor of Marketing University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia, USA	Viput Ongsakul Former Dean NIDA’s School of Business National Institute of Development Administration Bangkok Thailand	Sudaporn Sawmong Former Dean KMITL's Business School King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Bangkok Malaysia
Conference Co-Chair	Conference Co-Chair	Keynote Speaker	Patron	Patron
Gary L. Frankwick Professor of Marketing (Emeritus) University of Texas El Paso, Texas, USA	Shawn M. Carraher Professor of Global Entrepreneurship King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran Saudi Arabia	Dheeraj P. Sharma Director Indian Institute of Management Rohtak Rohtak, State of Haryana India	Ho Nhut Quang Chairman University Council International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	Wolfgang Hinck Former Provost American University of Iraq at Sulaimani Sulaymaniyah Kurdistan Region Iraq
Patron	Patron	Patron	Patron	Patron
Vincent Chang Former Vice-Chancellor BRAC University Dhaka Bangladesh	Hamdan Sulaiman Al-Fazari Vice Chancellor Sohar University Sohar Oman	Tran Tien Khoa President International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	Daing Nasir Ibrahim Former Vice Chancellor University of Malaysia Pahang Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia	Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim Vice Chancellor Universiti Melaka Melaka Malaysia
Distinguished Speaker # 1	Distinguished Speaker # 2	Distinguished Speaker # 3	Distinguished Speaker # 4	Distinguished Speaker # 5
Sanjay Singh Chair Professor of Human Resource Management University of Dundee Dundee, Scotland UK	Abdul A. Rasheed Chair Professor of Management University of Texas at Arlington USA	Hassan Yazdifar Professor of Accounting and Management University of Derby Derby, England United Kingdom	Hermann Lassleben Professor of Human Resource Management Reutlingen University Germany	Seung Hun Han Dean Graduate School of Global Digital Innovation Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology South Korea
Distinguished Speaker # 6	Distinguished Speaker # 7	Distinguished Speaker # 8	Distinguished Speaker # 9	Distinguished Speaker # 10
Edith Galy Associate Professor of International Business University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Brownsville, Texas USA	Najiba Benabess Dean School of Business Elizabeth Town College Elizabeth Town Pennsylvania USA	Ha Minh Tri Dean School of Business International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	Abdullah O. Almashayekhi Chair Department of Management and Marketing King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia	J. Mark Munoz Professor of International Management Millikin University Decatur, Illinois USA
Distinguished Speaker # 11	Distinguished Speaker # 12	Distinguished Speaker # 13	Distinguished Speaker # 14	Distinguished Speaker # 15
Song Zening Associate Dean International Business School Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing China	Nguyen Van Phuong Director Center for Public Administration International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	Rock-Antoine Mehanna Dean School of Business and Quality Management Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University Dubai UAE	Abdul Rahman Kadir President AFEBI and Dean Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Hasanuddin Indonesia	Forthcoming

AGBA's Profile

 AGBA's Brief:
Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA) was established in the American State of Texas as a "Not-for-Profit Charitable American NGO" in 2000. It is proud to boast today a membership of more than 1000 members based in more than 50 countries that include scholars from reputed academic institutions, corporate leaders, governmental officials, global entrepreneurs, global traders, global exporters and importers, professionals, and consultants based in western and emerging countries.

AGBA, as a global organization, aims to help academics and scholars at business schools across emerging countries to connect with the western (developed) world for mutual benefit. Such collaboration would accelerate the pace of globalization by furnishing ample opportunities to scholars in emerging countries to get recognition, disseminate new knowledge and assert themselves on the global stage.

 AGBA's Vision:
To be globally recognized as a leading "Not-for-Profit Charitable American NGO" dedicated to serve the academic, professional, government, corporate and entrepreneurial sectors worldwide.

AGBA's Mission:
Building on the dynamics of the ongoing globalization process, AGBA is committed to provide a global platform aimed at assisting academics, scholars, professionals, officials, entrepreneurs and consultants of emerging countries to assert themselves on the global stage for recognition, networking and dissemination of knowledge.

AGBA's Focus:
The main focus of AGBA is to provide an ongoing open global forum to discuss and analyze business and entrepreneurship development from different perspectives and viewpoints in order to improve understanding of underlying forces that (1) impact global developments and (2) shape the destiny of emerging countries such as UAE Turkey, India, China, Thailand, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Bahrain, etc. in the contemporary globalized economy. AGBA bridges geographic, cultural, disciplinary, and professional gaps by integrating different business disciplines while actively enhancing practitioner - academician interactions on a regional and global basis.

AGBA is sponsored by numerous universities, organizations, and agencies across US, Canada, UK, Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa.

AGBA's Core Business:

• Nurture globally competitive talents; expertise and skills across the emerging countries;
• Arrange apprenticeships for academics, scholars, professionals, officials, entrepreneurs and consultants on the global stage;
• Provide advisory services to business schools across the world for accreditation by ACBSP, IACBE, AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB;
• Provide advisory services to peers worldwide to obtain "Fulbright Grants" from the US government successfully;
• Assistant in the Recruitment of Business Faculty Across the World;
• Assistant in the Establishment of Local Campuses of Global Universities;
• Offer customized training worldwide;
• Offer professional development programs;
• Provide "Global Entrepreneurship Development" services; and
• Provide Complimentary Support for the “Supervision of Doctoral Students” across emerging countries for FREE.

AGBA's Global Leaders

Chair: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees
Kyle S. Wells Former Dean College of Business Utah Tech University St. George, Utah, USA	Vincent Chang Former Vice-Chancellor BRAC University Dhaka Bangladesh	R. Scott Wheeler Dean College of Business Texas A&M University at Commerce Commerce, Texas, USA	Robert Grosse Professor of International Business Thunderbird School of Global Management Arizona State University Glendale, Arizona USA	Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim Vice Chancellor and President University Melaka Malaysia
Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees
Hamdan Sulaiman Al-Fazari Vice Chancellor and President Sohar University Sohar Oman	Tran Tien Khoa President International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	Najiba Benabess Dean School of Business Elizabethtown College Elizabeth Town, Pennsylvania USA	Hermann Lassleben Professor of Human Resource Management Reutlingen University Germany	Dheeraj P. Sharma Director Indian Institute of Management Rohtak Rohtak, State of Haryana India
AGBA's First Vice President	AGBA's Second Vice President	AGBA's Third Vice President	AGBA's Managing Director	AGBA's Vice President for Global Conferences
Christopher J. Marquette Grover Hermann Professor of Business Department of Finance Tabor School of Business Millikin University Decatur, Illinois, USA	Popy Rufiadah Professor of Marketing Padjadjaran University Bandung University Bandung, West Java Indonesia	Hassan Yazdifar Professor of Accounting and Management University of Derby Derby, England United Kingdom	Wolfgang Hinck Former Provost American University of Iraq at Sulaimani Sulaymaniyah Kurdistan Region Iraq	Viput Ongsakul Former Dean NIDA's School of Business National Institute of Development Administration Bangkok Thailand
AGBA's Vice President for Global Publications	AGBA's Director for Global IT Operations	AGBA's Vice President for Global Social Media	AGBA's Vice President for Global Entrepreneurship	AGBA's Treasurer
Sahil Raj Assistant Professor of Management Information System School of Management Studies Punjabi University Patiala, State of Punjab India	Tanveer Kajla Assistant Professor Department of Management Studies NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad State of Telengana India	Lavanya Raastogi Founder and CEO of Soul Spring and Co-Founder of Ayam Houston, Texas USA	Nayana Dehigama Chairman and Managing Director EPIC Technology Group Epic Techno-Village Thalangama, Battarmulla Sri Lanka	Christopher J. Marquette Assistant Professor Department of Finance Tabor School of Business Millikin University Decatur, Illinois USA
AGBA's Auditor	AGBA's Vice President for Global Field	JGBA Managing Editor	JIBED Managing Editor	JIBED Associate Editor
Afsal U. Ahmed MS in Accounting Candidate Department of Accounting and Finance College of Business Texas A&M University at Commerce Commerce, Texas, USA	Iqbal U. Ahmed Ph.D., Candidate Department of Marketing Pamplin College of Business Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia, USA	Christopher J. Marquette Managing Editor Journal for Global Business Advancement Inderscience Publisher Switzerland	Omer F. Genc Managing Editor Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development Inderscience Publisher Switzerland	Osama Sam Al-Kwifi Associate Editor Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development Inderscience Publisher Switzerland

Conference Sponsors

• Utah Tech University, USA.
• Texas A&M University at Commerce USA.
• Millikin University, USA.
• University of Richmond, USA.
• University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA.
• Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• University of Derby, England, UK.
• University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Sohar University, Oman.
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea.
• Beijing University of Foreign Studies, Beijing, China.
• National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand.
• King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology at Ladkrabang, Thailand.
• International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Universiti Melaka, Malaysia.
• Indonesian Association of the Faculties of Economics and Business (AFEBI), Indonesia.

Wat Arun, Bangkok Yai, Bangkok, Thailand.

AGBA’s Switzerland Based and Scopus Indexed 1st Journal

Journal for Global Business Advancement

ISSN (Online): 1746-9678; ISSN Print: 1746-966X and E-ISSN:1746-9678
Published by
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
World Trade Center Building
29 Route De Pre-Bois, Case Postale 856,
Geneva (Ch-1215)
SWITZERLAND
https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jgba

Indexed in Scopus as Q-4
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/16400154779
Cite Score: 1.8
SJR Score: 0.259
SNIP Score: 0.467

Scimago Journal & Country Rank

JGBA's H-Index: 11
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=16400154779&tip=sid&clean=0

It is indexed/listed in:

• Scopus (Elsevier) with a Q-4 rank;
• ProQuest
• Academic OneFile (Gale);
• cnpLINKer (CNPIEC);
• OneFile Business(Gale);
• Business Collection (Gale);
• Google Scholar;
• Info Trac (Gale);
• Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology);
• ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace;
• American Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities;
• Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA);
• JUFO;
• Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers;
• http://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=16400154779&tip=sid;
• 2018 Academic Journal Guide of Chartered Association of Business Schools (www.charteredabs.org)
• Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2018, and AIDEA (Italian Academy of Management) Guide.
  Journal Rating AIDEA—2016. https://www.accademiaaidea.it/journal-rating-riviste-internazionali/.

AGBA’s Switzerland Based and Scopus Indexed 2nd Journal

Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development

ISSN (Online): 1747-6763, ISSN Print: 1549-9324, and E-ISSN: 1747-6763
Published by
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
World Trade Center Building
29 Route De Pre-Bois, Case Postale 856,
Geneva (Ch-1215)
SWITZERLAND
https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jibed

Indexed in Scopus as Q-2
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100886220

JIBED's CiteScore: 1.9
JIBED's SJR Score: 0.167
JIBED's SNIP Score: 0.346

Indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index
Web of Science Core Collection:
https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results

Scimago Journal & Country Rank

JIBED's H-Index: 4
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21100886220&tip=sid&clean=0

It is indexed/listed in:

• Scopus (Elsevier) with a Q-2 rank;
• Web of Science (Thomson Reuters Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI);
• ProQuest;
• Academic OneFile (Gale);
• cnpLINKer (CNPIEC);
• Business Collection (Gale);
• Google Scholar;
• Info Trac (Gale);
• Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology
• ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace;
• American Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities;
• Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA);
• JUFO;
• Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers; http://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=16400154779&tip=sid;
• 2018 Academic Journal Guide of Chartered Association of Business Schools (www.charteredabs.org)
• Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2018, and AIDEA (Italian Academy of Management) Guide. Journal Rating AIDEA—2016. https://www.accademiaaidea.it/journal-rating-riviste-internazionali/

Distinguished Session Chairs

• Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, Professor of Human Resource Management, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA.
• Bhumika Gupta, Associate Professor, Institut Mines Telecom Business School, Evry, Paris, France.
• Bashir Tijjani, Professor of Accounting, Imam Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
• Jamaliah Said, Director, Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
• Nor Balkish Zakaria, Senior Lecturer, Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
• Dalila Daud, Research Fellow, Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
• Ainul Huda Binti Jamil, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia.
• Salem Al-Ghamdi, Professor of Strategic Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Abdulwahab Saeed Al-Gahtani, Associate Professor of Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Prem Prakash Dewani, Professor of Marketing, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. India.
• Mahrina Sari, Professor of Marketing, University of Lampung, Indonesia.
• Maher Itani, Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Ajman University, UAE.
• Nguyen Xuan Nhi, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Giang Do, Vice Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam.
• Sohail Ghouse, Associate Professor of International Business, Dhofar University, Oman.
• Felix A. Flores, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Metropolitan State University, Denver, Colorado, USA.
• Allam Abu Faraha, Associate Professor of Marketing, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Othman Al-Thawadi, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Bassem Maamari, Chair, Department of Management, Prince Mohammad University, Saudi Arabia.
• Tamer Elsharnouby, Associate Professor of Marketing, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Ghazanfar Ali Abbasi, Assistant Professor of Marketing, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Dedavath Sreeramulu, Principal, University College of Commerce & Business Management, Osmania University, India.
• Bhavan Narayana Kandala, Visiting Professor of Marketing, Priyadarshini College of Management, India.
• Popy Rufaidah, Professor of Marketing, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
• Anil Jayantha Fernando, Professor of Accounting, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
• Asim Talukdar, Professor of Human Resource Management, O. P. Jindal Global University, India.
• Basheer Al-Haimi, Senior Lecturer of Management, University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia.
• George O. Tasie, Professor and Director, Graduate Studies, Nexus International University, Kampala, Uganda.
• Taqadus Bashir, Professor and Chair, Department of Management Sciences, National Skills University, Pakistan.
• Summit Gupta, Dean (External Affairs), Indian Institute of Management Raipur, India.
• Suharnomo, Rector, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia.
• Mohammad Sani Abdullahi, Lecturer of Human Resource Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Kanyarat Sukhawatthanakun Assistant Professor, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.


Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand.

AGBA’s Country Vice Presidents


Hamdan Sulaiman Al-Fazari, Sohar University, Oman, (AGBA’s Vice President for Oman).
Viput Ongsakul, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand, (AGBA’s Vice President for Thailand)
Abdullah O. Almashayekhi, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Saudi Arabia).
Nguyen Giang Do, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam, (AGBA’s Vice President for Vietnam)
Dhruba Kumar Gautam, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, (AGBA’s Vice President for Nepal).
Sattambi Sumith de Silva, Institute of Event Management, Sri Lanka, (AGBA’s Vice President for Sri Lanka).
Sahil Raj, Punjabi University, India, (AGBA’s President for the State of Punjab, India).
Parvez Ahmed Mir, Islamic University of Science & Technology, Kashmir, India, (AGBA’s Vice President for Kashmir, India).
Abdul Rehman Kadir, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia).
Suharnomo, University of Diponegoro, Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for the Central Java Province of Indonesia).
Mahrina Sari, University of Lampung, Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Lampung Province of Indonesia).
Harif Amali Rivai, Andalas University, Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for West Sumatra Province of Indonesia).
Popy Rufaidah, Padjadjaran University, (AGBA’s Vice President for West Java Province of Indonesia).
Syukri Lukman, Andalas University, Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for West Sumatra Province of Indonesia).
Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim, Universiti Melaka, Malaysia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Malaysia).
John Andrew (Andre) van der Poll, University of South Africa, (AGBA’s Vice President for South Africa).
Breggie van der Poll, University of South Africa, (AGBA’s Vice President for Southern Region of South Africa).
Osama Sam Al-Kwifi, Qatar University, Qatar, (AGBA’s Vice President for Qatar).
Maher Itani, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates, (AGBA’s Vice President for Ajman, UAE).
Sabri Elkrghli, Libyan International University, Libya, (AGBA’s Vice President for Libya).
Charles Lagat, Moi University, Kenya, (AGBA’s Vice President for Kenya).
Eugene Seeley, Utah Valley University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Utah State, USA).
J. Mark Munoz, Millikin University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Illinois State, USA).
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, Nova Southeastern University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Florida State, USA).
Dana-Nicoleta Lascu, University of Richmond, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Virginia State, USA).
Abdul A. Rasheed, University of Texas at Arlington, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Southern USA).
Hassan Yazdifar, University of Derby, UK (AGBA’s Vice President for England, UK).
Demetris Vrontis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus (AGBA’s Vice President for Cyprus).
Hafiz Fawad Ali, University of the Punjab, Pakistan (AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Punjab, Pakistan).
Prem Prakash Dewani, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, India, (AGBA’s Vice President for Northern India, India).
Jimmy Teng, Zhejiang University City College, China, (AGBA’s Vice President for China).
Said Elfakhani, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, (AGBA’s Vice President for Lebanon).
Omer F. Genc, Youngstown State University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Ohio State, USA).
Bhavan Narayana Kandala, Priyadarshini College of Management, Hyderabad, India, (AGBA’s Vice President for Pan India).
Basheer Al-Haimi, University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Pan Arab World).
George O. Tasie, Nexus International University, Kampala, Uganda, (AGBA’s Vice President for Uganda).
Ali Yassin, Deputy Governor, Somalian Central Bank, Somalia (AGBA’s Vice President for Somalia).
Seung Hun Han, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, (AGBA’s Vice President for South Korea).
Song Zening, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China, (AGBA’s Vice President for China).

Bangkok Grand Palace, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand.

AGBA’s 2024 Conference Organizing Committee

Conference Manager	Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager
Omer F. Genc Associate Professor of International Business Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Prakaydao Krissadee Former Assistant Dean Thai-Nichi International College Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology Bangkok Thailand	Navidreza Ahadi Lecturer and Manager for International Affairs College of Creative Industry Srinakharinwirot University Bangkok Thailand	Amina Sultangaliyeva AGBA’s Assistant Academy for Global Business Advancement Washington DC District of Columbia USA	Forthcoming

AGBA's Websites

 

AGBA’s Website
http://agba.us/   

Conference Organizer's Website:
https://millikin.edu/   

Conference Sponsor’s Website:
https://www.iimrohtak.ac.in/   

Conference Hotel’s Website:
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Conference Venue’s Website:
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Global Websites Announcing Our Conference:
https://globaledge.msu.edu/academy/announcements/conferences


Thailand Tourist Visa Website:
https://www.thaievisa.go.th/

Thailand Tourism Website:
https://www.tourismthailand.org/home

Bangkok Tourism Website:
https://www.bangkoktourismguide.com/

Conference Highlights

Enjoy free faculty development workshops (FDWs) on themes such as:

• How to develop an "American Style Ph.D., Program".
• How to design “American Style Executive DBA Program” for working professionals.
• How to develop "World-class research model".
• How to craft a "World-class manuscript for publication".
• How to publish in "Scopus, Web of Science and ISI indexed journals".
• How to use "NEW Statistical Techniques in Business Research".
• How to employ "NEW Pedagogical Tools in Teaching".
• How to write "Local Business Cases".
• How to use "Business Cases in Your Teaching".
• How to Teach “Entrepreneurship to Your Students at BBA, MBA and Ph.D., Levels”
• How to earn "ACBSP, IACBE, AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB" accreditations.  
• How to Globalize Your School of Business
• How to Build a Global Brand for your Business School on the Global Stage
•  One-to-one Mentoring of selected doctoral students by globally renowned scholars.
• Opportunity to Publish in Western Journals for FREE.
• Opportunity to explore Global Placements.
• Opportunity to explore global fellowships such as “US Fulbright Scholar Program”.
• Opportunity to explore Visiting Professorships globally.
• Opportunity to explore Post-Doctoral Fellowships.
• Opportunity to Collaborate with world-class scholars.
• Opportunity to explore Faculty Exchange Programs. 
• Opportunity to explore Study Abroad Programs for your students.
• Opportunity to explore Joint Degree Programs with Overseas Universities.
• Opportunity to establish Overseas Campuses of Global Universities.
• Opportunity to explore Global Internships for your students.
• Networking with distinguished UAE entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and investors.
• Opportunity to publish in a Routledge (Taylor and Francis) sponsored “Monograph Book”.

Lam Kaen, Thai Mueang District, Phang-nga, Thailand

Conference Logistics

Conference Organizer:
Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, USA.

Conference Sponsor:
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, State of Haryana, India.

Conference Venue:
• A 5 Star Hotel Located within Central Business District of Bangkok, Thailand.

Conference Hotel:
• A 5 Star Hotel Located within Central Business District of Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand Tourist Visa:
All AGBA conference delegates (without any exception) are requested to kindly obtain Thailand Tourist Visa to attend our conference. Kindly DO NOT Apply for Conference Visa. Kindly do not ask AGBA or our host university to issue any visa letter for you. Thailand is a tourist friendly country and grants tourist visas to citizens of all countries with a smiling face. Kindly make sure that your passport has at least one-year validity. Kindly cruise the following website to apply for Thailand tourist visa online:
https://www.thaievisa.go.th/,

Payment of Registration Fees:
• All delegates are requested to kindly pay their conference registration fees (i) on Site (ii) in American Dollars and (iii) in CASH only.
• Sorry, we DO NOT have arrangements for Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Cheques (Checks), and Drafts etc.

Phu Kradueng National Park, Loei, Thailand.

Manuscript Preparation

We welcome manuscripts that address the conference theme as well as all functional areas of Business Administration (e.g., Accounting, Commerce, Economics, Operations, Finance, Information System, Management, Marketing, Public Administration, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Business Law, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Islamic Business, Agricultural Economics, Leisure Management, and Recreation Resource Management). If you are uncertain whether your paper fits the conference theme or not, please contact our Conference Director/Program Chair (Dr. Christopher J. Marquette) via his email address:cmarquette@millikin.edu

• Agricultural Economics • Emerging Markets • Economic Development • Global Business Environment • Offshoring and Outsourcing • Entrepreneurship • Family Business • Business Law • Marketing • Real-estate Management • Actuarial Science • Business Education • Health Care Management • Managerial Communication Organizational Behavior • Impact of COVID—19 on Businesses • Commerce • Economics • Accounting • Auditing • Taxation • Energy Economics

• Health-Care Management • Hospital Management • Patient Care Management • Hospitality Management • Tourism Management • Recreation, Parks and Leisure • Global Economic Meltdown • Artificial Intelligence • Computer Information System • Blockchain and Crypto Currency • Impact of Technologies • E-Commerce and E-Business • Supply Chain Management • Finance and Banking • Knowledge Management • Behavioral Finance • Sports Business • Sports Management

• Public Sector Management • Public Administration • Management Science • Human Resource Management • Operations Management • Islamic Business Management • Cross-Cultural Management • Environmental Management • Islamic Banking & Finance • Business Ethics • Innovation Management • Green Business Sustainability • Corporate Social Responsibility • Social Entrepreneurship

• Scholars from all over the world are invited to submit all sorts of scholarly papers such as (i) competitive paper, (ii) working paper (research-in-progress), (iii) doctoral colloquium paper, and/or (iv) case.
• All submissions will be subjected to an anonymous double-blind review process.
• All papers must use 12 point Times Roman font; A-4 format with 2.5 cm margin on all sides; an abstract (approximately 150 words), and references.
• An abstract/paper must include the title of the paper, name(s) of all author(s), and full information about each author (full name without any abbreviation(s), rank/position, department, college/faculty, university, city, state, country and email address).
• All manuscripts to be published in AGBA’s Refereed American Proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research – 2024 --- Vol. 20 (1), ISSN 1549-9332) must consist of 10 single-spaced pages (not less and not more) including tables, and references etc. Each paper must be accompanied by (i) a zero percent Similarity Indexed Report and (ii) an English editing certificate issued by one of the globally acclaimed English editing firms.
• Paper submissions must follow the style guidelines of the Journal of International Business Studies (http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jibs/index.html) and must include a full list of all references cited in the paper.

• Accepted papers will be published in the refereed American conference proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research-2024 -- Vol. 20(1), ISSN 1549-9332), if at least one author of the paper pre-registers for the conference. By submitting a paper to be reviewed, author(s) are assuring us that at least one of the authors will attend the conference and present the paper for sure without any excuse whatsoever.
• Publication of your paper in AGBA’s American referred Conference Proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research – 2024 --- Vol. 20 (1), ISSN 1549-9332) does not preclude subsequent publication in journals when proper acknowledgments are made.
• AGBA does NOT acquire the copy rights of your paper.
• Proposals for special sessions on topics of significant research interests are welcomed.
• Proposals for panels should include the purpose of the panel, the names and affiliations of participants, a summary of contributions, and the justification for the proposal.
• AGBA also invites participation from global entrepreneurs, global exporters, global importers, global investors, government officials, business professionals, consultants, and heads of major government-owned and private enterprises from across the world to attend its “AGBA's 2024 Global Business Forum” for business interactions, networking and negotiations.
• "Best Paper Award" in each category, “2024 AGBA Best Doctoral Dissertation Award”,“2024 AGBA Distinguished Entrepreneur Award”,  “2024 AGBA Distinguished Dean Award”, and “2024 AGBA Distinguished Corporate Leader  Award” will be presented at the conference.
• Manuscripts must be submitted in English language only.
• Absolute Deadline for the submission of all manuscripts is: April 15, 2024.
• Please submit your manuscript to our following Conference Director/Program Chair:

Dr. Christopher J. Marquette
BS (Illinois), MBA (Illinois), Ph.D., (Texas)
Assistant Professor
Department of Finance
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois,
USA
Email: cmarquette@millikin.edu

A Sample Abstract for Your Benchmarking

Structural Exclusiveness and Poverty:
An e-Entrepreneurship Based Approach to Rural Development Across China

Xiaohong He
Professor of International Business
Department of International Business
School of Business
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut
USA
Email: Xiaohong.He@quinnipiac.edu

Abstract

The growing level of inequality in the 21st century is a social, political and economic issue concerned by conscious citizens, scholars and policy makers around the world. Some on the right argue that inequality motivates progress and punishes laziness. In reality, under harsh conditions without any social safety net, the poor often have to work extremely hard just to survive. There is no real moral argument for concentration of outsize wealth vs. widespread poverty in today’s world. To this end, this research study asks the question - "How disruptive forces brought by technology and innovation can be better understood and employed from the perspectives of individuals and communities in rural and less developed regions?" To answer this question, this paper develops a conceptual framework that connects enablers and structural obstacles facing rural e-entrepreneurs; and then applies the framework to explore existing circumstances and to offer explanations leading toward theory building. In this context, this paper uses a case study approach that involving “what”, “why” and “how” questions to connect ideas of global importance from local Chinese practice.

Keywords: Structural Exclusiveness, Poverty, e-Entrepreneurship, Rural Development, and China.

Journal Publication Opportunities

Best papers presented at our conference will be eligible to be published in the Special Issues of the following Western Journals after substantial revisions.

• Journal of Asia Business Studies
  (Special Issue Guest Edited by Zafar U. Ahmed)
  (Published by Emerald of UK and Indexed in Scopus as Q-1) https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/defining-new-frontiers- business-research-across-asian-countries
• Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
  (Published by Inderscience of Switzerland and Indexed in Scopus as Q-2) and also Indexed in Elsevier Thomson Reuters Emerging Index --- Web of Science)
• Journal for Global Business Advancement
  (Published by Inderscience of Switzerland and indexed in Scopus as Q-4)
• AGBA’s Leadership has submitted many proposals for different Special Issues to many prestigious western journals.
• A Monograph Book to be published by Routledge (Taylor and Francis) UK.

Railay Beach, Peninsula in Thailand.

Mentoring Doctoral Students

AGBA’s 2024 Doctoral Consortium will focus on mentoring doctoral students hailing from emerging countries. The faculty panel of the 2024 Doctoral Student Consortium will consist of accomplished and globally acclaimed scholars; who have a distinguished scholarly publication record, have served as editors of leading global journals, and/or have experience in supervising doctoral students across western countries such as US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

AGBA’s 2024 Doctoral Consortium is a workshop for Ph.D. students from all over the world to further develop their research ideas, to learn about the challenges of conducting business research, building a successful academic career in their fields, and to broaden their professional networks on the global stage.  

Consistent with the developmental mission of AGBA, the consortium is open for Ph.D. students from all over the world, who would be attending its global conference in UAE. One-to-one mentoring to Ph.D., students would be provided on the third day of the conference on July 4, 2024.

Ideally, doctoral students should have a strong research idea or be close to completing a doctoral dissertation proposal, and be far enough away from finishing their dissertation so that they could make good use of feedback received from their doctoral mentors during the conference.

Kindly contact AGBA’s President and CEO to schedule your mentoring session at least one month before our conference:

Prof. Dr. Zafar U. Ahmed
BBA (New York), MBA (Texas),
Ph.D., (Utah), D. Litt., (England, Candidate)
Professor of Marketing and International Business
Founder, President and CEO:
Academy for Global Business Advancement
Founder and Editor-in-Chief:
Journal for Global Business Advancement
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
Washington D.C.,
District of Columbia
USA
Email: zafaruahmed@gmail.com

Royal Park Rajapruek, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Distinguished Global Doctoral Students in Attendance

New Zealand:
• Areej Alholy, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

South Korea:
• Yunji Hwang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea.

Kazakhstan:
• Madi Medel, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
• Askhat Orazayev, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• Yeran Baishan, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• Dana Moldakulova, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Vietnam:
• Nguyen Giang Do, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Do Thanh Tung, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Tran Thi Tuong Vi, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Thuy Quynh Anh, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Pham Thi Phuong Thao, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Mai Tan Binh, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.
• Ma Van Khanh, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Vương Thế Luân, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Quoc Loc, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Tran Hoang Cam Tu, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Pham Thai Ngoc, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Thailand
• Warat Kaewpijit, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand.

India:
• Saranya Sriram, O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, State of Haryana, India.
• Lovlesh Nagori, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, State of Uttar Pradesh, India.
• Hitesh Sharma, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, State of Haryana, India.
• Tanya Singh, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, State of Haryana, India.

Long Beach, Koh Lanta, Thailand.

Why Thailand???

Our Host Institution:

Thailand (/ˈtaɪlænd, -lənd/ TY-land, -⁠lənd), officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (/saɪˈæm, ˈsaɪæm/), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometers (198,120 sq mi). Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city.

Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 6th to 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, which became a regional power by the end of the 15th century. Ayutthaya reached its peak during the 18th century, until it was destroyed in the Burmese–Siamese War. Taksin quickly reunified the fragmented territory and established the short-lived Thonburi Kingdom. He was succeeded in 1782 by Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, the first monarch of the current Chakri dynasty. Throughout the era of Western imperialism in Asia, Siam remained the only nation in the region to avoid colonization by foreign powers, although it was often forced to make territorial, trade and legal concessions in unequal treaties. The Siamese system of government was centralized and transformed into a modern unitary absolute monarchy in the reign of Chulalongkorn. In World War I, Siam sided with the Allies, a political decision made in order to amend the unequal treaties. Following a bloodless revolution in 1932, it became a constitutional monarchy and changed its official name to Thailand, becoming an ally of Japan in World War II. In the late 1950s, a military coup under Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat revived the monarchy's historically influential role in politics. Thailand became a major ally of the United States, and played an anti-communist role in the region as a member of the failed SEATO, but from 1975 sought to improve relations with Communist China and Thailand's neighbors.

Apart from a brief period of parliamentary democracy in the mid-1970s, Thailand has periodically alternated between democracy and military rule. Since the 2000s, the country has been caught in continual bitter political conflict between supporters and opponents of Thaksin Shinawatra, which resulted in two coups (in 2006 and 2014), along with the establishment of its current constitution, a nominally democratic government after the 2019 Thai general election, and large pro-democracy protests in 2020–2021 which included unprecedented demands to reform the monarchy. Since 2019, it has been nominally a parliamentary constitutional monarchy; in practice, however, structural advantages in the constitution have ensured the military's hold on power.

Thailand is a middle power in global affairs and a founding member of ASEAN, and ranks very high in the Human Development Index. It has the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 24th-largest in the world by PPP and ranks 85th by nominal GDP per capita. Thailand is classified as a newly industrialized economy, with manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism as leading sectors.

The economy of Thailand is heavily export-dependent, with exports accounting for more than two-thirds of gross domestic product (GDP). Thailand exports over US$105 billion worth of goods and services annually. Major exports include cars, computers, electrical appliances, rice, textiles and footwear, fishery products, rubber, and jewelry.

Thailand is an emerging economy and is considered a newly industrialized country. Thailand had a 2017 GDP of US$1.236 trillion (on a purchasing power parity basis). Thailand is the second largest economy in Southeast Asia after Indonesia. Thailand ranks midway in the wealth spread in Southeast Asia as it is the fourth richest nation according to GDP per capita.

AGBA's 2024 Global Business Forum

A strategic alliance between AGBA (USA), Millikin University (USA), Indian Institute of Management Rohtak (India), and the EPIC Technology Group (Pvt) Ltd. (Sri Lanka) invites participation from global entrepreneurs, investors, importers, exporters, traders, professionals, consultants, heads of major government-owned enterprises, owners of private business firms, and government officials from across the world to attend “AGBA’s 2024 Global Business Forum” for global business interactions, networking and negotiations.

AGBA’s 2024 Global Business Forum would be chaired by the following distinguished global entrepreneur. Please drop him a line expressing your desire to attend ABGA's 2024 Global Business Forum:

Dr. Nayana Dehigama
Owner, Executive Chairman & Managing Director
EPIC Technology Group
Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Email: nayana@epiclanka.com

The third day (July 4, 2024) of the conference will be exclusively devoted to AGBA's 2024 Global Business Forum to be organized in collaboration with the local UAE business community. Speakers will include government officials, global entrepreneurs, global corporate leaders, and global consultants covering topics such as digitalization of global business operations; innovation and global entrepreneurship; global manufacturing to promote trade, economic growth and employment; sharing success stories, opportunities, and challenges in global business; “Make in Thailand” initiative of the Government of Turkey; and Investment opportunities of “Thai Inbound and Outbound FDI”.

Distinguished Global Business Speakers

Global Corporate Leader	Global Entrepreneur	Governmental Leader	Global Lawyer	Global Corporate Leader
Khalil Yassine Head of Arabia Unilever Jeddah Saudi Arabia	Yahya Al-Serhan Former Dean College of Business Prince Sultan University Riyadh Saudi Arabia	Said S. Mzee Accountant General Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar Zanzibar Tanzania	Roger Tanios General Counsel INDEVCO Industrial Development and Consulting Services Lebanon	Fareed Al-Yagout President and CEO National Power Company Dammam Saudi Arabia
Global Corporate Leader	Governmental Leader	Governmental Leader	Global Corporate Leader	Global Corporate Leader
Lavanya Rastogi Founder & CEO of Soul Spring and Co-founder of Ayam Houston, Texas USA	Warat Kaewpijit General Manager Phunkarn Co.,Ltd. Pathom Thailand	Forthcoming	Forthcoming	Balarama Krishna Varanasi Globalization Consultant Hyderabad State of Telangana India