Washington Business Research Forum

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Washington Business Research Forum

• In Collaboration with
• Howard University and the National HBCU Business
  Deans Roundtable

Call for Papers or Abstracts Deadline for
Submission November 21, 2008
Participation Information Abstract
(approximately 150 words) or complete papers
including the abstract should be emailed as an MS
Word attachment. Presented papers and full
papers of abstracts will be reviewed for Forum
Proceedings. Abstracts will be published in
Conference Program and accepted papers (subject
to double blind review process) would be
published in Conference Proceedings. Completed
papers that are presented at the conference and
submitted to the Conference Editorial Committee
within 30 days following the Conference will be
considered for publication in a Journal to be
edited by the Conference. All papers and/or
abstracts should be emailed to WBRFORUM_at_GMAIL.COM
Dress Business casual Date January 2-3,
2009 Location Embassy Suites Hotel 1300
Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202
Conference Registration 175 Current Ph.D.
students can accompany a registered Faculty
member at no additional cost. Ph.D. students not
accompanied by a current faculty member require a
75 registration fee. First four Ph.D. students
would be registered with registration fee.
Conference Grants Limited number of grants are
available for faculty members from HBCUs.
Registration includes lodging and meal at the
conference venue.
Theme Current Financial Crisis Causes and
Solutions
Suggested Areas of Discussion Including (but not
limited to)

• Best Practices
• Business Strategy Policy
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance/Banking
• Economics
• Global/International Business
• Government/Military
• Healthcare Management
• New Business Practices and Strategies

• Human Resource Management
• Ethics/Corporate Responsibility
• Social Responsibility
• Information Technology
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Marketing

• Non-Profit
• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)
• Outsourcing
• Program Assessment
• Performance Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Operations Management
• Quality Issues

Please call 202.806.1668 with inquiries