We invite competitive papers and posters which respond to the theme of the Conference. Conceptual, theoretical, and empirical papers, using qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies are welcome. We have identified a number of sub-themes; however, we are happy to also consider papers which are not directly related to these sub-themes but rather fit into the wider theme of the Conference. The sub-themes are as follows:
Business continuity and growth in the era of new normal
Orchestrating the recovery of organizations and supply chains
New strategic priorities for navigating through the new normal
Topics and trends emerging from the new normal
• Big data for digital innovation
• Data and text mining for business
• Enterprise data lake
• Machine learning
• Prediction systems
• Social media and streaming analytics
• Urban data science
• Corporate governance reforms
• Cyber-surveillance
• Data privacy and cyber-security
• Economic and environmental ethics
• ESG reporting
• Ethics, law and justice
• IT governance
• Transparency and accountability
• Digital and data-enabled transformation
• Digital business models and ecosystems
• Digital disruption in supply chain
• Digital marketing and e-consumer behaviour
• E-business value creation
• Electronic HRM
• Future of work
• Blockchain and eSports
• Business models in eSports
• Cultures of competitive play and learning practices
• eSports ecosystem and investment
• Localisation and fan behaviour
• Statistical studies of competitive play
• Strategies for eSports development
• Application of Blockchain and DLT in financial industry
• Artificial intelligence in finance
• Digital financial literacy for the digital age
• Fintech growth and the diffusion of solutions
• Linking FinTech to RegTech, SupTech, InsurTech and WealthTech
• Open APIs and ecosystems
• Virtual banking and disintermediation
• Applications of artificial intelligence in the HR Industry
• Digital experience can contribute to a better employee experience
• Essential HR future skills
• Flexible work: the new organizational culture
• Flexible working is the new normal
• Measuring the productivity and performance of remote employees
• Physical and mental health while working from home
• Reinventing mobility
• Remote working really the future?
• Workforce trends to look out for beyond 2021
• Changes in business model
• Design thinking in the new normal
• Development and management of innovation hub
• Environmental uncertainty, business failure, and recovery
• Ideation, creativity and synthesis
• Innovation management
• Intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship
• Resource acquisition and support in the new normal
• Technology innovation
• Consumer engagement and communication
• Green finance
• Managing sustainability with business intelligence and analytics
• Social innovation
• Sustainable HRM
• Sustainable lifestyles and circular economy
• Systems approach to sustainable value chains
• Systems thinking
• Changes in leadership practices
• Diversity and inclusion
• Employee creativity in the new normal
• Employee well-being
• Work from home practices and work-family balance
• Carbon offsetting and aviation
• Change in tourism behaviour
• Innovation and growth in tourism
• Participatory tourism development
• Recovery strategy
• Smart tourism in city destinations
• Tourism futurology
• Tourism policy for sustainable and inclusive growth
