Call for Papers | ABC Asia-Pacific Conference 2013, Kyoto, Japan

Call for Papers

Scope of Conference Themes

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

The art of business communication: Simple, clear and focused form of communication much like the practice of Zen

Effective business communication in the diversified global economy
Empathy and Trust in communication
New technology (e.g. Social Networking Service) and business communication

Globalization and intercultural communication

Intercultural communication issues in mergers
Intercultural communication in the era of global consciousness
Intercultural marketing and branding

Business stakeholder communication

Public Relations and consumer behavior in intercultural contexts
Communication with internal stakeholders: Employee voice, horizontal and vertical communication
Communication with external stakeholders: Customers, business partners, investors, society, ecological environment

Perspective from the business world: Case studies from various industries

Emerging communication issues in the industries of healthcare, finance, arts & culture, information technology, etc

Rhetoric: Traditional approach of business communication

Persuasive and rhetorical communication praxis
Decision-making and negotiation
Crisis communication management

Role of business schools and academic institutions

Teaching stakeholder perspective of business communication
Professional training
Teaching business/professional communication
UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)