The dominance of multinational enterprises and the influence of local business elites has been a cause of concern in some circles, whilst in others they have been praised as innovative engines of the ‘entrepreneurial economy’. Today, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and amidst an economic boom of many emerging and developing economies, the schism between the optimists and the pessimists seems greater than ever. Can global business and the growing number of entrepreneurs in emerging countries rid the world of absolute poverty in the near future as some business leaders predict? Or will collusion between business and political elites, and the availability of new powerful surveillance technology, rob people across the world of their basic human rights, and herald in a new era of feudalism? Will the economic decline of Western democracies see a sell-out of their commitment to human rights? Or will we see a resurgence of business ethics, good global corporate leadership and the adoption of more shared value approaches?

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MsM 4th
Annual Research Conference
Global Business,
Emerging Markets
and Human Rights: Old
Concerns or Fresh Hopes?
5-6 September 2014, MsM, Maastricht
Working together for better global management
CALLFOR
PAPERS
Can global business and the growing number of entrepreneurs in emerging countries
rid the world of absolute poverty in the near future as some business leaders predict?
Or will collusion between business and political elites, and the availability of new
powerful surveillance technology, rob people across the world of their basic human
rights, and herald in a new era of feudalism? Will the economic decline of Western
democracies see a sell-out of their commitment to human rights? Or will we see a
resurgence of business ethics, good global corporate leadership and the adoption of
more shared value approaches?
These and related topics will be explored at the 4th
annual research conference of the
Maastricht School of Management, to be held on 5-6 September in co-operation with
Maastricht University’s School of Business and Economics and Law Faculty.
Papers:
The deadline for submissions of abstracts of no longer than 400 words is 30 June 2014
and should be sent to: research@msm.nl. Accepted papers are due by 14 August 2014.
Information:
Please contact Prof.Wim A. Naudé PhD, Dean Director of Maastricht School of
Management at naude@msm.nl or visit www.msm.nl
The dominance of multinational enterprises and the influence of local
business elites has been a cause of concern in some circles,whilst in others
they have been praised as innovative engines of the ‘entrepreneurial
economy’.Today,in the aftermath of the global financial crisis,and amidst
an economic boom of many emerging and developing economies, the
schism between the optimists and the pessimists seems greater than ever.
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