THE 5TH ASIA-PACIFIC RESEARCH MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (APMRC) 2024

“Adapting Sustainability Strategies in Business and Management”

The research topics presented at the APMRC related to management and economics can include the following derivative topics but are not limited to:

1. Strategic Management
2. Risk Management
3. Human Resources/Capital
4. Marketing Management
5. Operations and Supply Chain
6. Cost Management
7. Organizational Behavior
8. Sustainable Business Development
9. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
10. Hospitality and Tourism
11. Corporate Governance
12. Business Law
13. Finance and Accounting Management
14. Economics
15. Machine Learning in Business
16. Family Business

Benefits:

1. Coaching Clinic to Publication with International Editor in Chief
2. Selected Papers will be Published in Reputable Journal/International Proceeding
3. City Tour

Publication Opportunities

Proceeding

Important Dates

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Amanda Gudmundsson, Ph.D. - Queensland University of Technology

Professor Amanda Gudmundsson is Executive Dean, Faculty of Business and Law, QUT. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Griffith University) combining the fields of industrial psychology and business, a Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education) (QUT), a 1st class Honours degree in Psychology (Organisational Psychology) (Griffith University), and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (OH&S and I/O Psychology).

After an early career in various human resources roles in agricultural machinery and the built environment, Amanda has spent more than 25 years at QUT undertaking a variety of academic and leadership roles. Her leadership experience has included study area leadership for the Human Resource Management field, MBA Director, Director of the Brisbane Graduate School of Business, Head of School of Design, and Associate Dean, Learning & Teaching.

As Executive Dean, Amanda is responsible for the strategic leadership, governance, and financial management of the Faculty of Business and Law (FBL), which includes five discipline schools (Accountancy; Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations; Economics & Finance; Law; and Management) and the QUT Graduate school of Business. FBL enrols approximately 12,500 students and employs approximately 300 permanent academic and professional staff and a large number of sessional academic staff.

Being a leader of a triple-accredited Business School, Amanda volunteers with the international business accreditation agencies of AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA to offer mentoring and peer-review activities, including representation in agency governance, membership of various executive committees and boards. As a senior leader of QUT, Amanda is also a member of the QUT Executive Leadership Team and University Academic Board, and thus directly involved in the leadership, strategic planning, and decision making of the University.

Amanda’s career transitions have been anchored by a deep desire to foster employee wellbeing and positive organisational change. She is passionate about human capability development and encouraging the nexus between research and practice to stimulate innovation. Her personal research interests apply the theories and concepts of positive psychology to the workplace, amplifying the capability of leaders and improving the experience of inclusion and belonging for all people at work.

Invited Speaker

Tanah Sullivan -  Head of SustainabilityHead of Sustainability- GoTo Group^*TBC

Tanah Sullivan is currently work as Head of SustainabilityHead of Sustainability at  GoTo Group. She had Master of International Politics from Univeristy of Melbourne.

The activities and responsibilities he carries out in his current position are overseeing the integration of ESG best practices into GoTo's strategy and operations of its group of companies (Gojek, GoTo Financial and Tokopedia), to strengthen our positive impact and long-term value for all of our stakeholders. Scope includes the management of ESG-related risks and opportunities, development of strategy and approach to GoTo's material ESG issues, monitoring and reporting of the company's performance, and introduction of technology and innovative solutions into company operations to achieve GoTo's Three Zeros by 2030 commitments.

Coaching Clinic Speaker

Prof. Cham That Huei - UCSI Graduate Business School

Dr. Cham Tat Huei is currently Professor and Deputy Dean at UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Malaysia. Additionally, he serves as a Visiting Professor at Tashkent State University of Economics (Uzbekistan), Visiting Research Professor at Symbiosis International (Deemed) University (India), and IQRA University (Pakistan). Furthermore, he holds the position of Research Advisor at the Co-operative Institute of Malaysia (CIM) and is a Research Associate at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Dr. Cham received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia), a Master's degree in Management Studies from the University of Hertfordshire (UK), and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from INTI International Laureate University (Malaysia). Moreover, he holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Hons) in Entrepreneurship from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia). Prior to joining academia, he was actively involved as a consumer and industry marketing researcher. He is also work as an Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Marketing Advances and Practices (JMAP) and Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Marketing and Digital Creative (IJMADIC).

Assc. Prof. Dr. Eugene Aw Cheng Xi - UCSI Graduate Business School

Assc. Prof. Dr. Eugene Aw Cheng Xi is an Assistant Professor in Marketing and Head of Research & Postgraduate Studies at the UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Malaysia. He received his Doctor of Philosophy (Marketing) degree, Master of Science in Business Economics (Marketing), and Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Hons) from Universiti Putra Malaysia (Malaysia).

His current research work focuses on consumer behavior, influencer marketing, branding, and technology marketing. His research has been published in reputable Web of Science (WOS) indexed and Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) ranked-A journals such as Journal of Advertising, Journal of Business Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Computers in Human Behavior, Internet Research, Information Technology & People, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Tourism Management Perspectives, among others.

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