Economic achievement has been the leading objective of business organizations for a long time. However, providing answers to essential questions regarding the world's sustainable development has become a significant concern not only for society, but also for many corporate establishments. Sustainability, in terms of a “concurrent chase of economic, environmental, and social objectives”, has accompanied and substituted the traditional profit-focus of many organizations. Organizations chasing sustainable strategies face additional and different challenges than traditional, profit-focused establishments, in particular with regards to the multiplicity and interdependence of their objectives and stakeholders and their challenging transformation journey towards sustainability. In this uncertain business environment, digitalization, technology, entrepreneurship and innovation are the core of business dynamics. It is undergoing transformation into business models, knowledge sourcing and creation across international network and geographic boundaries.

The Department of Professional Accounting & Finance is happy to announce a two-day International Conference on ”Harnessing Strategies For Exponential And Sustainable Economy” on March 15th & 16th, 2024. The objective of the conference is to provide a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Business Models for sustainable development. The conference is devoted in the view of bringing together both theoretical and practical insights from the fields of sustainable entrepreneurship,   innovation   and   transformation,   on   the one hand and business models for sustainability, on the other hand.

Aligning the above Tracks/Themes to business Models the following sub-themes may be looked at by the authors contributing a paper for presentation and possible publication.

Sustainable Business and Marketing | Block-chain in Accounting, Auditing, Banking and Insurance | Marketing Analytics for Sustaining Business | Tapping Rural Market for Business Sustainability | Impact of Pandemic on Logistics & Supply Chain Management | Challenges for Human Resources Management | Workforce Diversity, Global HRM, Green HRM | Financial Analytics | Stress Management, Work and Family Balance | Virtual Communication in HR | Sustainable Business and Changes in Financial Sector | Cyber Security in Banking | Portfolio Optimization | Risk Assessment and Risk Management in New Normal | Need of Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion in Next Normal | Sustainability accounting, Accountability and Reporting | Sustainable Business and Information Technology | Machine Learning and Big Data Analysis in Businesses | IT Innovations in businesses | New-age Technology for Building Sustainable Businesses | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Development | Recent Trends in Entrepreneurship and Startups | Monetary and Fiscal Policy | Humanities, Logistics and Healthcare | Service Economy, Inclusive Growth | Environmental Sustainability | Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) analysis | Climate Financing | Sustainable Green Finance and Marketing

Papers accepted for the conference after the double-blind peer-review process will be published in the Springer Conference proceedings, which is indexed by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and Springerlink.

Publication charges are to be borne by the authors. The papers not accepted for publication in the Springer Conference proceedings will be considered for publication in the Conference proceedings with ISBN number. Conference registration fee is exclusive of publication charges.

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