INTRODUCTION
The 2023 IBC conference will be hosted at the Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre in Swakopmund, Namibia, from 24 to 27 September 2023. Detail regarding important dates, paper submission, fees & registration, and accommodation can be accessed via the drop-down menu under the 2023 IBC tab. Registration opens on 31 March 2023.
AIM OF THE CONFERENCE
The 16th IBC 2023 conference has three main goals. The first goal is to provide an international platform for the presentation, discussion and debate of different academic and professional approaches and research on recent developments in an ever-turbulent business environment. The second goal is to provide academics, practitioners and post-graduate students the opportunity to have their work validated and benchmarked within the benevolent academic and professional community. The final goal is to create a pleasant and enjoyable environment to serve the first two goals, where delegates can also relax, get to know their fellow academia informally, and build their networks.
CONFERENCE ACCREDITATION
All the previous IBC conferences, including the 2021 conference held virtually, have met the criteria for subsidy set by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). At present, the 2022 conference held at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West is undergoing a rigorous process to qualify for a subsidy. (We positively await the outcome; however, take note that this usually is a two-year process at DHET.)
THE CONFERENCE THEMES WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING AREAS
| Agricultural Management | Human Resource Management |
| Applied Business School Research | Information and Knowledge Management |
| Business Education | Investments and Management Accounting |
| Business Ethics | Managerial Economics |
| Business Management | Marketing Management |
| Entrepreneurship | Operations and Supply Chain Management |
| Environmental Management | Tourism Management |
| Financial Management | Critical Management Studies |
VENUE
Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre, Swakopmund, Namibia
CONFERENCE DATES
24 to 27 September 2023
IBC COMMITTEES
CONFERENCE CHAIR
- Prof Stéphan van der Merwe
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- Prof Geoff Goldman (Chair)
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
- Prof Stéphan van der Merwe (Organising Director)
- Mrs Karina le Roux (Organising Coordinator)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Prof Stéphan van der Merwe (Chairperson & Organising Director)
- Prof Geoff Goldman (Deputy Chairperson & Scientific Director)
- Prof Mornay Roberts-Lombard (Marketing Director)
- Dr Cobus Oosthuizen (Treasurer)
IBC BOARD
- Prof Armand Bam (USB)
- Prof Geoff Goldman (UJ)
- Prof Vannie Naidoo (UKZN)
- Dr Cobus Oosthuizen (BCC)
- Prof Linda Ronnie (UCT)
- Prof Stéphan van der Merwe (NWU)
- Prof Kai Wellner (Nurnberg, Germany)
- Prof Christo Bisschoff (NWU)
- Prof Michelle Mey (NMU)
- Prof Brownhilder Neneh (UFS)
- Prof Mornay Roberts-Lombard (UJ)
- Prof Kariena Strydom (WSU)
- Prof Jurie van Vuuren (UP)