5th international conference on business innovation and growth, 09 - 11 July (2019): Proceedings and book of abstracts

Abstract

The 2019 edition of the conference was themed; Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Accountability, Challenges and Competitiveness in Changed and Emerging Economies, and it attracted scholarship on a wide spectrum of topical issues ranging from Management & organization, Finance, Accounting & Taxation, Marketing, Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management, Information Technology & Innovation, Globalisation and Economic Sustainability, Knowledge Management and Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics and Business Education and Sustainability. The overarching objectives of the conference were to; • Provide a platform to debate on the challenges and competitiveness that changed and growing economies face today in relation to Business Innovation and entrepreneurship; • Reflect on future visions on achieving sustainable growth in these economies • Create an environment for learning and networking among delegates from educational institutions, government and non-government organizations and from small, medium and large Enterprises. The current volume carries all written material, including papers and abstracts, presented at the conference across the 3 days. The conference proceedings section of the volume carries 32 full papers, while the book of abstracts section contains 42 abstracts. All material in both sections were peer reviewed.