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Modern Trends in Business, Hospitality & Tourism Hybrid Conference (May 22nd - 24th, 2025, onsite, at the Faculty of Business – Horea St. No 7, Cluj-Napoca, and online, via the MSTeams Platform)
Conference Theme: Innovation, Sustainability and Growth in a VUCA Environment (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity)
Reputable keynote speakers have accepted to honor the event: https://tbs.ubbcluj.ro/conference/about.html:
Prof. Sébastien POINT, Ph.D. (EM Strasbourg, France)
and more to be announced
Important Deadlines
- February 19th, 2025, Extended Abstract
- February 22nd, 2025, Extended Abstract acceptance notification
- April 11th, 2025, Full Paper submission for Conference Proceedings
- April 27th, 2025, Abstract submissions of undergraduate & master students’ (submitted under the coordination of a supervising professor for the students’ session)
- May 30th, 2025, Reviewers' feedback for submitted papers
- June 6th, 2025, Submission of final papers for the Springer Conference Proceedings
- June 22th, 2025, Notification of final papers’ acceptance for the Springer Conference Proceedings
- June 27th, 2025, Submission of papers for the Studia UBB Negotia Journal supporting journal
Submission of papers to all supporting journals
All papers must comply with the journals’ requirements, as they will enter the regular review process of the selected journals:
- Studia UBB Negotia Journal
- Central European Journal of Geography and Sustainable Development
Registration Fees
- Students: undergraduate and master students – free only if attending the students’ session
- Any attending co-authors will pay 75 Euro (PhD students) or 150 Euro (researchers academics, practitioners)
- Regular Attendees:
1. Early bird registration (the latest on February 23rd, 2025):
- Researchers, academics, practitioners - 200 Euro/paper
- PhD students (if first authors) - 100 Euro/paper
2. Regular registration (the latest on March 31st, 2025):
- Researchers, academics, practitioners - 300 Euro/paper
- PhD students (if first authors) - 150 Euro/paper
3. Late registration (the latest on April 27th, 2024):
- Researchers, academics, practitioners - 400 Euro/paper
- PhD students (if first authors) - 200 Euro/paper
Contact Info:
conference.tbs@ubbcluj.ro
conference.tbs.mtbht@gmail.com
Email subject: 2025 Conference
Please use both e-mail addresses
Conference Objective:
- The main objective of this conference is to bring together researchers, practitioners, and scholars from economic fields to exchange their research results and experiences and to discuss the most recent trends, challenges, and solutions in the fields of business, hospitality, and tourism. Submitted papers will address topics related to the following ones:
Conference Topics
- Smart and Sustainable Development Issues in the Business and Digital Environment
- Challenges and Opportunities in the International Business Context
- Innovation, Sustainability, and Growth in a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) Environment
- Sustainable and Resilient Business Models
- Business and Wellbeing
- Innovative and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
- Changing Dimensions of Modern Business and Hospitality
- Financing Alternatives for SMEs
- Modern Customer Experiences
- Human Capital Leadership & Organisational Behaviour
- Global Capital Markets and their Role in Investment Financing
- Corporate Governance
- Classic and Alternative Approaches in the fields of Accounting, Banking, Business Law, Economics, and Finance
Extended Abstract & Paper Submission
Participants interested in presenting a paper are invited to send an extended abstract.
The Extended Abstract - Word file (in English, Template here) that includes: • the Paper Title • 5 keywords • JEL classification (http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.html), • the Full Name of the author/authors, the Institutional Affiliation, and the • E-mail address
Extended Abstract (of 600 to 800 words) must cover the following aspects:
- A brief Introduction of the approached subject highlighting the added value of the research (100-300 words);
- Research Purpose and the Methodological Approach (70-100 words);
- Key Results of the research and brief Discussions (270-320 words);
- main Conclusions (70-100 words);
- References (5-12 references).
Extended Abstracts and (later) full papers must be submitted online via the MS Form available at:
https://forms.office.com/e/gdyym28fBX
Papers must be original and should not have been previously published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. All abstracts and full papers must be written in English.
Publication Opportunities
To be considered for publishing opportunities, all contributions must be presented during the conference.
The Authors of the accepted Extended Abstracts are going to be further invited to submit their full papers.
Final papers can be published either in the Springer Book of Proceedings (to be indexed by Springer) or in the supporting journals:
- Studia UBB Negotia Journal
- Central European Journal of Geography and Sustainable Development
The submitted invited papers will undergo each journal's regular review process.
The template for the Book of proceedings is available online (https://tbs.ubbcluj.ro/conference/submission.html).
Submission to the supporting journals will comply with their publication guidelines.
The conference welcomes researchers, academics, and practitioners to share their knowledge and findings. Undergraduate, master, and PhD students are also encouraged to present their research and to receive academic feedback and advice.
For the Springer Book of Proceedings, the editors will consider final papers only if presented during the conference (paper template here: https://tbs.ubbcluj.ro/conference/doc/MTBHT%20-%20Paper%20Template_Springer%20Proceedings.docx) addressing the tracks:
- Smart and Sustainable Development Issues in the Business Environment
- Sustainable and Resilient Business Models
- Innovation, Sustainability and Growth in a VUCA Environment
- Innovative and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
- Modern Customer Experiences
Horea St. No 7
400174 Cluj-Napoca , Rumänien