Call for Chapters
Proposals Submission Deadline: August 15, 2014
Full Chapters Due: November 15, 2014

Introduction
For release in the Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage (ABSCA) Book Series.

Series Editor: Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain)
ISSN: 2327-3429

The Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage (ABSCA) Book Series is a timely series responding to the high demand for state-of-the-art research on how business strategies are created, implemented and re-designed to meet the demands of globalized competitive markets. With a focus on local and global challenges, business opportunities and the needs of society, the ABSCA encourages scientific discourse on doing business and managing information technologies for the creation of sustainable competitive advantage.
One of the most important questions is how an ethical business is conducted in emerging markets. Governments were involved in the judgment of businesses according to certain imposed requirements and thus labeling them as ethical or unethical, legal or illegal. In this book, we are going to focus on business ethics and social responsibility in emerging market's business decision making. We aim to show how companies have dealt ethically with decisions related to investment, corporate governance, consumer behavior understanding, and leadership, etc. The important role of teaching business ethics in schools and companies and the impact of regulations on business ethics will be reported. In emerging markets social responsibility, culture, and religion do exercise a huge influence in defining business ethics. This book is regarded as an up-to-date overview of business ethics, practices, and social responsibilities in emerging markets.



Objective
An easy-reading volume that focuses on business ethics and social responsibility that can be used by researchers and practitioners to better understand emerging markets.
It includes theoretical and real case studies to help junior researchers and practitioners to understand the business practices in emerging markets.
Short, precise, and concise up-to-date information about business ethics and social responsibility in emerging markets.


Target Audience
This book seeks to offer business students, academics, and practitioners a refreshed and enhanced view of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility in Emerging Markets.

Recommended Topics
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Business ethics in emerging markets
Social responsibility of business and sustainability in emerging markets
Decision making in emerging markets — moral and ethical aspects
Investments in emerging markets –moral and ethical aspects
Corporate governance in emerging markets
Business ethics and consumers' behavior in emerging markets
Ethical leadership in emerging markets
Education of business ethics in schools and companies
Emerging markets regulation, rule of law, and business ethics
Cross-cultural comparison of business ethics between emerging markets
Social culture, religion, and economic crimes in an emerging markets business
Case studies in business ethics from emerging markets


Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 15, 2014, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by August 30, 2014 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by November 15, 2014. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

All proposals should be submitted through the link at the bottom of this page.



Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2015.

Important Dates
August 15, 2014: Proposal Submission Deadline
August 30, 2014: Notification of Acceptance
November 15, 2014: Full Chapter Submission
January 15, 2015: Review Results Returned
April 20, 2015: Final Acceptance Notification
April 30, 2015: Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries
Prof. Minwir Al-Shammari
College of Business Administration
University of Bahrain
P.O Box 32038, Sakhir
Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel.: (+973) 1743 8500
Email: malshammari@uob.edu.bh

Dr. Hatem Masri
College of Business Administration
University of Bahrain
P.O Box 32038, Sakhir
Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel.: (+973) 1743 8668
Email: hmasri@uob.edu.bh