The IACCM 2019 Conference with the topic „Intercultural competencies for a disruptive VUCA world: Exploring creativity, innovation, resilience & resistance in intercultural research, training & management“ will be hosted at IÉSEG School of Management Paris La Défense campus from 31st October until 2nd November.
While globalisation with its quick flows of people, information and technology has been a fact for many years and many lessons have been learnt, the ever-increasing scale and pace nonetheless adds to the Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) the world finds itself in today, with the challenges posed seemingly increasing rather than decreasing.
The conference theme thus focusses on creativity and innovation as we want to explore new approaches and ideas to familiar problems that nonetheless present themselves anew every day. Exploring these VUCA dynamics and how intercultural competence is and can be used to navigate these challenging waters therefore seems to be more important than ever. The conference aims to continue the dialogue between scholars, trainers and practitioners as all three groups will contribute valuable insights to this discussion and to explore together new and creative ways of promoting and embedding intercultural competence in organisations and to managing in a VUCA world.
Standard Presentation (30 mins):
The speaker will give a 15-minute talk on their chosen topic followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.
Paper presentations at the conference should normally be planned for 15 minutes. This would be followed by questions and comments for another 15 minutes. However, depending upon the number of papers in a session, moderators might recommend variations to this standard presentation format.
Doctoral Workshop (30 mins):
Doctoral Workshops are hosted on Thursday, 31st October. Doctoral candidates will present the research leading up to their dissertations. Doctoral workshops are designed to provide a space for feedback and discussion, therefore the presentation should be shorter with more time for discussions. A limited number of bursaries will be made available to support contributors presenting their research as part of a doctoral workshop
Poster:
Posters will be exhibited throughout the conference in the foyer. During a dedicated poster session delegates are given the opportunity to discuss content with the authors.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Paris.
