UPSA’s International Conference on Business Management and Entrepreneurial Development slated for April 26 & 27

The International Conference on Business Management and Entrepreneurial Development (ICBMED) is UPSA’s flagship conference by technical experts, and other local and international affiliate institutions identifying social needs in the community and applying research and knowledge to address those needs by covering all areas of Entrepreneurship Development, Management, and Marketing.

The 8th edition of the ICBMED 2023 takes place on April 26-27, 2023 virtually. The 2023 Conference is themed Business Growth, Structural Change, and Economic Development in Periods of Economic Crises.

Annually, ICBMED selects a relevant challenging issue and provides a forum to interrogate the issue and propose research-based solutions. ICMED seeks to enable the university to expand its frontiers of knowledge in a way that ties into its vision.

ICBMED focuses on scholarship (the pursuit and acquisition of knowledge) through scientific research processes and methods, as well as Professionalism (the application of knowledge for development in an ethical way) for the competitiveness of firms and industries, both locally and internationally.

The global economy has recorded its weakest growth profile since 2021, which is largely attributed to the.

COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Such economic crisis periods may require countries (especially, highly import-dependent economies) to exploit opportunities for structural change to drive economic development in an attempt to provide an enabling environment for business growth and sustainability.

Structural reforms are thought to stimulate productivity and growth by improving the efficiency of markets and the broader economic environment. Against this background, how firms respond to volatile and unstable market conditions with limited resources for survival and successful business continuity in times of economic uncertainty and recovery is imperative.

Hence, exploring how firms respond in periods of economic crisis, and providing managerially relevant implications is timely and critical. It is also important for scholars and researchers to explore potential structural changes that could drive economic development and business growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.

For this purpose, the 2023 ICBMED conference seeks to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, business practitioners, policymakers, and educators to discuss and explore the issues relevant to the conference theme.

The 8th edition of the ICBMED 2023 takes place on April 26-27, 2023 via virtual. For further information, contact: conference-ICBMED@upsamail.edu.gh, +233 244 291 579. Kindly visit www.upsa.edu.gh on how to freely participate in the conference. The general public is invited.

About UPSA’s ICBMED

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) provides world-class academic degrees and professional qualifications that are nationally entrenched, regionally recognized, and globally relevant. One of the functional areas of UPSA is Research and Community Service.

Service in UPSA means recognizing social needs in the community and applying our strengths and knowledge to address those needs. One of those channels is the establishment of the International Conference on Business Management and Entrepreneurial Development (ICBMED).