WELCOME LETTER

19^th INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

19^th International Strategic Management Conference will be held in Kuwait at The Australian University, between the dates of October 30^th and November 1^st, 2024, Wednesday through Friday. The conference will be hybrid – both virtual and in-person. Organized by the International Strategic Management and Managers Association (ISMMA) in cooperation with Gebze Technical University, Yildiz Technical University, and The Australian University (Australian Collage of Kuwait), the 19th International Strategic Management Conference will focus on the theme of “Planning for Industry 5.0: Human-Centric, Sustainable, and Resilient Organizations”.

As part of the CEDIMES/CEDIFIRM network, we will also hold sessions in French (while the papers to be submitted to the review process and all communications with the authors will be in English).

Selected papers will have a chance to be published in the following journals (Please note that some of the journals below have their separate submission process):

• International Journal of Organizational Leadership (indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, https://ijol.cikd.ca/)
• Journal of Global Strategic Management (an internationally refereed journal published by the International Strategic Management and Managers Association and abstracted and indexed in several indexes and databases such as EBSCO Central and Eastern European Academic Source, Cabell's, Asos, and the Global Impact Factor, http://www.isma.info/category/1-jsgm),
• International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management – (indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/ijitm)
• Journal of Economics, Finance, and Accounting, http://www.pressacademia.org/journals/jefa
• Journal of Management, Marketing, and Logistics, http://www.pressacademia.org/journals/jmml
• Research Journal of Business and Management, http://www.pressacademia.org/journals/rjbmb
• Journal of Business, Economics, and Finance, http://www.pressacademia.org/journals/jbef
• EMAJ: Emerging Markets Journal, http://emaj.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/emaj/index

Selected high quality papers by editor will be published IGI Global as a book chapter, details will be announced in advance.

Papers must be submitted electronically by using the online submission system. Please send your registration form to:
Ece Nur Polat
19^th International Strategic Management Conference
E-mail: [email protected]

We are looking forward to your valued contributions to the 19^th International Strategic Management Conference and hope to see you in Kuwait, between the dates of October 30^th and November 1^st, 2024.

Mehtap Özşahin (Ph.D.)
Chair of the Conference

Alper Ertürk (Ph.D.)
Co-Chair of the Conference