SSIRC

SSIRC banner

Social Sciences International Research Conference

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, North-West University, South Africa and the WorkWell Research Unit

5 November: Pre-Conference Workshop 

6 - 7 November: Conference sessions

Conference Theme: Social Sciences Research in the AI era: Opportunities, Challenges and Threats

 

Conference objective: 

The Social Science International Research Conference (SSIRC), organised by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, North-West University (NWU), South Africa, aims to connect researchers, academics, communities and practitioners to share information, research findings and experiences on several aspects in the fields of management, law, finance, economics, education and emerging technologies. The conference also provides an international platform for networking and creates a space where PhD candidates can enhance their research skills through expert-led workshops and connections with peers from the local and global research community


 

Conference format

Delegates have the option of choosing between: 

1) A face-to-face presentation or  

2) Virtual presentation

Conference Venue:

The Radisson Blu,  Umhlanga Durban

Radisson Blu

Radisson Blu

Radisson Blu

Sub Themes

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

  • Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
  • Business and Governance in General
  • e-Business and e Technology Management
  • Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
  • Information Systems
  • Global Business
  • Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles
  • Service Business in a Global Economy/Service Management Behavioural
  • Risk Management Strategic Management Supply Chain
  • Management Operations
  • Management Information
  • Management Leisure
  • Management Innovation
  • Management
  • Events/Conference
  • Convention Management Management in the Global
  • Economy
  • Tourism and Hospitality Management
  • Business Communication
  • Sustainable Business
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Smart City and Sustainable Management
  • Sport Management
  • Public Sector Management

FINANCE, ECONOMICS & ACCOUNTING

  • Financial Technology 
  • Financial Economics 
  • International Finance 
  • Public Finance 
  • Financial Innovation and Business Sustainability 
  • Financial Technology in the Public Sector 
  • Corporate Governance and Sustainability
  • Sustainable finance Management 
  • Applied Economics Globalisation and Foreign Direct Investment 
  • Emerging Economies 
  • Funds Management 
  • Economic modelling 
  • Taxation 
  • Regionalism 
  • Auditing
  • Accounting Disclosure 
  • Financial Literacy & Behavioral Financial 
  • Banking and other financial services 
  • Forensic Accounting  

LAW

  • Anti-Dumping Law 
  • Law Intellectual 
  • Property Law 
  • Environmental Law
  • Employment Law Fraud and 
  • Scam Law related to Social 
  • Media Marine Law
  • Cybersecurity Law Data 
  • Privacy International Trade Law 
  • e Commerce Law Dispute 
  • Resolution and Litigation

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) & LEADERSHIP

  • Emotional Intelligence 
  • Flexible work arrangement 
  • Digitalisation in Human Resource (HR) 
  • HR Analysis 
  • Ageing Workforce
  • Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on HR 
  • Leadership and New normal 
  • HRM policies in response to disruptive innovations 
  • Knowledge Management 
  • Employees Relations 
  • Future Skills
  • Managing diversity at the workplace 
  • Talent Management 
  • Work life balance 
  • Health and Safe work environment 
  • Discrimination at the workplace 
  • Orgaisational Development

MARKETING

  • International Marketing and Brand Management    
  • Contemporary Approaches of Digital Marketing 
  • Neuro Marketing 
  • Consumer behaviour
  • Metaverse Marketing 
  • Marketing and Augmented reality 
  • Entrepreneurial Marketing 
  • Social and Digital Media Marketing
  • Relationship Marketing 
  • Mobile Marketing 
  • Impact of AI on marketing 
  • Gamification Marketing

SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

  • Teaching excellence in higher education 
  • Emergent digital pedagogies in higher education E-Learning 
  • Opportunities and challenges of ChatGPT in higher education
  • Virtual and Distance learning 
  • Innovative pedagogical tools and approaches 
  • New competences for virtual teaching and learning
  • The modern classroom 
  • Internalisation of HEIs 
  • Quality management in HEIs

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

  • Big data analysis and Algorithm 
  • Internet of Things and Industry 5.0 
  • Metaverse 
  • Data driven analytics and decision making 
  • Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION (TI) 

  • TI in Public sector (E-Government) 
  • TI in Business Functional Areas (Marketing, Supply Chain, HRM, Precurement, Finance, Accounting) 
  • TI Agriculture (Smart Agriculture) 
  • TI in Communication

BUSINESS RESILIENCE & SUSTAINIBILITY

  • Organisational Agility 
  • Resilient strategies 
  • Green Management