MIICEMA 2014 Introduction

Theme: Global Economic Climate: Issues and Challenges

Dates: 10 – 11 November 2014

Venue: Hotel Bangi-Putrajaya, Malaysia

The Malaysia Indonesia International Conference on Economics, Management and Accounting (MIICEMA) is an annual international conference that gathers academics from the region of Malaysia and Indonesia to facilitate the presentation and sharing of research findings particularly in the areas of economics and management.

Numerous benefits have been achieved from the sharing of knowledge and building of working relationships through presentations of working papers after the organisation of 14 series of the conference. The conference has become an important platform for academics to share information regarding current issues and new economic and business challenges prevalent in both south east Asia and globally.

As a continuation of the memorandum of understanding between Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta and Universitas Bengkulu, 2014 is witnessing once again the organising of the 15th MIICEMA. Following the tradition of the long-established friendship, the honour of becoming the main organiser and host to the 15th MIICEMA has now been transferred to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia through the Faculty of Economics and Management.

Through the organising of the conference, the research findings that will be presented by academics in various fields such as economics, management and accounting will surely become guides and models for other academics in developing the branches of knowledge and for the industry in managing and strengthening their businesses.

The chosen theme for MIICEMA 2014 is ” Global Economic Climate: Issues and Challenges”. Global economic climate has continuously being identified as an important element that shape the business strategies. The challenges involve in developing prudent and solid business strategies requires accurate market interpretation: both opportunities and constraints. With this in mind, the 15th MIICEMA aims to provide a platform for both academicians and managers to sit together and elaborate on these challenges.