The International Business and Economy Conference (IBEC) invites the submission for its 19th annual research conference to be held in Bergamo, Italy. The objective of IBEC is to provide a forum for intellectual discussion among scholars and practitioners. We seek to provide a platform to analyze the strategic challenges faced by firms, educators, governments and other institutions in the global arena. The program Committee invites theoretical, empirical papers and case studies on these two special tracks: Management, Banking & Finance, Accounting and accountability.