Themes

The conference will examine the continuing importance of quality management, whilst paying attention to the significance of innovation management and knowledge management for business growth and development. The QIK conference is cross disciplinary, and the organizers are interested in case studies of practice, theoretical papers, empirical studies and other papers addressing the following issues:

• Developments in Quality Management
• Quality and Performance
• Product Innovation - Strategy and Practice
• New Technology, Technological Change and Innovation
• Business Process Innovation
• National Innovation Systems
• Innovation and Economic Performance
• Knowledge Management and Innovation
• Knowledge and Intellectual Property
• Human Resources, Innovation and Knowledge
• Teaching Practice - Quality, Innovation and Knowledge