Associate professor Dr. Beata Ślusarczyk from Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Poland, and Dr. Natanya Meyer from North-West University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa have opened a special topic session within the 33rd IBIMA Conference that will be held in 10-11 April 2019, Granada, Spain.

The special session is under the main topic ““Economic development through sustainable entrepreneurship and efficient management”. The other main topics within the special session include:

• Sustainable strategies for entrepreneurship development
• Local and regional Economic Development practices
• Efficient business management methods and practices
• Women’s role in entrepreneurship and economic development
• Industry 4.0 as a component of future economic development

The session will be a chance to exchange opinions and experiences of researchers, and maybe institute new collaborations between scientists and higher education academics from different countries.