The 5th International Conference on Business, Economics and Management (iCBEM-2024) aims to provide a comprehensive platform for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from various disciplines to come together and explore the multifaceted landscape of sustainable knowledge management. The event will delve into the dynamic intersections of knowledge management and sustainability, shedding light on innovative approaches, cutting-edge tools, and emerging trends that contribute to both organizational success and environmental stewardship.

The conference will offer an in-depth exploration of three key areas: approaches, tools, and future trends. These facets of iCMBE-2024 center on understanding the various methodologies and strategies that organizations adopt to integrate sustainability principles into their knowledge management practices. It will explore how organizations can align their knowledge creation, sharing, and retention processes with sustainability goals. Discussions will cover topics such as embedding sustainable values into knowledge workflows, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration for holistic problem- solving, and promoting knowledge sharing that supports ecological balance. Moreover, iCMBE-2024 explores the future landscape. This will unveil emerging trends and visionary concepts shaping the trajectory of sustainable knowledge management. Participants will discuss the role of advanced technologies such as machine learning and automation in optimizing knowledge processes while promoting sustainability. Concepts like circular knowledge economy, where knowledge is continually shared, repurposed, and revitalized, will also be explored. The conference has multiple tracks that are focused on keynote speeches, intellectual talks, and research manuscripts.

The Case Research Center (CRC) of Sukkur IBA University aims to advance case-based integrated teaching and learning approach. The CRC actively plays its role in developing business cases on companies and organizations of different sizes and natures, from listed companies, MNCs, and SMEs to NGOs and social enterprises.
The CRC develops a significant number of cases on contemporary business issues related to industries, including financial services, e-commerce, IT, manufacturing, food and beverage, and retailing.
The CRC constantly encourages the teaching fraternity to replace traditional teaching pedagogies with a case-based teaching approach. Further, Sukkur IBA University introduced an MBA program, which is entirely a case-based teaching program. A wide range of business cases is also available for other business institutions at a reasonable price.
Besides case development and promoting case-based teaching at Sukkur IBA University, the CRC actively organizes workshops, seminars, and conferences. It invites business leaders and industry experts to deliver talks and share their experiences with a distinguished audience.
Students can apply inter-disciplinary knowledge by analyzing case studies and providing viable solutions to organizational-related issues. Further, a case-based teaching approach strengthens students to think and act like managers, evaluate the social impact of an organization’s administrative decisions, develop strategies to generate sustainable competitive advantage, propose solutions, and design new business models.