Management International Conference is a traditional conference for scholars of management studies, welcoming participants from around the world, with broad and diverse research interests. Among the many topics related to management, the special focus of MIC 2009 is on creativity and innovation that are becoming important conditions for a successful society. The modern world puts emphasis on better use of knowledge and rapid innovation. Many countries are striving to become the world's leading knowledge-based economy. The year 2009 was also declared the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. There is a need for skills and competences that enable people to embrace change as an opportunity and to be open to new ideas in a culturally diverse, knowledge-based society.

The aim of the conference is to present and discuss research that contributes to the sharing of new theoretical, methodological and empirical knowledge, and to a better understanding of management practices, in particular in the field of Creativity, Innovation and Management.

In recent years, the MIC Conference has been organised in partnership with the newly established Euro-Mediterranean University. Papers related to issues of intercultural dialogue and management in multicultural societies are thus especially welcome.