6th Business & Management Conference, Geneva

Session I.

Business and International Business

DINIS SANTOS

AN EXPLORATORY APPROACH TO KOREAN AND CHINESE INTERNATIONAL R&D COOPERATION: A GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE

HAENG A SEO
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION AND PLANNING , KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

IMPORTANCE OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN REGIONS’ BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT

BIRUTA PULE
BA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE, LATVIA
GUNTA INNUSE
BA SCHOOL OF BUSUNESS AND FINANCE, LATVIA

DOES MNES’ OFFSHORE INVESTMENT ACTIVITY CONTRIBUTE TO THE REVENUE GROWTH OF THEIR PARENT COMPANY? A TAIWAN LED & COMMUNICATION INVESTING IN CHINA CASE

CHIH-HUNG HSIEH
YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY , TAIWAN

THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS

EMMANUEL INNOCENTS EDOUN
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
GENEVIEVE BAKAM FOTSO
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG , SOUTH AFRICA

CAN FIRMS TIME THE MARKET? EVIDENCE USING OWN STOCK TRANSACTIONS.

DINIS SANTOS
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA, PORTUGAL
PAULO GAMA
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA, PORTUGAL

GENERALIZED EXTREME VALUE MODEL FOR CAR LOAN FRAUD

ANNA MATUSZYK
WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, POLAND
MALGORZATA WRZOSEK
WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, POLAND

UNDERSTANDING ARAB MANAGER S MINDSETS

SAAD YASEEN
AL-ZAYTOONAH UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN, JORDAN

Session II.

Management, Human Resource Management

KURT MOTAMEDI

A FRAMEWORK FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING BASED ON FINANCIAL LITERACY AND WEALTH ACCUMULATION

STANLEY YAP PENG LOK
SEGI UNIVERSITY , MALAYSIA
CHONG WEI YING
SEGI UNIVERSITY , MALAYSIA
LEOW HON WEI
SEGI UNIVERSITY , MALAYSIA

AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OF EPC CONTRACTORS IN PETROLEUM INDUSTRIES

MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN MAHMOUDI SARI
UNIVERSITY OF ART, TEHRAN, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

A FACTOR ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENT SATISFACTION OF SERVICE QUALITY OF FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION MARKETING, THAILAND

PENPAK PHEUNPHA
UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY, THAILAND

GENDER REGIME AND POLICIES IN MALAWI: A LITERATURE REVIEW

TIYESERE MERCY CHIKAPA
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, ALLIANCE MANCHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL,, UNITED KINGDOM

RESILIENCE IN DYNAMIC COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS

KURT MOTAMEDI
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY , UNITED STATES

Plenary Session

Welcome Address:

Robert Holman
Conference Chair and Director of the IISES

LEADERS IN THE MAKING: BUSINESS GAMES TO STIMULATE ADULT LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

GREGORY KIVENZOR
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES

Session III.

Marketing

ADITYA P TRIPATHI

BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR ARCHITECTS: GROWING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND REGAINING MARKET SHARE IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY.

GEORGE GROPPAS
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT - UK, FRANCE

SERVICE BUSHINESS MODEL INNOVATION CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

HANAN ARNOUS
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KUWAIT, KUWAIT
MOHSEN BAGNIED
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KUWAIT, KUWAIT

CONSUMER PERCEPTION TOWARDS ON-LINE SHOPPING: A STUDY OF INDIAN PERSPECTIVE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DELHI

ADITYA P TRIPATHI
SHYAM LAL COLLEGE ( EVENING) UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, INDIA

ANALYSIS OF RE-GIFTING MOTIVATIONS IN INDIAN SCENARIO

NOOPUR AGRAWAL
SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, INDIA

AN OVERVIEW OF EMERGING POSITIONING APPROACHES FOR COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCES

SAEED SHOBEIRI
UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE, CANADA

Session IV.

Business and International Business, Business Information Systems

CHENGEDZAI MAFINI

ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS & FDI IN SOUTH ASIA

MUMTAZ HUSSAIN SHAH
INSTITUTE OF MANAGMENT STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

CONTRADICTORY CHARACTER OF THE PROCESS OF LIBERALIZATION AND INTEGRATION OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND INFLUENCE OF THIS PROCESS ON THE COUNTRIES WITH SMALL ECONOMY

KHATUNA BERISHVILI
TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA

DETERMINATION OF CORRELATIVE RELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIAL CAPITAL, TRUST AND MOTIVATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY

TEMUR SHENGELIA
TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA

SMME ATTITUDES TOWARDS FINANCIAL BOOTSTRAPPING: A PERSPECTIVE FROM A DEVELOPING ECONOMY

BONGINKOSI ZWANE
MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SOUTH AFRICA
CELANI NYIDE
DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SOUTH AFRICA

A DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW OF THE BARRIERS TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAINS

CHENGEDZAI MAFINI
VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SOUTH AFRICA
POOBIE PILLAY
VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SOUTH AFRICA

THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT (NEPAD) AS THE DRIVER FOR AFRICA’S TRANSFORMATION

EMMANUEL INNOCENTS EDOUN
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
ALEXANDRE ESSOME
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Session V.

Accounting and Auditing, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance

DANIJELA MILOŠ SPRČIĆ

INTRA-GROUP CONFLICTS IN TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS. EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM POLAND

MAŁGORZATA MARCHEWKA
CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, POLAND

FINANCIAL LITERACY: LITERATURE REVIEW AND RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

STANLEY YAP PENG LOK
SEGI UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA
WEI YING CHONG
SEGI UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA
HON WEI LEOW
SEGI, MALAYSIA

THE CHANGE OF CONSOLIDATION RULES AND ITS IMPACT ON EARNINGS MANAGEMENT

YAN-JIE YANG
YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN
CHI-HUA LI
FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN
RUEY-CHING LIN
FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN
HONG-DA WANG
NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG FIRST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOG, TAIWAN

THE CURIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT EFFECT OF COMBINED SEOS

J. BARRY LIN
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & COMPANY PERFORMANCE OF HONG KONG BASED & CHINA BASED FAMILY-CONTROLLED PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES

CHUN CHEONG STEVE FONG
MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, MACAU

INFLUENCE OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON INVESTORS PERCEPTION, COST OF CAPITAL AND ACCURACY OF FINANCIAL ANALYSTS FORECAST

DANIJELA MILOŠ SPRČIĆ
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, UNIVESITY OF ZAGREG, CROATIA
MARTINA BANDULA
INA GROUP, CROATIA
ANTONIJA KOŽUL
MCKINSEY AND CO. , CROATIA

VRIN FRAMEWORK AND COMPANY’S FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

TOMISLAVA PAVIC KRAMARIC
UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT - UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, CROATIA
MAJA PERVAN
UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT - FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, CROATIA
MARIJANA CURAK
UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT - FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, CUBA

WHAT DETERMINES PROFITABILITY OF INSURANCE MARKETS IN SELECTED CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES?

TOMISLAVA PAVIC KRAMARIC
UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT, UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, CROATIA
MARKO MILETIC
UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT, UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, CROATIA
IVAN PAVIC
UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT - FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, CROATIA

Session VI.

Marketing

SOMNATH CHAKRABARTI

BRAND ORIGIN RECOGNITION ACCURACY (BORA) AND ITS ANTECEDENTS: A CASE IN MALAYSIA

TEO POH CHUIN
TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, MALAYSIA
OSMAN MOHAMAD
MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA

THE IMPACTS OF WORLDMINDEDNESS AND NATIONALISM ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE AND PURCHASE INTENTION TOWARDS PORTABLE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS: A CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY

TEO POH CHUIN
TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, MALAYSIA
MOHAMAD OSMAN
MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA

IMPACT OF RETAIL STORE ATMOSPHERE ON CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR IN INDIA

KAPIL KUMAR
BPS WOMEN UNIVERSITY, INDIA

IMPACT OF CONSUMER DECISION MAKING STYLE ON ONLINE GROCERY PURCHASING IN INDIA

DR. KRISHAN KUMAR
BPS WOMEN UNIVERSITY, INDIA

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY FOR UNDERSTANDING THE DRIVERS OF DISPLAY ADVERTISING SPEND IN USA

SOMNATH CHAKRABARTI
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) KASHIPUR, INDIA

E-session

TOWARDS A MORE UNIVERSAL UNDERSTANDING OF CONTENT MARKETING: THE CONTRIBUTION OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH

CHARMAINE DU PLESSIS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICA

APPLYING THE COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE MODEL TO EXPLAIN USERS’ CONTINUANCE INTENTION IN A GAMIFICATION CONTEXT

CHIA-LIN HSU
CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN

STAFF SUGGESTION SCHEME (SSS) IMPLEMENTATION IN UAE ORGANIZATIONS: A PATH TO INNOVATE

FAUZIA JABEEN
ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
MOHAMED BEHERY
MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY – FACULTY OF COMMERCE, EGYPT