14 th International Business Research Conference PROGRAM 28-30 April 2011 Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE Main Theme: “Research for Re-thinking” Prof. Bob Clift Prof. Oskar Kayasan Dr. Zia Haqq Chair Co-Chair Coordinator Proudly sponsored by World Business Institute, Australia Journal of Business and Policy Research International Review of Business Research Papers Global Economy and Finance Journal Global Review of Accounting and Finance World Review of Business Research World Journal of Social Science World Journal of Management
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14th International Business Research Conference
PROGRAM
28-30 April 2011
Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
Main Theme: “Research for Re-thinking”
Prof. Bob Clift Prof. Oskar Kayasan Dr. Zia Haqq Chair Co-Chair Coordinator
Proudly sponsored by
World Business Institute, Australia Journal of Business and Policy Research
International Review of Business Research Papers
Global Economy and Finance Journal
Global Review of Accounting and Finance
World Review of Business Research
World Journal of Social Science
World Journal of Management
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Please Read all Instructions Below
What to see in the program
Please let Ms. Nuha Jahan know immediately via [email protected] if your
name, subject tract, paper title and personal details are not correct . We will try our best to adjust the change, though it is not guaranteed. Please make sure that your paper is included and if not or if your paper has been included twice by
mistake, please contact us immediately.
How to Report and Complete Registration EARLY REGISTRATION on 27 April
We have made special arrangement for early registration on Wednesday 27 April, 2011 from 2 PM – 5 PM at Level 2, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road
infront of the ballroom. This is the same level as the hotel reception desk and you can ask any staff there for directions. Please note there is another Crowne Plaza Hotel in another location and please do not go there.
Those who are paying cash on arrival are strongly recommended to complete their registration on this day and time. All other delegates are also welcome to
complete registration on this day. CONFERENCE DAY REGISTRATION
Please proceed to Conference Secretariat at Al-Dhiyafah Foyer, level 3, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road , Dubai for your registration between 7.30 and
9.AM. However, late registration is possible. You can take lift which is located opposite of Hotel Reception Desk to come to level 3 and climb few stairs and then enter Al-Dhiafah corridor . You can also ask hotel staff at the Reception about Al-
Dhiyafah rooms. On arrival at the registration desk, please allow sometime to the attending staff member to deliver you an envelope ( which will contain your name tag, your payment receipt, conference participation/chairing certificates, lunch and
dinner coupon, tour coupon for you and for accompanying person, if any and conference program). Please check all materials in the envelope before you leave the registration desk.
On Arrival Payment for Registration
If you are paying on arrival, please bring right cash money as no change will be
provided at the registration desk. Please bring only US$ currency as no other currency and bank cheque will be accepted and please do not bargain in this regard. We do not accept any bank cheque or credit card on the spot.
Conference Proceedings As announced previously via conference website, conference proceedings with
ISBN is provided electronically. Please visit www.wbiconpro.com to view your paper after 30 April 2010. Please read the instructions there and then view or download your and/or other authors‟ papers. The proceedings will be there for a
number of years which is visited by the readers from the globe. We remind the authors that we will upload the paper or abstract as per the option you have indicated in the registration form. Once your paper is uploaded, you cannot change
it again in any form unless you pay US$100 for any change.
What you should bring along for your presentation Please bring in 15-20 copies of your (printed) paper (powerpoint presentation or full paper) for distribution at your session (this is optional). Each author will have
about 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions and discussion. Every room has LCD and laptop computer and please bring your pen-drive or USB stick for power-point presentation. However, we do not guarantee that
they will work without any failure and we strongly recommend you to bring your overhead slides as stand-by as we have overhead projector. Please do not embarrass us by asking for pen-drive or for blank transparency. We do
not provide any blank transparency or facility for making transparency and be sure that you came with your transparency.
Please note that we do not offer any internet access in the presentation rooms. You may ask the hotel about using wifi or their business centre which may cost some money (at your own expense).
Please Take Note About Handling Computer Please give your USB-stick or pen-drive to our person in charge of the computer and data projector. Please do not upload your paper by yourself and our
representative will help you. You must be certain that your USB drive is virus free and if you do not clean your file or infect the computer and or damage data projection by your handling, you may be liable for payment for such
damage.. It is safe not to upload your paper and clean the virus, if any, in the file before you bring for uploading.
What about Tea/Coffee Break and Lunch? Tea/coffee and light food will be served three times (arrival, morning and
afternoon) at the Foyer. The hot buffet lunch will be at Al-Dana Restaurant which is located at Hotel Reception level (level 2). Lunch will start from 1.15 PM sharp on Thursday and 1PM Sharp on Friday and there are plenty of foods of your choice.
You can eat as much as you desire until 2.00 PM. Please check your lunch ticket and bring those as these will be collected at the lunch. If you lose them, please contact the staff at the registration table. There are vegetarian, non-vegetarian and
halal food, variety of salad. Soft drink or juice will be served but you need to ask
the waiters for them. Muslim delegates take note that all meat are halal.
Friday Prayer
Muslim delegates can go to Friday Prayer between 12.15 PM and 1 PM at a mosque which is 5 minutes walk from the rear door of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Ask
the hotel reception or registration desk and they will direct you in this regard.
Best Paper Award
Best paper is selected on the basis of 1. Originality 2. Research Rigor 3.
Contribution to the body of knowledge and 4. relevance to current and emerging issues. The papers are considered on the basis of the evaluation by the reviewers and the assessment made by the members of the panel. Panel members will observe and assess the presentation of the short-listed authors and then report to
Dr. Zia Haqq. The name of the winners will be declared between 7.30 and 8 PM at Al-Dana Restaurant one on 29 April. Papers selected as “Best Papers” will be published in the Journal of Business and Policy Research. The winners will receive
an award certificate and fellowship certificate from the World Business Institute.
Conference Dinner
No conference is complete without a gala dinner. This year the conference dinner wil be held at Crowne Plaza Hotel at Al-Dana Restaurant . Please bring your Dinner Card to the Buffet Dinner which will start from 7.30 PM and continue until
10.30 PM. If you lose your dinner card, please see Dr. Zia Haqq or Mr. Tanzil Hoque at the dinner to avoid any embarrassing situation and we will take care of your situation. Please do not bring any friend or any person without prior approval
from us. A large selection of foods will be provided there including catering for special needs. Please come with formal dress.
Research Networking on 30 April
Research networking provides a great opportunity to interact informally with the fellow authors for exchanging ideas about research and for exploring opportunity to build alliance to undertake joint research and to increase publication. It involves
city tour during the day and cruise dinner at night. If you have paid for the Research Networking Via City Tour and Cruise Dinner
on April 30th, then you will be given a tour of Dubai city both at day and night time. The tour will start at 2PM SHARP with the Dubai city tour and conclude at 10.30PM with the Dinner cruise. Pick up point for this tour is at Level 2, Reception, Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road. Please make sure that you are there by 1.30-1.45PM. We will not wait for any latecomers and no money will be refunded. You will be dropped back at the Crowne Plaza hotel after the dinner cruise. Details of
the tour are as follows:
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Part One: 4-hour Dubai City Tour
This tour is an orientation of the second largest Emirates of the UAE, Dubai. We begin the tour with a photo stop at the Dubai Creek, the lifeblood of Dubai. Then we will drive through the Bastakiya, Al Fahidi Fort, Ruler‟s Court, Old Mosque,
Textile Street, Central Bank, Ministry of Finance, Heritage Village, Spice & Gold Souqs. Proceed towards Jumeirah Road passing by the Dry Docks Dubai & the Historical Union House with photo stops at the beautiful and famous Jumeirah
Mosque, the world‟s tallest 7-star hotel, Burj Al Arab, and the Tallest Building in the whole world, Burj Khalifa. Please take note that the above program is provided by the tour company and if there is any change of the itinerary do not blame us. This
trip does not include any lunch and you need to take your own lunch at your own expense.
Part Two: Dinner Cruise Tour
Enjoy a memorable evening, cruising along Dubai‟s Creek onboard our traditional
wooden dhow. Cruise by Dubai‟s illuminated skyline, offering sights of traditional and modern architecture. „Abras‟ (water taxis), old trading dhows, luxury yachts and modern architecture like the National Bank of Dubai, Chamber of Commerce &
Industry building, Sheikh Saeed's House, and the Heritage Village are some of the impressive sights to enjoy. As a good blend of Arabic and International music soothes your ears, a sumptuous buffet dinner with a wide array of
continental and oriental dishes, along with an excellent selection of beverages is available. Please take note that the above program is provided by the tour company and if there is any change of the itinerary or food or service, do
not blame us. Please check your envelope which you have received from the registration desk for pick up and drop point. We also remind you that no refund will be given if you are not able to join this program or you are late to board the boat or
bus as per scheduled time.
What to see in Dubai?
Most of the hotels are aware of or conduct various tour programs. You can pick up brochures at hotel reception and enquire about tours at the hotel‟s concierge desk.
Among others, the following are some tours we recommend. Please also visit www.visitor.com/dubai to learn more. a. Desert Wonder Safari
b. Dubai Bus Hop on Hop Off Tour c. Dubai City Night Seeing Tour d. Overnight Safari and lot more
Review Report Unlike other conferences, we provide written feedback on your paper in the form of
Review report. This report will be sent to presenting authors via email within 2 months after the conference. Please do not contact us in between this time regarding review reports. However, if you do not receive them by this deadline,
All accepted papers recommended by the reviewer (see your acceptance letter point number 2 to know the name of the journal) for a particular journal will be
published provided that you have paid submission fee and complied to the review report, feedback at the conference and journal‟s guidelines. If you have paid submission fee, you are required to send us your revised full paper (after
compliance to the review report and comments, if any, you received at the conference) by 30 July 2011 via [email protected]. You must indicate in red ink the materials you have added at the time of revision. We will endeavour to
publish your paper within six-nine months after the conference if you comply to all requirements. No reminder notice will be sent. If you do not send your paper by 30 July, 2011 or you do not comply to the observations made in the
review report or fail to make your paper camera-ready as per guidelines of the journal ( please visit www.wbiaus.org to see the guideline of the journal you want to publish), your paper will not be published even though you have paid for such
publication. You cannot blame us later on for not publishing your paper if you fail to send us your revised paper within the deadline of 30 July 2011.
Those who have not paid submission fee but are interested to publish can make cash payment at the registration desk. The cost of Print and online publication is
USD $300 or for online publication only is USD $150. If you would like to pay at a later time, then please contact Nuha Jahan via [email protected] to arrange this.
Who to Contact
For any issues relating to conference matters please contact Dr. Zia Haqq or Mr. Tanzil Hoque on +614 11 496 791 (Australian mobile number)
2.00 PM - 10.30 PM Research Networking Part 1 & 2: Dubai City Tour & Dinner Cruise Tour
Pick Up Point: Level 2, Reception
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road
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Thursday 28 April 2011 9.00 AM – 10.45 AM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 1
Session: Accounting, Banking & Finance Session Chair: Mr. Irawan Febianto, University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia 104- Practicing Accountants‟ Views of the Content of Accounting Ethics Courses and Course Effects on Attitudes and Behavior: Mohammad J.
Abdolmohammadi, Bentley University, USA and Alan Reinstein, Wayne State University, USA
105- The Impact of Internal Audit Function (IAF) On Financial Reporting Quality (FEQ) Among Saudi Listed Companies: Mr. Mohammed Alshetwi,
Graduate School Of Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
305- The Impact of Stock Spams on Volatility: Taoufik Bouraoui, ESC Rennes School of Business, France.
317- Switching Volatility in Emerging Stock Markets and Financial Liberalization: Evidence From The New EU Member Countries: Georgios P. Kouretas and Manolis N. Syllignakis, Athens University of Economics and
Business, Greece.
605- The Impact Of Agents Commitment Towards Performance For Takaful (Islamic Insurance) Industry In Malaysia: Mohamad bin Abdul Hamid, Noor
Inayah binti Ya‟akob, Wan Kamal Mujani and Nik Mutasim Nik Ab Rahman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Thursday 28 April 2011 9.00 AM – 10.45 AM Room : Al-Dhiyafah 2
Session: Management Session Chair: Professor Oscar Kayasan, University of London, UK 415- Diffusion of Online Recruiting Technology in Nigeria: James Odumeru,
Osun State College of Technology, Nigeria. 419- Organizational Culture and Its Linkages to Organizational Sustainability:
A Study on Employee‟s Perception, In Corporate Organizations: Jyothi Kumar, Christ University, India.
422- Fifty Lost Years: Why International Business Scholars Must Not Emulate the US Social-Science Research Model: John L. Kmetz, University of Delaware, USA.
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437- Who is Responsible for Our Code of Ethics?: Malik Saleh, Prince
Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia. 443- Analysing the Use of the SERVQUAL Model to Measure Service Quality
in Specific-Industry Contexts: Tameem Al Bassam and Sarmad Al Shawi, Brunel University, UK.
Thursday 28 April 2011 9.00 AM – 10.45 AM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 3
Session: Economics Session Chair: Dr. Ali Ahmed, Linnaeus University, Sweden 206- The Future of Investing: An Investor‟s Perspective on the Intersection of
Philanthropy, Capital, Business, and Human Evolution: Mariana Bozesan, Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance Berlin & Aqal Investing Munich, Germany.
214- Conducting a Situational Analysis of Emerging Market Countries Using a Value Typology: Sarath Nonis, Arkansas State University, USA.
237- Punishment as a Price to Pay: Kean Siang Ch‟ng and Norzarina Mohd-Zaharim, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
241- An Examination of the Effects of Nigerian Government Privatisation Policy on Tertiary Education in Nigeria: Ishaq Omoleke, Obafemi Awolowo
University, Nigeria.
258- Institutionalization of Export Promotion in India: An Empirical Study: Sivakumar Venkataramany, Ashland University, USA and Balbir Bhasin, Sacred Heart University, USA.
Thursday 28 April 2011 10.45 AM – 11.15 AM Level 3 Foyer
“Morning Tea Break”
Thursday 28 April 2011 11.15 AM – 1.15 PM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 1
Session: Marketing Session Chair: Dr. Ding Hooi Ting, Monash University, Malaysia
508- Application of Consumer Based Brand Equity with Umbrella Brand
FMCG-Staples products: Ganesan Palanisamy, V. Sampath and Anussha, VIT University, India.
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510- The Examination on Media Preferences among Ethinic in Malaysia: Izian
Idris, Sunway University, Malaysia. 513- Enhancing Economical, Environmental and Social Services: A Case
Study in Iran: Sajjad Shokouhyar, Saeed Mansour and Behrooz Karimi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran.
516- Purchasing Behavior and Attitudes of Organizational Gemstone Buyers: Leela Tiangsoongnern, Dhurakij Pundit University (DPU), Thailand.
520- The Impact of Expectation & Perception on Customer Satisfaction in
Airline Industry (A Case Study of Mahan Air): Dariush Rafati, Alireza
Miremadi and Peyman Shokrollahi, Sharif University of Technology,
International Campus, Iran. 521- Buying Socially Responsible Goods: The Influence of Perceived Risks Revisited: Fabien Durif, Caroline Boivin and Jean Roy, University of Sherbrooke,
Canada.
Thursday 28 April 2011 11.15 AM – 1.15 PM Room : Al-Dhiyafah 2
Session: Management Session Chair: Dr. Anita Mane, Sinhgad Institute of Business Management,
India
471- Women Entrepreneurship in GCC: a Framework to Address Challenges
and Promote Participation in a Regional Context: Shahin Bahrami and Susan Zeidan, American University in Dubai, UAE.
465- Motivation Role in Reducing Destructive Team Conflict: NayerehEftekhar, Siamak HajiYakhchali and Masoud Rabani, University of Tehran, Iran
448- The Business of Education : Improving International Student Learning
Experiences in Malaysia: Jesilin Manjula, Sunway University, Malaysia and Gordon Slethaug, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
449- Impact of Psychological Capital on Innovative Performance and Job Stress: Muhammad Abbas, Riphah Int‟l University Islamabad, Pakistan and Usman Raja, Brock University, Canada
450- How do Entrepreneurs Perceive Barriers to Innovation? Empirical Evidence from Turkish SMEs: Dilek Demirbas, Northumbria University, UK.
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451- A Variable Neighborhood Search Algorithm for the Heterogeneous Fleet
Vehicle Routing Problem for Crossdocking in the Supply Chain: Mohammad Reza Marjani, Seyyed Mohammad Moattar husseini and Behrooz Karimi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran.
Thursday 28 April 2011 11.15 AM – 1.15 PM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 3
604- The Acceptance of E-banking by Customers in Nigeria: James Odumeru,
Osun State College of Technology, Nigeria. 606- Financial Statements Insurance: Joshua Ronen, Alex Dontoh, New York
University, USA and Bharat Sarath, Baruch College, USA. 612- Strategies of Business Sustainability in the Banking Industry of
Thailand: A Case of the Siam Commercial Bank: Boriboon Pinprayong & Sununta Siengthai, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
614- Modeling Consumer Credit Scoring Through Bayes Networks: Abbas Heiat, Montana State University, USA.
602- Evaluation of Effective Factors on e-CRM System‟s Success in Providing User Satisfaction in Iran Internet Banking: Fatemeh Hamidinava, Shiraz University, Iran and Mehrdad Madhoushi, University of Mazandaran's
Campus, Iran 608- Cost Efficiency and Profitability of Commercial Banks in India- An
Application of Parametric Frontier Approach: Anupama Rajput, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi. India
Thursday 28 April 2011 1.15 PM – 2.15 PM Al Dana Restaurant
Thailand 512- Consumers‟ Assertive and Aggressive Behaviour – Role of Problem Recognition Styles, Information Search and Demographic Variables: Young
Chinese Customers in India: Ganesan Palanisamy, R. Venkatesakumar and G.V. Sampth, VIT University, India.
522- Socially Responsible Consumers: Profile and Implications for Marketing Strategy: Fabien Durif, Caroline Boivin, University of Sherbrooke, Canada, Lova Rajaobelina, University of Québec at Montréal, Canada and François-Lecompte,
University of Bretagne-Sud, France.
518- Social Marketing: Cyberactivism as an Emerging Social Marketing Paradigm for Public Policy, Awareness and Support: Weng Marc Lim and Ding Hooi Ting, Monash University, Malaysia
529- A Survey of Relationship between Electronic Services Quality and Electronic Satisfaction in Banking System: Zahra Molavi, Karim Esgandari,
Jafar Beikzad, Islamic Azad University Bonab Branch, Iran and Majid Khalili, Islamic Azad University Tabriz Branch, Iran
528- Driving Factors and Effectiveness of Sales Promotion in Shopping Malls in Iran: Alireza Miremadi, Farhad Sadeh, Shermineh Ghalamkari and Narges Borji Sharif University of Technology-International Campus, Iran
531- Demand States of 'Made in China' Products in Kerala Markets;
Consumer's Perception- A Descriptive Research: Vanaja Menon Vadakepat, New York Institute of Technology, UAE
Session: Management Session Chair: Dr. Nandini S. Sidnal, K.L.E.S.College of Engineering and
Technology, India 705- Impact of Internet Companies on Traditional Telcos‟ Business Model: A Global Research Study: Muneer Zuhdi, Elisabeth T. Pereira and Antonio Teixeira, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
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712- Revisiting the Relationship Between Time Management and Job
Performance: Sarath Nonis, Grant Fenner , Arkansas State University, USA and Jeffrey Sager, University of North Texas, USA.
714- An Empirical Study on the Organizational Climate of Information Technology Industry in India: Tomy Kallarakal, Jain Mathew, Kennedy Andrew Thomas, Christ University, India and Uma Selvi, Cauvery College, India.
717- HR Practices Impact on Firm Performance: An Empirical Study: Mourad Mansour, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
721- The Unconventional Regime and Business Interplay Comprehensive Analysis of Business Dynamics in the Middle East: Oskar Kayasan, University
of London, UK 435- Leadership Behavior And Performance: A Case Study Of Takaful
(Islamic Insurance) Agents In Malaysia: Mohamad bin Abdul Hamid, Noor Inayah binti Ya‟akob, Wan Kamal Mujani and Nik Mutasim Nik Ab Rahman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Session: Finance Session Chair: Professor Abdulaziz Alwathainani, York University, Canada
331- The Effect of Leverage on Firm Value and How the Firm Financial
Quality Influence on This Effect: Ming-Chang Cheng and Zuwei-Ching Tzeng, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan.
332- Dividends Policies in an Emerging Market: Hassan El-Sady, Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait, Hosny Hamdy and Turki Alshammari, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
336- Risk-Based Pricing in Al-Bai-bithaman Ajil (BBA)/Murabaha Sales: Saiful Azhar Rosly, International Center For Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF),
Malaysia. 339- Risk Management by Modelling a Macro Economical Market Model in
Context of Company Wide Stress Test: Andreas Vogel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
344- Neural Networks for Sentiment Detection in Financial Text: Caslav Bozic and Detlef Seese, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany.
352- An Empirical Analysis of Determinants of Dividend Policy - Evidence from the UAE Companies: Anupam Mehta, Institute of Management Technology, UAE.
Session: Economics Session Chair: Dr. Ch‟ng Kean Siang, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia 213- The Impacts Of Goods And Services Tax (Gst) On Middle Income Earners In Malaysia: Mohd Rizal Palil and Mohd Adha Ibrahim, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia 246- Environmental accounting and local community agitation in Nigeria: the
petroleum industry experience: Pat Donwa, University of Benin, Nigeria
222- The Effect Of Religious Context On Prosociality In An Economic Game: Ali M. Ahmed, Linnaeus University, Sweden
225- Using Fuzzy Theory For Economic Development Forecasting: Hamid Reza Sahebi and Sara Ebrahimi, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran
249- Role of Self-help groups in Financial inclusion: K. Kamar Jahan and Dr. M. Perumal, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, India
261- The effects of the RMB‟s appreciation on trade balance in US: Chi Gong, Seoul National University, South Korea
Session: Management Session Chair: Professor Alamuri Suryanarayana, Osmania University,
India
466- The role of motivation in managing Cultural Conflict in International Teams: NayerehEftekhar, Siamak HajiYakhchali, and Masoud Rabani, University of Tehran, Iran
484- Cognitive consequences of business shut down. The Case of Ugandan
Repeat Entrepreneurs: Gerrit Rooks, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands and Arthur Sserwanga, Makerere University Business School, Uganda
701- Sweets And Sours Of Social Business- A Case Study On Grameen Danone Foods Ltd.: Mehdi Hussain, Abdul Hannan Chowdhury and Bashir
Hussain, North South University, Bangladesh
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425- Leading Stress Factors among School Teachers (An empirical Study of Pakistani school teachers): Shakeel Shaharyar Majeed, Independent researcher,
Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, NUML Islamabad, Pakistan and Majed Rashid, AIOU Islamabad, Pakistan
707- Service Innovation in the Business Models of the Spa Industry in Malaysia: Noornina Dahlan, Muhammad Fadzly Zakaria and Riza Munira Shamsudin, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
472- Effectiveness of the University WEB pages in marketing academic programs and attracting students in Dubai: Rubeena Cetin, Ajman University of
Session: Management Session Chair: Dr Dilek Demirbas, Northumbria University, UK
482- Criterion Weights for Knowledge Management Integrated Quality Accreditation System For Indian Engineering Education Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: Honnutagi Abdul Razak A., Sonar Rajendra M. and Subash
Babu A., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India 711- Prioritization of Green IT Parameters for Indian IT Industry Using
Analytical Hierarchy Process: Sania Khan and Veluri Krishna Kumar, GITAM School of International Business, India and Honnutagi Abdul Razak, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
493- Impact Of Stressors On The Performance Of Employees: Badar-ul-Islam, SZABIST Islamabad Campus, Pakistan and and Kashif Munir, Pakistan Institute of
Development Economics, Pakistan 498- Effective Factors in the Existence of Waste Time and its Effects on the
Production System: Majid Khalili, Yagub Alavimatin and Mohammadreza Komarialaie, Islamic Azad University Tabriz Branch, Iran and Javad Pourtaghianvarian, Islamic Azad University Sarab Branch, Iran
702- The Role of Managerial Communication and Employee Participation in Trust in Organization: Milad Ghasemi Ariani, Sharif University of Technology,
Iran and Shokoofeh Shafiei Ebrahimi, University of Applied Science and Technology, Iran
447- Direct Influence of Human Resource Management Practices on Financial Performance in Malaysian R&D Companies: Zurina Adnan, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia, Hazman Shah Abdullah and Jasmine Ahmad, Universiti
Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
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Friday 29 April 2011 8.30 AM – 10.30 AM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 1
Session: Finance Session Chair: Dr. Hassan El-Sady, Gulf University for Science &
Technology, Kuwait 313- Market Reaction to an Earnings Shock: A Test of the Conservatism Effect: Abdulaziz Alwathainani, York University, Canada.
358- Best Practices of Capital Budgeting Techniques by Listed & Unlisted
Corporations in a Developing Market: Vasilya Sultanova, Australian College of Kuwait, Kuwait, Hassan Mounir El-Sady, Cairo University, Egypt and Hussny Hamdy, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
355- Cost Efficiency and Investment Performance: Mutual and Stock Form in Malaysian Insurance Industry: Norashikin Ismail, Syed Othman Alhabshi and
Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha, International Center For Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Malaysia.
356- The Performance of Market Indexed Exchange Traded Funds: Rakesh Sah, Montana State University, USA.
342- Further Evidence Of Corporate Social Responsibility And Firm Performance Linkage: Bahman Paul Ebrahimi, University of Denver, USA
333 - Can the Longevity Risk Alleviate the Annuitization Puzzle? Empirical Evidence from Dutch Data: Federica Teppa, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and
Netspar, Netherlands
Friday 29 April 2011 8.30 AM – 10.30 AM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 2
Session: Management Session Chair: Dr. John Kmetz, University of Delaware, USA
454- The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Organizational Commitment: The Case Of Hospital Employees: Metin Kaplan, Asli Kaplan, Nevsehir University, Turkey, Emine Ogut and Kadir Aksay, Selcuk University,
Turkey.
458- Designing and Modelling a Third Party Reverse Logistics Network for End of Life Vehicles: Mahdi Mahmoudzadeh, Saeed Mansour, Sajjad shokoohyar and Behrouz Karimi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran.
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459- Modelling the 3PL Service Chain In Steel Bar Logistics: Dawei Lu,
University of Warwick, UK and Ming-Shou Wang, Bo-Yuan Logistics Company, China.
462- Enhancing the Service Quality of Distance Education: A HR Perspective: Alamuri Suryanarayana, Osmania University, India and Rambabu Pentyala, Processweaver INC, India.
469- Off-shoring, Managerial Anchoring, and Firm Value: A Two Period
Model: Prasad Padmanabhan, St Mary‟s University, USA and Chia-Hsing Huang, SolBridge International School of Business, South Korea.
474- The Recognition of Human Resources in Recent IPOS in Hong Kong:
John Burgess, University of Newcastle, Australia and Juni Chan, Krystal Consultancy, Hong Kong.
Friday 29 April 2011 8.30 AM – 10.30 AM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 3
Session: Economics Session Chair: Professor Mohamed Nasr, COMSATS Institute of
Technology, Pakistan 253- Institutional vulnerability and financial instability: Semia Rachid, FaculTé des sciences Economiques et de Gestion de Tunis, Tunisia
256- Variance Analysis of GDP for Arab League Countries: M. Shafiqur Rahman, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
254- Determinants of Trade Flows Among GCC Countries: Potentials, Limitations, and Expectations: Salem Nechi, American University of the Middle
East in Kuwait, Kuwait. 262- Empowerment of Rural Women through Micro-Credit: an Example of
Rural Support Programs in Pakistan: Inayatullah Jan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, Pakistan and Saleh Hayat, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
215- The Determinants of Concentration with Demand Price Uncertainty: Majid Ahmadian, University of Tehran, Iran
202- Relationship of Environmental Concerns and Pro-Environmental Behaviour with moderating effect of Religiosity: A study of Muslims students
in Pakistan: Afzaal Ali and Muhammad Ismail. Ramay, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
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Friday 29 April 2011 10.30 AM – 10.45 AM Level 3 Foyer
“Morning Tea Break” Friday 29 April 2011 10.45 AM – 12.15 PM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 1
Session: Economics Session Chair: Dr. Salem Nechi, American University of the Middle East in
Kuwait, Kuwait 247- International financial risk, investment and growth in Nigeria: Pat Donwa, University of Benin, Nigeria and Osaro Agbontaen, Lagos Business School, Nigeria
227- Solving Some Economic Model with Fuzzy and Random Data Theory: Sara Ebrahimi and Hamid Reza Sahebi, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran
224- The Romanian Economy from Transition to Crisis. Retrospects and Prospects: Aniela Raluca Danciu, Daniela Luminita Constantin and Zizi Goschin,
Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania 233- Identification of Key Success Factors in Upstream Sector of Oil and Gas
Industry in Iran: Mehdi Sheikhzadeh, Mohammad Reza Arasti and Rouzbeh Kotobzadeh, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Friday 29 April 2011 10.45 AM – 12.15 PM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 2
Session: Management Session Chair: Dr. Dawei Lu, University of Warwick, UK 455- Organizational Commitment In Hotel Businesses: The Analysis Of The
Differences In Terms Of Demographic Variables: Metin Kaplan, Nevsehir University, Turkey, Adem Ogut and Selcuk Karayel, Selcuk University, Turkey.
488- Data Mining Applications in Fund Raising: Nafisseh Heiat, Montana State University-Billings, USA.
475- A Behavioral Model of Management – Synergy between Triple Bottom Line and Knowledge Management: Mihaela Herciu, Claudia Ogrean and Lucian Belascu, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania.
490- Organizational Culture in Tourism Industry in India: Jain Mathew, Tomy Kallarakal, Kennedy Thomas, Christ University, India and George A.P, Vimal Jyothi
Institute of Management, India.
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Friday 29 April 2011 10.45 AM – 12.15 PM Room: Al-Dhiyafah 3
Session: Marketing Session Chair: Dr. Arthur Sserwanga, Makerere University Business
School, Uganda
515- A New Scenario Of Fashion Marketing In Islamic World: “A Case Study Of Iranian Women”: Alireza Miremadi, Samira Iran, MarjanShadafza and Sharif University of Technology, Iran and Fereshte Moshiri, Chamran University of
Ahwaz, Iran 532- New Directions of Research Methodology Toward Sustainability:
Somdee Hongphisanvivat, Thammasat University, Thailand 533- GCC Consumer‟s Attitudes of Local Products vs. Products Made in
Western Countries: Abdulla M. Alhemoud and Qadir Mohiuddin, NYIT-New York Institute of Technology, Bahrain
534- Web 1.0 to Web 3.0 Evolution and Its Impact on Tourism Business Development: Mohammad Hossein Eftekhari, University of Science and Culture, Iran and Zeynab Barzegar, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Friday 29 April 2011 12.15 PM – 1.00 PM Mosque
“Friday Prayer for Muslim Delegates”
Friday 29 April 2011 1.00 PM – 2.00 PM Al Dana Restaurant
Session: Finance Session Chair: Mr. Caslav Bozic, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),
Germany
337- Gambling and Futures Contracts: Comparative Study between English
and Islamic Law: Mohammad Mahdi Hajian and Mohammad Issaei Tafreshi, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
350- Shariah Compliant Model Of Business Entities: Irawan Febianto, University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia
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340- The new Labour Contract Law meets the financial tsunami: Challenges
to managing human resources in China: Andy W. Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
349- Testing for correlational and causality relationships between stock prices and macroeconomic variables-The case of Palestine Securities Exchange: Haneen Abu-Libdeh, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Palestine and Murad
Harasheh, Birzeit Univesity, Palestine 320- Examining Performance of Closed-End Mutual Funds under Different
States of Stock Market in Pakistan: Bushra Zulfiqar and Abdul Rehman, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Pakistan, M Khalid Sohail, COMSATS Institute of Info Technology, Pakistan and Mohamed Nasr, COMSATS Institute of Technology,
Pakistan 361- Does Microfinance Alleviate Poverty?: Response from the Bangladesh
Borrowers: Md. Ziaul Hoque, Monash University, Australia
491- Identifying the Traits of Entrepreneurs in University Setting: An Emperical Examination of Saudi Arabian Universities‟ Students: Jamal Al-Khatib, University of St. Thomas, USA and Mohammad Al-Habib, King Abdulaziz
University, Saudi Arabia. 706- Human Resource Management Practices in Small- And Medium-Sized
Enterprises In Turkey: Mustafa Koyuncu, Nevsehir University, Turkey, Ronald J. Burke, York University, Canada, Fusun Tekin Acar, Erciyes University, Turkey and Jacob Wolphin, Independent Consultant, Canada.
480- Assessing the Learning Organization Practices of Ghana Post Company
Limited: Johnson Asante, Felicity Asiedu-Appiah and Eric F. Oteng-Abayie, University of Science and Technology, Ghana
418- Modeling the knowledge transfer and management in the under license firms: a case study: Aidin Ghaffarnajad Mehraban and Mostafa Partovi, Mapna Locomotive Corporation (MLC), Iran and Maryam Shirazi, Tabriz University, Iran
718- Closing Price Prediction For Auctions In Mobile E-Commerce- A
Cognitive Agent Based Approach: Nandini S. Sidnal, K.L.E.S.College of Engineering and Technology, India and Sunilkumar S. Manvi, Wireless Information Systems Research Laboratory, RITM, India
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719- Managing Women Enterprises And Their Ability In Selected States In
India: N. Jamaluddin, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, India
Session: Management Session Chair: Dr. Prasad Padmanabhan, St Mary‟s University, USA 709- Restorative Justice: Not just another Sexy Term in Strengthening Business Ethics: Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim, Monash University, Australia
461- Women In Management: Syeda Qudsia Batool, University of AJ&K, Pakistan and M.A Sajid, Kotli University of AJ&K, Pakistan
715- Human Resource Management (HRM) in Saudi Arabia: A Closer Look at Saudization: Yusuf Abdul-Jobbar Torofdar, Dar Al Uloom University, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
463- An Empirical Study into the Linkages Between Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management in ERP Implementation: Suryanarayana Alamuri, Osmania University, India and Rambabu Pentyala, Processweaver INC, India.
713- Moral Hazard Resolved in Communication Network: Takashi Matsuhisa, Ibaraki National College of Technology, Japan.
Session: Management Session Chair: Mrs. Felicity Asiedu-Appiah, Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana 720- Economic Meltdown And The Challenges In Business Enterprises: The
Nigerian Experience: R.A. Akinseye, The Polytechnic, Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria 492- A Look at Nationally Accredited Higher Education in Business in Non-
Federal Institutions the United Arab Emirates: Syed Kabir Nasir, Computer College, UAE and Syeda Shahla Kabir, BIOMNIS Arabia, UAE
440- Adoption and adaptation of technology in SMEs: A global comparison: Nordin Haji Mohamad and Fatimah Said, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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481- Ethics: Pattern Regarding Belief For Workplace Behavior: Anita Santaji
Mane, Sinhgad Institute of Business Management, India and Ganesan P., VIT University, Vellore, India
460- Women Entrepreneurship in AJ&K: M.A Sajid, Kotli University of AJ&K, Pakistan and Syeda Qudsia Batool, University of AJ&K, Pakistan
453- Determinants of Osteoporosis among the Elderly in Pakistan: Mohamed Nasr, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Session: Finance Session Chair: Ms. Pat Donwa, University of Benin, Nigeria 343 - GRI Sustainability Reports And Financial Performance: A Content
Analysis: Bahman Paul Ebrahimi and Sandra A. Young, University of Denver, USA
359- Does the Leverage and Efficiency Affect Each Other: Ming-Chang Cheng and Zuwei-Ching Tzeng, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan.
315 - The Effect of Family Ownership on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan: Fahad Abdullah, NUST Business School and Institute of Management Sciences, Pakistan, Attaullah Shah and Mohammad Farooq, Institute
of Management Sciences, Pakistan, Abdullah M. Iqbal, University of Kent, UK and Raheel Gohar, NUST Business School, Pakistan
345- Testing the Empirical Validity of „CAPM‟ in Shorter Periods – Evidence from Indian Capital Market: D. Lazar and Yaseer K.M, Pondicherry University, India
354- Costly Learning vs. Risk Taking in Financial Contracts: An Application to International Capital Markets: Salem Nechi, American University of the Middle
East in Kuwait, Kuwait. 311- Does Fund Management Risk Tolerance Affect the Fund Performance?:
Fauziah Mahat, Noor Azman Ali and Annuar Md Nassir, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
618- The determinants of Islamic banking in the Middle East Correspondence address: Ahmed El-Masry, Plymouth Business School, UK
603- Impact of Deregulation on Patterns of Allocative Inefficiency in Pakistan‟s Banking Sector: Shabbir Ahmad, International Islamic University,
Pakistan 251- Methods of Forecasting Deaths due to Road Accidents in Pakistan:
Mohamed Nasr, Comsats University of Technology, Pakistan 223- Triangular Relation Foreign Direct Investments - Exchange Rate –
Capital Market for the CEE Countries: Aniela Raluca Danciu and Zizi Goschin, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania
216- Impact of Education and Health on Poverty in Pakistan A Critical Study: Sabeen Khan and Mohamed Nasr, Comsats Institute of Technology, Pakistan
Friday 29 April 2011 7.30 PM – 10.30 PM Al Dana Restaurant Level 2
“Conference Dinner”
Saturday 30 April 2011 2.00 PM – 10.30 PM
Pick up point: Reception, Level 2, Crowne Plaza Hotel
Please be there by 1.30PM-1.45PM. We will not wait for any latecomers and no money will be refunded.
“Research Networking Part 1 & 2: Dubai City Tour and Dinner
Cruise Tour”
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List of Participating Authors
Author Name University Country Page No.
Dr. John Burgess University of Newcastle Australia 22
Ms Razwana Begum Bt Abdul Rahim Monash University Australia 26
Associate Professor Qadir Mohiuddin
NYIT-New York Institute of Technology Bahrain 24
Mr. Mehdi Hussain North South University Bangladesh 19
Professor Abdulaziz Alwathainani York University Canada 18, 21
Dr. Usman Raja Brock University Canada 15
Dr. Fabien Durif University of Sherbrooke Canada 15, 17
Dr. Taoufik Bouraoui ESC Rennes School of Business France 13
Dr. Mariana Bozesan
Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance Berlin & Aqal Investing Munich Germany 14
Mr. Andreas Vogel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Germany 18
Mr. Caslav Bozic Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Germany 18, 24
Mrs. Felicity Asiedu-Appiah
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Ghana 25,26
Dr. Georgios Kouretas Athens University of Economics and Business Greece 13
Dr. Andy W. Chan Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 25
Dr. Kamar Jahan U.D. College, Trichy- 19 India 19
Dr. Nandini S. Sidnal K.L.E.S.College of Engineering and Technology India 17, 25
Dr. Nasiruddin Jamaluddin Urumu Dhanalakshmi College India 26
Prof. Alamuri Suryanarayana Osmania University India
19, 22, 26
Prof. Tomy Kallarakal Christ University India 18, 23
Dr. Jain Mathew Christ University India 18, 23
Mrs. Jyothi Kumar Christ University India 13
Prof. Ganesan Palanisamy VIT University India 14, 17
Dr. Daniel Lazar Pondicherry University India 27
Dr. Anita Mane Sinhgad Institute of Business Management India 15, 27
Mr. Abdulrazak Honnutagi
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India 20
Mrs. Sania Khan GITAM School of International Business India 20
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Dr. Anupama Rajput University of Delhi India 16
Mr. Irawan Febianto University of Padjadjaran Indonesia 13, 24
Mr. Mohammad Reza Marjani Amirkabir University of Technology Iran 16
Mr. Sajjad Shokoohyar Amirkabir University of Technology Iran 15, 21
Mr. Dariush Rafati Sharif University of Technology, International Campus Iran 15
Ms. Fatemeh Hamidinava Shiraz University Iran 16
Ms. Sara Ebrahimi Islamic Azad University, Ashtian Iran 19, 23
Dr. Hamid Reza Sahebi Islamic Azad University, Ashtian Iran 19, 23
Mrs. Nayereh Eftekhar University of Tehran Iran 15, 19
Ms. Zahra Molavi Islamic Azad University, Bonab Branch Iran 17
Mr. Farhad Sadeh Sharif University of Technology-International Campus Iran 17
Mrs. Samira Iran Sharif University of Technology-International Campus Iran 24
Mr. Majid Khalilinaghadeh Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch Iran 17, 20
Mr. Rouzbeh Kotobzadeh Sharif University of Technology Iran 23
Mr. Milad Ghasemi Ariani Sharif University of Technology Iran 20
Mr. Aidin Ghaffarnajad Mehrabani
Mapna Locomotive Corporation (MLC) Iran 25
Mr. Mohammad Mahdi Hajian Tarbiat Modares University Iran 24
Mr. Mohammad Hossein Eftekhari University of Science and Culture Iran 24
Professor Majid Ahmadian University of Tehran Iran 22
Dr. Takashi Matsuhisa Ibaraki National College of Technology Japan 26
Dr. Hassan El-Sady Gulf University for Science & Technology Kuwait 18, 21
Dr. Vasilya Sultanova Australian College of Kuwait Kuwait 21
Dr. Salem Nechi American University of the Middle East in Kuwait Kuwait
21, 22, 27
Mr. Mohammed Alshetwi
Graduate School Of Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 13
Dr. Ch‟ng Kean Siang Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 14, 19
Dr. Fauziah Mahat Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 27
Prof. Saiful Azhar Rosly International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) Malaysia 18
Ms. Norashikin Ismail International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Malaysia 21
Ms Jesilin Manjula Sunway University Malaysia 15
Mrs. Zurina Adnan Universiti Utara Malaysia Malaysia 20
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Ms Izian Idris Sunway University Malaysia 15
Dr. Weng Marc Lim Monash University Malaysia 17
Dr. Mohd Rizal Palil Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 19
Dr. Ding Hooi Ting Monash University Malaysia 14, 17
Dr. Nordin Haji Mohamad University of Malaya Malaysia 26
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noornina Dahlan Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 20
Dr. Nik Mutasim Nik Ab. Rahman National University of Malaysia Malaysia 13, 18 Dr. Mohammad Abdul Hamid National University of Malaysia Malaysia 13, 18
Dr. Federica Teppa De Nederlandsche Bank &Netspar Netherlands 21
Dr. Ishaq Omoleke Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria 14, 28
Mr. James Odumeru Osun State College of Technology Nigeria 13, 16
Mrs. Akinseye Risikat A. The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria 26
Ms. Pat Donwa University of Benin Nigeria 19, 23, 27
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman Sultan Qaboos University Oman 22
Mr. Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman NUML Islamabad Pakistan 20
Mr. Badar-ul-Islam SZABIST Pakistan 20
Mr. Fahad Abdullah Rizvi Institute of Management Sciences Pakistan 27
Mr. Afzaal Ali International Islamic University Pakistan 22
Dr. Inayatullah Jan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Pakistan 22
Mrs. Bushra Zulfiqar Nasreen
PMAS- Arid Agri, University Rawalpindi Pakistan 25
Dr. M.A Sajid Kotli University of AJ&K Pakistan 26, 27
Ms. Syeda Qudsia Batrool University of AJ&K Pakistan 26, 27
Assistant Professor Shabbir Ahmad International Islamic University Pakistan 28
Professor Mohamed Nasr Comsats University of Technology Pakistan
8, 22, 25, 27, 28
Dr. Sabeen Khan Comsats University of Technology Pakistan 28
Mr. Murad Harasheh Birzeit University Palestine 25
