BLD PRO

Annual Academic Meetings of the Business, Economics and Law Division & the Social Sciences Division of ATINER
25-28 July 2022, Athens, Greece
Program (Athens Local Time)
(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each time slot questions and discussions will follow)
(Note 3: Please note that many attendees including those who present a paper may choose the online option.
However, ATINER will provide full fledged services (lunches, dinners, excursions) even if one participant presents onsite.)

Monday 25 July 2022

09.00-09.30
Registration

09:30-10:00
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

  • Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER

10:00-11:30 TIME SLOT 1 – MORNING PRESENTATIONS

Coordinator: Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.

  1. Xinming He, Professor, Durham University, UK.
    Title: Customer Concentration and R&D Investment.
  2. Peter Koveos, Professor, Syracuse University, USA.
    Title: Small and Private Chinese Firms in Africa.
  3. Demos Vardiabasis, Professor, Pepperdine University, USA.
    Title: Medical Tourism: Greece vs Thailand. A Case Study.

 11:30-13:00 TIME SLOT 2 –NOON PRESENTATIONS

Coordinator: Peter Koveos, Professor, Syracuse University, USA.

  1. Lucia Zbihlejova, Assistant Professor, University of Presov, Slovakia.
    Zuzana Birknerova, Associate Professor, University of Presov, Slovakia.
    Title: Gender Differences in Self-Assessment of the Selected Bossing and Leadership Factors by Business Managers.
  2. Patrick Brecht, Researcher, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
    Title: Kapil – Karlsruher Platform Innovation Laboratory: An Open Innovation Format to Design Digital Platform Business Models through Cooperation between Academia and Corporates.

13:00-14:30 TIME SLOT 3 – AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS

   
Coordinator: Patrick Brecht, Researcher, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

  1. Francine Vachon, Associate Professor, Brock University, Canada.
    Title: Data and Confidentiality Leaks Reported in Canada in 2020-2021.
  2. Moshe Yitzhaki, Professor, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
    Title: Is there a Future for the Book?: A Case Study of Sub-Cultural Children’s Literature in Israel
  3. Ying Lu, Director, Chengdu Library and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences China.
    Title: User Analysis and Development Suggestions of Subject Services Based on the Integration of Document Data and Scientific Data.
  4. Marija Bulatovic, Librarian Advisor, University library Svetozar Markovic, Serbia.
    Title: Academic Libraries” E – Journal of Serbian Academic Library Association.
 Coordinator: Maria Kosma, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, USA.

  1. Lorenzo Dalvit, Associate Professor, Rhodes University, South Africa.
    Title: Towards a Decolonial Curriculum for a Critical Digital Media Masters Course in South Africa.
  2. Thomas Pettinato, PhD Candidate, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy.
    Title: Modern Slavery: a System of Exploitation. Study on Vulnerability Factors’ Dynamics.
  3. Denise Comer, Professor, Duke University, USA.
    Title: Interdisciplinary Pedagogies & Epistemologies: Designing a Wellness Course.

14:30-16:00
Lunch

16:00-18:00 TIME SLOT 4 – AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS

Coordinator: Konstantinos Manolidis (ATINER Administrator).

  1. Luiza Ribeiro Haddad, PhD Student, NOVA School of Business and Economics, Portugal.
    Title: How Consumers Relate to “Giga Brands”
  2. Ulla Hakala, Associate Professor, University of Turku, Finland.
    Title: Semantic Features in Municipality Slogans and their Use in Place Branding.
  3. Carla Sequeira, Researcher, University of Porto, Portugal.
    Title: Trademarks and Denomination of Origin in Portuguese Wine Sector (1918-1924).
  4. Ahmed Soboh, President, Advanced Dentistry of Newport Beach, USA.
    Title: From the Spanish Flue to Covid-19, Resemblance and Differences in the Post Pandemic Economic Effects.
  5. David Smith, Professor, Pepperdine University, USA.
    Title: Trends in the Gender Earnings Gap among Veterinary Graduates.

20:30-22:30
Greek Night

 

Tuesday 26 July 2022

07:45-10:45 TIME SLOT 5 – Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk

The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappeion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants.

  11:30-13:00 TIME SLOT 6 – NOON PRESENTATIONS

Coordinator: Cleopatra Veloutsou, Head, Marketing Unit, ATINER & Professor of Brand Management, University of Glasgow, UK.

  1. Inbal Stockheim, Head, College of Law and Business, Israel.
    Title: Complimentary Competition: The Impact of Positive Competitor Reviews on Review Credibility and Consumer Purchasing Intentions.
  2. Adele Potgieter, Senior Lecturer, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.
    Title: Brand Trust, Shared Values, Satisfaction and Brand Loyalty in a Public University Context.
  3. Jacqueline Burgess, Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
    Title: Understanding Evaluations of Video Game Brand Authenticity.

 13:00-14:30 TIME SLOT 7 – AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS

Coordinator: Cleopatra Veloutsou, Head, Marketing Unit, ATINER & Professor of Brand Management, University of Glasgow, UK.

  1. Anja Stroebele, Researcher, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
    Title: The Conceptualization of a Cooperative Company Builder Platform for Systematic Transfers of University Research and Innovation into the German Mittelstand.
  2. Perla Quintana, Adjunct Professor and Executive Director, Pepperdine University, USA.
    John Carnesale    , Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University, USA.
    Title: Leadership Constructs Social, Political and Economic Understandings for Communication Behaviors of Participants.

14:30-16:00
Lunch

16:00-17:30 TIME SLOT 8 – AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS

Coordinator: Kostas Spyropoulos (ATINER Administrator).

  1. Christina Frese, Researcher, University of Stuttgart, Germany.
    Title: Chronic Knee Pain in Volleyball.
  2. Ordean Mircea-Nicolae, Lecturer, 1 December 1918 University of Alba Iulia, Romania.
    Title: Develop Focusing Attention, Perception and Distributive Attention through a Dance Program-Therapy.
  3. Veselin Vasilev, Assistant Professor, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
    Title: Changes in Some Blood Lipid Variables after 8 Week Training and Ostarine Administration.
  4. Numan Alpay, Associate Professor, Balıkesir University, Turkey.
    Title: Effects of Vitamin E Application on IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-2 and IL-6 Levels in Elite Taekwondo Athletes.

 17:30-19:00 TIME SLOT 9 – AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS

Coordinator: Olga Gkounta, Researcher, ATINER.

  1. Oscar Diego Salgado Guzman, Administrator, Mexico.
    Title: The Impact of Perception in the Decision Making of the Directing.
  2. Judy Porter, Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.
    LaVerne McQuiller Williams, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.
    Nickolas Robertson, Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.
    Title: The intersection of Sexual Orientation, Auditory Status, Childhood Maltreatment, and Experiences of Sexual, Psychological, and Physical Abuse among Adult College Students.
  3. Danilo Yanich, Professor, University of Delaware, USA.
    Title: Buying Political Reality in the United States.

20:00-21:30
Dinner

Wednesday 27 July 2022
Educational Islands Cruise
Mycenae Visit

Thursday 28 July 2022
Delphi Tour