INTERNATIONAL CITY BREAK CONFERENCE

ON

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH
http://www.atiner.gr/bec.htm

19-21 October 2007, Athens, Greece

PROGRAM

Organized by:

The Athens Institute for Education & Research (ATINER)

 

Conference Venue:

Athens Chamber of Small and Medium Sized Industries

18 Akadimias Avenue, 1st Floor

(Close to Syntagma or Panepistimou Metro Station)

 

Members of the Program Committee:

1.      Gregory T. Papanikos, Director, ATINER & General Secretary, Greek Economic and Social Council.

2.      Dr. Gregory A. Katsas, Associate Professor, The American College of Greece-Deree College, Greece and Head, Sociology Research Unit, ATINER.

3.      Dr. Vasileios Filios, Associate Professor, University of Ioannina, Greece and Head of the Accounting & Finance Research Unit of ATINER.

4.      Dr. David A. Frenkel, Professor, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel and Head of the Law Research Unit of ATINER.

5.      Dr. Peter Koveos, Professor, Syracuse University, USA and Academic Member of the Accounting & Finance Research Unit of ATINER.

6.      Dr. John Roufagalas (Economics), Professor, Radford University, USA and Academic Member of the Economic Research Unit of ATINER.

7.      Dr. Chris Sakellariou, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Head of the Economic Research Unit of ATINER.

8.      Dr. Peter Yannopoulos, Associate Professor, Brock University, Canada and Academic Member of the Marketing Research Unit of ATINER.

9.      Dr. Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos, Senior Lecturer, Brunel University, U.K. and Head of the Management Research Unit of ATINER.

10.  Dr. Cleopatra Veloutsou, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Department of Business and Management, University of Glasgow, Scotland. and Head of the Marketing Research Unit of ATINER.

11.  Dr. Ioannis D. Salavrakos, Lecturer, University of Ioannina, Agrinio, Greece & Visiting Lecturer, London Metropolitan University, U.K.

12.  Kostas Katsiyiannis, ex General Director, Greek National Tourism Organization & Member of the Organizing Committee of the Athens Marathon Race.

13.  Dr. Margarita Kefalaki, Researcher, ATINER.

Friday, October 19th, 2007

17:30 - 18:00 Registration

18:00 – 18:10 Welcome Remarks

·        Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, Director, ATINER

18:10 – 20:00 Session I: The Small Business in the Global Economy

Chair: Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, Director, ATINER & General Secretary, Greek Economic and Social Council.

  1. Alberts, F., Adjunct Professor, San Francisco State University, USA. The Transformation of Small Business and Its Changing Role in the Global Economy.
  2. Lazenby, J., Associate Professor, University of the Free State, South Africa. The Importance of Strategic Management in the Management of Small Businesses.
  3. Olson, P., Associate Professor, National University, USA & Schaeffer, D., Associate Professor, Marymount University, USA. Classic Problems in Global Supply Chains: Unit of Analysis and Movement of Information.
  4. Dodourova, M., Lecturer, London South Bank University, UK. A Study of the When, Why and How of Partnership Formation and Implementation: Managerial Perspective.

 

20:00 – 21:30 Session II: Management I

Chair:  Dr. Robert J. Oppenheimer, Professor of Management, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Canada.

  1. North, M., Associate Professor, Southern Polytechnic University, USA. A Brief Report of Information Security and Ethics Awareness: A Critical Factor of Management Information Systems.
  2. Barat, S., Assistant Professor, PennState Mont Alto, USA. A Taxonomy for Strategic Offensive.
  3. Mohamed Makhbul, Z.K., Lecturer, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia & Mohamad Hasun, F., Lecturer, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia. The Relationship of Ergonomics Workstation and Work Stress among Manufacturing Operators in Multinational Organizations in Malaysia.
  4. Melhem, Y., Assistant Professor, Yarmouk University, Jordan. Change Management and Managing Resistance in Jordanian Mining and Quarrying Manufacturing Companies.

 

21:30 – 23:30 Greek Night with Dinner and Live Music

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

09:00 - 11:00 Session III: Management  II

Chair: Dr. Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos, Senior Lecturer, Brunel University, U.K. and Head of the Management Research Unit of ATINER.

  1. Poindexter, S., Professor, Northern Michigan University, USA & Steinhaus, C., Associate Professor, Northern Michigan University, USA. Service Learning in the Business Curriculum: Practices at a U.S. University.
  2. Arshadi, N., Vice Provost for Research/Professor of Financial Economics, University of Missouri,-St. Louis, USA & George, T.F., Chancellor/Professor of Chemistry and Physics, University of Missouri,-St. Louis, USA. Opportunities and Challenges in the University Technology Transfer Enterprises.
  3. Pendse, S., Professor, Saint Mary University, Canada. Does an Emphasis on Revenue Growth Weaken Strategy and Reduce Profits?  An Empirical Analysis.
  4. Forgione, D., Professor of Accounting, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA, Jabr, S., Director, Health Planning Department, Ministry of Health, Palestine & Younis, M., Professor of Health Policy & Management, Jackson State University, USA. Break-even Analysis and the Willingness of Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) Patients to Pay for Catheter Unit Services in Ramallah Hospital, Palestine.

 

11:00 – 13:00 Session IV: Banking & Finance

Chair: Vasileios Filios, Associate Professor, University of Ioannina, Greece and Head of the Accounting & Finance Research Unit of ATINER.

  1. Zalejski, J., Bialystok Technical University, Poland. Factors of Successful Advertising and the Measuring its Efficiency.
  2. Meador, J., Professor, Northeastern University, USA. Trends and Patterns in the Quality of Corporate Governance in the US, 1990-2006.
  3. Mohaghegh, M., Professor, Norwich University, USA. Economies of Scale and Scope in Banking Industry.
  4. Kramer, G., Assistant Professor, Saarland University, Germany. Combating Money Laundering by German Banks – Results of an Empirical Survey.
  5. Rizk, R., Accounting and Finance Course Leader, Durham Business School, UK, Dixon, R., Deputy Dean, Durham Business Schook. UK & Woodhead, A., Programme Director, Durham Business School, UK. Managing Legitimacy Strategies through Corporate Social Disclosures.
  6. Bolmatis, A., Investment Strategist, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, UK & Sekeris, E., Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, USA. Information Diffusion Based Explanations of Asset Pricing Anomalies.

 

13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 16:00 Session V:  World and Europe

Chair: Dr. Gregory A. Katsas, Associate Professor, The American College of Greece-Deree College, Greece and Head, Sociology Research Unit, ATINER.

  1. Kawagoe, T., Associate Professor, Future University-Hakodate, Japan. Coordinating Antitrust Policies Against International Cartels.
  2. Josifidis, K., Full Professor, University of Novi Sad, Serbia & Supic, N., Researcher, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Challenges of European Welfare State Regimes – Convergence: Yes or No.
  3. Konopelko, A., Lecturer, Bialystok Technical University, Poland. China’s Role in a Global Economy-Consequences for Poland.
  4. Strother, S., Associate Professor, Azusa Pacific University, USA. Local Economic Development Policy Impacts: More Employers, More Jobs, More Money.
  5. Tomczonek, Z., Professor & Dean of the Faculty of Management, Bialystok Technical University, Poland & Czerewacz, K., Bialystok Technical University, Poland. Energetic Dialog Between European Union and Central Asian Countries.
  6. Gheeraert, L., Researcher, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium & Malek Mandour, J., Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. On the Impact of Private Capital Flows on Economic Growth and Development.

 

16:00 – 17:30 Session VI: International Sports Events

Chair: Kostas Katsiyiannis, ex General Director, Greek National Tourism Organization & Member of the Organizing Committee of the Athens Marathon Race.

  1. Gargalianos, D., Assistant Professor, University of Thrace, Greece & Goutzioupas, G., Member of the Technical Committee of the Organizing Committee of the Athens Marathon Race, Greece. International Sporting Events and Sport Tourism: An Interesting Domain for Governments and Local Authorities to Invest on.
  2. Priovolos, G., Associate Professor, Iona College, USA. Political Risk Assessment of International Sports Events.

 

 

18:30 - 20:00 Dinner

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Archaeological Tour: Departure at 8:30 a.m. Return at 3:30 p.m.

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Cruise to Aegean islands (includes lunch) – Departure at 7:00 a.m. Return at 8:30 p.m.

Visit the islands of Aigina, Hydra, Poros