22nd IBIMA Conference

13-14 November 2013
Rome, Italy

ISBN: 978-0-9860419-1-4

Welcome

The 22^nd IBIMA conference on Creating Global Competitive Economies: 2020 Vision Planning & Implementation will be held in Rome, Italy 13-14 November 2013.

This major international conference will address a range of important themes with respect to all major business fields.

The conference will include numerous papers and workshop presentations by academics and researchers from around the globe. Conference participants are welcome to submit full papers, short papers, extended abstracts, paper drafts, or invited session proposals. Submitted paper will be fully refereed and published in electronic formats. Please refer to call for papers.

Submissions instructions: Submit 2 files (in Microsoft Word OR in pdf)
First file: 1-page that has all author(s) information, university, country, and e-mail(s)
Second file: the paper without author(s) information for review purposes

If you are submitting to a special track, please mention that in your e-mail.

There is no paper format for submissions. Once your paper is accepted by reviewers, authors will receive an acceptance package that includes IBIMA's format guildlines for camera ready publication.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If it takes long time to get travel request approved at your university and process VISA application, we recommend that you send your paper the at earliest possible to allow us to receive the manuscript to reviewers and get reviews back in timely fashion. The review cycle time tends to increase if you submit your paper right on the deadline date due to large number of submissions around deadlines.

Call for Papers

Interested academics and practitioners are invited to submit:

Research papers: complete papers (5000 words max.) with complete references section.
Short papers: this could be research in progress, abstracts, ideas you would like to explore with audiance at the conference, or draft of papers for possible co-authorship: (max. 5 pages or 1000 words)

IBIMA focuses on real-world business research. All papers will be directed to the appropriate theme and/or track. All accepted papers registered by author(s) will be published in the conference proceedings.

Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and contribution. It is IBIMA policy to send complete papers to two reviewers for full blind peer review and to send a summary of review back to the author(s) . Short papers/abstracts will be reviewed by reviewer and/or the editor. All review comments and suggestions should be addressed in the final submission. Submitted Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere.

Conference proceedings will be published as an e-book on a CD (ISBN: 978-0-9860419-1-4)

*IBIMA reserves the right to accept or reject any research/short paper proposal/submission. Reasons for rejection include, but are not limited to: topics not fitting the conference program main theme or panel subjects, insufficient space on the conference program, failure to meet professional obligations in prior IBIMA conferences (e.g., not completing a paper, not delivering a paper on time, failure to appear for a scheduled slot), failure to register for the conference, unprofessional conduct, or any other reason.

Conference Committees

Conference Chair

Khalid S. Soliman, International Business Information Management Association, USA

Local Chair

Marta Donolo, Tor Vergata University - Roma, Italy

Advisory Committee

John F. Affisco, Hofstra University, USA
Abdul Rahman Ahmad, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
Omar Al-Azzam, University of Minnesota Crookston, USA
Hesham H. Ali, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
Najiba Benabess, Norwich University, Northfield, USA
Az-Eddine Bennani, Reims Management School, France
Emil Boasson, Central Michigan University, USA
Regina Connolly, Dublin City University, Ireland
Reggie Davidrajuh, Stavanger University College, Norway
Susana de Juana Espinosa, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Xiuzhen Feng, Beijing University of Technology, China
Mohammad Ayub Khan, Technologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Sherif Kamel, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Roman Povalej, University of Karlsruhe (TH), Germany
Alcina Prata, ESCE, Portugal
Muhammad Najib Razali, Universiti Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
Joseph Sarkis, Clark University, USA
Najib Saylani, Florida State College at Jacksonville, USA
Magdy Serour, InContext Solutions, Australia
Amine Nehari Talet, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Mineral, KSA
Abraham G. van der Vyver, Monash University, South Africa
Dianne Wingham, Australia
Paul H.P. Yeow, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia

Program Committee

Dilla Syadia Ab Latiff, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Kamarulzaman Ab. Aziz, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Farida Abdul Halim, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Shahabudin Abdullah, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Sharidatul Akma Abu Seman, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Jeihan M. Abu-Tayeh, St. Martin’s University, Jordan
Abd Rahman Ahlan, International Islamic University, Malaysia
Mohsen Akbari, University of Guilan, Iran
Maha Al Balushi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Lorena Batagan, Bucharest University of Economics, Romania
Basel M. Al-Eideh, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Akif Lutfi Al-khasawneh, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan
Mohammad Al-Khasawneh, The World Islamic Sciences & Education University, Jordan
Nedhal A. Al-Saiyd, Applied Science University, Jordan    Excellent Constructive Review
Sophia Anastasiou, TEI of Central Greece, Greece         Excellent Constructive Review
Maria José Angélico, ISCAP/IPP, Portugal
Klara Antlova, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
Herman Shah Anuar, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Jaishree Asarpota, Higher College of Technology, UAE
Muhammad Awais Bhatti,University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Nahed Amin Azab, American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt     Excellent Constructive Review
Azmin Azliza Aziz, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Annelie Moukaddem Baalbaki, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Imad Baalbaki, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Hilary Berger, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Mihaela Bîrsan, “Stefan cel Mare” Suecava, Romania
Gratiela Boca, Technical University Cluj Napoca, North University Center Baia Mare, Romania
Ionel Bostan-Dhc, Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava - Romania
Lourdes Canós-Darós, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain    Excellent Constructive Review
Mihai Carp, “AL. I. CUZA” University of Iaşi, Romania
Justin Champion, staffordshire university, UK
Asma Chaouch, higher institute of technological studies of Rades, Tunisia
Benish Chaudhry, American University in the Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Ionela-Corina Chersan, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania
Oana Chindris-Vasioiu, The Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania
Irina Chiriac, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, University of Iasi, Romania
Nesrine Akkari Chniti, Fseg Mahdia, Tunisia
Jamel Choukir, Al-Imam University, KSA                    Excellent Constructive Review
Jason Lee Wai Chow, Nilai University, Malaysia
Carmen Nadia Ciocoiu, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Adela Coman, University of Bucharest, Romania         Excellent Constructive Review
Ilie Constantin, Ovidius University from Constanta, Romania
Chirimbu Sebastian Cristian, Spiru Haret University/ Centre for European Studies AEPEEC, Romania
Sagarmay Deb, Central Queensland University, Australia
Balla Diop, Laval University, Canada
Madalina Dociu, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
frederic Dosquet, ESC PAU University, France
Petr Doucek, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic         Excellent Constructive Review
Noura Abdel Maksoud Eissa, Arab Open University, Egypt
Iuliana Georgescu, “Al. I. Cuza” Iasi, Romania
Mircea Georgescu, University AL. I. Cuza of Iasi, Romania        Excellent Constructive Review
Richard Gilles, BITE, UK
Maria Grosu, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” of Iasy, Romania
Jasber Kaur GS, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Manel Hamouda, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia
Mahmoud Hassanin, Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt
Indrani Hazarika, Higher Colleges of Technology Dubai Women’s Campus, United Arab Emirates
Jamel Eddine Henchiri, ISGG, Tunisia
Elena Hlaciuc, Stefan cel Mare University of Suecava, Romania
John Lee Seung Ho, University of South Australia, Australia
Woo Kok Hoong, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Inga Hunter, Massey University, New Zealand
Huda Ibrahim, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Lucia Irinescu, AL. I. CUZA University, Romania
Sri Fatiany Abdul Kader Jailani, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Jaroslav Jandos, University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic
Jayamalathi a/p Jayabalan, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Chandana Jayawardena, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Sonia Jeddi, FSEGT, Tunisia
Anne Julien, Noema Business School, France
Mohd Khairudin Kasiran,University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Erne Suzila Kassim, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia          Excellent Constructive Review
Atta ur Rehman Khan, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Mohd Noor Azli Ali Khan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Myriam Khedri, Higher Institute of Management of Tunis, Tunisia      Excellent Constructive Review
Gábor Klimkó, Budapest Corvinus University, Hungary
Hana Klcova, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
George Kostopoulos, University of Maryland University College, USA
Girija Krishnaswamy, Australian Catholic University, Australia
Mah Wai Lan, UCSI University, Malaysia
Daniel Lang, Telecom Business School, France
Denis Lapert, TEM, France
Gan Chin Lay, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Cristina Leovaridis, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania
Jan Luhan, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Liliana Manea, „Valahia" University, Targoviste, Romania   Excellent Constructive Review
Ludmila-Daniela Manea, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania        Excellent Constructive Review
Vicky Manthou, University of Macedonia, Greece
Daniela Mardiros, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Romania
Tsourela Maria, Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia, Greece
José Martins, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Chipo Getrude Mavetera, North West University (NWU), South Africa    Excellent Constructive Review
Nehemiah Mavetera, North West University, South Africa
Jan A. Meyer, NWU (GSB&GL), RSA
Farid Meziane, Salford University, UK Excellent Constructive Review
Kateřina Mičudová, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic
Marinela Mircea, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Marilena Mironiuc, “AL. I. CUZA” University of Iaşi, Romania
Jashua Rajesh Modapothala, Monash University, Malaysia
Norshidah Mohamed, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Mohammad Mohammad, University of Western Sydney, Australia    Excellent Constructive Review
Alunica Morariu, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania
Nithyaroobini A/P Munian, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Ana Salomé García Muñiz, University of Oviedo, Spain
Andreea-Clara Munteanu, Romanian Academy Institute of National Economy, Romania
Muhammad Fakhir Musharraf, Institute of Business Management, Karachi - Pakistan     Excellent Constructive ReviewLeonid Mylnikov, Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Russia
Nazmun Nahar, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Wan Mohd Nazdrol Nasir, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia
Kalaivany Natarajan, University of South Australia, Australia
Andrei Stefan Nestian, Alexandru Ioan Cuza - Iasi, Romania
Cornelia Neagu, Center for Industry and Services Economics, Romanian
Simona Nicolae, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Romania      Excellent Constructive Review
Rozalia Nistor, Dunarea de Jos of Galati, Romania
Nor Laila Md Noor, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Azah Anir Norman, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Michal Novák, University of Economics in Prague, Faculty of Management, Czech Republic
Veronika Novotná, BUT Brno, Czech Republic
Birgit Oberer, Kadir Has University, Turkey          Excellent Constructive Review
Dospinescu Octavian, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
Mihai Orzan, Economic Studies University of Bucharest, Romania
Rachid Oumlil, ENCG-Agadir, Ibnou Zohr, Morocco          Excellent Constructive Review
Ines Saâdellaoui, ESC, Tunisia
Fon Sim, Ong, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia
Leontina Pavaloaia, ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania
Vasile-Daniel Pavaloaia, Al.I.Cuza University of Iasi, Romania        Excellent Constructive Review
Jorge Manuel Gamito Pereira, UTAD, Portugal
Jeong Chun Phuoc, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Lai Kim Piew, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Luminita Gabriela Popescu, National University of Political and Administrative Studies, Romania
Giat Radhakrishna, Multimedia University, Malaysia          Excellent Constructive Review
Danciu Radu, Christian University Dimitrie Cantemir Bucharest, Romania
Devinaga Rasiah, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Abdul Razak bin Rahmat, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Husam Rjoub, Near East University, North Cyprus
Angela Roman, ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania
Mohd Sharif Mohd Saad, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Norizan Saad, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Lim Ying San, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Mad Khir Johari Abdullah Sani, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Andreea Claudia Serban, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Mathew Shafaghi, The University Bolton, UK
Sanetake Nagayoshi, Waseda University, Japan
Nasrine Shah-Abushakra, Leigh University, USA         Excellent Constructive Review
Nermeen Shehata, Cairo University, Egypt     Excellent Constructive Review
Nicoleta Sirghi, West University Timisoara, Romania
Maria Augusta Soares, Ibmec-RJ, Brazil
Anongnart Srivihok, Kasetsart University, Thailanf
Bourliataux-Lajoinie Stéphane, Tours –IAE de Tours University, France
Ivona Stoica, Romanian American University, Romania
Margareth Stoll, Italy
Geerish Suddul, University of Technology, Mauritius    Excellent Constructive Review
Norazah Mohd Suki, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Syaifudin Syaifudin, Trisakti University, Indonesia
Katalin Szenes, Obuda University, Hungary
Choo-Kim Tan, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Christine Nya-Ling Tan, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Madalina Cristina Tocan, Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania
António Trigo, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC ) - ISCAC, Portugal
Narasimha Rao Vajjhala, University of New York Tirana, Albania
Naser Valaei, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)-International Business School (IBS), Malaysia
Lukas Valek, Faculty of informatics and management, University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Andrei Jean Vasile, Petroleum and Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania
Florina Oana Vîrlănuţă, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania
Guillermina C. Vizcarra, Trinity University of Asia, Philippines
Nubli Wahab, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Alain Wegmann, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland         Excellent Constructive Review
Nathalia Devina Widjaja, Binus International University, Indonesia
Imene Ben Yahia, High management Institute, Tunisia
Fung Chorng Yuan, Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia
Mansour Esmaeil Zaei, Panjab University, India
Abdelnaser Zayyat,, Applied Science University, Jordan
Hanane Ellioua Zemmama, Hassan 1^st University, Morrocco
Xenia Ziouvelou, Athens Information Technology (AIT), Greece
Martin Zsifkovits, University of Vienna, Austria

Themes

The 22^nd IBIMA Conference revolves around Vision 2020 adopted by Europe and many regions of the world. To that end, possible conference topics of interest should include Economics, Management, Information Management, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, General Business, Marketing, Human Resources, and Finance as follow:

Innovation and Entrepreneurship topics of interest

Innovation Clusters, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship
Leveraging digital skills for Innovation in the Society
Corporate and Social Entrepreneurship
Women Entrepreneurs education and development
Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Entrepreneurial Behavior in Large Organizations vs SME
Benchmarking of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Best Practices
High Tech Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation
Strategic Integration between Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Economics topics of interest

Government Policy and Regulation
Regulatory Economics
Constitutional Economics
Regional development
World Economy vs Regional Economy
Rules & Institutions
Industrial organizations
Institutional Economics
International Economic Order
Globalization: General Trade
Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations
Country and Industry Studies of Trade
Economic Integration
Trade and Labor Market Interactions
Trade and Environment
International Factor Movements and International Business
International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
International Migration

Accounting and Finance topics of interest

Auditing
Management Accouting
Financial Accounting
Commercial law
Profitability and Earnings
budgeting and Reporting
internal reporting and Incentives
Performance Evaluation
Interface between internal and external reporting
General Financial Markets
Portfolio Choice
Asset Pricing
Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
Information and Market Efficiency
International Financial Markets
Government Policy and Regulation
Financial Institutions and Services
Banks; Other Depository Institutions
Mortgages
Insurance; Insurance Companies
Pension Funds; Other Private Financial Institutions
Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
Government Policy and Regulation
Corporate Finance and Governance
Capital Budgeting; Investment Policy
Financing Policy; Capital and Ownership Structure
Bankruptcy; Liquidation
Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
Payout Policy

Management and Governance topics of interest

Management Science
Human Resource
Critical Management Studies
Organizational Behavior
Strategic Management
Leadership
Business Statistics
Operations Research
Business Intelligence
Change Management
Communications Management
Corporate Governance
Entrepreneurship
Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Gender and Diversity
Human Resources Management
International Management
Management Education & Development

General information Systems Management (business and technical) topics of interest

Knowledge Management
Social Impact of Technology Development
Green IT and Green Organization
E- Business and Internet Computing
Management of Technology in Education and Businesses
Innovation & Technology in New Product/Service Development
Small and Medium Enterprises
International Business Strategies and Information Technology
E-Government strategies, implementation procedures, and case studies
Technology Transfer, Marketing and Commercialization
ICT Management
Information Systems issues
The Integration of Technology & Organizational Strategies
R&D Management
Project and Program Management
Industrial and Manufacturing System Technologies
Management of Technology in Developing Countries
Sustainable Innovation and Competitive Advantage
Innovation and Management of Renewable Resources
Strategic use of Technology in the Financial Sector
Adoption, acceptance, and diffusion of emerging technologies
Change management and organizational performance measures
Knowledge Engineering and Discovery
Information Quality Management
Information Quality Metrics and Assessment
E-Commerce issues, trends, and case studies
E-Learning, e-Training, and e-Teams
E-Human Resources
M-Commerce business models, applications, and best practices
Privacy, security, ethical, and social issues
Cyber law, E-commerce Law, and Intellectual property rights
Customer relationship management (CRM),
Business process re-design (BPR)
Total quality management (TQM),Cycle time reduction (CTR)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Enterprise Systems (ERP) and Industry Solutions
Strategic Decision Support Systems
Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network applications
Knowledge-based Systems Engineering
Object-Oriented Database Systems
Data Warehouses and Data Mining
Software engineering of e-business systems
Data Mining techniques
Knowledge extraction and search

Knowledge Management, Knowledge representation and ontologies topics of interest

The Knowledge Society and Information Systems
Knowledge in the Information Society
Knowledge and Ontologies in Information Systems
Ontologies and Ontology
Information Systems Knowledge Management and Engineering
Enterprise Knowledge Management and Engineering
All aspects in Ontology Construction, Engineering, Modelling, Learning, Population and Evaluation
All aspects Ontology Evolution and Maintenance
All aspects in Ontology Adoption, Evaluation and Management
Ontology Languages
Natural Language Processing
Ontology Use in Information Systems
Ontology Coupling, Integration and Matching
Semantic Web Applications

Human Resources topics of interest

New Theoretical Perspectives on Human Resource Management
The Changing Role of Human Resource Management
Managing Organizational Performance
Motivation
Recognition & Reward
Hiring & Firing
Recruitment

Marketing topics of interest

Marketing Philosophy
The Role of Marketing in Strategic Planning
Relationship Marketing
Marketing in SME's
Public Relations Strategies
Market and Industry Stakeholder Needs
International Strategies
The Development and Utilization of Marketing Plans
Online Marketing
Social Networks Marketing
Marketing Effectiveness at the Operational and Strategic Levels
Brand Management

International Business topics of interest

International Strategic Alliances
Globalization
International Trade and Investment
International Management Practices
Multinational and Transnational Businesses
International Business Strategy
Measuring International Business Performance

Accepted papers will appear here

Special Topics Sessions

We invited interested scholars, researchers, and managers to organize your own session(s) within the conference. The special topic session is a unique opportunity that brings together researchers and audience from around the world to discuss a specific research question of interest and/or share research efforts with others who have worked in the same area. These sessions could result in future joint research efforts, co-authorship of journal articles, and/or book publications. Special topics session are highly beneficial if they are well organized.

The efforts of the Special Topics Sessions' Organizers will be recognized as follows:

The registration fee of the session organizer will be waived if at least 4 authors of invited papers register at the conference.
Session organizers names will appear on the conference proceedings as Associate Editors

You can submit a proposal to organize a special topics session, workshop, and/or tutorial. Proposals to organize a special topic session should include the following information: name and address, e-mail of proposer, title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the session, and a short description on how the session will be advertised. Usually, session proposers solicit papers from colleagues and researchers whose work is known to the session proposer. E-mail proposal to the conference chair.

Each special topic session will have at least 4 paper. The session chairs will be responsible for all aspects of their sessions; including, soliciting papers, reviewing, selecting, etc. The review process for invited sessions will strictly follow the review process for regular submission. Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and contribution. Each paper will be exposed to a full blind peer review by two reviewers in the topical area. Final camera-ready papers will be reviewed by one reviewer. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere.

Please e-mail conference Chair with your proposal.

Appel à communications

Tous les chercheurs, universitaires et praticiens s'intéressant aux thèmes de la conférence sont invités à soumettre leurs communications. Deux types de contributions pourront être présentées:

Papiers de recherche en format long: pour les travaux aboutis (5000 mots max) avec la liste complète des références.
Papiers en format court : pour les recherches en cours, résumés, idées que vous voudriez discuter avec l'audience à la conférence ou ébauche des papiers pour une éventuelle co-écriture : (5 pages max ou 1000 mots)

Les papiers seront évalués par rapport à leur originalité, leur cohérence, leur clarté et leur contribution scientifique. Chaque papier sera révisé en aveugle à l'aide d'une grille d'évaluation. Les papiers de recherche seront révisés par les membres du comité scientifique. Les papiers en format court seront révisés par l'éditeur. Chaque auteur recevra après la révision de son papier une fiche de synthèse des évaluations. Les commentaires et suggestions de cette révision doivent être prises en compte dans la soumission finale.

Les papiers soumis ne doivent pas avoir été précédemment édités ou actuellement soumis pour publication dans d'autres conférences ou revues.

Les actes de la conférence seront édités sous forme d'un e-book sur un CD (ISBN: 978-0-9860419-1-4)

Tous les papiers se rattacheront à l'un des thèmes proposés

Thèmes de la Conférence

Thèmes de la conférence d'intérêt possibles comprennent Economie, Gestion, Gestion de l'information, affaires générales, marketing, ressources humaines et finances.

Marketring des sujets d'intérêt

Le rôle du marketing dans la planification stratégique
Marketing dans les PME
Stratégies de relations publiques
Marché et les besoins des parties prenantes de l'industrie
Stratégies internationales
Le développement et l'utilisation de plans de marketing
Marketing Online
Marketing Social Networks
Brand Management

Gestion des sujets d'intérêt

Sciences de Gestion
Des ressources humaines
Études de gestion critique
Comportement organisationnel
Gestion stratégique
Leadership
Statistiques des entreprises
Recherche Opérationnelle
Gestion du changement
Gestion des communications
Corporate Governance
Entrepreneuriat
Éthique, responsabilité sociale des entreprises et le développement durable
Genre et la Diversité
Gestion des ressources humaines
International Management
Education Management & Développement

Économie des sujets d'intérêt

Politique gouvernementale et le règlement
Économie de la réglementation
Économie constitutionnel
Le développement régional
Economie mondiale contre l'économie régionale
Règles & Institutions
Les organisations industrielles
Economie Institutionnelle
Ordre économique international
La mondialisation: le commerce général
Politique commerciale; protection; promotion, les négociations commerciales
Pays et Etudes Industrie du Commerce
Intégration économique
Commerce et interactions du marché du travail
Facteur international des mouvements et des affaires internationales
Investissement international; mouvements de capitaux à long terme
Migrations Internationales

Comptabilité et finances des sujets d'intérêt

audit
Comptabilité de gestion
Comptabilité Finanical
Droit commercial
Rentabilité et bénéfice
Budgétisation et les rapports
Reporting interne et Incentives
Évaluation de la performance
Interface entre les rapports internes et externes
Marchés financiers généraux
Choix du portefeuille
Asset Pricing
Cotation conditionnelle; Prix Futures
L'information et l'efficience du marché
Marchés financiers internationaux
Politique gouvernementale et le règlement
Institutions et services financiers
Les banques; autres organismes de dépot
Hypothèques
Assurance; compagnies d'assurance
Fonds de pension *; autres institutions financières privées
Investment Banking *, capital risque, de courtage
Politique gouvernementale et le règlement
Corporate Finance et Gouvernance
Budgétisation des investissements
Politique d'investissement
Politique de financement
Liquidation

Human Resources sujets d'intérêt

Perspectives théoriques sur la gestion des ressources humaines
L'évolution du rôle de gestion des ressources humaines
Gestion de la performance organisationnelle
Motivation
Reconnaissance et récompense
Location & Cuisson
Recrutement
Systèmes d'information de gestion des sujets d'intérêt

Knowledge Management et Systèmes d'information

Impact Social de la technologie
E- Business et développement informatique
Green IT
Management de la technologie pour l’éducation et les affaires
Innovation et technologie pour le développement de nouveaux produits/services
Information et petites/moyennes entreprises
Stratégies Internationales et technologies de l’information
E-Government, implémentation et études de cas
Transfert technologique, Marketing et Commercialisation
Management des TIC
Problématiques des systèmes d’information
Intégration de la technologie et stratégies organisationnelles
R&D et management
Management de projet et management de programme
Technologies des systèmes de production
Management de la technologie dans les pays en voie de développement
Innovation durable et avantage compétitif
Innovation et management des ressources renouvelables
Usage stratégique de la technologie dans le secteur financier
Adoption et diffusion des technologies émergentes
Gestion du changement et mesures de la performance organisationnelle
Ingénierie de la connaissance
Information Quality Management
Mesures de la qualité de l’information
E-Commerce : tendances et études de cas
Réseaux sociaux numériques : management, pratiques et études de cas
E-Learning, e-Training et e-Teams
M-commerce : modèles d’affaires, applications, “best practices”
Vie privée, sécurité, éthique
Customer relationship management (CRM), Business process re-design (BPR)
Total quality management (TQM), Cycle time reduction (CTR)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Efficient Resource Planning (ERP) et management industriel
Gestion de bases de données
Systèmes d’Aide à la Décision
Logique floue et réseaux de neurones (applications)
Data Warehouses et Datamining
E-business et solutions logicielles
Recherche et extraction de la connaissance

Dates Importantes

Soumission des papiers : Fermé
Notification de l'avis d'acceptation : Après de trois ou quatre semaines de la date de soumission (dans la plupart des cas)
présentation virtuelle/ Papiers en format court/ résumé Date limite de soumission: Fermé

Important Dates

Paper Submission: Closed
Notification of Acceptance: Within 3-4 week from submission date (in most cases)
Abstract/short papers Submission Deadline: Closed

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The conference is closed

Conference Program

Hotel Londra & Cargill is the official location for the 22nd IBIMA Conference on Creating Global Competitive Economies: 2020 Vision Planning & Implementation will be held in Rome, Italy 13-14 November 2013.

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Conference Proceedings

The 22nd IBIMA International conference proceedings include all the papers in the program. IBIMA Conference proceedings are ISBN and ISI indexed by Thomson Scientific

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Please note the following conference presentation guidelines:

Each presentation has 15 min. followed by 5 min discussion. Session chairs will coordinate presentations in their respective sessions
There will be LCD projector available in every session room. Please prepare your presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 to ensure compatibility.
Save your files on a USB drive. Also, it is highly recommended that you email your presentation to yourself on a web-based client (gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc.) as a backup.
It would be a good idea to bring your own laptop for your presentation to ensure that your paper is presented properly.
Every registered participant will be issued a name tag that he/she should wear at all times. No one without name tag will be allowed into the conference area

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Conference Program

Wednesday November 13, 2013                        8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Registration

Wednesday November 13, 2013                             9:00 am – 10:45 am

Session W1.1: Economic Research & Development and Social Issues I    Room: Belvedere
Session Chair: Karel Skokan

Risk Factors and Issues Which Might Arise While Implementing and Running a Time Bank: Learning from Success and Failure
Lukas Valek

System of Urban and Regional Economic Development Planning in the U.S
Gerasimova Olga

Eco-Social Aspects of Economic Growth in EU
Eduard Nežinský and Elena Fifeková,

Influence Factors on Earnings in the Central and Eastern European Countries
Amalia Cristescu, Larisa Stanila, Madalina Ecaterina Popescu and Nicolae Cataniciu

EU Accession and the Impact on Romania’s Industrial Production and Foreign Trade
Adrian Negrea

Common Labour Force Market Construction versus the Need for a Policy to Support the Return of Romanian Migrant Workers
Dorel Ailenei, Amalia Cristescu and Andrei Hrebenciuc

Growth Effects of Taxation Volatility in Rich Countries
Rudolf Macek, Zuzana Machová and Igor Kotlán

The Possible Use of Alternative Methods of Measuring GDP in Forming of Economic Policy of Slovakia
Andrea Vondrová and Matej Valach

Session W1.2: Session en Français I           Room: Sallustio
Session Chair: Christophe STORAÏ

Le Comportement De Butinage En Ligne : Proposition D’une Echelle De Mesure
Dhouka Oueldoubey Habibeche

L’impact du capital humain sur la reconnaissance d’une opportunité entrepreneuriale
Chanez daly et Sami Bouddabous

Risque perçu, confiance et e-tourisme: Vers un modèle TAM étendu
Alia Besbes Sahli

Du marketing relationnel à la valeur relationnelle
Aida Matri Ben Jemaa et Nadine Tournois

L’acceptation des Systeme d’information dans L’enseignement Superieur: Quel Modele Pour Le Contexte Marocain?
Az-Eddine Bennani, Youness Lafraxo, Rachid Oumlil et Larbi Sidmou

Coffee Break                                                       10:45 am – 11:15 am

Wednesday November 13, 2013                             11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Session W2.1: E-Government    Room: Belvedere
Session Chair: Gerasimova Olga

Technology Use in Information and Records Management in Courts
Wan Satirah Wan Mohd Saman, Abrar Haider and Norshila Shaifuddin

From E-Government to E-Governance in Europe
Rebecca Levy Orelli, Emanuele Padovani, Carlotta del Sordo and Epameinondas Katsikas

Technology Diffusion, Innovation and Institutionalisation in Judicial Environment
Wan Satirah Wan Mohd Saman and Abrar Haider

Session W2.2: Data Warehousing & Knowledge Management        Room: Sallustio
Session Chair: Michal Pilík

New Approach for the Collection of Users’ Requirements using DwADS
Nouha Arfaoui and Jalel Akaichi

Technological Tools Integration and Ontologies for Knowledge Extraction from Unstructured Sources: A Case of Study for Marketing in Agri-Food Sector
Adriana Caione, Roberto Paiano, Anna Lisa Guido, Monica Fait and Paola Scorrano

Interpreting the Solution Architect’s Role at a leading IT and Consultancy Company
Pedro Miguel Faria Magalhães and Rui Dinis Sousa

Wednesday November 13, 2013                             12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

Session W3.1: Keynote speech                                                              Room: Belvedere
Session Chair: Khalid S. Soliman

Speaker
Khalid S. Soliman
Founder & CEO,
IBIMA Publishing, USA

Speaker
Umar Ruhi
Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and IBM Centre for Business Analytics & Performance, Canada

Conference Lunch                                       1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Wednesday November 13, 2013                        2:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Registration

Wednesday November 13, 2013                             2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Session W4.1: Social Media Network     Room: Belvedere
Session Chair: Wee-Kheng Tan

Building the Strategy and Measuring the Effects of Moving the Business into the Cloud
Ramona-Mihaela Paun and Ioana Comsulea

The Effect of a Different Environment in Providing Personal Information in E-Commerce: The Case of Saudis Living in the UK
Haya Alshehri and Farid Meziane

Digital Piracy among Youth: the Effects of Neutralization and Ethics
Mathupayas Thongmak

Finding Fault with Facebook: A Case Study
Shariffah Zamoon

Social Media Analytics as a Business Intelligence Practice: Current Landscape & Future Prospects
Umar Ruhi

Session W4.2: Research in Finance and Accounting    Room: Sallustio
Session Chair: Andrea Vondrová

Analysis of the Impact of the Adoption of IFRS by Moroccan Companies on the Informational Content of Accounting Numbers and the Behavior of Financial Analysts
Karima Haoudi

Towards Mindful Consumption of Ethical Investment Funds: a Social Cognitive Theory
Ismah Osman, Ahmad Baihaqi Abu Malek, Sharifah Faigah Syed Alwi, Ruhanie Muda and Saadiah Muhammad

Exploring Board Composition and Financial Vulnerability in Non-Profit Organizations
Roshayani Arshad, Nur Aadni Che Deraman and Normah Omar

Management Accounting Change from a Hybrid Institutional and Managerial Perspective
Epameinondas Katsikas, Robert Dixon and Anne Woodhead

Scoring Model of Corporate Defaults in the Czech Republic
Kuchina Elena and Ricar Michal

Coffee Break                                                       3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Wednesday November 13, 2013                            4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Session W4.1: Marketing and Consumer Behavior    Room: Belvedere
Session Chair: Aida Matri Ben Jemaa

Emiraties Materialistic and Non Materialistic Priorities
Hassan Younies, Bilal Barhem, Abdullah Bauswaid, Mirna Abou Diwan, Zeina Hashim and Nancy Saed

Evaluating the Impact of Customer Demographical Characteristics on Relationship Outcomes
Teresa Fernandes, João Proença and Meena Rambocas

Internet and Its Influence on Consumer Behaviour: Application in the Czech Republic
Michal Pilík

Which Factors Drive Consumers to Use Smartphone and Tablet PC: From the Perspective of Conspicuous Consumption, Cultural Capital, Social Capital and Perceived Product Knowledge
Wee-Kheng Tan and Po-Wei Lee

The Effect of Service Context in Consumer Relationship Proneness and Behavior
Teresa Fernandes and Fabia Esteves

Session W4.2: Human Resources Management and Organizations' Competitiveness       Room: Sallustio
Session Chair: Epameinondas Katsikas

Determinants in Procurement Process for Sustaining Organizational Competitiveness in Selected Hotels in Kenya
Robert Kinanga and Nelson Kandi

Framework for Managing Professionalism and Administrative Environment
Given Mpolokeng Ramajoe

The Influence of Human Capital on the Quality of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure
Roshayani Arshad, Suaini Othman, Farah Abdul Khalim and Faizah Darus

Lifecycle of Enterprises and Its Dynamics on the Basis of Annual Turnover: An Empirical Study of Czech and Slovak Enterprises
Karel Skokan and Adam Pawliczek

Thursday November 14, 2013                        9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Registration

Thursday November 14, 2013                            9:00 am – 11:00 am

Session TH1.1: Innovation, Corporate Performance, and Organizational Transformation     Room: Belvedere
Session Chair: Karel Skokan

Information Technology Transfer Methodology (ITTM) as an Approach for an Effective Information Technology Transfer
Huda Ibrahim

Bridging the Gap of Internal Audit functions: An Exploratory Evidence of Malaysian Cooperatives and Public Sector Organisations
Siti Maznah Mohd Arif, Nuur Syuuhadaa Zainal, Rohana Othman, Nooraslinda Abdul Aris and Roslani Embi

Object-Oriented Organic Organization Structure
Amr Badr-El-Din

Clusters: Life Cycles and Drivers of Innovation and Industrial Upgrading in the Automotive Industry in the Ostrava Region, Czechia
Petr Rumpel

The South America East Coast reefer cargo: A diagnosis of a competitive market
Cassia Bömer GALVÃO and Leo Tadeu, Fe ROBLES

An Innovative Index to Measuring the Digital Divide
Antonio Garcia Zaballos and Felix Gonzalez Herranz

Public Contracts in Hospitals in Czech Republic Revised
Stanislav Klazar and Alena Maaytová

The Board as a Sentinel against Financial Fiasco: An Exploratory Study of Malaysian Cooperative Organizations
Rohana Othman, Roslani Embi, Nooraslinda Abdul Aris, Siti Maznah Mohd Arif, Huang ChingChoo and Norashikin Ismail

Session TH1.2: Session en Français II        Room: Sallustio
Session Chair: Az-Eddine Bennani

Metropolisation Et Competitivite Des Territoires: Une Revue De La Litterature
Karim Aggoune

L’Alternance dans l’Enseignement Supérieur comme axe stratégique majeur au cœur de la structuration et de l’attractivité d’un territoire : les enseignements tirés de l’exemplarité de l’IUT de Corse
Christophe STORAÏ, Laetitia RINIERI, Mickaël BOULENGER

Conceptualisation de la capacité TI dans l’organisation
Sonia Aroussi-Bennani and Samia Karoui-Zouaoui

Les Dimensions du capital social et l’intention entrepreneuriale des étudiants
Mohamed Gharbi

Coffee Break                                                       11:00 am – 11:30 am

Thursday November 14, 2013                             11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Session TH2.1: E-Learning and Research in Higher Education     Room: Belvedere
Session Chair: Amr Badr-El-Din

Students Stress in Educational Institutes in UAE
Hassan Younies, Bilal Barhem, Shamma AlSuwaidi, Lamya AlHameli, Hussam AbdulJalil and Hala Harb

Globalization Effects – Language Proficiency and Understanding
Emlyn Witt and Irene Lill

Online Education Supply Chain Management
Nancy Maloney and Mysoon Ayoub Otoum

Electronic Learning Materials Based on interactive 3D Models
Martin Hynek, Miroslav Grach, Petr Votapek, Jitka Bezdekova and Eduard Muller

Session TH2.2: Enterprise Architecture and Data Extraction Methods Room: Sallustio
Session Chair: Roberto Paiano

Efficient Extraction Method for Biological Data Using Boyer-Moore Search Algorithm
Khalid Mohammad Jaber, Ra’ed M. Al-Khatib, Alireza Taghizadeh and Asef Al-Khateeb

Coherent Enterprise Architecture Framework
Vladimir Selcan and Alena Buchalcevova

Conference Lunch                                       1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Thursday November 14, 2013                          2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Registration

Thursday November 14, 2013                            2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Session TH3.1: Corporate Governance       Room: Belvedere
Session Chair: Emlyn Witt

Cash flow budget management in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems
Radu Danciu

Corporate Governance and Contractual Terms in Debt Financing
Julia Daum and Andres Dutzi

Debt Financing of SME and professional football clubs in Germany
Marion Hippchen and Andreas Dutzi

Session TH3.2: Cooperative Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Room: Sallustio
Session Chair: Huda Ibrahim

Cooperative Governance: Emerging Paradigm for Cooperative Organisations
Nooraslinda Abdul Aris, Rohana Othman, Norashikin Ismail, Roslani Embi, Huang Ching Choo and Siti Maznah Mohd Arif

Exploring the Link between Governance, Internal Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Practice
Faizah Darus, Noor Hidayah Mat Isa, Haslinda Yusoff and Roshayani Arshad

Mechanism Cooperative Governance and Performance: Emprical Evidence on Members’ Participation and Gender
Huang Ching Choo, Suhana Zazale, Rohana Othman, Nooraslinda Abdul Aris and Siti Maznah Mohd Arif

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End of Conference program
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Conference Closed

Research Papers