17th IBIMA Conference

14-15 November 2011
Milan, Italy

ISBN: 978-0-9821489-6-9

Welcome

The 17th IBIMA conference on Creating Global Competitive Economies: A 360-degree Approach will be held in Milan, Italy 14-15 November 2011.

Milan is the second largest city in Italy with estimated population of more than 7 million. It is a great European center for fashion, Finance, and industrial atmosphere. With hundreds of banks, publishing, advertising, and communications companies along with major fashion house, the city is considered Italy’s glamorous and glitzy center. Milan has many landmarks like the Duomo (Milan Cathedral), the Vittorio Emanuele II shopping plaza and the La Scala Opera House.

Come and see for yourself

Italy 2011

This major international conference will address a range of important themes with respect to Information Management, General Business, Marketing, Human Resources, Economics, and Finance in organizations.

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. Please refer to call for papers.

Submissions instructions: Submit 2 files (in Microsoft Word OR in pdf)
First file with just complete author(s) information and e-mail(s)
Second file with just the paper without author(s) information for review purposes

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, 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.

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

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 applications. Therefore, submitted papers should highlight the benefits and applications of managing information in industry, government, and services. The idea of the conference is to discuss how to solve business problems or take advantage of new opportunities using IT. All papers will be directed to the appropriate theme and/or track. All accepted papers 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 reviewand 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: 978-0-9821489-6-9)

*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 The American University in Cairo, Egypt ksoliman@ibima.org

Local Chair

Gianmario Motta Università di Pavia, Italy motta05@unipv.it

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
Ahmed Azam, DeVry University, 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, Institut für Angewandte Informatik und Formale Beschreibungsverfahren (AIFB), Germany
Alcina Prata, ESCE, Portugal
Muhammad Najib Razali, Universiti Teknologi 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

(program committee member's name appears on this list only after reviewing at least one paper)

Naila Aaijaz, University Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia
Monal Abdel-Baki, The American University in Cairo, Egypt Excellent Constructive Review
Mona Mohamed Abd Elghany, Arab Academy for Science & Technology, Egypt Excellent Constructive Review
Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Dhammika Abeysinghe, University of New South Wales, Australia
Jeihan Abu-Tayeh, Saint Martin’s University, Jordan
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Nasrin Shah Abushakra, Leigh University, USA Excellent Constructive Review
Imran Ali, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Lahore, Pakistan
Mazni Alias, Multimedia University Malaysia, Malaysia
Saadat M. Alhashmi, Monash University, Malaysia
Noor Hazlina Ahmad, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Nabeel Ahmad, National University Of Modern Languages, Pakistan
Ammari-Bahri Nedra, University Of Tunisia, Tunisia Excellent Constructive Review
Aregbeshola R A, UNISA, South Africa
Jaishree Asarpota, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Mehmet N Aydin, Işık University, Turkey
Charles K. Ayo, Covenant University, Nigeria
Nurdiana Azizan, Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM), Malaysia
Alina Irina Balan, The Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania
Bilal Mohammad Bataineh, Ajloun National University, Jordan
Najiba Benabess, Norwich university, USA
Rob Bernard, Walden University, USA
Néji Bouslama, FSEG Tunis, Tunisia
Jean-Paul Van Belle, University of Cape Town, South Africa Excellent Constructive Review
Maria Helena Lima Baptista Braz, ICIST/IST-UT Lisbon, Portugal
Hafida Bouarfa, University of Blida, Algeria
Hafida Bouziane-Chouarfia,Univ. of Sciences and Technology of Oran, Algeria Excellent Constructive Review
Ionel Bostan, “Al. I. Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania
Mihai Botezatu, Academy Of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania
Florina Bran, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Marius Bulearca, Romania Excellent Constructive Review
Vladimír Bureš, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Stephen Burgess, Victoria University, Australia Excellent Constructive Review
Lourdes Canós-Darós, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain Excellent Constructive Review
Nicoleta Caragea, Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania
Paul Calanter, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Dobrea Razvan Catalin, Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti, Romania
Luís Cavique, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal
Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada
Anushia Chelvarayan, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Aw Yoke Cheng, Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation (UCTI), Malaysia
Isabelle COMYN-WATTIAU, CNAM & ESSEC, France Excellent Constructive Review
Jan Mendonca Correa, University of Brasilia, Brazil
Mohamed Cherchem, University Of Oran, Algeria
Chenic (Cretu) Alina Stefania, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania
Suzana Elena Chiriac, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Ciocoiu Carmen Nadia, The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Rodney Clarke, Wollongong, Australia
Colesca Sofia Elena, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Andreea-Ioana COZIANU, “Mihail Kogalniceanu” University of Iasi, Romania
Laura Cretu, A. I. Cuza University, Romania
Salina Daud, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
Fawzi Dekhil, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Elena Dobre, Ovidius University from Constanta, Romania
DICU Roxana-Manuela, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Romania   Excellent Constructive Review
Stefan Bogdan Dumitru, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania
Anca Dunarintu, Bucharest Academy of Economic studies, Romania
Madalina Dociu, Bucharest Academy Of Economic Studies, Romania
Radek Doskočil, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Karel Doubravský, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Business and Management, Czech Republic
Petr Doucek, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic
Noura Abdel Maksoud Eissa, Arab Open University, Egypt
Lupulescu Grigore, “Titu Maiorescu” Bucureşti, Romania
Grosu Veronica, Stefan Cel Mare University, Romania
Repez Filofteia,National Defense University “CAROL I” Bucharest, Romania
Ilias Goulas, CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), Switzerland
Lassaad Ghachem, FSEG Mahdia, Tunisia
Robert Grosse, George Mason, USA
Ángel Grediaga Olivo, University of Alicante, Spain
Lee Chai Har, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Najeh Hajlaoui, University of Wolverhampton, U.K
Chakib Hamadi, University of Marrakesh, Morocco
Hezlin Harris, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Antoine Harfouche, Université François-Rabelais – IAE de Tours, France
Kieth Hales, Bond University, Australia Excellent Constructive Review
Michael J. Harnisch, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria
Ng Tuan Hock, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Lau Siong Hoe, Multimedia University, Malaysia Excellent Constructive Review
Horga Maria-Gabriela, The Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania
Said Ghoul, Philadelphia University, Jordan
Hartini Ahmad, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Woo Kok Hoong, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Inga Hunter, Massey University, New Zealand
Solha Husin, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Constantin Ilie, Ovidius University from Constanta, Romania
Alexandru TUGUI DE IASI, ”Al. I. Cuza” University, Romania
Ildiko Ioan, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Hishamuddin Ismail, Multimedia University, Malaysia Excellent Constructive Review
Mohammad Ismail, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Wan Hussain Wan Ishak, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
IUGA IULIA CRISTINA, “1 Decembrie 1918” from Alba Iulia, ROMANIA
Nahariah Jaffar, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Jayamalathi a/p Jayabalan, University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia
Sreenivasan Jayashree, MMU, Malaysia
Victoria Jonathan, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Nigel Jones, University of Wales institute Cardiff, United Kingdom Excellent Constructive Review
Meral Kagitci (IBRAIM), The Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Kyeong Kang, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Masoud Karami, University of Tehran, Iran  Excellent Constructive Review
Nasreen Khan, Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia
Nermine Khalifa, Arab Academy for Science & Technology, Egypt Excellent Constructive Review
Mohd Noor Azli bin Ali Khan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Sabri Khayati, FSEG Tunis, Tunisia  Excellent Constructive Review
Ittipong Khemapech, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand
Mori Kogid, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
George Kostopoulos, University of Maryland University College, USA
R. Shashi Kumar, Bangalore University , India
KP Lam, University of Keele, United Kingdom
Janka Ladová, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic
Sang Hyun Lee, University of South Australia, Australia
Olivia Tan Swee Leng, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Tan Nya Ling, Christine, Multimedia University, Malaysia Excellent Constructive Review
Hsu Kuan (Jonathan) Liu, I-Shou University, Taiwan
Keri Logan, Massey University, NZ
Eurico Lopes, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal
Achim Marian Lucian, “TITU MAIORESCU” University of Bucharest, Romania
Jan Luhan, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Mehdi Louizi, FST, Tunisia
Cismaş Laura Mariana, West University of Timişoara, Romania
MĂCRIŞ MARIA, University of Petroşani, Romania
Radulescu Magdalena, University of Pitesti, Romania
Cristina Santandreu Mascarell, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Mohamad Noorman Masrek, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Nancy Maloney, Dubai Women’s College – Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Mustafa Man, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu(UMT), Malaysia
Maslin Masrom, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Mirela Matei, Petroleum and Gas University from Ploiesti, Romania
Oleksiy Mazhelis, Univ. of Jyväskylä, Finland
Mazni Alias, Multimedia University Malaysia, Malaysia
V. MIHAITA, University of Economics at the Academy of Economic Studies in BUCHAREST, Romania
Ludmil Mikhailov, University of Manchester, UK
Georgescu Mircea, ”Al. I. Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania Excellent Constructive Review
MIRONIUC Marilena, ”Al. I. CUZA” of Iaşi, Romania
Mirela Matei, Petroleum and Gas University from Ploiesti, Romania
Mohammed Mufaddy Al-kasasbeh, Abu Dhabi Police College, UAE
Sharmila Rani Moganadas, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Miroslaw Moroz, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland
Juan-Miguel Martinez-Rubio, Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Samar Mouakket, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Sharmila Rani Moganadas, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Karol Molnar, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Mihaela-Carmen Muntean, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania
B.Nimalathasan, Jaffna, Sri Lanka Rozalia Nistore, “Dunarea de Jos” GALATI, Romania
Nithyaroobini Munian, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Costel Nistor, “Dunarea de Jos” GALATI, Romania
Veronika Novotná, University BUT, Faculty of Business and Management, Czech Republic
Ivo Novak, Thomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech republic
Iulian Mircea, The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Nithyaroobini Munian, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Noor Maizura Mohamad Noor, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
Joriah Muhammad, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia Excellent Constructive Review
NAOUI Fatiha, University Sup de Co La Rochelle, France
Virlanuta Florina Oana, “Dunarea De Jos” University, Romania
Lena-Maria Öberg, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Adina Andreea Ohota, Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Romania
Pateel H.Papazian, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Adrian Pana, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
PĂVĂLOAIA W. Vasile-Daniel, Al.I.Cuza University of IASI, Romania Excellent Constructive Review
Lai Kim Piew, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Michal Pilík, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic
Pirvu Cerasela, University of Craiova, Romania
Mihaela Postolache, National Defense University Carol I, Romania
Popa Irina, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Popa Andreea, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Popescu Delia Mioara, University Valahia of Targoviste, Romania
Katja Harej Pulko, University of Maribor, Slovenia Excellent Constructive Review
Carmen Valentina Radulescu, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Nicoleta Radneantu, Romanian-American University, Romania
N.Raghavendra Rao, Rai Business School, India
Siti Fatimah Binti Abdul Razak, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Gita Radhakrishna, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Roziah Mohd Rasdi, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Hugo Rehesaar, Griffith University, Australia
Paolo Renna, University of Basilicata, Italy
Fanny Reniou, Reims Management School, France Excellent Constructive Review
Jia Rong, Deakin University, Australia
Juhana Salim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Lim Ying San,Multimedia university, Malaysia
Vaggelis Saprikis, University of Macedonia, Greece
Sandhir Sharma, Chitkara University, India
Mathew Shafaghi, The University of Bolton, UK
Sean W. M. Siqueira, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Brazil
Pedro Filipe Sá Silva, Coimbra Institute of Accounting and Administration, Portugal
Nicoleta Sirghi, West University Timisoara, Romania
Francesca Sgobbi, University of Brescia, Italy Excellent Constructive Review
Graham Spriggs, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Miltiade Stanciu, Spiru Haret, Romania
Virgil Stoica, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi, Romania
Mihaela Roberta Stanef, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
Sri Devi Ravana, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Strimbei Catalin, “Al.I.Cuza” University of Iaşi, Romania
Jiří Strouhal, University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic
Subhacini Subramaniam, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Suganthi Ramasamy, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Sungkur Roopesh Kevin, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Muhammad Suhaizan Sulong, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia Excellent Constructive Review
Katalin Szenes, Obuda University, Hungary
Jessica Sze-Yin HO, Sunway University Business School, Malaysia Excellent Constructive Review
Nouha Taifi, Mohammadia School of Engineering, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
Izah Mohd Tahir, University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia Excellent Constructive Review
Khong-Sin Tan, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Seethaletchumy Thambiah, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Pavel Taraba, Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic
Susan Tee Suan Chin, Multimedia University, Malaysia Excellent Constructive Review
Mohamed H. Thowfeek, S.Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL), Sri Lanka Excellent Constructive Review
Lucie Tomancová, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic
Lim Tong Ming, Sunway University, Malaysia
Mohammed Upal, International University of Japan, Japan
Naser Valaei, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Jiří Vaněk, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, The Czech Republic
Andrei Jean Vasile, Petroleum and Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania Excellent Constructive Review
Oana Chindris-Vasioiu, Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania
João Varajão, UTAD, Portugal
Giovanni Vincenti, Towson University, USA Excellent Constructive Review
Marcus Vogt, Bond University, Australia
Nathalia Devina Widjaja, Binus International University, Indonesia
Anthony White, Middlesex University, UK
Wilfred S. Manuela Jr., Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Fadhilah Mat Yamin, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Omneya .M.Yacout, University of Alexandria, Egypt
Ihsan Mohd Yassin, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
Wendy Teoh Ming Yen, Multimedia University, Malaysia
David Yong Gun Fie, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Hassan Younies, New York Institute of Technology, UAE
Nor Iadah Yusop, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Zdenek Dytrt, T.Bata Univedrsity in Zlín, Czech Republic
Abdelnaser Zayyat, Applied Science University, Jordan
Rami Zeitun, Qatar University, Qatar
Lihong Zhou, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Themes

Possible conference topics of interest include Management, Information Management, General Business, Marketing, Human Resources, Economics, and Finance as follow:

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

Marketring 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

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
Finanical 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

List of Accepted Papers

Special Topics Sessions

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

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.

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 3 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 confernece Chair with your proposal. Conference chair e-mail is available on the first page

Appel à communications

Président de la Session en Français

Stephane Bourliataux-Lajoinie

Directeur Adjoint de l'IAE de Tours
MCF - Directeur du M2 Marketing des Services
IAE de Tours
bourliataux@univ-tours.fr

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: 978-0-9821489-6-9)

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

Thèmes de la Conférence

Liste non-exhaustive de sujets pouvant être traités:

Knowledge Management
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)
Date limite de soumission des papiers: Fermé

Important Dates

NOTE: If it takes long time to get travel request approved at your university, 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.

Paper Submission: Closed
Notification of Acceptance: Within 3-4 week from submission date (in most cases)
2nd Phase submission deadline: 30 September 2011

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Research Papers