Abstracts Selected

The closing date for abstract submissions has been extended until 21 April 2010. The review panel have completed the selection process of all abstracts submitted by 6 April and this page lists the abstracts selected for submission as full papers. To maintain the integrity of the blind review process, abstract titles are listed in no particular order and authors are listed alphabetically by lead author surname. This list will be updated again after the extension closes.

Full papers are due not later than 25 May 2010. Please read the style guidelines document and the author guidelines page. Authors are advised that this is a FINAL date. Earlier submission of the full paper helps us to manage the review process in a timely manner. Papers should be submitted as soon as they are ready as .doc, .docx or .rtf file attachments by email to the Conference Manager, Charlotte Hall with the paper submission checklist and copyright form.

Abstract titles: Listed in random order

Relationship Between Universities and Their Stakeholders Realized Through the Public Private Partnership

Enhancement of Companies' Performance Using Right Management Tools and Their Influence on Corporate Strategy

Practical e-Remote Leadership In Cross-site and Cross-cultural Organizations

The Learning Organization, A Strategic Dimension of the Sustainable Enterprise?

Information Governance: In Search of the Forgotten Grail

Open Organization Model Diffusion: The Main Field Analysis Approach.

Exploring the Perceptions of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management System: A Case Study on the Libyan Oil Industry

Balancing Strategic Leadership Roles During Church Transitions

Global Leaders' Virtues and Virtuous Performance

Assessing the faculties’ Views on the Feasibility of Implementation of Knowledge Management in State-run universities of Tehran

Adjustment of Leadership Management to Current Requirements of Romanian Companies

Legal Values and International Perspectives on Corporate Governance: Principle-Based Implementations vs. Rule-Based Systems

Does Different Family Control Devices Matter? Evidence From Indonesia

Influence of Gender and Age on Motivation

Human Resources Management and Knowledge Management -The Key For Competitive Advantage

Linking Leadership and Organizational Justice in Sustaining Person-Organization Fit

Work Life Balance in Multicultural Organizations

Benchmarking of Communities of Practice Model For R&D Organizations

Succession Planning in Family-owned Businesses: Recipe of Success

The Ascension of Flawed Leaders

Work Environments that Foster and Inhibit Creativity and Innovation

Academic Management and Leadership; in Indian Higher Education

Managerial Implications of the Experience Curve Effect

Corporate Governance, Sustainable Development and Value Creation  - Some Evidence from Italian Listed Companies

Women Managers and Women Researchers: A Work Life Balance (WLB) Perspective

Organizational Culture’s Mechanism of Social Exclusion in the Process of Workplace Bullying.

Application of the Customer Value Concept for Measurement and Value Chain Processes Management

Creation of a New Model for IT Virtual Development Teams

A Study of Small Businesses from the ASNAF Group in Malaysia

Is There a Place for Traditional Procedures of Financial Analysis in the Modern Concepts of Measuring Performance?

The Holistic Competence of Multinational Team Members in the Czech Organizations

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Applicability of Transformational Leadership to Short-term Projects

Changes in Management Practices Determined by the Financial Crisis in Romanian Companies

The Board of Directors as a Team: Investigating the Influence of Shared Leadership on Board Task Performance

A Study on Social Leaders in Romanian NGOs

Relationship between Leadership Effectiveness and Employee Performance

Romanian Entrepreneurs: Leadership Qualities to maximize the Competitive Advantages of the EU External Trade

Leadership Styles Adopted in Romanian Companies: the Tension and Transition Toward a Contemporary Management

Coaching Training: What is Really Essential

THE Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship in the Western Part of Romania

Management of Subordinates at a Distance, A Balance Between Co-located and Virtual Activities

Organizational Characteristics and Attributes of the Board of Directors: Findings from the Greek Manufacturing Sector

The Analysis of Global Governance Through Social Networks

How Can Managers "see" Their Subordinates at a Distance?

Principles of Management Systems: A Practical Casestudy from the Oil and Gas Sector

Corporate Governance in Pharmaceutical Industry: The Case of TAPIC Pharmaceutical Group in Iran

"What kind of leader and What Kind of Change"

A Postmodern Resolution to Leadership Conceptual Ambiguities

IT Governance in the Swiss Healthcare Sector

Software Process Improvement for the Airline Industry

Leadership for Classical Universities in an Entrepreneurial World

On the Strategic Leadership Capabilities of Complex Information Systems

Development of eServices as an Inducement to Development of Information Society

Managing Innovation Projects Risks in the Field of Mechanical Engineering

Sociological and Economic Aspects of the Implementation of eGovernment Solutions in Montenegro

Corporate Governance – Solution for National Companies?

Exploiting External Networks to Innovate: Mechanisms Influencing Knowledge Acquisition

The Leadership Success and Logistic Education

Faculty Trust And its Relationship with Teacher's Professional Behavior and Enabling Structure among a sample of Iranian High Schools

Culture Heritage as a Region Promotional Product

Effective Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance in Malaysia

Productivity, Gender and Leadership - a Psychological Perspective

The Description of Actions Taken by a Manager of Radio Company Using the Example of the Public Wroclaw Radio (1945-2002)

National Image as a Factor in the Competitiveness of the Czech Republic

Decentralization of the Organization as a Way to Unlocking Potential Through Transformation of Employees to Motivated Knowledge Workers

Production Managers’ Hierarchy of Values in the Light of Lean Manufacturing (LM) and Positive Psychology (PP)

The Agile Governance of Business IT Projects

Problems Faced by Tertiary Education Graduates in the Labour Market in the Czech Republic

Leadership in the Black Sea Region; Stakes and Perspectives. The Role of Romania

Corporate Strategies During the Global Recession

Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Performance in Extractive Sector

Revisiting the Black Box: Reflections on Governance Activities, Governance Research and the Prescription for Best Practise

Gaining the Best Value of HR In Construction Companies

Leadership and Practices of Knowledge Management

The Ethics Place Into Organization - Ethics Integrated Into the Organization Image

Developing A New Educational Mode: Project Management In A Complex Environment

Assessment of Information Technology Acceptance In Terms of Students' Fields of Study: A Study on University Students

Factors Influencing Adaptative Capability of Organisations to Changing Markets

The Central Role of Communication Effectiveness in Building Trust Climates : A Longitudinal Confirmatory Study

The Multi-stakeholder Approach and the External Informative Report Firm in the Italian Listed Companies: the Role of the Directors’ Report

Diagnosing Organizational Culture Elements for Successful TQM Implementation: Case Study in Libya

The Influence of Manager Regulatory Focus on Firm-level Entrepreneurship

Aligning Dynamic Performance Measures

HRM Practices in Local and Multinational Companies Survey and a Conceptual Model

Determine Criteria of Effectiveness of Integrated Management System with Approach to Factor Analysis and Balanced Score Card (Case study : National Oil Production Distribution of Zahedan)

Women in Politics. Why so Few?

SHRM and Organizational Performance " Issues and Challenges"

What Lies Beneath Leadership Ineffectiveness? – A Theoretical Overview

Authors: Listed by lead author surname

Abdul Aziz Asmah, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia with Zanatul Shima Aminuddin, Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Malaysia

Mika Helenius and Kari Hiekkanen, Aalto University, School of Technology and Science / CSE, Finland

Afrasine Laura, The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Mohammad Ali Bavar, Iran University of Sciense and Technology, Iran with Siamak Noori and Qolam Reza Jalali, Iran

Almici Alex, Universita' Degli Studi di Brescia, Italia

Mohamed Fattaah, University of Surrey and Oxford Brookes University, UK and Singh Satwinder, University of Reading, UK

Amir Ishak Noormala, Norashikin Hussein, Noorlaila Yunus and Yon Bahiah Wan Aris, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia

Mróz Barbara, College of Management -Edukacja and Wroclaw University, Poland

Arashpour Mehrdad, Grenoble University, France with Mohammadreza Arashpour, Boras University, Iran

Muresan Anamaria, Roxana Valeria Gabor-Supuran, Anca Borza and Dan Calin Lungescu, Faculty of Economics Science and Business Administration, Romania

Bergum Svein, Lillehammer University College, Norway

Nazarian Serima and Sepehr Keyvanshokouhi, Sharif University of Techmology, Graduate School of Management and Economics, Iran

Blahová Michaela, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Faculty of Management and Economics, Czech Republic

Oncica-Sanislav Dan and Dan Candea, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Borza Anca, Anamaria Muresan and Roxana Valeria Gabor-Supuran, Faculty of Economics Science and Business Administration, Romania

Pavelkova Drahomira and Adriana Knapkova, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic

Brocato Bill, Sam Houston State, USA with Jonatan Jelen, Parsons, the New School for Design, USA and Thomas Schmidt and Stuart Gold, University of Phoenix, USA

Pearse Noel, Rhodes Investec Business School, Rhodes University, South Africa

Chodúr Miroslav, Jiří Svoboda and Přemysl Pálka, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic

Petr Krenar and Pavel Taraba, Thomas Bata University in Zlín/Faculty of Management and Economics, Czech Republic

Chu Mei-Tai and Rajiv Khosla, La Trobe University, Australia

Pienaar Jacobus Willem, University of the Free State, South Africa

Costa Pinheiro João Gabriel, Ibmec Business School, Brazil

Pisano Paola, Marco Pironti and Daniele Manini, Computer Science Department, Italia

Dadfar Hossein, Makan Golizeh and Houshang Ghasemi, Linköping university, Sweden

Politis John, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates with Denis Politis, Imperial College London, UK

Dalal Mahibub, S. S. A.'S Arts and Commerce College, Solapur, India

Pomazalová Nataša and Zbyšek Korecki, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Defence, Czech Republic

Darwish Tamer and Satwinder Singh, Brunel University, UK

Prabowo Muhammad Agung, Fakultas Ekonomi, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia

Das Madhurimaz and K.B Akhilesh, Indian Institute of Science, India

Qasemi Hamidreza, Islamic Azad University, Iran

Davidson Phillip, University of Phoenix, USA

Raja . A Senthamil, S Jackline and P. Palanichamy, Pondicherry University, India

Delia Mioara Popescu, Diana Zlate and Daniel Stan, Valahia University, Romania

Rego Arménio, Universidade de Aveiro - Portugal, Portugal with Miguel Cunha, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Deore Sandhya Tushar and Dharnidhar Nagorao Ratnalikar, Sinhgad Technical Education Society, India

Rezaei Zadeh Mohammad, Brunel University, UK

Dodescu Anca and Adriana Giurgui, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Romania

Rohaty Ryszard,College of Management - Edukacja,Poland

Duica Mircea-Constantin, Nicoleta Valentina Florea, Anisoara Duica and Andra Cucui, University Valahia of Targoviste, Romania

Sabolová Veronika, University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Economy and Management of Chemical and Food Industry, Czech Republic

Durniat Katarzyna, University of Wroclaw, Institute of Psychology, Poland

Salari Soheil, Azad University, Iran with Alireza Shahraki and Badrodin Yazdani, Sistan and Baluchestan University, Iran

Duse Dan-Maniu, Carmen Sonia Duse and Catalin Nemes, Universitatea "Lucian Blaga" Sibiu, Romania

Salloum Mohammed, Volvo Construction Equipment/ Mälardalen University, Sweden with Magnus Wiktorsson, Mälardalen University, Sweden; Marcus Bengtsson, Volvo Construction Equipment / Mälardalen University, Sweden and Christer Johansson, Mälardalen University, Sweden

Elgobbi Eltayeb Mohamed, Al-Tahadi University, Libya

Senel Bilgin, Mine Senel and Mustafa Demirel, Anadolu University, Turkey

Farkas Ferencné Zsuzsanna and Agnes Milovecz, University of Pécs, Hungary

Shokshok Mostafa, Mohd Nizam Ab. Rahman and Dzuraidah Abd Wahab, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Feleaga Niculae, Voicu D. Dragomir and Liliana Feleaga, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Simion Simescu Martinho Nunes Carmina, Valahia University Targoviste, Romania, Romania with Alexandra Simion Simescu, University of Philosophy, Bucharest, Romania

Ferreira Paula, UBI and HST, EPE, Portugal with Paulo Pinheiro and Ricardo Rodrigues, UBI, Portugal

Stefanek Radoslav, Faculty of Management and Economics Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic

Gabor-Supuran Roxana Valeria, Anca Borza and Anamaria Muresan, Faculty of Economic Science and Business Administration, Romania

Stuchlik Jan, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Faculty of Management and Economics, The Czech Republic

Giurgiu Adriana and Anca Dodescu, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Romania

Szocki Józef, College of Management - Edukacja, Poland

Henriques Paulo and Pedro Matos, ISEGI, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

Tanase Loredana, Luiza Ionescu, Cristina Voinea and Mariana Radu, University Valahia of Targoviste, Romania

Herdegen Siddhartha, United States Naval Academy, USA

Tapanainen Tommi and Arto Ryoma, Turku School of Economics, Finland

Ionescu Luiza, Loredana Tanase, Cristina Voinea and Mariana Radu, University Valahia of Targoviste, Romania

Thompson Robert W, Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada; Student, Education Doctorate Of Distance Education, Canada

Jula Octvaian, Babes Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Romania

Thurlbeck Mick, Chamber of Commerce, UK with Peter Smith and Vivienne Kinnaird, University of Sunderland, UK

Kachouie Reza, University of Tehran, Iran and Sima Sedighadeli, Khatam University, Iran

Trequattrini Raffaele, Rosa Lombardi and Fabio Nappo, University of Cassino, Italy

Karlik Tomas, Toma, Czech Republic with Marcel Pavelka, Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic

Tsoni Evdokia, Gnosis Management Consultants, UK with Dimitrios Koufopoulos and Ioannis Gkliatis, Brunel University, UK

Keplinger Alicja, Wroclaw University and College of Management Edukacja, Poland

Vandewaerde Maarten, Wim Voordeckers and Frank Lambrechts, Hasselt University, Belgium with Yannick Bammens, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Koćwin Leslaw and Ilona Biernacka - Ligęza, College of Management - Edukacja, Poland

Vincent Olusegun, Angela Ayios and Wafi Al-Karaghouli, Brunel University, UK

Krey Mike, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Vodakova Michaela, Thomas Bata University in Zlin/Faculty of Management and Economics, Czech Republic

Lazovic Vujica, Biljana Rondovic and Tamara Djurickovic, Faculty of Economics, University of Montenegro, Montenegro

Vranova Sarka, Thomas Bata University in Zlin/Faculty of Management and Economics, Czech Republic

Leniartek Mieczys, College of Management "Edukacja" in Wroclaw, Faculty of Tourism, Poland

Yasini Ali and Mohammad Behrangi, Teacher Training University, Iran with Mohammad Fatemi, Isfahan University, Iran

Lim Choo Khai, MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia

Zabardast Mohammad Amjad, Shirbagi Naser and Zohreh Ghalavand, University of Kurdistan, Iran

Lockhart James, Massey University, New Zealand

Zalzala Ali, Institute of Management Technology, UAE with Anis Udaipurwala

Maes Rik, University of Amsterdam Business School, The Netherlands with Michiel Kooper and Peter Beijer, The Netherlands

Zainal Abidin Zubaidah, Rohana Othman and Sakri Iberahim, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malayasia

Manwani Sharm, Henley Business School, UK

Zeffane Rachid, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates