Conference Programme

The programme for the conference is given below.

Wednesday 27 October 2010

18:30 – 19:30

At the Mercure Hotel
Pre-conference registration and welcome meeting

Thursday 28 October 2010

09:00

Registration and Refreshments

10:00

Room: C1
Welcome from the Conference Chair

10:15

Keynote address: “Factors influencing adaptative capability of organisations to changing markets”
Professor Ryszard Rohatynski, College of Management “Edukacja”, Wroclaw Poland

11:10

Conference splits into streams

Room: C1
Stream A: Human Resource Management
Chair: Svein Bergum

Room: C5
Stream B: Leadership
Chair: Thomas Schmidt

Room: 1
Stream C: Corporate Governance
Chair: James Lockhart

Room: 15
Stream D: Knowledge Management
Chair: Michiel Kooper

11:15

HRM Practices in Local and Multinational Companies: Survey and a Conceptual Model
Mohamed Fattaah and Singh Satwinder, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK

Balancing Strategic Leadership Roles During Church Transitions
Pearse Noel, Rhodes Investec Business School, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Legal Values and International Perspectives on Corporate Governance: Principle-Based Implementations vs. Rule-Based Systems
Feleaga Niculae, Voicu Dragomir and Liliana Feleaga, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

Benchmarking of Communities of Practice Model For R&D Organizations
Chu Mei-Tai and Rajiv Khosla, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

11:45

Work Life Balance in Multicultural Organizations
Qasemi Hamidreza, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran

What Kind of Leader and What Kind of Change
Costa Pinheiro João Gabriel, Ibmec Business School, Ri de Janeiro, Brazil

Corporate Governance – Solution for National Companies?
Jula Octavian, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Human Resources Management and Knowledge Management: The Key For Competitive Advantage
Duica Mircea-Constantin, Nicoleta Valentina Florea, Anisoara Duica and Andra Cucui, Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania

12:15

SHRM and Organizational Performance: Issues and Challenges
Darwish Tamer and Satwinder Singh, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK

The Relationship Between Firm-Level Entrepreneurship and Managers' Regulatory Focus in the Service Sector: The Case of Iranian Organizations
Kachouie Reza, University of Tehran and Sima Sedighadeli, Khatam Unviersity, Tehran, Iran

The Analysis of Global Governance Through Social Networks
Zalzala Laura, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania (PhD_Research)

Decentralization of the Organization as a Way to Release Potential Through Re-organisation of Employees to Motivated Knowledgeable Workers
Karlik Tomas and Marcel Pavelka, Tomas Bata University, Zlin, Czech republic (PhD_Research)

12:45

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Room: C1
Stream A: Mini track on The Management, Leadership and Governance of Virtual IT Development Teams
Chair: Phillip Davidson

Room: C5
Stream B: Mini Track on Leadership and the Entrepreneurial-Creative Culture
Chair: John Politis

Room: 1
Stream C: Governance
Chair:

Room: 15
Stream D: Mini Track on The Psycho-Social Aspects of Management
Chair: Jolanta Kowal

14:00

Leadership Conceptual Ambiguities: A Postmodern Resolution
Jelen Jonatan, Parsons the New School for Design, New York, Bill Brocato, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Thomas Schmidt, University of Phoenix, Jersey City and Stuart Gold, Walden University, Minneapolis,

The Applicability of Transformational Leadership to Short-term Projects
Ryoma Arto and Tommi Tapanainen, Turku School of Economics, Finland

Information Governance: Beyond Risk and Compliance
Beijer Peter and Kooper Michiel, University of Amsterdam Business School, The Netherlands

Organizational Culture’s Mechanism of Social Exclusion in the Process of Workplace Bullying
Durniat Katarzyna, University of Wroclaw, Institute of Psychology, Poland

14:30

What Lies Beneath Leadership Ineffectiveness? A Theoretical Overview
Pienaar Jacobus Willem, University of the Free State, South Africa

How Ethics can be Integrated Into the Image of an Organization
Simion Simescu Martinho Nunes Carmina, Valahia University of Targoviste and Alexandra Simion Simescu, University of Bucharest, Romania (PhD research)

The Agile Governance of Business IT Projects
Manwani Sharm, Henley Business School, UK

Psychosocial Determinants of the Production Managers’ Hierarchy of Values in the Light of Lean Manufacturing and Positive Psychology
Mróz Barbara, College of Management Edukacja and Wroclaw University, Poland

15:00

Project Management with Uncertain Task Times
Wodecki Mieczyslaw and Wojciech Bozejko, College of Management Edukacja, Wroclaw, Poland

National Image as a Factor in the Competitiveness of the Czech Republic
Vodakova Michaela, Thomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic (PhD research)

Revisiting the Black Box: Reflections on Governance Activities, Governance Research and the Prescription for Best Practise
Lockhart James, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Productivity, Sex and Leadership: A Psychological Perspective
Keplinger Alicja, Wroclaw University and College of Management Edukacja, Poland

15:30

Scheduling of Construction Projects
Bozejko Wojciech and Mieczyslaw Wodecki, College of Management Edukacja, Wroclaw, Poland

Work Environments that Foster and Inhibit Creativity and Innovation
Politis John, Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai, UAE  and Denis Politis, Imperial College London, UK

Corporate Governance in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Case of TAPIC Pharmaceutical Group in Iran
Dadfar Hossein, Staffan Brege, Makan Golizeh and Houshang Ghasemi, Linköping University, Sweden

Social Communication in Management and its Psychological and Marketing Aspects
Kowal Jolanta and Krystyna Weglowska-Rzepa, University of Wroclaw, Poland

16:00

Refreshments

Poster contributors will stand by their posters to discuss their research.

16:30

Room: C1
Interactive session led by Wojciech Bożejko and Katarzyna Durniat

17:00

Close of conference day

20:00

Conference dinner in the Royal Restaurant at the Dwór Polski

Friday 29 October 2010

09:30

Room: C1
Keynote address: Social engineering and empathy in managing the landscape
Dr Mieczyslaw Leniartek, College of Management “Edukacja”, Wroclaw Poland

10:30

Refreshments

Room: C1
Stream A: Regional issues
Chair: Hossein Dadfar

Room: C5
Stream B: Industry Sectors
Chair: Sharm Manwani

Room: 1
Stream C: Trust, Organisation and Performance
Chair: Tamer Darwish

Room: 15
Stream D: Mini track on Corporate Governance, Boards and Accountability

Chair:  Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos

11:00

The Prospects of Graduate Career Development in Poland: The Example of a Competence Survey in the Lower Silesian Region 2006-2010
Kowal Jolanta, Aleksandra Kwiatkowska and Iwona Patro, University of Wroclaw, Poland

Principles of Management Systems: A Practical Case Study from the Oil and Gas Sector
Thurlbeck Mick,  Peter Smith and Vivienne Kinnaird, University of Sunderland, UK

The Central Role of Communication Effectiveness in Building Trust Climates: A Longitudinal Confirmatory Study
Zeffane Rachid, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Organizational Characteristics and Attributes of the Board of Directors: Findings from the Greek Manufacturing Sector
Tsoni Evdokia, Gnosis Management Consultants, Dimitrios Koufopoulos and Ioannis Gkliatis, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK

11:30

Problems Faced by Tertiary Education Graduates in the Labour Market in the Czech Republic
Vranova Sarka, Thomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic (PhD research)

Software Process Improvement for the Airline Industry
Zalzala Ali and Anis Udaipurwala, Institute of Management Technology, Dubai, UAE

Open Organization Model Diffusion: The Mean Field Analysis Approach
Pisano Paola, Daniele Manini, University of Torino, Marco Gribaudo, Polytechnic of Milano and Marco Pironti, University of Torino, Italy

The Board of Directors as a Team: Investigating the Influence of Shared Leadership on Board Task Performance.
Vandewaerde Maarten, Wim Voordeckers, Frank Lambrechts, Hasselt University, Belgium and Yannick Bammens, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

12:00

Cultural Heritage as a Regional Promotional Product
Biernacka-Ligza Ilona and Lesław Kocwin, College of Management Edukacja, Wroclaw, Poland

Gaining the Best Value from HR in Construction Companies
Arashpour Mehrdad, Grenoble University, France and Mohammadreza Arashpour, Boras University, Sweden

Enhancement of Company Performance Using the Right Management Tools: Their Influence on Corporate Strategy
Blahová Michaela, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic

Aligning Dynamic Performance Measures
Salloum Mohammed, Magnus Wiktorsson, Marcus Bengtsson and Christer Johansson, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden

12:30

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Room: C1
Stream A: Leadership in Universitites
Chair: Maarten Vandewaerde

Room: C5
Stream B: Entrepreneurship
Chair: Peter Smith

Room: 1
Stream C: Virtual Leadership
Chair: Bernt Solvang

13:30

Leadership Success and Logistics Education: New Understanding due to Sustainable Strategies
Pomazalová Nataša and Zbyšek Korecki, University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic

Romanian Entrepreneurs in the Foreign Trade Sector: The Link between Leadership Qualities and the Capacity to Maximize and Sustain Competitive Advantage with EU External Trade
Giurgiu Adriana and Anca Dodescu, University of Oradea, Romania

Management of Subordinates at a Distance: A Balance Between Co-located and Virtual Activities
Bergum Svein, Lillehammer University College, Norway

14:00

The Learning Organization: A Strategic Dimension of the Sustainable Enterprise?
Oncica-Sanislav Dan and Dan Candea, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

The Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship in Western Romania
Dodescu Anca and Adriana Giurgiu, University of Oradea, Romania

Leadership in Classical Universities: Between an Entrepreneurial and Virtual World
Duse Dan-Maniu, Carmen Sonia Duse and Catalin Nemes, Universitatea Lucian Blaga, Sibiu, Romania

14:30

Room: C1
Review of topics covered in the conference       
Led by Jolanta Kowal

15:00

Close of conference day

Work-in-progress/Posters

Changes in Management Practices Determined by the Financial Crisis in Romanian Companies
Gabor Supuran Roxana,  Anca Borza, and Anamaria Muresan, Faculty of Economic Science and Business Administration, Romania

Leadership Styles Adopted in Romanian Companies: The Tension and Transition Toward a Contemporary Management
Muresan Anamaria, Roxana Gabor Superan, Anca Borza and Dan Calin Lungescu, Faculty of Economics Science and Business Administration, Romania

Application of the Customer Value Concept for Measurement and Value Chain Process Management
Chodúr Miroslav,  Jiví Svoboda and Pemysl Pálka, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic

Global Leaders' Virtues and Virtuous Performance
Rego Arménio, Universidade de Aveiro and Miguel Pina Cunha, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal