Abstracts Selected

The closing date for abstract submissions is extended to 31 March. The review panel have completed the selection process of submissions made by the original submission date (17 March) and this page lists the abstracts selected for submission as full papers. Late submissions that are accepted will be added in turn. To protect the integrity of the double-blind review process, abstract titles and author details are separated. The former are listed in random order and the latter by lead author surname.

Full papers are due not later than 5 May 2011. 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, Carol Sheasby with the paper submission checklist and copyright form, both of which can be downloaded from the downloads area.

You can see an outline programme for the conference on the programme page.

Abstract Titles: listed in random order

The Linkages between Cognition, Behaviour, Culture, and Opportunity among High-Growth Asian American Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Methodology Approach to the Classification of Information Technology Governance, Risk and Compliance Frameworks

Managerial Critical Success Factors of New Product Development in Small and Medium sized Enterprises

Tax Aggressive Behaviour in Private Family Firms - The Effect of the CEO and Board of Directors

A Fund Manager’s Dilemma - Integrating Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Principles throughout the Process of Managing Investment Portfolios

Stakeholders Oriented Risk Identification and classification in Iran Tax Administration Reform and Automation Programme - A Qualitative Approach

Professionalization of TMT in Private Family Firms - The Danger of Institutionalism

Role of Person-Environment Fit on Employee’s Performance and Commitment

Development of a Validation Method for an Information Technology Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Health Care Framework

A Role of Socialization Tactics on the Perceived Person-Job Fits of the New Employees

Innovation - Management's Placebo

The Big Five Personality Traits and the Art of Virtual Leadership

Knowledge Mapping based on EFQM Excellence Model - Practical Tools to make visible Organizational Knowledge

The Supervising Role of Governance in Appointing University Managers with Creative Problem Solving Skills

Individual and Corporate Leadership Longevity

The Board of Directors as a Team - Getting inside the Black Box

Interactions between Internal Auditors and the Audit Committees in the Context of Corporate Governance - Evidence from Romania

A Biographical Approach to Researching Leadership and Entrepreneurship Development Processes in a Small Business Context

Designing new Malacca Waterfront with new Urban Design within the Existing Old Town Fabrics

Enterprise Architecture for Sustainability of Businesses in Turbulent Market Environment

Albania the Gender Balance and Leadership

The Shareholders’ Confidence in External Auditors and Audit Committees

Institutional Marketing

Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies - Evidence from Romania

In-house Development Challenges on using Data from Internal Systems

Questioning on Audit Committee Effectiveness

Management Leadership and Governance in Education

Corporate Governance of Intellectual Assets - A Proposed Lexicon

The Dynamics of Stress and Trust in Virtual Teams

Sustainable CIO Leadership in China

Economic Benefits of Paradigm Shift in Business Ownership and Management in Nigeria

Core Competencies for Business Graduates Embark on the Economic Clusters of Saudi Arabia

Effects of Lack of Leadership on the Employees' Productivity in Education Sector

Risk Management in Projects – An International Survey

Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary - Protecting a Legacy

Much More than CEO Duality - A Behavioural Perspective on Board Leadership

Analysis of Relationship Between Organizational Learning and Transformational Leadership in Librarian Higher Education

Mapping out Business case For Sustainability - Is Holy Grail for corporate sustainability professionals?

Corporate Social Responsibility Involvement Within the Romanian SMEs

The New Leadership Paradigm - A Response to the Global Leadership Crisis

Wellbeing at Work - Effect of Positive Workplace Factors on Employee Happiness and Productivity

Communications between Software Engineering and Business - Opportunity and Cost Analysis

Using the European Directive on Informing and Consulting Employees to Improve Workplace Democracy

Career Development Plan Model in Emirate of Abu Dhabi Government Departments, UAE, to achieve its Strategic Vision

Determine Criteria of Effectiveness of Integrated Management System with Approach to Factor Analysis and Balanced Score Card

Inter-Firm Cooperation under the view of Theory of Planned Behaviour - The Case of Vietnam

Practical Considerations on the Research Methods in Corporate Governance

Culture of Project-Oriented Society

The Reconfiguration of Key Indicators for Sustainable Performance - The Link between Social and Environmental Reporting and Responsible Management

The Impact of Strategy-Making Approaches On Organisational Performance and Profitability

From Reporting to Communicating - Debates of European Union Environmental Policies Transposition at Micro-Economic Level

The Testing and Validation of a Model for Leadership Maturity based on Jung's Concept of Individuation

‘Choice’ or Predetermined Path? Women in Investment Management - Why so few?

The Role of Moral Values in the Business World

The Directing Role of Governance in Establishing Proper Organizational Culture in Universities

The Effect of Students’ Personality Traits on Leadership BehavioUrs - A Field Survey

Impact of the Global Economic Crises over the Micro and Macro-Environment in Romania

The Crucial Moments in the Informal Transmission of Information in the Czech Banking Sector

Leadership in the Arabian Gulf - A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Board Dynamics - The Soft Underbelly of Corporate Governance

Developing the Pre-Mortem Framework - Making Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Work

The Relationship between Time Management and Managers’ Performances - A Study on Edirne Organized Industrial Zone (Turkey) Managers

The Impact of Management Practices on Passion, Engagement and Performance of Employees

Towards a new Conceptual Model of Management and Leadership Competencies and their impact on Employees’ Performance

Research Led Academic Leadership

Toward a Viable Construct of R&D System Governance

Socially Responsible Academic Leadership - Develop and Capitalize on Human Intellect for Prosperity, Peace, Health, and Well Being of Human Civilization

Level of Competencies, Gender and Academic Leadership - Effectiveness in Research University

Preventive Measures for Corporate Conflicts Minimization

Roles and Competencies of Women Leaders at Malaysian Research Universities

Experiental Education as a part of Human Resource Development in Czech Republic Business Companies

The Impact of Quality of Bureaucracy on Governance Performance - A Comparative Study in Balkan States

Profile of Women E-Entrepreneurs in Malaysia - A Case Study of eWA

Efforts to Career Extension - Perspective of Work Wellbeing

Re-implementing an Individual Performance Management System as a Change Intervention at Higher Education Institutions - Overcoming Staff Resistance

Relationship between Leadership Styles and Organizational Outcomes through the Mediating Effect of Followers’ Performance

Inspirationally Motivating Academic Leadership for Engineers

Competencies Management on the Improvement of Human Resources in Justice

Renewing Human Capital - Process of Trust Development in Intra-Organizational Relationships

Relationship between Acceptance of Technological Changes and Computer Anxiety

Organizational Culture in Interaction with Tomorrow’s World

Corporate Culture as Enabler of PMS - Case of one IT Department

Influences of the Organizational Culture on Academic Management Change and Development in Classical Universities

The Impact of Core Self Evaluation (CSE) on Manager’s Entrepreneurial Entry decision. The Moderating Role of Environmental Dynamism

Academic Leadership for Health Care

Structural Capital and Project Processes - Areas for Future Focus

Sustainable Returns for Academic Entrepreneurship - Empirical Research on Spanish University Spin-Offs

The Role of Interaction Quality and Relationship Quality on Individual Work Performance - A Case Study of Insurance Brokers in Thailand

The Concept of Sustainable Accounting in the Czech Republic

Intelligent Academic Systems and Leadership

The Concept Of Loyal Customer, An Application Towards the Choices of Customer in Banking Services

Institutional and Cultural Premises for the Development of Mutual Funds - A Panel-Data Analysis

Beyond the Catch 22 - An Interpretive Model of New Firm Legitimacy Acquisition

Technology Enabled Intellectually Stimulating Academic Leadership

Social Responsibility, An Element of Competitiveness - The Case of SMEs in Romania

Status Update - "We've Got a Problem" - Leadership Crisis Communication in the Age of Social Media

Managing Knowledge in Digital Economy - The Role of Virtual Organizations

Risk management and IT Governance in Corporate Governance Framework

Study of Organizational Challenges during First Stages of Growth in Iran’s Information and Communication Technology Firms

Transparency and Disclosure in Corporate Governance – A Theoretical and Practical Approach

Toward the What and How of Measuring R&D System Effectiveness

Relationships between Human Resources Management and Organizational Culture

Corporate Governance and Conservatism

Models for Supply Chain Governance

The Influenced Spiritual Leadership on Employee Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction - An Empirical Study in Islamic Banks

The Effects of Labor Market Trends in Romania on the Sustainability of the Public Pension System

The Characteristics and Performances of the Entrepreneurial Management in Romania

Governance of the Economic Engine Room - Insights from Agricultural Governance in New Zealand

The Effects of Potential and Realized Knowledge Sharing in Bioscience Clusters

Knowledge Management - Falling at the First Hurdle?

Developing, Sorting or Signalling the Graduates’ Human Capital?

Corporate Management through Eco-efficient Crises Modeling

Economic Development and Multinationals Competitiveness – Dynamic Shifts and Managerial Challenges

Leadership in the 21st Century - Challenges in the Public versus the Private System

US Apparel Retailers' Use of Facebook in Strategic Management Under Environmental Uncertainty

Leadership Support for Innovation - A Survey of Mashhad Gas Company Middle and Top Management

Analysis of the Marketing Impact on the Consumer Behaviour

VTMM - Virtual Team Maturity Model

The Development of a Program for Enhancing Cooperative Learning at Assumption University - An Experimental Study

Factors Influencing Students’ Technopreneurship Behaviour - A Case Study at Catholic University of Widya Mandala Surabaya Indonesia

An Empirical investigation into Marketing Challenges of SMMEs in Mafikeng, North West Province

Explore the Relationship between IT Strategic Alignment Maturity and IT Governance

The Variations of CSR Functions Depending on the Socio-Economic Context

Governance Structures in Russian Manufacturing - An Empirical Analysis

Overcoming Governance Handicaps in a Developing Economy

Understanding the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility during Times of Crises

Internalization of the Values of National Integrity Systems and Governance Performance in some South-Eastern European States - Significant Aspects and Comparative Studies

Authors: Listed alphabetically by lead author surname

Al Khalifa Nasser Mohammed, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom / Qatar

Küçükaltan Derman and Serol Karalar, Trakya University, Turkey

Allen Dennice, RMIT University, Australia

Kumar Suresh, CEO, NexAge Technologies USA Inc, United States of America

Alobaidli Ali, Abu Dhabi Government, NRC Center, UAE

Lee-Davies Linda and Nada Kakabadse, The University of Northampton, England

Andi Selvam Senthamil Raja, Pondicherry University, India with Jackline Senthamil and P Palanichamy, Pondicherry, India

Lockhart James, Massey University, New Zealand

Asgari Mohsen, Iran with Mojtaba Lashkar Boluki and Sara Samkhani, University of Tehran, Iran

Lungu Camelia Iuliana, Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Romania

Astuti Widji, Merdeka Malang University, Indonesia

Lydia Ari Widyarini, Chatolic University of Widya Mandala Surabaya, Indonesia

Aurica Briscaru, Petre Andrei University, Romania

Malik Hur Hussain, City University of Science and Information Technology, Pakistan

Avdasheva Svetlana and Nadezda Goreyko, Higher School of Economics, Russia

Mao En, Laura Lott Valenti and Marilyn Macik-Frey, Nicholls State University, USA

Barrett Richard, Barrett Values Centre, United Kingdom

Maritz Rachel and Marius Pretorius, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Bedrule-Grigoruta Maria-Viorica and Anca-Codruta Manolache, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

Markovic Nenad, Belgrade Business School, Serbia

Blahuš Radek, Tomas Bata University in Zlín - Faculty of Management and Economics, Czech Republic

Martin Xavier C, Phormaction, FR

Bordean Ovidiu Niculae and Anca Borza, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, Romania

Matei Ani and Lucica Matei, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania

Bota-Avram Cristina, Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Romania

Matei Ani, Florin Popa and Carmen Savulescu, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania

Budi Harjo Eko, Nelson Rikardo Pasaribu and Agus Riyanto, PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk, Indonesia

Ming Man Chan, Organization, Malaysia

Bugnar Nicoleta, Adriana Giurgiu, Liana Giurgiu and Mihai Berinde, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Romania

Mohd Shah Maimunah, Roshidi Hassan and Roslani Embi, University Technology MARA, Malaysia

Caescu Stefan Claudiu and Ionel Dumitru, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Montalvo Francisco, Bo Carlsson and Kalle Carlsson, Case Western Reserve University, USA with Toni Somers, Wayne State University, USA

Chaudhry Aslam, International Publisher, Pakistan

Moradi Mahmoud, Sayyed Maisam Momeni and Mohamad Rahim Ramazanian, University of Guilan, Iran

Chaudhry Tariq, Hajra International Engineering Services, Pakistan

Nataraja Sundaram and Mazen Rasheed, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Chew Eng, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Nath Jinia, SKEMA, France

Chimania Deepak, Wipro Technologies, UK

Nazem Fattah, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Iran

Chirata Caraiani and Cornelia Dascalu, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania with Colceag Florian, IRSCA Gifted Education, Romania and Guse Gina Raluca, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Neto Pedro, Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Chrisyanti Dewi Irra, STIE IEU Surabaya, Indonesia

Nguyen Phuc Nguyen and Mizutani Fumitoshi, Kobe University, Japan

Cimpoeru Maria Violeta, Chirata Caraiani, Camelia Iuliana Caraiani and Cornelia Dascalu, Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Romania

Ogrean Claudia, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania with Mihaela Herciu and Lucian Belascu

Cong Thanh Huynh, Molina Fernández Luis Miguen and Arias Aranda Daniel, University of Granada, Spain

Ogunyemi Abiola, Lagos Business School, NG

Crisan Emil Lucian, Ilie Parpucea and Liviu Ilies, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Romania

Panzaru Ciprian, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Cummings Michael, Gary Ottley and Robert Brewster, Babson College, USA

Politis John, Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus and Denis Politis, Imperial College London, UK

Darnton Geoffrey, Requirements Analytics, GB

Popa Mirela and Irina Iulia Salanţă, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

Davidson Phillip, University of Phoenix, USA

Pourkazemi Ali and Mohammadreza Abdoli, Islamic Azad University-Shahrood Branch, Shahrood

Dobroteanu Camelia Liliana, Laurentiu Dobroteanu and Sofia Adriana Raileanu, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Pusca Andy, Danubius University, Romania with Dragos Vasile and Andronic Vasile, ASE Bucharest, Romania and Tureac Cornelia Elena, Danubius University, Romania

Dobroteanu Laurentiu, Nicoleta Coman, Camelia Liliana Dobroteanu and Paul Diaconu, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Rahimi Farnaz, Alzahra University, Iran and Peyman Morassaee, Emam Reza University, Iran

D'Souza June and Nucharee Supatn, Assumption University, Thailand, Thailand

Riffat Yasmin, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Pakistan

Du Plessis Marietjie, School of Management, UFS, South Africa

Ristovska Milena and Michael Stankosky, George Washington University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, US

du Toit Danie, North-West University, South Africa, with Theo Veldsman and Deon van Zyl, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Rusu Marcel Ioan, Sibiu Court of Law, Romania

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

Ruvoldt Harold, Hodgson Russ, United States of America

Edington Barbara, St. Francis College, USA and Beth Ouellette, The Ouellette Group, USA

Salari Soheil, Azad University, Iran

Edoun Emmanuel Innocents, The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and Cyrille Edoun, Global Action for Africa's Development, South Africa

Santella Rosella, LUISS - Guido Carli, Italy and Vincenzo Mazzotta, Tor Vergata University - Rome, Italy

Ejona Isufaj, Private University Vitrina Albania, Albania

Sarwar Imran, CEO-Creative Researcher; Deputy Director-CESTL, Pakistan with Muhammad Sarwar and Tariq Sarwar, Senior Journalist; CEO-Talwar Press, Sahiwal, Pakistan and Riffat Yasmin, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan

Elham Shahmandi, Abu Daud Silong and Arif Ismail Ismi, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Sarwar Muhammad, Talwar Press, Sahiwal, Pakistan

Ens Richard and Richard Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology, United States of America

Savi Fatma Zehra, Kastamonu University, Turkey

Erahtina Olga, Higher Scool of Economics, Perm Branch, Russia

Sedigh Adeli Sima, Khatam University, Simafolm Co., Iran and Reza Kachouie, University of Tehran, Iran Grid Management Co., Iran

Feleaga Niculae, Liliana Feleaga, Voicu Dan Dragomir and Adrian D. Bigioi, Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Romania

Sheerin Corina, National College of Ireland, Ireland

Florea Nicoleta- Valentina, Ioana Raluca Goldbach and Felix- Constantin Goldbach, University Valahia of Targoviste, Romania

Sotunde Olalekan, Anthony, University of Agriculture, Nigeria with Kehinde Agbolade Obasan, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria and Oluwatoyin Omotilewa, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Nigeria

Friedrich Ralf, Udo Bleimann and Ingo Bleimann, University of Applied Sciences of Darmstadt, Germany with Paul Walsh, Cork Insitute of Technology, Ireland

Stefanek Radoslav, Faculty of management and economics, Tomasa Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic

Georgeta Grigore, Constantin Brancoveanu University, Romania and Grigore Corina, Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Stefanescu Cristina Alexandrina, Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Tomania

Gheorghe Mirela, Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Romania and Cristian Gheorghe, 'Nicolae Titulescu' Faculty of Law, Romania

Steijvers Tensie, Hasselt University, Belgium and Mervi Niskanen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Ghilic-Micu Bogdan, Virginia Maracine, Marian Stoica and Cecilia Simion Ciocan, Bucharest University of Economics, Romania

Sukumaran Shashank and Nishant Kolhe, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, India

Hassan Zaharah and Norizan Abdul Razak, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia with Abu Daud Silong, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Sullivan John, University of South Florida, USA and Roger Beach, University of Bradford, UK

Hassan Zaharah, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia and Abu Daud Silong, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Supatn Nucharee and Chanita Suriyrungsri, Assumption University, Thailand

Heilmann Pia, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

Suriyrungsri Chanita and Nucharee Supatn, Assumption University, Thailand

Hester Patrick, Old Dominion University, USA and Thomas Meyers, National Centers for System of Systems Engineering, USA

Talib Roslan and Mzailan Sulieman, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Hester Patrick, Thomas Meyers and Charles Keating, Old Dominion University, National Centers for System of Systems Engineering, United States of America

Tariq Asif, Deputy Director-Bridge Directorate, Punjab Highways Department, Government of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan

Hosseinbeig Somayeh, Davud Karimzadganmoghadam and Reza Asgarimoghadam, Payame Noor University, Iran

Thompson Neil, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Hrazdilová Bocková Katerina, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Faculty of Management and Economics, Czech republic with Jaroslav Novotný, Presov University in Presov, Slovakia and Martina Polcáková, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic

Tulbure Narcis, Ingrid-Mihaela Dragotă and Delia Cataramă, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Hunter M. Gordon, University of Lethbridge, Canada with Nina Evans, University of South Australia, Australia and James Price, Experience Matters, Australia

Tureac Cornelia Elena, Luciana Boboc, Anca Gabriela Boboc and Bogdan Constantin Andronic, Danubius University, Romania

Hwang Eun Jin, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States and Marjorie Norton, Virginia Tech, United States

Urwin Gerry, Coventry University, UK

Ikonen Mirjami and Taina Savolainen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Vandekerkhof Pieter, Tensie Steijvers, Wim Voordeckers and Walter Hendriks, University Hasselt, Belgium

Jones Karen, Bangor University, UK

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

Karalar Serol and A. Sinan Ünsar, Trakya University Faculty of Administrative and Economic Sciences Department of Business Administration, Turkey

Veldsman Theo, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Kassa Daniel and Sam Lubbe, NWU, Mafikeng, South Africa

Zaharie Monica, Codruta Osoian and Adrian Opre, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

Kor-Udom Maneerat, Assumption University, Thailand

Zare Mirakabad Ali, Sara Samkhani and Mehdi Shami Zanjani, Tehran University School of Management, Iran

Krey Mike, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Zborková Jitka and Lilia Dvorakova, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic

Kubickova Martina and Petr Krenar, Tomas Bata University in Zlin/Faculty of Management and Economics, Czech Republic