EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

“CORPORATE STRATEGIES AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES: 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL BUSINESS & ECONOMIC ISSUES”

Sheraton Deira DUBAI December 22- 23, 2011

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

FOUNDER/CONFERENCE CHAIR: Mazhar M. Islam, Ph.D., Professor of FinanceSchool of Business & Industry, Florida A&M University, USA

Program Chair: Musa Essayyad, Ph.D., Professor of Finance School of Business, University of Texas at Brownsville, USA

Program Co-Chair: Jan A. Berg-Andreassen, Ph.D. , CEOInternational Infrastructure & Transport Group, LLC. USA

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS:Dr. Tayyeb Shabbir, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA, USADr. Bahaudin Mujtaba, Nova Southeastern University, USADr. Javed Ashraf, University of St. Thomas, Houston, USADr. Eisenhower Etienne, Florida A&M University, USADr. Mostaq M. Hussain, University of New Brunswick-Saint John, CANADADr. Subba Reddy Yarram, University of New England, AUSTRALIA Dr. Norihiko TAKEUCHI, Tokyo University of Science, JAPAN Dr . V.J. Sivakumar, National Institute of Technology, INDIA Dr. V. Selvam, VIT University, INDIADr. Ashraf Nakibullah, University of Bahrain, BAHRAIN

PUBLICATION OUTLETS:International Refereed JournalsAmerican Journal of Finance and Accounting (USA)Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics (India)Business and Management (Indonesia)Global Review of Business & Economic Research (USA)International Journal of Accounting and Finance (Canada)International Journal of Banking, Accounting, and Finance (Italy)International Journal of Behaviour Accounting and Finance (UAE)International Journal of Business Forecasting and Marketing Intelligence (USA)International Journal of Business Performance Management (UK)International Journal of Electronic Finance (USA)International Journal of Financial Services Management (UK)International Journal of Human Resources Development & Management (UK)Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship (USA)

Conference Proceedings: Issues in Global Research in Business & EconomicLibrary of Congress ISBN #1940-5391Edited BookIssues in Global Equity Investing, Portfolio Selection, Corporate Governance and Regulations.

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REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS

Dr. Jan A. Berg-Andreassen, International Infrastructure & Transport Group, LLC. USADr. Musa Essayyad, University of Texas at Brownsville, USADr. Shawkat Hammoudeh, Drexel University, Pennsylvania, USADr. Bahaudin Mujtaba ,Nova South eastern University, USADr. Alex Karlen-Ng, University of Northern British Columbia, CanadaDr. Sofyan S. Harahap, Trisakti University, INDONESIADr. Anthony Billings, Wayne State University, USA Dr. David P. Ely, San Diego State University, USA Dr. Robert Balik, Texas A&M University - Prairie View, USA Dr. Uchenna Elike ,Alabama A&M University, USA Dr. Alex Faseruk , Memorial University of Newfoundland, CANADA Dr. Azmat Gani, University of the South Pacific, FIJI Dr. Fidelis Ikem , Kutztown University, USA Dr. Yusuf Karbhari, Cardiff University, UK Dr. Alex Karlen-Ng, University of Northern British, CANADA Prof. Erkki K. Laitinen, University of Vaasa, FINLAND Dr. Lokman Mia, Griffith University, AUSTRALIA Dr. Buagu Musazi, Morgan State University, USA Dr. William A. Ogden, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, USA Dr. Vivian O. Okere, Providence College, USA Dr. Reza Rahgozar, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, USA Dr. Mark O. Tengesdal, Texas Woman's University, USA Dr. K.C. Tseng, California State University at Fresno, USADr. Ari Huuhka, University of Vaasa, FINLANDDr. Satyendra Singh, University of Winnipeg, CANADADr. Abdul Gaffar Bin Ismail, National University of Malaysia, MALAYSIADr. Bradley T. Ewing, Baylor University, USADr. .Denis Goulet, University of Notredame, U.S.ADr. Kyongwook Choi, Ohio University, USADr. Jamie B. Kruse, Texas Tech University, USADr. Yusuf Karbhari, Cardiff Business School, UKDr. Allan Webster, Bournemouth University, UKDr. Mahmud Hassan, Rutgers University, USADr. Chao-His Huang, National Tsing Hua University, TAIWNADr. Amlan Mitra, Purdue University, USADr. James Payne, Illinois State University, USADr. Arjun Chatrath, University of Portland, USADr. Yuqing Xing, International University of Japan, JAPANDr. Ioannis Mylonakis, Glyfada, GREECEDr. Yongkul Won, University of Seoul, KOREA

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Welcome Message Dear participants:

On behalf of the Global Academy of Business & Economic Research (GABER), I would like to welcome you to the Eighth International Conference in Dubai. Our annual meetings provide a unique opportunity for academics, practitioners, and policy makers to present their findings and insights and to exchange ideas in the fields of business, economics and management, the kind of dialogue that is especially crucial in the context of current global economic crisis.

GABER is an important source of publishing opportunities for academic and policy-oriented research in several international refereed journals, conference proceedings, and in edited books. Our program is complete with many excellent and exciting papers on contemporary issues. Those of you who submitted papers and are participating in the meeting are key to the program’s overall success. The program committee is composed of scholars across the Globe who carefully evaluated the papers. Although we have received over 200 papers. however, we have very low number of registered delegates.

I would like to thank all members of the organizing committee who did an outstanding job in screening the papers. In addition, I appreciate the members of the whole organizing committee for their diligent work in helping us set up the program. On a final note, I thank each participant for making this truly international conference a success. I wish you a pleasant stay in Dubai, a wonderful city in the Globe. We look forward to seeing you again in our future conferences.

Best Regards,

mmIslam

Mazhar M. Islam, Ph.D., Professor of FinanceFounder of GABER & Conference Chair Editor: American Journal of Finance & Accounting, International Journal of Business Forecasting & Marketing Intelligence, and Global Review of Business & Economic Research

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

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IMPORTANT NOTESRole of the Session Chair

Session chair is responsible for timely conducting the session. Each presenter will have about 10-12 minutes for presentation. Presentations will be followed by discussions from the floor. Please keep the record of each presenter and introduce the presenters with the title of the paper. In case of no-show or cancellation, depending on the number of presenters, more time can be allowed to presenters. Please make sure that each author maintains the time limit. After presentation of all papers in the session, please allow the floor for questions and discussions related to the presented papers. Further comments or suggestions can be discussed with the author after the end of the session.

Notes to Presenters

All presenters are requested to report to respective chairs few minutes prior to the session. Each presenter will have about 10-12 minutes for presentation. Presentations will be followed by discussions from the floor. Room will be furnished with LCD projector. Bring your own laptop or you must have your paper in pen-drive for presentations. You are also strongly advised to bring 10-15 hard copies of your paper or at least the major findings of your research (methodology, tables, charts etc.) for distribution at your session. Please do not exceed the time limit of your presentation. Please do not forget to bring a hard copy of thisl program.

Best Paper Award

Best papers are selected on the basis of originality, rigor, contribution to the body of knowledge, relevance to the emerging issues, and are publishable in refereed international journals with minor revisions. The papers are selected by the members of the Panel for “Best Paper Award”. Papers selected will be published in the listed journals, recommended by the editorial board members. Final revisions will be required before publications. The winners will also receive certificates. Other presented full papers will be reviewed for publication considerations in listed journals.

Proceedings

Only full papers with timely submissions are published in the proceedings. If the papers are not submitted before the deadline and or did not follow the guidelines, they will not appear in the proceedings. Papers will be included in the proceedings after the payment of the appropriate fees. If the papers for the paid registrants are not in the proceedings, please contact immediately.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Thursday, December 223:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Distribution of Registration PackageOn-site registration $600 (Cash only)

Friday, December 238:30 AM - 9:00 AM - OPENING REMARKS

Room: Emirates B

_____________________________________________________________________________________SESSIONS SCHEDULE

FRIDAY December 23All sessions are in Room “Emirates B”

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM SESSION I: ECONOMICS _____________________________________________________________________________________

SESSION CHAIR: Hanadi AL-Mubaraki, Kuwait University, Kuwait

“Government Control Measures, Property Taxes and House Prices.” Suwina Cheng, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

“Performance Efficiency of Japanese Water Utilities.”Theara Horn, Osaka University, Japan

“Clustering and its comparative advantage: A case study of Transang Rattan Furniture Cluster in Indonesia.”Roos K. Andadari, Satya Wacana Christian University, Indonesia

“New organizational structure challenge: Organization as a molecule.” Matej Janezic, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaVlado Dimovski, and Milan Hodoscek National institute of Chemistry Slovenia.

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“The Effects of Economic Integration and FDI on Economic Growth of Islamic Countries.”Seyed Mohsen Khalife Soltani , Islamic Azad University Elham Nagheli, Islamic Azad University and Behruz Sadeghi Amroabadi, Isfahan University, Iran

Discussants: From the floor

10:20 AM - 11:50 PM SESSION II: FINANCE _____________________________________________________________________________________

SESSION CHAIR: Alan Reichert, Cleveland State University, USA

“Potential Benefits of Cross-border Financial Sector Expansion in Asia and Europe.”Hsin-Yu Liang, Feng Chia University, China, Larry Wall, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Alan Reichert, Cleveland State University, USA

“BOARD STRUCTURE, DIVIDEND AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: AN ANALYSIS USING PANEL DATA”Norazlan Alias, Fauzias Mat Nor,Ruzita Abdul Rahim, Mohd. Hasimi Yaacob, The National University of Malaysia

“Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and their role in the credit risk market.”Eliana Angelini, G. d’Annunzio University of Economics, Italy

“What information stakeholders of companies in developing countries want? Sri Lankan evidence.”Anura De Zoysa and Shyam Bhati, University of Wollongong, Australia

“EXPLAINING SRI BEHAVIOUR OF MALAYSIAN UNIT TRUST FUND MANAGERS USING THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR.”Abdullah Sallehhuddin Abdullah Salim, Md Shukor Masoud, and Al-Mansor Abu Said, Faculty of Business and Law, Multimedia University, Malaysia..Mohammad Talha, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

“Monitoring costs of MNC: An agency theory perspective.”Mazlina Mustapha, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia,Ayoib Che Ahmad, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia. Malaysia

Discussants: From the floor

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11:50 PM – 1:00 PM Session III: MARKETING ______________________________________________________________________________

SESSION CHAIR: Norzalita Abd Aziz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

“Exploring Factors that Influence SME’s Adoption of SMS Based Advertising & IT Usage in Marketing Activities: Malaysian Managerial Perspective.” Norzalita Abd Aziz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

“Investigating the Influential Factors on Visitors’ Satisfaction & Intention to Revisit to Theme Parks in Malaysia.”Norzalita Abd Aziz*, Ahmad Azmi Ariffin, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

“The Technical Implementation of the New Generation of the RFID System.”Eva El Haj Chehade, Beirut Arab University, Akram Tanni, American University of Beirut and Abdul-Nasser El-Kassar, Lebanese American University

“Incubators: Economic Theories Vs. Economic Development.”Hanadi AL-Mubaraki, College of Engineering Kuwait University, KuwaitMichael Busler, Richard Stockton Collage, USA

Discussants: From the floor

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM LUNCH BREAK

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Session IV: MANAGEMENT

SESSION CHAIR: Sudhir Chawla, Angelo State University, USA

“Emergence of Global Carbon Market and Its Relevance to Saudi Arabia.”M. Anaam Hashmi, Samai Maqbool, Abdullah Naseer, King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia

“Employee quality management practices at Network Security Solutions.” Ganakrishnan Gopalakrishnan, RMIT University, Vietnam

“Perceptions of Closed Source Software with Relation to the Experience Life Cycle.” Sudhir Chawla, Kaushik Ghosh, Angelo State University, USA

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“ETHICAL CLIMATE AND ETHICAL JUDGMENT INFLUENCE ON EMPLOYEES’ BEHAVIOR IN SELECTED MALAYSIAN PUBLIC SECTOR.”Amalina Abdullah and Ridzwana Mohd Said, Universiti Putra Malaysia

“Leadership and Management Practices in Health Care Delivery.”Susan Thomas , University Malaya, Malaysia Mathew Abraham, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Beh LooSee, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Discussants: From the floor

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM SESSION V: Interdisciplinary

SESSION CHAIR: Esmael Adibi, Chapman University, California, USA

“APPLICANT PERCEPTIONS OF SELECTION METHODS IN THE UAE: REPLICATION AND AN EXPANSION OF EXISTING RESEARCH”Khaldoun I. Ababneh, School of Business Administration ,American University In DubaiNita N. Chhinzer, Department of BusinessUniversity of Guelph

"The U.S. Economic outlook in 2012 and Beyond.”Esmael Adibi, A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic ResearchChapman University, California, USA

“Factors affecting trust in relationships within bank branches in India.”Shyam Bhati and Anura DeZoysa, School of Accounting and FinanceUniversity of Wollongong, Australia

”Empirical Evidence Examining the Effect of Corporate Finance Decisions on Corporate Performance in the Absence of Taxes Context: Kuwait.”.Mohammad Al Mutairi and Helen Hasan, University of Wollongong, Australia

“Corporate Governance in Sri Lanka: the Status Quo.”Walter Gunathilake, University of Greenwich, UKAnil Chandrakumara and Anura De Zoysa, University of Wollongong, Australia

Discussants: From the floor

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

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