8th Global Business Research Conference

PROGRAM
13 14 July 2017

Theme: Research for Change

Venue: LIUC - Universit Cattaneo, C.so Matteotti, 22,

21053 Castellanza (VA), Milan, Italy

Conference Chair: Prof. Vittorio D'Amato, LIUC-Universit Cattaneo, Italy

Proudly Supported by

LIUC- Universit Cattaneo, Italy

World Business Institute, Australia
Journal of Business and Policy Research
World Journal of Management
International Review of Business Research Papers
Global Economy and Finance Journal
Global Review of Accounting and Finance
 Conference Program Outline
Presentation Room: Ossola 1, 2nd Floor, Building M5
LIUC Universit Cattaneo
Registration: Outside Room Ossola 1

Thursday 13 July 2017

8.15 AM 12.00 PM Conference Registration
Outside Room Ossola 1, Building M5

9.00 AM 10.45 AM Paper Presentations:

Plenary Session: Room Ossola 1

10.45 AM 11.15 AM Morning Tea Break

Outside Room Ossola 1

11.15 AM 1.00 PM Paper Presentations:

Accounting, Economics & Finance Track: Room Ossola 1

1.00 PM 2.00 PM Lunch

Outside Room Ossola 1

2.00 PM 4.00 PM Paper Presentations:

Management & Marketing Track: Room Ossola 1

4.00 PM 4.15 PM Afternoon Tea Break

Outside Room Ossola 1

4.15 PM 6.15 PM Paper Presentations:

Banking & Finance: Room Ossola 1

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 Conference Program Outline
Presentation Room: Ossola 1, 2nd Floor, Building M5
LIUC Universit Cattaneo
Registration: Outside Room Ossola 1

Friday 14 July 2017

8.15 AM 12.00 PM Conference Registration
Outside Room Ossola 1, Building M5

8.30 AM 10.30 AM Paper Presentations:

Management Track: Room Ossola 1

10.30 AM 11.00 AM Morning Tea Break

Outside Room Ossola 1

11.00 AM 1.00 PM Paper Presentations:

Economics, Management & Marketing Track: Room Ossola 1

1.00 PM 2.00 PM Lunch

Outside Room Ossola 1

2.00 PM 4.20 PM Paper Presentations:

Economics, Finance & Marketing Track: Room Ossola 1

4.20 PM 4.45 PM Afternoon Tea Break

Outside Room Ossola 1

~~~ End of Conference ~~~

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Thursday 13 July 2017 9.00 AM 10.45 AM Room Ossola 1

Session: Plenary

Session Chair: Prof. Tankiso Moloi, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Welcome Address by Prof. Federico Visconti, Dean of LIUC - Universit Cattaneo

and Prof. Rodolfo Helg, Head of Department of Economy and Management from LIUC
- Universit Cattaneo

Welcome Address by Dr. Mohammad Hoque from World Business Institute, Australia

Thank you address by Prof. Vittorio D'Amato from LIUC-Universit Cattaneo, Italy

102: Information Quality of Quarterly Financial Statements: Evidence from

Companies Listed in DFM: Nadia Sbei Trabelsi, American University in Dubai, UAE.

202: Wealth and Subjective Well-being: Maria Cornachione Kula, Roger Williams
University, USA.

317: The Effects of Board Characteristics and Ownership Structure on R&D

Investment: Te-Kuang Chou, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology,
Taiwan.

403: Autism Spectrum Disorder Employment Barriers: A Review and Integration of

Theories: Carrie S. Hurst, Tennessee State University, USA and Jacob Goings, Spectrum
Nashville, USA.

Thursday 13 July 2017 10.45 AM 11.15 AM Outside Room Ossola 1

Morning Tea Break

Thursday 13 July 2017 11.15 AM 1.00 PM Room Ossola 1

Session: Accounting, Economics and Finance

Session Chair: Dr. Nadia Sbei Trabelsi, American University in Dubai, UAE

101: Accounting-based Earnings Surprise Warningsin China: Peng Cheng, Yue Jiang,
Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China, Walter Aerts, Ann Jorissen, University of
Antwerpen, Belgium.

105: Does Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Really Affect Company

Image?- Evidence from SET 100 Index: Amonlaya Kosaiyakanont, Chiang Mai
University, Thailand.

204: The Arbitration Revolution: The Modernization of the Chinese Arbitration Law
to Deepen International Commercial Relationships: Natan Colombo, Austria, Hainan
Tropical Ocean University, China.

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210: It is not the Strongest of the Species that Survives but the Most Adaptable to
Change: New Methods for Measuring Economic Resilience: Massimiliano Serati and
Federica Sottrici, LIUC Universit Carlo Cattaneo, Italy.

310: Asset Allocation under Lognormal Portfolio Returns: Luca Ghezzi, Universit
Carlo Cattaneo, Italy.

Thursday 13 July 2017 1.00 PM 2.00 PM Outside Room Ossola 1

Lunch Break

Thursday 13 July 2017 2.00 PM 4.00 PM Room Ossola 1

Session: Management and Marketing

Session Chair: Dr. Mario Norbis, Quinnipiac University, USA

420: Optimizing the Use of Sea-Port Berthing Space: A Case Study of Tema Port in
Ghana: Iddrisu Awudu, Mario Norbis, Quinnipiac University, USA and David Boison, Ghana
Ports and Harbors Authority, Ghana.

410: Challenges in Statistical Approach in Quality Control of Operations

Management: Hasan Mohamadhasani, Ariya Keyfiyat Pasargad Co., Iran and Alireza
Behfar, National Iranian Copper Company, Iran.

416: Students Entrepreneurial Intention: An Empirical Study: Mourad Mansour, King

Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.

412: The Change in the Concept of Leadership in Turkey: An Evaluation from

Turkish Cinema: Ebru Ozer, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey and Murat Topaloglu,
Kafkas University, Turkey.

422: Impact of Family Work Interference (FWI) on Turnover Intention through the
Moderating Effect of Work Engagement: Muhammad Mudasar Ghafoor, University of
the Punjab Jhelum Campus, Pakistan.

506: Identifying the Antecedents of Consumer Expectations in Online Groceries

using PLS-SEM Approach: Rose Antony, V B. Khanapuri and Karuna Jain, National
Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), India.

Thursday 13 July 2017 4.00 PM 4.15 PM Outside Room Ossola 1

Afternoon Tea Break

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 Thursday 13 July 2017 4.15 PM 6.15 PM Room Ossola 1

Session: Banking and Finance

Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hoque, World Business Institute, Australia

601: Impact of Competition and Ownership on African Banking Sector Performance:

Imen Kouki, Institut Suprieur de Gestion, Tunis & LAREQUAD, Tunisia, Imen Tebourbi,
Canadian University Dubai. UAE and Mokhtar Kouki, Ecole Suprieure de la statistique et
de l'analyse de l'information, Tunisia.

603: Do Islamic Banks Care about Corporate Social Responsibility: Global Evidence:
Md. Mahfuzur Rahaman Munshi, University of Gloucestershire, UK.

308: Study of Governance Practices followed in Indian Business Groups and

Industries: Pitabas Mohanty, XLRI Jamshedpur, India and Supriti Mishra, International
Management Institute- Bhubaneswar, India.

314: Good Day Sunshine: Stock Returns and Weather; Evidence from Pakistan
Stock Market: Haroon Iqbal, University of the Punjab Jhelum Campus, Pakistan.

413: The Staffing of Public Institutions Enterprise Risk Management in South

Africa: Tankiso Moloi, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

312: An Examination of Impact of Pakistans Performance in International Cricket on

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PXE): Tabassum Riaz, University of the Punjab Jhelum
Campus, Pakistan.

Friday 14 July 2017 8.30 AM 10.30 AM Room Ossola 1

Session: Management

Session Chair: Mr. Iddrisu Awadu, Quinnipiac University, USA

414: Last Mile Delivery: Yeung HY Jeff, Ho Lok Hin and Tan Hai Liang, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

418: What Does an Effective Manager Today?- An Italian Employee-Eyes View

Research: Vittorio DAmato and Francesca Macchi, LIUC-Universit Cattaneo, Italy.

408: Relationship Marketing (RM) Model for Small-Scale Clothing Businesses in the
Free State Province in South Africa: Edmund Owusu Amoakoh, Central University of
Technology, South Africa.

423: Modern Problems of Formation of Georgian Educational Service Market and

Prospects of its Development: Okruashvili Nanuli and Veshaguri Maia, Ivane
Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia.

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404: Digital Government and the Change Management Challenges - Field Study:
Ahmed Hassaballah, Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport,
Egypt and Sameh Almahariq, Lfs Financial Systems Germany, Jordon.

424: Wearable Technology and Privacy Management: The Possible Habeas Corpus
Perspective: Elena Falletti, Universit Carlo Cattaneo LIUC, Italy.

Friday 14 July 2017 10.30 AM 11.00 AM Outside Room Ossola 1

Morning Tea Break

Friday 14 July 2017 11.00 AM 1.00 PM Room Ossola 1

Session: Economics, Management and Marketing

Session Chair: Mr. Paul Mensah Agyei, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

209: Drivers of Companies Migration Flows: A Model Based on Comparable

Indicators (LSV): Andrea Venegoni, Luca Liminta and Massimiliano Serati, LIUC
University, Italy.

207: Globalization and Modern Problems of Country Development: Lela Bakhtadze

and Salome Danelia, Tbilisi State University, Georgia

208: Determinants of Chinese Economic Growth: George Zestos, Wei Guo, Ryan
Patnode, and Hunter Simons, Christopher Newport University, USA.

426: Web Based Mission Statements in Top Italian Companies: Vittorio DAmato,
Elena Tosca and Francesca Macchi, LIUC-Universit Cattaneo, Italy.

427: Co-Creation in Curriculum Development in Higher Educational Institution: A

Strategic Approach to Graduate Employment in Ghana: Paul Mensah Agyei, University
of Cape Cost, Ghana and Nathaniel Amoah, Ghana Institute of Management and Public
Administration, Ghana.

501: City Marketing and Global Business, Urban Design Elements in City Marketing:
Hossein Mohamad Hassani, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran and Faranak
Esmaeili, Hekmate Iranian, Iran.

Friday 14 July 2017 1.00 PM 2.00 PM Outside Room Ossola 1

Lunch Break

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 Friday 14 July 2017 2.00 PM 4.20 PM Room Ossola 1

Session: Economics, Finance and Marketing

Session Chair: Dr. George Zestos, Christopher Newport University, USA

205: Fscal Freedom: An Assessment for the European Regon: Melek Akdoan
Gedik, ukurova Unversty, Turkey.

206: A Micro-Territorial Well-Being Index: The WIT: Massimiliano Serati and Fausto
Pacicco, LIUC Universit Carlo Cattaneo, Italy.

313: IPO and CSR: An Analysis on Last Performance in Italian Stock Exchange:
Francesco Bollazzi, Giuseppe Risalvato, LIUC University of Castellanza, Italy and Giada
Zanatta, Business Analyst at H-Farm, Italy.

303: Tax Return Preparer and Corporate Tax Aggressiveness: Evidence from the UK
Context: Assidi Soufiene, Al Jouf University, KSA.

316: Corporate Control, Managerial Behaviour and Firm Risk-Profile: An Empirical

Evidence: Valter Lazzari and Luigi Vena, 1LIUC Universit Carlo Cattaneo, Italy.

505: Barriers to Adopting Marketing Strategies within Algerian Agri-Business SMEs:

A Qualitative Research: Tarik Azkak, University of Bejaia-Aboudaou Campus, Algeria.

509: Effective Service Quality in Short-Lived Promotions: Its Effects on Long-Term

Brand Loyalty and Customer Satisfaction in the Teenage Segment: Nathaniel Amoah,
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana, Paul Mensah Agyei,
Distance Education, University of Cape Coast, Ghana and Beatrice Nkrumah, University
of Ghana, Ghana.

Friday 14 July 2017 4.20 PM 4.45 PM Outside Room Ossola 1

Afternoon Tea Break

~~~ End of Conference ~~~

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 List of Participants

Paper No. Author Name University Country

505 Dr. Tarik Azkak University of Bejaia Algeria
Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool
101 Dr. Peng Cheng University China
Arab Academy for Science
Technology and Maritime
404 Dr. Ahmed Hassaballah Transport Egypt
207 Ms. Salome Danelia Tbilisi State University Georgia
423 Dr. Nanuli Okruashvili Tbilisi State University Georgia
207 Dr. Lela Bakhtadze Tbilisi State University Georgia
427 and
509 Mr. Paul Mensah Agyei University of Cape Coast Ghana
The Chinese University of Hong
414 Dr. Hoi Yan Jeff Yeung Kong Hong Kong
308 Dr. Pitabas Mohanty XLRI Jamshedpur India
International Management
308 Prof. Dr. Supriti Mishra Institute India
National Institute of Industrial
506 Mrs. Rose Antony Engineering (NITIE) India
Mr. Hasan Mohamad
410 Hasani Ariya Keyfiyat Pasargad Co. Iran

501 Mrs. Faranak Esmaeili Hekmate Iranian Iran

Mr. Hossein Mohamad
501 Hassani Shahid Beheshti University Iran
Hainan Tropical Ocean University
204 Prof. Natan Colombo (PRC) Italy
209 Mr. Andrea Venegoni LIUC-Universita Cattaneo Italy
210 Dr. Federica Sottrici LIUC-Universita Cattaneo Italy
310 Prof. Dr. Luca Ghezzi Universita Carlo Cattaneo Italy
313 Dr. Giuseppe Risalvato LIUC-Universita Cattaneo Italy
316 Dr. Luigi Vena LIUC-Universita Cattaneo Italy
418 Prof. Francesca Macchi LIUC-Universita Cattaneo Italy
418 Prof. Vittorio D'Amato LIUC-Universita Cattaneo Italy
426 Prof. Elena Tosca LIUC-Universita Cattaneo Italy
424 Dr. Elena Falletti LIUC Universit Carlo Cattaneo Italy
206 Dr. Fausto Pacicco LIUC Universit Carlo Cattaneo Italy
observer Asst. Prof. Byungsoo Na Korea University Korea
University of the Punjab Jhelum
312 Mr. Tabassum Riaz Campus Pakistan

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 Dr. Muhammad Mudasar University of the Punjab Jhelum
422 Ghafoor Campus Pakistan
University of the Punjab Jhelum
314 Mr. Haroon Iqbal Campus Pakistan
King Fahd University of
416 Dr. Mourad Mansour Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia
413 Prof. Tankiso Moloi University of Johannesburg South Africa
Dr. Edmund Owusu
408 Amoakoh Central University of Technology South Africa
Southern Taiwan University of Taiwan
317 Dr. Te-Kuang Chou Science and technology R.O.C
Dr. Amonlaya
105 Kosaiyakanont Chiang Mai University Thailand
601 Dr. Imen Kouki Universit de Tunis Tunisia
303 Dr. Sufiane Assidi University of Al Jouf Tunisia
205 Mrs. Melek Akdogan Gedik CUKUROVA University Turkey
412 Miss. Ebru Ozer Necmettin Erbakan University Turkey
102 Dr. Nadia Sbei Trabelsi American University in Dubai UAE
Mr. Md. Mahfuzur
603 Rahaman Munshi University of Gloucestershire UK
202 Dr. Maria Kula Roger Williams University USA
420 Dr. Mario Norbis Quinnipiac University USA
403 Dr. Carrie Hurst Tennessee State University USA
420 Mr. Iddrisu Awadu Quinnipiac University USA
420 Mr. David King Boison Quinnipiac University USA
208 Dr. George Zestos Christopher Newport University USA

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