Historical Abstracts

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Monday 4 July 2011
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
ƒ Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
ƒ Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President of Academics, ATINER and Professor,
Sam Houston University, USA.
ƒ Dr. Peter Koveos, Head, Accounting & Finance Research Unit, ATINER &
Professor, Syracuse University, USA.
ƒ Dr. Sharon Bolton, Head, Management Research Unit, ATINER & Professor,
University of Strathclyde, U.K.
ƒ Dr. Cleopatra Veloutsou, Head, Marketing Research Unit, ATINER & Senior
Lecturer, University of Glasgow, U.K.
09:30-11:00 Session I (Room
A): Impact Studies
Chair: Koveos, P., Head,
Accounting & Finance
Research Unit, ATINER &
Professor, Syracuse University,
USA.

09:30-11:00 Session II (Room B):

Structure and Strategy

Chair: Pappas, N., Vice-President

of Academics, ATINER and

Professor, Sam Houston

University, USA.

09:30-11:00 Session III (Room C):

Products and Brands

Chair: Veloutsou, C., Head,

Marketing Research Unit,

ATINER & Senior Lecturer,

University of Glasgow, U.K.

1. Chau, F., Lecturer,
   Durham Business School,
   UK, Dosmukhambetova,
   G., High School of
   Economics and Business,
   Al-Farabi Kazakh
   National University,
   Kazakhstan &
   Kallinterakis, V.,
   Durham Business School,
   UK. The Impact of
   Mandatory IFRS
   Adoption on Noise
   Trading: Evidence from
   Central and Eastern
   European Countries.
   (FIN)


2. *Giombini, G., Assistant
   Professor, University of
   Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Italy,
   Calcagnini, G., Professor,
   University of Urbino
   “Carlo Bo”, Italy &
   Farabullini, F.,
   Researcher, Bank of Italy,
   Italy. The Impact of the
   Recent Financial Crisis
   on Bank Loans Interest
   Rates and Guarantees.
   (Monday, 4th of July
   2011) (FIN)


3. Ben Akal, Ph.D. Student,
   University of Manouba,
   Tunisia, Chichti, J.,
   Professor, Tunisia School
   of Business, Tunisia,
   Galy, N., Professor,
   
   
   1. Fong, E., Associate
      Professor, University of
      Alabama in Huntsville,
      USA, Zheng Zhou, K.,
      Associate Professor, The
      University of Hong Kong,
      China & Bao, Y., Associate
      Professor, University of
      Alabama in Huntsville,
      USA. The Role of Employee
      Involvement in the
      Relationship between
      Strategic Consensus and
      Firm Performance. (MGT)
   
   
   2. Ma, J., Assistant Professor,
      Indiana – Purdue
      University, USA &
      Todorovic, Z., Associate
      Professor and Director of
      Entrepreneurship, Indiana
      
      
      • Purdue University, USA.
        The Role of Strategic
        Orientations in Firm
        Resource Deployments.
        (MGT)
      
      
      
      
   
   
   3. Chiu, J., Partner, C C &
      Associates, Canada &
      Paton, R. A., Professor,
      University of Glasgow, UK.
      Facing an Uncertain Future
      with the Strato-Operation
      Management Model.
      (MGT)
      
      
      1. *Ghantous, N., Lecturer,
         Université de Savoie,
         France. Services Brand
         Personality’s Impact on
         Customers’ Brand
         Relationship. (MKT)
      
      
      2. Centeno, E., Assistant
         Professor, Monterey
         Institute of Technology,
         Mexico. Does Colour
         Influence SME Brand
         Building? An Exploration
         of SME Brands. (MKT)
      
      
      3. Pavlides, D., Research
         Associate, University of
         Nicosia, Cyprus, Vrontis,
         D., Dean, University of
         Nicosia, Cyprus &
         Thrassou, A., Associate
         Professor, University of
         Nicosia, Cyprus. The
         Renaissance of
         Commandaria, Brand
         Building for Achieving
         Competitive Advantage.
         (Monday, 4th of July 2011,
         morning) (MKT)
      
      
      
      
   
   
   
   

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