OCTOBER 18-19, 2008
Florence, Italy
Preface from the Conference Program Chairs
We are delighted to welcome you to the 8th Global Conference on Business & Economics in Florence, Italy. In keeping with the tradition of Association for Business & Economics Research (ABER) conferences, we present you with a program of cutting-edge research in the field of Business & Economics, in the form of papers and panel discussions. The program continues to show a healthy mixture of high standards of selectivity coupled with wide participation from our academic community: 8th GCBE received 254 papers of which 212 papers were accepted, providing an overall acceptance rate of 83%. All manuscript submitted for the conference went through a double-blind referee process. The papers presented at the conference are also published in its proceedings.
Any ABER conference is only as good as the people who take time out of their very busy schedule to help put it all together. As Conference Program Chairs, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Mary Prinzinger, Dinesh Jain, Riccardo Passeri, Niccolò Gordini and Chiara Mazzi. We are also grateful to our colleagues from University of Florence for offering to host this year’s conference and for their invaluable work in providing the necessary infrastructure and support for a successful conference. Finally, without your participation this conference would not have been possible. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude and appreciation to you.
 Francesco Ciampi
Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Conference Program Co-Chair
Atul Gupta
Lynchburg College
Conference Program Co-Chair
 A Preliminary Study Across Nations On The Factors That Create And Sustain A Middle Class
A Study On The Influence Of Consumers' Participation In A Brand Community On Their Purchase Intention
A Survey Of Issues Confronting Economic Development Of Sub-saharan Africa
An Application Of Social Network Analysis To Assess Virtual Innovation Team Performance
An Empirical Analysis Of The U.s. Dollar, Yen And Eurodollar Exchange Shock Mean And Volatility Spillover To Domestic And China Stock Markets
An Empirical Investigation Of The Antecedents To The Timing Of New Brand Introduction Decision
An Organizational Adaptation Approach To Firm's Crisis: Evidence From Fiat 1990 - 2007
Baht Appreciation And The Bank Of Thailand's Foreign Exchange Intervention : Experience In 2001-march 2008
Can Credit Scoring Models Effectively Predict Small Enterprise Default? Statistical Evidence From Italian Firms
Competition, Technology Innovation, And Industrial Structure In The Business Aviation Industry
Competitive Advantage Via Synergy In Processes And Operations: The International Joint Ventures Way
Competitive Aspects Of Turkish And Chinese Textile And Clothing Industries
Complementarities In Action - Modeling Complementarity Thresholds In Enacting A Coopetition Strategy
Dynamics Of The Merger Of Emirates Bank International (EBI) And National Bank Of
Dubai (NBD)-Strategic Challenges Of Regional Consolidation
Defining The 'Motive' Of International Joint Venture Formation, An Essential Construct In Ijv Discourse
Determinants Of Foreign Direct Investment In Central And Southeastern Europe:New Empirical Tests
Development Of Islamic Finance In Malaysia: A Conceptual Paper
Econometric Analysis Of Capital Flight In Developing Countries: A Study Of Nigeria
Economics Of Learning Style: Traditional Versus E-Learning (The Case Of Jordan)
Effect Of Exchange Rate, Inflation And Wages On The Purchasing Power Of Consumers In Different Economies
Estimating The Monetary Policy Reaction Function For Turkey
Ethnic Banking: Turkish Immigrants In Berlin
Factors Influencing The Effectiveness Of Benchmarking Practice Among Manufacturing Companies In Indonesia
Finance, Innovation And The Value Of The Firm
From Modular Innovation To Systems Integration The Main Experiences From Some Italian Machine Tool Builders
Globalisation And The Labour Relationship
Globalization, Privatization And Collective Bargaining Of Labor : A Time Series Analysis Of Pakistan 1973-2004
Growth,
Decline, and Structural Change In U.S. Cities And Towns
Household Determinants Of Poverty In Punjab: A Logistic Regression Analysis Of Mics 2003-04 Data Set
How
Enron et al Gamed The Electricity Market: An Empirical Analysis Of Trader
Knowledge
Incorporating International Accounting And Reporting Issues Into The Mba/Msf Curriculum
Inequality And Food Purchasing Behavior
Influence Of Human Factors On Information Security Measures Effectiveness Under Ethic Issues
Information Technology And New Business Models In The Tourism Industry
Internationalization Of The Firm: Stage Approach Vs. Global Approach
Location Strategy Of Japanese And U.s. Multinationals On R&D Activities In China: Evidence From Patent Data
Management Control Systems In Multinational Corporations: An Exploratory Study On Italian Business Groups
Managing Relationship In Distribution Networks: Evidence From The Automotive Market
Market Structure As Determinant: The Case Of Leasing In Banking Industry Transformation In Central And South Eastern Europe
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Basic Needs-an Ecological View
Monetary Policy Shocks And Islamic Banks' Deposits In A Dual Banking System: A Comparative Analysis Between Malaysia And Bahrain
Monitoring Models Of Firms Growth: A Discriminant Analysis Of The Djia
Multi-channel Integration Strategies And Environmental Aspects: A Conceptual Framework In Retailing
Multivariate Methods In Examining Greek Stock Market Returns
Outsourcing In The Financial Sector - Recent Management Experiences Analysis Of Financial Firms' Outsourcing Activities Since 2004 And An Outlook
Outsourcing Production Or Moving Away The Locus Of Ethical Accountability? Some Findings About Product Safety
Payment Card Pricing The Relationship Of Consumer Price Elasticity And Merchant Fees Of A Unitary Network
Perspectives From The End Of The 20th Century On The Origins, Development & Consequences Of Women's Self Concepts
Predicting Sme Default Risk. Does Regional Model Make Sense
Pressure On The Euro: Country Risk Of Croatia, Latvia And The Euro Zone
Regional Competitive Index As A Tool To Improve Regional Foresight: Theory And Evidence From Two Western-europe Regions.
Relationship Marketing Across Value Delivery Network: A Literature Review
Relationship Value In Business Markets - Strategic, Relational And Technological Aspects
Retail Innovation Across Retail Brands And Product Brands
Russian Macroeconomic Stability (Sort Of) And Consumer Market Proliferation The Humpbacked Pony Tale In The Era Of Petrodollars
Small Business Entrepreneurship And The Internal Determinants Of International Behaviour
Stock Exchange M&A, Fdi & Demutualization: Industrial Organization Changes To The Better Or To The Worse?
Strategic Awareness And Growth Strategies In Small Sized Enterprises (Ses)
Strategic Changes In Graduate Business Schools Of Lahore, Pakistan: A Complete Make-over
Strategic Choices Of Smes On Foreign Markets : Some Evidence From An Italian Sample
Sustainable Business Development Services For Microenterprises Through Community Service: A Mexican Experience
Systems Cost Negotiation With The Standard Module Approach
Teaching And Learning Business Innovation By Successive Approximations
Teaching Business: The Role Of Language And Identity
Teamwork Rubric
Technology Collaboration Modes: A conceptualization based on the nature of Innovation
The Analysis Of Short-run And Long-run Performance Of Privatization Initial Public Offerings In Malaysia
The
Contribution Of Higher Education To Economic Development
The Diffusion Of Innovative Practices In The Service Sector Evidence From U.k Establishments
The Effects Of Market Orientation On The Service Quality Of Private Banking Industry In Palembang
The Evolution Of Financial Accounting Standards In The Philippines
The Evolutionary Trajectories Of Countries Within The Product Space Of International Trade
The Experience Of Entrepreneurs And The Capital Structure Of New Firms
The
Microcredit Strategies For SMES In Turkey In The EU Harmonization Process
The Relationship Between Audit Committee Characteristics, Audit Firm Size And Earnings Management In Quarterly Financial Reports Of Companies Listed In The Stock Exchange Of Thailand
The Remuneration Of Ceos Of Italian Firms Listed In Milan’s Stock Exchange:A First Empirical Analysis
The Role Of Asset Reliability And Auditor Quality In Equity Valuation
The Role Of Corruption In Emerging Economies:The Case Of Romania
The Strategic Role Of Innovative Finance And The Mercato Alternativo Del Capitale (Mac) For Business Succession In Italian Family Firms
The Vacation Decision Making Process: Tourism In The Garda Lake
The Valuation Of Intangibles Asset In Smes
U.S. Subprime Financial Crisis, Contagion and Containment in the World Economy: A Macro-Organizational Perspective
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