FRIDAY 20 MAY SATURDAY 21 MAY

International Conference on International Business 2011
FRIDAY 20 MAY
Room Sirocco 09.15-10.45
SESSION 1: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
Chair: IOANNIS PAPADOPOULOS, University of Macedonia, Greece.
1: Islamic Banking and Economic Recession: An Empirical Discourse in the
Midst of Global Recession 2007-2010. Abdulmonem Al-Zalabani, Yanbu Industrial
College, Saudi Arabia [and Reji D. Nair].
2: Social Entrepreneurship as the Answer on Crisis. Vladimir Marinkovic,
Megatrend University, Serbia [and Natasa Stanisavljevic &Tea Golja].
3: Greek sovereign credit market dynamics: Credit Default Swap and Bond
spreads' linkages. Ioannis A. Tampakoudis, University of Macedonia, Greece [and
Demetres N. Subeniotis & Ioannis G. Kroustalis].
4: 'Shaping the Ship by Using the Old Beams and Driftwood': Are We Gradually
Reconstructing the Eurozone after the Outbreak of the European Debt Crisis?
Ioannis Papadopoulos, University of Macedonia, Greece.
5: Changes on FDI After the Recent Crisis: A Comparison between Turkey and
Greece. Fatih Yegenoglu, School of Business in Okan University, Turkey
Room Sirocco 11.00-12.30
SESSION 2: GLOBALIZATION, INEQUALITY AND TRANSITION
Chair: KONSTANTINOS HAZAKIS, Demokritos University of Thrace (DUTH),
Greece.
1: Globalization, Institutional Reforms and Financial Development in Asian
Emerging Economies. Hui-Boon Tan, Nottingham University Business School, The
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia [and W.N.W. Azman-Saini &
Siong-Hook Law].
2: The Free Economic Zone as Development Opportunities in Transition Country
(In focus the case of Albania). Suela Gerdhe, University "Fan. S. Noli" Korce,
Albania [and Dr. Anila Mancka].
3: The Role of the European Union in the international business. Despina
Anagnostopoulou, University of Macedonia, Greece.
4: Employment practices in family-owned firms: Evidence from a Survey.
Achilleas Anagnostopoulos, Technological Education Institute of Larissa, Greece.
5: Income Inequality in Greece: Investigation and Statistical analysis of Gini
coefficients and S80/S20 changes (1960-present). Christos C. Frangos,
Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens, Greece [and Constantinos C.
Frangos & Dimitris Kivotos].
Room Ostria 11.00-12.30
SESSION 3: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY (PAPERS IN GREEK)
Chair: ATHANASIOS BOZINIS, University of Macedonia, Greece.
1: Ο παράγοντας της «μαζικής ψυχολογίας» στην παγκόσμια χρηματοπιστωτική
κρίση και τρόποι πρόληψης. Γεώργιος Γαλατσίδας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου,
Ελλάδα [και Γεώργιος Μάρης & Παντελής Σκλιάς].
2: Ηλεκτρονική Διακυβέρνηση και Οικονομική Ανάπτυξη: σύγχρονα
προβλήματα και προοπτικές. Το παράδειγμα της Ελλάδας. Μαρία Δ. Μυλώση,
Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας , Ελλάδα [και Αθανάσιος Η. Μποζίνης].
3: Διαφθορά και Ανάπτυξη Επιχειρήσεων. Δάφνη Αθανασούλη, Πανεπιστήμιο
Πελοποννήσου, Ελλάδα.
4. Ανεργία και υποχρεωτική αναγνώριση της προϋπηρεσίας του εργαζομένου: Η
Ελληνική εμπειρία. Σμάγαδη Θεοδώρα, Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, Ελλάδα [και
Πύρρος Παπαδημητρίου].
Room Sirocco 13.15-14.45
SESSION 4: MACROECONOMIC ISSUES
Chair: IOANNIS A. TAMPAKOUDIS, University of Macedonia, Greece.
1: Adverse Selection Models with Three Types of Agent and Asymmetric
Distributed Parameters. Daniela Elena Marinescu, The Bucharest Academy of
Economic Studies, Romania [and Dumitru Marin].
2: Modeling of Current Accounts in South East Europe. Milivoje Radovic and
Milos Vulanovic, University of Montenegro, Montenegro
3: The Effect of Industrial Production and Trade Balance on National Debt
Levels: Evidence from the European Economy. Kotsios Panayotis, University of
Macedonia, Greece [and Kalimeris Dimitris, Alexander Technological Educational
Institute of Thessaloniki].
4: Current Account Balance in Albania and the Influence of the Different Factors
on it. Eleni Vangjeli, University “Fan S.Noli” Korce, Albania [and Marinela
Teneqexhi & Suela Gerdhe].
Room Ostria 13.15-14.45
SESSION 5: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY AND BUSINESS I
(PAPERS IN GREEK)
Chair: PANTELIS SKLIAS, University of Peloponnese, Greece.
1: Επιλογές μείωσης του δημοσίου χρέους στις δυτικές οικονομίες: Η ορθόδοξη
προσέγγιση, το κόστος της χρεοκοπίας και οι επιπτώσεις του
πληθωρισμού. Πύρρος Παπαδημητρίου, Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, Ελλάδα.
2: Το νέο θεσμικό πλαίσιο για Στρατηγικές Επενδύσεις στην Ελλάδα (Fast
Track): Τα πρώτα βήματα. Δημήτριος Β. Σκιαδάς, Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας,
Ελλάδα.
3: Από την Πιστωτική Κρίση των Τραπεζών στη Δημοσιονομική Κρίση των
Κρατών. Γιώργος Δουράκης, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, Ελλάδα.
4: The Political Economy of Regional Business Development in Western Balkan
Economies. Pantelis Sklias, University of Peloponnese, Greece.
www.icib.eu
Room Sirocco 16.00-17.30
SESSION 6: FDI AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (STUDENT PAPERS)
Chair: DIMITRIOS SKIADAS, University of Macedonia, Greece.
1: The foreign direct investment into perspective: evidence from the Turkish
banking sector. Panayiotis Kontakos, University of Macedonia, Greece.
2: Determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria: An econometric
analysis using panel data. Christina Sakali, University of Macedonia, Greece.
3: The Econometric Power Production Function of the Public Power Corporation
of Greece. Karampouzis D. Athanasios, University of Macedonia, Greece.
4: Relationship of Customer Behavior and Turnover Intention of ‘Customercontact Employee’: Case of Indonesian Minimarkets Nina Septina, Open
University and Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands [and Agus
Gunawan].
Room Ostria 16.00-17.30
SESSION 7: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY AND BUSINESS II
(PAPERS IN GREEK)
Chair: ΣΠΥΡΟΣ ΡΟΥΚΑΝΑΣ, Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς, Ελλάδα
1: Οι Κοινωνικές επιπτώσεις των ενεργειακών επενδύσεων στην τοπική
κοινωνία: O αγωγός Μπουργκάς-Αλεξανδρούπολης ως περιπτωσιολογική
μελέτη. Κωνσταντίνος Χαζάκης, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης, Ελλάδα [και
Ιωάννης Κ. Μουρμούρης].
2: Ευρωπαϊκή Πολιτική Οικονομία και Ανταγωνιστικότητα στην εποχή της
κρίσης. Δρ. Σπύρος Ρουκανάς, Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς, Ελλάδα.
3: Διεθνής Πολική Οικονομία του Περιβάλλοντος και της Κλιματικής Αλλαγής.
Αθανάσιος Η. Μποζίνης, Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας, Ελλάδα.
4: Στρατιωτικοί Εξοπλισμοί και Ανάπτυξη: Η Περίπτωση της Τουρκίας.
Ευαγόρας Λ. Ευαγόρου, Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς, Ελλάδα.
5: Διαχρονική Εξέλιξη (1974-2011) πολιτικών της κοινωνικής ασφάλισης στην
Ελλάδα με μεθόδους της ανάλυσης δεδομένων-εξελίξεις στην Ευρωπαϊκή
Ένωση. Μασούρα Ελευθερία, Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας, Ελλάδα.
SATURDAY 21 MAY
Room Sirocco 09.15-10.45
SESSION 8: BANKING AND FINANCIAL CRISIS
Chair: VIRGINIA IVANOVA ZHELYAZKOVA, VUZF University, Bulgaria.
1: The New Improved Process of the Securitization. Elena Makrevska, University
American College, FYROM.
2: Credit Reputation of Russian Companies: Formation and Use in the World
Financial Crisis Conditions. Sergey Gorin, Εditor-in-chief Journal "International
scientific researches", Russia.
3: Performance benchmarking of non-banking financial institutions by the means
of Self-Organizing Maps (SOM). Adrian Costea, Academy of Economic Studies,
Romania.
4: Financing Green Projects in Bulgaria – An Empirical Analysis for the
Opportunities for Banks and Businesses. Virginia Ivanova Zhelyazkova, VUZF
University, Bulgaria.
Room Sirocco 11.00-12.30
SESSION 9: MARKET ANALYSIS
Chair: YORGOS RIZOPOULOS, University of Picardie, France.
1: An Event Study of Announced and Completed Cross Border Acquisition in the
Philippines: A Test of the Acquisition Probability Hypothethis. Candy Lim Chiu,
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines [and Frederick Romero].
2: Underwriting of Unit IPO’s: A Case of Specified Purpose Acquisition
Companies. Lakicevic Milan, University of Montenegro, Μontenegro, and Vulanovic
Milos, Western New England College, USA.
3: Barriers and Benefits from Implementing Quality Standards in the Hotel
Industry. Socrates Amanatides, Hellenic Open University, Greece [and Rodoula H.
Tsiotsou].
4: Examination of fundamental correlations and linkages among stock markets-a
quantitative approach in Greek, European, USA and Asian stock markets.
Dimitrios Tinos, University of Macedonia, Greece [and Ioannis Kroustalis & Ioannis
Michopoulos].
Room Ostria 11.00-12.30
SESSION 10: ΔΙΕΘΝΕΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ
(STUDENT PAPERS IN GREEK)
Chair: ARISTIDIS BITZENIS, University of Macedonia, Greece.
1: Οι ελληνικές ΑΞΕ στην Βουλγαρία, Ρουμανία, Σερβία και ΠΓΔΜ,
περιπτωσιολογική μελέτη των ελληνικών ΞΑΕ στην ΠΓΔΜ. Ανέστης
Καρβουνίδης, Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας, Ελλάδα.
2: Η Χρήση των social media στην εταιρική επικοινωνία. Μαρία Α. Χατζινά,
Ελληνικό Ανοιχτό Πανεπιστήμιο, Ελλάδα.
3: Η διαφθορά στην Ελλάδα μέσω της αντίληψης των Λογιστών–Φοροτεχνικών.
Λευκοθέα Λιάρου, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, Ελλάδα [και
Χαράλαμπος Σπάθης].
4: Η Ευρωπαϊκή διεύρυνση στα Βαλκάνια. Εκτιμήσεις και Προοπτικές. Petya
Atanasova, University of Macedonia, Greece.
5: ‘Out of pocket’ Πληρωμές για Υπηρεσίες Υγείας πληθυσμού 50+. Λένα
Μπορμπουδάκη, Παν/μιο Κρήτης, Ελλάδα
[και Μαρκάκη Άννα-Μαρία,
Μπορμπουδάκη Ευαγγελία, Αναστάσιος Φιλαλήθης].
SATURDAY 21 MAY (continued)
Room Ostria 13.15-14.45
SESSION 11: ASIAN ECONOMIES (STUDENT PAPERS)
Chair: ACHILLEAS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, Technological Education Institute
of Larissa, Greece.
1: Investigation of Clustering Impact to SMEs’ Innovation in Indonesia. Theresia
Gunawan, Maastricht School Management, The Netherlands.
2: The Relationship between the Stock Market, CPI and Industrial Production in
Iran and the Impact of Oil Price. Sina Mehrabirad, University of Tehran, Iran [and
Mohammad Jafar Kabiri & Ataollah Mehrabirad].
3: Can e-Management Improve the Indonesian SMEs? Agus Gunawan, UNPAR,
Indonesia [and Mohamed A.Wahdan & H.Jaap van den Herik & Yoke Pribadi
Kornarius].
conference program
THURSDAY 19 MAY
18.30-21.30
FRIDAY 20 MAY
09.00-09.15
Room Sirocco 13.15-14.45
SESSION 12: FDI AND INTEGRATION
Chair: JOHN MARANGOS, University of Crete, Greece.
1: Assessment of the impact on local and regional economy of FDI: the case of an
investment in a new pipeline project. Mary F. Sartzetaki, Democritus University of
Thrace, Greece [and John C.Mourmouris & Dimitrios J. Dimitriou].
2: Incentives and disincentives for entry modes of FDI in FYROM: Preliminary
results. Vasileios A. Vlachos, University of Macedonia, Greece [and Aristidis Bitzenis
& Valentina Nuskova].
3: The Impact of Economic Integration on FDI: Applied Study on ASEAN.
Amany Fakher, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
4: When EU met Western Balkans: Ready for the wedding? Dr. Marina Petrelli,
Research Associate Institute of European Integration and Policy (IEIP), University of
Athens, Greece [and Dr. George M. Aspridis]
5: Tourism Investment in Palestine: Opportunities and Challenges. Mazen Rohmi,
UUM, Malaysia.
SATURDAY 21 MAY
Room Sirocco 14.45-16.15
SESSION 13: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (STUDENT PAPERS)
Chair: VASILEIOS A. VLACHOS, University of Macedonia, Greece.
1: Ethics and International Political Economy: An International Development
Ethics Paradigm. Nikos Astroulakis, University of Crete, Greece.
2: The Roles of Multinational SMEs, and Challenges to their Growth and
Sustainability in Developing Countries. Nakato Evelyn, Cyprus Institute of
Marketing, Uganda.
3: The Effects Of Joining To WTO on Non-Oil Export Of Iran. Seyed Mohammad
Hossein Sadr, University of Tehran, Iran [and Mahdi Ahrari].
4: Sources of Competitive Advantage in International Strategy. Mr. Kibowa
Nathan, Progressive Institute of Business Studies, Uganda.
5: Determinant Factors of the Impact of FDI on Economic Growth: A Literature
Review. Chrysanthi Tsimpida, University of Macedonia, Greece.
Welcome Drink. Registration & Distribution of Conference Materials.
09.15-10.45
10.45-11.00
11.00-12.30
12.30-13.15
13.15-14.45
14.45-15.45
15.45-16.00
16.00-17.30
17.30–18.15
Organizers
18.30-21.00
Room Sirocco Welcome Speech
PROF. D SUBENIOTIS,
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR FOR INNOVATION AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FORMER VICE RECTOR.
DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS
Room Sirocco
SESSION 1: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
Coffee Break provided by ICIB 2011
Room Sirocco
SESSION 2: GLOBALIZATION, INEQUALITY AND TRANSITION
Room Ostria
SESSION 3: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY (PAPERS
IN GREEK)
Lunch Break
Room Sirocco
SESSION 4: MACROECONOMIC ISSUES
Room Ostria
SESSION 5: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY AND
BUSINESS I (PAPERS IN GREEK)
Room Sirocco
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PROF. F. SCHNEIDER
PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMICS – JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY (LINZ).
THE SIZE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHADOW ECONOMY
AND CORRUPTION IN GREECE - A FIRST ESTIMATE
Refreshment Break
Room Sirocco
SESSION 6: FDI AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(STUDENT PAPERS)
Room Ostria
SESSION 7: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY AND
BUSINESS II (PAPERS IN GREEK)
Room Sirocco
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: STEVE BAINBRIDGE
SENIOR POLICY ANALYST, CEDEFOP.
LEARNING FOR CHANGE: EUROPEAN VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION AND POLICY
Dinner provided by ICIB 2011
SATURDAY 21 MAY
09.15-10.45
10.45-11.00
11.00-12.30
Sponsors
12.30-13.15
13.15-14.45
14.45-16.15
16.15-16.30
16.30-17.00
17.30–21.00
Media Sponsors
2011
Room Sirocco
SESSION 8: BANKING AND FINANCIAL CRISIS
Coffee Break provided by ICIB 2011
Room Sirocco
SESSION 9: MARKET ANALYSIS
Room Ostria
SESSION 10: STUDENT PAPERS IN GREEK: ΔΙΕΘΝΕΣ
ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ
Lunch Break
Room Ostria
SESSION 11: ASIAN ECONOMIES (STUDENT PAPERS)
Room Sirocco
SESSION 12: FDI AND INTEGRATION
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SESSION 13: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(STUDENT PAPERS)
Refreshment Break
Room Sirocco
Announcement of Best Student Paper - Closing Speech
Assoc. Prof. I. Marangos, University of Crete
Ass. Prof. I. Papadopoulos, University of Macedonia
Dinner provided by ICIB 2011

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