Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Registration and Speaker Orientation

“Welcoming Message"  ----- Honorary Dr. Kon Yuen Chin, Chief Executive Officer, TMC Academy, Singapore                  
Dr. Huong Ha, E-Leader Local Host and Co-Editors in Chief, TMC Academic Journal, Singapore

Keynote Speaker
“Are Leaders Trying Hard Enough: Challenges for Leadership”  ----- Dr. Kirpal Singh, Director, Wee Kim Wee Centre, Singapore Management University, Singapore

“Investors’ Concerns Post 2008 Financial Crisis” ----- Mr. Leong Sze Hian, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Financial Service Professionals, Singapore

“A Study of Impact of Human Resource Development Practices on Doctors’ Affective Commitment towards Their Patients and Hospitals” ----- Associate Professor Ramsingh Jagajeevan, PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, India;  Dr. Huong Ha, University of Newcastle, Singapore; Senior Assistant Professor Jaganathan Sekkizhar, PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, India (DOWNLOAD PDF)

Lunch:  12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon:  1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Session Chair:  Prof. Zuzana Dvorakova, Department of Human Resources Management, University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

“Elephant and Dragon: Learning from Each Other or What Can Be Learned?” ----- Dr. Patrick Kim Cheng Low, Professor Management & Marketing and Sik Liong Ang, MBA, Executive, PhD Candidate, University Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei (DOWNLOAD PDF)
                                         
“Transformation of XML Documents Using Technologies Over the Web” -----Mr. Fareed Kaleem Khaiser, TMC Academy, Singapore (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Exploring Themes of Technostress for End Users Working with Hardware and Software Technology” ---- Ronald Bradshaw and Dr. John A. Zelano, School for Advanced Study, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Diversity Management with Focus on Gender:  A Case Study of Czech Republic” -----  Prof. Zuzana Dvorakova, Department of Human Resources Management, University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Session Chair: Dr. Huong Ha, University of Newcastle, Singapore

Keynote Speaker

“Managing Business Changes through Thinking and Behavior Preferences” ----- Mr. Terence Quek, Chief Executive Officer, Emergenetics International Asia, Singapore (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Confucian Integrity Index Grid” ----- Dr. Patrick Kim Cheng Low, Professor Management & Marketing and Sik Liong Ang, MBA, Executive, PhD Candidate, University Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei (DOWNLOAD PDF)
                                         
“A Preliminary Analysis in the Development of the Benefits of Academic Community Engagement (BACE) Scale” ----- Drs. Sanjay S. Mehta and Gurinderjit  B. Mehta, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“E-Leadership in the Public Sector: The Evolution of E-Gov in the USA” -----Dr. Frank Owarish, Executive Director, Intl Institute Strategic Research Training and Keller Graduate School of Management, New York, New York, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Understanding Consumer Attitude towards Mobile Advertising and Its Impact on Consumers’ Behavioral Intention” ----- Director, Dr. Ramaswamy Nandagopal, PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, India; Dr. Huong Ha, University of Newcastle, Singapore; Assistant Professor Rengasamy Natarajan Balamurugan, PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, India; Assistant Professor Mahendran Sathish, PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, India; Assistant Professor Royalu Sivasubramanian Sathyanarayanan, PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, India; Professor Dhanraj Jublee, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management, Coimbatore, India (DOWNLOAD PDF)

Lunch 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Session Chair:  Dr. Dolly Samson, Assistant President, Stamford International University, Bangkok, Thailand

“What Drives the Growth of Output in Thailand?” ----- Dr. Paul M. Beaumont, Dr. Onsurang Norrbin and Dr. Stefan C. Norrbin, Department of Economics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“The Robustness of the Monetary Cost of Children to Data Problems” ----- Dr. Stefan C. Norrbin and Dr. Thomas S. McCaleb, Department of Economics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA and Dr. David Macpherson, Department of Economics, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“The Animal World in China: A Cross Cultural Perspective” -----  Dr. Christine Merritt, Postgraduate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

"Do Organizations in the CIO Top 100 Outperform the Market?”  ------ Dr. Dolly Samson, Assistant President, Stamford International University, Bangkok, Thailand (DOWNLOAD PDF)

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Friday, January 4, 2013
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Session Chair: Ian Herbert, Deputy Director Center for Global Sourcing and Services, Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Keynote Speaker

“Future of Education – a Project of Business School Berlin-Potsdam and MLOVE” ----- Dr. Robert Daubner, Head of Sales and Sponsoring, MLOVE ConFestival UG, Zurich, Switzerland

“Shared Service Centers as New Business Models: Governance and Transfer Pricing” ----- Prof. Ian Herbert, Deputy Director Center for Global Sourcing and Services, Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management, and Ye Lu, PhD Candidate, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Anchoring Professional Careers in Shared Service Centers (SSCs): Reflections on Contemporary Practice” -----  Stephanie Lambert, Prof. Ian Herbert, and Andrew Rothwell, Center for Global Sourcing and Services, Accounting and Financial Management, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom (DOWNLOAD PDF)

Lunch 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Session Chair:  Prof. Odufowokan Benard Adesina, Head of Department of General Studies Education, Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria

“The Effect of National Youth Service Corps Teachers’ Input on Students’ Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Ogun State, Nigeria”  ----- Prof. Odufowokan Benard Adesina, Head of Department of General Studies Education, Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“EMR Security through Biomedical Use” ----- Kirk J. Lent, D.M, Dr. John Zelano, and Sandra Lane, D.Ed., School of Advanced Studies, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Strategic Leadership of Technology:  Lessons Learned” ----- Dr. Frank Owarish, Executive Director, Intl Institute Strategic Research Training and Keller Graduate School of Management, New York, New York, USA (DOWNLOAD PDF)

“Case Studies in Research and Information Utilization” -----  Dr. Robert Gabriel, Campus College Chair, College of the Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences, University of Phoenix, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; Dr. Donald Hsu, Adjunct Professor, University of Phoenix, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, and Associate Professor, Division of Business Administration, Dominican College of Blauvelt, Orangeburg, New York, USA

“E-Leader Slovenia, June 3-5, 2013”---- Dr. Donald Hsu, Chief Executive Officer, Chinese American Scholars Association Inc, New York, New York, USA