HONORARY CONGRESS CHAIR
Mr. Huseyin Uzulmez, Chairman of Board of Directors, Konya Chamber of Commerce, Vatan Caddesi, No.1, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey, Tel: +90-332-2215262, Fax: +90-332-3520930, E-mail: huzulmez@kto.org.tr
CONGRESS CO-CHAIR AND IMDA PRESIDENT
CONGRESS CO-CHAIR AND RECTOR OF KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Dr. Mehmet Babaoglu, Rector, KTO Karatay University, Vatan caddesi, No.1, 42040, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey, Tel: +90-532-4746640, Fax: +90-332-3512125, E-mail: mehmet.babaoglu@karatay.edu.tr
Mehmet Babaoglu will attend to all local details in Turkey, including keynote speakers, local business panels, special awards, recruitment of local participation from Konya and the surrounding regions, social activities, receptions, and fundraising activities.
CONGRESS PROGRAM CO-CHAIR, PROCEEDINGS CO-EDITOR AND IMDA EXECUTIVE VP AND DIRECTOR
Dr. Erdener Kaynak, School of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, USA, Tel: (717) 566-3054, Fax: (717) 566-1191, E-mail: ek9@comcast.net
Erdener co-edits the Congress proceedings—he also assures that authors have registered for the Congress, verifies that reviewer feedback has been incorporated into the papers, checks to see that the guidelines have been followed, and coordinates the arrangement of the manuscripts in the Congress program. He is responsible for Congress registration, publicity, and award preparation, and assists with the development of the Congress program. He also assists in the publication of the Congress proceedings, and subsequent book and special journal issue publication efforts.
Dr. Ajay K. Manrai, Faculty Director GEP, Department of Business Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA, Tel: (302) 831-1770, Fax: (302) 831-4196, E-mail: manraia@lerner.udel.edu
Ajay assists in the development of the Congress program, presides over the plenary sessions, and handles special awards and presentations. He chairs the Doctoral Research Symposium, and develops special panels and sessions with the participation of Congress Track Co-chairs. Contact Ajay directly for information concerning IMDA Global Network or to learn more about the IMDA World Business Congresses and how an institution can co-sponsor it at a future date .
CONGRESS ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORS IN TURKEY
Dr. Cagatay Unusan, Department of Business Administration, KTO Karatay University, Vatan caddesi, No.1, 42040, Selcuklu, Konya , Turkey, Tel: +90-532-2513837, Fax: +90-332-3512125, E-mail: cagatay.unusan@karatay.edu.tr and Dr. Adem Ogut, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Selcuk University, 42079 Kampus, Konya, Turkey, Tel: +90-332-2233101, Fax: +90-332-2410046, E-mail: ademogut@selcuk.edu.tr and Cakan Tanidik, Mevlana Development Agency, Medrese Mahallesi, Ulasbaba Caddesi, No.28, 42060 Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey, Tel: +90-532-6066267, Fax: +90-332-2364691, E-mail: tanidik@yahoo.com Cagatay, Adem, and Cakan will be responsible for all of the on-site details in preparation for the Congress. During the Congress, they will assist in making all program and local arrangements decisions and provide supervision to the Local Arrangements Committee. They will also oversee the smooth handling of the Congress arrangements. Visa-related queries should be made to Cagatay, Adem, or Cakan.
CONGRESS ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR IN THE USA
Dr. Talha D. Harcar, Department of Business Administration, Penn State University at Beaver, 100 University Drive, Monaca, PA 15061, USA, Tel: (724) 773-3892, Cellular: (724) 561-8787, Fax: (724) 773-3557, E-mail: tdh13@psu.edu
Talha Harcar co-edits the Congress proceedings and will be responsible for finalizing both the Congress program and the proceedings. He will contact contributors to make sure that their papers comply with style guidelines and will make sure papers are scheduled for presentation at appropriate times. He will also form effective relationships with Turkish Local Arrangements Co-chairs, and Congress and Program Co-chairs.
Submit your papers to the most appropriate track co-chair (you may only submit to one track co-chair). If in doubt, please submit it to the last track.
1. Global Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior: Dr. Gbolahan Gbadamosi, Worcester Business School, University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ, United Kingdom, Tel: +44-1905-542298, Fax: +44-1905-855439, E-mail: g.gbadamosi@worc.ac.uk and Dr. John A. Pearce II, VSB Endowed Chair in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, School of Business, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA, Tel: (610) 519-4332, Fax: (610) 519-6566, E-mail: john.pearce@villanova.edu
2. Global Information and Technology Management: Dr. Kip Becker, Chair, Department of Administrative Sciences, Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA, Tel: (617) 353-3016, Fax: (617) 353- 840, E-mail: kbecker@bu.edu, and Dr. Gerard Danford, Department of Business and Information Systems, HELIA, Ratapihantie 13, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland, Tel: +358-9-148901, Fax: +358-9-22965310,
E-mail:
Gerard.Danford@haaga-helia.fi
3. Global Business Education: Dr. Cagatay Unusan, Department of Business Administration, KTO Karatay University, Vatan caddesi, No.1, 42040, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey, Tel: +90-532-2513837, Fax: +90-332-3512125, E-mail: cagatay.unusan@karatay.edu.tr and Dr. Sharad Sarin, Marketing and Strategic Management Area, XLRI, Circuit House Area, Jamshedpur 831035, India, Tel: +91-657-3983105, Fax: +91-657-3983200, E-mail: sarin@xlri.ac.in
4. Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development: Dr. Abbas Ali, School of Management, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705-1071, USA, Tel: (724) 357-5759, Fax: (724) 357-5743, E-mail: aaali@iup.edu and Dr. Christian Keen, Department of Marketing and Management, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense 5230, Denmark, Tel: +45-6550-4484, Fax: +45-6615-5129, E-mail: ckh@sam.sdu.dk
5. Global Marketing Management and Strategy: Dr. Ian Phau, School of Marketing, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia, Tel: +61-8-92664014, Fax: +61-8-92663937, E-mail: ian.phau@cbs.curtin.edu.au and Dr. Patrice Piccardi, Head of Marketing Department, Burgundy School of Business, 29 rue sambin, 21000 Dijon, France, Tel: +33-380-725977, Fax: +33-380-725999, E-mail: Patrice.piccardi@ escdijon.eu
6. Global Tourism Development: Dr. Luiz Moutinho, Foundation Chair in Marketing, Department of Management, University of Glasgow, West Quadrangle, Gilbert Scott Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, Tel: +44-141-3306696, Fax: +44-141-3305669, E-mail: moutinho@lbss.gla.ac.uk and Dr. Said M. Ladki, Department of Business Administration, Lebanese American University, P.O. Box. 13-5053, Beirut, Lebanon, Tel: +961- 186-7618, Ext. 1299, Cell: +961-391-7618, E-mail: sladki@lau.edu.lb
7.Cross-Cultural Marketing Communications: Dr. A. N. M. Waheeduzzaman, College of Business, Texas A & M University- Corpus Christi, Texas 78412, USA, Tel: (361) 825-6014, Fax: (361) 825-5609, E-mail: waheed@tamucc.edu and Dr. William R. Kennan, College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142, USA, Tel: (540) 831-5149, Fax: (540) 831-5440, E-mail: bill.kennan@gmail.com
8.Global Business in the Middle and Near East: Dr. Emine Sarigollu, Academic Director, Department of Marketing, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, 1001 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G5, Canada, Tel: (514) 398-4067, Fax: (514) 398-3876, E-mail: emine.sarigollu@mcgill.ca and Dr. Tarek Mady, Chair, Department of Marketing and Marketing Communications, School of Business Administration, The American University in Dubai, P.O. Box 28282, Dubai, U.A.E., Tel: +971-4-3183307, Fax: +971-4-3998899, E-mail: tmady@aud.edu
9.Global Business in South East Asia and Pacific Region: Dr. Riad A. Ajami, Chair, Department of Management, Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, Ohio 45435, USA, Tel: (937) 775-2290, Fax: (937) 775-3546, E-mail: riad.ajami@wright.edu and Dr. My-Van Tran, School of International Studies, University of South Australia, St. Bernards Road, Magill, South Australia 5072, Australia, Tel: +61-8-83024321, Fax: +61-8-83024396, E-mail: my-van.tran@unisa.edu.au
10. Global Business in Australia and New Zealand: Dr. David McHardy Reid, Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University, 90 12th Avenue, P.O. Box 222000, Seattle, WA 98122-1090, USA, Tel: (206) 296-2473, Fax: (206) 296-2083, E-mail: reidd@seattleu.edu and Dr. Fred Robins, Graduate School of Management, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia, Tel: +61-8-83035525, Fax: +61-8-82234782, E-mail: fred.robins@adelaide.edu.au
11. Business in Transitional Economies: Dr. Jan Napoleon Saykiewicz, A.J. Palumbo School of Business, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA, Tel: (412) 396-6234, Fax: (412) 396-4764, E-mail: saykiewicz@duq.edu and Dr. Jan Nowak, Graduate School of Business, Central European University, Frankel Leo ut 30-34, 1023 Budapest, Hungary, Tel: +36-1-8875058, Fax: +36-1-8875005, E-mail: Nowakj@ceubusiness.org
12. Global Business in Europe: Dr. John Hill, Management/Marketing Department, Box 870225, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0225, USA, Tel: (205) 348-6103, Fax: (205) 348-6695, E-mail: jhill@cba.ua.edu and Dr. Piotr Bula, Director, Cracow School of Business, Cracow University of Economics, Rakowicka Street 27, 31-510 Krakow, Poland, Tel: +48-12-2935568, Fax: +48-12-2935525, E-mail: piotr.bula@uek.krakow.pl
13. Latin American and the Caribbean Business: Dr. Jorge Talavera, Rector, ESAN University, Executive Director of CLADEA, Alonso de Molina 1652, Monterrico Chico, Surco, Lima, Peru, Tel: +51-1-3451331, Fax: +51-1-3451325, E-mail: jtalavera@esan.edu.pe and Dr. Jose I. Rojas-Mendez, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, 925 Dunton Tower, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada, Tel: (613) 520-2600, Ext. 8014, Fax: (613) 520-2532, E-mail: jose_rojas@carleton.ca
14. Global Production, Operations Management, and Services: Dr. Michael Etgar, Graduate School of Business Administration, The College of Management, 11 Beit Tzury Road, Tel Aviv 69122, Israel, Tel: +972-3-6427219, Fax: +972-3-6411129, E-mail: etgar5@bezeqint.net and Dr. Selim Zaim, Management Department, Fatih University, Buyuk Cekmece 34500, Istanbul, Turkey, Tel: +90-212-8663300, Ext. 5045, Fax: +90-212-8663342, E-mail: szaim@fatih.edu.tr
15. Global Virtual Commerce: Dr. A. Cemal Ekin, Department of Marketing, School of Business, Providence College, Providence, RI 02918, USA, Tel: (401) 865-2660, Fax: (401) 865-2978, E-mail: cemal.ekin@cox.net and Dr. Nic S. Terblanche, Department of Business Management, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag XI, Matieland 7602, South Africa, Tel: +27-21-8082213, Fax: +27-21-8082226, E-mail: nst@sun.ac.za
16. Global Competition Policy and Corporate Strategy: Dr. Michael V. Laric, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, 1420 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA, Tel: (410) 837-4935, Fax: (410) 837-5675, E-mail: mlaric@ubalt.edu and Dr. Nikolai Wasilewski, Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University, 6100 Center Drive, Suite 458, Los Angeles, CA 90045 USA, Tel: (310) 568-5743, E-mail: nikolai.wasilewski@pepperdine.edu
17. Value Creation and Customer Relationship Management: Dr. Shaukat Ali, Wolverhampton Business School, University of Wolverhampton, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire TF2 9NT, United Kingdom, Tel: +44-1902-323940, Fax: +44-1902-323955, E-mail: shaukat@wlv.ac.uk and Dr. Anand Krishnamoorthy, Department of Management, Troy University, 4381 Pembrook Village Drive, Alexandria, VA 22309, USA, Tel: (703) 619-2936, Fax: (703) 525-5844, E-mail: akrishnamoorthy@troy.edu
18. Cross-cultural Consumer Behavior and Comparative Marketing Systems: Dr. Frederic Jallat, ESCP-Europe, 79, avenue de la Republique, 75543 Paris Cedex 11, France, Tel: +33-1-49232251, Fax: +33-1-49232248, E-mail: jallat@escpeurope.eu and Dr. Ajay K. Manrai, Faculty Director, Department of Business Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA, Tel: (302) 831-1770, Fax: (302) 831-4196, E-mail: manraia@lerner. udel. edu
19. Global Management Development and Corporate Governance: Dr. Guner Gursoy, Associate Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Maltepe University, Marmara Egitim Koyu, 34857 Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey, Tel: +90-216-6261050, Ext. 2652, E-mail: gunergursoy@maltepe.edu.tr and Dr. Adem Ogut, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Selcuk University, 42079 Kampus, Konya, Turkey, Tel: +90-332-2233101, Fax: +90-332-2410046, E-mail: ademogut@selcuk.edu.tr
20. Company Internationalization and Market Entry Strategies: Dr. Peter Hulten, Strategy and Marketing Department, ESC Rennes School of Business, 2, rue Robert d’Arbrissel, CS 76522, 35065 Rennes Cedex, France, Tel: +33-2-99334824, Fax: +33-2-99330824, E-mail: peter.hulten@esc-rennes.fr and Dr. P. M. Rao, Department of Marketing and International Business, Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, New York 11548, USA, Tel: (516) 299-1543, Fax: (516) 299-3917, E-mail: pmrao@liu.edu
21. Accounting, Risk Management and Finance in Global Context: Dr. Simon K. M. Mak, Department of Management, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Che Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Tel: +852-27887957, Fax: +852-27887220, E-mail: mgsimak@cityu.edu.hk and Dr. Gyongyi Bugar, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pecs, H-7622, Pecs, Rakoczi ut 80, Hungary, Tel: Tel: +36-72-501599, Ext. 3289, Fax: +36-72-501533, E-mail: Bugar@ktk.pte.hu
22. Global Business in Russian Federation, Eastern /Central Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States: Dr. Myron Kyj, School of Business Administration, Widener University, One University Place, Chester, PA 19013, USA, Tel: (610) 499-1173, Fax: (610) 499-4614, E-mail: mjkyj@widener.edu and Dr. Anatoly Zhuplev, College of Business Administration, Hilton Center for Business, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, MS 8385, Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, USA, Tel: (310) 338-7414, Fax: (310) 338-3000, E-mail: azhuplev@lmu.edu
23. Sustainable Business for Economic Development: Dr. Zsuzsanna Vincze, Umea School of Business, Umea University, SE-901 87 Umea. Sweden, Tel: +46-90-7866680, Fax: +46-90-7869995, E-mail: Zsuzsanna.vincze@usbe.umu.se and Dr. Peter Zettinig, Turku School of Economics, Department of Marketing, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, FIN-20500 Turku, Finland, Tel: +358-2-4814180, Fax: +358-2-4814640, E-mail: peter.zettinig@tse.fi
24. Global Business Case Studies: Richard McCracken, Director, ecch UK Registered Office, Cranfield University, Wharley End, Beds MK43 OJR, United Kingdom, Tel: +44-1234-756418, Fax: +44-1234-751991, E-mail: r.mccracken@ecch.com and Hazel Goodson, Project Officer, ecch UK Registered Office, Cranfield University, Wharley End, Beds. MK43 OJR, United Kingdom, Tel: +44-1234-756418, Fax: +44-1234-751991, E-mail: h.goodson@ecch.com
25. Global Technology Transfer and Innovation Management: Dr. Erik J. de Bruijn, Technology and Development Group, School of Business, Public Administration and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands, Tel: +31-53-4893531, Fax: +31-53-4893087, E-mail: e.j.debruijn@bbt.utwente.nl and Dr. Robert W. McGee, Director, Center for Accounting, Auditing, and Tax Studies, School of Accounting, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151 Street , ACII 124, North Miami FL 33181, USA, Tel: (305) 919-5221, E-mail: robert.mcgee@fiu.edu
26. Global Economics, Taxation, and Public Finance: Dr. Erdal Atukeren, ETH Zurich, KOF-Swiss Economic Institute, Weinbergstrasse 35, WEH D4, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland; Tel: +41-44-6324683, Fax: +41-44-6321218,E-mail: atukeren@kof.ethz.ch and Dr. Mehmet C. Kocakülâh, Department of Accounting and Business Law, College of Business, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd., Evansville, Indiana 47712, USA, Tel: (812) 464-1730, Fax: (812) 465-1044, E-mail: mkocakul@usi.edu
27. The Global Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Management: Dr. Jung-Wan Lee, Department of Administrative Sciences, Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA, Tel: (617) 353-6000, E-mal: jwlee1119@yahoo.com and Dr. Nguyen Huu Le, Unit of Marketing, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, Wolfintie 34, PL Box 700, 65101 Vaasa, Finland, Tel: +358-6-3248947, Fax: +358-6-3248251, E-mail: nghl@uwasa.fi
28. Venture Capital, Technology Management, Alliances, and Partnership: Dr. Barry Unger, Department of Administrative Sciences, Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA, Tel: (617) 353-0940, Fax: (617) 353-6840, E-mail: unger@bu.edu and Dr. Mohamed A.S. Latib, Dean, School of Business and Center for Lifelong Learning, Gwynedd-Mercy College, 1325 Sumneytown Pike, Gwynedd, PA 19437-0901, USA, Tel: (215) 641-5581, Fax: (215) 641-5586, E-mail: latib.m@gmc.edu
29. Business in Emerging Markets: Dr. Stephanie Jones, Maastricht School of Management, P.O. Box 1203, 6201 BE Maastricht, The Netherlands, Tel: +31-43-3870808, Fax: +31-43-3870800, E-mail: jones@msm.nl and Dr. Radoslaw Wolniak, Faculty of Economics, Warsaw University, ul. Dluga 44/50, 00-241 Warsaw, Poland, Tel: +48-22-8393074, E-mail: wolniak@coin.wne.uw.edu.pl
30. Global Environmental Concerns, Ethical Business, and Corporate Social Responsibility: Dr. David Raymond Humphreys, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Kedynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom, Tel; +44-1908-654480, Fax: +44-1908-654488, E-mail: d.r.humphreys@open.ac.uk and Dr. Mihaela S. Dinu, School of Domestic and International Tourism, Romanian American University, Bucharest, Romania, Tel: +40-744-480176, Fax: +40-21-2235930, E-mail: mihaeladinu2003@yahoo.com
31. Global Product Development Policy, Corporate Branding, and Brand Equity: Dr. Kamel Jedidi, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, 518 Uris Hall, 3022 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA, Tel: (212) 854-3479, Fax: (212) 854-7647, E-mail: kj7@columbia.edu and Dr. Piyush Sharma, Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Tel: +852-2766-7367, Fax: +852-2765-0611, E-mail: mspiyush@inet.polyu.edu.hk
32. Marketing Channels, Distribution Systems, and Supply Chain Management: Dr. Bert Rosenbloom, Rauth Chair Professor of Marketing Management, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University, 32nd and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, Tel: (215) 895-6992, Fax: (215) 895-6975, E-mail: rosenblb@drexel.edu and Dr. Muammer Ozer, Department of Management, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Tel: +852-27887852, Fax: +852-27887220, E-mail: mgozer@cityu.edu.hk
33. Global Business (Misc.): If your paper does not fit any of the above tracks, send your paper to either Dr. Erdener Kaynak, School of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, USA, Tel: (717) 948-6343, Fax: (717) 948-6456, E-mail: k9x@psu.edu or Dr. Talha D. Harcar, Department of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University at Beaver, 100 University Drive, Monaca, PA 15061, USA, Tel: (724) 773-3892, Fax: (724) 773-3557, E-mail: tdh13@psu.edu