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EBMC / ECPEL / ECSS / ECSEE 2015 Programme Cover Image:“Starry Night” by Jim Haldane

Jim Haldane did a series of thirteen large canvasses to represent the thirteen disciples.They all include Brighton’s
two most famous churches, Saint Peter’s and Saint Bartholomew’s. Jim’s former studio gave a good view ofBrighton and he could see both churches from there.
St Peter’s Church stands on an island between the Lewes and London roads, on the edge of North Laine, anddominates the entrance to Brighton & Hove. It is not an ancient church but it is very beautiful. The foundationstone was laid in 1824, during the reign of George IV, when it became clear that the medieval parish church of
St Nicholas was too small for the growing population of Brighton.
St Bartholomew’s is a Grade 1 listed Victorian Church famous for its Art Nouveau furnishings. Built by A.D.
Wagner in 1874 and desgned by local architect Edmund Scott, it is the tallest Parish Church (135 ft) in Britain
if not Europe.

welcome to brighton & hove
Dear Delegates,

letter of welcome

Welcome to the city of Brighton & Hove, a vibrant and diverse centre of Arts and Culture.
Ever since the Prince Regent first visited in 1783, Brighton & Hove has been England’s most exciting seaside city, and today it’sas vibrant, eccentric and cosmopolitan as ever. As Mayor it’s my job to try and represent our city to others and its civic life to
the people who live here… quite a job, considering the depth and breadth of our offer.
Our city has a bohemian, artistic and eccentric atmosphere that can’t be found anywhere else in the UK. We combine themodern with the traditional and the outlandish with the everyday; tempting and treating visitors and residents alike with aunique cultural experience.
If you’ve never visited I urge you to get out and about and make the most of the rich cultural mix - Regency architecture,pleasure pier, specialist shops, pavement cafés, lively arts and of course the exotic Royal Pavilion. Everything’s in walking
distance, so take time to explore and enjoy what the city has to offer.
Our City–by-the-sea has a passion for creativity, a desire to look at things differently, and a friendliness that attracts visitors fromall over the world. Whether it’s the sea air that changes your perspective or the lively North Laine that buzzes day and night,
I am sure that Brighton & Hove has got that special something that will inspire.
I wish you every success with your conference and hope you have a long and enjoyable stay.

Councillor Lynda Hyde
Mayor of the City of Brighton & Hoveiii

welcome to brighton & hove
Dear Delegates,

This 2015 conference series, organized in four separate events over two weeks, welcomes more than 800 participants
representing more than fifty countries in an international, intercultural and interdisciplinary celebration.
Since 2009, IAFOR has promoted and facilitated research synergies and partnerships between individuals and institutions in, andbetween Asian countries, and between Asian countries and the outside world.This function as a network hub has seen IAFOR
grow to develop partnerships with many of the world’s foremost institutions of learning, and this event is is strongly supportedby this global partnership, and includes such institutions as Waseda University (Japan), Birkbeck University of London (UK),The
National Institute of Education (Singapore),The National University of Tainan (Taiwan), Lincoln University (UK), the Hong Kong
Institute of Education (HKSAR), Auburn University (USA),Virginia Tech (USA), Monash University (Australia), Lehigh University(USA), NorthWestern University (USA), Barcelona University (Spain), and most recently Moscow State University (Russia).
IAFOR has built a tradition of hosting truly international, intercultural and interdisciplinary conferences. People working in agreat range of cultures, contexts, and academic areas come together to share their perspectives on common human issues.
The result is invariably a unique experience of learning and sharing and making new contacts for future collaboration, and I do
expect us to continue in this tradition.
This conference, the third in a series of four, will bring together scholars and practitioners covering Business & Management,
Politics, Economics & Law, the Social Sciences, and Sustainability, Energy & the Environment and we hope that you will enjoy
the rich and diverse program over the next few days together.
If you enjoy this event, then I would encourage you to explore other IAFOR conferences, including announced events in the
UK, Japan, Dubai, and Hawaii in 2015 and early 2016, and with events in Boston, Barcelona and Singapore in the planning stages
for later in 2016 and 2017.
I would like to thank the conference chairs and the keynote and featured speakers, as well as each and every delegate, from
wherever you have come, and I look forward to meeting you all.

letter of welcome

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) returns to the wonderful seaside city of Brighton and Hove for the third year
running, an artistic, cultural and educational hub, known as the home to a diverse and inspiring population, and our conference
home in the UK.

Respectfully,

Dr Joseph Haldane, Ph.D. (London), F.R.S.A., F.R.A.S.
President, IAFOR

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Getting to the Conference Venue
By Rail from London
London is the hub of the UK’s rail network and it is easy to travel by train to Brighton and the South Coast from the
major London stations. The fastest direct travelling times from London to Brighton are:Rail services in the UK are operated by a number of private train operators.The key operators to Brighton are Southernand First Capital Connect. Trains arrive into Brighton mainline station on Queens Road. Regular rail connections also
serve Hove and take just a few minutes from Brighton.
Central Brighton (including the Thistle Brighton) is easily walkable (about 15 minutes) from Brighton Station, but if you
require a bus or taxi - these are both available at the front of the station.
If you are travelling from Europe, the Eurostar train arrives from Europe at St Pancras, London, where there are direct
train connections to Brighton.
Travelling to Brighton from the London Airports
London Gatwick Airport
Trains from Gatwick to Brighton take approximately 30 minutes direct and run regularly.The Gatwick South rail station
is directly linked to Gatwick’s South Terminal and just a few minutes away from North Terminal via a transit train link.
You do not need to reserve tickets in advance.
London Heathrow Airport
By Rail: Take the London Underground to London Victoria and connect with a mainline train to Brighton.
Alternatively, take the Heathrow Express to Paddington and then the Underground to Victoria. The Heathrow
Express is probably quickest but the Underground is the cheaper option. The Journey takes approximately 2 hours
15 minutes, depending on your chosen route and connection times.
By Coach: National Express is the major coach operator serving Brighton. Most international flights arrive at
Terminal 4 and 5. From Terminal 4 & 5 there are coach departures every hour. The journey takes 2 hours to 2
hours 30 minutes depending on the airport terminal you are departing from, and costs around 20 GBP each way.
Brighton Coach Station is located next to Brighton Pier and is a 2 minute walk from the Thistle Brighton.
Full information is available on the National Express website.

Information and Registration

conference at a glance

London Victoria – 52 minutes (direct)
London Bridge – 58 minutes (direct)
London St Pancras – 1 hour 16 minutes (direct)

If you have already paid online or by bank transfer, you will be able to pick up your registration pack at the Conference
Registration and Information Desk. This will include a tote bag, the conference programme, and receipt of payment. At
this time you will also be given a name card, and lanyard. For those wishing to pay on the day, please note that we areable to accept credit cards, however, we cannot accept payment in foreign currencies.
If you are a presenter, your official certificate of presentation can be collected after your session at the Conference
Registration and Information Desk. Audience members can collect a Certificate of Participation at anytime during theconference.
The Conference Registration and Information Desk will be located at the following times and locations during theconference:
Thursday 		Friday 		Friday 		Saturday		
Sunday		

15:00-17:00 on the 2F Library Terrace
09:00-11:30 in the B1F Renaissance Foyer
12:00-17:00 on the 2F Library Terrace
08:30-17:00 on the 2F Library Terrace
08:30-17:00 on the 2F Library Terrace

If you have any questions or concerns, IAFOR staff and hotel staff will happily assist you in any way they can.

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8:00-18:00: Pre-Conference Tour of Portsmouth & ArundelThis is an optional ticketed event and advanced booking is required. For more information, please see the conference
website. Please meet in the lobby at 7:45 AM for a prompt 8:00 AM departure. The tour bus will return to the Thistle
Brighton by 18:00.

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15:00-17:00: Conference Registration & Information Desk Open (2F Library Terrace)
18:00-19:30: Conference Welcome Reception (2F Library Terrace)
To open the conference, come and enjoy a few glasses of beer, wine, or a choice of soft drinks if you prefer. You canmeet with fellow delegates and network. All registered attendees and spouses/partners are welcome.

Friday, July 10, 2015
9:30-12:00: Welcome, Keynote Speaker, and Featured Speaker Session (Renaissance Suite)
9:30-9:45: Welcome & Introductory Addresses (Renaissance Suite)
Alexander Pratt, Deputy Director of Operations, IAFOR
Joseph Haldane, President, IAFOR
Stuart Picken, Conference Chair & Chairman of the International Advisory Board, IAFOR
9:45-10:30: Keynote Presentation (Renaissance Suite)
Sir Kenneth Calman, University of Glasgow, UK
10:30-11:00: Coffee Break
11:00-11:45: Keynote Presentation (Renaissance Suite)
Colin Donald, The Sunday Herald, UK
11:45-12:00 Conference Photograph (Atrium Lounge)
12:00-13:00: Lunch Break
13:00-14:30 Parallel Session I (various rooms)
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45-16:15 Parallel Session II & Poster Session I (various rooms)
16:15-16:30 Break
16:30-18:00: Parallel Session III (various rooms)
18:30-21:00: A Night Out in Brighton: Official Conference Dinner
The official conference dinner will be held at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, and provides a relaxed and enjoyable
environment to meet and network with other delegates. This is ticketed at 50GBP and there are a limited number ofplaces; pre-reservation is required.
The party will leave the Thistle Brighton 2F Library Terrace at 18:30, so please be there in good time. The venue is a
short walk away. The conference dinner will begin at 19:00 at the venue and will finish at 21:00.

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Saturday, July 11, 2015
9:00-10:30: Parallel Session I (various rooms)
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-12:15: Parallel Session II (various rooms) & Poster Session I (Library Terrace)

13:15-14:45: Spotlight Session I (Tennyson Suite) & Poster Session II (Library Terrace)
14:45-15:00: Break
15:00-16:30: Parallel Session III (various rooms)
14:45-15:00: Break
15:00-16:30: Spotlight Session II (Tennyson Suite)

Sunday, July 12, 2015
9:00-10:30: Parallel Session I (various rooms)
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-12:15: Parallel Session II (various rooms)
12:15-13:15: Lunch Break
13:15-14:45: Parallel Session III & Poster Session I (various rooms)
14:45-15:00: Break
15:00-16:30: Parallel Session IV (various rooms)
16:30-16:45: Break
16:45-17:15: Conference Closing Address (Tennyson Suite)
Join us for a conference highlights photography slideshow and closing remarks from Dr Joseph Haldane (IAFOR
President) and Professor Stuart Picken (IAFOR Chair & Conference Chair).

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12:15-13:15: Lunch BreakMonday, July 13, 2015
8:30-18:00 Post-Conference Tour of Kent & East Sussex
This is an optional, ticketed event and there are a limited number of places. Pre-reservation is required. Please meetin the lobby at 8:30 AM for a prompt 8:45 AM departure. The tour bus will return to the Thistle Brighton by 18:00.

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thistle brighton conference mapxWhat to Wear & Bring
Attendees generally wear business casual attire. You may want to bring a light jacket or sweater as the temperature
in meeting rooms is often difficult to control.

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Security
Do not leave personal items or conference bags unattended anywhere in the Thistle Brighton as they will be taken
away by security. For the enjoyment of all participants, inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated and offenders will
be removed from the premises.
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted in the Thistle Brighton.
Internet Access
There will be a free WiFi internet connection throughout the conference areas. However, this can be
unreliable and we would strongly suggest that you do not rely on a live connection for your presentation.
For your convenience, there will also be a limited number of computers at the Conference Information Desk.
Printing
There will be a printer behind the Information Desk in the base room, and we are able to offer a complimentary
printing service of up to ten A4 sheets should you need this. Please be advised that printing may not be available inpeak times.
BadgesWhen you check in, you will receive a conference package, which includes your name badge. Wearing your badge isrequired for entrance to the sessions. If you lose your badge it can be replaced for a fee of 40GBP. You must wear
your badge at all times during the Conference. If you are not wearing your badge, security will stop you and ask
you to show your ID and evidence that you are registered. Those unable to show proof may be escorted from theConference by security.
There are 4 colours of badges indicating the type of conference participant:BLUE: Presenters, Exhibitors, and General Audience
YELLOW: Keynote and Featured Speakers
BLACK: IAFOR Staff & Board Members
RED: Single Day Audience
Photo/Recording Waiver
There will be photography, audio and video recording at the conference. By entering the event premises you giveconsent to the use of your photograph, likeness or video or audio recording in whole or in part without restriction orlimitation for any educational, promotional, or any purpose for distribution.
Refreshment Breaks
Complimentary coffee, tea, and water is available throughout the day at the refreshment station located next to theConference Registration Desk. Light snacks will be provided once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
Meals & Drinks
Packed lunch will be provided by IAFOR. If you provided your lunch choice in advance, you will receive a lunch ticket
for the conference when you check in at the Conference Registration Desk. Please show your ticket to the catering
staff when collecting your lunch during the advertised daily lunch period. If you have special dietary requirements
please let us know in advance.
Meals can also be purchased at any of the restaurants or convenience stores in and around the Thistle Brighton.

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Conference Welcome, Keynote Speaker & Featured Speaker Session: Friday 9:30-12:00
The plenary session will be held on Friday morning, with the event beginning at 9:30 AM in the Renaissance Suite on
the lower ground floor. Please arrive in good time if you wish to attend the session. There will be an interval after the
first featured address and complimentary refreshments and snacks will be served.The plenary session will be followedby the official conference photograph.
Parallel Speaker Sessions
Parallel Sessions will run from 13:00 on Friday afternoon, and from 9:00 AM on other days. They are generallyorganized into streams. Sessions include two or three presenters. Each presenter has thirty minutes which includes Q
and A time. The session length reflects the number of presenters.

Session Chairs
Session Chairs are expected to introduce themselves and other speakers (briefly), hand out presentation certificatesat the end of the session, ensure that the session begins and ends on time, and that the time is divided fairly between
the presentations. Each presenter should have no more than 30 minutes in which to present his or her paper, andrespond to any questions.
The session chair is asked to assume this timekeeping role, and to this end, a yellow and red timekeeping card is used
as a visual cue for presenters, letting them know when they have 5 minutes remaining, and when they must stop.
Please follow the order in the programme, and if for any reason a presenter fails to show, please keep to the originaltimeslots as delegates use the programme to plan their attendance.
Presentation Certificates
Poster presenters can pick up a certificate of presentation from the Information Desk after their session. All otherpresenters will receive a certificate of presentation from their session chair or a member of staff at the end of their
session.
A Polite Request to All ParticipantsParticipants are requested to arrive in a timely fashion for all addresses, whether to their own, or to those of otherpresenters. Presenters are reminded that the time slots should be divided fairly and equally between the numberof presentations, and that they should not overrun. We recommend that the 30 minutes presentation timeslot be
divided as follows: 20 minutes for the paper and 10 minutes for Q and A. Please don’t talk during sessions and pleaseturn off your phone or set it to silent during presentations.

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Presentations and Equipment
All rooms will be equipped with a MacBook computer pre-installed with PowerPoint and Keynote, that is connected
to a wide-screen TV. If you wish, you may directly link your own PC laptop, although we advise you to use thecomputer provided by plugging in your USB flash drive.
We recommend that you bring two copies of your presentation in the case that one fails, and suggest sending yourself
the presentation by email as a third and final precaution.

Poster Sessions & Requirements
Sessions are 90 minutes in length and are held on the 2F Library Terrace.
The poster frames are B1 and so it is recommended that posters be no larger than B1 (707mm x 1000mm/27.8
inches x 39.4 inches). A1 (594mm x 841mm/23.4 inches x 39.4 inches) is also fine. If your poster is oversized, then we
will be able to provide tape. Please be aware that there are no on-site poster facilities for printing posters.
Conference Proceedings
The Conference Proceedings are published on the IAFOR website (www.iafor.org), and can be freely accessed as partof the research archive.
All authors may have their full paper published in the online conference proceedings. Full text submission is due byAugust 12, 2015 through the online system. The proceedings will be published on September 12, 2015.
Authors will have PDF copies of their offprints emailed to them by the IAFOR office by the end of October 2015.
Returning Delegate Discount
Every year we have a growing number of delegates who have presented at previous IAFOR conferences. To show
our appreciation, IAFOR would now like to offer you a 10% discount off your next IAFOR conference registration.
This offer is valid for the next 12 months and covers any IAFOR conference that you may choose to attend.

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Conference Chairs,
Keynote Speakers&
Featured Speakers

Sir Kenneth Calman

University of Glasgow, UK

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National Trust for Scotland

Keynote Presentation
Friday, July 10, 2015
09:45 - 10:30
Renaissance Suite

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Sir Kenneth Calman is Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He graduated in medicine in Glasgow and became
Professor of Oncology in 1974. He remained in that post for 10 years. In 1984 he became Dean of Postgraduate
Medicine and Professor of Postgraduate Medical Education at the University of Glasgow and Consultant Physician
with an interest in palliative care at Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow. In 1989 he was appointed Chief Medical Officer
at the Scottish Home and Health Department and in September 1991 he became Chief Medical Officer in the
Department of Health in London. He was a member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation, and
its Chairman from 1998-9. He was Vice Chancellor and Warden of the University of Durham from 1998 until 2007.
He was a Member of the Statistics Commission from 1999 until 2007. He is President of the Institute of medical Ethics
and Deputy Chair of the Board of the British Library. He chaired the Commission on Scottish Devolution 2008-9,
and was President of the British Medical Association 2008. He was awarded a KCB in 1996. He became Chairmanof the National Trust for Scotland in September 2010. His most recent books are “A study of storytelling, humour
and learning in medicine” and “Medical Education: Past present and future” He has recently completed research for
an M.Litt on Scottish Literature and Medicine and will be publishing a book on this subject in July 2014 entitled “A
Doctor’s Line. Poems and Prescriptions in Health and Healing.”

Keynote Presentation: Power - The impact of energy generation on health and the environment. Breaking Nature’sSocial Union
This paper will discuss the nature of the relationship between the means by which power, in the sense of energy, isgenerated and the implications for health and the environment.The range of methods used to generate energy will be
discussed briefly. In global terms, we need energy to function, but the means of its creation can cause major problems.
This raises issues of risk, and central to the discussion will be climate change. The health consequences are relevant toall of us. It will conclude that human beings are responsible for the now well-recognised changes and effects of climatechange.The Anthropocene model, in which the potentially catastrophic impact of climate change can be visualised, will
be discussed as part of this. Power, however, has a second meaning, beyond energy, as the way in which change can beeffected. This paper will discuss how political and scientific power might be used reverse the effects. We, as individuals,
need to be aware of the problems we are causing and change our behaviour.

Colin Donald

The Sunday Herald
BQ Baltic

Keynote Presentation: Green tartan - The Scottish renewables challenge
The SNP-led Scottish Government cried foul in June when the UK Energy Minister declared an early end to the subsidy
regime that had encouraged onshore wind development in Scotland, claiming that it would endanger ambitious carbon
reduction targets. How substantial are Scotland’s attempts to distinguish itself internationally through its commitment
to green technology and what lessons does the country have to teach the international community?
The question has become particularly relevant in post-Fukushima Japan. The Japanese Consul General in Edinburgh
Mr Hajime Kitaoke said recently that “the Scots are still teachers to us, and are guiding us to a new generation of clean
energy.”Business editor of the Sunday Herald Colin Donald takes an objective look at Scots achievements so far, and suggests
lessons from the struggle to create a sustainable new energy infrastructure.

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Colin Donald is business editor of the Sunday Herald in Glasgow, Scotland and editor of BQ Baltic, a magazine
based in Riga, Latvia, covering business in northeast Europe. From 1998-2003 he was an associate professor at BaikoGakuin University in Shimonoseki, Japan and Japan correspondent for Business AM. He has written for newspapers
and magazines in the UK, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, and his interviewees
include Nobel Prize winners Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Professor Joseph Stiglitz. Colin lives in Stirling, Scotland with
his Japanese wife and two children (14 & 18) and is a trustee of the Chrystal Trust, a charity which promotes housing
for disabled veterans.

Keynote Presentation
Friday, July 10, 2015
11:00-11:45
Renaissance Suite

Ruth Johnson Carterebmc ecpel ecss ecsee 2015
featured presenter

GCSU Milledgeville, USA

Featured Presentation
Friday, July 10, 2015
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Ruth Johnson Carter is a Professor in the Department of Government and Sociology at GCSU Milledgeville, Georgia.
The recipient of and Excellence in Teaching Award, Fulbright Grants, Malone grants and an East West Center Grant,
she is the former editor of the Journal of Pre-and Peri-Natal Psychology. Recipient of University System of Georgia
fellowships to Morocco and South Africa, she developed the first course on Africa Culture and Politics in the university
curriculum. Dr. Carter traveled much of her life in Asia, Africa and the Middle East– regions of the world that are
increasingly and with strong reason in the forefront of the world’s consciousness. She has known the subject of her
paper, Emma Cunningham, for more than 20 years and immersed herself in Emma’s world through intensive personal
interaction and interviews with most of those connected with her life and the issues associated with the death penalty.
Featured Presentation: Misapplication of Power and the Death Penalty in Georgia - There is No Power Greater
Than That Over Life and Death
The death penalty is a lottery, in which fairness loses and power wins. Under consideration are the supremacy of theparole board, political and media influence on legal decisions and the uneven application of the law on those condemned.
Included are consequences of long imprisonment before the death sentence is effectuated and the execution of those
suffering from mental illness. The Georgia Board of Paroles and Pardons occasionally grants clemency but, since 1976
when the death penalty was reinstated in the United States, they commuted only nine sentences. Two men havebeen executed in Georgia in 2015. Andrew Brannan, executed on January 13, was a 66-year-old decorated Vietnam
War veteran with no prior criminal record. He suffered from PTSD. Warren Hill was found intellectually disabled yet
was executed on January 27. The U.S. Supreme Court banned the execution of people with intellectual disabilities in
Atkins v. Virginia (2002), but allowed states to set procedures. Georgia’s stringent process requires proof “beyond areasonable doubt.” The fate of the only women now on death row in Georgia, Kelly Gissendaner,will be determinedby either a scheduled execution on February 25 at 7 p.m. or commutation. Gissendaner was sentenced in 1997 forplanning, not implementing, the death of her then husband. The gunman received a life sentence. If the death penalty
is carried out, she will be the first woman executed in Georgia since 1945. A detailed exploration of the issues andoutcome of this case will be included in the final paper.

ECSS Friday Spotlight Session (16:30 - 17:00)
Room: Renaissance North
Spotlight Presentation: Modulating the Person-Environment Relationship through Local Government Intervention in England
Paul Higgins, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
About the Presenter: Paul Higgins is an Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong in the Departmentof Public Policy. He currently teaches in the areas of public sector management, human resource management andresearch methods. Prior to joining City University in 2008, Paul held senior lectureship positions at Middlesex University
and at Brikbeck - University of London.

ECPEL Saturday Spotlight Session I (13:15 - 13:45)
Room: Tennyson
Governance in the European Union: Evidence from Global Indicators
Lino Briguglio, Univeristy of Malta, Malta
Melchior Vella, Univeristy of Malta, Malta
About the Presenter: Professor Lino Briguglio is the Director of the Islands and Small States Institute and a staff
member in the Economics Department at the University of Malta. He is known internationally for his seminal workon the “Vulnerability Index” which was published in World Development in 1995 and led to a world-wide interestand to many quantitative studies on economic vulnerability. He has also pioneered work on the measurement of
economic resilience in a paper published in Oxford Development Studies in 2009. He has acted as consultant tovarious international organisations, including the UNDESA, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and theCommonwealth Secretariat.
Abstract: The paper assesses the state of governance in the EU member states by comparing these states witheach other utilising nine indicators relating to political, economic and social governance. The indicators relating topolitical governance are (i) the Worldwide Governance Indicators, (ii) the Corruption Perception Index, and (iii) the
Legal Structure and Property Rights Index (Area 2) of the Economic Freedom of the World Index. The economic
governance indicators are (i) the Macroeconomic Environment Index of the Global Competitiveness Indicators, (ii)areas 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Economic Freedom of the World Index, and (iii) the Macroeconomic Stability sub-index of
the Economic Resilience Index compiled by Briguglio (2014). The social governance indicators are (i) the Education
sub-index of the Human Development Index (HDI), (ii) the health sub-index of the HDI and (iii) the Gini Coefficient
as compiled by the World Bank. Although the economic and social indicators do not directly refer to governance,
they are strongly related to economic and social policies, which are themselves associated with economic and social
governance. The study also correlates these indices with GDP per capita and economic growth, so as to comment on
the presumption that good political, economic and social governance is associated with these two variables.The paper
summarises the main findings derived from the indicators, on the basis of which it proposes a number of implications
relating to governance in the individual EU member states.

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Abstract: Understanding the impact of local authority intervention on the person-environment relationship is criticalfor a policy objective that aims to enhance citizen well-being. Although private wealth and social connections may
protect individuals and families from the harsher realities of contemporary living public interventions are designed
to improve the quality of life for all. In this paper, we use four formal, publicly-available government datasets collectedfrom 352 authorities across England to find out how local government has been able to modulate the quality of life
conditions of its neighborhoods. The study reveals that behind the lower quality of life enjoyed by citizens in someinner London boroughs, metropolitan districts and northern unitary authorities there could be a failure of local
government to deliver adequate educational outcomes since a strong association between both phenomena exists.
No similar local government impact is identified amongst districts surrounding London or districts in rural areas.
Instead, the observation that economic well-being and health also characterize the outcome deficiencies amongst
clusters of commensurate socio-environmental status points to the need for national-level interventions, beyond theremit of local government. The same conclusion cannot be so easily drawn for areas of ‘better than expected’ qualityof life whose superior outcomes seem to stem more from such profiling variables as location, population density andrural character. In the second part, the paper builds upon the initial cross-sectional data by considering spatial qualityof life transformations over time.

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EBMC Saturday Spotlight Session I (13:45 - 14:15)
Room: Tennyson
Financial Slack and Firm Performance During an Economic Downturn
Andreas Gruener, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Ingeborg Raastad, SEB AG, Germany

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About the Presenters:
Professor Andreas Gruener is Finance and Accounting Professor at University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Guest
Professor at Universities in Germany, Liechstenstein and Singapore. Habilitation from University of St. Gallen, PhD
from University of Bayreuth (Germany) and Master Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Technical University
Darmstadt (Germany). Research fields are Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, Investment Management andAlternative Investments.
Dr. Ingeborg Raastad is currently a project manager within Business Development at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken(SEB), a leading Nordic corporate bank. She was previously a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Groupin Frankfurt, Germany for several years. Born in Norway, Dr. Raastad was educated at the University of St. Gallen,
Switzerland, and gained her Ph.D. in 2014 on the topic of strategy during economic downturns.
Abstract: This conference contribution examines whether financial slack has an impact on performance in theparticularly hostile environment of an economic downturn. Organizational theory posits that the impact of highlevels of slack on performance should be positive during such a time, as excess resources buffer the core of the firmfrom external shocks. Using the most recent economic downturn in Germany, the paper investigates whether firmsthat built up excess resources up until the onset of the crisis experience superior performance during the downturn.
Financial slack is measured along the following dimensions: The proportion of current assets to current liabilities, theratio of equity to total debt, and the ratio of general and administrative expenses to sales (SG&A). These proxies aremeasured over a time period of five years prior to the crisis. Financial performance is then evaluated over the crisisand the initial recovery period. The results show that high pre-crisis levels of liquidity do not impact performance
during a crisis. However, the findings support the view that high pre-crisis levels of debt have a negative impact onfirm performance during the latest economic downturn. For slack stemming from the ratio of SG&A to sales, theassociation with performance was found to be positive, albeit at a declining rate. Both findings support the hypothesisthat financial slack has value during an economic downturn. The originality of the approach lies in the evaluation ofboth linear and curvilinear performance effects of financial slack for German firms during an economic downturn.

ECPEL Saturday Spotlight Session I (14:15 - 14:45)
Room: Tennyson
Challenges and Prospects of Granting Property Rights to Indigenous People and Forest Dwellers in Countries Housing
Tropical Rainforests
Patricia Blazey, Macquarie University, Australia
Hope Ashiabor, Macquarie University, Australia
About the Presenters:
Dr. Patricia Blazey is a senior lecturer in law at Macquarie University, Sydney. She is solicitor and barrister admitted topractice in Australia, and a solicitor admitted to practice in England Wales and Northern Ireland. Her research focuses
on Environmental Law and Chinese Commercial Law. Her particular interest is addressing climate change throughinitiatives that avoid tropical rainforest deforestation.
Hope Ashiabor is an Associate Professor of Taxation Law, at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He is a member ofthe international organising committee of the annual Global Environmental Tax Conference series, as well as a memberof the Scientific Advisory Board to the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment’s (SDEWES)
annual conference series. Hope is also co-editor to the series Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation (Edward Elgar,
UK), as well as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board to the Asian Journal of Accounting and Governance. He has
written extensively on different aspects of the role of fiscal instruments in managing the challenges of environmental
degradation.

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Abstract: Tropical rainforests have historically been inhabited by indigenous and other forest dwellers who havedepended on the forest for their home, livelihood and culture. Formal land tenure rights have rarely been granted
to these people, with ownership remaining with the State. During colonization the colonial masters ensured thatproperty ownership was limited, a situation that continues today. Though the paper argues that some form of land
tenure rights should be granted to indigenous people and forest dwellers, the challenges are immense. In Papua
New Guinea the Constitution states that all the land belongs to the various tribes however their rights are erodedby succeeding governments engaged in shady land deals involving foreign investors. In Indonesia indigenous people
have never been availed of land rights though a recent decision by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia may bringabout change. The paper examines the land laws, politics and economic factors that influence this lack of equality forindigenous people in these two countries. It identifies the challenges faced in gaining such rights and the prospects ofa successful outcome.

ECSEE Saturday Spotlight Session II (16:45 - 17:15)
Room: Tennyson
The Role of Regional Strategies in Realising Energy Neutrality in Regions: Experiences from the EU-LEE Project SUSREG
Bauke de Vries, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Kjell Erik Bugge, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Theo de Bruijn, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
About the Presenter: Bauke de Vries MSc studied Biology at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He thenbegan working at Saxion University of Applied Sciences since 1991, in different positions and projects as a lecturer
and researcher. Later he was responsible for lecturing in BSc and MSc programmes in Environmental Sciences, Urban
and Regional Planning and Nature Conservation and is still currently involved in this area. Bauke is currently involvedin professional training programmes in the Netherlands and abroad, in topics like Environmental Science, Natural
Resource Management, Project Management and Sustainable Urban Development. He also has an involvement inseveral EU Interreg projects for research work, project management and professional training.

This paper describes the activities and the preliminary results in four regions: Copenhagen (Denmark); Central Holland
and the City Region of Arnhem and Nijmegen (the Netherlands); Treviso (Italy). These regions developed strategies
towards energy neutrality, in a cooperation between local and regional authorities, businesses, knowledge institutes
and NGOs / citizen representatives. These strategies should facilitate practical energy initiatives, like PV panels on
dwellings or energy saving initiatives by housing corporations.The question discussed here is, how and to which extent
bottom up initiatives really benefit from regional strategies. Do these strategies support bottom up initiatives, or arethese initiatives enabled by other factors outside the scope of the region? What are possible success factors in regional
strategies towards energy neutrality? Both the process leading to the regional strategy, and the contents of the strategy
itself, will be considered to identify possible success factors or bottle necks.
The paper describes the most important results of the regions in realising climate neutrality and energy independence,and tries to explain the results. Finally, recommendations for other regions with comparable ambitions are formulated.

ECSEE Saturday Spotlight Session II (17:15 - 17:45)
Room: Tennyson
China’s Impact on the World Oil Price
Raymond Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
About the Presenter: Raymond Li received his doctorate from Macquarie University in Australia and he currently
teaches at the School of Accounting and Finance at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. Li’s main researchinterests include applied econometrics and energy economics, with a specific focus on the integration of energy
markets, energy demand and the role of energy in economic growth. His research outputs appear in a range ofjournals like the Energy Journal, Energy Policy and Applied Energy, amongst some others. He is an editorial board
member of two international academic journals and he has reviewed research articles for various academic journals.

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Abstract: The EU has high ambitions with respect to climate change mitigation and energy independence, but
realisation of these ambitions is still in its infancy. SUSREG is a project within the IEE programme (Intelligent Energy
Europe) that develops knowledge and tools in this respect. Knowledge partners and local and regional authorities insix countries develop and implement planning tools contributing to energy saving and renewable energy introduction.

Abstract: The primary energy mix of China is largely dependent on coal, but oil is thus far the only form of energy thatthe country has to import massively in order to satisfy the enormous domestic demand. Despite a relatively minor
role that oil plays in the fuel mix, absolute oil consumption in China reached 507.4 million tonnes in 2013, making thecountry the second largest oil consumer in the world, just after the United States. In this study, I employ a cointegration
and VECM analysis with monthly real Brent oil price, Chinese net crude oil import and world crude oil production
from Jan 2002 to May 2014 to re-examine the “Chinese impact” on the world oil prices.The Johansen test is applied totest for multivariate cointegration amongst the series and according to the Trace statistics, there is some weak evidenceof cointegration amongst the variables. The weak exogeneity test finds that both world production and Chinese net
import are weakly exogenous in the cointegration system.This means only the Brent price will adjust to disequilibriumin the long-run. Generalised impulse-response functions generated from the VECM show some statistically-significant
positive response of the Brent price to a shock in Chinese net import approximately nine months after the shock. The
forecast error variance decomposition analysis further suggests that shocks in Chinese net import can explain up to
13% of the forecast error variance in the Brent price in 12 months after the shock.

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ECSEE Saturday Spotlight Session II (17:45 - 18:15)
Room: Tennyson
Energy Security: Relative Power in Australia and Northeast Asia Energy Trading Relations
Tom Houghton, Curtin University, Australia
Fran Ackermann, Curtin University, Australia

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About the Presenter: Dr Tom Houghton is Director of the MBA (Oil & Gas) at Curtin Graduate School of Business andwas previously a Research Fellow at the University of Strathclyde. His principal field of research is sustainable energy
economics and he has a keen interest in energy for development, having established training program in Renewable
Energy for Developing Countries with UNITAR. Tom is a Visiting Professor at Nagoya University of Commerce andBusiness where he provides courses in sustainable energy to MBA students. Before joining Strathclyde he spent morethan 5 years in power industry and a further 8 in the banking sector, latterly as director at the Japanese bank, Nomura.
With colleagues in Asia and the US, he established a consulting company in the renewable energy sector in 2011.
Tom holds an MEng from Imperial College, an MBA from London Business School and a PhD from the University ofStrathclyde.

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Abstract: Much has been written about the facts and perceptions surrounding energy security in Northeast Asia,
especially following the Fukushima disaster which saw the closure of Japan’s nuclear generation fleet. Significantly lessattention has been devoted to the major suppliers of energy to this region, reflecting outdated models of energy
security which focus on resource availability. Wider definitions of energy security which recognise the importance ofother attributes such as affordability and environmental acceptability have led a number of observers to acknowledge
the importance of energy security issues to energy exporters and importers alike. As a major supplier of fossil fuels
to Northeast Asian countries, Australia has a particular interest in understanding what impact changes in attitudes
towards climate change, for example, in these countries would have on Australia’s own energy security position.
Does a drive to increase energy security in Japan, through a switch to lower carbon sources for example, imply aweakening or an improvement in energy security in Australia? The mixed methods research described in this paper
was carried out to re-evaluate Australia’s energy security through the application of established frameworks, modified
to emphasise a number of key parameters relevant to energy exporters. Secondary data were combined with primarydata obtained through a mixture of workshops and structured interviews with experts in the field, to analyse theimpact of a range of endogenous and exogenous factors affecting the Asia-Pacific region. The impact of these findings
on Australia’s future economic development are discussed and implications for policy decisions highlighted.

INTERNATIONALINTERCULTURAL
INTERDISCIPLINARY

iafor“To Open Minds, To Educate Intelligence, To Inform Decisions”
The International Academic Forum provides new perspectives to the thought-leaders and decisionmakers of today and tomorrow by offering constructive environments for dialogue and interchange at
the intersections of nation, culture, and discipline. Headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, and registered as a
Non-Profit Organization (一般社団法人), IAFOR is an independent think tank committed to thedeeper understanding of contemporary geo-political transformation, particularly in the Asia PacificRegion.
For more information about the International Academic Forum and its activities,
please visit our website at www.iafor.org
Hear the latest news and developments by joining our mailing list.
Find us on facebook at IAFORJapan or follow us on twitter @iafor

IAFORThe International Academic Forum
Academic Vision and Mission“To Open Minds, To Educate Intelligence, To Inform Decisions”
The vision of IAFOR grew out of the perceived need to fill a vacuum in the communication and exchange activities of the academic
world. Its mission arose out of examining that space and investigating why it existed. The vacuum existed because of the lack ofopportunity for serious and thoughtful exchange between academics, members of the global business community, and practitioners
in the fields of human endeavor that linked these groups together. In the field of education, for example, we have academic theorists,
educational managers (political decision-makers and organizational directors) and classroom teachers with their support staff in IT,
library work, exchange programs, and specialist fields. But how often do they have the opportunity to interact?
Moving beyond one particular field, larger questions arise. What function should universities prioritize in the 21st century? What
do businesses see as their contribution to social and global well being? How can people on the ground, trying to implement
improvements that will transform human life, best be supported? And perhaps above all, what are the agendas that will drive
mechanisms to enable these groups to interact effectively.
One piece of distilled thought that came from early exchanges at one of our conferences was the recognition that some of therhetoric of concern about the problems of developing nations was perhaps over-focused on the term “poverty” because it can be
defined only in a relative way. “Hunger” was put forward as being more immediate and itself a contributory factor to poverty, rather
than the other way round. One key to the hunger issue could be the provision of safe drinking water, or water for irrigation in somecontexts, while flood management might be necessary elsewhere. These, in and by themselves become valuable only insofar as they
help to relieve hunger in specific contexts.
IAFOR is affording opportunities that do not exist elsewhere. The base is Kansai, Japan’s great commercial and manufacturing hub,
one symbol of the emerging Pacific economy that is already eclipsing the long dominant Atlantic zone. Our conferences present
those taking part with three unique dimensions of experience. First of all, it encourages interdisciplinary activity to be expanded.
Depending on the field, this can face varying degrees of difficulty, ranging from discouragement to downright prohibition. Those
overly dependent on fixed academic structures often see lateral thinking as a threat. None of these negatives apply in IAFOR. Its
purpose is to generate new approaches that cross any disciplinary lines. The principle employed is to let the imagination permit
intuitive responses to questions. There are no panels of critics. There are simply people who want to listen and reflect. The model ofacademic work as potholing is replaced by the metaphor of mountaineering. While respecting the need for solid and well-founded
academic work, we feel the need to go beyond it from time to time to discover fresh approaches to old questions.
Secondly, it facilitates the heightening of intercultural awareness. Again, we encourage innovation through cross-cultural perception.
Cultural roots influence people in their attitudes more than most would realize or admit. The need to see and internalize insights
gained from other viewpoints is met by a process of steady illumination.
Thirdly, it promotes the broadening of international exchange. We may live in a globalized world, but in reality parochialism still holds
sway. The collapse of the U.S.S.R and the break-up of Yugoslavia led to the re-establishment of numerous former countries. While
this may be desirable for the peoples concerned, it merely adds to the world’s cultural confusion. Exchange leads to explanation andthat helps the growth of intercultural awareness.
IAFOR makes all of these developments possible in one gathering. Our conferences are not a substitute for specialist conferences.
We intend our events to be an alternative that functions as a balance or even a corrective to the extreme tendencies that can arise
from more narrowly defined research parameters. In short, IAFOR is promoting and facilitating a new multifaceted approach to oneof the core issues of our time, namely globalization and its many forms of growth and expansion. Awareness of how it cuts acrossthe worlds of business, and academia, along with its impact on societies and institutions is one of the driving forces that has given
the organization its momentum, and is making it a pioneer in this global age.

Rev. Professor Stuart DB Picken
Order of the Sacred Treasure (瑞宝中綬章), M.A. (Hons), BD., Ph.D., F.R.A.S.
Chairman, Japan Society of Scotland
Chairman, IAFOR International Advisory Board
Dr Joseph Haldane
B.A. (Hons), Ph.D, F.R.S.A., F.R.A.S.
President, IAFOR

people - Leadership
Chairman of the International Advisory Board

President

The Reverend Professor Stuart D. B. Picken

Dr Joseph Haldane

Order of the Sacred Treasure,

B.A., Ph.D. (London), F.R.S.A., F.R.A.S.

M.A. (Hons), B.D., Ph.D. (Glasgow), F.R.A.S.

Stuart D. B. Picken is the Chairman of the International Advisory Board,and in this role is Chairman of the Organization. As Chairman of IAFOR,
Professor Picken helps guide the academic and political strategy of theorganization, and assists in the forging of global institutional partnerships.
He is also responsible for the development of the IAFOR ResearchInstitutes.
The author of a dozen books and over 130 articles and papers, Professor
Picken is considered one of the foremost scholars on Japan, China, andGlobalization in East Asia. As an academic, Professor Picken has devoted
more than 30 years to scholarship in Japan, notably as a Professor ofPhilosophy at the International Christian University in Tokyo, where hespecialized in ethics and Japanese thought, and as International Adviser
to the High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine (Mie prefecture). He has also
served as a consultant to various businesses, including Jun Ashida Ltd.,
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Corp., Kobe Steel, and Japan Air Lines.
In November 2008, the Government of Japan awarded Professor Picken
the Order of the Sacred Treasure for his pioneering research, andoutstanding contribution to the promotion of friendship and mutual
understanding between Japan and the UK. The honour is normallyreserved for Japanese citizens and is a mark of the utmost respect inwhich Professor Picken is held by the Japanese Government. Morerecently, in 2012 he was invited to London to attend a reception at theJapanese Embassy, hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as an
expression of their gratitude towards Britons who had helped support
Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Professor Picken
helped organize fundraising efforts through both the Japan Society of
Scotland, of which he is the chair, in the UK, and IAFOR in Japan.
Although now resident in Scotland, Professor Picken maintains his interests
in Japan, as Chair of the Japan Society of Scotland, and through the IAFOR
IAB. He is also the Chairman of the Academic Board of New College,
Birmingham. He lives near Glasgow with his wife and two children.

Joseph Haldane is the President of the International Academic Forum.
He was Academic Director from IAFOR’s inception in 2009 until January
2011, and Executive Director from 2011 until late 2014, when he assumed
his current role. He is responsible for devising strategy, setting policies,
forging institutional partnerships, implementing projects, and overseeing
the organization’s business and academic operations, including research,
publications and events.
Dr Haldane’s academic interests include politics and international affairs,
literature and history, and he holds a PhD from the University of London in
19th century French Studies. He began his academic career in France, andfrom 2002-2005 held full-time faculty positions at the University of Paris
XII (Paris-Est Créteil) and Sciences Po Paris, as well as visiting positions
at both the French Press Institute in the University of Paris II (Université
Panthéon-Assas), and the School of Journalism at Sciences Po Paris. Prior
to founding IAFOR in 2009, Dr Haldane was an Associate Professor at
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business in Japan, where he taught
a range of language and culture courses at undergraduate level, and the
MBA Ethics course in the graduate school.
Dr Haldane’s current research concentrates on post-war Japanese andChinese history, as well as Sino-Japanese and US-Japan relations in thesame period. In 2012 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society,and in 2015 a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

people - The Executive Council of the International Advisory Board
IAB Chair: Professor Stuart D.B. Picken
The IAB Executive Council is composed of distinguished academics, business executives, former and current government officials, and community leaders of international
standing. Its role is to provide counsel and direction in the business and affairs of IAFOR, suggest and approve the areas of scholarly investigation, and safeguard
the independence of the Forum’s work. International Directors of Program and Research Institute Directors are ex-officio members of the Executive Council of theInternational Advisory Board. Membership of the Executive Council of the International Advisory Board is by invitation only.
Mr Mitsumasa Aoyama
Director, The Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Professor David N Aspin
Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of the Faculty of
Education, Monash University, Australia
Visiting Fellow, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge
University, UK
Professor Don Brash
Former Governor of the Reserve Bank, New ZealandFormer Leader of the New National Party, New
Zealand
Adjunct Professor, AUT, New Zealand & La Trobe
University, Australia
Lord Charles Bruce
Patron, Japan Society of Scotland
Patron, Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies at Edinburgh
Napier University
Chairman, Kolkata Scottish Heritage Trust
Professor Judith Chapman
Professor of Education, Australian Catholic University,
Australia
Visiting Fellow, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge
University, UK
Member of the Order of Australia
Professor Tien-Hui Chiang
Professor and Chair, Department of Education
National University of Tainan, Taiwan/Chinese Taipei
Professor Chung-Ying Cheng
Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawai’i atManoa, USA
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Chinese Philosophy
Professor Steve Cornwell
Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies,
Osaka Jogakuin University, Osaka, Japan
IAFOR International Director of Programme:
Langauge Learning
Professor Michael A. Cusumano
SMR Distinguished Professor of Managementand Engineering Systems, MIT Sloan School ofManagement, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
USA
Professor Dexter Da Silva
Professor of Educational Psychology, Keisen University,
Tokyo, Japan
Professor Georges Depeyrot
Professor and Director of Research & Member of theBoard of Trustees
French National Center for Scientific Research(CNRS) & L’Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France
Professor Donald E. Hall
Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Dean
LeHign University, USA

Professor June Henton
Dean, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University,
USA
Professor Michael Hudson
President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term
Economic Trends (ISLET)Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, The
University of Missouri, Kansas City

Professor Jerry PlattProfessor of Global Communication, Akita
International University, Japan
Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University,
USA
Professor Frank S. Ravitch
Professor of Law & Walter H. Stowers Chair in Law
and Religion, Michigan State University College of Law

Professor Koichi Iwabuchi
Professor of Media and Cultural Studies & Director of
the Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Australia

Professor Richard RothSenior Associate Dean, Medill School of Journalism,
Northwestern University, Qatar

Professor Sue Jackson
Professor of Lifelong Learning and Gender & Pro-Vice
Master of Teaching and Learning, Birkbeck, Universityof London, UK

Professor Monty P. Satiadarma
Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology &Former Dean of the Department of Psychology and
Rector of the University, Tarumanugara University,
Indonesia

Professor Sing Kong Lee
Director, The National Institute of Education,
Singapore
Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd
Senior Scholar in Residence, The Needham ResearchInstitute, Cambridge, UK
Fellow and Former Master, Darwin College, Universityof Cambridge
Fellow of the British Academy
Professor Keith Miller
Orthwein Endowed Professor for Lifelong Learning in
the Science, University of Missouri-St.Louis, USA
Professor Kuniko Miyanaga
Director, Human Potential Institute, Japan
Fellow, Reischauer Institute, Harvard University, USA
Professor Dennis McInerney
Chair Professor of Educational Psychology and CoDirector of the Assessment Research Centre
The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
Professor Johannes Moenius
The University of Redlands School of Business, USA
Professor Ka Ho Joshua Mok
Chair Professor of Comparative Policy, Associate VicePresident (External Relations)
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, The Hong
Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong SAR
Professor Michiko Nakano
Professor of English & Director of the Distance
Learning Center, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Ms Linda Toyo Obayashi
Senior Mediation Officer, The World Bank Group
Washington DC, USA
Professor Baden Offord
Director and Chair,Centre for Human Rights Education
Curtin University, Australia

Mr Mohamed Salaheen
Director, The United Nations World Food Programme,Japan & Korea
Mr Lowell Sheppard
Asia Pacific Director, HOPE International
Development Agency, Canada/Japan
His Excellency Dr Drago Stambuk
Croatian Ambassador to Brazil, Brazil
Professor Mary Stuart
Vice-Chancellor, The University of Lincoln, UK
Professor Arthur Stockwin, OBE ORS
University of Oxford, UK
Professor Gary Swanson
CEO D’image Studios
Former Hansen Endowed Chair in Journalism andDistinguished Journalist-in-Residence
University of Northern Colorado, USA
Professor Jiro Takai
Secretary General of the Asian Association for Social
Psychology & Professor of Social Psychology
Graduate School of Education and Human
Development, Nagoya University, Japan
Professor Svetlana Ter Minasova
President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages andArea Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Professor Yozo Yokota
Director of the Center for Human Rights Affairs, Japan
Former UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar
Professor Kensaku Yoshida
Professor of English & Director of the Center for the
Teaching of Foreign Languages in General Education,
Sophia University, Tokyo, JapanThe International Advisory Board is composed of distinguished academics, business executives, former and current government officials, and community leaders. Its role
is to consult and provide counsel on the business and affairs of IAFOR, and suggest areas of scholarly investigation. Membership of the International Advisory Board is
by invitation only. For a full list please see the IAFOR website.

The Japan Liaison Committee (JLC)The Japan Liaison Committee is a consultative committee that provides support in the form of advice and guidance in specific aspects of the planning and projects of
the Forum held in Japan. The Chairman of the International Advisory Board is also chair of the JLC. Members of the JLC are ex-officio members of the International
Advisory Board.
Prof Stuart D. B. Picken, Chairman, IAFORMr Mitsumasa Aoyama, Founder of the PHP Institute, Kyoto, Japan & Director, the Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Prof Kuniko Miyanaga, Director, the Human Potential Institute, Tokyo, Japan and Fellow, Reischauer Institute, Harvard University, USA
Prof Michiko Nakano, Professor & Director of the Distance Learning Center, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Prof Yozo Yokota, Director of the Center for Human Rights Affairs, Japan & Former UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar
Dr Joseph Haldane, President, IAFOR

people - IAFOR Journal Editors
Editors of IAFOR Journals are ex-officio Members of the International Advisory Board
IAFOR Journal of Arts and Humanities
Dr Thomas French, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
Dr Richard Donovan, Doshisha University, Japan
IAFOR Journal of Education
Dr Bernard Montoneri, Providence University,
Taichung, Taiwan
IAFOR Journal of Business and Management
Dr Merlin Levirs, Ritsumeikan University
IAFOR Journal of the Social Sciences
Dr Andrea Molle, Chapman University, USA
IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion and Philosophy
Dr Michael O’Sullivan, The Chinese University ofHong Kong, Hong Kong

IAFOR Journal of Sustainability, Energy and theEnvironment
Dr Alexandru-Ionut Petrisor, The National Institutefor Research and Development in Construction,
Urban Planning and Sustainable Spatial Development(URBAN=INCERC), Romania

IAFOR Journal of Politics, Economics & Law
Dr Craig Mark, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film
Dr James Rowlins, Singapore University of Design
and Technology

IAFOR Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral
Sciences
Dr. Shahrokh (Sharo) Shafaie, Southeast Missouri
State University, USA

IAFOR Journal of Asian Studies
Dr Seiko Yasumoto, The University of Sydney,
Australia

IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Professor Holger Briel, Xi’an Jiaotung-Liverpool
University, China

Dr. Deborah G. Wooldridge, Professor and School
Director, Bowling Green State University, USA

IAFOR Journal of Language Learning
Dr. Ebru Melek Koç, Izmir Institute of Technology,
Turkeypeople - IAFOR Key Staff
Kiyoshi Mana - Director of Operations
Kiyoshi Mana is the Director of Operations, and is responsible
for overseeing the operations of the organisation, including
IAFOR’s conferences in Asia, Europe, North America and the
Middle East. An American of Japanese descent, Kiyoshi has
long been fascinated by the country of his ancestors, studying
both Japanese language and culture at San Francisco State.

Alexander Pratt - Deputy Director of Operations
A civil engineering graduate from the University of Nottingham, Alex
first came to Japan in 1997. Previous to joining IAFOR, in 2013, Alex
held positions in education management, information services, andinternational relations. At IAFOR Alex helps oversee the generaladministration and operation of the organization and works alongside
the Director of Operations to expand IAFOR’s events in Japan andinternationally.

Michael Kedzlie - Research and Policy Manager
Michael Liam Kedzlie is a New Zealander who currently works
as the Research and Policy Manager. He is responsible forformulating legal policy as well as liaising with the organisation’s
university partners and the International Directors of Program.
He is also editor of Eye Magazine. He has a Master’s degreein Education from Massey University as well as a Law degreefrom the University of Waikato Law School. He is an enrolled
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.

Bryce Platt - Technology Manager
After growing up in the Silicon Valley in California, Bryce graduatedfrom Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter, Minnesota) with adegree in sociology, and in 2013 earned a Master’s degree in Global
Communication from Akita International University in Japan. As wellas coordinating IAFOR’s technology strategy, he is also responsible formanaging systems operations, and exploring technological solutions forthe organization.

Thaddeus Pope - Media and Design Manager
Born and raised in Brighton, UK, Thaddeus is an experienced
commercial and editorial photographer with a BA in
Photography from the London College of Communication(University of the Arts London). Thaddeus’s duties at
IAFOR include overseeing the design and media output of
the organisation, as well as producing photo-essays, short
documentaries and other visual content for IAFOR and its
publications, including Eye Magazine. He is also the Creative
Director of the IAFOR Documentary Photography Award.

Shawn Mahler - Production Manager
Los Angeles native Shawn Mahler has a wealth of experience working
on film, video, and theater productions in the United States and Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film Theory and Production from the
University of California, Irvine. Shawn has spent over ten years in Japan
where he has worked with numerous industry professionals to develop
television shows, movies, and theatrical productions.

Takumi Saito - Coordinator: Finance and Administration
Born and raised in Yamagata, Japan, Takumi studied English
literature at Waseda University. A language lover, he has alsostudied German, Spanish, French and Polish and can also speak
Italian. Takumi recently joined IAFOR to handle its finance andadministration.

John Ananthan - Technology Coordinator
Born and raised in northern Denmark in a multicultural family, John
Ananthan studied Computer Science at University College Nordjylland.
At an early age he started his own IT company, worked for several 3rdparty companies and now has over 11 years of experience in website
management and software development. Due to his Scandinavian
background, John speaks Danish and can understand Norwegian andSwedish.

Stephen Rudden - Systems & Administrative Coordinator
Originally from Leicester, England, Stephen Rudden is anexperienced network and systems engineer with a BSc in
Computing from the University of Westminster. Before joining
IAFOR in April 2015, Stephen was a network engineer for a
global consumer electronics company.

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IAFOR Journals
The International Academic Forum’s Journals conform to the highest academic standards ofinternational peer review, and are published in accordance with the IAFOR publishing commitment
to make all of our published materials available online.
Journals FAQ

IAFOR’s Open AccessPublishing Committment
IAFOR is committed to providing
ALL of its publications in online form
for no fee.
Researchers and scholars, regardlessof institutional affiliation and status,
can access our academic journals,
monographs, magazine, conferencematerials and special publications forno charge, wherever there is internet
access.
IAFOR will never ask authors tocontribute towards publication costs,
or engage in other such publishingpractices which we believe undermine
academic independence and integrity.

How are journal editors appointed?
Journal Editors are appointed by the International Academic Forum’s leadership, under the guidanceof the Chairman of the International Advisory Board. The term of appointment is for one issue, tobe renewed by mutual consent.
How do we ensure academic integrity?
Once appointed, the editor is free to appoint his or her own editorial team and advisory members.
All papers published in the journal have been subjected to the rigorous and accepted processesof academic peer review. Neither editors nor members of the editorial team are remunerated fortheir work. Authors will never be asked to “contribute” towards publication costs.
How are papers selected?
Journal Editors may accept papers through an open call, and proposed articles may be sent directly
to the respective editors. A small number of papers from the associated IAFOR conference
proceedings may also be selected by the journal editor(s) for reworking and revising subject tonormal processes of review. It is expected that between 5 and 10 percent of papers included inany given conference proceedings will be developed for inclusion in the associated conference
journal.
How are IAFOR Journals related to IAFOR conferences?
IAFOR’s journals reflect the interdisciplinary and international nature of our conferences andare organized thematically. Papers included in the associated conference proceedings may beconsidered for reworking by the editor(s), and would then be subjected to the same processes ofpeer review as papers submitted by other means.
Visit the IAFOR website for further information - www.iafor.org/journals

IAFOR Keynotes
The IAFOR Keynotes Series is a collection of keynote addresses, or associated papers given at
our conferences. Presented as a part of the open research archive, the Keynotes series provides
an example of the range and quality of speakers at IAFOR events. These keynotes are lightly
reworked, and contain references, but are otherwise true to the original address. Many can also
be seen in video format on our YouTube page. Whether you were present at the conferenceor not, the keynotes are thoughtful addresses by senior academics, the content of which may
help your research.

Special Series & Monographs
The International Academic Forum is publishing a number of special
monographs in print and online form. One such publication is aselection of haiku from the Annual Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award.
Eye Magazine
Through Eye Magazine, the International Academic Forum’s own inhouse e-magazine publication, we hope to enlighten you to various views
and opinions of our contributors, many of whom have presented fullresearch papers at our various conferences.
The Summer 2015 edition of Eye magazine is available on the IAFOR
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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015
ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Friday Morning Events
08:00 - 09:00
Conference Registration
09:30 - 09:45
Welcome Address
Conference Chair Address
09:45 - 10:30
Keynote Presentation
Sir Kenneth Calman
10:30 -11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45
Keynote Presentation
Colin Donald
11:45 - 12:00
Conference Photograph
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break

	
  

	
  

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Friday Session I: 13:00 - 14:30

Friday Session I: 13:00 - 14:30
ECPEL - Politics: Interdisciplinary
Session Chair: Adam Clark

Room: Tennyson

8277
13:00 - 13:30
Ten Years of Malta's EU Membership - The Impact on Maltese Environmental NGOs
Michael Briguglio, University of Malta, Malta
15895
13:30 - 14:00
Cosmopolitanism as Biopower: Creating and Targeting Cultural Others
Abhishek Choudhary, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
15587
14:00 - 14:30
The Role of the Development Theorist in the Process of Development
Adam Clark, Newcastle University, UK

Friday Session I: 13:00 - 14:30
ECSEE - Energy: Interdisciplinary
Session Chair: Marc Stanton

Room: Shelley

15970
13:00 - 13:30
A Techno-Economic Analysis of Water Use and Recycling for Shale Production: Lessons Learned in Texas
Margaret Cook, The University of Texas, USA
Yael Glazer, The University of Texas, USA
Michael Webber, The University of Texas, USA
10384
13:30 - 14:00
Energy Intensity and Environmental Performance in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region: A Heterogeneous Panel Approach
Amany A. El Anshasy, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
16191
14:00 - 14:30
Small Ones Are More Juicy: It is not what you have, it is what you do with it that is important
Marc Stanton, Clean Power Solutions Ltd, UK

Friday Session I: 13:00 - 14:30
ECSS - Economics and Management
Session Chair: Ann Ogbo

Room: Keats

14309
13:00 - 13:30
Virtual Water Trade as a Tool of Managing Water Resources in Egypt
ElSayda Ibrahim Moustafa, Alexandria University, Egypt
Maha Asfour, Alexandria University, Egypt
16055
13:30 - 14:00
Outsourcing in Small Companies Lessons Learnt From Failure
Kaja Prystupa, Kozminski University, Poland
Maciej Rzadca, Kozminski University, Poland
11804
14:00 - 14:30
Impact of Workplace Conditions on Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Nigerian Banking Sector
Ann Ogbo, University of Nigeria, Nigeria

	
  

	
  

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Friday Session I: 13:00 - 14:30

Friday Session I: 13:00 - 14:00
ECSEE - Social Sustainability and Social JusticeSession Chair: Nadine Andrews

Room: Coleridge

10134
13:00 - 13:30
Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Modern Governance: Case Studies from Australian Rural Communities
Tanya Marjoram Howard, University of New England, Australia
15498
13:30 - 14:00
Apart or a Part: Psychosocial Factors Influencing Enactment of Pro-Environmental Values in Organisational Decision-Making
Nadine Andrews, Lancaster University, UK
Stuart Walker, Lancaster University, UK
Kathryn Fahy, Lancaster University, UK

Friday Session I: 13:00 - 14:30
ECSS - Sociology
Session Chair: Sarah Rutherford

Room: Renaissance North17856
13:00 - 13:30
Power in Movement(s): The Case of the Global Justice Movement >>World Social Forum<<
Christian Schröder, University of Luxemburg, Germany
17934
13:30 - 14:00
Empowerment Strategies Among LGBT Activists
Gozde Dagdelen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey
15718
14:00 - 14:30
Power, Patronage and Racism within a Public Sector Equal Opportunity Employer: A Study of Access to NHS Training Opportunities
Sarah Rutherford, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Friday Session I: 13:00 - 14:30
EBMC - Business Administration and Business Economics
Session Chair: Sylvia Diana Purba

Room: Renaissance South

16645
13:00 - 13:30
High Performance Work Practices and Employee Outcomes: The Role of Psychological Contract Fulfillment, Emotions, Job
Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment
Jony Downes-Marrast, The University of the West Indies, Barbados
18092
13:30 - 14:00
Performance Consequences of CEO Succession: The Impacts of CEO Successor Origins and Succession Context
Aylin Ataay, Galatasaray University, Turkey
15493
14:00 - 14:30
The Study of the Success Career-Life Concordance (SCLC)
Sylvia Diana Purba, Atma Jaya Chatolic University of Indonesia, Indonesia

Coffee Break
14:30 - 14:45

	
  

	
  

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Friday Session II: 14:45 - 16:15

Friday Session II: 14:45 - 16:15
Room: Tennyson
Interdisciplnary -	
  Law: Employment, Social Justice & Public Policy
Session Chair: Lorrie M. Adams

15932
14:45 - 15:15
Substantive Equality and Socio-Economic Disadvantage: Equity and Access to Higher Education in South Africa
Karunanidhi Reddy, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
9187
15:15 - 15:45
Workplace Minimum Working Conditions: Protection for Some or Protection for All? Reconsidering the Limits of Employment
Standards Legislation
Lorrie M. Adams, MacEwan University, Canada
17793
15:45 - 16:15
Discretion in Public Policy in Indonesia
Sintaningrum, University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia
Tomi Setiawan, University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia
Riki Satia Muharam, University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia

Friday Session II: 14:45 - 16:15
Room: Shelley
ECSEE - Energy: Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions
Session Chair: Abebayehu Assefa
15386
14:45 - 15:15
UNbound boundary: PerFormative Forms of Optimized Building Facades
Pegah Zamani, Kennesaw State University, USA
15974
15:15 - 15:45
A Framework for the Governance of Socio-Technical Transitions in Energy Infrastructures
Amin Dehdarian, Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne, Switzerland
Matthias Finger, Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne, Switzerland
17965
15:45 - 16:15
Seasonal Climate Scatter as a Climate Change Indicator
Abebayehu Assefa, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Asfaw Beyene, San Diego State University, USA

Friday Session II: 14:45 - 16:15
ECSS - Education and Social Welfare
Session Chair: Uche Igbokwe

Room: Keats13319
14:45 - 15:15
Construction of Power in Self-Regulated Learning Context in Teacher Education
Doreen Cerny, University of Teacher Education Salzburg, Austria
15337
15:15 - 15:45
Development of Holistic Creative Learning Skills for Elderly People in Rural Area of Thailand: Career Dimension
Wannawee Boonkoum, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Wisud Po-Ngern, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Manassanan Namsomboon, Silpakorn University, Thailand
13614
15:45 - 16:15
Baby Factories in Nigeria: Implications for Education and Women Empowerment
Uche Igbokwe, University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Veronica Ifeyinwa Okeke, University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Josephine Nkiru-edna Alumanah, University of Nigeria, Nigeria

	
  

	
  

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Friday Session II: 14:45 - 16:15

Friday Session II: 14:45 - 16:15
Room: Coleridge
ECSEE - Environmental Sustainability & Environmental Management: Land Use & Misuse
Session Chair: Siddhartho Shekhar Paul10556
14:45 - 15:15“Green” Capitalism and Environmental Stewardship: The Heart of Borneo Paradox
Choy Yee Keong, Kyoto University, Japan
15953
15:15 - 15:45
An Unsustainable Growth Pattern of Urban Extension for Environmental Degradation
Levent Ozaydin, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey
12275
15:45 - 16:15
Energy Development and Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) Change: A Case Study in Kiskatinaw River Watershed, Canada
Siddhartho Shekhar Paul, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
Jianbing Li, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Friday Session II: 14:45 - 16:15
ECSS - Interdisciplinary Topics
Session Chair: Mahaweera Sahaschai

Room: Renaissance North15660
14:45 - 15:15
The Impact of Physical Appearance and Self-Esteem on Turkish Adolescents' Subjective Well-Being
Firdevs Savi Cakar, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey
Sevil Savi-Karayol, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey
17828
15:15 - 15:45
Legal Research Per Se as a Cultural Study: LGBT Rights Versus Asian Values in Taiwan and Others
Po-Han Lee, University of Sussex, UK
15762
15:45 - 16:15
Proper Exercise of Power is the Real Behind the Throne: The Case of Thai Society
Mahaweera Sahaschai, Sripatum University, Thailand
Rattanasanwong Karunan, Sripatum University, Thailand

Friday Session II: 14:45 - 16:15
EBMC - Business Administration and Business Economics
Session Chair: Charles R. Salter

Room: Renaissance South12906
14:45 - 15:15
Online Reviews in an E-Commerce Environment: Impact on Brand Trust and Consumer Equity
Jo Rhodes, Macquarie University, Australia
Glenn Asano, Ryerson University, CanadaPeter Lok, University of Sydney, Australia
17844
15:15 - 15:45
Marketing Communications of University Business & Economics Departments in Tokyo, Japan
Sarah Louisa Birchley, Toyo Gakuen University, Japan
12807
15:45 - 16:15
A Study of Respondent's Virtual Social Interaction, Leadership Style, and Moral Development
Charles R. Salter, Schreiner University, USA
Mary H. Harris, Cabrini University, USA
Mark Woodhull, Schreiner University, USA
Jay McCormack, Schreiner University, USA
Dan Coleman, Schreiner University, USA

Coffee Break
16:15 - 16:30

	
  

	
  

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Friday ECSS Featured Session: 16:30 - 17:35

ECSS Spotlight Presentation
16:30 - 17:00

Room: Renaissance North

16177
Modulating the Person-Environment Relationship through Local Government Intervention in England
Paul Higgins, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Josep Maria Campanera, University of Barcelona, Spain

ECSS Featured Presentation
17:05 - 17:35

Room: Renaissance North

13684
Misapplication of Power and the Death Penalty in Georgia: There is No Power Greater Than That Over Life and Death
Ruth Johnson Carter, Georgia College & State University, USA

19:00 - 21:00
A Night Out in Brighton: Conference Dinner (Ticketed and Optional)
Come and join your fellow delegates on an evening out at the Hilton Brighton Metropole.
Please meet in the Thistle Brighton Lobby at 18:30.
This is ticketed at 50GBP and there are a limited number of spaces. Pre-reservation is required.

	
  

	
  

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welcome to acss/acsee 2014

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Saturday Session I: 9:00 - 10:30

Saturday Session I: 9:00 - 10:30
ECSS - Interdisciplianry Perspectives
Session Chair: Katarzyna Piórkowska

Room: Tennyson

15766
9:00 - 9:30
VS: A New Statistical Tool for the Analysis of Conditional Path Models
Joyce Lok Yin Kwan, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
Wai Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Cherry Yik Ting Choi, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong13646
9:30 - 10:00
Do We Need Contemporization for Sustainability of the Craft?: A Case Study on Toda Embroidery
Reena Aggarwal, National Institute of Fashion Technology, India15819
10:00 - 10:30
Cognitive Psychology as the Background of Behavioural Strategies
Katarzyna Piórkowska, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland

Saturday Session I: 9:00 - 10:30
EBMC - Interdisciplianry Topics
Session Chair: Florin Codrut Nemtanu

Room: Shelley

17880
9:00 - 9:30
Overview of the State Funded Research Project ECOSOC - Methodology and Preliminary Findings
Karlis Kreslins, Ventspils University College, Latvia
17164
9:30- 10:00
Education and Business Management: A Strategic Management Review in Context
Thi Thu Tra Nguyen, CNAM, France
15341
10:00 - 10:30
The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Smart Cities
Florin Codrut Nemtanu, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Mirela Ileana Nemtanu, University of Economic Studies, Romania
Joern Schlingensiepen, University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Saturday Session I: 9:00 - 10:30
ECPEL - Politics
Workshop Presentation

Room: Keats15558
9:00 - 10:30
Bio Politics and Sadomasochism: From Bio Power to Bio Political Production
Ofer Parchev, Haifa University, Israel

Saturday Session I: 9:00 - 10:30
Room: Coleridge
ECSEE - Energy: Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions
Session Chair: Khaled Hossin
16196
9:00 - 9:30
Development of a Solar Cooling System Based on a Fluid Piston Convertor
Khamid Mahkamov, Northumbria University, UK
Gamal Hashem, Northumbria University, UK
15738
9:30- 10:00
Renewable Energy on Marginalized Land: Technical, Social, Financial and Regulatory Barriers and Solutions
Thierry Spiess, Ryerson University, Canada
15907
10:00 - 10:30
Performance Evaluation for a 10 kW Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Power System to Operate in the UK Climate Conditions
Khaled Hossin, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, UK
Khamid Mahkamov, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, UK

	
  

	
  

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Saturday Session I: 9:00 - 10:30

Saturday Session I: 9:00 - 10:30
Room: Wordsworth
ECSEE - Environmental Sustainability & Environmental Management: Freshwater, Oceans and Seas
Session Chair: Omolara Lade15703
9:00 - 9:30
Exploring Links between Environmental, Economic and Social Indicators of Sustainability in Environmentally Degraded Areas: A
Case Study in the Asopos
Kostantinos Evangelinos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Nikoleta Jones, Open University, UK
Chrisovaladis Malesios, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Maria Aloupi, University of the Aegean, Greece
Jens Holtvoeth, University of Bristol, UK
15780
9:30- 10:00
Everyday Water Consumption Practice in the Period of Scarcity: A Taiwanese Case Study
Win-Ping Kuo, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
15456
10:00 - 10:30
Rainwater Harvesting in Nigeria: A Survey of Common Water Supply Practices
Omolara Lade, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
David Oloke, University of Wolverhampton, UK

Coffee Break
10:30 - 10:45

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015
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Brighton, UK

Saturday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15

Saturday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15
ECSS - Interdiscplinary Perspectives on Gender
Session Chair: Zhen Sun

Room: Tennyson

15621
10:45 - 11:15
The Issue of Women Poverty in Turkey in the Context of Capability Approach
Senem Kurt Topuz, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey
Hülya Erkanlı, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey
11261
11:15 - 11:45
Gendered Construction of Leisure: A Content Analysis of Tourism Print Ads of Macau
Zhen Sun, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau
15925
11:45 - 12:15
European Enlargement and Women: An Analysis on Turkey
Aysegul Gokalp Kutlu, Kocaeli University, Turkey

Saturday Session II: 10:45 - 12:45
EBMC - Interdisciplinary Topics (Extended Session)
Session Chair: Ejionueme Ngozi

Room: Shelley15318
10:45 - 11:15
Business Negotiation Power: How is it Used in the Arabian Gulf?
Alexandre Anatolievich Bachkirov, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
15344
11:15 - 11:45
The Auditor: Director Power Conflict
Larry Mead, University of Derby, UK
15870
11:45 - 12:15
Co-Evolution of Internal and External Selection
Ewa Stańczyk-Hugiet, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland
Katarzyna Piórkowska, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland
Sylwia Stańczyk, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland
16586
12:15 - 12:45
Effects of the Re-Branding Campaign Strategies on the Image of Nigeria Abroad (2009-2014)
Ejionueme Ngozi, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
Nebo Gerald, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria

Saturday Session II: 10:45 - 12:45
ECPEL - International Law (Extended Session)
Session Chair: Emre Turkut

Room: Keats17608
10:45 - 11:15
Utilizing the Socialist's Thinking of International Law in Modern Era
Chris Chu-Cheng Huang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
18487
11:15 - 11:45
Rights Not Privileges: The Human Right to Water in the Context of International Law - Spotlight on the Palestinian-Israeli Case
Carly A. Krakow, New York University, USA
17051
11:45- 12:15
Turkey's EU Accession: Constitutional Implications of a Possible Membership
Emre Turkut, Turgut Ozal University, Turkey
14152
12:15 - 12:45
Failed States
Serdar Ornek, Kocaeli University, Turkey

	
  

	
  

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Saturday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15

Saturday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15
Room: Coleridge
ECSEE - Environmental Sustainability & Environmental Management: Atmosphere and Air
Session Chair: Sonia Montecino
12638
10:45 - 11:15
Study on SO2 Poisoning for Low Temperature Nh3-Scr Process Using MnFe-TNTs Catalysts
TsungYu Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Sihyu Liou, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Hsunling Bai, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
17842
11:15 - 11:45
Using Statistical Downscaling of Atmospheric Stability Indices to Study Impacts of Climate Change on Air Quality in Pearl River
Delta
Chi-Shing Calvin Cheung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hung-Lam Steve Yim, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
17801
11:45 - 12:15
Fog: An Important Water Source in Arid Zones
Sonia Montecinos, Departamento de Física, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile
Pilar Cereceda, Instituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile

Saturday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15
ECSEE - Economic Sustainability
Session Chair: Marwa Mohamed Ali

Room: Wordsworth

14627
10:45 - 11:15
An Impact Assessment of Green Initiatives of the Central Bank on the Environmentally Sustainable Banking in Bangladesh
Shah Md Ahsan Habib, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, Bangladesh
Pinki Shah, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Bangladesh
11192
11:15 - 11:45
Effect of Seed Size on Seed Germination Rate of Adansonia Digitata from Five Natural Populations in Malawi
Nellie Amosi, World Agroforestry Centre, Malawi
7496
11:45 - 12:15
Is Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Effective for Emission Reductions in Egypt?
Marwa Mohamed Ali, Alexandria University, Egypt

	
  

	
  

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Saturday Poster Session I: 10:45 - 12:15
Room: Library Terrace

15688
Quantifying Environmental Performance Improvements of a Refrigerant Recycling System Compared to the Conventional One in
Railway Industry
Yoon-Young Chun, Korea Railroad Research Institute, South Korea
Jae-Young Lee, Korea Railroad Research Institute, South Korea
Cheul-Kyu Lee, Korea Railroad Research Institute, South Korea
Yong-Ki Kim, Korea Railroad Research Institute, South Korea
16526
From Environmental Impact Assessment Supervising to Social Sustainability and Environmental Justice: A Case Study of Taiwan's
Environmental Impact Assessment
Ya-Ting Chan, Bureau of Environmental Inspection, Taiwan
Shu-Li Liao, Bureau of Environmental Inspection, Taiwan
15741
Optimal Allocation for Budget Constraint Companies in Borrowing Credits by Using Analytic Hierarchy Process and Linear
Programming
Feng Jiao, Newcastle University Business School, UK
Jingxin Dong, Newcastle University Business School, UK
16752
The Impacts of the Family Allowance Program (Programa Bolsa Familia) on the Development of the UN Millennium Development
Goal 1 - Eradication of Hunger and Poverty made by Brazil Between 2000-2015
Albano Francisco Schmidt, Pontificía Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil
Oksandro Osdival Gonçalves, Pontificía Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil
15866
General or Specific!: Exploring the Determinant Structure of Science-Technology by Comparing Nanotechnology and Animal Cloning
Jaesun Wang, Honam University, South Korea
Seoyong Kim, Ajou University, South Korea
Sunhee Kim, Seowon University, South Korea
15773
The Effect of Poverty on Women's Health in Khewra City, Pakistan
Asifa Batool, University of Agriculture, Pakistan
Javed Ahmed Khan, University of Agriculture, Pakistan
Munnazza Abbas Khan, University of Agriculture, Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal Zafar, University of Agriculture, Pakistan
17799
The Temporal and Spatial Development of Organic Agriculture in Turkey
Aylin Yaman Kocadagli, University of Istanbul, Turkey
15355
Multidimensional Performance Measures as Inductors of the Adoption of Best Practices and the Achievement of Projects' Goals
Tiago Melo, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Hugo Roth Cardoso, Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service, Brazil
Pedro Beck Di Bernardi, Beck Gestao Empresarial, Brazil
18499
The Different Impacts of Social Media Types on Communication Actions at Team-Learning Activities in Higher Education
YeonKyoung Kim, Chung-Ang University, South Korea
Hae-Deok Song, Chung-Ang University, South Korea

Lunch Break
12:15 - 13:15

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015						ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Saturday Spotlight Session I: 13:15 - 14:45

Saturday Spotlight Session I: 13:15 - 14:45
ECPEL / EBMC Topics
Session Chair: Patricia Blazey

Room: Tennyson

11419
13:15 - 13:45
Governance in the European Union: Evidence from Global Indicators
Lino Briguglio, Univeristy of Malta, Malta
Melchior Vella, Univeristy of Malta, Malta
15694
13:45 - 14:15
Financial Slack and Firm Performance During an Economic Downturn
Andreas Gruener, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Ingeborg Raastad, SEB AG, Germany
14452
14:15 - 14:45
Challenges and Prospects of Granting Property Rights to Indigenous People and Forest Dwellers in Countries Housing TropicalRainforests
Patricia Blazey, Macquarie University, Australia
Hope Ashiabor, Macquarie University, Australia

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015
ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Saturday Poster Session II: 13:15 - 14:45
Room: Library Terrace

14465
Modification of Zeolite Adsorbent for Treatment of NH3 Emergency Release
Chengmin Wu, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Shinyu Chen, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Hsunling Bai, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
15732
Publication Bias in Measuring Anthropogenic Climate Change
Dominika Reckova, Charles University, Czech Republic
Zuzana Havranek, Charles University, Czech Republic
15675
Application Feasibility Assessment for the Carbon Emission Trading System of Railroad Sector in Korea: Environment and Economicof GHG Reduction
Jae-Young Lee, Korea Railroad Research Institute, South Korea
Yoon-Young Chun, Korea Railroad Research Institute, South Korea
Tae-Soon Kwon, Korea Railroad Research Institute, South Korea
17882
Performance Evaluation of Catalysts Using Various Carbon Supports for Lithium-Air Battery
Hyelee Park, Inha University, South Korea
Inyeong Park, Inha University, South Korea
Dongwook Lim, Inha University, South Korea
Young Il Choi, Inha University, South Korea
Sung-Hyeon Baeck, Inha University, South Korea
17886
Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Mno2/Ruo2/Carbon Composite Catalyst for Lithium-Air Battery
Yoonkyung Kim, Inha University, South Korea
Young Il Choi, Inha University, South Korea
Dohyung Lee, Inha University, South Korea
Dongwook Lim, Inha University, South Korea
Sung-Hyeon Baeck, Inha University, South Korea
17891
CuO/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalyst Prepared with Various Precursors for the Synthesis of Methanol
Minho Mun, Inha University, South Korea
Jaeyong Jang, Inha University, South Korea
Tae Sun Chang, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, South Korea
Beom-sik, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, South Korea
Sung-Hyeon Baeck, Inha University, South Korea
15777
The Role of Taiwanese News Media in Public Understanding and Engagement in Clean Energy Decision-Making
Mei-Ling Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
12209
Agglomeration of Coal Fines Using Wet Microalgae Biomass as a Sole Binder
Sibongiseni Gaqa, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
Ben Zeelie, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
15567
Analysis of a Low Emission Power Plant: An Economic Perspective
Rukayat Hameed, Cranfield University, UK
Emanuele Pagone, Cranfield University, UK

Coffee Break
14:45 - 15:00

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015						ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Saturday Session III: 15:00 - 16:30

Saturday Session III: 15:00 - 16:00
ECSS - Cultural and Media Studies
Session Chair: Gehad Soliman Kenawy

Room: Tennyson

13700
15:00 - 15:30
Minority Representation and the Media Studies
Yoshie Niijima, Keio University, Japan8419
15:30 - 16:00
Developing Social Media Policy for Public Agencies in Egypt
Gehad Soliman Kenawy, American University in Cairo, Egypt

Saturday Session III: 15:00 - 16:30
EBMC - Business Administration and Business Economics
Session Chair: Basil Englis

Room: Shelley17803
15:00 - 15:30
Entrepreneurial Orientation and Survivability of Banks in Nigeria: The Mediating Role of Human Capital Management
Justin Mgbechi Odinioha Gabriel, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
Kpakol Gbaraka Arbolo, International Center for Management Research and Training, Nigeria
17677
15:30 - 16:00
Success and Performance: A UK SMES Perspective
Boran Li, Edinburgh University, UK
Jake Ansell, Edinburgh University, UK
Tina Harrison, Edinburgh University, UK
17753
16:00 - 16:30
Development of Market-Driven Business Models in the IT Industry: The Power of the Customer in Shaping Business Models?
Basil Englis, Berry College, USA
Kasia Zalewska-Kurek, Nikos University of Twente, The Netherlands
Paula Danskin Englis, Berry College, USA

Saturday Session III: 15:00 - 16:30
ECPEL Law - Interdisciplinary Topics
Session Chair: Emanuele Tuccari

Room: Keats15815
15:00 - 15:30
Legal Nature of Resolutions Issued by the Bodies of the Self - Government of Legal Advisors - EU Perspective
Marzena Swistak, Maria Curie - Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland
15783
15:30 - 16:00
Shut the Gate behind You: The Exercise of Sub-Delegated Powers by Local Authority Administrators
Andrew William Noble, Coventry University College, UK17377
16:00 - 16:30
Change of Circumstances and Judicial Power: A European Perspective of Contract Law
Emanuele Tuccari, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015
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Brighton, UK

Saturday Session III: 15:00 - 16:30

Saturday Session III: 15:00 - 16:00
Room: Coleridge
ECSEE - Environmental Sustainability: Human Consumption & Waste
Session Chair: Marta Rodríguez-Quijano
16669
15:00 - 15:30
Towards an Inventory of Best Practices for an Efficient Gypsum Recycling Value Chain
Ana Jiménez-Rivero, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Ana de Guzmán-Báez, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Marta Rodríguez-Quijano, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Justo García-Navarro, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
16667
15:30 - 16:00
Gypsum to Gypsum (GtoG): The European Life+ Project That Aims to Transform the Gypsum Waste Market
Marta Rodríguez-Quijano, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Ana Jiménez-Rivero, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Ana de Guzmán-Báez, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Justo García-Navarro, Technical University of Madrid, Spain

Saturday Session III: 15:00 - 16:30
ECSEE - Social Sustainability and Sustainable Living
Session Chair: Vassilios Makrakis

Room: Wordsworth

17735
15:00 - 15:30
Development of a Behavioural Change Tool for Energy Efficiency in Buildings: A Case of Nigeria Office Buildings
Mafimisebi I. Blessing, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Jones Keith, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Nwaubani Sunny, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
8092
15:30 - 16:00
Depositions of Acid Aerosols and Black Carbon from Biomass Burning over the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve Forest, Thailand
Phuvasa Chanonmunag, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, Thailand
Pojanie Khummongkol, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Khattiya Sukprasert, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Yutthana Tantiwiwat, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, Thailand
Taksin Artchwakom, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, Thailand
16319
16:00 - 16:30
Piloting the CLIMASP-Tempus Interdisciplinary Minor in Climate Change and Sustainability Policy: Outcomes Achieved
Vassilios Makrakis, University of Crete, Greece
Nelly Kostoulas, University of Crete, Greece

Coffee Break
16:30 - 16:45

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015						ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Saturday Spotlight Session II: 16:45 - 18:15

Saturday Spotlight Session II: 16:45 - 18:15
ECSEE - Energy
Session Chair: Tom Houghton

Room: Tennyson

16865
16:45 - 17:15
The Role of Regional Strategies in Realising Energy Neutrality in Regions: Experiences from the EU-LEE Project SUSREG
Bauke de Vries, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Kjell Erik Bugge, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Theo de Bruijn, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
14259
17:15 - 17:45
China's Impact on the World Oil Price
Raymond Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong13715
17:45 - 18:15
Energy Security: Relative Power in Australia and Northeast Asia Energy Trading Relations
Tom Houghton, Curtin University, Australia
Fran Ackermann, Curtin University, Australia

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015
ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Sunday Session I: 09:00 - 10:30

Sunday Session I: 09:00 - 10:00
ECSS - Sociology
Session Chair: Hsing-Kuang Chao

Room: Tennyson8571
9:00 - 9:30
A Study of the Social Causes of Over-Medication in China
Yifan Wang, University of Essex, UK
15590
9:30 - 10:00
The Encounter of Global Charismaticism and Local Religious Culture in the Transformation of a Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Hsing-Kuang Chao, Tunghai University, Taiwan
Wei-pang Wang, Tunghai University, Taiwan

Sunday Session I: 09:00 - 10:30
EBMC - Interdisciplinary Topics
Session Chair: Ioannis Ganas

Room: Shelley

17956
9:00 - 9:30
EU-Morocco Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement: Moroccan Small and Medium Firms' Perception of Export Barriers
Adib Bensalem, ESCE Paris, France
Sangeeta Khorana, Bournemouth University, UK13418
9:30 - 10:00
Determinants of Open Innovation in Clusters the Portuguese Case
Antonio Bob Santos, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal
14819
10:00 - 10:30
Inventory Management and Firm's Performance During the Period of Financial Constraints: An Empirical Analysis of SME Sector in
GreeceIoannis Ganas, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Greece
Alina Hyz, Piraeus University of Applied Sciences, Greece

Sunday Session I: 09:00 - 10:00
ECPEL - Human Rights Law & Social JusticeSession Chair: Maria Maddalena GIungi

Room: Keats15851
9:00 - 9:30
Constitutionally-Protected Minority Rights: A Comparative Analysis
Ezgi Fulya Akkuş, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
15993
9:30 - 10:00
Counterbalancing the ECJ's Dominion on Fundamental Rights: Is The Fundamental Rights Agency of the EU the Solution?
Maria Maddalena GIungi, University of Milan, Italy

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015						ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Sunday Session I: 09:00 - 10:30

Sunday Session I: 09:00 - 10:30
ECSEE - Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions
Session Chair: Temitope Elizabeth Odetoye

Room: Coleridge

16900
9:00 - 9:30
Research on Methane Fermentations of Seasonal Agricultural Waste
Victoria Cortés Matamoros, Zamorano Panamerican Agricultural University, Honduras
Aurelio Hernández Muñoz, Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain
11494
9:30 - 10:00
Study on Enhancing the Bioethanol Yield of Rice Husk by Microwave-Assisted Alkaline Peroxide Pretreatment
Hsunling Bai, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Anchi Chen, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
17646
10:00 - 10:30
A Review of Bioenergy Policy Implementation in Sub Saharan Africa: Opportunities and Challenges: The Cases of Nigeria, Ghana,
Malawi
Temitope Elizabeth Odetoye, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
James Omotayo Titiloye, Swansea University, UK

Sunday Session I: 09:00 - 10:30
EBMC - Business Administration and Business Economics
Session Chair: Yasin Volkan Pehlivanoglu

Room: Wordsworth

17925
9:00 - 9:30
What Precedes Flexible Role Orientation?
Lintang Ayuninggar, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia
15892
9:30 - 10:00
A Novel Business Model Based on Real Time Bidding and Online Video Interaction Technology
Jiesheng Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Chengyan Feng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Vincent Chang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Jia Tan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Wayne Wu, AVD Digital Media, China
13207
10:00 - 10:30
Long-Term Expectations in Turkish Air Transport Market
Yasin Volkan Pehlivanoglu, Air Force Technical Schools, Turkey
Ilhan Atik, NCO College, Air Force Technical Schools, Turkey

Coffee Break
10:30 - 10:45

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015
ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Sunday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15

Sunday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15
ECSS - Education & Social Welfare
Session Chair: Sri Kartikowati

Room: Tennyson

16326
10:45 - 11:15
Geographical Exclusion to Education Innovation: BRAC Boat School
Nawra Mehrin, Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC, Bangladesh
Nowreen Yasmin, Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC, Bangladesh
15465
11:15 - 11:45
Enhancing Women's Capacity in Peace Building Through the Open and Distance Learning System
Abiodun Joseph Oluwadare, National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria
15916
11:45 - 12:15
Community Empowerment to Enhance Demographic Awareness: An Educational Approach from Indonesia
Sri Kartikowati, University of Riau, Indonesia
Nur Laila Meilani, University of Riau, Indonesia
Agrina, University of Riau, Indonesia

Sunday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15
EBMC - Interdisciplary Topics
Session Chair: Olasunmbo Ayanfeoluwa Olusanya

Room: Shelley

16671
10:45 - 11:15
Narratives About the Need to Develop the Sense of Cooperation of Managers
Kim Vu, CNAM, France
15754
11:15 - 11:45
Rugby Results and Investor Sentiment in New ZealandAndrew Holmes-Galloway, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Mohammed Khaled, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
12960
11:45 - 12:15
Non-Standard Work in the Nigerian Informal Economy
Olasunmbo Ayanfeoluwa Olusanya, University of Lagos, Nigeria

Sunday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15
ECPEL - Political Theory & Representation
Session Chair: Chandrakant Yatanoor

Room: Keats12597
10:45 - 11:15
The Legitimate Act of Political Aggression and the Theory of Mutual Rights of Citizens and Government
Alexander Mehdi Shokri, Free University of Berlin, Germany
12206
11:15 - 11:45
A Comparative Study on Political Responses to Issues of Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies between the United States andNigeria
Basil Chuka Okoli, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
15891
11:45 - 12:15
Power Transition in South Asian Politics
Chandrakant Yatanoor, Gulbarga University, India

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015						ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Sunday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15

Sunday Session II: 10:45 - 12:15
Room: Coleridge
ECSEE - Energy: Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions
Session Chair: Suppajee Pornpongmetta
15885
10:45 - 11:15
Numerical Analysis for Energy Performance of Ground Source Heat Exchanger Under Environmental Conditions of Istanbul, TurkeyÖykü Duman, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Hakan Demir, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Aliihsan Koca, Mir Research and Development Co., Turkey
16743
11:15 - 11:45
Experimental Study on Module Type WGS Reactors in HT-PEMFC Steam Reformer
Taehyun Jo, Hanyang University, South Korea
Jinsan Kim, Hanyang University, South Korea
Junhee Han, Hanyang University, South Korea
Bonchan Koo, Hanyang University, South Korea
Dohyung Lee, Hanyang University, South Korea
16880
11:45 - 12:15
Additional Electricity Generator Model From Vehicle Movement Within an Industry Area
Suppajee Pornpongmetta, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Monthon Thanuttamavong, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Vipak Jintana, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Lunch Break
12:15 - 13:15

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015
ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Sunday Session III: 13:15 - 14:45

Sunday Session III: 13:15 - 14:45
Room: Tennyson
ECSS - Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Studies and Humanities
Session Chair: Halina Sendera Mohd. Yakin
15684
13:15 - 13:45
Language as a Discourse of Legitimate Power
Saumya Dey, O P Jindal Global University, India
14387
13:45 - 14:15
Power Dynamics in Development-Induced Resettlement
Teboho Mosuoe-Tsietsi, Rhodes University, South Africa
15312
14:15 - 14:45
The Semiotic of Bangkai-Bangkaian: A Special Space for the Spirit
Halina Sendera Mohd. Yakin, University of Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Andreas Totu, University of Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

Sunday Session III: 13:15 - 14:45
EBMC - Business Administration and Business Economics
Session Chair: Aylin Ataay

Room: Shelley14194
13:15 - 13:45
Study of Factors Influencing Corporate Politics and their Functioning Mechanisms in China
Qinglan Chen, Xiamen University of Technology, China
Bingxuan Xiao, Richpower Tech Limited, China
Chiu-Chi Wei, Chung-Hua University, Taiwan
Børge Obel, Aarhus University, Denmark14284
13:45 - 14:15
The Effect of Work Family Conflict on Employees Job Attitudes and Mediating Role of Organization Citizenship Behavior: a Study of
the Banking Sector of Pakistan
Mohsin Bashir, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Sidra Rana, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Imran Ali, Bank Alfalah Limited, Pakistan
18082
14:15 - 14:45
Antecedents of Top Management Succession and Successor Origins: Evidences From an Emerging Market
Aylin Ataay, Galatasaray University, Turkey

Sunday Session III: 13:15 - 14:15
ECPEL - Economics
Session Chair: Omphemetse S. Sibanda

Room: Keats10116
13:15 - 13:45
The Impact of Health on Labour Productivity in Nigeria From 1970 to 2012, Applying the Standard Neo-Classical Growth
Framework
Ephraim Ikechukwu Ugwu, Federal University, Nigeria
Yakubu Suleiman, Kogi State University -	
  Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria

10205
13:45 - 14:15
Is the BRICS House Built on a Dumping Ground?: The Impact of South Africa's Anti-Dumping Actions against Products from Brazil,
India
Omphemetse S. Sibanda, University of South Africa, South Africa

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015						ECP ECERP 2015

Brighton, UK

Sunday Session III: 13:15 - 14:45

Sunday Session III: 13:15 - 14:45
Room: Coleridge
ECSEE - Energy: Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions
Session Chair: Fatai Olasunkanmi Raji
10175
13:15 - 13:45
The Properties and Suitability of Corn Stover for Co-Gasification with Coal in a Computer Simulated Downdraft Gasifier System
Anthony Anukam, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Sampson Mamphweli, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Polycarp Mabizela, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Edson Meyer, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
17857
13:45 - 14:15
Residual Biomass: A Silver Bullet to Ensure a Sustainable Bioeconomy?
Swinda F. Pfau, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
15977
14:15 - 14:45
Partial Gasification of Different Types of Biomass in a Fluidized Bed Gasifier
Fatai Olasunkanmi Raji, The Polytechnic, Nigeria
A.A Dare, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
I.A Adeyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Festus Adedamola Adebayo, The Polytechnic, Nigeria

Sunday Session III: 13:15 - 14:15
Room: Wordsworth
ECPEL / ECSS - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Rights
Session Chair: Monika Florczak-Wątor
14466
13:15 - 13:45
The Under-Researched Topic of Migrants' Well-Being in the Context of the Greek Crisis: Critically Discussing Power Structures
Maria Psoinos, St George's University of London and Kingston University, UK
15990
13:45 - 14:15
Positive Obligations of the State Concerning the Protection of Human Rights
Monika Florczak-Wątor, Jagiellonian University, Poland

Coffee Break
14:45 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30
Conference Closing Session
Room: Tennyson Suite

Join us for a conference highlights photography slideshow and closing remarks from Dr Joseph Haldane (IAFOR
President) and Professor Stuart Picken (IAFOR Chair & Conference Chair).

	
  

	
  

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IAFOR European Conference Series 2015
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Brighton, UK

Virtual Presentations
Virtual presentations are online video presentations of papers.
They can be viewed during and after the conference
at youtube.com/user/AsianConferences

15422
Case Study on the Business Performance of Suppliers to the Portuguese Health System During the Period of International Financial
AssistanceRicardo Brito Barros, Universidade Europeia, Portugal
17899
The Changing Perception of the Other in Europe in Post Cold War Period
Metin Aksoy, University of Selcuk, Turkey
Gulsah Koprulu, University of Selcuk, Turkey
15424
Magnetic Separation of Fine Particles from Process Water Circuits in the Steel Industry
Mansour Saiepour, Tata Steel Group Environment, UK
Martin Hubrich, VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH (BFI), Germany
15643
Integrated Optimisation of Blast Furnace Gas Wash Water Treatment, Reuse and Cost Savings
Mansour Saiepour, Tata Steel Group Environment, UK
Kokil Jain, Process Integration Limited, UK
Yuhang Lou, Process Integration Limited, UK
8567
Removing Market Barriers for Energy-Efficient Building RenovationBaşak Kundakcı Koyunbaba, Yaşar University, Turkey
Sevil Sarıyıldız, Yaşar University, Turkey
Ayça Kırımtat, Yaşar University, Turkey
Cemre Uğurlu, Yaşar University, Turkey
18059
Identifying Material and Energy Cost Categories of Forest Products Production Using Material Flow Cost Accounting
Konstantinos G. Papaspyropoulos, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitrios Karamanolis, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
14872
Do Ideas of the Green Growth Really Matter in Europe? Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Elżbieta Antczak, University of Lodz, Poland
12780
Ecocinema in the Anthropocene Era
James Reid, Akita International University, Japan
Filippo Gilardi, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
11468
Are We on the Same Jobsite? Expectations of Millennial Students vs. Construction Industry Employees
Christine Piper, Clemson University, USA
Varahee Madadi, Clemson University, USA
17720
Whaling in the Antarctic and the Power of Public International Law
James C. Fisher, University of Tokyo, Japan
15913
The Fight against Impunity for Grand Corruption: Prosecuting Kleptocracy as an International Crime
Bärbel Schmidt, Independent Consultant, Germany
17701
Social Capital and Conflict in a Virtual Community
Ioana-Alexandra Rusu, University of Bucharest, Romania

	
  

	
  

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Virtual Presentations

16496
Perception of the Resident Population towards Tourist Presence: A survey research in Alcossebre, Castellón, Spain
María de las Nieves Suárez Sánchez, Polytechnical University of Catalonia, Spain
J. Lloveras, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
15642
Baumol's Cost Disease and Subsidies for the Cultural Sector: The Spanish Case
Juan Medina, University of Extremadura, Spain
17755
Reinvigorating Urban Nodes and Spatial Growth in Akure, Nigeria
Joseph Omoniyi Basorun, Federal University of Technology, Nigeria
15242
Payment for Environmental Services and the Increase of Life and Environmental Quality: A Study of Brazilian Case
Vanessa de Vasconcellos Lemgruber França, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
13810
The Dimensions of Logistics Facility Location Decision in Thailand's Logistics Service Provider: The Context of Small and Medium
Enterprises
Punyapon Tepprasit, Sripatum University, Thailand
Natsapan Paopun, Sripatum University, Thailand
15951
Entertainment Industry 'Power' and Enforcing Copyright Online: From Dominance in Discourse to Weakness in Reality
Kevin O'Sullivan, University College Cork, Ireland
16872
The Influence of Subjective Norms on Volunteer Attitudes toward Science Service in Taiwan
Hui-Min Chien, Cheng Shiu University, Taiwan
Chia-Pin Kao, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

	
  

	
  

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NotesA-Z Index of Authors

Ackermann, Fran 		p. 19
Adams, Lorrie M. 		
p. 5
Adebayo, Festus Adedamola
p. 27
Adeyemi, I.A 		
p. 27
Aggarwal, Reena 		p. 10
Agrina			p. 24
Akkuş, Ezgi Fulya 		p. 22
Aksoy, Metin 		
p. 30
Ali, Marwa Mohamedp. 13Ali, Muhammad Imranp. 26
Aloupi, Maria 		
p. 11
Alumanah, Josephine
Nkiru-edna 		p. 5
Amosi, Nellie 		p. 13
Andrews, Nadine 		p. 4
Ansell, Jake 		p. 17Antczak, Elżbieta 		
p. 30
Anukam, Anthony 		
p. 27
Arbolo, Kpakol Gbaraka
p. 17
Artchwakom, Taksin 		
p. 18
Asano, Glenn 		p. 6
Asfour, Maha 		p. 3
Ashiabor, Hope 		
p. 15
Assefa, Abebayehu 		p. 5
Ataay, Aylin 		
p. 4
Ataay, Aylin 		p. 26
Atik, Ilhan 			p. 23
Ayuninggar, Lintang 		p. 23
Bachkirov, Alexandre
Anatolievich 		p. 12
Baeck, Sung-Hyeon 		
p. 16
Baeck, Sung-Hyeon 		
p. 16
Baeck, Sung-Hyeon 		
p. 16
Bai, Hsunling 		
p. 13Bai, Hsunling 		
p. 16Bai, Hsunling 		p. 23
Barros, Ricardo Brito 		
p. 30
Bashir, Mohsin 		
p. 26
Batool, Asifa 		
p. 14
Bensalem, Adib 		
p. 22
Beom-sik			
p. 16
Beyene, Asfaw 		
p. 5
Birchley, Sarah Louisa
p. 6
Blazey, Patricia 		p. 15
Blessing, Mafimisebi I. 		
p. 18
Boonkoum, Wannawee
p. 5
Briguglio, Lino 		p. 15
Briguglio, Michael 		p. 3
Bugge, Kjell Erik 		
p. 19
Cakar, Firdevs Savi 		
p. 6
Campanera, Josep Maria
p. 7
Cardoso, Hugo Roth 		p. 14
Cereceda, Pilar 		
p. 13
Cerny, Doreen 		p. 5
Chan, Wai 		
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Chan, Ya-Ting 		p. 14
Chang, Vincent 		
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Chanonmunag, Phuvasa
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Chao, Hsing-Kuang 		
p. 22Chen, Anchi 		p. 23Chen, Qinglan 		p. 26
Chen, Shinyu 		p. 16
Cheung, Chi-Shing Calvinp. 13
Chien, Hui-Min 		p. 31

Choi, Cherry Yik Ting
Choi, Young Il 		
Choudhary, Abhishek
Chuka Okoli, Basil 		Chun, Yoon-Young 		Chun, Yoon-Young 		Clark, Adam 		
Coleman, Dan 		
Cook, Margaret 		Dagdelen, Gozde 		Dare, A.A 			de Bruijn, Theo 		de Guzmán-Báez, Anade Guzmán-Báez, Anade las Nieves Suárez
Sánchez, María 		de Vasconcellos Lemgruber
França, Vanessa		
de Vries, Bauke 		
Dehdarian, Amin 		
Demir, Hakan 		Dey, Saumya 		
Di Bernardi, Pedro Beck
Dong, Jingxin 		
Downes-Marrast, Jony
Duman, Öykü 		
El Anshasy, Amany A. 		
Englis, Basil 		Englis, Paula Danskin 		
Erkanlı, Hülya 		Evangelinos, Kostantinos
Fahy, Kathryn 		Feng, Chengyan 		Finger, Matthias 		
Fisher, James C. 		
Florczak-Wątor, Monika
Gabriel, Justin Mgbechi
Odinioha 			Ganas, Ioannis 		Gaqa, Sibongiseni 		García-Navarro, Justo
García-Navarro, Justo
Gerald, Nebo 		
Gilardi, Filippo 		Glazer, Yael 		Glungi, Maria Maddalena
Gonçalves, Oksandro Osdival
Gruener, Andreas 		
Habib, Shah Md Ahsan
Hameed, Rukayat 		Han, Junhee 		Harris, Mary H. 		
Harrison, Tina 		Hashem, Gamal 		
Havranek, Zuzana 		
Higgins, Paul 		Holmes-Galloway, Andrew
Holtvoeth, Jens 		
Hossin, Khaled 		
Houghton, Tom 		
Howard, Tanya Marjoram
Hsu, Mei-Ling 		Huang, Chris Chu-Cheng
Hubrich, Martin 		

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Hyz, Alina 			Igbokwe, Uche 		
Il Choi, Young 		Jain, Kokil 			Jang, Jaeyong 		Jiao, Feng 			Jiménez-Rivero, Ana
Jiménez-Rivero, Ana
Jintana, Vipak 		
Jo, Taehyun 		
Johnson Carter, Ruth
Jones, Nikoleta 		Kao, Chia-Pin 		
Karamanolis, Dimitrios
Kartikowati, Sri 		Karunan, Rattanasanwong
Keith, Jones 		
Kenawy, Gehad Soliman

Keong, Choy Yee 		
Khaled, Mohammed 		
Khan, Javed Ahmed 		
Khan, Munnazza Abbas
Khorana, Sangeeta 		Khummongkol, Pojanie
Kim, Jinsan 		Kim, Seoyong 		Kim, Sunhee 		Kim, YeonKyoung 		Kim, Yong-Ki 		
Kim, Yoonkyung 		
Kırımtat, Ayça 		
Koca, Aliihsan 		
Kocadagli, Aylin Yaman
Koo, Bonchan 		
Koprulu, Gulsah 		
Kostoulas, Nelly 		
Koyunbaba, Başak Kundakcı
Krakow, Carly A. 		
Kreslins, Karlis 		Kuo, Win-Ping 		Kutlu, Aysegul Gokalp
Kwan, Joyce Lok Yin 		
Kwon, Tae-Soon 		
Lade, Omolara 		
Laila Meilani, Nur 		Lee, Cheul-Kyu 		Lee, Dohyung 		Lee, Dohyung 		Lee, Jae-Young 		Lee, Jae-Young 		Lee, Po-Han 		
Lee, TsungYu 		
Li, Boran 			
Li, Jianbing 		
Li, Raymond 		
Liao, Shu-Li 		
Lim, Dongwook 		Lim, Dongwook 		Liou, Sihyu 		
Lloveras, J.			
Lok, Peter 			Lou, Yuhang 		
Mabizela, Polycarp 		
Madadi, Varahee 		

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A-Z Index of Authors

Mahkamov, Khamid 		
Mahkamov, Khamid 		
Makrakis, Vassilios 		
Malesios, Chrisovaladis
Mamphweli, Sampson
Matamoros, Victoria Cortés
McCormack, Jay 		
Mead, Larry 		
Medina, Juan 		Mehrin, Nawra 		
Melo, Tiago 		
Meyer, Edson 		Montecinos, Sonia 		Mosuoe-Tsietsi, Teboho
Moustafa, ElSayda Ibrahim
Mun, Minho 		
Muñoz, Aurelio Hernández
Namsomboon, Manassanan
Nemtanu, Florin Codrut
Nemtanu, Mirela Ileana
Ngozi, Ejionueme 		Nguyen, Thi Thu Tra 		
Niijima, Yoshie 		
Noble, Andrew William
O’Sullivan, Kevin 		
Obel, Børge 		Odetoye, Temitope Elizabeth
Ogbo, Ann 		Okeke, Veronica Ifeyinwa
Oloke, David 		
Olusanya, Olasunmbo
Ayanfeoluwa 		Oluwadare, Abiodun Joseph
Omoniyi Basorun, Joseph
Ornek, Serdar 		
Ozaydin, Levent 		
Pagone, Emanuele 		Paopun, Natsapan 		
Papaspyropoulos,
Konstantinos G. 		
Parchev, Ofer 		Park, Hyelee 		Park, Inyeong 		Paul, Siddhartho Shekhar
Pehlivanoglu, Yasin Volkan
Pfau, Swinda F. 		
Piórkowska, Katarzyna
Piórkowska, Katarzyna
Piper, Christine 		Po-Ngern, Wisud 		Pornpongmetta, Suppajee
Prystupa, Kaja 		Psoinos, Maria 		Purba, Sylvia Diana 		Raastad, Ingeborg 		Raji, Fatai Olasunkanmi
Rana, Sidra 		
Reckova, Dominika 		
Reddy, Karunanidhi 		Reid, James 		Rhodes, Jo 		
Rodríguez-Quijano, Marta
Rodríguez-Quijano, Marta
Rusu, Ioana-Alexandra

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p. 15
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p. 5
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p. 6
p. 18
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Rutherford, Sarah 		
Rzadca, Maciej 		
Sahaschai, Mahaweera
Saiepour, Mansour 		
Saiepour, Mansour 		Salter, Charles R. 		
Santos, Antonio Bob 		
Sarıyıldız, Sevil 		
Satia Muharam, Riki 		
Savi-Karayol, Sevil 		
Schlingensiepen, Joern
Schmidt, Albano Francisco
Schmidt, Bärbel 		
Schröder, Christian 		
Setiawan, Tomi 		Shah, Pinki 		Shokri, Alexander Mehdi
Sibanda, Omphemetse S.
Sintaningrum		Song, Hae-Deok 		Spiess, Thierry 		Stańczyk-Hugiet, EwaStańczyk, Sylwia 		
Stanton, Marc 		Sukprasert, Khattiya 		
Suleiman, Yakubu 		
Sun Chang, Tae 		Sun, Zhen 			
Sunny, Nwaubani 		
Swistak, Marzena 		Tan, Jia 			Tantiwiwat, Yutthana 		Tepprasit, Punyapon 		
Thanuttamavong, Monthon
Titiloye, James Omotayo
Topuz, Senem Kurt 		Totu, Andreas 		Tuccari, Emanuele 		
Turkut, Emre 		Uğurlu, Cemre 		Ugwu, Ephraim Ikechukwu
Vella, Melchior 		Vu, Kim 			Walker, Stuart 		Wang, Jaesun 		Wang, Wei-pang 		Wang, Yifan 		
Webber, Michael 		Wei, Chiu-Chi 		Woodhull, Mark 		
Wu, Chengmin 		
Wu, Wayne 		Xiao, Bingxuan 		
Yakin, Halina Sendera Mohd.
Yasmin, Nowreen 		
Yatanoor, Chandrakant
Yim, Hung-Lam Steve
Zafar, Muhammad Iqbal
Zalewska-Kurek, Kasia
Zamani, Pegah 		Zeelie, Ben 		Zhang, Jiesheng 		

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