18th

EBES CONFERENCE - U.A.E.

JANUARY 8-10, 2016

SHARJAH - U.A.E.

HOSTED BY

American University of Sharjah (AUS)

School of Business Administration

ebes@ebesweb.org

www.ebesweb.org

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS

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List of Countries Represented

Country

Number of authors %

1 Australia 4 1.77%

2 Austria 3 1.33%

3 Azerbaijan 1 0.44%

4 Bahrain 2 0.88%

5 Belgium 2 0.88%

6 Bulgaria 4 1.77%

7 Canada 5 2.21%

8 China 3 1.33%

9 Croatia 3 1.33%

10 Cyprus 1 0.44%

11 Denmark 1 0.44%

12 Egypt 4 1.77%

13 Finland 2 0.88%

14 France 1 0.44%

15 Germany 5 2.21%

16 Greece 3 1.33%

17 India 3 1.33%

18 Italy 26 11.50%

19 Japan 1 0.44%

20 Jordan 2 0.88%

21 Kazakhstan 2 0.88%

22 Kuwait 4 1.77%

23 Lithuania 8 3.54%

24 Malaysia 1 0.44%

25 Morocco 1 0.44%

26 Netherlands 1 0.44%

27 Nigeria 1 0.44%

28 Pakistan 4 1.77%

29 Poland 13 5.75%

30 Qatar 5 2.21%

31 Romania 12 5.31%

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List of Countries Represented (Continued)

32 Russia 4 1.77%

33 Saudi Arabia 1 0.44%

34 South Korea 1 0.44%

35 Spain 1 0.44%

36 Sweden 5 2.21%

37 Thailand 4 1.77%

38 Tunisia 2 0.88%

39 Turkey 21 9.29%

40 U.A.E. 37 16.37%

41 U.S.A. 8 3.54%

42 United Kingdom 11 4.87%

43 Vietnam 3 1.33%

TOTAL 226 100%

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List of Institutions Represented

Institution Country Number of

authors

1 Abu Dhabi University U.A.E. 1

2 Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Romania 4

3 Al Ain University of Science & Technology U.A.E. 3

4 Al Ghurair University U.A.E. 2

5 Almaty Management University Kazakhstan 1

6 American University in Dubai U.A.E. 2

7 American University of Middle East Kuwait 1

8 American University of Sharjah U.A.E. 7

9 American University of Yola Nigeria 1

10 Antalya International University Turkey 1

11 Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport

Egypt 1

12 Azerbaijan State University of Economics Azerbaijan 1

13 Bahrain Polytechnic Bahrain 2

14 Banasthali University India 1

15 Banking University of Hochiminh Vietnam 2

16 Bilkent University Turkey 1

17 British University in Egypt Egypt 1

18 Cairo University Egypt 1

19 Canadian University of Dubai U.A.E. 4

20 Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Qatar 3

21 Caspian University Kazakhstan 1

22 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 3

23 City University London United Kingdom 1

24 Concordia University Canada 1

25 CONSOB Italy 1

26 Cukurova University Turkey 3

27 Deakin University Australia 4

28 Department of Economic Development U.A.E. 1

29 Deusto Business School Spain 1

30 DISES - University of Salerno Italy 2

31 Dunarea de Jos University of Galati Romania 3

32 Emirates College of Technology U.A.E. 1

33 Emirates College of Technology U.A.E. 1

34 Gaziantep University Turkey 2

35 Georgetown University U.S.A. 1

36 Georgetown University SFS Qatar 1

37 Guglielmo Marconi University Italy 2

38 Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait 1

39 Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences Germany 1

40 Hanyang University South Korea 1

41 Harbin Engineering University China 3

42 HCT Dubai Women’s College U.A.E. 2

43 Helmut-Schmidt-University Germany 1

44 High School of Business Marrakech Morocco 1

45 IMC FH Krems Austria 1

46 Institut National des Statistiques Tunisia 1

47 Institute for Advanced Studies Austria 2

48 Istanbul Kemerburgaz University Turkey 1

49 Istanbul Medeniyet University Turkey 2

50 Istanbul Sehir University Turkey 1

51 Istanbul Technical University Turkey 1

52 Istanbul University Turkey 3

53 Italian Association of Financial Analysts and Advisors Italy 2

54 Jamia Millia Islamia India 2

55 Kadir Has University Turkey 1

56 King Abdulaziz Unıversity Saudi Arabia 1

57 Koszalin University of Technology Poland 2

58 K-Stiftelsen Sweden 1

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59 KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden 3

60 Kuwait University Kuwait 2

61 Lahore University of Management Sciences Pakistan 2

62 Laval University Canada 1

63 Leeds Beckett University United Kingdom 1

64 Lithuanian Sports University Lithuania 3

65 Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences Lithuania 2

66 London School of Business & Management United Kingdom 1

67 London South Bank University United Kingdom 2

68 LUM Jean Monnet University Italy 3

69 Manchester Metropolitan University United Kingdom 2

70 McMaster University Canada 2

71 METU Turkey 1

72 Mykolas Riomeris University Lithuania 3

73 National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia 3

74 Neapolis University Cyprus 1

75 Nicholas Copernicus University Poland 1

76 Nihon University Japan 1

77 Offenburg University Germany 1

78 Ovidius University Constanta Romania 2

79 Ozyegin University Turkey 1

80 Poznan University of Economics Poland 1

81 Saint Mary’s University Canada 1

82 Saint-Louis University Brussels Belgium 1

83 Sakarya University Turkey 3

84 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 4

85 Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technology U.A.E. 1

86 Skyline University College U.A.E. 2

87 Stenden University Qatar 1

88 Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Italy 3

89 Technical University of Varna Bulgaria 2

90 The American University in Cairo Egypt 1

91 The New School for Social Research U.S.A. 1

92 United Arab Emirates University U.A.E. 6

93 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milano Italy 1

94 Universita del Piemonte Orientale Italy 1

95 Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Belgium 1

96 University of Applied Sciences Hamm-Lippstadt Germany 1

97 University of Applied Sciences Lubeck Germany 1

98 University of Bari Italy 1

99 University of Calabria Italy 1

100 University of Central Punjab Pakistan 1

101 University of Copenhagen Denmark 1

102 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 1

103 University of Hawaii - West Oahu U.S.A. 3

104 University of Leicester United Kingdom 3

105 University of Lodz Poland 1

106 University of Malatdalen Sweden 1

107 University of Management and Technology Pakistan 1

108 University of Milan Bicocca Italy 1

109 University of New Orleans U.S.A. 1

110 University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis France 1

111 University of Peloponnese Greece 1

112 University of Piraeus Greece 1

113 University of Rousse Bulgaria 2

114 University of Sharjah U.A.E. 2

115 University of Sousse Tunisia 1

116 University of Tampere Finland 2

117 University of Texas U.S.A. 2

118 University of Torino Italy 4

119 University of Westminster United Kingdom 1

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120 University of Zagreb Croatia 3

121 University Politehnica of Bucharest Romania 3

122 University School of Physical Education in Wrocław Poland 3

123 University of Peloponnese Greece 2

124 Univesity of Jordan Jordan 2

125 UNU-MERIT Netherlands 1

126 UUM Malaysia 1

127 Warsaw School of Economics Poland 2

128 Webster University Thailand Thailand 1

129 Wroclaw University of Economics Poland 2

130 Wroclaw University of Env. and Life Sc. Poland 1

131 Zayed University U.A.E. 2

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List of Conference Participants

Author Institution Country

A.S.M. Sohel Azada Deakin University Australia

Abdelaziz Chazic American University of Sharjah U.A.E.

Abdelfeteh Bitat Saint-Louis University Brussels Belgium

Adam Zaremba Poznan University of Economics Poland

Adel Ben Youssef University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis France

Adrian Micu Dunarea de Jos University of Galati Romania

Ahmet Gulmez Sakarya University Turkey

Ajayeb Salama Abu Daabes Emirates College of Technology U.A.E.

Ajith Kumar Skyline University College U.A.E.

Alessandra Caragnano LUM Jean Monnet University Italy

Alessandra Tami University of Milan Bicocca Italy

Alexandra Lungeanu Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest

Romania

Alexis Antoniades Georgetown University U.S.A.

Ali Aga Ismayilzada Azerbaijan State University of Economics

Azerbaijan

Ali Kabasakal Sakarya University Turkey

Aliya Dosmanbetova Almaty Management University Kazakhstan

Amirul Ahsana Deakin University Australia

Andrea Davies University of Leicester United Kingdom

Andreas Masouras Neapolis University Cyprus

Angela Micu Ovidius University of Constanta Romania

Anna Ferragina DISES - University of Salerno Italy

Anna Vodopyanova Higher School of Economics Russia

Antanas Buracas Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

Lithuania

Antonio Salvi LUM Jean Monnet University Italy

Arkadiusz Babczuk Wrocław University of Economics Poland

Arturas Simanavicius Lithuanian Sports University Lithuania

Asier Minondo Deusto Business School Spain

Asli Ozpolat Gaziantep University Turkey

Asma Houcine EP Masrouki Emirates College of Technology U.A.E.

Athanasia Kalaitzi Manchester Metropolitan University United Kingdom

Ayse Aylin Bayar Istanbul Technical University Turkey

Aziz Kutlar Sakarya University Turkey

Bader Alhashel Kuwait University Kuwait

Bengi Yanik Ilhan Istanbul Kemerburgaz University Turkey

Biruta Svagzdiene Lithuanian Sports University Lithuania

Bistra Boukareva HCT Dubai Women’s College U.A.E.

Bogdan Rodeanu Dunarea de Jos University of Galati Romania

Bridgette Rickett Leeds Beckett University United Kingdom

Cagla Okten Bilkent University Turkey

Cali Nuur KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden

Camelia Delcea Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Romania

Cezar Scarlat University Politehnica of Bucharest Romania

Chanalak Chaisrilak Chulalongkorn University Thailand

Changkyu Choi Myongji University and University of Texas at Austin

U.S.A.

Chitaporn Ratthanee Chulalongkorn University Thailand

Chris Mbah American University of Yola Nigeria

Christiana Tsaousi University of Leicester United Kingdom

Christina Zenker Zayed University U.A.E.

Chrstian Amponsah Skyline University College U.A.E.

Claudio Palandra Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Italy

Concetta Colasimone Sapienza University of Rome Italy

Dalia Daujotaite Mykolas Romeris University Lithuania

Daniel Dupuis American University of Sharjah U.A.E.

Danusia Wysocki London South Bank University United Kingdom

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Danute Adomaviciute Mykolas Romeris University Lithuania

Davide Vannoni University of Torino Italy

Deniz Zeren Cukurova University Turkey

Desiree Ladwig University of Applied Sciences Lubeck Germany

Doina Margaritti Ovidius University Constanta Romania

Doris Berger Grabner IMC FH Krems Austria

Edmundas Jasinskas Lithuanian Sports University Lithuania

Ekaterina Arabska University of Rousse Bulgaria

Elena Grinza University of Torino Italy

Elgilani Elshareif Canadian University of Dubai U.A.E.

Elisabeta Ioanas Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Romania

Emmanuel Cleeve Manchester Metropolitan University United Kingdom

Ender Demir Istanbul Medeniyet University Turkey

Enrico Giustiniani Italian Association of Financial Analysts and Advisors

Italy

Erol Taymaz METU Turkey

Eva Ponick Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences

Germany

Ewa Dziawgo Nicholas Copernicus University Poland

Fabrizio Petrucci Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Italy

Fahad Almudhaf Kuwait University Kuwait

Farah Imad Mallah Georgetown University SFS Qatar

Fariedah Maarof Canadian University of Dubai U.A.E.

Faten Kharbat Al Ain University of Science & Technology

U.A.E.

Fernanda Mazzotta DISES - University of Salerno Italy

Floros Flouros University of Peloponnese Greece

Francesco Devicienti University of Torino Italy

Francesco Quatraro University of Turin Italy

Franco Tutino Sapienza University of Rome Italy

Gertruda Swiderska Warsaw School of Economics Poland

Giorgio Carlo Brugnoni Italian Association of Financial Analysts and Advisors, Sapienza University of Rome

Italy

Giovanni Antonio Cossiga Sapienza University of Rome Italy

Girish K. Nair Stenden University Qatar

Ha Doan Thanh Banking University of Hochiminh Vietnam

Hang Hoang Thi Thanh Banking University of Hochiminh Vietnam

Hassan Arouri Institut National des Statistiques Tunisia

Hatice Dogan Sudas Cukurova University Turkey

Henning Otte Hansen University of Copenhagen Denmark

Hilal Inan Cukurova University Turkey

Horodincu Ana Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest

Romania

Ibrahim Elsiddig Ahmad Al Ghurair University U.A.E.

Imen Tebourbi Canadian University Dubai U.A.E.

Indrani Hazarika HCT Dubai Women’s College U.A.E.

Issouf Soumare Laval University Canada

Iva Zulic University of Zagreb Croatia

Jade Opulencia Canadian University of Dubai U.A.E.

Jason Levy University of Hawaii - West Oahu U.S.A.

Jehan Ali Abo Sultan Al Ain University of Science & Technology

U.A.E.

Jerry Kolo American University of Sharjah U.A.E.

Jocelyn Grira UAE University U.A.E.

John O'Brien Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Qatar

K.Peren Arin Zayed University U.A.E.

Kabir Hassan University of New Orleans U.S.A.

Karim Hassanien British University in Egypt Egypt

Kazimierz Witkowski University School of Physical Education in Wrocław

Poland

Kenneth D'Silva London South Bank University United Kingdom

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Khalid Sekkat Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Belgium

Khansa Al-Sabah City University London United Kingdom

Khulod Alqutub University of Leicester United Kingdom

Kursad Asdemir United Arab Emirates University U.A.E.

Kushagra Mishra Jamia Millia Islamia India

Lawrence Kryzanowski Concordia University Canada

Li Haiyan Harbin Engineering University China

Linda Gustavsson K-Stiftelsen Sweden

Linzi Kemp American University of Sharjah U.A.E.

Liudmila Leonova Higher School of Economics in Nizhny Novrorod

Russia

Lorenzo Lentini CONSOB Italy

Luca Riccetti Sapienza University of Rome Italy

Maciej Kozlowski University of Lodz Poland

Mahmoud Alkhalialeh Univesity of Jordan & Zarqa University Jordan

Mahmoud Ibrahim Abdelsalam Tourki

Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport

Egypt

Mahmoud Obeid Department of Economic Development U.A.E.

Man Chu Luke Chow Bahrain Polytechnic Bahrain

Manshuk Dosmanbetova Caspian University Kazakhstan

Marco Vivarelli Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milano

Italy

Marian Kachniarz Wroclaw University of Economics Poland

Marian Sisu University Politehnica of Bucharest Romania

Marko Kolakovic University of Zagreb Croatia

Massimo Mariani LUM Jean Monet University & University of Bari

Italy

Mehmet Fatih Aysan Istanbul Sehir University Turkey

Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin Istanbul Medeniyet University Turkey

Michaela Gstrein Institute for Advanced Studies Austria

Michel Eckard Domsch Helmut-Schmidt-University Germany

Micheline Goedhuys

United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)

Netherlands

Mihaela Mikic University of Zagreb Croatia

Mohamed Aboelhamd Omran Gulf University for Science and Technology

Kuwait

Mohammed Ismail El-Adly Abu Dhabi University U.A.E.

Mona Farid Badran Cairo University Egypt

Mona Mostafa El-Sholkamy The American University in Cairo Egypt

Monika Raulinajtys-Grzybek Warsaw School of Economics Poland

Muhammad Fuad Farooqi Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Qatar

Musarat Naveed UCP Business School, University of Central Punjab

Pakistan

Mustafa Islamoglu Istanbul University Turkey

Myrto Leiss University of Applied Sciences Hamm-Lippstadt

Germany

Nahla Samargandi King Abdulaziz Unıversity Saudi Arabia

Naohiko Ijiri Nihon University Japan

Narjess Boubakri American University of Sharjah U.A.E.

Nartsupon Dumchuen Chulalongkorn University Thailand

Nejat Anbarci Deakin University Australia

Nidhi Choudhary Banasthali University India

Nnamdi Madichie London School of Business & Management

United Kingdom

Norita Ahmad American University of Sharjah U.A.E.

Norsiah Mat UUM Malaysia

Odekhiren Amaize American University in Dubai U.A.E.

Onur Dundar Istanbul University Turkey

Oskari Mertanen KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden

Osman Gulseven American University of Middle East Kuwait

Ozgun Ekici Ozyegin University Turkey

Pantelis Sklias University of Peloponnese Greece

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Paolo Gaspare Conforti Di Lorenzo

Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Italy

Paulina Katarzyna Dylkiewicz Koszalin University of Technology Poland

Pawel Piepiora University School of Physical Education in Wrocław

Poland

Peiyong Yu University of Hawaii - West Oahu U.S.A.

Pekka Tuominen University of Tampere Finland

Per Staffan Bostrom University of Malatdalen Sweden

Percival Pineda The New School for Social Research U.S.A.

Petra Rodiga-Lassnig Institute for Advanced Studies Carinthia Austria

Plamena Markova Technical University of Varna Bulgaria

Priya Baguant University of Sharjah U.A.E.

Raffaele Didonato University of Bari Italy

Rafiq Hijazi Al Ain University of Science & Technology

U.A.E.

Rahman Khokhar Saint Mary’s University Canada

Rainer Fischer Offenburg University Germany

Ramona Mihaela Paun Webster University Thailand Thailand

Reem Abi Abdallah University Politehnica of Bucharest Romania

Renata Beata Dylkiewicz Koszalin University of Technology Poland

Renato Giovannini Guglielmo Marconi University Italy

Rihab Khalifa United Arab Emirates University U.A.E.

Robert E. Grosse American University of Sharjah U.A.E.

Ross Prizzia University of Hawaii - West Oahu U.S.A.

S. Veeramani Centre for Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia

India

Saad Azmatb Lahore University of Management Sciences Pakistan

Sameh Halaoua University of Sousse Tunisia

Samer Eid Dahiyat The University of Jordan Jordan

Selahattin Bekmez Gaziantep University Turkey

Shaker Bani Melham University of Sharjah U.A.E.

Shamil Sharapudinov National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia

Shazia Haq Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Qatar

Sheikh Tareq Selim University of Westminster United Kingdom

Sonja Lahtinen University of Tampere Finland

Spyros Roukanas University of Piraeus Greece

Staffan Laestadius KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden

Stefano Rossoni Guglielmo Marconi University Italy

Stephen P. Magee University of Texas U.S.A.

Steven Buigut American University in Dubai U.A.E.

Stiriba Latifa High School of Business Marrakech Morocco

Sudipto Sarkar McMaster University Canada

Suja Sarah Thomas Al Ghurair University U.A.E.

Sule Toktas Kadir Has University Turkey

TaeYoung Park Hanyang University South Korea

Talha Zubair Ahmad Khan University of Management and Technology

Pakistan

Taoufik Zoubeidi UAE University U.A.E.

Thomas Ahrens United Arab Emirates University U.A.E.

Toshko Petrov Technical University of Varna Bulgaria

Trevor William Chamberlain McMaster University Canada

Ubaldo Comite University of Calabria Italy

Ummugulsum Aysan Istanbul University Turkey

Venelin Krastev Terziev University of Rousse Bulgaria

Veysel Avsar Antalya International University Turkey

Vincenzo Capizzi Universita del Piemonte Orientale Italy

Victor Fanga Deakin University Australia

Violeta Isai Dunarea de Jos University of Galati Romania

Vladimir Matveenko National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia

Vytas Navickas Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

Lithuania

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Wasseem Mina United Arab Emirates University U.A.E.

Wojcech Cieslinski University of Physical Education in Wroclaw

Poland

Xuan Vinh Vo University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City and CFVG Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

Yang Hongtao Harbin Engineering University China

Yasmin Sebah Bahrain Polytechnic Bahrain

Yousuf Khan Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technology U.A.E.

Yu Li Harbin Engineering University China

Zaghum Umar Lahore University of Management Sciences

Pakistan

Zaneta Simanaviciene Mykolas Riomeris University Lithuania

Zbigniew Piepiora Wrocław University of Env. and Life Sc. Poland