2016 Amsterdam International Academic Conference Business & Economics Education & Social Sciences April 24-27, 2016 Amsterdam, Netherlands Hosted by Global Academic Institute Conference Program Overview: Conference Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station Oosterdoksstraat 4, 1011 DK Amsterdam, Netherlands (Manchester I-II, Birmingham I-II and Sky Lounge) Sunday 17:30 – 19:00 Pre-conference registration and reception with appetizers & drinks and cash bar Monday – Tuesday 9:00 – 17:00 Concurrent sessions scheduled in one to two hour increments Monday – Tuesday 8:30 – 9:00 Morning coffee & tea with sweet pastries Monday – Tuesday 10:30, 14:30 Coffee breaks – Coffee & tea with appetizers Monday – Tuesday 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break Wednesday 09:00 – 11:00 Complimentary Canal Cruise with a private boat for GAI Amsterdam, Netherlands Social Activities: Reception Date: Sunday, April 24 Hall: Sky Lounge Time Slot: 17:30 – 19:00 Pre-conference registration and reception with appetizers and cash bar Opening Speech Date: Sunday, April 24 Hall: Sky Lounge Time Slot: 18:00 – 18:10 Jeffrey Charles Marck, Conference Chairman, Editor-in-Chief Australian National University, Australia Global Academic Institute, USA (A family photo will be taken after the opening speech) Ferry Cruise Date: Wednesday, April 27 Time Slot: 09:00 – 11:00 Departure Pier: In front of the Conference Hotel-Doubletree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station (1 min. walking from the hotel) A boat bartender will be at the reception to take us to the boat at 8:50. The boat will start boarding at 08:50 and depart at 09:00. Unlimited coffee and tea with freshly baked biscuits and Dutch chocolates in various flavors. ©Global Academic Institute 2 Amsterdam, Netherlands Sessions Conference Track: Business & Economics Date: Monday, April 25 Hall: Manchester I-II Time Slot: 09:00 – 10:30 Session Chair: Florian Fleming New Economic Endogenous Growth Theories and Sustainable Growth Theories – An Empirical Evaluation On Latin American Countries Franz Kellermann Deggendorf Institute of Technology Germany Florian Fleming Deggendorf Institute of Technology Germany A critical Look at “Marketing, Consumption, and Society” by Turkish Anti- consumerists: A Qualitative and Interdisciplinary Model of Anti-consumerism Emre Basci Sirnak University Turkey A New Scaling Islamic Work Ethic Saad G Yaseen Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan Jordan The Financial Performance of Thailand's Energy Sector Sasipa Pojanavatee Silpakorn University Thailand Coffee Break: 10:30 – 11:00 ©Global Academic Institute 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands Conference Track: Business & Economics Date: Monday, April 25 Hall: Manchester I-II Time Slot: 11:00 – 12:00 Session Chair: Sean Cleary The Use of Accrual Accounting Information for Policy Makers and Managers in State Universities: First Reflections On the Italian Reform Giovanna Lucianelli University of Rome Tor Vergata Italy Institutional Investors, Monitoring and Corporate Finance Policies Sean Cleary Queen's University Canada Jun Wang University of Western Ontario Canada Mobile and Social Networking Technologies for Teaching and Learning in South African Universities Wellington Chakuzira University of Venda South Africa Lunch Break: 12:00 – 13:00 ©Global Academic Institute 4 Amsterdam, Netherlands Conference Track: Business & Economics Date: Monday, April 25 Hall: Manchester I-II Time Slot: 13:00 – 14:30 Session Chair: Hanan Elmoursy Pro-competitive Effect of Reduced Switching Costs by Mobile Phone Number Portability and Asymmetric Access Regulation Dejan Trifunović University of Belgrade Serbia Đorđe Mitrović University of Belgrade Serbia The Evolution and Applications of Balanced Scorecard: A Comparative Approach Hanan Elmoursy American University in Cairo Egypt Mohamed A. K. Basuony American University in Cairo Egypt Dynamic Environments, Myopic Managements, and the Life Chances of Organizations Yitzhak Samuel University of Haifa Israel Zvi Winer Western Galilee College Franchising in a Volatile Business Environment. A Case of the Fast Food Industry in Harare, Zimbabwe Knowledge Shumba University of Venda South Africa Coffee Break: 14:30 – 15:00 ©Global Academic Institute 5 Amsterdam, Netherlands Conference Track: Business & Economics Date: Monday, April 25 Hall: Manchester I-II Time Slot: 15:00 – 16:30 Session Chair: Yung-Chien Lou Corruption in CEE - Links Between Illicit Behaviour and Types of Enterprises Svetozar Tanasković University of Belgrade Serbia Factors Affecting Customer Satisfaction of Mobile Banking Users in Turkey: A Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach Ecem Basak Istanbul Technical University Turkey Umut Asan Istanbul Technical University Turkey Horizontal Mergers in Differentiated Oligopolies: The Case of Limited Capacities Bojan Ristić University of Belgrade Serbia Structuring Marketing Failures and Errors: A Model of the Cases of Japanese Firms Tatsuya Kimura Waseda University Japan ©Global Academic Institute 6 Amsterdam, Netherlands Conference Track: Education & Social Sciences Date: Monday, April 25 Hall: Birmingham I-II Time Slot: 09:00 – 10:30 Session Chair: Karunan Rattanasaenwong Investigation of Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Approaches in terms of Psychological Resilience and Personality Traits Coskun Arslan Necmettin Erbakan University Turkey Kazım Carman Investigative Public Attitude Toward Environmental Management in her Majesty Queen Sirikit Honor Project: Case Five Provinces Bordering Forest Preservation Foundation Karunan Rattanasaenwong Sripatum University Thailand Sahaschai Mahaweera Sripatum University Thailand The Effects of the Parenting Styles On the Preschool Children's Social Behaviors Neslihan Durmuşoğlu Saltalı Mevlana University Turkey Hatice Merve İmir Yıldırım Beyazıt University Turkey Analysis of University Students’ Emotional Intelligence’s Relation with Social Support Level Zeliha Tras Necmettin Erbakan University Turkey Coffee Break 10:30 – 11:00 ©Global Academic Institute 7 Amsterdam, Netherlands Conference Track: Education & Social Sciences Date: Monday, April 25 Hall: Birmingham I-II Time Slot: 11:00 – 12:00 Session Chair: Clare Choak Performance of E-waste Management System in Romania and Comparison with other European Countries Carmen Nadia Ciocoiu Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania Cristian Silviu Banacu Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania “I was the Girl if Someone Needed Punching up Call Her”: Female Agency and Gang Membership Clare Choak University of Greenwich UK A Study of the Effect of Values Education Program Delivered to 5-Year-Old Kids on their Social Emotional Adaptation Levels Emel Arslan Necmettin Erbakan University Turkey Esra Ipek Lunch Break: 12:00 – 13:00 ©Global Academic Institute 8 Amsterdam, Netherlands Conference Track: Education & Social Sciences Date: Monday, April 25 Hall: Birmingham I-II Time Slot: 13:00 – 14:30 Session Chair: Sahaschai Mahaweera What is "Happening" There? Mustafa Gultekin Anadolu University Turkey Historical and Cultural Route for Enhanced Thai Tourism Management: Case Haribhunjaya Kingdom Sahaschai Mahaweera Sripatum University Thailand Karunan Rattanasaenwong Sripatum University Thailand Perceived Service Quality of Halal Restaurants: A Study on Urban Muslim Consumers Noor Raihan Ab Hamid Unitar International University Malaysia Muhamad Naim Kamari Unitar International University Malaysia Munira Saaidin Unitar International University Malaysia Turkish Instructors’ Perceptions of Drop out Issues in MOOCs Harun Bozna Anadolu University Turkey Coffee Break: 14:30 – 15:00 ©Global Academic Institute 9 Amsterdam, Netherlands Conference Track: Education & Social Sciences Date: Monday, April 25 Hall: Birmingham I-II Time Slot: 15:00 – 17:00 Session Chair: L Rowell Huesmann Correspondence between Received Education and Labour Market Needs – Perception and Attitudes of Adults Anastasia Kitiashvili Tbilisi State University Georgia Sopiko Kitiashvili Breadfruit: A Low Tech High Yield Carbohydrate that is Saving Tropical Ecoforests Jeffrey Charles Marck Global Academic Institute USA A Qualitative Study on Perceived Service Quality in Halal Restaurants Noor Raihan Ab Hamid Unitar International University Malaysia Muhamad Naim Kamari Unitar International University Malaysia Munira Saaidin Unitar International University Malaysia The Resumptive Marker "So" - Instances of Use and Pedagogical Impacts Rickey Lu The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Chloe Jiaxin Tse Investigation of Website Usability of Faculty of Open University via Eye Tracking Method Duygu Mutlu-Bayraktar Istanbul University Turkey International Gifted Children Education Caglar Cetinkaya UYCEP International Gifted Children Educational Programs Association Turkey ©Global Academic Institute 10 Amsterdam, Netherlands Conference Track: Education & Social Sciences Date: Tuesday, April 26 Hall: Manchester I-II Time Slot: 09:00 – 10:30 Session Chair: Parinyaporn Sinnoo A Study On Perceptions of Non-Muslim Consumers Towards Halal Food and Perceived Service Quality in Halal Restraurants Munira Saaidin Unitar International University Malaysia Muhamad Naim Kamari Unitar International University Malaysia Noor Raihan Ab Hamid Unitar International University Malaysia Superstitions Regarding Animals: Mutation and Reincarnation in a Thai Context Parinyaporn Sinnoo Thammasat University Thailand EFL Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Learners' Listening Comprehension Problems Ozgur Yildirim Anadolu University Turkey Effective Teacher Characteristics in Higher Education: Pre-Service Teachers'