Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: LAMYAA ABOUZAID Author-Name-First: LAMYAA Author-Name-Last: ABOUZAID Author-Email: LABUZAID@KFMC.MED.SA Author-Workplace-Name: KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY Title: AGE AND MILK CONSUMPTION ARE ASSOCIATED Abstract: Background: There is little evidence published on prevalence of vitamin d deficiency among Saudi women, in spite of the widespread food fortification and the excellent opportunity of available sun light all over the year. The present cross-sectionalstudy aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency among premenopausal women visiting commercial centers in Riyadh City. Materials and Methods: A quasi-random technique was employed in the recruitment of subjects from various commercial Malls in Riyadh last May-November, 2012. A total of 256 subjects filled a general questionnaire, height and weight were measured and blood extracted ascertaining total 25-hydroxyvitamin D, calcium, phosphorous and alkaline phophatase from a vitamin D External Quality Assessment (DEQAS)-certified laboratory. Results: Vitamin D deficiency (< 50 nmol/L) was noted in 200 (77.6%) of subjects. Age and milk consumption were the significant predictors of vitamin D status, with 33.9% of varianceperceived (p < 0.001). Increased BMI, being married and the presence of muscle pain were all significantly associated with vitamin D deficiency. Conclusion: Nearly 4 out of 5 premenopausal Saudi women shoppers harbor vitamin D deficiency and this isinfluenced not by sun exposure, but by age and milk consumption. It is clear that general female public faces an imminent threat of vitamin D deficiency-related diseases unless aggressive public awareness is conducted. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 1-1 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=001&rid=7885 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607885 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency, milk consumption, ages Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607885 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mirza Ashfaq Ahmed Author-Name-First: Mirza Ashfaq Author-Name-Last: Ahmed Author-Email: ashfaq.ahmed@uog.edu.pk Author-Workplace-Name: University of Gujrat Title: POLITICAL MARKETING: ROLE OF SOCIALIZATION PROCESS IN THE EVELOPMENT OF VOTING INTENTIONS Abstract: In political realm, the political-specific brand equity is gaining growing attention. This effort is to develop a political-specific measurement model to get insight regarding the voter?s behavior, voter choices, voting intentions and to generate more valid and reliable results. The literature from the relevant domains including Marketing, Politics, and Behavioral sciences has been reviewed to develop a good understanding and insight into relevant published material and the trends that have emerged there from to review the types of measures. Based on the reviewed measures and their literally proven chronological cause-effect relationships, a conceptual model of voter based brand equity has been proposed. Following questions are hypothesized: (1) what is the contribution of political socialization process in the development of social identity and emotional response? (2) Do the social identity and emotional response positively influence the party trust and party commitment? (3) Do the party trust and party commitment positively influence the voting intentions of the voters? (4) Does the party loyalty have moderating role among the structural relationships of the model constructs? The results indicate that to improve the voting intentions political parties have to engage themselves in the political socialization process. Length: 23 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 2-24 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=002&rid=7305 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607305 Classification-JEL: M00, M00 Keywords: Political Marketing, Socialization Process, Voting Intentions, Party Politics Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607305 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Naime Esra Akin Author-Name-First: Naime Esra Author-Name-Last: Akin Author-Email: esrafidanoglu@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Istanbul Kultur University Title: Expiring neighborhood: Architecture as a tool for marketing ?home? in Istanbul/Turkey Abstract: Istanbul is one of the metropolitan areas connected to the globe in many ways. Since 1980, Turkey is open to the effects of the consumer culture. TV series, imported goods, brand names, commercials, working practices, etc. changed not only our everyday life, but our values as well. ?Competing?, ?show off? and ?money? are the basic motivation for the society instead of ?solidarity?, ?sensitivity? and ?respect?. Architecture is in use of the economy policy as one of the tools supporting the social change towards a capital oriented mass. The criterion to buy a house is its exchange value instead of its use value as a ?home?. A house is not considered as a ?home ?to enjoy our individual/family life any more. Masses are being manipulated to think the house as an asset for investment on sale. The program and the spatial organization of the houses depend on the rules of marketing, instead of beauty, strength, or use as it used to be in the history of architecture.Considering the percentage of housing in the context of the built environment, and the effect of the space on the human mind/body, it is easy to imagine this consumerist approach of housing will cause a big change on the urban dynamics. The neighborhoods in Istanbul are already under attack of the contractor companies. High-rise residences with some commercial facilities have been constructed and sold for high prices. In a short period, this pattern of production has become a conventional practice of the production of housing. This paper presents a fragment from the current everyday life in Istanbul drifting attention to the contradiction in-between the demands of the housing market and the embedded value of the societal relations at the neighborhoods. The target is showing the upcoming danger of losing the human values, values of architecture and the city as a living organism, and questioning the possibilities for a better future. Length: 14 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 25-38 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=003&rid=7636 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607636 Classification-JEL: R31, A12, Z00 Keywords: Istanbul, neighborhood, housing, gated community, everyday life, consumer thought, society, architecture Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607636 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Najwa Al-Mously Author-Name-First: Najwa Author-Name-Last: Al-Mously Author-Email: nalmously@kfmc.med.sa Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Medicine / King Fahad Medical City Title: Comparison between Saudi female and male undergraduate medical student performance in the clinical phase: An experience from a new medical school Abstract: Background: Academic success is considered to be a significant predictor of postgraduate achievement. There have been several studies on predictors of success in medical school regarding the influence of gender. In a previous study, our research group demonstrated that there is a significant difference between the academic performance of the male and female student in most of the courses in preclinical phase. The relationship between student gender and examination of medical knowledge and clinical competence has been assessed by other studies, and they found that female students outperformed male on both clinical evaluations and written examination. However others reported no difference. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate whether gender would make a difference on the performance of Saudi medical students in different courses of the clinical phase, and the final certifying grade point average (GPA). Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the King Fahad Medical City Institutional Review Board for approval (IRB Number: 10-106). The final grades of clinical rotations during the clinical phase of the medical curriculum were collected for both male and female students (both gender first batch graduates), in addition to, the pre-clinical GPA and final certifying GPA. Data were statistically analyzed and the degree of statistical significance is denoted by the p-value of 0.05. Results: The total number of students who has completed the sixth year in medical school were 86/100%, 34/39.5% of them were females, and 52/60.5% of them were males. Female medical students significantly outscored their male counterpart in most of the clinical subjects except for Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) course, male students were better (p< 0.05). Although there was a difference in the grades of Medicine ?II course between the two groups, but it did not reach a statistical significance (p> 0.05). Female students scored significantly higher preclinical GPA, as well as, higher final certifying GPA (p< 0.05). Also, the pre-clinical GPA is demonstrated to be a significant predictor to the final certifying GPA and (p< 0.05). Conclusion: The potential role gender plays when studying students? academic performance is becoming increasingly important. This study demonstrates that Saudi female medical students demonstrated superior clinical academic performance to male students. Results of this study on gender differences in academic achievement of medical students during the clinical phase may offer information and guidance for educators as well as for future healthcare employers. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 39-39 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=004&rid=7915 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607915 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Medical students, clinical pgase, gender Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607915 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Saleh Albarashdi Author-Name-First: Saleh Author-Name-Last: Albarashdi Author-Email: sinaw814@squ.edu.om Author-Workplace-Name: Sultan Qaboos University Title: The Efficiency of Bankruptcy Proceedings in Oman Abstract: Unlike the case in the US, England and France, at present, Oman does not have a separate bankruptcy law and in dealing with the bankruptcy of traders both the Omani Commercial Code of 1990 and Omani Commercial Companies Law of 1974 incorporate some articles. Currently, the formal available bankruptcy regimes for traders under financial distress are bankruptcy proceedings, preventive composition with creditors and liquidation procedures. Unless a debtor is able to propose a composition or scheme acceptable to its creditors, the debtor will be declared bankrupt and, as a result, the debtor company will be liquidated. This paper will focus merely on bankruptcy proceedings, so it is beyond its scope to deal with preventive composition with creditors? procedures and liquidation procedures. It will approach a number of issues/ questions, which include, but not limited to,: who can request the initiation of such procedures; declaration of bankruptcy and its effects on debtors, on creditors and on pre-existing contracts; the liability of directors of bankrupt companies and setting-off arrangement on bankruptcy. It is worth noting that a reference will be made to both the UK and the US insolvency/ bankruptcy laws in order to learn from the experience of both jurisdictions. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 40-40 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=005&rid=7808 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607808 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Bankruptcy, directors liability, setting off arrangement. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607808 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: SEMRA ATILGAN Author-Name-First: SEMRA Author-Name-Last: ATILGAN Author-Email: semraatilgan@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: MARMARA UNIVERSITY-FACULTY OF COMMUNATION Title: A RESEARCH ON SOCIAL MEDIA USERS Abstract: My study is based on social media users among young people especially university students. Social media users among university students are growing up recent years. Social media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Most of the students spend most of their times in social media. Some of them are - especially prominent- are facebook, twitter, Linkedln. So I decided to do a research this subject. I made a survey between university studensts and chose Marmara University - Faculty of Communication students. In this study enclose 270 women % 64.2 and 150 % 35.7 men students. Surveys included in the study was carried out in sufficient number to achieve the data and make an overall assessment of various different multiple media students would be more appropriate due to be considered for research purposes. This study is limited by the number of measuring instruments used in the surveyed sample. Twelve questions asked to 420 students. Located on the continuous variables descriptive statistics in the study mean, standard deviation, median, minimum and maximum values of categorical variables are shown with frequencies and percentages. Compliance with the normal distribution of continuous variables was analyzed by Shapiro Wilk test. A comparison of the two groups Mann-Whitney U test variable normal distribution, Kruskal-Wallis test used in the comparison group of three or more; For binary variables, the sub-group comparisons, a Bonferroni correction for meaningful Mann-Whitney U test was used. All statistical analyzes value for comparison in the study below 0.05 was considered statistically significant. I will be glad to offer you this research results. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 41-41 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=006&rid=7193 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607193 Classification-JEL: Keywords: social media, students, survey Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sudhir Kumar Atreya Author-Name-First: Sudhir Kumar Author-Name-Last: Atreya Author-Email: atreya1@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Author-Name: Sonal Atreya Author-Name-First: Sonal Author-Name-Last: Atreya Author-Email: sonal.atreya@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Author-Name: Sushil S Author-Name-First: Sushil Author-Name-Last: S Author-Email: sushil@dms.iitd.ac.in Author-Workplace-Name: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Author-Name: Rhicha Shukla Author-Name-First: Rhicha Author-Name-Last: Shukla Author-Email: rhichamdes16@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Title: DESIGN FLEXIBILITY IN PRODUCT FORMS Abstract: Flexibility in product Design has been defined as the ?Ability to change or adapt with economy of time, effort, cost or performance.? Hence Flexibility ensures the greater economy, adaptability and evolution of the product.The form and aesthetics of a product is its unquestionable determinant of success in the market. In today?s market, companies have to keep up with fast changing technologies, fashion trends, economy and user needs. This paper presents a review on the role of flexible design in finalising the form of a product, for achieving economy by design. The research work includes studying the form of few successful smartphones and cars and; from their understanding, deriving how forms played the role in success of the product in the market while the product and its iterations themselves follow flexible design. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 42-50 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=007&rid=7556 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607556 Classification-JEL: D47, O39, F17 Keywords: Design Management, Flexible Design, Economy By Design, Aesthetics, Product form, iPhone, Lamborghini. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607556 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sonal Atreya Author-Name-First: Sonal Author-Name-Last: Atreya Author-Email: sonal.atreya@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Title: Educating Children on the Negative Effects of Carrying a Schoolbag Incorrectly Abstract: Children worldwide carry their books, notebooks, stationery and lunch box in a schoolbag. Since there are no prescribed limits to the weight of the bag, children carry up to 9 Kg load in their schoolbag as per our studies. Heavy weight in the bag as well as poor lifestyle and minimal physical exercise leads to obesity and backaches in children, among other discomforts. These patterns often are carried forward into the adult life thereby decreasing the quality of life. Doctors and parents all over the world are concerned regarding the negative impact the schoolbag imposes on children. Therefore, it becomes very important to educate children as well as parents on how to choose a bag wisely as well as to wear it in the correct manner to avoid any injuries. This paper studies the negative effects of the schoolbag on children and also proposes a methodology for investigating the relationship between design, load and effect on the body and the evaluation of a new schoolbag design concept. The human spine is made up of thirty three vertebrae. When one places a heavy bag incorrectly on the shoulders, the force pulls the wearer backward. One tends to bend forward at the hips to maintain the centre of gravity and this process can compress the spine unnaturally. This leaning forward behaviour over time can lead to rounding of the shoulders and may induce curvature in the spine. Some students prefer to carry the schoolbag unilaterally, as a result of which the body leans to one side to offset the extra weight, which can lead to back pain and posture related problems. This paper looks at the different types of backpacks and the different modes of carrying the backpack and the force induced by them on the body, and proposes a methodology to design an ergonomic backpack and also educating on children on how to use the bag effectively to their advantage in order to avoid any potential injuries. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 51-51 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=008&rid=7595 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607595 Classification-JEL: Keywords: School bag, Children, Injury, Design, Ergonomics Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607595 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Esra Ball? Author-Name-First: Esra Author-Name-Last: Ball? Author-Email: esraballi@cu.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Çukurova University Author-Name: Salih Çam Author-Name-First: Salih Author-Name-Last: Çam Author-Email: scam@cu.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Çukurova University Author-Name: Müge Manga Author-Name-First: Müge Author-Name-Last: Manga Author-Email: mmanga@cu.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Çukurova University Author-Name: Çiler Sigeze Author-Name-First: Çiler Author-Name-Last: Sigeze Author-Email: csigeze@cu.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Çukurova University Title: The Relationship between Energy Use, GDP, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Population, Financial Development, and Industrialization: The Case of Turkey Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between energy use, GDP, carbon dioxide emissions, population, financial development, and industrialization utilizing ARDL and artificial neural network for Turkey. The data covers the period from 1968 to 2013. The study performed a two stage analysis. At the first stage, we examined the long run relationship and causality between variables. The variables are found to be cointegrated. The Granger causality test results shows that there is a unidirectional causality running from energy use to both carbon dioxide emissions and industrialization. According to the artificial neural network results, the most important effect on energy use comes from GDP. The predicted energy use from 1968 to 2013 has maximum absolute error of % 11. 31 and minimum absolute error of %0.07. Neural network evidence shows that the R-square coefficient is 98% for the sample period. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 52-52 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=009&rid=7826 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607826 Classification-JEL: C10, Q43, C22 Keywords: Energy use, ARDL, Neural network, Turkey Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607826 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Anushriya Bhargava Author-Name-First: Anushriya Author-Name-Last: Bhargava Author-Email: anushriyabhargava47.ab@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Pandit deendayal petroleum university , gandhinagar Title: E-banking: Opportunities and Challenges in India Abstract: The digital age is transforming India and its people at an unprecedented rate and level. Technology is providing ample opportunities to empower more and more individuals each day and hence, to grow endlessly. Not one sector has been left untouched by this technological revolution. The banking industry, which is considered as the backbone of any economy, has for long been governed by traditional ways and means in India. But of late, evidence suggests that e-banking has progressed in various countries, and India is no exception to this. According to one of the reports in 2014, non-cash transactions in India have surpassed 300 billion in number. With the launch of Digital India Program especially, by the P.M of India in July 2015, a propensity to move towards digitalisation at a faster pace, and in an efficient and inclusive manner has been observed among all. Provision of e-services to all in the country through improved online infrastructure and internet penetration and connectivity lies at the heart of this Campaign.Moreover, recently it appears that demonetisation has provided the greatest impetus to cashless transactions across all sectors in the country, including in the banking industry. Reportedly, e-banking has almost become a buzzword after this move and awareness about e-banking services and its usage have significantly increased in both rural and urban areas. In the given scenario, this paper aims to briefly trace the evolution of e-banking in India, its current status, and future opportunities and challenges, in the wake of Digital India and demonetisation, particularly. Length: 20 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 53-72 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=010&rid=7593 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607593 Classification-JEL: Keywords: E-Banking, India, Opportunities, Challenges, Digitalisation Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607593 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Randa Bou-Mehdi Author-Name-First: Randa Author-Name-Last: Bou-Mehdi Author-Email: rboumehdi@aus.edu Author-Workplace-Name: American University of Sharjah Title: Effective Feedback: Students' Preferred Methods Defined Abstract: This presentation discusses what the term "effective feedback" means in literature, and how this definition compares with how multicultural students studying at an American institution in the Middle East perceive it. By referring to students? experiences in the classroom, this presentation highlights success stories from the writing classroom in the 21st century, where technology provides students and teachers with more opportunities for both synchronous and asynchronous feedback that mimics the interaction that takes place in brick and mortar classrooms. From face-to-face student-teacher conferences to online feedback mediated by learning management systems, 60 multicultural students at an American institution in the Middle East experience it all and reflect on their preferred methods. While students appreciate their professors' use of rubrics to give them timely, objective feedback, the majority benefit from the oral feedback provided to them in class, during office hours, or during pre-scheduled teacher-student conferences. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 73-73 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=011&rid=7350 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607350 Classification-JEL: Keywords: writing, synchronous and asynchronous feedback, student-teacher conferences, e-rubrics, online feedback, writing workshops, reflective learning, composition Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607350 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Debra Bourdeau Author-Name-First: Debra Author-Name-Last: Bourdeau Author-Email: taylo13f@erau.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University--Worldwide Title: Plato in Singapore: A Case for Globalizing Ethics Courses Abstract: This paper discusses my experience as an American instructor teaching a Values and Ethics course in Singapore. This course is required of all students in our university, which is a distributed-campus model with over 120 teaching sites, including our Asia campus. Having developed this course for online delivery for all of our instructors, I was aware of the Western focus of its textbook and its worldview. Similarly, the course itself is built upon Western teaching practices. Both realities produced a fascinating experience when I taught the course to approximately 60 undergraduate Singaporean students in a condensed nine-week format in 2015. The almost-fully Western view, based heavily on Judeo-Christian values and the philosophy of Aristotle, Plato, Descartes and Kant, proved to be a myopic way to approach the course. Blending Eastern concepts such as collectivism with Western ideals such as individualism, and the Western focus on reason with Buddhist understandings of cause/effect relationships, added depth to the student experience in the course and provided me with new levels of insight as an instructor. Additionally, the course demands significant student participation and collaboration, with the instructor often becoming more of a facilitator in the course. Singaporean students commented that this was a new way of learning for them, removing the layers of authority between student and teacher and increasing their confidence in their ability to speak articulately on course concepts. Finally, the class demands the application of various ethical frameworks to current issues, compelling students to consider contemporary world problems through the lens of formal philosophical thought. Their topics of choice provided an intriguing contrast to American students? selections for that same set of assignments. Ultimately, increasing globalization demands an internationalized curriculum that is not overly dependent on the traditions of any one specific culture. My experience in this course provides a case study of ?accidental? internationalization that could, ideally, lead to some permanent changes in how such courses can be taught to students worldwide. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 74-74 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=012&rid=7642 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607642 Classification-JEL: Keywords: teaching, humanities, values and ethics Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607642 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Anirban Chakraborty Author-Name-First: Anirban Author-Name-Last: Chakraborty Author-Email: anirban@iiml.ac.in Author-Workplace-Name: Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Author-Name: Amit Tiwari Author-Name-First: Amit Author-Name-Last: Tiwari Author-Email: fpm14010@iiml.ac.in Author-Workplace-Name: Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Title: Effect of Convergent Product Perception on Experiential Brand Loyalty: An Interactive Device Viewpoint Abstract: The profusion of convergent products is a reigning paradigm & key characteristic of contemporary products. The boundaries between products are disappearing rapidly due to convergence. In this study, we propose a conceptual model and theorise about the impact of convergent product dimensions on brand loyalty mediated through user experience. In the effort to understand convergent product perception more carefully, this study proposes six attributes of convergent product: Usefulness, Ease of use, Aesthetics, Innovativeness of technology, Self-expression, Entertainment. It is the user experience, arising as a consequence of convergent product usage that can lead to brand loyalty. The proposed model thus sees user experience as an mediating factor when it comes to the relationship between convergent product perception and brand loyalty. It is pertinent that each element of the convergent product should enhance the experience of the consumer while using the product on a day to day basis. This study integrates three branches of literature viz. convergent product literature, brand loyalty, and user experience literature; This makes the work a novel attempt to integrate concepts of convergent product dimensions, user experience, and brand loyalty. Regarding contribution, this study should provide an indication to the designers and marketers, what Convergent product dimensions are considered most important by the user as well as their contribution to the market success of a convergent product. The model can also be used as a tool to ensured success of a particular convergent product which provides different levels of the dimension of convergent product. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 75-75 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=013&rid=7839 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607839 Classification-JEL: M31 Keywords: Convergent product, Brand loyalty, User Experience, Entertainment Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607839 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Andy Cheng Author-Name-First: Andy Author-Name-Last: Cheng Author-Email: andycheng@hsmc.edu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Hang Seng Management College Title: Financial Technology Transformation - Evidence from China?s Value Web Abstract: With the vigorous development in internet finance, the provisions of electronic platform service for online and mobile payments have become very popular in China. The internet finance has spurred the transformation and promoted innovation of the China?s banking sector, in particular under the policies support and encouragement from the Chinese Authority. At the same time, such development also brings new challenges to the Regulators. This paper examines the current status, regulatory challenges and development of the value web in China.Currently, internet finance in China mainly covers peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, third party online/mobile payment and online/mobile wealth management products. The value web has increased the financial inclusion and lowered the cost of entry for the public, which in return enhance user experience. With the advancement in technology, computing is getting faster and cheaper. Virtualization is driving up efficiency and utilization. Storage devices are growing in terms of capacity while declining in price. Delivery mechanism such as cloud computing also helps to lower costs and drive efficiencies. The internet finance business model is moving to Big Data application, banks expedite to draw close to both internet services and social communication network providers during the transformation process.Information technology has brought a new competitive agent and financial intermediate. Traditionally, banks are the confluence of financial information and fund flows. However, with opening on the operations of internet companies, information gathering and integration become more efficient, extensive and faster than those from banks. While chasing economic of scales, banks in the past have concentrated their resources to those big companies (the head) which can maximize banks? profit contribution. The ?tail?, those small and medium size enterprises with lower transaction amount but high frequency, is being ignored. This provides an excellent opportunity for internet finance to fill the gap. Thus, banks are facing the challenge on financial dis-intermediation during this wave of transformation.On the other hand, crafting enlightened regulation for the internet space, in particular, in relating to financial application is never to be an easy task. It is understood that the current regulatory framework may not be able to keep abreast with the exponential growth in the value web. In view of the challenges, a comprehensive review of the Cyber Security Law in China was conducted in June 2016. Regulators recognize the importance of technological transformation of the value web and carefully adapt the approaches to regulate this new ecosystem in China. Length: 2 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 76-77 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=014&rid=7501 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607501 Classification-JEL: M15, O31 Keywords: Technological Change, Innovation, Mobile Business Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607501 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Suwina Cheng Author-Name-First: Suwina Author-Name-Last: Cheng Author-Email: suwina@LN.edu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Lingnan University Title: Changes in Executive Remuneration after Technology Bubble Abstract: The study examines top executive Remuneration in UK high-technology firms in an attempt to identify and understand any changes in the structure of the pay mechanism evident after the global technology market crisis at the end of the twentieth century. The results show that the relation between executive pay and market performance has weakened and that the fixed components in the pay package in those companies have increased post-crisis. These changes have likely served to compensate executives for the increased risk associated with equity-based compensation rather than to redress any perceived problems with executive incentives pre-crisis. Moreover, we also confirm a significant and negative association between executive pay and block shareholdings after the market adjustment. These findings suggest that shareholders strengthened their role of monitoring executive pay in the wake of this exogenous economic shock. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 78-78 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=015&rid=7140 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607140 Classification-JEL: G30, M12 Keywords: Corporate governance, CEO compensation, Financial crisis, High-technology firms Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607140 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mei-chun Cheung Author-Name-First: Mei-chun Author-Name-Last: Cheung Author-Email: meichun@swk.cuhk.edu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Author-Name: Joanne Yip Author-Name-First: Joanne Author-Name-Last: Yip Author-Email: joanne.yip@polyu.edu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Author-Name: Lai-hing Fok Author-Name-First: Lai-hing Author-Name-Last: Fok Author-Email: queenie.lh.fok@polyu.edu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Author-Name: Garcia Kwok Author-Name-First: Garcia Author-Name-Last: Kwok Author-Email: garcia.kwok@connect.polyu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Title: Health-related quality of life in adolescents with mild scoliosis Abstract: Introduction: According to the large population-based retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong, the prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) by the age of 19 years in Hong Kong is 1.39% for Cobb angle 20° (Luk et al., 2010). AIS are characterized by uneven shoulders, spine curvature and uneven hips. At present, adolescents with mild scoliosis, that is, Cobb angle less than 20° do not receive any intervention in Hong Kong. Some of them are generally followed up by spine surgeon through clinical monitoring and re-examined the degree of curvature every 8-12 months, though they may have high growth potential and risk of curve progression during the age of 10-16 at puberty. Their health-related quality of life is generally overlooked, as compared to AIS.Objective: To characterize the influence of mild scoliosis on health-related quality of life in the community-dwelling female adolescents in Hong KongMethods: A school pre-screening program in Hong Kong was conducted to examine the prevalence of mild scoliosis during 2012-2015. A total of 545 female adolescents were recruited from several local primary/secondary schools in Hong Kong. The adolescents were divided into two groups matched in terms of age and education: individuals with mild scoliosis (n = 128) who demonstrated positive results in the Adam?s forward bending test and an angle of trunk rotation (ATR) of 3° measured by a scoliometer and normal controls without any demonstrated signs of scoliosis (n = 417). Their health-related quality of life was evaluated by the validated Scoliosis Research Society ? 22 (SRS-22) Questionnaire, which consists of 22 items that assess five domains, including Function, Pain, General Self Image and Mental health.Results: Compared with the age-matched adolescents, female with mild scoliosis showed significantly lower self-image (p < 0.002) and marginally poor function (p < 0.023). In particular, they were unhappier with their current lives (p < 0.000) and suffered from more severe level of pain (p < 0.004). Conclusion: Based on the community-dwelling sample in Hong Kong, the results show that health-related quality of life can be impaired in adolescents with mild scoliosis. Therefore, the psychosocial care should be taken into account as a means of improving the management of mild scoliosis. Length: 2 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 79-80 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=016&rid=7707 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607707 Classification-JEL: I10, J13 Keywords: adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, quality of life Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607707 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: David Chui Author-Name-First: David Author-Name-Last: Chui Author-Email: davidchui@hsmc.edu.hk Author-Workplace-Name: Hang Seng Management College Title: Using Monetisation Strategy for Share Collateral Management Abstract: Monetisation is for investors holding a substantial equity position in a listed public company who may either be unable or unwilling to sell the equity position for tax, regulatory or other restrictive reasons such as lock up agreement. As a result of the phenomenal growth in the use and sophistication of derivatives in recent decades, however, such investors now have a highly attractive alternative to a conventional sale: a ?synthetic sale? or an ?equity monetization.? This is akin to a collateralised equity financing.This paper presents a way to model share financing through the modelling of collateral management to reduce the inherent risk exposed to the lender and, by doing so, increase the lending quality at the same time. Through the use of derivatives modelling, the collateralised loan can be structured to embed an equity put option on the underlying share. This equity put serves to compensate the short fall of the loan value and, therefore, a key variable is the required number of shares to be disposed at a particular time in order to recover the loan value. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 81-81 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=017&rid=7753 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607753 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Share Value, Collateral, Monetisation, Derivatives, Credit Spread, Trigger Level Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607753 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Joshua Ebere Chukwuere Author-Name-First: Joshua Ebere Author-Name-Last: Chukwuere Author-Email: joshchukwuere@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: North West University Author-Name: Chijioke Francis Onyebukwa Author-Name-First: Chijioke Francis Author-Name-Last: Onyebukwa Author-Email: chiokee10@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: North West University Title: New media and politics: An assessment of 2016 South African local government elections Abstract: In recent times, the role of media in politics has increased significantly. With the inception of the new form of media communication, the interaction between the importance of media and politicization remain complementary. During the 2016 South African Local Government Elections, the new media featured as one of the prominent medium of political interaction between various political stakeholders across the country. This paper argues that the role of new media facilitated political interaction across the political terrain of the country during the election. It also argues that political actors increased their use of new media not only to advance their political ideas but also to receive feedbacks from the electorates. Therefore, this paper identifies that the new media created an interactive forum linking the political parties, Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the electorates. In other words, this medium increased existing interaction within the South African political environment particularly during the just concluded 2016 Local Government Elections. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 82-89 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=018&rid=7534 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607534 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Local Government Elections, new media, politics, South Africa Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607534 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Abeid Francis Gaspar Author-Name-First: Abeid Francis Author-Name-Last: Gaspar Author-Email: abeidg@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Finance Management Title: Budgeting and governance in Tanzanian Local Government Authorities Abstract: This paper explores how budgeting contributes towards governance in the context of local government authorities (LGAs) in Tanzania. The study sought to examine the relationship from the perspectives of the local government stakeholders, namely councilors, local and central government executives and members of the parliamentary committee responsible for LGAs. Hence an interpretive methodology was adopted and grounded theory procedures (Strauss and Corbin, 1998) were employed in gathering and analyzing data. Data was collected in two LGAs through document review, interviews, and passive participant observation over a period of four months.The study revealed interplay between the stakeholders' perceptions of roles in local governance and budgetary practices. Budgeting was considered by all the stakeholders as a mechanism that facilitated discharge of the perceived roles in governance. Also budgetary practices influenced perceptions of their roles in governance. Such interplay is mainly shaped by the stakeholders? perspectives on governance and the nature of power relationship among these groups. Also of importance were the stakeholders? perceptions of governance, organizational arrangement, knowledge possessed by the groups of participants, policies and regulations, dependence on central government funding, availability of local revenue, interests of the stakeholders in the budgeting process, and availability of reliable and understandable budget information. Emergent findings also show that the interplay generates preferences for different budgetary practices amongst the local government stakeholders as well as development in such practices. The study makes theoretical, practical and policy contributions. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 90-90 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=019&rid=7647 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607647 Classification-JEL: M48, M48 Keywords: Budgeting, Governance, Local Government, Tanzania, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607647 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Deyuan He Author-Name-First: Deyuan Author-Name-Last: He Author-Email: hedeyuan@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Universiti Brunei Darussalam Author-Name: Qunying Zhang Author-Name-First: Qunying Author-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Email: zhangqy01@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Universiti Brunei Darussalam Title: University teachers? and students? understanding of learning a foreign language: Coping with speaking anxiety Abstract: China is well known for its very large number of English learners, but most of them have suffered from foreign language speaking anxiety (FLSA) when expressing themselves orally in the language. FLSA has been scarcely addressed in the educational settings of China, especially in terms of the practical strategies for reducing students? FLSA. In light of this gap, an investigation into the coping strategies for FLSA was conducted by drawing comprehensive data from 302 university students and 30 teachers of English at two universities in different parts of China. Questionnaire surveys and focused interviews were adopted to collect data and explore perceptions concerning FLSA. With these two cross-validated research methods, 32 strategies for reducing students? FLSA were identified. These strategies were verified to be effective after being applied for a period of four months by the participants. The results of the study showed that persistent application of such strategies is of great significance in alleviating students? FLSA and hence making their learning more enjoyable. The results and findings were also discussed in relation to those from previous research in the field. Furthermore, the strategies verified in this study would provide important pedagogic implications for foreign language education involving English. Length: 22 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 91-112 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=020&rid=7075 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607075 Classification-JEL: Keywords: speaking anxiety; coping strategies; university students; effectiveness; China Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607075 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Karuna Hemnani Author-Name-First: Karuna Author-Name-Last: Hemnani Author-Email: karuna8495@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Title: Factors responsible for the popularity of Sherlock Holmes Abstract: This paper aims at providing an insight into the character of Sherlock Holmes and the science behind the detection techniques he uses to solve cases. This paper also aims at giving an insight into the various factors responsible for the success of Sherlock Holmes series. These factors include the socio-economic factors as well as the literary factors. This paper also tells you all about the author Arthur Conan Doyle while writing the Sherlock Holmes series. Along with the factors for the success of Sherlock as a character we see how he was different from the previous detective fiction characters whose success depended not merely on logic but also the fault of the plot. Throughout the paper one can make out the reasons how the character of Sherlock served as an inspiration for the future detective fiction characters. This paper does not aim at influencing other people?s views about other detective fiction characters but just highlight the benchmarks that Sherlock Holmes has set. We see that Conan Doyle through Sherlock married the two components science and morality very successfully. The paper also gives one hindsight into the effects of the popularity of Sherlock on the modern day tourists visiting London and how there is a misconception of Sherlock being a real character due to the influence of his popularity among his readers. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 113-113 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=021&rid=7687 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607687 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Sherlock Holmes and his world wide popularity Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607687 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sukanya Kemp Author-Name-First: Sukanya Author-Name-Last: Kemp Author-Email: sk71@uakron.edu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Akron Author-Name: Irina Chernikova Author-Name-First: Irina Author-Name-Last: Chernikova Author-Email: irina@uakron.edu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Akron Title: An Alternative Look at Measurement of University Performance in STEM education: A Data Envelopment Analysis Project Abstract: How is success measured in the field of STEM education in US universities? Such a question can be difficult to answer because of the lack of uniformity among the relevant variables. Given the wide diversity in success indicators, and the fact that universities choose to pursue different aspects of educational outcomes, it is often difficult to compare performances and definitively point to one school as 'better' than another. In an attempt to measure university efficiency in the areas of engineering, natural, physical and health sciences, the authors use the non-stochastic frontier model of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), which is commonly used in Operations Research literature, to evaluate the efficiency of producers. In this initial research, the authors isolated the large public universities of Ohio as the subject of the analysis. They found that with the input-output structure defined by the data, certain universities clearly stood out as efficient compared to others in the dissemination of STEM education. A logistic regression isolated the inputs and outputs that had the strongest effects on the efficiency scores. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 114-114 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=022&rid=7921 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607921 Classification-JEL: A00, C67 Keywords: STEM education, University Performance, Data Envelopment Analysis, Efficiency Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607921 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sun Hyoung KIM Author-Name-First: Sun Hyoung Author-Name-Last: KIM Author-Email: sh880406@nate.com Author-Workplace-Name: Yonsei University Title: A Study on Active Representation by Female Police Officers through the Theory of Representative Bureaucracy Abstract: Increasing diversity in society is being expressed by demands for diversity at the government level, and the representative bureaucracy theory provides the theoretical ground. The representative bureaucracy argument that important social background variables including gender should be well-reflected in the bureaucracy rests on the belief that numerical representation will lead to active representation of interests of the represented group. But this also acts as the core argument for criticizing representative bureaucracy. Recent research moved away from conceptual discussion and began to move in the direction of analyzing actual influences changes in the demographic composition of the bureaucracy have on policy decision and implementation. Namely, the premise that passive representation translates into active representation is not taken for granted any more. Also, discussions to demonstrate the premise and search for conditions affecting active representation are actively underway Among these discussions, discussions about representation in police departments focus on variables including region, gender, and hiring process. There is still numerical disproportion between two sexes and sex has direct importance to active representation.By empirical analysis of women?s representation in police departments, this study diagnoses the situation and analyzes the factors. After considering the concept, types, measurement methods, and influencing factors of representation in previous research, it analyzes the data from 14 local police departments during 2010-2014. Firstly, Korean female police officers are providing active representation, which suggests that more female officers benefit not only themselves but also women and other minorities. That?s why the police recruitment system needs to be changed to hiring more female officers. Secondly, they suggest that active representation is not automatically achieved by numerical expansion. It is assumed that women?s position is improving and the role female officers play is becoming more important in society. In this increasingly appalling modern society, especially among women, fear of gender crimes is widespread. Under these circumstances, female officers are expected to play a bigger role through sympathy with other women and have a higher social responsibility. These changes surrounding police departments will have positive effects on active representation by female officers.The study aims to provide a way forward based on the findings so that police departments can pursue diversity through influxes of female officers and make positive changes in organizational performance and culture. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 115-115 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=023&rid=7741 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607741 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Representative Bureaucracy, Police Administration, Gender Policy Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607741 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Yun Jong Kim Author-Name-First: Yun Jong Author-Name-Last: Kim Author-Email: yjkim@kistep.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning Title: A Study on the Status and Supporting Strategy of National R&D Programs related to the Convergence Technology in Korea Abstract: The Korean government is promoting convergence technology to create new industries. The Korean government has established the First Industrial Convergence Development Basic Plan. Implemented by the government every five years pursuant to the Industrial Convergence Promotion Act effective as of October 16, 2011. The purpose of this study is to analyze the investment status of the government funded convergence technology researches with network analysis. This study would like to present a strategy for promoting research on conversion technology in synthesizing the analysis results. The Korean government's investment in conversion technology research was increasing every year. The investment had doubled in 2015(3,141 million dollars) compared to 2010(1,665 million dollars). But the proportion of investment in con-vergence technology research had stagnated for the past three years. A network diagram of the convergence of the convergence technology in 2010 was the 5373 research projects and 34 technologies were involved in network diagram. Espe-cially, ?Biology? and ?Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries? were strongly connected.The meanings of the analysis results are as follows. The fact that the growth rate of convergence research in Korea is stagnant at 19.6% is something that needs improvement. As the importance of convergence technology grows in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, investment in Korean convergence research needs to be increased. When we look at the investment status of the convergence research, it can be confirmed that the Korean government's directions of policy were reflected. The convergence research of the ET field was steadily increasing until 2013, but it was decreasing from 2014. The Korean government had promoted Green Growth as a key policy by 2012, and had adopted the Creation Economy as its key policy since 2013. As the interest in Green Growth was reduced, ET-based convergence researches were declining. On the other hand, the convergence research of IT based on the creation economy was increasing. It is necessary to pursue continuous policy that is not changed by each regime. As BT and IT convergence researches were invested so great, technologies in the field of biotechnology and information and communication had played a central role in the network map. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 116-116 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=024&rid=7798 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607798 Classification-JEL: O32, O33, O38 Keywords: Convergence Technology, Network Analysis, Data Mining Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607798 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: JUNGKWON KIM Author-Name-First: JUNGKWON Author-Name-Last: KIM Author-Email: umistjk@kistep.re.kr Author-Workplace-Name: Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning Title: A study on stakeholder analysis method applicable to preliminary feasibility study of national R&D program Abstract: Stakeholder Analysis is a analytical technique to identify stakeholder and analyze their impact on a given system. It has been considered as a useful tool for developing and/or implementing a policy or program. Preliminary Feasibility Study(PFS) is an official ex-ante evaluation to provide important information on decision of investing new national R&D programs. In order to improve consistency and productivity of PFS results, there are needs for improving its analytical methodology of the standard PFS guide published regularly.The purpose of this study is to suggest a practical approach how to apply the stakeholder analysis to PFS of national R&D programs and the result of this study would help PFS investigators to carry out their PFS more efficiently and systematically.This study provides a PFS stakeholder analysis process consisting of four steps and guideline of each step; ?Understanding the R&D program including drawing a logic model, ?Identification and classification of stakeholder, ?collecting characteristics of stakeholder required for PFS, ?Analysing characteristics of stakeholder and applying the result to PFS. Moreover, An advanced logic model in which stakeholder is newly incorporated in the previous PFS logic model is proposed for better understanding of target programs. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 117-117 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=025&rid=7837 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607837 Classification-JEL: O32 Keywords: Stakeholder analysis, Preliminary feasibility study, National R&D program Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607837 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Egor Krivosheya Author-Name-First: Egor Author-Name-Last: Krivosheya Author-Email: Egor_Krivosheya@skolkovo.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Moscow school of management SKOLKOVO Author-Name: Andrew Korolev Author-Name-First: Andrew Author-Name-Last: Korolev Author-Email: Andrew_Korolev@skolkovo.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Moscow school of management SKOLKOVO Title: Benefits of the retail payments card market: Evidence from Russian merchants Abstract: This article evaluates merchants' benefits resulting from the participation in the retail payments market. Using surveys to obtain a representative sample of 800 traditional (offline) Russian merchants, the article finds significant, robust evidence in favor of positive merchant' benefits. This study further separates the benefits into direct and opportunity finding that the non-welfare improving regulatory initiatives might result from the failure to account opportunity benefits of merchants. This article also examines the factors affecting the level of merchants' benefits. Results show that factors affecting the value of benefits and the probability to accept payment cards differ. Findings imply that unbalanced intervention may be detrimental to the agents' welfare and propose a mechanism for ex-ante evaluation of the effect of shocks and interventions. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 118-118 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=026&rid=7900 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607900 Classification-JEL: G21, E42, D53 Keywords: Retail payments; payment cards; merchant?s acceptance; benefits; financial services. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607900 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Anusorn Kunanusorn Author-Name-First: Anusorn Author-Name-Last: Kunanusorn Author-Email: a_kunanusorn@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Author-Name: Chanita Chotisatiankul Author-Name-First: Chanita Author-Name-Last: Chotisatiankul Author-Email: chanita_choti@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Title: Community Participation on Health Management: A Case of Dengue Fever Disease Control Program Abstract: Community Participation on Health Management: A Case of Dengue Fever Disease Control ProgramAnusorn Kunanusorn1 PhDChanita Chotisatiankul, ProfessorAbstract Dengue Fever disease has been one of public health problems in urban and rural areas of Thailand for many years. The Royal Thai Government has spent large amount of annual budget to controlling and combating the Dengue Fever disease nation-wide for years. Chiang Mai Province is one of areas where Dengue Fever has been a health problem for years. Number of Dengue Fever patients and dead cases in Chiang Mai were high as compared to other provinces. Public health management has been changed from centralization system to decentralization system where involvements from local and community were initiated since April 2001. McKean Hospital, a charitable hospital under The Foundation of Church of Christ in Thailand, had joined the Universal Health Coverage since May 2001. Besides other health programs, the hospital had set up a program on Dengue Fever control program incorporated with local public health center, temples, churches, schools, community leaders, and NGOs in responsible area since June 2001. In 13 villages, there are health-volunteers who were assigned to look after 5 to 10 households in health activities. The hospital which responsible for a certain area on health worked closely with these health volunteers. The health program on Dengue Fever had been operated successfully with community participation. With the policy of The Royal Thai Government on The Universal Health Coverage, McKean hospital had done successfully in eradication of Dengue Fever identified by decreasing number of patients and dead cases down to zero in its responsible area during five - year plan. Four strategies ? organizing, public relations, campaign, and monitoring and evaluation were managed in the program targeting to eradicate the Dengue Fever. With strong supports and participations, from all in community, there had been made the Dengue Fever control program reached its target successfully. McKean hospital was awarded an outstanding performance citation on ?Strong Community Supports for Dengue Fever Prevention? from The National Health Security Office (NHSO) of Thailand. The theoretical framework of this strategic operation was drafted, constructed, and operated by participations of community parties which could be tested statistically and use as a model to other health programs. 1 Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Faculty of Business Administration and Liberal Arts, MBA Program, Chiang Mai ThailandE-mail: a_kunanusorn@hotmail.com chanita_choti@hotmail.com Length: 2 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 119-120 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=027&rid=7512 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607512 Classification-JEL: I18, I00, I10 Keywords: Dengue Fever DiseaseUniversal Health CoverageCommunity ParticipationCentralization and Decentralization Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607512 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Percyveranda Lubrica Author-Name-First: Percyveranda Author-Name-Last: Lubrica Author-Email: plubrica@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State University Author-Name: Imelda Parcasio Author-Name-First: Imelda Author-Name-Last: Parcasio Author-Email: imelparcz@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State UNiversity Author-Name: Manolita Alvaro Author-Name-First: Manolita Author-Name-Last: Alvaro Author-Email: titzalvaro@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State University Author-Name: Jingle Cuevas Author-Name-First: Jingle Author-Name-Last: Cuevas Author-Email: jingcuevas@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State University Author-Name: Alma Vida Gallardo Author-Name-First: Alma Vida Author-Name-Last: Gallardo Author-Email: lavidagallardo@yahoo.com.ph Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State University Author-Name: Ruth Batani Author-Name-First: Ruth Author-Name-Last: Batani Author-Email: ruth.sichogan@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State University Author-Name: Dominador Garin Author-Name-First: Dominador Author-Name-Last: Garin Author-Email: dominadorgarin@ymail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State University Title: Hallmarks Of School-Based Management: Their Impact To Quality Improvement Among Public Secondary Schools Abstract: AbstractThis study is anchored on the premise that school-based management (SBM) training improves the capability of the school heads in their school governance along the following domains: Instructional Supervision, Leadership and Administration, Fiscal Management, Human Resource Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Planning and Development. The improved capabilities and competencies of school heads are manifested in the interventions employed in addressing the developmental needs and challenges encountered in their respective schools. It presupposes that with the acquired knowledge and skills, school heads have developed good practices in governing their respective schools of assignment .Results of the study show that school principals significantly differ in the extent of application of their knowledge and skills in school based management approaches. Student outcomes can be most powerfully impacted through improvements in curriculum and instruction, and school-based management efforts were found to have failed in addressing these areas in the school systems of public secondary schools. The school based management approaches are significant factors in affecting the development of performance standards of students and staff in the public secondary school system. Such results imply that the secondary schools should establish a substantial realization of their vision, mission and goals embarking on institutionalizing quality improvement measures in all areas of program provisions as their mandate in their respective school systems. Length: 2 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 121-122 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=028&rid=7860 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607860 Classification-JEL: I29, I29 Keywords: Keywords: School-based Management, Instructional supervision, Leadership and Administration, Fiscal Management, Monitoring and Accountability, Planning and development, School headsKeywords: cognitive preference modality, pedagogical approach, classroom diversity, teaching practices, differentiated instruction Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607860 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Percyveranda Lubrica Author-Name-First: Percyveranda Author-Name-Last: Lubrica Author-Email: plubrica@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State University Author-Name: Janet Lynn Montemayor Author-Name-First: Janet Lynn Author-Name-Last: Montemayor Author-Email: janetlynn@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State Universitz Author-Name: Arnulfo Capili Author-Name-First: Arnulfo Author-Name-Last: Capili Author-Email: arncapili@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State University Author-Name: Evelyn Angiwan Author-Name-First: Evelyn Author-Name-Last: Angiwan Author-Email: evelyn@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Benguet State University Title: CONTEXTUALIZING TEACHING PRACTICES IN A DIVERSIFIED CLASSROOM: AN ASSESSMENT Abstract: ABSTRACTManaging diverse populations is one great challenge facing the Philippine society. Educators affirm that the classroom is diverse, but continue to treat all learners alike while paying lip service to the principle of diversity. This study looked into the extent by which teachers contextualize teaching and learning practices amidst diversity in cognitive preference modality and personal, academic status, demographic profile, and socio-economic condition. Teacher Education students from the six state universities and colleges in the Cordillera Administrative Region (n=715) were randomly selected to assess teachers regarding their level of effectiveness in managing diversity in various areas of pedagogical approaches while teachers (n=45) were purposively selected to validate data through a focused group discussion. Results show that teachers were competent but insufficiently observe students? preferred teaching practices (mean=3.29, SD=.37), management of diverse learning environment (mean=3.21; SD=.46), and accommodation of diversity (mean=3.24, SD=.47). Analysis of variance and t-test for independent means revealed significant differences (p<.05) in ratings according to the respondents? cognitive modality, gender, ethnicity, degree program, academic status, and socio-economic condition. These variables bring about diversity in the classroom. A model for improving instructional practices and classroom management efforts addressing areas in teaching diversified group of learners is devised. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 123-130 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=029&rid=7671 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607671 Classification-JEL: Keywords: classroom diversity, teaching practices, differentiated instruction Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607671 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Yashasvi Mehta Author-Name-First: Yashasvi Author-Name-Last: Mehta Author-Email: yashasvi.mbb15@sls.pdpu.ac.in Author-Workplace-Name: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Title: Detailed study on family values from different countries and how differential learned behaviour and gender roles impact on children?s psyche and its contribution to abuse. Abstract: Family values, defined as the lessons that are taught to the children regarding what is important in the family especially regarding gender roles. How the society and parents define and expect children of different genders to behave.This paper focuses on the values and the morals that parents inculcate in their children and how do they differ when the region changes. Even among the same country the behaviour and the nurturing pattern of the child and parents changes. The focus is on how parents define and shape the child with reference to the gender, age, hierarchy, and social status. The research also focuses on how gender roles change when the local, or country changes. It studies the change in expectations? of the society regarding how any gender is supposed to behave also what is considered masculine and feminine in different regions and how children are taught to adhere to those expectations.Along with this, the research also focuses on how those expectations? lead to gender discrimination and what types of discrimination are the children subjected to in different regions. E.g. in India boys should be manly and to show that manliness, they are not expected to cry.A small part of the research will also shed light on different kinds of abuse faced by the children for them to adhere to those gender roles while shedding light on the perpetrators of that abuse. And on the other hand how following those gender roles defines by the society makes the children not to speak up about the abuse in the society. How this affects the psychological welfare and the future of the child is studied in the research. Length: 7 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 131-137 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=030&rid=7770 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607770 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Family Values, Morals, Behaviour, Parenting, Change in Geography, Gender Roles, Gender Discrimination, Child Abuse, Society, Psychology. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607770 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Susanna Menis Author-Name-First: Susanna Author-Name-Last: Menis Author-Email: s.menis@bbk.ac.uk Author-Workplace-Name: Birkbeck London University Title: Non-Traditional Students and Critical Pedagogy: Transformative Practice and the Teaching of Criminal Law Abstract: This article explores the practical implication of adopting critical pedagogy, and more specifically critical legal pedagogy, in the teaching of non-traditional students in HE context. It is based on the teaching of criminal law at Birkbeck School of Law, addressing learning tasks which have been designed to enhance students? learning experience. The proposition put forward in this article suggests that exactly because many of the non-traditional, mature students do not intend to pursue an ad hoc legal profession, the teaching approach should be geared towards widening the social context of learning and the acquisition of transferable skills, but mainly towards fostering students? social ?transformation?. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 138-138 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=031&rid=7750 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607750 Classification-JEL: Keywords: non-traditional students; widening participation; student-centred-approach; threshold concepts; critical (legal) pedagogy. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607750 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: KAGISO MACDONALD MOATE Author-Name-First: KAGISO MACDONALD Author-Name-Last: MOATE Author-Email: Kagisomoatemrkay@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: North West University Author-Name: JOSHUA EBERE CHUKWUERE Author-Name-First: JOSHUA EBERE Author-Name-Last: CHUKWUERE Author-Email: joshchukwuere@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: North West University Author-Name: MULANGA BENNET MAVHUNGU Author-Name-First: MULANGA BENNET Author-Name-Last: MAVHUNGU Author-Email: mulangabennet@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: North West University Title: The impact of wireless fidelity on students? academic performance in a developing economy Abstract: A wireless technology recently has become our life saver in the communication process and also in sharing of information. Private and public institutions, individuals, businesses, non-profit organisations, government agencies and other corporate have already invested heavily and grown the wireless technology operations. Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), is the common term in the process of connection local area network (LAN) with high frequency wireless. Wi-Fi allows electronic devices to connect to LAN and enables Internet access to devices such as the laptops, smartphone and tablets. Institutions in developing countries already make it possible to connect the LAN and also enable the Wi-Fi to allow the individual to connect their personal devices. However, the better Wi-Fi speed of upload and download provided by the institution, also increase opportunities to achieve their teaching and learning objectives, while the poor infrastructure of Wi-Fi limits the opportunities of achieving learning objectives. This study was conducted from the North-West University (NWU) Mafikeng Campus, with the aim to determine the impact of Wi-Fi (as new connectivity designation) in the academic performance of the students in a developing country. The study also determines how many students? use this technology for school related matter and how many use it more for personal reasons than academic. For the purpose of this study, data was collected using quantitative research method through questionnaire. The sample size for this research involved 370 participants. The findings indicate that majority of students find Wi-Fi beneficially to their studies, since it enables them to access Internet in different spot around campus and allow them to submits academic work on time and also enable communication with classmates and lecturers. Length: 17 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 139-155 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=032&rid=7490 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607490 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Wi-Fi, Wireless technology, Internet, Academic performance, Students Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607490 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mphoeng Maureen Mswela Author-Name-First: Mphoeng Maureen Author-Name-Last: Mswela Author-Email: mswelmm@unisa.ac.za Author-Workplace-Name: niveristy of South Africa Title: Albinism in the Black Population of South Africa: Uncovering the Health Challenges from a Legal Perspective Abstract: The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has acknowledged that persons with albinism face the highest risk of developing skin cancer. While information concerning their susceptibility to cancer is very important, CANSA observed that such information is communicated to persons with albinism at a very late stage, especially those living in rural areas of South Africa. As well, interviews with and campaigns led by the Chairperson of the Albinism Society of South Africa have revealed that the national health system has failed to adequately consider and take into account the health care needs of persons living with albinism. Very few persons with albinism have access to sunglasses with a high UV protection screen to relieve light sensitivity, or to preventative services such as dermatological skin checks, eye checks and eye corrections. This paper argues that the recognition of the right of access to health care in the South African Constitution affords persons living with albinism the right to challenge the government?s failure to provide them with such essential health care needs. This paper also discusses the pertinent clinical aspects of albinism, with the aim of contextualising the legal discussion in the rest of the paper. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 156-156 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=033&rid=7726 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607726 Classification-JEL: I14 Keywords: Albinism, genetics, skin cancer, Oculocutaneous albinism, X-linked ocular albinism, the right to health care, Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607726 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Hanan Muhaya Alenazy Author-Name-First: Hanan Author-Name-Last: Muhaya Alenazy Author-Email: hanan-alenazy@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Leicester Title: The Construction of Gender in Saudi Arabia Abstract: Gender equality is a controversial issue and has been a constant subject of debate across the world in varied domains and disciplines, particularly in the field of Higher Education (HE). Several scholars distinguish between the terms gender and sex. They believe that gender is a social construct and learnt behaviour, while sex is perceived as a biological category (McHugh 2007). Such differences in gender can be viewed as a cultural phenomenon, generating from the dominant concepts of a specific culture or era (Weiner 2010).It is argued that Muslim women are enslaved through oppression and inequality (Aquil 2012). Such inequality can be recognised in varied forms, for instance, their underrepresentation in several areas of achievement and progress particularly in acceding to senior management positions in academia. It seems that there is no exception for women in Saudi Arabia either, who might encounter such issues. Certain factors can be attributed to why women, particularly in Saudi Arabia, are not accorded career progression like their male counterparts, the primary one being the fact that 60% of Saudi women are homemakers (Alharbi 2014). Therefore, the aim of this paper is to investigate the intersection and influence of wider social discourses, religion, culture, and traditions on the role of Saudi women at work and exploring the nature and root causes of discrimination. My research methodology utilised a qualitative approach in the form of multiple case studies. This research was performed from a feminist standpoint. Feminist research brings gender to the foreground and endeavours to understand social phenomena from the perspective of women (Cohen et al. 2013). Similarly, as stated by Lather (1998) a leading scholar in feminist research, the purpose of such ideological study is to ?correct both the invisibility and distortion of female experience in ways relevant to ending women?s unequal social position?. The research sample comprised 25 participants, all female academics from five state universities, selected intentionally for this research, who had either been promoted to leadership positions or not. Additionally, there were five male participants who were considered key informants, closely connected with the formulation and implementation of policies in HE institutions in Saudi Arabia. This paper addresses the following question: To what extent are the obstacles that Saudi female academics face within the university, a reflection of the influence of wider social discourses, religion, cultures, and traditions on the role of Saudi working women? Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 157-157 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=034&rid=7665 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607665 Classification-JEL: Z12, D63, Z18 Keywords: Gender construction, Saudi women, wider social discourses, religion, cultures, and traditions. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607665 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Rahul Mukherjee Author-Name-First: Rahul Author-Name-Last: Mukherjee Author-Email: rmuk0902@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Title: Causal Inference Using Potential Outcomes for a General Assignment Scheme Abstract: Recent years have witnessed a significant surge of interest in causal inference under a potential outcomes framework, with applications to such diverse fields as sociology, behavioral sciences, biomedical sciences, and so on. In a finite population setting, we consider causal inference on treatment contrasts from an experimental design using potential outcomes. Adopting an approach that integrates such causal inference with finite population sampling, this is done with reference to a general scheme for assigning experimental units to treatments, along with general linear unbiased estimators of the treatment means. The assignment scheme allows the possibility of randomization restrictions, such as stratification, and unequal replications. We examine how tools from finite population sampling can be employed to develop a unified theory for our general setup. As a major breakthrough, it is shown that unbiased estimation of the sampling variance of any treatment contrast estimator is possible under conditions milder than Neymannian strict additivity. The consequences of departure from such conditions are also touched upon. Our approach applies readily to the situation where the treatments have a general factorial structure. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 158-158 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=035&rid=7283 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607283 Classification-JEL: C13, C83, C90 Keywords: Finite population sampling, linear unbiased estimator, Neymannian strict additivity, variance estimation. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607283 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: JAREE PHROMMANA Author-Name-First: JAREE Author-Name-Last: PHROMMANA Author-Email: reja12@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: Chuleewan Praneetham Author-Name-First: Chuleewan Author-Name-Last: Praneetham Author-Email: chuleewanmi@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: Pornapaktra Sakda Author-Name-First: Pornapaktra Author-Name-Last: Sakda Author-Email: chuleewan@web.de Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: Jutarat Laophram Author-Name-First: Jutarat Author-Name-Last: Laophram Author-Email: chuleewan@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: JITTREE SAITHONG Author-Name-First: JITTREE Author-Name-Last: SAITHONG Author-Email: chuleewansru@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: Sutthipan Chitintorn Author-Name-First: Sutthipan Author-Name-Last: Chitintorn Author-Email: suttipan@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Title: A STUDY OF STUDENTS? FOOD SECURITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY PRACTICE Abstract: This paper aims to study consumption behavior and self-sufficiency economy practice of students from Suratthani Rajabhat University. The sample of this study consisted of 391 students selected by stratified sampling technique. Questionnaires were used for data collection. The four dimensions of food security, namely; food availability, food access, food utilization, and food stability, and the three pillars and two conditions of the philosophy of sufficiency economy were investigated. Statistical tools employed for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results revealed that: 1) the students had good behavior on food security management, and 2) the students? self-sufficiency economy practice was at good level. Length: 7 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 159-165 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=036&rid=7247 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607247 Classification-JEL: Q56 Keywords: food security, self-sufficiency economy, practice Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607247 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Chuleewan Praneetham Author-Name-First: Chuleewan Author-Name-Last: Praneetham Author-Email: chuleewansru@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: Jittree Saithong Author-Name-First: Jittree Author-Name-Last: Saithong Author-Email: chuleewansru@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: NISARAT THAITHONG Author-Name-First: NISARAT Author-Name-Last: THAITHONG Author-Email: nisarat.tha@sru.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: NISA CHARUSIRICHAI Author-Name-First: NISA Author-Name-Last: CHARUSIRICHAI Author-Email: chuleewan@web.de Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: Mantanan Khunrit Author-Name-First: Mantanan Author-Name-Last: Khunrit Author-Email: k.mantana@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: TATIANA LITVINOVA Author-Name-First: TATIANA Author-Name-Last: LITVINOVA Author-Email: Chuleewan@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: PRASERT SITTHIJIRAPAT Author-Name-First: PRASERT Author-Name-Last: SITTHIJIRAPAT Author-Email: prasert.si@spu.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: Sripatum University Title: HOTEL BUSINESS TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT: ENHANCING CHINESE LANGUAGE SKILLS Abstract: The purposes of this research were: 1) to compare the difference of achievement scores earned in Chinese knowledge and skills of hotel personnel before and after the training for personnel development in enhancing Chinese language skills, and 2) to study the satisfaction towards the training of hotel personnel. The research samples consisted of 50 hotel staff in Koh Samui, Thailand, collected by purposive sampling technique. The instruments used in this research were the course modules for hotel business training for personnel development in enhancing Chinese language skills, pre-test and post-test, and satisfied evaluated questionnaire. The frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test were used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that: 1) the hotel personnel?s achievement in enhancing Chinese language knowledge and skills increased with statistical significance (p<0.01), and 2) Hotel personnel?s satisfaction in the training program and resource persons were at high levels. Modules and contents, course organization and management, application of knowledge and skills, and the overall satisfaction were at good levels. The feedback gathered from the participants confirmed that the resource persons and facilitators were qualified, experienced and able to explain difficult content topic in clear and simple term. Length: 6 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 166-171 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=037&rid=7243 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607243 Classification-JEL: J24, L80 Keywords: hotel business, training, personnel development, language skills Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607243 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Chuleewan Praneetham Author-Name-First: Chuleewan Author-Name-Last: Praneetham Author-Email: chuleewanmi@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: JITTREE SAITHONG Author-Name-First: JITTREE Author-Name-Last: SAITHONG Author-Email: chuleewansru@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: BENYA JARIYAWIJIT Author-Name-First: BENYA Author-Name-Last: JARIYAWIJIT Author-Email: chuleewan@web.de Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: SASITHON UCHUPONGSATHON Author-Name-First: SASITHON Author-Name-Last: UCHUPONGSATHON Author-Email: chuleewan@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suratthani Rajabhat University Author-Name: WARUNSIRI PRANEETHAM Author-Name-First: WARUNSIRI Author-Name-Last: PRANEETHAM Author-Email: nhue.noon.pr@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand Title: CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCE OF STUDENTS : A CASE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TOURISM Abstract: Cultural Competence is a concept about learning proper principles of another culture to be applied to the daily life of people in the era of globalization with cultural and racial diversities, advances in science and technology, which people can quickly and easily communicate with others. These issues may affect human?s way of life, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors towards cultural diversity. The integration of the ASEAN Economic Community is one of the factors contributing to the increasing of cultural exchanges, as well as rapidly changes in demographic, economic, and political and social environment may be the cause of cultural adaptation that people are facing and these could lead to a conflict of cultures. Nowadays, focusing the study on cultural competence is very important for education. The purpose of the study can lead promote cultural and cross-cultural competence of students, and raise their cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, and cultural skill on other cultures. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 172-179 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=038&rid=7245 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607245 Classification-JEL: I29 Keywords: competence, cross-cultural, students Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Arif Prasetio Author-Name-First: Arif Author-Name-Last: Prasetio Author-Email: partono67@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: telkom university Author-Name: Fetty Sary Author-Name-First: Fetty Author-Name-Last: Sary Author-Email: f.poerwitasary@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: telkom university Author-Name: Bachruddin Luturlean Author-Name-First: Bachruddin Author-Name-Last: Luturlean Author-Email: bachruddin_saleh@yahoo.com Author-Workplace-Name: telkom university Title: Student Personality, Lecturer Competency, Campus Facilities, and Students? Learning Motivation in Private Univ Abstract: The aim of the study is to identify the effect of student personality, lecturer competency, and campus facilities toward the student learning motivation. Motivation is an important factor which affects the student?s academic performance. The participants were 187 students from various classes in Telkom University in Bandung. We implemented the mutiple regression analysis to measure the simultaneous and partial relation. 35 items used in the questionnaires which distributed using convenience approach. Simultaneously, all three independent variables had significant and positive effect on student? learning motivation (R2 0.250 and Sig. 0.000). Furthermore, partially, student personality, lecturer competency, and campus facilities also had significant and positive effect on student? learning motivation. Beta? results for those three independent variables are 0.203, 0.285, and 0.154 respectively with the Sig. below 0.000. The university or faculty need to improve the teacher competency and their learning facilities if they want to enhance student motivation. Since the personality of students also played impportant part, the selection process should need to consider types of student personality which help to improve the performance. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 180-180 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=039&rid=7139 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607139 Classification-JEL: I20, M54 Keywords: Student? Personality, Lecturer Competency, Campus Facilities, Learning Motivation Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607139 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Wipada Promsing Author-Name-First: Wipada Author-Name-Last: Promsing Author-Email: wipadapromsing1986@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Western Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Srinakharinwirote University Author-Name: Saiwaroon Chumpavan Author-Name-First: Saiwaroon Author-Name-Last: Chumpavan Author-Email: Saiwaroon@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Western Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Srinakharinwirote University Author-Name: Walaiporn Chaya Author-Name-First: Walaiporn Author-Name-Last: Chaya Author-Email: wipadapromsing1986@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Western Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Srinakharinwirote University Title: The Effect of Using English Movie Clips to Enhance the Listening Ability of Thai University Students Abstract: The paper presents an experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design. The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using English movie clips to enhance the listening ability of Thai university students and students' attitude toward their English lessons after learning through movie clips instruction. The study employed the English listening test and the attitude questionnaire as the main researh instruments for data collection. The participants involved in the study were sixty first-year students enrolled in English for Everyday Use course at Rajamagala University of Technology Krungthep. Two classes were randomly assigned in the experimental group and learned English through movie clips; while the other class, the control group, learned English with conventional teaching methods. The results clearly revealed that there were significant positive differences in the achievement of listening ability and attitudes toward learning listening through the English movie clips of students before and after the experiment and between those two groups. Length: 20 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 181-200 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=040&rid=7916 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607916 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Movie clips, Listening ability, Attitude Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607916 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Binika Sadhnani Author-Name-First: Binika Author-Name-Last: Sadhnani Author-Email: binekasadhnani@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Title: Analysis of the Bhakti Poetry Movement in India with Special Reference to Mirabai and her poems Abstract: The Bhakti movement refers to the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism. It originated in the seventh-century Tamil south India, and spread northwards. The Bhakti movement regionally developed around different gods and goddesses, such as Vishnu, Shiva. The movement has traditionally been considered as an influential social reformation in Hinduism, and provided an individual-focused alternative path to spirituality regardless of one's caste of birth or gender.This paper aims to provide a brief understanding of the Bhakti movement which spread in early India and the Indian literature which sprang out of it. The focus of the paper is to identity the features of Bhakti poetry and the relevance of the ideas in the contemporary world. The paper proposes to focus in particular on Saint Mirabai- one of the well known women poets of the Bhakti movement.Born in Rajasthan and married to Rana Bhojraj but as a young girl Mirabai took the idol of Lord Krishna (Hindu God) as her husband incarnate. Mirabai?s entire life was devoted to Krishna. Despite the discontentment from her in-laws, Mirabai continued to sing, dance and immerse herself in the devotion of Lord Krishna.The idea of bhakti is often looked at as a mere devotion to God. Its value is often limited to that being religious. This paper aims to expand the horizon and look deeper into the movement and what it stood for with religion not at the center of it. This paper analyses Mirabai?s role as a strong woman in the early India dominated by patriarchy and caste-ism and looks at Mirabai?s poetic themes as philosophies which can be adapted by the contemporary world. The paper does not intend to change or propagate any religious ideas as the focus is the attitude, the mentality and the courage which one can infer. The paper proposes to explore religion and God as a concept which is personal and may be interpreted individually. These two terms can be replaced with anything that is deeply personal and carry immense value for any individual. Lord Krishna was a concept or a belief and the purpose of Mira?s life. For a modern day individual Krishna can stand for something else- one?s belief ,a commercial idea, a philosophy,anything that is intuitive and different from that which is taught- this is the undercurrent of this paper. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 201-201 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=041&rid=7682 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607682 Classification-JEL: Z11 Keywords: Bhakti Poetry, Mirabai, Secular India Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607682 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Raneem Salem Author-Name-First: Raneem Author-Name-Last: Salem Author-Email: rsalem@kfmc.med.sa Author-Workplace-Name: King Fahd medical City Title: MOVING FORWARD: NEAR PEER TEACHING EXPERIENCE OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS Abstract: AbstractIntroduction Near Peer Teaching is a relatively novel and interesting experience and spreading across the world. Students who have experience peer teaching get an insight into their own abilities and often find it beneficial. Most studies have been performed in the west and there is paucity of data in our region.Objectives To shed the light on peer teaching experience at our college and the perceptions of the students as well as the role of peer teachers in the process. Methods Modified Clinical teaching preference Questionnaire (CTPQ) and Peer teaching experience questionnaire(PTEQ) were distributed to 1st year(n=34) and 6th year students(n=31) as learner group and to peer teachers(interns, n=6 and 6th yr students, n=7) at King Fahad Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. These questionnaires address the teaching/learning peer teaching experience including the role of the peer teacher. Demographic data, age, gender, previous training and previous teaching/learning experience from peers were noted. The responded questionnaires were collected and anonymously analyzed, followed by statistical analysis.Results The majority of near peer teachers and near peer learners who were at different levels and in different groups and rotations responded positively to peer teaching provided that the content was relevant. As for the role of peer teachers, both groups identified information provider and facilitator as more suitable roles than as a role model, planner, assessor and resource developer.Conclusion Peer teaching can be a solution for medical schools that are facing increasing numbers of students and the shortage of efficient faculty members. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 202-202 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=042&rid=7906 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607906 Classification-JEL: I00 Keywords: Peer; teach; interns; medical students; training; skills, education, new methods. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607906 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: PANUPONG SEENSANGWORN Author-Name-First: PANUPONG Author-Name-Last: SEENSANGWORN Author-Email: myherakles@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Srinakharinwirot University Title: Writing problems and Writing Strategies of English Major and Non-English Major Students in a Thai University Abstract: The purposes of this study are to explore the writing problems and investigate the writing strategies related to the process-based approach of university EFL writing in Thailand. The study was conducted with eighty second-year Thai undergraduate students, including both English majors and non-English majors at Burapha University. The participants were asked to write a paragraph in English about their problems and to complete a three-part questionnaire. The qualitative and quantitative data collected from the questionnaire and drafts of paragraph writing were analyzed. The data are in the process of being analyzed and the results will then be reported. This present study could help teachers of English and writing instructors to resolve the writing problems and find a range of effective strategies to improve the writing of EFL students in English. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 203-203 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=043&rid=7901 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607901 Classification-JEL: I29 Keywords: Writing Problems, Writing Strategies Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607901 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Boopendra seetanah Author-Name-First: Boopendra Author-Name-Last: seetanah Author-Email: b.seetanah13@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Uni of Mauritius Author-Name: Raja Vinesh Sannassee Author-Name-First: Raja Vinesh Author-Name-Last: Sannassee Author-Email: rvsan@uom.ac.mu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Mauritius Author-Name: Viraiyen Teeroovengadum Author-Name-First: Viraiyen Author-Name-Last: Teeroovengadum Author-Email: v.teeroovengadum@uom.ac.mu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Mauritius Title: AIR ACCESS LIBERALISATION, MARKETING PROMOTION AND TOURISM TRADE Abstract: The objective of the present study is two-fold. Firstly, to assess the impact of air access liberalization on tourism demand for Mauritius and secondly to analyse the dual impact of the interplay between air access liberalization and marketing promotion efforts on tourism demand. Using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag model, the results suggest that air access liberalisation is an important ingredient, albeit to a lesser extent as compared to other classical explanatory variables, of tourism demand. The results also highlight the fact that Mauritius is perceived as a luxurious destination and tourists are also deemed to be price sensitive. Moreover our dynamic approach interestingly confirms the presence of repeat tourism in the island. Finally, the findings also uncover the positive impact of the interplay between air access liberalization and marketing promotion efforts on fostering tourism demand. Length: 16 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 204-219 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=044&rid=7098 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 5207098 Classification-JEL: C22, F19 Keywords: Air Transport Liberalisation, Tourism, Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:5207098 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ekaterina Semerikova Author-Name-First: Ekaterina Author-Name-Last: Semerikova Author-Email: e.semerikova@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO Title: Factors attracting banking investment into fintech start-ups: Russian context Abstract: One of the main problems for any start-up is to find funds for the idea development, product/service creation and promoting it in the market (Binks & Ennew, 1996). In Russia banks form the main demand for fintech products and services. However, there is a belief that Russian fintech ecosystem is not well developed. This research aims at exploring which barriers for fintech start-up ecosystem development are present in Russia as well as necessary and sufficient conditions for a fintech start-up to attract bank as an investor in the context of Russian experience. Qualitative interviews with experts of Russian financial industry, including representatives from banks, a regulatory institute, IT corporations (n=32) as well as quantitative survey of fintech start-ups (n=37) provide data for this research. This study uses crisp set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (csQCA) to examine the presence of complex causality relationships between factors describing fintech start-up and receiving investment from banks. Major findings of this research corroborate the belief that Russian fintech start-up ecosystem is weakly developed. The one reason for that is the gap between what fintech start-ups offer and what market actually needs. Necessary condition for receiving bank?s investments according to crisp set QCA is having a business plan. Other conditions this research explores are sufficient and include: having a core competence in market and consumer understanding, income source as a commission per transaction, payments-related start-up?s products or services, not aiming at owning the business while doing start-up project and also readiness of the product or service. The sufficient conditions might be absent or present in certain configurations. Finally, in Russia banks finding start-up offerings unsatisfactory choose not to invest in them or to create incubators but rather develop fintech internally. This research contributes to the literature on QCA (Ragin et al., 2006; Skaaning, 2007), as well as financial technologies (Shim & Shin, 2016) and develops knowledge on fintech start-ups in particular. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 220-220 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=045&rid=7899 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607899 Classification-JEL: G29 Keywords: fintech, start-ups, financial services Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607899 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Mit Shah Author-Name-First: Mit Author-Name-Last: Shah Author-Email: mitshah.1858@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Title: Consumer Perception and Comparative Analysis of sport shoes brand Abstract: Indian economy has substantially changed in last 3 decades. The economic upliftment has given considerable purchasing power to Indian consumers. Now, Indian consumers are more inclined towards branded products. Specifically, youth is considerably influenced by the branding of the multinational companies in different product categories. This paper focuses on the comparison between marketing strategies of sports shoe brand i.e. Nike and Adidas in particular. Segmentation, Positioning and marketing mixes will be stated. Consumers perception while giving preferences to a particular brand will be told. Innovative market practices implemented by global brands as well as its influence on consumers will be stated. Consumers viewpoints will also be told. Lastly, conclusion and point of view from my side on comparative marketing strategy will be stated. Length: 29 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 221-249 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=046&rid=7347 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607347 Classification-JEL: D40 Keywords: Consumers perception, Marketing strategy, Branding. Purchasing Power Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607347 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: PADMAKSHI SHARMA Author-Name-First: PADMAKSHI Author-Name-Last: SHARMA Author-Email: padmakshi.sbc14@sls.pdpu.ac.in Author-Workplace-Name: PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY Title: To study the consumers buying behavior towards clothing Retail Brands in Ahmedabad city. Abstract: Clothing sector is one of the oldest industries in India. India is witnessing change in lifestyle of large section of population. Clothing also forms to be a basic need of living. To understand the consumer behavior concerning to leading clothing brands. Consumers give importance to brands and relate their prestige with different brands. They see brands in different perspectives and expect better quality of brands. For the consumers to identify their needs to understand how they behave what influences them to buy particular clothing brand what process they follow while selecting a product or service. Consumer attributes (like brand consciousness, social class & other factors personal characteristics) were explored in relation to the purchase behavior of the youth. Also this paper helps to understand that what the reasons consumers make for purchasing the product. Also study how factors influence consumer purchases. The purpose of the research is to investigate the youth in the city of Ahmedabad to understand if any factors affect their buying behavior for clothes. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 250-250 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=047&rid=7841 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607841 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Consumer Perception, Consumer Buying behavior, Clothing retail brand Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607841 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jyoti Singh Author-Name-First: Jyoti Author-Name-Last: Singh Author-Email: Jyotisinghraghuvanshi@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Pandit deendayal petroleum university Title: Best Practice of Local Self Government: A Study of Punsari village Abstract: This is 8 years back when district administration stitched up funds from various heads of the district development fund ? and started focusing on development of village (lowest administrative unit) named Punsari, Gujarat State (province) India. generally when we listen to the word village the first impression which strikes our images is, mud houses, narrow potholed roads , no drainage and drinking water facilities with socially backward and unconnected people, but Punsari is different story altogether . Punsari has been constructed as a ?model village" by the intervention of state government and its young headman, Himanshu Patel. He proudly states that his village offers "the amenities of a city but the spirit of a village?. Narendra Modi, Present Prime Minister of India and former chief minister of Gujarat has sent officials to study Punsari and its development model and prepare a project for creating model villages all over the country. The village has also been visited by "more than 300 officials" from all over India who want "to learn how they can replicate our model in their states", Mr Patel proudly claims that the village has public announcement systems, CCTV cameras to provide 24/7 security for villagers, free WiFi connectivity at public gathering places, portable drinking water at affordable price, mobile library, two primary schools with WI Fi connection and projector facilities, gaming zones and internet café for students and children and other basic facilities like health , education drainage, are on par with urban standardsPunsari makes a perfect case study as the local self-governance model and this can be a role model for rural India with respective changes accordingly to the local demands. I would discuss the transformative challenges in convincing the villagers and bringing the best practice out of it and its impact on rural development. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 251-258 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=048&rid=7640 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607640 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Punsari, Local Self Governance, Model Village, transformative, Wi Fi connectivity. Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607640 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Stanwick Author-Name-First: Peter Author-Name-Last: Stanwick Author-Email: stanwpa@auburn.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Auburn University Title: Samsung?s Galaxy Note 7: How a Product Can Go Up in Smoke Abstract: On August 2, 2016, Samsung announced its new smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7. A month later, Samsung recalled 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7s due to the phones catching on fire. By October 2016, Samsung permanently discontinued the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The purpose of this case is to examine how Samsung addressed the needs of its stakeholders in the introduction and subsequent recall of the Galaxy Note 7. From a stockholder perspective, Samsung was under pressure to produce a phone to rival the iPhone and have it to market before Apple could launch a new product. They succeeded with this goal since the iPhone 7 was not introduced until September 7, 2016. From a customer perspective, Samsung did not believe that there was a problem with the phone until customer protests forced Samsung to react. In addition, airlines, based on the recommendation by the Federal Aviation Administration, banned customers from carrying a Galaxy Note 7 onboard airplanes. From an employee?s perspective, there were fundamental flaws in the design of the smart phone, yet the quality issues were not resolved until after the recall occurred. For Chinese customers, Samsung delayed the recall by claiming that the defective batteries were not included in the Chinese market. In addition, once the phones were recalled, the replacement batteries also generated overheating and a shortened battery life. From a supplier perspective, Samsung concluded that the lithium-ion battery in the phone would overheat and create the fire. One of the suppliers of the batteries was Samsung SDI. From a global governmental regulatory perspective, Samsung was slow to react to the government regulations regarding the recall of a potentially dangerous product. Furthermore, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission recommended that consumers immediately stop using the Galaxy Note 7 once the information pertaining to the fires became public. As a result, this case study will highlights the strengths and weaknesses of Samsung?s attempt to address the needs of its stakeholder during this product crisis. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 259-259 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=049&rid=7586 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607586 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Samsung; Recall; Stakeholders Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607586 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sarah Stanwick Author-Name-First: Sarah Author-Name-Last: Stanwick Author-Email: stanwsd@auburn.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Auburn University Title: Wells Fargo: A Runaway Unethical Cover Wagon Abstract: The purpose of this case analysis is to examine how a model of aggressive selling goals established by Wells Fargo in order to increase its level of profitability resulted in a wide scale level of unethical behavior by Wells Fargo employees. In the 1980s, Wells Fargo introduced the concept of ?cross-selling? to its sales representatives. Cross selling is the process in which the sales reps for Wells Fargo would encourage its customers to open additional Wells Fargo accounts. Initially, the target number of products for the sales reps to sell each Wells Fargo customer was eight. At the end of 2015, the average Wells Fargo customer had 6.3 products.As a result, achievement of aggressive sales goals became entrenched in the evaluation process of the employees and became part of the foundation of Wells Fargo?s corporate culture. These aggressive selling tactics became public when it was disclosed that Wells Fargo sales representatives had opened approximately two million deposit and credit-card accounts without the customer?s knowledge. In September 2016, Wells Fargo was fined $185 million by federal regulators for ?widespread illegal? sales practices. Wells Fargo had stated that 5,300 employees had been fired in the previous five years due to improper selling of Wells Fargo products. After the selling practices became public, Wells Fargo announced that it would eliminate all product sales goals for its retail banking operations starting in January 2017. In November 2016, Wells Fargo was again in the spotlight because the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority was investigating whether Wells Fargo employees were being fired because they spoke out against the aggressive selling tactics they were forced to use on Well Fargo customers. In January 2017, it was disclosed that Wells Fargo?s bank branches were informed beforehand when Wells Fargo?s internal auditors were coming to the branch to inspect internal operations. By giving the branches a 24-hour notice, the employees at the branch had time to cover up improver practices, such as opening up fake accounts and signing up customers for additional products without their knowledge.As a result, this case study will examine the evolution of unethical behavior at Wells Fargo based on requiring the employees to aggressively sell accounts and products to its customers. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 260-260 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=050&rid=7587 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607587 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Wells Fargo; Cross Selling; Customer Rights Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607587 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Kamila Olga St?pie?-Rejszel Author-Name-First: Kamila Olga Author-Name-Last: St?pie?-Rejszel Author-Email: kamilaolga@ug.edu.pl Author-Workplace-Name: Uniwersytet Gda?ski Title: Life-Long Learning -perspective in life career Abstract: Life-Long Learning can be interpreted as a response to of contemporary challenges. Today almost everyone commonly understands what Life-Long Learning is but when we look about it closer that meanings of LLL can be so different. Learning is can be presented for example as a unique phenomenon described as a way of life or as something that takes place in our daily interactions with " the world" around us or maybe be explained like great idea of education.This paper will show how LLL and human knowledge about Life-Long Learning are conceptualized in perspective of career and political-economic and social discourse. This paper will present the most relevant information based on results of studies (autobiographical narrative texts of life-F.Schütze) that was carried out under PHD project on 2015-2006 in Gdynia (Poland). Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 261-261 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=051&rid=7905 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607905 Classification-JEL: A29, I29 Keywords: Life-Long Learning,life career,autobiographical narrative-F.Schütze,narrative interview,Gdynia Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607905 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jutharat Sunprasert Author-Name-First: Jutharat Author-Name-Last: Sunprasert Author-Email: jutharat.sun@kmutt.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Author-Name: Ekapong Hirunsirisawat Author-Name-First: Ekapong Author-Name-Last: Hirunsirisawat Author-Email: ekapong.hir@kmutt.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Author-Name: Narongrit Waraporn Author-Name-First: Narongrit Author-Name-Last: Waraporn Author-Email: narongrit.war@kmutt.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Author-Name: Somporn Peansukmanee Author-Name-First: Somporn Author-Name-Last: Peansukmanee Author-Email: somporn.pea@kmutt.ac.th Author-Workplace-Name: King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Title: Metal Ship and Robotic Car: A Hands-on Activity to Develop Scientific and Engineering Skills for High School Students Abstract: Metal Ship and Robotic Car is one of the hands-on activities in the course, the Fundamental of Engineering that can be divided into three parts. The first part, the metal ships, was made by using engineering drawings, physics and mathematics knowledge. The second part is where the students learned how to construct a robotic car and control it using computer programming. In the last part, the students had to combine the workings of these two objects in the final testing. This aim of study was to investigate the effectiveness of hands-on activity by integrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) concepts to develop scientific and engineering skills. The results showed that the majority of students felt this hands-on activity lead to an increased confidence level in the integration of STEM. Moreover, 48% of all students engaged well with the STEM concepts. Students could obtain the knowledge of STEM through hands-on activities with the topics science and mathematics, engineering drawing, engineering workshop and computer programming; most students agree and strongly agree with this learning process. This indicated that the hands-on activity: ?Metal Ship and Robotic Car? is a useful tool to integrate each aspect of STEM. Furthermore, hands-on activities positively influence a student?s interest which leads to increased learning achievement and also in developing scientific and engineering skills. Length: 11 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 262-272 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=052&rid=7722 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607722 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Hands-on activity, STEM education, Computer programming, Metal work Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607722 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Takeshi Suzuki Author-Name-First: Takeshi Author-Name-Last: Suzuki Author-Email: takeshi.suzuki@fulbrightmail.org Author-Workplace-Name: School of Information and Communication, Meiji University Title: Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century: Just Infotainment or a New Public Sphere? Abstract: We live in a world of the post-truth politics filled with alternative facts. To cope with the situation, public sectors need stronger ties and cooperation with private sectors. It is thus pressing that government agencies need to tackle how they can use both Soft Power, such as culture, political values, and foreign policies, and Hard Power, such as military power and economic power.After the U.S. Embassy Tokyo put the video of Ambassador Caroline Kennedy dancing from the TV program ?We Married as a Job? [a translation of the original title: Those who fight and run away, live to fight another day] on YouTube in December 2016, it went viral and has since been viewed more than 6.5 million times. Major media, including the New York Times and the Tokyo Broadcasting System, considered it as one of the most successful examples of public diplomacy. Public diplomacy is ?the process by which an international actor conducts foreign policy by engaging a foreign public? (USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism).It is the purpose of this essay to explore why public diplomacy is increasingly important in the 21st Century, compared with the 20th Century. Specifically, how did the relationship between legacy media and new media change? What kinds of news possess greater news value? What are directions for public diplomacy if we hope to use social media, such as YouTube or Facebook, for sending messages? This essay argues that the turning point was the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009. It will analyze so called the ?Obama boom? among the Japanese in 2009. For example, his CD speech book has sold more than half a million copies over the years. In conclusion, it is argued that public diplomacy should play a greater role since technology has rendered distance practically irrelevant, business is increasingly challenged to develop global strategies, and that a greater focus on transnational and intercultural communication is needed. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 273-273 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=053&rid=7337 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607337 Classification-JEL: A00 Keywords: public diplomacy, new media, transnational and intercultural communication Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607337 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Margareta Maria Thomson Author-Name-First: Margareta Maria Author-Name-Last: Thomson Author-Email: mmpop@ncsu.edu Author-Workplace-Name: North Carolina State University Author-Name: Jeannine E Turner Author-Name-First: Jeannine E Author-Name-Last: Turner Author-Email: turner@mail.coe.fsu.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Florida State University Title: The Dual Nature of Emotions: Relationships with Motivations and Instructional Changes Abstract: Recently, researchers called for more research to examine the reciprocal nature of emotions, and how emotions influence individuals? motivations and changes in various learning contexts (Darby, 2008; Poon et al., 2012). In the current mixed-methods study, we examined longitudinally teachers? emotions about their involvement in a professional development program, and how emotions impacted their program motivation and instructional changes. To explain the reciprocal nature of emotions, and the interplay between motivations, emotions and changes, we used the theoretical framework of Control Value (CVT, Pekrun, 2006). The CVT states that individuals? emotions and motivations in academic-related behavior will depend upon the extent to which they believe they have some amount of control and the extent to which they value that behavior. A total of 90 teachers participated in a six-week summer Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (Magnet Lab) in Florida, United States over a period of seven years. Teachers were mentored by a scientist, thus allowing them to learn science and valuable research skills. The RET program was funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and has been shown to have a positive impact on teachers? thinking, motivation, and science instruction (Dixon & Wilke, 2007; Pop et al., 2010). These 90 RET attendees were contacted after their attendance and were invited to take part in the current study; 67 teachers responded to the study invitation, and thus completed the study survey. A mixed-methods study design was employed in the current study, in a two-phase approach. In the first phase of the study quantitative data was collected via online surveys, and in the second phase of the study, in-depth interviews were collected from selected participants to augment the quantitative results. Overall, study results showed that emotions played an important role in teachers? engagement in the RET program and triggered changes in thinking and science teaching practices. We found differences in emotions before and after teachers? engagement in the RET program, and differences in emotions between teachers from different grade levels. Positive correlations were found among teachers? motivations, emotions and changes to their teaching practices suggesting the powerful nature of emotions. Further, qualitative results showed how particular individuals view their emotions as a catalyst for change in their motivation for learning, and changes to their instructional practices. Contributions from study findings are discussed in relationship with teacher learning and professional training. Length: 2 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 274-275 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=054&rid=7806 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607806 Classification-JEL: I29 Keywords: Emotions, Motivation, Instructional Practices Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607806 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ebru Turhan Author-Name-First: Ebru Author-Name-Last: Turhan Author-Email: turhan@tau.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Turkish-German University Title: Domestication of Germany?s European Policy and German Leadership in the EU: The Cases of Eurozone Crisis and Refugee Crisis Abstract: Germany?s European policy and German influence in the EU have been subject to hot discussions in academic and political circles. The German influence in the EU took a new turn in recent years with federal government?s readiness to enhance its leadership status in the EU and to undertake unilateral actions, when the EU has entered an era of multiple crises in view of severe challenges including the Eurozone crisis and the more recent refugee crisis. This paper discusses Germany?s actorness in regards to the management of the Eurozone crisis and refugee crisis on the basis of the gradually increasing ?domestication? of its European policy. It reveals that Germany?s European policy throughout the two most prominent crises the EU has been lately challenged with, namely the Eurozone crisis and refugee crisis, has been largely shaped by the preferences of the influential domestic actors, who took into account the negative externalities that were likely to arise from the introduction of policies that would impose significant costs on them. Germany?s unilateral actions and leadership role in the management of these two crises (including the making of the EU-Turkey deal on the management of the refugee crisis) should be evaluated in light of the constraints imposed by domestic constituencies. Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 276-284 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=055&rid=7857 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607857 Classification-JEL: F50, F59, F55 Keywords: Germany, Eurozone crisis, refugee crisis, EU, Turkey, European policy, domestication, migration Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607857 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Wijayasri Vitharana Author-Name-First: Wijayasri Author-Name-Last: Vitharana Author-Email: wijayasri@sjp.ac.lk Author-Workplace-Name: University of Sri Jayewardenepura Title: The Effects of Drama Education on Student Self-Concept in Senior Secondary Education Abstract: The Effects of Drama Education on Student Self-Concept in Senior Secondary EducationW.B.A.Vitharana Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Performing ArtsUniversity of Sri JayewardenepuraNugegoda, Sri LankaWijayasri@sjp.ac.lkAbstractThere is a significant amount of attention given to student self-concept in education today. It is known that low confidence can lead to a variety of issues such as intellectual underachievement, academic overachievement, drug addiction and aggressive behavior. Also, comprehensive educational reform movements such as multiculturalism and cooperative learning can to a certain extent improve student self-concept. The theoretical foundations of this study are linked to the theoretical work in cognitive development, psychomotor development and movement, self-concept, and perceived wellness. The key theorists include Jean Piaget, Moshe Feldenkrais, Rudolf Laban, and Albert Bandura. Drama is a performance which comes from a balanced body of facts and can successfully lead to lifelong value. The achievement comes from presentation, participation and the creation of drama. Thus drama education is a major contribution to a person?s well-being when it comes to the mind-body interaction; benefiting the individual emotionally, cognitively, and physically. This study explores the effectiveness of formalized drama education and training on student performance, particularly regarding the overall perceived wellness and self-concept of drama students in grade eleven. Drama, as an art form and formal guidance method, is an important resource that can give out a link to cognitive development, emotional growth and psychological health in adolescents, which is also associated with the academic performance of students. This study focuses on documenting the relationship between drama and its influences on the variables by comparing students who are both involved and not involved in drama programs. A significant difference is found between drama and non-drama for perceived wellness, self-concept, and cumulative marks. The evidence supports constructive contact on academic performance, but there is a need for involvement that addresses recovered views of wellness and self-concept among the drama population. Key Words -self-concept, drama education, cognitive, psychomotor, emotional, psychological, adolescence Length: 10 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 285-294 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=056&rid=7867 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607867 Classification-JEL: A33, A33, A33 Keywords: self-concept, drama education, cognitive, psychomotor, emotional, psychological, adolescence Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607867 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Fenghua WANG Author-Name-First: Fenghua Author-Name-Last: WANG Author-Email: helenfhwang@126.com Author-Workplace-Name: Shanghai International Studies University Author-Name: Weidong ZHANG Author-Name-First: Weidong Author-Name-Last: ZHANG Author-Email: zhangweidong713@163.com Author-Workplace-Name: Shanghai International Studies University Title: Information Sequence and Product Evaluation in Consumer Decision-making Abstract: Despite its positive impact on short-term sales, price promotion can negatively affect consumer product evaluation, leading to unfavorable behavioral responses in the long-run. Many a time, price promotion information is presented to a consumer together with product information. We aim to examine the impact of sequence of price promotion and product information on consumer product evaluation. In our experiment, we find evidence from China that (1) the sequence of price promotion and product information is likely to affect both perceived product quality and internal reference price, such that both consumer?s perceived product quality and internal reference price are likely to be lower in a promotion-first sequence than in a product-first sequence, and that (2) product price moderates the sequence effect on consumer?s internal reference price whereas the moderating effect is not significant with respect to perceived product quality, such that the sequence effect on consumer?s perception of product quality does not vary with product price levels while the sequence effect on consumer?s internal reference price is stronger when product price is high than when product price is low . Research findings are discussed and implications are provided. Length: 1 page Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 295-295 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=057&rid=7898 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607898 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Promotion; Sequence; Product evaluation; Perceived product quality; Internal reference price Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607898 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Charles Wild Author-Name-First: Charles Author-Name-Last: Wild Author-Email: charles_wild@btinternet.com Author-Workplace-Name: LRM Analyst Author-Name: Stuart Weinstein Author-Name-First: Stuart Author-Name-Last: Weinstein Author-Email: ab6197@coventry.ac.uk Author-Workplace-Name: Coventry University Title: ?BY FAILING TO PREPARE, YOU ARE PREPARING TO FAIL?: THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING LEGAL RISK MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE TO LAW STUDENTS Abstract: High profile corporate scandals have not only taught us that the loss of reputation can have a significant, if not, fatal effect on a company but also ensured that the study and implementation of legal risk management is at the forefront of the UK?s business and legal sectors. The significance of the complex assortment of new and often contradictory laws and regulations with which companies are faced in today?s global business environment should not be underestimated. Many international companies recognise this and invest heavily in implementing internal mechanisms and controls to detect and prevent compliance breaches. However, such systems and controls cannot succeed without the development of a strong compliance culture that gets ?buy-in? from all levels of a business. At the heart of this compliance culture is a company?s legal and compliance manager(s). Effective legal risk management and compliance requires a company?s legal and compliance manager(s) to gain a substantive knowledge of business and societal risks, awareness and insight into regulation and regulatory changes as well as an understanding of the potential impact of regulation on their organisation. Once these risks have been identified, and appropriate regulatory challenges ascertained, a business must develop, implement and communicate internal policies and ensure that effective control systems are also in place.In order to prove both efficient and effective, a business? legal and compliance manager(s) must draw informed links between regulation and the formulation of sound internal policies related to risks and controls at all relevant levels of their organisation. They must also implementation appropriate procedures to support such policies. Consequently, in order to be effective, a company?s legal and compliance manager(s) must not just identify problems but, more importantly, draw upon proven solutions to ensure success. The legal risk management process relies on a business? ability to manage processes, implement change, track issues, screen potential clients, partners and employees and to implement appropriate remediation.The pressure on management to ensure that a business operates in a compliant way is considerable, and growing. Managers must be permanently on their guard against things going wrong and, as such, are reliant on their legal and compliance manager(s) being ever vigilant and seeking to reduce risk to a minimum. The authors argue that in order to gain a well-rounded, informed business-focused preparation for work within the legal sector, every law student should, at some stage, gain a grounding in Legal Risk Management, Governance & Compliance. Length: 12 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 296-307 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=058&rid=7495 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607495 Classification-JEL: K20, I23 Keywords: Legal EducationLegal Risk Management, Governance & ComplianceMulti-disciplinary Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607495 Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: YANAN YANG Author-Name-First: YANAN Author-Name-Last: YANG Author-Email: xiaonanyyn@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Technische Universität München Author-Name: Christoph Lütge Author-Name-First: Christoph Author-Name-Last: Lütge Author-Email: luetge@tum.de Author-Workplace-Name: Technische Universität München Title: The Influence of Culture Difference on Decision Making Process to Choose Integration Modes after China Purchased Germany Family Enterprises Abstract: This paper presents a novel method for identifying the suitable mode selection of culture integration for Chinese enterprises, during the oversea mergers and acquisitions with Germany family enterprises. Using questionnaire and case study, the national and organizational culture would be measured for the comparison of Chinese and German family enterprises, and the influence factors of culture difference and suitable culture integration modes would be teased out. Based on Berry?s Acculturation theory, this paper would propose that if the national and organizational cultures were both distant, then the marginalization would be positive; if they were both close, then the assimilation would be positive; if their national culture were close while organizational culture were distant, then the separation would be positive; lastly, if their national culture were distant while organizational culture were close, then the integration would be positive. After the questionnaire research (130 open & close questionnaires to Chinese enterprises and 20 to Germany), 86 % valid questionnaires were recovered. The result shows agreement with theoretical prediction. Three case studies would be conducted accordingly. The work presented here has profound implications for future studies of Berry?s Acculturation theory. It is hope to help solve the problem of the culture integration in mergers and acquisitions among China and Western Countries in the future and significantly improve over previous efforts by Moran, et al. Length: 14 pages Creation-Date: 2017-07 Publication-Status: Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 31st International Academic Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 308-321 File-URL: https://iises.net/proceedings/31st-international-academic-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?cid=46&iid=059&rid=7774 File-Function: First version, 2017 Number: 4607774 Classification-JEL: Keywords: Culture Difference; Culture Integration Modes; Decision Making Process; Chinese and German Family Enterprises; Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4607774