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The Fifth Annual Conference of Economic
Forum of Entrepreneurship & International
Business
@ ECO-ENA: Economics & ECO-Engineering Associate, Inc., Canada
Conference Organizer: Ghada Mohamed
Scientific Committee: Ghada Mohamed, PhD., Morrison H. Schachler, Ph.D., Daniel May, Ph.D., and Thomas Henschel, Ph.D.
research_forum@eco-ena.ca
Venue: Harvard Medical School:
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
United States of America - Room # 204
January 29th – 30th, 2015
Conference Organizer & Sponsor: ECO-ENA, Inc., Canada
Organizing Committee Chair: Dr. Ghada G. Mohamed; President: ECO-ENA, Inc., Canada
The Conference Chair: Dr. Morrison Handley-Schachler; Teesside University, UK
Research Advisory Committee Chair Dr. Daniel May; Harper Adams University, UK
Dear Conference Delegates: Thanks for making the conference successful :)
Reporting
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The conference proceeding
Conference Delegates
Our Forum's Speakers(Scholars)
Dr. Morrison Handley-Schachler, ECO-ENA, Inc., Canada, m.handley-schachler@eco-ena.ca, morrisonhandley@aol.com (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Dr. Murshed Chowdhry, Algoma University, Ontario, Canada, mchowd32@uwo.ca (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Dr. Daniel May, Harper Adams University, United Kingdom, dmay@harper-adams.ac.uk (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Dr. Ghada Mohamed, ECO-ENA, Inc., Canada, gmohamed@eco-ena.ca, ghadagomaa1@yahoo.ca (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Professor Akbar Manoussi, Carleton University (Director of the Canadian International Council", Ottawa, ON, Canada, manoussi@magma.ca (Attended & Presented at the conference)
External Speakers(Scholars)
Professors:
Anzor Abralava,
Rusudan Kutateladze,
Nino Pailodze, Olga Khutsishvili,
Giorgi Sulashvili, and
Alexander Kekenadze, Georgian Technical University, Georgia n.pailodze@gtu.ge
Mr. Adel AlFeraih, Swansea University, United Kingdom adel75ksa@hotmail.com (Presented at the conference over Skype)
Dr. Anthony Howell, Peking University, USA tonyjames@ucla.edu (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Dr. Charles Grant, University of Manitoba, Canada charles.grant@umanitoba.ca (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Dr. Dai Yun, Xi'an Jiaotong, Loverpool University, China daiyun2004@yahoo.co.uk (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Prof. Daniel Simonet, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates dsimonet@aus.edu (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Dr. Emmadi Naveen Kumar, University of Hyderabad, India emmadinaveen@gmail.com (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Dr. Mohammad Almahasneh, Tafilah Technical University, Jordan m_mahasneh2006@yahoo.com (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Dr. Samra Chaudary, Research Associate Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan ch.samra@gmail.com (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Prof. Talaat Abdul Hamid, Mansoura University, Egypt tasaad@usa.com (Attended & Presented at the conference)
& Prof. Ahmed Samir Roushdy Sadat Academy For Management Sciences assprofasr@yahoo.com (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Mr. Zaid AlAaskar, Wolverhampton University, United Kingdom zaid.alaskar@hotmail.com (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Dr. Kaustav Misra, Saginaw Valley State University, USA kmisra@svsu.edu (Presented at the conference over Skype)
Dr. Moshood Oladapo, Federal University Oye- Ekiti, Nigeria moshood.oladapo@fuoye.edu.ng -- (Attended & Presented at the conference)
Speeches by Practitioners
Mr. Joseph Dacosta & Mr. Christophe B. Bakilan, Salone Seeds Ltd, Sierra Leone jainabamendy78@yahoo.com, Bakilan.Christophe@yahoo.com (Couldn't make it to the conference on time)
Other Contributors (Attendees)
Dr. Adeyinka Laiyemo, Blissful Gardenz Inc., Alexandria, VA, USA (January 29th & 30th) adeyinka.laiyemo@howard.edu (Couldn't attend the conference)
Ms. AKINLOSOTU BOLA SILIFAAT, Governors Office, Alagbaka, Akure, Nigeria (January 29th & 30th) Adejumolataiwobola@gmail.com (Couldn't attend the conference)
Mr. Danial Lakayan, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY, Turkey (January 29th & 30th) danial_lakayan@yahoo.com (Couldn't attend the conference)
Mr. Hillel Basch, Bar IIan University, Isreal (January 29th & 30th) hillel.basch@gmail.com (Attended the conference) (Attended the conference)
Mr. Donkor Joseph, Kymenlaakson University of Applied Sciences, Finland (January 29th & 30th) jdonkorgh@yahoo.com (Attended the conference)
Mr. Nkemakolam Uchendu, Universiteit Leuven , Belgium (January 29th & 30th) evansboral@gmail.com (Couldn't attend the conference)
Ms. Obaa Akua Konadu, University College London, United Kingdom (January 29th) oakonadu@gmail.com
Mr. Oladoja Ayuba Olanrewaju, Universität Hohenheim, Germany (January 30th) Layu52@yahoo.com (Couldn't attend the conference)
Dr. Samuel Bonti-Ankomah, AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA, Canada (January 30th) Samuel.Bonti-Ankomah@agr.gc.ca (Couldn't attend the conference)
Mr. Waliyat Olaide Oloyede, University if Ilorin, Nigeria (January 30th) olaide.oloyede1@gmail.com (Couldn't attend the conference)
Mr. William Ahenkora Agyei, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Finland (January 29th & 30th) william.ahenkora@yahoo.com (Attended the conference)
Due to the snowstorm in Boston a few delegates couldn't make it to the conference.
Conference Program
Conference Programme: Day 1 –January 29th, 2015
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Reception & Morning Refreshments
9:00 am – 9:40 pm
Keynote speech
Dr. Morrison Handley-Schachler
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ECO-ENA, Inc.
9:40 am – 10:00 pm
Open Discussion
10:00 am – 12:00
Session 1
Three Papers on Micro and Macro Dimensions of Financial and Risk Analysis
Paper 1
Nino Pailodze, AnzorAbralava, RusudanKutateladze, Olga Khutsishvili, Giorgi Sulashvili and Alexander Kekenadze (Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi)
The causes of economic crisis and the aspects of its development.
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Paper 2
Anthony Howell (Peking University)
‘Indigenous’ innovation and new firm survival in a transitioning Chinese economy with heterogeneous risk.
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Paper 3
Dai Yun (Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University) and Morrison Handley-Schachler
A fundamental weakness in auditing: The need for a conspiracy theory.
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12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 2
Three Papers on Entrepreneurship and Leadership and Business in General with Case Studies from Different Countries.
Paper 4
Ahmed Samir Roushdy (Sadat Academy For Management Sciences) and Talaat Asaad Abdel Hamid (Mansoura University)
The impact of online social networks on the generation of entrepreneurial ideas in Egypt.
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Paper 5
Samra Chaudary, Sana Azar, Amina Talat and Imran Sajjad (Lahore School of Economics)
The effects of internet and e-commerce on entrepreneurship and SMEs in Pakistan
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Keynote Speech
Professor Akbar Manoussi, Carleton University "Director of the Canadian International Council", Ottawa, ON, Canada
World Economy outlook and Global Oil Diplomacy
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3:00 pm – 3:30: pm
Coffee Break
3:30 am – 4:00 pm
A Panel Discussion Chaired by Ghada Mohamed, ECO-ENA, Inc., Canada
Macroeconomics: Misleading Indicators
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4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
6- Papers on Cultural Economics: Immigration Matters and Human Resources Management
THE CFCE Second Annual Conference of Cultural Economics: Immigration Matters & Human Resources Management
Joined with the 5th Annual Conference of Economic Forum of Entrepreneurship & International Business
Paper 6
Adel AlFeraih (Swansea University)
Understanding Factors Responsible for Talent’s Turnover Intentions: The Case of the Public Education Sector in Saudi Arabia
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Paper 7
Kaustav Misra (Saginaw State Valley University)
The effect of short-term study abroad experiences on students' academic and professional development
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Paper 8
Murshed Chowdhry(Algoma University), Canada
Financial Deepening, Remittances and Economic Growth: Evidence from Dynamic Panel Estimation
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Paper 9
Shala al-Abiyad(University of Tripoli) and Morrison Handley-Schachler
Accounting education in Libya and the requirement for development to keep up with the course of the time
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Paper 10
Zaid Alaskar, (Wolverhampton University)
Feasibility Study of Saudi Market for Small Business
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Paper 11
Mohammad Mahasneh (Tafilah Technical University)
Applicable laws and procedures in international commercial arbitration in Jordanian courts
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6:00 pm: Close
Day 2 – January 30th, 2015
The 2nd Annual Conference of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
Joined with the 5th Annual Conference of Economic Forum of Entrepreneurship & International Business
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Reception & Morning Refreshments
9:00 am – 9:40 pm
Keynote speech
Dr. Daniel May
ECO-ENA, Inc., Canada & Adams Harper University, UK
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9:40 am – 10:00 pm
Open Discussion
10:00 am – 12:00
Session 1
Paper 1
Moshood Oladaop (Federal University Oye- Ekiti, Nigeria)
Determinants of Feedback Mechanism in Pineapple Market Integration in Southwestern Nigeria
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Paper 2
Aaron Bond and Kaustav Misra (Saginaw Valley State University, USA)
Non-Agricultural Drivers of Grain Crop Prices in the United States
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Paper 3
Charles Grant and Janelle Mann (University of Manitoba, Canada)
How high is high enough when choosing partial moments for downside risk?
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12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 2
Paper 4
Daniel Simonet (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Phone App to Optimize Irrigation Cycles for 80 US crops
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Paper 5
R.V.Ramanamurthyand Emmadi Naveen Kumar (University of Hyderabad, India)
Small Farmer Economy and Their Crisis in Rural Andhra Pradesh: A Study in Three Villages
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Paper 6
Daniel E. May (Harper Adams University, UK), Sara Arancibia and Gonzalo Moya (University Diego Portales, Chile)
Can economic collaboration leads to farmers' satisfaction at work? Some preliminary results
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3:00 pm – 3:30: pm
Coffee Break
3:30 am – 5:00 pm
Session 3
A Speech by: Mr. Joseph Dacosta & Mr. Christophe B. Bakilan, Salone Seeds Ltd, Sierra Leone - (Couldn't make it to the conference on time)
A Panel Discussion chaired by Dr. Ghada Mohamed, ECO-ENA, Inc., Canada on Global Food Prices and Poverty
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A Panel Discussion chaired by Dr. Daniel May; Adams Harper University, UK on Agricultural Trade Liberalization
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The conference was closed by a keynote speech presented
by Prof. Akbar Manoussi, Carleton University
(Director of the Canadian International Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
5 pm: Close
End of Conference
We look forward to meeting you again at
the 6th Annual Conference of Economic Forum
of Entrepreneurship & International Business next year in Oxford.
Conference Organizer: Ghada Mohamed
Scientific Committee: Ghada Mohamed, PhD., Morrison H. Schachler, Ph.D., Daniel May, Ph.D., and Thomas Henschel, Ph.D.
research_forum@eco-ena.ca
Venue: Harvard Medical School: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Medical Center Area, Boston, MA 02115, United States