IJEB 2015 Fifth International Conference On Economic and Business Issues Conference Program December 19-20, 2015 Hotel Novotel, Kolkata, India Co-Sponsored by SERIALS PUBLICATIONS (P) LTD, New Delhi (India) Office of the International Studies, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO Indira Institute of Management, Pune (IIMP)
2 Program Schedule Day 1Saturday, December 19, 2015 9:30-9:45 AM Registration and Assembly 9:45-10:00 AM Welcome and Introduction Kishore G. Kulkarni, Editor, Indian Journal of Economics and Business (IJEB), Distinguished Professor of Economics, Metropolitan State University of Denver and Dr. Matiur Rahman, 2014 JP Morgan Chase Endowed Professor of Finance, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana 10:00-11:15 AM Conference Keynote Speaker Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh Topic: Role of Central Banks in Mainstreaming Socially Responsible Financing" 11:15-11:30 AM Coffee and Tea Break Session 1: Economics of Crime and Related Issues: Room 1 11.30 AM to 1:00 PM (1) Niranjan R., Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Financial Integration and Dynamics of Industrial Growth (2) Quazi Shahriar, San Diego State University, and Arnab Mitra, Portland State University Beyond Consequences of Lying: Can Social Influence Substitute (Compensate) for Monetary Stakes? (3) Sudhanva Char, Life University Distributive Justice and Economic Optimization: Cognitive Preferences and Jarring Priorities Discussant: Bansi Sawhney, University of Baltimore Session 2: India-USA Monetary Policy: Room 2 11:30 PM - 1:00 PM (1) Bansi Sawhney, University of Baltimore, and Kishore G. Kulkarni, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Theoretical Explanation of Taylor Rule and Its Irrelevance in Modern Time (2) Charan Singh, Jafar Baig and Rohan Das, Indian Institute of Management, Money, Output and Prices in India (3) Matiur Rahman, McNeese State University and Prashanta Bannerjee, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management "Globalization: Some Controversies and Its Humanization" Discussant: Upasna Sethi, Punjabi University Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Ex-member, Planning Commission, Eminent Economist and Renowned Writer.
3 Session 3: Consumer Economics and Marketing: Room 1 2 PM - 3.30 PM (1) Ruth Lumb, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Consumer Ethnocentric Tendencies: The Effect of CET Score on Perceived Quality of India's Products: A Multi-Country Comparison (2) Wossen Kassaye, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Manufacturer-Directed Pricing Guidelines in the age of Social Media: Impact on Competitiveness, Consumer Trust, and Reaction (3) Dev Niranjan Sarkar, University of Calcutta, and Kaushik Kundu, Haldia Institute of Technology. West Bengal, Portrait of Rural Unorganized Retailers in Bengal: Sociological Reflection in Literary Works Discussant: Debasish Chakraborty, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI Session 4: Business Issues I: Room 2 2 PM - 3:30 PM (1) Rajendra Khandekar, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Thomas Matthews, Optimum Performance Solutions, One Professional s Serial Entrepreneurship: A Cautionary Tale (2) Kalyan Chakraborty, Emporia State University, Joy Chakraborty, Alliance University, Bangalore, and Partha P. Sengupta, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur Determinants of Economics Performance of Non-life Insurance Industry (3) Anjali Kolachalam, Oberlin College, and Rajeev Singhal, Oakland University, Divers of Stock Returns in India Discussant: Subarna K. Samanta, The College of New Jersey, NJ Tea and Coffee Break 3:30 PM-3:45 PM Session 5: Business Issues II: Room 1 3.45 PM- 5.15 PM (1) Vairam Arunachalam, University of Missouri, Chris Chan, University of Hong Kong, Jenice Prather-Kinsey, University of Alabama-Birmingham and Patrick R. Wheeler, University of South Florida, Managers' Perceptions of the Effects of National Culture, Organizational Culture, and Management Control Systems on Firm Performance: A Cross-Cultural Analysis (2) H.K. Pradhan and Rajib Sarkar, Xavier Labor Research Institute (XLRI), Does Tariff Liberalization Impact the Price Discovery Function of Agri-Commodity Futures Markets? Evidence from India (3) Upasna Sethi, Punjabi University, Antecedents of Work-Life Balance Discussant: Sudhanva Char, Life University, GA Session 6: Business and Economic Issues I: Room 2 3:45 PM-5:15 PM Leah Martindill and Subarna K. Samanta, The College of the New Jersey, NJ CITES (International Trade Restrictions) and Endangered Species : An Empirical Analysis Bibekananda Panda and Pushpa Trivedi, Indian Institute of Technology, Inter-District Inequalities in Per Capita Real Income: A Study of Odisha (3) Sharda Shimpi, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, K. Kanagasabapathy, EPW Research Foundation, and Charan Singh, Indian Institute of Management, Need to Rationalize Rising Interest Burden on Public Debt Discussant: Ruth Lumb, Minnesota State University-Moorhead Watch for the 7 PM to 10 PM River Cruise Announcement
4 Day 2 Sunday, December 20, 2015 Session 7: Keynote Address 9:30 AM-10:30 AM Keynote Speaker Dr. Siddharthvinayaka Kane, Vice Chancellor, Rashtrasanta Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Topic: The Art of Management Introduction: Prof. Rajendra Khandekar, Metropolitan State University of Denver Coffee and Tea Break 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Session 8: Management Issues I: Room 1 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (1) Jitesh Chandra Saha, Government Degree College, Possible Determinants of Transportation Mobility- A Regional Perspective (2) Penelope Prime, Georgia State University, China's Internationalization and Economic Reforms: A Virtuous Cycle? (3) Shila Kishu Rapaj, Retired Government Servant, Role of Land Acquisition and Other Land Laws in Growth and Development of Jharkhand Discussant: Subarna Samanta, The College of New Jersey Session 9: Economic Growth in India and USA: Room 2 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (1) Meenakshi Rishi and Niranjan Chipalkati, Seattle University, Economic Growth, Carbon Emissions, and Carbon Policy (2) R.K. Pattnaik, S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Fiscal Sustainability and Fiscal Legislation in India (3) Amlan Mitra, Purdue University-Calumet Incentive Mechanisms Affecting Group versus Individual Lending: A Case Study in Rural India Discussant: Bansi Sawhney, University of Baltimore 12:30 PM 1:30 PM Lunch Break
5 Session 10: Panel Discussion: Room 1 1:30 PM-3:00 PM Globalization and Its Effect on Higher Education in USA and in India Moderator: Kishore G. Kulkarni, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver (1) Akbarali Thobhani, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver (2) Suresh R. Kakade, Ex-Director, Indian Institute of Education, Pune Session 11: Business and Economic Issues II: Room 2 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (1) Debasish Chakraborty, Central Michigan University, Capital Flows to Emerging Economies (2) Biswadip Ghosh, Metropolitan State University of Denver, A Balanced Framework for Efficient IT Vendor Selection (3) Christian Itin, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Experiential Approaches to Teambuilding: Enhancing Collaboration within Corporate Teams Discussant: Dev Niranjan Sarkar, University of Calcutta Tea and Coffee Break 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Session 12: Business and Other Issues I: Room 1 3:15 PM-4:45 PM (1) Upasna Sethi, and Bhavneet Kaur, Punjabi University, Interaction Impact of Organizational Factors and Personality on Work Engagement (2) Vijaya Subrahmanyam, Mercer University, Atlanta, Julie Petherbridge, Mercer University, Young Kim, Northern Kentucky University, Yura Kim, University of Seoul, Management Entrenchment and Audit Quality Discussant: Biswadip Ghosh, Metropolitan State University of Denver Session 13: Business and Other Issues II: Room 2 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM (1) Rebecca Chakraborty, Northwood University, MI The State of Public Health in India (2) Anirban Dutta, National Institute of Technology, Prosenjit Ghosh, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Gautam Bandyopadhyay, National Institute of Technology, Passengers' Satisfaction of No-Frill Airlines in Eastern India Using Multivariate Analysis Discussant: Vairam Arunachalam, University of Missouri, MO
6 Closing Ceremony 4.45 PM- 5 PM Vote of Thanks Kishore G. Kulkarni and Bansi Sawhney, Editors, IJEB IJEB s Kolkata Conference Program Committee Members: Kishore G. Kulkarni, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado Bansi Sawhney, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland Tara Rhodes, Editorial Assistant, Indian Journal of Economics and Business, Denver, Colorado S. K. Jha, Serials Publications, New Delhi Debasish Chakraborty, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, Michigan (Kolkata Local Arrangement) Ruth Lumb, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Minnesota Amlan Mitra, Purdue University, Calumet, IN (Kolkata Local Arrangement) Rebecca Chakraborty, Norwood University, Michigan (Kolkata Local Arrangement) Rajendra Khandekar, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver Kalyan Chakraborty, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas Partha Sengupta, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur Penelope Prime, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Biswadip Ghosh, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado (Kolkata Local Arrangement)