South Asian Management Forum 2006
Venue: Dhaka Sheraton Hotel
Date: 24-25 February 2007
Hosted by: North South University
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONCURRENT SESSION 1 CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN BUSINESS
Saturday, 24 February: 11.30 AM – 1.00 PM
Session 1A: Entrepreneurship Development
Saturday, 24 February: 11.30 AM – 1.00 PM
Room: Chameli
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Developing Sustainable Small and Medium Enterprise Through Triple Bottom Line,” Ambreen
Waheed and
Muhammad Jamil A.Goheer (Pakistan) SAMF 6016
◘ “Role of Founding Families in Sustaining Entrepreneurial Spirit in Their Firms,” Chowdhury Salahuddin (U of
Management and Technology, Pakistan) SAMF 6023
◘ “The Entrepreneurship Development in Pakistan: Issues and Perspective,” Mohammed Nishat (Institute of
Business Administration, Pakistan) and Shahid Raza Mir (Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan) SAMF
6079
◘ “Innovation in Dry Fish Industry: A Study on Women Entrepreneurs”, Mohammad Solaiman (U of Science and
Technology Chittagong) and Mir Hossain Sohel (U of Chittagong) SAMF 6005
Session 1B: Entrepreneurial Marketing
Saturday, 24 February: 11.30 AM – 1.00 PM
Room: Palash
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “The Concept and Practice of Entrepreneurial Marketing in South Asian Countries: A Study on Arambagh
Hatcheries Limited (A Poultry Farm Company) in West Bengal, India,” Sajal Kumar Maiti (Goenka College of
Commerce and Business Administration) SAMF 6017
◘ “Brand Valuation - A Synergy of Product Brands and Corporate Brands for International Application Using
Indian Rationale in Package Foods Industry,” Padma Srinivasan (ICFAI Business School, India) SAMF 6031
◘ “Effectiveness of the Advertisement as Perceived by Customers,” Kashif Ur Rehman (Iqra U, Pakistan), Babar
Zaheer Butt (FUUAST, Pakistan) and Abrar Ahmad (Iqra U, Pakistan) SAMF 6110
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Session 1C: Management of Technology and Innovation
Saturday, 24 February: 11.30 AM – 1.00 PM
Room: Shimul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Ecological Adaptability Through Appropriate Technology: Some Suggestions for Leather Industries in
Bangladesh Based on Case Study Analysis,” Momtaj Khanam (Independent U, Bangladesh) SAMF 6004
◘ “Organizational Innovation Adoption: Determinants of the Adoption of Innovations by Individuals within an
Organization,” Majharul Talukder (U of South Australia, Australia), Howard Harris (U of South Australia,
Australia) and Gido Mapunda (U of South Australia, Australia) SAMF6056
◘ “The Convergence of Technology Development and Intellectual Property Theft,” Noordin
J (MZUMBE U,
Tanzania) SAMF 6102
Session 1D: Women Empowerment
Saturday, 24 February: 11.30 AM – 1.00 PM
Room: Bakul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “The Impact of Managerial Job on the Lives of Women Managers in the Context of Bangladesh,” Jashim Uddin
Ahamed (North South U, Bangladesh), S.S.Sadrul Huda (East West U, Bangladesh) and Afsana Akhtar (BRAC
University) SAMF 6014
◘ “Empowerment of Women in SAARC Countries,” M. Ameeruz Zaman Khan (Green U of Bangladesh) SAMF
6037
◘ “Enterprising and Empowering Rural Women in India: The Shakti Experiment of HLL,” Basant Kumar (Utkal
U, India) and Brajaraj Mohanty (Xavier Institute of Management, India) SAMF 6040
◘ “Gender
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Equity And Economic Development, Kanchan Saxena (University of Lucknow, India) SAMF 6089
CONCURRENT SESSION 2 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF
BUSINESS
Saturday, 24 February : 2.00 P.M. – 3.30 PM
Session 2A: Corporate Governance
Saturday, 24 February : 2.00 P.M. – 3.30 PM
Room: Shimul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “ Good Governance: A Move Towards Poverty Alleviation,” Chowdhury Saima Ferdous (U of Dhaka,
Bangladesh) SAMF 6011
◘ “Deregulation of Telecom Sector in Pakistan,”
Ijaz H Khawaja (International Islamic U, Bangladesh) SAMF
6029
◘ “Corporate Governance Disclosure Practices of Indian Companies,” Gurdip Singh Batra (Punjabi U, India), K C
Mittal (Punjabi U, India) and Narider Kaur (Punjabi U, India) SAMF 6114
◘ “Community People’s Involvement in the CSR Agenda of Textile and Garment Industry in Bangladesh:
Opportunities and Challenges,” Quazi M Ahmed (Bangladesh) SAMF 6119
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Session 2B: Leadership
Saturday, 24 February : 2.00 P.M. – 3.30 PM
Room: Palash
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Charisma: the Attribution/Perceptual Perspective,” J.A.S.K Jayakody (U of Colombo, , Sri Lanka)SAMF 6054
◘ “A Theoretical Discussion and Testing of the Mushtari Leadership Skill Model,” Ali Mujahid (Bahria U,
Pakistan) SAMF 6061
◘ “ Performance Evaluation of Public Sector Enterprise: A Case Study on Eastern Refinery Limited – A
Subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation”, Firoja Akter Khanam (U of Premier, Chittagong) SAMF 6048
Session 2C: Information Management
Saturday, 24 February : 2.00 P.M. – 3.30 PM
Room: Chameli
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “ICT intervention Towards National Development in the Third World Countries Some Perspectives of IS
Research,” MD. Mahfuz Ashraf (U of south Australia, Australia) SAMF 6015
◘ “Management Information Systems (MIS) for Cellular Communication Network,” Md. Rezaul Hoque Khan
(Chittagong U of Engineering & technology, Bangladesh), A H M Razibul Islam (Chittagong U of Engineering &
technology, Bangladesh), Akbar Hossain (Chittagong U of Engineering & technology, Bangladesh) and Ju Bin
Song (Kyung Hee U, South Korea) SAMF 6010
◘ “Role of Simulation- College Festivals in Developing Managerial Skills” Meena Saxena (Jaihind College
ICFAI Business School, India) and Arun Saxena (Jaihind College ICFAI Business School, India) SAMF 6027
◘ “Shape-Factors that can Make Bangladesh a Successful Offshore Software Development Country,” Salahuddin
Ahmad (Uttara U, Bangladesh) and A.A.M.Nurunnabi (Uttara U, Bangladesh) SAMF 6068
◘ “Media Scene in India: Implications for the Media Planners,” Savita Hanspal (U of Dehli, India) SAMF 6116
Session 2D: Ethical Issues in Business
Saturday, 24 February : 2.00 P.M. – 3.30 PM
Room: Bakul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Corruption and the Purchasing Power Disparity: A Panel Two Stage Regression Approach,” Gour Gobinda
Goswami (North South U, Bangladesh) SAMF 6021
◘ “Organizational Justices as Moderators of Revenge Seeking Versus Forgiveness after Psychological Contract
Breach,” Ezaz Ahmed (U of South Australia, Australia) SAMF 6044
◘ “Ethical Marketing Practices in Banking Sector of Bangladesh A Study on Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited,”
Mohammed Solaiman (U of Science and Technology Chittagong, Bangladesh), Maruf Hossian Chowdhury (U of
Chittagong, Bangladesh) and Sarwar Uddin (U of Chittagong, Bangladesh) SAMF 6070
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CONCURRENT SESSION 3 PERSPECTIVES IN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Saturday, 24 February: 4.00PM – 5.30 PM
Session 3A: Regional Cooperation
Saturday, 24 February: 4.00PM – 5.30 PM
Room: Chameli
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Cross-Border Trade in Health Services Between Bangladesh and India: Implications for Global Health
Systems,” Abu Hena Reza Hasan (U of Dhaka, Bangladesh) SAMF 6001
◘ “Consumer Rights Protection and Regional Co-operation Among SAARC Countries,” Basant Kumar (Utkal U,
India) and Brajaraj Mohanty (Xavier Institute of Management, India) SAMF 6041
◘ “Contentiousness of Trade in Agriculture – South Asian Perspectives,” H. M. Jha “Bidyarthi (Shri Sant Gajanan
Maharaj College of Engineering), Prasad A. Khanzode (Tilak Mahavidyalya, Wani, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India),
Ashish K. Srivastava (Pt. Ravishankar Shukla U,India) and P. W. Kale (Vidya Bharati Mahavidyalaya Amravati,
India) SAMF 6053
◘ “Heterogeneity in Finance - Growth Nexus in Developing Countries: Evidence from Dynamic Panel Analysis,”
Rabiul Islam (United International U, Bangladesh) SAMF 6066
Session 3B: Business in a Multicultural Society
Saturday, 24 February: 4.00PM – 5.30 PM
Room: Bakul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Cultural Impact on HRM Styles and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study of Japanese Companies, Japanese
Subsidiaries/Joint Ventures, and South Asian Local Companies,” M. Khasro Miah (Islamic U, Bangladesh) SAMF
6019
◘ “Socio Cultural Quest for Understanding Organizational Behavior: Bangladesh Perspective,” S.M. Monirul
Hassan (U of Chittagong, Bangladesh) SAMF 6020
◘ “Interpreting Cultural Heterogeneity in Purchase Heuristics in Multiethnic India and Its Financial
Implication Over the Corporate Sector,” Debraj Datta (Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology) and Mahua Datta
( Jadavpur U, India) SAMF 6043
Session 3C: Financial Reforms and Global Competitiveness
Saturday, 24 February: 4.00PM – 5.30 PM
Room: Palash
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Financial Reforms and Profitability of Financial Institutions - Are they Correlated?,” Shama Ahmed (Institute
of Business Administration, Karachi) and Mohammed Nishat (Institute of Business Administration, Karachi) SAMF
6080
◘ “Poverty Alleviation through Establishing Micro Enterprises in Bangladesh- An Evaluation Study on NGOs
Operating in Chittagong,” Fazlul Kabir Rabbanee (U of Chittagong, Bangladesh) and Md. Akter Hossan (U of
Chittagong, Bangladesh) SAMF 6108
◘ “Global Competitiveness of Emerging Stock Markets: A Case of India ,” Aman Srivastava (Jaipuria Institute of
Management, India) SAMF 6022
◘ “Routes and Models of Economic Development in Transitional Countries,” Noordin
J
(MZUMBE U, Tanzania) SAMF 6103
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Session 3D: Contemporary issues in Environment
Saturday, 24 February: 4.00PM – 5.30 PM
Room: Shimul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Integrating Environmental Concerns in Management Education: Result of a Survey of Management Institution
in India,” Arif. A. Waqif (Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia), V. Balaji
Venkatachalam (Forbes, Dubai Media City) and Sarvesh Kumar (School of Management Studies) SAMF 6012
◘ “Recycling Business in Dhaka City: Creating Livelihood with a Difference,” Dewan Rahat Karim (North South
U, Bangladesh) SAMF 6085
◘ “Environmental Disclosures by Corporate Enterprises in India,” Gurdip Singh Batra (Punjabi U, India), K C
Mittal (Punjabi U, India) and Narider Kaur (Punjabi U, India) SAMF 6115
◘ “Households Willingness to Pay for Uninterrupted Power Supply in Dhaka City” , Sonia Aftab (North South
University) SAMF 6071
CONCURRENT SESSION 4 MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Sunday, 25 February: 9.00 AM – 10.30 AM
Session 4A: Stock Market and Working Capital Management
Sunday, 25 February: 9.00 AM – 10.30 AM
Room: Bakul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “An Empirical Estimation of BDT/USD Exchange Rate in Floating Rate Regime,” Md. Hamid Uddin (Institute
of Business Administration U of Dhaka, Bangladesh) and Ms. Sadia Ferdous (British American Tobacco Company
Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh) SAMF 6003
◘ “The Inter Industry Linkages in The Karachi Stock Exchange 100 Index Companies Returns,” Syed Haroon
Rashid (NUST Institute of Management Sciences–NIMS Tamizuddin Road-Rawalpindi, Pakistan ) and Ms. Rozina
Shaheen (NUST Institute of Management Sciences–NIMS Tamizuddin Road-Rawalpindi) SAMF6013
◘ “Working Capital Management Policies: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan,” Talat Afza (COMSATS Institute
of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan) and Mian Sajid Nazir (COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology, Lahore, Pakistan) SAMF 6086
◘ “An Empirical Analysis of Relationship between Stock Market Prices and Exchange Rates in Pakistan,” Babar
Zaheer Butt (FUUAST U, Islamabad, Pakistan), Kashif Ur Rehman (Iqra U, Islamabad, Pakistan) and Muhammad
Aslam Khan (National U of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan) SAMF 6109
Session 4B: Bank and Insurance Management
Sunday, 25 February: 9.00 AM – 10.30 AM
Room: Palash
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Loyalty and Satisfaction Construct in Retail Banking - An Empirical Study on Bank Customers,” Md. Tayub
Chowdhury (U of Chittagong, Bangladesh), Mohammed Alamgir (U of Chittagong, Bangladesh) and Md. Maruf
Hossian Chowdhury (U of Chittagong, Bangladesh) SAMF 6074
◘ “Customer Satisfaction as a Strategic Intervention: A Comparative Marketing Study of Public and Private Sector
Banks,” Mr. Uma Sankar Mishra (Institute of Business & Computer Studies) and Bidhu Bhusan Mishra (Utkal U,
India) SAMF 6075
◘ “Banking Sector Reforms & Technical Efficiency of Public Sector and Private Sector Banks in India,” Pawan
Taneja (Punjab College of Technical Education) and Shallini S.Taneja (ICFAI National College Ludhaina. India)
SAMF 6094
◘ “An Empirical Study of Scope of
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Private Life Insurance Companies in the City of Kanpur, Sudhanshu Pandiya
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(CSJM U, India) and Sanjay K. Srivastava (CSJM U, India) SAMF 6100
◘ “Bankers Perceptions Towards Electronic Banking in Pakistan,” Ahmed Kaleem (Lahore School of Economics,
Pakistan) SAMF 6120
Session 4C: Strategic Issues in Business
Sunday, 25 February: 9.00 AM – 10.30 AM
Room: Shimul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Adapting The Balanced Score Card to Management Education A Concept Paper,” Gopal Iyengar (Kirloskar
Institute of Advanced Management Studies, India), Mr Atul Kulkarni (Executive, Progeon India) and Mr Jamil
Anwar (Entrepreneur, Kraysis Limited, Pakistan) SAMF 6049
◘ “The Role of Service quality, Switching Cost, and Customer Satisfaction to Engender Customers Loyalty in the
Context of a Private Telecommunication Company of Bangladesh,” Mohammad Muzahid Akbar (Independent U,
Bangladesh) and Noorjahan Begum (Independent U, Bangladesh) SAMF6062
◘ “Factors Affecting Consumers’ Buying Behavior Towards Color Television: A Case of Bangladesh, ” Md.
Whaidul Habib (Jadavpur U, India), Abdul Kader Nazmul (North South U, Bangladesh) and Omar Faruq (East West
U, Bangladesh) SAMF 6117
◘ “A Study of Strategic Orientation of Human Resource Professionals in Sri Lanka Corporate Sector ” Ajantha S
Dharmasiri (U of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka) SAMF 6035
Session 4D: Costing and Taxation
Sunday, 25 February: 9.00 AM – 10.30 AM
Room: Chameli
Session Chair : To be announced
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An Analysis on Different Budgetary System Prevailing in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Banking Sector,
Kazi Naeema Binte Faruky (Bangladesh U of business & Technology, Bangladesh) and Kaniz Fahmida (Bangladesh
U of business & Technology, Bangladesh) SAMF 6055
◘ “Activity-Based Costing (ABC) implementation in Australian Universities: An Exploratory Study,” Monir
Zaman (Central Queensland U ,Australia) SAMF 6105
◘ “Modeling the Tax and Non-tax Effects of Leverage on the Firm Value: A Panel Data Analysis under
Alternative Tax Regimes,” Abu Taher Mollik (University of South Australia) SAMF 6111
CONCURRENT SESSION 5 OPERATIONAL ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT
Sunday, 25 February: 11.00 AM – 12.30 PM
Session 5A: Health Care Management
Sunday, 25 February: 11.00 AM – 12.30 PM
Room: Bakul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Bhutan’s Aid Dependency, Power Exports And Dutch Disease Symptoms, ” Prabhat K. Pankaj (Asia Pacific
Institute Of Management, India) SAMF6009
◘ “Tobacco Based Pan Masalas (Gutkha): A Study on Consumption Behavior And Strategies for De-marketing ,”
J.S. Panwar (Sardar Patel U, India) SAMF6065
◘ “Comparing Incentives and Productive Efficiency in Government Health Services: A Suggestion Document for
Government of Pakistan,” Taseer Salahuddin (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan) and
Muhammed Yasser Nisar (KRL Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan) SAMF 6073
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Session 5B: TQM and Knowledge Management
Sunday, 25 February: 11.00 AM – 12.30 PM
Room: Chameli
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Bridging the Gap in The Knowledge Economy- An Exploratory Study on Bangladesh,” Mir Obydur Rahman
(North South U, Bangladesh) SAMF 6118
◘ “Knowledge Management Practices in
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India And South Asia, S.Muralidhar (St Joseph’s College of Business
Administration, India) SAMF6063
◘ “Use of Statistics and Econometrics in Total Quality Management,” Matiur Rahman (North South U,
Bangladesh) SAMF 6032
◘ “In Search of Quality Management: A Study In A Liberalized Economy,” R. Satya Raju (Andhra U,India)
SAMF 6107
Session 5C: Management of Human Resources
Sunday, 25 February: 11.00 AM – 12.30 PM
Room: Shimul
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Workers Stress and Its Impact on Productivity: A Case Study Research of A Manufacturing Company in Sri
Lanka ” Gomes P.T.P.C (U Of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka) SAMF 6002
◘ “Human Resource Development: Bangladesh Perspective,” Md. Golam Mohiuddin (Islamic U Kushtia,
Bangladesh) SAMF 6007
◘ “The Social Effect on Organizational HR Practice: Multinational Subsidiaries in Developing Country Context,”
Monowar Mahmood (U of Chittagong, Bangladesh) SAMF 6028
◘ “Management of Human Resources In Tourism Sector – A Study in Orissa (INDIA),” Ms. Mousumi Das
(Research Scholar) and P.K.Mohanty (Utkal U, India) SAMF 6060
◘ “Measuring HRM Strategic Integration by Developing the Instrument – HRMSi,” Ashok Chanda (U of South
Australia, Australia) and Jie Shen (U of South Australia, Australia) SAMF 6104
Session 5D: Supply Chain Management
Sunday, 25 February: 11.00 AM – 12.30 PM
Room: Palash
Session Chair : To be announced
◘ “Supply Chain Integration- Bullwhip Effect and Performance: A Case Study,” Shams Rahman (U of
Wollongong, Australia) SAMF 6099
◘ “Achieving Effective Manufacturing Logistics through the Theory of Constraints,” Zaheed Halim (Shah Jalal U
of Science and Technology, Bangladesh), Mohammad Marufuzzaman (Shah Jalal U of Science and Technology,
Bangladesh) and M. M. A. Khan (Shah Jalal U of Science and Technology, Bangladesh) SAMF 6113
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