Program 8Th Annual KIMEP International Research Conference Academic Sessions hosted by: Bang College of Business College of Social Sciences Central Asian Studies Center 22-23 April 2011 3rd Annual Taxation Conference/Symposium Central Asian Tax Center 21 April 2011 TEDx-KIMEP Student Conference 21 April, 2010 Thursday 21 April, 2011 3rd Annual Taxation Conference/Symposium 10.00 – 10.30 Introduction Session 1: Fiscal policy issues 10.30 – 11.30 Topic 1: Role of taxation in Accounting (3) 11.30 – 11.45 Haliullina Elvira, Pak Natasha, Yermuhametova Assiya Altayeva Kamilya, Sergazinov Yernat Gabdul Anar, Assilova Meruert Coffee Break 15.35 – 16.15 Topic 5: Permanent Establishment Attribution of profits Topic 6: Anti-Avoidance Provisions 16.15 – 16.55 Topic 7: Tax Rules in Non-tax Agreements Topic 8: Korea-Kazakhstan Tax Treaty/German - Korea Tax Treaty 16.55 – 17.10 Sakiyeva Assel, Lunch Session 2: International taxation with focus on Korea-Kazakhstan relations 14.00 – 14.40 Topic 1: Suitable Investment Structures in Kazakhstan/KZ Investment into Korea Topic 2: Elimination of Double Taxation 14.40 – 15.20 Topic 3: Domestic Tax System Topic 4: Taxation of capital gains and dividends 15.20 – 15.35 Omarova Saltanat, Seifullina Meruert, Baisalbayeva Kuralay Coffee Break 11.45 – 12.25 Topic 2: Financial Crisis and Taxation: Global Trends(2) 12.25 – 13.05 Topic 3: Customs Union (2): - role of taxation; - role of SEZ 13.05 – 14.00 Dr. Dana Stevens, Dr. Blackburn Terence, Prof. Tomas Balco, Prof. Vladimir Tuytuyruykov Dautova Balnur, Akhmetbek Akerke Imankulova Bibinur, Muratova Karina Coffee Break 17.10 – 17.50 Topic 9: Oil & Gas Taxation in Kazakhstan Topic 10: Transparent Entities 18.10 Closing ceremony, reception Yermagambetov Damir, Yeroshenko Xeniya Thursday 21 April, 2011 TEDx-KIMEP Student Conference New page Eighth Annual KIRC KIMEP Friday, 22 April 2011 Bang College of Business Leadership Development Program Project Coordinator Yevgeniya Malkovskaya Academic Supervision Dilbar Gimranova and Alma Alpeissova 9:00-10:00 Session 1 Moderator: Dilbar Gimranova Innovative Teaching Methodology: Leadership Development Program at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research (KIMEP) Dilbar Gimranova and Alma Alpeissova The Employee Motivation in Volunteering Organizations: Alumni Leaders League, Kazakhstan Tutova Mariya, Kuanysheva Meruert, Rau Grigoriy 10:15-11:15 Session 2 Moderator: Alma Alpeissova The ICT Development Index in Kazakhstan: The Focus on Business Environment Kadyrova Dilnaz, Maratov Askar, Bolatbekuly Olzhas, Laulanov Askhat Company supervision: Guenter Dahm, CEO, Microsoft Kazakhstan Innovation Management: A Critical Analysis of the Government Initiatives to Foster Innovation in Kazakhstan Sansyzbayev Dair, Sakiyeva Assel, Kuanysheva Meruyert, Aman Arman Company supervision: Guenter Dahm, CEO, Microsoft Kazakhstan 11:30-12:30 Session 3 Moderator: Dilbar Gimranova Islamic Banking in the Republic of Kazakhstan: The Al Hilal Bank Market Entry Challenges Askar Baiken, Valeriya Demchenko, Karina Turkebayeva, Dana Saparova, Almat Mazinov, Dilshat Mukhamejanov Company supervision: Prasad Abraham, CEO, Al Hilal Bank Kazakhstan Leadership of the Kazakhstan Banking System in the CIS: Myth or Reality? Margarita Stepanova, Yekaterina Kazakova, Maiya Kaushenova Company supervision: Mukhtar Mussabetov, Managing Partner, ICC Business Advisors Academic Sessions Bang College of Business Session 4 2:00-3:15 Ethics, Social Responsibility and Sustainable Living Moderator: Dr. Vladimir Garkavenko Business Ethical Decision Making in Kazakhstan Dr. Carolyn Erdener (KIMEP), Dr. Vladimir Garkavenko (KIMEP) The Features, Problems and Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility in Kazakhstan Farikha Yerzhanova (KIMEP) Sustainable Living: A Study on Communities in CIS Region Dr. Elmira Bogoviyeva (KIMEP) Big Oil and CSR in Kazakhstan: Government Intervention vs. Voluntary Saule Bulebayeva (KIMEP) Session 5 2:00-3:15 Technology, Infrastructure and Innovation Moderator: Dr. Krishan Rana Visitor Moving Pattern Analysis Using Spatiotemporal Data Mart and Data Visualization Jaehee Cho (Kwangwoon University), Iljung Seo (Kyungpook National University) Information and Communication Technology Adoption in Tourism: A Review of Theoretical Models Liza Rybina (KIMEP), Dr. Vladimir Garkavenko (KIMEP), Dr. Ha Jin Hwang (KIMEP) Sustaining innovation by implementing qualitative research Dr. Francisco Chia Cua (KIMEP) Transportation in Kazakhstan and its Economic Implication Dr. Krishan Rana (KIMEP) 5:00-6:00 BCB Keynote Lecture Too Big to Fail Dr. Iman Moosa (RMIT) MC: Dr. Razzaque Bhatti Reception to follow College of Social Sciences 09.00-10:00 Discussion Panel (Room # Moderator: Fredrick Emrich Connecting Groups and Communities: Examples and Lessons Organized and run by faculty members of the Journalism Department 09.30-11.30 Session I Topics in the Economics of Central Asia: Kazakhstan (Room # Moderator: Aloysius Ajab Amin (KIMEP) Estimating the Sources of Kazakhstan’s Economic Growth. Aloysius Ajab Amin (KIMEP), Dariya Ainekova (KIMEP). Indicative Tariff Protection Level in Kazakhstan: Before and After the Customs Union (Part I). Lyaziza Sabyrova (RAKURS Center for Economic Analysis). ISO in Kazakhstan or Why Quantity Does Not Grow to Quality. Gulbaram A. Nassyrova (Karaganda State University named after E. A. Buketov). Housing Market of Almaty. Kairat Mynbaev (Kazakh-British Technical University) and Saniya Ibraeva (KazakhBritish Technical University). Determinants of Small Business Development in Almaty Igor Kim, Executive Assistant to the Department of Economics 11.30-13.00 Session II Emerging Online Realities (Room # Moderator: John Couper Can Online Marketing Tools be used to Help Central Asian Organizations Complete? Dr. Ken Harvey (KIMEP) Internet is the fifth power! Challenges and Opportunities of New Media in Kazakhstan. Saltanat Kazhimuratova Coverage of the 2010 OSCE Summit by Kazakhstani Newspapers: Professionalism and Objectivity. John Couper (KIMEP) 14.00—16.00 Session III Topics in the Economics of Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan (Room # Moderator: Lyaziza Sabyrova (RAKURS Center for Economic Analysis) Bank Size and Ownership Effect on Kyrgyz Bank Efficiency. Ibrahim Keles (International Ataturk Alatoo University, Bishkek). Banking System and Islamic Banking in Kyrgyzstan in Case of ECO Bank. Gulnaz Atabaev (International Ataturk Alatoo University, Bishkek). Impact of CIS Countries Monetary Policy to the Economy (In Case of the Kyrgyzstan). Nurlan Atabaev (International Ataturk Alatoo University, Bishkek). Problems of Developing a Silicon Cluster in Kyrgyzstan. Bedelbai Mamadiev (International Ataturk Alatoo University, Bishkek). Impact of Standardized Tests on Equity Issues in Kyrgyzstan. Duishon Shamatov, Research Associate at the University of Central Asia, Bishkek 14.00-15.45 Session IV Journalism Impacts (Room # Moderator: Ken Harvey Agenda setting by Print News Media in Kazakhstan: How Vremya and KazPravda frame headlines Sholpan Kozhamkulova (KIMEP) Long- circuiting Media: theorizing the Construction of News Meaning John Couper (KIMEP) Power Discourse in Public Discourse: Frames of Aggression and Institutions in Pakistani News Sholpan Kozhamkulova (KIMEP) Involving Kazakhstani Households in National Stock Market Participation Dinara Tusupova (Nazarbayev University) 16.00—18.00 Session V Macroeconomics (Room # Moderator: Saleheen Khan (Minnesota State University, Mankato and KIMEP) Should the Government Sell or Lease Capital? Leon Taylor (KIMEP). The Resource Curse and the CIS Economies: Theory and Country Experiences. Eldar Madumarov (KIMEP). Contagious Currency Crises: How Important is Trade Channel? Saleheen Khan (Minnesota State University, Mankato and KIMEP), Faridul Islam (Utah Valley State College), Shakil Quayes (Arizona State University). Exploring the Responsive Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows into the ASEAN-5. Shahidur Rahman (KIMEP). Patriotic Name Bias and Stock Returns. Marek Joches (Instituto Superior de Ciencias do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE)). 16.00—18.00 Session VI Public Administration (Room # Moderator: Shahjahan Bhuiyan The Hierarchical Civil Servant: The Resurrection of an Administrative Archetype? Dr. John Dixon (KIMEP) Managing Non- Governmental Organizations in Kazakhstan Aliya Kabdiyeva (KIMEP) The Role of the Public Sector in Promoting CSR in Kazakhstan Azhar Baisakalova (KIMEP) Механизмы распределения ресурса Н.Б. Кубанова Современные аспекты применения конкурентоспособной оплаты труда и системы вознаграждения персонала Абдрахимова М.С., Saturday 22 April Academic Sessions Bang College of Business Session 6 2:00-3:15 Topics in Finance Moderator: Dr. M Mujibul Haque Kazakhstan - The Real Currency and Growth Challenge for Commodity Producing Countries Dr.Gavin Kretzschmar (KIMEP/University of Edinburgh), Mira Nurmakhanova (KIMEP) The Benefits of International Portfolio Diversification: A Kazakhstani Perspective Dr. M Mujibul Haque (KIMEP), Dr. Sang Lee (KIMEP) and Dmitriy Belyanin (KIMEP) The Impact of Bank Competition on the Bank Credit Risk-taking in Kazakhstan During Crises Years 2007-2010 Olga Pak (KIMEP) Session 7 9:00-10:15 Questions of Attitude Moderator: Dr. Carolyn Erdener Sources of Work-Related Stress: An Exploratory Study Dr. Michael Conrad (KIMEP) Motives for Participation in Sports in Kazakhstan Dr.Elmira Bogoviyeva (KIMEP) Attitudes about Money in Kazakhstan Dr. Carolyn Erdener (KIMEP), Dr. Vladimir Garkavenko (KIMEP) Session 8 9:00-10:15 Issues in Education Increasing Access to Universities in Kazakhstan: Experiences and Innovations in Increasing University Access for Ethnic Uzbeks of Kazakhstan Shakhnoza Yakubova (KIMEP) Personality, Motivation, Learning Strategy and Academic Achievement: Empirical Evidence from a Transition Economy Dr.Monowar Mahmood (KIMEP), Aizhan Baimukhamedova (KIMEP), Dr.Elmira Bogoviyeva (KIMEP) Choice of Tertiary Education Destination: A Cultural Perspective Dr. Kim-Choy Chung (KIMEP) Academic Dishonesty Experiment: The Effect of Penalty Awareness on Students Cheating Attitudes in Kazakhstan Liza Rybina (KIMEP) Session 9 10:30-11:45 The Roles of Culture and National Identity Moderator: Dr. Monowar Mahmood Cultural Frictions, Synergies, & Transaction Costs: A Theoretical Framework for Kazakhstan Dr. Carolyn Erdener (KIMEP) Impact of Learning Culture on Employee Performance: A Comparative Study of Private and Public Sector Organizations in Kazakhstan. Dr. Monowar Mahmood (KIMEP), Alma Alpeissova (KIMEP) Kazakhstan National Identity Alima Dostiyarova (KIMEP) Session 10 10:30-11:45 Markets and Supply Chains Moderator: Dr. Krishan Rana Market Transformation: The Indian Experience Dr.R.C.S. Rajpurohit (JNV University), Dr.M.L.Vasita (JNV University) Marketed Surplus and Market Arrivals of Rapeseed - Mustard in Jhansi Division of Uttar Pradesh in India Dr. Ram Kumar Jha (SAL Institute of Management) Kazakhstani Agribusiness Supply Chain: Issues and Challenges Dr. Krishan Rana (KIMEP) Session 11 10:30-11:45 Ownership and Control Moderator: Dr. William Callahan Corporate Ownership of Strategic Resources Dr. Gavin L. Kretzschmar (KIMEP/University of Edinburgh), Dr. William Callahan (KIMEP), Axel Kirchner (University of Edinburgh) Business Combinations in the CIS - The Role of Individual Agents in Accounting for Control Dr.Gavin Kretzschmar (KIMEP/University of Edinburgh), Nurlan S. Orazalin (KIMEP), Rashid Makarov (KIMEP) Notional Corporate Control over Strategic Assets: Outsiders versus Insiders Dr.Gavin Kretzschmar (KIMEP/University of Edinburgh), Serzhan Nurgozhin (KIMEP), Dmitry Larionov (BDO/KIMEP) Session 12 2:00-3:15 Topics in Finance and Accounting Moderator: Dr. Sang H. Lee The Role of Term Spread on Real Economic Activity: A Comparative Analysis for Kazakhstan and Russia Dr. Sang H. Lee (KIMEP), Dr. Mujibul Haque (KIMEP) On Conventional and Ex Ante Purchasing Power Parity: A Case of Three CIS Countries Dr. Razzaque H Bhatti (KIMEP), Dr. Mujibul Haque (KIMEP) Oil and Gas Taxation in Azerbaijan and Applicability of Double Tax Treaties Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli (Baku State) Session 13 2:00-3:15 Risk Management and Insurance Moderator: Dr. Bakhyt Baideldinov Crop Insurance as a Risk Management Strategy in Iran Kiyanoush Ghalavand (Panjab University) Understanding Cyber-Insurance Majidollh Fallahkafshgary, Kiyanoush Ghalavand (Panjab University) The Approach to Management of Risks in the Market of the Electric Power of Kazakhstan with Option Contracts Dr. Bakhyt Baideldinov (KIMEP) Computer Simulation and Risk Assessment Krishan Rana (KIMEP), Dana Baizyldayeva (KIMEP) Session 14 2:00-3:15 Topics in Marketing, Tourism and Entrepreneurship Moderator: Dr. Elmira Bogoviyeva Perception of Time and Consumer Preferences in Kazakhstan Dr. Elmira Bogoviyeva (KIMEP) Entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan: Capabilities of Entrepreneurs, Challenges and Opportunities Alima Dostiyarova (KIMEP) An Empirical Study on Stakeholders Participation and Support for Rural Tourism: A Case of Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India S.Yavana Rani (Kalasalingam University) Use of Social Media in Marketing Activities of Kazakhstani Companies Tatyana Domashenko (KIMEP) College of Social Sciences 10.00—12.00 Session VII Microeconomics & Political Economy (Room # ) Moderator: Khusrav Gaibulloev (KIMEP) Vertically Related Markets, Tariffs, and Technology Adoption. Aleksandr Vashchilko (KIMEP). The Politics of Poverty Reduction in Russia’s Regions. Paul Mosley (University of Sheffield) Altay Mussurov (KIMEP). Legal Constraints and Credible Policies towards Foreign Direct Investment. Gerald Pech (KIMEP). Terrorist Group Survival: Ideology, Tactics, and Base of Operation. S. Brock Blomberg (Claremont McKenna College), Khusrav Gaibulloev (KIMEP), Todd Sandler (University of Texas at Dallas). 14.00-15.30 Session VIII Topics in Economics (In Russian); Room # Moderator: Eldar Madumarov (KIMEP) Экономическое Регулирование Охраны Окружающей Среды и Природопользования. Лаптева Н.Г. (КазНУ им. аль-Фараби). Методы Имитации Случайных Параметров в Агробизнесе. Шукаев Д.Н. (КазНТУ им. К.И. Сатпаева), Кожамкулова Ж.Ж. (КазНТУ им. К.И. Сатпаева). Казахстан и ВТО. Чижегоров Александр (Жетысуский Государственный Университет им. Ильяса Жансугурова). Казбекова С.Б. аспирант кафедры «Промышленного менеджмента», МИСиС Эволюция концепции управления устойчивым развитие Central Asian Track 10.00-11.00 Session IX Prospects of Energy Cooperation in the Caspian Region Moderator: Nargis Kassenova The Silk Road and Hydrocarbon Pipelines: Where the Future Meets the Past Yasar Sari (Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey) Trade and Investment Liberalization in Oil and Gas Rich Caspian States (Case of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan) and its Impact on Regional and Eurasian Cooperation Fikret Pashayev (Khazar University, Azerbaijan) 11:30-12:30 Session X Paths of Development: Revolution or Evolution? (Room # Moderator: Boris Stremlin Twenty Years of Nation-Building: Kyrgyz “Revolutions” and Their Implications Shairbek Juraev (AUCA, Kyrgyzstan) Emergency Powers and Their Impact on Liberal Democratic Development: The Case of Kazakhstan Alessandro Frigerio (KIMEP), Nazym Zhaparbek (KIMEP) 14:00-15:30 Session XI Political system in comparative perspective (Room # Moderator: Alessandro Frigerio (Zharmukhamed Zardykhan) Party system in Kyrgyzstan Emir Kulov (independent political scientist, Kyrgyzstan) Party system in Kazakhstan Mia Olson (Lundt University, Sweden) Non-governmental organizations in the public policy processes in Kyrgyzstan: the degree and patterns of institutionalization Medet Tiulegenov (AUCA, Kyrgyzstan) 16:00-18:00 Session XII Culture, identity and politics (Room # Moderator: Scott Spehr Population dynamics in post-independence Kazakhstan Kristopher D. White (KIMEP) Interactions of State and Culture: Case Study of Kazakh Language Implementation Gulnara Dadabayeva (KIMEP), Aigul Adibayeva (KIMEP) Kazakhstani Koreans: Ethnic Identity and Adaptation Strategy in Transforming Kazakhstan Didar Kasymova (KIMEP) Are Lessons of Multiculturalism From Canada and Europe Applicable to Kazakhstan? Jiri S. Melich and Golam Mostafa (KIMEP)