IAFOR North American Conference Series - Week 1

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NACSS NACSEE 2014 Programme Cover Image: “Newport Waterfront” (1901) by Frederick Childe Hassam

Newport is a maritime city and its harbor’s history spans well over 300 years. During its history it has been a colonial shipping hub, a US Navy center during the World Wars, a resort for America’s elite, home to the New York Yacht Club, and past home of the America’s Cup yachting races.

The painting is by renowned American Impressionist painter Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Born in a neighbourhood of nearby Boston, Childe spent many summers during the mid-part of his career painting landscapes and buildings throughout New England, including several locations in Newport, Rhode Island.

In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, became famous as a summer resort for wealthy Americans, many of whom built Newport “cottages” in the latest architectural styles. Illustrations from the Library of Congress of John N. A. Griswold House (1864), the Isaac Bell House (1883),Vernon House (1760), Chateau-surMer (1852), Kingscote (1839), and the Samuel Whitehorne House (1811) can be found in the schedule section of the programme.

Rhode Island’s quarter-dollar coin image on the previous page is from the United States Mint. The above cover image is from WikiArt.org

welcome to providence Dear Colleagues,

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the International Academic Forum’s inaugural series of North American Conferences in the historic heart of New England, and in the beautiful city of Providence, located between Boston and New York.

IAFOR conferences invite academics, practitioners, scholars and researchers from around the world to meet and exchange ideas, and the programme for this conference promises to be an exciting one, with thematic topics that address the central aim of the conference in different but complementary ways, including through papers that draw on empirical research, that develop theoretical and conceptual insights, and that engage with pedagogy, and the experiential. The conference will be enhanced through its wide variety of presenters, who will draw on their diverse experiences and knowledges and on their academic, personal and geographical contexts, in a programme that promises stimulating and challenging discussion.

The NACSS and NACSEE conference theme of “Individual, Community, Society: Conflict, Resolution and Synergy”, has encouraged a diverse response across a number of academic disciplines. This year, delegates from more than 30 countries will come together for encounters and exchanges that are both scholarly and personal as they express divergent points of view, challenge each other to think differently, and search for common ground. I have no doubt that we will all be able to use the time spent at this conference for intellectual discovery and for the development of collaborative links and connections between the researchers, academics, scholars and practitioners who are attending. We have a lot to learn from each other in this international academic forum.

We encourage you, as academics working throughout the world, to forge friendships and working relationships with other participants across national, religious and disciplinary borders, and it is in this spirit of friendship and international cooperation, that we express our warmest regards to every participant.

We hope you enjoy the conference, and that we might see you again at one of our American, Asian, European, or Dubai events.

Respectfully,

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Since 2009, IAFOR has built a global reputation by working in partnership with some of the world’s leading universities to encourage the best in international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary research, and we are excited to extend our activities from Asia and Europe, to the United States with these North American Conferences.

Dr Joseph Haldane IAFOR Executive Director

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Information and Registration If you have already paid online or by bank transfer, you will be able to pick up your registration pack at the Conference Registration and Information Desk. This will include a tote bag, the conference programme, and receipt of payment. At this time you will also be given a name card and lanyard. For those wishing to pay on the day, please note that we are able to accept credit cards, however, we cannot accept payment in foreign currencies.

The Conference Registration and Information Desk will be located at the following times and locations during the conference: Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

15:00-17:00 in the 1F Lobby 08:00-18:00 in the Lower Level Foyer 08:00-18:00 in the Lower Level Foyer 08:00-17:00 in the Lower Level Foyer

If you have any questions or concerns, IAFOR staff and hotel staff will happily assist you in any way they can.

Thursday, September 11, 2014 8:15-18:00: Pre-Conference Tour of Newport & Rhode Island This is ticketed at $100 and there are a limited number of places. For more information, please email us at conferences@ iafor.org. Please meet in the lobby at 8:15 AM for a prompt 8:30 AM departure. The tour bus will return to the hotel by 18:00.

15:00-17:00: Conference Registration & Information Desk Open (1F Lobby) 18:00-19:30: Conference Welcome Reception (AQUA) To open the conference, come and enjoy a few glasses of beer, wine, or a choice of soft drinks if you prefer. You can meet with fellow delegates, network, and enjoy Providence’s only poolside lounge. All registered attendees and spouses/partners are welcome.

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If you are a presenter, your official certificate of presentation can be collected after your session at the Conference Registration and Information Desk. Audience members can collect a Certificate of Participation at anytime during the conference.

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Friday, September 12, 2014 8:00-18:00: Conference Registration & Information Desk Open (Lobby Level Foyer)

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9:00-12:15: Welcome, Keynote Speaker, and Featured Speaker Session (Grand Ballroom) 9:00-9:30: Welcome & Introductory Addresses (Grand Ballroom) Kiyoshi Mana, IAFOR Director of Events 2014 Joseph Haldane, IAFOR Executive Director Stuart Picken, Conference Chair and Chair of the IAFOR International Advisory Board 9:30-10:15 NACSS / NACSEE Keynote Speaker (Grand Ballroom) Michael Cusumano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA 10:15-10:30: Coffee Break 10:30-11:15: NACSS / NACSEE Keynote Speaker (Grand Ballroom) Takeshi Komoto, JETRO New York, USA 11:15-11:30: Coffee Break 11:30-12:15: NACSS / NACSEE Keynote Speaker (Grand Ballroom) Linda Toyo Obayashi, The World Bank Group, USA 12:15-12:20 Conference Photograph (Grand Ballroom) 12:20-13:15: Lunch Break 13:15-14:00: NACSS / NACSEE Featured Speaker (Grand Ballroom) Johannes Moenius, Conference Co-Chair, University of Redlands, USA 14:00-14:15: Coffee Break 14:15-15:15: Featured Panel (Grand Ballroom) Stuart Picken, Conference Chair and Chair of the IAFOR International Advisory Board Yukinori Komine, Harvard University, USA D. Colin Jaundril, Providence College, USA 15:15-15:30: Coffee Break 15:30-17:00 Parallel Session I (various rooms) 18:30-21:30: A Night Out in Providence: Official Conference Dinner The official conference dinner will be held at the Uno Pizzeria and Grill, and provides a relaxed and enjoyable environment to meet and network with other delegates. This is ticketed at $50 and there are a limited number of places; pre-reservation is required. If you would like to join, please register at the Conference Registration Desk by 1pm on Friday, September 12.

The party will leave the hotel at 18:30, so please be there in good time. The venue is a 15 minute walk away. The conference dinner will begin at 19:00 and will finish at 21:30.

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Saturday, September 13, 2014 8:00-18:00: Conference Registration & Information Desk Open (Lower Level Foyer) 9:00-10:30: Parallel Session I (various rooms) 10:30-10:45: Break

12:15-13:15: Lunch Break 13:15-14:45: Parallel Session III & Poster Session II (various rooms) 14:45-15:00: Break 15:00-16:30 Parallel Session IV (various rooms) 16:35-16:45: Break 16:45-17:30 NACSS Featured Speakers (Ocean State Ballroom) Yukinori Komine, Harvard University, USA Amy Sarkowski, Harvard Medical School, USA

Sunday, September 14, 2014 8:00-17:00: Conference Registration & Information Desk Open (Lower Level Foyer) 9:00-10:30: Parallel Session I & Workshop Session 1 (various rooms) 10:30-10:45: Break 10:45-12:15: Parallel Session II (various rooms) 12:15-13:15: Lunch Break 13:15-14:45: Parallel Session III & Workshop Session II (various rooms) 14:45-15:00: Break 15:00-15:30: Conference Closing Address (Republic Room) Join us for closing remarks from Dr Joseph Haldane (IAFOR Executive Director) and Professor Stuart Picken (Conference Chair and Chair of the IAFOR International Advisory Board).

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10:45-12:15: Parallel Session II & Poster Session 1 (various rooms)

Monday, September 15, 2014 7:30-18:30 Post-Conference Tour of Boston This is ticketed at $110 and there are a limited number of places. For reservations, please inquire at the Registration and Information Desk. Please meet in the lobby at 8:00AM for a prompt 8:30 AM departure. The tour bus will return to the hotel by 18:30.

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What to Wear & Bring Attendees generally wear business casual attire. You may want to bring a light jacket or sweater as the temperature in meeting rooms is often difficult to control.

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Security Do not leave personal items or conference bags unattended anywhere in the hotel as they will be taken away by security. For the enjoyment of all participants, inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated and offenders will be removed from the premises.

Smoking Smoking is not permitted in the hotel.

Internet Access There will be a free WiFi internet connection throughout the conference areas. However, this can be unreliable and we would strongly suggest that you do not rely on a live connection for your presentation.

For your convenience, there will also be a limited number of computers at the Conference Information Desk.

Printing There will be a printer at the Registration & Information Desk, and we are able to offer a complimentary printing service of up to ten US Letter size sheets should you need this. Please be advised that printing may not be available in peak times.

Badges When you check in, you will receive a conference package, which includes your name badge. Wearing your badge is required for entrance to the sessions. If you lose your badge it can be replaced for a fee of $50 You must wear your badge at all times during the Conference. If you are not wearing your badge, security will stop you and ask you to show your ID and evidence that you are registered. Those unable to show proof may be escorted from the Conference by security.

There are 4 colours of badges indicating the type of conference participant: BLUE: Presenters, Exhibitors, and General Audience YELLOW: Keynote and Featured Speakers BLACK: IAFOR Staff & Board Members RED: Single Day Audience Photo/Recording Waiver There will be photography, audio and video recording at the conference. By entering the event premises you give consent to the use of your photograph, likeness or video or audio recording in whole or in part without restriction or limitation for any educational, promotional, or any purpose for distribution.

Refreshment Breaks Complimentary coffee, tea, and water is available throughout the day at the refreshment station located next to the Conference Registration Desk. Light snacks will be provided once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

Meals & Drinks Meals can be purchased at any of the restaurants or convenience stores in and around the hotel.

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Conference Welcome, Keynote Speaker & Featured Speaker Session: Friday 9:00-12:15 The plenary session will be held on Friday morning, with the event beginning at 9:00 AM in the Grand Ballroom on the lower ground floor. Please arrive in good time if you wish to attend the session. There will be an interval after the first featured address and complimentary refreshments and snacks will be served.The plenary session will be followed by the official conference photograph.

Parallel Speaker Sessions Parallel Sessions will run from 15:30 on Friday afternoon, and from 9:00 AM on Saturday & Sunday mornings.They are generally organized into streams. Sessions include two or three presenters. Each presenter has thirty minutes which includes Q and A time. The session length reflects the number of presenters.

We recommend that you bring two copies of your presentation in the case that one fails, and suggest sending yourself the presentation by email as a third and final precaution.

Session Chairs Session Chairs are expected to introduce themselves and other speakers (briefly), and ensure that the session begins and ends on time, and that the time is divided fairly between the presentations. Each presenter should have no less than 30 minutes in which to present his or her paper, and respond to any questions.

The session chair is asked to assume this timekeeping role, and to this end, a yellow and red coloured timekeeping card is used as a visual cue for presenters, letting them know when they have 5 minutes remaining, and when they must stop.

Please follow the order in the programme, and if for any reason a presenter fails to show, please keep to the original timeslots as delegates use the programme to plan their attendance.

A Polite Request to All Participants Participants are requested to arrive in a timely fashion for all addresses, whether to their own, or to those of other presenters. Presenters are reminded that the time slots should be divided fairly and equally between the number of presentations, and that they should not overrun. We recommend that the 30 minutes presentation timeslot be divided as follows: 20 minutes for the paper and 10 minutes for Q and A. Please don’t talk during sessions and please turn off your phone or set it to silent during presentations.

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Presentations and Equipment All rooms will be equipped with a MacBook computer pre-installed with PowerPoint and Keynote, that is connected to a LCD projector. If you wish, you may directly link your own PC laptop, although we advise you to use the computer provided by plugging in your USB flash drive.

Poster Sessions & Poster Requirements We recommended that posters be no larger than 707mm x 1000mm or 27” x 39”. If your poster is oversized, then we will be able to provide tape. Please be aware that there are no on-site poster facilities for printing posters.

Conference Proceedings The Conference Proceedings are published on the IAFOR website (www.iafor.org), and can be freely accessed as part of the research archive.

All authors may have their full paper published in the online conference proceedings. Full text submission is due by October 15, 2014 through the online system. The proceedings will be published on November 15, 2014.

Authors will have PDF copies of their offprints emailed to them by the IAFOR office by the end of December 2014.

Returning Delegate Discount Every year we have a growing number of delegates who have presented at previous IAFOR conferences. To show our appreciation, IAFOR would now like to offer you a 10% discount off your next IAFOR conference registration.

This offer is valid for the next 12 months and covers any IAFOR conference in Asia, Europe, Dubai, or the United States that you may choose to attend.

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Conference Chairs, Keynote Speakers & Featured Speakers

Stuart Picken

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Chair, Japan Society of Scotland Chair, IAFOR International Advisory Board

Professor Stuart Picken is the Chairman of the IAFOR International Advisory Board. The author of a dozen books and over 130 articles and papers, he is considered one of the foremost scholars on Japan, China, and Globalization in East Asia. As an academic, Professor Picken has devoted more than 30 years to scholarship in Japan, notably as a Professor of Philosophy at the International Christian University in Tokyo, where he specialized in ethics and Japanese thought, and as International Adviser to the High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine (Mie prefecture). He has also served as a consultant to various businesses, including Jun Ashida Ltd., Mitsui Mining & Smelting Corp., Kobe Steel, and Japan Air Lines.

In 2008, the Government of Japan awarded Professor Picken the Order of the Sacred Treasure for his pioneering research, and outstanding contribution to the promotion of friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and the UK. The honour is normally reserved for Japanese citizens and is a mark of the utmost respect in which Professor Picken is held by the Japanese Government. More recently, in 2012 he was invited to London to attend a reception at the Japanese Embassy, hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as an expression of their gratitude towards Britons who had helped support Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Professor Picken helped organize fundraising efforts through both the Japan Society of Scotland, of which he is the chair, in the UK, and IAFOR in Japan.

Although now resident in Scotland, Professor Picken maintains his interests in Japan, as Chair of the Japan Society of Scotland, and through the IAFOR IAB. He is also the Chairman of the Academic Board of New College, Birmingham.

He lives near Glasgow with his wife and two children.

Panel Presentation: Japan and Asia-Pacific Security While there have been regional conflicts such as those in Korea and Vietnam since the restoration of Japanese sovereignty in 1952, nothing comparable has emerged on the scale of the recent posture of China as a major Asian and global power. Questions about Asia-Pacific security have now taken on new significance, and have forced a review of past scenarios, present circumstances and future prospects in the region.

Panel Presentation Friday, September 12, 2014 14:15-15:15 Grand Ballroom

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Other Panel Members: Yokinori Komine, D. Colin Jaundril

Michael Cusumano

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

He specializes in strategy, product development, and entrepreneurship in the computer software industry, as well as automobiles and consumer electronics. He teaches courses on The Software Business and Digital Platforms as well as Advanced Strategic Management.

Cusumano is fluent in Japanese and has lived and worked in Japan for seven years, and received two Fulbright Fellowships and a Japan Foundation Fellowship for studying at Tokyo University. He has been a Visiting Professor at Imperial College, Tokyo University, Hitotsubashi University, the University of St. Gallen, and Ludwig Maximilians University. Cusumano has consulted for some 90 companies and organizations around the world, including Cisco, Ericsson, Fiat, Ford, Fujitsu, GE, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, NASA, Nokia, Philips, and Toshiba. He is a former director of Patni Computer Systems (sold to iGate-Apax in 2011 for $1.2 billion) as well as several other public and private companies.

He is on the advisory board of Fixstars Corp., a Japanese developer of high-performance computing applications relying on video-game microprocessors and blade servers. He has served as editor-in-chief and chairman of the MIT Sloan Management Review and writes a column on Technology Strategy and Management for Communications of the ACM. He was named one of the most influential people in technology and IT by Silicon.com in 2009.

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Professor Michael A. Cusumano is the Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, with a joint appointment in the MIT Engineering Systems Division.

Cusumano has published 9 books and more than 70 articles. His latest book, Staying Power: Six Enduring Principles for Managing Strategy & Innovation in an Uncertain World (2010, based on the 2009 Oxford Clarendon Lectures), was named one of the top business books of 2011 by Strategy + Business magazine, with translations into Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Italian. Cusumano received a BA from Princeton in 1976 and a PhD from Harvard in 1984. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Production and Operations Management at the Harvard Business School during 1984-86.

Keynote Presentation: Japanese Firms and Staying Power This lecture presents a discussion of Japan’s rise and decline as an economic superpower through the lens of Professor Michael Cusumano’s most recent book, titled Staying Power: Six Enduring Principles for Managing Strategy and Innovation in an Uncertain World (Oxford, 2010), written for the Oxford University Clarendon Lectures in Management. The focus is on why it is difficult to identify “best practices” in management and why Japanese firms such as Toyota as well as firms in many nations have had trouble remaining competitive over long periods of time.

Japanese firms have done well on some enduring management principles but less well on others. Rather than an absolute decline in performance, however, Professor Cusumano argues that it is mostly improvement by firms in other countries such as the United States, China, and Korea over the past 25 years that have led to a relative decline in performance by Japanese firms and the Japanese economy overall.

Keynote Session Friday, September 12, 2014 09:30-10:15 Grand Ballroom

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Takeshi Komoto

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JETRO New York, USA

Mr Takeshi Komoto serves as Executive Director of the Japan External Trade Organization’s (JETRO) New York Office, where he assists the President of JETRO for all the activities of the NY Office to promote trade and investment between Japan and the United States, He was seconded to JETRO from the Japanese Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry (METI), where he was latterly​ Director for FTA/EPA Negotiations, and was responsible for various negotiations including the China-Japan-Korea (CJK) FTA, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (formerly​ASEAN+6), as well as the ​Japan-Myanmar Bilateral Investment Agreement. He also played a leading role in international negotiations and domestic coordination for the World Trade Organization (Doha Round), and APEC. Other secondments include to the APEC Secretariat in Singapore from 2008-2011 as Program Director, and to the Japan Defense Agency, where he served as a chief negotiator with the US Department of Defense on ballistic missile defense, which culminated in a successful deal between the two countries for procurement and operation.

Mr Komoto’s work at METI over the past twenty years has focused on foreign affairs, and his research at the Ministry has included research on the global economy (including international financial markets and global trade and investment trends from both a micro and macro perspective, as well as industrial and trade strategy policy making for the apparel and textile industry in Japan.

Mr Komoto is an Economics graduate from the University of Tokyo, and holds a Masters in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.

Keynote Presentation - Abenomics and the Three Arrows

Keynote Presentation Friday, September 12, 2014 10:30-11:15 Grand Ballroom

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Since Prime Minster Abe took office at the end of 2012, he has advanced his economic policy, “Abenomics”, which is consisted of three arrows. The first arrow is aggressive monetary policy. The second arrow is flexible fiscal policy.

The third arrow is growth strategy - structural reform. With Abenomics, Japanese economy has out-performed expectations of many people around the world. The Japanese economy shifted to steady growth. Prices started to rise to overcome deflationary environment. Stock prices rose 57% in 2013. However, the great performance owes a lot to monetary policy, the first arrow, whose effect may not last long. The Growth Strategy, the third arrow, is about raising the potential growth rate of Japanese economy. Prime Minister Abe announced his first Growth Strategy in June 2013 and revised it a year later in June 2014. His top priority in his revised Strategy is corporate governance.

Japan is changing. Japan is back.

Linda Toyo Obayashi

The World Bank Group, USA

Keynote Presentation: Workplace Conflict? Call the Mediator Conflict surrounds us on many levels. The interdisciplinary field of Conflict Resolution continues to evolve and offers a variety of options, designed to manage and resolve conflict. Specifically, mediation, in the United States and beyond, is increasingly recognized as being an efficient and effective tool, saving time and money. Many organizations, agencies, and court systems around the world embrace the process.

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Linda Toyo Obayashi, attorney mediator, is currently the Senior Mediation Officer, The World Bank Group, Internal Justice System. She received degrees from the International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan and Rutgers School of Law, Newark, New Jersey. Ms. Obayashi’s experience as a mediator includes cases involving employment, commercial, and domestic matters. She transitioned from a legal practice to the field of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), recognizing that collaborative practices is an effective alternative to litigation. This alternative has been increasingly embraced internationally. Ms. Obayashi has mediated well over 1000 cases for state and federal courts and agencies. A few of the rosters she has served on include: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States CongressOffice of Compliance, Federal Shared Neutrals Program and she has provided training to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Department of Agriculture. Ms. Obayashi’s community involvement includes the American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution, council and the Maryland Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution, past president. She was a founding member of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and was recognized as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.

Where there is an interpersonal and interdependent relationship involved, as there often exists in the workplace, mediation is effective in convening the stakeholders for collaborative discussion. Mediators assist the parties’ focus on the issues so they may consider together, how best to resolve the conflict, and addresses underlying concerns.

Discussion may include the assertion of rights, but the focus is on the parties’ interests and needs. The basic principles of mediation ensure that parties’ voluntarily participate, exercise self determination, have the authority to bind, and discussions are informal and confidential. The mediation process allows space for the parties to be emotionally open, preserve their dignity, and offers a place to rebuild trust.

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A mediator’s perspective about the mediation process will be shared along with lessons learned about how basic mediation skills are essential for everyone in the workplace environment and beyond. Listening skills and the idea of Friday, September 12, 2014 generating options are valuable in any conflict laden situation.

11:30-12:15 Grand Ballroom

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Johannes Moenius

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University of Redlands, USA

Professor Johannes Moenius is the William R. and S. Sue Johnson Endowed Chair of Spatial Economic Analysis and Regional Planning and the director of International Business Initiatives at the University of Redlands School of Business.

He joined the faculty in the fall of 2005, where he teaches courses in international business. Before that he taught at the Kellogg School of Management. He was also a visiting scholar at the University of Tokyo. He is originally from Germany, where he studied Management Science at Bamberg University. Then he studied Economics at the Technical University in Dresden, Queen’s University, Canada and the University of California, San Diego, where he received his Ph.D. In his research, he is interested in how domestic and international institutions affect international trade. Besides the effect of legal institutions on trade, he has written several papers on the effects of technical standards on trade flows and the dynamics of comparative advantage, for which he visualized his results in an online atlas using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He recently applied GIS to the analysis of the housing market in Southern California. He has also worked on the dynamics of network effects in platform technologies and competition between political parties. He has presented his work in more than 70 talks that he gave at universities, conferences, and government institutions.

His work appeared, amongst others in The Review of Economics and Statistics, Japan and the World Economy, and the International Journal of Industrial Organization.

Featured Presentation: Energy Means the World for the United States Research has shown that all but one post-war United States recessions were preceded by an oil price increase.

Oil demand is rising, conventional supply is stagnant or even shrinking, and small supply changes can lead to large disruptions of economic activity. Oil price shocks hit the less affluent more than others as oil prices and food prices are correlated. Recent developments in oil and natural gas exploitation such as hydraulic fracturing have likely prevented the US from slipping into a new recession. However, should fracturing not live up to its promises in the future, the potential economic implications are substantial.The presentation outlines risks and opportunities and discusses by how much we can insure ourselves against energy related risks.

Featured Presentation Friday, September 12, 2014 13:15-14:00 Grand Ballroom

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D. Colin Jaundril

Providence College, USA

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D. Colin Jaundril is an Assistant Professor of History at Providence College, specializing in Modern Japanese and East Asian History, with a particular research interest in the transformation of military service in the transition from the Tokugawa to Meiji periods, and especially the wider social and cultural consequences. He was awarded a PhD from Columbia University, New York, and is a Research Associate at Harvard University’s Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies..

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Yukinori Komine

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Harvard University, USA

Amy Szarkowski

Harvard Medical School, USA

Dr Yukinori Komine, PhD, is an Associate in Research at the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University. He is an internationally trained political scientist whose area of expertise is U.S. Foreign Policy and International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Region.

Dr Amy Szarkowski is a Psychologist in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, she specializes in conducting psychological assessment with children who are Deaf or hard of hearing and providing counseling services to families impacted by hearing loss. Areas of research interest include social-emotional functioning and quality of life issues in Deaf and hard of hearing children (including those with complex medical conditions), combined autism and hearing loss, and disability rights issues.

Featured Presentation:Veterans with Disabilities & the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Study of U.S. Perceptions and Policies.

Since the beginning of the “War on Terror,” U.S. domestic discussions regarding the treatment of veterans have become increasingly complex. U.S. governmental policies toward veterans have been influenced by changing public perceptions.

Both public perceptions and U.S. foreign policy further shape the experiences of the veterans themselves. This study analyses the construct of perception utilizing the dual perspectives of political science and psychology. These will be examined, in particular, as they pertain to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Specifically, this study explores: (1) the role of veterans and veterans groups in shaping the U.S. conversation regarding the CRPD; (2) U.S. governmental reactions toward disabled veterans and how they might differ from or inform its perceptions of/treatment toward other persons with disabilities; and (3) the role played by the “veteran issue” in the larger CRPD conversation. Further, this study examines the potential impact of U.S. implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the U.S. social perceptions of veterans.

Featured Presentation Saturday, September 13, 2014 16:45-17:30 Grand Ballroom

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Jerry Platt

San Francisco State University, USA Vice-Chair, IAFOR International Advisory Board

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Professor Jerry Platt is Professor of Global Communication at Akita International University, Japan and Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University. Professor Platt holds a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Social Sciences from Michigan State University, an MBA from Wayne State University, an M.A. in Public Administration, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University, and an M.S. Statistics PostDoctoral Degree from Stanford University. His research interests span business, technology and public policy and he is the author of over 85 peer-reviewed papers in these and associated fields. Balancing industry with academic interests, Jerry also served as head of financial analysis for a Bay Area Fortune 500 company, and as CEO of an aviation firm.

He has been Principal Investigator on more than twenty U.S. federal research grants. From 1976-2004, Professor Platt was on the faculty of the School of Business at San Francisco State University, and was named Dean in 2001. From 2004 he was Senecal Endowed Dean of the Business School at the University of Redlands, California, before holding concurrent professorships at Redlands and Akita International University, Japan from 2010 until 2012. As Vice-Chair of the IAFOR International Advisory Board, Professor Platt advises the organization on matters pertaining to IAFOR’s development and strategy, as it faces the challenge of sustainable growth as both a regional and global organization.

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IAFOR The International Academic Forum Academic Vision and Mission “To Open Minds, To Educate Intelligence, To Inform Decisions” The vision of IAFOR grew out of the perceived need to fill a vacuum in the communication and exchange activities of the academic world. Its mission arose out of examining that space and investigating why it existed. The vacuum existed because of the lack of opportunity for serious and thoughtful exchange between academics, members of the global business community, and practitioners in the fields of human endeavor that linked these groups together. In the field of education, for example, we have academic theorists, educational managers (political decision-makers and organizational directors) and classroom teachers with their support staff in IT, library work, exchange programs, and specialist fields. But how often do they have the opportunity to interact?

Moving beyond one particular field, larger questions arise. What function should universities prioritize in the 21st century? What do businesses see as their contribution to social and global well being? How can people on the ground, trying to implement improvements that will transform human life, best be supported? And perhaps above all, what are the agendas that will drive mechanisms to enable these groups to interact effectively.

One piece of distilled thought that came from early exchanges at one of our conferences was the recognition that some of the rhetoric of concern about the problems of developing nations was perhaps over-focused on the term “poverty” because it can be defined only in a relative way. “Hunger” was put forward as being more immediate and itself a contributory factor to poverty, rather than the other way round. One key to the hunger issue could be the provision of safe drinking water, or water for irrigation in some contexts, while flood management might be necessary elsewhere. These, in and by themselves become valuable only insofar as they help to relieve hunger in specific contexts.

IAFOR is affording opportunities that do not exist elsewhere. The base is Osaka, Japan’s great commercial and manufacturing hub, one symbol of the emerging Pacific economy that is already eclipsing the long dominant Atlantic zone. Our conferences present those taking part with three unique dimensions of experience. First of all, it encourages interdisciplinary activity to be expanded.

Depending on the field, this can face varying degrees of difficulty, ranging from discouragement to downright prohibition. Those overly dependent on fixed academic structures often see lateral thinking as a threat. None of these negatives apply in IAFOR. Its purpose is to generate new approaches that cross any disciplinary lines. The principle employed is to let the imagination permit intuitive responses to questions. There are no panels of critics. There are simply people who want to listen and reflect. The model of academic work as potholing is replaced by the metaphor of mountaineering. While respecting the need for solid and well-founded academic work, we feel the need to go beyond it from time to time to discover fresh approaches to old questions.

Secondly, it facilitates the heightening of intercultural awareness. Again, we encourage innovation through cross-cultural perception.

Cultural roots influence people in their attitudes more than most would realize or admit. The need to see and internalize insights gained from other viewpoints is met by a process of steady illumination.

Thirdly, it promotes the broadening of international exchange. We may live in a globalized world, but in reality parochialism still holds sway. The collapse of the U.S.S.R and the break-up of Yugoslavia led to the re-establishment of numerous former countries. While this may be desirable for the peoples concerned, it merely adds to the world’s cultural confusion. Exchange leads to explanation and that helps the growth of intercultural awareness.

IAFOR makes all of these developments possible in one gathering. Our conferences are not a substitute for specialist conferences.

We intend our events to be an alternative that functions as a balance or even a corrective to the extreme tendencies that can arise from more narrowly defined research parameters. In short, IAFOR is promoting and facilitating a new multifaceted approach to one of the core issues of our time, namely globalization and its many forms of growth and expansion. Awareness of how it cuts across the worlds of business, and academia, along with its impact on societies and institutions is one of the driving forces that has given the organization its momentum, and is making it a pioneer in this global age.

Rev. Professor Stuart DB Picken Order of the Sacred Treasure (瑞宝章), M.A. (Hons), BD., Ph.D., F.R.A.S. Chairman, Japan Society of Scotland Chairman, IAFOR Advisory Board Dr Joseph Haldane B.A. (Hons), Ph.D FRAS. Executive Director, IAFOR

people - Leadership Chairman of the International Advisory Board The Reverend Professor Stuart D. B. Picken, Order of the Sacred Treasure, M.A. (Hons), B.D., Ph.D. (Glasgow), F.R.A.S. Professor Picken is the Chairman of the IAFOR International Advisory Board.The author of a dozen books and over 130 articles and papers, he is considered one of the foremost scholars on Japan, China, and Globalization in East Asia. As an academic, Professor Picken has devoted more than 30 years to scholarship in Japan, notably as a Professor of Philosophy at the International Christian University in Tokyo, where he specialized in ethics and Japanese thought, and as International Adviser to the High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine (Mie prefecture).

He has also served as a consultant to various businesses, including Jun Ashida Ltd., Mitsui Mining & Smelting Corp., Kobe Steel, and Japan Air Lines. In November 2008, the Government of Japan awarded Professor Picken the Order of the Sacred Treasure for his pioneering research, and outstanding contribution to the promotion of friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and the UK. The honour is normally reserved for Japanese citizens and is a mark of the utmost respect in which Professor Picken is held by the Japanese Government. More recently, in 2012 he was invited to London to attend a reception at the Japanese Embassy, hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as an expression of their gratitude towards Britons who had helped support Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Professor Picken helped organize fundraising efforts through both the Japan Society of Scotland, of which he is the chair, in the UK, and IAFOR in Japan. As Chairman of the IAB, Professor Picken is responsible for the academic affairs and direction of the organization. He is also responsible for the development of the IAFOR Research Institute. Although now resident in Scotland, Professor Picken maintains his interests in Japan, as Chair of the Japan Society of Scotland, and through the IAFOR IAB. He is also the Chairman of the Academic Board of New College, Birmingham.

He lives near Glasgow with his wife and two children.

Vice-Chairman of the International Advisory Board Professor Jerry Platt, B.S. (Michigan State), MBA (Wayne State), MA, PhD (Ohio State), MS (Stanford) Jerry Platt is Professor of Global Business at Akita International University, Japan and Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University. Professor Platt holds a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Social Sciences from Michigan State University, an MBA from Wayne State University, an M.A. in Public Administration, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University, and an M.S. Statistics Post-Doctoral Degree from Stanford University. His research interests span business, technology and public policy and he is the author of over 85 peer-reviewed papers in these and associated fields. Balancing industry with academic interests, Jerry also served as head of financial analysis for a Bay Area Fortune 500 company, and as CEO of an aviation firm. He has been Principal Investigator on more than twenty U.S. federal research grants. From 1976-2004, Professor Platt was on the faculty of the School of Business at San Francisco State University, and was named Dean in 2001. From 2004 he was Senecal Endowed Dean of the Business School at the University of Redlands, California, before holding concurrent professorships at Redlands and Akita International University, Japan from 2010 until 2012. As Vice-Chair of the IAFOR International Advisory Board, Professor Platt advises the organization on matters pertaining to IAFOR’s development and strategy, as it faces the challenge of sustainable growth as both a regional and global organization.

Executive Director Dr Joseph Haldane, B.A., Ph.D. (London), F.R.A.S Joseph Haldane is the Executive Director of the International Academic Forum. He was Academic Director from IAFOR’s inception in 2009 until January 2011, when he assumed his current enlarged role. He is responsible for setting policies, forging institutional partnerships, implementing projects, and overseeing the research and publications of the organization, as well as maintaining responsibility for overseeing IAFOR’s growing global operations. Joe’s academic interests include politics and international affairs, literature, history, and the history of ideas, and he holds a PhD from the University of London in French Studies. He has taught at the University of Paris XII [2002-2004], at the French Press Institute in the University of Paris II - PantheonAssas [2003-2004] and was a full-time lecturer at Sciences Po in Paris, where he directed a postgraduate course on British Politics and Media in the School of Journalism [2004-2005]. In 2005 he moved to Japan, and immediately prior to this post was an Associate Professor at Nagoya University of Commerce and Business in both the undergraduate and graduate schools, teaching the Ethics course in the graduate school. He is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.

people - The Executive Council of the International Advisory Board IAB Chair: Professor Stuart D.B. Picken

IAB Vice-Chair: Professor Jerry Platt

The IAB Executive Council is composed of distinguished academics, business executives, former and current government officials, and community leaders of international standing. Its role is to provide counsel and direction in the business and affairs of IAFOR, suggest and approve the areas of scholarly investigation, and safeguard the independence of the Forum’s work. International Directors of Program and Research Institute Directors are ex-officio members of the Executive Council of the International Advisory Board. Membership of the Executive Council of the International Advisory Board is by invitation only.

Mr Mitsumasa Aoyama Director, The Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Professor David N Aspin Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia Visiting Fellow, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge University, UK Professor Don Brash Former Governor of the Reserve Bank, New Zealand Former Leader of the New National Party, New Zealand Adjunct Professor, AUT, New Zealand & La Trobe University, Australia Lord Charles Bruce Patron, Japan Society of Scotland Patron, Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies at Edinburgh Napier University Chairman, Kolkata Scottish Heritage Trust Professor Judith Chapman Professor of Education, Australian Catholic University, Australia Visiting Fellow, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge University, UK Member of the Order of Australia Professor Chung-Ying Cheng Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, USA Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Chinese Philosophy Professor Steve Cornwell Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies, Osaka Jogakuin University, Osaka, Japan Osaka Local Conference Chair Professor Michael A. Cusumano SMR Distinguished Professor of Management and Engineering Systems, MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Professor Dexter Da Silva Professor of Educational Psychology, Keisen University, Tokyo, Japan Professor Georges Depeyrot Professor and Director of Research & Member of the Board of Trustees French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) & L’Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France Professor Donald E. Hall Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Dean LeHign University, USA

Professor June Henton Dean, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University, USA

Professor Frank S. Ravitch Professor of Law & Walter H. Stowers Chair in Law and Religion, Michigan State University College of Law

Professor Michael Hudson President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET) Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, The University of Missouri, Kansas City

Professor Richard Roth Senior Associate Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Qatar

Professor Koichi Iwabuchi Professor of Media and Cultural Studies & Director of the Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Australia Professor Sue Jackson Professor of Lifelong Learning and Gender & Pro-Vice Master of Teaching and Learning, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Professor Sing Kong Lee Director, The National Institute of Education, Singapore Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd Senior Scholar in Residence, The Needham Research Institute, Cambridge, UK Fellow and Former Master, Darwin College, University of Cambridge Fellow of the British Academy Professor Keith Miller Orthwein Endowed Professor for Lifelong Learning in the Science, University of Missouri-St.Louis, USA Professor Kuniko Miyanaga Director, Human Potential Institute, Japan Fellow, Reischauer Institute, Harvard University, USA Professor Dennis McInerney Chair Professor of Educational Psychology and CoDirector of the Assessment Research Centre The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong SAR Professor Ka Ho Joshua Mok Chair Professor of Comparative Policy, Associate VicePresident (External Relations) Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong SAR Professor Michiko Nakano Professor of English & Director of the Distance Learning Center, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Professor Monty P. Satiadarma Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology & Former Dean of the Department of Psychology and Rector of the University, Tarumanugara University, Indonesia Mr Mohamed Salaheen Director, The United Nations World Food Programme, Japan & Korea Mr Lowell Sheppard Asia Pacific Director, HOPE International Development Agency, Canada/Japan His Excellency Dr Drago Stambuk Croatian Ambassador to Brazil, Brazil Professor Mary Stuart Vice-Chancellor, The University of Lincoln, UK Professor Gary Swanson Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence & Mildred S. Hansen Endowed Chair, The University of Northern Colorado, USA Professor Jiro Takai Secretary General of the Asian Association for Social Psychology & Professor of Social Psychology Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Japan Professor Svetlana Ter Minasova President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University Professor Yozo Yokota Director of the Center for Human Rights Affairs, Japan Former UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Professor Kensaku Yoshida Professor of English & Director of the Center for the Teaching of Foreign Languages in General Education, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Professor Baden Offord Professor of Cultural Studies and Human Rights & CoDirector of the Centre for Peace and Social Justice Southern Cross University, Australia

The International Advisory Board is composed of distinguished academics, business executives, former and current government officials, and community leaders. Its role is to consult and provide counsel on the business and affairs of IAFOR, and suggest areas of scholarly investigation. Membership of the International Advisory Board is by invitation only. For a full list please see the IAFOR website.

The Japan Liaison Committee (JLC)

The Japan Liaison Committee is a consultative committee that provides support in the form of advice and guidance in specific aspects of the planning and projects of the Forum held in Japan. The Chairman of the International Advisory Board is also chair of the JLC. Members of the JLC are ex-officio members of the International Advisory Board.

Prof Stuart D. B. Picken, Chairman, IAFOR IAB (chair) Mr Mitsumasa Aoyama, Founder of the PHP Institute, Kyoto, Japan & Director, the Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Prof Kuniko Miyanaga, Director, the Human Potential Institute, Tokyo, Japan and Fellow, Reischauer Institute, Harvard University, USA Prof Michiko Nakano, Professor & Director of the Distance Learning Center, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Prof Yozo Yokota, Director of the Center for Human Rights Affairs, Japan & Former UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Dr Joseph Haldane, Executive Director, IAFOR

people - IAFOR Journal Editors Editors of IAFOR Journals are ex-officio Members of the International Advisory Board IAFOR Journal of Arts and Humanities Dr Thomas French, Ritsumeikan University, Japan IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship Dr Richard Donovan, Doshisha University, Japan IAFOR Journal of Education Dr Bernard Montoneri, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan IAFOR Journal of Business and Management Dr Merlin Levirs, Ritsumeikan University IAFOR Journal of the Social Sciences Dr Andrea Molle, Chapman University, USA

IAFOR Journal of Ethics, Religion and Philosophy Dr Michael O’Sullivan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

IAFOR Journal of Asian Studies Dr Seiko Yasumoto, The University of Sydney, Australia

IAFOR Journal of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment Dr Alexandru-Ionut Petrisor, The National Institute for Research and Development in Construction, Urban Planning and Sustainable Spatial Development (URBAN=INCERC), Romania

IAFOR Journal of Language Learning Dr. Ebru Melek Koç, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey IAFOR Journal of Politics, Economics & Law Dr Craig Mark, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film Dr James Rowlins, Singapore University of Design and Technology

people - IAFOR Staff Mr Kiyoshi Mana - Director of Business Development Kiyoshi Mana is the Director of Business Development as well as project director for the 2014 Events Team, overseeing IAFOR’s conferences in Asia, Europe, and North America.

An American of Japanese descent, Kiyoshi has long been fascinated by the country of his ancestors, studying both Japanese language and culture at San Francisco State.

Ms Megumi Mukudai - Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Megumi Mukudai provides support and assistance to the Executive Director, and is involved with general administration of the organization.

Megumi trained as a primary school teacher, specializing in music education and English at Kobe Women’s University. She spent one year in Dublin studying English, and a year in Paris studying French at the Sorbonne.

Mr Thomas Haldane - Creative Director A photographer and designer by training and graduate of London College of Communication, Tom was Director for Design, Media and Communications from 2009-2011, and Chief Operations Officer (non-academic) from 2011 until 2013. He is currently Creative Director at IAFOR.

Ms Mai Hasuno - Events, Marketing and Domestic Relations Manager Mai oversees the organisation’s conferences in Japan, and is responsible for developing and implementing IAFOR’s marketing strategy within Japan. She also acts as special assistant to the Executive Director and the IAB Chairman in the administration of the Japan International Liaison Committee. Previous to joining IAFOR, Mai worked for the Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Corporation. She is also the project manager for IAFOR’s Asian Events.

Mr Michael Kedzlie - Research and Policy Manager Michael Liam Kedzlie is a New Zealander who currently works as the Research and Policy Manager. He is responsible for formulating legal policy as well as liaising with the organisation’s university partners and the International Directors of Program.

He is also editor of Eye Magazine. He has a Master’s degree in Education from Massey University as well as a Law degree from the University of Waikato Law School. He is an enrolled Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.

Mr Alexander Pratt - Business Development Manager A civil engineering graduate from the University of Nottingham, UK and a self-confessed jack of all trades, Alex first came to Japan in 1997.

At IAFOR he helps with the general administration and operation of conferences, as well as with the website, and works alongside the Director of Business Development to expand IAFOR’s operations in Japan and internationally. He is also the project manager for IAFOR’s European Events.

Mr Thaddeus Pope - Media and Design Manager Born and raised in Brighton, UK, Thaddeus Pope is an experienced commercial and editorial photographer with a BA in Photography from the London College of Communication (University of the Arts London). Thaddeus’s duties at IAFOR include overseeing the design and media output of the organisation.

Mr Bryce Platt - Technology & Operations Manager After growing up in the Silicon Valley in California, Bryce graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter, Minnesota) with a degree in sociology, and in 2013 earned a Master’s degree in Global Communication from Akita International University in Japan. As well as coordinating IAFOR’s technology strategy, he is also responsible for managing the organisations’ internal and systems operations, and is the project manager for IAFOR’s North American events.

Mr David George - Coordinator: Events and Marketing Raised in Brisbane, Australia, Dave graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts specialised in Psychology. Dave has a background in project based media and public relations work with experience at events in Australia, India, Singapore and Dubai.

Mr Takumi Saito - Coordinator: Finance and Administration Born and raised in Yamagata, Japan, Takumi studied English literature at Waseda University. A language lover, he has also studied German, Spanish, French and Polish and can also speak Italian. Takumi recently joined IAFOR to handle its finance and administration.

Ms Lindsay Lafreniere: - Coordinator: Publications and Communications Originally from Canada, Lindsay Lafreniere came to Japan in 2012. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and English and a graduate diploma in Journalism. Lindsay brings her experience of media, publishing, and broadcast work in Canada to IAFOR.

Mr Shawn Mahler - Coordinator:Video and Media Los Angeles native Shawn Mahler has a wealth of experience working on film, video, and theater productions in the United States and Japan.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film Theory and Production from the University of California, Irvine. Shawn has spent over ten years in Japan where he has worked with numerous industry professionals to develop television shows, movies, and theatrical productions.

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Since 2009, IAFOR has welcomed university presidents, faculty deans, award-winning journalists, national politicians, government ministers, diplomats, charity leaders, think tank directors, documentary makers, movie directors, members of the armed forces, lawyers, doctors, jurists, artists, poets, writers, clergy, scientists, philiosophers...

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Celebrating Excellence in Documentary IAFOR International Documentary Film Awards

The IAFOR International Documentary Film Awards is a global competition celebrating the best in documentary filmmaking.

This is an open competition, welcoming storytelling from both amateurs and seasoned professionals.

If you would like to know more about the IAFOR International Documentary Film Awards please visit

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iafor publications

IAFOR Journals The International Academic Forum’s Journals conform to the highest academic standards of international peer review, and are published in accordance with the IAFOR publishing commitment to make all of our published materials available online.

Journals FAQ

IAFOR’s Open Access Publishing Committment IAFOR is committed to providing ALL of its publications in online form for no fee.

Researchers and scholars, regardless of institutional affiliation and status, can access our academic journals, monographs, magazine, conference materials and special publications for no charge, wherever there is internet access.

IAFOR will never ask authors to contribute towards publication costs, or engage in other such publishing practices which we believe undermine academic independence and integrity.

How are journal editors appointed?

Journal Editors are appointed by the International Academic Forum’s leadership, under the guidance of the Chairman of the International Advisory Board. The term of appointment is for one issue, to be renewed by mutual consent.

How do we ensure academic integrity?

Once appointed, the editor is free to appoint his or her own editorial team and advisory members.

All papers published in the journal have been subjected to the rigorous and accepted processes of academic peer review. Neither editors nor members of the editorial team are remunerated for their work. Authors will never be asked to “contribute” towards publication costs.

How are papers selected?

Journal Editors may accept papers through an open call, and proposed articles may be sent directly to the respective editors. A small number of papers from the associated IAFOR conference proceedings may also be selected by the journal editor(s) for reworking and revising subject to normal processes of review. It is expected that between 5 and 10 percent of papers included in any given conference proceedings will be developed for inclusion in the associated conference journal.

How are IAFOR Journals related to IAFOR conferences?

IAFOR’s journals reflect the interdisciplinary and international nature of our conferences and are organized thematically. Papers included in the associated conference proceedings may be considered for reworking by the editor(s), and would then be subjected to the same processes of peer review as papers submitted by other means.

IAFOR Keynotes The IAFOR Keynotes Series is a collection of keynote addresses, or associated papers given at our conferences. Presented as a part of the open research archive, the Keynotes series provides an example of the range and quality of speakers at IAFOR events. These keynotes are lightly reworked, and contain references, but are otherwise true to the original address. Many can also be seen in video format on our YouTube page. Whether you were present at the conference or not, the keynotes are thoughtful addresses by senior academics, the content of which may help your research.

Special Series & Monographs The International Academic Forum is publishing a number of special monographs in print and online form. One such publication is a selection of haiku from the Annual Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award.

Eye Magazine Through Eye Magazine, the International Academic Forum’s own inhouse e-magazine publication, we hope to enlighten you to various views and opinions of our contributors, many of whom have presented full research papers at our various conferences.

The Summer 2014 edition of Eye magazine has several articles that focus on the question, “Who is taking charge in East Asia?”, as well as some other great articles, op-eds and essays.

Eye Magazine is available on the IAFOR website and through the ISSUU reader on your browser or mobile device.

The IAFOR YouTube Channel New videos uploaded weekly featuring interviews and presentations with IAFOR Speakers from our conferences in Asia, North America Europe and Dubai.

Prof. Svetlana Ter-Minasova President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies Lomonosov Moscow State University

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IAFOR North American Conference Series 2014 NACSS NACSEE 2014

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Friday Plenary Events

08:00-18:00 Conference Registration 09:00-09:30 Welcome Address Grand Ballroom 09:30-10:15 Keynote Address: Professor Michael Cusumano Grand Ballroom 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-11:15 Keynote Address: Mr. Takeshi Komoto Grand Ballroom 11:15-11:30 Coffee Break 11:30-12:15 Keynote Address: Ms. Linda Toyo Obayashi Grand Ballroom 12:15-12:20 Official Conference Photo Grand Ballroom 12:20-13:15 Lunch Break 13:15-14:00 Keynote Address: Professor Johannes Moenius Grand Ballroom 14:00-14:15 Coffee Break 14:15-15:15 Plenary Panel

Professor Stuart D. B. Picken / Dr. Yukinori Komine / Professor D. Colin Jaundril Grand Ballroom 15:15-15:30 Coffee Break

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Friday Session I: 15:30-17:00

Friday Session I: 15:30-17:00

Room: Reprisal

NACSEE – Sustainable Living & Environmental Solutions Session Chair: Nurcan Kilinc Ata 5220 – 15:30-16:00 Individual, Community and Society Challenges in Low Carbon Energy Transition: The Case of the Yorke and Mid North Region South Australia Darien Simon, University College London Australia, Australia Stefaan Simons, University College London Australia, Australia 3694 – 16:00-16:30 High Speed Rail and the Transformation of Cities Cecilia Ribalaygua, University of Cantabria, Spain Angela de Meer, University of Cantabria, Spain 5828 – 16:30-17:00 The Impact of Government Policies in the Renewable Energy Investment Nurcan Kilinc Ata, University of Stirling, UK

Friday Session I: 15:30-17:00

Room: Britannia

NACSEE – Environmental Sustainability and Human Consumption: Waste Session Chair: Celerick Stephens 4044 – 15:30-16:00 Optimization of a Supply Chain Network for Bioenergy Production From Food Waste Mengye Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA Hayri Onal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA 2955 – 16:00-16:30 Health and Water Quality Benefits of Alternative Sewerage Systems in Cagayan De Oro, Philippines: Unraveling the Domestic Wastewater Concerns in a Developing Country Rosalina Palanca-Tan, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines 2946 – 16:30-17:00 Sustainable Distributed Power Generation and Refuse Consumption Using Plasma Arc Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste Celerick Stephens, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Hartford, USA

Friday Session I: 15:30-16:30

Room: Defiance

NACSEE – Energy: Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions Session Chair: Mohammed Hussaini 5175 – 15:30-16:00 Meshed HVDC Transmission in the Content of Sustainable Power Transmission for the Future and its Environmental Impact Sven Bohn, Fraunhofer IOSB-AST, Germany Anne-Katrin Marten, Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany Michael Agsten, Fraunhofer IOSB-AST, Germany Dirk Westermann, Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany 4982 – 16:00-16:30 Socio-Technical Transition of Coal-Ccgt in the UK Electricity Sector Mohammed Hussaini, University of Salford, UK Miklas Scholz, University of Salford, UK

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Friday Session I: 15:30-17:00

Friday Session I: 15:30-17:00

Room: Republic

NACSS– Interdisciplinary Session Chair: Olusegun Afaupe 4139 – 15:30-16:00 The Conflicts in Frost's Poetics Salwa Suliman Nugali, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia 4409 – 16:00-16:30 Analyzing Role of Religious Values in Commercial Media: Comparing Perspectives of Media Students, Teachers and Practitioners in Religious Sensibilities Bushra Hameedur Rahman, University of the Punjab, Pakistan 2013 – 16:30-17:00 Local Institutions, Fetish Oaths and Blind Loyalties to Political God Fathers in South-Western Nigeria Olusegun Afuape, Lagos State Polytechnic, Nigeria

Friday Session I: 15:30-17:00

Room: Sessions

NACSS– International Relations Session Chair: Serdar Ornek 2090 – 15:30-16:00 Law Enforcement, Education Accessibility and the Kanun Indrit Vucaj, Oklahoma State University, USA 1212 – 16:00-16:30 Models of European Integration Enlargement or Neighbourhood Mehlika Özlem Ultan, Kocaeli University, Turkey Serdar Örnek, Kocaeli University, Turkey 1238 – 16:30-17:00 Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King Jr. And Malcolm X Serdar Örnek, Kocaeli University, Turkey Mehlika Özlem Ultan, Kocaeli University, Turkey

19:00-21:30 A Night Out in Providence: Conference Dinner (Ticketed and Optional) Come and join your fellow delegates on an evening out in Providence.

This is ticketed at $50 and there are a limited number of spaces.

Please meet in the hotel lobby at 18:30.

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Saturday Session I: 9:00-10:30

Saturday Session I: 9:00-10:30

Room: Reprisal

NACSEE – Energy: Renewable Energy & Environmental Solutions Session Chair: Sanza Kazadi 3075 – 9:00-9:30 An Evaluation of Renewable Energy Indicators within the Sustainability Framework Ayşe Ayçim Selam, Marmara University, Turkey Mahmure Övül Arıoğlu Akan, Marmara University, Turkey Seniye Ümit Oktay Fırat, Marmara University, Turkey Semih Özel, Marmara University, Turkey Merve Er, Marmara University, Turkey 4875 – 9:30-10:00 Comparative Studies of Renewable Energy Development between China and the United States of America Wei Zhang, Chongqing University, China Jun Yang, Chongqing University, China Xingwu Wang, Alfred University, USA 3357 – 10:00-10:30 Improving Energy Scavenging Capacity via a Vertically Configured Closed-Circuit Pro System Sanza Kazadi, Jisan Research Institute, USA Katie Park, Jisan Research Institute, USA Janice Jeon, Jisan Research Institute, USA Audrey Lew, Jisan Research Institute, USA Stanley Song, Jisan Research Institute, USA Ji Hyuk Jung, Jisan Research Institute, USA Beom Jun Kim, Jisan Research Institute, USA Brandon Luo, Jisan Research Institute, USA

Saturday Session I: 9:00-10:00

Room: Britannia

NACSEE – Environmental Sustainability and Environmental Management: Land Use & Misuse Session Chair: Yoon Kee Lee 5322 – 9:00-9:30 Municipal Solid Waste Management in Greater Jos, Nigeria Peter Gwom, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom Angela Hull, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom Paul Jowitt, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom Adebayo Adeloye, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom 4318 – 9:30-10:00 Abandoned Mines: The Foundations for Environmental and Social Awareness Yoon Kee Lee, Prime Education Consulting, USA

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Saturday Session I: 9:00-10:30 Saturday Session I: 9:00-10:30

Room: Defiance

NACSS – Ethnicity, Difference & Identity Session Chair: Rana Eijaz Ahmad 2076 – 9:00-9:30 Human Needs Theory a Significant Approach to Manage Ethnic Conflicts in Pakistan Gulshan Majeed, University of the Punjab, Pakistan 2210 – 9:30-10:00 The Quest for Peace on Nigeria's Plateau Tola Odubajo, University of Lagos, Nigeria 2410 – 10:00-10:30 Disintegration Is a Windfall or Downfall: A Case of Pakistan Rana Eijaz Ahmad, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Saturday Session I: 9:00-10:00

Room: Republic

NACSS – Social Work Session Chair: Sabbar S. Sultan 2953 – 9:00-9:30 Adult Helpers with Adultcentric Tendencies: Where and Why Social Practitioners Underserve (Undermine) Their Young Clients Keith Rinier, Rhode Island College, USA 2024 – 9:30-10:00 The Social and Cultural Implications of the Aristophanes-Socrates Conflict Sabbar S. Sultan, Middle East University, Jordan

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

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Saturday Session II: 10:45-12:15

Saturday Session II: 10:45-12:15

Room: Reprisal

NACSEE/NACSS – Interdisciplinary Session Chair: Julia Brandes 6401 – 10:45-11:15 What is the Value of Reliable Range Estimation for Battery Electric Vehicles?

Jing Dong, Iowa State University, USA Xing Wu, Lamar University, USA Liuchang Liu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA Zhenhong Lin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA 5234 – 11:15-11:45 Applications of Sudden Stops of International Capital to the Mexican Economy Paula Hernández-Verme, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico Karina Rosales Pérez, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico 6536 – 11:45-12:15 Environmental Pollution and Subjective Wellbeing in China Julia Brandes, University of Redlands, USA

Room: Britannia

Saturday Session II: 10:45-12:15 NACSS – Interdisciplinary Issues in Politics and Identity Session Chair: Muhammad Iqbal Chawla

1772 – 10:45-11:15 Micro Politics of 'Career' in a 'Postmodern' Age: New Opportunities or Cult of Reproductive Speed?

Ricky Gee, Nottingham Trent University, UK 2724 – 11:15-11:45 Lord Mountbatten and Balochistan: An Appraisal Muhammad Iqbal Chawla, University of the Punjab, Pakistan 5472 – 11:45-12:15 Police Reform in Egypt: The Call of the Revolution Not Yet Met Carol J. Gray, Concordia University, USA

Saturday Session II: 10:45-12:15

Room: Defiance

NACSS – Interdisciplinary Issues Session Chair: Steven Nabieu Rogers 1756 – 10:45-11:15 The Political Economy Pressure on Television Workers in Indonesia and its Impact on Program Content Moris Morissan, University of Mercu Buana, Indonesia 3625 – 11:15-11:45 Gender Disparities in HIV/AIDS Epidemiology: A Study of Expectant Couples in Selected Rural Communities in Nigeria Grace Sokoya Oluseyi, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria Bukola Dolapo Ayinde, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria Oluwa Sokoya Mosunm, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria Destiny Asuelime, Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria Olanike Okubanjo, St Barnabas Health Systems, USA 4333 – 11:45-12:15 Rethinking Expert Sense in African International Development Steven Nabieu Rogers, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Saturday Session II: 10:45-12:15

Saturday Poster Session I: 10:45-12:15

Room: Republic

NACSEE / NACSS – Interdisciplinary 3881 Nickel Octacyanotungestate in Electrically Switched Ion Exchange Ahmed Tawfic, McMaster University, Canada Younggy Kim, McMaster University, Canada Waleed Meky, AMEC NSS, Canada Sarah Dickson, McMaster University, Canada 5248 Environmental Economic Benefit Assessment Research of Recycled Phosphor in Obsolete CRTs Xi Tian, Beijing University of Technology, China Yu Gong, Beijing University of Technology, China Yu-feng Wu, Beijing University of Technology, China Tie-yong Zuo, Beijing University of Technology, China 2689 Crude Oil Biodegradation by Indigenous Bacterial Consortium in Mediterranean Sea: Isolation, Identification and in-Situ Biodegradation Ranya Amer, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA-City), Egypt Nour Sh. El-Gendy, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Egypt Abeer Abdel Wahab; City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA-City), Egypt Tarek Taha, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA-City), Egypt Ola Abdel Wahab, National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries, Egypt Yasser Abdel Fattah, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA-City), Egypt 3459 Interdependencies of Critical Energy Infrastructure Systems and Resilience to Extreme Weather Michael Hailemariam, George Washington University, USA Thomas Mazzuchi, George Washington University, USA Shahram Sarkani, George Washington University, USA 5352 Biosorption of Toxic Bivalent and Trivalent Metal Ions unto Sugarcane (Sacharium spontaneum) Leaf Adigun Oludoyin Adeseun, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Babarinde N.A.Adesola, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria 5347 Sustainability Analysis of Bio-Hydrogen Energy Supply-Chain in Transition Era to Hydrogen Society Ade Hendrawan, Tokyo University of Science, Japan Kiyoshi Dowaki, Tokyo University of Science, Japan 5394 Pesticides Bioremediation Potentials of Bacterial Isolates of Contaminated Spot Ayman H. Mansee, The University of Alexandra, Egypt Manal M. R. Montasser, Tiaf University, Saudi Arabia Ranya A. Amer, City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Egypt 5344 Environment Economy Assessment on Recycling of Rare Earths and Mercury from the Waste Fluorescent Lamps Yufeng Wu, Beijing University of Technology, China Baolei Wang, Beijing University of Technology, China Yu Gong, Beijing University of Technology, China Qijun Zhang, Beijing University of Technology, China

Lunch Break 12:15-13:15

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Saturday Session III: 13:15-14:45

Saturday Session III: 13:15-14:45

Room: Reprisal

NACSEE – Sustainability & Economic Sustainability Session Chair: Philip Vaughter 1921 – 13:15-13:45 Urban Ventilation: Improving the Wind Environment in High Density Cities by Understanding Urban Morphology Neda Aghabegloo, Polytechnic of Milan University, Italy 4934 – 13:45-14:15 Research on the Transforming Innovation of Chinese Enterprise: From Internal and External Perspectives Haibi Zhou, Southeast University, China Hu Hanhui, Southeast University, China Xie Chengyang, Southeast University, China 3267 – 14:15-14:45 Silos and Cities: Sustainability on Campuses, Sustainability in Cities, and Creating Policy Synergies between the Two Philip Vaughter, York University, Canada Steve Alsop, York University, Canada

Saturday Session III: 13:15-14:45

Room: Britannia

NACSS – International Relations & Human Rights Session Chair: David Sarkisyan 2110 – 13:15-13:45 Sino-American Relations in Southeast Asia: Oil Crisis in Global Affairs Sevak Aslanyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia 4375 – 13:45-14:15 Strategic Partnership between Australia and Thailand: A Case Study of East Timor Thosaphon Chieocharnpraphan, University of Canberra, Australia 1722 – 14:15-14:45 The Narrowing US-China Power Gap and the China Threat Theory: Transition and Stability in East Asian Regional Order David Sarkisyan, Yerevan State University, Republic of Armenia

Saturday Session III: 13:15-14:15

Room: Defiance

NACSS – Sustainability Session Chair: Mei- Fang Fan 1996 – 13:15-13:45 Challenges and the Results Approach Facing Sustainability in an Unequal World: The Sub-Saharan Africa Case Study Chimezia Chukwudi Johnson, University of South Africa, South Africa 5046 – 13:45-14:15 Environmental Governance and Indigenous Knowledge: The Controversy on Flooding and Wild Creek Remediation on Orchid Island, Taiwan Mei-Fang Fan, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Miao-Lin ZhangJian, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

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Saturday Session III: 13:15-14:45

Saturday Poster Session II: 13:15-14:45

Room: Republic

NACSEE / NACSS – Interdisciplinary 3366 How Effective are Bullying Interventions in Reducing Perpetration and Victimization Among School-Aged Children? A Systematic Meta-Analysis Ann Marie Hornack, Nova Southeastern University, USA 5521 Too Many Plans to Follow? An Analysis of Mid- and Long-Term Plans in S&T Policy Coordination of Korea Hyejung Joo, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, Korea 3082 Using Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development and the Behavioral Theory of Recapitulation to Understand Emotions' Scaffolding Role in Moral Reasoning and Development Maura Austin, University of Central Florida, USA 5409 Patenting and Scientific Productivity in the University-Industry Research Projects Yun Mi Ko, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, Korea

14:45-15:00 Coffee Break

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Saturday Session IV: 15:00-16:30 Saturday Session IV: 15:00-16:30

Room: Reprisal

NACSEE – Energy: Renewable Energy & Environmental Solutions Session Chair: Pattanapong Jumrusprasert 2961 – 15:00-15:30 An Experimental Study on Coupling DCMD with SGSP through its Wall Heat Exchanger Khaled Nakoa, RMIT University, Australia Abhijit Date, RMIT University, Australia Aliakbar Akbarzadeh, RMIT University, Australia 2659 – 15:30-16:00 Solar Assisted Power Supply for Rail Coaches M. Shravanth Vasisht, Indian Institute of Science, India Vishal C, Indian Institute of Science, India J. Srinivasan, Indian Institute of Science, India Sheela K. Ramasesha, Indian Institute of Science, India 3274 – 16:00-16:30 Field Test for the Conversion Efficiency Determination of High Concentrating Solar Cells with Fresnel Lenses in a Tropical Location Pattanapong Jumrusprasert, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Thailand

Saturday Session IV: 15:00-16:30

Room: Britannia

NACSEE / NACSS – Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Studies and Humanities Session Chair: Kholekile Hazel Ngqila 3361 – 15:00-15:30 Pathway to Sustainability in the Niger Delta Petro-Conflict in Nigeria Frederick Onwubiko Ontemachi Jnr, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Azizan Asmuni, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Khairuddin Idris, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Jamilah Othman, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Ubani Charles Ahamefula, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 4073 – 15:30-16:00 Ancient Human Cultural Development in Tanzania- A Potential Home of Heritage Sadasivuni Krishna Rao, UDOM, Tanzania Emanuel Temu, UDOM, Tanzania 1885 – 16:00-16:30 Relevance of the Healing Practice for Ukuhanjwa Illness in Contemporary South Africa Kholekile Hazel Ngqila, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa

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Saturday Session IV: 15:00-16:30

Saturday Session IV: 15:00-16:30

Room: Defiance

NACSEE / NACSS – Public Policy Session Chair: Prudence Khumalo 1642 – 15:00-15:30 The Effect of Decentralized Provision of Public Services on Poverty Reduction Outcomes: A Case Study of Two Districts of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan Sajjad Ali Khan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jonathan D. London, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 5342 – 15:30-16:00 Tax Interventionism on Social Life and Twitter Ban in Turkey Dilek Ozkok Cubukcu, Ankara University, Turkey Semih Oz, Ankara University, Turkey 3302 – 16:00-16:30 Public Policy in the Face of Turbulence, The Case for Human Settlements in South Africa Prudence Khumalo, University of South Africa, South Africa

Saturday Session IV: 15:00-16:00

Room: Republic

NACSEE / NACSS – Environmental Sustainability & Environmental Management: Land Use & Misuse Session Chair: Alejandra M. Gonzalez- Mejia 1853 – 15:00-15:30 Achieving Environmental Sustainability through Government Policies in Land Use Management in Developing Countries Srimannarayana Grandhi, CQ University, Australia Santoso Wibowo, CQ University, Australia 4365 – 15:30-16:00 System Learning Approach to Assess Sustainability and Forecast Trends in Regional Dynamics: The San Luis Basin, Colorado, USA Study Alejandra M. Gonzalez-Mejia, Environmental Protection Agency, USA Tarsha N. Eason, Environmental Protection Agency, USA Heriberto Cabezas, Environmental Protection Agency, USA

16:30-16:45 Coffee Break 16:45-17:30 Featured Address: Dr Yukinori Komine & Dr Amy Sarkowski Room: Republic

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Sunday Session I: 9:00-10:30

Sunday Session I: 9:00-10:00

Room: Reprisal

NACSEE – Environmental Solutions and Waste Products Session Chair: Ratchadaporn Oonsivilai 2289 – 9:00-9:30 Thermal Degradation of Used Tyres: A Sustainable Approach to Used Tyre Waste Disposal Management Julius Ilawe Osayi, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sunny Iyuke, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Samuel Ogbeide, University of Benin, Nigeria Jaco Van der walt, South Africa Nuclear Energy Corporation, South Africa 5294 – 9:30-10:00 Antimicrobial of Thai Radish Crude Extracts Ratchadaporn Oonsivilai, Agricultural Technology, Thailand Panita Prasongdee, Agricultural Technology, Thailand Jirawan Oonmetta-aree, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Thailand Jittra Singthong, Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand

Sunday Session I: 9:00-10:00

Room: Britannia

NACSEE – Issues in Water Sustainability Session Chair: Bharat Sapkota 3823 – 9:00-9:30 Human Right to Water: Public Policy and Guarantee Adequate Food in Brazil Maria Goretti Dal Bosco, Federal Fluminense University - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil João Vitor Martins Lemes, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil 5159 – 9:30-10:00 Sustainability of Rural Water Supply Bharat Sapkota, Rural Village Water Resources Management Project Phase-II, Nepal Riikka Nieminen, Rural Village Water Resources Management Project Phase-II, Nepal

Sunday Session I: 9:00-10:30

Room: Defiance

NACSS – Panel: Journalism and Communications Session Chair: Kadir Canoz 2124 The Level of Mass Media Usage of Electors in Political Enlightenment: A Fieldwork with University Students Kadir Canoz, Selcuk University, Turkey Omer Bakan, Selcuk University, Turkey 2542 Anger resulting from the Interpersonal Communication Process and its Reasons Mustafa Ozodasik, Selcuk University, Turkey 2701 News Coverage of Municipal Elections 2014 in the Turkish Press Ibrahim Toruk, Selcuk University, Turkey M. Salih Guran, Gumushane University, Turkey 1784 The Views of University Students on Sponsorship Omer Bakan, Selcuk University, Turkey Kadir Canoz, Selcuk University, Turkey

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Sunday Session I: 9:00-10:30

Sunday Workshop Session I: 9:00-10:00

Room: Republic

NACSS2014 - Psychology & Social Psychology 1794 – 9:00-10:00 Choosing Work Inside Up: Work and Happiness - Conflict or Synergy?

Tami Ginsburg, Tamidalev, Israel

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

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Sunday Session II: 10:45-12:15

Sunday Session II: 10:45-11:45

Room: Reprisal

NACSEE / NACSS – Interdisciplinary: Sustainable Urban Living Session Chair: Xin Zhao 2784 – 10:45-11:15 Urban Egalitarianism: The Way Forward to Ensure Sustainable Urban Design, Practice and Development in Developing Countries (The Nigerian Case) Ogunsola Segun Adeola, Nottingham Trent University, UK 5440 – 11:15-11:45 Urban Poverty and Migration in the Context of Neo-Liberal Globalization in India Shubhangi Singh, St. Xavier's College, India 6608 – 11:45-12:15 Keeping up with the Joneses – Evidence from Local Spending Patterns Xin Zhao, University of Redlands, USA

Sunday Session II: 10:45-11:45

Room: Britannia

NACSS – Interdisciplinary Public Policy Session Chair: Juan Santiago Correa 4162 – 10:45-11:15 The Roles of Governments in the Education Reform Policy in Thailand and their Impacts From 1999-2009 Thipsarin Phaktanakul, University of Canberra, Australia 4370 – 11:15-11:45 Science and Technology Policy in Colombia: A Comparative Review Juan Santiago Correa, Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA), Colombia María Alejandra Tejada-Gómez, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia Edgardo Cayón-Fallon, Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA), Colombia Hector Gonzalo Ordoñez-Matamoros, Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies, The Netherlands

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Sunday Session II: 10:45-12:15

Sunday Session II: 10:45-12:15

Room: Defiance

NACSEE / NACSS – Interdisciplinary Issues: Sustainability and Environmental Solutions Session Chair: Nupur Tiwary

3074 – 10:45-11:15 Renewable Energy Policies: A Comparison of Global and Turkish Perspectives Mahmure Övül Arıoğlu Akan, Marmara University, Turkey Ayşe Ayçim Selam, Marmara University, Turkey Seniye Ümit Oktay Fırat, Marmara University, Turkey Merve Er, Marmara University, Turkey Semih Özel, Marmara University, Turkey 3143 – 11:15-11:45 Comparative Analysis on Technology Deployment for Decentralised Generation of Electrical Energy: Social Policy Perspectives with Regards to Case Studies from the UK and Iran Hanif Rastgoftar, University of Cambridge, UK Peter Guthrie, University of Cambridge, UK John Miles, University of Cambridge, UK 3293 – 11:45-12:15 Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth through Rural Local Governance (Panchayai Rai) in India Nupur Tiwary, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India

Sunday Session II: 10:45-12:15

Room: Republic

NACSEE – Economic Sustainability Session Chair: Douangtavanh Khamkeo 4368 – 10:45-11:15 Using Information Theory to Assess the Sustainability and Stability of an Island System Leisha Vance, United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research & Development, USA Tarsha Eason, United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research & Development, USA Heriberto Cabezas, United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research & Development, USA 5370 – 11:15-11:45 Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) And Sustainable Development in Africa Oba Yusuf Abdul-Hamid, University of Ilorin, Nigeria 5296 – 11:45-12:15 Flow Rate Analysis Method for Small Hydro Power Plants Douangtavanh Khamkeo, Suranaree University, Thailand Anant Oonsivilai, Suranaree University, Thailand

Lunch Break 12:15-13:15

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Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sunday Session III: 13:15-14:45

Sunday Session III: 13:15-14:45

Room: Reprisal

NACSS – International Relations & Human Rights Session Chair: Takumi Shibaike 5194 – 13:15-13:45 Inclusion of Indigenous People in Economic Development: Mapping Indigenous Peoples Rights in Ethiopia Bereket Abayneh Kefyalew, United Nations Organizations for Project Service, Denmark 3681 – 13:45-14:15 Cultural Impediments to the Domestication of Women's Rights Instruments in Nigeria Mosunmola Imasogie, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria 1924 – 14:15-14:45 Paying off the Legitimacy Deficit: Do Policymakers Feel Guilty about the Death Penalty?

Takumi Shibaike, University of Toronto, Canada

Sunday Session III: 13:15-14:45

Room: Britannia

NACSEE / NACSS – Environmental Sustainability & Environmental Management: Freshwater, Oceans and Seas Session Chair: Harrison H. Pienaar 5350 – 13:15-13:45 Aerobic Wastewater Treatment Packages: An Environmental and Energy-Saving Option Hady Hamidyan, SHAR WWTP Co. Ltd., Malaysia Nurul Ain Norman, University of Malaya, Malaysia 3854 – 13:45-14:15 Drinking Water Quality of Isoko Communities of Delta Region, Nigeria S. H. O. Egboh, Delta State University, Nigeria A. K. Asiagwu, Delta State University, Nigeria E.S Phil-Usiayo, Delta State University, Nigeria I. H. Owamah, Landmark University, Nigeria 2804 – 14:15-14:45 An Impact-Driven Response to South Africa's Water Challenges: CSIR's Water Sustainability Flagship Harrison H. Pienaar, CSIR Natural Resources and Environment, South Africa Marius Claassen, CSIR Natural Resources and Environment, South Africa Petrus Matji, CSIR Built Environment, South Africa Karen van Breukelen, CSIR Built Environment, South Africa

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Sunday Session III: 13:15-14:45

Sunday Session III: 13:15-14:45

Room: Defiance

NACSS – Interdisciplinary Issues in Genocide, Terrorism and Insurgency Session Chair: Mosunmola Imasogie 2872 – 13:15-13:45 Nigerian Insurgents at Cross Roads: Rejection of Feudalism and a Modern State Matthew Okiri Okeyim, University of Alicante, Spain James Bassey Ejue, Cross River State College of Education, Nigeria 3598 – 13:45-14:15 Domestic Terrorism: Implications for Psychological Wellbeing of Girls and Women in Nigerian Farm-Families Grace Sokoya Oluseyi, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria Ambanithi Muthukrishna, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa Olukemi Titilayo Irekhore, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria Oluwatosin Adetutu Adeyeye, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria 3677 – 14:15-14:45 Genocide as a Threat to the Nigerian Federation Mosunmola Imasogie, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

Sunday Session IV: 13:15-14:15

Room: Republic

NACSEE – Environmental Sustainability and Human Consumption: Waste Session Chair: Vhahangwele Masindi 1987 – 13:15-13:45 Sustainability as Selection Criteria for Appropriate Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Developing Countries: Kumasi as a Case Study Kwaku Boakye Apau, Brandenburg Technical University, Germany 5128 – 13:45-14:15 Removal of Selenium from Wastewater by Using Magnesite-Bentonite Clay Composite Vhahangwele Masindi, University of Venda, South Africa Mugera W Gitari, University of Venda, South Africa Hlanganani Tutu, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Marinda Debeer, Natural Resources and Built Environment, South Africa 14:45-15:00 Coffee Break

15:00-15:30 Closing Session Room: Republic Join us for closing remarks from Dr Joseph Haldane (IAFOR Executive Director) and Professor Stuart Picken (Conference Chair and Chair of the IAFOR International Advisory Board).

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Virtual Presentations 2081 Urban Landuse Conversion of Festac Town, Lagos State Using Remote Sensing and Gis Michael Ajide Oyinloye, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria 3343 Marketing a Net Positive Future - The Supply Side Mark Taylor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 3380 Persistent Elements in the Old Urban Fabric, The Suq, Of Erbil City Farah W. Al-Hashimi, Nottingham Trent University, UK 3301 Conflict Minerals Reports: Will They Create a Problematic Relationship between Auditor and Client?

Nesrin Mohamed Fathi, Suez Canal University, Egypt 2628 Rethinking GMOs: A Critic of Philosophy of Organism Jea Sophia Oh, Union Theological Seminary, USA 5387 Resource Management in Traditional Cities in Hot and Arid Zone of Iran Hossein Abbasimehr, Islamic Azad University, Sepidan branch, Iran Afsaneh Soltani, Islamic Azad University, Sepidan branch, Iran 3610 Hospital Waste Management in Ondo State South West Nigeria Josephine Omowumi Olayinka-Olagunju, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria Caleb Olugbemi, Akinyemi, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria 4314 Attribution Analysis at Member State Level of Percent Changes in European Carbonization Index Paula Fernández González, University of Oviedo, Spain Manuel Landajo, University of Oviedo, Spain Maria José Presno, University of Oviedo, Spain 5276 Mending the Cracks in the Ivory Tower: Principles and Methods of Conflict Management in Nigerian Institutions of Higher Learning Samuel Sunday Oni, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Nigeria 5364 Effective Integration between Pop-Up Books and Augmented Reality Technology Rania Wagdy, University of Alexandra, Egypt

Virtual presentations are online video presentations of papers.

They can be viewed during and after the conference at youtube.com/user/AsianConferences

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A-Z Index of Authors Abbasimehr, Hossein Abdul-Hamid, Oba Yusuf Adeloye, Adebayo Adeola, Ogunsola Segun Adeseun, Adigun Oludoyin Adesola, Babarinde N.A. Adeyeye, Oluwatosin Adetutu Afuape, Olusegun Aghabegloo, Neda Agsten, Michael Ahamefula, Ubani Charles Ahmad, Rana Eijaz Akan, Mahmure Övül Arıoğlu Akan, Mahmure Övül Arıoğlu Akbarzadeh, Aliakbar Al-Hashimi, Farah W. Alsop, Steve Amer, Ranya A. Amer, Ranya A. Asiagwu, A. K. Aslanyan, Sevak Asmuni, Azizan Asuelime, Destiny Ata, Nurcan Kilinc Austin, Maura Ayinde, Bukola Dolapo Bakan, Omer Bakan, Omer Boakye Apau, Kwaku Bohn, Sven Brandes, Julia Cabezas, Heriberto Cabezas, Heriberto Canoz, Kadir Canoz, Kadir Cayón-Fallon, Edgardo Chawla, Muhammad Iqbal Chen, Mengye Chengyang, Xie Chieocharnpraphan, Thosaphon Claassen, Marius Correa, Juan Santiago Cubukcu, Dilek Ozkok Dal Bosco, Maria Goretti Date, Abhijit de Meer, Angela Debeer, Marinda Dickson, Sarah Dong, Jing Dowaki, Kiyoshi Eason, Tarsha Eason, Tarsha N. Egboh, S. H. O.

5387 5370 5322 2784 5352 5352 3598 2013 1921 5175 3361 2410 3074 3074 2961 3380 3267 2689 5394 3854 2110 3361 3625 5828 3082 3625 2124 1784 1987 5175 6536 4365 4368 2124 1784 4370 2724 4044 4934 4375 2804 4370 5342 3823 2961 3694 5128 3881 6401 5347 4368 4365 3854

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Ejue, James Bassey El-Gendy, Nour Sh. Er, Merve Er, Merve Fan, Mei-Fang Fathi, Nesrin Mohamed Fattah, Yasser Abdel Fernández González, Paula Fırat, Seniye Ümit Oktay Fırat, Seniye Ümit Oktay Gee, Ricky Ginsburg, Tami Gitari, Mugera W Gong, Yu Gonzalez-Mejia, Alejandra M. Grandhi, Srimannarayana Guran, M. Salih Guthrie, Peter Gwom, Peter Hailemariam, Michael Hamidyan, Hady Hanhui, Hu Hendrawan, Ade Hernández-Verme, Paula Hull, Angela Hussaini, Mohammed Hyuk Jung, Ji Idris, Khairuddin Ilawe Osayi, Julius Imasogie, Mosunmola Imasogie, Mosunmola Irekhore, Olukemi Titilayo Iyuke, Sunny Jeon, Janice Johnson, Chimezia Chukwudi Joo, Hyejung Jowitt, Paul Jumrusprasert, Pattanapong Kazadi, Sanza Kefyalew, Bereket Abayneh Khamkeo, Douangtavanh Khan, Sajjad Ali Khumalo, Prudence Kim, Beom Jun Kim, Younggy Ko, Yun Mi Landajo, Manuel Lee, Yoon Kee Lemes, João Vitor Martins Lew, Audrey Lin, Zhenhong Liu, Liuchang London, Jonathan D.

2872 2689 3074 3075 5046 3301 2689 4314 3074 3075 1772 1794 5128 5248 4365 1853 2701 3143 5322 3459 5350 4934 5347 5234 5322 4982 3357 3361 2289 3681 3677 3598 2289 3357 1996 5521 5322 3274 3357 5194 5296 1642 3302 3357 3881 5409 4314 4318 3823 3357 6401 6401 1642

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Luo, Brandon Majeed, Gulshan Mansee, Ayman H. Marie Hornack, Ann Marten, Anne-Katrin Masindi, Vhahangwele Matji, Petrus Mazzuchi, Thomas Meky, Waleed Miles, John Montasser, Manal M. R. Morissan, Moris Mosunm, Oluwa Sokoya Muthukrishna, Ambanithi Nakoa, Khaled Ngqila, Kholekile Hazel Nieminen, Riikka Norman, Nurul Ain Nugali, Salwa Suliman Odubajo, Tola Ogbeide, Samuel Oh, Jea Sophia Okeyim, Matthew Okiri Okubanjo, Olanike Olugbemi, Caleb Oluseyi, Grace Sokoya Oluseyi, Grace Sokoya Onal, Hayri Oni, Samuel Sunday Ontemachi Jnr, Frederick Onwubiko Oonmetta-Aree, Jirawan Oonsivilai, Anant Oonsivilai, Ratchadaporn Ordoñez-Matamoros, Hector Gonzalo Örnek, Serdar Örnek, Serdar Othman, Jamilah Owamah, I. H. Oyinloye, Michael Ajide Oz, Semih Özel, Semih Özel, Semih Ozodasik, Mustafa Palanca-Tan, Rosalina Park, Katie Pérez, Karina Rosales Phaktanakul, Thipsarin Phil-Usiayo, E.S Pienaar, Harrison H. Prasongdee, Panita Presno, Maria José Rahman, Bushra Hameedur

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