Parellel Session III

Parallel Session III (A)

Finance & Risk

Date: 13 December 2010

Time: 1600 - 1730

Venue: Peninjau Hall [Level 2]

CHAIRPERSON

Abu Hassan Md Isa

SPEAKERS

1.        Shareholder Payoff in Going Private Transactions

Pei-Ling Lee, Multimedia University

Roy Wye-Leong Khong, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Suganthi Ramasamy, Multimedia University

2.        Predicting Corporate Failure in Malaysia: A Comparison between Multiple Discriminant Analysis (MDA) and Logit Analysis

Siew-Bee Thai, Multimedia University

Mehdi Abdollahi, Multimedia University

3.        Factors Affecting Financial Distress: The Case of Malaysian Public Listed Firms

Kok-Thim Chan, Multimedia University

Shin-Nee Chai, Multimedia University

4.        Beyond Managing Cash Gap: Construction Companies in Malaysia

Salawati Sahari, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Michael Tinggi, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Abu Hassan Md Isa, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

5.        Financial Performance and Risks of Commercial Banks in Malaysia

Chin-Nee Yee, Multimedia University

Roy Wye-Leong Khong, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Rapporteur: Lucy Lee-Yun Chong

Parallel Session III (B)

Economic Growth

Date: 13 December 2010

Time: 1600 - 1730

Venue: Bakong Room [Level 2]

CHAIRPERSON

Mohammad Affendy Arip

SPEAKERS

1.        Granger Causality between Unemployment and

Economic Growth in Indonesia

Fariastuti Djafar, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

2.        Macroeconomic Performance and Economic Growth in Japan

Audrey Liwan, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Mohammad Affendy Arip, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Hien-Yi Law, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Dzul Hadzwan Husaini, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

3.        Empirical Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment, Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Malaysia

Jerome Swee-Hui Kueh, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Sze-Wei Yong, Universiti Teknologi MARA

4.        Does External Debt Contribute to Malaysia Economic Growth?

Siti Nurazira Mohd Daud, Islamic Science University of Malaysia

Abd Halim Ahmad, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Rapporteur: Lee-Chea Hiew

Parallel Session III (C)

Healthcare Management

Date: 13 December 2010

Time: 1600 - 1730

Venue: Lambir Room [Level 1]

CHAIRPERSON

Chih-Hao Chen

SPEAKERS

1.      On the Current Healthcare and Management of Osteoporosis Clinical Practice in Taiwan

Wen-Wei Han, Tajen University, Taiwan

Feng-Chuan Pan, Tajen University, Taiwan

2.     Application of the Transtheoretical Model of Exercise Behavior Change Plan in High School Students

Chih-Hao Chen, Tajen University, Taiwan

Feng-Chuan Pan, Tajen University, Taiwan

3.      The Changes in Exercise Behavior of the Asthma Patients: A Trans-Theoretical Model Perspective

Shih-Ying Deng, Tajen University, Taiwan

Feng-Chuan Pan, Tajen University, Taiwan

4.     Formulating A Strategic Plan for Diabetes Patients’ Physical Exercise Engagement Based on the Transtheoretical Model

Mei-Ling Chen, Tajen University, Taiwan

Feng-Chuan Pan, Tajen University, Taiwan

5.      Reducing the Charging Errors in an Hospital Emergency Department

Shu-Jyuan Chou, Tajen University, Taiwan

Feng-Chuan Pan, Tajen University, Taiwan

6.      On the Need of the Spirituality Development Support for the Elderly in Taiwan

Lih-Yu Lee, Tajen University, Taiwan

Feng-Chuan Pan, Tajen University, Taiwan

Rapporteur: Maggie May-Jean Tang

Parallel Session III (D)

Accounting, Reporting & Ethics

Date: 13 December 2010

Time: 1600 - 1730

Venue: Luak Room [Level 1]

CHAIRPERSON

Zuhairah Ariff Abd Ghadas

SPEAKERS

1.        Equity Stock Market Reflection on International Financial Reporting Standards in Bursa Malaysia

Daw Tin Hla, Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus)

Abu Hassan bin Md Isa,  Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

2.        Two Faces of Chairman’s Report: Evidence from Malaysian Market

Sharifah Sabrina Syed Ali, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

3.        Student Perceptions of CPA Profession and Its Effect on Accounting Student Motivation

Adam Zakaria, State University of  Jakarta, Indonesia

Diena Noviarini,  State University of  Jakarta, Indonesia

Indra Pahala,  State University of  Jakarta, Indonesia

Dian Citra Aruna,  State University of  Jakarta, Indonesia

4.        Risk Attitude and Fraud Detection: A Malaysian Case

Nahariah Jaffar, Multimedia University

Norhazlin Ismail, Multimedia University

Hway-Boon Ong, Multimedia University

5.    Limited Liability Partnerships: Its Emergence and Relevance in Southeast Asia

Zuhairah Ariff Abd Ghadas, International Islamic University Malaysia

6.      Labuan Limited Partnership and Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2010: An Appraisal

Zuhairah Ariff Abd Ghadas, International Islamic University Malaysia

Rapporteur: Norjumawati Sabran