Index

· Introduction

· Call for papers

· Publication

· Important dates and deadlines

· Scientific committee

· Keynote speakers and session chairs

· Conference programme

· Registration and Forum fees

· Cancellation policy

· Recommended hotel

· Conference Trip

· Venue

· Conference organisers and host

· Local Organising Committee

· Contact

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Introduction

            Following the success of the first BIFIMP conference in 2009 which attracted participants from more than 10 Asian, Middle-East, African and European countries, Kasetsart International MBA Program and Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand are jointly hosting the 2nd Bangkok International Forum on Indigenous Management Practices, commencing August, 28th –31st, 2011 at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. The concept of Indigenous management has arisen in contrast to the Western and especially American ideas on business and management which are often held to be universally applicable, but which are often met with skepticism in less developed and emerging economies. The increasingly scholarly interest in indigenous management reflects the important conviction that management as a practice takes many forms and that many defining facets are simply not accommodated in Western schemes and models. The goal of this timely forum is to provide a lively and informal venue where a variety of questions and ideas regarding Indigenous management can be presented and discussed by academics and other professionals in an interdisciplinary and creative environment.

The conference will focus on the following issues:-
- Practical problems experienced by developing countries in applying western management theories
- Business model and management practice approach developed from local wisdom, values, and norms
- ‘Glocal’ approaches in business operations
- Spirituality at work
- Influences of local values and belief such as cultural mythology, proverbs, metaphors and religion on business/management practices

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Call for papers

We invite for submission interesting papers that employ novel, indigenously sensitive or interdisciplinary approaches that reflect the views of those active in areas including the social sciences, arts or humanities. The deadline for papers is July 31th, 2011. Submissions should include author's full name, affiliations, mailing address, telephone/fax numbers and e-mail address. Papers are expected to be in PDF format (APA style) and should be no longer than 5000 words excluding diagrams, tables and other attachments. Please send your submission by email to Nirundon Tapachai (ntapachai@yahoo.com)

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Publication

A special issue of Cambridge Scholar Publishing has been negotiated. Discussions with other journals with regard to special issues are in progress. The organisers would welcome suggestions and recommendations regarding special issues related to the forum.

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Important dates and deadlines

Abstract submission:	June 30^th, 2011
The deadline for final submission of revised papers:	July 30^th, 2011

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Scientific committee

Sid Lowe	Kingston Business School, UK
Enzo Bivona	University of Palermo, Italy
Lars-Goran Sund	Jonkopping International School of Business, Sweden
Samphan Hunpayon	Kasetsart University, Thailand
Evangelos Afendras	Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Nigel Holden	Leeds University, UK and Visiting Professor, Kasetsart University
Bounlouane Douangngeune	National University of Laos, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Michel Phaisant	University of Quebec, Canada
Siti Nabiha Abdul Khalid Vuthipong Priebjrivat	Universiti Sains, Malaysia Visiting Professor, Kasetsart University

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Keynote speakers and session chairs

Keynote speakers
Professor Nigel Holden, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds, UK, Visiting Professor, Kasetsart University, and Co-founder & Associate Editor of the European Journal of International Management.

Topic : “Why indigenous management needs to be taken seriously by everyone in management education”

Nigel Holden retired from full-time academic life in December 2010, having been professor of cross-cultural management at business schools in the UK, Germany and Denmark. As of 1 May 2011 he joined the Centre for International Business at Leeds University Business School as a Visiting Research Fellow. He is also a Visiting Professor at KIMBA.

He has co-authored management books on Japan (1994) and Russia (1998), and his acclaimed Cross-cultural management: A knowledge management perspective (2002) has appeared in Chinese and Russian versions. His latest book, co-authored with Martin Glisby, is Creating knowledge advantage: the tacit dimensions of international competition and cooperation.

In 2008 he was described by the International Journal of Cross Cultural Management as having ‘influenced a generation of scholars in Europe and North America with his work on knowledge management, and perhaps his alternative approach to the well-trodden paths of cross-national values research.’

Professor Vuthiphong Priebjrivat, Visiting Professor, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Topic : Business Management: The Buddhist Way

Woody Prieb, or formally Dr. Vuthiphong Priebjrivat, is a rare combination of corporate, academic and religious accomplishments. Woody, as affectionately nick-named by his American friends and colleagues, is currently president of a nonprofit research institute. He was the founding president of Thailand’s first credit rating agency, Thai Rating and Information Services (TRIS). He earlier served as vice president for corporate planning at Bangkok Bank, Thailand’s largest commercial bank.

During his academic career, Woody taught at Thailand’s prestigious Thammasat University and was a visiting professor in America at the University of North Carolina. He has written extensively for academic and professional journals on topics covering economics, finance, business and public policy. His popular writings however largely concern politics and government and include a best-selling political satire titled “Corruptology: How to Loot the People in Four Easy Lessons”.

A while ago, Woody spent some time as a Buddhist monk. He has since extensively studied various metaphysical and religious thoughts and views, particularly those of eastern origin. This intellectual cum spiritual pursuit results in a seminal book titled “Dharmodynamics”, which is a fusion of modern science and the age-old wisdom of eastern religions. He occasionally gives lectures to monks at both Mahachulalongkorn and Mahamakut Buddhist Universities in Bangkok.

After having ranked first in Thailand’s National Examination, Woody was awarded the King’s Scholarship to further his education in the United States. He received a B.S. in civil engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); an M.S. in environmental engineering from Stanford University; and an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in economics and public management from the University of Chicago. He has received numerous other awards including a Rockefeller Scholarship, a Citibank International Fellowship and a Fulbright Award.

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Conference Programme

28^th  August 2011

18.00

Reception Venue: Leelawadee room, 3th floor, KU home

29^th August 2011

Opening and Keynote Speech

(Venue: Room 501, 5fl., Faculty of Business Administration Building)

08.30 Registration

09.00 Welcome and opening speech by the President of Kasetsart University

09.15 Keynote speech by Prof.Dr.Nigel Holden “Why indigenous management needs to be taken seriously by everyone in management education”

10.15 – 10.30 Refreshments

1^st Session (chaired by Nigel Holden)

(Venue: Room 609, 6fl., Faculty of Business Administration Building)

10.30 Musicians as managers and Mediators (Kjell Muller Skyllstad) 

11.00 Taylor and Confucius- when West meets East in a multinational business adventure (Miklos Tasi)

11.30 Japanese National Culture and Organizational Culture (Victoria Miroshnik and Dipak Basu)

12.00 – 13.30 Lunch at KU home

2^nd Session (chaired by Lars Goran Sund )

(Venue: Room 609, 6fl., Faculty of Business Administration Building)

13.30 How does Corporate Governance influence Environmental Management ? (Tatsuo Kimbara)

14.00 An Exploratory –Formulative Study of Measurement of Negotiating Ability : Development of A Scale (Himanshu Rai)

14.30 Interaction of Time Evaluation and Person-Organization Fit on Organizational citizenship Behavior (Yu Chen Wei)

15.00 – 15.15 Refreshments

3^rd session (chaired by Surang Hensawang)

(Venue: Room 609, 6fl., Faculty of Business Administration Building)

15.15 Financial constraints on the growth of small firms- need rejuvenation (Shailender Singh)

15.45 Financing and Diversification Stategies of Equity REIT Firms (Ming-Hsueh Chen)

16.15 An Empirical Study on R&D Value Based upon Modified Finite Compound Option Model (Yu-Wen Lan)

4^th session (chaired by Haruthai Namprasertchai)

(Venue: Room 608, 6fl., Faculty of Business Administration Building)

15.15 Micro financing – efforts & impact in developing country – A case study of India (Shailesh Kediya)

15.45 Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (Sungin Na)

16.15 Indigenization in Management Course : A case study (Nirundon Tapachai)

30^th August 2011

Keynote Speech

(Venue: Room 609, 6fl., Faculty of Business Administration Building)

09.00 Keynote speech by Prof.Dr.Vuthipong Priebjrivat “ Business Management: The Buddhist Way”

10.15-10.30 Refreshments

5^th session (Chaired by Michel Plaisent)

(Venue: Room 609, 6fl., Faculty of Business Administration Building)

10.30 Transfer of Owner – and leadership within family (Lars-Goran Sund)

11.00 Indigenous Legal Systems in Modern Globalising India (Mani K. Madala)

11.30 Environmental Management Strategy for SMEs : why do SMEs practice environmental management ? (Takahiro Masaoka)

12.00 -13.30 Lunch at KU home

6^th Session (Chaired by Tasuo Kimbara)

(Venue: Room 609, 6fl., Faculty of Business Administration Building)

13.30 Management When East Wisdom Meet West Proverb (Michel Plaisent)

14.00 Role of Spirituality in creating real leaders and its impact on organizational culture (Yamini Sharma)

14.30 30 Ethical Approach of Clasical Persian literrature to Determining Norms of Medical Ethic; based on"Chahar Maqala" (Najed Ahmad Shaker)

7^th Session (Chaired by Mani Madala)

(Venue: Room 608, 6fl., Faculty of Business Administration Building)

13.30 Management of Indigenous Social and Economic Organizations in Sri Lanka - With special reference to Nuwarakalaviya (Yashoda Bandara)

14.00 Do CRM actually work at Higher Education? (Swapna Patawari)

14.30 Indigenous Approaches to Human Resource Management Special Reference to SMEs in Nagpur Division (Anjali Kulkani)

15.00 – 15.10 Refreshments

15.10 Campus Tour

Explore some unseen attractions around Kasetsart University

- Agriculture and Culture Museum

- Kasetsart University Hall of History

- Demonstration Farm using Sufficient Economy

18.30 Farewell Dinner and cultural performance

Venue: Dairy Queen Restaurant, Nonsee Room

31^th  August 2011

Conference Trip (See Conference Trip section for more details)

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Registration and Forum fees

The Registration fee is 8,000 THB (approximately euro 200) in total by July 15^th 2011 (9,000 THB after July 15^th, 2011). It does include conference attendance, materials, lunch, refreshment, evening function attendance, a CD ROM of the forum proceedings as well as the study trip to Ampawa.

Please note that the concession rate can be applied for a student (5,000 THB) and for a particant from less developed country (6,000 THB)

The cut-off date for forum registration is August 1st, 2011.

Registration:
Submit this form to register for the forum.

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Cancellation policy

A refund of all forum fees will be made, provided that written cancellation is received before July 30^th 2011. However an administrative fee of THB 3,000 (Approximately euro 75) will be charged for all cancellations. No refund will be possible after August 10th 2011, but substitute delegates can be nominated.

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Recommended hotel

Forum accommodation is available on campus at Kasetsart University’s KU Home Hotel and bookings can be made directly at www.kuhome-greenery.com . Alternatively, you may choose to stay at the Thanphuying Suite located opposite Kasetsart University.

Ku Home
A nice 3 star hotel only 3 minutes walk from the venue. KU Home is on the campus of Kasetsart University.

Room rates:	Baht
Standard	900
Deluxe	1,200

The above rates include room and breakfast. Other charges such as food & beverage, telephone, laundry, etc. will be separately charged to the individual guest account.

Thanphuying Suite Service Apartment

Pleasant service apartment accommodation is available opposite the main campus of Kasetsart. It will take 10-15 minutes from the hotel to the conference venue.

The rate for BIFIMP participants is as followed:

- Baht     1,100/night for standard room

- Baht     1,300/night for junior suite room

Booking can be made at www.thanpuyingsuite.com

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Conference Trip

Conference Trip Itinerary

Floating Marketing, Ampawa and Surroundings

31 August 2011

07.00 Depart Kasetsart University

09.00 Damnoen Saduak floating marketing (www.asiatravel.com/floating.html)

12.00 Don Hoi Lot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hoi_Lot)

14.00 Bang Kung Temple (http://bangkokdaytours.com/ThaiTemples/Wat_Bang-Kung.html)

15.00 Ampawa (http://www.bangkok-photos.com/tours/tha-kha.htm)

19.30 Arrive Bangkok

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Venue

Meeting Room, 5^th Floor, Faculty of Business Administration, Kasetsart University
50 Paholyothin Rd., Bangkok, Thailand 10900, Tel. +66 2 9428691-2.  
Kasetsart University is located in Bangkok and close to Bangkok center.

See map here.

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Conference organizer

The meeting is hosted by the Faculty of Business Administration, Kasetsart University. Kasetsart University, established in 1943, is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Thailand with 6 campuses throughout the country with an enrolment of over 50,000 students.

Faculty of Business Administration Kasetsart University
Wittaya Pattana Building
50 Paholyothin Rd. Jatujak
Bangkok
Thailand 10900

Tel: +66-2-9428691-2
http://www.bus.ku.ac.th
http://www.kimba.ku.ac.th

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Local Organising Committee

• Nirundon Tapachai
• Haruthai Numprasertchai
• Phanthipa Srinammuang
• Nantawut Lee-amornsiri
• Tabthip Kraiparnsak
• Ek-anong Tangrukwaraskul
• KIMBA students
  

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Contact

    Please contact: Nuchlaor Siributr
    E-mail: kimba@ku.ac.th

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