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7th WORKSHOP
ON
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Brussels, June 21-22, 2010
PROGRAMME & LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Monday June 21, 2010
Introduction
/ 09:00 – 09:40
Parallel Sessions
TRACK A: International Corporate Governance
Chaired by Martin Hilb (Audi 2 – 2nd floor) / TRACK B: Strategic Direction
Chaired by Chaired by Tomas Casas Klett (Audi 1 – 1st Floor)
WHY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES?
AMINOVA MUNIRA, (VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL - BELGIUM) - MARC JEGERS /
09:40 – 10:10 / STRATEGIC DIRECTION: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON DECISION MAKING PROCESS
PEDRAJA-REJAS LILIANA, ( - CHILE) - EMILIO RODRIGUEZ-PONCE
CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE AMONG CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS IN THE LIGHT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CRISIS
ASTORI RICCARDO, (BRESCIA UNIVERSITY - ITALY) - LUISA BOSETTI /
10:10 – 10:40 / THE ROLE OF BOARDS IN STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING AND CONTROL: A STUDY ON FAMILY-OWNED TURKISH FIRMS
OZSOY ZEYNEP, (ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY - TURKEY) - BEYZA OBA
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE IN PUBLICLY LISTED BANKS FROM EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA
SETTLES ALEXANDER, (HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS - RUSSIA) - /
10:40 - 11:10 / GOVERNANCE, BOARD COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE IN THE ITALIAN LISTED COMPANIES
BRONZETTI GIOVANNI, (UNIVERSITÀ DELLA CALABRIA - ITALY) - GIOVANNI BRONZETTI-ROMILDA - MAZZOTTA- GRAZIELLA SICOLI
Coffee Break / 11:10 – 11:30
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
BRIANO TURRENT GUADALUPE DEL CARMEN, ( - SPAIN) - EVA ARGENTE LINARES - LÁZARO RODRÍGUEZ ARIZA / 11:30 – 12:00 / BOARD ATTRIBUTES AND THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: FINDINGS FROM THE GREEK LISTED MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
GKLIATIS IOANNIS, (BRUNEL UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL - U.K.) - EVDOKIA CH. TSONI, VASILIOS TH. - ZOUMBOS, DR. DIMITRIOS N. KOUFOPOULOS
SOCIETAS EUROPEA AND ITS IMPACT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
MALY MILAN, (PRAGUE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS - CZECH REPUBLIC) - /
12:00 – 12:30 / INSIDER SHAREHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS’ DILIGENCE: EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN LISTED COMPANIES.
GRECO GIULIO, (PISA UNIVERSITY - ITALY) -
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM U.S. AND U.K. COMMERCIAL BANKS
RODRIGUES RICARDO, (LISBON TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY / ISEG - INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT - PORTUGAL) - /
12:30 – 13:00 / HOW DO BOARDS OF DIRECTORS CONTRIBUTE TO FIRM PERFORMANCE?
ENRICHMENT OF A FRAMEWORK WITH ARTISTS’ RESIDENCIES
LEJEUNE CHRISTOPHE, ( - FRANCE) - ODILE PAULUS
Lunch at the NH Hotel / 13:00 - 14:00
TRACK C: International Corporate Governance
Chaired by Chaired by Tomas Casas Klett (Audi 2) / TRACK D : Strategic Direction
Chaired by Laura Spira (Audi 1)
INVESTOR PROTECTION, OWNERSHIP CONCENTRATION AND THE BOARDS’ QUALITY OF US AND EUROPEAN BANKS
ALLEMAND ISABELLE, (ESC - DIJON BOURGOGNE BUSINESS SCHOOL - FRANCE) - HUGH GROVE, ALAIN - SCHATT, LISA VICTORAVICH, TRACY XU /
14:00 – 14:30 / INNOVATION DISCOURSE –THE CASE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL INNOVATION INITIATIVES
HILB MICHAEL, (ST. GALLEN UNIVERSITY - SWITZERLAND) -
THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ON WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY - COMPARING GERMANY AND THE UK
KRAUSERT ACHIM, (MANNHEIM UNIVERSITY - GERMANY) - /
14:30 – 15:00 / CSR, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE NATURE OF THE FIRM
DE GRAAF FRANK JAN, (HANZE UNIVERSITY GRONINGEN - NETHERLANDS) -
CSR, MANAGERIAL DISCRETION AND STAKEHOLDERS
AGENCY COMPLEXITY WITHIN A DUTCH COOPERATIVE
DE GRAAF FRANK JAN, (HANZE UNIVERSITY GRONINGEN - NETHERLANDS) -
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DETERMINANTS OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE AND ITS EFFECTS ON INFORMATION ASYMMETRY: AN ANALYSIS FOR PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH COMPANIES.
ALVES HELENA, (LEIRIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE - PORTUGAL) - CANADAS, NATÁLIA RODRIGUES, ANA MARIA /
15:00 – 15:30 / THE SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENTS: TYPOLOGIES, DIFFUSION AND INFLUENCE ON CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE OF ITALIAN LISTED COMPANIES
MARCHINI PIER LUIGI, (PARMA UNIVERSITY - ITALY) - ENNIO LUGLI
Coffee/Tea Break / 15:30 – 15:50
PERCEIVED IMPORTANCE OF BOARD CHARACTERISTICS IN A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.
COMPARISON BETWEEN ITALIAN AND GERMANY COMPANIES
TESTA MARIO, (SALERNO UNIVERSITY - ITALY) - ANTONIO D'AMATO; FELICE ADDEO / 15:50 – 16:20 / THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ICT ON REGULATION OF GOVERNANCE IN SMALL BUSINESS
HEENETIGALA KUMUDINI, (VICTORIA UNIVERSITY - AUSTRALIA) - PROFESSOR ANONA ARMSTRONG
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CHANGES IN ITALIAN VENTURE-BACKED FIRMS
TUTINO MARCO, (ROME THIRD UNIVERSITY - ITALY) - MARIO MINOJA, ANTONIO CORVINO, GIULIA ROMANO / 16:20 – 16:50 / THE EFFECTS OF PRIVATE EQUITY-BACKING IN THE EUROPEAN ACQUISITIONS OF UNLISTED
JOLY VANESSA, (ESCP EUROPE - FRANCE) -
ROLE OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE IN THE INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS:
THE CASE OF POLISH LISTED COMPANIES
WASOWSKA ALEKSANDRA, (WARSAW UNIVERSITY - POLAND) - / 16:50 – 17:20 / DETERMINANTS OF INFORMAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AUDIT COMMITTEES AND INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM THE U.K. AND IRELAND
SARENS GERRIT, (UCL - LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY - BELGIUM) - MAHBUB ZAMAN
A LONGITUDINAL AND CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF EGYPTIAN SYSTEM OF CORPORATE
CAIAZZA ROSA, (NAPLES PARTHENOPE UNIVERSITY - ITALY) - GABRIELE CARBONARA /
17:20 – 17:50 / HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE: REPUTATIONAL CONTROL OF SWEDISH BUSINESS-GROUPS
WITH A CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER
LARSSON OLAISON ULF, (VAEXJOE UNIVERSITY - SWEDEN) - ANDREAS JANSSON
Break /
17:50 – 18:10
European PhD Award Corporate Governance /
18:10 – 18:40
International Corporate Governance Research Network Meeting /
18:40 – 20:00
Workshop Dinner /
20:15
Tuesday June 22, 2010
Track E: HR GovernanceChaired by Martin Hilb (Audi 2) /
Track F : Strategic Control
Chaired by Hugh Grove (Audi 1 )
DIRECTOR'S GOVERNANCE AND INTEGRITY: AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCT RELIABILITY
ISMAIL AIDA MARIA, (VICTORIA UNIVERSITY - AUSTRALIA) - ANONA ARMSTRONG COLIN CLARK / 08:30 – 09:00 / ICN PHARMACEUTICALS: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
CUPIC MILAN, ( - SERBIA) - HUGH GROVE
DO PRIVATE FAMILY SMES REALLY NEED AN EMPOWERED BOARD?
SWINNEN MARLEEN, (HASSELT UNIVERSITY - BELGIUM) - GHISLAIN HOUBEN - NADINE LYBAERT
WIM VOORDECKERS - FRANK LAMBRECHTS /
09:00 – 09:30 / CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, FIRM CHARACTERISTICS AND INTERNET FINANCIAL REPORTING:
EVIDENCE FROM EGYPTIAN LISTED COMPANIES
EL-MASRY AHMED, (PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY - U.K.) - AMR N. EZAT ELSAYED -IBRAHIM M. ELBELTAGI
ANALYSIS OF THE REMUNERATION POLICY, ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE POST–CRISES WORLD:EVIDENCE FROM EUROPEAN UNION,SWITZERLAND, THE
U.K,AND THE U.S.A
ALDOGAN M. MEHTAP, ( TURKEY) /
09:30 – 10:00 / MAJOR FINANCIAL REPORTING FRAUDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY:CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RISK
LESSONS LEARNED.
BASILICO ELISABETTA, (ITALY ) - HUGH GROVE
SATYAM RED FLAGS CASE
BASILICO ELISABETTA, (ITALY ) - HUGH GROVE
Coffee Break /
10:00 – 10: 15 /
Coffee Break
BOARD OF DIRECTOR STRUCTURE, EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, AND BANK RISK TAKING
GROVE HUGH, (DENVER UNIVERSITY - U.S.A.) - LISA VICTORAVICH, PISUN XU, / 10:15 – 10:45 / THE IMPACT OF IFRS ADOPTION AND INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS ON THE DISCRETIONARY COMPANENT OF TOTAL ACCRUALS' ABILITY TO PREDICT FUTURE STOCK RETURNS.
THE CASE OF THE ITALIAN PUBLIC COMPANIES
BASILICO ELISABETTA, (- ITALY) - TOMMI JOHNSEN
BOARD TEAM LEADERSHIP REVISITED: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF SHARED LEADERSHIP IN THE BOARDROOM
VANDEWAERDE MAARTEN, (HASSELT UNIVERSITY - BELGIUM) - WIM VOORDECKERS - FRANK LAMBRECHTS - YANNICK BAMMENS / 10:45 – 11:15 / THE PERFORMANCE OF M&A AND THE ROLE OF BOARDS:EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM BRIC
IVASHKOVSKAYA IRINA, (HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS - RUSSIA) - SVETLANA SHAMRAEVA, - ALEXANDRA SHIPILOVA
THE CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR MANAGERS TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: A PRACTITIONERS PERSPECTIVE
TUNJIC PETER, ( - AUSTRALIA) - / 11:15 – 11:45 / CORPORATE FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE VS. ECONOMIC PROFIT CREATION IN RUSSIAN FIRMS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR CORPORATE BOARD’S DIMENSION IN DYNAMICS
IVASHKOVSKAYA IRINA, (HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS - RUSSIA) - ANASTASSIA STEPANOVA
Lunch at the NH Hotel / 11:45 – 13:15
A KNIGHT'S TALE: DIRECTOR PRESTIGE AND THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
THIESS ROLF, (EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY - U.K.) - / 13:15 – 13:45 / CULTURAL INFLUENCE ON ADOPTIONS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BEST PRACTICES BASED ON AGENCY THEORY
CITELI MARCOS, (NAVARRE UNIVERSITY / IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL BARCELONA - SPAIN) -
WHEN EXTERNAL GOVERNANCE FAILS:
FAILED HOSTILE TAKEOVERS, CEO CAREER STAGE & CHANGES IN STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR
HEYDEN MARIANO, (ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM / ERIM - NETHERLANDS) - NIKOLAOS KAVADIS
QIOMY NEUMAN - FRANS A.J. VAN DEN BOSCH - HENK W. VOLBERDA / 13:45 – 14:15 / PARTICIPATION IN ACCOUNTING STANDARD SETTING AND COMPLIANCE WITH ACCOUNTING
KOENIGSGRUBER ROLAND, (GRAZ KARL-FRANZENS UNIVERSITY - AUSTRIA) - STEFAN PALAN
A LOOK AT PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL TIES BETWEEN TARGET AND BIDDER BOARDS
ANDRE PAUL, (ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL - FRANCE) - IOANNIS TSALAVOUTAS & ALAIN SCHATT /
14:15 – 14:45 / CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE BANK SECTOR: TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED APPROACH?
MARCHINI PIER LUIGI, (PARMA UNIVERSITY - ITALY) -
Coffee/Tea Break /
14:45 – 15:00
THE PAY-PERFORMANCE RELATION IN PRIVATE FAMILY FIRMS: THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF
AGENCY CONDITIONS
MICHIELS ANNELEEN, (HASSELT UNIVERSITY - BELGIUM) - SIGRID VANDEMAELE, WIM VOORDECKERS,
NADINE LYBAERT /
15:00 – 15:30 / HOW COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS THAT ENDEAVOUR TO ENSURE AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE IS COMPROMISED BY THE VARIED CONTENT OF CODES, FREEDOM PERMITTED THROUGH REGULATION CONTENT, THE AIDIT COMMITTEE - AUDITOR RELATIONSHIP
MEAD LARRY, ( - U.K.) -
THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF FINANCIAL-STOCK MANAGEMENT: UTILITY FUNCTION, MOTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT CULTURE.
NAPPO FABIO, (CASSINO UNIVERSITY - ITALY) - RAFFAELE TREQUATTRINI, ROSA LOMBARDI / 15:30 – 16:00 / GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP: METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF QUALITATIVE OWNERSHIP
WAHL MIKE FRANZ, (TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - ESTONIA) -
PROFIT VERSUS NON PROFIT: A THIRD WAY?
THE CASE OF THE ITALIAN MUTUAL COOPERATIVE BANKS
CATTURANI IVANA, (TRENTO UNIVERSITY - ITALY) - SANDRO TRENTO / 16:00 – 16:30 / DIVIDEND POLICY OF RUSSIAN COMPANIES WITH STATE OWNERSHIP
SHAGALEEVA GULNAZ, (HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS - RUSSIA) - TAMARA TEPLOVA
STATE OWNERSHIP AND DIVIDEND POLICY ON RUSSIAN CAPITAL MARKET
SHAGALEEVA GULNAZ, (HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS - RUSSIA) - T.V.TEPLOVA
Plenary Session / 16:30 – 17:00
Conclusions and lessons learned
7th Workshop on Corporate Governance : list of participants