TRACK A (ROOM 201A): SME MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION
Time： 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 18 June 2001
A-1-1 Wen-long Chang Taiwan ROC
Self-Directed Learning, Organizational Innovation Environment, and Performance of WBT – An Empirical Analysis of Their Interrelationships among Taiwanese Firms
A-1-2 Lloyd Fernald/ George T. Solomon/ Ayman Tarabishy USA
An Analysis of Small Business Training and Development
in the US by Years in Business
A-1-3 Ravinder K. Zutshi/ Wee-Liang Tan USA/Singapore
Perception of Politics: Does It Influence Retention of Professional Managers in Chinese Family Businesses
Session
A-2 : E-COMMERCE AND SMEs
Time： 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 18 June 2001
A-2-1 Bruce A. Kirchhoff/ Judith J. Kirchhoff/ William D. Dennis, USA
Making Broadband Internet Service Available for Rural Small Businesses
A-2-2 Rurng jer Huang/ Ming-hung Hsieh Taiwan, ROC
The Electronic Commerce Among Taiwanese SMEs (The Industrial Electronic Data Base Project)
A-2-3 Melody Y. Kiang/ and Robert T. Chi USA
E-Commerce and Small Business – Finding the Right Products to Sell on the Internet
Session
A-3: SME CONSULTING
Time： 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 19 June 2001
A-3-1 G.J. de Klerk/ S. Kruger South Africa
Management Consulting: Does the “Advice Business” Qualify as An Ethical Profession?
A-3-2 Brian L. Dunsby UK
Developing a Global Network for Small Business Advisers-A Vision
A-3-3 Chien-Ta Ho Taiwan, ROC
A Study on the Application of Decision Analysis on Performance Measurement for Small-Medium Business
Time： 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 19 June 2001
A-4-1 D. H. Wijnbeek/ J.C. Visagie/ P.E. Scholtz South Africa
Max Weber and Modern Organization Culture Stimulating Productivity – 1920 Management Philosophy for Today?
A-4-2 Ronel Erwee/ Mark Steger Australia
Diversity Management in A Small Companies: City Council Case Study
A-4-3 John F. Dalrymple Australia
Cases Studies in Competitiveness Improvement in Australian SMEs Using Business Profile Benchmarking
Time： 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 19 June 2001
A-5-1 Shelly van Eeden/ Suzette Viviers/ Danie Venter South Africa
An Exploratory Study into Selected Problems Encountered by Small Businesses in The South African Context.
A-5-2 Li-min Hsueh/ Ying-yi Tu Taiwan, ROC
The Innovative Activities and The Performance of Newly Established SMEs
A-5-3 Ronney Ncwadi/ I.D. Woolard South Africa
The Attitude of The Formal Business Community Towards The Informal Street Traders in Port Elizabeth Central Business District, South Africa.
Time： 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 19 June 2001
A-6-1 Laszlo Hernadi/ Zoltan C. Kovacs/ Gyula Fulop Hungary
Management of Business Process in Small and Medium Enterprises - Principles, Techniques and Applications
A-6-2 Jonathan Calof Canada
Competitive Intelligence and the Small Firm – Requirements and Barriers
A-6-3 Junich Sakata Japan
Innovation for Japanese SMEs by Using Information and
Telecommunication Technology