BAI2008 Officers and Committee BAI2008 OFFICERS Honor Conference Chair: Kwei Tang, Purdue University, U.S.A. Conference Chair, ATISR President, and Dean of NTPU Business College: Wenchang Fang, National Taipei University, Taiwan Program Co-Chairs: Namjae Cho, Hanyang University, South Korea Ushio Sumita, University of Tsukuba, Japan Proceedings Co-editors: Chian-Son Yu, Shih Chien University Chih-Chien Wang, National Taipei University Treasurer: Ming-Chang Lee, Aletheia University Website Masters: Tai-wei Hung, Shih Chien University Chien Kuo Li, Shih Chien University Coordinator: Jin-Ying Lin, Providence University Ting Lie, Yuan Ze University Yen-Fen Lo, Shih Chien University Chung Chu Liu, National Taipei University Secretary: Yi-Lei Chang (Ms), ATISR, Taiwan, chang@atisr.org International Co-chair-Taiwan Che-Jen Su, Fu-Jen Catholic University, oliversu@seed.net.tw International Co-chair-Japan Jinsan Lin, Nagoya Sangyo University, lin@nagoya-su.ac.jp International Co-chair-Malaysia Beh Loo See, University of Malaya, lucybeh@um.edu.my International Co-chair-Israel Yacov Kedem, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, kedemy@mail.shenkar.ac.il International Co-chair-Mauritius Hemant Kassean, University of Mauritius, h.kassean@uom.ac.mu International Co-chair-Iran Iraj Mahdavi, Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, irajarash@rediffmail.com International Co-chair-Sri Lanka J.A.S.K. Jayakody, University of Colombo, jaya@mgmt.cmb.ac.lk International Co-chair-Australia Fredy Valenzuela, Univ of New England, Australia, fvalenzu@une.edu.au International Co-chair-Singapore Rueylin Hsiao, National University of Singapore, rueylin@nus.edu.sg International Co-Chair-Turkey Nihat Kasap, Sabanci University, nihatk@sabanciuniv.edu CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Abubakar Apibunyopas, Kasetsart University, Thailand Adeleke Oluwole Salami, Adekunle Ajasin Univ, Nigeria Amira Jandos, University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic, Anbalagan Krishnan, Curtin Univ of Technology, Malaysia Anson Ka Keung Au, The Univ of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Arto Tapio Suriyabhivadh, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand C.Swarnalatha Raju, Anna Univ, India Chang Boon Patrick Lee, Univ of Macau, Macau Chang-Shiann Majekodunmi, South Africa Chen Wei Ru , INSEAD Asia, Singapore Chen-Hsien Rodriguez-Abitia, Tecnologico De Monterrey, Campus Estado De Mexico, Mexico Chia-Liang Mahdavi, Mazandaran Univ of Science & Technology, Iran Chian-Son Westerlund, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland Chih-Chin Nyarko, Giffred Ventures, Ghana Ching-Yuan Muhd, Critical Solutions, Nigeria Chin-Shyh Sim, University of Qld, Australia Chu Hui Steiner, Program Leader, University of Derby, Israeli Chun-Di Usuanlele, Okungbowa Chambers, Nigeria Chun-Huw Escalante, University of Georgia, USA Chun-Huw Wang, Marietta College, USA Chun-Ping Zeng, New York Institute of Technology, USA Daniel Arif, The British University In Dubai, UAE Dar-Chin Mahdavi, Mazandaran Univ of Science & Technology, Iran Deepa Zhang, La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia Marc Sim, Univ of The Sunshinecoast, Australia Eric Ng, Univ of Southern Queensland, Australia Fahim Akhter, Zayed Univ, United Arab Emirates Fan-Chen Hewege, Department of Management, Monash University Fan-Chen Hu, University of Western Sydney, Australia Felix Agbonmwanre Clout, University of Queensland, Australia Frederick Huy, Danang University of Economics, Viet Nam Frederick Shim, Sacred Heart University, USA Fredy Akhter, Zayed University, UAE Gang Adi, University of Yaounde Ii, Ca Gen-Yih Liao, Chang Gung Univ, Taiwan Heikki Karjaluoto, Univ of Oulu, Finland Hemant Kassean, Univ of Mauritius, Mauritius Hsien_Chang Tomic, Univ of Mostar, Bosnia And Herzegovina Hsun-Ming Lee, Texas State Univ - San Marcos, USA Huei-Zhen Gu, Lungwa Univ of Science and Technology, Taiwan I-Hua Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia I-Hua Kedem, Shenkar College of Engineering And Design, Israel Iraj Mahdavi, Mazandaran Univ of Science & Technology, Iran Jang_Ruey Asgarkhani, Faculty of Commerce - C P I T, New Zealand Jaroslav Jandos, Univ of Economics Prague, Czech Republic Jaroslav Laukkanen, University of Kuopio, Finland Jason David, Centennial Collge of Applied Arts & Technology, Canada Jasper Johnson, North Dakota State University, USA Jeh-Nan Adi, University of Yaounde Ii, Cameroon Jeremy Fei Macvaugh, University of Gloucetershire, UK Jiang-Liang Hou, National Tsing Hua Univ., Taiwan Jiri Valenzuela, University of New England, Australia Juha Tapio Munnukka, Univ of Jyvaskyla, Finland Juite Mahdavi, Mazandaran Univ of Science And Technology, Iran Khaled Abdel Rahman Gad, Arab Academy for Science & Tech, Egypt Kirthana Shankar, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Laurentiu Kansal, Arab Open University, Kuwait, Kuwait Le Van Pontiskoski, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland Li Zhong Ramsaran-Fowdar, University of Mauritius, Mauritius Linus Osuagwu, Lagos State Univ Ojo, Lagos State, Nigera Ly-Fie Sugianto, Monash Univ, Australia Mahesha Kapurubandara, Univ of Wesern, Australia Mahesha Kapurubandara, Univ of Western Sydney, Australkia Marc Lindblom, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland Mathura Prasad Thapliyal, Hnb Garhwal Univ, India Mehdi Asgarkhani, C.P.I.T New Zealand, New Zealand Mohamed Jalaldeen Mohamed Razi, Univ of Colombo, Sri Lanka Mohammed Arif, The British Univ In Dubai, United Arab Emirates Mohammed Tembeng, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Nigeria, Cameroon Mohd Badri Rozali, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia Nihat Samaddar, Indian Institute of Information Technology, India Nilubon Sivabrovornvatana, Sripatum Univ, Thailand Orna Lavi Eleuch, Osaka University of Economics, Japan Passent Ibrahim Rego, University of Aveiro - Portugal, Portugal Paul T.Y. Tseng, Tatung Univ, Taiwan Peter Ma Zheng, Tianjin University, China Preeyanuch Awasthi, U.P.Technical University, India Preeyanuch Mazumdar, National Institute of Bank Management, India Raja John, National Institute of Technology, India Reema Khurana, Institue of Management Technology, India Rich Kim, Hanyang University, South Korea Ronald D. Awasthi, U.P.Technical University, India Ronald Douglas Johnson, North Dakota State Univ, United States Rooma Roshnee Ramsaran-Fowdar, Univ of Mauritius, Mauritius Rooma Roshnee Shopade, Nigeria Ruwan Abeysekera, Univ of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Sami Macvaugh, University of Gloucestershire, UK Shih-Hung Kim, Hanyang University, School of Business, South Korea Shih-Hung Wickramaratne, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Shih-Pin Tantawi, Brunel University, Egypt Sisira Kumara Jayakody, Univ of Colombo, Sri Lanka Steffen R. Moeller, Friedrich-Alexander Univ Erlangen-Nurembarg, Germany Stuart Garner, Edith Cowan Univ, Australia Sukhdev Singh Lobana, Punjab Univ Chandigarh, India Takashi Koshida, Matsue National College of Technology, Japan Thamaraiselvan Natarajan, Nat'l Inst of Tech, Tiruchirappalli, India Tingyang Lewis Quynh Nhu, Vaasa University, Finland, Finland Tzu-Chuen Kasap, Sabanci University, Turkey Tzu-Ming Shankar, Toyko Institute of Technology, Singapore U.C. Jha, Liet, Alwar (Raj.) India, India Vacharaporn Apibunyopas, Kasetsart University, Thailand Victoria Chen, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan Vineet Yamada, Nakamura Gakuen University, Japan Wan-Shiou Hu, University of Western Sydney, Australia Wen-Bin Mahdavi, Mazandaran Univ of Science & Technology, Iran Wen-Yen Edwards, University of Hawaii - Hilo, Hawaii, USA Widana Pathiranage Richard Nsobya, Makerere UnivKampala, Uganda Ya Ling Kajalo, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland Ya Ling Lal, Up Technical University, India Ya Ling Nyarko, Giffred Ventures, Ghana Yacov Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia Yacov Kedem, Shenkar College of Engineering And Design, Israel Yamen Strouhal, University of Economics, Czech Republic Ya-Yueh Olkkonen, Turku School of Economics, Finland Yen-Yi Muhd, Critical Solutions, Nigeria Yikuan Lee, San Francisco State Univ, U.S.A. Ying Sai, Loyola Marymount Univ, USA Yong Zhen, United Int'l College (UIC), Beijing Normal Univ, China Yu-Jing Esparza-Martinez, Universidad De Monterrey, Mexico Yungchih George Karjaluoto, University of Oulu, Finland Zhenzhong Ma, Univ of Windsor, Canada, Canada