IEMC 2007 17th International Engineering Management Conference

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Tuesday July 31, 2007
8:30am-10:00am
Opening Keynote - James W. Kennedy, "Perspectives on Leadership and Space Exploration"
10:30am – 12:30pm
Transition to Management

GOLD Transition to Management Panelists:

Celia Desmond, Margaretha Ericksson, Gerhard (Gus) Gaynor, Leslie Martinich, Mary Reidy

Project and Product Management

An Empirical Research on the R&D Project Management Standardization and the Corresponding Countermeasures
Guo Gui-lin, China

The roles of statistics and planning tools in IT project management
Hanan Potash, USA

Technology entrepreneurship triggered as a response to adversity – some insights
Nadine Elbadramany, USA

A Complexity Measure for New Product Development Projects
Christopher Schlick, Germany

A Joint Decision Model of Variant Selection and Inventory Control Based on Demand Forecasting
GAO Junjun, China

Parallel and Sequential Development of Complex Product Families
Ryan Boas, USA

Management Issues in China

Conceptual Model on Leadership Process in Chinese Knowledge-Based Companies
Li Zhang, China

Diversification and R&D intensity: an empirical analysis of Chinese listed companies
Xiaoke Wei, China

A preliminary study of Chinese enterprises’ tending towards globalization to obtain sustainable development in a global context
Zhongshi Gao, China

Regional development through autonomy establishment in contemporary western China
Liu Feng, Japan

Internal Social Capital, Intellectual Capital, Organizational Innovation and Organizational Performance: Empirical Evidences from South China
Hon Chi Tin, Macau SAR

Employees Self-Efficacy and Task Technology Fit in Adoption of Information Technology: A Test in Chinese Hotel Industry
Guoxin Li, China

1:30pm – 2:30pm
Keynote: Jim Swartz, "Seeing David in the Stone"
2:30pm – 3:30pm
GOLD Transition to Management

GOLD Invited Talk

Celia Desmond

Small Company Growth

Impact of organizational structure and HRM on organizational performance
Dan Wang, China

Technology entrepreneurship triggered as a response to adversity – some insights
Dr P A Barbonis, Netherlands

Entrepreneurial Intentions for University Students: Quality, Concern, Ability, and Personal Background
Zhao Yan, China

Optimizing Globally Distributed Teams: Strategies and Tactics to Improve Agreement Making in the Development Process
Catherine Crago, USA

Companies and Governments

Managing Government Funded Scientific Consortia
Bakul Banerjee, USA

Hazards for Managers Entering the SBIR Program
Ed Pevler, USA

Financial Performance Evaluation of Japanese Industries:A Combined Use of DEA Discriminant Analysis with Principal Component Analysis
Mika Goto, USA

Collaborative R&D Project Management: The Case of National Power Quality Project of Turkey
Erman Terciyanli, Turkey

4:00pm – 6:00pm
Poster Sessions
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Banquet