THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD th 6 edition 25-28 September 2013 Conference Venue: Faculty of Business, Horea street no.7, Cluj-Napoca
Conference Committee Conference Chair Assoc. Prof. Ioan Alin Nistor, Dean Faculty of Business Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania Committee members Prof. Pieter Buys, North-West University, South Africa Prof. Mustafa Tanyeri, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey Prof. Djula Borozan, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia Prof. Merwe Oberholzer, North-West University, South Africa Prof. Yaprak Gulca, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey Prof. Nora Stangova, School of Economics and Management in Public Administration, Slovakia Prof. Cornelia Pop, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania Assoc. Prof. Roxana Stegerean, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania Assoc. Prof. Ebru Gunlu, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey Assoc.Prof. Medet Yolal, Anadolu University, Turkey Assoc.Prof. Ivana Kraftova, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic Assoc.Prof. T.S. Devaraja, University of Mysore, India Senior lecturer Sanlie Middelberg, North-West University, South Africa Lecturer Oana Adriana Gică, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania Dr. Krzysztof Wach, Cracow University of Economics, Poland
September 25 th 14.30 15.30 Registration (Guest arrival & welcome) 15.30 17.00 The official opening (Room 20) Keynote speakers: Peter Ras, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Sustainable production in the Global Village Cornelia Pop, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania Microfinance: the case of Romania 17.30 Guided Tour of Cluj-Napoca (old city walking tour) 19.00 Dinner
September 26 th Session no.1 Room 20 Session Chair: Roxana Stegerean, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania 9.30 11:00 Benedek Andrea, Takács-György Katalin, Takács István, The appearance of CSR at SMEs results of a corporate survey Nicolae Marinescu, The process of attracting EU funds by SMEs: Lessons from the past Nir Kshetri, The ingredients of a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem model: Evidence from Estonia and South Korea 11.00 11.30 Coffee break Takács István, Takács-György Katalin, Business angels some experiences in Hungary Electra Pitoska, Succession in the peripheral Greek small and medium family enterprises Tutunea Mihaela Filoftea, OpenSource vs. Commercial Software in SMEs adoption Piotr Brzozowski; Krzysztof Zmarlicki, Comparison of the profitability of fruit production for farms belonging and not belonging to PO s (Producers Organizations) 13.45 15.00 Lunch Session no. 2- Room 20 Session Chair: Ramona Paula Răchişan, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania 15:30 18:30 Lailani Alcantara, Nir Kshetri, Diffusion of cloud computing among SMEs in emerging markets Theresia Gunawan, Agus Gunawan, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Higher Level of Innovation: A case study of SMEs in Emerging Country Electra Pitoska, Small and Medium Greek Commercial Enterprises in crisis: The case of Wedding and Baptism products enterprises Cofee Break Agus Gunawan, Yoke Pribadi Kornarius, Asdi Athuri Aulia, Theresia Gunawan, Elisabet, Ivan Chandra, Patra Anggana, Competing by Restaurant Analytical CRM Sevgi Bakar, Nilay Biçakcioğlu, Özge Özgen, The role of psychic distance on internationalization process of SMEs in Turkey 19.00 Dinner
September 27 th Session no. 3 Room 20 Session Chair: Cornelia Pop, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania 9.30 11:00 Danie Schutte, Bianca Lovechio, Towards a Competency Framework for SMEs - A South African case study Peter Ras, Employment Creation through Institutions of Higher Education: The case of South Africa Valentin Toader, Oana Gică, Veronica Rus, Innovation in the activity of SMEs acting in Cluj County rural tourism 11.00 11.30 Coffee break Jana Miklovičová, Silvia Miklovičová - Cash flow analysis in Slovak agricultural companies Marek Ćwiklicki, The limited capabilities of the SMEs in creating and adapting organisational innovations. Preliminary study Sorin Romulus Berinde, How Big are the 'Big Four' companies - evidence from Romania A.Thelma Rani, Empower WOMEN with E-Craft 13.45 15.00 Lunch Session no. 4 Room 20 Session Chair: Oana Adriana Gică, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania 15:30 18:30 Moraru Camelia, Popovici Norina, Economic growth - an illusion in Romania? Cornelia Pop,Cristina Balint, SMEs listed at Bucharest Stock Exchange Bogdan Andrei Ilieşiu, Film production financing in romania (the national cinema centre) Cofee Break Anca Apostu, George Suciu, Adelina Ochian, Alexandru Vulpe, Cloud Computing as a key enabler for pricing optimization in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Adrian Dumitru Tanţău, Horaţiu Regneală, Eliza Laura Coraş, Managing risks in solar energy business Marius Gavriletea, Loss management for motors insurance in Romania
September 28 th Day trip to Sighisoara (departure 8:00 a.m.) Lunch in Sighisoara