19 ^th INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

October 30 - November 1, 2024

West Mishref, Kuwait

Conference Venue: Australian University – Kuwait West Mishref
Mubarak Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Area Block 5
Al Aqsa Mosque Street Gate 1
For Online Sessions Time Zone: Kuwait Time Zone

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (First Day)

09:00-10:00	Registration
10:00-12:00	Opening Ceremony & Plenary Session
12:00-12:15	Coffee Break
12:15-13:45	Session I
13:45-14:30	Lunch
14:30-16:00	Session II
16:00-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-18:00	Session III

Thursday, October 31, 2024 (Second Day)

10:00-11:30	Session IV
11:30-12:00	Coffee Break
12:00-13:30	Session V
13:30-14:00	Coffee Break
14:00-15:30	Session VI
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-18:00	Post-Graduate Colloquium Session and Evaluation Session
20:00-22:00	Gala Dinner

Friday, November 1, 2024 (Third Day)

Post Conference Tour

FIRST DAY (30.10.2024)

(10:00-12:00) : Opening Ceremony and Plenary Session – Auditorium and Online (MS Teams Link)

Conference Program Presenter: Professor Tanses Yasemin Gülsoy, Ph.D. (Istanbul Beykent University & Supervisory Board Member of International Strategic Management and Managers Association )

Opening Speech: Assoc. Prof. Mehtap Özşahin (Chair of the 19th International Strategic Management Conference-ISMC)

Welcoming Note: Dr. Farid Abdallah (Dean of College of Business, Australian University – Kuwait)

(10:20-11:00): Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Isam Zabalawi (President of the Australian University-Kuwait)

Shaping the Future: Universities in the Age of Industry 5.0

(11:00-11:40): Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Lütfihak Alpkan (Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security-Türkiye)

Fair Transition on the Eve of Green Transformation

(11:40-12:00): Q&A Session for Keynote Speakers

(12:00-12:15) Coffee Break

Session I (12:15-13:45)

Hall 1 - Auditorium (12:15-13:45): Digital Transformation Promoting Sustainability (MS Teams Link)

Chair: ZBYSZEK BENTYN

The Implementation of Sustainable Practices in Achieving Sustainability Goals in Middle Eastern Universities (UĞUR YOZGAT, SOLOMON CHUKWUEMEKA UGBAJA- In-Person)

Using Artificial Intelligence for Promoting Sustainability: Utilization of Machine Learning Approach in Predictive Maintenance of Wind Energy Systems (ALPER ERTURK, KHALED ABU JBARA, WAEL DABBOUSSI, RAZAN ALKHAYYAT-In-Person)

Assessment of Municipality Digital Maturity and Sustainability Levels in Turkiye Through Strategic Plans and Annual Activity Reports and Examining the Correlation Between Digital Maturity and Sustainability for Municipalities (GIZEM TURCAN, ERMAN COŞKUN, SEÇIL YILDIRIM-In-Person)

Innovation in Tehran Smart City Business Model (MOHAMMAD FARJOOD, S. HAMID KHODADAD HOSSEINI, ASADOLAH KORDNAEEIJ, MAHDI ESLAMI- Online)

A Systematic Approach to Digitalization and Sustainability (İLKNUR TAŞTAN, SEMRA BÖBEK – Online)

(13:45-14:30) Lunch

Session II (14:30-16:00)

Hall 1 – Auditorium (14:30-16:00): Human Centric Organizations (MS Teams Link)

Chair: UGUR YOZGAT

The Effects of Working Hours on Roles in Balancing Work and Family Life: Türkiye and Austria (SEVIM ÇIFTÇI, GAMZE KAĞAN-Online)

The Effect of Servant Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behavior in NGOs: Psychological Capital as A Mediator (HIBA BAROUDI, AYŞE GÜVEN ERGÜNEY- In-Person)

Strategic Role of Human Resource Analytics: An Applied Case Study at Australian University (MIRNA SAFI, FARID ABDALLAH, ALPER ERTURK, WAEL DABBOUSSI, OMAR ALHUSSAINAN, SAPHEYA AFTIMOS, DALAL DAWWAS-In-Person)

Intellectual Structure of Unemployment Studies: A Bibliometric Analysis (ENES CENGIZ OGUZ, EVANS AKWASI GYASI, SIBEL AYBAR, YUSUF ELKOCA-In-Person)

Mapping Compulsory Citizenship Behaviors in Management Field: A Bibliometric Analysis (BORA YILDIZ, ZEYNEP KAPTAN, HALIT BASBUGA- In-Person)

(16:00-16:30) Coffee Break

Session III (16:30-18:00)

Hall 1 – Auditorium (16:30-18:00): Digital Transformation for Organizational Effectiveness and Resilience (MS Teams Link)

Chair: ALPER ERTURK

Exploring Digital Transformation in Turkiye: Barriers, Drivers and Competencies (ECE NUR POLAT, MEHTAP ÖZŞAHIN-In-Person)

The Effect of Digital and Non-Digital Gamification on HR Training Effectiveness: An Experiment in the Automotive Industry (EKIN IRFANLI, MÜRŞIDE ÖZGELDI, ERKAN ERDEMIR- Online)

Symbolic Integration: An Original Concept to Investigate Guided Sensemaking and Organizational Effectiveness (ALESSANDRO D'AMICO, ALESSANDRO DANOVI- Online)

The Potential Applications of Cryptocurrency and Central Bank Digital Currency in Global Trade (ANH DAO, MESUT CICEK-Online)

Creating A Comprehensive Data Set for Deception Detection Studies in Turkish Texts (EKIN AKKOL, YILMAZ GOKSEN-Online)

SECOND DAY (31.10.2024)

Session IV (10:00-11:30)

Hall 1 – Auditorium (10:00-11:30): Digital Transformation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MS Teams Link)

Chair: FAIDON THEOFANIDIS

Analysis of Threats in Global Supply Chains Creating Logistics Barriers (ZBYSZEK BENTYN, SYLWIA KONECKA- In-Person)

Blockchain Technology in The Food Industry: An Application Experience from Inside the Industry (SERKAN ALICI, YILMAZ GOKSEN-Online)

Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on the Concept of Supply Chain Risk with VoS Viewer (BEKIR TUĞRUL KÜÇÜKSOLAK, FULYA TAŞEL, EBRU BEYZA BAYARÇELIK- Online)

The Intellectual Evolution of Early Internationalization: A Bibliometric Review of the Key Topics and Trends (GENTJAN ULAJ, MAHMUT HIZIROĞLU- Online)

Managing Risk in Real Estate Lending (KAMELIA ASSENOVA-In-Person)

Hall 2 – Room GF01 (10:00-11:30): Digital Marketing for Sustainable Competitiveness (MS Teams Link)

Chair: OMAR ALHUSSAINAN

Digital Marketing Competencies for Remote Work: An Innovative Approach to Key Areas Identification (VLADIMIR SIMOVIC, IVANA DOMAZET- Online)

Investigation of Social Innovativeness and Product Involvement of Environmental Consumers in Terms of Demographic Characteristics and Environmental Product Purchasing Behaviors of Consumers (TAYFUN GÜVEN, BURCU ÇAM, BİLSEN BİLGİLİ, AYSEL ERCİŞ-Online)

The Impact of Store Deals on Consumer Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Value Consciousness (AYSUN ŞAHIN, MERAL ELÇI, AZIZE ŞAHIN-Online)

The Impact of Marketing Agility, Functions of Digital Platforms and Brand Digitalization on Brand Performance: The Mediating Role of Strategic Brand Management (CEMAL ZEHIR, ZELIHA ILGAZ-Online)

(11:30-12:00) Coffee Break

Session V(12:00-13:30)

Hall 1 – Auditorium (12:00-13:30): Strategic Management in the Digital Age (MS Teams Link)

Chair: KAMELIA ASSENOVA

Board Structure and Sustainability Performance: A Study On Turkish Manufacturing Companies (AYFER AKSU, IRGE ŞENER, A. KADIR VAROĞLU- In-Person)

The Effects of Board Structure and Ownership Concentration on Financial Performance and Risk-Taking in Turkish Banks (YUSUF ELKOCA, NURULLAH ÇIFTÇI, ENES CENGIZ OĞUZ- Online)

Mapping the Research about Organizations in the Western Balkan Context: A Bibliometric Analysis (GENTJAN ULAJ, MAHMUT HIZIROĞLU, GENTIAN HOXHALLI, ENRIK SEJDINAJ, VEHAP KOLA- Online)

Empowering Organizations with AI: Strategies, Challenges, and Future Direction (TOLGA TACETTİN TUNCER, ABDÜLKADİR VAROĞLU-Online)

Exploring the Impact of Proactiveness, Innovativeness, and International Scope on Economic Performance (NANSY KARALI, CHRISTOS LIVAS, FAIDON THEOFANIDIS, CHRYSA AGAPITOU APOSTOLOS SKOTIS- Online)

Hall 2 – Room GF01 (12:00-13:30): Macro Perspective in Strategic Management (MS Teams Link)

Chair: CEMAL ZEHİR

An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Labour Migration and Trade: Turkish Labour Migration to the United Kingdom (NURULLAH ÇIFTÇI, YUSUF ELKOCA- Online)

Qualitative Outcomes of Digital Transformation Aspects for the Tourism Sector (KELIME KARATAŞ, PELIN VARDARLIER, ABDULLAH TÜRK- Online)

Startup Success Factors Revisited: A Thematic Analysis Of Literature On The Startup Assessment Criteria (YUSUF MAZ, NİHAN YILDIRIM –Online )

Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable and Human Centric Transition to Industry 5.0 (ALI AL-MASRI, KHALIL KHANAFER, IBRAHIM DEIAB – In Person)

(13:30-14:00) Coffee Break

Session VI (14:00-15:30)

Hall 1 – Auditorium (14:00-15:30): Country Based Researches (MS Teams Link)

Chair: OUALID ABIDI

ESG Performance and Financial Performance Relationship During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Indonesia (BERTO USMAN, MINE AKSOY- Online)

Sectoral Analysis of Corporate Environmental Disclosure of Listed Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria (MUHAMMED KAMALDEEN USMAN-Online)

Business Ethics Views of Working Adults and Managers in Turkey (BAHAUDIN G. MUJTABA, YASHAR SALAMZADEH, PELIN VARDARLIER, GIZEM TOPSAKAL ACET- Online)

Assessing The Impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies and Circular Economy Principles on Corporate Performance: Perspectives from Turkish Manufacturers (IBRAHIM SARPER KARAKADILAR- Online)

Analyzing Research Methodology Course Content in Turkısh MIS Programs: A Content Analysis Approach (ALI PISIRGEN, ALI MERT ERDOGAN, ESRA CENGIZ TIRPAN, ERMAN COSKUN-Online)

(15:30-16:00) Coffee Break

Post-Graduate Colloquium Session - Hall 1 – Auditorium (16:00-17:30) (MS Teams Link)

Human-Centric Innovation in Construction: Evaluating Industrial Exoskeletons for Improved Performance and Fatigue Management (MOHAMMAD IYAD AL-KHIAMI, SØREN MUNCH LINDHARD, SØREN WANDAHL-In-Person)

An Index Development Study for Measuring Cities’ Digital Maturity (GIZEM TURCAN-In-Person)

The role and acceptance of digital banking services in the development of banking activities with a special focus on the Republic of Serbia (MARIJA ANTONIJEVIĆ- Online)

Evaluation Session - Hall 1 – Auditorium (17:30-18:00) (MS Teams Link)

20:00 -22:00-GALA DINNER

THIRD DAY (01.11.2024)

Tentative Cultural Tour Itinerary around Kuwait City
Time	Action Item	Area	Duration
10:00 am	Meet at AU (Building 1 – Main Foyer)	AU Campus	30 minutes
10:30 – 11:30	Visit to Kuwait Towers	Salmiya	1 hour
11:30– 13:30	Visit to Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre	Salmiya	2 hours
14:00 – 15:00	Visit to Kuwait National Museum & Sadu House	Kuwait City	1 hour
15:00– 19:00	Shopping & Dinner in Al Mubarakiya old souq	Kuwait City	3.5 hours
19:00	Endof the Day (back home by AU bus)