University of Pécs & Ohio University Joint Conference
2018. November 5. 09:35
Innovation and Business Analytics in the Workplaces of the 21th Century Challenges for Research, Business and Policy
Date: 9-10. November 2018
Place: University of Pécs; Pécs, Rákóczi street 80.
The University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics and the Ohio University organized a joint conference on the 9th and 10th of November 2018.
Final Program
8th November – Thursday
19.00 – Welcome reception (Pezsgőház restaurant, Szent István tér 12.)
9th November – Friday
8.30 – Registration, coffee (Hallway, 3rd floor)
9.00 – Conference opening (Room B323/1)
- Speeches from the founders: John Schermerhorn and József Vörös
- Speeches from the present deans: Hugh Sherman and Zoltán Schepp
9.30 – Plenary session (Room B323/1) – David Audretsch: Entrepreneurship ecosystems (preliminary)
10.45 – Coffee break (B323/2)
11.00 – Parallel session 1 (Room B312): University-based innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems
- Bedő, Zs., Kuti, M., Tóth-Pajor, Á., Balogh, V.: Does the Success of the University Based Crowdfunding Initiative Depend on the Quality of the University Centered Entrepreneurial Ecosystem?
- Pittaway, L.: Infrastructure for Entrepreneurship Education: Analysis of a New Campus ‘Arms Race’
11.00 – Parallel session 2 (Room B313): Behavioral analytics and finance
- Fodor, A.: Behavioral Biases in Sports Betting and Finance
- Rádóczy K., Tóth-Pajor, Á.: Overreaction and Short-Term Reversal in the Hungarian Stock Market
12.00 – Lunch
13.30 – Parallel session 3 (Room B312): Generational differences in the workplace
- Szűcs, K., Nagy, Á., Kehl, D., Törőcsik, M., Németh, P.: Generation Z’s Lifestyle Patterns in Hungary
- Rapp, A.: Generational Faultlines within Sales Teams and the Related Outcomes
13.30 – Parallel session 4 (Room B313): Sustainability, Supply Chains and Customer Behavior
- Atanazovné Hartung, K.: Comparing a Cost Minimizing versus a Pollution Minimizing Firm Behavior
- Gabler, C.: Juggling Environmental and Social Firm Values: Outcomes from Managers and the Frontline
14.30 – Coffee break
14.45 – Parallel session 5 (Room B312): Innovation and regional development
- Cano-Kollmann, M.: Innovation, Connectivity and Catch-up in Peripheral Regions
- Varga, A., Farkas, R., Sebestyén, T.: Network quality and innovation in Europe: how do peripheral regions learn?
14.45 – Parallel session 6 (Room B313): Operations management in the workplace
- Hauck, Zs., Rabta, B., Reiner, G.: Optimizing the Speed of Screening in an EPQ Model with Speed-dependent Defect Detection and Production Rates
- Metcalf, A.: The Impact of Quality Management Practices and Employee Empowerment in the Performance of Hospital Units
15.45 – Coffee break
16.00 – Parallel session 7 (Room B312): Social innovation and entrepreneurship
- Kiss, T.: Blue Economy as a Long-Term Goal for Social Entrepreneurship
- Uzuegbuna, I.: An Ecosystem View of Strategic Hybridization in Social Entreprises
16.00 – Parallel session 8 (Room B313): IPOs and public markets
- Gokkaya, S.: Is Washington Policy Research valuable to Capital Markets?
- Tóth-Pajor, Á., Rádóczy, K.: Capital Allocation Decisions of European Listed Firms
19.00 – Conference dinner (Vylyan wineyard, Kisharsány)
10th November – Saturday
9.00 – Parallel discussion sessions (rooms B310, B312 and B313)
- Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Management (operations, sales, HR)
10.30 – Coffee break
11.00 – Parallel discussion sessions (rooms B310, B312 and B313)
- Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Management (operations, sales, HR)
12.30 – Lunch
13.30 – Scientific paper writing session (with experienced OU faculty)
14.00 – City tour
17.00 – Transfer to Budapest (for OU faculty)
Participation is free but is subject to registration.