Programme for the First SARD Workshop, 2001

November 9, 2001: Day 1
Location : Seishin Oriental Hotel - Akebono Room
17:00 - 18:00 Reception
18:00 - 19:30 Welcome Party
November 10, 2001: Day 2
Location: University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences (UMDS) - Room # 1317
9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks
Yoshiaki Shiraishi
Professor, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Japan
9:10 - 12:30 1st Session
9:10 - 9:40 "Foreign retailers in China : Towards further understanding of internationalisation of retailing."
Shuguang Wang
Associate Professor Ryerson University, Canada
9:40 - 9:50 Questions & answers
9:50 - 10:20 "The reform of the distribution system in China and its opening to the outside world."
Han Jinglun
Professor Nankai University, China
10:20 - 10:30 Questions & answers
10:30 - 10:40 Break
10:40 - 11:10 "International flow of retail know-how through foreign direct investment: From Europe to China."
Amelia Yuen Shan AU-YEUNG
Doctoral Candidate, University of Edinburgh, UK
11:10 - 11:20 Questions & answers
11:20 - 12:30 Discussion
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch at UMDS Restaurant
13:30 - 17:00 2nd Session
13:30 - 14:00 "Internationalization and government responses: The role of government in creating competitive advantage in Shanghai, China."
Roger C.K. Chan
Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong, China
Wen Hong, University of Hong Kong, China
14:00 - 14:10 Questions & answers
14:10 - 14:40 "The impact of Carrefour's operation in Taiwan."
Hitoshi Tsuchiya
National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
14:40 - 14:50 Questions & answers
14:50 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 15:30 "The changing attitude of Taiwan consumers under the increasing domination of foreign retailers : A longitudinal observation."
Ting-Jui Chou
National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
15:30 - 15:40 Questions & answers
15:40 - 16:50 Discussion
November 11, 2001: Day 3
Location : University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences (UMDS) - Room # 5212
9:00 - 12:00 3rd Session
9:00 - 9:30 "Globalising retailing in Singapore: Cultural commodification, economic change."
Victor R. Savage
Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
9:30 - 9:40 Questions & answers
9:40 - 10:10 "Structural changes in the retail industry and Korean government's industrial policy subsequent to opening the domestic market."
Seong Mu Suh
Professor, Choong-Ang University, Korea
10:10 - 10:20 Questions & answers
10:20 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:00 "The Impact of World class distributors on retail industry in Thailand."
Jirapar Tosomboon
Associate Professor, Thammasat University, Thailand
11:00 - 11:10 Questions & answers
11:10 - 12:00 Discussion
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch at Restaurant UMD
13:00 - 15:00 Final Session
13:00 - 13:30 "The Internationalization of Japanese Retailing."
Roy Larke
Professor, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Japan
13:30 - 13:40 Questions & answers
13:40 - 14:10 "Towards a model of the impacts of retail internationalisation."
John Dawson
Professor, University of Edinburgh, UK
14:10 - 14:20 Questions & answers
14:20 - 15:00 Discussion
15:00 - 15:10 Break
15:10 - 16:10 Final discussion
16:10 - 16:30 Concluding Remarks
Masao Mukoyama
Professor, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Japan
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