Important Dates

Particulars Date
Abstract/Full Paper
31st July 2018 15th August 2018
Submission:
Full Paper Submission: 15th August 2018 31st August 2018
Last Date of
1st September 2018 10th September 2018
Payment/Registration:

Registration Fees
Category Fees
(a) Presenter RM 550
(b) Student RM 350 THE CHALLENGES OF CHANGE
(c) Participant RM 250
THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING,
FINANCE & ECONOMICS
**The registration fee includes admission to all sessions, lunch, gala dinner,
(BAFE) 2018
refreshments, and conference materials.
DATE: 4TH to 5TH October, 2018
VENUE: UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN, KAMPAR CAMPUS,
LOCATION: KAMPAR, PERAK, MALAYSIA
For further inquiries or comments, kindly contact:
BAFE 2018 Secretariat,
Faculty of Business and Finance,
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Call for Papers
Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, The Faculty of Business and Finance, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) is pleased
31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia. to organize the 6th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance, and
Economics (BAFE 2018) on 4th to 5th October, 2018 in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman,
Kampar Campus at Kampar, Perak, Malaysia. This conference aims to bring together
E-mail : bafe@utar.edu.my researchers to present up-to-date works that contribute to new theoretical, methodological
Phone : +605-4688888 and empirical knowledge.
Fax : +605-4667407

Contact Person : Conference website

Person in Charge Area of Enquiries http://www.utar.edu.my/bafe/
Dr Krishna Moorthy
+605-4688888 (Ext: 4369) Paper Submission
Ms Loi Sien Mun
+605-4688888 (Ext: 2246) Payment
Ms Goh Swee Ling
+605-4688888 (Ext: 2234) Registration
 Conference Topics Keynote Speaker

The conference invites theoretical and empirical papers on ALL aspects of business
management, accounting, finance, and economics (not limited to the following areas): Prof Dr Wilton Chau Chi Wai
Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship
 Total quality management Chinese University of Hong Kong
 Supply chain management
 Industrial and service management
 Human resources management
 Small and medium entrepreneurship
Speakers for Industrial Forum
 Management of information system
 Small and medium sized enterprises management YBhg Dato' Heng Huck Ms. Annie Khor
 Strategic management Lee Chief Information Officer
 General management Chief Executive Officer Schenker Logistics (M)
Globetronics Technology Sdn Bhd
 E-commerce
Bhd
 Corporate governance
 Corporate entrepreneurship
 Merger and acquisition Prof Dr Catherine Ho Dr Peter a/l Yacob
 Financial and management accounting Soke Fun Assistant Professor
Universiti Teknologi MARA Universiti Tunku Abdul
 Taxation Rahman
 Ethics in accounting education
 Islamic finance and accounting
 Asset pricing
 Risk modelling and management Speakers for Research Forum
 Financial derivatives
 Financial regulation and supervision
 Liquidity management Prof T. Ramayah Prof Dr Ooi Keng
 Financial crises Universiti Sains Boon
 International trade and finance Malaysia. UCSI University
 Macroeconomic and monetary economics
 Banking and financial markets
 Econometric models and application
 Environmental economics Prof Dr Yu Min-Teh
 Development economics China University of Technology
 East and Southeast Asian economies Taiwan
 Halal Industry and International Trade
 Institutional Reform and Development in Islamic Economics
 The Rise of China and Its Economic Impacts
 Organizational behaviour
 Marketing
 Tourism Management
 Sustainability
 Tentative Programme Best Paper Award

Every submitted paper will be reviewed by a panel of Reviewers. The authors of top three
04 October 2018 papers will receive the Best Paper Award Certificates.

08.00 – 09.00 Registration E-Proceedings with ISBN

08.45 – 09.00 Arrival of Guests If you are interested in presenting at the conference, please submit your complete draft of
09.00 – 09.40 Opening Ceremony paper to bafe@utar.edu.my. There is no limitation on the numbers of submission per author.
09.40 – 10.15 Morning Tea Break All papers will undergo a blind peer review process. You will be notified for acceptance
10.15 – 11.15 Keynote Speech decision in TWO (2) weeks after the submission. Accepted papers will be published in the
11.30 – 13.00 Parallel Session 1 refereed conference proceedings with an ISBN.
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14:00 – 15.40 Industry Forum If you have any queries, please contact the conference secretariat at bafe@utar.edu.my. The
15.40 – 16.00 Afternoon Tea Break full paper submission template and registration form can be downloaded from conference
16.00 – 17.30 Parallel Session 2 website: http://www.utar.edu.my/bafe/.
19.30 – 20.00 Registration for Gala Dinner
20.00 – 22.00 Gala Dinner All proceedings of previous BAFE conferences are available in National Library in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.

BAFE 2013 ISBN: 978-967-11506-1-0

05 October 2018 BAFE 2014 ISBN: 978-967-11506-2-7
BAFE 2015 ISBN: 978-967-11506-3-4
08.00 – 09.00 Registration BAFE 2016 ISBN: 978-967-11506-6-5
09.00 – 10.45 Parallel Session 3 BAFE 2017 ISBN: 978-967-11506-8-9
10.45 – 11.00 Morning Tea Break
11.00 – 12.30 Parallel Session 4
12.30 – 14.30 Lunch Jointly organised by:
14:30 – 16.30 Research Forum
16.30 – 16.45 Afternoon Tea Break Faculty of Business and Finance, UTAR
Centre for Accounting, Banking and Finance, UTAR
16.45 – 17.45 Parallel Session 5
Centre for Business and Management, UTAR
Centre for Economic Studies, UTAR
***The programme schedule is subject to change.

*The committee shall reserve the rights, as its sole discretion, to add, suspend, delete,
change or amend any of the content hereinabove when deems appropriate without further
notice.