Schedule
| 08:00 - 09:00 AM | Registration | |||||||
| 09:00 - 09:20 AM | Inauguration Chief
  Guest: Mr. Ajay Ganti, CEO,
  Al Seeb Technical Establishment LLC, SARCO Under the Auspices of Prof. Ahmed Al Rawahi, Chancellor,
  University of Nizwa | |||||||
| 09:20 – 10:00 AM | Plenary Session : Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Al Ghassani,
  CEO, Riyada                                                 Topic:
  “Innovative
  SMEs in Oman: drivers, barriers and the way forward”                                 Chair: Dr. Ahmed Al
  Shukaili, Dean of Research, University of Nizwa                                 Co-Chair:
  Dr. Norizan Kassim, Professor, ADGSR, CEMIS | |||||||
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM | Tea Break | |||||||
| 10:20 – 11:05 AM | Plenary Session : Keynote Speaker: Dr. Maryam Al Nabhani,
  Research Director, TRC                                                 Topic:
  “Education
  as the key for Sustainable Development”                                 Chair: Dr.
  Mohammed Dulal, HoD of Economics, CEMIS                                 Co-Chair:
  Dr. Kaneez Fatima, HoD of Accounting, CEMIS | |||||||
| 11:10 – 12:45 PM | Paper Presentation Session 1      (Venue:
  AL Shahba Auditorium)                                 Chair: Prof. Said Gattoufi,
  Department of Management, CEMIS                                 Co-Chair:
  Dr. Gholam Reza, Department of Economics, CEMIS | |||||||
|  | Paper Code | Author(s) | Paper / Research Title | Affiliation | ||||
|  | Paper #345674 | Fadi Abdel Muniem Abdel Fattah, Khalid Abdel Dahleez, and Abrar AL-Alawi | “Factors Affecting Omani Youth’s Attitudes
  towards Private Sector Employment in Sultanate of Oman” | Management Department, A'Sharqiyah University (ASU), Ibra, Oman. | ||||
|  | Paper #123456711 | BenSujin, Mallak Al Nadabi, Mazoun
  Al Nabhani, Sumaya Al Jamoudi, Marwa Al Amri, and Laila Al Amri | “Rehabilitation Assistance
  for the Blind People in Oman through Smart Helmet” | Engineering Department, Nizwa College of Technology, Oman. | ||||
|  | Paper #345673 | Abubakar El-Sidig Ali Ahmed Mahdi | “Effect of Crude Oil Price
  Movements on Total Investment Behaviour in Oman (1990-2016” | Information Technology Department,
  Al-Buraimi University College, Oman. | ||||
|  | Paper # #2345672 | Mohammad Ahmar Khan and Mohammed
  Abdul Imran Khan | “Implications of Data Processing System on
  Entrepreneurial Financial Information Administration Efficiency: Case Study
  of Asian Countries” | Dhofar University, Salalah,
  Sultanate of Oman | ||||
|  | Paper #3456780 | K.
  Srinivasan, Badriya Nasser Said Al Shammakhi, and K Nazar Hussain | “Optimal
  Hedge Ratio and Hedging Effectiveness in Stock Futures Market: Evidence from
  National Stock Exchange, India” | Business
  Studies Department of Higher College of Technology, Muscat, Sultanate of
  Oman. | ||||
| 11:10 – 12:55 PM | Paper Presentation Session 1A       (Venue:
  AL Mashariq Hall, Builg No:2)                                 Chair: Dr.
  Mohammed Usman, HoD of Management, CEMIS                                 Co-Chair:
  Dr. Swadhhin Mondal, Department of Economics, CEMIS | |||||||
|  | Paper Code | Author(s) | Paper / Research Title | Affiliation | ||||
|  | Paper #456714 | Samira Aamir Humaid Al Khayari, and
  Norizan Mohd Kassim | “Customers’ perceptions of
  service quality and its relationship with satisfaction and retention: the
  case of Oman Air” | Management Department, CEMIS,
  University of Nizwa  | ||||
|  | Paper #45678 | Adil Al Busaidi , Mustafa
  Malik,  Adil Al Mahrouqi , and Mahmood
  Al Nabhani  | “Perceived job stress and
  its impact on employee performance: A case of two energy companies in Oman” | Management Department, CEMIS,
  University of Nizwa | ||||
|  | Paper #345675 | Md.
  Shabbir Alam,  Muawya Ahmed Hussein, Naushad
  Ala, and Mohammed Ahmar Uddin | “The Role of Muscat Security Market (MSM) on the Economic Growth
  of Oman” | Department
  of Finance and Economics, CCBA, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman | ||||
|  | Paper #12345677 | Taiba
  Yousef Al-Salmi, and Nour Eldin Mohamed Elshaiekh | “Lightweight Cryptography” | Information
  Systems  Department, CEMIS,  University
  of Nizwa | ||||
|  | Paper #45677 | Hamza
  Guerguer and Mustafa Malik | “The
  Impacts of Service Quality Dimensions on Customer Satisfaction in Hotel
  Sector in Muscat” | Management
  Department, CEMIS, University of Nizwa  | ||||
|  | Paper #123456733 | Khaloud Salim Said Ambu Saidi | “Educational
  Data Mining” | Information Systems 
  Department, CEMIS, University of Nizwa | ||||
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| 01:00 – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break | |||||||
| 02:00 – 02:40 PM | Plenary Session : Keynote Speaker:  Mr. Abdul Aziz Al Rawahi, GM, ONEIC Payment                                                 Topic:
  “Future
  of E-Payment and Latest Trends in Blockchain Technology”                                 Chair: Dr. Mustafa
  Malik, ADUGS, CEMIS                                 Co-Chair:
  Dr. Aiman Moyaid, HoD of Information Systems, CEMIS  | |||||||
| 02:45 – 04:00 PM | Paper Presentation Session 2        (Venue: AL Shahba Auditorium)                                 Chair: Dr. Abdullah
  Al Shukaili, Department of Management, CEMIS                                 Co-Chair:
  Dr. Zunaith Ahmed, Department of Management, CEMIS | |||||||
|  | Paper Code | Author(s) | Paper / Research Title | Affiliation | ||||
|  | Paper #2345671 | Abhijit Kelkar and Nithya Ramachandran | “Impact of Introduction of VAT on
  Accounting and Auditing Services and Perception of the Consumers in Sultanate
  of Oman” | Department of Management Science, Symbiosis International University,
  Pune, India. Department of Business Studies, Ibra College of
  Technology, Sultanate of Oman | ||||
|  | Paper #345671 | BenSujin, Mazoun Mubarak Al Nabhani, Sumaya Rashid Al
  Jamoudi, Mallak Nasser Al Nadabi, Marwa Mohammed Al Amri, and Laila Nasser Al
  Amri | “A Smart Robot for Upgrading Oman
  Renewable Energy Source Output” | Engineering Department Nizwa College of Technology, Oman. | ||||
|  | Paper #45671 | Shouvik Sanyal and Mohammed Wamique Hisam | “Factors
  Affecting Choice of Tourist Destination – A Study in Sultanate of Oman” | Department of Management and Marketing, College of
  Commerce and Business Administration, Dhofar University, Sultanate of Oman. | ||||
|  | Paper #3456783 | Hudham Badar Al-Rawahi ,
  Rawan Said Al-Wahaibi1, Euthar Adil Al-Busaidi1, and  T V V Phani Kumar | “A Study on
  Weak Form of Efficiency in Muscat Securities Market” | Business Studies Department
  of Higher College of Technology, Muscat Sultanate of Oman. | ||||
|  | Paper #456720 | Subrahmanian Muthurman, Rengarajan Veerasamy,  and Mohammed Al- Hazaizi | “Higher Education Institution to
  adopt E-Learning Technology to Enhance Educational Competitiveness in
  Sultanate of Oman” | Faculty of Business Studies,  Arab Open University, Oman | ||||
| 02:45 – 04:00 PM | Paper Presentation Session 2A        (Venue: Al Mashariq Hall, Builg
  No:2)                                 Chair: Prof. Lohani
  Ashraf Ali Khan, Department of Management, CEMIS                                 Co-Chair:
  Dr. NourEldin Shaik, Department of Information Systems, CEMIS | |||||||
|  | Paper Code | Author(s) | Paper / Research Title | Affiliation | ||||
|  | Paper #123456731 | Al-Hola Hamed Hilal Al-Rawahi | “Big Data
  Analysis Trends” | Information Systems  Department, CEMIS,  University of Nizwa  | ||||
|  | Paper #3456715 | Fatma Salim Said AL Rabaani,
  and  Nour Eldin Mohamed Elshaiekh | “Electronic
  Banking Services in Oman: A Study of Banks’ Customers Satisfaction Toward E-banking” | Information Systems  Department, CEMIS,  University of Nizwa  | ||||
|  | Paper #3456781 | Raied Ali Al-Mutawa, Hamood Saif
  Al-Wahaibi, Majid Jan Al-Balushi, and K. Srinivasan | “Calendar
  Anomalies in Stock Market: Evidence from Selected Gulf Cooperative Council
  (GCC) Economy” | Department of Business Studies,
  Higher College of Technology, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman | ||||
|  | Paper #456716 | Said Abdallah Al-Mandhari,
  and Emdad H. S. M       | “The
  Impact of Systems Development Methods on the Progress of Projects” | Information Systems
  Department, CEMIS, University of Nizwa | ||||
|  | Paper #456717 | Kausar Yasmeen, Norizan Mohd Kassim, Kashifa Yasmeen, Swadhin
  Mondal, Anju Ravi | “Impact of Physical, Mental and Economic Factors on
  Women’s Satisfaction” | Department of Economics and Finance, CEMIS,  University of Nizwa | ||||
|  | Paper #45674 | Fatma Said Alghafri, Mohammad Usman, Adil Ghalib Al
  Busaidi, Ahmed Bader Al Rajhi, Sarah Saif Alhashmi, Rabie khairnnas | “Impact of Education on the Economic Growth of the
  Sultanate of Oman” | Management Department, CEMIS, University of Nizwa | ||||
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| 04:00 – 04:30 PM | Certificate and Prize Distribution | |||||||
     
Chief Guest: Prof. Ahmed Al
Harrasi, 
                                        Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies,
Research and External Relations
 
								
							
 
			