:: Singapore Internet Research Center ::

Conference Papers by SiRC Associates

2007

Chang, Y., Lam, H., Liew, C., & Morales, M. (2007). Understand users: Factors that affect user perception of a website’s quality. Proceeding of the International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society. June 26-27, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (paper accepted)

Chang, Y., & Morales, M. (2007). Social Interaction with a Conversational Agent – An Exploratory Study. Proceeding of the 18th International Conference on Information Resources Management Association, May 19-23, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. (paper accepted)

Chang, Y., Morales, M., & Spink, A. (2007). Multimedia Chinese Web Search Engines: A Survey. IEEE Proceeding of the 4th International Conference on Information Technology: Next Generation, April 2-4, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Morales, M., Chang, Y., Sanchez-Guerrero, G., & Spink, A. (2007). Spanish Web Searching Tools: An Exploratory Study. Proceeding of ASIS&T Annual Meeting 2007, October 18-24, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (paper accepted)

Lwin, May Oo, J Wirtz and J D Williams (2007), “A Regulatory Focus Approach to Examine Biometric Privacy Concerns,” in Special Session on Privacy, 2007 INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business, June 28-30.

Lwin May Oo, and J D Williams (2007), An Examination of Trust and Privacy Concern Using A Dual-Motivational Approach, American Marketing Association Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington D.C., May 31 – June 2.

Xu, X. (2007, May). Modeling web feature usage in China. Paper presented at the 5th China Internet Conference, College Station, Texas, US.

2006

Chang, Y., & Morales, M. (2006). Comparative Study between Museums and Tourist Sector Sites in Singapore, I International Conference on Multidisciplinary Information Sciences & Technologies, October, 25-28th, Merida, Spain.

Chang, Y., Morales, M., Hawamdeh, S., & Jimenez, J. (2006). Evaluation of E-commerce in Continental Native American Nations, Proceeding of the 17th International Conference on Information Resources Management Association, May 21-24, Washington D.C., USA

A Pecotich, May Oo Lwin and V Thein (2006) Special Session on Developments in Southeast Asia’s Transition Economies, Clifford Shultz Chair, Macromarketing Conference New Zealand.

Lwin, May Oo and Herbert Rotfeld (2006), " A Study on the Role of Media in Self-Regulation of Advertising in Singapore" 2006 American Marketing Association Marketing & Public Policy Conference, Long Beach, California, June 8 - 10.

Hoy, M and May Oo Lwin (2006), “Gold Standard or Fool’s Gold - Panning for Clear and Conspicuous Banner Ad Disclosures in the Top 100 Websites" 2006 American Marketing Association Marketing & Public Policy Conference, Long Beach, California, June 8 - 10.

Hao, X., & Zhao, J. (2006) “Rural Internet Development: The Diffusion of Innovations in Modern China”, 2006 Beijing Forum, Beijing, PRC, Oct. 27-29

Zhao, J., & Hao, X. (2006) “Internet Diffusion: Experiences from Two Pilot Projects in China’s Gansu Province”, 2006 China Forum on Mass Communication, Shenzhen, PRC, Aug. 18-20.

Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Internet and Social Change in Rural China: A Case Study of the Pinggu Project”, paper presented at the international conference on “Modernization, Modernity and the Media in China” in University of Westminster, London, Britain, June 15-16.

Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Internet and Rural Development: The UNDP Project in Western China”, paper presented at the 56th Annual Conference of International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany, June 19-23.

Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Diffusion of the Internet and Rural Development”, paper presented at the 56th Annual Conference of International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany, June 19-23.

Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Diffusion of Online Information among Chinese Farmers: The Two-Step Flow Model”, paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Penang, Malaysia, July 17-20.

Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Internet Adoption and Usage: A Case Study of Rural Users in China’s Shandong Province”, paper presented at the Fourth Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference, Singapore, July 21-22.

Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Development of Internet in Rural China: The Diffusion of Innovations Theory Revisited”, paper presented at the 2006 International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, Cairo, Egypt, July 23-28.

Wang S. & Hao, X. (2006). “New Communication Technologies and China’s Distance Education”, paper presented at the 2006 International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, Cairo, Egypt, July 23-28.

Xu, X. (2006, December). Asian news websites: Measuring web feature usage. Paper presented at the Journalism Downunder: the future of the media in the digital age, the 2nd joint JEANZ/JEA conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Lian, H & Xu, X. (2006, July). Social elements and instant messenger: A web survey of overseas Chinese students. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Cairo, Egypt.

Li, C. & Xu, X. (2006, June). Online forum in China: A flying bird in an enlarging cage. Paper presented at the 56th annual conference of International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

2005

Williams, Jerome D., May Oo Lwin, and Ban Chong Tan (2005), “Developments in Online Privacy Regulations and an Assessment of Privacy Practices in China and Japan,” in Lenard Huff and Scott M. Smith (eds.), Proceedings: 11th Cross Cultural Research Conference, Puerto Rico, December 11-14, (on CD).

Lwin May Oo, J Chow and J Wirtz (2005) Regulatory Focus Theory and Privacy in Online Communications, American Marketing Association Servsig Conference, Singapore, June 2 – 4.

2004

Lwin May Oo, and J D Williams (2004) Children and Privacy in Interactive Media: Issues, Concerns and the Role of Parents American Marketing Association Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Salt Lake City, May 20 – 22.

2003

Lwin, May Oo, G R Henderson and J D Williams (2003) The Way To Spell Relief : The “Too-Good-To-Be-True” Effect of Warranties in E-tailing, in Marketing Science Conference, University of Maryland, R.H. Smith School of Business, College Park, MD, June 12-15, 2003.

Lwin, May Oo (2003) Challenges to Public Policy: Emerging Issues in International Markets, Special Session at the American Marketing Association Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington D C, May 29 – 31.

2002

Lwin, May Oo, and J D Williams (2002), Where No Rules Rule: Ethical Concerns on the Web: Special Session, in Kenneth R. Evans and Lisa K. Sheer (eds), American Marketing Association Winter Educators’ Conference Proceedings, 1 - 3, 22 – 25 Feb 2002, Austin, Texas

Lwin, May Oo, J Wirtz and J D Williams (2002), What Net Users Expect for Personal Information: A Social Contract Perspective, in Kenneth R. Evans and Lisa K. Sheer (eds), American Marketing Association Winter Educators’ Conference Proceedings, 201, 22 – 25 Feb 2002, Austin, Texas

Lan L L, May Oo Lwin, J D Williams and G H Yu (2002), Disclaimers on the Internet: A Cross-National Analysis, in Kenneth R. Evans and Lisa K. Sheer (eds), American Marketing Association Winter Educators’ Conference Proceedings, 479, 22 – 25 Feb 2002, Austin, Texas

2001

Lwin, May Oo, L L Lan, and J D Williams (2001), Developments in Online Privacy Regulations and an Assessment of Privacy Practices in China, in Ronald P. Hill and Charles R. Taylor (eds.), Marketing and Public Policy Conference Proceedings 2001, Chicago, IL: American Marketing Association, 145-146.

2000

Williams, J D and May Oo Lwin (2000), An Investigation of Perceived Risk of Purchasing Products and Services on the Net. In Proceedings of the 2nd Asia Academy of Management, edited by N. Pangakar. (Paper presented at 2nd Asia Academy of Management Conference, 15-17 December 2000, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore).

Lan, L L, M Enright and May Oo Lwin (2000), Marketing Approaches in a Wireless World - An Asia-Pacific perspective. In 2000 DSI Proceedings. (Paper presented at 31st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 18-21 November 2000, Marriott Orlando World Center, Orlando, Florida, United States).

Lwin, May Oo and L L Lan (2000), How well does marketing communications adhere to regulations? A comparative evaluation in the US and the UK. In 2000 DSI Proceedings. United States (Paper presented at 31st Annual Meeting of the Decision Science Institute, 18-21 November 2000, Marriott Orlando World Center, Orlando, Florida, United States).

Lan, L L, May Oo Lwin and M Enright (2000), Policy Directions for Electronic Commerce : An Asia-Pacific perspective. 29th WDSI Annual Meeting Proceedings. (Paper presented at Western Decision Sciences Institute, Annual Meeting, 18-22 April 2000, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Kapalua, Maui, United States).

Wirtz, J and May Oo Lwin (2000), Space Disk Inc. - Establishing a global Internet-based infrastructure service. In The Asian Case Research. Journal's Asian Business Case Writing Conference, pp. 254-261. Singapore: NUS Business School. (Paper presented at The Asian Case Research Journal's Asian Business Case Writing Conference, 13-14 July 2000, Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel, Singapore).

1999

Lan, L L and May Oo Lwin (1999), Electronic commerce initiatives in Southeast Asia: A policy perspective. (Paper presented at 1999 Society for Marketing Advances Conference, 26-30 October 1999, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia)

Lwin, May Oo and L L Lan (1999), FPMS in advertising: A comparison of executional techniques and regulations in three countries (Abstract) (Paper presented at 1999 Society for Marketing Advances Conference, 26-30 October 1999, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia).

Lwin, May Oo and A Lalwani (1999), Internet marketing strategies of hotels in Asia: Trends and applications for the services sector. (Paper presented at 1999 Society for Marketing Advances Conference, 26-30 October 1999, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia).

Wirtz, J, May Oo Lwin, A Miranda and U K Wissmeier (1999), International marketing via the internet: An exploratory investigation. In Proceedings of the International Business South East Asia Regional Conference, edited by Ron Edwards and Chris Nyland, pp. 306-315. vol. II, July 1999. (Paper presented at The Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Region, 8-10 July 1999, Clayton, Australia: Monash University).

Lwin, May Oo, J Wirtz and U K Wissmeier (1999), Using the Internet as an International Distribution Channel - An exploratory examination. (Paper presented at Fifth International Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), 4-7 July 1999, Athens, Greece).

1998

Lan, L L, May Oo Lwin and A Khoo (1998), To what extent do Singapore advertisers adhere to codes of advertising practices: A comparative analysis with the United States broadcast media. Paper presented at Seventh Southeast Asia Business Conference, 30-31 May 1998, University of Michigan Business School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.


Publication Links Books Theses Journal Articles Working Papers	Working Papers by SiRC Associates 2008 A, Chib (2008) Papers - accepted at the ICA 58th Annual Conference Network Influences in Health Initiatives: Multimedia Games for Youth in Peru. Paper accepted at the ICA 58th Annual Conference as Top Paper by Health Communication Division. Post-Tsunami rehabilitation for Rural Areas using ICTs in the panel ‘When the Internet Reaches the Villages'. Aceh Besar Midwives with Mobile-Phones Project in the panel ‘The Social Impact of Networking the Poor for Development'. Paper accepted at the ICA 58th Annual Conference 2007 Ravi S. Sharma, S.R. Apoorva & V.N. Madireddy. (2007). “Best practices for communication between client and vendor in IT outsourcing”, [under review by IJC]. 2005 27 September 2005 Internet & Religion Report By Randolph Kluver, Benjamin Detenber, Lee Wai Peng, Shahiraa Sahul Hameed and Pauline Hope Cheong Description: Singapore has one of the highest Internet penetration rates in the world. This report aims to investigate and better understand how Singaporeans used the Internet for religious purposes. 29 August 2005 Mobile Spam in Singapore By Shahiraa Sahul Hameed Description: This is an international project that studied spam and responses to it in 8 countries namely Austria, Canada, China, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States. 10 August 2005 Ethics in Blogging Report By Andy Koh, Alvin Lim, Ng Ee Soon, Benjamin Detenber and Mark Cenite Description: Blogging is slowly gaining recognition and acknowledgement by media scholars and government officials throughout the world. This report aims to find out the demographics of the bloggers, what is the type of blogging and the ethical guidelines that bloggers value. Conference Papers by SiRC Associates 2007 Chang, Y., Lam, H., Liew, C., & Morales, M. (2007). Understand users: Factors that affect user perception of a website’s quality. Proceeding of the International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society. June 26-27, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (paper accepted) Chang, Y., & Morales, M. (2007). Social Interaction with a Conversational Agent – An Exploratory Study. Proceeding of the 18th International Conference on Information Resources Management Association, May 19-23, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. (paper accepted) Chang, Y., Morales, M., & Spink, A. (2007). Multimedia Chinese Web Search Engines: A Survey. IEEE Proceeding of the 4th International Conference on Information Technology: Next Generation, April 2-4, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Morales, M., Chang, Y., Sanchez-Guerrero, G., & Spink, A. (2007). Spanish Web Searching Tools: An Exploratory Study. Proceeding of ASIS&T Annual Meeting 2007, October 18-24, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (paper accepted) Lwin, May Oo, J Wirtz and J D Williams (2007), “A Regulatory Focus Approach to Examine Biometric Privacy Concerns,” in Special Session on Privacy, 2007 INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business, June 28-30. Lwin May Oo, and J D Williams (2007), An Examination of Trust and Privacy Concern Using A Dual-Motivational Approach, American Marketing Association Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington D.C., May 31 – June 2. Xu, X. (2007, May). Modeling web feature usage in China. Paper presented at the 5th China Internet Conference, College Station, Texas, US. 2006 Chang, Y., & Morales, M. (2006). Comparative Study between Museums and Tourist Sector Sites in Singapore, I International Conference on Multidisciplinary Information Sciences & Technologies, October, 25-28th, Merida, Spain. Chang, Y., Morales, M., Hawamdeh, S., & Jimenez, J. (2006). Evaluation of E-commerce in Continental Native American Nations, Proceeding of the 17th International Conference on Information Resources Management Association, May 21-24, Washington D.C., USA A Pecotich, May Oo Lwin and V Thein (2006) Special Session on Developments in Southeast Asia’s Transition Economies, Clifford Shultz Chair, Macromarketing Conference New Zealand. Lwin, May Oo and Herbert Rotfeld (2006), " A Study on the Role of Media in Self-Regulation of Advertising in Singapore" 2006 American Marketing Association Marketing & Public Policy Conference, Long Beach, California, June 8 - 10. Hoy, M and May Oo Lwin (2006), “Gold Standard or Fool’s Gold - Panning for Clear and Conspicuous Banner Ad Disclosures in the Top 100 Websites" 2006 American Marketing Association Marketing & Public Policy Conference, Long Beach, California, June 8 - 10. Hao, X., & Zhao, J. (2006) “Rural Internet Development: The Diffusion of Innovations in Modern China”, 2006 Beijing Forum, Beijing, PRC, Oct. 27-29 Zhao, J., & Hao, X. (2006) “Internet Diffusion: Experiences from Two Pilot Projects in China’s Gansu Province”, 2006 China Forum on Mass Communication, Shenzhen, PRC, Aug. 18-20. Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Internet and Social Change in Rural China: A Case Study of the Pinggu Project”, paper presented at the international conference on “Modernization, Modernity and the Media in China” in University of Westminster, London, Britain, June 15-16. Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Internet and Rural Development: The UNDP Project in Western China”, paper presented at the 56th Annual Conference of International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany, June 19-23. Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Diffusion of the Internet and Rural Development”, paper presented at the 56th Annual Conference of International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany, June 19-23. Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Diffusion of Online Information among Chinese Farmers: The Two-Step Flow Model”, paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Penang, Malaysia, July 17-20. Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Internet Adoption and Usage: A Case Study of Rural Users in China’s Shandong Province”, paper presented at the Fourth Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference, Singapore, July 21-22. Zhao, J., Hao, X., & Banerjee, I. (2006). “The Development of Internet in Rural China: The Diffusion of Innovations Theory Revisited”, paper presented at the 2006 International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, Cairo, Egypt, July 23-28. Wang S. & Hao, X. (2006). “New Communication Technologies and China’s Distance Education”, paper presented at the 2006 International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, Cairo, Egypt, July 23-28. Xu, X. (2006, December). Asian news websites: Measuring web feature usage. Paper presented at the Journalism Downunder: the future of the media in the digital age, the 2nd joint JEANZ/JEA conference, Auckland, New Zealand. Lian, H & Xu, X. (2006, July). Social elements and instant messenger: A web survey of overseas Chinese students. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Cairo, Egypt. Li, C. & Xu, X. (2006, June). Online forum in China: A flying bird in an enlarging cage. Paper presented at the 56th annual conference of International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany. 2005 Williams, Jerome D., May Oo Lwin, and Ban Chong Tan (2005), “Developments in Online Privacy Regulations and an Assessment of Privacy Practices in China and Japan,” in Lenard Huff and Scott M. Smith (eds.), Proceedings: 11th Cross Cultural Research Conference, Puerto Rico, December 11-14, (on CD). Lwin May Oo, J Chow and J Wirtz (2005) Regulatory Focus Theory and Privacy in Online Communications, American Marketing Association Servsig Conference, Singapore, June 2 – 4. 2004 Lwin May Oo, and J D Williams (2004) Children and Privacy in Interactive Media: Issues, Concerns and the Role of Parents American Marketing Association Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Salt Lake City, May 20 – 22. 2003 Lwin, May Oo, G R Henderson and J D Williams (2003) The Way To Spell Relief : The “Too-Good-To-Be-True” Effect of Warranties in E-tailing, in Marketing Science Conference, University of Maryland, R.H. Smith School of Business, College Park, MD, June 12-15, 2003. Lwin, May Oo (2003) Challenges to Public Policy: Emerging Issues in International Markets, Special Session at the American Marketing Association Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington D C, May 29 – 31. 2002 Lwin, May Oo, and J D Williams (2002), Where No Rules Rule: Ethical Concerns on the Web: Special Session, in Kenneth R. Evans and Lisa K. Sheer (eds), American Marketing Association Winter Educators’ Conference Proceedings, 1 - 3, 22 – 25 Feb 2002, Austin, Texas Lwin, May Oo, J Wirtz and J D Williams (2002), What Net Users Expect for Personal Information: A Social Contract Perspective, in Kenneth R. Evans and Lisa K. Sheer (eds), American Marketing Association Winter Educators’ Conference Proceedings, 201, 22 – 25 Feb 2002, Austin, Texas Lan L L, May Oo Lwin, J D Williams and G H Yu (2002), Disclaimers on the Internet: A Cross-National Analysis, in Kenneth R. Evans and Lisa K. Sheer (eds), American Marketing Association Winter Educators’ Conference Proceedings, 479, 22 – 25 Feb 2002, Austin, Texas 2001 Lwin, May Oo, L L Lan, and J D Williams (2001), Developments in Online Privacy Regulations and an Assessment of Privacy Practices in China, in Ronald P. Hill and Charles R. Taylor (eds.), Marketing and Public Policy Conference Proceedings 2001, Chicago, IL: American Marketing Association, 145-146. 2000 Williams, J D and May Oo Lwin (2000), An Investigation of Perceived Risk of Purchasing Products and Services on the Net. In Proceedings of the 2nd Asia Academy of Management, edited by N. Pangakar. (Paper presented at 2nd Asia Academy of Management Conference, 15-17 December 2000, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore). Lan, L L, M Enright and May Oo Lwin (2000), Marketing Approaches in a Wireless World - An Asia-Pacific perspective. In 2000 DSI Proceedings. (Paper presented at 31st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 18-21 November 2000, Marriott Orlando World Center, Orlando, Florida, United States). Lwin, May Oo and L L Lan (2000), How well does marketing communications adhere to regulations? A comparative evaluation in the US and the UK. In 2000 DSI Proceedings. United States (Paper presented at 31st Annual Meeting of the Decision Science Institute, 18-21 November 2000, Marriott Orlando World Center, Orlando, Florida, United States). Lan, L L, May Oo Lwin and M Enright (2000), Policy Directions for Electronic Commerce : An Asia-Pacific perspective. 29th WDSI Annual Meeting Proceedings. (Paper presented at Western Decision Sciences Institute, Annual Meeting, 18-22 April 2000, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Kapalua, Maui, United States). Wirtz, J and May Oo Lwin (2000), Space Disk Inc. - Establishing a global Internet-based infrastructure service. In The Asian Case Research. Journal's Asian Business Case Writing Conference, pp. 254-261. Singapore: NUS Business School. (Paper presented at The Asian Case Research Journal's Asian Business Case Writing Conference, 13-14 July 2000, Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel, Singapore). 1999 Lan, L L and May Oo Lwin (1999), Electronic commerce initiatives in Southeast Asia: A policy perspective. (Paper presented at 1999 Society for Marketing Advances Conference, 26-30 October 1999, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia) Lwin, May Oo and L L Lan (1999), FPMS in advertising: A comparison of executional techniques and regulations in three countries (Abstract) (Paper presented at 1999 Society for Marketing Advances Conference, 26-30 October 1999, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia). Lwin, May Oo and A Lalwani (1999), Internet marketing strategies of hotels in Asia: Trends and applications for the services sector. (Paper presented at 1999 Society for Marketing Advances Conference, 26-30 October 1999, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia). Wirtz, J, May Oo Lwin, A Miranda and U K Wissmeier (1999), International marketing via the internet: An exploratory investigation. In Proceedings of the International Business South East Asia Regional Conference, edited by Ron Edwards and Chris Nyland, pp. 306-315. vol. II, July 1999. (Paper presented at The Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Region, 8-10 July 1999, Clayton, Australia: Monash University). Lwin, May Oo, J Wirtz and U K Wissmeier (1999), Using the Internet as an International Distribution Channel - An exploratory examination. (Paper presented at Fifth International Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), 4-7 July 1999, Athens, Greece). 1998 Lan, L L, May Oo Lwin and A Khoo (1998), To what extent do Singapore advertisers adhere to codes of advertising practices: A comparative analysis with the United States broadcast media. Paper presented at Seventh Southeast Asia Business Conference, 30-31 May 1998, University of Michigan Business School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.	Resources Internet in Asia Blog The researchers at the Singapore Internet Research Centre maintain a weblog focusing on new developments on the Internet across Asia. The Internet in Asia blog can be accessed here.