JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

Aref A. Al-Ashban and Mohammed A. Burney, (2001) “Customer Adoption of Tele-Banking Technology: The Case of Saudi Arabia”, The International Journal of Bank Marketing, Vol. 19, Number 5, pp.191-200.

Aref Alashban, Zinkhan, George M., Linda Hayes, and Anne Balazs, (2002) “International Brand Standardization / Adaptation: Antecedents and Consequences”, Journal of International Marketing, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 22-48.

Aref A. Alashban and Mohammed A. Burney, (2003) “Key Antecedents to Cosmetics Use Among Women: Empirical Evidence From Saudi Arabia”, Journal of International Selling and Sales Management, (forthcoming).

Aref A. Alashban, (2005) “An Exploratory Study of Sales Forecasting Techniques in Saudi Arabia”, Journal of International Selling and Sales Management, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 3-18.

M. Sadiq Sohail and Aref A. Alashban, (2009) “Industrial Buyer-Supplier Relationship: Perspectives from an Emerging Middle East Market”, International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 341-360.

M. Sadiq Sohail and Aref A. Alashban, (2009) “An Analysis of Product-Market Strategy and Export Performance: Evidence from SME’S in Saudi Arabia”, International Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 13, Special Issue, pp. 49-65.

SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES:

2004                 Alhassan Abdul-Muhmin and Aref Alashban “Environmental Knowledge, Concerns, and Attitudes Among Consumers in Saudi Arabia”, 2^nd Conference on Administrative Sciences: Meeting the Challenges of the Globalization Age, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,    pp. 411-430.

2003                 Aref Alashban, “The Role of Higher Education in Development”, Cultural Days of The Saudi Universities in Jordanian Universities, Jordan, pp.393-417.

2002                 Khaled Bubshait and Aref Alashban, "The Role of the Private Sector in Training Locals to Meet Job Market Demand in Saudi Arabia:     Proposed Model", Innovation and Renewal of Leadership Conference, Beirut – Lebanon, pp. 154-184.

Jan 2001           Submitted a co-authored paper entitled "The Role of the Private Sector in Training Locals to Meet Job Market Demand in Saudi Arabia: Proposed Model", Symposium on the Contributions of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Training the Graduates of Educational Institutions, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

April 2000         Attended a conference on "Education for Global Practice in the 21^st Century: Accreditation and Assessment", Organized by United Engneering Foundation, Barga, Italy

Nov 1999          Submitted and presented a paper entitled “Analysis of the Link Between Management Education and Job Opportunities: The Case of Saudi Arabia” pp.33-39, Conference on the Renewal of Management Education, Tunisia.

Oct 1999          Submitted a co-authored paper entitled “Technology Development in Saudi Arabia: Pros and Cons”, The big symposium in the occasion of 100 years since the establishment of the Kingdom, King Saud University, Riyadh.

Sep 1999           Submitted a co-authored paper entitled “Planning R&D Projects: RI-KFUPM Experience”, ESCWA Expert Group Meeting on Project Planning and Management in Research and Development and Quality Assurance, Beirut-Lebanon.

May 1999         Submitted and presented a co-authored paper entitled “Employment Opportunities in Services Sector in Saudi Arabia”, The Annual 12^th Meeting of the Saudi Economic Association, Riyadh.

Apr 1999          Attended a conference on “Human Development in the Arab World”, Cairo-Egypt.

Apr 1999          Attended a conference on “Higher Education and Scientific Research: The Challenge of the 21^st Century”, organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh.

Mar 1999          Submitted and presented a co-authored paper entitled “Business Incubators: Their Contribution to the Industrial Development in Saudi Arabia”, Seminar in Small Firms and Ways to Finance Them, sponsored by Ministry of Finance, Riyadh.

Mar 1998          Submitted and presented a co-authored paper entitled “Business Incubators: A Model for Saudi Arabia” in the Conference on Administrative Sciences: New Horizon and Roles in Development, pp. 774-782, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Feb 1998           Attended “a Conference in Higher Education” - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sep 1996           Attended “Small & Medium Business Incubator” conference - Beirut, Lebanon.

1991-1995         Attended several regional Marketing conferences - University of Houston, U.S.A.

Feb 1987           Attended the “10th National Computer Conference” - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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