The 10th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Business, Economy, Management, and Social Studies (10th IBEMS) was held successfully on September 9, 2026, conducted virtually via Zoom and streamed live on YouTube. The conference was organized by Research Synergy Foundation and the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia, co-hosted by University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), Vietnam.
IBEMS is an annual academic conference organized by Research Synergy Foundation. The conference carried the theme "Building Shared Futures; Bridging Business, Economy, Management," inviting researchers, lecturers, students, practitioners, and academicians to exchange and share their thoughts and findings across various spectrums in the field of business, economy, management, and social studies.
The 10th IBEMS successfully gathered speakers, presenters, scientific reviewers, session chairs, and participants from more than 22 countries around the globe, such as Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cyprus, Philippines, Pakistan, Iraq, Taiwan, Cambodia, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Egypt, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Russia, Switzerland, and many more.
In the session. With the list of presenters and research titles:
| Track Management | ||
| Paper ID | Presenter | Paper Title |
| BEM26105 | Dian Palupi | From Digital Platform Experience to Secondhand Fashion Purchasing Habits: The Roles of Consumer Motivation, Purchase Intention, and Paradoxical Consumption |
| BEM26109 | Febri Chrisanty | Maximizing the Strategic Alliance Performance Through Dynamic Reconfiguration: Empirical Study From Institutional Learning Framework |
| BEM26111 | Nguyen Duc Nhan Le | Harnessing Mhealth App Coolness for Social Marketing: Creating User Value and Fostering Citizenship Behavior |
| 198082 | Ratri Amelia Aisyah | Influence of Influencer Credibility, Emotional Appeal, and Purchase Intention on TikTok |
| BEM26124 | Nabilah Ratnaduhita Firjatullah | When ESG Meets Capital Structure: The Moderating Role of Board Gender Diversity |
Track Management
Presenter: Dian Palupi
Paper Title: From Digital Platform Experience to Secondhand Fashion Purchasing Habits: The Roles of Consumer Motivation, Purchase Intention, and Paradoxical Consumption
List of Questions:
- Usman Mohammed: "How does consumer motivation and purchase intention on digital platforms influence paradox consumption in secondhand fashion?"
- Daryn Banawis: "How can digital platforms encourage consumers to buy secondhand fashion more sustainably while still following fashion trends?"
- Aera Acar: "If consumers purchase secondhand fashion because they want to be more sustainable, but they end up purchasing more clothing than they normally would, can that behavior still be considered sustainable?"
Presenter: Febri Chrisanty
Paper Title: Maximizing the Strategic Alliance Performance Through Dynamic Reconfiguration: Empirical Study From Institutional Learning Framework
List of Questions:
- Aera Acar: "How can organizations determine whether a change in their alliance is a genuine strategic improvement rather than simply a reaction to short-term market pressure?"
- Usman Mohammed: "How does dynamic reconfiguration within an institutional learning framework help maximise strategic alliance performance?"
- Trishna Rani Bhawal: "How can small organizations or educational initiatives leverage dynamic reconfiguration and institutional learning to build stronger strategic alliances with limited resources?"
Presenter: Nguyen Duc Nhan Le
Paper Title: Harnessing Mhealth App Coolness for Social Marketing: Creating User Value and Fostering Citizenship Behavior
List of Questions:
- Trishna Rani Bhawal: "How can mHealth platforms effectively address emotional well-being and loneliness in educators and learners, while encouraging long-term user engagement and digital citizenship?"
- Aera Acar: "If users find an mHealth platform useful and engaging but are still unwilling to participate in community-oriented health behaviors, what other factors might explain the gap between individual user value and citizenship behavior?"
- Christine Jewelle Rapsing: "What factors make users more willing to engage with MHealth apps and participate in activities that benefit their communities?"
- Donna Mae L. Pernia: "How can MHealth apps use social marketing strategies to transform users' experiences with loneliness into opportunities for meaningful social connection and positive community participation?"
- Usman Mohammed: "How can the 'coolness' of mHealth apps be harnessed in social marketing to create user value and encourage citizenship behaviour?"
- Jecel Ayala: "How can Mhealth apps create enough value for users to encourage them to stay engaged and develop positive behaviors, especially among people experiencing loneliness?"
Presenter: Nabilah Ratnaduhita Firjatullah
Paper Title: When ESG Meets Capital Structure: The Moderating Role of Board Gender Diversity
List of Questions:
- Donna Mae L. Pernia: "How can board gender diversity strengthen the integration of ESG considerations into capital structure decisions, and what practical steps can companies take to achieve this?"
- Christine Jewelle Rapsing: "Do you think the impact of board gender diversity on ESG and capital structure differs across industries or countries? Why?"
- Trishna Rani Bhawal: "What unique challenges do emerging markets face when applying Upper Echelons Theory to enhance ESG outcomes through gender-diverse boards?"
- Usman Mohammed: "How does board gender diversity moderate the relationship between ESG practices and a firm’s capital structure?"
- Hauwa Mahmood Adam: "Sister Nabila, what is the aim and objective of the research and how is it contributing to existing knowledge?"
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