Society for Advancement of Management
2002 International Business Conference
“BUSINESS ISSUES IN TRANSITION”
Friday, April 5, 2002
2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Registration
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. SAM
Board Meeting
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception & SAM 90th Anniversary Celebration
8:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Student Orientation
Louis R. F. Preysz, III, SAM
Campus VP
James Stewart, SAM Campus VP
Roxanne Hulsey, Heidi
Stepzinski, and Mark Williams, SAM Collegiate VP’s
(Case Competition Schedule Determined at
this Meeting)**
** = Refers to
sessions of special interest to students
Saturday, April 6, 2002
7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. “Conference Opening and Welcome”
Moustafa H. Abdelsamad, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
General Session
9:15
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Student Case Competition Presentations as
Per Schedule Determined on 4/5/2002
Director: James Stewart, Merrimack College
9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. “Crime and Security in Cyberspace”
Moderator: A. Bequai, Esq.
Judge Leslie Alden, Fairfax County Circuit Court
Steven W. Ray, Esq.
Bruce
Zagaris, Esq.
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Networking Break
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session A Chair:
¹ “Diversification and Organizational Performance in Online Retail Industry”
H. Ulas Ograk, University of Texas-Pan American
Serkan B. Celtek, University of Texas-Pan American
Ercan G. Nasif, University of Texas-Pan American
Discussant:
¹ “Targeting the Child Consumer: Strategies for Global Marketers”
Carol J. Gaumer,
Frostburg State University
Amit Shah, Frostburg
State University
Discussant:
Session
B Chair:
¹ “The Human Capital Index and Firm Performance: A Definite Impact on Shareholder Wealth”
Henry Hornstein, Concordia University, Canada
Owen Parker, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Canada
Discussant:
¹ “A Comparative Study of the Boards of Directors of the Affiliates of Two National Nonprofit Organizations”
Jack C. Green, Pepperdine University
Farzin Madjidi,
Pepperdine University
Discussant:
Session C Chair: Paul Cameron, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
¹ “Workplace Safety! Why More Organizations are Becoming Proactive in Addressing the Problem”
Solomon K. Abraham, University of Florida
Antoinette Lewis,
Nova Southeastern University
Discussant:
¹ “Strategies to Lower Stress Levels of Small Business Owners/Managers and Their Employees”
Solomon K. Abraham, University of Florida
Antoinette Lewis, Nova Southeastern University
Discussant: Michael H. Slotkin, Florida Institute of
Technology
Session D Chair: Allen Kruger, Johnston & Wales University
¹ “Fear Appeals in Fearful Time”
Charles S. Gulas, Wright State University
Discussant: LaVelle H. Mills, West Texas A&M University
¹ “Human Resources: A Strategic Response to Domestic Violence in the Workplace”
John Koziell, Merrimack
College
Discussant:
James Alves, Johnston & Wales University
Session E Chair:
¹ “The Proclivity of Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs) to the Mining and Extractive Sector in Country Members of the Andean Community (AC): The Venezuelan Case”
Heberto Ochoa-Morales, University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Discussant:
¹ “Global Cultures and its Implications on Management”
Alen Badal, Stockton Unified School District
Discussant:
Session F Chair: Paula Ann Hughes, Texas Women College
¹ “Management Education in a Global Village”
Paula Ann Hughes
PANEL TO BE
ANNOUNCED
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Luncheon & Campus Awards
“Investment Strategies for the Emerging Markets”
George Munoz, Principal, Munoz Investment
Banking Group, LLC
Campus Awards, Louis R. F. Preysz, III, SAM
Director & VP Students
Outstanding Campus Chapter Advisor Awards
Outstanding Regional and National SAM Student Awards
1:30 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session A Chair: Tito Guerrero, III, Stephen F. Austin
University
¹ “Organic Evolutionary Patterns in Organizations”
James E. Skibo, University of Dallas
David D. Gordon, University of Dallas
Discussant:
¹ “The Corporate Governance Structures and Mechanisms: A Comparative Pilot Study of Family Large Businesses and Multinational Corporations in India”
S. Manikutty, Indian Institute of Management, India
Discussant:
Session B Chair: Robert J. Vokurka, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
¹ “Performance and Measurement of Success of ISO Certification”
Hossein Jamshidi, Alabama A&M University
Eric Rahimian, Alabama A&M University
Discussant:
¹ “Aircraft Industry Analysis- The Analysis on the Need to Aircraft, as the Example of Boeing Company”
Kuo-Kuang Huang, Nova Southeastern University
Discussant:
Session C Chair:
¹ “The Impact of Unlimited Deposit Insurance on Non-performing Loans: Evidence from Turkey”
Gokhan Karabulut, Istanbul University, Turkey
Discussant:
¹ “The Internationalization of Indonesian Small and Medium Firms”
Heru Satyanugraha, Trisakti University, Indonesia
Discussant: Amit Shah, Frostburg State University
Session
D Chair:
¹ “Action Learning in South Korea: A Method for Developing the Global Leaders of Tomorrow”
Bernardo C. Garcia, Global Leadership Resources, Inc.
Discussant:
¹ “Tools for Control and Improvement of Profitability: An Experience in Mature Market Segments of the European Healthcare Business”
Luigi Negri, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Italy
Costanza Citrini, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Italy
Discussant:
Session E Chair:
¹ “Sexual Harassment and Retaliation: A Double-edged Sword”
William M. Slonaker, Wright State University
Ann C. Wendt,
Wright State University
Discussant: LaVelle H. Mills, West Texas A&M
University
¹ “Diversity Challenges at a Medical Center: A Case Study”
Tesha Dixon, Georgia College and State University
Discussant:
Session F Chair:
¹ “What's Important on Your Resume: United States Versus Australia”
Sara Bliss Kiser, Alabama State University
Tammy Prater, Alabama State University
Barbara Lasky, Swinburne University of Technology
Discussant: Paul Cameron, Texas A&M
University-Corpus Christi
¹ “Students Reactions to Bad Grades: A Preliminary Study Using Teaching Style, Centrality of Education, and the Investment Model as Predictors”
Tracy L. Tuten, Longwood College
David W. Glascoff, Health Care Consultant
Discussant: Michele A. Govekar, Ohio Northern University
2:30 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session A Chair:
¹ “Working in the Chaos Era: A Dilemma for Today's Public Manager”
David Hays, Central Michigan University
Discussant:
¹ “E-Government in Practice - A Case Study in Georgia”
Angela Threater, Georgia College and State University
Discussant:
Session
B Chair: Paula Ann Hughes, Texas Women College
¹ “Telecommuting or Working in the Home v. Federal, State and Local Regulations: Is Anybody Paying Attention? Does Anybody Care?”
Jeffery K. Guiler, Robert Morris College
Maryellen Kelly, Waynesburg College
Discussant:
¹ “E-Commerce Enabled Micro-firms, Leveraging the Internet”
Robert P. Yerex, North Carolina A&T State University
Discussant:
Session C “College Development Strategies”
H.
Ken DeDominicis, University of St. Thomas
Session
D Chair:
¹ “Learning and Teaching Styles on Students' Performance: A Test of TROD Learning Model in Business Courses”
Rowland C. Chidomere, Winston-Salem State University
Paul O. Cloud, Winston-Salem State University
Discussant: Michele A. Govekar, Ohio Northern
University
¹ “An Exploratory Study of Machiavellianism and Self-perceived Performance of Accountants”
Abdul Aziz, College of Charleston
Discussant:
Session E Chair:
¹ “Is Your Money Safe?”
Jason B. Lee, Lee & Co.
Discussant:
¹ “Go Ahead, Get Defensive!”
Jason B. Lee, Lee & Co.
Discussant:
Session F Changing Role of Business School Deans in College Development
Berkwood Farmer (Chair), Wright State University
Moustafa Abdelsamad, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Ron
McNeil, UMASS-Dartmouth
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Networking Break
4:00
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session A Chair:
¹ “E-Commerce: Is it Alive and Well? - A Survey Study”
Sam Nataraj, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Jim Lee, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Discussant:
¹ “Time-Oriented Differences and Team Performance”
Darla Domke-Damonte, Coastal Carolina University
Samuel Wathen,
Coastal Carolina University
Discussant:
¹ “IT Usage in Kuwaiti Industrial Corporations: An Explanatory Investigation”
Omar Khalil, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
M. Tawfik Mady,
Kuwait University, Kuwait
Discussant:
Session B Chair:
¹ “Prescriptions for Change in Management Education: A Non-traditional Approach for Non-traditional Students”
Raymond Blythe, Wayland Baptist University
Richard Corum, Wayland Baptist University
Discussant:
Paula Ann Hughes
¹ “Business Education in Transition”
Matthew Valle, Elon University
Discussant:
¹ “Consumer Privacy: What Information Do Web Sites Collect?”
Jack Cook, Rochester Institute of Technology
Jamie Steinwachs, State University of New York at Geneseo
Linda Chen, State University of New York at Geneseo
Discussant:
Session
C Chair: Michael H. Slotkin, Florida Institute of
Technology
¹ “A Methodology for Selecting Critical Business Processes”
Laura M. Meade, The University of Dallas
Discussant: Robert J. Vokurka, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
¹ “Re-engineering Strategic Management”
M. N. Shahidi, Dalhousie University, Canada
Discussant: Jack C. Green, Pepperdine University
¹ “Revisiting the Links Between Product Diversification, Performance and Risk: The Case of Services”
Sally Sledge, Christopher Newport University
Discussant:
Session D Chair:
¹ “Urban Regeneration: Shaping the Future of African American Communities Through Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century”
Paul O. Cloud, Winston-Salem State University
Rowland C. Chidomere, Winston-Salem State University
Discussant:
¹ “Gateway to Power: Management Make-Over 2002”
Bonnie Garson, Reinhardt
College
Discussant:
¹ “Alternative Theories on Women Business Ownership”
Andrea E. Smith-Hunter, Siena College
Discussant:
Session E Chair:
¹ “Entrepreneurial Management Education: The Inclusion of Management Education into Health Careers Curriculum”
John D. Proe, Shenandoah University
Discussant: Jeffery K. Guiler, Robert Morris College
¹ “Ethical Norms of Functional Specializations”
Robert Page, Southern Connecticut State University
Omid Nodoushani, Southern Connecticut State University
Discussant:
¹ “Just Ask and Listen: Employee Thoughts About Voice”
Tracy L. Tuten, Longwood College
George R. Gray,
Virginia Commonwealth University
Discussant:
Session F Chair:
¹ “Just Good Common Sense: The Use of Personalized Benefits Statement to Enhance Employees' Knowledge of Benefits”
Cheryl L. Adkins, Longwood College
Kevin W. Mossholder, Louisiana State University
Discussant:
¹ “Planning Can Maximize the Benefit of Social Security Receipts”
Neal R. VanZante,
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Discussant:
¹ “Consumer Response to Private Brands: An Investigation in the City of Rio De Janeiro”
Roberta Palermo de Lima, COPPEAD - Federal University of Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Angela da Rocha, COPPEAD - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Discussant: Suzette M. Jelinek, Auburn University
Sunday, April 7, 2002
7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Registration
8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session A Chair:
¹ “The Euro: Will it Survive?”
Balasundram Maniam, Sam Houston State University
James B. Bexley, Sam Houston State University
Joe James, Sam Houston State University
Discussant:
James Alves, Johnson & Wales University
¹ “China's Entry to the WTO: What Will Change? What Must Change?”
David Ahlstrom, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Michael N. Young, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Anil Nair, Old
Dominion University
Session B Chair: Ralph Foster, Auburn University
¹ “Terrorism's Impact on Human Resource Management”
Edward L. Powers, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Discussant: Louis R. F. Preysz III, Flagler College
¹ “Best Practices for Plant Closings: Maintaining Employee Satisfaction and Productivity”
Rodney E. Hilpirt, West Texas A&M University
LaVelle H. Mills,
West Texas A&M University
Discussant: Robert J. Vokurka, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Session C Chair: Allen Kruger, Johnson & Wales University
¹ “Adult Student Attitudes Toward Group Projects and Peer Evaluation”
Jack C. Green, Pepperdine University
Frieda L. Gehlen, Pepperdine University
Mark A. Fisher, Enron Wind
Discussant: Katy Peeples, Texas A&M University-Corpus
Christi
¹ “Leadership: One School's Approach to Teaching the Course”
Richard Peregoy, University of Dallas
Discussant:
Session D Chair: Thomas B. Wilson
¹ “Changing the Way we Manage Change”
William I. Sauser, Jr., Auburn University
Lane D. Sauser, Auburn University
Discussant:
¹ “An Analysis of Employment Discrimination Claims Associated with Layoffs”
Scott David Williams, Wright State University
William M. Slonaker, Wright State University
Ann C. Wendt, Wright State University
Discussant:
Session E Chair:
¹ “Corporate Governance in the Chinese Banking System --- A Comparative Study Between Shareholding Banks and State-owned Banks”
Sisi Zhang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lei Wang
Stanley Huang
Discussant: James B. Bexley, Sam Houston State
University
¹ “Current Legal and Policy Environment for Chinese Banking Industry”
Sisi Zhang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lei Wang
Xie Jiepeng
Discussant: Joe
James, Sam Houston State University
Session F Chair:
¹ “Privacy Policies: Are They Meeting Users’
Needs?”
Jack Cook, Rochester institute
of Technology
Robyn Smith, State University of
New York at Geneseo
Katherine Edmonds, State University of New York at Geneseo
Discussant:
¹ “Web Accessibility: How Does Your State Eye Up”
Douglas Golub, State University
of New York at Geneseo
Jamie Phillips, State University
of New York at Geneseo
Laura Cook, State University of
New York at Geneseo
Jack Cook, Rochester Institute of Technology
Discussant:
9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Chair: Suzette M. Jelinek, Auburn University
Session A ¹ “Viral Marketing: Word-of-Mouth for the Internet Age”
Elizabeth Combs, Texas A&M
University-Corpus Christi
Discussant:
¹ “Change in the Arab Marketing Scene: Implications for Multinationals”
Marouane Trimeche, Kyoto University-Japan
Kondo Fumio, Kyoto University-Japan
Session B Chair:
¹ “Can We Identify Which Elements of Intelligence (Human Abilities) Are Required for Successful Leadership in Select Situations”
David Wolshon, Baker College
Laura A. Pogue, Baker College
Discussant:
¹ “Managing Employee Empowerment”
James R. Maxwell, Wilkes University
Discussant:
Session C Chair: Louis R. F. Preysz III, Flagler College
¹ “Comparison of Emergent and Traditional Companies and Their Employees in Small Business”
Chin-Yueh Huang, Ta Hwa Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Discussant:
¹
“Succession of a Family Business From Father to Daughter”
Ashley M. Carter, Ohio Northern University
Discussant:
Session D Chair: James B. Bexley, Sam Houston State University
¹ “Using E-Commerce in Business and Banking”
James B. Bexley, Sam Houston State University
Balasundram Maniam, Sam Houston State University
Joe B. James, Sam
Houston State University
Discussant: Jim
Lee, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Joe James, Sam Houston State University
James B. Bexley, Sam Houston State University
Cannon Ray Amos, Hearne Steel Co., Inc.
Discussant:
Session E Chair: