Academic and Business Research Institute Conference - Orlando 2009

Proceedings by Registration Number

To view Conference Orlando 2009 proceedings by confirmed registration number, select from one of the following submissions.

OC09002 – International Business; BRANDING IN CHINA: GLOBAL PRODUCT STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES; Ilan Alon, Rollins College; Romie F. Littrell, Auckland University of Technology; Allan K.K. Chan, Hong Kong Baptist University.

OC09003 – International Business; The Effect of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Developing Countries ; E. M. Ekanayake, Bethune-Cookman University;Dasha Chatrna, University of Florida.

OC09005 – Management/Marketing; Sharia Versus the Fed: Why Leverage Ratios and Interest Rate Determination Will Undergo a Profound Change; Brent Dalrymple, University of Central Florida.

OC09006 – International Business; The Re-industrialization Strategy in the Global Economy; Aysar Philip Sussan, Bethune Cookman University; Reem D. Kassira, University of Phoenix.

OC09007 – Accounting/Finance; DEFERRED TAXES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNIT PROBLEM; Ron Colley, University of West Georgia; Joseph Rue, Florida Gulf Coast University; Ara Volkan, Florida Gulf Coast University.

OC09008 – Accounting/Finance; Overvalued Equity and Audit Discretionary Accruals; Terrance Skantz, Florida Atlantic University; Robert Houmes, Jacksonville University.

OC09009 – Accounting/Finance; GOING PUBLIC—MICROSOFT, 1986; Barry Wilbratte, University of St. Thomas-Houston; Hassan Shirvani, University of St. Thomas-Houston.

OC09011 – Economics; Monetary Policy and Housing Bubbles: A Multinational Perspective; Bill Seyfried, Rollins College.

OC09012 – Economics; The European stock market impulse to the US financial crisis; Nahid Kalbasi Anaraki, Islamic Azad University.

OC09013 – Higher Education; The Giraffe Inquiry; Barbara Gerst, Rockyview Schools.

OC09014 – Management/Marketing; Evaluating Ethical Integrity: How Organizations in Northeast Florida Downsize During an Economic Recession; Julius Demps, Jacksonville University; Erica Baker,CSX Transportation, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL.

OC09015 – Management/Marketing; A study of the effectiveness of fear appeals PSA's on young adult college students; Ron Lennon, University of South Florida - Sarasota, Randall Rentfro, Nova Southeastern University.

OC09016 – Higher Education; Universities and Technology Transfer: Investigating Efficiency and Effectiveness; Carolyn Fausnaugh, Florida Institute of Technology.

OC09017 – Management/Marketing; Branding a Business School: the Intersection of Scholarship and Practical Experience; Christine Wright-Isak, Florida Gulf Coast University.

OC09018 – Higher Education; 360 Approach to Assessing Cross-Cultural Intelligence: The use of Film; Wilbur I. Smith, Florida A&M University; Nanda R. Shrestha, Florida A&M University; Charles L. Evans, Florida A&M University.

OC09019 – Higher Education; 360 Approach to Assessing Cross-Cultural Intelligence: The use of Film; Wilbur I. Smith, Florida A&M University; Nanda R. Shrestha, Florida A&M University; Charles L. Evans, Florida A&M University.

OC09020 – Higher Education; 360 Approach to Assessing Cross-Cultural Intelligence: The use of Film; Wilbur I. Smith, Florida A&M University; Nanda R. Shrestha, Florida A&M University; Charles L. Evans, Florida A&M University.

OC09022 – International Business; The Effect of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Developing Countries; E. M. Ekanayake, Bethune-Cookman University; Dasha Chatrna, University of Florida.

OC09023 – Higher Education; A leadership deficit: The discipline of development; Linda M. Ellington, Palm Beach Atlantic University.

OC09024 – Higher Education; The South Africa Project, Aviation Educational Initiative; Rhett Yates, Jacksonville University.

OC09025 – Management/marketing; CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON ADVERTISING RECALL; Nora Martin, University of South Carolina; Dianne Prince, Clayton University.

OC09030 – Higher Education; SA Theoretical and Practical Model for Global Business and Entrepreneurship Education; Charles Mambula, Langston University; Israel Chidi Agwamba, AfroTrading.

OC09031 – Higher Education; Student Teachers’ Knowledge Of School Law: Are Our Newest Teachers Cognizant Enough?; Charles Waggoner, Eastern New Mexico University.

OC09033 – Ethics and Behavioral Studies; WHAT GOES ON AT HOME DOESN’T STAY AT HOME: THE EFFECT OF FAMILY RELATED CONFLICT ON INTERPRETING AND DEALING WITH COMMON WORKPLACE EVENTS; JOHN LEAPTROTT, Georgia Southern University; J. MICHAEL MCDONALD, Georgia Southern University.

OC09036 – MIS/IT; The Perceptions of Business Students Regarding Management Information Systems (MIS) Programs; Patrick Hogan, Turner college of Business; Lei Li, Turner college of Business.

OC09037 – Economics; DOES IT TAKE AN ECONOMIC RECESSION TO ADVANCE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP?; Paul van Putten, Lynn University; Robert D. Green, Lynn University.

OC09038 – Accounting/Finance; Real estate lending - some bankers just never learn: a logistical regression analysis; Fred Hays, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Stephen De Lurgio, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Arthur Gilbert, Jr., University of West Florida.

OC09039 – Management/Marketing; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS’ AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF SELECTED COMMUNICATION COMPETENCIES; Donald E. English, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Edgar Manton, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Janet Walker, Texas A&M University-Commerce. PowerPoint

OC09040 – Ethics and Behavioral Studies; WHAT GOES ON AT HOME DOESN’T STAY AT HOME: THE EFFECT OF FAMILY RELATED CONFLICT ON INTERPRETING AND DEALING WITH COMMON WORKPLACE EVENTS; JOHN LEAPTROTT, Georgia Southern University; J. MICHAEL MCDONALD, Georgia Southern University.

OC09041 – MIS/IT; A Revisit to the Legal Issues in the Formation of Electronic Contract Towards Facilitating E-Business; Siti Salwani Razali, International Islamic University Malaysia.

OC09042 – Accounting / Finance; An Analysis of the Applicability of Credit Scoring for Microfinance; Joris Van Gool, Katholieke Universiteit - Leuven, Belgium; Bart Baesens, University of Southampton - United Kingdom; Piet Sercu1, Katholieke Universiteit - Leuven, Belgium; Wouter Verbeke1, Katholieke Universiteit - Leuven, Belgium.

OC09043 – International Business; Consumers’ Online Information Search: A Cross-Cultural Study between China and Western Europe; Alexander Vuylstekea,Katholieke Universiteit - Leuven, Belgium; Zhong Wenb, Tsinghua University - Beijing China; Bart Baesensc, Katholieke Universiteit - Leuven, Belgium; Jonas Poelmansd - Katholieke Universiteit - Leuven, Belgium.

OC09044 – Accounting/Finance; HAS THE ADOPTION OF SFAS 158 CAUSED FIRMS TO UNDERESTIMATE PENSION LIABILITY? A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE FINANCIAL REPORTING IMPACT OF SFAS 158; Robert Houmes, Jacksonville University; Bob Boylan, Jacksonville University.

OC09047 – Ethics and Behavioral Studies; Faculty’s Leadership Role in Creating Climates of Academic Integrity; Victoria McCarthy, Austin Peay State University; Robyn Hulsart, Austin Peay State University.

OC09049 – Higher Education; Indirect Cost Rate Variation for University Research: An Empirical Investigation of Overhead Rate Determinants; Martha Lair Sale, Florida Institute of Technology; R. Samuel Sale, Lamar University.

OC09050 – Instructional Pedagogies; Data Envelopment Analysis: A Primer for Novice Users and Students at all Levels; R. Samuel Sale, Lamar University; Martha Lair Sale, Florida Institute of Technology.

OC09052 – Higher education; The Mathematics Culture of Teachers in Low Performing Schools: A Case Study of Educational Leadership; C.E. Davis, North Carolina Central University; Laurel Mallone, North Carolina Central University.

OC09053 – MIS/IT; The Effects of Students’ Knowledge and Attitude on the Classroom Performance: Focusing on Computer Self-Efficacy; Ulysses J. Brown, III, Savannah State University; Yonpae Park, Savannah State University; Sungwoo Jung, Columbus State University.

OC09054 – Higher Education; Promoting the Academy - The Challenges of Marketing Higher Education; Alfred G. Hawkins, Rockhurst University; Katherine M. Frohoff, Rockhurst University.

OC09055 – Accounting / Finance; Black Swans and VaR; Michael Adams, Jacksonville University; Barry Thornton, Jacksonville University.

OC09057 – Instructional Pedagogies; Developing Higher Level Thinking; Barbara Limbach, Chadron State College; Wendy Waugh, Chadron State College.

OC09058 – Instructional Pedagogies; A comparison of student achievement in ECO 3401 (Quantitative Business Tools I) delivered through video streaming versus face-to-face lecture; Bob Potter, University of Central Florida; Tarek Buhagiar, University of Central Florida.

OC09059 – Instructional Pedagogies; A comparison of student achievement in ECO 3401 (Quantitative Business Tools I) delivered through video streaming versus face-to-face lecture; Bob Potter, University of Central Florida; Tarek Buhagiar, University of Central Florida.

OC09060 – Instructional Pedagogies; Developing Higher Level Thinking; Barbara Limbach, Chadron State College; Wendy Waugh, Chadron State College.

OC09061 – Higher Education; The Multiple Roles of Women Pursuing Doctoral Studies; Laurell Malone, North Carolina Central University.

OC09062 – Instructional Pedagogies; SMART Program - Site-Based Mentoring Program for African-American Students in Low Performing Schools; Laurell Malone, North Carolina Central University; C.E. Davis,North Carolina Central University.

OC09063 – Ethics and Behavioral Studies; Comparing Men’s and Women’s Perception of Modality of Teaching Business Ethics; Iraj Mahdavi, National University.

OC09064 – Economics; BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND CURRENT FDI TRENDS IN POLAND; Lucyna Kornecki, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

OC09065 – Instructional Pedagogies; Using Video Feedback to Measure Self-Efficacy; Linda Bobo, Stephen F. Austin State University; Amanda Andrews, Troy University.

OC09066 – Instructional Pedagogies; Using video feedback to evaluate clinical instruction; Amanda Andrews, Troy University;Linda Bobo, Stephen F Austin University; Amy Spurlock, Troy University.

OC09067 – Instructional Pedagogies; What’s With these Middle Schoolers?; William C. Root, Augusta State University.

OC09068 – Economics; DOES IT TAKE AN ECONOMIC RECESSION TO ADVANCE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP?; Paul van Putten, Lynn University; Robert D. Green, Lynn University.

OC09069 – Accounting/Finance; COMPLEXITY IN CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTING: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT; Hassan A. Said, Austin Peay State University.

OC09070 – Accounting/Finance; Green Accounting – A Proposition for EA/ER Conceptual Implementation Methodology; Heba Y. M. Abdel-Rahim, University of Florida; Yousef M. Abdel-Rahim, King Saud Univ., Saudi Arabia.

OC09072 – Management/Marketing; Family-supportive policies: the employer-sponsored child-care approach as an influence of the relationship between work and family outcomes; Jacquelyn Barcenas-Frausto, Argosy University.

OC09073 – Management/Marketing; The Managerial Mistakes that a CEO Must Avoid; Anthony DiPrimio, Holy Family University.

OC09075 – Higher Education/Accreditation; The impact of students’ expectations of grades and perceptions of course difficulty and workload on faculty evaluations ; Barry Thornton, Jacksonville University; Mohamad Sepehri, Jacksonville University, Michael Adams, Jacksonville University.

OC09076 – Instructional Pedagogies; Preparing for an AACSB MAC Visit; Raymond Papp, University of Tampa.

OC09077 – Management/Marketing; Hospital Management Reform: A Step to Healthcare Reform; Peter Heine, Stetson University.

OC09079 – Higher Education/Accreditation; Student Evaluations of Teaching: Perceived Merits and Disadvantages, and Suggestions for Improving the Assessment Method; James E. Miller, Harding University.

OC09084 – Accounting/Finance; TEJAS STEEL SUPPLY, INC. CASE; James Bexley, Sam Houston State University; Joe James, Sam Houston State University.

OC09085 – Higher Education/Accreditation; Is Networking at Conferences MORE Important than Publishing?; Leo A. Mallette, Pepperdine University; Leslie Evans, Pepperdine University; Clare Berger, Pepperdine University.

OC09089 – Ethics/Behavioral Studies; THE ROLE OF INTEGRITY IN INDIVIDUAL AND EFFECTIVE CORPORATE LEADERSHIP; Jan Warren Duggar, Holy Family University.

OC09090 – Accounting/Finance; Performance of Exchange-Traded Sector Index Funds in the October 9, 2007-March 9, 2009 Bear Market; Ilhan Meric, Rider University; Kathleen Dunne, Rider University; Charles W. McCall, Rider University; Gulser Meric, Rowan University.

OC09091 – Instructional Pedagogies; ISSUES IN OFFERING NUMERIC BASED COURSES IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT; Scott Mensch, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

OC09092 – Instructional Pedagogies; Improving Distance Education Through Student Online Orientation Classes; Scott Mensch, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

OC09095 – Management/Marketing; Constructive Deviance: Striving Toward Organizational Change; Dana L. Robbins, The University of Tampa; Bella L. Galperin, The University of Tampa.

OC09096 – Higher Education/Accreditation; TRANSFER OF LEARNING ACROSS COURSES IN AN MBA CURRICULUM: AN ANECDOTAL STUDY; Robert Stretcher, Sam Houston State University; Geraldine E. Hynes, Sam Houston State University; Balasundram Maniam, Sam Houston State University.

OC09097 – Accounting/Finance; Performance of Exchange-Traded Sector Index Funds in the October 9, 2007-March 9, 2009 Bear Market; Ilhan Meric, Rider University; Kathleen Dunne, Rider University; Charles W. McCall, Rider University; Gulser Meric, Rowan University.

OC09098 – Management/Marketing; Evaluating Ethical Integrity: How Organizations in Northeast Florida Downsize During an Economic Recession; Julius Demps, Jacksonville University; Erica Baker,CSX Transportation, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL.

OC09099 – International; Educational Policy-making in Kenya: the case for paradigm change in a developing nation; Judy Garcia, Prince George County Schools.

OC09100 – Economics; Poverty Reduction – From entitlement to functioning of the poor; Mohammod Lutful Kabir, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

OC09100 – Economics; Poverty Reduction – From entitlement to functioning of the poor; Mohammod Lutful Kabir, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

OC09101 – Higher Education/Accreditation; The Relationship Between Student Grade Expectations and Perceptions of Instructor Easiness and Teaching Evaluations; Barry Thornton, Jacksonville University; Mohamad Sepehri, Jacksonville University, Michael Adams, Jacksonville University.

OC09102 – Management/marketing; Evaluating alternative strategies to address the upcoming shortage of commercial airline pilots; Brian Smith, Jacksonville University; Jan Warren Duggar, Holy Family University.

OC09103 – Management/Marketing; Constructive Deviance: Striving Toward Organizational Change; Dana L. Robbins, The University of Tampa; Bella L. Galperin, The University of Tampa.

OC09104 – Management/Marketing; Indoor multimedia network model and remote control in e-advertising in international business ; MISLAV ŠIMUNIC, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija, Croatia; ELVIS MUJACEVIC, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija, Croatia; LJUBICA PILEPIC, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija, Croatia.

OC09105 – Management/Marketing; Indoor multimedia network model and remote control in e-advertising in international business ; MISLAV ŠIMUNIC, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija, Croatia; ELVIS MUJACEVIC, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija, Croatia; LJUBICA PILEPIC, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija, Croatia.

OC09106 – Accounting/Finance; PURCHASE vs. ACQUISITION METHODS OF BUSINESS COMBINATIONS; Peter Aghimien, Indiana University South Bend.

OC09107 – Accounting/Finance; INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING, STANDARD SETTING, AND PATTERNS OF ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENT; Peter Aghimien, Indiana University South Bend.

OC09108 – Instructional Pedagogies; Reality-Based Learning in a Business Writing Course: How to be a Reality Star in a Dynamic Global Marketplace; Kevin A. Cojanu, Kaplan University; Cedrick Gibson, Indian River State College; Susan B. Pettine, Kaplan University. PowerPoint

OC09109 – Instructional Pedagogies; Reality-Based Learning in a Business Writing Course: How to be a Reality Star in a Dynamic Global Marketplace; Kevin A. Cojanu, Kaplan University; Cedrick Gibson, Indian River State College; Susan B. Pettine, Kaplan University. PowerPoint

OC09110 – Instructional Pedagogies; Reality-Based Learning in a Business Writing Course: How to be a Reality Star in a Dynamic Global Marketplace; Kevin A. Cojanu, Kaplan University; Cedrick Gibson, Indian River State College; Susan B. Pettine, Kaplan University. PowerPoint

OC09111 – Accounting/Finance; South African Equity Market Reaction to the 2010 World Cup Announcement; Pat Obi, Purdue University; J. Surujlal, Vaal University of Technology, Republic of South Africa; O. Okubena, Vaal University of Technology, Republic of South Africa.

OC09112 – Higher Education/Accreditation; UTILIZATION OF CONSULTANT FIELD BASED LEARNING IN AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES; Don Sciglimpaglia, San Diego State University; Howard Toole, San Diego State University.

OC09113 – Management/Marketing; On the Sensitivity of Firm Risk to Executive Compensation (Vega Effect) — the Effect of Life Cycle; Lin, Y.C. George, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan; Tsu, Yi-tsen, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan.

OC09114 – Higher Education/Accreditation; UTILIZATION OF CONSULTANT FIELD BASED LEARNING IN AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES; Don Sciglimpaglia, San Diego State University; Howard Toole, San Diego State University.

OC09115 – Higher Education/Accreditation; Trouble-Free Travel with University Students: A Faculty Chaperone Perspective; Jacqueline Williams, North Carolina State A & T University.

OC09116 – Instructional Pedagogies; Testing Options for Online Delivery of Undergraduate Economics Courses; Kathleen Vinlove, Park University.

OC09117 – Accounting/Finance; Financial Profiling for Detecting Operational Risk by Data Mining; Ali Serhan Koyuncugil, Capital Markets Board of Turkey, Turkey; Nermin Ozgulbas, Baskent University, Turkey.

OC09118 – Management/Marketing; Does gas price impact the marketing duration of residential real estate?; Louise Waller, Longwood University; Bennie Waller, Longwood University.

OC09119 – International; International Financial Institution Investments in Tourism and Hospitality; JOŽE PERIC, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija; ELVIS MUJACEVIC, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija; MISLAV ŠIMUNIC, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija.

OC09120 – MIS/IT; The Effects of Students’ Knowledge and Attitude on the Classroom Performance: Focusing on Computer Self-Efficacy; Ulysses J. Brown, III, Savannah State University; Yonpae Park, Savannah State University; Sungwoo Jung, Columbus State University.

OC09121 – Accounting/Finance; Persistence Pays when Posting Payments; Rodney Baker, E. O. Breeze Division, F. V. Tech LLC.PowerPoint

OC09122 – Accounting/Finance; Do Auditors Make Mistakes? The Nature of Audit Deficiencies During the Sarbanes Oxley Period; Jill Dequila, Jacksonville University; Ruth O’Keefe, Jacksonville University; Robert Boylan, Jacksonville University.

OC09123 - Accounting/Finance; Insider Ownership and Stock Price Performance: How Greater Concentrations of Insider Ownership Affects Returns of Firms with Various Price-to-Earnings Ratios; Robert Houmes, Jacksonville University; Robert Boylan, Jacksonville University; Denise Dickins, East Carolina University.

OC09124 – Management/marketing; CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON ADVERTISING RECALL; Nora Martin, University of South Carolina; Dianne Prince, Clayton University.

OC09125 - Instructional Technology; Podcasting in higher education: does it make a difference?; Jeffery Harrison, Jacksonville University; Barry Thornton, Jacksonville University; Rhett Yates, Jacksonville University.

OC09126 – Management/Marketing; A Micro Level View of the Self-Reinforcement Process; Mohamed Sepehri, Jacksonville University; Matrecia James, Jacksonville University.

OC09127 - Instructional Pedagogies; Effective Small Group Strategies That Foster Greater Learning Outcomes in the Classroom; Michael Adams, Jacksonville University; Susan Adams, Life Discovery Counseling Center.