Proceedings - Table of
Contents
Accounting I
(Cost/Managerial/AIS)
An ERP Applications Class: How To Begin and Continuously Improve
It
Mohsen Sharifi,
California State University Fullerton
Gary McCombs, Eastern
Michigan Univesity
The Changing Nature of Public Higher Education
Funding and Its Effects on Institutions
Alex Cameron, Eastern
Washington University
Public Universities, The Use of Incremental Analysis
Alex Cameron, Eastern
Washington University
The Value Relevance of the Mandated Service Quality Reports in the
Airline Industry
Khim Sim,
Western New England College
Hian Chye
Koh, NANYANG TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
Shekar Shetty,
WNEC
Understanding Accounting Students' Learning and its Relation to
Academic Achievement:
Evangeline Elijido-Ten, Swinburne University
of Technology
Escalation of Commitment to Failing Projects: Exploring the
Phenomenon, its Causes, and
Remedies in Vietnames Business Enterprises
Vidya Awasthi,
Seattle University
Accounting II (Audit/Financial/Tax)
The career advancement of young Australian women in accounting
Louise Kloot, Swinburne
Robin Pike, Swinburne
Foreign Direct Investment of U. S. and Non-U.S. Listed
Multinational Enterprises: Tax Policy
Haroldene Wunder, Cal
State University Sacramento
Operationalizing the Accounting Theory
Course: An Illustration Involving Comparative
Howard Shapiro, Eastern
Washington University
Corporate Governance in an International Context: Legal Systems,
Financing Patterns, and
Steven Mintz, Claremont McKenna College
Revenue Recognition Issues in Software Services Industry
Mohan Kuruvilla,
Houston Baptist University
John Philip, Houston
Baptist University
Earnings Management and Credit Rating
Torng-Her Lee, National Dong Hwa University
Yi-Fang Ku, National Dong
Hwa University
Chi-Fei
Wang, National Dong Hwa University
Haimin Chen, Dahan Institute of Technology
Investigation of Learning Preferences of Students in Advanced
Accounting and Other
Lloyd Sage, Governos State University
Judith Sage, Sage &
Sage
"Income" Measures that are Unsuitable for
"Cash-based" Decisions
Bruce Samuelson, Pepperdine University
Morcos Massoud,
Claremont McKenna College
Eunsup (Daniel) Shim, Sacred
Heart University
Information Technology and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
David Olsen, Utah State
University
David Luthy,
Utah State University
Approaches to Corporate Governance Worldwide
James Dugan, Swinburne University of Technology
Irene Tempone, Swinburne University of Technology
Business Law and Ethics
Wage Garnishment and the Consumer Credit Protection Act - The
Curse or Savior of the
John Williams,
Northwestern State University
Privileged Communications Between Tax Shelter Promoters and Their
Clients Challenged
James Taylor, Claremont
McKenna College
Business & Public Policy/Strategy
Commercialisation and Competition in
Public Sector Authorities - a Case Study in Hunting
With the Hares and
Running With the Hounds
Louise Kloot, Swinburne
Val Clulow,
Swinburne
The Optimal Timing of Privatization: Theory and An Application to
the case of Taiwan
Chia-Ying Ma, Soochow University
Ethics and American Values: Implications for Business and Public
Policy
James Evans, University
of San Diego
Krishna Dhir, Berry
College
Bob Frank, Berry College
Hungary's Economic Miracle:
A Policy Retrospective
Alfred Hagan, Pepperdine University
Laszlo Murakozy, University of Debrecen
John Rogers, California Politechnic State University
"If You Can't Kill the Guru . . . " Saving
Communities
in the Face of Bureaucratic Dominance
John Martin, RMIT
University
The Impact of Service Exclusion on Child Welfare Outcomes
Warren Stone, University
of Arkansas at Little Rock
Kathleen Belanger,
Stephen F. Austin
Stretegic Insurer Market Entry In Assian/Pacific Rim Economies: Lessons from China and India
William Ferguson, University
of Louisiana at Lafayette
Tamela Ferguson, University of
Louisiana at Lafayette
Cases, Workshops and Special Sessions
Kroger Company: A Case Analysis
Debbie Gilliard, Metropolitan State College - Denver
Donna Wiens,
Metropolitan State College - Denver
Using Microsoft Producer for In-Class and Distance Learning
William Sherrard, San
Diego State University
Fred Raafat,
San Diego State University
Soulan Pownceby
– Olympic Athlete: A Case of Moral Outrage
John Davies, Victoria
University of Wellington
The Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails
William Davig, Eastern Kentucky University
Steve Brown, Eastern
Kentucky University
Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
Investor Readiness: Different Evaluations by Entrepreneurs and
Venture Capitalists
Alex Proimos,
Macquarie University
Small Business Convergence with International Accounting Standards
Victoria Wise, Victoria
University
Jeffrey Faux, Victoria
Workplace Learning Strategies of Small Business Owners/Managers:
Further Eevidence
Jeffrey Young, Mount
Saint Vincent University
Wendy Doyle, Mount Saint
Vincent University
Gender Self-Bias in Entrepreneurial Start-Up Decision
Pradip Shukla,
Chapman University
Kristen San Jose, Chapman
University
Individual and Experiential Determinants of Entrepreneurial
Start-Up Decision for Business
Pradip Shukla,
Chapman University
Kristen San Jose, Chapman
University
Finance I (Financial Institutions and
Investments)
Futures Term-Structure and Petroleum Spreads
Bahram Adrangi, The
University of Portland
Arjun Chatrath,
University of Portland
Trading Behavior of the Taiwan Market Institutional Investors
Suresh Srivastava, University of Alaska Anchorage
Chaoshin Chiao,
National Dong Hwa University
Ken Hung, National Dong Hwa University
A Study of Bank Relationships in Taiwan
Shiow-Ying Wen,
Chang Gung University
Li-Wen
Chen, Chang Gung University
A Market Neutral Securities Portfolio Utilizing
the S&P 1500, Optionable Stocks, and the
Darrol Stanley, Pepperdine University
Diversity Optimization of Multi-echelon Portfolios
Sung-Ho Ahn, GE Research
Rajesh Tyagi, General Electric Global Research
Abnormal Returns after the Lunar New Year in the Taiwan Stock
Market.
Suresh Srivastava, University of Alaska Anchorage
Chaoshin Chiao,
National Dong Hwa University
Ken Hung, National Dong Hwa University
Securitising Public Sector Assets: The
Way Forward in Public Funding?
Adam Steen, Mt Eliza
Business School
Keith Turpie, swinburne
Optimal Hedging for Downside Protection
Jivendra Kale, Saint
Mary's College of California
Insider Ownership and Firm Valuation: A Statistical Analysis
Steven Le, California
State University, Long Beach
Darrell Le, SVL
Investment Management
Exchange-Traded Funds vs. Index Funds: Risks, Returns and Expenses
Ratios
Steven Le, California
State University, Long Beach
Darrell Le, SVL
Investment Management
Finance II (Corporate Finance)
Do Insiders Have Inside Tracks: An Examination
of Wall Street
Journal's "Inside Track"
Yulong Ma, California State
University, Long Beach
Different Roles of Venture Capitalists between Korea and the US: A
Survey
Eun Kang, California State
University San Marcos
Sekyung Oh, Konkuk
University
A Multiple Criteria Methodology for Assigning Firms to Performance
Categories: The
Portuguese Construction
Industry
Mario Augusto,
University of Coimbra
Jose Figueira,
The University of Coimbra
Joao Lisboa,
University of Coimbra
Mahmoud Yasin,
East Tennessee State University
Capital Structure and Market Power
Arvin Ghosh, William
Paterson University
Operating Efficiency in the U.S. Property-Casualty Insurance
Industry
Peter Ellis, Utah State
University
Alan Stephens, utah state university
Qualitative Analysis of Insurance Products: The English Part
Manueal J. Tarrazo,
University of San Francisco
L. W. (Bill) Murray,
University of San Francisco
Alev Efendioglu,
University of San Francisco
Director Election Reform Through Shareholder Proposals
Diane Schooley-Pettis,
Boise State University
Mary Allen, Boise State
Celia Renner, Boise State
Decision Markets, Strong-Form Efficiency,
and "Uncannily
Accurate" Predictions
Russ Ray, University of
Louisville
Ownership Patterns and Performance: Evidence From Egyptian Privatized Firms
M A Moustafa,
UAE University
Should Dividends be Valued Twice: Some Preliminary Findings from
Australia
Helen Lange, Macquarie
University
A Study of the Effect of Change in Total Equity Risk of Issuer and
Market Performance of
Niazur Rahim,
Christopher Newport University
Mojib Ahmed, Elizabeth City
State University
Richard Gregory,
University of South carolina, Spartanburg
Volatility Risk Premiums Embedded in S&P
500 Index Returns
Yueh-Neng Lin, National Chung Hsing University
Ken Hung, National Dong Hwa University
Capital Budgeting Practices of Chinese Firms
Chee Chow, San Diego State
Kamal Haddad, San Diego State
William Sterk, San Diego State University
Global Business
Mexico's Resilient Caste System: Some Marketing Implications
Vish Iyer,
University of Northern Colorado
Rutilio Martinez, University of
Northern Colorado
Globalization and Culture: An Exploratory Study
Yvonne Stedham, University of Nevada, Reno
Jeanne Yamamura,
University of Nevada, reno
Mehdi Salehizadeh,
San Diego State Univeristy
Fred Raafat,
San Diego State University
Optimizing for Country of Origin Effects: A Cross-Regional Study
of Four Product Categories
Kien-Quoc Pham, Pacific
Lutheran University
Merlin Simpson, Pacific
Lutheran University
Alliances and Connections as a Source of Sustainable Competitive
Advantage
Norb Elbert, Eastern
Kentucky University
Chang-Yang Lin, Eastern
Kentucky University
Goal Sequencing in Foreign Country Entry Decisions: A Proposed
Refinement to the Market
Entry Model-Entering
Chinese Markets
Joel Haire,
Swinburne
Mona Chung, Monash College
Marie Trigg, Deakin
John Haehl, Lewis-Clark
State College
John Unruh, Ilisagvik College
Entrepreneurial Potential: An Exploratory Study of Business
Students in the U.S. and Germany
Gerhard Raab, University of Applied Sciences, Ludwigshafen
Yvonne Stedham, University of Nevada, Reno
Michael Neuner, University of Applied Sciences, Ludwigshafen
Cultural Considerations in Establishing International Controls
Morcos Massoud,
Claremont McKenna College
Steven Mintz, Claremont McKenna College
Innovative Education I (Curricular Content and
Design)
An Innovative Approach to Comprehensive Risk Concepts in an Introductory
Undergraduate
Daryl Ono, DeVry University
Some Early Observations From an Assessment of Retained Mathematics
Skills Among
Elizabeth Murff, Eastern Washington University
Diane Dowd, Eastern Washington
University
Differentiating Thinking About Systems From Systemic Thinking
Vijay Kannan, utah state university
Brian Atwater, utah state university
Alan Stephens, utah state university
A Flexible Strategy for Evaluating Subjects
Kay Bryant, Griffith
University
Fluency In Technology (FITness)
Application to International Accounting and Taxation
James Taylor, Claremont
McKenna College
Morcos Massoud,
Claremont McKenna College
Using the Rational Decision-Making Model to Solve a Complex Problem:
A Laptop Initiative
Michele O'Neill,
University of Idaho
Lori Eveleth, University
of Idaho
Daniel Eveleth,
University of Idaho
Scott Metlen,
University of Idaho
Michael McCollough, University of Idaho
Enhancing Student Learning: Using Experiential Learning in an
Introduction to Business
Merlin Simpson, Pacific
Lutheran University
Fern Zabriskie,
Pacific Lutheran University
How Accounting Students Compare to Business Students on Certain
Aspects of the AICPA
Vicki Peden, Cal Poly
Pomona
Differences in Kolb’s Learning Style Preferences: An Examination
of Four Business
Jonathan Trower, Baylor University
John Knue,
Baylor University
Yongxian Tan, Baylor University
Quality Tools in Designing a Curriculum for a Degree in Quality
Management and Quality
Elzbieta Trybus,
CSUN
Developing Information Literacy through Structured Internet
Research
Carol Venable, San Diego
State University
Alaska Native Business Studies: An Example of Curricular Content
and Design for Business
Hermann Gruenwald, University of Alaska Anchorage
D.J. Kilpatrick,
University of Alaska Anchorage
Exam Crib Sheets: Analysis
of Students' Preparation
Lori Eveleth, University
of Idaho
Kathy Pettit-O'Malley, University
of Idaho
Norman Pendegraft, University of Idaho
Promoting Engaged Learning with Teams and Groups
Sharon Lightner, SDSU
Marcie Bober, SDSU
A Proposed Model for a Master's Degree in Management Information
Systems with a Supply
Kizhanatham V. Ramaswamy, Texas
Southern University
Teaching Undergraduates about Dynamic Systems
Bruce Raymond, Montana
State University
Laura Black, Montana
State University
Assessment and Continuous Process Improvement for the Technology
and Operations
Rhonda Rhodes, Cal Poly
Pomona
Innovative Education II (Delivery & Distance
Learning)
Matching Teaching Methods to Student Learning Styles
Debbie Gilliard, Metropolitan State College - Denver
Cynthia Sutton, Metropolitan
State College - Denver
Raj Khandekar,
Metropolitan State College - Denver
Jerry Geisler,
Metropolitan State College - Denver
Communication Factor In Successful Adoption of Online Education
Manouchehr Tabatabaei, Georgia Southern University
Bea Schrottner,
Munich University
Camille Rogers, Georgia
Southern University
Introducing Peer-Assisted Learning in First Year Accounting in
Australia
Rod ODonnell,
Macquarie University
Diversification of Course Formats for Niche Markets
John Haehl, Lewis-Clark
State College
Scot Haug,
Lewis-Clark State College
Randel Martin, Lewis-Clark
State College
An Exploratory Study on Improving the Online Course Experience
Carl Rebman, the
university of san diego
Casey Cegielski,
Auburn University
Queen Booker, Minnesota
State University, Mankato
Fred Kitchens, Ball State
University
Effective Support of Distance Delivery
John Haehl, Lewis-Clark
State College
Cyd Hammond, Lewis-Clark
State College
Kathy Martin, Lewis-Clark
State College
Internet and e-Business
E-Commerce Practices: Challenges, Utilization, and Effectiveness
Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University
Mahmoud Yasin,
East Tennessee State University
Maria Gonzales, East
Tennessee State University
Paul Bayes,
East Tennessee State University
An Analytical Study of ERP & SCM Integration
David Yen, Miami
University
Zhen Xu,
Miami University
David Chou, Eastern
Michigan University
Hung Lian
Tang, Eastern Michigan University
The Effects of Environmental Factors on Internet Buyers Emotional
Responses
Fei-Fei Cheng, National Sun Yat-sen University
Yih-Hen Jou,
National Sun Yat-Sen University
Chin-Shan Wu, National
Sun-Yat Sen University
Applicability of a Strategy-Based E-Commerce Planning Model for
Canadian
Organizations: An
Exploratory Study
Judith Decou, University
of Windsor
Diana Kao, University of
Windsor
Internet and E-Business Cultural Dynamics
Daniel Okunbor,
Fayetteville State University
Wilhelmina Okunbor,
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Integrating Database Theory with Data-Driven Websites
Mike Vernon, Lewis-Clark
State College
John Haehl, Lewis-Clark
State College
“E-Business Intelligent Agents: Contolling
all Aspects of the Transaction from Inventory
Location to Optimal
Payment Selection
Blaine Garfolo, San Francisco State Univ.
Paul Beckman, San
Francisco State University
Anti-Collision Aspect of RFID Tags and Readers
Po-Ling Sun, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Dong-Her Shih, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Data Mining Methods in the Detection of Spam
Chiashyang Lin, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Hsiu-Sen Chiang, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Dong-Her Shih, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Stock Availability Information in E-tailing
Michael Pangburn, Univ.
of Oregon
Alex Talalayevsky,
George Mason Univ.
Marketing
Brand Globalization: Strategic Implications for marketers entering
transitioning
Victoria Seitz,
California State University, San Bernardino
Nabil Razzouk,
California State University, San Bernardino
Bank-Business Client Interactions: An Empirical Study
Ugur Yavas, East Tennessee
State Universty
Emin Babakus,
The University of Memphis
Sponsorship Decisions: Moving from Theory to Practice Track
Marketing
David Stotlar, University
of Northern Colorado
Vish Iyer,
University of Northern Colorado
An Exploratory Study on Internal Marketing and Intellectual Capital:Organization
Commitment and
Personality as Moderating Variables
Fang Shyh-Rong,
National Chung Hsing University
Hsu Chiu-Ping, National
Chung Hsing University
Lin Jeng-Jyh,
National Chung Hsing University
Nibbling, Sniping and the Role of Information in Second-Price,
Hard-Close Auctions:
Daniel Friesner, Gonzaga University
Carl Bozman,
Gonzaga University
Service Quality as the basis for Customer Segmentation in the
International Airline Industry
Antonio Lobo, SWINBURNE
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Subhash Mehta, UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN MAINE
Wichitra Ngansathil,
SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Analysis of Relationships Among Service Quality, Diconformation, Customer Satisfaction
and Behavioral Intentions
of Retail Banking Customers in Indian Context
Chavidi Sivanand, Multimedia
University
Mulabagula Geeta,
Multimedia University
Development of a Customised Scale to
Measure Service Quality in the Life Insurance
Antonio Lobo, SWINBURNE
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Subhash Mehta, UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN MAINE
Zhi Wang, swinbourne university of technology
Got Slogan? How to Use a
Slogan to Enhance Brand Image
Chiranjeev Kohli,
Cal State Fullerton
Lance Leuthesser,
Cal State Fullerton
Rajneesh Suri, Drexel
A Model of Student Learning and Satisfaction from Student
Developed Marketing Plan
Gary Karns,
Seattle Pacific University
Peer-to-Peer Recommendations: A Comparison of US and China Based
Websites
John Fong, Macquarie
University
Suzan Burton, Macquarie
University
Predicting Actual Consumer Behaviour in
Retail Banking
Chris Baumann, Macquarie
University
Suzan Burton, Macquarie
University
Greg Elliott, Macquarie
University
Framing Sponsorship – Multiple Perspectives on the Role of
Sponsorship in Sport and the
Arts: New Zealand Case Studies
John Davies, Victoria
University of Wellington
Nicholas Ashill, Victoria University of Wellington
Kate Daellenbach,
Victoria University of Wellington
Conflict Management Approaches, Customer Expectation Evaluation,
and Customer
Satisfaction: An Empirical
Investigation
Ebrahim Mazaheri,
University of Lethbridge
Zoltan Daroczi,
University of Lethbridge
Debra Basil, University
of Lethbridge
An Insight Into the Impact of Colour and
Packaging When Purchasing a Low Involvement
Good in a Cluttered Environment
Judy Rex, Swinburne
Stuart Wai, Swinburne
An Assessment of Funding Frameworks Used for the Promotion of
Retail Shopping Strips in
Judy Rex, Swinburne
Nicole Maslin, Swinburne
Antonio Lobo, SWINBURNE
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Management Information Systems
Changes in Students' Perceptions of Programming Skills Using Class
Projects
Robert Stone, University
of Idaho
Lori Eveleth, University
of Idaho
Norman Pendegraft, University of Idaho
The Effect of Imitation Behaviour on Technology
Adoption: A Case of ERP System
Connie K. W. Liu, The
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Vincent S. K. Lai, The
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Timon C. T Du,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Information Technology (IT) and Internal Control for
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
David Luthy,
Utah State University
Design of Intelligent Clinical Decision Support Systems:
Technologies and Issues
Abbas Heiat, Montana
State University - Billings
Effects of Internet Growth on Business Models
Abbas Heiat, Montana
State University - Billings
Nafisseh Heiat, Montana
State University-Billings
Towards Full Integration of XML and Advanced Database Concepts
David Olsen, Utah State
University
Richard Swart, Utah State
University
Bryan Marshall, Utah State
University
Vance Cooney, Eastern
Washington Univ.
Strategic Factors of Customer Knowledge Management
Qiyang Chen, montclair state university
Ruben Xing, Montclair
State University
James Yao, montclair state university
Knowledge Base Triage in a Clinical Setting
Tod Sedbrook,
University of Northern Colorado
Pitfalls of Offshore It Outsourcing
Mohammed Tafti, Hofstra University
Proramming and Software Development
Trends
Theo Addo,
San Diego State University
Annette Easton, San Diego
State University
George Easton, San Diego
State University
Transition of Perception in IS Education
Sooun Lee, miami
university
Xiang Fang, Miami University
Business Process Analysis, A Systems Analysis Methodology
Martina Wilkins, Brandon
University
Issues in Data Mining for Medical Reserch
Abbas Heiat, Montana
State University - Billings
Nafisseh Heiat, Montana
State University-Billings
Factors Affecting Internet Usability for Commercial Web Sites
Nafisseh Heiat, Montana
State University-Billings
Towards An Understanding Of Factors Influencing The Adoption Of
Groupware: A Study Of
Influence Of Individual
Factor, Task-Related Factors, Organizational Support, And Subject
Dae Ryong
Kim, Delaware State University
Byung G. Kim, Namseoul University
Soon C. Park, Hyupsung University
Management and Organizational Behavior
Have Human Resource Managers Changed Their Perception of Business
Ethics? A
Donald English, Texas
A&M University-Commerce
Holding patterns: A Psychodynamic Review of the Death Instinct in
Organizational Change
Adrian Carr, University
of Western Sydney
Cheryl Lapp, Labyrinth
Consulting
The Role of Image Norms in Super’s Career Stages
Amy Hurley-Hanson,
Chapman University
Cristina Giannantonio, Chapman University
Implementing Activity-Based Costing Systems As An Effective
Management Tool
Maggie Elalayli, Augusta State University
Organizational Recruitment and Promotion Decisions: The Role of
Stigma
Amy Hurley-Hanson,
Chapman University
Cristina Giannantonio, Chapman University
Coordinating Human Resource Management Practices For Improved
Hotel Performance
Chee W. Chow, SAN DIEGO STATE
Kamal M Haddad, SAN DIEGO
STATE
Gangaram Singh, SAN DIEGO STATE
A Cross-National Comparative Study of Public-Sector Managerial
Values: United States,
Patrick Connor,
Willamette University
Boris W. Becker, Oregon
State Universtiy
Larry F. Moore,
University of British Columbia
Yoshiju Okubo, Aomori Public
College
Developing Management Expertise Through Deliberate Practice:
Lessons from Behind the
Daniel Eveleth,
University of Idaho
Determinants of Managerial Career Attainment: A Realistic Job
Preview?
Amy Hurley-Hanson,
Chapman University
Cristina Giannantonio, Chapman University
Is Glass Ceiling a Culturally Bounded Phenomenon? Evidence from a Non-Western Setting
Melien Wu, Chung-Yuan Christian
University
The Dilemmas of Conducting Same-sex Negotiation Training
Annie Guthrie, RMIT
University
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Labor
Flexibility: An International
Paul Nesbit, Macquarie
University
Management Science and Quantitative Methods
Can We Always Learn About the Market?
Ferenc Szidarovszky,
University of Arizona
Jijun Zhao, university of arizona
Abdollah Eskandari,
University of Arizona
Analysis Of Alternative Evaluation Methods For Multi-Criteria
Problems
Alex Ruiz-Torres,
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
Francisco Lopez,
University of Texas at El Paso
Using Absorbing Markov Chains to Assess the Progress of Doctoral
and Master Degree
Miles Nicholls, RMIT
University
Competition and Innovation Efficiency
Jati Sengupta, University
of California,Santa Barbara
Can I Trust the Accuracy of Statistical Results from the Computer?
How to Test the Accuracy
Marilyn Hart, U Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Incorporating Financial Ratios and Intellectual Capital in
Bankruptcy Predictions
Tian-Shyug Lee, Fu-Jen Catholic
University
Yu-Chao
Chou, Fu-Jen Catholic University
A Cluster Analysis Method Using Artificial Immune System and Ant
Algorithm
Chui-Yu Chiu, National
Taipei University of Technology
Chia-Hao Lin, National Taipei
University of Technology
Chienwen Wu, National Taipei
University of Technology
A Multinomial Logit Analysis of Academic
Performance and Classroom Attendance Using a
Discrete Classification
for the Attendance Variable
Samuel Seaman, Pepperdine
Charles Delaney, Baylor
University
Are MBA Students Sufficiently Exposed to Complex Adaptive Systems?
Jean-Pierre Amor, University of San Diego
Non-zero Intercept Inverse Gaussian Regression Models
Mammo Woldie,
Texas Southern University
Stochastic Optimization in R&D Portfolio
Management
John Fowler, Arizona State
University
Michele Pfund, Arizona
State University
Gender Specific Genetic Algorithms
Zvi Drezner, Cal State
Fullerton
Tammy Drezner, California
State University-Fullerton
Production and Operations Management
Manufacturing Performance: Dimensionality and Utilization Patterns
Carlos Gomes, University
of Coimbra
Mahmoud Yasin,
East Tennessee State University
Joao Lisboa,
University of Coimbra
Agile Manufacturing in a Custom Small-lot Environment
Andrew Yao, Cal State
Univ., Northridge
A Feasibility Study of Centralization of Intensive Care Units
Arun Kumar, NANYANG
TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Linet Ozdamar,
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Sung Shim, SETON HALL
UNIVERSITY
Using Negative p-Value in GM (1, 1) to Obtain Better Production
Forecast in Industry
Shih-Chi Chang, National Changhua University of Education
Industries Shaken – Not Stirred: Optimising
Disruptive Technologies, Are There Different
Paths For Disruptive
Technologies? Alternative Trajectories
To Optimisation Of Dt
Norma Harrison, Macquarie
University
Hanna Skytta,
Macquarie University
Liew Julian, Macquarie
University
Moore Scott, Macquarie
University
Ung Mony,
Macquarie University
On the Centered Moving Average and Simple Proportion Methods for
Seasonal Time Series
Peter Ren, West Texas
A&M University
Luh Ren, University of
Houston - Victoria
Project Management in Mexico: State and Trends
Jorge Durßn,
Universidad de las AmΘricas,
Puebla
Strategic Consensus in India: Are Business and Manufacturing
Strategies Aligned?
Ravi Kathuria,
Chapman
T K Kohli,
ABC Business Solutions
Statistical Quality Control As Competive
Weapon at a Can End Factory
Rotimi Aderohunmu,
University of Denver
Student Papers
Terry Evashkevich,
University of Lethbridge
Assignment China: Three Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of
Western Managers
Daniel W Lund, Griffith
University
Michelle C. Barker,
Griffith University
High Technology Business Incubators: The Effect of Educational
Leadership
Mary Bozman,
Gonzaga University
Role of Environmental Factors on Retail Brand Perception
Sounthaly Outhavong,
University of Texas at Austin
Can Automatic Teller Machine Investment Improve Bank Cost
Efficiency
Fang-Chun Liu, National
Chung Cheng University
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Issues in adoption and
diffusion of technology in the
Natasa Christodoulidou,
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Percent change in safety stock with a change in forecast error
Nick Thomopoulos,
Illinois Institute of Technology
Painting a Bigger Picture for a Small Region: Pearl River Delta
Supply Chains as Enablers
for the Long Term
Development of Hong Kong
Norma Harrison, Macquarie
University
Lee Josephine, Macquarie
University
Lee Theresa, Macquarie
University
Hanna Skytta,
Macquarie University
A Comparison of Algorithms for Logistics-Oriented Vehicle Routing
Problems
Johnny Bell, AFIT
Stan Griffis,
AFIT
A Secure Method for RFID with Key Tag in Supply Chain Management
Hsieh-Hong Huang,
National Chung Cheng University
Cooper Ku, National Chung
Cheng University
Purchase Planning Under Business Volume Price Breaks: A Multiobjective Approach
Eddine Dahel, Monterey
Institute of International Studies
The Two-phase Revenue-sharing Contract Coordinating Supply Chain
with Constraint
Chengxiu Gao, Wuhan
University
Kebing Chen, Wuhan University
Optimal Policy for Production, Stock Rationing and Dynamic Pricing
in a Multi-Channels
Cooper Ku, National Chung
Cheng University
Yi-Wen
Chang, National Chung Cheng University
Evaluation of Sense and Respond Combat Support Options
Mahyar Amouzegar, RAND
Ron McGarvey,
RAND Corportation
John Drew, RAND Corportation
Bob Tripp, RAND
Corporation
A Critical Examination of 3,500 NM Legs for Strategic Airlift En
Route Airfields
Robert Brigantic, Air
Force Institute of Technology
Changes in the Content of Supplier Codes of Conduct
Greg Magnan, Seattle Uinversity
Kenneth Henshaw, Seattle University
Talia Alcantar,
Seattle University
Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) - Industry Best Practices
and DoD Logistics
Hermann Gruenwald, University of Alaska Anchorage
Mining Association Rules for Finding Key Suppliers in SCM
Rong-Ho Lin, National Taipei
Univ. of Tech.
Chun-Ling Chuang, Kainan University
A New Method of Solving Reverse Convex Programs with Applications
in Logistics
Khosrow Moshirvaziri,
California State University, Long Beach
Mahyar Amouzegar, RAND