INSID E THIS ISS UE:
FOCUS
News from the School of Business and Economics
June 3, 2013
Volume 4, Issue 21
A Message from Dean Bailey
The R.J. Reynolds Center is in the
midst of late spring/early summer, but
there is no hiatus of activity for the
School of Business and Economics.
Summer school is well underway and
plans are being made for
new building
renovations.
The SBE is also
serving as co-sponsor of
the upcoming special
luncheon being held at
the Embassy Suites,
Tuesday, June 18th from
11:30am to 1:30pm, featuring Peter
Senge, one of the foremost educational
and business consultants in the United
States today. The special luncheon,
entitled “Tomorrow’s Business Today!
“ is open to the public. Proceeds
support scholarships for WinstonSalem Forsyth County Schools students
to attend Camp Snowball. For further
information and to register, visit
http://tbt2013.evenbrite.com/.
The School of Business and
Economics is also preparing for the
upcoming Annual Summit of the HBCU
Business Deans’ Roundtable to be held
in Greensboro, NC at the Sheraton Four
Seasons from June 6 to June 8. The
gathering of business school deans is
an annual event that provides
networking opportunities that assist
the SBE in moving toward higher levels
of excellence.
Summer is a good time to get
things done.
Jessica Bailey
A Message from Dean Bailey
1 Where in the World Is…
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UNC Students Visit the SBE Finance Lab
1 Faculty Research—Dr. Joel Kincaid
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UNC Students Visit the SBE Finance Lab
The SBE Finance Lab was one of
the campus highlights visited by a
group of six students from
throughout the UNC system who
were visiting the
Winston-Salem
State University
campus on Friday,
May 31st. The
students, who
were accompanied
by Dr. Soncerey
Montgomery,
Director of the
WSSU Honors
Program, and other administrative
staff, were all recipients of the Marian
Drane Graham Summer Internship.
The visit to the Finance Lab was one
component of the themed tour of
campus entitled, “Opportunities are
Endless at Winston-Salem State
University.” The WSSU representative
was Ms. Kenya Kirkman, an honors
student and, this summer, an
internship recipient.
Mr. Nick Daves, Director of the
Center of Excellence in Financial
Services, led the tour of the SBE
Finance Lab. In addition to explaining
and demonstrating the features of the
lab, he answered visitors’ questions
about the fundamentals of investing.
The students were particularly
fascinated with the Student
Investment Fund, in which SBE
students are making and
implementing investment decisions
with $100,000 donated by sponsors
and supporters of the School of
Business and
Economics. The
tour culminated in
all of the visitors
signing onto the
white wall of the
lab and observing
the ticker tape in
the front corridor.
Many of the
students seemed impressed by the
prospect of majoring in business at
WSSU.
The following students and alumni have provided
updates on their employment status. We welcome
the opportunity to provide information about all
of our students and alums in future issues. Please
send updates to greenebp@wssu.edu.
Name
Employer
Johnene Benson
GEICO
Katrenna Bentley
Citgo Fund Services
Jwahn Lowery
Krispy Kreme
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Faculty Research—Dr. Joel Kincaid
Since his arrival at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) in the Fall of 2006, Dr. Kincaid has been
quite active with his teaching responsibilities, service as the Chair of the WSSU Graduate Council, and his
research interests. In the fall, Dr. Kincaid will move into the position of Chair of the Department of
Economics and Finance. Abstracts of two of his published articles since joining the SBE with links to the
publisher’s site are as follows:
Conflict, facilitation, and individual coping styles across the work and family domains
Denise M. Rotondo, Joel F. Kincaid, (2008) "Conflict, facilitation, and individual coping styles across the work and family
domains", Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 23 Iss: 5, pp.484 – 506
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between four general coping styles, work and family conflict,
and work and family facilitation in a simultaneous equations framework.
Design/methodology/approach – Data from the MIDUS study were analyzed using two-staged least squares regression to
incorporate the reciprocity between the work and family domains into the model. Hypotheses about direct action, advice
seeking, positive thinking, and cognitive reappraisal as they affect work-family (W-F) and family-work (F-W) conflict were
tested. The impact of the coping styles on work and family facilitation has not been studied before and was also included.
Findings – The efficacy of individual coping styles on conflict and the relationships between coping and facilitation were not
uniform and varied depending on the source domain. Positive thinking was associated with higher W-F and F-W facilitation.
Direct-action was associated with lower F-W conflict and higher F-W facilitation. Reappraisal and advice seeking were
associated with higher F-W conflict, but advice-seeking was related to higher W-F facilitation. As expected, significant
reciprocal effects for conflict were found; both W-F and F-W conflict are significant predictors of F-W and W-F conflict,
respectively. And, an increase in F-W conflict was predicted to have twice the impact of factors increasing W-F conflict. W-F
facilitation was significant in predicting levels of F-W facilitation; F-W facilitation did not influence levels of W-F facilitation.
Originality/value – The paper suggests the family domain should be the target for problem-focused coping strategies, most
likely because greater control can be exercised at home. Practical suggestions to help employees identify strategies to lower
conflict and raise facilitation, thus promoting balance, are discussed.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02683940810884504
An Examination of the Role of Attitudinal Characteristics and Motivation on the Cheating Behavior of Business
Students
Ethics & Behavior Volume 17, Issue 3, 2007 pages 281-302
Jeanette A. Davy, Joel F. Kincaid, Kenneth J. Smith & Michelle A. Trawick
Abstract
This study examines cheating behaviors among 422 business students at two public Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business-accredited business schools. Specifically, we examined the simultaneous influence of attitudinal
characteristics and motivational factors on (a) reported prior cheating behavior, (b) the tendency to neutralize cheating
behaviors, and (c) likelihood of future cheating. In addition, we examined the impact of in-class deterrents on neutralization of
cheating behaviors and the likelihood of future cheating. We also directly tested potential mediating effects of neutralization on
cheating behavior.
Using structural equations modeling procedures, we conducted an assessment of the validity of a modified version of
the K. J. Smith, Davy, Rosenberg, and Haight (2002) model of cheating behavior and its antecedents. The modified model
included motivation as a potential predictor of cheating behavior. Results supported the differentiation of the theoretical
constructs within the specified process model. Furthermore, tests of the aforementioned theoretical model indicated a
significant positive relation between extrinsic motivation and prior cheating and a significant negative relation between both
intrinsic motivation and academic performance, and prior cheating. Finally, prior cheating had a significant positive relation,
whereas deterrents had a significant negative relation to the likelihood of future cheating.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10508420701519304#.UZ4pYoeThuo