Saturday, November 16
Arrival
Sunday, November 17
Registration Packet pick up
Sunday, November 17
9:00 -11:00
Meeting Room: Salon A
Marketing
Chair: Michael Summers
1.
Giving Hollywood a Brand-Lift: A Marketing Case Study
Frank Sadighian, Pepperdine University
Michael Summers, Pepperdine University
2.
Branding as a Communication Process
Abdallah Alhaqeel, Imam University
3.
Consumer Misbehavior: Schadenfreude by Sports Fans
Tarah Sreboth, California State University San Marcos
Vassilis Dalakas, California State University San Marcos
Joanna Phillips Melancon, Western Kentucky University
4.
Rebranding Voice Stream to T-Mobile
Anthony T. Allred, Weber State University
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5.
Can Memetics be Saved? Is it Worth Saving?
Noel Murray, Chapman University
6.
Business Models of Cruise Operators: Factors Of Differentiation And
Customer Segmentation
Maud Tixier, Essec Business School, Paris
Sunday, November 17
11:10 – 12:45
Meeting Room: Salon A
Economics and Global Economics
Chair: Joseph Macri
1.
Does Consumer Sentiment Have An Impact On Discretionary Consumption
In Australia? An Update
Joseph Macri and Con Korkofingas, Macquarie University, Australia
2.
Transmission Lags of Monetary Policy: A Meta-Analysis
Tomas Havranek, Charles University, Czech Republic
3.
An Empirical Assessment of Intra-Regional Trade Relationships: The GCC
Context
Souad Sherif, The University of Sharjah, UAE
Sunday, November 17
1:45 – 3:15
Meeting Room: Salon A
Financial Economics
Chair: Bahram Adrangi
1.
Volatility Spillovers and Dynamics Among Equity Markets of Americas
Bahram Adrangi and Arjun Chatrath, University of Portland
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Kambiz Raffiee, University of Nevada, Reno
2.
The Application Of Subordinated Lévy Models For Risk Estimation At
World FX Market
Eliška Stiborová, Barbora Sznapková and Tomáš Tichý, Technical University
Ostrava, Czech Republic
3.
Optimizing Operational And Financial Efficiency In Corporate Treasury
Management
Petr Polak and Abdullah Ejaz, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
Sunday, November 17
3:30-4:30
Meeting Room: Salon A
Research on Pedagogy
Chair: Michelle Hough
1.
Using a Compressed Format Live Case Study Model (CLCS) to Enhance
Student Learning and Organizational Effectiveness .
Michelle Hough and Donald Shulock, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Walter Thanner, Hochschule Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences,
Netherlands
2.
Legal and Ethical Issues in Teaching about Electronic Business Resources
Michelle Kowalsky and Susan Fink, Rowan University
3.
P4 - Pamplin Professional Preparation Program
Gwen Klobes, The University of Portland
Sunday, November 17
5:30-7:30
RECEPTION
Place: Moana Terrance
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Monday, November 18
Registration Packet pick up
Monday, November 18
9:30 – 11:00
Meeting Room: Salon A
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Small Business Management
Chair: Nina Radojevich-Kelley
1.
The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Learning and Behaviour in Startup Simulations
Eberhard Auchter, University of Applied Sciences Regensburg, Germany
Willy C. Kriz, University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg, Austria
Helmut Wittenzellner, University of Applied Sciences HDM Stuttgart, Germany
2.
Analysis Of Factors That Affect The Long-Term Survival Of Small Businesses In
Pretoria, South Africa
Zeleke Worku, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
3.
Who Are Mexican Entrepreneurs And Small Business Owners: An Analysis
Of Motivation And Obstacles?
Nina Radojevich-Kelley, Metropolitan State College of Denver
4.
Identifying International Business Opportunities in Emerging Markets and in Established Markets
Sam Guédouard, Yimin Huang, Con Korkofingas, Macquarie University,
Australia
Monday, November 18
11:15 – 12:45
Meeting Room: Salon A
E-Business, Innovation, and Small Business Management
Chair: Viet Le
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1.
Why are New Firms and Smaller Firms more Efficient? Evidence from
Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises
Viet Le, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
2.
Does the Quality of Lender-Borrower Relationship Matter in Small Business
Debt Financing?
Zhenyu WU, University of Manitoba, Canada
3.
Managing The Crowd: A Study On Videography Application
Lauri Pitkänen and Joni Salminen, Turku University, Finland
4.
Income Distribution Rules in Continuous Transition Network Structures
Mark Meckler, University of Portland
5.
Corporate Finance And Capital Markets In Africa
Wanki Suh, University of Chester, United Kingdom
Monday, November 18
1:45 – 3:15
Meeting Room: Salon A
Finance and Financial Economics
Chair: Tomáš Tichy
1.
The Impact Of Bandwidth Selection On Option Implied Volatility Extraction
Tomáš Tichy and Milos Kopa, Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the ASCR, Czech Republic
2.
Banking Performance Evaluation Based on Structural Equation Model and
Data Envelopment Analysis
Yow-Hwa Wen, Stanford University
3.
The Relationship between Financial Sector Development and Economic
Growth: The Case of Arab Gulf Countries.
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Hamed M. Alhoshan and Abdullah A. Alshebel, King Saud University
Monday, November 18
3:30-4:30
Meeting Room: Salon A
Management and Organization Behavior
Chair: David Piper
1.
Understanding the Next Generation of Employees’ Emotional Intelligence
David Piper, Nicole Buse, Dr. Lisa Dupnock, Ryan Phillis, Leah Agnott, Katie
Zibert, and Joseph Wasik, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2.
Concepts of Human Nature, Social Effectiveness and Communication in the
Workplace
Anna Horodecka, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
3.
Communications and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Mark Bellnap, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
4.
Facilitating Team Development And Productivity: An Integrated Model
Phillip Hunsaker and Johanna Hunsaker, University of San Diego
5.
Discussions of Systems Thinking in Books about Toyota Motor Company
John Seiler, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Tuesday, November 19
Registration Packet pick up
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Tuesday, November 19
9:30 – 11:00
Meeting Room: Salon A
Finance and Financial Economics
Chair: Dennis Zocco
1.
A Probabilistic Financial Modeling Approach to Valuing Professional Sports
Contracts
Dennis Zocco, University of San Diego
2.
Estimating Us Home Foreclosure Rates Using The “Distance To Default” As
Calculated By The Black-Shoals-Merton Model
Fred Hebein, California State University-San Bernardino
3.
The “Overinvestment” Agency Problem and Performance-Sensitive Debt
Sudipto Sarkar and Chuanqian Zhang, McMaster University, Canada
Tuesday, November 19
11:15 – 12:45
Meeting Room: Salon A
Operations, Supply Chain Management and Management Science
Chair: Mike Eom
1.
Leadership Structures on Information Technology Projects
Mike Eom, University of Portland
2.
Measuring Efficiency In Management Decision Making – Theoretical
Analysis And State Of Research
Josef Neuert, Fulda University, Germany
3.
Process Capability Approaches for the Process Improvement of a Meal Line:
Some Experiments and Observations
Ram Roy, Eastern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
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4.
Extended Economical Lot Size – Method for Determining Logistics Oriented
Lot Sizes
Kai-Frederic Seitz, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany
5.
Understanding Indian R&D Project Management Practices
Daewoo Park and Hema A. Krishnan, Xavier University
Tuesday, November 19
1:45 – 3:15
Meeting Room: Salon A
Business Law, Accounting
Chair: Elizabeth McVicker
1.
The Public Trust Doctrine: Hawaiian Lessons in Water Resources’ Conflict
Management as Applied to Colorado Water Law
Elizabeth McVicker, Metropolitan State College of Denver
2.
Making Management Accounting more Effective: The Impact of an Integral
Theory on Decision Making
Benno Feldmann, University of Applied Sciences Worms, Germany
Tuesday, November 19
4:00-5:00
Meeting Room: Salon A
The University of Portland Alumni Meeting
Chair: Gwen Klobes
1.
Volatility Spillovers and Dynamics Among Equity Markets of Americas
Bahram Adrangi and Arjun Chatrath, University of Portland
Kambiz Raffiee, University of Nevada, Reno
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2.
Leadership Structures on Information Technology Projects
Mike Eom, University of Portland
3.
Income Distribution Rules in Continuous Transition Network Structures
Mark Meckler, University of Portland
4.
P4 - Pamplin Professional Preparation Program
Gwen Klobes, University of Portland
Tuesday, November 19
5:30-7:30
RECEPTION
Place: Moana Terrance
Wednesday, November 20
9:00 – 10:30
Meeting Room: Salon A
No Session
Wednesday, November 20
10:45 – 12:15
Meeting Room: Salon A
No Session
MAHALO! HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME
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