2009 AMA SUMMER MARKETING EDUCATORS’ CONFERENCE AWARDS TRACK BEST PAPER AWARDS TRACK BEST PAPER AWARDS Branding & Marketing Communications Track ‘Corporate Branding and the Influence of Employee Stereotypes’ Gary Davies (Manchester) Rosa Chun(Manchester) Channels of Distribution, Supply Chain Management, Business-to-Business Marketing and Interorganizational Issues Track ‘Trusted Advisor-Partner Relationships: Reciprocal Trust, Relational Behaviors and Relationship Outcomes’ Wayne Neu (CSU-San Marcos) Gabriel Gonzalez (Arizona State University) Michael W. Pass (Sam Houston University) Consumer Psychology & Behavior Track ‘The Influence of Change-focused Advertising Appeals and Self-referencing on Consumer Persuasion’ Julie Ruth (Rutgers) Linda Tuncay (Loyola University Chicago) Atul Kulkarni (University of Illinois) E-Commerce & Technology Track ‘Testing an Axiological Model for Assessing the Value of Real-Life Brands in Virtual Worlds’ Stuart John Barnes (University of East Anglia) Jan Mattson (Roskilde University) Global & Cross Cultural Track ‘Endorsing Product Brands Through a Standardized Corporate Brand –Cross National Perceptions and Effects’ Bernhard Swoboda (Trier University) Markus Meierer (University of Trier) Dirk Morschett (University of Freibourg) Marketing Education & Teaching Innovation Track ‘The Relative Efficacy of Instructor-Based and Cooperative Learning Examination Reviews on Student Performance’ Jane Lee Saber (Ryerson University) October 2009 MarketingAcademics@AMA 1 Marketing Research & Technology Track ‘Using a Dynamic Choice Model to Estimate Tuition Elasticity’ Robert Carter (University of Louisville) David J. Curry (University of Cincinnati) Marketing Strategy/Marketing Management for Value Creation Track ‘Understanding Industry Commoditization: Its Nature and Role for Marketing Strategy Effectiveness’ Martin Reimann (University of Southern California/EGADE) Oliver Schilke (Stanford University) Jacquelyn S. Thomas (Southern Methodist University) New Product Development, Product Management and Entrepreneurship Track ‘New Product Alliances and Firm Stock Performance’ Sudha Mani (University of Texas-Arlington) Xueming Luo (University of Texas-Arlington) Public Policy & Ethical Issues Track ‘Marketing Wellness Internally: Exploring Health Risk Appraisal Variables’ Mary L.Marzec (University of Michigan) Seung Pil Lee (University of Michigan) T. Bettina Cornwell (University of Michigan) Dee Edington (University of Michigan) Retailing and Pricing Track ‘Information Value and Influence of Price on Quality Perception: Insights from Cue Utilization Theory’ Elten Briggs (University of Texas-Arlington) David Griffith (Michigan State University) Hieu Nguyen (California State University-Long Beach) Sales & Sales Management Track ‘The Moderating Impact of Buyers’ Relationship Duration and Prior Sales Experience in Buyer-Salesperson Relationships’ Brian Rutherford (Purdue University) Adrienne Hall (Purdue University) Nwamaka A. Anaza (Purdue University) Services Marketing & Management Track ‘Route to Customer Satisfaction: Is it through the heart or the head?’ Nacef Mouri (George Mason University) Jaishankar Ganesh (University of Central Florida) October 2009 MarketingAcademics@AMA 2 BEST OVERALL CONFERENCE PAPER AWARD Consumer Psychology & Behavior Track ‘The Influence of Change-focused Advertising Appeals and Self-referencing on Consumer Persuasion’ Julie Ruth (Rutgers) Linda Tuncay (Loyola University Chicago) Atul Kulkarni (University of Illinois) 2008-2009 JOHN A. HOWARD/AMA DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD Song Yao, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University “A Dynamic Model of Sponsored Search Advertising” Advisor: Carl Mela, Duke University AMA FOUNDATION VALUING DIVERSITY PH.D SCHOLARSIHPS Stephanie Lawson, Florida State University Jeannette Mena, Michigan State University Edward Ramirez, Florida State University Jaime (Jim) Salas, Arizona State University AMA FOUNDATION NONPROFIT TRAVEL GRANTS Ra’id Q. Shomali, Southern Illinois University –Carbondale Yoojung Kim, University of Texas at Austin October 2009 MarketingAcademics@AMA 3