2013
SBI® CONFERENCE
2013 SBI CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
12:30 – 6:30 pm
Date-Blue
SBI Board Meeting
Michael Harris, East Carolina University, Presiding
Thursday, February 14, 2013
PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION
9:00 am – 10:30 pm
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Session Chair: Ron Cook, Rider University and Leo Simpson, Seattle
University
Workshop Title:
“How to create and Run an SBI Program at Your University”
Presenters: Ron Cook, Rider University and Leo Simpson, Seattle
University
PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION
10:45 am – 11:45 pm
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Session Chair: Craig Zamzow, Plymouth State University (Emeritus)
Workshop Title:
“Creating an Award-Winning POY”
Presenter: Craig Zamzow, Plymouth State University (Emeritus)
OPENING LUNCHEON
Welcome: John R. Hendon, VP Programs, SBI; University of Arkansas at
Little Rock
12:00 – 1:30 pm
King Palm
Michael Harris, President, SBI; East Carolina University
Fellow Recognition : Matthew Sonfield, Hofstra University
Keynote Speaker Introduction: John R. Hendon, UALR
Keynote Speaker: S. Taylor Holbert, Director of Operations for Central
Flying Service, Arkansas’ oldest general aviation business and the nation's
largest Fixed Based Operation (FBO), with more than a half-million square
feet of hanger and shop space.
SBI® 1
2013
SBI® CONFERENCE
Session 1
Session Chair: Placeholder
1:45 - 3:15 pm
Blue Palm
Workshop
Workshop Title:
“Effective Use of the Librarian in Business Courses”
Presenters: Lynn Hoffman, ; William Tietjen; Debora Gilliard
Session Chair: Placeholder
Date Palm
Small Business
Paper Titles:
“Personality as a moderator of the relationship between organizational
size and organizational attraction perceptions”
Presenters: Stephanie Thomason; Amy Brownlee; Susan Steiner
“Assessing Creativity in Entrepreneurship: Are Creative Individuals More
Likely to Choose Entrepreneurship as a Profession?”
Presenters: John Batchelor; Gerald Burch
Session Chair: Placeholder
Canary Palm
Small Business
Paper Titles:
“The Impact of Strategic Focus and Previous Business Experience on Small
Business Performance”
Presenters: Michael Harris; Shanan Gibson; William McDowell
“Is there a tipping point in network size: how large is too large?”
Presenters: Bruce Kemelgor
“Examining the Effectiveness of State Funded Angel Investor Tax Credits:
Preliminary Empirical Analysis”
Presenters: Monika Platek; James Wilbanks; John Hendon; Joseph Bell
3:15 - 3:30 pm
BREAK
The Siesta – Blue corn chips/Tortilla chips, dips and beverages
SBI® 2
2013
SBI® CONFERENCE
Session Chair: Placeholder
Session 2
Paper Titles:
“The Effect of Transactive Memory Systems (TMS) on Effective Group
Performance of Virtual Teams”
Presenter: Bob Barbato; Joy Oguntebi
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Blue Palm
Small Business
“The Entrepreneur and the Business Venture: The Symbiosis of a Life
Cycle”
Presenter: James Biteman
“Business Planning Education“
Presenters: Lynn Hoffman; Nina Radojevich-Kelley
Session Chair: Placeholder
Date Palm
Workshop
Workshop Title:
“An interactive analysis and critique of the new official government
website with a focus on Small Business Facts, Resources and Regulation
for”
Presenters: Stephanie Bardwell
Session Chair: Placeholder
Canary Palm
Student Authored
Papers
Paper Titles:
“Evaluating the effects of business pre-planning coursework on student
entrepreneurial intentions”
Presenter: Brittany James, Joseph Bell
“The Importance of Small Business Leader Virtues”
Presenter: Sandra Lee Flores; Mark Green
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Breezeway
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Drink Tickets will be provided
SBI® 3
2013
SBI® CONFERENCE
7:00 – 8:15 am
King Palm
7:00 – 8:15 am
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Breakfast Breeze Buffet in King Palm
Joint Editorial Board Breakfast – Journal of Small Business
Strategy and Small Business Institute® Journal:
Presenters: Gerry Hills, Bradley University (JSBS); Michael Harris, William
McDowell, Shanan Gibson, (SBIJ) East Carolina University
Session Chair: Placeholder
Session 3
8:30 – 10:00 am
Paper Titles:
“Promoting social entrepreneurship: Harnessing experiential learning with
technology transfer to create knowledge based opportunities”
Presenter: Donald Lester; John Lipinski
“Indigenous Entrepreneurship among the Boruca in Costa Rica: A Cultural
Blue Palm
Perspective”
Social Entrepreneurship Presenter: Bella Galperin; Cecilia McInnis-Bowers
and Small Business
“Talent Retention and Organizational Effectiveness Through Personal
Values Fulfillment”
Presenters: Ilene Ringler
Date Palm
Workshop
Session Chair: Placeholder
Workshop Title:
“What does the future of the AACSB Standards hold?”
Presenters: Shawn Carraher; Sarah Carraher
Session Chair: Placeholder
Canary Palm
Student Authored
Papers
Paper Titles:
“Navigating Office Romances: Determining the Best Policy for Small
Businesses”
Presenter: Jazz LeRoux; Marc Herschberger; Justine DeDera
“The Use of Social Networking Sites by Small Business Employers”
Presenter: Siobhan Mettey; Forrest Carpenter; Aaron Jackson
10:00 -10:15 am
BREAK
The Bake Sale – Gourmet cookies and beverages
SBI® 4
2013
SBI® CONFERENCE
Session Chair: Placeholder
Session 4
10:15 - 11:45 am
Blue Palm
Experiential Learning/
Small Business
Paper Titles:
“Guided Student Reflection: A Critical Imperative for Experiential
Learning”
Presenter: Bonnie Canziani; Jerrie Hsieh; Wen Chin Hsieh; Ling-Chen Wen
“Cultural Differences, Knowledge Conversion and the Championing
Strategies”
Presenter: Raj Mahto; Dmitry Khanin
“Entrepreneurship Training and Prisoner Re-Entry: Lessons from a
Successful Program”
Presenters: Matthew Sonfield
Session Chair: Placeholder
Date Palm
Best Practices
Best Practices Titles:
“Entrepreneurial Curriculum Activities - Spartan Trader Retail
Entrepreneurship Learning Lab”
Presenter: Dianne Welsh
“Using the SBI Model and Social Media Technology to Promote Nonprofit
Education, Advocacy, & Networking Across the Curriculum”
Presenter: Patrick Walker
“Assessment and Quality Assurance - What’s in a Name? Programmatic
Research with students”
Presenters: Shawn Carraher
Canary Palm
Workshop
Session Chair: Placeholder
Workshop Title:
“Teaching Entrepreneurship: A New Template For Preparing Business Plan
Financials”
Presenters: William Wise
SBI® 5
2013
SBI® CONFERENCE
LUNCHEON
12:00 - 1:30 pm
King Palm
John R. Hendon, University of Arkansas at Little Rock-Presiding
Mentor/Showcase Winners- Dianne H.B. Welsh, University of North
Carolina Greensboro, President-Elect
Speaker Introduction - John R. Hendon, University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Keynote Speaker: Blake Jackson, Creative Director, Monde Group, Little
Rock, Arkansas, whose family-based company creates extraordinary
apartment and condominium developments while maintaining a
sensitivity to individual quality of life, nature, and environmental
sustainability.
Session Chair: Placeholder
Session 5
1:45 - 3:15 pm
Blue Palm
Global
Entrepreneurship
and
Social/Non-profit/Arts
Entrepreneurship
Paper Titles:
“The new generation of massively open online courses (MOOC) and their
potential impact on higher education worldwide”
Presenter: Dianne Welsh; Mariana Dragusin
“The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Women’s
Entrepreneurship”
Presenter: Dianne Welsh; Kaustav Misra; Esra Memili; Hanqing Fang
“Church income regulations to keep non-profits from losing their 501-3C”
Presenters: Don Bradley; Luke Pruett
Session Chair: Placeholder
Date Palm
Workshop
Canary Palm
Workshop
3:15 - 3:30 pm
Workshop Title:
“Critical Governance Insight for Social Entrepreneurs, Nonprofit Advocates,
& Other Catalysts Who Work to Change the World”
Presenters: Patrick Walker
Session Chair: Placeholder
Workshop Title:
“Teaching Opportunity Recognition and Assessing Learning Outcomes”
Presenters: Rebecca White; Alex Bruton; Alex DeNoble
BREAK
The Home Run – Popcorn, Pretzels, Candy, Ice Cream and beverages
SBI® 6
2013
SBI® CONFERENCE
Session 6
Session Chair: Placeholder
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Blue Palm
Workship
Workshop Title:
“Talent Retention and Organizational Effectiveness Through Personal
Values Fulfillment”
Presenters: Ilene Ringler
Session Chair: Placeholder
Date Palm
Small Business/ Family
Business
Paper Titles:
“Developing social media promotional strategies in the casual dining
restaurant industry: a case analysis of Montegro’s Italian Grille”
Presenter: Dean Koutroumanis; Yun-Oh Whang; Amy Brownlee
“Family Business in South America: A Generational Comparison”
Presenter: Matthew Sonfield; Robert Lussier
“SOUTH AMERICAN FAMILY BUSINESSES: A GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS”
Presenters: Robert Lussier; Matthew Sonfield
Canary Palm
Workshop
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Rum Runners
Fellows Reception
Session Chair: Placeholder
Workshop Title:
“Experiential Learning Projects- A Process Model For Student Consulting”
Presenters: Ron Cook; Diane Campbell
All Past Presidents and Fellows: Gather around the bar at Rum Runners
for a reception hosted by East Carolina University.
SBI® 7
2013
SBI® CONFERENCE
7:00 – 8:15 am
King Palm
7:00 – 8:00 am
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8:15 – 10:00 am
King Palm
10:00 - 10:15 am
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Heavy Continental Breakfast in King Palm
PAST PRESIDENTS AND FELLOWS BREAKFAST
Michael Harris, East Carolina University and Matthew Sonfield, Hofstra
University, Presiding
Business Meeting
Michael Harris, East Carolina University and Dianne H.B. Welsh, University
of North Carolina Greensboro, Presiding
BREAK
Gourmet Cookies and beverages
Session 7
Session Chair: Placeholder
10:15 - 11:45 am
Blue Palm
Workshop
Workshop Title:
“Experiential Learning: Integrating the Best Practices of the NSEE in the
Classroom”
Presenters: Stephanie Thomason; Amy Brownlee; Dean Koutroumanis
Session Chair: Placeholder
Paper Titles:
“Eastern Europe hotel small business revenue management in economic
downturn”
Presenter: Sjoerd Gehrels
Date Palm
Small Business
“A Survey of Seasonality in Small Business”
Presenter: Jeffrey Shields; Joyce Shelleman
“Workplace learning in small business: Developing a role and research
agenda for personal development plans”
Presenters: Jeffrey Young; Wendy Doyle; Peter Mombourquette; Ned
Kelleher
SBI® 8
2013
SBI® CONFERENCE
Session Chair: Placeholder
Canary Palm
Small Business
“Buy Local – Restaurant Owners’ Perception, Importance for
Practitioners, and Policy Implications”
Presenter: Kathleen Liang
“Small business owner satisfaction with financial performance: a
longitudinal study”
Presenters: Shanan Gibson; William McDowell; Michael Harris
AWARDS LUNCHEON
12:00 – 1:30 pm
King Palm
Best Practice Winners, Best Paper Winners, Student Project of the Year
Winners, and Intro to 2014 Conference
Todd Mick, William McDowell, John Hendon-Presiding
1:45 - 3:45 pm
Date-Blue
2013-14 Board Meeting: Dianne Welsh, University of North Carolina
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Breezeway
Conference Social
CASTAWAYS LUAU
Greensboro, Presiding
SEE YOU AT THE 2014 CONFERENCE!
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