Allied Academies News
Number 20 - Spring 2007
Introduction | Internet Conference
| Reno
Conference
| Spring Conference
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Journal News
| Jacksonville Awards | Conference
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Introduction
The Spring Conference in Jacksonville turned out
to be a great conference! We were all delighted by how pleasant the
Crowne Plaza Hotel facilities and staff were. We had a very good
turn out and heard nothing but nice things from our participants.
The hotel was situated on the river
with views of ships, draw bridges and the city of Jacksonville itself. An
inexpensive and pleasant taxi boat ride takes people across the river for various
dining and entertainment options. It was a great place to visit that everyone
seemed to enjoy and with rates that were very affordable. In fact, we may
find ourselves returning in the not so distant future.
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
Summer International Internet Conference
Our
Summer 2007 International Internet Conference (July 17-31) has
been growing in popularity among our members and gives participants the ability to submit papers just as they would
for a normal conference without having to go anywhere. As many of
you know, submitting a paper for award consideration at one of our
conferences is a very effective way to get your paper considered for
Journal publication very quickly. Participation is as easy as
reading through the online proceedings, choosing those papers that
interest you, then sharing comments on the message board regarding
things you would like to share about your paper or other
peoples'. We will also post Power Point presentations to our web
site if you wish. Submission deadline is July 2. We hope to "see" you there.
Fall 2007 International Conference in Reno
We will be holding our Fall 2007
Interneational Conference (October 4-5) at the Atlantis Casino
Resort & Spa in Reno, Nevada. As
I have mentioned before, Reno is such a nice little town nestled in some beautiful
mountains and the Atlantis is a very nice hotel. Just to give you a little
more information about the Atlantis it offers luxury hotel accommodations, the relaxed
atmosphere of a European style spa & salon and Reno's only hotel with indoor
and outdoor pools, fine dining from around the world with eight award winning restaurants, and non-stop gaming action in Reno's best casino. It is centrally located
only a few minutes from the airport (with a free shuttle), at the base of the Sierra
Nevada Mountain range and is only a half hour from Lake Tahoe. Its location is also convenient to the newest shopping and dining district. In short, you
never have to leave the hotel, but if you decide to there is quite a bit to do and
see. The weekday sleeping room rates are only $69 and the weekend rates are
$139. Be sure to tell them you are with Allied
Academies when you book. For reservations call 800-723-6500.
If you
did not get the previous newsletter that
shared some tips on getting to Reno, I have taken the liberty of reprinting what
was said here. This past Fall when we went to Reno, we flew into Sacramento,
CA and rented a car so we could drive over Donner's Pass and recreate a trip we
had taken ten years earlier. The scenery was beautiful and we would have stopped
at the historic towns along the way to visit had we had more time to do so.
Maybe it's just because it reminds me of home, but in my humble opinion, Reno is
a beatiful town nestled in some beautiful mountains. The only drawback it
has is that direct flights in are not as easy to come by as they are with a big
city like Las Vegas. However, I highly recommend flying into Sacramento and
taking a leisurely drive over the mountain so that you can really stop and appreciate
the scenery. You will also begin to appreciate how good we have it today compared
to when roads and railroads were cut in with men with picks and manual labor was
one of the few ways to make a living. After all, what good is a business trip
if you don't get to enjoy the scenery.
Spring 2008 International Conference in Tunica, MS
We will be holding our Spring 2008 International Conference
in Tunica, MS (April 3-4, 2008). It was a tough decision, but we decided to
choose Tunica over Jacksonville. Jacksonville was great and the folks there
were nice enough to offer us the same great deal next year, but we wanted to check
into Tunica before deciding. In case you are not familiar with Tunica, it
is a small town located close enough to the Mississippi River to have casinos.
We will be staying at the Gold Strike
Casino Resort, which is a very nice hotel and they have offered us a better
deal with weekday rooms running less than $65 per night and weekend rates at $109.
We hope to see you all there.
JOURNAL NEWS
On another note, part of our Phase Two system redesign is almost finished.
In the coming weeks we will have online access to all of our Journals for current
members. We have also signed with Pro Quest and a few other indexing firms
to handle indexing our journals. This will mean instiutional subscribers will
be able to access our journals all over the world and our journals will encounter
a whole new
level of exposure. The rest of Phase Two involves further automation of the journal submission process. This will become more and more necessary
as we gain more exposure and our submissions begin to increase. A lot of good
things are on the horizon and we want to thank those of you who have helped make
it all possible.
ALLIED ACADEMIES AWARDS
Creative and Innovative Teaching Awards
The Academy of Educational Leadership
sponsors special Awards
to recognize
innovative and creative teachers and educational
programs. To be eligible for
consideration, an individual must be nominated by a member of the
Allied Academies and undergo evaluation by the Teaching Awards
Committee. The following individuals have met the criteria and
have
been judged by the Committee to be worthy of the designation,
Distinguished Teachers. We extend to them our sincere
congratulations.
Thomas M. Bertsch, James Madison University
Vassilis Dalakas, Northern Kentucky University
Brooke R. Envick, St. Mary’s University
Joan M. Kiel, Duquesne University
Fellow Award
These individuals have been supporters
of the Allied Academies for many years. They have encouraged
attendance at the conferences, worked as Referees and Editors, and have
taken on extra duties on our behalf and. They have been good
friends and colleagues, and are clearly worthy of Fellow status.
Michael Shurden, Lander University
Steve Brown, Eastern Kentucky University
Distinguished Research
Awards
We would like to congratulate the
Distinguished Research Award Winners. The competition was extremely
rigorous and intense. After extensive, double blind, peer review, the
journal referees distinguished research status to 25% of the
manuscripts. The authors of the following works will receive engraved
plaques, and the manuscripts will be published in a future issue of the
appropriate journal.
Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies
The Effect of the Level of Accounting Degree Obtained
on Recruiters’ Perceptions of Accounting Graduates
Eddie Metrejean, Georgia Southern University
Cheryl T. Metrejean, Georgia Southern University
Morris H. Stocks, The University of Mississippi
The Change of Corporate Domicile, in the Absence of Tax Benefit Differences,
Legal Environment Controls
Lawrence Bajor, Bowling Green State University
Factors Associated with the Level of Superfund Liability Disclosure in 10K Reports:
1991-1997
Carol Cox, Middle Tennessee State University
Blind Investments on Rising or Falling Stocks
Guoliang He, Sam Houston State University
Balasundram Maniam, Sam Houston State University
Academy of Commercial Banking and Finance
Measuring Credit Risk: Does Complexity Matter?
Kurt Jesswein, Sam Houston State University
The Effects of Firm Size on Profit Rates in the Financial Services
Louis H. Amato, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Timothy E. Burson, Queens University of Charlotte
Internet Banking: Gold Mine or Money Pit?
Paul Nelson, University of Rochester
William Richmond, Western Carolina University
Academy of Economics and Economic Education
Government Spending, Money Supply and Economic Growth: Evidence from Thailand
Komain Jiranyakul, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand
Tantatape Brahmasrene, Purdue University North Central
Teaching Principles of Economics: Internet vs. Traditional Classroom Instruction
Doris S. Bennett, Jacksonville State University
Gene L. Padgham, Jacksonville State University
Cynthia S. McCarty, Jacksonville, State University
Shawn Carter, Jacksonville State University
Academy of Educational Leadership
Measurement Invariance of Ten Constructs of Pre-Matriculation Freshman Attitudes
to College Student Attrition: Towards an Early Warning System
Ronald M. Rivas, Canisius College
Paul L. Sauer, Canisius College
Joseph G. Glynn, Canisius College
Thomas E. Miller, University of South Florida
An Empirical Examination of the Phenomenon of Grade Inflation in Higher Education:
A Focus of Grade Divergence Between Business and Other Fields of Study
S. Keith Lowe, Jacksonville State University
Patricia C. Borstorff, Jacksonville State University
Robert J. Landry, III, Jacksonville State University
Demographic Factors and Student Preferences on the Syllabus
in the Principles of Accounting Course
Carl E. Keller, Jr., Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne
Alan B. Deck, Bellarmine University
John G. Marcis, Coastal Carolina University
The Future of Academic Honesty
Peggy Choong, Niagara University
Bob S. Brown, Marshall University
Academy of Entrepreneurship
A Hermeneutical Approach to Understanding Entrepreneurial Failure
Brian McKenzie, California State University, East Bay
Mukesh Sud, Augustana College
Triggers of Decisions to Launch a New Venture:
Is There Any Difference Between Pre-Business and In-Business Entrepreneurs?
Chyi-l.I. (Kathleen) Liang, The University of Vermont
Paul Dunn, The University of Louisiana at Monroe
The Organizational Leadership of the Post Baby Boom Generation:
An Upper Echelon Theory Approach
L. Jeff Seaton, The University of Tennessee at Martin
Michael Boyd, The University of Tennessee at Martin
Entrepreneurial Executive
Your Employee Handbook: Is It an Enforceable Contract?
John Hoft, Columbus State University
International Journal of Entrepreneurship
Customer Service During Peak (In Season) and Non-Peak (Off Season) Times:
A Multi-country (Austria, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States) Examination
of Entrepreneurial Tourist Focused Core Personnel
Shawn Carraher, Cameron University
John A. Parnell, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Academy of Entrepreneurship Education
Journal of Entrepreneurship Education
The Use of Micro Student Consulting Projects as an Alternative to
Traditional Field-Based Student Consulting Projects: An Exploratory Study
Kirk C. Heriot, Columbus State University
Leo Simpson, Western Kentucky University
Ron G. Cook, Rider University
Richard Parker, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Which Classroom-Related Activities Enhance Students’ Entrepreneurial Interests
and Goals?: A Social Cognitive Career Theory Perspective
Gerry Segal, Florida Gulf Coast University
Jerry Schoenfeld, Florida Gulf coast University
Dan Borgia, Florida Gulf Coast University
Academy of Health Care Management
Employers “Butt In” with Regard to Smoking in the Workplace
Pamela R. Johnson, California State University, Chico
Julie Indvik, California State University, Chico
Claudia Rawlins, California Sate University, Chico
Academy of Information and Management Sciences
A Comparative Study of Data Mining Models in Marketing
Jeong O. Hur, Tamna University, Korea
Kyu K. Kim, Dong-Eui University, Korea
Dong C. Lee, Dong-Eui University, Korea
C. Christopher Lee, Pacific Lutheran University
Academy of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues
Making More Informed Hiring Decisions: Policy and Practice Issues for Employers
Gerald E. Calvasina, Southern Utah University
Richard V. Calvasina, University of West Florida
Eugene J. Calvasina, Southern University
Jewish Perspectives on the Ethics of Tax Evasion
Robert W. McGee, Barry University
Gordon M. Cohn, Touro College
The Extent of Gift Authorships in Business Journals
Edgar J. Manton, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Donald E. English, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Academy of Marketing Studies
Male Gender Role Beliefs: Coupon Use and Bargain Hunting
C. Jeanne Hill, Prairie View A&M University
Susan K. Harmon, Pacific Lutheran University
A Preliminary Study of Double Jeopardy in Selected Retailers
Larry P. Pleshko, Kuwait University
Nizar Souiden, Université Laval
InBranding: Development of a Conceptual Model
Cheryl Ann Luczak, University of Illinois at Chicago
Waldemar Pfoertsch, Pforzheim University, Germany
Frederik Beuk, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jian Su, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jennifer D. Chandler, University of California, Irvine
Manufacturers’ Representative Profession: A Model about the Impact of Agency Success
and Marketing Methods on Willingness to Hire Recent College Graduates
J. Donald Weinrauch, Tennessee Technological University
Meral Anitsal, Tennessee Technological University
Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Technological University
Academy of Organizational Culture, Conflict and Communications
A Multi-Measure Investigation of the Specificity of Self-Efficacy Measures
Shane Spiller, Western Kentucky University
Robert D. Hatfield, Western Kentucky University
Academy of Strategic E-Commerce
Image Compression and Feature Extraction with Neural Network
Dinesh K. Sharma, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Loveleen Gaur, BLS Institute of Management
Daniel Okunbor, Fayetteville State University
Academy of Strategic Management
Failing to Learn from Failure:
An Exploratory Study of Corporate Entrepreneurship Outcomes
Elizabeth McCrea, Seton Hall University
Stephen C. Betts, William Paterson University
Corporate Government Characteristics of Growth Companies: An Empirical Study
Vinita Ramaswamy, University of St. Thomas
C. Joe Ueng, University of St. Thomas
Lee Carl, University of St. Thomas
Assessing Managerial Decisions Using the Dual Systems Theory of Reasoning:
Future Challenges for Management Researchers
John Leaptrott, Georgia Southern University
J. Michael McDonald, Georgia Southern University
Leadership Across Cultures: A Comparative Study
John W. Russette, Nova Southeastern University
Robert E. Scully, Barry University
Robert Preziosi, Nova Southeastern University
Academy of Studies in International Business
An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship Between Organizational Culture,
Regional Culture, Causal Ambiguity and Competitive Advantage in an International Setting
Florencia Moran, Jacksonville State Université
David W. Palmer, Jacksonville State University
Patricia C. Borstorff, Jacksonville State University
International Academy for Case Studies
Partnering with an NGO to Start a Micro-Loan Program in a Ghana Village:
A Global Organic Triple-Bottom-Line Social Enterprise in the Making
Harriet Stephenson, Seattle University
Donna L. Mace, Seattle University
Bud, Budweis, Budweiser - Who is the “Real” Bud?
Lynn M. Forsythe, California State University, Fresno
Deborah J. Kemp, California State University, Fresno
The Evaluation of a Floating-Rate Sale-Leaseback
Sanjay Rajagopal, Montreat College
YOURPRODUCTSUCKS.COM:
Internet Gripe Sites at the Crossroads of Trademarks and Free Speech
Leonard Rymsza, California State University, Northridge
Kurt Saunders, California State University, Northridge
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