Distinguished Research Award Winners - Spring 1998

Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies

The Market's Valuation of an Auditor's Ability to Reduce Agency Costs
Brad J. Reed, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Michael L. Costigan, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Linda M. Lovata, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

An Investigation of Cash Flow Proxies in Accounting Research
David H. Sinason, Northern Illinois University
Ronald A. Stunda, Birmingham-Southern College

Chaotic Dynamics in Pacific Rim Capital Markets
Vivek K. Pandey, Murray State University
Theodor Kohers, Mississippi State University
Gerald Kohers, Sam Houston State University

Relationship Between Post Merger Change in Capital Structure and Market Reaction to the Stock Price of the Bidding Firm at the Announcement of Merger: A Study of Merger Synergism
Niazur Rahim, Christopher Newport University
A.J. Ananaba, Atlanta Metropolitan College

Bond Downgrades and Intra-Industry Contagion and Competitive Effects: The Case of Industrials
Sanjay Rajagopal, Montreat College
Theodor Kohers, Mississippi State University

Academy of Economics and Economic Education

Program Evaluation and Delivery in Economic Education
Susan J. Jenkins, Idaho State University
Janiel Nelson, Idaho State University

Active Learning and the Advanced Placement Economics Program
Warren Matthews, Houston Baptist University

Academy of Educational Leadership

Student Internet Usage, Perceptions and Training Needs: Implications for Campus Leaders
Vajdieh M. Marxen, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Dale E. Marxen, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Jane E. Baird, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Robert C. Zelin II, Minnesota State University, Mankato

An Empirical Study of the Factors Underlying Student Service Quality Perceptions in Higher Education
Robin Snipes, Columbus State University
Neal Thomson, Columbus State University

Determinants of Student Performance in an Upper Level Corporate Finance Course
J. Arden Trine, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Michael H. Schellenger, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Quality of Managerial Continuing Education: Findings Based on Six MBA Programs
Pasi Sajasalo, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Academy of Entrepreneurship

Work Satisfaction and Entrepreneurial Dreams
Sumaria Mohan-Neill, Roosevelt University

Academy of Free Enterprise Education

Establishing a Theoretical Foundation for Using Collaborative Learning to Teach Entrepreneurs
Daniel J. Borgia, Florida Gulf Coast University
Gerald J. Segal, Florida Gulf Coast University

Academy of Information and Management Sciences

Customer Order Acceptance Decision Models for a Process-Focused Production System
Huei Lee, Lamar University
Richard H. Deane, Georgia State University

Expansion into the Future: Healthcare and Information System Technology
John Malley, University of Central Arkansas
Ken Griffin, University of Central Arkansas

Integration of Mathematical and Simulation Models for Operational Planning of FMS
Sharad K. Maheshwari, Hampton University

Academy of Managerial Communications

The Influence of Post-Transgression Behavior:
An Interplay Between Elaborateness of Apology and the Managerial Disciplinary Action
Jonathan C. Lee, Fayetteville State University

Academy of Marketing Studies

Materialism and Value Judgments: Four Perspectives
Val Larsen, Truman State University
M. Joseph Sirgy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Newell D. Wright, James Madison University

The Effects of Youth Employment on their Buying Decisions
M.J. Alhabeeb, University of Massachusetts

Academy of Strategic and Organizational Leadership

A Feedback Approach to Positioning the Contemporary Organisation
Laetitia Radder, Faculty of Commerce and Governmental Studies, South Africa

Traits and Behaviors Affecting Vulnerability to Stress
David E. Blevins, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Do Layoff Practices Matter: Their Relationship to Commitment and Perceived
Organizational Support of Permanent and Temporary Employees
James W. Bishop, The University of Tampa

Academy for Studies in Business Law

Changes: The Effect of Affirmative Action on the Recruitment of Accounting Professors
Jeanne H. Yamamura, University of Nevada, Reno
Jannet M. Vreeland, University of Nevada, Reno
David Stott, Washington State University

International Academy for Case Studies

An American Business Program for Slavonia (B)
Paul S. Marshall, Widener University
Myroslaw J. Kyj, Widener University

Riding the Rollercoaster of Entrepreneurship
Suzanne C. de Janasz, James Madison University
Paula S. Daly, James Madison University

Heartland Food Products Company
David Kunz, Southeast Missouri State University
D. K. (Skip) Smith, Southeast Missouri State University
Bert Kellerman, Southeast Missouri State University

The City of Phoenix: Strategic Management Not Just for Private Enterprise Anymore
Glenda S. Hostetter, Duke Energy, Houston, TX
Larry R. Watts, Stephen F. Austin State University

Product Costing: It's Not Easy
Janet Mobus, California State University, San Marcos
Carol Bruton, California State University, San Marcos

Best Student Paper (IMS)

Disaster Recovery Planning: Methodology and Implementations in Regional Organizations
Liqiong Xiao, Columbus State University
Laura Tate-Smith, Columbus State University
Sheryl Brown, Columbus State University
Chanda Bussey, Columbus State University
Dana Richardson-Johnson, Columbus State University

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