Allied Academies News Number 9 - Fall 2001
Despite the terrible events of September 11, the Las Vegas Conference was a success. Though it was slightly smaller than the Nashville conference (our largest ever), we still had participants fly in from as far away as the United Arab Emirates. Many authors who were a bit uneasy about flying took advantage of the Internet Division and were able to participate without traveling to the conference. We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all who participated. It is the authors and the conference participants who make the Allied Academies successful and who support our efforts to achieve our mission.

Distinguished Research Award Winners
Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies
Nonlinearities and Chaos in Bond Yield Movements
Vivek K. Pandey, The University of Texas at Tyler
Executive Options Schemes: Time for a Reckoning
Tyrone Carlin, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia
Guy Ford, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia
Risk, Return and Equilibrium in the Emerging Capital Market:
The Case for Jordan
Osamah Al-Khazali, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Academy of Commercial Banking and Finance
A Cluster Analysis of the Financial Characteristics of Depository
Institution Merger Participants and the Resulting Wealth Effects
Stephen K. Lacewell, Murray State University
Larry R. White, Mississippi State University
Michael T. Young, Minnesota State University
Innovations in Bank Service Marketing or How to Market a Bank
Rob H. Kamery, Christian Brothers University
Sarah T. Pitts, Christian Brothers University
Academy of Economics and Economic Education
Personality, Gender and Risk: A Framing Analysis
Darrell F. Parker, Georgia Southern University
Martha C. Spears, Winthrop University
A Survey of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment Determinants in ASEAN-5 Countries
Balasundram Maniam, Sam Houston State University
Dorothy Mehrens, Sam Houston State University
James Bexley, Sam Houston University
Academy of Educational Leadership
Academic Ethical Decisions:
Testing the Global Nature of Locus of Control in Asian Cultures
Evelyn C. Hume, University of Texas-Pan American
Aileen Smith, Stephen F. Austin State University
Alan B. Davis, City University of Hong Kong
Academy of Entrepreneurship
Understanding the Financial Educational Needs of Entrepreneurs:
A Survey of Entrepreneurs and Financial Advisors
Robin Anderson, University of Portland
Brooke R. Envick, St. Mary's University of Texas
Greg Roth, University of Portland
Determinants of Trust Between Minority Suppliers and
Governmental Purchasing Managers
Jenny J. Swearingen, Thomas University
Academy of Free Enterprise Education
A National Survey of the State of SIFE Programs:
Implications for Students, Walton Fellows and Academic Institutions
Richard Burroughs, Barry University
Inge Nickerson, Barry University
Academy of Information and Management Sciences
Creating a Virtual Meeting System (VMS) for Public Agency Employees:
A Field Study of the Illinois Division of Oral Health
Ojoung Kwon, California State University-Fresno
Donna Dufner, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Maria Kwon, Southern Illinois University
A Review of the Interrelationship among Management,
Information Technology, and In-House End-User Empirical Propositions
Khaled Alshare, Emporia State University
Incorporating Decision Analysis into Solutions to
Integer Resource Allocation Problems
Robert F. Cope, III, Southeastern Louisiana University
Daniel G. Hotard, Southeastern Louisiana University
Rachelle F. Cope, Southeastern Louisiana University
Academy of Managerial Communications
Business Communication Instructors, AACSB College of Business Deans
and Human Resource Managers' Perception of Business Ethics
Donald English, Texas A&M University, Commerce
Edgar Manton, Texas A&M University, Commerce
Janet Walker, Texas A&M University, Commerce
Utilization of Open Communication Systems in the Managerial Decision Making Process:
Decision Making Transparency in a Large Public Agency
Jerry D. Estenson, California State University, Sacramento
Academy of Marketing Studies
A Comparative Study of Two Approaches to Modeling Consumer Preferences
Catherine T. Atwong, California State University, Fullerton
Family Durable Goods Decision Making Behavior:
Implications for Marketing Strategy
JoAnne S. Hopper, Western Carolina University
Advertising, Firm Size and Profitability in the Service Sector
Christie H. Amato, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Louis H. Amato, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Philip D. Irish, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
The New Paradigm of Direct Marketing Research:
Not the Old or the New, but a Merging of the Two
Richard A. Hamilton, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Academy for Studies in Business Law
Employment Discrimination Litigation and the Value of the Firm
Laurence E. Blose, Grand Valley State University
Gerald E. Calvasina, Southern Utah University
Legal Issues in a Dotcom Copycat Case
Jerry Wegman, University of Idaho
Academy for Studies in International Business
Recent Evidence of Foreign Direct Investment in Thailand
Tantatape Brahmasrene, Purdue University North Central
Komain Jiranyakul, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand
Speculative Returns in the Neuer Market
Anne Macy, West Texas A&M University
Neil Terry, West Texas A&M University
Academy of Strategic and Organizational Leadership
Controlling Delay through Extension Fees
Steven V. Campbell, University of Idaho
Askar H. Choudhury, Illinois State University
Douglas J. McGinty, U.S. Department of Commerce
The Role of Strategic Genetics for Strategic Choice
Claus Nygaard, Copenhagen Business School
Mammography Screening among Women Ages 40 to 74 in the United States
Fevzi Akinci, King's College
Bernard J. Healey, King's College
International Academy for Case Studies
Good Heart General Hospital:
Sexual Harassment and the Community
Sherry Robinson, Penn State York
Cobweb.com End-Game Strategy for an Internet Company
Diane Lockwood, Seattle University
Keith Kowalczik, Seattle University
Derik Hickling, Seattle University
St. Louis Chemical: The Startup
David A. Kunz, Southeast Missouri State University
Rocky Mountain Drywall Case
Hugh Grove, University of Denver
Tom Cook, University of Denver
Troy Schroeder, Rocky Mountain Drywall, Inc.
Financing Growth: Can You Afford to Grow?
Suzanne M. Erickson, Seattle University
Susan G. Weihrich, Seattle University
Academy of Commercial Banking and Finance
Application of Gordon's Constant-Growth Dividend Valuation Model to
Estimating Retirement Funding Requirements
Robert E. Pritchard, Rowan University
Gregory C. Potter, Rowan University
The Applications of the Fibonacci Sequence and Elliott Wave Theory in
Predicting the Security Price Movements: A Survey
Amitava Chatterjee, Texas Southern University
O. Felix Ayadi, Texas Southern University
Balasundram Maniam, Sam Houston State University
Academy of Educational Leadership
University Students and Credit Card Debt:
Use and Abuse and How to Manage Credit Debt
Sara Hart, Sam Houston State University
Ahmed Ramahi, Sam Houston State University
Professional Portfolios as a Marketing Tool:
Student Working Portfolios as an Application
Kyle Mattson, Weber State university
Linnea C. DelHoyo, Weber State University
Academy of Information and Management Sciences
Com+ vs. EJB Component-Based Application Servers for e-Business
Joseph Pudichery, Duquesne University
Academy of Marketing Studies
The Development and Validation of the Strategic Marketing Initiative Scale as a
Comprehensive Measurement Instrument for First-Mover Efforts
Larry P. Pleshko, United Arab Emirates University
Richard A. Heiens, University of South Carolina Aiken
Leanne C. McGrath, University of South Carolina Aiken
Increasing Response Rate in Industrial Mail Surveys:
The Effect of Respondent Involvement in Sweepstakes Incentive
Cue D. Kim, Drake Beam Morin Korea, Inc.
Shirish Dant, The Gallup Organization
C. Christopher Lee, Central Washington University
Yun-Oh Whang, University of Central Florida
Overmarketing
Gary J. Brunswick, Northern Michigan University
Academy of Strategic and Organizational Leadership
Maximizing Organizational Performance vs. Minimizing Organizational Liability:
An Examination of Progressive and Defensive Human Resource Management Practices
Elyssa Blanton Schultz, Loyola University at New Orleans
Rusty Juban, Southeastern Louisiana University
Randy Settoon, Southeastern Louisiana University
International Academy for Case Studies
Trials and Tribulations of a Failing Business:
A Case Study of a Family-Owned Farm Supply Company
Inder P. Nijhawan, Fayetteville State University
Assad Tavakoli, Fayetteville State University
Sajata Strong, Fayetteville State University
Mecedes Jakola, Fayetteville State University
S&S Group, Inc.: An Ethics Case
Marc I. Lebow, Christopher Newport University
Michael McLain, Hampton University