Academy of Business Research

Academy of Business Research www.academyofbusinessresearch.com Fall 2014 Conference Schedule September 24-26 Atlantic CityOctober 15-17 Las VegasNovember 5-7 San Antonio  ABR Atlantic City September 24-26 The Academy of Business Research will hold it's Summer International Conference in Atlantic City September 24-26 at the BeautifulCaesar's Palace Resort and Casino located in the center of the Atlantic City Boardwalk.  To submit an abstract click here. Las Vegas October 15-17 Submission Deadline: September 10th  The October ABR International Conference will be held October 15-17 at the luxurious Flamingo Las Vegas, located in the center of the world famous Las Vegas Strip.  ABR attendees will receive a discounted room price of $69 per night at the Flamingo (click here to book a room).  For more information on the upcoming Vegas conference please visit the Vegas page on our website or click here.  San Antonio November 5-7 The November ABR Conference will be held November 5-7 at the beautiful San Antonio Riverwalk.  For more information on the San Antonio Conference click here.   Best Paper Award Winners New Orleans Accounting                         Murphy II – Does it create more confusion than it resolves? John T. Geekie, Cleveland State University Daniel A. Kaminsky, Cleveland State University International Internships – The Undiscovered Flavor Enhancer Alexandra Boelke, Florida Southern College William C. Quilliam, Florida Southern College Machine Learning for Predicting the Procurement of an Audit at Small Private Banks:   Is the Decision to Procure an Audit Systematic? David Y. Chan, St John’s University Alexander Kogan, St John’s University Compliance Reporting as Part of the Financial Statement Audit:   A Comparison of County Governments and their Auditors across States Stephen Jakubowski, Ferris State University Sung Kyoo Huh, California State University, San Bernadino   Economics Are Bail-Outs Out and Bail-Ins In? Terry Young, Pepperdine University Linnea McCord, Pepperdine University Peggy J. Crawford, Pepperdine University Education A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study of Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Learning Effectiveness in Face-to-Face and Online Courses Nicole Evans, Wilmington University   On a Mission to Inspire an Accounting Student Janis Weber, University of Louisiana at Monroe McEacharn Davis, University of Louisiana at Monroe Survey of Faculty Experiences and Preferences in Virtual Learning Environments Pam Baker, Texas Woman’s University Molly Russ, Texas Woman’s University Lin Zou, Texas Woman’s University   Developing a Writing Intensive Curriculum in a Business College Susan A. Epstein, Drexel University Beth Buckman, Drexel University Finance What is worth more for the merit of credit?  Evidence from the Credit System in the North Eastern Italian District Guido Max Mantovani, Universita’ Ca’ Foscari, Venezia & H.E.R.M.E.S. Universities, Strasbourg Mattia Maestroni, Universita’ Ca’ Foscari, Venezia Elisabetta Basilico, USG, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland & Universita’ Ca’ Foscari, Venezia High Frequency Trading as a Determinant of the Option/Stock Volume Ratio Jeremy Barren, Kent State University Thomas A. Hanson, Kent State University   Financial Accounting Auditor Success Rates in Going Concern Situations and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Yezen Kannan, Duquesne University Brian M. Nagle, Duquesne University Stephen Rau, Duquesne University   High Frequency Trading and Corporate Currency Hedging Eric Simon, Kent State University Clayton Weaver, Kent State University Vincent DeCrow, Kent State University   Financial Economics   Determinants of Non-Economic Investment Goals among Indian Investors Abhilash Nair, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kunnamangalam, Kerala Rani Ladha, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kunnamangalam, Kerala   Finance/MIS Exotic Structured Products – The Case of Victory Certificates Rodrigo Hernández, Radford University Christopher Tobler, Stetson University Jeffrey S. Jones, Missouri State University   Finance/Real Estate               A Quick Approximation for Modified Bond Duration and Convexity Tom Arnold, University of Richmond John H. Earl, Jr., University of Richmond An IPO as an Invitation to Dine:  Evaluating IPO and M&A Activity Pamela Queen, Morgan State University   Health Care/MIS   Using Technology and Information Technology (IT) Strategy to Improve Service Delivery and Competitive Advantage in the Reprographics Industry Steven T. Perret, Louisiana State University John Woosley, Southeastern Louisiana University Carlos A. Thomas, Southern University at Baton Rouge Management                              Servant Leadership:  The Effects of Gender and Age Angelina Kiser, University of the Incarnate Word Alicia Rodriguez De Rubio, University of the Incarnate Word Valuing Diversity through a Career Development Paradigm Shift Claretha Hughes, University of Arkansas An Analysis of College Students’ Perceptions of Workplace Bullying Sue E. Lewis, Tarleton State University Reggie R. Hall, Tarleton State University Rickey Richardson, Tarleton State University Perceptions of Ethics among Supply Chain Management Professionals Jacob Heller, Tarleton State University Nathan A. Heller, Tarleton State University Gerald Burch, Tarleton State University An Exploratory Case Study of Temporal Distance and Event Promotions:   Effects on the Volunteer Call to Action Robert W. Reich, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Leigh Ellington, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - East Tennessee   Management/HR                     Developing Reflective Managers: The “I Manager” Assignment Evonne Kruger, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Diane Holtzman, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Race, Gender, and Management Skills in a Diverse Workplace:   The Impact of Stereotype Threat on Self-Assessment of Management Skills Jennifer L. Flanagan, Texas A&M University – Commerce   Management/Strategy/Public Administration Management of Conflict in Family Businesses During Crises and Changes: A Strategic Alliance Perspective Richard N. LaRocca, Wagner College George L. De Feis, Pace University   Marketing Your Success Timothy W. Scales, Indiana University East Management/Public Administration Microsoft vs Apple vs Google: Choices to be Great James A. Sena, California Polytechnic State University Eric Olsen, California Polytechnic State University Management/Strategy/Public Administration Minority Women Entrepreneurs Carl Kogut, University of Louisiana at Monroe Donna Luse, University of Louisiana at Monroe Larry Short, Northwestern State University   Management Student Session World Class Timothy W. Scales, Indiana University East Alexandra Elise Estes, Indiana University East Hayley Anne Farabegoli, Indiana University East Spencer David Milligan, Indiana University East Jorge Perez-Orduno, Indiana University East Ashlynn Stewart Roth, Indiana University East Timothy Ryan Tootle, Indiana University East Logan Patrick Ullery, Indiana University East Marketing Exploring the Antecedents of Advocacy in B2B Relationships Micah Murphy, Eastern Michigan University   Social Media and Consumer Behavior: A Marketing Study on Rate My Professors.com and It’s Influence on Consumer Behavior D. Anthony Miles, Our Lady of the Lake University Wanda Sparks, Our Lady of the University Chasing the Pink Dollar:   A Study of Businesses Who Target Market the GLBT Community; Who’s Walking the Walk? John Akana, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Marketing/Education Does Student Engagement Affect Learning?  An Empirical Investigation of Student Involvement Theory Sue E. Lewis, Tarleton State University Rusty Freed, Tarleton State University Nathan A. Heller, Tarleton State University Gerald F. Burch, Tarleton State University MIS                                                    Statistical Analysis of Operations Retard Costs Feng Xu, Georgia Southwestern State University   A Conceptual Model for Mobile Banking Adoption Abdou Illia, Eastern Illinois University Thomas Ngniatedema, Kettering University Zhentu Huang, Eastern Illinois University The Future of Mobile Applications and their Strategic Implementations Chad Strong, Auburn University Montgomery Zach Jourdan, Auburn University Montgomery Academy of Business Research ABR has simultaneous sessions in a variety of business disciplines going on throughout the day. One of the primary advantages to our conference is that the peer-reviewed proceedings are abstract only.  This allows the full papers presented at the conference to still be published in an academic journal without copyright issues. The conference allows a friendly forum for presenters to bounce ideas and gain constructive feedback that can then be used to enhance the full paper.  Many papers presented at past ABR conferences have subsequently been published in top tier journals in their field. The Academy of Business Research publishes four academic journals. Each journal is listed in Cabells and all articles are double blind, peer reviewed.  Topics considered for the conference (and journals) include but are not limited to: Accounting, Business Law, Economics, Education, Finance, Health Care, Human Resources, Management, MIS, Marketing, Operations Management, Public Administration, Real Estate, and Strategy. Best paper awards are voted during each session of the conference. There is a corporate sponsor for each best paper award. Past corporate sponsors for best paper awards include AACSB, Cabells, Coldwell Banker, SSRN, Sentina Publishing, Silver Wheaton, Trump Entertainment, and many others. Presentations may be made also via Skype. Our last few conferences have had participants Skype in from all over the world! ABR 2014 Placement Services Attend our upcoming 2014 Fall ABR conferences in where we will have our second academic placement service , allowing interested job applicants and participating schools to come together in a private and professional setting.  The academic placement service is FREE for colleges and universities to post a job directly on our website. To date, we have had well over 100 jobs listed on the website.   New Marketing Journal The Journal of Marketing Perspectives launched the 1st edition onDecember 1st. JMP is listed in Cabells. For more information on JMP click here. Call for Papers Special Issue in Accreditation Issues The Academy of Business Research Journal just published Volume II 2013, a special issue on Business Education.  This edition features eight articles from researchers all over world. The Academy of Business Research Journal is publishing aSpecial Issue in Accreditation.  The Guest Editors for this Edition are Gerry Muuka, Bellarmine Ezumah, and Jameel Hassan.  To be considered for this edition, you must submit your article no later than April 15th 2014.  For more information on the upcoming special issue for the Academy of Business Research Journal, or for information on Academy of Business Journal (our flagship journal) or the Journal of Applied Financial Research, please visit our website. .