Radisson
Edwardian Hotel
I am pleased to extend a warm
welcome to all participants of the 2000 International Conference of the
Academy of Business Administration.
I would like to take this opportunity
to express my appreciation to everyone who contributed their time, energy,
and expertise to make this conference a success. It is truly a global
conference in that we have participants from several countries and much
of the research to be discussed has a global perspective. Each participant's
contribution is a valued asset in helping the Academy fulfill its mission
of disseminating high quality research.
Each conference has as its
backbone the program committee. No conference could be successful without
the diligent work of the Track Chairs; the 2000 International Conference
Program Committee was extremely efficient in performing their duties.
My sincere appreciation also goes to Dr. David L. Moore who served in
the role of Program Chair. He is to be commended for continuing to assume
an important leadership role in the ABA and for exhibiting professionalism
in the planning and implementation of the Conference program. I am also
grateful for the contributions of special sessions Chair, Dr. Vish Iyer.
Each of the aforementioned
individuals has made important contributions in helping the ABA achieve
its goal of excellence, and I would again like to thank everyone for being
a part of the continuous progress of the ABA. I hope that you enjoy the
conference and your stay in the wonderful historic city of London.
Dr. Sam Fullerton
Conference Chair
Welcome to the 2000 International
Conference of the Academy of Business Administration. I am certain that
you will find the sessions interesting and enlightening. I am very pleased
with the number of participants who will be presenting papers, participating
in the special sessions, and assisting in the day-to-day operations of
the conference. Your willingness to devote your time and energy is a sign
that our efforts were a good investment.
While the participants are
the lifeblood of the conference, I would be remiss if I failed to acknowledge
the incredibly important contributions of those individuals who have served
as track chairs and reviewers. Without these individuals, a conference
of this size would not be possible, so I thank each of these individuals
for helping to make this conference a reality. I'm also grateful to have
the able assistance and tireless efforts of Dr. Sam Fullerton who provides
invaluable help to conference attendees. We also hope that those of you
who knew him will take a moment to remember our founder and friend, Dr.
Sammy Amin.
Special thanks go to the Department
of Marketing and the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University
and the department of Business Administration at LeMoyne College for their
support and understanding.
Last year's conference in London
will be a hard act to follow. But I hope that you will take advantage
of the excellent program planned for you, and I hope that you enjoy your
stay in London. Please feel free to contact Sam Fullerton or me if you
have any questions. We want to make your stay one which will encourage
you to participate in our future conferences. Welcome to London!
Dr. David L. Moore
Program Chair
MONDAY, AUGUST 14
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Registration
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Welcome Reception
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Coffee
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Competitive Sessions
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Coffee Break
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Competitive Sessions
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Reception
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Coffee
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Competitive Sessions
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Coffee Break
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Competitive Sessions
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Luncheon
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17
EUROPEAN CULTURE DAY
A DAY AWAY FROM SESSIONS TO EXPLORE THE REGION!
SEE ABA OFFICIALS
OR HOTEL CONSIERGE FOR INFORMATION.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Coffee
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Competitive Sessions
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Coffee Break
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Competitive Sessions
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Hospitality Hour
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Dinner & Awards Banquet
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Coffee
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Competitive Sessions
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Coffee Break
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Competitive Sessions
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Farewell London, Hello Cancun Reception
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 PM Coffee
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM Competitive Sessions
11:00 AM - 11:30
AM Coffee Break
MONDAY
AUGUST 21
HAVE A SAFE TRIP
HOME!
Visit
our website at: http://www.lemoyne.edu/ABA
CONFERENCE CHAIR PROGRAM CHAIR SPECIAL SESSIONS CHAIR
Dr. Sam Fullerton Dr. David Moore Dr. Vish Iyer
Eastern Michigan University
LeMoyne College University of Northern Colorado
Dr. Peter Wyer, DeMontfort University, Bedford Campus ENGLAND
Dr. Jacky Akoka, ESSEC, FRANCE
Dr. Michael Schreiber, University of Business & Economics, Vienna AUSTRIA
Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, Cairo University EGYPT
Prof. David Taylor, University of Waikato, Hamilton NEW ZEALAND
Dr. Malik Mirza, Queensland University of Technology AUSTRALIA
Dr. Bun Wong Kim, Dongguk University KOREA
Dr. Christo Bischoff, University of Potchefstrom REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Dr. Turken Onder, Marmara University TURKEY
Dr. Faud Najig Al-Shaikh, Yarmouk University JORDAN
Dr. Ramadan Al-Sharrah, Public Authority of Applied Education & Training KUWAIT
Dr. Leo Paul Dana, Nanyang Technological University, SINGAPORE
Dr. Jeffrey Kantor, Bar-Han
University, ISRAEL
TRACK
CHAIRS
Prof. Larry Thomas, Central Michigan University
Dr. Sara Hart, Sam Houston State University
Prof. Bonni
Baker, Siena College
Dr. Arnie Hilgert, Northern Arizona University
Dr. Peter Hackbert, California State University - Monterey
Dr. Kooroos Maskooki, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Dr. Mahmud Rahman, Eastern Michigan University
Dr.
Robert J. Sweeney, Wright State University
Dr.
Stu Tubbs, Eastern Michigan University
Dr. Richard Plank, Western Michigan University
Dr. Gurprit Kindra, University of Ottawa
Dr. Al Belskus
Dr. Sam Fullerton, Eastern Michigan University
Sad Ahmed University of Ottawa
M. Fall Ainina Wright State University
Marlena Akhbari Wright State University
Michael Anderson University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Kamilla Bahia University of Ottawa
Bonni Baker Siena College
Subir Bandyopadhyay University of Ottawa
Nick Blanchard Eastern Michigan University
Charles Capps Sam Houston State University
Lillian Chaney University of Memphis
Frank Chong Southeast Missouri State University
Barbara Davis The University of Memphis
Frederick DeCasperis Siena College
M. Wayne DeLozier Nicholls State University
Janis Dietz University of La Verne
Kay Durden University of Tennessee - Martin
S. Altan Erdem University of Houston, Clear Lake
Roy Farris Southeast Missouri State University
Richard Featheringham Central Michigan University
Sam Fullerton Eastern Michigan University
Claire Gilmore Southern State Connecticut University
Nancy Goettel Coastal Carolina University
Nicolas Gressis Wright State University
Martin Griffin Sam Houston State University
A. Gunasekaran University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Mike Guolla University of Ottawa
Babita Gupta California State University, Monterey Bay
Peter H. Hackbert California State University, Monterey Bay
Samuel Hale, Jr. California State University, Monterey Bay
Sara Hart Sam Houston State University
Arnie Hilgert Northern Arizona University, Yuma
Kathy Hill Sam Houston State University
Harold Hurry Sam Houston State University
Demetri Kantarelis Assumption College
George Kutner Marquette University
Hadley Leavell Sam Houston State University
Mary Lemons University of Tennessee - Martin
Greg Lepak LeMoyne College
Virginia Levsen Coastal Carolina University
Douglas Lonnstrom Siena College
Gary Lubbert Rockford College
Arthur Marinelli Ohio University
Jeanette Martin The University of Mississippi
Kooros Maskooki University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Michael L. McBain University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Mike McCullough University of Tennessee - Martin
Mohan K. Menon University of South Alabama
Azmi Mikhail Ohio University
Malik Mirza Queensland University of Technology
David L. Moore LeMoyne College
Pat Obi Purdue University
Monica Parzinger Clemson University
Dick Plank Western Michigan University
Trib Puri University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Mahmud Rahman Eastern Michigan University
Mitchell Rice Louisiana State University
Maryellen Rosetti Hudson Valley Community College
Joseph Rosetti Siena College
Mary Scott Northwest Missouri State University
Charles Seifert Siena College
Charles Stowe Sam Houston State University
Eric Tao California State University, Monterey Bay
Rita Thakur University of La Verne
Larry Thomas Central Michigan University
D.
Tirtiroglu University of
Concordia (Canada)
TUESDAY
August 15, 2000
9:00
AM - 9:30 AM COFFEE
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM CORPORATE FINANCE - STRUCTURAL
INEFFICIENCIES
Meeting Room A Session Chair: Robert J. Sweeney
Wright State University
* On the Inefficiency of the Forward Exchange Market: A British Viewpoint
Nicholas Gressis, Wright State University
Marlena Akhbari, Wright
State University
** On the Small Firms Effect: The Inpact of Unexpected Changes in the Growth Rate
Michael L. McBain, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Robert J. Sweeney, Wright State University
Marlena Akhbari, Wright
State University
*** The Ugly Face of Opportunism
Demitri Kantarelis, Assumption College
Melanie Morel-Ferris, Assumption College
David Jervasi, Assumption College
Gregory Susko, Assumption College
TUESDAY, August 15, 2000
9:00
AM - 9:30 AM COFFEE
9:30
AM - 11:00 AM POT POURRI
Meeting Room B Session Chair: Prof. Gabriel Donleavy, Bournemouth University
* Using Meta-Analysis to Consolidate Research in Consumer Satisfaction: A Pilot Study
Laura Spitz, St. Norbert College
Raj Devasagayam, St. Norbert's
College
** An Analysis of the Legal Implications of SAS No. 82
Barbara Farrell, Pace University
*** Pedagogy of Capital Budgeting for the New Millennium
Sam N. Basu, California State University, Hayward
Donald H. Wort, California State University, Hayward
Ravi P. Mistry, California State University, Hayward
TUESDAY, August 15, 2000
11:00
AM - 11:30 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM OFFICE SYSTEMS/BUSINESS EDUCATION
Meeting
Room A Session
Chair: Prof. Gabriel Donleavy,
Bournemouth University
* Perceptions and Attitudes of School Personnel Towards Educator Externships
Bill McPherson, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Carole Rainey, Southeast Missouri State University
Terry Roach, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro
Harriet Rogers, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Nathalis Guy Wamba, New York University
** Incorporating Active Learning Techniques in the Business Curriculum
John J. Olivo, Bloomsburg
University
*** The Impact of Semiotic Reading/Writing Curriculum in the Production of Business Documents
Leticia Rodriguez-Talavera, University of Puerto Rico
TUESDAY,
August 15, 2000
11:00
AM - 11:30 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM E-COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENUERSHIP
Meeting Room B Session Chair: Ahmed Ghoneim, Cairo University (Egypt)
* Business Succession - Strategies for Minimizing Risk to Business Stability, Marketing Relationships and Wealth to Transfer Liability
Cassie F. Bradley, Mercer University
James E. Coleman, Mercer University
Michael A. Dalton, Loyola University
Robert L. Glover, Loyola University
** Lessons Learned from Teaching E-Commerce within an Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program
Peter Hackbert, California State University- Monterey Bay
*** Domestic and International Tax Considerations for
E-Commerce
Prof. Patricia Healy, Pace University
WEDNESDAY, August 16, 2000
9:00
AM - 9:30 AM COFFEE
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM BUSINESS POLICY AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Meeting
Room A Session
Chair: Rita Patel Thakur,
University of LaVerne
* The Link Between Corporate Power and Entreprenuership: The Role of Compensating Behavior
Mohamed A. K. Mohamed, UAE University (United Arab Emirates)
** Generating Metaphors to Facilitate Learning in Globally Oriented Organizations: The Case of Euro Disneyland
Kenneth E. Aupperle, University of Akron
Grigorios N. Karimalis, Public Relations Consultant (Detroit, MI)
WEDNESDAY, August 16, 2000
9:00
AM - 9:30 AM COFFEE
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ISSUES IN GLOBAL FINANCE AND MARKETING
Meeting
Room B Session
Chair: Claire Gilmore, Kings
College
* Retail Crowding: Developing a Conceptual Model
Kyungae Park, Yeungnam University (South Korea)
** Tests of Market Efficiency for Central European Equity Markets
Claire G. Gilmore, Kings College
Ginette M. McManus, St.
Joseph's University
*** Corporate Name Versus Brand Name: Demystification of Controversy
B. C. Ghosh, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) (Retired)
Chan Min Lie, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Tan Wee Liang, Singapore Management University
(Singapore)
WEDNESDAY, August 16, 2000
11:00
AM - 11:30 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM POT POURRI
Meeting
Room A Session
Chair: Sam Fullerton, Eastern
Michigan University
* HRM Going Digital? Preliminary Results from Local Government
Jonathan P. West, University of Miami
Evan M. Berman, University of Central Florida
** Interacting with the European Union: The Challenge of International Public Relations
Grigorios N. Karimalis, Public Relations Consultant (Detroit, MI)
*** Are Stock Markets in India Efficient?
Raj K. Kohli, Indiana University
of South Bend
WEDNESDAY,
August 16, 2000
11:00
AM - 11:30 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM MANAGEMENT: TRAINING, LEADING AND MENTORING
Meeting Room B Session Chair: Jan P. Muczyk, Sultan Qaboos University (Sultinate of Oman)
* Timesharing in Singapore
Roberta Wong Leung
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Zhang Wei
Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore)
Li Lan Lee
Northern Illinois University
Aldrin Yiu Yuen Leung
Salisbury Hotel YMCA (Hong Kong)
** Successful Employee Mentoring Systems: Further Implications of the Importance of Ethnicity
Sharon Kantorowski Davis, University of La Verne
Rita Patel Thakur, University of La Verne
*** A Consentience Regarding Formal Leadership
Jan P. Muczyk, Sultan Qaboos University (Sultinate of Oman)
Lt. Col. Terry Adler, New
Mexico State University
THURSDAY,
August 17, 2000
EUROPEAN CULTURE DAY
As is our tradition at the
International Conference,
there are no sessions or
functions scheduled today.
Please take this opportunity
to explore the history and
charm of London and its
surroundings. Tours you
might consider include visits
to Stratford, Warwick Castle,
Bath, Stonehenge, Leeds
Castle, Dover or the City
sights. Take a cruise along
the Thames. Take the Eurostar
to Paris. Enjoy!!!
FRIDAY, August 18, 2000
9:00
AM - 9:30 AM COFFEE
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM POT POURRI II
Meeting
Room A Session
Chair: Ahmed Ghoniem, Cairo
University (Egypt)
* Robustness of Prediction Intervals
Paul Baum, California State University - Northridge
** The Internet and Its Impact on Branding
Fred Palumbo, Yeshiva University
Paul Herbig, Yeshiva University
*** Incipient Globalization of the U. S. Manufactured Housing Industry: Telltale Signs from Recent Developments in the Marketing Environment
Japhet H. Nkonge, North Carolina Technical University
Sabrina Joynes, North Carolina Technical University
Parag Paleja, North Carolina Technical University
Tanya Richburg, North Carolina
Technical University
FRIDAY, August 18, 2000
9:00
AM - 9:30 AM COFFEE
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDUCATION
IN BUSINESS
Meeting Room B Session Chair: Frederick J. DeCasperis, Siena College
* Using an MBA Capstone Course to Promote Global Awareness
Ronald F. Green, East Tennessee State University
** Integrating Academic Experience with Professional Experience Utilizing Student Consulting Projects
Kimble Byrd, Rowan University
*** Developing a Course-Embedded Assessment Instrument for Oral Communication Skills
Frederick J. DeCasperis,
Siena College
FRIDAY, August 18, 2000
11:00
AM -11:30 AM COFFEE
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM ADVERTISING, PROMOTION AND DIRECT
MARKETING
Meeting Room A Session Chair: Gupta, Assumption University
* Trade Shows and Fairs: An Important Part of the International Promotional Mix
Fred Palumbo, Yeshiva University
Paul Herbig, Yeshiva University
** Testing the 3-Factor Model of Attitude Toward Advertising in the European Context
Jose I. Rojas-Mendez, University of Telca (Chile) and Manchester Business School (England)
Victor R. Davila, University of Akron
*** Emerging Research Opportunities in the Marketing of Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing
Japhet H. Nkonge, North Carolina Technical University
Sabrina Joynes, North Carolina Technical University
Parag Paleja, North Carolina Technical University
Tanya Richburg, North Carolina
Technical University
FRIDAY, August 18, 2000
11:00
AM -11:30 AM COFFEE
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CURRENT TECHNOLOGICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Meeting Room B Session Chair: B. Wayne Rockmore, East Tennessee State
University
* An Examination of Perceived Environmental Uncertainty and Level of HRIS Sophistication: Between U. S. and Foreign Owned Firms Operating in the United States
B. Wayne Rockmore, East Tennessee State
University
** An Employer's Liability for Sexual Harassment
Arthur J. Marinelli, Ohio University
*** Industrial Ecology: Making Sustainable Development Work
M. B. Neace, Mercer University