| [AC1] ACCOUNTING PEDAGOGY | |||
| "Advanced AIS Content and Pedagogy According to the Literature and the Governing Bodies" | |||
| by Gregory L. Krippel | |||
| "Accounting Major Program Assessment: Improving Curriculum Performance with Major Specific Exit Examinations" | Page 2 | ||
| by Maria L. Bullen, Gregory S. Kordecki | |||
| "Using Rubrics as a Teaching Tool for Guiding Both Assessment and Improvement of Student Learning in Business Schools" | Page 13 | ||
| by Maria L. Bullen, Gregory S. Kordecki, Elizabeth Capener | |||
| [AC2] ASSORTED ACCOUNTING TOPICS | |||
| "Accounting Practitioner Academic Conversion System (APACS) Using Securitization to Solve and Emerging Business Education Funding Problem" | Page 24 | ||
| by Gregory L. Krippel, Robert B. Burney, Sheila J. Mitchell | |||
| "Enhancing Students' Understanding of the Economic Impact of Business Transactions on Financial Statements and Financial Ratios with Excel" | |||
| by Adel M. Novin | |||
| "Elucidate Process Costing with Streamlined Numbers" | Page 28 | ||
| by William B. Pollard | |||
| [AC3] ISSUES IN COST AND TAX ACCOUNTING | |||
| "Territorial vs. Worldwide Tax Systems - Implications for U. S. Taxpayers" | Page 29 | ||
| by John L. Stancil | |||
| "Teaching Cost Accounting: Developing a Problem for Transitioning from the Absorption to the Direct Income Statement" | Page 40 | ||
| by William B. Pollard | |||
| "Relative Impact of the 2003 Tax Act on Average Returns: Firms That Pay Dividends versus Firms That Repurchase Shares?" | Page 41 | ||
| by James E. Benton | |||
Business Analytics and Business Intelligence (BA) | |||
| [BA1] BIG DATA ANALYTICS IN BUSINESS AND ACADEMIA | |||
| "Dimensions of Big Data for Small Business" | |||
| by Donna M. Schaeffer, Patrick C. Olson | |||
| "Big Data and Data Science: An Academic Program Proposal" | |||
| by Cheryl Aasheim | |||
| "Justification for Creating a Business Intelligence and Analytics Program" | Page 42 | ||
| by Rick Weible | |||
| [BA2] WORKSHOP: FUNDAMENTAL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR A FUTURE WITH BIG DATA | Page 58 | ||
| There Coordinators: Robert L. Andrews, Wilma Andrews | |||
Educational Practice (EP) | |||
| [EP1] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: LEARNING APPROACHES | |||
| "Experiential Learning Exercise for Organizations: Public, Non-government, Private, or Nonprofit" | |||
| by Nicholas W. Twigg, Janice A. Black | |||
| "Critical Andragogy and the Teaching of the Principles of Economics Courses" | Page 63 | ||
| by Nikki McIntyre Finlay | |||
| "Learning Outcome Action-Verbs: Mapping Perceptions of Learning to Bloom's Taxonomy" | |||
| by Edward D. Showalter, George S. Lowry, Timothy W. Merrill | |||
| [EP2] ASSORTED TOPICS IN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE | |||
| "An Application of Statistics: Using the "Moneyball" Story in a Basic Statistics Course" | Page 65 | ||
| by Samuel A. Wathen, Dennis A. Rauch | |||
| "Integrating Study Abroad Into a Business Curriculum: A Case Study" | Page 71 | ||
| by Emma Jane Riddle | |||
| "Is a Colleges Mission Reflected in Faculty Research" | |||
| by Janice A. Black, Michael Latta | |||
| [EP3] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE | |||
| "The College Experience for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: The Thrive Program at the University of Central Missouri" | Page 78 | ||
| by Jerry Neal | |||
| "MOOC It! Do Massive Open Online Courses Define the Future of Education?" | |||
| by Ramin Cooper Maysami, William M. Wendt | |||
| "Teaching Teamwork: An Assessment Strategy to Foster Student Collaboration" | |||
| by Charles R.B. Stowe, Robert T. Barrett | |||
| [EP4] WORKSHOP: PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT | Page 99 | ||
| There Coordinator: James A. Pope | |||
| [EP5] PANEL: PUBLISHER-PROVIDED VERSUS INSTRUCTOR-BUILT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE | |||
| There Moderator: Bomi Kang | |||
| Panelists: Michael Latta, Robert B. Burney, Arlise P. Mckinney, Janice A. Black, Nicholas W. Twigg, McKean Nowlin | |||
Faculty-Sponsored Undergraduate Research (UR) | |||
| [UR1] FACULTY SPONSORED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH - SESSION ONE | |||
| "Veiled Signs of Sexual Advertising" | |||
| by Sacriana Ware, Anshu Saxena Arora | |||
| "Fraudulent Accounting: SEC Charges Thornburg for Fraudulent Accounting" | |||
| by Ariel Shead | |||
| "From Made in China to Branded in China" | |||
| by Gay Fortson, Quest Parham, Korak Marrero, Anshu Saxena Arora | |||
| [UR2] FACULTY SPONSORED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH - SESSION TWO | |||
| "A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Brand Commitment: How Do International Cultures Perceive Unique Brand Elements?" | |||
| by Craig Jarrell, Anshu Saxena Arora | |||
| "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Spring (Case Study: Tunisia)" | |||
| by Amel Nefatni, Dominique White, Anshu Saxena Arora | |||
| "Sustainable Australia - Sustainable Communities" | |||
| by Brittany Cherry, Bangone Jones, Anshu Saxena Arora | |||
Finance and Economics (FI) | |||
| [FI1] BONDS AND CENTRAL BANKING | |||
| "Bond Indenture Consent Solicitations, Agency Issues, and Shareholder Wealth" | |||
| by Terrill R. Keasler, Jamie Anderson | |||
| "Bitcoin: An Emerging Global Currency Without a Nation State Based Central Bank" | |||
| by Robert B. Burney, Thomas W. Secrest | |||
| "Re-Examination of the Stock Market Reactions to Federal Funds Rate Changes" | |||
| by Allen Shin | |||
| [FI2] MARKET ANALYSIS AND RISK MANAGEMENT | |||
| "The Labor Force Participation Rate: An Examination of the Determinants of Its Recent Precipitous Decline" | Page 100 | ||
| by Patrick J. Litzinger, John H. Dunn, Jr. | |||
| "Dynamic Rebalancing Based Hedging of Exchange Rate Risk Using Currency ETFs" | Page 117 | ||
| by Robert B. Burney | |||
| "National Banking Sector Linkages: Did the Global Financial Meltdown Strengthen or Weaken The Linkages?" | Page 123 | ||
| by James E. Benton | |||
Graduate Student Paper Competition (PC) | |||
| [PC1] GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION - SESSION ONE | |||
| "The Influence of the Incongruence of Country-of-Origin and Country-of-Manufacture on Consumers' Purchase Intention for Diffusion Branding" | |||
| by Yao Yao, Anshu Saxena Arora | |||
| "The Dynamics of Autism: Meeting the Social & Economic Challenge" | |||
| by Jessica J. Vickson | |||
| "Jumping Over the Border, Why Not?: Examining the Advantages and Disadvantages of International Acquisitions" | Page 124 | ||
| by Ly L. Pham | |||
| [PC2] GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION - SESSION TWO | |||
| "Are Superfluous Costs Viable? Preparing for Post-Panamax Cargo Ships at the Port of Savanna." | |||
| by Jessica J. Vickson | |||
| "Strategic Collaborations and High Performance Organization Synergy" | Page 140 | ||
| by John J. Fazio | |||
| "Does Customer Service Belong in Higher Education?" | Page 155 | ||
| by Eileen D. Soisson | |||
| [PC3] GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION - SESSION THREE | |||
| "Live or Die: Measuring Slice-of-Life vs. Slice-of-Death Advertising Appeals as Vehicles for Corporate Social Responsibility" | |||
| by Christina King, Anshu Saxena Arora | |||
| "Product Promotion and Placement in Motion Pictures: A Blake Conceptual Framework" | |||
| by Sierra D. Blake, Anshu Saxena Arora | |||
| "Tools for Building a Solid Foundation at Small to Mid Size General Contractors: Techniques for Improved Accountability and Analysis of Construction Work" | |||
| by Esther Stegall Goss | |||
Hospitality, Sports, Tourism and Recreation (HS) | |||
| [HS1] HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM | |||
| "Bringing Tourists to the Grand Strand during Holiday Season" | Page 175 | ||
| by Michael Latta, Mark A. Mitchell | |||
| "Using Synchronous Distance Learning Technology in Hospitality and Tourism Programs" | |||
| by Denis P. Rudd, Denis Patrick Rudd II | |||
| "Assessing Satisfaction in a New Campus Recreation Setting" | |||
| by Monica Fine, MaryClaire Chalfant, Paul Clark | |||
| [HS2] SPORTS AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE | |||
| "Market Efficiency and Recreational Betting" | |||
| by Ladd M. Kochman | |||
| "Performance on the PGA Tour: A Statistical Analysis" | Page 187 | ||
| by Charles B. Pfitzner | |||
| "College Football's Home-Field Advantage" | Page 193 | ||
| by Christopher M. Keller, Daniel G. Conway | |||
Information Technology & Decision Support Systems (IT) | |||
| [IT1] IT FRAMEWORKS AND STRUCTURES | |||
| "A Load Service Structure in Ad-hoc Computer Networks" | Page 195 | ||
| by Ming-Chang Huang | |||
| "A Framework for User Participation Approaches to Information Systems Development" | Page 210 | ||
| by Angela M. Mattia | |||
| [IT2] IS AND IT DEVELOPMENT | |||
| "Development and Testing of a Survey Instrument to Assess Ethical Perceptions of IT and IS Students" | Page 217 | ||
| by Omosalewa Aderonmu, Cheryl Aasheim, Paige Rutner | |||
| "Apply Service Oriented Architecture with Web 2.0 Application for Computer Network Web Services" | Page 242 | ||
| by Ming-Chang Huang | |||
| "The Effectiveness of Techniques in User Compliance of IT Policy" | Page 251 | ||
| by Caleb Z. Bradberry, Prashant Palvia | |||
Innovation in Education (IE) | |||
| [IE1] WORKSHOP: ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING IN THE CLASSROOM THOUGH BLOOMS TAXONOMY | |||
| There Coordinators: Michael L. Monahan, Amit J. Shah, Thomas D. Sigerstad | |||
| [IE2] WORKSHOP: TRANSFORMING TRADITIONALLY TAUGHT ACCOUNTING PROGRAMS FOR THE INTERNET | |||
| There Coordinators: Douglas E. Ziegenfuss, Randall R. Spurrier | |||
| [IE3] INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION | |||
| "Using Prompted Reflections in Leadership Courses: Picture This!" | Page 268 | ||
| by Ali A. Nazemi, Sharon C. Gibbs | |||
| "Evaluation of First Year Experience Program" | Page 280 | ||
| by Aimao Zhang | |||
| "The Evaluation of Apps Teaching and Student Learning" | |||
| by Jasmin C. Lin, Daisy Wang | |||
| [IE4] WORKSHOP: THE LEARNING CLUB: ENHANCING MANAGEMENT EDUCATION THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS | |||
| There Coordinators: Martha M. Mattare, Gloria J. Harrell-Cook | |||
| [IE5] ANALYTICS AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION | |||
| "Creating a Business Intelligence and Analytics Schedule of Courses" | Page 286 | ||
| by Rick Weible | |||
| "Essentials of Tablet Computing" | Page 302 | ||
| by Harry Katzan, Jr. | |||
| "Technology and Innovation: The Catalyst for Educational Change" | Page 309 | ||
| by Angela M. Mattia | |||
International and Strategic Management (IM) | |||
| [IM1] MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY | |||
| "The Decision to Implement or Not to Implement an Activity-Based Costing System: A Managerial Perspective" | Page 314 | ||
| by Igor Tomic, John P. Angelidis, Faramarz Parsa, Nabil A. Ibrahim | |||
| "Using the SWOT Matrix to Address Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Thoughts on Aligning Strategy with Crisis Management" | Page 322 | ||
| by William R. Crandall, Richard E. Crandall | |||
| "Cultural Factors and Project Management Success: A Multinational Study for the United States, Germany and Japan" | Page 338 | ||
| by Joerg Storm, Kai-Uwe Seidenfuss | |||
| [IM2] MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP | |||
| "A Preliminary Examination of Communication Content, Leadership Styles, and Job Satisfaction" | Page 356 | ||
| by I. Edward Jernigan III, Joyce M. Beggs | |||
| "The Impact of Unions on How China Does Business: Lessons to Learn from the United States?" | |||
| by Darlene G. Motley, Jasmin C. Lin, Jeff Guiler | |||
| "Advancing Facilitators and Deterrents Theory of Students' Study-Abroad Decisions" | Page 359 | ||
| by Bomi Kang, Carol M. Megehee | |||
Marketing (MK) | |||
| [MK1] MARKETING | |||
| "Current Trends and Marketing Implications in Restaurant and Hotel Rating Systems" | |||
| by Richard J. Mills, Jr., Denis P. Rudd, Norman Schnurr | |||
| "National Competitiveness, Government Regulatory Reform, and GDP Growth" | Page 387 | ||
| by Carol M. Megehee, Arch G. Woodside | |||
Operations, Logistics & Supply Chain Management (OL) | |||
| [OL1] EMERGING TOPICS IN OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN | |||
| "The Impact of Evolutionary Shifts in Supply Chain Modalities on Geographic, Environmental and Socioeconomic Climates in Rural Areas: A Field Study" | |||
| by Paul L. Ewell, Sandra Ewell Ewell | |||
| "Supply Chain Sustainability and the Triple Bottom Line" | Page 389 | ||
| by Richard W. Monroe | |||
| [OL2] TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN | |||
| "iPads, iPhones, and Implications on Students' Critical Thinking" | |||
| by Donna M. Schaeffer | |||
| "Additive Manufacturing - a Manufacturing Innovation Whose Time Has Come" | Page 395 | ||
| by Richard E. Crandall, William R. Crandall | |||
| "Learning Project Management Through Simulation" | Page 404 | ||
| by Leanne C. McGrath, Ravi S. Narayanaswamy | |||
Public Sector, Social and Ethical Issues (PS) | |||
| [PS1] BULLYING AND ATTRACTING | |||
| "A Literature Review of Workplace Bullying: A Serious Organizational Problem" | Page 408 | ||
| by Nancy J. Niles | |||
| "Factors That Influence Women When Purchasing a Business Format Franchise" | |||
| by William Repack, Jasmin C. Lin, Diana Repack | |||
| [PS2] PRIVACY, SECURITY, AND ACCESS CONTROL | |||
| "Introduction to Attribute Based Access Control" | Page 427 | ||
| by Harry Katzan, Jr. | |||
| "Privacy and Security on the Web Have Marketers and the Federal Government Gone Too Far" | Page 434 | ||
| by Michael Latta | |||
| "Heuristic Strategies in Business Decision-Making" | Page 446 | ||
| by Shabnam Mousavi, Reza Kheirandish | |||
Quantitative Theory and Quantitative Methods (QT) | |||
| [QT1] PANEL: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS: EDUCATING STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM (PROS AND CONS) | |||
| There Moderator: Michael C. Shurden | |||
| Panelists: Carol P. Wood, Tony Santella, Michael Mlinar | |||
| [QT2] QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND THEORY | |||
| "Playing the Lottery?" | Page 448 | ||
| by Johnny C. Ho, David S. Ang, Tzu-Liang Tseng | |||
| "Determining the Value of a Vote in the United States under the Electoral College Voting System Using Linear Programming" | Page 458 | ||
| by Jin Wang, Joseph M. Cauley | |||
| "Using a Tabu Search Approach to Align DNA Sequences" | Page 464 | ||
| by Constance A. Lightner, Carin A. Lightner | |||
Social Networking, Social Media and Crowdsourcing (SO) | |||
| [SO1] SOCIAL NETWORKING AND DIGITAL MEDIA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES | |||
| "Digital Privacy: Think Twice Before You Tweet!" | Page 479 | ||
| by Claire Reeves La Roche | |||
| "Collecting and Interpreting Data over Varying Types of Data Streams" | |||
| by Zhongxian Wang | |||
| "Digital Media as a Case Study Tool" | Page 485 | ||
| by A.K. Aggarwal | |||
Special Sessions (SP) | |||
| [SP1] WORKSHOP: OFFICE 2013: THERE IS A LOT TO LIKE | Page 488 | ||
| There Coordinators: Wilma Andrews, Robert L. Andrews | |||
| [SP2] WORKSHOP: STOP DEATH BY POWERPOINT AT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS | Page 490 | ||
| There Coordinator: Wilma Andrews | |||
| [SP3] TUTORIAL: EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT, AND ACCREDITATION, OH MY! | Page 491 | ||
| There Presenter: John R. O'Malley, Jr. | |||
| [SP4] WORKSHOP: DIGITAL LITERACY COURSE REDESIGN | Page 492 | ||
| There Coordinators: Wilma Andrews, Maurie Lockley | |||
| [SP5] PANEL: ENCOURAGING THE PROPER COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR OUR STUDENTS | Page 495 | ||
| There Moderators: Wilma Andrews, Robert L. Andrews | |||
| Panelist: Annie M. Stith-Willis | |||
Sustainability and Innovation (SI) | |||
| [SI1] SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION | |||
| "Teaching Girl Scouts Sustainability Designs in Engineering Apparel Textile Technology" | |||
| by Keely D. Clay | |||
| "Alliance Management; A Progression Towards Sustainable High Performance Partnerships" | Page 501 | ||
| by Jeremiah Nelson | |||
| "The Evolution of Sustainability as a Corporate Imperative" | Page 523 | ||
| by Roberta S. Russell, Jay M. Teets | |||