ABEAI 2013Conference

Sponsored by Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International

Presentation Schedule

Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association

November 16-20, 2013

Saturday, November 16

Arrival

Sunday, November 17

Registration Packet pick up

Sunday, November 17

9:00 -11:00

Meeting Room: Salon A

Marketing

Chair: Michael Summers

  1. Giving Hollywood a Brand-Lift: A Marketing Case Study

Frank Sadighian, Pepperdine University

Michael Summers,Pepperdine University

  1. Branding as a Communication Process

Abdallah Alhaqeel, Imam University

  1. Consumer Misbehavior: Schadenfreude by Sports Fans

Tarah Sreboth, California State University San Marcos

Vassilis Dalakas, California State University San Marcos

Joanna Phillips Melancon, Western Kentucky University

  1. Rebranding VoiceStream to T-Mobile

Anthony T. Allred, Weber State University

  1. Can Memetics be Saved? Is it Worth Saving?

Noel Murray, Chapman University

  1. Business Models of Cruise Operators: Factors Of Differentiation And Customer Segmentation

Maud Tixier, Essec Business School,Paris

Sunday, November 17

11:10 – 12:45

Meeting Room: Salon A

Economics and Global Economics

Chair: Joseph Macri

  1. Does Consumer Sentiment Have An Impact On Discretionary Consumption In Australia? An Update

Joseph Macri and Con Korkofingas,Macquarie University, Australia

  1. Transmission Lags of Monetary Policy: A Meta-Analysis

Tomas Havranek, Charles University, Czech Republic

  1. An Empirical Assessment of Intra-Regional Trade Relationships: The GCC Context

Souad Sherif, The University of Sharjah, UAE

Sunday, November 17

1:45 – 3:15

Meeting Room: Salon A

Financial Economics

Chair: Bahram Adrangi

1. Volatility Spillovers and Dynamics Among Equity Markets of Americas

Bahram Adrangi and Arjun Chatrath, University of Portland

Kambiz Raffiee, University of Nevada, Reno

2.The Application Of Subordinated Lévy Models For Risk Estimation At World FX Market

Eliška Stiborová, Barbora Sznapková and Tomáš Tichý, Technical University Ostrava, Czech Republic

3.Optimizing Operational And Financial Efficiency In Corporate Treasury Management

Petr Polak andAbdullah Ejaz, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei

Sunday, November 17

3:30-4:30

Meeting Room: Salon A

Research on Pedagogy

Chair: Michelle Hough

  1. Using a Compressed Format Live Case Study Model (CLCS) to Enhance Student Learning and Organizational Effectiveness.

Michelle Houghand Donald Shulock, Penn State Greater Allegheny

Walter Thanner, Hochschule Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

  1. Legal and Ethical Issues in Teaching about Electronic Business Resources

Michelle Kowalsky and Susan Fink, Rowan University

  1. P4 - Pamplin Professional Preparation Program

Gwen Klobes, The University of Portland

Sunday, November 17

5:30-7:30

RECEPTION

Place: Moana Terrance

Monday, November 18

Registration Packet pick up

Monday, November 18

9:30 – 11:00

Meeting Room: Salon A

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Small Business Management

Chair: Nina Radojevich-Kelley

  1. The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Learning and Behaviour in Start-up Simulations

Eberhard Auchter, University of Applied SciencesRegensburg, Germany

Willy C. Kriz, University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg, Austria

Helmut Wittenzellner, University of Applied Sciences HDM Stuttgart, Germany

  1. Analysis Of Factors That Affect The Long-Term Survival Of Small Businesses In Pretoria, South Africa

Zeleke Worku, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

  1. Who Are Mexican Entrepreneurs And Small Business Owners: An Analysis Of Motivation And Obstacles?

Nina Radojevich-Kelley, Metropolitan State College of Denver

  1. Identifying International Business Opportunities in Emerging Markets and in Established Markets. How does the stage of market development impact on the process of international business opportunity identification?

Sam Guédouard, Yimin Huang, Con Korkofingas, Macquarie University, Australia

Monday, November 18

11:15 – 12:45

Meeting Room: Salon A

E-Business, Innovation, and Small Business Management

Chair: Viet Le

  1. Why are New Firms and Smaller Firms more Efficient? Evidence from Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises

Viet Le, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

  1. Does the Quality of Lender-Borrower Relationship Matter in Small Business Debt Financing?

Zhenyu WU, University of Manitoba, Canada

3.Managing The Crowd: A Study On Videography Application

Lauri Pitkänen andJoni Salminen, Turku University, Finland

  1. Income Distribution Rules in Continuous Transition Network Structures

Mark Meckler, University of Portland

  1. Corporate Finance And Capital Markets In Africa

Wanki Suh, University of Chester, United Kingdom

Monday, November 18

1:45 – 3:15

Meeting Room: Salon A

Finance and Financial Economics

Chair: Tomáš Tichy

1.The Impact Of Bandwidth Selection On Option Implied Volatility Extraction

Tomáš Tichy and Milos Kopa, Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the ASCR, Czech Republic

2.Banking Performance Evaluation Based on Structural Equation Model and Data Envelopment Analysis

Yow-Hwa Wen, Stanford University

3.The Relationship between Financial Sector Development and Economic Growth: TheCase of Arab Gulf Countries.

Hamed M. Alhoshan and Abdullah A. Alshebel, King Saud University

Monday, November 18

3:30-4:30

Meeting Room: Salon A

Management and Organization Behavior

Chair: David Piper

  1. Understanding the Next Generation of Employees’ Emotional Intelligence

David Piper, Nicole Buse, Dr. Lisa Dupnock, Ryan Phillis, Leah Agnott, Katie Zibert, and Joseph Wasik, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  1. Concepts of Human Nature, Social Effectiveness and Communication in the Workplace

Anna Horodecka, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

Katarzyna Martowska, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Poland

Emilia Wrocławska-Warchala, Psychological Test Laboratory of the Polish Psychological Association, Poland

  1. Communications and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Mark Bellnap, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

  1. Facilitating Team Development And Productivity: An Integrated Model

Phillip Hunsaker and Johanna Hunsaker, University of San Diego

  1. Discussions of Systems Thinking in Books about Toyota Motor Company

John Seiler, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Tuesday, November 19

Registration Packet pick up

Tuesday, November 19

9:30 – 11:00

Meeting Room: Salon A

Finance and Financial Economics

Chair: Dennis Zocco

  1. A Probabilistic Financial Modeling Approach to Valuing Professional Sports Contracts

Dennis Zocco, University of San Diego

  1. Estimating Us Home Foreclosure Rates Using The “Distance To Default” As Calculated By The Black-Shoals-Merton Model

Fred Hebein, California State University-San Bernardino

  1. The “Overinvestment” Agency Problem and Performance-Sensitive Debt

Sudipto Sarkar and Chuanqian Zhang, McMaster University, Canada

Tuesday, November 19

11:15 – 12:45

Meeting Room: Salon A

Operations, Supply Chain Management and Management Science

Chair: Mike Eom

1.Leadership Structures on Information Technology Projects

Mike Eom, University of Portland

2.Measuring Efficiency In Management Decision Making –Theoretical Analysis And State Of Research

Josef Neuert, Fulda University,Germany

Christopher A. Hoeckel, University of Latvia

3.Process Capability Approaches for the Process Improvement of a Meal Line: Some Experiments and Observations

Ram Roy, Eastern Institute of Technology,New Zealand

4.Extended Economical Lot Size – Method for Determining Logistics Oriented Lot Sizes

Kai-Frederic Seitz, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany

5.Understanding Indian R&D Project Management Practices

Daewoo Park and Hema A. Krishnan, Xavier University

Tuesday, November 19

1:45 – 3:15

Meeting Room: Salon A

Business Law, Accounting

Chair: Elizabeth McVicker

  1. The Public Trust Doctrine: Hawaiian Lessons in Water Resources’ Conflict Management as Applied to Colorado Water Law

Elizabeth McVicker, Metropolitan State College of Denver

  1. Making Management Accounting more Effective: The Impact of an Integral Theory on Decision Making

Benno Feldmann, University of Applied Sciences Worms, Germany

Tuesday, November 19

4:00-5:00

Meeting Room: Salon A

The University of Portland Alumni Meeting

Chair: Gwen Klobes

  1. Volatility Spillovers and Dynamics Among Equity Markets of Americas

Bahram Adrangi and Arjun Chatrath, University of Portland

Kambiz Raffiee, University of Nevada, Reno

  1. Leadership Structures on Information Technology Projects

Mike Eom, University of Portland

  1. Income Distribution Rules in Continuous Transition Network Structures

Mark Meckler, University of Portland

  1. P4 - Pamplin Professional Preparation Program

Gwen Klobes, University of Portland

Tuesday, November 19

5:30-7:30

RECEPTION

Place: Moana Terrance

Wednesday, November 20

9:00 – 10:30

Meeting Room: Salon A

No Session

Wednesday, November 20

10:45 – 12:15

Meeting Room: Salon A

No Session

MAHALO! HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME

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