WBM 2006 Schedule (revised 10/13/06)

Please note room changes for presentations

Rooms have been moved to accommodate larger sized crowds

  Sagebrush Room Pioneer Room Red Rock A
Monday, October 16th, 2006      
  BREAKFAST
in Red Rock
B
BREAKFAST
in Red Rock B
BREAKFAST
in Red Rock B
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM  Human Resource Policy  Organizational Behavior  New Business Research
10:45 AM -  12:15 PM       Human Resource Recruitment  Organizational Change Government Interventions in Management
  LUNCH
in Red Rock
B
LUNCH
in Red Rock
B
LUNCH
in Red Rock
B
2:15 PM -  3:45 PM      Human Resource Management Theory Control Issues in the Organization   Leadership
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM Total Compensation & Benefits  Competing Through Information Education & Learning in Business
Tuesday, October 17th, 200      
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM        Editorial Board Breakfast for Western Journal of Human Resource Management & Journal of Business Management and Change      

Presentation Schedule – WBM 2006

 

Monday:  October 16th, 2006 – Sagebrush Room Track

Room:  Sagebrush

Time:  9:00 - 10:30 AM   

Theme:  Organizational Behavior  

Enriching the Meaningfulness of Work through Positive Organizational Behavior
Sunil J. Ramlall, Ph.D., Department of Management, College of Business
University of St. Thomas
 

Organizational Commitment, Certain Characteristics and Outcomes: Empirical Findings on Turkish Manufacturing Industry
Yildiz Y. Guzey PhD, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kadir Has University, Turkey  

Factors Affecting Ethical Perceptions of Managers in Turkish Banking Sector
Gülruh Gürbüz, Ph.D, Department Head of Management and Organization Major in Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Marmara University, Turkey

 

Room:  Sagebrush

Time:  10:45 -  12:15 PM  

Theme:  Organizational Change 

The Transitions of Managers into Newly Acquired Organizations
Donnie (Don) Smith, PhD, California State University, Fullerton  

Modularity in organization and transformation of the U.S. Army
Pierre Barbaroux, Center of Research of the French Air Force, Defense and Knowledge Management Laboratory  

Appraising Entrepreneurs’ Proactive Risk Handling Capability: The Explanatory Framework from a Conceptual Perspective
Zhan Jun, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang City, China;
Cai Jianxing, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang City, China
Dirk Deschoolmeester, Faculty of Economics & Business Management, Ghent University, Belgium;  Cai Wei, Hebei University of Technology, Shijiazhuang City, China

 

Room:  Sagebrush

Time:  2:15 - 3:45 PM      

Theme:  Control Issues in Organizations  

An Analytical Approach to Detecting Insurance Fraud
J. Holton Wilson, Marketing Department, Central Michigan University

Trust and the Virtual Organization: Or “How do I manage you if I can’t see you?
Miles K. Davis, Shenandoah University  

Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley On Corporate Governance
Dr. Gordon W. Arbogast, Davis College of Business, Jacksonville University  

Playing the Gray; Ethics and the Entrepreneur
Anthony L. Iaquinto, Arizona State University

 

Room:  Sagebrush

Time:  4:00 – 5:30 PM      

Theme:  Competing Through Information  

General Organizational Effects of IT
Jalil Barkhas, Department of Applied Economy, Faculty of Economics and Management-University of Granada-Spain
 

A Decision Support System (DSS) For Lean Manufacturing
F.  R. Sanati, S. M.  Seyedhosesini &  M. H. Eftekhari, Iran University of Science & Technology, Department of Industrial Engineering, Narmak, Tehran, IRAN

Manufacturing Strategy, Broad Scope MAS Information and managerial use of  ICT
Lanita Winata, Ph.D, Griffith Business School, Gold Coast Campus


Monday:  October 16th, 2006 – Pioneer Room Track

Room:  Pioneer

Time:  9:00 - 10:30 AM   

Theme:  Human Resource Policy Research  

Culture & Demographics Impact on Perceptions on Human Resource Policy Practice in African Arab Countries:  Lessons From Libyan Oil Firms.
Stephen Nyambegera, Ph.D, Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya
 

Scientific Management Revisited:  Did Taylorism Fail Because of a Too Positive Image of Human Nature?
Dr. Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto, Ph.D, School of Management, University of Leicester, UK

A doctoral learner’s personal research philosophy and personal action model 
Dr. Ernest Alonza Norris, University of Phoenix

Room:  Pioneer

Time:  10:45 AM – 12:15 PM      

Theme:  Human Resource Recruiting  

e-Recruitment: Research at the Intersection of Technology and Talent Acquisition
           
Linda C. Isenhour, Eastern Michigan University
           
Dianna L. Stone, University of Texas at San Antonio
           
Kimberly M. Lukaszewski, State University of New York at New Paltz

The Mach-V Scale and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as ‘Select-in’ Determinates for Commercial Pilot Candidates
Raymond Allen Hamilton II, Ph.D,  Auburn University  

An Exploratory Study on HRM practices and its challenges and obstacles in  Recruitment and Selection Process with special focus on MNCs of Developing countries. R&S process role towards Organizational progressiveness.
Samina Malik, Human Resource, Etihad Airways, Pakistan

Room:  Pioneer

Time:  2:15 – 3:45 PM   

Theme:  Human Resource Management Theory  

Human Resource Management in SMEs: Moving Beyond Normative Theory
Tony Dundon, Ph.D and Brian Harney, Ph.D, J. E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Centre for Innovation and Structural Change (CISC), National University of Ireland, Galway. 

Human Resource Functions and Applications:  Should Be Versus Is
Bill Service, Ph.D & Darrell Cockerman, Ph.D, Samford University 

Do Organizations Invest in HR as They Should?
Jacquelyn Thorp, SPHR, California State University, Fullerton

Work and Family:  The Evolution of Theories and Measures
Kayvan M. Lavassani & Bahar Movahedi, Carleton University, Canada 

 

Room:  Pioneer

Time:  4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Theme:  Total Compensation & Benefits Research  

Over(under)pay of  Cash-CEO  Compensation Affecting Shareholder Return in Thai  Listed Company
Dr. Issaraporn Pholnaruksa, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 

Employee Financial Reading Planning
Jason Shaw, College of Business Administration, California State University Stanislaus 

Ethnocentrism and Internal Compensation Structuring: An Experimental Examination of Point Factor Job Evaluation
Daniel E. Martin1, Donna Wiley1, Peter J. Legree2, California State University, East Bay1, U.S Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social Sciences2

Monday:  October 16th, 2006 – Red Rock A Room Track

Room:  Red Rock A

Time:  9:00 - 10:30 AM          

Theme:  New Business Research  

The Reciprocal Nature of Product Innovation and Consumer Behavior
Robert Page, Ph.D, Southern Connecticut State University, Kaylene Williams, Ph.D, Alfred Petrosky, Ph.D & Edward Hernandez, Ph.D, California State University Stanislaus.

Microfinance Program in Developing Countries:  An Analysis of the Impact of Micro-Credit for the Women in Bangladesh
Shahnaz Taranuum Abdullah & Rafiqul Bhuyan, College of Business Administration, California State University Sacramento 

Fine-Tuning Useful E-Commerce Practices
Kaylene C. Williams, Ph.D, Edward H. Hernandez, Ph.D, Al Petrosky, Ph.D, California State University, Stanislaus; Robert A. Page, Ph.D, Southern Connecticut State University

 

Room:  Red Rock A

Time:  10:45 -  12:15 PM  

Theme:  Government Interventions in Management  

Technology, Crime and Corruption: A Knowledge Management   Model for Governments and Law Enforcement Agencies
Puneet Raj, Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management, NITIE, Mumbai INDIA
Shreyas Srinivas, Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management, NITIE, Mumbai INDIA 

Downsizing in Chinese State-owned Enterprises (SOEs)
Associate Professor Suchi Mouly, PhD, Department of Management & Employment Relations, The University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ.

The Application of Federal & State Employment Laws to Indian Tribal Nations: An Analysis of Recent Case Law
Robert Page, Ph.D, Southern Connecticut State University; Edward H. Hernandez, Ph.D, Alfred Petrosky, Ph.D, Kaylene Williams, Ph.D, California State University Stanislaus & Crystal Jack, PHR, Jackson Rancheria Hotel & Casino, Jackson California.

 

Room:  Red Rock A

Time:  2:15 - 3:45 PM      

Theme:  Leadership Research  

Technology Workers’ Perceptions of Transformational Leadership and The Workers’ Behavioral Outcomes: An Empirical Investigation
Verneshia L. Boone, Ph.D, University of Phoenix, SAS Academic Affairs  

Self-Leadership Skills and Job Satisfaction
Christine Collaco, University of Pacific  

Leadership Behaviors of Leaders from Various Countries
Thomas W. Kent, Ph. D. Chair, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, College of Charleston

Transformational Leadership, Self-leadership, and Innovative Behaviors: the Mediating Role of Empowerment
Choon-Sik Lee, Woo-Won Lee, & Joongwha Kim, Hankook University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea

   

Room:  Red Rock A

Time:  4:00 - 5:30 PM       

Theme:  Education & Learning in Business  

Deductibility of tuition, books and related education expenses for Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Degree Programs
Joseph D. Ament, Ph.D, Roosevelt University

Key Philosophical Decisions to Consider When Designing an Internship Program
Richard Divine, Robert Miller, J. Holton Wilson, Central Michigan University;
JoAnn Linrud, Minot State University

            Who Should be Doing What?: Helping Students with Career Decisions
            Dr. Spencer Tower, Central Michigan University
            Brendalee McCarthy, Central Michigan University