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Alumni Spotlight: Future Rising Business Leaders SDSU Students Compete in Challenge X New Undergraduate Human Resources and Entrepreneurship Programs New Department Chairs and Recent Staff Hires |
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Dr. C. Janie Chang (accountancy) presided over the Inaugural Annual Accounting Research Conference of Chinese Accounting Professors Association in North America (CAPANA) as the president of the association. The conference was held from June 11-13, in Shanghai, China and had over 70 attendees from the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and China. The top universities in China (e.g., Beijing University, Fudan University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Sun Yat-Sen University, and Tsinghua University) were represented. |
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Dr. Xudong An (finance) has been notified that he and Dr. Yongheng Deng from the University of Southern California have been presented with a research grant from The Real Estate Research Institute for their project, “A Structural Model of Capitalization Rate”. RERI, one of the most prestigious real estate research institutes in the United States, gave out a total of only six grants this year, including Dr. An’s award. |
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A paper by Dr. Lynn Shore (management) with J. Coyle-Shapiro titled “Perceived Organizational Support as a Group-Level Phenomenon” in the symposium titled Building HRM Systems for High Involvement, High Performance Work Environments (Chair, Stan Gully) will be presented at the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, August 8 – 13. A paper by Dr. Lynn Shore (management) with L.E. Tetrick and X. Hu titled “Social Exchange Theory: Understanding Organizational Commitment and the Employment Exchange Relationship” was presented at the International Association for Chinese Management Research in Guangzhou, China, June 19 – 22, 2008. A paper by Dr. Lynn Shore (management) with L.E. Tetrick titled “Research on Diversity in Organizations” in the symposium titled Emerging Issues in I & O Psychology Research (Co-chairs Dianna Stone and Diana Deadrick) was presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, California, April 10 – 22, 2008. A paper by Dr. Lynn Shore (management) titled “Age Diversity and Generational Conflict” in the symposium titled Generational Fault Lines in the Workplace: Directions for Research and Practice (Chair Aparna Josh) was presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, California, April 10 – 22, 2008. |
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A paper by Dr. Martina Musteen (management) with I. Martin-Tapia, D.K. Datta, and J.P. Guthrie titled “Getting lean while in the land of plenty: Employee downsizing, firm performance and corporate reputation” will be presented at the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, August 8 – 13. |
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A paper by Dr. Amy Randel (management) with K. Jaussi and J. Gooty titled “Environmental scouting, positive emotions, and creativity at work” was presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, California, April 10 – 22, 2008. A paper by Dr. Amy Randel (management) with K. Jaussi and S. Standifird titled “Organizational responses to negative evaluation by external stakeholders: The role of organizational identity characteristics in organizational response formulation” was accepted for publication in Business & Society. |
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A paper by Dr. Chamu Sundaramurthy (management) with Y. Kor titled Experience-based Human and Social Capital of Outside Directors was accepted for publication in the Journal of Management. Dr. Chamu Sundaramurthy (management) presented two papers on corporate boards and IPO performance and on communities of practice during the Strategic Management Society Meetings held in San Diego, California in October, 2007. |
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A paper by Dr. Michelle Dean (management) with P.L. Roth and P. Bobko titled “Ethnic and gender group differences in assessment center ratings: A meta-analysis” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Psychology. A paper by Dr. Michelle Dean (management) with J.M. Conte titled “An overview and update on the measurement of emotional intelligence” was presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, California, April 10 – 22, 2008. Dr. Michelle Dean (management) has been notified that her Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice article “The past, present, and future of entrepreneurship research: Data analytic trends and training” ranked among the top 20 article downloads from Wiley-Blackwell Synergy in 2007. |
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A paper by Dr. John Francis (management) titled “Developing Specialty IB Programs: International Sports” was presented at the Western Regional CIBER Conference in Denver, Colorado in February 2008. A paper by Dr. John Francis (management) titled “Globalizing Sport: Learning from the North American Soccer League (NASL) Collapse” will be presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) in Milan, Italy, in July 2008. Dr. John Francis (management) will be one of five international sports management panelists for a symposium titled “Targeting an International Audience: Challenges Facing Sports Managers” at the Academy of International Business (AIB) in Milan, Italy, in July 2008. A paper by Dr. John Francis (management) titled “Competitive Advantage Through Reputation Building in Small and Medium Enterprises” will be presented at the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, August 8 – 13. |
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A paper by Dr. Lori Ryan (management) with M. Schneider titled “An Examination of Hedge Fund Activism: Alignment or Conflict with Other Investor Interests?” will be presented at the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, August 8 – 13. A paper by Dr. Lori Ryan (management) titled “Brazil’s Corporate Governance Innovation: The Novo Merchado” was presented during the International Association for Business and Society in Tampere, Finland in June 2008. |
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A paper by Dr. Damon M. Fleming (accountancy) and Dr. Chee W. Chow (accountancy) with G.M. Chen titled “Strategy, Performance Measurement Systems, and Performance: A Study of Chinese Firms” will be presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, August 3 – 6, 2008. |
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The International Business Economics Accounting Collaborative Network (iBEACON) will hold a special session at the American Accounting Association 2008 Annual Meeting. The session, titled “The Frontiers of Global Accounting Research” will be held on August 4, 2008 at the Anaheim Hilton in Anaheim, California. Dr. Victoria Krivogorsky (accountancy) will serve as the special session coordinator and Dr. Gary Grudnitski (accountancy) will act as session moderator. |
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iBEACON
During the annual conference of the European Accounting Association in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on April 23-25, members of iBEACON presented several research papers and held an organization-wide meeting. During this meeting, iBEACON members discussed the means of creating potentially greater visibility for the organization in terms of research exposure for its members and increased recognition of iBEACON as a premier international accounting research network. The group plans to do this by participating in collaborative work with other international accounting researchers and presenting the results of the research at prominent international conventions.
