Dr. Martha Doran (accountancy):  Coordinated the American Accounting Association’s Annual Meeting of the Western Region from April 23 -25 at the Doubletree Hotel San Diego – Mission Valley. Other CBA participants in the meeting included Dr. Gail Naughton (dean); Dr. Sharon Lightner (The William E. Cole Director of the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy); accountancy professors, Drs. David DeBoskey, Jim Williamson, Damon Fleming, Norbert Tschakert, Leon Chan, Jamie Chang, Nathan Oestreich, Gene Whilttenburg and Steven Gill; and IDS professors, Drs. Gretchen Vik and Helen Anderson-Cruz.

Dr. Chamu Sundaramurthy (management):  A paper with G. Kreiner, J. Knapp, B. Smith and S. Barton titled “Managing hybrid or dual organizational identities in family businesses” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, August 7 – 11, 2009.

Dr. Chamu Sundaramurthy (management):  Will serve as a discussant for a session on corporate governance and top management team diversity at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, August  7 – 11, 2009.

Dr. Kathy Krentler (marketing): Delivered a presentation titled “Improving Oral Communication Skills through Assessment: The Importance of Communicating your Expectations” at the North Carolina Assessment Symposium, April 24 – 26, 2009.

Dr. Lori Ryan (management):  A paper titled “The Ethics of Corporate Governance Ratings:  Are Institutional Investors Complicit?” has been accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, August 7 – 11, 2009.

Dr. Lori Ryan (management):  Will serve on a panel of a refereed symposium titled “Shareholder Activism:  How Do Firms Respond?” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, August 7 – 11, 2009.

Dr. Lori Ryan (management):  Will deliver a presentation with A. Buchholtz titled “Corporate Governance” during the Focusing on Fields plenary session  and will co-chair the Corporate Governance roundtable of the Social Issues in Management division at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, August 7 – 11, 2009.

Dr. Lori Ryan (management):  A paper titled “Rand” Hero or Villain in the Classroom” has been accepted for presentation at the International Association for Business and Society, Aspen, Colorado, June 18 – 21, 2009.

Dr. Lori Ryan (management):  Will serve on a refereed symposium panel titled “Corporate Governance Research V” at the International Association for Business and Society, Aspen, Colorado, June 18 – 21, 2009.

Dr. Lori Ryan (management):  Will participate in the Past Presidents program during the 20th anniversary celebration luncheon at the International Association for Business and Society, Aspen, Colorado, June 18 – 21, 2009.

Dr. Gail Naughton (dean):  Presided over a workshop with R. Sorenson where over 100 business school deans participated in a discussion on the current industry and management challenges facing business schools at the AACSB Deans’ Conference, Orlando, Florida, February  4 – 6, 2009.

Drs. Beth Chung, Amy Randel, Lynn Shore, Michelle Dean, Karen Ehrhart and Gangaram Singh (management):  A paper, titled “Inclusive HRM practices and related outcomes” was accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, August 7 – 11, 2009.

Drs. Lynn Shore and Karen Ehrhart (management):  A paper with J. Dulebohn titled “Predictors of applicant fit: Recruiter’s employment relationship and interview evaluation” was accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, August 7 – 11, 2009.

Dr. Karen Ehrhart (management): A paper with L. Taylor Peyton and M. Ehrhart titled “’My displeasure to serve you today’: Antecedents of emotional deviance” was presented at the 24th Annual Industrial /Organizational Psychology conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, April  2 – 4, 2009.

Scott Tinley (Sports Business MBA program): Coordinating the 2009 IART Conference May 29 -31, 2009 at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, California. The conference will serve as a forum for speakers to present their findings and experiences with athlete retirement and the transition process.

Drs. Congcong Zheng and John Francis (management): A paper with A. Mukherji titled “Isomorphism at Multiple Levels:  An Institutional Perspective of Foreign Market Entry” was accepted for publication in Management International Review.

Dr. Congcong Zheng (management): Will deliver a presentation titled “Isomorphic Influences as Aspiration: Reference Group Choice in Entry Mode Decisions” at the Academy of International Business’ 2009 annual meeting, San Diego, California, June 27 – 30, 2009.

Dr. Amy Randel (management): A paper with P. C. Earley titled “Organizational Culture and Similarity Among Team Members’ Salience of Multiple Diversity Characteristics” was published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Dr. Janie Chang (accountancy): Delivered a presentation with K. Chou titled “Issues Concerning XBRL-Based Financial Reporting: Lessons Learned from the SEC Voluntary Filing Program” at the Western American Accounting Association annual meeting, San Diego, California, April 23 – 25, 2009.

Drs. Victoria Krivogorsky and Gary Grudnitski (accountancy): A paper titled “Country-Specific Institutional Effects on Ownership Concentration and Performance of Continental European Firms” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Governance and Management.

Drs.  Victoria Krivogorsky and Gary Grudnitski (accountancy): A paper titled “Dominant Owners and Financial Performance of Continental European Firms” was accepted for presentation at the Academy of International Business’ 2009 annual meeting, San Diego, California, June 27 – 30, 2009.

Dr. Victoria Krivogorsky (accountancy): A paper with D. Dick (ESSEC, France) “The Analysis of Latest Changes in Corporate Governance Regulations and Practices in Europe” was accepted for presentation at the European Accounting Association annual meeting in Tampere, Finland, May 12 – 15, 2009.

Dr. Victoria Krivogorsky (accountancy): Appointed to chair the 32nd Annual Congress session at the European Accounting Association annual meeting in Tampere, Finland, May 12 – 15, 2009.

Drs. Victoria Krivogorsky  and Gary Grudnitski (accountancy): A paper with and D. Dick (ESSEC, France) “The Association between Bank Debt and Performance of Continental European Firms” has been accepted for presentation at  the Euroasia Business and Economic Society’s  annual conference in Istanbul, Turkey, June 1 - 3, 2009.

Dr. Michael Belch (marketing): Named to editorial advisory board for the International Journal of Advertising.