Sponsored by Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International

Tentative

ABEAI 2010Conference

Sponsored by Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International

Tentative Presentation Schedule

Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association

November 16-20, 2010

Tuesday, November 16

Arrival and Registration

Tuesday, November 16

10:00-11:30

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

No Sessions

Tuesday, November 16

1:00-2:30

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

No Sessions

Tuesday, November 16

2:45-4:15

No Sessions

Wednesday, November 17

10:00-11:30

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Chair: Norman Gierlasinski

1. Small Business Entrepreneurs: A Focus on Fraud Risk and Prevention

Doug Laufer, Metropolitan State College of Denver

2. Rating The Likelihood Of Business Fraud

Norman Gierlasinski, Central Washington University

3. Aventura Enterprises: A Legal Case Study of Business Organizations

Ronald Taylor, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Wednesday, November 17

12:30-2:00

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Chair: Paul Dishman

Innovative Social Ideas For Poverty Alleviation: Social Entrepreneurship Approach

Reza Zaefarian and Golnar Arefi, University of Tehran, Iran

2. Serbian Entrepreneurs: An examination of motivation, financing and challenges

Nina Radojevich-Kelley, Metropolitan State College of Denver

3. Competitive Intelligence in Small Business Strategy Formulation

Paul Dishman, Utah Valley University

Jonathan L. Calof, University of Ottowa

4. A Legal Case Study in Contract Management: Minimizing Liabilities, Maximizing Opportunities: Electrohospital Consulting Services, Inc. and Sterling Hospital

Elizabeth R. McVicker, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Wednesday, November 17

2:45 – 4:15

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Empirical Finance and Economics

Chair: Arjun Chatrath

1. Intraday Commodity Price Behavior: Evidence from Commodity Futures Markets

Arjun Chatrath, The University of Portland

2. A Statistical Comparative Study of the Working Poor in Japan and Canada

Masatoshi Murakami, Kansai University, Japan

3. UEFA Euro 2016 Economic Impact Model. Country Case Study: Turkey

Serdar Ongan, Istanbul University, Turkey

Wednesday, November 17

5:30-7:30

RECEPTION

Place: Lounge section of the Hawaii Calls Restaurant

Thursday, November 18

10:00-11:30

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Global Busainess Management and Economic issues

Chair: Anatoly Zhuplev

1. Global Energy: Trends and Implications in the European-Russian Context

Dmitry Shtykhno,Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics

Anatoly Zhuplev, Loyola Marymount University

2. The Empirical Study of Japanese Deposit-withdrawal Behaviors under Unstable Financial Environment

ToshihikoTakemura, Takashi Kozuand TetsuroKobayashi, Kansai University, Japan

3. Investing in the Motherland: Foreign Direct Investment in Africa

Eric S. Burgess, Lincoln University

4. Analysts’ Recommendations and Stock Price Movements: Korean Market Evidence

Doug Choi, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Thursday, November 18

1:00-2:30

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Empirical Finance and Economics

Chair: Bahram Adrangi

1. Inflation Rate, the Core Inflation Rate: Investigating Energy Price volatility spillovers in the United States

Bahram Adrangi, Mary Allender, and Arjun Chatrath, The University of Portland

Kambiz Raffiee, University of Nevada, Reno

2. Portfolio Risk Estimation: The Case of Basel II and Solvency II by Copula Approach

Tomáš Tichý,Ingrid Petrová, and Aleš Kresta, Technical University Ostrava

3. A supporting system to transfer micro data for empirical studies

Taiyo Maeda, Toshihiko Takemura, and Masatoshi Murakami, Kansai University, Japan

Thursday, November 18

2:45-4:15

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Case Studies and Management

Chair: Dennis Zocco

1. Clay vs. Grass: A Statistical Comparison of the French Open and Wimbledon

Mike Summers, Pepperdine University

2. Negotiating the MLB Contracts of Leandro Jakes and Reggie Shavers

Dennis Zocco, The University of San Diego

3. Understanding a West Virginia Father-Daughter Succession Case:

Applying the 5+5+5 Bernelli Model (can go to Dennis’)

Leann Mischel, Susquehanna University

Cindy Iannarelli, Bernelli University

Thursday, November 18

5:30-7:30

RECEPTION

Place: Lounge section of the Hawaii Calls Restaurant

Friday, November 19

10:00- 11:30

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Business Law and Accounting

Chair: Anthony Catanach

1. What Can Restatements Tell us About Fair Value Reporting

Anthony Catanach, Villanova University

2. Stakeholder Perspectives on IFRS Implementation In U.S. Capital Markets

Anthony Catanach and Noah P. Barsky, Villanova University

3. On the Shift to Defined Contribution Plans

Tae Ryu, Barbara Uliss, and Chul-Young Roh, Metro State College of Denver

Friday, November 19

1:00-2:30

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Innovative Teaching Workshop

Chair: Phillip Hunsaker

1. Measuring Predictors of Student Retention Rates

Allen L. Webster and Vince Showers, Bradley University

2. Making Group Projects Effective Learning Experiences

Phillip L. Hunsaker and Johanna Hunsaker, University of San Diego

3. Does Online Participation Impact On The Learning Outcomes Of International Students? Evidence From Undergraduate Students In Australia

JosephMacri and Con Korkofingas, Macquarie University, Australia

Friday, November 19

2:30- 4:15

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Management and Strategy

Chair: Mark Meckler

1. Integration Management: How Much Distribution Should We Do Ourselves?

Mary Allender, The University of Portland

Jay Allender, Novellus Corporation

2. It’s the network, stupid! The inevitability of non-normal wealth distribution in efficient economies

Mark Meckler, Sam Holloway, andArjun Chatrath, University of Portland

3. The Effects of 9/11 on Employee Relations and Employee Morale

Amy E. Hurley-Hanson, Cristina M. Giannantonio, Heidi Carlos, Jessica Harnet, and Melanie Jetta, Chapman University

4. Organizational Change: A Panacea For Eengineering And Total Quality Management (TQM)

SamuelCharlie, University of UYO, Nigeria

Saturday, November 20

10:00- 11:30

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

E-Business and Marketing

Chair: Elena Bernard

1. Perceptions of B2B e-commerce: Buyers versus Sellers

Gopala “GG” Ganesh, University of North Texas

SomjitBarat, Pennsylvania State University

2. Art Business at the Airport

Keramat Poorsoltan, Frostburg State University

3. Profiling Gen X Shoppers: An Exploratory Study into Young Consumers’ Shopping Motivations, Attitudes toward Technology, Perceived Risks, and Channel Preferences

Elena Bernard, The University of Portland

Saturday, November 20

1:00-2:30

Meeting Room: Paniolo 3

Global Business and Management

Chair: Brent MacNab

1. Background Characteristics and Determinants of Performance of Women’s Business Operations in Agona and Asikuma

Faustina Amoako-Kwakye, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

2. Experiential Cultural Intelligence Development: The Role of Optimal Contact, Disconfirmed Expectations, Stereotype Awareness and Stereotype Alteration

Brent MacNab, University of Sydney

Valerie Rosenblat, University of Hawaii

Reginald Worthley, University of Hawaii

3. Effective Leadership

Lynn Adams, Utah Valley University

4. Do Family Cohesion And Family Member Skill Evaluation Affect Family Business Internal Or External Hiring Decisions?

George Vozikis, California State University, Fresno

Mark Weaver, Louisiana State University

Eric Liguori, Louisiana State University

Saturday, November 20

5:30-7:30

RECEPTION

Place: Lounge section of the Hawaii Calls Restaurant

MAHALO! HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME