Celebrating Excellence by Walker School of Business & Technology, Webster University

Jim Brasfield

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FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2009-2010

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SBT Mission Statement

Our mission is to prepare lifelong learners for

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technology through the application of knowledge in a supportive academic environment.

470 E. Lockwood Avenue â&#x20AC;˘ Webster Groves, Missouri 63119 314.968.5951 Dean Benjamin Ola. Akande Associate Dean Pat Masidonski

Chair, Management Department Jim Brasfield

Chair, Department of Math & Computer Science Al Cawns Chair, Department of Business Debbie Psihountas Director, Communications Charla Lord Photography Rebecca Barr

On the Web: www.webster.edu/wsbt On Twitter: @WebsterU_Biz

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PATRICK RISHE (Associate Professor, Economics) SportsMoney Blog with Forbes.com (http://blogs.forbes.com/people/ prishe/, http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/author/prishe/)

CHRIS RISKER (Associate Professor, Health Administration) Guest Lecturer, Qualitative Research: Action Research and Inquiry. University of Missouri St. Louis, College of Nursing, Spring 2010. Â DENIZ SARAL (Chairman, Professor, Business and Management Programs, Webster Geneva) Unanimously elected as President-Elect of Region 8 (Europe and Asia) of Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

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GEORGE SLUSARZ (Assistant Professor, Accounting) Slusarz, George (2010). Volunteer Money Management (VMM). Provided older adults who need help with their day-to-day financial tasks.

MARTHA SMITH (Professor, Computer Science) Served at Site Director of the 2009 ACM Collegiate Programming Competition at Webster University for the Regional Competition. Ten teams from local colleges and universities competed in the all-day event. This competition was a qualifier for the 2010 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals which were held in China. This was the fourth year Webster had hosted the competition and Prof. Smith had served as Site Director. XIAOYUAN SUO (Assistant Professor, Computer Science) SIFE at Webster University (Students In Free Enterprise), Co-Advisor. JIANGPING WANG (Associate Professor, Computer Science) Professional consulting with CollegeBuilt, involved in project design and implementation in projects: system neuroscience, neuroscience PhD program evaluation, vision center, and office of neuroscience research at Washington University.

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Dean’s Message We have had much to celebrate in the past year as our business school embraces a new beginning as the George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology. Yes, our name has changed but our high standards of excellence in teaching and learning continue to be exemplified by our faculty around the world. The work highlighted in this document truly illustrates the very best of our faculty.

In this publication we have highlighted the areas that make the George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology stand out: our commitment to teaching; the integration we provide for our students by melding our expertise with others; the passion for research and discovery we have in our fields of study; the application of our knowledge outside the classroom and the emphasis we place on sharing what we have learned with a broader constituency through outreach, discipline and community engagement.

It has long been my strong belief that the future belongs to those who can see it. That’s why in this publication you will see that the Walker School of Business is made up of forward thinkers who, because they are people of accomplishment, do not let things happen to them. They are catalysts. By spotlighting their work, we give proof to our students and alumni all over the world that they can achieve as well. Benjamin Ola. Akande, Dean George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology 2

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ference on System Sciences, Wirtschaftsinformatik), associate editor (Electronic Commerce Research Journal), and member of program committee (Networking and Electronic Commerce Conference).

PETER MAHER (Associate Professor, Computer Science) Invited member of the International Program Committee for the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing – KMIS 2010. AL MARCELLA (Professor, Management) December 2009, attained the required experience and successfully passed the industry certification examination, for recognition as a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), as recognized by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). ALI OVLIA (Associate Professor, Computer Science) American Computing Machinery (ACM). American Accounting Association (AAA).

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP). JULIE PALMER (Assistant Professor, Management) Faculty Advisor to SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise). Volunteer teacher at the Harris House, St. Louis .

DEBBIE PSIHOUNTAS (Business Department Chair, Associate Professor, Finance) Selected by the St. Louis Business Journal for 2009 “Most Inclusive Leader” award. GARY RENZ (Associate Professor, Management) Renz, G. L. (2009, July). Pay for Performance: Pros and Cons. Seminar presentation for Society for Human Resources Management of St. Louis, MO. Received a “2010 Outstanding Reviewer Award” by the Organizational Behavior Division.

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systems and as a result enhance their learning of the subject material.

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Member of the Litigation Support Committee, Forensic & Investigative Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association. JIM EVANS (Professor, Management) Program Leader, MA in Management & Leadership (2006-present). ACBSP Self-Study Committee (2007-present).

Ad Hoc Committee to Review ‘Advocate Dean’ Model for Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (2009-2010).

JANET KOURIK (Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Akande, Masidonski, Maher & Kourik (2009). Consistent Diversity: Balancing Cultural, Economic, and Assessment Needs in a Global Institution. ACBSP Annual Conference, Texas, June 2009.    Program Leader, MA in Management & Leadership (2006-present). ACBSP Self-Study Committee (2007-present).

TROY LUH (Associate Professor, Accounting) Member of the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA).

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Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). MARIA MADLBERGER (Research Faculty, Business and Management, Webster Vienna) Involvement in services to the scientific community as a reviewer (journals: Electronic Markets, Behavior and Information Technology, Information Resources Management Journal, conferences: International Conference in Information Systems, Hawaii International Con30

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Teaching

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At the Walker School of Business & Technology, teaching is embedded as the foundation of everything we do. Faculty use teaching and instruction to enable our students’ intellectual as well as interpersonal growth. It is our mission to ensure the development of profound, useful knowledge in every student we mentor.

Faculty at the Walker School of Business & Technology are continuously sought out by the public and private sector to link their scholarship and the intellectual resources of themselves as well as the university in the addressing of important and urgent social, civic, and professional challenges and opportunities. Through our memberships of and leadership in professional, social and community based activities we become activists for education.

JULIA AICHINGER-SKOBELEVA (Adjunct Professor, Business and Management, Webster Vienna) Aichinger-Skobeleva, J. (2010, April 16-17). Practice of Cross-Cultural Knowledge Creation in HRM Class. Presentation at Webster SBT Global Academic Conference, St. Louis, MO.

BRENDA BOYCE (Associate Professor, Computer Science) Developed and implemented learning activities based on scaffolding instruction for the Systems Concepts course (COSC 5060). Scaffolding instruction allows the students to break complex tasks into easier steps, which facilitates student achievement.

ALBERT E. CAWNS (Mathematics Department Chair, Professor, Computer Science) Revised the capstone graduate computer science class for the distributed systems emphasis to reflect changes in the program. The projects’ revisions reflect changes in the field so students’ knowledge and proficiency in agile methodology combined with database design and development and creation of middleware can be evaluated. LARRY GRANDA (Assistant Professor, Mathematics) Developed and implemented MATH 3090 Advanced Topics: Introduction to Topology. Topics to be covered in this first course in point-set topography include: set theory, topological spaces, continuity, connectedness, and compactness. Developed and implemented MATH 3130 Real Number System. This course studies the natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, and real numbers, with a focus on the 4

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Benjamin Akande (Dean, Walker School of Business & Technology) Chair, investment Committee, MICDS. Charged with managing $60 million endowment. JOHN ALESHUNAS (Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Summer 2010 - Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) National Conference (Atlanta, GA) – attendee

JIM BRASFIELD (Management Department Chair, Professor, Management) Officer and Board Member, Municipal Parks Grant Commission, St. Louis County, Missouri.

DAVID BRENNAN (Professor, Marketing and International Business) Attended American Marketing Association / St. Louis Branch conference in St. Louis in February 2010. Accompanied by 14 senior students in Webster University’s Management/Marketing program. The topic of conference was The New Decade of Social Relationships and provided students with information on social networks and career opportunities in marketing. RICH DIPPEL (Assistant Professor, Business) Participated in Poster Session for the Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting for the American Accounting Association in New York City involving the use of Microsoft Access in order to involve the students in the development and use of accounting information

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classification of real numbers as either rational or irrational and as algebraic or transcendental. Also covered are the field properties, order properties and completeness properties of the real number system. JEFF HALDEMAN (Associate Professor, Management) Haldeman, J. (2010). How Strong Values Create Blinders for Organizational Change. DMGT 7520 action research project with large regional non-profit organization in the Midwest. Doctor of Management Program, Webster University.

Haldeman, J. & Robinson, J. (2010/2011). Leadership and Organizational Change. Integrated, innovative two course action learning sequence to facilitate consultant competency acquisition in a real world setting. Doctor of Management Program. Webster University. STEVE HINSON (Associate Professor, Economics) Hinson, S. (2010). Hyperbolic Discounting as an Alternate Explanation of Student Procrastination.

Walker Speakers Series panelist Chris Reimer, Owner of Rizzo Tees and Chief Marketing Officer of The Scorch Agency explains the outreach potential of social media during Social Media: Bettering Your Business as fellow speakers Amber Talbot, BA ’04, from Scottrade, Kathleen Manning from Monsanto Company; and Dave Collett from Weber Shandwick look on. St. Louis, Missouri December 2, 2010.

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JANET KOURIK (Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Kourik, J.L. and Wang, J. (2009). Reduce Pressure on Students and IT Services via Software-Vendor Programs and Hosting. Proceedings of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on University and College Computer Services (SIGUCCS’09), October 11–14, 2009, St. Louis, Missouri. Wang, J., Kourik, J.L., and Maher, P.E. (2010). Introducing Leading IT Technologies into Curricula via the IBM Academic Initiative. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), Las Vegas, Nevada, February 18-21, 2010, pp.12 and Journal of Business and Educational Leadership (JBEL), Fall 2010.

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TROY LUH (Associate Professor, Accounting) Developed and implemented new capstone accounting course, Accounting Seminar, to serve as a tool for assessing outcomes of our accounting program. The course incorporates all of the accounting knowledge and training received in the accounting program. Developed with faculty team new 10 course graduate program in Forensic Accounting to start in Fall 2011.

MARIA MADLBERGER (Research Faculty, Business and Management, Webster Vienna) Integrated research into teaching via a quantitative survey project in the course MNGT 4570 where students undergo all necessary steps of defining a research problem, formulating research questions, conducting literature research, developing hypotheses, testing, and designing a questionnaire, analyzing the data with statistical software (SPSS), and interpreting and presenting the results. PETER MAHER (Associate Professor, Computer Science) Kourik, J.L., Wang, J.P., & Maher, P.E. (2010). Introducing Leading IT Technologies into Curricula via Vendor-Hosted Services. Journal of Business and Educational Leadership.

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ARNOLDO RODRIGUEZ (Associate Professor, Accounting) Consulting projects in International Transfer Prices policy for US multinationals in Latin America. (Colgate and British American Tobacco).

Collaboration with the Latin American Insurance Board on measuring and helping the implementation of the new IFRS (Presentation to the members of the BOD in early September). Collaboration with the Board Rectors from the Latin American Business Schools on how to bring the CSR topic into the classroom. JIANGPING WANG (Associate Professor, Computer Science) Professional consulting with CollegeBuilt, involved in project design and implementation in projects: system neuroscience, neuroscience PhD program evaluation, vision center, and office of neuroscience research at Washington University.

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Kourik, J.L., & Maher, P.E. (2010). Through a Global Lens: Higher Education Assessment and Accreditation. Proceedings of the Global Academic Conference, St. Louis.

JOHN P. ORR (Associate Professor, Management) Orr, J.P. Critiqued and wrote cover text, McFarlin, D.B., & Sweeney, P.D. (2010). International Management: Strategic Opportunities and Cultural Challenges, 4th ed., New York, NY: Routledge.

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Bart Decrem, founder of the world’s leading app developer Tapulous and senior vice president/general manager of Disney Mobile, received the Walker School of Business 2010 CEO of The Year award at Webster University in Leiden, The Netherlands, September 10, 2010. 27

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PETER MAHER (Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Kourik, J.L., Maher, P.E., & Akande, B.O. (2010). Achieving Quality, Excellence, and Consistency in a Global Academy. Proceedings of PICMETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;10, Phuket, Thailand. Maher, P.E., & Kourik, J.L. (2010). A Global Business School on a Path to Consistency and Accreditation: Reflecting on the Journey. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), Las Vegas. AL MARCELLA (Professor, Management) Marcella, A. and Guillossou F., (201x), The Nuts and Bolts to Understanding the Art and Science Behind Cyber Forensics. Publication in 2011.

Marcella, A., Menendez, D., (201x), Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes. Third Edition, Publication in 2011. GARY RENZ (Associate Professor, Management) Reviewed leadership textbook proposal for Pearson.

Reviewed organizational behavior textbook for Cengage Learning.

PATRICK RISHE (Associate Professor, Economics) Economic Impact Analysis of Athletics for the University of New Mexico (August 2010). Consulting Project. Application of Economic Impact Template, (April 2010). Collaborative Partnership/Presentation with the National Association of Sports Commissions. CHRIS RISKER (Associate Professor, Health Administration) Consultant to Ghisallo Running Store. University City, St. Louis MO, strategy and product line expansion Fall 2009. 26

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DEBBIE PSIHOUNTAS (Business Department, Chair, Associate Professor, Finance) Developed a hybrid course based on studying how World Fairs (World Expos) impact commerce and image for a given country. As part of this course, students attended the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China and incorporated the explicit as well as underlying themes conveyed by China in discussion points in their final papers. TOM QUIRK (Professor, Marketing) Implemented multi-week courses in Marketing Statistics and Marketing Principals at the University of Baden-Wuerttemberg in Heidenheim, Germany, July 2009 and July 2010.

Authored Student Practice Quizzes, Peng, M., Global Business, 2nd edition, Cengage, 2010; Perreault, Cannon, McCarthy. Basic Marketing, 18th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2010 and Hodgetts/Hegar. Modern Human Relations at Work, 11th edition, Cengage, 2010. Authored new multiple-choice items, Perreault, Cannon, McCarthy. Basic Marketing, 18th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2010. GARY RENZ (Associate Professor, Management) Developed assessment for Master of Human Resources Management program. Created Introduction to Business Law course.

PATRICK RISHE (Associate Professor, Economics) Employed the use of Sports Business Daily and Aplia (online instructional resources) to further the hands-on application and understanding of real-world concepts and how they relate to economics as part of continuing efforts that resulted in the David Steward Integration of Technology in Teaching Award.

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CHRIS RISKER (Associate Professor, Health Administration) Reviewed and clarified sample syllabi, course outlines and standardization of program goals for the Master’s of Health Administration 2009-2010.

Developed new General Education Program as part of General Education Task Force.

JOHN ROBINSON (Associate Professor, Management) Collaborated with Dr. Jeff Haldeman in co-teaching experiment of doctoral course, DMGT 7370 – Topics in Leadership: Practicing Adaptive Leadership (Robinson), with doctoral course, DMGT 7520 – Organization Development and Change (Haldeman) to give doctoral students longer OD consulting assignments over extended period of time. ARNOLDO RODRIGUEZ (Associate Professor, Accounting) Implemented BUSN 6070 course in which cases focus on international perspective of management accounting and at least five take place outside the United States. ED SAKURAI (Professor, Mathematics) Collaborated with Dr. Larry Granda in conducting review of Webster University’s mathematics program. Results included the modification of the requirements for the BA and the BS in Mathematics, renumbering of some courses, the offering of Topology as a topics course, and the adjustment of content of several courses. DENIZ SARAL (Chairman, Professor, Business and Management Programs, Webster Geneva) Incorporated with the assistance of alumnae Tülin Yildirim Magnenat, Carina Blanco and teachers Roy Hodgson and Aytaç Boduroglu the Pearson Publishing’s interactive e-learning into the learning management systems (LMS) of ACCT 2010 and 2025. These two courses 8

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Applying what you know to benefit the knowledge and work of others is as essential to educational growth as the expertise itself. Everything from consulting projects to collaborative partnerships with others highlight how the George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology is continually engaged in new approaches, protocols and procedures in and outside the university setting. Benjamin Akande (Dean, Walker School of Business & Technology) Akande, Benjamin & Feltz, Chuck. Why Strategy Fail. Chief Learning Officer, August 2010.

JEFF HALDEMAN (Associate Professor, Management) Haldeman, J. (2009/2010). Career development assessment and consulting for three mid-level managers. Regional Utility Company, St. Louis, MO.

JANET KOURIK (Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Kourik, J.L. and Maher, P. E. (2010). A Global Business School on a Path To Consistency and Accreditation: Reflecting on the Journey. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), Las Vegas, Nevada, February 18-21, 2010, pp. 6.

Maher, P. E., Kourik, J.L., Akande, B.O. (2010). Achieving Quality, Excellence, and Consistency in a Global Academy. Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology Conference (PICMET’10), July 18 - 22, 2010, Bangkok, Thailand.

TROY LUH (Associate Professor, Accounting) Deposition in Frame v. Frame; case dealing with the valuation of three Waffle House franchises. Valuation of Brentwood Supply Company: case deals with the assessment of a building supply store. Valuation of Four Paws Animal Clinic: case deals with the assessment of a MultiDoctor animal hospital. Valuation of Directory Publishing Solutions: case involves the assessment of a Directory Publishing company. 25

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are now used by all Webster University – Geneva students to enhance their learning comprehension and access the 24-hour electronic tutorial system. CAROL SCHWAB (Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Developed an online general education math course using the research based learning program ALEKS. The system uses artificial intelligence to assess each student’s current knowledge. Integration resulted in the design of an online Business Math course. Designed two additional online math courses based on the study of student evaluations which indicated that even students with math phobia can be successful.

GEORGE SLUSARZ (Assistant Professor, Accounting) Assisted in development of the new MS in Forensic Accounting. Member of Forensic Accounting Committee. Served as Director of the George Herbert Walker School of Business Internship Program.

Former Financial Times reporter and author of Dethroning the King: The Hostile Takeover of Anheuser-Busch, Julie MacIntosh explains the research behind her best selling tell-all book on the fall of one of the world’s largest breweries. January 19, 2011, St. Louis, Missouri.

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JIANGPING WANG (Associate Professor, Computer Science) Wang, J. (2010, April). Bringing Leading Industry and Computer Science Curricula Together. Presentation at Webster SBT Global Academic Conference, St. Louis, MO.

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XIAOYUAN SUO (Assistant Professor, Computer Science) Zhu, Y., Suo, X. , and Owen, G.S. A Visual Data Exploration Framework for Complex Problem Solving Based on Extended Cognitive Fit Theory. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Visual Computing, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Spring, 2009.

Zhu, Y., Suo, X. , and Owen, G.S. A Study of the Vulnerability of Click Based Graphical Password. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Visual Computing, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Spring, 2009. ECE TUNCEL (Assistant Professor, Management) Tuncel, E., & Bottom, W. P. Revisiting the role of anger and fear on optimism. The Society for Judgment and Decision Making Conference, St. Louis, MO, Nov 2010.

Michael Sherraden, Director and Founder of the Center for Social Development, Washington University and one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential addresses the Walker Speaker Series on “Using Knowledge to Create Change” in St. Louis, Missouri on November 4, 2010.

Tuncel, E., Kong, D. T., & McLean Parks, J. Positive face threat sensitivity and conflict avoidance in negotiation. The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Montreal, August 2010.

Kong, D. T., Tuncel, E., & McLean Parks, J. The role of anticipated happiness in negotiation. The International Association for Conflict Management Conference, Boston, MA, June 2010. Kong, D. T., Tuncel, E., & McLean Parks, J. Developing face threat sensitivity measures. The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August 2009.

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Multinational Corporations and Transfer Prices Policies: The reaction of tax authorities during the crisis. Data collection and preliminary writing of the paper.

QUINN SHAO (Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Shao, K. (2010). Must Technology Take Place in Mathematics and Science Pedagogy? Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education-21 International Conference for the Advancement of Computing, San Diego, CA, March. Shao, K., Petras, C., and Tamashiro, R. (2010). The Role of Technology in Mathematics and Science Pedagogy- Lessons from Asian Educators. Proceedings of 8th Hawaii International Conference on Education, Hawaii. Shao, K., Beck S., Cavallo, R., Mareels, I., and Zhang, X. (2009). Computer Science Education Model. IEEE 4th International Conference on Computer Science and Education, July 26, 2009, Nanning, China.

GEORGE SLUSARZ (Assistant Professor, Accounting) Slusarz, G. and Psihountas, D. (2010). Area of focus: Public Policy/ Taxation. Complexity and Discrimination - Federal Income Tax Policy. We examine whether the identification (or refusal to do so) of samesex marriages as a legally taxable entity is creating an undue tax burden on these couples. Manuscript in preparation.

MARTHA SMITH (Professor, Computer Science) Currently in the data collection process of a study which focuses on undergraduate female attitudes towards the field of computer science. Study participants are being recruited from various Midwestern universities, including Webster University. It is anticipated that study results will be available in the fall of 2011.

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As teachers we must serve as a bridge for our students. It is our job to show logical, critical and insightful synthesis of isolated facts from disparate disciplines into new and more comprehensive meaning or perspective. Through everything from textbooks to manuscripts we integrate our areas of expertise so others may understand. JULIA AICHINGER-SKOBELEVA (Adjunct Professor, Business and Management, Webster Vienna) Skobeleva, J. (2008). Grounded theory of knowledge creation in crosscultural executive teams. The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, 8(4), pp. 67-72. Aichinger-Skobeleva, J. (2010). Creating knowledge in cross-cultural teams (practice of cross-cultural knowledge creation in HRM class). S.T. Menon (Ed.), Competing values in an uncertain environment: managing the paradox (pp. 495-499). Shreveport: Louisiana State University. Benjamin Akande (Dean, Walker School of Business & Technology) Maher, P.E., Kourik, J.L. & Akande, B.O. (2010, July). Achieving quality, excellence, and consistency in a global academy - Technology Management for Global Economic Growth. Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET Conference proceedings.

RICH DIPPEL (Assistant Professor, Business) Dippel, R. and Marcella, A. (2010). Technical, Legal and Internal Control Implications of Today’s Digital Multifunctional Devices. Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 255-275, www. bus.lsu.edu/accounting/faculty/lcrumbley/jfia/Articles/v2n2.htm

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STEVE HINSON (Associate Professor, Economics) Hinson, S. (2010). Tragedy of the Commons. Retrieved from http://cnx. org/content/m35288/latest/

re-evaluation and comparison of constructs. Presented at the 2009 American Marketing Association Conference. Currently being revised due to rejection from Journal of Consumer Research.

TROY LUH (Associate Professor, Accounting) McGowan, J. and Luh, T. (2010, November). The Hire Act of 2010. The Tax Advisor.

ELIZABETH RISIK (Assistant Professor, Finance) Risik, E. A. (2010, February). Signaling and Value Creation in Mergers. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Finance Association, Las Vegas, NV.

JANET KOURIK (Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Kourik, J.L. and Wang, J. (2009). Preparation of Knowledge Workers for Web Services and E-Business: One Avenue. Eighth Wuhan International Conference on e-Business (WHICEB2009), Wuhan, P.R. China, May 2009 and Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGMIS-CPR’10, May 20–22, 2010, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PETER MAHER (Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Shao, K., & Maher, P.E. (2009). Populating the Global Software Talent Pool: An Effective Approach to Computer Science Education in China. Proceedings of ICCSE 2009 – International Conference on Computer Science Education, Nanning, China.

Akande, B.O., Masidonski, P., Kourik, J.L., Maher, P.E. (2009). Consistent Diversity: Balancing Cultural, Economic, and Assessment Needs in a Global Institution. ACBSP Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas. AL MARCELLA (Professor, Management) Marcella, A. (2010). Digital Multifunctional Devices: Forensic Value and Corporate Exposure. EDPACS, Volume 41, Issue 1 January 2010, pp. 1 – 11. This article was developed from Chapter 10 appearing in Marcella, A., Menendez, D. (2008) Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes, Second Edition, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 0-84938-328-5. 12

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Economic Effects: A Longitudinal Study of Its Influence On Consumer Ethnocentrism. A three-year and five-year longitudinal study to determine if the economy has an effect on an individual’s tendency towards ethnocentric consumption behavior or is CE a static trait.

CHRIS RISKER (Associate Professor, Health Administration) Risker, D.C (2009). Inventory of service learning and community-based learning. Webster University, Webster Groves, MO.

JOHN ROBINSON (Associate Professor, Management) Robinson, J. (2010). Moderator/panelist Graduate Courses in Leadership: What should we teach, and how should it be taught? Webster University School of Business and Technology Global Academic Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Robinson, J. (2009). What endures? The results of an attempt to assess the effects of using Ronald Heifetz’s approach to teaching and learning leadership on the practices of professionals back in the workplace. Academy of Business Administration Global Conference, Paris, France.

ARNOLDO RODRIGUEZ (Associate Professor, Accounting) The Measuring of Corporate Social Responsibility. We are in the process of data collection and validation of the model included in the paper. The data is being collected in Peru, Panama and the Dominican Republic. 21

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Includes findings into the next edition of the forthcoming published Accounting Information Systems: Crossroad of Accounting and IT. JULIE PALMER (Assistant Professor, Management) Palmer-Schuyler, J., & Gardner, C. (2010). Results in A CSPIP (ClassSponsored Physical Improvement Program) and a personal change assignment incorporated into the syllabi of a human resource management course and an organizational change class. Journal of Management Education (Special Edition).

Palmer-Schuyler, J., & Gardner, C. (2010). Analyzing the Results of a Health/Wellness/Exercise/Change Project in Undergraduate Human Resource Management Courses: Practical and Theoretical Implications. Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

DEBBIE PSIHOUNTAS (Business Department Chair, Associate Professor, Finance) Slusarz, G. & Psihountas, D. (2010). Area of focus: Public Policy/Taxation. Complexity and Discrimination - Federal Income Tax Policy. We examine whether the identification (or refusal to do so) of same-sex marriages as a legally taxable entity is creating an undue tax burden on these couples. Manuscript in preparation. GARY RENZ (Associate Professor, Management) Renz, G. L. & Yang, Y. (In preparation). The Effect of Transformational Leadership Behaviors on Followersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Commitment to Organizational Change. Renz, G. L. & Yu Chi, Y. (In preparation). Investigating substitutes for leadership in broad-based sample. ERIC RHINEY (Assistant Professor, Marketing) Rhiney, E. (2009). Consumer Ethnocentrism vs. Cosmopolitanism: A 20

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PAT MASIDONSKI (Associate Dean, Walker School of Business & Technology) Akande, B., Masidonski, P., Maher, P. & Kourik, J. (2009). Consistent Diversity: Balancing Cultural, Economic, and Assessment Needs in a Global Institution. ACBSP Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

JOHN P. ORR (Associate Professor, Management) Orr, J.P. (2009). Developmental Paper Track: Ethics & Aberrant Behavior. Track chair and session moderator at Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, Oct. 24. ALI OVLIA (Associate Professor, Computer Science) Ovilia, A. , Kay, D. (2010). Accounting Information Systems: Crossroad of Accounting and IT. It is a senior/graduate level text. This book will be published by Pearson/Prentice-Hall and will be available after January 2011. PATRICK RISHE (Associate Professor, Economics) Rishe, P. Florida Marlinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dirty Play On Stadium Deal Rankles. Retrieved August 31, 2010 from Forbes.com http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/2010/08/31/florida-marlinsdirty-play-on-stadium-deal-rankles/ Rishe, P. The CrossFit Games: An Action Sports Investment Opportunity in the Making. Retrieved from July 20, 2010 from Forbes.com http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/2010/07/20/the-crossfitgames-an-action-sports-investment-opportunity-in-the-making/ CHRIS RISKER (Associate Professor, Health Administration) Risker, D.C. (2009). Toward a Theory of Creativity in Qualitative Research. To be submitted to the Institute for Qualitative Research.

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Risker, D. C. (2010-present). Editorial Board. Journal of Business Strategies. ARNOLDO RODRIGUEZ (Associate Professor, Accounting) Article that integrates the current cost accounting tools and applies them to a Corporate Social Responsibility framework so that managers can improve the efficiency, management and control of the CSR initiatives. A chapter has been published in a book and the paper has been presented at the Webster Conference and will be presented at the IV CSR conference in Berlin. DENIZ SARAL (Chairman, Professor, Business and Management Programs, Webster Geneva) Serves as a member on the Advisory Board of European Learning Industry Group ELIG where work is focused on bridging the gap between fast-changing self-learning tools and techniques.

BRAD SCOTT (Associate Professor, Finance) Scott, B. G. and Tamashiro, R. (2009). Promoting Global & Collaborative Learning with New Web Technologies. 2009 ACBSP Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 28. Scott, B. G., Hanssen, P., Viele, D. and Tamashiro, R. (2009). Global Citizenship: Challenges and Opportunities for Online Learning Systems and Universities. BbWorld 2009 Conference, Washington, DC, July 14-16.

MARTHA SMITH (Professor, Computer Science) Using knowledge gained from web usability workshop with the undergraduate certificate/minor in Web Design. The research presented included studies based on observation and eye tracking of subjects performing specified tasks on everyday websites, mobile websites, and mobile apps.

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AL MARCELLA (Professor, Management) Marcella, A., Dippel, R., (2010). Technical, Legal and Internal Control Implications of Today’s Digital Multifunctional Devices. Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 255-275.

Mortimore, K., Marcella, A., and Menendez, D. (2009). Cyber Forensics and the Changing Face of Investigating Criminal Behavior. ISSA Journal, pp. 22-27. RUN NIU (Assistant Professor, Operations Management) Niu, R. H., Zhao, X., Castillo, I., and Joro, T. (2010). Joint pricing and inventory/production decisions in a dual-retailer channel supply chain. Proceedings of the Production and Operations Society 21st Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Niu, R. H., Zhao, X. and Castillo, I. (2010). Selecting distribution channel strategies for non-profit organizations. European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 44 No. 7/8.

DOUG O’BANNON (Associate Professor, Strategy) My research interest has been to integrate strategy theory using expectancy-valence logic into a general theory of strategy as contextualized resource movement. A paper on this reason has been accepted to the Academy of Management - Southern Division (SMA) conference 2010. ALI OVLIA (Associate Professor, Computer Science) Ongoing research on how to collect and store enterprise sustainability data. The idea behind this research is to help organizations to use sustainability data in their decision making process research.

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in the Vietnamese Software Industry, . The Fifth International MultiConference on Computing in the Global Information Technology (ICCGI 2010), September 20-25, 2010, Valencia, Spain.

TROY LUH (Associate Professor, Accounting) Luh, T. (2010). Cyber Forensics. 3rd Edition published by Al Marcella, Jr. Working manuscript. Luh, T. (2010). Accounting Education/Forensic Accounting Journal for Missouri CPAs.

MARIA MADLBERGER (Research Faculty, Business and Management, Webster Vienna) Madlberger, M., & Roztocki, N. (2010). Digital Cross-Organizational Collaboration: A Metatriangulation Review. Proceedings of the 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Poipu, Kauai, HI. PETER MAHER (Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Kourik, J.L., Maher, P.E., & Chookittikul, W. (2010). Exploratory Study of Agile Methods in the Vietnamese Software Industry. The Fifth International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology (ICCGI), Valencia, Spain.

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XIAOYUAN SUO (Assistant Professor, Computer Science) Zhu, Y., Suo, X., and Owen, G.S. (2009). A Visual Data Exploration Framework for Complex Problem Solving Based on Extended Cognitive Fit Theory, to appear in the Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Visual Computing, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Spring, 2009.

Zhu, Y., Suo, X., and Owen, G.S. A Study of the Vulnerability of Click Based Graphical Password, to appear in the Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Visual Computing, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Spring. JIANGPING WANG (Associate Professor, Computer Science) Kourik, J. L., & Wang, J. (2010). Educating Knowledge Workers for E-Business and Web Services. Proceedings of the 2010 SIGMIS CPR Conference, 121-127.

Wang, J., Kourik, J. L., & Maher, P. E. (2010). Introducing Leading IT Technologies into Curricula via the IBM Academic Initiative. Proceedings of the 17th Annual ASBBS Conference, 888 - 899.

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Smith, C., Strauss, J., & Maher, P.E. (2010). Abstract Concepts to Concrete Implementation: Visualizing the Evolution of Data Structures through Animation. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education, Valencia, Spain.

Smith, C., Strauss, J., & Maher, P.E. (2010). Data Structure Visualization: The Design and Implementation of an Animation Tool. Proceedings of the 48th ACM Southeast Conference, Oxford, Mississippi.

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Growing as educators comes only through continuous research into existing knowledge or the unearthing of new information. It is through this research in the form of professional publications or presentations that members of our faculty show evidence of their conscientious, systematic inquiry. The result is a validation and refinement of that knowledge that can be shared with the world. JEFF HALDEMAN (Associate Professor, Management) Haldeman. J. (2010, August). The learning organization: From dysfunction to grace. Paper, presentation, and publication in proceedings, The American Institute of Higher Education 5th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

Haldeman, J. (2010). The Path to Brutality in Organizations. Paper, presentation, and publication in proceedings, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management Association, 5th Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

Communication remains at the heart of all integration as Dave Senay, President/CEO of Fleishman Hillard, one of the world’s largest public relations agencies explains in “Searching for Truth in a Fictional Society” on October 12, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri.

ARNO HASLBERGER (Research Faculty, Business and Management, Webster Vienna) Haslberger, A. (2010). Gender differences in expatriate adjustment. European Journal of International Management, 4(1/2), pp. 163-183. Marshall, S., Vaiman, V., Napier, N., Taylor, S., Haslberger, A., & Anderson, T. (2010). The End of a ‘Period’: Sustainability and the Questioning Attitude. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 9(3).

Haslberger, A. (2010). On The Declining Significance of Career Considerations in Global Careers. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Montreal. JANET KOURIK (Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science) Maher, P.E. and Kourik, J. L. (2010). Exploratory Study of Agile Methods 16

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Wang, J., Kourik, J. L., & Maher, P. E. (2010). Introducing Leading IT Technologies into Curricula via the IBM Academic Initiative. Proceedings of the 17th Annual ASBBS Conference, 888 - 899.

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Smith, C., Strauss, J., & Maher, P.E. (2010). Data Structure Visualization: The Design and Implementation of an Animation Tool. Proceedings of the 48th ACM Southeast Conference, Oxford, Mississippi.

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Niu, R. H., Zhao, X. and Castillo, I. (2010). Selecting distribution channel strategies for non-profit organizations. European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 44 No. 7/8.

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STEVE HINSON (Associate Professor, Economics) Hinson, S. (2010). Tragedy of the Commons. Retrieved from http://cnx. org/content/m35288/latest/

re-evaluation and comparison of constructs. Presented at the 2009 American Marketing Association Conference. Currently being revised due to rejection from Journal of Consumer Research.

TROY LUH (Associate Professor, Accounting) McGowan, J. and Luh, T. (2010, November). The Hire Act of 2010. The Tax Advisor.

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CHRIS RISKER (Associate Professor, Health Administration) Risker, D.C (2009). Inventory of service learning and community-based learning. Webster University, Webster Groves, MO.

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Multinational Corporations and Transfer Prices Policies: The reaction of tax authorities during the crisis. Data collection and preliminary writing of the paper.

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Tuncel, E., Kong, D. T., & McLean Parks, J. Positive face threat sensitivity and conflict avoidance in negotiation. The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Montreal, August 2010.

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Developed new General Education Program as part of General Education Task Force.

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JEFF HALDEMAN (Associate Professor, Management) Haldeman, J. (2009/2010). Career development assessment and consulting for three mid-level managers. Regional Utility Company, St. Louis, MO.

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Reviewed organizational behavior textbook for Cengage Learning.

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ARNOLDO RODRIGUEZ (Associate Professor, Accounting) Consulting projects in International Transfer Prices policy for US multinationals in Latin America. (Colgate and British American Tobacco).

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Kourik, J.L., & Maher, P.E. (2010). Through a Global Lens: Higher Education Assessment and Accreditation. Proceedings of the Global Academic Conference, St. Louis.

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JIM BRASFIELD (Management Department Chair, Professor, Management) Officer and Board Member, Municipal Parks Grant Commission, St. Louis County, Missouri.

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Ad Hoc Committee to Review ‘Advocate Dean’ Model for Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (2009-2010).

TROY LUH (Associate Professor, Accounting) Member of the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA).

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ference on System Sciences, Wirtschaftsinformatik), associate editor (Electronic Commerce Research Journal), and member of program committee (Networking and Electronic Commerce Conference).

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PATRICK RISHE (Associate Professor, Economics) SportsMoney Blog with Forbes.com (http://blogs.forbes.com/people/ prishe/, http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/author/prishe/)

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GEORGE SLUSARZ (Assistant Professor, Accounting) Slusarz, George (2010). Volunteer Money Management (VMM). Provided older adults who need help with their day-to-day financial tasks.

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