History of the University of Rhode Island College of Business Administration

PhD Graduates Business Administration 1995 Nancy H. Leonard - "Group Cognitive Style and Decision" Major Professor: Richard Scholl 1996 Jonathan A. Matheny - "A Model of Culture-Based Identity and Action" Major Professor: Laura Beauvais Matthew H. Roy - "Cognitive Adaptability for Communicative Performance" Major Professor: Sanjiv Dugal David Allen West - "Neural Networks in the Decision Sciences" Major Professor: Paul Mangiameli 1997 M. Fazilah Abdul Samad - "A Study of Politically-Affiliated Groups in Malaysia" Major Professor: Rosita Chang John E. Barbuto - "A Predictive Model of Leaders' Behaviors" Major Professor: Richard Scholl Timothy Blair Greenlee - "Communications to Influence Risky Behavior" Major Professor: Carol Surprenant Kenneth A. Kim - "Large Shareholders of Japanese Banks" Major Professor: S. Ghon Rhee Kellyann B. Kowalski - "The Buffer Effect of Social Support on Work-Family Conflict" Major Professor: Laura Beauvais Darryl Brent Lanoue - "Mexican Industrial Groups" Major Professor: Norman Coates Chi-Jeng Wang - "Bid-Ask Spread in the Taiwan Stock Market" Major Professor: S. Ghon Rhee 1998 Adel Al-Weqaiyan - "Values and Cross-National Satisfaction" Major Professor: Carol Surprenant Susan M. Bosco - "The Effect of Developmental Process on the Cognitive Complexity of Major Professor: Elizabeth Cooper Stereotypes" David R. Fortin - "The Impact of Interactivity on Advertising Effectiveness in the New Major Professor: Ruby Roy Dholakia Media" Piman Limpaphayom - "Three Essays on Asian Capital Markets" Major Professor: Gene Lai Paschalina Ziamou - "Effect of Newness on Technological Innovations on Individiuals' Major Professor: Nikhilesh Dholakia Judgments of Value" 1999 Soon Huat Chan - "Essay on Financial 'Circuit Breaker' Mechanism" Major Professor: S. Ghon Rhee James M. Curran - "Technology-Based Customer Interfaces" Major Professor: Carol Surprenant John T. O'Connell - "Employee Motivation and Work Behaviors"