2007 Southeastern INFORMS Conference Proceedings
Papers Listed by Track and Chronological Presentation Session

Note: Paper titles shown in blue are links to the respective papers.   Those shown in black are papers that appear in the conference Program, but were not submitted for publication in the Proceedings.   In the case of a panel, tutorial or workshop which has a Proceedings write-up, the session title is the link to the text.
       
Accounting (AC)
 
[AC1] TAX AND RELATED ISSUES  
    "An Analysis of Disclosures Under FIN 48"Page 2
        by John L. Stancil  
    "2007 U.S. Supreme Court Decision Clarifies IRS Collection Powers in Cases of Transferee Liability"Page 11
        by Robert H. Breakfield, Sharyn Gay Randolph  
    "Mceuen V. Allemeier: M.B.A. Educational Deductions at the Crossroads"Page 27
        by Clyde L. Posey  
 
[AC2] AUDITING AND FRAUD  
    "Is SAS NO. 99 Working: A Survey of CPAs"Page 36
        by Tommie Singleton, Laura Skridulis  
    "Fraud Controls for Small, Regional Not-For-Profits and Local Governments"Page 43
        by Sally W. Gilfillan  
    "Factors Associated With Successful Internal Audit Functions"  
        by Douglas E. Ziegenfuss  
 
[AC3] PANEL: THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT FIVE YEARS LATER: DEJA-VU ALL OVER AGAIN  
    Moderator: Douglas E. Ziegenfuss  
    Panelists: Otto B. Martinson, Randall R. Spurrier, Timothy C. McKee  
 
[AC4] FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING  
    "Alerting Principles of Accounting Students About the Economic Impact of Transfer Pricing Alternatives"Page 56
        by William B. Pollard  
    "An Analysis of Inventory Reduction Programs: The Role of Technology, Infrastructure and Culture as Change Agents"Page 59
        by Richard E. Crandall, William R. Crandall  
    "Motivating Your Students to Take the CPA Exam"Page 69
        by Gregory L. Krippel, John G. Marcis, John W. Mortimer  
 
Educational Innovation (EI)
 
[EI1] METHODS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS  
    "Faculty Perspectives: A Comparison of Distance Education and Face-to- Face Courses"Page 73
        by Shanan G. Gibson, Michael Harris  
    "Fostering Student Interest in Project Management by Use of Personal Goal Setting"Page 78
        by Paul R. Martin  
    "Can Learning Styles Be Used to Create a More Effective Online Computer Literacy Class?"  
        by Ray J. Blankenship  
 
[EI2] STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING  
    "A. C. E. R. S. (Accounting Certification Exam Remuneration System): Using Securitization to Solve a Persistent Business Education Funding Problem"Page 81
        by Gregory L. Krippel, Robert B. Burney  
    "Are They Really Ready to Work? Recommendations to Educational Institutions in Response to a Report on Graduate Preparedness"Page 85
        by Patricia M. Buhler, Alison Boord White  
    "Knowledge and Skill Requirements for IT/IS Graduates"Page 94
        by E. Sonny Butler, Cheryl Aasheim, Susan R. Williams  
 
[EI3] WORKSHOP: THE USE OF CLASSROOM SIMULATIONS IN THE STUDY OF FOREIGN EXCHANGEPage 101
    Coordinators: George S. Lowry, Edward D. Showalter, Catherine L. Staples  
 
Educational Practice (EP)
 
[EP1] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: NON TRADITIONAL EDUCATION  
    "Differences in Selection Criteria Among Traditional Students, Adult Continuing Education Students and Graduate Students"  
        by Kurt Schimmel, Gayle Marco, Mark Eschenfelder, Jeananne Nicholls  
    "Internet Mediated Distance Education as a Disruptive Technology: The Potential Impact on the Four-Year Degree Market"Page 102
        by R. Eugene Hughes  
    "Time to Change the Traditional System for Evaluation of Faculty Performance"Page 109
        by Adel M. Novin, Maria L. Bullen  
 
[EP2] WORKSHOP: DEVELOPING YOUR SKILLS FOR GIVING CONSTRUCTIVE DEVELOPMENTAL FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS  
    Coordinators: Thomas F. Hawk, Amit J. Shah  
 
[EP3] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: ISSUES FOR ADMINISTRATORS  
    "Department Level Program Assessment as a Stepping Stone to a Successful College Assessment Program"  
        by Richard T. Symons, Khushwant K. Pittenger, Raymond A. Jacobs  
    "A Nationwide Study of Administrators' Use of the Portfolio in the Hiring Process"Page 113
        by Dennis Ehlert, Jerry Neal, Mel D. Krohn  
    "Effective Strategies for the Compliance With the Time-on-task Concept of AACSB"Page 118
        by Adel M. Novin, Reza Motameni, Lari H. Arjomand  
 
[EP4] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: LEARNING  
    "Training, Learning and Performance"Page 128
        by Paul Lyons  
    "Adult Learning Theory: Is a Consensus Developing?"  
        by Timothy A. DuPont  
    "Application of Little's Law to Enrollment Management Practices in Higher Education"Page 142
        by Ellen M. Walk, Lewis A. Litteral  
 
[EP5] WORKSHOP: RESPONDING TO THE EMPLOYER-APPLICANT SKILLS GAP: ONE COLLEGE'S RESPONSE TO CLEANING UP DIGITAL DIRT AND ACTING FINEPage 150
    Coordinators: Patricia M. Buhler, Alison Boord White  
 
[EP6] BUSINESS BY THE NUMBERS: ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING COURSES  
    "Selecting Appropriate Tax Topics for Coverage in a Principles of Accounting Course"Page 157
        by William B. Pollard  
    "Performance Differences in Intermediate Accounting I Class Between Transfer and Matriculating Students Using Four Years of Data"  
        by Douglas E. Ziegenfuss, Randall R. Spurrier  
    "A Student Assignment to Complement In-Class Instruction in Regression Analysis"Page 160
        by Hope M. Baker, Penelope R. Verhoeven  
 
[EP7] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM  
    "The Use of Spreadsheets to Teach Master Production Schedule and Materials Requirements Planning"Page 165
        by Richard E. Crandall, Karen T. Main  
    "Making it Real: Engaging Traditional Undergraduate Students in the Organizational Behavior Course"Page 173
        by Cheryl L. Adkins, Abigail H. O'Connor  
    "Enhancing Classroom Engagement: Introducing Experiential Learning Activities Into Business Courses"  
        by Michael L. Monahan, Amit J. Shah  
 
[EP8] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: POTPOURRI II  
    "Determining the Patterns and Impact of Natural Property Group Development in "-opoly" Type Games Through Computer Simulation"Page 181
        by Chuck Leska, Edward D. Showalter  
    "Reflection as a Supportive Component of Team Based Project Management"Page 194
        by Darla J. Domke-Damonte, J. Kay Keels  
    "Mission Possible: Weekly Reading"Page 216
        by Jane H. Philbrick, Barbara Bart, Reginald Leseane, William Dowling  
 
[EP9] WORKSHOP: DEVELOPING RUBRICS FOR ASSESSING LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSISPage 221
    Coordinators: Marilyn Smith, Emma Jane Riddle  
 
[EP10] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: POTPOURRI I  
    "A Further Examination of Why Students Cheat Today"Page 223
        by Sara Bliss Kiser, Tammy L. Prater, Jane H. Philbrick  
    "Faculty Experiences With Student Cheating: A Preliminary Assessment"Page 235
        by William Deck, Stephanie Bennett, Beth Bragg, Adam Taylor, Courtney Wykle, William R. Crandall  
    "Student Business Organizations: Involvement Strategies and Expectations"Page 252
        by Juan R. Santandreu, Michael C. Shurden, Susan Shurden  
 
[EP11] WORKSHOP: JUMP INTO SERVICE LEARNING  
    Coordinators: Michelle Hagadorn, Sharon C. Gibbs  
 
[EP12] PANEL: QUALIFIED FACULTY IN AACSB SCHOOLS OF BUSINESSPage 258
    Moderator: Lilly M. Lancaster  
    Panelists: Robert T. Barrett, M. Barry O'Brien, Ronald F. Green  
 
[EP13] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: IMPROVING TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS  
    "Uniformity in Teaching the Principles of Finance Class - Is it Possible or Desirable?"Page 259
        by Michael D. Evans  
    "Student Evaluations of Teaching: Multiple Class Sections Compared"Page 264
        by Meredith J. Uttley, Linda Ann Carson  
    "Mapping IT Skills to ABET Program Outcomes"Page 278
        by Cheryl Aasheim, Han Reichgelt, Bart Longenecker  
 
[EP14] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: MINORITIES MATTER  
    "Ensuring Accessibility for Online Students With Disabilities: Recommendations for Educators"Page 279
        by Jane M. Lang, Laurie Eakins, Michael Harris  
    "Digging Deeper: Are Minority Business Cases Being Disseminated?"Page 288
        by Roger Gagnon, Jeffrey Totten, Shona D. Morgan  
    "Testing for Race and Gender Issues in College Grades"Page 303
        by Kim Richburg, Willis Lewis, Jr., William R. Caines  
 
Faculty-Sponsored Undergraduate Research (UR)
 
[UR1] UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH I  
    "h4x0rs, the 1337 Culture: *(hackers, the Leet(elite) Culture)"  
        by Robert David Fleming, E. Sonny Butler  
    "Sexual Harassment: A Preliminary Review for the Importance of Gender Status"Page 312
        by Jamie L. Barrow, Gail H. McKee  
    "Dumpster Diving: A Study on Data Recovery and Exploitation"Page 331
        by Robert M. Weaver, Joseph A. Cazier  
 
[UR2] UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH II  
    "Characteristics That Lead Students to Choose IT-Related Majors"Page 335
        by Emanuel Fuller, Cheryl Aasheim  
    "An Investigation of United States Voting Methods: A Multidisciplinary Perspective and Local Implications for the Richmond Metropolitan Area"Page 343
        by Neil M. Slotterback, Patrick H. Flynn, Lewis A. Litteral  
    "RFID Security"  
        by James A. Chilton, Steve Gawrelski, Chris Starkey  
 
Finance and Economics (FI)
 
[FI1] ISSUES IN ECONOMICS  
    "The Effect of Differential Taxation on Competition in the Telecommunications Industry"Page 378
        by Karie A. Barbour, David G. Loomis  
    "The Effect of Yield Curve Differentials on the Bond Call Premium"Page 382
        by Wesley M. Jones  
    "Save Tax Now or Later?: Comparison of Traditional 401(k) and Roth 401(k) By Using Growing Annuity Model"  
        by Allen Shin  
 
[FI2] INVESTMENTS  
    "The Potential Value of Intra-day Trading in "Spyders""  
        by Robert J. Angell  
    "Attention Grabbers, Mad Money, and Noise Traders"  
        by Terrill R. Keasler, Chris R. McNeil  
    "Never Try to Catch a Falling Knife: Fact or Fiction?"  
        by Ladd M. Kochman, Randy Goodwin  
 
[FI3] INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS  
    "Financial Liberalization, Increased Competition, and Improved Banking Services: Evidence from Singapore"Page 392
        by Ramin Cooper Maysami, Cliff Edwin Mensah  
    "What Are the Extent and Determinants of Mobility in Iran?"  
        by Reza Kheirandish, Shabnam Mousavi, Lari H. Arjomand  
    "Performance and Compensation on the European PGA Tour: A Statistical Analysis"Page 403
        by Charles B. Pfitzner, Chris Spence  
 
[FI4] SUBPRIME LENDING  
    "Sub-prime Lending"Page 410
        by Uma V. Sridharan  
    "Payday Lending in Virginia"Page 413
        by Robert W. Cook  
    "Ellwood Approach: Applied to the Subprime Residential Market"Page 420
        by Billie A. Brotman, Donald Sabbarese  
 
Information Technology, Expert Systems, AI and DSS (IT)
 
[IT1] WORKSHOP: RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS: THEIR IMPACT IN TODAY'S WORLDPage 429
    Coordinator: Leanne C. McGrath  
 
[IT2] IT IN PRACTICE  
    "Maintaining and Improving Network Infrastructure & Overall Technology Needs at Big Brothers Big Sisters: Community Service Project"  
        by Pete P. Bahmani, Matt Alan Wank  
    "A Typology of Internet Advertising: Research and Issues"  
        by David P. Cook, Wenhong Luo  
    "Followup System"Page 430
        by Ramesh M. Choudhari  
 
[IT3] EMPIRICAL STUDIES IN IT  
    "A Web Science Analysis of Search Engines and MMORPGs"  
        by John W. Stamey, Jr., Christopher D. Miller  
    "A Longitudinal Study on the Number of Graduates from U.S. Colleges and University IT Programs."Page 436
        by Rick Weible  
 
[IT4] IT ARCHITECTURE  
    "Methodology for Educating Information Systems Students on the New Paradigm of Service-Oriented Architecture"Page 453
        by James P. Lawler  
    "Information Systems and Electronic Communication in Logistics Management"Page 469
        by Ephrem Eyob  
    "DoD Architectural Framework as a Business Planning Tool"Page 475
        by Jonathan Allan Andrews  
 
[IT5] TUTORIAL: INTEGRATING SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE METHODOLGY INTO INFORMATION SYSTEMS CURRICULAPage 482
    Presenter: James P. Lawler  
    Participants: Bel G. Raggad, Hortense Howell-Barber  
 
[IT6] WORKSHOP: APPROACHES TO WEBSITE READABILITY  
    Coordinator: John W. Stamey, Jr.  
 
Management, Strategy and International Issues (MG)
 
[MG1] MOTIVATION AND WORKPLACE NEEDS  
    "Exploring Individual Differences and Spontaneous Changes in Jobs"Page 483
        by Paul Lyons  
    "Nurse Retention: Is the Healthcare Industry Meeting Nursing Needs?"Page 500
        by Patricia C. Borstorff, Stacy P. Nolen, Cynthia A. Sneed  
    "One More Time: Herzberg's Theory of Work Motivation"Page 512
        by Gail H. McKee  
    "Change Management in Complex Systems: Using Appreciative Inquiry for Generative Learning"Page 538
        by Martha M. Mattare  
 
[MG2] THE IMPACT OF QUALITY AND STRUCTURE IN BUSINESS  
    "Assessing the Influence of Chief Executive Officer Supportiveness Behavior on Market Orientation and Business Performance"Page 545
        by Gerald F. Sullivan  
    "Examine Relationship Between Corruption and Transaction Governance Structure"Page 569
        by Aimao Zhang  
    "Measuring Quality in Resort Accommodations"Page 585
        by Dennis A. Rauch, Robert D. Nale, Michael D. Collins, Peter B. Barr  
 
[MG3] INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ISSUES  
    "Perception of Crisis Management: A Comparative Analysis of Guatemalan and U.S. Small Businesses"Page 590
        by John E. Spillan, Christopher Ziemnowicz  
    "Privatization in Iran: New Policies and Developments"  
        by Mahmood Moghimzadeh, Christopher Ziemnowicz  
    "Critical Success Factors for Small Business in China: "Small Business Owners Contrasted With Their Counterparts in Mexico and the US""Page 604
        by Antonio Rios-Ronquillo, William H. Lawrence, Sudhir K. Chawla, Jin Chen  
    "How Well Are Chinese Employees Coping With Work-Family Conflicts?"Page 606
        by Yanyan Liu, Jeremy B. Fox, Joan Donohue  
 
[MG4] FEMALE COMMUNICATION AND CHALLENGES  
    "A Note on Gender Differences in Strategic Risk-Taking: A Business Game Simulation Experiment"Page 609
        by Devon M. Galbraith, Craig S. Galbraith  
    "Do Basic Communication Skills Affect Job Satisfaction and Satisfaction With the Supervisor?"Page 616
        by I. Edward Jernigan III, Joyce M. Beggs  
    "The Challenges of Business Ownership: A Comparison of Minority and Non-Minority Women Business Owners"Page 623
        by Cheryl L. Adkins, Sally W. Gilfillan, Wayne E. McWee, Steven A. Samaras  
 
Marketing and Logistics (MK)
 
[MK1] ONLINE MARKETING, CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, AND LOGISTICS  
    "Gender Differences in Preference for and Use of Brand Name and Generic/Store Brand Over-The-Counter Analgesics"Page 636
        by Michael Latta, Mark A. Mitchell, Thomas J. Anderson  
    "Mediating Impact of Channel Knowledge on Shopping Orientations in Consumers? Online Buying Behavior: A Study of Tourism Products"Page 642
        by Bomi Kang, Sungsoo Kim  
    "Relevance of Ethnocentrism on Consumer Behavior in Lebanon"Page 648
        by Victor Bahhouth, Christopher Ziemnowicz, Youssef Zgheib  
    "The Impact of Residual RFID Logistics on Consumer Use and Purchase Intentions"Page 658
        by Dinesh S. Dave, Joseph A. Cazier, Andrew S. Jensen  
 
Production/Operations Management and ERP (PO)
 
[PO1] QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN OM  
    "A Manpower Scheduling System for a Helicopter Reassembly Shop"Page 663
        by Ki-Young Jeong, Olga Bagatourova  
    "A Branch and Bound Algorithm for Solving the Binary Bi-level Programming Problem"Page 674
        by John K. Karlof, Peter M. Hocking  
    "Comparing Supply Chain Performance Metrics With Organizational Excellence Performance Metrics"Page 688
        by Richard W. Monroe  
 
[PO2] SUPPLY CHAIN AND OM APPLICATIONS  
    "Green Supply Chain Management and Its Opportunities"Page 696
        by Johnny C. Ho, Tzu-Liang Tseng, Rong Pan  
    "Global ERP Project Management: A Case Study"Page 704
        by Chien-Hung Chen, Chuck C.H. Law, Richard E. Crandall  
    "Organizational Excellence: Examples in the Carolinas"Page 716
        by Richard W. Monroe, Leslie R. Pagliari  
 
Public Sector, Social and Ethical Issues (PS)
 
[PS1] ETHICS, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES  
    "The Impact of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Public Service Motivation on Performance Appraisals"  
        by Robert K. Christensen, Steven W. Whiting  
    "Expectations, Ethics and Generation Y: A Proposal to Examine Willingness to Fabricate on Resumes"Page 720
        by Janice Witt Smith, Kimberly A. Freeman  
    "Employer Liability for Employee Misuse of Technology in the Workplace"  
        by John P. Geary, Dinesh S. Dave  
    "Food: Communication of Culture"Page 730
        by Richard J. Mills, Jr., Denis P. Rudd, Patrick J. Litzinger, Frank R. Flanegin  
 
[PS2] HEALTHCARE ISSUES - LOCAL AND NATIONAL  
    "An Optimization Model for Healthcare Resource Planning in Northeast North Carolina"Page 746
        by Stacy R. Barnes  
    "Gathering Sensitive Healthcare Information Using Social Engineering Techniques"Page 753
        by B. Dawn Medlin, Joseph A. Cazier  
    "US Healthcare"Page 758
        by Ajay K. Aggarwal  
 
[PS3] LEGAL AND ATTITUDINAL ISSUES IN THE WORKPLACE  
    "Does a State Doctor Violate the U.S. Constitution When He Terminates a Child's Life Support System?"  
        by Brad R. Johnson  
    "African Americans in the Workplace: How the Law of Diversity Has Created Real Impediments"  
        by Paul C. Bland, Henry O. Brown  
    "An Analysis of Familiarity as it Relates to Attitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians"Page 760
        by James O. Smith, Joseph Tomkiewicz  
 
[PS4] EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC ISSUE POTPURRI  
    "Employment and Job Satisfaction of Community College and Career Center Alumni"  
        by C. Justice Tillman, Cheryl E. Poston, Wanda R. Tillman  
    "The Effect of E-Commerce on Donors and Volunteers: A Content Analysis"  
        by Kurt Schimmel, Michelle Cole, Kathleen Rawlins  
    "Economic Development of South Carolina's I-95 Corridor"Page 768
        by Robert T. Barrett, Robert E. Pugh  
 
Special Sessions (SP)
 
[SP1] PANEL: TRAVEL ADVICE FOR THE VOYAGE TO MICROSOFT'S VISTA AND BEING OFFICE 2007 FLUENTPage 776
    Moderator: Robert L. Andrews  
    Panelists: Wilma Andrews, Ali A. Nazemi, Ron Sones  
 
[SP2] WORKSHOP: CASE STUDY DEVELOPMENT, ANALYSIS AND WRITING  
    Coordinators: Sharynn M. Tomlin, Fred R. David, Forest R. David  
 
[SP3] TUTORIAL: PUBLISHING TIPS FOR PROFESSORSPage 790
    Presenter: Danny R. Arnold  
 
[SP4] PANEL: HAVE YOUR BUSINESS STUDENTS GOT GAME?: SIMULATIONS AND ACTIVE LEARNING IN BUSINESS SCHOOLSPage 791
    Moderators: Michael Latta, Mark A. Mitchell  
    Panelists: Darla J. Domke-Damonte, J. Kay Keels, Louis C. Mancuso, Larry Smith  
 
[SP5] PANEL: TIME OUT!: TAKING STOCK OF YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER TO DATE AND PLANNING FOR GREATER-THAN-YOU OUTCOMES IN THE FUTUREPage 800
    Moderator: Mark A. Mitchell  
    Panelists: Michael D. Collins, J. Kay Keels, Michael Latta  
 
Sports and Recreation (SR)
 
[SR1] SPORTS AND RECREATION RESEARCH  
    "Predicting a Driver's Finish in a NASCAR Race"Page 803
        by Robert L. Andrews  
    "Sociocultural Influences on Women's Body Image"Page 810
        by Serena Reese  
    "Investigating Public Funds Dedicated to Recreation Programs - A Comparison Focused on One Locality"Page 818
        by Leigh E. Mascherin  
    "Association of Leisure-time Physical Activity With Percent Body Fat in African American College Students"Page 838
        by Kevin Ritsche, Terese M. Stratta, Aysel Firdevs Kavas, Cynthia W. Brown, Jesse Pittsley  
 
Student Paper Competition (Ph.D. & MBA) (PC)
 
[PC1] STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION 1 ( MBA/PH.D.)  
    "Consumer Empowerment in E-Healthcare: An Investigation Using the Grounded Theory Approach"Page 847
        by Sherrie Drye Cannoy  
    "Assessing the Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Among College Students at an Historically Black College and University"Page 869
        by Jamilla Tiffany Shepperson, Cynthia W. Brown  
    "Do Inventory Forward Buys Make Sense?"Page 876
        by Andrew Steven Manikas  
    "Motorcycle Industry: Can Choppers Compete Against the Big Dogs?"Page 893
        by Gregory S. Elkins, Daniel M. Filer  
 
[PC2] STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION 2 ( MBA/PH.D.)  
    "Optimization of Project Portfolios"Page 912
        by Senay Solak, John-Paul Clarke, Ellis Johnson  
    "A Stochastic Optimization-based Decision Support System for Strategic Planning in Process Industry"  
        by Narain Gupta, Goutam Dutta  
    "An Optimization Model for Concurrent Engineering: Incorporating Life Cycle Costing and Supply Chain Design Early in the New Product/Service Development Process"Page 941
        by Mauro Falasca, Gary M. Fetter  
    "Seccpfr - A Design Science Approach to Securing the Collaborative, Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (Cpfr) Business Processes"Page 954
        by Fergle J. D'Aubeterre