2009 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] ACCOUNTING POTPOURRI  
    "Investigation of Discrepancies in the Computation of Financial Ratios"Page 2
        by Adel M. Novin, Maria L. Bullen  
    "Tax Issues Related to the Adoption of IFRS in the United States"Page 6
        by John L. Stancil  
    "The Overtime Exemption Rule: A Ticking Time Bomb for Professional Services Firms"  
        by Douglas E. Ziegenfuss, Randall R. Spurrier, Michael T. Zugelder  
    "The Seven-Year Itch: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Seven Years Later"  
        by Douglas E. Ziegenfuss, Randall R. Spurrier  
 
[AC2] ETHICS AND QUALITY ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING  
    "Arguments for a Stand Alone Accounting Ethics Course."  
        by Sudhir K. Chawla, Gary W. Arnton  
    "The Green Behind Going Green: An Ethical and Financial Analysis of the Eco-Revolution"Page 15
        by Kimberly M. Dutton  
    "Quality Costs - An Accounting Challenge"Page 60
        by Richard E. Crandall, Oliver J. Julien  
 
Educational Innovation (EI)
 
[EI1] CLASSROOM AND COLLABORATION INNOVATIONS  
    "Classroom 2.0: Educational Innovation or Gimmick"Page 71
        by Ali A. Nazemi  
    "Using Collaboration Tools in Teaching"Page 83
        by Rick Weible  
    "Reframing the Undergraduate Introduction to Operations Management Course"  
        by Christina D. McCart, Michael Hutkin  
 
[EI2] WORKSHOP: INTEGRATING EXPERIENTIAL SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS ACROSS THE CURRICULUMPage 91
    Coordinators: Lynn B. Keane, Karen P. Patten, Karen L. Mallia, Lisa Sisk  
 
[EI3] PANEL: ACCEPTED STRATEGIES FOR FUTURISTIC THINKING IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS, OPERATIONS/PRODUCTION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTPage 93
    Moderator: Diane Prince  
    Panelists: Thomas W. Garsombke, Richard A. Fulton, Gwen Hanks, Martin H. Mbarabari  
 
Educational Practice (EP)
 
[EP1] PANEL: PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED FACULTY: ACCREDITATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES  
    Moderator: Larry A. Lynch  
    Panelists: Ron Sones, Sharynn M. Tomlin, Michael Latta  
 
[EP2] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: OBTAINING QUALIFIED FACULTY  
    "Participating Faculty"  
        by Thomas D. Sigerstad, Paul Lyons  
    "Community College Faculty Retirements: The Search for Qualified Replacements"Page 97
        by Timothy A. DuPont  
    "Marketing Departments Can Find New Sources of Funding, Research, Consulting, Students, and Economic Outreach by Looking to Internship Programs."  
        by Rick Weible  
 
[EP3] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: ACCOUNTING ISSUES  
    "Teaching Managerial Accounting: Designing a Direct-Versus-Absorption Problem with Easy-To-Track Comparisons"Page 101
        by W. Joseph Pollard, William B. Pollard  
    "Teaching Principles of Accounting: Helping Students Identify Ten Differences When Comparing a Trial Balance, an Adjusted Trial Balance and a Balance Sheet"Page 106
        by William B. Pollard  
    "Performance Differences in Intermediate Accounting I Class Between Transfer and: Matriculating Students Using Five Years of Data"  
        by Douglas E. Ziegenfuss, Randall R. Spurrier  
 
[EP4] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: STUDENT ATTITUDES  
    "University Students Attitudes: Croatia Versus Turkey"  
        by Stanko Racic, Norman Schnurr  
    "The Personality and Learning Styles of Business Students"Page 112
        by Nicholas W. Twigg, Staci S. Willett  
    "The Pros and Cons of Accreditation: Faculty and Student Perceptions"Page 122
        by Susan B. Shurden, Deborah A. Natvig, Michael C. Shurden  
    "Student Perceptions of Teaching Evaluations: Continuation"Page 131
        by Linda Ann Carson, Meredith J. Uttley  
 
[EP5] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: CASES, GAMES AND OTHER LEARNING STRATEGIES  
    "A Case Study of Educating Information Systems Students on Business Process Management Through Digital Gaming"Page 146
        by James P. Lawler  
    "Teaching Business Students to Write Effectively in a Business Management Course"  
        by Khushwant K. Pittenger, Raymond A. Jacobs, J. David Lifer, Jr.  
    "The Use of Learning Journals in Introductory Accounting Courses: An Update"  
        by Sharon L. Robinson, Yan Bao  
 
[EP6] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: IT AND FINANCE ISSUES  
    "Software Skill Portability: A Case Study"Page 159
        by A.K. Aggarwal  
    "Incorporating Intangible Benefits Into a More Holistic DSS Application Development Process"Page 165
        by R. Daniel Spillman, Nozar N. Hashemzadeh  
    "Considering Adding Entrepreneurship to Your Curriculum? Consider This."Page 999
        by Gregory Shaff  
    "Principles of Finance: No Text Required?"Page 171
        by Michael D. Evans  
 
[EP7] WORKSHOP: A CULTURE OF ASSESSMENT AND FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION  
    Coordinators: Paul Lyons, Randall Bandura  
 
[EP8] PANEL: PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED FACULTY TRAINING  
    Moderator: Douglas E. Ziegenfuss  
    Panelists: Timothy C. McKee, Randall R. Spurrier  
 
[EP9] PANEL: P & T BEST PRACTICES: ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY  
    Moderators: Nikki McIntyre Finlay, Diane Prince  
    Panelists: Robert G. Brookshire, Michael Latta, William B. Carper, Lewis A. Litteral, Ali A. Nazemi  
 
[EP10] WORKSHOP: IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES  
    Coordinators: Thomas F. Hawk, Amit J. Shah, Michael L. Monahan  
 
[EP11] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: ISSUES FACING NON-FOUR YEAR SCHOOLS  
    "Challenges Facing Special Education in Charter Schools"Page 175
        by Jerry Neal, Dennis Ehlert  
    "A Case Study of Student Views of an Adult-Centered Program by Site and Degree Program for a Multi-Site Business Program"Page 187
        by Daryl Couch, Jeffrey R. Moore, William R. Caines  
    "Creating an On-Line Course: The Questions and Challenges That Have to Be Answered"  
        by Mel D. Krohn, Dennis Ehlert  
 
[EP12] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: ASSESSMENT ISSUES  
    "Linking Academic Excellence, Assessment, and Administration"Page 192
        by Richard T. Symons, Raymond A. Jacobs  
    "Investigation of the Outcome from Offering Tutoring Services and Workshops to the Students Enrolled in Introductory Accounting Course"Page 196
        by Adel M. Novin  
    "Effectively Managing Responses to Constructive Feedback in a Classroom Setting - A Proposed Model"Page 200
        by Khushwant K. Pittenger, Constance C. Savage, Dilhara Thanya Fernando  
 
[EP13] EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE: NON-TRADITIONAL LEARNING STRATEGIES  
    "Experiential Learning Through Study Abroad: A Model for Linking Theory and Practice"Page 205
        by Yvonne Joann Combs  
    "Achieving Collaborative Gain in Computing-Focused Higher Education"Page 218
        by Ron Sones, Jerry Westfall  
    "Spending Wisely in Hard Economic Times: Using the Kano Method to Beef Up MBA Programs"Page 231
        by Ajay K. Aggarwal  
 
[EP14] PANEL: PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED FACULTY: WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE.Page 1007
    Moderator: Gregory Shaff  
    Panelists: Martha C. Spears, Michael Hutkin, Paul L. Ewell  
 
[EP15] WORKSHOP: ENGAGED MINDS WANT TO KNOW ... A LOOK AT EFFECTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR ENGAGED LEARNINGPage 240
    Coordinator: John L. Stancil  
 
Faculty-Sponsored Undergraduate Research (UR)
 
[UR1] FACULTY SPONSORED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH  
    "Real GDP and Economic Indicators - A Look Into the Future of Our Economy"Page 241
        by Eric D. Peterson  
    "Beyond the Regulation Debate: Analyzing Assumptions, Incentives, and the Relationship Between Stakeholders in the Mortgage Crisis"Page 247
        by Rebecca E. Johnsen  
    "Competitive Balance in NCAA Sports"Page 278
        by Katie L. Raulerson, Steven D. Lang  
    "Search Engine Optimization (SEO)"  
        by Lee Adam Crawford  
 
Finance and Economics (FI)
 
[FI1] FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE  
    "Marginal Tax Rates in the US: 1918-2008 and Implications for Retirement Planning"Page 302
        by Robert J. Angell, Charles W. Cole  
    "Is a Bailout Needed for the U.S. Retirement System?"Page 308
        by Robert L. Howard  
    "I Can't Retire Now: A Fallacy of Composition"Page 317
        by George S. Lowry, Edward J. Schmidt, Wesley M. Jones  
 
[FI2] THE RECENT FINANCIAL CRISIS  
    "Declining Trust and Confidence in Financial Markets as a Societal Challenge: A Theoretical Framework Utilizing the Fishbein Multi-Attribute Model"Page 323
        by Stacy R. Barnes  
    "The Mortgage Crisis and Credit Crunch: From Housing Losses to Balance Sheet Analysis to Diminished Economic Growth"Page 335
        by David A. Brat, Sydney B. Jones  
    "The Irrational Agent"Page 359
        by Shabnam Mousavi, Reza Kheirandish  
 
[FI3] MARKET VOLATILITY  
    "A Brief Look at Market Volatility"  
        by Ladd M. Kochman  
    "Tranquility, Volatility, and Core Inflation"Page 360
        by Charles B. Pfitzner, Steven D. Lang  
    "Market Reaction to Legislation Aimed at Financial Statement Transparency"  
        by Kenneth D. Machande, Larry Penwell  
 
[FI4] MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS  
    "Sitting on Cash - How and When Do You Get Back in?"Page 367
        by Michael D. Evans  
    "Park Sterling Bank - Is There a Tarp in Your Future?"Page 372
        by Michael D. Evans  
    "Financial and Other Implication of Accepting Foreign and Domestic Payments Over the Internet"Page 376
        by Albert E. Avery  
 
[FI5] GENERAL FINANCE  
    "Financial Literacy and Retirement Social Security"  
        by Uma V. Sridharan  
    "A Comparison of Approaches to Estimating Transaction Exposure and Value at Risk"Page 388
        by Robert C. Winder, Kashi Khazeh  
    "How Does the Conversion Privilege Effect a Bond's Risk Premium?"Page 409
        by Wesley M. Jones, George S. Lowry  
 
Information Technology, Expert Systems, AI and DSS (IT)
 
[IT1] TUTORIAL: PUBLISHING RESEARCH OF HIGH QUALITY IN JOURNALS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS: TECHNIQUES AND TIPSPage 416
    Presenter: James P. Lawler  
 
[IT2] IT POTPOURRI  
    "Development of a Golf Risk Management Database"  
        by John W. Stamey, Jr.  
    "Feasible Toning of System Availability"  
        by Bel G. Raggad, Azza A. Mastouri  
 
[IT3] TUTORIAL: COMPUTING SERVICES IN THE CLOUDPage 417
    Presenter: Harry Katzan, Jr.  
 
[IT4] IT AND EDUCATION  
    "Decision Support System for Advising Students"Page 426
        by Ramesh M. Choudhari  
    "The Use of an Integrative Project in a Computer Applications in Business Course"Page 437
        by Chuck Leska  
    "Comparison of Factors Affecting Web Based and Face to Face Student Satisfaction with Course Website"Page 443
        by Qidong Cao, Thomas E. Griffin, Xue Bai  
 
[IT5] IT AND HEALTH CARE  
    "Development and Implementation of a Decision Support Tool to Assist Pharmacists to Determine Precise Dosing and Intervals of an Aminogylcoside (Antibiotic)"Page 452
        by R. Daniel Spillman, Jason C. Welch, Brandon K. Shaver  
    "The Implementation of Electronic Health Records"Page 458
        by Nancy J. Niles  
 
[IT6] IT ISSUES  
    "Modeling Access Rights Using the Crud Security Cube: An Extension Incorporating Time"Page 470
        by Michael R. Collins, Dale L. Lunsford  
    "Issues Regarding Social Media and Company Usage"Page 476
        by Leanne C. McGrath  
    "Ecommerce and Online Support for Fraternity and Sorority Life: A Survey of Current Practices"  
        by John W. Stamey, Jr., Preston Foxworth, Scott Krieder  
 
[IT7] CLOUD COMPUTING  
    "Analyzing Customer Churn in the Software as a Service (SaaS) Industry"Page 481
        by Jeff Pittges, Benjamin G. Frank  
    "Cloud Computing Data Architecture"Page 489
        by Harry Katzan, Jr.  
    "Cloud Computing Mesh Model for Decision Support Systems"Page 496
        by Harry Katzan, Jr.  
 
Management, Strategy and International Issues (MG)
 
[MG1] EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION  
    "The Relationship of Performance and Personal Factors in Job Crafting"Page 505
        by Paul Lyons  
    "Employee Satisfaction with Performance Evaluations"Page 520
        by Nicholas W. Twigg, Courtni C. Day  
    "Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment: A Study in the Public Sector"Page 547
        by I. Edward Jernigan III, Joyce M. Beggs  
 
[MG2] INTERNATIONAL TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT  
    "A Trilogy of Unfortunate Events in China: Lessons Learned in the Management of Crises"Page 561
        by Zhang Long, William R. Crandall, John A. Parnell  
    "Historical Overview in Management Culture: The Case in Poland"Page 579
        by Christopher Ziemnowicz, John E. Spillan  
    "Entrepreneurial Factors Affecting the Growth of Chinese-Owned Private Companies in China"Page 587
        by Benjamin C. Powell, Xiaoya Liang, Joan Donohue, Jeremy B. Fox  
 
[MG3] MANAGEMENT POTPOURRI  
    "Procedural Fairness and Small Business Owner Satisfaction with Grants During Post-Hurricane Katrina Recovery"Page 589
        by Obyung Kwun, Louis C. Mancuso, Ghasem S. Alijani, Tonia A. Doakes  
    "A Review of an International Studies Experience for Hospitality Students"Page 601
        by Denis P. Rudd, Richard J. Mills, Jr., David Budziszewski  
    "Factors That Influence Women When Purchasing a Business Format Franchise"Page 621
        by William Repack, Darlene Motley  
 
[MG4] WORKPLACE AND MANAGER ISSUES  
    "Self-Reported Health and Risk Behaviors: Do They Influence Attitudes Toward Pricing Health Insurance?"Page 650
        by R. Eugene Hughes  
    "Reactions to Signals of a Firm's Investment in People : Investigating the Short-term and Long-Term Impact on Share Price"Page 662
        by Joshua R. Aaron, Andrew O. Herdman, Walter Lee Grubb III  
    "Abitibi Bowater Deals with a Perfect Storm: A Business Case Study"Page 676
        by Emma Jane Riddle  
 
[MG5] FINANCIAL ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCES  
    "Who Manages Your Supply Chain?"Page 683
        by Richard E. Crandall, William R. Crandall  
    "This Is Not Your Parents' Workplace: Exploring and Understanding Generations"  
        by Martha M. Mattare  
    "College Students' Impressions of Managers Without a College Degree: The Impact of Parents' Educational Attainment"Page 691
        by James O. Smith, Joseph Tomkiewicz, William C. McDowell, Alan T. Oglesby  
 
Marketing and Logistics (MK)
 
[MK1] CUSTOMER AND STAKEHOLDER IMPACTS  
    "Breaking Down the Offer: Evaluating Recent Theme Park Promotions"Page 698
        by Mark A. Mitchell, Sheila J. Mitchell  
    "Economic Expectations for the Holiday Season: A Comparison of Retailer Versus Consumer Perceptions"Page 708
        by Jacob Forehand, Jacqueline K. Eastman, Benjamin Mckay  
    "Spillover Effects of Golf Vacations on Attractions, Restaurants, and Retail Shopping"Page 716
        by Michael Latta, Albert J. Taylor, Mark A. Mitchell, Charles Thrash  
 
[MK2] INTEGRATIVE MODELS IN MARKETING, COMMUNICATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT  
    "The Impact of Communication Media on Complaint Outcomes"Page 724
        by Lilly Ye, Cathy Cotleur  
    "Thinking Strategically: In What Stage of Supply Chain Management Should You Operate?"  
        by James S. Keebler, Gary L. May  
    "IMC and Internal Marketing"Page 730
        by Jeananne Nicholls, Kurt Schimmel  
    "Process-based CRM: A Pilot Study in Tunisia"  
        by Manal A. Mastouri, Azza A. Mastouri  
 
Production/Operations Management and ERP (PO)
 
[PO1] MANUFACTURING AND PROCESS CONTROL  
    "Remanufacturing Scheduling and Control: Where Are We?"Page 740
        by Shona D. Morgan, Roger Gagnon  
    "New Association in Bio-S-Polymer Process"Page 769
        by Long Flory  
 
[PO2] SUPPLY CHAIN AND SOURCING  
    "Ohio Art: A Case Study in Global Sourcing"Page 778
        by James A. Pope  
    "Risk Management: A Top Priority for Supply Chain Managers"Page 782
        by Richard W. Monroe, Paul R. Martin  
    "Distributor Selection in Supply Chain Management - A Rough Set Based Approach"Page 788
        by Zhonghai Zou, Johnny C. Ho, Tzu-Liang Tseng, Guofang Song  
 
Public Sector, Social and Ethical Issues (PS)
 
[PS1] BUSINESS ETHICS AND THE LAW  
    "Cyberstalking: An Exploratory Study of Law Enforcement in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania"Page 804
        by Karen Lynn Paullet  
    "Hard Drive Forensics and Private Health Information: An Exploratory Study"  
        by B. Dawn Medlin, Joseph A. Cazier  
    "The Changing Nature of Capitalism and a Question of Law in the United States"Page 817
        by Joel A. Waldman, James C. Heneghan, Patrick J. Litzinger  
 
[PS2] STRATEGY, STIMULUS, AND CORPORATE ETHICAL VALUES  
    "Providing Strategic Direction and Marketing Insights for a Mature Aquatic Facility"  
        by J. Dana Clark, Sarah K. Banks, Michael J. Dotson, Dinesh S. Dave  
    "Improving the State of the Economy: What the Stimulus Might Mean"Page 824
        by Robert T. Barrett, Lilly M. Lancaster, Harry W. Miley  
    "An Exploratory Study of the Corporate Character Ethical Value Matrix (CC-EVM)"Page 829
        by Edward D. Showalter  
 
[PS3] SCHOOLS AND ETHICS  
    "Business Students' Attitudes Towards Ethics"  
        by Nancy J. Niles, Karie A. Barbour  
    "The Ethical Ideology of Students: Are There Differences Between Business and Non-business Students?"Page 842
        by John P. Angelidis, Nabil A. Ibrahim, Faramarz Parsa, Igor Tomic  
    "The Ivory Tower: A Look at the Ethical and Social Responsibility of the University System"Page 849
        by Cammie Hunt Oxendine  
 
[PS4] SOCIAL POLICIES IN THE WORKPLACE  
    "A Dialogical Approach to Social Issues Related to Diversity and Multiculturalism: Techniques for All Effective Managers"  
        by Valerie T. McCoy  
    "The Long Term Decline in Smoking in the U. S."Page 865
        by Robert T. Barrett, Robert E. Pugh, Neil F. Riley  
    "NG911: When Technology Drives Public Policy"Page 868
        by Elaine D. Seeman, James Holloway  
 
Quantitative Theory and Methods (QT)
 
[QT1] APPLICATIONS OF QUANTITATIVE THEORY  
    "What Constitutes Significant Results When Working with Large Data Sets?"Page 873
        by Robert L. Andrews, Jonathan Allan Andrews  
    "What Is a Better Predictor in an MBA Program: Work Experience or the GMAT?"Page 877
        by Michael H. Deis, Reza Kheirandish  
 
[QT2] ALGORITHMS AND HEURISTICS IN QUANTITATIVE THEORY  
    "Identifying the Edges of a Convex Hull."Page 884
        by Francisco Javier Lopez, Art Duval  
    "Heuristics for Two-machine Flowshop Scheduling with Setup Times and an Availability Constraint"Page 895
        by Wei Cheng, John K. Karlof  
 
[QT3] PANEL: FORUM ON THE USE OF AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGING HOMEWORK, TESTING AND/OR TUTORING IN QUANTITATIVE CLASSESPage 908
    Moderator: Robert L. Andrews  
    Panelists: Joan Donohue, Hope M. Baker, Reza Kheirandish  
 
Special Sessions (SP)
 
[SP1] WORKSHOP: US MASTERS UNIVERSITIES RECRUIT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM CHINA  
    Coordinator: Qidong Cao  
    Leader: Thomas E. Griffin  
 
[SP2] TUTORIAL: LEARN TO EXCEL WITH WORD AND GET THE WORD ON EXCELPage 910
    Presenters: Robert L. Andrews, Wilma Andrews  
 
Sports and Recreation (SR)
 
[SR1] SPORTS AND RECREATION - RECRUITING ISSUES  
    "Recruiting for Retention: Hospitality Programs"Page 912
        by Denis P. Rudd  
    "Gender Equality in Private College Athletics: Is Title IX Having an Impact?"Page 918
        by John Frazier, William R. Caines  
 
[SR2] THE SPORT AND RECREATION INDUSTRY: A CURRENT ANALYSIS  
    "Estimating the Economic Impact of a Minor League Baseball Park in Richmond, Virginia"  
        by Steven D. Lang  
    "Increased Competition on the LPGA Tour: Proof of the Hypothesis?"Page 922
        by Charles B. Pfitzner  
    "Chasing the Buschwackers: Unintended Consequences in NASCAR"Page 929
        by Brian A. O'Roark  
 
Student Paper Competition (Ph.D. & MBA) (PC)
 
[PC1] PAPER COMPETION SESSION 2  
    "Cradle-to-Cradle: Re-thinking Design"Page 942
        by Jessica M. Smith  
    "Still Got That Picture of Yourself Chugging a Brewski on Facebook? Better Listen to Us and Take That Pic Down! - A Look at When Social Networking Sites and Human Resource Recruiting Collide"Page 960
        by Scott Lamm, Renee R. Phile  
 
[PC2] PAPER COMPETITION SESSION 1  
    "Personalized Stress Management: A Tool for Organizational Wellness"Page 971
        by Daanish Dinyar Pestonjee  
    "Transactional Cost Economics: A Model for Evaluating : The Feasibility of Outsourcing in the Services Industry"Page 985
        by Hongwei Song  
    "Chinese Automobile Industry"  
        by Cong Austin Wang