Tuesday, April 16

7:30 - 8:45

Session 1: Accounting Terrace 1 Chair: Clifford Marshall, Albany State University

Using Bayesian Analysis to Assess ERM Audit Risk

Developing Accounting Standards for Cellulosic Ethanol Involving Different Countries

Cognitive Biases in Student Answer Changing on Accounting Multiple Choice Questions

 

Session 2: Pedagogy Terrace 2 Chair: Eckward McKnight, Delta State University

Classroom vs. Online Assessment

Soft Skills: Student Perceptions of Their Abilities - A Comparison of Perceived Soft Skills between College of Business Students and College of Education Students

 

Session 3: Finance Terrace 3: Chair: Natalya Delcoure, San Jose State University

What are the Regional Impacts of the Homebuyer's Tax Credit on Housing and the Economy?

The Importance of Data Reliability and Industry-Specific Database Construction for REIT Financial Data

An Exploratory Study of Structural Equation Modeling Applied to Financial Ratios

 


Tuesday, April 16

9:00 - 10:15

Session 4: Accounting Terrace 1 Chair: Cynthia Bennett, Albany State University

Is Faster Better? The Ability of Students to Complete a Business Instruction Directed Computer Disc among Accounting, Marketing and Information System Majors

The Mortgage Interest Deduction: The Upside to an Upside-Down Market

Overhead Analysis and Standard Costing in Supply Chain Management

 

Session 5: Marketing/Management Terrace 2 Chair: Donald Shemwell, East Tennessee State University

Antecedents and Consequences of Consideration Set Size in the Case of Automobile Purchase

Team-Based Commission Systems in Retailing: Incentivization Without Agency Related Dysfunction

Effective Advisory Committee Relationships: Use of Advisory Committees in Higher Education Academic Programs

Female Leadership

Whence the Poorly Trained, Unskilled, Unmotivated, Part-Time Employee in Modern Retail Organizations

 


Tuesday, April 16

9:00 - 10:15 (Continued)

Session 6: Student Session Terrace 3 Chair: Keith Malone, University of North Alabama

The Effect of Dividends and Free Cash Flows on Stock Price

The Relationship between English Proficiency and Academic Performance of International Students in Undergraduate Education

The Relationship of Entrepreneurs Capital Source and the Performance of Small Business Manufacturing Enterprises in the Bauchi State

The Rate at Which Banks Don't Lend to Each Other: An Exploration of the Libor Crisis

The Place for Patents in the Mobile Phone Industry

Have Techno-Entrepreneurship and Meter Fare in Taxis Not Been Fair to Entrepreneurs and Consumers?

 


Wednesday, April 17

7:30 - 8:45

Session 7: Accounting Terrace 1 Chair: Cynthia Sneed, Jacksonville State University

Accounting for Normal Rework Common to All Jobs: Capturing the Essence of Manufacturing Overhead

Examining the Financial Condition of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

Finance-Led Growth in Developing Countries of Southern Europe: Financial Markets and Economic Development

 

Session 8: Computer Information Systems Terrace 2 Chair: John Dyer, Georgia Southern University

Learning Management Systems (LMS) Evolution in Universities

Information Management in an Age of Technological Advancement: Are We There Yet?

Small Business and Big Data

 

Session 9: Management Terrace 3 Chair: John E. Knight, University of Tennessee at Martin

Process Capability Analysis for Left Skewness with Negative Values

Back to the Source: A Knowledge Management Reference Analysis

Valuing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain and Information Sharing Among Dealers

 


Wednesday, April 17

9:00 - 10:15

Session 10: Finance Terrace 1 Chair: C. Alan Blaylock, Henderson State University

A Survey of Debt Covenants over Ninety Years

Reaction of Initial ADR Issuers to Subsequent ADRs

 

Session 11: Pedagogy Terrace 2 Chair: Cameron Montgomery, Delta State University

Analyzing Four-Year College Graduation Rates: A Latent Variable Model

The Effects on Working While In College on Student Satisfaction and Performance

Determining Student Success in Online Classes Using Login and Submission Dates

Balancing Digital and Print Content in MIS Textbooks

 

Session 12: Public Administration Terrace 3 Chair: Rita C. Jones, Columbus State University

Public Health Policy and Public Health Outcomes

Intent vs. Reality: Past, Present and Future of the Social Security System in the United States

A Study of Mentoring Partnership Perceptions of Interpersonal and Personal Skills for Effective Healthcare Leaders

 


Wednesday, April 17

10:30 - 11:45

Session 13: Management Terrace 1 Chair: Mary Kiker, Auburn University Montgomery

The Effects of Servant Leadership Dimensions on Important Organizational Outcomes

Leadership Diversity among University Presidents: A Longitudinal Study

Understanding Globalization in an Historical Context

 

Session 14: Pedagogy Terrace 2 Chair: David Deviney, Tarleton State University

The Perceptions of Healthcare Management Teachers and Students Learning Skills

Health Informatics: It's for All Business School Majors

Startup of Off-Campus College Programs: The Good, Bad and a Bit of Ugly

 

Session 15: Round Table Forum 1 Terrace 3 Topic: Economic Freedom and America's Renewal
Discussion Leaders: Adam Lowther, Air Force Research Institute

Daniel J. Smith, Troy University Daniel Sutter, Troy University


Thursday, April 18

Bayview Terrace

7:30 - 9:00

Keynote Address: Ambassador Chase Untermeyer

 

Thursday, April 18 9:15 - 10:30

Session 16: Round Table Forum 2 Terrace 1 Topic: Presidential Leadership Discussion Leaders: Ambassador Chase Untermeyer

Chris Maynard, University of North Alabama

 

Session 17: Pedagogy Terrace 2 Chair: Tommy Taylor, Delta State University

Financial Literacy among College Students: Comparisons by Gender, Race, Age and National Norms

An Investigation into What Students Know and What Students Want to Learn with Regard to Financial Literacy in a College Course

Academic Advising Excellence: Byproducts for Student Persistence, Success and Retention

Fraud: A Business Instructor Resource

 

Session 18: International Topics Terrace 3 Chair: Chlotia Garrison, Winthrop University

Social Capital and Health of Outcome in Nigeria: A Case Study of Minna Metropolis

EMV Overview and US Status

China: The Middle Class Paradox

A Strategy for American Renewal

 


Thursday, April 18

10:45 - 12:00

Session 19: Round Table Forum 3 Terrace 1 Topic: BP Oil Settlement Discussion Leaders: Neil Cambell, Seth Bryant Grissom Law Office

Seth Grissom, Seth Bryant Grissom Law Office Randall Dupont, University of Mobile

 

Session 20: Student Session Terrace 2 Chair: Keith Malone, University of North Alabama

Continuous Improvement Applications in Sports Media Production

Entrepreneurship - Starting a Business while Learning the Concepts

Applying the Learning Experience - From the Classroom to Office and Back

Predicting "Irrational" Behavior in Retirement Planning

 

Session 21: Management Terrace 3 Chair: Robert Armstrong, University of North Alabama

A Comparison of COF Perceptions of Health South

Resiliency, Sustainability and Drought

What Employers Want, What Employees Need: Creating a Win-Win in Talent Recruitment and Selection Process Using Employability Skills Assessment

 


Thursday, April 18

12:15 - 1:30

Session 22: Round Table Forum 4 Terrace 1 Topic: Blowing in the Wind: Is Edutainment a Viable Intellectual

Property Paradigm? Discussion Leaders: John Briggs, Briggs Entertainment

Brandon Frank, Pro Entertainment Law

 

Session 23: Economics Terrace 2 Chair: Gokhan Karahan, Delta State University

Trade Liberalization, Mixed Oligopoly and Environment

Soviet Sports and the Efficiency of Central Planning

The Positive Causal Relationship Between the Growth of Commercial Banking and Economic Development in the Former Soviet Influenced Countries of East Europe

 

Session 24: Pedagogy Terrace 3 Chair: Jennifer Pitts, Columbus State University

A Case Study in Bringing Coherence and Structure to Distance Learning Program Development

Flipping the Management Classroom Upside Down

Using Technology to Flip the Classroom

 


Thursday, April 18

1:45 - 3:00

Session 25: Accounting Terrace 1 Chair: Tommie Singleton, Carr Riggs & Ingram

The Actions of Eminent Accountants in World War II

Busts, Booms, and U.S. Auditors' Interest in Fraud Detection: Evidence from the 20th Century

The Evolving Risk to States and Other Entities Regarding Data Breaches

 

Session 26: Finance Terrace 2 Chair: Larry Blose, Grand Valley State University

Parameter Stationarity and the Mean Variance Optimum Portfolio

CFO Rankings and Trading Volume

The Impact of a Structured Learning Assistance Program on Performance in a Managerial Finance Course

 


Thursday, April 18

1:45 - 3:00 (Continued)

Session 27: Pedagogy Terrace 3 Chair: Donald English, Texas A&M University - Commerce

Animation as a Vehicle for Management Education

Using Local Cases to Improve International Business Courses

Workplace Qualities: Perception of Business Communication Instructors and Undergraduate Business Students

The Price Elasticity of Demand for Online Education

 


Thursday, April 18

3:15 - 4:30

Session 28: Pedagogy Terrace 1 Chair: Donald English, Texas A&M University - Commerce

Animation as a Vehicle for Management Education

Using Local Cases to Improve International Business Courses

Workplace Qualities: Perception of Business Communication Instructors and Undergraduate Business Students

 

Session 29: Accounting Terrace 2 Chair: Thomas Noland, University of South Alabama

Appreciated Property, Stepped Up Basis, and the Hidden Tax Inequity for Low Income Taxpayers

An Analysis of Goodwill in the Banking Industry

Management Accounting Education and Curriculum Redesign: An Analysis of Perceptions of Accounting Educators

 

Session 30: Marketing Terrace 3 Chair: Jack Samuels, Montclair State University

Urinal Marketing: Is it Effective? Is it Discriminatory?

Does it Fit? Using Hofstede's Value Dimensions to Analyze the North Face's Brand Position in China

An Investigation Into the Attitudes of College and University Students Toward Amusement Park Safety and Related Issues

The Impact of the Deepwater Horizon-BP Oil Spill on Tourist Attraction Attendance in Mobile, Alabama

The Superbowl "God Made a Farmer" Ad: Perspectives from Marketing and Agriculture

Peripheral Product Adaptation and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Export Performance

 


Thursday, April 18

4:45 - 6:00

Section 31: Business Analytics Terrace 1 Chair: Andrew Tiger, Union University

Computer-Based Simulation Modeling in Ambulatory Care Operations Management

Applying Analytics to Model Golf Course Pace of Play

A Subset Selection Procedure for Multinominal Distribution

Improving Shewhart Control Chart Performance Using Two-Stage Sampling

Access 2010 Northwinds Traders Sample Database: Documentation, Discussion and Redsign

 

Session 32: Pedagogy Terrace 2 Chair: Jason Brashier, Freed-Hardeman University

Initial Student Reactions to a Flipped Classroom

The Student Managed Investment Fund: Factors for Implementation and Success

The Price Elasticity of Demand for Online Education

The Implications of Student Multi-tasking for Learning

 


Friday, April 19

7:30 - 8:45

Session 33: Student Session Terrace 1 Chair: Doug Barrett, University of North Alabama

Income Distribution Affects the Price of High-Added Value of Goods

Studying Abroad: Length of Study and Homesickness

Which Side of the Border Will Your Business Do Better On? An Analysis of the Canadian and American Health Care Benefits Correlated to Business Success

Industry DuPont Analysis

 

Session 34: Pedagogy Terrace 2 Chair: Doris Wright, Troy University

Risk Absenteeism and Academic Performance

Best Practices for Student Success in Partial Online Accounting Courses

Examining Gender Differences in Written Communications

 

Session 35: Economics Terrace 3 Chair: Chris Johnson, University of North Florida

Economic Growth on Urban Poverty Revisited

The Impact of Race of Local Economy Using a Panel Granger Causality Test

Comparison of Price and Income Elasticities of Mid-South States Residential Electricity Demand in the United States

Half a Century of Change: A Brief Progress Report for the Mississippi Delta

 


Friday, April 19

9:00 - 10:15

Session 36: International Topics Terrace 1 Chair: Alan Wright, Troy University

Determination of Inflation in the Chinese Economy

European Union Enlargement and the Euro

Convergence in International Business: A Comparison Using Hofstede's Work Values

 

Session 37: Student Session Terrace 2 Chair: Keith Malone, University of North Alabama

Are Employers Prepared to Hire, Accommodate and Retrain Returning Veterans?

Consumption Patterns and Academic Performance

How to Build Employee Commitment

Simulations: Useful in Talent Management?

 

Session 38: Finance Terrace 3 Chair: David Kern, Arkansas State University

Bank Liquidity: Asset Structure Before and After the Crisis

Direct Stock Purchase Plans and Investment Risk: Are Favorable Terms Enticing Investors?

Interactions between Stakeholders and Others: Harbingers of Success and Failure

 


Friday, April 19

10: 30 - 11: 45

Session 39: Accounting Terrace 1 Chair: Paul Raath, Arkansas State University

The Convergence to International Accounting Standards: The Differences and Consequences of the Major Standards Affected

Comparison of Budgeted-to-Actual General Fund Revenues and Expenditures for 30 States During a Five-Year Period

When Gross Loss is Gross Profit: Differences in Reporting between Compustat and the 10-K

 

Session 40: Marketing Terrace 2 Chair: Avinash Waikar, Southeastern Louisiana University

Size and Price Manipulation: College Students' Perceptions and Opinions

One Hundred Years of Advertising History: An Analysis of Auto and Truck Ads in National Geographic Magazine

Deploying a Systems Model for Understanding Business Opportunities for Farmers in Rural Georgia

 


Friday, April 19

10: 30 - 11: 45 (Continued)

Session 41: Student Session Terrace 3 Chair: Keith Malone, University of North Alabama

Human Resource Management in China and the United State: Analysis, Challenges and Comparisons

A Research Analysis of Dove Beauty Products: How to Penetrate the Deep Heart of the Chinese Market

The Performance of Islamic Banks versus Conventional Banks in Saudi Arabia During the Banking Crisis

Impact of Volatility on Aggregated Maturity Structure

 


Friday, April 19

12: 00 - 1: 15

Session 42: Pedagogy Terrace 1 Chair: Mark Jobe, Middle Tennessee State University

Student's Perceptions of the Auditor's Actions in Fraud Schemes

Does Learning Style Matter?

Best Practices for Student Success in Partial Online Accounting Courses

Raising the Bar: Law School Students with Learning Disabilities

 

Session 43: Management Terrace 2 Chair: Laurence Marsh, Columbus State University

Management of Organizational Culture in Hospitals and Health Systems

Antecedents and Outcomes of Employee Benefit Satisfaction: An Updated Model

The Impact of Capabilities and Alliances on Competitive Advantage: Foreign vs. Domestic Companies in the Biotechnology Field

A Study of Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI): The Relationship between Financial Performance and Focusing on Firm's Attitude toward Salespersons Training

 

Session 44: Student Session Terrace 3 Chair: Keith Malone, University of North Alabama

The Perceived Economic and Emotional Value of Eco-Feedback Water Conservation Technology

Experimental Study of Recommendation Systems: Which Jobs Should I Apply?

Ethical and Privacy Issues of RFID

Leadership Dynamics within Virtual Teams