Our DBA students use the knowledge and skills gained in the program to help their own organizations, and to advance the profession of management.  During the past several years, many of our students have had their research accepted for presentation at professional conferences. 

Year 2005

Carlock, B. and O'Connell, D. (2005, April) The CNC Financial Services Group. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Ebener, D. (2005, April) The values-driven organization: A model for not-for-profit strategic management. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Jayne, R. (2005, April) Project team strategy: A competitive advantage through knowledge creation. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Kuznia, K. (2005, April) The Antecedents and Influences of Career Related Continuous Learning: Implications for Management Professionals. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Siebert, D. (2005, April) The New Service Manager: A Teaching Case for Human Resources. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Year 2004

Kuznia, K. (2004, April) The Rhetoric and Reality of Fast Track Management Development Programs. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Minneapolis, MN.

Year 2003

Duster, S.  (2003, April).  The influence of national culture on organizational culture formation.  Symposium presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, St. Louis, MO.  

deJanasz, S., Forret, M., Haack, D.   (2003, August ) Paper  presented at the meeting of The Southern Management Association, November 12-15, 2003, Clearwater Beach, FL.

Parise, M.  (2003, April).  CEO selection: A model and direction for future research.  Paper  presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, St. Louis, MO.

Parise, M.  (2003, April).  Does organization culture influence the effectiveness of a mentoring program?  Symposium  presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, St. Louis, MO.

Natrujirote, P. (2003, April).  The importance of organizational culture in public sector reforms.  Symposium presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, St. Louis, MO.

Year 2002

Allison, J.  (2002, March).  The social boundaries of organizations: The influence of e-commerce.  Paper  presented at the Southwest Academy of Management, St. Louis, MO.

Allison, J.  (2002, March).  Virtual teams and boundary activities: The effects of electronic communication.  Paper  presented at the Southwest Academy of Management, St. Louis, MO.    

Delaney, J.  (2002, February).  Why firms outsource internal auditing: A transaction cost perspective.  Paper  presented at the North American Accounting Society Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Stacey, W.  (2002, March).  Boundaryless careers attributes for individual success.  Paper  presented at the International Applied Business Research Conference, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  

Sundberg, L. (2002, June).  Sexual harassment in the workplace.   Paper presented at the American Society for Training and Development International Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Sundberg, L., & Welsh, W.  (2002).  So? Tell me what all this information means to my organization.  Paper presented at the League for Innovation National Conference, Boston, MA.

Thurman, C.  (2002, April).  Product innovators in high-technological markets, knowledge isolating mechanisms and relative firm performance.  Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Indianapolis, IN.   

Upon having a paper accepted for presentation or publication, DBA students are awarded a St. Ambrose University DBA sweatshirt.  Pictured here is Shea Doyle accepting his DBA sweatshirt from Dr. Monica Forret.

Year 2001

Allison, J. (2001, November).  E-commerce strategies: A look at choices. Paper presented at the Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management conference in Charleston, S.C.

Allison, J.  (2001, October).  E-commerce firms versus physical firms: An initial strategy framework.  Paper presented at the International Business & Economics Conference, DePere, WI.

Delaney, J. (2001, March). The impact of power on internal audit outsourcing decisions. Paper presented at the meeting of the North American Accounting Society, Chicago, IL.

Doyle, S. (2001, November).  Toward an integrated theory of sexual harassment: An open systems approach.  Paper presented at the Institute of Behavioral & Applied Management Conference, Charleston, SC.

Parise, M. (2001, March). Organizational readiness: The change to an e-business delivery channel in a bank. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Academy of E-Business, San Francisco, CA.

Pillutla, A., & Allison, J.  (2001, October).  E-Commerce 2.0: Nature of competition and suggestions for effective strategies.  Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society, San Francisco, CA.

Rouse, P. (2001, March). Executive information systems: A means of eliminating informational overload through improved decision making. Paper presented at the International Business Education and Technology Conference, Cancun, Mexico.

Rouse, P. (2001, March). Escalation of commitment: Explanations of how the technology adoption process breaks down. Paper presented at the Applied Business Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico.

Sundberg, L. (2001, June). How to integrate a leadership system into a community college. Paper presented at The American Society for Training and Development International Conference, Orlando, FL.

Thurman, C. (2001, March). Hampton Corporation: Implementation of 360 degree feedback. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest Business Administration Association, Chicago, IL.

Welsh, W., & Sundberg, L. (2001, June). The community college as change agent: Giving students from financially disadvantaged homes a better chance. Paper presented at the National Conference for the Association of Institutional Researchers, Long Beach, CA.

Lori Sundberg (holding her DBA sweatshirt) is pictured here with Dr. Joe McCaffrey. 

Year 2000

Allison, J. (2000, February). Reducing impression management: Selection with accuracy. Paper presented at the meeting of the Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Graduate Student Conference, Knoxville, TN.

Hechtel, K.  (2000, February-March).  Transparent plastics for point-of-purchase displays.  IAPD Magazine, 32-33.

Hechtel, K.  (2000, June-July).  Acetal: A general-purpose engineering plastic.  IAPD Magazine, 44-45.

Quinlan, T. (2000, April). Relationship of human resource policies to total productive maintenance management. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Chicago, IL.

Rouse, P. (2000, March). Technology adoption: The process, success factors, and outcomes in a manufacturing environment. Paper presented at the Applied Business Research Conference, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Sundberg, L. (2000, September). Leadership today: Is gender still an issue. Paper presented at the Emerging Issues in Business & Technology Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Thurman, C. (2000, April). Relationship of visioning training to organizational strategic plans. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.