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College of Business

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. 

2008
Rothbardt, Julie (2008, February). Green: The favorite color of tomorrow's recruits. HR Digest, Cover story.

Rothbardt, Julie (2008, January). Virtual Teams: What are the HR issues? HR Digest, 3.

2007

Delaney, J., & Coe, M. (in press). Does ethics instruction make a difference?  Advances Accounting Education.

Gilstrap, B. (2007, October) Executive Compensation in the Nonprofit Sector: Balancing Missions, Compliance and Competition. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Kansas City, MO.

Kerno, S. (2007, October) Career-Related Continuous Learning for Engineering: Avoiding Obsolescence in the 21st Century. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Kansas City, MO.

Kerno, S. (2007, October) Limitations of Communities of Practice: A Consideration of Unresolved Issues and Difficulties in the Approach. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Kansas City, MO.

McCallum, S. and Behnke, T. (2007, October) Greasing the Wheels of Management Innovation: The Role of Strategic Leadership. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Kansas City, MO.

McCallum, S. (2007, October) Corporate Alumni Networks. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Kansas City, MO.

Parise, M. R., & Forret, M. L. (in press). Formal mentoring programs: The 
relationship of program design and support to mentors’ perceptions of benefits and costs. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 

2006
Behnke, T. (2006, May) Share Your Fruit: Ten Practical Approaches to Combat Knowledge Hoarding. Paper presented at the Eastern Academy of Management, Saratoga Springs, NY.

Herlein, M. (2006, October) From effective to extraordinary: An evolution of human performance in organizations. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Louisville, KY.

Herlein, M. (2006, October) The future of developmental relationships: The differences and similarities of coaching and mentoring. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Louisville, KY.

Jayne, R. (2006, October) Knowledge Worker: Human Resource Strategy to Achieve a Competitive Advantage. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Louisville, KY.

McCallum, S. (2006, October) Firm Culture and Interorganizational Network Participation. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Louisville, KY.

Murphy, C. (2006, August) Dislocated Workers and the Community College: A Partnership for Transitions. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA.

Parise, M. and Forret, M.  (2006, August) Formal Mentoring Programs: Factors Related to Mentors' Perceptions of Benefits and Costs. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA.

Wade, M. (2006, October) Employee Retention in an Open System Environment. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, Louisville, KY.

2005

Carlock, B. and O'Connell, D. (2005, April) The CNC Financial Services Group: A case study of team formation and recruitment by another company. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 12, 118-126.

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.

Schmidt, H. (2005, October) Business Incubator Strategy. The Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management, Scottsdale, AZ.

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

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