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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. 

2009

Coe, M., Coussens, J., & Delaney, J. (2009, May/June). Something’s Fishy at Jones Company. Fraud Magazine.

Ebener, D., & O'Connell, D. (in press). How Does Servant Leadership Enhance Organizational Citizenship. Nonprofit Management and Leadership.

Kerno, S. (2009). Articles on Assessment Centers, Job Posting, References, On-the-Job Training, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Child Labor, and Preferential Treatment. In A. Gilley, J. W., Gilley, S. A. Quatro, & P. Dixon (Eds.), The Praeger Handbook of Human Resource Management: Vol. 1. Westport, CT: Praeger. 

Kerno, S. (2009). Articles on Community of Practice, and Employment Agencies, Search Firms, and Headhunters. In A. Gilley, J. W., Gilley, S. A. Quatro, & P. Dixon (Eds.), The Praeger Handbook of Human Resource Management: Vol. 2. Westport, CT: Praeger.

McCallum, S., & Forret, M. (2009, August). The Relationship of Networking Behaviors to Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

McCallum, S., & O'Connell, D. (2009). Social Capital and Leadership Development: Building Stronger Leadership Through Enhancing Relational Skills. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 30(2), 152-166.

O’Leary, P., Wharton, N., & Quinlan, T. (2009). Job Satisfaction of Physicians in Russia. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 22(3), 221-231. 

Wade, M., Forret, M. & Dougherty, T. (2009, August). Factors Related to Proteges’ Initiation of Formal Mentoring Relationships. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

2008

Coe, M. (2008, April). Corporate Governance and Autonomous Work Groups. Paper presented at the American Accounting Association, Charleston, SC. 

Delaney, J., & Coe, M. (2008). Does Ethics Instruction Make a Difference? In B. N. Schwartz, & A. H. Catanach (Eds.), Advances in Accounting Education (pp. 233-250). London: Emerald Group.

Eaton, D. (2008, October). Socialization Strategies for High-Skilled Foreign Workers. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, St. Louis, MO.

Ebener, D. (2008). Parish Life and Servant Leadership: A Series of Eight Articles. The Catholic Messenger. 

Jayne, R., & Pillutla, R. (2008, October). Experienced Business Angels: Evaluating Their Knowledge Contribution to a Startup Firm’s Performance. Paper presented at the Strategic Management Society, Cologne, Germany.

Kerno, S. (2008, October). Leadership and Organizational Change: Implementation Amidst the Potential Constraints of Institutionalized Formal Structure and Institutional Isomorphism. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management, St. Louis, MO.

Kerno, S. (2008). Limitations of Communities of Practice: A Consideration of Unresolved Issues and Difficulties in the Approach. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 15(1), 69-78.

Parise, M. R., & Forret, M. L. (2008). Formal mentoring programs: The relationship of program design and support to mentors’ perceptions of benefits and costs. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 72, 225-240. 
 

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.

Schmidt, H. (2008, October). Reflections on the Role of the Liberal Arts College in Business. Paper presented at the Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management, Orlando, FL.

2007

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.

O’Leary, P. F., & Quinlan, T. J. (2007). Learner-Instructor Telephone Interaction: Effects of Satisfaction and Achievement of On-line Students. American Journal of Distance Education, 21(3), 133-143.

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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