Here you will find scholarly and other professional works of faculty in the College of Business.
Submissions from 2021
From Grain to Glass to Covid 19, Angie Bidlack, Jenny Fisher, Lascelles Hussey, Alyssa Rudner, and Jane Siegler
Ambiguity Aversion and Experiential Learning: Implications for Long-Term Savings Decisions, Bryan Foltice and Rachel Rogers
Research framework of human factors interactions with technical and security factors in cloud computing, Hongjiang Xu and Sakthi Mahenthiran
Submissions from 2020
Becoming an insurance company may be easier than partnering with one, Zachary S. Finn
Understanding the Effects of Colleague Participation and Public Cause Proximity on Employee Volunteering Intentions: The Moderating Role of Power Distance, Jundong Hou, Ling Qian, and Chi Zhang
Stock Market Contagion during the Global Financial Crises: Evidence from the Chilean Stock Market, Sakthi Mahenthiran, Tom Gjerde, and Berta Silva
The Effect of Board Links, Audit Partner Tenure, and Related Party Transactions on Misstatements: Evidence from Chile, Sakthi Mahenthiran, Berta Silva Palavecinos, and Hanns De La Fuente-Mella
Submissions from 2019
Misperception of Exponential Growth: Are People Aware of their Errors?, Henning Cordes, Bryan Foltice, and Thomas Langer
The Influences of Locus of Control, Debt, and Framing on Retirement Contributions, Bryan Foltice and Patrick Ilcin
Prenatal Stress and Birth Weight: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution, Ronia A. Hawash
Using Machine Learning to Predict Sales Conditional on Bid Acceptance, Barry E. King and Jason Davidson
Assigning Triaged Patients to Treatment Rooms in a Hospital Emergency Department, Barry E. King E. King, Tyler Pollard, Jennifer Rice, and Jane Siegler
Go Global or Stay Local? Understanding How Fiscal Incentives Reshape Supply Networks, Ricardo Silveira Martins, Janaina Siegler, Armando Souza-Junior, Barbara Flynn, and Guilherme Silveira Martins
The Impact of State Fiscal Policy on States' Resilience Entering the Great Recession, Kathy A. Paulson Gjerde, Peter Prescott, and Jennifer Rice
Building Country-Specific Advantages (CSA): Understanding How FTZ Incentives Impact Strategic Plant Location and Buyer-Supplier Relationships, Armando Araújo Souza-Júnior, Ricardo Silveira Martins, Jane Siegler, and Afrânio A. F. Soares-Filho
Challenges and opportunities for the development of river logistics as a sustainable alternative: a systematic review, Ademar Vilarinho, Lara Bartocci Liboni, and Jane Siegler
Submissions from 2018
Beating market expectations and the pricing of firms' probablity of defaulty, Mauricio Melgarejo
Submissions from 2017
Home country uncertainty and the international-performance relationship: Building an uncertainity management capability, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Luciano Ciravegna, Mauricio Melgarejo, and Luis Lopez
Additional Evidence on the Impact of the International Financial Reporting Standards on Earnings Quality: Evidence from Latin America, Mauricio Melgarejo
Perceptions of personal risk in tourists’ destination choices: nature tours in Mexico, Gregory E. Osland, Robert Mackoy, and Marleen McCormick
Song Product Characteristics and Music Commercial Performance, Arilova A. Randrianasolo and Jeremiah Sala
The “Indy Way”: Lessons from Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol and Indycar Partnership, Christian Santiago, Jane Siegler, and Marcelo Martins Sa
Submissions from 2016
Effectuation, Not Being Pragmatic or Process Theorizing, Remains Ineffectual: Responding to the Commentaries, Richard J. Arend, Hessam Sarooghi, and Andrew C. Burkemper
Pomegranate Juice Can Do THAT? Navigating the Jurisdictional Landscape of Food Health Claim Regulation in a Post-POM Wonderful World, Hilary G. Buttrick and Courtney Droms Hatch
Banco Solidario S.A.: The Recovery Strategy, 2000–2004, Karina Caballero, Mauricio A. Melgarejo, and Enrique Ogliastri
The Impact of Board Structure on IPO Underpricing, Steven D. Dolvin and Jack E. Kirby
Examining the Use of Nutrition Information on Restaurant Menus, Courtney Droms Hatch
In Equations We Trust? Formula Learning Effects on the Exponential Growth Bias, Bryan Foltice and Thomas Langer
Attributes of Accounting Information and the Properties of Analysts’ Forecasts, Mauricio A. Melgarejo
The Stock Market’s Reaction to Accounting Information: The Cases of Chile and Peru, Mauricio A. Melgarejo, Eduardo Montiel, and Luis Sanz
National League against Cancer of Guatemala, Roberto Mendoza, Carlos Martinez, and Mauricio A. Melgarejo
Cultural Influnces on Risk Tolerance and Portfolio Creation, Mark K. Pyles, Yongping Li, Shifang Wu, and Steven D. Dolvin
TACA, Pedro Raventos and Mauricio A. Melgarejo
Submissions from 2015
Effectuation as Ineffectual? Applying the 3E Theory-Assessment Framework to a Proposed New Theory of Entrepreneurship, Richard J. Arend, Hessam Sarooghi, and Andrew C. Burkemper
Spend Now Or Spend Later: The Role Of A Business Education And Critical Thinking Skills In Increasing Retirement Plan Saving Rates For New, Young Enrollees, Priscilla Arling, Jill Kirby, and Kegan Saajasto
A Question of Culture: The Impact of College Major on Preferences for Different Types of Company Culture, Kathryin Carroll and Courtney Droms Hatch
Curtain Call Executive Services, Steven D. Dolvin
Fundamentals of Investments, 7th ed., Steven D. Dolvin and Thomas W. Miller
Gender Effects on Perceptions of Individual and Corporate Social Responsibility, Courtney Droms Hatch and Sheryl-Ann Stephen
The Effectiveness of Social Responsibility Courses in Higher Education, Courtney Droms Hatch and Sheryl-Ann Stephen
The Routledge Companion to International Entrepreneurship, Stephanie A. Fernhaber and Shameen Prashantham
How to Decrease the Amortization Bias: Experience vs. Rules, Bryan Foltice
Individuals Approaching Retirement Have Options (Literally) To Secure a Comfortable Retirement, Bryan Foltice
Exponential Growth Bias Matters: Evidence and Implications for Financial Decision Making of College Students in the U.S.A., Bryan Foltice and Thomas Langer
Profitable Momentum Trading Strategies for Individual Investors, Bryan Foltice and Thomas Langer
What Are the Most Important Factors for Accounting Information Quality and Their Impact on AIS Data Quality Outcomes?, Hongjiang Xu
Submissions from 2014
Communication and effectiveness in a US nursing home quality-improvement collaborative, Priscilla Arling, Kathleen Abrahamson, Edward J. Miech, Thomas S. Inui, and Greg Arling
CPA Firms’ Hiring Preferences and the 150-Hour Requirement, Bruce A. Caster, Wanda Casseaux, and Courtney Droms
State Uses Financial Incentives To Fund Nursing Home–Initiated Quality Improvement Projects Through Competitive Bidding Process, Leading to Better Care, Valerie Cooke, Greg Arling, T. Lewis, Kathleen Abrahamson, Priscilla Arling, H. Davila, and C. Mueller
Entrepreneurial Orientation and International Scope: The Differential Roles of Innovativeness, Proactiveness, and Risk-Taking, Li Dai, Vladislav Maksimov, Brett Anitra Gilbert, and Stephanie A. Fernhaber
An Update on the Performance of Actively Managed ETFs, Steven D. Dolvin
Can Venture Capitalists Tame the Wolves? An Analysis of Fraudulent Underwriters, IPO Characteristics, and VC Certification, Steven D. Dolvin
The Efficacy of Trading Based on Moving Average Indicators, Steven D. Dolvin
Seasonal Affective Disorder and IPO Underpricing: Implications for Young Firms, Steven D. Dolvin and Stephanie A. Fernhaber
The Stakeholder Approach: A New Perspective on Developing and Marketing Clinical Trials, Courtney Droms, Michael Ferguson, and Karen Giuliano
Is More Always Better? Risk Trade-offs among Internationalizing New Ventures, Stephanie A. Fernhaber and Patricia P. McDougall-Covin
Does Beating Cash Flow Benchmarks Reduce the Cost of Debt?, Mauricio A. Melgarejo
When do Domestic Alliances help Ventures Abroad? Direct and Moderating Effects from a Learning Perspective, Hana Milanov and Stephanie A. Fernhaber
The Impact of Attitudinal Ambivalence on Weight Loss Decisions: Consequences and Mitigating Factors, Bui My, Courtney Droms, and Georgiana Cracium
Fragmentação do conhecimento científico em administração: uma análise crítica, Jane Siegler, Cristiane Biazzin, and Aline Rodrigues Fernandes
Submissions from 2013
A State-Sponsored Approach to Quality Improvement in Nursing Homes: Insights From Providers, Kathleen Abrahamson, Priscilla Arling, and Greg Arling
Comparing Electronic and Face-to-Face Communication in the Success of a Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Collaborative, Priscilla Arling, Edward J. Miech, and Greg Arling
Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Management System Avoidance: The Role of Knowledge Type and the Social Network in Bypassing an Organizational Knowledge Management System, Susan A. Brown, Alan R. Dennis, Diana Burley, and Priscilla Arling
IPO Underpricing: The Owner’s Perspective, Steven D. Dolvin
Take It Back: Dynamic Consumer Goals in Retail Customer Service Transactions, Courtney Droms
Untangling the Relationship between New Venture Internationalization and Performance, Stephanie A. Fernhaber
International Exposure Through Network Relationships: Implications for New Venture Internationalization, Stephanie A. Fernhaber and Dan Li
Subsidizing Non-Polluting Goods vs. Taxing Polluting Goods for Pollution Reduction, Robert S. Main
The Stock Market’s Reaction to Accounting Information: The Case of the Latin American Integrated Market Abstract, Mauricio A. Melgarejo, Eduardo Montiel, and Luis Sanz
Beating Competitors to International Markets: The Value of Geographically Balanced Networks for Innovation, Pankaj C. Patel, Stephanie A. Fernhaber, Patricia P. McDougall-Covin, and Robert P. van der Have
Q&A Platforms Evaluated Using Butler University Q&A Intelligence Index, Trent Ritzenthaler, Richard Fetter, and Ginger Lippert
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Security Analyst Monitoring Activity, and Firm Value, Sheryl-Ann Stephen and Vincent P. Apilado
Responsiveness in the supply chain: a possible decision-driver for location of new subsidiaries?, Ronald Tavares, Cristiane Biazzin Villar, and Jane Siegler
M-commerce development in developing country: Users’ perspective, Hongjiang Xu
The Effect of Perceived Security on Consumers’ Intent to Use, Satisfaction and Loyalty to M-commerce in China, Hongjiang Xu
Submissions from 2012
Does Self-efficacy Influence the Application of Evidence-Based Practice?, Kathleen Abrahamson, Priscilla Arling, and Jenna Gillette
An Application of the Socio-Technical Systems Approach to Implementation of Electronic Evidence into Practice: The Clinical Practice Model Framework, Kathleen Abrahamson, Priscilla Arling, Bonnie Wesorick, and James G. Anderson
Reach for the Sky with Cloud Computing (Revisited), Priscilla Arling
Herding Behavior in Student Managed Investment Funds, Craig B. Caldwell and Steven D. Dolvin
How Do Young Firms Manage Product Portfolio Complexity? The Role of Absorptive Capacity and Ambidexterity, Stephanie A. Fernhaber and Pankaj C. Patel
The Chinese Health Care System: An Analysis of the Current and Emerging Health Care Needs, Karen Giuliano and Courtney Droms
Beating Market Expectations, Analysts’ Forecasts Dispersion and the Pricing of Credit Default Swaps, Mauricio A. Melgarejo
Earnings Attributes and the Properties of Analysts’ Forecasts: A Comparison among Firms Reporting under US GAAP, IFRS and Non-US Local Standards, Mauricio A. Melgarejo
Education and Ecotourism: A Framework and Analysis of Education in Ecolodges in Costa Rica and Panama, Gregory E. Osland and Robert D. Mackoy
The Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on the Cost of Equity Capital of S&P Firms, Sheryl-Ann Stephen and Pieter J. de Jong
Internships and the Assessment of Student Learning, William K. Templeton, Karel A. Updyke, and Robert B. Bennett
Organization’s Top Management and Other System Users’ Perceptions towards Data Quality Performance and Expectations, Hongjiang Xu
Do M-Commerce User’s Expectations Reflect Reality?, Hongjiang Xu and Jiayun Yang
Submissions from 2011
Evidence Based Practice Research Survey, Kathleen Abrahamson, Priscilla Arling, Jenna Gillette, Kathy Wyngarden, and Cathy Schwartz
Facilitating new knowledge creation and obtaining KM maturity, Priscilla Arling and Mark Chun
Improving the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice and Information Systems in Healthcare: A Social Network Approach, Priscilla Arling, Bradley N. Doebbeling, and Rebekah L. Fox
Leveraging Social Network Analysis to Improve the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices and Systems in Healthcare, Priscilla Arling, Bradley N. Doebbeling, and Rebekah L. Fox
The Effect of Virtuality on Individual Network Centrality and Performance in On-going, Distributed Teams, Priscilla Arling and Mani Subramani
Off the Rack Versus Savile Row: The Value of Custom Tailoring for Equity Investors, Steven D. Dolvin and John Gonas
The Influence of Simulation Performance on Student Interest, Steven D. Dolvin and Mark K. Pyles
Do Green Lifestyle Consumers Appreciate Low Involvement Green Products?, Bela Florenthal and Priscilla Arling
Vodcast Impact on Students' Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions, Bela Florenthal, Priscilla Arling, Deborah Skinner, and Kathryn King
Assessing Accountability in U.S. Public Education, Anne Kelly and J. Burdeane Orris
The Challenge of Implementing an ERP System in a Small and Medium Enterprise – A Teaching Case of ERP Project Management, Hongjiang Xu, Patrick J. Rondeau, and Sakthi Mahenthiran
Boundary work: An interpretive ethnographic perspective on negotiating and leveraging cross-cultural identity, Noriko Yagi and Jill Kleinberg