The 36th EAM Annual Meeting

FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999
TIME PLACE SESSION
8:30am-5:00pm 1st Floor Conf. Wing Conference Registration
8:30am-5:00pm Suite 203 Meditation and Relaxation
8:30am-5:00pm Suite 205 "Corporate" Chair Massage ($1 per minute; Drop in or advance sign-up at suite).
     
     
8:30am-Noon Suite 201 Board of Governors' Meeting
     
  Suite 208 Internet-Based Teaching Workshop
    Facilitator: Paul Shrivastava, The Socrates Project
    This workshop by the Socrates project, will show how to integrate the rich informational resources of the WWW/Internet into both in-class and distance teaching. Participants will learn Internet based teaching strategies, easy ways of creating Course Web Sites in a day, and opportunities for collaborative teaching on the Internet. The workshop is especially designed for people who are starting on Web based education - it avoids techno-talk and focuses on effective teaching. The Socrates Web Site includes many Internet based teaching tools and offers on-line teaching materials in a number of business courses.
     
  Suite 209 Doctoral Consortium
    Coordinator: D. Jeffery Lenn, George Washington U.
    The consortium is open to all doctoral students, however since space
    will be limited, doctoral students should pre-register with D.J. Lenn
    (202-994-4988 or djlenn@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu)
    Presenters:
   

Jennifer Griffin, George Washington U.
   

Larry Lad, Butler U.
   

Jeffrey Lenn, George Washington U.
   

John Pearce, Villanova U.
   

dt ogilive, Rutgers U.
   

Bruce Tracey, Cornell U.
   

Karen Whalen, Samford U.
     
  Temple U. Experiential Learning Activity: Project Adventure II Workshop
    Chair: Joe Seltzer, LaSalle U.
   

Facilitators: Kathleen Dechant, U. of Connecticut
   

Dale Finn, U. of New Haven
   

Sandra Morgan, U. of Hartford
    This preconference workshop is designed for people to: experience three different types of outdoor adventure learning approaches, discuss the history, pro's and con's of adventure learning, share best practices in planning and executing it, and consider how it can be integrated into a business curriculum. There is a $15 fee with includes materials and lunch. Preregistration is required. You will be sent information on the meeting place. Contact Joe Seltzer at seltzer@lasalle.edu or 215-951-1037 to register or for further information.
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999, continued
TIME PLACE SESSION
9:00am-Noon   CASE Workshop
     
9:00am-10:00am Suite 215A The Art & Science of Writing Publishable Cases: The Master Writer's View
    Chair: Barry Armandi, SUNY at Old Westbury
   

Presenters: Joe Wolfe, U. of Tulsa
   

Peggy Naumes, U. of New Hampshire
   

Tim Edlund, Morgan State College
     
10:00am-Noon Suite 215A/B Embryo-Case Development Workshop
    Participants will receive experienced case writers' detailed, hands-on guidance on next steps for progressing their case idea, outline or draft toward a published case.
    Chairs: Roy Knaus, William Patterson College
   

Barry Armandi, SUNY at Old Westbury
    Panel: dt ogilvie, Rutgers U.
   

Jeannette Oppedisano, Skidmore College
   

Carolyn Stumpf, Georgian Court College
   

Denise Bane, Baruch College
   

Jim Kennelly, Skidmore College
    Working Cases:
    Dillon Floral Corp.,
   

Peter Venuto, Bloomsburg U.
    What Are We Worth? The Case Of A University Child Care Center,
   

Jay D. Mahoney, Montclair State U.
    Health Services
   

Herbert Sherman, Long Island U.
    Peapod in the Online Grocery Business,
   

Alan B. Eisner, Pace U.
    Professional Urban Staffing,
   

Laurie Levesque, Carnegie Mellon U.
    Culture of Conflict,
   

Anthony Chelte, Western New England College
    The workshop is open. Simply bring your case issues to the session. Or, to receive a letter in advance acknowledging your participation and allow panel members more time to review your case, send material by May 1 to: dt ogilvie, Rutgers U. GSM, 180 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102, (973)353-1288, fax (973)353-1664, dt.ogilvie@newark.rutgers.edu .
     
10:00am-Noon Suite 211 Academic-Practitioner Collaborative Action Research Workshop
    This two-part workshop will explore potential collaborative research possibilities by sharing successful practitioner-based research projects, and by assessing research and change issues. Participants will learn about action research and participate in a critique of practitioner issues and their potential for collaborative inquiry.
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999, continued
TIME PLACE SESSION
10:00am-Noon Suite 211 Academic-Practitioner Collaborative Action Research Workshop, continued
    Benefits to academics:
    * Understanding of the issues of business that constitute potential research opportunities.
    * Learning about how action research is an accessible and effective means for creating research that is rigorous and relevant.
    * Establishing relationships with practitioners who have complementary interests in action research.
     
    Benefits to practitioners:
    * Learning how action research can be an important process for change.
    * Learning the basics and the newest development in action research.
    * Having organization development issues discussed in small groups.
    * Having your change programs framed as an action/inquiry - action/research.
     
    Collaboration, Action Research, and Organizational Change
    Chair: Dan Twomey, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
    Collaborative Research Designs, Principles, and Experiences
   

Panel: Monica McGrath, U. of Pennsylvania
   

Daniel Kowalski, U.S. Department for Veteran's Affairs
   

Jeana Wirtenberg, PSEG
   

Carolyn C. Newson, Strategy Implementation Solutions

   

Drew Harris, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
   

Judy O'Neil, Partners for the Learning Organization, Inc.
    Creating Collaborative Action Research
   

Rupert F. Chisholm, Pennsylvania State U. - Harrisburg
     
Noon-1:30pm Ballroom Welcome Lunch Buffet
    1:00pm-1:30pm Welcome Address
     
1:30pm-3:00pm Suite 201 Experiential Learning Activity, Symposium
    Chair: Joe Seltzer, LaSalle U.
    Experiential Learning: Useful Comparison and Some Cautions,
    Craig Lundberg, Cornell U.
     
  Suite 204 Behavioral Issues of Support, Commitment and Inequality
    Chair: Carol Cirka, Neumann College
    Perceived Organizational Support as a Mediator of the Relationship between Perceived Situational Factors and Affective Organizational Commitment,
   

Unnikammu Moideenkutty, Temple U.
   

Gary Blau,Temple U.
   

Ravi Kumar,Indian Institute of Management
   

Ahamedali Nalakath, Smith Kline Beecham

    Factors Affecting Escalation and Persistence of Commitment: A Real-world Analysis
   

Regina S. Lind, Montclair State U.

   

Eugene J. Kutcher, Montclair State U.
   

Jennifer DeNicolis Bragger, Montclair State U.
   

Donald Hantula, Temple U.
    *Organizational Justice and Inter-group Inequality,
   

Alison M. Konrad, Temple U.
   

Gerald Ross, Temple U.
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999, continued
TIME PLACE SESSION
1:30pm-3:00pm Suite 208 Structural Issues of Mobility, Age and Performance
    Chair: Ed Christensen, Monmouth U.
    Age and Performance: Implications in an Organizational Setting,
   

Charles F. Seifert, SUNY at Albany and Siena College

   

Michael J. Kavanagh, SUNY at Albany
    Technological Change and Interorganizational Personnel Mobility,
   

Monica Yang, U. of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
     
  Suite 209 Dialogue and Synergy Session
    Chair: Nickolas Beutell, Iona College
    Faculty and Student Relationships: Consentual Relationship or Sexual Harassment?,
   

Elizabeth A. Cooper, U. of Rhode Island
   

Bruce Warren, Simmons College
     
  Suite 211 Academic-Practitioner Collaborative Action Research Workshop, Part II
    Chair: Dan Twomey, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
    Grounding Change Strategies and Adding Relevance to Research,
   

David Coghlan, Trinity College, U. of Dublin
   

Judy O'Neil, Partners for the Learning Organization, Inc.
    Assessing Feasibility and Design of Participants' Proposed Action-Research Projects,
   

Panel: David Coghlan, Trinity College, U. of Dublin
   

Rupert F. Chisholm Penn State U. - Harrisburg
   

Monica McGrath, U. of Pennsylvania
   

Daniel Kowalski, US Department for Veteran's Affairs
   

Jeana Wirtenberg, PSEG
   

Drew Harris, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
     
  Suite 215A CASE: VIP Session
    This signature session for CASE provides a free form discussion of the case writing and "blind" review process by expert reviewers, journal editors and editorial board members of case research journals. With agreements and disagreements about the selected cases abounding among the reviewers, the audience is treated to a rare view of the inside of the review process. The cases were selected based on their potential for eventual publication and classroom use. Audience participation is encouraged and copies of the cases will be distributed. Your participation is enhanced by obtaining an advance copy of the Proceedings of Cases in Progress from the EAM website (http://mars.wnec.edu/eam, see CASE Proceedings under "Affiliated Groups") or by contacting Herbert Sherman at Long Island U., (516) 283-6798, hsherman@sunburn.liunet.edu. The Proceedings contain the cases listed below and other cases submitted this year, each with the associated Instructional Note and printed reviews. This session is ideal for those
    Chairs: Barry Armandi, SUNY at Old Westbury
   

dt ogilvie, Rutgers U.
    Panel: Tim Edlund, Morgan State College
   

Joe Wolfe, U. of Tulsa
   

John Seeger, Bentley College
   

Peggy Naumes, U. of New Hampshire
   

Jim Carroll, Georgian Court College
    *Julie's Call,
   

Craig Lundberg, Cornell U.
    *Joe's First Bank,
   

Donald Grunewald, Iona College
    *Where has all the Money Gone?,
   

Herbert Sherman, Long Island U.
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999, continued
TIME PLACE SESSION
1:30pm-3:00pm Suite 215B Innovations in Teaching Management Skills and Leadership Development
    Chair: Cheryl Tromley
    Managerial Skills Courses: Do They Really Make a Difference?,
   

Susan M. Schor, Pace U.
   

Michael P. Sabiers, Socio Tech Solutions, Inc.
   

James C. Hall, Pace U.
   

Uzo Anakwe, Pace U.

    Learning Organizational Development Skills Through Supported Field Projects: Objectives, Steps, and Critique,
   

Gwen E. Jones, Fairleigh Dickinson U.
   

Chuan A. Yeong, Bowling Green State U.
   

Changing Times/Ways: Contemporary Leadership Development,

   

John F.McCarthy, Boston U.
     
2:15pm-4:00pm Ballroom Labyrinth
    Facilitator: Joe Miguez, The Labyrinth Experience
    Walk the Labyrinth to experience a powerful and increasingly popular personal/organizational development tool for stimulating breakthrough thinking, creativity, and sense of well-being. Walks average about 20 minutes. Orientation and debriefing are provided. The Labryrinth will be set up at various times during the conference, with an in-depth session Fri. 8:15-10:00am on its history and organization implications.
     
3:00pm-3:30pm 2nd Floor Reception Refreshments and Conversation
     
3:30pm-5:00pm Suite 201 Best Experiential Award Nominees
    Chair: Gary N. Powell, U. of Connecticut
    *The Creativity Exercise,
   

Karen E. Boroff, Seton Hall U.
    *Experiential Exercise: Acquiring The Skills and Knowledge Needed To Facilitate Effective Groups,
   

Kathleen L. Pereles, Rutgers U.
    * A Performance Appraisal with Punch!: A Two Part Exercise on Creating and Using Evaluations,
   

Cheryl C. McLean, U. of Massachussetts - Amherst
     
  Suite 204 In Pursuit of Job Satisfaction
    Chair: Laurel Goulet, U. of New Haven
    *Testing the Longitudinal Impact of Work Variables and Performance Appraisal Satisfaction on Subsequent Overall Job Satisfaction,
   

Gary Blau, Temple U.
    What Contributes Most to Life-Giving - Good Jobs or Good Pay?
    A Comparison of Empowerment and Extrinsic Work Outcomes on
   

Job Satisfaction,
   

Drew Harris, Fairleigh Dickinson U.

   

Joel Harmon, Fairleigh Dickinson U.

   

Gwen Jones, Fairleigh Dickinson U.
    Internet User Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, and Internet Background: An Exploratory Study,
   

Claire A. Simmers, St. Joseph's U.

   

Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel U.
     
  Suite 208 Dialogue and Synergy Session
    Chair: Michael London, U. of Pennsylania
    You Can Take It With You: Normalizing Spirituality at Work Dialogue (Part I)
   

Janet Kiehl, Case Western Reserve U.

   

Debra Humphreys, The Concord Group
     
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999, continued
TIME PLACE SESSION
3:30pm-5:00pm Suite 209 Corporate Governance and Strategy Managers
    Chair: Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
    Another View of Corporate Governance: The Contributions Of Berle and Means,
   

Omid Nodoushani, U. of New Haven

   

Patricia A. Nodoushani, U. of Hartford
    When Financial Intermediaries are Corporate Owners: An Agency Model of Institutional Ownership,
   

Marguerite Schneider, College of New Jersey
    Aligning Strategies and Managers at the Functional Level: An Empirical Analysis,
   

Stephen J. Porth, St. Joseph's U.

   

Ravi Katuria, St. Joseph's U.
     
  Suite 211 Knowledge Management and Sharing
    Chair: Paul Shrivastava, Socrates Project
    Pumping Life into Industry-University Technology Relationships: Linkage Between Relationship Intensity and Tangible Outcomes
   

Michael D. Santoro, Lehigh U.
    Know Share? Unforseen Risks of Knowledge,
   

Laura Winston, The Clarion Group Ltd.
   

Sandra Morgan, U. of Hartford
   

Robert F. Dennehy, Pace U.
    How to Boost Managerial Attention to Non-Financial Performance Measures When Implementing the Balanced Scorecard,
   

Paul Bacdayan, U. of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
     
  Suite 215A CASE: VIP Session, continued
    (see Friday 1:30pm for description)
     
  Suite 215B Symposium: Unearthing Complex Relationships Between Organizations and Nature: Critical and Institutional Perspectives Meet Environmental Management
   

Anshuman Prasad, U. of New Haven
   

Michael Elmes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
   

Pushkala Prasad, Lund University, Sweden
     
     
5:15pm-6:15pm Ballroom Distinguished Executive Speaker,
     
    Judi Wicks, CEO, White Dog Enterprises
     
    "Making A Difference"
     
    Commentary: Judi Neal, U. of New Haven
     
     
6:15pm Ballroom Colonial Reception
     
8:15pm Ballroom The Rhythm Exchange,
    Charles D. Kaplan, U. of Connecticut
    An experiential corporate workshop on productivity and cooperation through group rhythmic drumming.
     
9:00pm TBA Conversation and Collegiality