The 36th EAM Annual Meeting

SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1999
TIME PLACE SESSION
7:30am-8:00am Suite 204 Carolyn Dexter Remembrance Service
8:15am-11:45am 1st Floor Conf. Wing Conference Registration
8:15am-5:00pm Suite 203 Meditation & Relaxation
8:15am-5:00pm Suite 205 "Corporate" Chair Massage ($1/minute; Drop in or advance sign-up at suite).
     
8:15am-9:45am Suite 201 A Symposium On Leadership Education
    Robert F. Dennehy, Pace U.
    James Fairfield-Sonn, U. of Hartford
    Dale Finn, U. of New Haven
    Sandra Morgan, U. of Hartford
     
  Suite 204 Business Ethics in the Classroom, the Corporation and the Culture
    Chair: Jay Bender, Berkley College
    Bringing More Life to the Business Ethics Classroom,
    Richard N. Ottoway, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
    Gwen E. Jones, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
    When Talk Leads to Action,
    Michael Johnson-Cramer, Boston U.
     
  Suite 208 Roles and Teambuilding
    Chair: Ed Christensen, Monmouth U.
    Sequencing in Experiential Teambuilding,
    David Baldridge, U. of Connecticut
    Role Shapers or Role Takers: Newcomer Experiences In Emerging Organizations,
    Laurie Levesque, Carnegie Mellon U.
     
  Suite 209 Developing Competitive Advantage in Domestic and
    International Contexts
    Chair: Heidi Vernon, Northeastern U.
    The Spread Of International Franchise Strategies: A Global Study,
    Richard C. Hoffman, Salisbury State U.
    John F. Preble, U. of Delaware
    International Entry Mode Decisions: A Multilevel Product-Focused Framework,
    Elizabeth Ann McCrea, Rutgers U.
    *Types of Competition, Competitive Advantage and Theories of Strategy: A Multilevel Theoretical Synthesis,
    Hao Ma, Bryant College
     
  Suite 211 Showcase: Distinguished Scholar Session with Bill Starbuck, New York U.
    Chair: Eileen Kaplan, Montclair State U.
     
  Suite 215A Symposium: The Role of Knowledge Creation In Change: Unleashing Organizational Potential
    Margaret D. Gorman, Center for the Study of Learning
    Suzanne L. Geigle, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
    Andrea Casey, George Washington U.
TSATURDAY, MAY 15, 1999
TIME PLACE SESSION
8:15am-9:45am Suite 215B Gender Issues in Business
    Chair: Lynda Moore, Simmons College
    Job Interruptions, Part-Time Work and Career Outcomes of MBAs: A Longitudinal Study,
    Audrey J. Murrell, U. of Pittsburgh
    Josephine E. Olson, U. of Pittsburgh
    Miguel R. Olivas-Lujan Itesm, U. of Pittsburgh
    MBA Women In An Elite Business School Classroom: GI Janes?,
    Shanon M. Livesay, Fordham U.
    Gender Differences in Ethical Judgments,
    Leslie Korb, U. of Albany
    Sammie Robinson, U. of Kansas
    Robert A. McDonald, U. of Albany
     
  Ballroom The Labyrinth: A Life-Giving Tool for Organizations
    Chairs: Joe Miguez, The Labyrinth Experience
    Judi Neal, U. of New Haven
    This session will provide background information and history on The Labyrinth, with instructions on how to walk it. We will then discuss how this might be used in organizations.
     
9:45am-10:15am 2nd Floor Reception Refreshments and Conversation
     
10:15am-11:45am Suite 201 Experiential Learning Activity, Organization Exercises
    Chair: Denise Bane, Baruch College
    Not Just a Mickey Mouse Exercise: Using Disney's The Lion King to Teach Leadership,
    Debra R. Comer, Hofstra U.
    Structuring-By-The Numbers: Discovering and Creating Organizational Structure,
    Paul Lyons, Frostburg State U.
    David Nicol, Frostburg State U.
     
  Suite 204 Business Reform and Adaption
    Chair: Leyland Lucas, Rutgers U.
    Business Education Reform,
    John A. Pearce II, Villanova U.
    Looking Through the Glass Ceiling: A Comparison of Attitudes and Experiences between Women at the Top and Middle Levels of Companies in the Financial Services Industry,
    James D. Slavet, U. of Massachusetts
    D. Anthony Butterfield, U. of Massachusetts
    Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction among Long-term Acquisition Survivors,
    James W. Fairfield-Sonn, U. of Hartford
    John R. Ogilvie, U. of Hartford
    Gerald DelVecchio, Bayer-AGFA Division
     
  Suite 208 Strategic Assets and Knowledge
    Chair: Mzamo Mangaliso, UMass
    Predicting Knowledge Sharing in High Tech Organizations,
    Edward W. Rogers, Cornell U.
    Leveraging Strategic Assets for New Venture Social Performance: A Resource-Based Model,
    Michael Johnson-Cramer, Boston U.
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1999, continued
TIME PLACE SESSION
10:15am-11:45am Suite 209 Proactive Organization Strategies
    Chair: Marguerite Schneider, The College of New Jersey
    Understanding Factors of Organizational Mortality: Considering Alternatives to Firm Failure,
    Robert Panco, Jr., Baruch College
    Helaine Korn, Baruch College
    TheHealth Care CEO'S Dilemma: Organizational Growth and Survival in a Changed World,
    John F. McCarthy, Boston U.
    Building the Quality Organization: What Managers Must Do and the Challenges They Face,
    Carl A. Rodrigues, Montclair State U.
     
  Suite 211 Showcase Symposium:
    The Life-Giving Workplace: An Inquiry into What It Is, How It Is Generated, Why it Matters.
    Chair: Rosemarie Twomey, Fairlegh-Dickinson University
    Panelists:
    A Programmatic Approach to Distinguishing and Creating the Life Giving Workplace,
    Drew Harris, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
    Communication, Action and Affective Response at Work,
    Daniel Twomey, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
    Bringing the Bottom Line to Life,
    Joel Harmon, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
     
  Suite 215A Hidden Aspects of Organizational Behavior: Emotional Intelligence, Cynicism and Managerial Perceptions
    Chair: Valerie Kennedy, East Connecticut State U.
    The Emotional Intelligence of Managers: Assessing the Construct Validity of a Nonverbal Measure of "People Skills"
    David A. Morand, Pennsylvania State U.
    Wendy Sweigart, Pennsylvania State U.
    *Does Organizational Cynicism Matter?: Employee and Supervisor Perspectives on Work Outcomes,
    Pamela Brandes, Southern Connecticut State U.
    Ravi Dharwadkar, Syracuse U.
    James W. Dean, Jr., U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    It Matters What Managers See: An Empirical Investigation into Performance Ratings,
    Timothy D. Golden, U. of Connecticut
     
  Suite 215B Perspectives on Publishing
    Mariann Jelinek, College of William and Mary
    Chris Earley, Indiana U. (GOM Journal Editor)
    Craig Lundberg, Cornell U. (GOM Associate Editor)
     
Noon-1:45pm Ballroom Presidential Luncheon
     
2:00pm-3:00pm Suite 201 CASE/ELA/MED: Case Teaching from the Masters I
    Noted case teachers share expert advice on teaching cases.
    Chair: Bill Starbuck, New York U.
    Presenter: Pierre DuJardin, Suffolk U.
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1999, continued
TIME PLACE SESSION
2:00pm-3:00pm Suite 204 Dialogue and Synergy Session
    Chair: Bill Ferris, Western New England College
    Finding the "Ma": Appreciating Silence in Management Education,
    Steven I. Meisel, LaSalle U.
     
  Suite 208 Management Education and Development Symposium
    Chair: Mark Sandberg, Rider University
    Student Motivation Effects on Ratings of Faculty,
    Louise Hatfield, Shippensburg U.
    Jonathan W. Kohn, Shippensburg U.
     
  Suite 209 International Management
    Chair: Theo Peridis, York U.
    Attention Allocation and Managerial Decision Making: International Cultural Differences,
    Alan B. Eisner, Pace U.
    Zur Shapira, New York U.
    Uzoamaka Anakwe, Pace U.
    Shared Corporate Values: U.S. Multi-national Affiliates in Southeast Asia,
    Malika Richards, Drexel U.
     
  Suite 211 Showcase: Distinguished Scholar Session with Mariann Jelinek, College of William and Mary
    Chair: David Palmer, U. of Connecticut
     
  Suite 215A Health and Hope In Organizations
    Chair: Judy Babcock, Rhode Island College
    Life-Giving and Life-Threatening Voices in Organizational Change: An Empirical Study of Hope and Cynicism,
    Jill Woodilla, Central Connecticut State U.
     
  Suite 215B Disability and Accomodation Issues
    Chair: Dave Fritsche, Pennsylvania State U.
    The ADA and The Life-Giving Workplace: Are All Disabilities Equal?
    Dennis A. Koser, Baruch College
    Munehiko Matsuyana, Baruch College
    Richard E. Kopleman, Baruch College
    Identities of Deaf Workers: The Impact of Attachment to the Deaf Community on Job Accommodations,
    Elizabeth A. Cooper, U. of Rhode Island
    Yael Bat-Chava, League for the Hard of Hearing
    Randi Rosen, League for the Hard of Hearing
    Angela Sausa, League for the Hard of Hearing
    Disability, Disclosure and Termination: When Failure to Disclose a Hidden Disability Results in Discharge,
    Leslie Korb, U. of Albany
    Caroline P. D'Abate, U. of Albany
    James E. Agee, U. of Albany
    Michael J. Kavanagh, U. of Albany
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1999, continued
TIME PLACE SESSION
3:00pm-9:00pm Ballroom Labyrinth
    Facilitator: Joe Miguez, The Labyrinth Experience
    (See Friday 9:00am for description)
     
3:00pm-3:30pm 2nd Floor Reception Refreshments and Conversation
3:30pm-5:00pm Suite 201 CASE/ELA/MED: Case Teaching from the Masters II
    A hands on workshop in which participants can get personalized feedback on their case teaching.
    Chairs: John Seeger, Bentley College
    dt ogilvie, Ruters U.
     
  Suite 204 Experiential Learning Session: Power & Expectations Exercises
    Chair: Judy Gordon, Boston College
    "What do you want from me?" A Group Exercise on Performance Expectations,
    Susan Stites-Doe, SUNY at Brockport
    The Limits of Power: An Exercise in Authority and Obedience,
    Diana Stork, U. of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
     
  Suite 208 Dialogue and Synergy Session
    Chair: Bonnie Betters-Reed, Simmons College
    The Academic Journey: Sustaining Energy through Transitions
    Presenters: Tony Butterfield, U. of Massachusetts - Amherst
    Marta Calas, U. of Massachusetts - Amherst
    Ted Peters, U. of New Hampshire
    Joan Weiner, Drexel U.
     
  Suite 209 Strategic Implementation
    Chair: Frances Amatucci, Salem State College
    Satisfying your Suppliers, Satisfying Your Buyers: What Makes The Magic?,
    Laura B. Forker, U. of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
    James C. Hershauer, Arizona State U.
    Strategic Integration: Building And Maintaining Functional Relationships During New Product Development,
    Betty S. Coffey, Appalachian State U.
    Jia Wang, California State U.
    *DNA Management: A Natural Paradigm For The Strategic Management Course,
    Ned S. Schwartz, Western New England College
     
  Suite 211 Showcase Symposium
    Origins, Framing and Teaching of Management and Spirituality,
    Lee Robbins, Golden GateU.
    Jerry Biberman, U. of Scranton
    Sandy King, Frostburg State U.
     
  Suite 215A Organizing for the Whole Person
    Chair: Peter Diplock, St. Joseph's U.
    Promoting Well-Being In The Work Place,
    Normandie J. Gaitley, York College - Pennsylvania
    The Role of Social Support at the Work-Family Interface: Development of a Conceptual Model,
    Kellyann Berube Kowalski, U. of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
    Laura L. Beauvais, U. of Rhode Island
    The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992: A Longitudinal Study of Male and Female Perceptions,
    Rosemarie Feuerbach Twomey, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
    Gwen E. Jones, Fairleigh-Dickinson U.
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1999, continued
TIME PLACE SESSION
3:30pm-5:00pm Suite 215B Giving Life to our Courses via the Internet
    Chair: Jerzy Letkowski, Western New England College
    *Leverging Management Education with Information Technology,
    Raquel Benbunan-Fich, Seton Hall U.
    The Who, What, When of Distance Learning: An Analysis of Student Preferences,
    Eric H. Kessler, Pace U.
    Edward W. Christensen, Monmouth U.
    Uzo P. Anakwe, Pace U.
    Institutionalizing a Human Resources Management Course with an Internet-based Project,
    John R. Ogilvie, U. of Hartford
    Joseph Buda, Otis Elevator Co.
     
5:30pm Suite 201 Experiential Learning Association Business Meeting
     
  Suite 208 Dialogue and Synergy Session
    You Can Take It With You: Normalizing Spirituality at Work Dialogue (Part II)
    Janet Kiehl, Case Western Reserve U.
    Debora Humphreys, The Concord Group
     
9:00pm TBA Conversation and Collegiality