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 News Archive: 2006-2007In an effort to maintain a record of the DSA and its history, we've preserved information regarding some of the people and activities of the GWSB DSA. This news archive highlights some of the news, events, and accomploihsments of GWSB doctoral students.
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2006-2008 GWSB DSA News ArchivePhilippe Duverger Joins the Board (2008)This semester, Valentina has unfortunately left us to continue her studies at University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business, but we are fortunate to have Philippe take her place on the DSA board! Summer Paper Presentations Scheduled for March 28 (2008)The 2006 cohort will present their Summer papers in Duques 552. The order of presenters has been determined with (actual times might change): COFFEE & SOCIAL 9:45 AM 10:00 AM Opening Remarks 10:00 AM 10:05 AM Sergei Antoshin FINA 10:05 AM 10:25 AM Larry Cui IBUS 10:30 AM 10:50 AM Philippe Duverger MKTG 10:55 AM 11:15 AM Laura Hagmann MGT 11:20 AM 11:40 AM Joonwhan Lee MKTG 11:45 PM 12:05 PM LUNCH 12:10 PM 1:00 PM Javier Ayala Montoya FINA 1:00 PM 1:20 PM Jeehoon Park IBUS 1:25 PM 1:45 PM Peter Tashman SMPP 1:50 PM 2:05 PM BREAK 2:15 PM 2:30 PM David Tomczyk MGT 2:30 PM 2:50 PM Jianhua Yuan FINA 2:55 PM 3:15 PMA Awards Presentation 3:20 PM 3:40 PM Qualifying Examinations (2007)The qualifying examinations for GWSB doctoral students are administered annually shortly after the conclusion of the Spring semester. This year the exams will be administered on May 29th and 30th. Full time doctoral students are required to sit for qualifying examinations at the end of their first year in the program. Part-time students can elect to sit for the the examination at the end of the second year. If you are sitting for the exam, then plan to be available 9am to noon and 2pm-5pm on both days. More details are forthcoming in April. In the meantime, part-timers should communicate whether they intend to sit for the exam to Elizabeth Huff by May 15. 2007 Doctoral Student Paper PresentationsThe inaugural presentation of the GWSB doctoral cohort research took place on Friday, March 23 in Duques 453. The conference-style format allowed each of the students to give a 15-20 minute presentation followed by a short question/answer session after each (schedule of events). The papers presented are included: Toros Caglar (download paper) Tim Clark (download paper) George Hrivnak (download paper) Yujin Jeong (contact author) Yuping Zhao (download paper) Jean Zhang (download paper) The event was well-attended by both GWSB faculty and doctoral students. Dean Phillips concluded the event by presenting the award for the best paper to George Hrivnak. Congratulations to George and all of the doctoral students that presented for the outstanding quality of their papers and presentations.
Pictured above from left to right are Yuping Zhao, Dean Phillips, Yujin Jeong, Toros Caglar, George Hrivnak, Tim Clark, Jean Zhang, Professor Baber, and Larry Cui. Welcome to the 2006 GWSB Doctoral Student CohortWelcome the newest doctoral student cohort and the second group to be admitted to the newly designed doctoral program. Congratulations and welcome to the program!
DSA SocialPlease mark your calendar to join your DSA colleagues to discuss your latest academic accomplishments during happy hour next Thursday (April 19) at Mackeys on 1823 L Street, NW from 5:00pm to 7:00 pm. Latest CARMA Webcasts Announced4/20/07 (12:00pm - 4:30 pm, EST) CARMA Assembly - 3 lectures 3/23/2007 (12-1:30 pm EST) 2/23/07 (12:00-1:30 pm EST) For more information, contact Professor Tjai Nielsen. Dissertation Proposals & Defenses5/4/07 - Dissertation Proposal by Janet L. Nixdorff "Unraveling the Process: A Qualitative Study of Entrepreneurial Cognition in Opportunity Recognition" in Funger 320 at 11:00am 5/1/07 - Dissertation Defense by Margot C. Moody "Adaptive Behavior in Intercultural Environments: The Relationship between Cultural Intelligence Factors and Big Five Personality Traits" in Funger 320 at 10:30am 4/30/07 - Dissertation Proposal by Naomi Boyd "Two Essays on Option Market Microstructure" in Funger 520 at 11:00am 4/27/07 - Dissertation Proposal by David Compton "Developing Executive Leaders for High Reliability Organizations " in Duques 356 at 10:00am 4/12/07 - Dissertation Defense by Lili Zhu "Impact of Foreign Entry on Emerging Market Banks: The Role of the Pre-existing Competitive Environment" in Funger 320 at 2:00pm 4/5/07 - Dissertation Defense by Haiyan Yin "The Effect of Changes in Federal Funds Rate Target on Bank Stock Returns in the U.S.A." in Funger 620 at 2:00pm 4/4/07 - Dissertation Proposal by Lu Zhang "Corporate Social Performance, Applicants' Ethical Predispositions, and Organizational Attraction: A Person-Organization Fit Perspectives" in Funger 620 at 11:00am 3/27/07 - Dissertation Defense by Young-Chun Ha "Strategic Collaboration with Motor Carriers and the Effect on Managers' Perceptions of Firm Performance" in Funger 320 at 10:00am 3/20/07 - Dissertation Defense by Rudy Watson "Cost Estimating Framework for Deployment of Integrated Software Application Development Projects" in Funger 320 at 1:00pm. 3/8/07 - Dissertation Defense by Arch Turner "Diffusion of Collaboration Technology in a Global Government Organization” in Funger 320 at 11:00am 3/8/07 - Dissertation Defense by Tiehong (Ann) Wang "Comparison of Methods for Valuating Technology Innovation and Adoption Projects" in Funger 320 at 2:00pm 2/21/07 - Proposal Defense by Garry Burnett "Virtual Team Learning: An Examination of the Effects of Collective Identity” in Funger 320 at 4:30pm. 1/25/07 - Proposal Defense by Jonathan Raelin "Resistance to Change: Can an Underlying Affective Structure Provide Explanatory Evidence?” in Funger 520 at 2:00pm. 1/19/07 - Proposal Defense by Rayshad A. Holmes "Class Effects: An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Socio-Economic Status among African Americans" in Duques 262 at 10:00am. 1/18/07 - Dissertation Defense by J.R. Flatter "Program Framework Examination of the Roles of Internal Organizational Leaders within Public Sector Leadership Development" in MPA 601Z at 10:00am. 1/18/07 - Dissertation Defense by R. Muzaffer Musal "Bayesian Modeling of Group Preferences and Population Utility Estimation" in Funger 520 at 11:00am. 12/18/06 - Proposal Defense by Ying Zhang "Two Essays on Portfolio Management under Non-Normality" in Funger 520 at 3:00pm. 12/14/06 – Dissertation Defense by Christina Smith Ritter “Governing After Privatization: Legitimating Relational Contracting in Maryland’s Medicaid Managed Care Program” in MPA 601A at 1:00pm. 12/11/06 - Dissertation Defense by Elizabeth Alexander “The Effects of Institutional Environment upon Innovation & Performance: Collaborative External Knowledge Strategies in the Cellular Telephone Industry” in Funger 520 at 10:00am. 12/8/06 - Dissertation Defense by Christian G. Music “Assessment of Organizational Alignment of Naval Hospitals” in Duques 562 breakout room (limited seating) at 10:00am. 12/8/06 - Dissertation Defense by Howard A. Smith “Public Administration Scholars as a Source of Knowledge for Federal Practitioners: Barriers to Communication in the Federal Environment” in MPA 601A at 2:00pm. 12/7/06 - Proposal Defense by Vikas Jain “Creating Sustainable Value: A Framework for Sustainable IT Value” in Funger 520 at 2:30pm 12/6/06 - Dissertation Defense by Jianli Chen “Pricing of Corporate Bonds and Credit Derivatives: Theory and Evidence” in Funger 520 at 10:30am. 12/5/06 - Proposal Defense by Xiaojun Li “Two Essays in Data Mining Models of Market Basket Analysis” in Funger 520 at noon. 12/4/06 - Proposal Defense by Hamed Shamma “A Stakeholder Perspective in Examining the Antecedents and Consequences of Corporate Reputation: An Empirical Study of the U.S. Wireless Telecommunications Industry” in Duques 553 at 11:00am. 12/4/06 - Dissertation Defense by Craig Seal "Emotional Intelligence: An Exploratory Study of Emotional Ability as a Moderator between Emotional Competency and Performance Outcomes ” in Funger 320 at 10:00am. 12/1/06 - Dissertation Defense by M. Kemal Cakici “Assessment of Technology Acceptance in Web Portals: A Bayesian Framework” in Funger 620 at noon. 11/28/06 - Dissertation Defense by Edward S. Goldstein “NASA’s Earth Science Program: A Case Study” in 1957 E St., #403 at 9:30am. 11/28/06 - Dissertation Defense by Marwan M. Jamal “Telecommuting in the U.S. Federal Government: Factors Influencing Federal Employees’ Participation in Telework Programs” in Funger 520 at 1:00pm. 11/28/06 - Dissertation Defense by Jie Jiao “International Acquisition Strategies of Chinese Firms: A Multi-Theoretic Examination” in Duques 262 at 2:30pm. 11/27/06 - Proposal Defense by Lionel Mew " Online Social Networking: A Task-Person-Technology Fit Perspective ” in Funger 520 at 10:00am. 11/15/06 - Dissertation Defense by Susan Duffy "Entrepreneurial Learning: Exploring Unexpected Key Events in the Post-startup Period” in Funger 320 at 10:00am. 10/18/06 - Proposal Defense by Pei Liu "Changing Transnational Higher Education Alliances in China: An Analysis from Three Theoretical Perspectives” in MPA 601A at 9:30am. 9/26/06 - Proposal Defense by Marcia J. Wilson "Changing Medicaid Reimbursement and the Delivery of Services at Health Centers: A Resource Dependence and Institutional Perspective” in Duques 262 at 1:00pm. 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