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Constant Hall News

November, 2009

 


Message From the Dean

Dr. Nancy Bagranoff

Greetings from Constant Hall. As always, the Fall semester is flying by. At least this year we have avoided a shock to the system like the economic collapse we experienced last year. 

We are busy as usual. In this issue of our electronic newsletter, you’ll read about many activities of students, faculty, and staff. One of the particularly fun events this year was a reunion of the graduates from our doctoral program in business administration. It’s great fun to teach students at all levels but faculty get particular joy from educating others for their own chosen career. The students returned this year as seasoned faculty and, in some cases, faculty administrators. All were delighted to return and astonished at the changes that have occurred since their graduation.

There is plenty of other news in this newsletter but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention another activity at ODU outside the college. FOOTBALL! Everyone has been thrilled this semester with the return of football to Old Dominion University and the college is not immune from gridiron fever. It has been a wonderful opportunity for us to connect with many of our alumni who haven’t been on campus in awhile. It has also been fun to see the ODU spirit engendered by the game. If you haven’t attended a game, I encourage you to take advantage next year! Until next time - Aim High and Go Monarchs!

 

Faculty/Staff News

Dr. Shaomin Li Inaugral Speaker in New Series Sponsored by Provost

Dr. Shaomin Li, E. V. Williams Faculty Research Fellow and Professor of Management and International Business, was the inaugural speaker in new series called “Provost's Conversations on Teaching and Learning.” The series, which will feature the University’s award-winning faculty, is designed to provide faculty members from across the campus the opportunity to share, think and reflect on a wide range of teaching and learning issues.

Professor Li received the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award in 2008. His teaching includes undergraduates and graduate students, and has taught executives in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and the United States. His research has been featured in The Economist, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He also has appeared on CNN, Fox News and BBC. He has advised the United Nations, Fidelity Investments and Johnson & Johnson.

Additional information about the series, including a calendar of dates and conversation leaders, is available online at http://clt.odu.edu/pctl.

Dr. Steven Maurer Cited for Service to Academy of Management Journal

Dr. Steven Maurer, Professor of Management, was cited recently for his service on the Editorial Review Board of the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ).

In a letter to CBPA Dean Nancy Bagranoff, AMJ editor R. Duane Ireland noted that meeting the rigorous demands of AMJ as the premier empirical research journal of the Academy of Management requires board members to typically review one or two manuscripts each month.  Dr. Ireland added that these reviews involve an average of 15-20 hours per month reviewing and improving “complex imperical research submitted by some of the world’s most highly published and respected scholars.

Membership on the AMJ Editorial Review Board is restricted to individuals who are widely recognized as accomplished researchers on the leading edge of both their discipline and the advances in imperical research. As such, Dr. Maurer’s service on the Board “enhances the scholarly prestige of Old Dominion University on a world-wide basis.”

Dr. Douglas Ziegenfuss Named BAP 2009 Business Information Professionalof the Year

Dr. Douglas Ziegenfuss, Chair and Professor of Accounting, was named 2009 Business Information Professional of the Year (education category) at the 90th Anniversary Conference of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP). He was nominated for the award by the Old Dominion University Zeta Pi chapter of BAP.

Dr. Ziegenfuss is the author of three books and thirty articles on audit related subjects. His articles have appeared in numerous journals, including: Internal Auditor, Internal Auditing, the Managerial Auditing Journal, the IIA Educator, and the Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting. He has also co-edited a book of internal auditing cases. He regularly presents programs on audit management, fraud and audit quality issues, both nationally and internationally.

Art Work by Dr. Shaomin Li Included in Special Exhibition

Art work by Dr. Shaomin Li, E. V. Williams Faculty Research Fellow and Professor of Management and International Business, is included in the “Art & Democracy IV Exhibition” on display until December 31, 2009 at Gallery H in New York City. The exhibition is sponsored by the Visual Artists Guild (VAG) in recognition of the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The exhibition features works of all media related to political and social struggle around the work and the human desire for civil liberties.

Among the works included in the exhibition are a 24x18 oil painting titled Father that depicts the life and struggles of Dr. Li’s father, an intellectual leader and reformer in China; and Future: Tibetan Children in Exile in Dharamsala, India, an 18x18 lithograph based on the artist’s visit to Tibetan children in exile in Dharamsala, India.

Dr. William Judge Reappointed Editor-in-Chief for Corporate Governance: An International Review

Dr. William Judge, Professor of Strategic Leadership, has been reappointed for a second term as Editor-in-Chief for the journal “Corporate Governance: An International Review” (CGIR).  His second term will begin in January 2010 and conclude in December 2012.

The mission of CGIR  is to publish cutting-edge research on the phenomena of comparative corporate governance throughout the global economy. CGIR acts as a forum for the exchange of information, insights and knowledge based on both theoretical development and practical experience. It is committed to publishing rigorous and relevant research on corporate governance so that the practice of corporate governance can be influenced and improved throughout the world.

Dr. John Ford Appointed to Editorial Review Board of Journal of Advertising Research

Dr. John Ford, Professor of Marketing and International Business, has been named to the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Advertising Research. With this appointment,  Dr. Ford is now serving on the editorial review boards of top three advertising journals. The other journals are Journal of Advertising and International Journal of Advertising. Dr. Ford is also currently serving as President of the Academic of Marketing Science.

Dr. Russell Haines Conducts Seminar on Publishing Experimental Research

Dr. Russell Haines, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, presented a seminar titled “Getting Experimental Behavioral Research Published” at the European Research Center for Information Systems in Munster, Germany. In the seminar, Dr. Haines elaborated on four elements that reviewers focus on then criticizing experimental research. These factors include significant results, valid procedures, nominally valid measures, and generalizable subjects and task. For each factor, Dr. Haines discussed common mistakes novice researchers make and how he has, or plans to, overcome those issues in his own research.

Since receiving his PhD from the University of Houston in 2002, Dr. Haines has focused almost exclusively on experimental research. His experiments have examined the process of group development in virtual teams, the process of ethical decision making, the impact of anonymous group discussions on ethical decision making, the effect of information availability on supply chain decision making, and the effect of workplace awareness on group decision making and performance. His current research interest in centered on the effects of other-awareness on individual perceptions and behavior.

CBPA Faculty Cited for Service to Great Computer Challenge

Five CBPA faculty members were cited recently for their service to the Great Computer Challenge, co-sponsored by Old Dominion University, WHRO, and the Consortium for Interactive Instruction. Dr. Samuel Coppage was both a Judge Coordinator and judge for the Java/Visual programming category of the Senior Division. Dr.Vijay Kalburgi, Dr. Lan Cao, Professor Emeritus William Crouch, and Ms. Renee Weather all served as judges for the Java/Visual Basic programming category of the Senior Division.

The goal of the Great Computer Challenge, held annually for the past 24 years, is to promote in young people an inerest in the various aspects of computing and technology and to provide schools an opportunity to compare their technology programs with other schools in the region. The Challenge includes two competitions – a senior division for grades 6-12 and a junior division for grades K-5.

The role of the judges includes both the development of the problems and judging criteria and evaluation of the finished projects. Problems must be appropriate for each age group and cannot  be repeated from recent years because many schools use past problems for teaching. Problems must also be designed to they can be completed in the allotted time. At the conclusion of the event, judges evaluate and rank each entry in their category and award prizes. According to this year project organizer J. Douglas Streit, OCCS, one of the greatest aspects of the program is that student know they are being judged by experts and professionals who generously donate their time.

Faculty Publications, Presentations, Recognition of Research

·         Ali Ardalan, Associate Dean, “An Analysis of Dual-Kanban Just-in-Time Systems in a Non-Repetitive Environment.” In press at Production and Operations Management. (with R. Diaz)

·         Roya Ardalan, Senior Lecturer of Information Technology/Decision Sciences, “Eurobond Issue and Firm Value.” Journal of Business and Economic Research, 2008, 9(11), 63-70.

·         John A. Doukas, Professor of Finance and Eminent Scholar, a paper entitled “Investor Sentiment and Momentum” has been listed in the SSRN’s Top Ten download list for Behavioral & Experimental Finance. As of October 27, 2009, Dr. Doukas’ paper had been download 215 times.

·         A paper by Dr. John Lombard, Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration, and Dr. David Chapman, Visiting Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration, was the 2009 winner of the Seniors Housing category at the American Society of Real Estate meetings. The award was sponsored by the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry and included a cash prize. The title of the paper is “Can’t Get No Satisfation or Can They? Examining Housing and Neighborhood Satisfaction Factors in the 55+ Generation.”

·         Michael J. Seiler, Professor and Robert M. Stanton Chair of Real Estate and Economic Development; and Aaron Arndt, Assistant Professor of Marketing, “Measuring Service Quality with Instrument Variation in an SEM Framework.” Accepted for publication in Journal of Housing Research. (with V. L. Seiler, G. Newell, and J. Webb)

·         Michael J. Seiler, “Mitigating Investor Risk Seeking Behavior in a Down Real Estate Market,” Journal of Behavioral Finance. (with V. L. Seiler)

·         Michael J. Seiler, “The Role of Profit, Law, and Ethics in Residential Real Estate Investments,” Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education. (with V. L. Seiler, D. M. Harrison, and K. F. Luchtenberg)

·         Michael J. Seiler, “ETF Short Shares: The Next Stage in the Evolution of REIT Ownership,” Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 2009, 15:1, 21-31. (with V. L. Seiler)

·         Michael J. Seiler, “Decomposing Underwriting Spreads for GSEs and Frequent Issuer Financial Firms,” presented at the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association mid-year meeting, Washington, DC, June 2009. Co-authored with  D. M. Harrison and A.Heuson.

·         Michael J. Seiler, “Financial Opacity and Firm Performance: The Readability of REIT Annual Reports,” presented at the American Real Estate Society. Monterrey, CA, April 2009. Co-authored with D. M. Harrison, K. F. Luchtenberg, and S. Dempsey.

·         Michael J. Seiler, “The Paradox of Judicial Foreclosures,” presented at the American Real Estate Society. Monterrey, CA, April 2009. Co-authored with D. M. Harrison and W. Burge.

·         Deepak Sethi, Assistant Professor of Management, and Dr. William Judge, Professior of Strategic Management, “Reappraising Liabilities of Foreignness within an Integrated Perspective of the Costs and Benefits of Doing Business Abroad,” International Business Review, 2009, 18(4), pp. 404-416.

·         Deepak Sethi, “Climate change: International business competitiveness and geopolitical implications.” Governance for Climate Security, Business Innovation, Social Change and National Security, 2009, 1(1), pp. 268-271. (Invited article).

·         Deepak Sethi, invited speaker on the geopolitical and international business implications of climate security, “Global Convention on Climate Security” Palampur, India, June 2009.

·         Haiwen Zhou, Assistant Professor of Economics, “Globalization and the Size Distribution of Firms,” accepted for publication at Economic Record.

·         Hongwei (Harry) Zhu, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, “Finding New Uses for Information,” MIT Sloan Management Review, 2009-Summer, 50(4), 18-21. (with S.E  Madnick)

·         Harry Zhu, “Overview and Framework for Data and Information Quality Research,” ACM Journal of Data and Information Quality, 1(1), Article #2. (with S.E. Madnick, R. Wang, and Y. Lee, Y)

·         Harry Zhu, “One Size does not Fit All: Legal Protection for Non-copyrightable Data”, Communications of the ACM, 52(9), 123-128. (with S.E  Madnick)

·         Harry Zu, and Harris Wu, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, “Sloppy Tags and Metacrap? Quality of User Contributed Tags in Collaborative Social Tagging Systems,” 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems, August 6-9, San Francisco, California, USA.

·         Harry Zu, and Liuliu Fu, PhD student in, “Towards Quality of Data Standards: Empirical Findings from XBRL,” 30th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS’09), December 15-18, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

·          Harry Zu, “Reconciling Semantic Heterogeneity in Web Services Composition,” 30th International Conference on Information System (ICIS’09), December 15-18, Phoenix, AZ, USA. (with X. Li, S. E. Madnick, and Y. Fan)

Welcome New Faculty

The following individuals joined the CBPA faculty this year:

  • Ms. Michelle Carpenter, Instructor of Marketing, received an M.B.A. in 2006 from Old Dominion University, an M.A. in Communication in 1992 from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and a B.A./B.S. in Public Administration and Broadcast Journalism in 1991 from Miami University.  Since 2006, she has been an Instructor of Marketing at Christopher Newport University.

  • Dr. David W. Chapman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration, received a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Urban Policy in 2007 from Old Dominion University and an M.S. in Management of Information Systems and a B.S. in Education (Mathematics), in 2002 and 1975 respectively, from the University of Virginia. Since 2006, he has been a Research Associate and Adjunct Instructor in the CBPA. 

  • Ms. Roslyn W. Houston, Instructor of Marketing, received an M.B.A. in 1992 from Harvard University and a B.S. in Engineering Management in 1984 from the United States Military Academy.  Since 2005, she has been an Adjunct Faculty member at Strayer University, Virginia Wesleyan College and Chicago State University

 

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Program/Center News

Urban Studies and Public Administration Implements Services to Support Changing Student Demographic

The Department of Urban Studies and Public Administration (USPA) has implemented new services to support a growing enrollment of “pre-service” students (students with no practical experience in public administration). Among the new services are a student internship program, coordinated  by Associate Professor Mohammad Alkadry, to help students meet the internship requirement for pre-service students.

In September, the Department, in conjunction with the ODU Career Management Center and the MPA Association, held a career workshop with a focus on networking. The Department also released its 2009-2010 career guide for MPA students. The guide has about 100 post-graduation fellowships and in-school internships. It also provides information about online search pages and job sites. The Career Guide and the Internship Guidelines are posted on the USPA website (Career/Internships link).

Insurance & Financial Services Center Annual Founders’ Day

The Insurance and Finance Services Center 2009 Annual Founders’ Day was held Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Hampton-Newport News Room at Webb University Center.

Keynote speaker for the event was Gary D. McMahan CLU, CHFC, president of Professional Advisory Resources LLC, an insurance and consulting firm specializing in bank relationships and sales of life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Previously, Mr. McMahan was president of Nationwide Provident Life Insurance Company and a

Senior VP and General Agent with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. He was a successful agent and a 28-year member of the Million Dollar Roundtable.

The Founders’ Day program and luncheon supports the Insurance and Financial Services Program in the CBPA and provides an opportunity to honor insurance and financial services professionals who have completed significant educational achievement in the past year.

E. V. Williams Center for Real Estate and Economic Development

The E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED), with the support of it's advisory board, Industry Professional Advisors to the Center (IPAC), will sponsor several programs during the 2009 - 2010 academic year to link the CBPA real estate student community with the real estate and development industry here in Hampton Roads.

In August, Jeff Ainslie, President of Sales, Operations,  and Finance for the Ainslie Group and an IPAC member, participated as a panelist at the Career Management Center's student employment forum. 

In October, CREED sponsored Building Connections in Real Estate, a networking reception for real estate/finance students and members of IPAC. The reception featured a “speed dating” format to provide students opportunities to meet with several industry professionals representing a wide range of specialties. The event was a great opportunity for students  to competitively position themselves for future internship and employment opportunities.

Also in October, IPAC member Deborah Stearns, Senior Vice President for General Commercial Sales and Leasing at Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate, met with CBPA students to discuss current trends in commercial real estate and the forecast for the year ahead.

Looking ahead, the 2010 Hampton Roads Real Estate Market Review and Forecast will be Wednesday, March 10, at the Ted C. Constant Convocation Center. This highly-respected and anticipated annual event brings more than 750 industry professionals to ODU for presentations on industry performance, data analysis and future trends in real estate. 

Insurance and Financial Planning Careers Reception

The Insurance and Financial Services Center and the Department of Finance recently conducted a Career Reception for employment and internship opportunities in Insurance, Financial Planning, and Risk Management. The primary purposes of the reception were to provide interaction opportunities for students and industry representatives and increase awareness of the Insurance and Financial Services major offered by the CBPA.

Dr. Michael McShane, Assistant Professor of Finance (Insurance), spoke about the Insurance and Financial Services Center and the Insurance and Financial Services major. Other speakers included Mike Lombardo, risk manager for the City of Portsmouth, discussing Risk Management and related careers; Diane Mattis, VA Association of Insurance Agents, discussing property-casualty insurance related careers; and Warren Negri, Regional Vice-present of John Hancock, discussing life-health, benefits, and financial planning careers.

Professionals from numerous specialties were in attendance, including insurance underwriters, claims adjusters, and producers from both the property-casualty and life-health areas and representing both commercial and personal insurance providers. Also in attendance were loss control specialists, risk managers, mployee benefits specialists, and financial planners/advisors.

 

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Upcoming Events

Economics Club of Hampton Roads Speaker Schedule for 2009/2010

The Economics Club of Hampton Roads has announced the speaker schedule for 2009/10. Unless noted, programs are held at the Norfolk Marriott Waterside at 235 East Main Street, Norfolk from 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. Upcoming speakers include:

  • December 10 – Dennis Gartman, author of the Gartman Letter, an investment advisory newsletter, and frequent guest on CNBC and MSNBC.
  • January 27, 2010 - Annual Economic Outlook Conference, including forecasts  by the Old DominionUniversity Forecasing Team of Professors Agarwal, Najand, and Yochum.
  • February 18, 2010 – Third-annual Economic Impact Award (evening event, Norfolk Marriott Waterside). This year’s recipient is Elizabeth “Betsy” Duke, Governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Governor Duke is an alumnus of the ODU MBA program and a former Hampton Roads banking executive.
  • March 17 – Jake Glover, Director, Health and Wellness Initiatives America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).  (co-sponsored by the Virginia Business Coalition on Health)
  • April 28 – Paul Staneski, PhD, head of Derivatives Solutions & Training, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.

 

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Student News

PhD Program Anniversary Celebration

During a two-day conference held October 16 and 17, the alumni, faculty, staff, and doctoral students of the Business Administration PhD Program celebrated the program’s 20th anniversary.  Drawing upon the history of the program, the ODU Business Administration Doctoral Student Association (DSA) organized the conference to salute the program’s architects and builders and to welcome alumni back to ODU.  The theme of the event was “Re-connections and New Connections for Global Strength,” highlighting the potential of an alumni network of more than 80 graduates in 14 countries.

The 56 participants included local alumni, as well as alumni from ranged from as far away as Washington state and Korea (here on a sabbatical).  Events over the two-day program included attendance at a research seminar, opening ceremony and recognition dinner at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, panel discussion, tailgate party, and attendance at a football game.

The opening ceremony featured presentations by Dr. Sylvia Hudgins, Graduate Program Director, and Dr. Nancy Bagranoff, dean of the College. One highlight of the recognition dinner, held at Norfolk Yacht & Country Club, was a discussion with the first doctoral student in Finance, Dr. Steven Lifland, who gave private recounts of his days as the only student in his classes. Awards were presented to the “architects and builders” of the program, whose names are now engraved on a plaque displayed in the Dean’s office.  The panel discussion included topics such as balancing teaching and research and navigating the tenure process.

Funding for program was provided by the Alumni Association, the Office of Student Affairs, the CBPA Dean’s Office, and program registrants.

 

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Alumni, Advisors, and Friends

Welcome New Constant Hall Partners

Since June 2009, the College of Business and Public Administration has welcomed three new members to our Constant Hall Partners corporate program. They are:

  • Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, co-founded in 1996 by CBPA alumnus Brian Holland, who is also a member of the CBPA Executive Advisory Council;
  • Jo-Kell Inc., an electrical distribution, engineering, and solutions provider servicing the military, commercial marine and industrial marketplaces for over thirty years. Susan H. (Suzy) Kelly, a member of the CBPA Executive Advisor Council, is Chief Executive Officer ; and
  • SunTrust Bank-Hampton Roads, through the generous support of Tommy Rueger, President and CEO.

 

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