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Two graduate students from the Industrial - Organizational
Psychology programwere selected as Fellows for the Fifth International
Positive Psychology Summit, held in Washington D.C. The fellowship
competition drew research entries from around the world.
Tiffany Greene-Shortridge presented "The
Assessment of Psychological Stamina," co-authored by faculty
member Tom Britt, graduate student Erik
McKibbin, and undergraduate Courtney Smith.
Laurie Wasko presented "Predicting the Pleasant
Life, the Engaged Life, and the Meaningful Life: An Empirical
Integration of Affective Forecasting and the Good Life," co-
authored by faculty member Cindy Pury.
Dr. Mary Anne Taylor and Jenifer Greene, a
graduate of the Industrial-Organizational Psychology doctoral program,
published their article “Predicting the retirement adjustment of
military retirees: The central role of expectations” in the
Journal of Applied Social Psychology in 2006.
Dr. Mary Anne Taylor and Holly Geldhauser, a doctoral student in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, published “The challenges facing lower income workers: Problem identification and practical solutions” in a forthcoming book, Aging and Work in the 21st Century, by K. Shultz and G. Adams.
Tobin Turner (Ph.D. student in Operations Management) won 1st place at both the Regional and National levels (beating out submissions from 14 other national and international regions) in the Graduate Student Division of the Donald W. Fogarty International Student Paper Competition conducted by APICS - The Association for Operations Management. Tobin won for his paper entitled "The Key to Toyota's Success: Effective Organizational Learning." Tobin's paper was nominated for the region award by the APICS Industrial Crescent Chapter in Greenville.
Jason Thatcher, Misty Loughry, Jaejoo Lim (PhD student), and Harrison McKnight (of Michigan State University) have had their paper titled Internet Anxiety: An Empirical Study of the Effects of Personality, Beliefs, and Social Support accepted for publication at Information and Management.
A recent article (Clark, J.G., and Warren, J., "In Search Of The Primary Suppliers Of IS Research: Who Are They And Where Did They Come From?", Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Vol 18, 2006) has recognized Varun Grover as the 3rd most productive researcher (of 2,401 authors) in 3 leading IS journals based on an assessment of 2,401 authors that published 1,486 articles. He is ranked 4th using a broader set of 7 top journals.
Nick Roberts, a second-year doctoral student in Information Systems Management, along with professors Jason Thatcher and Rich Klein had their paper "Mindfulness in the Domain of Information Systems" accepted for presentation and inclusion in the workshop proceedings at the Fifth Pre-ICIS DIGIT Research in the highly competitive MIS Workshop.
For the second issue in a row, a Clemson-authored paper has been selected as the showcase article by Decision Sciences, and will be featured prominently on their website ( https://wpcarey.asu.edu/dsjOnline/). Following the selection of the paper "The Dark Side of Information and Market Efficiency in E-Markets" by Varun Grover, Jaejoo Lim, and Ramakrishna Ayyagari as the showcase article for Vol. 37, No. 3, August 2006, Aleda Roth's paper (coauthored with Xiande Zhao and Barbara B. Flynn) "Decision Sciences Research in China: A Critical Review and Research AgendaFoundations and Overview" is the showcase article for Vol. 37, No. 4, November 2006.
Frances Kennedy, professor of accounting, received the 2006 International Federation of Accountants’ Award of Merit for her distinguished contribution to the field of finance and management. Kennedy also received the 2006 Institute of Management Accounting’s Lybrand Silver Medal for outstanding contributions to management accounting literature.
Grover and Otim Article Published in EJIS
Varun Grover and his doctoral student Sam Otim had their
article "An empirical study on Web-based services and customer
loyalty" accepted for publication in European Journal of
Information Systems. EJIS is widely recognized as one of the top
two European journals in information systems.
Navy-Funded Urban Military Operations Research At
Clemson Continues
Prompted by the increase in military confrontations on
urban terrain—as opposed to open rural settings—the U.S.
Navy has commissioned Clemson University professors with research
relevant to that training need. (Read more)
Narayanaswamy Runner Up in Business Technology
Management Institute Dissertation Competition
Ravi Narayanaswamy, a doctoral student in the Department
of Management (Information Sysytems track), was recently named runner-
up in the Business Technology Management (BTM) Institute Dissertation
Competition. The award comes with a $5,000 stipend to support
Narayanaswamy’s dissertation research, "Exploring the
Dynamics between Information Technology and Business Managers: A
Control Loss Perspective." (Read more)
Dr. Terry Leap's Book on White Collar Crime to be
Released in 2007
White collar crime is an unfortunate reality for the
management world. In attempts to better understand this phenomenon,
Clemson University professor of management Terry Leap explores it in
his book, “Dishonest Dollars.” (Read more)
David Bodde Edits Book On The Science of Risk In
Business
Clemson University professor David Bodde is the editor of
a book on applying scientific principles of risk to business ventures.
The newly-released book, “Managing Enterprise Risk: What The
Electric Industry Implies for Contemporary Business," explores business
risks by asking what elements of a venture are known, unknown, and
unknowable. (Read
more)
Roth Invited to Speak at Kellogg Operations Workshop
Dr. Aleda Roth, Burlington Industries Professor of Supply
Chain Management, was one of ten invited speakers to participate in the
2006 Kellogg Operations Workshop at Northwestern University. (Read more)
Management Student, Faculty Win Best Paper
Xingxing Zu (a recent Ph.D. graduate now at Morgan State),
Larry Fredendall, and Tina Robbins received the Chan K. Han Best Paper
Award from the Operations Management Division at the Academy of
Management conference in Atlanta for their paper, "Organizational
Culture and Quality Practices in Six Sigma."
Roth Named Operations Management Scholar
In August 2006, internationally acclaimed scholar Dr.
Aleda V. Roth was named Operations Management Scholar by the Academy of
Management. According to Rebecca Duray, Operations Management Division
Chair, “Aleda Roth has continually added to the depth and quality
of research in Operations Management. (Read more)
Master of Real Estate Graduates First Class
In May, the first six students graduated from Clemson
University’s new Master of Real Estate Development (MRED)
Program. The full-time, 54-credit, two-year professional MRED program
is jointly offered by the Department of Planning and Landscape
Architecture (administrative unit) in the College of Architecture,
Arts, and Humanities and the Department of Finance in the College of
Business and Behavioral Science. (Read more)