eInside Recognition

Linda Walker, Ph.D., professor of music education, received a university research grant to conduct a study in Prague, Czech Republic this past summer.

Cynthia R. Stillings and Katherine Burke, School of Theatre and Dance, Dr. Denise A. Seachrist, School of Music, presented “Recognizing the Arts as a Microcosm for Entrepreneurial Initiative: Strategic Planning for Innovative Curriculum and Student Success” at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 11, 2011.

Pratim Datta and Al Guiffrida, Management and Information Systems, edited a journal article, "Special Issue Editors on Green Supply Chains." Journal of Business Research. (2011).

Donald Williams, Honors College, "Multiple Language Usage and Earnings in Western Europe." International Journal of Manpower. 32.4 (2011): 372-93.

Pratim Datta, Management and Information Systems, authored, "An Applied Optimized Rewards Distribution (ORD)." Management Decision. 50. (2011): 29-44.

Summary: This sole-authored publication uses a novel optimization algorithm developed from financial portfolio theory to distribute rewards equitably across members in an organizational team/function.

Dominic A. Infante, Communication Studies, Andrew S. Rancer, Charles J. Wigley III (doctoral graduates), authored, "In Defense of the Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness Scales." Communication Quarterly. 59.2 (2011): 145-155.

Pratim Datta and Joseph Nwankpa, Management and Information Systems, "Perceived Audit Quality from ERP Implementations," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ). 23.2 (2011): 11-26
Summary: This empirical study looks at the impacts of ERP implementations of auditing in large organizations and whether the complexity of the implementation can be mitigated by the data integration from ERP systems.

Paul Fehrmann, University Libraries, co-authored “Comprehensive Computer Searches and Reporting in Systematic Reviews.” Research Synthesis Methods. 2.1 (2011): 15-32. DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.31.