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Professor Dr. Peter Geib, Management, and Associate Professor Tracy Gompf, Paralegal, were invited to serve on the Editorial Advisory Board for the International Journal of China Marketing. The International Journal of China Marketing is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal and is part of the series of journals published by the North American Business Press, which has an overall acceptance rate of less than 20 percent.

MSUM achieved accreditation of its business programs by AACSB International in 2010 – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. This is the most prestigious level of accreditation available to Business schools internationally. As a result of this achievement, the school was able to establish a chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society in 2010. Read the rest of this entry →

Jinpei Wu, School of Business, had two papers accepted for publication:

“Compete at the expense of responsibility? Firm’s alliance responsibility in innovation process for SMEs,” co-authored with Shuyi Zhang from Shanghai Finance University, was accepted by International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. Read the rest of this entry →

Please join us in the Center for Arts Building, Great Hall, CA 149 on Wednesday, May 1 from 3-5 p.m. to celebrate Cindy Phillips’ 34 years of service to MSUM Moorhead.  We wish her well in her retirement.

Kim Mollberg, School of Business, had an article “Making a “backdoor” Roth IRA contribution” published in the April 2013 edition of Journal of Accountancy. Published continuously since 1905, the Journal of Accountancy (with 386,000 paid subscriptions) is the flagship publication of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Mary Stone, School of Business, presented her paper entitled “Performance Differences Between Online and Traditional Students in Principles of Accounting” at the Midwest Business Administration Association International annual meeting in February 2013. The research provided support for Simonson et al’s (1999) Equivalency Theory by comparing the course assessment scores for the two groups of students.

Sheri Erickson, School of Business, presented the paper “Using Communication Theory to Analyze Corporate Reporting Strategies: A Study of the Health Care Industry” on Feb. 28 at the MBAA International Conference in Chicago. Co-authors were Marsha Weber, Dean of the College of Business and Industry at MSUM and Zach Lukes, MSUM finance graduate.

Two MSUM students, Whitney Jensen and Gavin Doppler, received awards for reaching the finals in all events they entered at the Minnesota Collegiate DECA Career Development Conference held Feb. 26 – 28 in Mankato. Doppler received special recognition by placing second in the Fashion Merchandising and Marketing category.

Collegiate DECA prepares students for careers by integrating skills learned in the classroom with real world experiences. Collegiate DECA conferences and other activities give students unique access to internships, scholarships, competition, and professional networking. To learn more about the MSUM Collegiate DECA chapter, contact faculty advisors Kim Mollberg or Lori Johnson.

Han Li, School of Business; Xin Luo, The University of New Mexico; and Merrill Warkentin, Mississippi State University, had a paper published in the Journal of Computer Information Systems. The acceptance rate is eight to nine percent. Read the rest of this entry →

Ashish Gupta, and Han Li, both from School of Business, have an article titled “Should I send this Message? Understanding the Impact of Interruptions, Social Hierarchy and Perceived Task Complexity on User Performance and Perceived Workload ” accepted for publication in Decision Support Systems Journal, an ‘A’ ranked journal. Read the rest of this entry →

Ashish Gupta, School of Business, along with his colleagues from Banner Health and Arizona State University received best research prototype award for the virtual world developed for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training at the 22^nd Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS). WITS is a prestigious conference and the award is highly competitive. This project is funded by the Department of Defense. Read the rest of this entry →

Purpose of Award: To recognize and reward undergraduate student achievement in conducting mentored research and writing research articles.

Award range: Up to $1,000 in cash and certificates

Award Criteria:

• Students must be enrolled in the School of Business at Minnesota State University Moorhead anytime between August 2011 through May 2012
• Entrants could be pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, and Business Administration and/or from any emphasis area: International Business, Management or Marketing. Read the rest of this entry →

Dr. Mary Stone, School of Business, and Dr. Sheri Erickson, School of Business, recently attended the American Accounting Association Management Accounting Section Research and Case Conference. These School of Business faculty presented their teaching case, “Hometown Community Church: Non-Profit Cash Flow Analysis” at the January 2013 conference.

Han Li and Ashish Gupta, both from School of Business, published a journal article in the top ranked journal on Patient Health Records.

Li, H. Gupta, A., Zhang, J. Sarathy, R. Examining the Decision to Use Standalone Personal Health Record Systems as a Trust-enabled Fair Social Contract, Decision Support Systems, forthcoming

Abstract: Despite the growing research interest in the digitization of healthcare, current understanding of barriers to using health IT is mostly centered on providers. There is a lack of understanding of how to get patients involved in managing their own digital health information using standalone Personal Health Record Systems (PHR). Read the rest of this entry →

The School of Business is hosting China in Transition: Business Opportunity and Risk Thursday, Nov. 15 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the MSUM Center for Business Atrium.

China in Transition is designed to help professionals understand business opportunities and risks that exist between China and the United States. There will be a research presentation and panel discussion with regional experts. The discussion will revolve around China’s legal, educational, manufacturing, labor, and media elements and how they affect regional business.

For the speaker and panelist bios and more information visit the China in Transition website.

Ashish Gupta, School of Business, publishes a journal article with colleagues from national and international Universities- the research focuses on innovative teaching approaches applies to Operations Management, MIS, and Management domains

Barjis, J., Gupta, A., Sharda, R. Bouzdine-Chameeva, T., Lee, P., Verbraeck, A. Innovative Teaching using Simulation and Virtual Environment, Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, forthcoming (impact factor: h-index-11, acceptance rate <10 to15%) Read the rest of this entry →

Ashish Gupta, School of Business, publishes journal article on Critical Care Medicine with colleagues from Mayo Clinic and Phillips Research

Dong, Y^1,2. MD, Chbat, N³. PhD, Gupta, A.⁴ PhD, Hadzikadic, M⁵., PhD, Gajic, O⁶. MD, Systems Modeling and Simulation Applications for Critical Care Medicine, Annals of Intensive Care, 2012, 2:18

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Ashish Gupta, is serving as elected President of the Midwest Association for Information Systems( MWAIS) for the year 2012-2013. MWAIS serves Association for Information Systems (AIS) members across the Midwest from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. MWAIS serves the needs of Information Technology thought leaders in the U.S. Heartland. The term will also require additional one-year commitment for 2013-2014 as past-president. Read the rest of this entry →

The Journal of Relationship Marketing, 11:116-123, 2012 has published “Delight the Customer: A Predictive Model for Repeat Purcha6se Behavior,” by M. Wayne Alexander.

The Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 24, Number 2, 2012 has published “Mesopotamian Traders: The Tamkaru” by M. Wayne Alexander and William Violet, both of the School of Business.