2022 DBA and CAR Conference

10:00-11:45 DBA student research- Track A:

Organization Dynamics & Effectiveness

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Session Chair: Dr. Ann Feyerherm

Presenters:

Court Carruthers: "The Effects of Corporate Cultural

Distance on Private Company M&A"

Supervisor: Dr. Ann Feyerherm

John Rose: "Evaluating the Effects of Organizational

Culture on Post-Merger Integration"

Supervisor: Dr. Ann Feyerherm

Marlene A. Gonzalez: "Procurement strategies

supply chain organizations to mitigate tariff

volatility"

Supervisor: Dr. Brian Jacobs

Kim McGinnis: "Alaska Native Corporations:

Participation, Purpose, and Performance in

For-Profit Indigenous Businesses"

Supervisor: Dr. Cristina Gibson

DBA student research- Track B:

Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

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Session Chair: Dr. Rob Bikel

Presenters:

Melanie Venture: "Partnering for Social Impact:

An Empirical Investigation"

Research Mentor: Dr. Cristina Gibson

Cezhan Ambrose: "A comprehensive framework

for sustainable business in the 21st century and beyond"

Supervisor: Dr. Chris Worley

Igor Estraykh: "Beyond the green iron cage: Exploring

the macro and micro-level influences on executive decisions

about sustainability investments in small and medium size firms"

Supervisor: Dr. Bobbi Thomason

Michael Cusumano: "To LEED Or Not To LEED: a Data

Comparison of Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas

Production in Multi-Family Housing Operations"

Supervisor: Dr. Abraham Park

1:00-2:30 DBA student research- Track A:

Consumers & Changing Marketplaces I

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Session Chair: Dr. Cristel Russell

Presenters:

Susanne Steiner: "Expanding the role of

community pharmacists to improve

healthcare access and outcomes"

Research Mentor: Dr. Gary Mangiofico

Yasmeen Coning: "Building brands from the

Inside-Out: Connecting engaged employees

to healthy brand performance"

Research Mentor: Dr. Cristel Russell

Aliyu Ahmed: "The Impact of Financial Literacy on

Low-Moderate Income Households' Attitudes Toward

Homeownership in Los Angeles County"

Supervisor: Dr. David Smith

Joy L. Shields: "Coming to Your Senses"

Supervisor: Dr. Cristel Russell

Richard H. Chau: "Whose Home is it Anyway?

Shared Homeownership Arrangement Choices that

Converge My Home to Your Investment"

Supervisor: Dr. Cristel Russell

DBA student research- Track B:

Organization Behavior & Leadership I

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Session Chair: Dr. Dana Sumpter

Presenters:

Kevin Sakamoto: "When identity is not enough:

Understanding the hidden inhibitors and motivators of

African American and Asian American workers in driving

organizational change."

Research Mentor: Dr. Cristina Gibson

Monika Wood: "Addressing Work-Life Balance: A Possible

Shift from Traditional to Progressive Work Models "

Research Mentor: Dr. Dana Sumpter

Ed Piecek: "Understanding and Valuing Transparent Leadership"

Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Groves

Ruth Prato: "The Latina Leadership Journey: Experiences of Latina

Partners in Big Four Accounting Firms "

Supervisor: Dr. Cristina Gibson

Susan Nakashima: "Developing Psychological Safety in Technical Teams"

Supervisor: Dr. Ann Feyerherm

4:20-5:30 DBA student research- Track A:

Entrepreneurship

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Session Chair: Dr. Cristel Russell

Presenters:

Mariela Salas: "No diversification without

representation: Increasing Latinx representation

in the venture capital ecosystem. "

Research Mentor: Dr. Cristel Russell

Shilena Battan: "The Money Pit-ch: You

might walk the walk but can you talk their talk? "

Research Mentor: Dr. Cristel Russell

Kevin 'Bud' Couch: "Garden Variety Entrepreneurs"

Supervisor: Dr. Cristel Russell

Seni Hazzan: "Dealpreneurship: An Alternative

Path To Democratize Business Ownerships"

Supervisor: Dr. Nelson Granados

DBA student research- Track B:

Technology Application & Impact I

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Session Chair: Dr. John Mooney

Presenters:

Elizabeth M. Adams: "Leadership of Responsible AI:

African American Stakeholder Participation in the

Development of Responsible AI "shaping" artifacts "

Research Mentor: Dr. John Mooney

Kevin Dowgiewicz: "Leveraging Interorganizational

Systems in the Era of Automation: A Cross-case Study

of Port Operations "

Supervisor: Dr. Nelson Granados

Tad Machrowicz: "Is Your New Product Development

System Fit for Innovative Performance? "

Supervisor: Dr. Chris Worley

9:45-11:00 DBA student research- Track A:

Innovation

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Session Chairs: Dr. Rob Bikel & Dr. John Mooney

Presenters:

Meeta Malhotra: "Identification of Dynamic

Capabilities in Medical Device Innovation Processes

with Evolving Stakeholder Needs . "

Supervisor: Dr. Gary Mangiofico

Shripal Shah: "Developing Exaptive Growth

Initiatives "

Supervisor: Dr. Chris Worley

Mark Hatch: "The influence of corporate

purpose on innovation success and the mediating

effect of radical innovation"

Supervisor: Dr. Chris Worley

DBA student research- Track B:

Technology Application & Impact II

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Session Chair: Dr. Levan Efremidze & Dr. Nelson Granados

Presenters:

Benjamin Sawyer: "Market microstructure inefficiencies

and intraday bubbles "

Research Mentor: Dr. Levan Efremidze

Prince Abubakari: "The dynamics of processes, governance,

technology and people in managing critical infrastructure

cybersecurity risk "

Research Mentor: Dr. Charla Griffy- Brown

Matthew Foster: "Factors Driving Firm Adoption

of Blockchain Technology "

Supervisor: Dr. Nelson Granados

Rod Koch: "Impact of Intelligent Process Automation on

the Management Accountant Profession"

Supervisor: Dr. Jillian Alderman

1:30-3:00 DBA student research- Track A:

Consumers & Changing Marketplaces II

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Session Chair: Dr. Cristel Russell

Presenters:

Bradley Gray: "How can rate of consumer clean

energy adoption be increased in the United States? "

Research Mentor: Dr. Cristel Russell

Claudio Ludovisi: "Purpose-Driven Branding: The

Power of Organizational Purpose in Engaging

Customers and Fans in a Hyperconnected World "

Research Mentor: Dr. Cristel Russell

Dean Hess: "The Consumer Decides: The Impact of

Multinational Enterprise's responses to high-profile

conflict on Brand Equity"

Supervisor: Dr. Cristel Russell

Chris L. Brown : "All for one and one for all: One

Market-oriented culture, Four CEO leadership

styles"

Supervisor: Dr. Cristel Russell

DBA student research- Track B:

Organization Behavior & Leadership II

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Session Chair: Dr. Cristina Gibson

Presenters:

Carol Lusk: "The Sacred and the Secular: The impact of religiosity

on workplace leadership "

Research Mentor: Dr. Cristina Gibson

Loreal Jiles: "The Viability of Dynamic Capabilities at

the Functional Level "

Research Mentor: Dr. Cristina Gibson

Kevin Schaller: "Board governance in crisis: director influence

in executive crisis leadership."

Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Groves

Aprilfawn White: "Adaptive Leadership During Environmental

Uncertainty and the Roles of Trust, Psycap, And Empathic Engagement"

Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Groves