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Research and Consulting Interests

UNIBusiness faculty and staff have experience and expertise that lend to insightful commentary on and analysis of business news, research and current events. Browse the online directory below.

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Accounting
NameResearch Interests
Bauman, Christine (Chris)Accounting for income taxes and related financial reporting effects. Inventory methods. Tax regulation. Low-income tax issues.
Bauman, Mark P.Usefulness of accounting data to investors, creditors, and financial analysts.
Christ, Leroy (Rick) Pedagogy in accounting; issues in financial accounting; implications of tax laws.
Christ, MaryIssues associated with financial reporting; pedagogy in accounting; auditing
Lindquist, TimInfluence of culture, gender and generation on judgment & decision-making; Impact of procedural and distributive justice/injustice in the workplace; cooperative learning and outcome feedback in accounting education
Mpundu, HeminigildCapital Markets: Financial Reporting
Schmidt, DennisComputer Self-Efficacy; Service Learning Benefits; Accounting Education
Smith, A. GeraldAccounting and auditing education, Accounting literature using citation analysis
Wartick, MartyBehavioral responses to tax law changes; interaction of psychological and economic theory as it relates to taxpayer reporting decisions

Business and Community Services
Angel, CindyCommunity and Economic Development Research.
Bolick, Michael (Joe)Painting and coating industry trends, training course development, simulation training, marketing and sales strategy, design principles
Cota-Uyar, KatherineEntreprenuership, small business
Ebensberger, JasonVirtual Reality, Standards Compliant Web Design, IT Security
Gedlinske, BrianWater resources (surface water and groundwater hydrology); groundwater contaminant fate & transport; site remediation technologies; environmental GIS applications; biofuel environmental implications; and surface finishing technologies
Giblin, TomEfficient and effective paint methods
Hensel, LeaConsumer behavior, internet marketing, design principles
Honary, LouLubricants, Biobased Products, Technology Transfer, Biofuels
James, WesBiolubricants; Biofuels; BioProducts; Agricultural Bio-Economics; Agricultural Policy; Manufacturing Operations; Mechanical Systems
Lampe, ChrisEffectiveness of water borne paint coatings; Efficacy of various cure technologies for curing water dispersible CARC coatings
Treloar, JeremiahEfficacy of new types of coating technologies and application equipment;  Effectiveness of virtual reality training in the application of coating

Economics
Abraham, FredPublic Finance; Forensic Economics.
Alam, Imam M.International Trade, Economic Growth, Stock Market, Applied Econometrics
Amin, ShahinaChild labor in developing countries, impact of education on earnings;  Employment of women in developed and developing countries
Brown, KenApplied Microeconomics
Hakes, DavidMonetary Policy, Central Banking, Financial Markets, Macroeconomics.
Isakson, HansHousing markets, Land subdivision, Impact of externalities on housing values, Property rights
Jepsen, LisaEconomic demography, labor economics, and law and economics
Kanago, BryceMacroeconomics and monetary economics especially in the areas of inflation and the business cycle.
Lukasiewicz, ChrisData Analysis, Consulting, Problem Solving Techniques.
McCormick, KenPhilosophy and economics. Bounded rationality. Club theory.
Nota, FungisaiFiscal Federalism and Multi-agency; Economical Regional Stability; Taxation of Exhaustible Resources
Surdam, DavidEconomics of professional sports leagues. Economics of the American Civil War.
Uyar, BülentHousing markets.

Finance
Cox, Arthur T.Development impact fees; Tax burden of public open space; Housing trends in Iowa; Mortgage financing
Followill, Richard A.Investments, Market Efficiency, and Derivatives
Olsen, Brett C.Corporate Governance; Boards of Directors; Securities Issuance; Ownership; Young Firms.
Rappaport, AllenCredit Union financial and regulatory issues; Securities Investor Protection Corp. Policies; Tracking Financial Scams
Stokes, JeffCredit Risk Measurement and Migration, Mortgage-backed Securities, Securitization.
Thompson, A. FrankManagerial Finance, Commercial Banking, Futures and Options, Control Theory, Contingent Claims Valuation, Risk Theory, Actuarial Science
Zaman, Mir A.Investments and market microstructures.

Management
Connerley, MaryDiversity; Recruitment; Leadership
Cyphert, DaleCross-cultural rhetorical theory with respect to variations in decision-making norms across cultures and socio-economic levels
Jin, HaihaoSupply chain operations, including collaborative decision making; global supply chain design and integration; database integration, security, and data mining
Kaparthi, ShashidharDecision Support Systems, Internet Technologies, Bibliometric Analyses, Neural network models and applications in management.
Karsten, RexInformation Systems Pedagogy; Information and Communications Technology Literacy; Computer Self-efficacy; Information Systems Professional - End User Interaction; Training
Langley, RonelleCareer development; development of assessments for non-cognitive skills associated with college and workplace performance; work values.
Lee, Gabe (Younghwa) Website and Virtual Worlds Usability, Acceptance of Innovative Information Technologies, and Computer Security & Ethics
Mattingly, JamesOrganization Culture, Stakeholder Management, Corporate Social Action
McAdams, TonyManagerial Accountability. Ethics. Employment Law.
Mehta, AnjuHR challenges of off shore IT-outsourcing; Work outcomes under continuous change, team characteristics and effectiveness; knowledge flow in organizations; developing an ethical organizational culture
Mehta, NikhilIT enabled knowledge management, strategic IT outsourcing partnerships, and pedagogical issues in IS education.
Mitra, AtulEfficacy of various employee compensation systems; Compensation issues associated with international, cross-cultural, outsourcing environments
Power, Daniel J.Design and development of computerized decision making and planning aids, especially Decision Support Systems (DSS).
Rosol, SarahOrganizational trust. Cross-cultural studies. Burnout. Unemployment.
Roth, RobertaTeaching programming via the Web.
Santana, AdeleCorporate social strategy; Motivations for use of social practices by companies; New organizational structures with a social objective as their mission
Smith, Gerald (Jerry) F.Managerial problem solving; decision making; critical thinking; the teaching of thinking; quality and process improvement.
Spencer, MichaelKnowledge, identification of cost drivers in repetitive systems, production planning and control.
Wartick, StevenCorporate Social Performance/Issues Management, Strategic Issues Analysis, and Business-Government Relations
Wood, DonnaBusiness ethics, global business citizenship, corporate social responsibility and performance, stakeholder theory.
Wurtz, M. SusanInterface between individuals and organizations; Meaning and philosophies of work.

Marketing
Bunker, MatthewCustomer service failure and recovery, consumer powerlessness, consumer grudge-holding, internet marketing, service quality, and customer satisfaction.
Clayson, DennisMeasurement, Psychometrics, Potlatch and Consumption
Corbin, Steven B.Classroom Assessment Techniques; Quality of Teaching and Learning; Marketing Education; Building a Learning-Centered Marketing Community
Iyer, KarthikSupply Chain Capabilities, Interfirm Relationships, Supply Chain IT, Strategic Alliances, Organizational Learning
Klassen, MikeShopping and Comparison Shopping on the Internet, Nutritional Advertising and Marketing for Church Leaders.
Rajendran, K.N. (Raj)Issues surrounding product pricing; Consumer price and value perceptions; Perceptions of quality for domestic and foreign products
Rawwas, MohammedConsumer and business ethics; cross-cultural studies; distribution channel analysis
Schrage, ChristineInternational management and marketing; Entrepreneurship and Micro-credit operations in underdeveloped countries.
Wilson, Matthew Digital video analytics; Marketing automation; Social and mobile marketing.

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