From research and publications to presentations and prestigious appointments, the HCBE faculty and staff continue to impress and lead.
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| In June, Professor of Finance and Economics Rebecca Abraham presented the findings of her research titled, “Sources of Health Expenditure in Developing Countries” at the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine (INIM) Research Seminar Series hosted by the Health Professions Division at NSU.
Abraham’s paper, “The impact of financial inclusion on economic development: The mediating roles of gross savings, social empowerment, and economic empowerment” in the International Journal of Social Economics examines financial inclusion from a multicountry, macroeconomic perspective combined with measurement of its theoretical underpinnings through a primary data-based sample extracted from respondents in Bangladesh, a lower-middle-income country in Southeast Asia. |
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| Professor of Finance Young Baek, Associate Professors of Finance David Cho and Emre Kuvvet’s paper, “The Differential Effect of Social Disclosure on Loan Funding and Loan Repayment: Evidence from Fixed-Rate Peer-to-Peer Lending” in Managerial Finance explores the effects of social disclosure on loan funding and repayment within the fixed-rate peer-to-peer lending model.
Baek and Cho coauthored, “Are there racial differences in loan approvals?” in Applied Economics Letters, which found that once credit history and loan types are controlled for (as well as other financial and demographic variables), loan denial differences across race disappear. |
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| Professor of Marketing James Barry and Professor and Chair of Decision Sciences Yuliya Yurova’s paper, “Institutional forces in buyer-supplier exchanges: A U.S. and BRIC nation test of legitimacy and efficiency” was accepted for publication by Industrial Marketing Management. |
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| Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences Dario Bonaretti co-authored What can I(S) do for you?”: How technology enables service providers to elicit customers’ preferences and deliver personalized service in Information & Management. Based on a longitudinal dataset of 118,647 hotel reservations, the research explains how digital representations of customers’ preferences enable service providers to personalize service and increase customer value.
In Effective Use of Mobile-Enabled Emergency Warning Systems for the European Conference of Information Systems, Bonaretti identifies eleven enabling dimensions of effective use of mobile-enabled warning systems. Bonaretti’s paper, “The problem with SMS campus warning systems: An evaluation based on recipients’ spatial awareness” in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, found a major flaw in the design of SMS warnings: They fail to provide their recipients with adequate spatial awareness. Bonaretti and his colleagues’ paper, “A Protection-Motivation Perspective to Explain Intention to Use and Continue to Use Mobile Warning Systems” in Business & Information Systems Engineering, provides a theoretical understanding of technology-enabled protection behaviors and provides practitioners with a list of factors to consider for pushing the adoption and continued use of emergency warning applications. |
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| Assistant Professor of Management Jason Cavich had two papers accepted for presentation at the Academy of Management this summer. One of the papers, “Nascent Entrepreneurs and the Moderators of Race, Gender, and Government Support,” published in the Entrepreneurship Research Journal, explores the relationship between opportunity recognition and the entrepreneurial intent of nascent entrepreneurs. |
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| Professor Emeritus of Business Law Frank Cavico and Professor of Management Bahaudin Mujtaba’s paper, “Office Romance and Sexual Favoritism in the #MeToo Workplace: Legal and Practical Considerations for Management” in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, analyzes one aspect of office romance and sexual conduct in the workplace – mainly sexual favoritism – in the era of the #MeToo movement.
In “Defamation by Slander and Libel in the Workplace and Recommendations to Avoid Legal Liability” in Public Organization Review, Cavico and Mujtaba investigate the difference between “slander” and “libel” and the privileges and defenses to defamation, especially as it applies in the employment context. They explain the implications of this tort in the workplace and provide recommendations on how to avoid liability for defamation. The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan federal government agency that conducts research on behalf of the U.S. Congress is using a journal article published by Mujtaba, Cavico, and adjunct faculty Stephen Muffler for their research on “non-competition agreements and the effects of these agreements on the U.S. workforce and economy.” The article, “Covenant-Not-To-Compete: The Relationship of Training and Education Criteria to Enforceability,” was published in the SAM Advanced Management Journal. |
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| Professor of Management Ravi Chinta, Professor of International Business Belay Seyoum, and Professor of Management Bahaudin Mujtaba’s work, “Social support as a driver of social entrepreneurial intentions: the moderating roles of entrepreneurial education and proximity to the SBA” in the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development outlines how higher levels of social support are associated with higher entrepreneurial intentions, and this association becomes stronger with entrepreneurial education and proximity to the office of the US Small Business Administration. |
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| Assistant Professor of Accounting Julia Davidyan’s paper, “Defined Benefit Public Pension Funding Determinants and Consequences: A Review of The Literature,” has been accepted for publication in Public Finance and Management.
Davidyan participated in a panel on the Post-Implementation Review of GASB Pension Standards that included GASB staff and industry leaders from state and local government. |
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| Davidyan, Associate Professors of Accounting Vikram Desai, Renu Desai, and Professor of Accounting Barri Litt’s paper, “Globalization and the Accounting Profession: Lessons Learned from India” in the Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research explores the power dynamics within the increasingly globalized economy, which often cause local regulatory bodies to overlook their national interests in favor of influential international interests. It examines the events surrounding the entry of multinational accounting firms into India’s accounting market amidst major changes for the Indian accounting profession, which took place from 1990 to 2005. |
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| Associate Professor of Operations and Systems Management Kimberly Deranek and Associate Professor of Decision Sciences Steven Kramer’s paper, “Technology-Dependent Pedagogical Process Redesign: Leveraging Lean Methods” in the International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management compares the efficacy of process outcomes leveraging lean methods versus traditional pedagogy applied to dental education dependent on emerging technology. |
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| Chair and Associate Professor of Public Administration and Real Estate Development Fred Forgey was nominated for the National Association for Industrial and Office Parks Research Foundation Distinguished Fellows Program. There are only sixteen other Distinguished Fellows, and only one other distinguished fellow this year. |
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| The article, “Adept XR Partners with Nova Southeastern University to Launch VR Experiences for Finance and Accounting” features two VR experiences deployed at NSU College of Business to engage students in financial literacy and practical auditing skills training. NSU faculty and staff involved in the effort include Associate Professor of Sport Management Jeff Fountain, Associate Professor and Chair of Finance and Economics Albert Williams, and Associate Professor of Accounting Linda Kidwell. |
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| Assistant Dean of Operations and Administration Steve Harvey was appointed by Governor DeSantis to the South Broward Hospital District’s Board of Commissioners, which oversees all actions of the Memorial Healthcare System, the third-largest health care system in the nation. |
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| Associate Professor of Finance Kershen Huang has joined the Editorial Advisory Board of the Review of Accounting and Finance.
Huang’s article, “Working Hard for Long-Distance Relationships: Geographic Proximity and Relationship-Specific Investments,” in Financial Management, provides evidence that suppliers with larger relationship-specific investments are better able to maintain long-distance business relationships and are associated with higher firm value. These findings suggest an important dimension of supplier commitment: Suppliers use relationship-specific investments as a signal of their willingness to fulfill ongoing implicit claims. |
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| Adjunct Professor of Accounting William Dennis Huber and his coauthor’s paper, “Corporate Governance and Disclosure – Purpose, Scope, and Limitations” publication in the International Journal of Disclosure and Governance examines the purpose, scope, and limitations of corporate governance and disclosure including what, how, and why information about publicly-listed companies is disclosed with the intent of providing a better understanding of corporate governance and disclosure and directions for future research.
Huber’s second book, Economics, Capitalism, and Corporations: Contradictions of Corporate Law, Economics, and the Theory of the Firm, part of the Routledge Economics of Legal Relationships series, is now available. |
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| Professor and Chair, Department of Population Health Sciences Julie Jacko, Professor of Management and Director of Academic Affairs Timothy Page and Chair of Management, Director of Complex Health Systems Program, and Professor François Sainfort published a paper in the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine: “A Call to Action: Preventing Opioid and Substance Abuse in South Florida Youth.” It identifies the South Florida tri-county region of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach as a culturally distinct region that likely has unique risk and protective factors. To address the concerning spike in recent youth opioid use in South Florida, a community coalition has been formed to identify factors unique to South Florida and create a plan for early awareness and prevention.
Jacko, Page, and Sainfort were awarded an NSU President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant for their work titled “Interactive Shared Decision Support For Prostate Cancer Patients and Providers.” Jacko, Page, and Sainfort have published “Redesign of United States Medical Schools: A Shift from Health Service to Population Health Management,” in Population Health Management. With a shift toward population health-centric health care management strategies profoundly influencing the predominant forms of health care delivery in the United States in the foreseeable future, this paper proposes a modern conceptual framework that can be operationalized by academic medical centers to achieve a sustainable future. Florida Blue Foundation announced the funding of a grant titled, “South Florida Coalition for the Prevention of Opioids and Substance Abuse in At-Risk Youth.” Julie Jacko is the Principal Investigator and François Sainfort is the Co-Investigator. |
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| Associate Professor of Decision Sciences Steven Kramer was awarded an NSU President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant for a project titled “Formative Research on Instructional Design Theory for Immersive VR in Higher Ed” in a collaborative effort with a colleague from Fischler College. |
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| Professor of Finance Pankaj Kumar Maskara and Associate Professor of Finance Emre Kuvvet coauthored the paper, “The role of P2P platforms in enhancing financial inclusion in the U.S. – An analysis of peer-to-peer lending across the rural-urban divide” in Financial Management. It found that peer-to-peer platforms enhance financial inclusion of those lacking traditional institutions in rural communities and offer an alternative to those with fewer fringe banks in urban communities.
Kuvvet’s article, “When a journalist is assassinated, do financial markets care? The market’s reaction to journalist murders,” published in Applied Economics was just referenced by The Guardian. Kuvvet’s paper, “Anti-Corruption Courts and Foreign Direct Investments” in International Review of Economics and Finance, found that First Instance Court and Hybrid Court systems are negatively associated with foreign direct investments, but a Comprehensive Parallel Court system is positively associated. |
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| Associate Professor of Management Eleanor Lawrence, Professor of Management Leslie Tworoger, and Professor and Chair of Decision Sciences Yuliya Yurova’s paper, “TMT Leadership Ambidexterity: Balancing Exploration and Exploitation Behaviors for Innovation” in the European Journal of Innovation Management, explores the leadership behaviors of a top management team. |
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| Professor of Accounting Barri Litt coauthored the paper, “CEO Compensation, Corporate Governance, and Audit Fees: Evidence from New Zealand” in the International Journal of Auditing. It presents evidence that auditors consider CEO performance‐linked compensation a risk factor and are pricing it into the financial statement audit, with client governance moderating the pricing effect.
Litt has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches, which reflects NSU’s broader community involvement, consistent with our core values. |
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| Associate Director of Graduate Academic Advising Tramaine Martin represented Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship at the recent Diversity and Inclusion Summit held by AACSB. |
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| Professor of Finance Pankaj Kumar Maskara and Professor of Decision Sciences Florence Neymotin’s article, “Do Credit Unions Serve the Underserved?” in the Eastern Economic Journal, found that underserved households are less likely – rather than more likely – to use the services of credit unions. |
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| Associate Professor of Accounting Walter Moore’s paper, “The Evolution of Accounting Technology Education: Analytics to STEM,” in the Journal of Education for Business examines accounting schools’ opinion about the incorporation of data analytics into their curriculum, and data analytics and STEM-designated accounting programs. |
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| In June, Professor of Management Bahaudin Mujtaba achieved Society for Human Resource Management certification with the SHRM-Certified Professional and the SHRM-Senior Certified Professional certifications.
Mujtaba and his colleagues’ paper, “A Qualitative Analysis of Marketing Analytics Literature: Where Would Ethical Issues and Legality Rank?” in the Journal of Marketing Analytics, explores the issues and challenges of global data-driven disruption in marketing, which could unlock the potential of marketing analytics. Mujtaba and his colleagues published in the Public Organization Review:
Mujtaba and his colleagues published in the Journal of Transnational Management:
“Daltexpharma: A Case Addressing Potential Pharmaceutical Cargo Theft” in INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy delves into the worldwide, ongoing dilemma of pharmaceutical trucking cargo theft losses and the effects of such thefts. Published in Marketing and Management of Innovations, Mujtaba and his colleagues’ paper, “The Relationship between Social Capital and Psychological Well-Being: the Mediating Role of Internet Marketing,” investigates the relationship between social capital and psychological well-being through perceived social support testing social media usage as a moderator. |
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| Professor of Decision Sciences Florence Neymotin’s article, “Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurship in Canada” in the Review of Economic Analysis examines the initiation of necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship ventures in Canada from the late 1980s until more recent times, to determine how these activities relate with the business cycle.
Neymotin’s article, “Risky behaviour and non-vaccination” in the Journal of Bioeconomics examines the behaviors that predict whether individuals vaccinate for seasonal influenza, to help policymakers fashion plans to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates and more reliably establish herd immunity. |
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| Professor of Management and Director of Academic Affairs Timothy Page is the co-investigator on the $5 million Department of Education Grant, “Efficacy of a Peer-Delivered Intervention for High School Students with ADHD.”
Page received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for a project titled, “Community-Based Care for Minority Adolescents with ADHD: Improving Fidelity with Machine Learning-Assisted Supervision and Fidelity Feedback.” In “Transitions in privatized prison health systems: Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations Among Incarcerated People in Florida, 2011-2018” in the American Journal of Public Health, Page examines the rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among incarcerated people in Florida during a period when health care management in the state’s prisons was undergoing transitions. |
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| Professor of Accounting and Dean Andrew Rosman and his coauthor, David Lavoie, had their paper “Course Design for Competitive Advantage” published in AACSB Insights.
Recently, Rosman and Johannes Vieweg, dean of NSU’s Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, led a panel discussion to explore how those operating at the crossroads of health care, business, economic development and community impact can leverage private-public partnerships and cross-industry collaborations to spur innovation and market prosperity, and establish South Florida as a model for such engagement. The first-in-a-series event was covered by South Florida Business News, in South Florida leads the pack in transforming health care: An executive discussion. |
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| Professor of International Business Belay Seyoum’s “Modularity in production and firm relative positional advantage: Evidence from the global automotive industry in China” in the Journal of East-West Business investigates modularization and its impact on cost, speed to market and product quality in the world’s largest car market.
Belay Seyoum’s “State fragility and foreign direct investment” in Thunderbird International Business Review demonstrates the influence of state fragility on human flight and brain drain and the role of the latter in causing economic decline. In “Product modularity and performance in the global auto industry in China: the mediating roles of supply chain integration and firm relative positional advantage” in the Asia Pacific Business Review, Seyoum examines the role of supply chain integration and firm relative positional advantage in mediating the main effects of product modularity on firm performance. Seyoum is also working on the 4th edition of his book, Export-Import Theory, Practices, and Procedures, which is now used in over 40 schools in the U.S. and several schools overseas (Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey, UK). |
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| Professor of Marketing Art Weinstein’s article, “Do Your Students Know How to Analyze a Case – Really?” published by Harvard Business Publishing Education, provides a framework for using cases to help students become better decision-makers.
Weinstein previewed his new book, “Superior Customer Value: Finding and Keeping Customers in the Now Economy,” on LinkedIn. Weinstein published, “Houdini’s Magical Marketing Strategies,” in the Journal of Strategic Marketing. Here, he examines the marketing techniques used by the legendary magician Harry Houdini to catapult him to the top of the entertainment field for more than thirty years. |
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| “Selling-to-Teach: A Didactical Look at the Natural Integration between Teaching and Selling” in the Journal of Marketing Education – coauthored by Professor of Marketing Suri Weisfeld-Spolter and Professor and Chair of Decision Sciences Yuliya Yurova, suggests that since the teaching interaction is similar to a sales situation, professors can help students realize their need for learning just as a salesperson helps a prospect realize a need for a product or service.
Weisfeld-Spolter and Yurova’s paper, “Pandemic Pedagogy for the New Normal: Fostering Perceived Control during COVID-19” in the Journal of Marketing Education demonstrates that instructors can foster perceived control in their students, and provides guidance on best practices for teaching during a pandemic. This research has important implications for educational practices and instructional techniques to help students manage the loneliness, isolation, and lack of perceived control during these unprecedented times. |
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| Associate Professor and Chair of Finance and Economics, Albert Williams appeared in the segment, “President Biden’s 100-Day Economy, Slow and Steady,” on NBC recently.
Williams’ paper, “Financial, demographic, and psychological differences between chapter 13 bankruptcy filers and non-filers” in the Financial Services Review, Vol. 29, No. 1. His study finds financial, demographic, and psychological differences between Chapter 13 filers and non-filers and can be used to influence public policy to reduce personal bankruptcy. |
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| Professor and Chair of Decision Sciences Yuliya Yurova and her colleagues’ paper, “The importance of organisational justice on schedule satisfaction: A study of Latin American call centre employees” in the International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management suggests that the relationship between distributive and procedural justice and satisfaction with their schedule is stronger for employees from the high-power distance national culture of Brazil. Implications for theory and recommendations for practice are offered.
Yurova and her colleagues’ work, “Does CSR Reporting Indicate Strong Corporate Governance?” in International Journal of Accounting and Information Management investigates the relationship between companies filing versus those not filing corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and corporate governance. |
| The Huizenga College of Business faculty and staff are certainly leading in their research work and embodying our new Best for our World™ vision. |
