2008 FBD Distinguished Paper Awards

Academy of International Business U.S. Southwest Chapter

More than Words: Exploring the Multi Dimensional Nature of Intercultural Business Communication by Email
Anne Davis, Houston Baptist University
Penny Leas, University of St. Thomas
John Dobleman, PROS Revenue Management Company

American Accounting Association Southwest Chapter

Does Corporate Reputation Translate into Higher Market Value?
Kun Wang, Texas Southern University
L. Murphy Smith, Texas A&M University

Association for Business Communication Southwestern U.S.

Receptivity and Response of Students to an Electronic Textbook
DuFrene, Debbie D., Stephen F. Austin State University
Lehman, Carol M., Mississippi State University
Biss, Judith L., Stephen F. Austin State University

Association of Business Information Systems

Using a Competitive Game to Aid Student Learning of Database Normalization: Reflections After Three Years
Ronnie Fanguy, Nicholls State University
Betty Kleen, Nicholls State University

Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators

Cultural Differences in Ad Information Processing: The Influence of Analytic versus Holistic Thinking
Beichen Liang, East Tennessee State University

Decision Sciences Institute Southwest Region

Influence of Attitude, Anxiety and Self-efficacy Towards Statistics and Technology on Statistical Package Software Usage Behavior
Maxwell K. Hsu., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Stephen W. Wang, National Taiwan Ocean University
Kevin Kuan-Shun Chiu, Lunghwa University of Sciences and Technology

Southwest Academy of Management

Sequential and Multiple Simultaneous Mentoring Relationships: Is More Really Better
Gayle Baugh, University of West Florida

Southwestern Finance Association

Why Managers Hold Shares of Their Firm: An Empirical Analysis
Ulf von Lillienfeld, Frankfurt University
Stefan Ruenzi, Cologne University

Southwestern Society of Economists

Earnings Management and Executive Compensation under Moral Hazard
Bo Sun, University of Virginia