Profiles in Leadership - UW-Milwaukee

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ASSURANT HEALTH RESEARCH FELLOW AWARD
Mark Srite, Associate Professor of Management Information
Systems
Dr. Srite’s research is focused in the areas of technology acceptance
across national cultures, the infl uence of emotions on group
decision-making, and quantitative issues in information systems.
BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL AWARD FOR
TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Torsten Ringberg, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Dr. Ringberg studies people’s socio-cognitive models and how
these affect individual interpretations, preferences, and ability to
make sense of incoming stimuli. He combines sophisticated
qualitative research methods with relevant social science and
socio-cognitive theories to identify these mental models.
Research Seminar Series
A full slate of speakers were featured in the
spring semester’s Research Seminar Series
— which provides a campus forum for
stimulating research scholarship through
the sharing of cutting-edge research:
“Information Conveyed in Hiring Announcements
of Senior Executives Overseeing
Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Processes,”
Donald Pagach, Professor of Accounting,
College of Management, North Carolina
State University
“Mean Racial-Ethnic Difference in Employee
Sales Performance: The Moderating Role
of Diversity Climate,” Patrick McKay,
Associate Professor, Sheldon B. Lubar
School of Business, University of Wisconsin–
Milwaukee
“Innovation,” Surya Kant, President, Tata
Consulting Services America
“On Hostile Ground with Sparse Common
Ground: Why Some Teams Fracture Under
Stress,” Richard Priem, Robert L. and Sally
S. Manegold Professor of Management and
Strategic Planning, and Paul Nystrom,
Professor Emeritus, Sheldon B. Lubar
School of Business, University of Wisconsin–
Milwaukee
“The Impact of Creative Ads on Consumer
Ad Processing and Response,” Xiaojing
Yang, Assistant Professor, Sheldon B.
Lubar School of Business, University of
Wisconsin–Milwaukee
“Modeling and Analysis of Call Center
Arrival Data: A Bayesian Perspective,”
Refi k Soyer, Professor of Decision
Sciences and Statistics, School of Business,
George Washington University
“Investigating Standards and Standardization
of Web Services,” Sandeep Purao, Associate
Professor, College of Information Sciences
and Technology, Pennsylvania State
University
BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE AWARD
Rose Czaja, Payroll Coordinator
Ms. Czaja, who supports the School’s fi nancial affairs area, recently
took the lead role in implementing a new online payroll system.
BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE AWARD
Nance Gusavac, Administrative Affairs and PhD Program
Coordinator
Ms. Gusavac manages course scheduling, accreditation-related
activities, assessment and course evaluations, as well as the
School’s doctoral program.
“Motivating Retail Marketing Effort:
Optimal Contract Design,” Xuemei Su,
Doctoral Candidate, Sheldon B. Lubar
School of Business, University of
Wisconsin–Milwaukee
“Integrating Business Ethics Throughout the
Curriculum,” Denis Collins, Professor of
Business, Edgewood College.
“Offshore Development Past, Present, and
Future,” Gary Kroc, Director of Global
Delivery and Sourcing, IBM
“Liquidity and Market Crashes,” Jennifer
Huang, Assistant Professor, University of
Texas at Austin
Professor and Roger L. Fitzsimonds
Distinguished Scholar Ehsan Soofi , of the
Production and Operations Management
faculty, serves as the Series Coordinator.
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