Christopher Garcia, assistant professor in the College of Business, recently had his article “Winner Determination Algorithms for Combinatorial Auctions with Sub-cardinality Constraints” accepted for publication in Computational Economics. The paper will be published in December but is already available at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10614-015-9496-5
Phillips to Present at International Conference
Nichole Phillips, assistant professor in the College of Business, recently had her co-authored conference paper Estimating the Likelihood of Strategy Implementation Failure: An Exploration of Middle Managers’ Markers accepted for presentation and inclusion in the program of the Eastern Academy of Management International’s Managing in a Global Economy XVI Conference taking place in Lima, Peru from June 21-25, 2015.
Zhao Publishes in Journal of Management Analytics
Xiaofeng Zhao, associate professor in the College of Business, recently had his co-authored article “Analyzing the time buffer in the Theory of Constraints based lean operations” published in the Journal of Management Analytics, Volume 1, Issue 3.
Richardson Publishes Business Column
Lynne Richardson, dean of the College of Business, is publishing a a regular column in the Free Lance-Star. She writes about various aspects of finance and economics. Check out the latest column: Dale Carnegie’s message is timeless.
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Richardson Participates in Leadership Symposium
Lynne Richardson participated in a panel discussion, “Tips for Leaning In,” at the NCAA/NACWAA Women’s Leadership Symposium on May 21 in Charlotte, N.C. Other participants were the athletic directors at Salem College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. NACWAA is the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators. Lynne was invited in her dual roles as UMW’s faculty athletics representative and Dean of the College of Business.
Martinette Presents at International Conference and Publishes Articles
Louis A. Martinette, associate professor in the College of Business Department of Management and Marketing, presented “The Role of Innovation In The History Of Commerce: Toward A College Course” at the International Conference of The Association of Global Management Studies being held at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom on May 20 and 21. The paper is authored by Martinette, Todd Coates, a 2014 UMW MBA graduate, and Michael T. Lehman. The paper will be published in the proceedings.
In addition, Martinette, Alice Obenchain-Leeson, Gladys Gomez, and Jessica Webb’s article “Relationship Between Learning Orientation And Business Performance And The Moderating Effect Of Competitive Advantage: An Accounting Services Firm’s Perspective,” will appear in the July/August issue of the International Business & Economics Research Journal.
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