JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR CASE STUDIES

Volume 17, Number 1

Printed ISSN: 1078-4950 PDF ISSN: 1532-5822

JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR CASE STUDIES

Editors Inge Nickerson, Barry University Charles Rarick, Purdue University, Calumet

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EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

Irfan Ahmed Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas

Charlotte Allen Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas

Ismet Anitsal Tennessee Tech University Cookeville, Tennessee

Joe Ballenger Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas

Thomas Bertsch James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia

Narendra Bhandari Pace University North Brunswick, New Jersey

W. Blaker Bolling Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia

Michael W. Boyd Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina

William Brent Howard University Washington, DC

Gary Brunswick Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan

Gene Calvasina Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Yung Yen Chen Nova Southeastern University Davie, Florida

Clarence Coleman Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina

Carol Docan CSU, Northridge Northridge, California

Devi Akella Albany State University Albany, Georgia

Thomas T. Amlie SUNY Institute of Technology Utica, New York

Kavous Ardalan Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York

Lisa Berardino SUNY Institute of Technology Utica, New York

Steve Betts William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey

Barbara Bieber-Hamby Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas

Lisa N. Bostick The University of Tampa Tampa, Florida

Thomas M. Box Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas

Michael Broihahn Barry University Miami Shores, Florida

Carol Bruton California State University San Marcos Poway, California

Russell Casey Penn State University Worthington Scranton Dunmore, Pennsylvania

Wil Clouse Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee

Michael H. Deis Clayton College & State University Morrow, Georgia

Scott Droege Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus Meridian, Mississippi

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EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

Martine Duchatelet Purdue University Calumet Hammond, Indiana

Andrew A. Ehlert Mississippi University for Women Columbus, Mississippi

Mike Evans Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina

Troy Festervand Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Barbara Fuller Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina

Joseph J. Geiger University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho

Michael Grayson Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi

Robert D. Gulbro Athens State University Athens, Alabama

Karen Hamilton Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina

Terrance Jalbert University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, Hawaii

Marlene Kahla Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas

William J. Kehoe University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia

Marla Kraut University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho

Dave Kunz Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Jonathan Lee University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Steve Edison University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas

Henry Elrod University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas

Werner Fees Georg-Simon-Ohm-Fachhochschule Nuernberg Nuernberg, Germany

Art Fischer Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas

Ramaswamy Ganesan BITS-Pilani Goa Campus Goa, India

Issam Ghazzawi University of La Verne La Verne, California

Richard Gregory University of South Carolina Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina

Allan Hall SUNY Institute of Technology Utica, New York

Heikki Heino Governors State University University Park, Illinois

Marianne L. James California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California

Joseph Kavanaugh Sam Houston State University Spring, Texas

Wasif M. Khan Lahore University of Management Sciences Lahore, PU, Pakistan

S. Krishnamoorthy Amrita Institute of Management Tamil Nadu, India

John Lawrence University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho

John Lewis Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas

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Rod Lievano University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minnesota

Anne Macy West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas

Jeff Mankin Lipscomb University Nashville, Tennessee

James R. Maxwell State University of New York College at Buffalo Buffalo, New York

Michael McLain Hampton University Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Kenneth K. Mitchell Shaw University Raleigh, North Carolina

William B. Morgan Felician College Jackson, New Jersey

Inder Nijhawan Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, North Carolina

Joseph Ormsby Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas

Karen Paul Florida International University Miami, Florida

Terry Pearson West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas

Sanjay Rajagopal Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina

Sherry Robinson Penn State University New Albany, Pennsylvania

Durga Prasad Samontaray King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sujata Satapathy Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi, India

Steve Loy Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky

Edwin Lee Makamson Hampton University Hampton, Virginia

Paul Marshall Widener University Chester, Pennsylvania

Steve McGuire California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California

Todd Mick Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, Missouri

Mohsen Modarres Humboldt State University Arcata, California

Inge Nickerson Barry University Miami Shores, Florida

Adebisi Olumide Lagos State University Lagos, Nigeria

D. J. Parker University of Washington Tocama Tacoma, Washington

Steven K. Paulson University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida

Rashmi Prasad University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska

Charles Rarick Purdue University Calumet Hammond, Indiana

Ida Robinson-Backmon University of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland

Joesph C. Santora Essex County College Newark, New Jersey

Bob Schwab Andrews University Berrien Springs, Michigan

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