JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR CASE …

Volume 18, Number 3

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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

Devi Akella

Albany State University

Albany, Georgia

Charlotte Allen

Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

Thomas T. Amlie

Penn State University - Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Ismet Anitsal

Tennessee Tech University

Cookeville, Tennessee

Kavous Ardalan

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York

Joe Ballenger

Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

Lisa Berardino

SUNY Institute of Technology

Utica, New York

Thomas Bertsch

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Steve Betts

William Paterson University

Wayne, New Jersey

Narendra Bhandari

Pace University

North Brunswick, New Jersey

Barbara Bieber-Hamby

Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

W. Blaker Bolling

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

Lisa N. Bostick

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida

Michael W. Boyd

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Thomas M. Box

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

William Brent

Howard University

Washington, DC

Michael Broihahn

Barry University

Miami Shores, Florida

Gary Brunswick

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan

Carol Bruton

California State University San Marcos

Poway, California

Gene Calvasina

Southern University

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Russell Casey

Penn State University Worthington Scranton

Dunmore, Pennsylvania

Yung Yen Chen

Nova Southeastern University

Davie, Florida

Wil Clouse

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

Clarence Coleman

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Michael H. Deis

Clayton College & State University

Morrow, Georgia

Carol Docan

CSU, Northridge

Northridge, California

Scott Droege

Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus

Meridian, Mississippi

Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, Volume 18, Number 3, 2012

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EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

Martine Duchatelet

Purdue University Calumet

Hammond, Indiana

Steve Edison

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

Andrew A. Ehlert

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi

Henry Elrod

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas

Mike Evans

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Werner Fees

Georg-Simon-Ohm-Fachhochschule Nuernberg

Nuernberg, Germany

Troy Festervand

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Art Fischer

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

Barbara Fuller

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Ramaswamy Ganesan

BITS-Pilani Goa Campus

Goa, India

Joseph J. Geiger

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

Issam Ghazzawi

University of La Verne

La Verne, California

Michael Grayson

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

Richard Gregory

University of South Carolina Spartanburg

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Robert D. Gulbro

Athens State University

Athens, Alabama

Allan Hall

SUNY Institute of Technology

Utica, New York

Karen Hamilton

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Heikki Heino

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois

Terrance Jalbert

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

Marianne L. James

California State University, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Bin Jiang

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

Marlene Kahla

Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

Joseph Kavanaugh

Sam Houston State University

Spring, Texas

William J. Kehoe

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

Wasif M. Khan

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Lahore, PU, Pakistan

Marla Kraut

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

S. Krishnamoorthy

Amrita Institute of Management

Tamil Nadu, India

Dave Kunz

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

John Lawrence

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

Jonathan Lee

University of Windsor

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

John Lewis

Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

Rod Lievano

University of Minnesota Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota

Steve Loy

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

Anne Macy

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

Edwin Lee Makamson

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia

Jeff Mankin

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

Paul Marshall

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

James R. Maxwell

State University of New York College at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Steve McGuire

California State University, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Michael McLain

Hampton University

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Timothey B. Michael

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Houston, Texas

Todd Mick

Missouri Western State University

St. Joseph, Missouri

Kenneth K. Mitchell

Shaw University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Mohsen Modarres

Humboldt State University

Arcata, California

William B. Morgan

Felician College

Jackson, New Jersey

Inge Nickerson

Barry University

Miami Shores, Florida

Inder Nijhawan

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Adebisi Olumide

Lagos State University

Lagos, Nigeria

Joseph Ormsby

Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

D. J. Parker

University of Washington Tocama

Tacoma, Washington

Karen Paul

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

Steven K. Paulson

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Terry Pearson

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

Rashmi Prasad

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

Sanjay Rajagopal

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Charles Rarick

Purdue University Calumet

Hammond, Indiana

Sherry Robinson

Penn State University

New Albany, Pennsylvania

Ida Robinson-Backmon

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

Durga Prasad Samontaray

King Saud University

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Joesph C. Santora

Essex County College

Newark, New Jersey

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