RECENT PHD GRADUATES

Graduate - Advisor(s)

AHN, Byung-Hyuk - Dr. Ming S. Hung
(Operations Research)
"Forward Additive Neural Network Models"
August 1996

AL-AJMI, Rashed Shebeeb - Drs. Robert H. Faley & Cathy L. DuBois
(Micro Organizational Theory)
"The Effect of Cultural Masculinity on Performance Appraisal Rating"
May 1995

ANDERSON, Carole - Drs. Cathy L. DuBois & Robert H. Faley
(Micro Organizational Theory)
"Contextual Factors Affecting the Decision to Discriminate: A Test of
Rational Bias Theory"
May 1995

BETTS, Lisa Marie Haverstraw - Dr. J. Randall Brown
(Operations Research)
"Proportionally Bounded Maximum Flow"
December 1990

BUSICO, Diane Frances - Dr. Robert H. Faley
(Macro Organizational Theory/Policy Strategy)
"Strategy and Family-Responsive Programs: Bivariate Relationship and Joint Effect on Performance"
May 1995

CHADBUNCHACHAI, Yaowaluk (Ms.) - Drs. Gregory Madey & Robert Smith
(Management Information Systems)
"Design and Evaluation of a Hypertext-Based Conceptual Model for Group Decision Support Systems"
December 1992

CHOE, Kwangseek - Drs. David E. Booth & Michael Y. Hu
(Operations Management )
"A Study of Corporate Manufacturing Strategy: The Performance Implications of the Coalignment Among External Environment, Business Strategy, and Manufacturing Structure"
August 1993

CHU, Ching-Wu - Drs. Abraham Mehrez & B. Eddy Patuwo
(Operations Management )
"Partial Backorder Control Policies for Inventory Systems"
May 1995

CLARK, Paul Buddy - Dr. Robert D. Smith
(Management Information Systems)
"Microcomputer Support for Decision Making: A Combination of Vertical and Lateral Thought Processes"
May 1992

CRAMPTON, William Joseph - Dr. Audrey L. Mendelow
(Management Information Systems)
"Some Correlates of the Level of Development of Strategic Information Systems in an Individual Firm"
December 1990

CRUTE, Christy L. - Dr. J. Randall Brown
(Operations Research)
"Knapsack Sharing with a Summary Variable"
December 1991

DENTON, James William - Dr. Ming S. Hung
(Operations Research)
"A Robust and Efficient Training Algorithm for Feedforward Neural Networks"
December 1991

DUFF, John Anderson - Dr. Geoffry S. Howard
(Management Information Systems)
"An Empirical Investigation of the Differences Between the Relational Data Model and the Extended Entity Relationship Model in the Context of the Task of Data Model Integration"
December 1994

EASTMAN, John William - Drs. Arlyn J. Melcher and Dr. Buddy L. Myers
(Macro Organization Theory/Policy Strategy)
"Corporate Restructuring: Effects of Performance Variables on Corporate Restructuring"
December 1994

KNAPP, Deborah E. - Drs. Cathy Dubois and Dr. Robert H. Faley
(Micro Organizational Theory)
"Determinants of Target Responses to Sexual Harassment: A Conceptual Framework"
December 1994

ESICHAIKUL, Vatcharaporn (Ms.) - Drs. Gregory Madey & Robert Smith
(Management Information Systems)
"A Hypertext System to Support Problem-Solving: A Socio-Technical Perspective"
December 1992

FISHER, Dorothy Mao - Dr. Ming S. Hung
(Operations Research)
"A New Successive Linear Programming Algorithm for Nonlinear Programming and its Application"
August 1990

GUHDE, Lynn Miller - Drs. Nealia Sue Bruning & Mary C. Kernan
(Micro Organizational Theory)
"The Influence of Task Complexity, Strategy and Group Goals on Performance and Goal Acceptance"
May 1991

HARRINGTON, Susan J. - Dr. Robert D. Smith
(Management Information Systems)
"The Characteristics and Ethical Judgments of Members of the Computer Profession: A Behavioral Model"
May 1992

HAYDEN, William D. - Dr. J. Randall Brown
(Operations Research)
"The Knapsack Sharing Problem with Generalized Lower Bound Constraints"
August 1993

HEIMANN, Beverly A. - Drs. Nealia Sue Bruning & Mary C. Kernan
(Micro Organizational Theory)
"Equity Theory and the Effects of Need for Achievement and the Equity Sensitivity Construct"
December 1992

ISMAIL, Zakaria Bin - Dr. Nealia S. Bruning
(Micro Organizational Theory)
"Antecedents and Outcomes of Organizational Commitment: A Quasi-Experiment in a Field Setting"
May 1990

JONES, Barbara J. - Drs. Cathy L. DuBois & Robert H. Faley
(Micro Organization Theory)
"Self-Efficacy and Personal Goals in Classroom Performance: The Effect of Task Experience"
May 1996

KANG, Suh Young - Dr. Gregory R. Madey
(Management Information Systems)
"The Use of Feedforward Neural Networks for Time Series Forecasting"
August 1991

KHOUJA, Moutaz M.J. - Dr. David E. Booth
(Operations Management)
"Decision Models for Industrial Robot Selection and Operation"
August 1991

KLINE, Douglas Miles - Dr. Abrahem Mehrez
(Operations Research)
"Methods for the Ordered and Unordered Matching Identification Problem"
May 1995

LENARD, Mary Jane - Drs. Gregory R. Madey & Pervaiz Alam
(Management Information Systems)
"A Comparison of Statistical, Expert System and Hybrid Models Applied to the Auditor's Going Concern Assessment"
May 1995

LLOYD, Scott J. - Drs. Geoffrey Steinberg & Gregory R. Madey
(Management Information Systems)
"An Expert System Approach to Choosing the Least Cost Physical File Structure in Different Types of Databases"
August 1995

LOWY, Ronald M. - Dr. William Acar
(Macro Organizational Theory/Policy Strategy)
"Social vs. Economic Strategic Orientation Across the Spectrum of Differing Organizational Types: Profit to Not-For-Profit"
August 1992

McGOWAN, Matthew Kevin - Dr. Gregory R. Madey
(Management Information Systems)
"Extent of Electronic Data Interchange Implementation: An Innovation Diffusion Theory Perspective"
August 1994

MIELKE, Terry W. - Dr. J. Randall Brown
(Operations Research)
"A Methodology for the Study of the Accuracy of the Central Limit Effect"
August 1996

NOUR, Mohamed A. - Dr. Gregory Madey
(Management Information Systems)
"Improved Clustering and Classification Algorithms for the Kohonen Self-Organizing Neural Network"
December 1994

OSYK, Barbara A. Mizer - Drs. Ming S. Hung & Gregory R. Madey
(Operations Research)
"The Use of Neural Network for Fault Analysis in a Computer Integrated Manufacturing System"
December 1991

OZGUR, Ceyhun O. - Dr. J. Randall Brown
(Operations Research)
"Scheduling Methods for a Capacity Constrained Work Center and Automated Assembly Line with Sequence Dependent Setups"
May 1990

PRASAD, Sameer - Drs. David E. Booth and Michael Y. Hu
(Operations Management )
"A Robust Monitoring Method for the Early Detection of Deviations in a Time Series Process with Applications"
August 1990

RAGHAVAN, Vijay V. - Dr. William Acar
(Macro Organizational Theory/Policy Strategy)
"An Approach to Competitive Modelling Using the Military Metaphor and Comprehensive Situation Mapping"
August 1990

RAI, Arun - Dr. Geoffry S. Howard
(Management Information Systems)
"Stimulating the Use of Computer-Aided Software Engineering in Information Systems Departments: An Empirical Test of Elements of Innovation Theory"
December 1990

RIGGLE, Charlene Grace - Dr. Greg Madey
(Management Information Systems)
"The Implications of Chaos Theory for Decision Makers"
May 1996

RUPPEL, Cynthia Prok - Dr. Geoffry S. Howard
(Management Information Systems)
"Correlates of Telework Among IS Professionals: An Organizational View"
May 1995

SAMADDAR, Subhashish - Drs. Gad Rabinowitz & Abraham Mehrez
(Operations Management )
"A Monolithic Approach for Resource Sharing and Scheduling in Multirobot Assembly Cell"
December 1991

SANKARAN, Kizhekepat (Mr.) - Dr. William Acar
(Macro Organizational Theory/Policy Strategy)
"Synergy in Mergers and Acquisitions: Cluster-Analytically Derived Diversification Strategy Archetypes and Performance Implications"
May 1993

SEBASTIAN, Paul Richard - Dr. David E. Booth
(Operations Management)
"Polynomial Smoothing and Data Bounding Applied to Industrial Process Control and Nuclear Material Safeguards"
August 1994

SHAH, Vijay C. - Dr. J. Randall Brown
(Operations Management)
"A General Methodology for Multiattribute Decision Making Using the Minsum Value Function"
August 1994

SUBRAMANIAN, Venkat - Dr. Ming Shing Hung
(Operations Research)
"Nonlinear Optimization for Neural Net Training and Neural Nets for Classification Problems"
December 1990

SURENDRAN, Sunil - Dr. William Acar
(Macro Organizational Theory/Policy Strategy)
"Stock Market Reaction to the Initial Public Offer in Reverse LBOS: An Empirical Investigation of the Role of Some Firm-Specific Variables"
May 1994

VENDEMIA, William Guy - Drs. Ming S. Hung & B. Eddy Patuwo
(Operations Research)
"Valuation of Leadtime in Production Systems"
December 1991

WILLIAMS, Craig L. - Dr. B. Eddy Patuwo
(Operations Management )
"A Single Period, Single Item Fixed-Life Perishable Inventory Model with Positive Order Lead Times"
December 1995

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College of Business Administration
Graduate School of Management
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242-0001
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