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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Doctoral Symposium Program

Fourteenth Annual
Robert Mittelstaedt Doctoral Symposium
Doctoral Research in Marketing
March 24-26, 2005

Program
THURSDAY, MARCH 24 - AFTERNOON
Guests check in at the Embassy Suites, 1040 P Street
THURSDAY, MARCH 24 - EVENING (DRESS CASUAL)
7:30 - 10:00Cocktail Party
Jim and Ruth Gentry home, 2809 Woodsdale Blvd.
Finger-foods will be served
FRIDAY, MARCH 25 - MORNING (DRESS PROFESSIONALLY)
Breakfast, available for guests staying at the Embassy Suites
8:45 - 9:00Welcome
Jim Gentry, Mittelstaedt Doctoral Symposium Coordinator
Gordie Karels, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration or
Cynthia Milligan, Dean, College of Business Administration
Robert Mittelstaedt, Nathan J. Gold Distinguished Professorship in Marketing, Emeritus
9:00 - 9:30Avinash Malshe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
"Toast to Fear: Marketplace Paranoia and Its Impact on Strategic Outcomes"
9:30 - 9:40Discussant: Rajesh Bagchi, University of Colorado
9:40 - 9:50General Discussion
9:50 - 10:00Break
10:00 - 10:30Aaron D. Arndt and Jason Harkins, University of Oklahoma
"A Practical Meta-Theoretical Framework for Porting Individual Level Theories to the Organizational Level"
10:30 - 10:40Discussant: Edward Nowlin, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
10:40 - 10:50General Discussion
10:50 - 11:00Break
11:00 - 11:30Kelly D. Martin, Washington State University
"Drivers of Corruption: A Cross-National Study of Institutional Anomie Theory and Bribery Activity"
11:30 - 11:40Discussant: Kristin Scott, Oklahoma State University
11:40 - 11:50General Discussion
11:50 - 1:30Lunch at the Embassy Suites
FRIDAY, MARCH 25 - AFTERNOON
1:30 - 2:00Vivek Patil, University of Kansas
"Appeals with Negative Emotions and Resistance to Persuasion Reduction: Application in the Context of Charitable Solicitations"
2:00 - 2:10Discussant: Aric Zion, Arizona State University
2:10 - 2:20General Discussion
2:20 - 2:30Break
2:30 - 3:00C. Shane Hunt, Oklahoma State University
"Interfirm Adaptation in Sales Manager - Salesperson Relationships"
3:00 - 3:10Discussant: Fred Miao, University of Missouri
3:10 - 3:20General Discussion
3:20 - 3:30Break
3:30 - 4:00Doan Thi Thuc Nguyen, University of Utah
"Consumption and Tet in Vietnam"
4:00 - 4:10Discussant: Daniel Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4:10 - 4:20General Discussion
FRIDAY, MARCH 25 - EVENING (DRESS CASUAL)
6:30 - 7:00Cocktails at The Grand Room, 317 South 11th Street
7:00 - 9:00Banquet at The Grand Room
9:30 - LateOn your own
SATURDAY, MARCH 26 - MORNING (DRESS PROFESSIONALLY)
Breakfast, available for guests staying at the Embassy Suites
9:00 - 9:30Scott Radford, University of Missouri
"Sacralization and Opportunism in Online Auctions: An Investigation of Consumer and Marketer Responses to the Death of a Celebrity Icon"
9:30 - 9:40Discussant: Clinton Lanier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
9:40 - 9:50General Discussion
9:50 - 10:00Break
10:00 - 10:30Jeff Wang, University of Arizona
"It's Not Just the Money You Owe: Consumer Debt in Social Relationships"
10:30 - 10:40Discussant: Amber Epp, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:40 - 10:50General Discussion
10:50 - 11:00Break
11:00 - 11:30Crina Tarasi, Arizona State University
"An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Preventive and Deterrence Controls on the Price Consumers are Willing to Pay for Commercial Software"
11:30 - 11:40Discussant: Jennifer Mish, University of Utah
11:40 - 11:50General Discussion
11:50 - 12:00Closing
12:00Box lunches will be available for those who requested