Business Commons^™

J. Scott Nixon Appointed To Usu Board Of Trustees, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Effective July 1, 2011, Governor Gary Herbert appointed J. Scott Nixon ('83 BA, '84 MACC) to a four-year term as a member of the Utah State University Board of Trustees. Scott, the Salt Lake City Office Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has served on the Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy for the past 20 years except for the four years he was on assignment with PwC in Brazil.

Work-Life Issues And Strategies For Women Leaders Across The Globe, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

Women and leadership has recently emerged as an important focus of researchers and practitioners in many countries across the globe. Public, private, and social sector organizations in various settings are now acknowledging the importance of preparing women for strong, competent leadership and also assisting current female leaders in maintaining and strengthening their positions of influence. Of course these efforts and strategies vary significantly among sectors, industries, cultures, countries, and even local communities for some. Yet, one topic that seems to continuously surface with current and emerging women leaders across the globe includes work-life issues—primarily that of balancing work and family …

Recipients Of 2010 All-In Campaign, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

The School of Accountancy is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 All-In Award. The following five firms succeeded in earning this recognition: Deloitte, HJ & Associates, KPMG, Schmitt, Griffiths, and Tanner. The All-In Campaign was launched in 2009 and we hope to see this list continue to expand! The School of Accountancy enjoys generous alumni support. This support is appreciated and necessary in our quest to achieve national recognition for your degree. The majority of such resources support student scholarships and activities. Funds are also used to build permanent endowments (now at about $4,000,000 and growing), provide continuing …

Personal Intern Experience Assessment, Jacob Reed

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

I am a senior, finishing up the last accounting class for my undergraduate degree in accounting. I recently completed an internship with PwC in the McLean, Virginia office. At PwC, I was an assurance intern primarily responsible for assisting my engagement teams by performing tests around financial statement line items such as 'cash.' I learned quite a bit about the PWC process for auditing these items because I performed these same procedures on six different clients.

My role as an intern was to perform uniform tasks that needed to be done on each engagement, and when I was done I …

The Impact Of Team-Based Learning’S Readiness Assurance Process On Virtually Isolated Adults, Matthew W. Barclay

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the readiness assurance process of team-based learning (TBL) in virtually isolated settings. Many Internet sites offer courses for adults to use on their own without access to mentors or other learners. However, educational theory suggests that people learn better with others than by themselves. The focus of this investigation was whether the inclusion of the readiness assurance process would increase participants’ levels of learning based on Bloom’s revised taxonomy within the limits of virtual isolation.

In this study an experimental pretest-posttest design was employed. Using a 2- day mini-course …

Rosemary Fullerton Named Uacpa Outstanding Educator, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Dr. Rosemary Fullerton has been recognized by the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants as the 2011 Outstanding Educator of the Year. She will be recognized for this achievement on Friday, August 19 at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. As a talented faculty member in the School of Accountancy, Dr. Fullerton teaches intermediate financial accounting as well as cost management systems at the graduate level.

Ima Chapter Earns Gold, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

USU’s Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) student chapter earned the Gold level Award of Excellence designation for the 16th consecutive year. Plans are already underway to go for the Gold again next year

Ethics In The Research And Publication Process, Susan R. Madsen, James Davis, Luca Gnan, Kathrin Moeslein

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

With the fairly recent and highly publicized breaches of ethics among members of the business community, there is a need to re-examine specific strategies employed in all kinds of organizations. Many business faculty members are comfortable teaching ethics in the classroom, but are we (as scholars and educators) appropriately challenging our own ethical practices? To assist in raising awareness of ethical concerns within the EURAM, we believe it is important to focus discussions on challenging our own ethics, particularly as faculty members in our various roles. Although there are professional ethical codes, there have been few venues for dialogue. This …

Empowering Women Across The Globe: Advocacy, Education, And Leadership Development, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

Empowering and developing women has become a popular topic of discussion in the literature and for all kinds of organizations (public, private, social sector) around the world. This includes dialogue concerning the inclusion of more women’s voices in local, regional, country, and worldwide roles and issues. Although progress has been made to have more women in leadership positions from the grassroots to CEO levels, the work has just begun. Developing more women of influence requires work in three areas: advocacy, education, and leadership development. The aim of this symposium is to share research findings and insights in these three areas …

Usu School Of Accounting Obtains Exclusive World-Wide Rights To Offer Online Course Via Principlesofaccounting.Com, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Through an exclusive world-wide license with principlesofaccounting.com, USU and The School of Accountancy now offer a 3 semester hour online course for Financial Accounting Principles (Accounting 2010). This is a carefully designed, high quality course, and provides enrollees full access to the online textbook, videos, and supplements. Tuition covers all required costs, including full access to the online textbook, resulting in significant cost savings for the student. Students will be assigned a professor who will monitor progress and provide personalized feedback and assessment

Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Spring 2011, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Huntsman Business Magazine

Alumni magazine for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

An Investigation Of Potential Marketing Strategies For Entry Into The Shiitake Mushroom Industry In Utah, Imran Khan

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

This study provides an analysis of the mushroom industry in the Utah with a focus on identifying opportunities for entry into the specialty mushroom market. Determining the strategic position of the mushroom industry requires the use of local information. In this study, a local survey of consumers in Northern Utah was used to generate specific information about consumer preferences and attitudes about mushrooms and how a new entrant might be positioned to address consumers’ wants and needs related to mushrooms, and specifically specialty mushrooms. Regression analysis and trend analysis were also performed using data obtained either from the survey or …

The Adoption Of Computer Security: An Analysis Of Home Personal Computer User Behavior Using The Health Belief Model, Chester L. Claar

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The primary purpose of this research was to examine the adoption of computer security software in the home computer environment. The use of the Health Belief Model as a framework to design a model to examine home user adoption of computer security provided the basis for this research.

The method of the investigation was a cross-sectional study using a self-reported web-based survey to test the theoretical model derived from the Health Belief Model. The survey targeted individuals who are responsible for the selection, installation, and maintenance of software on their home computers. The data collection relied on a snowball sampling …

Freddy Ishola Is A Recent Recipient Of The Aicpa Minority Scholarship, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Freddy Ishola is a recent recipient of the AICPA Minority Scholarship. Recipients must demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, leadership and commitment to pursuing the CPA designation. Funding is provided by the AICPA Foundation, with contributions from the New Jersey Society of CPAs and Robert Half International. For four decades, this program has provided over $14.6 million in scholarships to approximately 8,000 accounting scholars.

Refund Anticipation Loan, Ann House

All Current Publications

This fact sheet defines a refund anticipation loan and gives the benefits to considering other options.

Beta Alpha Psi Wins Ernst & Young Llp Diversity Award, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

USU’s Beta Alpha Psi chapter was chosen as one of ten chapters in the nation to receive an initial award of $500 for a winning proposal for the Ernst and Young Diversity Award. The money will help fund the implementation of their proposal, which is to work with the SOA Quigley Ambassadors to communicate to high school students and undeclared majors the many career-friendly opportunities available to females in the accounting profession. A summary report will be submitted in May outlining the success of their proposal, which will make them eligible to be considered for one of five grand prize …

Thinking About Leadership By Nanerl Keohane (Featured Publication & Author Interview), Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

Our guest interviewer this month is Susan R. Madsen. Susan is an associate professor of management at Utah Valley University and an independent leadership and change consultant. She has been heavily involved for many years in researching the lifetime development of prominent women leaders. During the course of her work, she has personally interviewed numerous women university presidents, governors, and international leaders. Her books include On Becoming a Woman Leader: Learning from the Experiences of University Presidents (2008) and Developing Leadership: Learning from the Experiences of Women Governors (2009).

Using Organization Development For A Major Social Change Effort With Women And Education In Utah, Susan R. Madsen, Cheryl Hanewicz, Susan Thackeray

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

A critical issue right now in the state of Utah relates to women and higher education. Many leaders and citizens within the state have expressed concern that Utah is below the national average when it comes to women enrolling and completing postsecondary degrees. Although many speculate regarding the causes and challenges at the heart of this broader phenomenon, Utah stakeholders are unclear when it comes to the deeper complexities of this issue in the lives of the young female citizens within the state. The purpose of this paper and conference presentation is two-fold: first, to outline a complex, dynamic case …

Preparing More Hispanic Women For Effective Workplace Learning, Nicolle M. Johnson, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

Scholars and practitioners are interested in college attainment as an area of inquiry because post-secondary graduation is linked to increased life-long learning desires and skills as well as other benefits that will influence the effectiveness of future workplace training, development, and educational opportunities. For example, Pascarella and Terenzini (2005) stated that college not only influences employment and earnings but it also impacts moral, psychosocial, and cognitive characteristics in addition to attitudes, values, and quality of life. Cerna, Perez, and Saenz (2009) also argued that the various forms of capital (e.g., social, economic, cultural, and human) that students have when entering …

Jolynn Runolfson Selected As Contributing Author In Fraud Book, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

JoLynn Runolfson, SOA Lecturer at the Uintah Basin site, has been selected as a contributing author in a soon-to-be published book in the “Fraud Casebook” series authored by Dr. Joseph T. Wells, founder and Chairman of the Board of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. The book will be focused on financial statement fraud and is expected to be published in late June. JoLynn’s fraud case was chosen as one of only 47 cases out of 100 that were submitted for consideration. Her contribution is a write up for a case she managed while employed by Neilson Elggren LLP about …

Spring Clean Your Financial House, Ann House

All Current Publications

This publication suggests 5 simple steps to reviewing and improving your financial status.

Jim Quigley, Usu Accounting Alum And Global Ceo For Deloitte, Is Author Of New Book, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

USU accounting alum and global CEO for Deloitte, Jim Quigley, has authored a soon-to-be released book entitled As One. This book provides an insightful look at management style and structure, and shows how melding leadership style with organizational architecture can contribute to powerful results. This book is apt to become a must read book for business students worldwide. You can begin to understand the concepts of “Individual Action. Collective Power.” at https://www.asone.org/asone.html. The School of Accountancy is proud to count Jim Quigley among its many outstanding alums, and looks forward to the upcoming release of this exciting new book.

Business Ethics And Social Corporate Responsibility: Exploring The Perceptions Of Utah Workers, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

There is much debate regarding the level of ethical responsibility that a business has to its local community as well as society as a whole. The purpose of this research study was to better understand how Utah workers feel about business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Questions guiding this study include the following: Do businesses have a moral responsibility to protect and provide goods and services that maximize benefit for the community and its citizens as a whole, including its own employees? Are businesses morally obligated solely to their shareholders? Are companies in Utah viewed as active moral agents? Do …

Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Fall 2010, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Huntsman Business Magazine

Alumni magazine for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

Evaluating Student Perceptions Of Value And Preferences For Online Programs In Skill-Based Learning: An Applied Exercise, Darcy Lynn Stewart

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

In an age where training and knowledge are easily accessible online, textbooks, lecture slides and other class materials have migrated to online programs. Online programs are becoming easier to maintain for professors and administrators and offer some convenience and efficiency that traditional classroom lectures do not. It is widely assumed that students who have grown up with cell phones, email accounts, social media, iPods, Google and laptops easily identify with internet based applications. This research studies a group of over 30 university students seeking to develop skill-­‐sets to prepare them for entering the workforce through participation in an online and …

The Essential Structure Of Compulsive Buying: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Letty Workman

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

While many jokes and sales of specialty merchandise have been made that make light of consumers who frequently shop and buy (e.g., "When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping," or "I am a shopaholic"), for 18 million Americans suffering from compulsive buying, the process of shopping and buying has caused their lives to literally go out of control. The outcomes of this disease for individuals, families, and business are all negative. In a marketing era of social responsibility, if marketers either knowingly or unknowingly encourage increased consumption among compulsive buyers, potential negative outcomes stand to impact others well …

Attitudes Toward Immediate Annuities, Devon K. Robb

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Retirement security for Americans is one of the most critical public policy and personal financial issues and will be for decades in the future. Individuals that retire today can live an additional 30 or even 40 years with less secure income as corporations shift to defined contribution plans to fund retirement. Based on the life cycle savings hypothesis, immediate annuities should be appealing to retirees because they insure against the risks of outliving retirement assets by converting funds into a lifelong stream of income. However, research has found that retirees are reluctant to annuitize their wealth. This study examined the …

An Analysis Of Reverse Mortgage Clients At The Utah State University Family Life Center Housing And Financial Counseling Services, Cindy R. Stokes

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purposes of this study were to describe and categorize the types of clients seeking reverse mortgage counseling, and to document the growth in demand for reverse mortgage counseling from one counseling center: The USU Family Life Center - Housing and Financial Counseling Services (FLC HFC). A second purpose was to gain a better understanding of the reasons why more senior Americans are seeking reverse mortgages. A third purpose was to gain a better understanding of the retirement preparedness of current seniors seeking reverse mortgages, which could lead to improved counseling services, early retirement intervention awareness, and encourage increased pre-retirement …

An Evolutionary Approach To Optimization Of Compound Stock Trading Indicators Used To Confirm Buy Signals, Allan W. Teeples

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis examines the application of genetic algorithms to the optimization of a composite set of technical indicator filters to confirm or reject buy signals in stock trading, based on probabilistic values derived from historical data. The simplicity of the design, which gives each filter within the composite filter the ability to act independently of the other filters, is outlined, and the cumulative indirect effect each filter has on all the others is discussed. This system is contrasted with the complexity of systems from previous research that attempt to merge several indicator filters together by giving each one a weight …

The Influence Of Background Characteristics On The Lifetime Development Of Leadership For Women: A Conceptual Model, Susan R. Madsen, Doug Gardner, Susan Thackeray

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

The purpose of this presentation is to offer a theoretical and conceptual model that provides educators and researchers a tool to explore the early experiences of women in developing leadership. This model considers the importance of background characteristics of students in developing more effective leadership programs and strategies for women.