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Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Fall 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

Optimization Of Crime Control Resources In A Society, Steven S. Thompson

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

This paper looks at the economics of crime control through the Phillips-Votey Societal Cost Function model and mathematically proves that there is a socially optimal point at which society should be devoting resources towards the prevention of crime. This allows the society to minimize the social cost of crime given a theoretical cost constraint. This paper take the model further by conducting comparative analysis to determine the effect that changes in the functional form of crime generation, and crime prevention will have on society as represented in the model. This paper also looks at the counter intuitive effect that growth …

Business Intelligence Tools In A Developmental Environment: An Academic Module, Landon M. Hemsley

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Business Intelligence (BI), defined here as the creation and use of meaningful business information for management, has over the last 20 years shown over and over again its value to professional industry. The prevalence of BI has also demonstrated that a new brand of worker is needed to take advantage of the sophisticated tools available to modern industry. Evidence suggests modern universities have struggled to educate professionals on the tremendous impact BI can have on an organization if used properly. This work is a step in an endeavor to bridge that educational gap and generate an educational strategic advantage by …

Jim Quigley, '74, Former Deloitte Global Ceo, Speaks To Huntsman School Students, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

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Students in the Huntsman School of Business were given first-hand insight into leadership techniques employed by one of the most outstanding business leaders in the world. On November 16, Jim Quigley was the guest speaker at the Dean’s Convocation. Much of his address focused on the importance of trust and ethics in the workplace. “Trust and confidence are absolutely essential in order for a leader to be able to function effectively,” he said. “When trust and confidence in a leader weakens, that leader no longer functions effectively.” Mr. Quigley also spoke to a large group of accounting students about the …

How To Navigate Public Accounting Recruitment, Jill Heather Aoki

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

For many accounting graduates, public accounting is an excellent place to start a career. However, recruitment at accounting firms is highly competitive. The majority of personnel are hired through internships, and competition for these positions is fierce. The process usually spans over multiple years and involves participating in leadership seminars, attending social events, and much more in addition to interviewing. Successful placement requires not only exceptional academic achievements but also strong relationships with personnel at the firm. One primary differentiator among the numerous public accounting firms is their people and culture. Other factors include local clients and specializations. Thus, candidates …

Mormon Women In Leadership: The Influence Of Their Religious Worldview, Susan R. Madsen, Valerie Hudson

Susan R. Madsen

This paper will focus on the impact of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) worldview on women in leadership. The presentation will focus on four areas: (1) why examine the LDS worldview; (2), the LDS worldview concerning mortal progression, (3) the LDS culture, and (4) leadership development for LDS women.

Leading Large-Scale Social Change: Women And Higher Education In Utah, Susan R. Madsen, Cheryl Hanewicz, Doug Gardner

Susan R. Madsen

One of the most challenging types of leadership today involves influencing societies toward social change. The purpose of this session is to present the details of one complex, large-scale project created to lead efforts within Utah to understand and then motivate more young women to attend and graduate from college.

Mark And Jennifer Erickson, Distinguished Young Alumni, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

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Mark Erickson, '95, and his wife Jennifer were recognized as Distinguished Young Alumni at this year’s recent USU Homecoming festivities. Mark received his Master’s of Accountancy in 1995 from USU and began a career in public accounting with Tanner in Salt Lake City. He spent four years with Tanner before accepting a position with the SEC in Washington, D.C. After two years at the SEC, Mark rejoined Tanner. In 2001, at the age of 32, Mark became the youngest person to be promoted to corporate officer and member of the board of directors at Tanner. He has been serving as …

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

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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

Susan R. Madsen

Exploring the work-life issues and strategies for women leaders across the globe can provide valuable insights for scholars and practitioners in understanding similarities and differences among cultures. This paper reports on a portion of the data collected from four qualitative studies (e.g., Madsen, 2008) conducted between 2005 and 2009. The general purpose of each study was to explore the “lived experiences” (Van Manen, 2001) of women leaders in developing the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required for successful leadership. Hence, the overarching research question for each study was as follows: What are the lived experiences of women leaders in developing …

Ethics In Publishing (10 Presentations), Susan R. Madsen, Jim Davis

Susan R. Madsen

To begin raising awareness of ethics and publishing concerns and educate doctoral students (future professors and practitioners) within the Academy of Management, Davis and Madsen facilitated 60-minute segments for 10 division's doctoral student consortium at the Academy of Management conference in Chicago. We brought journal editors/associate editors with us for each of our division presentation. Divisions: Business Policy & Strategy (BPS); Entrepreneurship (ENT); International Management (IMD); Managerial & Organizational Cognition (MOC); Organization & Management Theory (OMT); Organization Development & Change (ODC); Organizational Behavior (OB); Public & Nonprofit (PNP); Social Issues in Management (SIM); Technology and Innovation Management (TIM)

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

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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

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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

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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 In Research And Publication Process: Panel, Luca Gnan, Susan R. Madsen, Jim Davis

Susan R. Madsen

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

Susan R. Madsen

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

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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

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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.

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

Susan R. Madsen

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 interviewed author Nannerl O. Keohane is the Laurance S. Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Affairs and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University and former president of Wellesley College and Duke University. She is the author of Higher Ground: Ethics and Leadership in the Modern University and Philosophy and the State in France: The Renaissance to the Enlightenment.

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

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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 …

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

Susan R. Madsen

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 Johnson, Susan R. Madsen

Susan R. Madsen

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

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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.