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THE TURN TO STORIES: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS

     Stan Amaladas, Centre for Spirited Integration, Canada
     Sybil M. Delevan, Upper Iowa University, USA

INVESTIGATING THE EFFICACY OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS TOOLS IN IT PROJECTS

     Brian H. Cameron, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
     Megan McCusker Moore, Vis.align, Inc., USA

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL: EXPLORING THE VALIDITY OF LEADER-SUBORDINATE RATING DISCREPANCY AS A PREDICTOR OF LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS

     David F. Townson, Walden University, USA

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AND ISSUES RELATED TO DESIGN STRATEGY OF DIFFERENT DESIGN STRATEGIC GROUPS

     Yen Hsu, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

THE INTERDEPENDENCY BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, PERFORMANCE, AND PRODUCTIVITY

     Joan F. Marques, Woodbury University, USA

INNOVATION BASED ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT

     Nurul Amin, Walden University, USA
     Ruth Maurer, Walden University, USA

SEARCH HEURISTICS FOR MULTIPLE PARALLEL FLOW LINE SCHEDULING PROBLEM WITH SETUP TIMES

     K. Balasubramanian, Anna University, India
     A. Noorul Haq, National Institute of Technology, India

CONTACT OPTIMIZATION: EFFICIENT DIVERSIFICATION OF CUSTOMER CONTACTS

     Michael P. Haydock, Walden University, USA

CONTACT OPTIMIZATION: MARKETING PROGRAM VOLATILITIES

     Michael P. Haydock, Walden University, USA

THE INTERNET & E-COMMERCE BUSINESS MODELS: E-BAY, DELL COMPUTER, AMAZON.COM: MODELS OF COMPETITIVE STRATEGY IN THE INFORMATION AGE

     Kelly Bruning, Northwestern Michigan College, USA

A PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR PERMUTATION FLOW SHOP SCHEDULING WITH REGULAR AND NON-REGULAR MEASURES

     G. Prabhaharan, National Institute of Technology, India
     B. Shahul Hamid Khan, National Institute of Technology, India
     P. Asokan, National Institute of Technology, India
     M. Thiyagu, National Institute of Technology, India

E-COMMERCE AND THE ÒRELUCTANTÓ SMALL BUSINESS OWNER: HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE BUSINESS MODEL FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES)

     Teresa A. Daniel, Marshall University, USA
     Marjorie L. McInerney, Marshall University, USA

IT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT: ALIGNING IT AND BUSINESS STRATEGY

     Brian H. Cameron, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATIVE STRATEGY TYPOLOGY THROUGH QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT AND CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS

     Andrew L. S. Goh, University of South Australia

DO FIRMS USE THE DATABASE ACCOUNTING APPROACH IN THE DESIGN OF THEIR ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS?

     Siew H. Chan, Western Michigan University, USA
     Lee J. Yao, La Trobe University, Australia
     John R. Carlson, Baylor University, USA

ABOUT DETERMINING THE PROFESSIONALISATION LEVEL OF PROJECT ORIENTED COMPANIES

     Remco Meisner, PinkRoccade Atribit B.V., The Netherlands

PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT IN A CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY

     Prasada Rao Y.V.S.S.S.V., Vignan Engineering College, India