“Technology Enhanced And Resource Shared Teaching And Learning: A New Instructional Model,” with Lowell Runyon, The 2002 International Applied Business Research Conference, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, March 14-19, 2002. “Cultural Influences on Brand Identity Impressions: KFC in China and the United States,” with Terry Witkowski and Dan Zheng, The 8th Cross Cultural Research Conference, Oahu, Hawaii, December 12-15, 2001. “Finance Pedagogy-Using Internet Information to Conduct Empirical Model Tests: Jensen Alpha Estimation for Various Industries,” with Jasmine Yur-Austin, Janie Chang, and Hui-Mei Tsai, The 2001 International Business Education & Technology Conference in Cancun, Mexico, March 14-21, 2001. “Does Price Pressure Explain Return and Trading Volume Volatility When Firms Are Added or Deleted from the S&P 500 Index?” with Jasmine Yur-Austin, The 2001 International Applied Business Research Conference in Cancun, Mexico, March 14-21, 2001. “Examination of Price Volatility When Brokerage Firms Initiated Downgrade Recommendation,” co-authored with Jasmine Yur-Austin and Peter Ammermann, The 2000 DSI Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 18-21, 2000. “The Impact of Political Risk Event on Stock Return and Volume: Evidence from Foreign Joint Ventures in China,” co-authored with Alex P. Tang, The 2000 Financial Management Association International Meeting in Seattle, Washington, Oct. 25-28, 2000. “The Return and Volume Effects of Market Overreaction: A Revisit of U.S. Stocks,” The 2000 Financial Management Association International Meeting in Seattle, Washington, Oct. 25-28, 2000. “The Return and Volume Effects of Political-Risk Event on Foreign Joint Ventures: Evidence from the Tiananmen Square Incidence, co-authored with Huey-Lian Sun and Alex P. Tang, The 2000 PACAP/FMA Conference in Melbourne, Australia, July 6-8, 2000. “Impacts of Deregulation on the Performance of Trucking Firms,” co-authored with Alex P. Tang, The 2000 National Conference of the Academy of Business Administration in Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 12-17, 2000. “Stock Reactions to Coverage Initiated by Brokerage Firms,” co-authored with Jasmine Yur-Austin, The 2000 National Conference of the Academy of Business Administration in Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 12-17, 2000. “Do Investors Overreact to Surprises in the Stock Market: A Study of NYSE and NASDAQ Stocks?” co-authored with M. Robbani, The 1999 Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, March 16-18, 2000. “Experiences, Opportunities, and Problems Encountered in the Finance Self-Study Assessment Process,” co-authored with Ted Azarmi and Jasmine Yur-Austin, The 2000 Symposium on Collegiate School of Business Teaching, CSULB, March 10, 2000. “Tests of Market Efficiency for Six Latin American Emerging Stock Markets,” co-authored with Tanweer Hasan and Palani-Rajan Kadapakkam, The 1999 Annual Southern Finance Association Meeting, Key West, Florida, November 18-20, 1999. “The Behavior of Financial Analysts During the Asian Financial Crisis in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand,” co-authored with James Ang, The 1999 Eleventh Annual PACAP/FMA Finance Conference, Singapore, July 8-10, 1999. “The Effect of Index Futures and Options on the Market: The Case of Dow Jones Industrial Averages,” The CBA Research Colloquium, CSULB, April 15, 1999. “The Effect of DJIA Futures and Options Trading on the Underlying Stocks,” co-authored with Mohammad Robbani, The 1999 Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, March 11-12, 1999. “An Empirical Examination of An Emerging Market's Mutual Fund Performance,” co-authored with C. Janie Chang, Hui-Mei Tsai, and Jasmine Yur-Austin, The 1998 American Academy of Accounting and Finance Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 3-5, 1998. “A Reexamination of Value Line Stock Highlights” co-authored with Jasmine Yur-Austin, The 1998 Financial Management Association International Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 14-17, 1998. “Executive Compensation Structure and Stock Performance: The Effect of Industry and Time,” co-authored with Z.H. Jin, The 1997 Academy of Business Administration Conference in Acapulco, Mexico, December 18-12, 1997. “Insider Trading Around Stock Split Announcements” co-authored H.L. Sun, The 1997 Annual Financial Management Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 15-18, 1997. “A Study of the Earnings Forecasts by Professional Analysts of Chinese Stocks,” co-authored with James Ang, The 1997 Ninth Annual PACAP/FMA Finance Conference in Shanghai, China, August 25-28, 1997. “Executive Compensation Structure and Investment Opportunities: The Effect of Industry and Time,” The 1997 Annual Midwest Finance Association Conference, Kansas City, March 20-22, 1997. “Insider Trading Around Stock Split Announcements,” co-authored with H.L. Sun, The Academy of Economics and Finance Conference, Lafayette, Louisiana, February 12-15, 1997. “Insider Trading Behavior Prior to Corporate Announcements in a Sequential Game Framework,” The Fourth Annual Meeting of American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences in Las Vegas, February 2-6, 1997. “Stock Market Performance, Capital Expenditure, Capacity Utilization, and Consumer Spending,” co-authored with Zhenhu Jin, The Fourth Annual Meeting of American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences in Las Vegas, February 2-6, 1997. “Insider Trading Behavior Prior to the Announcement of Bankruptcy Chapter 11,” co-authored with R. Richardson Pettit, The 1996 Annual FMA Conference, New Orleans, October 11, 1996. “Where Should The Line Be Drawn On Insider Trading Ethics?” co-authored with H.L. Sun, The 1995 Annual FMA Conference, New York, October 18, 1995. “The Growing Role Of China In International Trade: The Opportunity And Challenge For U.S.,” co-authored with Eric Rahimian, The Alabama Academy of Science, March 18, 1995. “Where Should The Line Be Drawn On Insider Trading Ethics?” co-authored with H.L. Sun, The National Conference on Ethics in Finance, University of Florida, January, 1995. “Do Insiders Circumvent Government Insider Trading Regulations?” co-authored with Jia He and R. Richardson Pettit, The 1994 Annual FMA Conference, St. Louis, October, 1994. “Can Insiders Circumvent Government Insider Trading Regulations?” co-authored with Jia He, T he Eastern Economic Association Conference, Boston, April 1994.
Conference Discussant
“Asymmetric Reverting Behavior of Short-Horizon Stock Returns: An Evidence of Stock Market Overreaction,” by Stephen L. Avard, Kiseok Nam, and C.S. Pyun, the 2000 Financial Management Association International Meeting in Seattle, Washington, Oct. 25-28, 2000. “Global and Local Information Asymmetries, Illiquidity and SEC Rule 144A/Regulation S: The Case of Indian GDRs,” by J. M. Pinegar and R. Ravichandran, the 2000 PACAP/FMA Conference in Melbourne, Australia, July 6-8, 2000. “A Methodology for Volatility Event Studies,” by Jimmy Hilliard and Robert Savickas, at the 2000 Southwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 16-18, 2000. “The Positive Announcement-Period Returns of Equity Carveouts: Asymmetric Information or Divestiture Gains?” by Anand M. Vijh, at the 1999 FMA Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 6-9, 1999. “Investing with a Stock Valuation Model,” by Zhiwu Chen, at the 11th 1999 Annual PACAP/FMA Finance Conference, Singapore, July 8-10, 1999. “The Intraindustry Shareholder Wealth Effects of Strike Announcements,” by Jonathan K. Kramer, et al, at the 1998 annual meeting of the Financial Management Association International (FMA) in Chicago, Illinois October 17, 1998. “Tax Code Changes, Tax Shields, and Corporate Debt Financing,” by Ilhan Meric and Kimble A. Byrd, at the 1997 Academy of Business Administration Conference in Acapulco, Mexico, December 18-12, 1997. “The Impact of Deregulation of Multiple Options Trading on the Underlying Stocks: A Multivariate Analysis of Stock Returns,” by M. Robbani, et al, at the 11th Academy of Financial Services Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Oct. 15, 1997. “A Model And Empirical Test of the Strong Form Efficiency of U.S. Capital Markets: More Evidence of Insider Trading Profitability,” by Ahmet Kara and Karen Craft Denning, at the 1994 FMA Meetings in St. Louis, October, 1994. “Retirement Investment Advice Using Modern Portfolio Theory,” by Michael Everett, at the Eastern Economic Association Conference, Boston, April 1994.