School of Business Faculty Receive Bender Awards For Their Research

Garden City, NY
June 12, 2009

Adelphi University’s School of Business congratulates the winners of the 2009 Bender Research Fellowship Awards. Professor of Accounting C. Richard Baker’s academic work was honored with the Three Year Body of Work Award, while six other refereed journal papers published in 2008 received the Best Paper Awards. Their authors were Professor of Accounting C. Richard Baker, as well as Professor of Management and Decision Sciences Allan S. Ashley, Associate Professor of Management James K. Hazy, Assistant Professor of Management David Prottas, Assistant Professor of Management Joyce Silberstang, Associate Professor of Economics Mariano Torras, and Assistant Professor of Management Monica Yang.

Associate Professor of Economics Mariano Torras, Professor of Management and Decision Sciences Allan S. Ashley, School of Business Interim Dean Rakesh Gupta, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Gayle D. Insler, Professor of Accounting C. Richard Baker, Assistant Professor of Management Joyce Silberstang, Associate Professor of Management James K. Hazy, Assistant Professor of Management Monica Yang, and Assistant Professor of Management David Prottas

Papers:

Baker, C. Richard & Prentice, D. “The Origins of Auditor Liability to Third Parties under United States Common Law.” Journal of Accounting History, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 163-182, 2008.

Hazy, James K., Torras, Mariano, & Ashley, Allan.”Reconceptualizing Value Creation with Limited Resources.” Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, Vol. 3, Issue 3, July 2008.

Prottas, David. “Do the self-employed value autonomy more than employees? Research across four samples.” Career Development International, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2008.

Silberstang, Joyce & Hazy, James K. “Toward a micro-enactment theory of leadership and the emergence of innovation.” The Innovation Journal:  The Public Sector Innovation Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 3, December 2008.

Torras, Mariano. “The Subjectivity Inherent in Objective Measures of Well-Being.” Journal of Happiness Studies. Vol. 9, No. 4, 2008.

Yang, Monica. “An Institutional and Learning Perspective on the Content of Strategic Formation Choices of International Joint Ventures in China.” International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 375-390, 2008.


About the Winners:

Dr. Ashley of West Islip, NY has been teaching management and decision sciences courses at Adelphi since 1967. The author of three books, more than 20 refereed journal articles and nearly 10 refereed proceedings, he has also written numerous confidential reports for the U.S. Department of Navy. Aside from teaching, Dr. Ashley also serves as consultant to several organizations and as referee for the Journal of Business Ethics and the Journal of Corporate Governance. He received his doctoral degree in operations research and management science from the Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY.

Dr. Baker of New York, NY has been teaching for more than 30 years and joined Adelphi’s School of Business in 2005, to teach accounting courses. The author of more than 90 refereed journal articles and refereed proceedings, Professor Baker has published six books and presented papers at more than 80 conferences. Dr. Baker holds a Ph.D. in accounting and organizational behavior from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Hazy of Clinton, NJ joined Adelphi’s School of Business in 2005 to teach business entrepreneurship and management courses. He has published numerous journal articles and book chapters, and has been invited to speak at various venues including multi-national corporations and international conferences. Additionally, Dr. Hazy has more than 25 years of senior executive experience and founded a number of start-up businesses. He is founder and C.E.O. of Leadership Science, L.L.C., a research and consulting firm, and founding organizer of the annual International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship and Complexity held at Adelphi. Dr. Hazy earned his Ph.D. in leadership, organization theory, and human resource development from The George Washington University.

Dr. Silberstang of East Norwich, NY has been teaching business management and communications courses at Adelphi since 2005. Previously, she served in various non-academic roles including president of Organizational Consulting Services in Washington, D.C., vice president of training and development at Fields Consulting Group in Fairfax, VA, and director of organizational development services at Burgess Levin & Company in Sterling, VA. Dr. Silberstang holds a Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from The George Washington University.

Dr. Torras of Brooklyn, NY has been teaching courses in economics at Adelphi for 10 years and is a founding member, chief administrator, treasurer, and trustee of Brooklyn Free School, Inc. The author of 20 refereed journal articles and several books and book chapters, Dr. Torras has given more than 30 conference presentations and has been featured by various media outlets. He holds a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Dr. Yang of West Hempstead, NY has been teaching management courses at Adelphi’s School of Business since 2003. She previously served as a human resource specialist and as a human resource consultant for two companies in Taiwan. Additionally, Dr. Yang is the author of two book chapters, five refereed journal articles, and more than 20 presentations. She earned a doctoral degree in organizational behavior from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Dr. Prottas of New York, NY has been teaching management and human resources courses at Adelphi’s School of Business since 2005. The author of three books and book chapters, and nearly 15 refereed journal articles, he has presented more than 20 papers at various conferences. Prior to teaching, he spent two decades in financial services as a commercial and investment banker. Dr. Prottas holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior and human resource management from City University of New York.

The Bender Awards are named for James Bender, founding dean of Adelphi University School of Business. Dean Bender was associated with Adelphi for more than 25 years in various capacities, and bestowed a generous endowment upon the University to fund the awards. The two categories of the Bender Award are the Three Year Body of Work Award and the Best Paper Award, for which full-time faculty in the School of Business are eligible to submit papers for review. The entries are judged for quality of writing and potential to make an impact on the discipline.

For more information about the School of Business, please visit http://business.adelphi.edu/about/.

About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.


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