Doctor of Management
Graduates and Dissertations
UMUC proudly recognizes and congratulates the following graduates of the Doctor of Management program:
- 2011 Graduates
- 2010 Graduates
- 2009 Graduates
- 2008 Graduates
- 2007 Graduates
- 2006 Graduates
- 2005 Graduates
- 2004 Graduates
2011 Graduates
Acholonu, Omogbemiboluwa
"The Under-Representation of Women in Information Technology (IT) Leadership Positions –An Analysis of Why Women Opt Out of the IT Pipeline at Mid-Career Levels"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Alfadda, Bashir
"Institutional Renewal and Adaptation (IRA): Creating and Managing Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA)"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Babarinsa, Olutunde O.
"The Role of Leadership Credibility and Effective Communication in Achieving Organizational Change"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Bernard, Lionel
"A Risk Assessment Framework for Evaluating Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Cloud Services Before Adoption"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Monica Bolesta
Brady, Shaun
"An Exploration and Assessment of Bank Credit Policies"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Bragg, Melanie Leigh
"Knowledge Transfer in Multigenerational Organizations"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Camarena, Susan
"Defining a Developmental Lifecycle of a Knowledge Management (KM) Initiative to Forecast Maturity and Growth"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Carriger, Michael
"The Function of Narrative in Leadership: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Evidence"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Monica Bolesta
Chang, Ho-Jian
"The Retention Strategies at Research & Development Non-profit Organizations in Taiwan"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer
Chang, Min-Li
"The Critical Factors That Influence the Intention of Knowledge Sharing Among Taiwanese Small and Medium Enterprises"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer and Dr. Dennis Winters
Cisse, Ndiogou Fall
"A Management Approach to Information Assurance: An examination of managerial controls in FISMA compliance"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Monica Bolesta
Clinton, Bridgett Elaine
"Organizations Sharing Tacit Knowledge through Organizational Culture and Trust"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Colbert, Carrie J.
"Telework as Part of a Business Continuity Strategy: A Path Toward Organizational Resilience"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Coldwell, Travis Scott
"Bricolage Culture: A Study of the Effects on Organizational Resilience"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Day, Donna Marie
"Understanding and Assessing Dual Mission Organizational Performance"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
DeSot, Julie A.
"Process Mapping for CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) and Infrastructure Information Library (ITIL)"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Dean, Michelene Desroches
"Women in Education Leadership: An Exploratory Study of the Lack of Women in Educational Leadership and What Can be Done to Increase the Number of Women Presidents at Four-Year Institutions"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Green, Mark Douglas
"The Demands Culture Makes On Successful Quality Management Implementation: A Study At The Senior Management Level"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Claudine SchWeber and Dr. Ann Herd
Green Greenwood, Dorothea
"Collaborate to Innovate: Innovative Capacity Index for Effective Open Innovation"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Hamilton, Warren D.
"A System Dynamics Perspective of Finger Lakes Winery Capacity Utilization and Implications of the Wine Industry and Liquor Store Revitalization Act for Wine Distribution"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer
Hartley, Scott McWilliam
"A Study of The Effectiveness of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Position in the Promotion of Innovation and Enhancement of Financial Performance in Manufacturing Companies"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Hogan, Tom C.
"A Strategic Management Approach to Curriculum Internationalization for Undergraduate Business Programs: Focus on Small U.S. Based Colleges and Universities"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Hsieh, Kuan-Hsien
"Using Clusters and Strategic Alliances along with Organizational Culture to Sustain Competitive Advantage"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Bryan Booth
Hsu, Lo-Wen
"From Hurricane Katrina to Typhoon Morakot: How the Cultural Composition of a Country Affects the Decision Making Process in Crisis Management"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Bryan Booth
Huang, Hsiu-Hwa
"Bridging the Information Gap of the Wealth Management Practices in Taiwan Banking Industry"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Yung-Chi Sung
Kolhekar, Sunil S.
"Entrepreneurship in Federal Government Contracting and Relevance of Critical Success Factor Analysis for Small Businesses"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Kushner, Eric Scott
"Driving Forces of Sustainability Among the Top Nine Publicly Traded Global Automakers"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Leary, Mark Francis
"Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Situation Awareness: A Multiple Case Analysis"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Lechton, Theresa Mary
"Effect of Geographic Migration on the Ability to Leverage Social Capital during Entrepreneurial Startup in the Manufacturing Belt"
Dissertation Chair: Thomas Mierzwa
Liao, Yu-Wen
"A Comparison of Women's Participation in Pink Collar Jobs and Traditionally Male Occupations, and Their Growth in Achieving High Status Positions"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer
Lin, Yu Wen
"Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance in the Taiwan Semi-Conductor Manufacturing Industry"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer
Liu, Po-Hsin
"A Portfolio Approach of the Development of Purchasing Strategies for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises — A Case Study"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Lo, Chih-Hung
"Better Project Management Practice in East Asia Using Revised Transformational Leadership Theories"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Bryan Booth
Locklear, Kathleen
"Emerging Risk: A Systems Thinking and Complexity Approach"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Lu, Yu-Tin Tony
"Subsidiary Leadership in Multinational Corporations"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Bryan Booth
Offor, Evelyn
"Analysis of Sex Stereotyping on Women's Positive Evaluation and Promotion to Executive Leadership Roles"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Olympia, Ricardo Lim
"Organizational Enterprise 2.0: Finding Equilibrium in Turbulent Environments"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Pannah, Em
"Cybersecurity in Electronic Commerce: Effect of Safeguarding Personal Data on Identity Theft"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Robert Ouellette
Pierson, Kenneth L.
"Organizational Management Improvement through Planned Decision Support Tools in Technology Based Organizations"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Ravella, Kavitha
"Enhancing Workplace Performance through Executive Education"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Reider, Martha Crawford
"Strategic decision making in the final phase of an organizational life cycle: The role of leadership traits"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Sanders, Randee L.
"Strategic Change: Inclusion of Middle Managers in the Development of Strategy May Lead to Improved Organizational Effectiveness"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Siganda, Carolyne A.
"An Exploratory Study of Organizational Integrity: Women Leaders and Ethical Leadership in Non-Governmental Organizations in Africa"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Stanley, Mark Alan
"Middle-Level Management Resistance to Telework"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Stone, Katherine Y.
"Integrating Media Synchronicity and Global Mindset for Improving Cross-Cultural Communication Performance"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Summers, Ann Louise
"A Theoretical Analysis of Leadership Style Preferences Among Millennial Generation Company-Grade Army Officers"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Tate, Ixchel M. Baker
"Organizational Commitment Patterns in Higher Education: A Study of Selected Midlevel Student Services Professionals"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Tsai, Hung-Wen
"The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Determining a Corporate Response Strategy to Negative Publicity"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer and Dr. Dennis Winters
Tseng, Su-Ling
"Factors Affecting the Use of e-Commerce in the Global Market by Small and Medium Enterprises in Taiwan"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer
Tzu, Cheng-Fen
"Leadership Behaviors and Organizational Effectiveness in Non-profit Organizations"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Bryan Booth
Unger, Roland
"Management Attitudes Toward New Technology Applications in the Workplace: The Case of Employee Use of the Internet"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Wang, Su-Lien
"How Does Knowledge Management Impact Decision Making via Cognition and Adaptation in Corporation"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Bryan Booth
Willis, Deloris Ann
"An Exploratory Study of Organizational Culture and Its Relationship to Organizational Effectiveness in Distance Education Institutions"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Wilson, Robert Lee
"Organizational Resilience Models Applied to Companies in Bankruptcy"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Wu, Rwei-Bin
"Strategic Response to the Changing Global Business Environment: The Case of the Taiwan Machine Tool Industry"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Yung-Chi Sung
Wu, Yuan Ting
"Process of Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention of Taiwaneses SMEs"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer
2010 Graduates
Ashiru, Victoria
"Analysis of Management of Public Primary School Infrastructure in Nigeria"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Bijlani, Subash Khanchand
"The Role of National Ecosystems of Innovation in Competitiveness of Corporations in Global Economy"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Evanchik
Bouchard, Marcia McGrath
"Geographic Mobility and Employment: An Investigation of Tied Migration Issues Among Employed Military Spouses"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Ann Herd and Dr. Claudine SchWeber
Butler, Adrian M.
"Why They Stay—Factors That Influence the Retention of Information Technology Employees During Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hasan Sayani
Chang, Hsiu-Lin Diana
"The relationship between Relational Assets and Talent Management in Multinational Enterprise (MNE) in Taiwan"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
ChenEugene
"Improving the Manufacturing Sector in Taiwan using Structure Diagnostic Technique- Evaluation of ERP Implementation"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Chen, Kuen-Jian
"Effect of Organizational Factors on Employee Motivation in Hi-Tech Companies in Taiwan"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Chen, Maying
"The Role of regional office that can provide the mother company with competitive advantage"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Chian, Chen-Rong
"How the Relationship of Alliance Partners Affect Knowledge Transfer Performance in the Environmental Protection Industry in Taiwan"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Cundiff, Rhonda
"Women-Owned Small Businesses - An Analysis of Social Networks as a Business Strategy"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Feyerabend, Richard Otto
"The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence, Demographic Characteristics, and Job Satisfaction to Indian Call Center Agents’ Intentions to Stay on the Job"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Ann Herd and Dr. Claudine SchWeber
Frey, Robert Seitz
"Leader Self-Efficacy and Resource Allocation Decisions: A Study of Small Business Contractors in the Federal Marketspace"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Higgins, Mary Eileen
"Evidence of Spirituality in the Workplace: Seeking Theoretical Convergence"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Ho, Hung Hsin
"The Role of Commitment in the Relationship Between Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty in Banking Industry: Mediating Effect of Commitment"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Holliman, Alvin
"Management Models for Municipalities: Does One Size Fit All?"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Holmes Jr., Lawrence E.
"Managers' Thought Processes on Organizational Restructuring When Offshoring Business Processes"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Howard
Jackson, Lynda Carol
"Workforce Diversity in the Federal Senior Executive Service: Exploring African American Women’s Perceptions of the Success Factors Needed to Gain Appointments in the SES"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Ann Herd and Dr. Claudine SchWeber
Jarreau, Bert J.
"The Impact of Multinational Firm Knowledge Spillovers in United States Metropolitan Region Economies"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Kancheva, Emillia Angelova
"Similarities and Differences in the Usage of Mobile Communications Services in Bulgaria and the United States and their Implications for the Study of the Impacts of Globalization on Culture and Consumer Behavior"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Clarence Mann
Liang, Chia-Hsi Joyce
"The Key Factors of Successful Innovation for Supplementary Education Industry in Taiwan"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Lin, Cheng-Ping
"An Evaluation Framework Based on Indirect Measures in the Banks in Taiwan"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Mayer, Rodney K.
"Organizational Metaphors as a Measure of Possible Success in Interorganizational Collaboration"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Alan D. Carswell
McNeill, Brian R.
"Offshoring Information Technology Functions: Does Nonaka and Takeuchi’s Concept of BA Affect Project Outcomes?"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Garth MacKenzie
Moore Naleppa, Margaret (Peggy)
"Organizational Readiness Factors: Are We Ready to Adopt and Implement Clinical Best Practices in Hospitals?"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
OrebaughRandy
"Lost in Translation: Work Motivation, Strategy, and Employee Alignment within the Organization's Operating Core"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Ann Herd
Osei, Victor Yaw
"An Assessment of the Constraining Factors to Knowledge Transfer in an Aerospace Engineering Organization"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer
Phillips II, Laurence Mentor
"The Trust, Risk and Benefit (TRB) Model: A Descriptive Decision Making Framework"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Leslie Dinauer
Pitingolo, Edward Dominic
"Toward a Model for Measuring Results of Environmentally Sustainable Business Practices Utilizing Management Accounting Techniques: A Balanced Scorecard Approach"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Evanchik
Polen, Terry Lee
"A Study of the State Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Claudine SchWeber
Powell, Christopher Robert
"Reconciling the Difference between Information Technology and Information Systems using an Organizational Epistemology".
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hasan Sayani
Pratt, Robert D.
"Developing the Reflective Practitioner: The Impact of Case-Based Learning"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Christine Hannah
Rolfes, James Cavendish
"Enhanced Performance Measurement Capability through Transparency and Accountability Controls in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James J. Stewart
Sauer, Philip
"Channeling the Innovation Stream: A Decision Framework for Selecting Emerging Technologies"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Schinner, Phanny N.
"Effectiveness of Customer Relationship Management in Retaining Profitable Customers"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Evanchik
Smith, Charles K.
"Expert Locator System Capabilities: Design Considerations"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
TenqChen, Shing
"Using Customer-based Models to Gaining Competitiveness in the Next Generation Technology: the Case of Telematics Services"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Tsai, Kun-Ming
"How can companies within global value chains capture value from innovations?"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
WanZi-Ling
"Evaluating HR Strategy in Response to Economic Downturn"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Whitaker, Gail
"The Influence of Organizational Commitment on Volunteer Behaviors: The Case of Religious Institutions"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Yelle, John
"Kram's Phases of Mentoring Model: Applicability to Successor Mentoring in Family-Owned Businesses"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Yen, Shou-Jen
"A Leadership Model of Social Enterprises in Taiwan"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
2009 Graduates
Beatty, Daniel B.
"Management After a Merger: The Effects of Senior Management Migration"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Bouet, Dominique
"The Effects of Intellectual Property Protection Policies on Innovation: The Case of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry and Its Firms"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Stella Porto
Breckon, Denise
"Fads, Fashions, and Factors: Influences on the Adoption of Management Innovations in the Federal Government"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Brinksma, James
"Public Market As a Guide for Entrepreneurs Seeking Venture Capital Investment"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hasan Sayani
Burrow, John
"Knowledge Acquisition and Obsolescence: An Analysis of the Department of Navy Acquisition Community"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Carter, Jennifer
Evaluating and Optimizing Government Research Project Portfolios"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Chadwick, Jerrold
"Ethical Trauma: Cyclical or Rogue Waves"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Stella Porto
Chang, Ming-Huei
"Outsourcing and Long-Term Competitive Advantage in Taiwan Electronics Manufacturing Industry: A Resource-Based View"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Chatfield, Benjamin V.
"The impact of Entrepreneurs’ Decision Making on Startup Success: Investigation, Analysis, and Recommendations"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Evanchik
Chia, Yi
"The Relationship between Relational Assets and Competitive Advantage of Foreign Bank in China’s Banking Industry: From the Perspective of Strategic Alliances"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Elci, Nuray
"An Exploration of Open Innovation: An Environmental Scanning Perspective"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Fulton, Steven Perry
"An Empirical Analysis of Industry Based Information Assurance: Towards a New Model of Computer Security"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Stella Porto
Garton, Helen
"Commitment to Research in a Medical-Legal Setting: The Case of Legal Nurse Consultants"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Stella Porto
Glenn, Nancy Gentry
"Leveraging Quality Improvement to Achieve Student Learning Assessment Success in Higher Education"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kimberly Kelley
Huang, Shyh-Lu
"Information Systems Offshore Outsourcing in China: A Case Study of Inter-Organizational Collaboration in Offshore Software Development for a Large-Scale Taiwanese Bank"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Hung, Jui-Hao
"Enhancing Innovation and Performance Through Cross-Strait Competition and Cooperation: The Case of Taiwan’s Information Technology Industry"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Jakubowski, David
"Modeling and Managing Innovativeness in Technology-Focused Original Equipment Manufacturing Companies: A Framework for Situation Awareness and Decision Making"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. John Aje
Johnson, Suzette
"The Impact of Leadership Style on Software Development Project Outcomes: Traditional Versus Adaptive Processes"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Garth MacKenzie
Kotzian, Michael J.
"Developing a Subculture Awareness Plan for Organizational Change: A Public Sector Application"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Frank
Lei, Di Yu
"Privatization, Ownership Structure and Performance of China Listed Companies in Split Share Structure Reform"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Leytman, Alexander
"Is Modern Information Technology Offshoring Making U.S.-Based Top-Tier Multinational Investment Banks Start Restructuring Their Technology Strategy"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hasan Sayani
Lowell, Brian
"E-Commerce Outsourcing: Capabilities, Competencies, Costs and Benefits"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Evanchik
Mohn, William T.
"A Model to Improve Organizational Performance In a Military Command Based On Alignment, Business Process Reengineering, Organizational Structure, and Management Controls Concepts"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Claudine SchWeber
Poker, Fred
"Facilitating Continuity of Operations (COOP): The Transfer of Organizationally-Determined Essential Knowledge From "Baby Boomers" to "Generations X and Y" Air Traffic Controllers in the United States"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Claudine SchWeber
Shaffer, Kathie J.
"The Relationship Between Supply Chain Management Practices and Supply Chain Efficiency"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Shih, Meng-Hsiu
"Effects of Job Satisfaction in Relation to Turnover Intentions and Employee Retirement Income Planning: The Case of Taiwan"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Saad Laraqui
Smith, Roger Dean
"Investigating the Disruptive Effect of Computer Game Technologies on Medical Education and Training."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hasan Sayani
Spar, Daniel
"A Logically Rigorous Extension to Systems Dynamics Modeling"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Evanchik
Trammell, Stacy Dacole
"Best Practices of small IT services providers in the federal arena"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Joseph D’Mello
Zelinski, Edward C.
"Management of R&D: Planning for the Accelerating Pace of Technologies"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hasan Sayani
2008 Graduates
Casey, Michael W.
"Net-Centric Assessment of the Department of Defense Architecture Framework"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Alan Carswell
Claudio, Yvonne
"Information Technology Management in Local Health Departments: Implications for Emergency Preparedness"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Robert Ouellette
Davis, James Robert
"Does environmental scanning by systems integration firms improve their business development?"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Drew, Aaron
"Managing Innovation Rejection Decisions: A Planning Model for Telecommuting Program Managers within the Department of Defense Public Sector."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Paul Keller
Eden, Jennifer K.
"Analysis of the Methodologies used by the U.S. Navy to Assess and Manage the Primary Risk Factor- Loss of Control – that is Inherent in Performance-Based Logistics Contracts (PBLC)."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. David Cohen
Edmiston, Dawn
"An Examination of Integrated Marketing Communication in U.S. Public Institutions of Higher Learning."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Milton Grodsky
Everetts, Roxanne
"Information Assurance Management in the Federal Sector: An Analytical Framework."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Jim Chen
Garrison-Alexander, Emma
"The Impact of Knowledge Management on Interagency Collaboration."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Robert Beauchamp
Green V., James
"Educating Entrepreneurship Students About Opportunity Discovery: A Psychosocial Development Model for Enhanced Decision-Making"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Evanchik
McKalip, Donna
"Strategic use of telework for government continuity: Designing a decision framework for agencies with national security missions"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Christina Hannah
Rico, David
"Effects of Agile Methods on Website Quality for Electronic Commerce."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hasan H. Sayani
Rippen, Michael
"Utilizing Knowledge Management and Expert Systems to Improve Decision-Making related to resource allocation at land border ports-of-entry for non-commercial vehicle traffic"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Charles S. Knode
Wilcox, John
"A Conceptual Framework for Policy - Level Decision Making To Sustain Innovation in an Enterprise Context Area: Mobile Computing and Wireless Communications Industry"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. John Aje
Worden, Greg
"Selling Wind: Lessons in Green Niche Marketing."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Christina Hannah
2007 Graduates
Agwe, Jonathan
"Knowledge Capitalization for Development: Prioritizing the Relative Dominance of Drivers for Intellectual Entrepreneuring through the Tertiary Knowledge Industry."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif
Baker, Brett
"A Conceptual Framework for Making Knowledge Actionable through Capital Formation."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif
Dell’Amore, Jean
"Scenario Planning in Action: Corporate Response to Al Qaeda Sponsored Terrorism."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Clarence Mann
Green, Gordon
"Value Creation in Business Incubation Networks: The Impact of Innovation Diffusion on Intellectual Capital Development in Start-Up Companies."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Robert Ouellette
Handley, Christina
"Strategic Human Capital Planning Information Systems and Performance: The Efficacy of Manpower Position Requirements Forecasting in the Public Sector."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Frank
Heard, Thomas
"The Practice of Post 9/11 Collaboration"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Robert Ouellette
Hudak, Daniel
"A Conceptual Strategy Crafting Approach for the Special Case of the Independent, Growth-Oriented, Entrepreneurial Startup Venture."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Frank
MacKenzie, Garth
"Development of a Technology Innovation Integration Metamodel."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif
Nisley, Rodger
"Satisfying User Needs: A Knowledge-Based Development Framework and Decision Model for Fast-Paced Development."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Don Goff
Tippin, William
"Program Management Implementation: The Role of Critical Success Factors."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa
Waldrop, Jon
"Trans-Cultural Leadership: A Comparison of Japanese, British, and North American applications and its relationship to enterprise value in the aerospace and defense industry."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Milton Grodsky
2006 Graduates
Bitman, William
"Technological R&D Project Portfolio Management for Sustained Competitive Advantage: An Integrative Multiple Criteria Decision Making Framework"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif
Cohen, Melanie
"Public Sector Strategic Planning: Is It Really Planning or Is It Really Strategy or Is It Neither or Both?"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Milt Grodsky
Dool, Richard
"The Impact of Persistent Change Initiatives on Job Satisfaction"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt
Heffner, Michael
"Knowledge Management for Technological Innovation in Organizations: The Fusion Process for Creating Intellectual Capital"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif
Larwood, Deborah
"Home Health Care Quality Improvement: Its Relationship to Organizational Culture and Its Effect on Employee Satisfaction and Organizational Performance, as Measured by Patient Outcomes"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards
Tipple, Robert
"A Framework to Integrate Technological Considerations into the Strategic Decision Making Process at the Corporate Level"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif
2005 Graduates
Belak, Michael
"The Impact of Internet Usage and Organizational Policy upon Managerial Decision-Making Effectiveness in the Public Sector"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Robert Ouellette
Ginocchi, Leonard
"Corruption and Management in International Business"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Clarence Mann
Kelley, Todd
"A CIO Decision-Making Framework for Technology Investments in Higher Education"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif
McClintock, Dorothy
"The Relationship of Attachment Style, Generalized Trust, and the Decision-Making Styles of Managers"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Diane Bartoo
Pailen, Loyce
"A Framework for Developing and Managing Information Technology Online Laboratories At Institutions of Higher Education"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. David A. Madison
Pieko, Ellen
"Improving the quality of Information Technology (IT) Security Audits for Federal Agencies"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. David Cohen
Vogel, Myles
"Leveraging Information Technology Competencies and Capabilities for a Competitive Advantage"
Dissertation Chair: Dr.Amjad Ali
2004 Graduates
First Hoods & Degrees Conferred for the Doctor of Management in the 2004 UMUC Commencement
[ Watch the Video ]*
*To view the video, you will need to download FREE RealPlayer.
Eichorn, Frank
"Applying Internal Customer Relationship Management (IntCRM) Principles for Improving Business and IT Integration"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hasan Sayani
Haines, Joel D.
"Managing Technological innovation for competitive advantage: A framework for assessing the Relative Importance of the Components of Technology Utilized for Specific Activities within an Organization"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif
Malm, James R.
"Six Maryland Community College Presidents: Organizational Challenges, Change processes, and Leadership Approaches"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gellatt
Strasser, Christopher P.
"The Effect of Information Technology Investment and Information Technology Management on Overall Enterprise Performance in Federal Agencies"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. David Cohen
Townsend, William B.
"An Examination of the Validity of Metrics for Quantifying Innovation: A Contextually Bounded Framework and Comparison"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif
Wharff, Deborah M.
"Expressions of Spiritually Inspired Leadership in the Public Sector: Calling for a New Paradigm in Developing Leaders"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Eric Dent
Wolf, Patricia D.
"Best Practices in the Training of Faculty to Teach Online"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Don Goff
