Resume

• 2016

  Friends of Nazareth is a 501(c)(3) supporting the work of Nazareth Baptist School in Nazareth

  Israel. According to the Ministry of Education for the nation of Israel

  NBS is one of the premiere private schools in Israel. At FON

  we are proud to assist in leadership development and other forms of assistance for the amazing work this school does.

  Friends of Nazareth

  Team Building

  Distance Learning

  Management

  Microsoft Excel

  Curriculum Design

  Nonprofits

  Event Management

  Staff Development

  Teaching

  Community Outreach

  Student Affairs

  Program Development

  Public Speaking

  Business Strategy

  Organizational Development

  Microsoft Office

  Strategic Planning

  Leadership Development

  University Teaching

  Higher Education

  What Are Temporary Networks and When Are They Useful?

  When change occurs unpredictably and the time to react is compressed

  organizations have to quickly obtain resources they do not readily have. In those situations

  organizations are likely to reach out to their long-term networks (LTNs) or to activate dormant networks (DNs). But

  what happens when the organization’s activities frequently change locations or when the resources needed fluctuate frequently? We argue that under such conditions

  the organization can benefit by forming temporary networks (TNs) and renewing

  reconfiguring

  creating

  aligning

  and directing the TN’s resources. TNs are those that are formed quickly and last a short period of time. We label the dynamic capability to form TNs and manage TNs’ resources as temporary network development capability (TNDC) and suggest that it is a special kind of relational capability. We argue that experience with weak-ties networks

  swift trust

  unpredictable change experience

  skill specificity and reputation help in the development of TNDC.

  What Are Temporary Networks and When Are They Useful?

• 2013

  Dallas

  Texas

  Director

  Center for Business as Mission

  Dallas Baptist University

• 2003

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Strategic Management with a minor in Interrnational Business

  Business Administration and Management

  The University of Texas at Arlington

• 1998

  Building on new venture internationalization

  agency

  and signaling theories

  the purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the level of firm internationalization and initial public offering (IPO) performance. Further

  the purpose of this paper is to evaluate the moderating role of firm ownership structure on this relationship. Design/methodology/approach – The data set for this study is composed of 298 firms that made IPOs in years 1997

  2001 and 2002 in the US stock exchanges. The study utilizes hierarchical ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analyses to test its hypotheses. The model developed in this study identified IPO firm ownership structure as the moderator variable

  IPO firm internationalization as the predictor variable

  and underpricing as the criterion variable. This paper utilized robust regression modeling analyses available in Stata to analyze the data and test their hypotheses. Findings – Results based on data collected from 298 IPO firms suggest that firm internationalization has a positive impact on IPO underpricing. Results also report that the relationship between firm internationalization and IPO underpricing is moderated by CEO and blockholder ownership

  with the relationship being stronger in IPO firms with higher levels of CEO and blockholder ownership. Originality/value – The current paper examines the impact of an IPO firm's internationalization prior to its going public on the subsequent performance of the IPO. In doing so

  this paper seeks to help in resolving some of the apparent theoretical and empirical contradictions identified in literature. In addition

  the introduction of IPO ownership structure as a moderator variable in the relationship between IPO firm internationalization and performance extends the applicability of agency theory to IPO firms and ensures a multi-theoretic

  finer-grained conceptualization of this relationship.

  Firm internationalization and IPO firm performance: The moderating effects of firm ownership structure

  A six article series examining how faith can be integrated in a company's value chain activities as it strives to excel in its financial and competitive strategy as well as its missional strategy.

  The Value Chain Through a Spiritual Lens

  This quantitative study

  using small

  fast forming

  short-duration teams

  examined the relationship between leadership behaviors and level of group cohesion and team dynamics including follower’s level of extra effort

  level of satisfaction

  and perception of leadership effectiveness among 85 university administration and faculty members that performed onsite evaluations on behalf of an accrediting body (ACBSP) as part of the accreditation process. \r\n\r\nSpearman’s correlation and t-tests determined positive

  significant levels of relationship between the level of leader’s transformational and contingent reward behaviors and the group dynamic elements of group cohesion

  member satisfaction

  levels of member’s extra effort

  and member’s perception of leader’s effectiveness.\r\n

  The relationship between leadership style and team dynamics

  Our team is working with partners in Sierra Leone on an agri-business project designed to bring holistic development to local farmers in a sustainable way.

  Business Training in Sierra Leone

  West Africa

  Our team of DBU students provided a business skills workshop for a group of women who had received cosmetology skills and wanted to open their own hair salon

  but did not have the business knowledge or experience to do so.

  O'Brien

  Ross

  O'Brien

• 1996

  Crosscultural Communications/SpryData Internet Solutions

  Dallas Baptist University

  Birmingham

  Alabama

  Founder of an Internet solution provider specializing in Web-based strategies

  e-commerce

  database integration and multilingual site development

  Founder

  Crosscultural Communications/SpryData Internet Solutions

• 1994

  AT&T

  My desire is to help students realize the potential God has invested in them and partner with them in preparing for the road ahead.

  Dallas Baptist University

  Birmingham

  Alabama Area

  Account executive for AT&T's business network sales division providing telecommunication services for middle markets

  Account Executive

  AT&T

• 1990

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  Management and International Business

  Dallas Baptist University