A. Efendioglu: Research & Publications

Books & Book Chapters

"E-Commerce in Developing Countries: Impediments & Opportunities." In Emerging Markets and E-Commerce in Developing Economies. Edited by Kamel Rouibah, Omar Khalil, and A. E. Hassanien. Information Science Reference, Hershey, PA, 2009. (ISBN: 978-1-60566-100-1) (forthcoming)
"Addressing Global Labor Needs Using E-Training." In Encyclopedia of Human Resources Information Systems: Challenges in e-HRM. Edited by Teresa Torres-Coronas and Mario Arias-Oliva. Information Science Reference, Hershey, PA, July 2008. (ISBN: 978-1-59904-883-3) With William (L.) Murray.
"Delivering Management Education via Tutored-Video Instruction." In Online Distance Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. Edited by Lawrence A. Tomei, Information Science Reference, Hershey, PA, 2007. (ISBN: 978-1-59904-935-9) With William (L.) Murray. This book is listed on IGI's (publisher) top 20 best seller list for 2007.
"Cluster Development: Issues, Progress & Key Success Factors." In Small Business Clustering Technologies: Applications in Marketing, Management, IT and Economics. Edited by Rob MacGregor and Ann T. Hodgkinson, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2007. (ISBN: 1-59904-127-8)
"Outsourcing/Offshoring: Issues and Impact on Venture Capital." In Outsourcing & Offshoring in the 21st Century – A socio economic perspective, Edited by H.S.Kehal and V.P.Singh, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2006. (ISBN: 1-59140-876-8)
"E-Commerce Use by Chinese Consumers." In Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government and Mobile Commerce, Edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2006. (ISBN: 1-59140-799-0)
Top Management Game: Simulated Decision Making. AME Associates, San Francisco, California, 12th Edition, 2008. (ISBN: 0-9777460-0-3)
"Delivering Management Education Via Tutored-Video Instruction: A Case Study." In Encyclopedia of Online Learning, Edited by Caroline Howard, et. al., Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2005. (ISBN: 1-59140-555-6) With William (L.) Murray.
"Technology & Culture: E-Commerce in China." In Digital Economy: Impacts, Influences and Challenges, Edited by H. S. Kehal, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2004. (ISBN: 1-59140-363-4 ) With Vincent F. Yip.
"Airline Industry in China: Evolution & Competitive Dynamics." In Chinese Economic Transition and Its Impact on Marketing Strategy, Edited by Ilan Alon, Praeger Publishers (Greenwood Publishing Group), Westport, CT, 2003. (ISBN: 1-56720-587-9)
"PC Industry in China: Evolution & Competitive Dynamics." In Chinese Economic Transition and Its Impact on Marketing Strategy, Edited by Ilan Alon, Praeger Publishers (Greenwood Publishing Group), Westport, CT, 2003. (ISBN: 1-56720-587-9)
"Using Tutored Video Instruction to Deliver Management Education in China at a Distance." In The Design and Management of Effective Distance Learning Programs, Edited by Richard Discenza, Caroline Howard, and K. D. Schenk, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2002. (ISBN: 1-930708-20-3).With William (L.) Murray.
The Advantage Ski Company: A Strategic Simulation. The Dryden Press, Chicago, Illinois,1990. With John R. Montanari.
The Advantage Ski Company: A Strategic Simulation Instructor's Manual.  The Dryden Press, Chicago, Illinois,1990

Refereed Journals

"Valuing the Investment in Organizational Training." Industrial and Commercial Training, Volume 39 Number 7, 2007, pg. 372-379. (ISSN: 0019-7858) With William (L) Murray.
"Globalization & Labor: Needs, Means, and Returns." The Business Review, Cambridge, Vol. 8 Number 1 Summer 2007, pg. 266-271. (ISSN: 1553-5827) With William (L) Murray.
"Globalization Through Offshored Outsourcing: Benefits & Consequences." The Journal of Industrial Relations and Human Resources, Vol. 9 No. 1, 2007, pg. 19-35. (ISSN: 1303-2860)
"Bay Area and Hsinchu Biotech Clusters: A Comparative Analysis." Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2005, pg. 45-60. (ISSN: 1059-9231)
"Book Review: The China Management Handbook." China Review International, Fall 2004, Vol. 11, Number 2 (ISSN: 1527-9367)
"Chinese Culture & E-Commerce: An Exploratory Study."  Interacting with Computers, Special issue (Global Human Computer Systems: Cultural Determinants in Usability, Edited by A. Smith and F. Yetim), Vol. 16/1, pp. 45-62, 2004. (ISSN 0953-5438). With Vincent F. Yip. Listed on the 25 most requested journal articles list as number 1 for January-August 2004. Listed (on 8/27/2008) as number 8 in the top 25 articles within the journal in the "computer science" subject area. Since its initial publication, it has always been listed on the Top 10 of the "25 most requested journal articles". Cited in numerous peer reviewed journal articles.
"Marketing PCs to China." Business Horizons, Volume 45, Number 6 (November-December 2002), pg. 60-66. With Zhan Li and William (L.) Murray.
"Impact of Company Market Orientation and FDA Regulations on Bio-Tech Product Development."  The Business Review, Cambridge, August 2002 (ISSN: 1553-5827). With William (L.) Murray, Zhan Li, and Paul Chabot.
"Delivering International Management Education in China Using Distance Education Methodology." Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, Vol. 3, No. 4, 2001. (ISSN: 1059-9231) With William (L.) Murray.
"Education at a Distance: Teaching Executives in China." T.H.E. Journal, January 2000, Volume 27, Number 6. With William (L.) Murray.
"State of Information Technology in Small Retail and Service Businesses: An Exploratory Study." Journal of Small Business Strategy, Small Business Institute Directors' Association, Volume 8 No. 2, Fall 1997.
"The Problems and Opportunities in Developing International Business Programs". Journal of Teaching in International Business, The Haworth Press, Vol.1(2), 1989.
"The Art in Implementing a Strategic Planning System." SAM Advanced Management Journal, Autumn 1988, Vol. 53:4, pp. 26-31. With Richard Babcock and William Rodgers.

Recent Refereed Conferences & Conference Proceedings

"Use of Strategic Planning in Transitional Economies." 39th Annual Meeting of Decisions Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, November 22-25, 2008. Accepted for presentation and publication in the Proceedings. With Tugba Karabulut. (forthcoming)
"Impact of Life-changing Event on the Family Business." Western Decision Sciences Conference, San Diego, CA, March 18-22, 2008. Published in the Proceedings. With Eugene Muscat.
"Global Skilled Worker Shortage: Can Technology Help Close the Gap?" Western Decision Sciences Conference, San Diego, CA, March 18-22, 2008. Published in the Proceedings. With William (L) Murray.
“Globalization & Labor: Needs, Means & Returns.” The Global Business & Economics Research Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, August 8-10, 2007.
"Globalization and Technology Based Training." International Meeting of the Association on Employment Practices and Principles, New York City, October 5-8, 2006. Published in the Proceedings. With William (L.) Murray.
"Recent Trends in Globalization." International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, Izmir, Turkey, June 15-18, 2006. Published in the Proceedings.
"What do Venture Capitalists Think of Offshoring?" 2006 IBEC Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 5-8, 2006. Published in the Proceedings.
"A Comparison of Laissez-Faire vs. Planned Cluster Development." International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, Izmir, Turkey, June 17, 2005. Published in the Proceedings (Volume 2: Organizational Culture, Corporate Governance and Competitiveness)
"Outsourcing/Off-shoring: Perspectives from the Venture Finance Sector." Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference, San Francisco, California, March 10, 2005. Abstract published in the Proceedings.
"E-Commerce in Developing Countries: Issues and Influences."  2005 IBEC Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 6-9, 2005. Published in the Proceedings. (ISSN 1537-2316) With Vincent F. Yip.
"Industrial Policy & Taiwan's Biotech Industry."  2003 Association of International Business-Northeast USA Annual Conference, October 2-4, 2003, Manchester, New Hampshire. Published in the Proceedings. With William (L.) Murray.
"Clustering and the Development of Biotechnology in Taiwan."  2003 Conference on Clusters, Industrial Districts and Firms: The Challenge of Globalization, September 12-13, 2003, Modena, Italy. Published in the Proceedings. With William (L.) Murray.
"Strategies for E-Commerce in China."  2003 European Applied Business Research Conference, June 9-13, 2003, Venice, Italy. Published in the Proceedings, June 2003. (ISSN 1539-8757) With Vincent F. Yip.
"Chinese PC Markets: Opportunities, Challenges & Suggestions."  2003 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences, April 15-19, 2003, Kauai, Hawaii. Published in the Proceedings. With Zhan Li and William (L.) Murray.
Changes and Challenges of the Airline Industry in China.”  Seventh International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development, January 8-11, 2003, Bangkok, Thailand. Published in the Proceedings. With William (L.) Murray.

Other Refereed Research & Publications

"Impact of Company Market Orientation and FDA Regulations on Bio-Tech Product Development."  The Global Business & Economic Research Conference, August 7-13, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey. With William (L.) Murray, Zhan Li, and Paul Chabot.
"Developing New Bio Tech Products: A Survey of Current Practices."  2002 Annual Meeting of Western Decision Sciences Institute, April 2-6, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada. Published in the Proceedings. With William (L.) Murray, Zhan Li, and Paul Chabot.
“Competitive Dynamics & The Key Success Factors Of The Airline Industry in China.” 2001 Annual Conference of Association of International Business-Southeast Chapter, November 6-11, 2001, New Orleans, Louisiana. Published in the Proceedings
“Evolution & The Current State of the Airline Industry in China.” Academy of Business Administration 2001 International Conference, August 16-21, 2001, Lisbon, Portugal.
"Comparative Analysis of PC Industry: China and U.S." Global Business and Technology Association 2001 International Conference, July 11-15, 2001, Istanbul, Turkey. Published in the Proceedings.
"PC Industry in China: The Critical Success Factors." Academy of Business Administration 2000 Global Business Conference in Cancun, December 18-23, 2000. 
"The Evolution & the Competitive Dynamics of the PC Industry in China." 2000 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, April 18-22, 2000, Island of Maui, Hawaii. Published in the Proceedings.
"Distance Education: Delivery Systems and Student Perceptions of Business Education in China." 1999 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 20-23, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana. Published in the Proceedings. With William (L.) Murray.
"Distance Education in China: Comparative Analysis of Student Performance."  5th International Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute, July 4-7, 1999, Athens, Greece. Published in the Proceedings. With William (L) Murray and Ming-Xuan Liu.
"Internet as a Tool for Course Delivery and Research." 1999 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, April 6-10, 1999, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Published in the Proceedings.
"Acceptance and Use of Information Technology Among Small Retail and Service Businesses." 1997 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, March 25-29, 1997, The Big Island of Hawaii. Published in the Proceedings. This paper was awarded the "best paper in the Small Business/Entrepreneurship Track" award.
"An Experiment in Teaching Business Education at a Distance: Exporting Tele-Videoed Business Instruction to China." Western Academy of Management 5th International Conference, June 29- July 2, 1998, Istanbul, Turkey. Published in the Proceedings. With William (L) Murray.
"Signals from Educational Institutions: Value and Uses by Employers and Students."  The Association on Employment Practices and Principles (AEPP), Annual National Conference, October 12-14, 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana. Published in the Proceedings. (ISBN 1-878583-64-6) With Sheryl Barker.
"Transition to Market Economy Through Privatization: A Comparison and the Shanghai Approach." The Association on Employment Practices and Principles (AEPP), Annual National Conference, October 12-14, 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana. Published in the Proceedings. (ISBN 1-878583-64-6)
"Total Quality in Higher Education: What Signals are the Universities Sending to Their Constituents?"  Thirteenth Annual International Conference of the Association of Management, Vancouver, Canada, August 2-5, 1995. Published in the Proceedings. With Sheryl Barker.
"The Behavior of Machiavellians in a Management Simulation Game Under Stressed Competitive Conditions."  16th Annual Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, University of Missouri-Columbia, May 30-June 2, 1989. With M. Okanes.
"Immigrant Entrepreneurs." 1989 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, March 22-24, 1989, Monterey Beach, California. Published in the Proceedings.
"Use of Decision Tools in a Management Simulation Game Competition." 1989 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, March 22-24, 1989, Monterey Beach, California. Published in the Proceedings.
"The State of International Programs in AACSB Member Schools." 1988 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, March 31 ‑ April 2, 1988. Published in the Proceedings.
"Symposium: The Human and Technical Processes in the Implementation of a Computer Based Management Information System in a Public Agency: Live Case with Audience Participation and Decision Making." 1987 Annual Meeting of Western Academy of Management, April 9-11, 1987, Hollywood, California. Abstract published in the Presentations. With R. Babcock, A. Smith, and R. Podesta.
"Developing a Computer Based Information System in a Public Agency." 1987 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences, March 9-11, 1987, Palm Springs, California. Published in the Proceedings. With R. Babcock.
"The Immigrant Entrepreneur: Management Process, Technology Transfer and The Impact of Cultural Background." 1984 Annual Meeting of the Western  Academy of Management, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 1984.
"The Effect of Performance Feedback on the Locus of Control of Undergraduate and Graduate Business Students." 1982 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences, March 17-19, 1982, San Diego, California. Published in the Proceedings. With R. Babcock.
"An Experiment on the Effect of Varying Feedback and Evaluation Criteria in Teaching Decision Making Skills Using a Management Game." Mountain‑Plains Management Conference, Logan, Utah, October 1981. With R. Babcock, L. W. Murray, and O. Harari.
"Recession Survival Kit: Selected Management Techniques." Published in the San Francisco Business, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, August 1980, Vol. 15, No. 8, pg. 9.
"Managing Organizational Change and Development." Chapter Review. Management by James A. F. Stoner (Prentice‑Hall, 1978), for revised edition 1980.
"The Effects of Performance on Perceived Role Ambiguity." 1980 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences, March 12-14, 1980, Phoenix, Arizona. Published in the Proceedings.
"The Relationship Between Performance Feedback and Locus of Control." 1979 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 19-21, 1979. Published in the Proceedings.
"The Effects of Performance Feedback on Role Conflict." 1979 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 19-21, 1979, New Orleans, Louisiana. Published in the Proceedings.