Papers by Robert Rosacker
Incorporating SAP R/3 in the Integrated Business Curriculum
An Empirical Assessment of Academic Performance in Business Core Courses: The Accounting Perspective
Academic Performance in Business Core Courses: A Discipline-Gender Exploration
Teaching Supply Chain Management with an Integrated Business Curriculum and SAP Client/Server Paradigm
An Examination of the Relationships among Major, General Academic Aptitude, Student Gender and Performance in Business Core Courses
Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 2020
Purpose This study aims to revisit and extends the work of Rosacker and Rosacker (2012) that call... more Purpose This study aims to revisit and extends the work of Rosacker and Rosacker (2012) that called for increased interdisciplinary efforts to address and solve the critical issues (critical success factors) facing technologically-enabled remote-access voting platforms. It builds upon the background platform presented there, which included an historical timeline of information and communication technologies and an e-voting literature review, and extends that work by providing a state-of-the-art update and review of the rapidly changing voter environment from societal, technological and experiential studies over the past decade. Specific focus is directed at technology-enabled, remote-access voting, while also considering the important role technological advances can play in improving voter registration/confirmation procedures. Design/methodology/approach First, a brief review of significant societal and technological changes, including the rapid evolution of the internet of things, ...
The International Journal of Management Education, 2016
Consumer financial literacy remains a subject of intensive discussion within academic, business, ... more Consumer financial literacy remains a subject of intensive discussion within academic, business, and governmental policymaking communities. This study considers learning outcomes associated with teaching basic financial literacy concepts to undergraduate accounting and business students enrolled in the principles of accounting sequence. The study was conducted at a small mid-western university utilizing a full-time, Master of Business Administration student to develop and deliver financial literacy training workshops to students enrolled in the target courses. This single source for training materials and pedagogical delivery removed any potentially confounding effects that would be associated with engaging more than one person. A statistical assessment of the pre-test and post-test outcomes was conducted within a matched-pair, repeated measures statistical evaluation framework. The findings suggest that a parsed approach to teaching financial literacy, as opposed to a single personal finance course, represents a potentially effective method for addressing the basic financial literacy needs of undergraduate accounting and business students. Further, these results suggest that it may be possible to expand the training model in a cost effective and efficient way so that financial literacy training could be provided in a reasonable manner to all undergraduate students regardless of their major area of study.
American Journal of Business and Management, 2013
This research considers the issue of personality profiles as related to academic performance in t... more This research considers the issue of personality profiles as related to academic performance in the principles of accounting sequence within the context of declared major area of study, either accounting or business administration. If personality characteristics discriminate between these groups, this information may be productive in guiding students as they select an appropriate major area of undergraduate study. The Predictive Index, a practical, costeffective, proven system for gathering objective information respecting personality characteristics, is utilized to obtain empirical measurements of four personality traits from a group of undergraduate accounting and business administration majors at a Midwestern university in the United States. Contemporary recruiters increasingly use personality profiles as a means to assess an application pool. The findings of this study provide empirical support for an assertion that declared accounting and business administration majors exhibit different personality profiles respecting two of the four personality traits subjected to analysis after controlling for important demographic differences. This research utilized a cost-effective personality profiling instrument to model a previously untested group of undergraduate students in an effort directed at providing useful academic advising information surrounding accounting majors. For university administration cost containment is always an issue; effective advising and retention of students are core to their missions; and for undergraduate students, proven information sources are extraordinarily useful and highly valuable in supporting successful progression in their studies and timely migration to a career.
A call for collaborative academic and practitioner efforts to address remote‐access voting methods
Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 2012
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a timely discussion of the important topic of remo... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a timely discussion of the important topic of remote‐access voting technology.Design/methodology/approachFirst, an introduction to the topic is offered; second the existing state of the art is considered; third, a brief history of electronic and internet voting methods is presented; and fourth, a short list of critical success factors for remote‐access voting is presented. Finally, a conclusion is offered surrounding how academics and practitioners can collaboratively proceed to address the salient issues and barriers that currently prohibit the advancement of remote‐access voting.FindingsThere is a brief and largely successful history involving applications of information communication technologies (ICTs) and computer technology to assist in data capture and tabulation of democratic elections. While several critical issues have been identified, none has been so significant that an end‐game strategy should be invoked rather than continu...
SDDOT Organizational Health Assessment 2000
Information technology project management within public sector organizations
Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 2010
PurposeThe project management literature contains a growing body of research addressing informati... more PurposeThe project management literature contains a growing body of research addressing information technology (IT). Currently, the majority of these studies direct attention towards projects completed within private sector organizations. Given the unique characteristics surrounding public sector organizations, this paper aims to argue that it is inappropriate to apply the lessons learned from private sector organizations in the public arena without investigating their applicability empirically.Design/methodology/approachA review of the historical evolution of IT usage within public sector organizations is offered. The broad body of project management knowledge is discussed, and the unique characteristics of public sector organizations are detailed. These three concepts combine to provide a conceptual framework for reviewing empirical research published in Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy.FindingsIt is concluded that the additional empirical research is needed to ...
Achievement in Business Core Courses: The Academic Quality of Accounting Majors
Journal of Education for Business, 1995
Abstract This study examined student performance in business core courses to assess the academic ... more Abstract This study examined student performance in business core courses to assess the academic quality of accounting majors versus that of business administration majors. Three-year records of business school graduates of a small midwestern university were analyzed. Final course grades in 14 required business core courses and overall university grade point average (GPA) for graduates were submitted to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) procedures to investigate the academic performance by major relationship before and after controlling for general academic aptitude. The findings furnish evidence that accounting students outperform their counterparts in business administration across a broad spectrum of business core courses.
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