Strategies to Streamline the U.S. Army’s Acquisition Approval Process findings. This qualitative single-case study explored strategies that senior U.S. Army Commanders could use to reduce the approval time for an acquisition category (ACAT) III need document in the Joint Capabilities Integrated Development System (JCIDS). International Journal of Applied Management and Technology, 2018, Volume 17/1, 46–57, DOI:10.5590/IJAMT.2018.17.1.04

Beyond the Enclave. This multiple case study captured the strategies used by Latino immigrant business owners who successfully expanded their business beyond their ethnic enclave. International Journal of Applied Management and Technology, 2018, Volume 17/1, 58–67, DOI:10.5590/IJAMT.2018.17.1.05

Internal Strategies for Assessing Organizational Communication Channel Effectiveness. Evolving communication technology, the increased volume of information needed by businesses and the intensified competitive environment have made internal company communication more critical to business success. This multiple case study explored strategies for assessing the effectiveness of internal communication channels used by managers and leaders of three law firms. International Journal of Applied Management and Technology, 2017, Volume 16/1, 58–2017, 123–132, DOI: 10.5590/IJAMT.2017.16.1.08

Shadow Managers and their Shadow Employee: Their Professional Relationship, Motivation and Satisfaction. The Proceedings of the Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management conference, October 2013, San Diego CA

Creator and Editor of The Journal of the Virtual Classroom: An Annual Journal focusing on Online Higher Education, Published May 1, 2013, Volume 1 – 2013, by Superior Research, Analysis and Solutions, Xlibris Publishing, Bloomington, Indiana, ISBN: Ebook 978-1-4836-2007-7.

Online Education, Still Evolving, May 2013, The Journal of the Virtual Classroom: An Annual Journal focusing on Online Higher Education, 2013, Volume 1 – 2013, ISBN: Ebook 978-1-4836-2007-7. This essay addresses the continual evolution of online education and some of the challenges faced by some institutions as they field online courses and programs, especially those institutions focusing on traditional undergraduates.

Challenge Students. Selected as one of the “One Hundred Great Ideas for Higher Education”. Published in the Winter 2012 edition of Academic Questions, Volume 25, Issue 4, Academic Questions is the peer reviewed journal of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). This essay proposes that a critical instructor who intellectually engages students in demanding, stressful, frustrating and uncomfortable discussions and debate is providing those students a superior learning experience. Retrievable from http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12129-012-9328-1

The Cultivation of Racism, fall 2012 edition of Academic Questions, Volume 25, Issue 3. Academic Questions is the peer reviewed journal of the National Association of Scholars (NAS).  This article addresses how the foundations of racism are being spread on campuses by diversity programs and initiatives that judge people according to “the color of their skin” instead of the “content of their character”. Retrievable from
http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s12129-012-9310-y

A Better Way to Educate Professionals. July 3, 2012 featured article on the website of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). This article addresses how the faculty of the traditional Liberal Arts, the Physical Sciences and the Management and Business programs should collaborate to better educate professionals. Retrievable from http://www.nas.org/articles/a_better_way_to_educate_professionals

Diversity and Job Satisfaction: Reconciling conflicting theories and findings. A multidisciplinary study that addresses the conflicting theories and research concerning whether a person’s gender, race, or ethnicity affects their overall job satisfaction or degree of satisfaction with any element of their job. International Journal of Applied Management and Technology, 2011, Volume10, Issue 1, DOI:10.5590/IJAMT.2011.10.31

Lessons from Our Upgrade to a Non-Tenure University. October 31, 2011 featured article on the website of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). This essay contrasts university employment with a tenure system to employment without it. Retrievable from http://www.nas.org/articles/Lessons_from_Our_Upgrade_to_a_Non-Tenure_University

Diversity and Job Satisfaction. An abbreviated version of a multi-disciplinary study. The Proceedings of the Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management Conference, October 2011, Orlando FL.  Retrievable from http://www.ibam.com/IBAM%202011%20Conference%20Proceedings%20-%2019th%20Annual%20Conference%20-%20Part%201.pdf

Answering the Critics of Online Education, August 29, 2011 featured article on the website of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). This essay addresses the challenges faced by traditional institutions as they attempt to move courses and traditional lower division undergraduate students online. Also discussed is the competitive advantage that online institutions have in delivering high quality online higher education. Retrievable from http://www.nas.org/articles/Answering_the_Critics_of_Online_Education

Whose Imperative?, June 13, 2011 featured article on the website of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). The president of CSU-Chico declares that there is a “diversity imperative,” but inadvertently reveals his true agenda. Retrievable from http://www.nas.org/articles/Whose_Imperative

Give Students the Gift of Ethics, January 20, 2011 featured article on the website of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). NAS invited a few scholars to answer the question, “How should ethics be taught in the college classroom today?” Retrievable from http://www.nas.org/articles/Give_Students_the_Gift_of_Ethics

White Privilege: A Shield Against Reason, winter 2010 edition of Academic Questions, Volume 23, Issue 4, Pages 497 – 504.  Academic Questions is the peer reviewed journal of the National Association of Scholars (NAS).  This is a critical analysis of the concept of white privilege, and how it is used to avoid rational discussion and debate. Retrievable from http://www.fileden.com/files/2011/3/25/3103124//White%20Priv%20Reason%20Article.pdf

Diversity Babble, November 19, 2010 featured article on the website of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). This humorous dissection of campus diversity policies at CSU-Chico reveals both self-deception and overt deception on the part of university administrators. Retrievable from http://www.nas.org/articles/Diversity_Babble

Diversity and Job Satisfaction in the Workplace: Managers and supervisors in luxury resorts, June 2009, AAT 3359620, ProQuest document ID: 1809335191. This study examined the degrees of job satisfaction among a diverse group of managers and supervisors at five luxury-level resorts in the United States. The question addressed is whether race, ethnicity and gender are factors in job satisfaction. Retrievable from http://gradworks.umi.com/33/59/3359620.html

Reason? Reason? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Reason! Scholarship Today. May 18, 2009 featured article on the website of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). The author of a response to a previous article, is in this article sliced, diced and exposed as the type of  irrational and disingenuous educator that represent a real threat to the intellectual legitimacy of higher education institutions. Retrievable from http://www.nas.org/articles/Reason_Reason_We_Dont_Need_No_Stinkin_Reason_Scholarship_Today

The Classroom Without Reason, spring 2009 edition of Academic Questions, Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 200 – 206. Academic Questions is the peer reviewed journal of the National Association of Scholars (NAS). This is an exposé of instructors and a pedagogical movement that eschews and discourages rational thinking and the unbiased presentation of information and opinions. This article was also featured on April 27, 2009 at the NAS website: www.NAS.org.  Retrievable from http://www.nas.org/articles/The_Classroom_Without_Reason . This article was republished in an abbreviated version in the November 2009 edition of Education Matters, a publication of the Association of American Educators. Retrievable from http://aaeteachers.org/images/pdfs/novnews09.pdf

Understanding Hotel and Resort Operations, August 2003.  A course textbook/workbook, published and distributed by IDC Services. ISBN 0-9773692-0-X (Currently out of print) PDF

Challenges in Hotel and Resort Management, August 2003.  A course textbook/workbook, published and distributed by IDC Services. ISBN 0-9773692-2-6 (Currently out of print) PDF

Event, Meeting and Conference Planning and Management, August 2004.  A course textbook/workbook, published and distributed by IDC Services. ISBN 0-9773692-1-8 (Currently out of print) PDF

Pending Publication

Tyranny’s Pedagogy. This article examines the surprising support within academia for educational theories and initiatives that stifle the growth of intellectual diversity in the classroom. Pending publication

A Case Study: Ethical Failures in a Nonprofit: This article examines the ethical challenges and ethical reasoning of the key people in and around a nonprofit corporation when a serious case of embezzlement is uncovered. Pending publication