Posts by SAM Headquarters
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Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos to Receive Phil Carroll Advancement of Management Award for Management Excellence
The Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) will honor Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos with the 2026 Phil Carroll Advancement of Management Award for Management Excellence during the SAM International Business Conference. Matos will also deliver the keynote address at the conference’s Awards Banquet, where attendees will celebrate leadership, innovation, and the accomplishments of the global SAM community.
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A Master of One, but Which One? The Paradox of Diversity and Competitive Climates in Fostering Creative Process Engagement
This session explores how diversity and competitive climates interact to shape employee creative process engagement, revealing that prioritizing inclusion may drive the strongest creative outcomes.
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Artificial Intelligence as a Catalyst for Business Innovation
This virtual session explores how artificial intelligence drives business innovation while addressing ethical, privacy, and workforce challenges.
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Using HR Analytics to Strengthen Hiring, Onboarding, and Employee Retention
This virtual session explores how HR analytics and employee metrics can be strategically applied to strengthen hiring, onboarding, and long-term employee retention.
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Unpacking The Organizational Commitment of Fractional Employees: The Case of The C-Suite Executive
This session examines how protean and boundaryless career orientations influence organizational commitment among fractional C-suite executives in flexible leadership arrangements.
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Condensed Exercise-Focused Physical Therapy for Adult Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
This virtual panel session examines whether single-session, exercise-focused physical therapy delivers outcomes comparable to traditional multi-session rehabilitation for adults with musculoskeletal pain.
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Artificial Intelligence, Entertainment Law, and Technology: Exploring the Intersection of AI, Contract Review, and Technological Innovation in the Entertainment Industry
This session examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping entertainment law, with a focus on contract review, statutory protections, and emerging legal risks in the music and film industries.
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The 2026 Landscape of Title IX and its Impacts on Business Education
This session explores how evolving Title IX regulations are reshaping business education accreditation, compliance strategies, and institutional governance in 2026.
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Managing Projects with AI: Reflections from an Ongoing Qualitative Study
This virtual presentation explores project managers’ perspectives on AI integration, highlighting efficiency gains, emerging challenges, and the continued need for human oversight in AI-supported decision making.
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Consumer Privacy and Trust Concernsin Everyday AI-Enabled Products
This virtual presentation examines consumer perceptions of privacy and trust in everyday AI-enabled products, highlighting concerns about data collection, transparency, and organizational accountability.
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Technology Professionals’ Perceptions of AI Integration
This virtual presentation explores how technology professionals perceive AI integration, examining trust, productivity impact, and the importance of adaptability in AI driven career environments.
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Gradient-Accelerated Cosmological Inference: A JAX-Based Framework for Differentiable Bayesian Computation in Astrophysics
This virtual presentation introduces a JAX-based, fully differentiable framework for accelerating Bayesian inference through exact gradient computation and advanced sampling methods such as Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and Stochastic Variational Inference.
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Quantifying Feature Hierarchy Dynamics in Pre-trained CNNs for Transferable Object Recognition
This research investigates how feature hierarchies evolve in pre-trained convolutional neural networks and provides practical guidance for optimizing transfer learning in classification and detection tasks.
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SAFESwarm: A Machine Learning Assurance Framework for Verifiable Emergent Behavior in Collaborative Robotic Collectives
SAFESwarm introduces a structured machine learning assurance framework that enables verification and certification of emergent behavior in collaborative robotic swarms.
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Knowledge Resources, Experience, and Competition
This research examines how individual experience and the skill to apply knowledge create competitive advantage when standardized codified information is removed, using professional golf as a natural experiment.
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From Data to Decisions: Quantitative Research and Data Literacy for Strategic Management
This session equips management professionals with the critical data literacy skills needed to evaluate quantitative research, recognize bias, and translate statistical findings into informed strategic decisions.
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Gamified Career Readiness: Leveraging the NACE Competency Tool in Experiential Learning Assessment
This interactive workshop demonstrates how gamification and the NACE Competency Tool can be integrated into experiential learning programs to measure and strengthen undergraduate career readiness through structured, evidence based assessment.
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Regional Sustainability Gap Index (RSGI): Measuring Long Term Regional Opportunity Through Human Capital
The Regional Sustainability Gap Index introduces a wage based framework that measures whether counties are converging toward or diverging from their state’s economic frontier, offering a practical diagnostic tool for long term human capital sustainability.
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Shark Tank Innovation Challenge: Empowering Student Entrepreneurs to Create Healthy Organizations
This workshop explores how the Shark Tank Innovation Challenge model empowers student entrepreneurs through experiential learning, business pitch competitions, and scalable campus innovation programming.
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From Classroom to Community: University Partnerships That Transform Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
This workshop explores how intentional university partnerships can expand spinal cord injury rehabilitation services while strengthening workforce development through immersive, community based experiential learning.
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Improving Cybersecurity and Configuration Management at Providence Water with Rockwell AssetCentre
This research evaluates how centralized configuration management and automated backups using Rockwell AssetCentre can strengthen cybersecurity governance and operational resilience within municipal water utility infrastructure.
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Designing a 3D Printed Prosthetic for Everyday Functionality
This student research project explores the design of a cost effective, open source 3D printed prosthetic arm that balances functionality, affordability, and accessibility through modern fabrication and programmable components.
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Technical Training Indoor Demonstration Lab
An indoor technical training lab can strengthen workforce safety and grid reliability. This research outlines a data driven engineering and project management plan for designing a multi purpose utility training facility.
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Balancing Authenticity and Structural Safety: The Role of Preservation and Maintenance in Historic Timber Buildings
Historic timber buildings require careful preservation to balance structural safety and authenticity. This research explores intervention thresholds, repair techniques, and professional judgment in maintaining timber heritage structures.
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ABET Assessment Tracking
An automated Excel based ABET assessment tracker can streamline accreditation processes and reduce administrative workload. This research presents a VBA driven system designed to improve efficiency, organization, and audit readiness in engineering programs.