Communication
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Design Considerations for Swing Bridges in Equilibrium
Swing bridges rotate to allow maritime passage while maintaining structural equilibrium. This research explores rim bearing and central bearing systems and the design factors that keep these movable bridges stable in both open and closed positions.
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AI-Driven Smart-Meter Analytics for Faster Outage Restoration
AI driven smart meter analytics can significantly reduce outage detection and restoration times. This research presents a workflow model integrating real time meter data and weather information to improve grid response efficiency.
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Artificial Intelligence as a Strategic Capability for Global Supply Chain Resilience and Digital Transformation
Artificial intelligence is reshaping global supply chains by enhancing visibility, predictive decision making, and adaptive resilience. This research frames AI as a strategic organizational capability that drives responsible digital transformation.
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Rethinking Intelligence: A Framework for Responsible Agentic AI
Agentic AI introduces autonomous, goal oriented systems capable of real time decision making. This research presents a framework for governing these technologies responsibly through explainability, fairness, and human AI collaboration.
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The State of Healthcare in America, Who Is Really Calling the Shots?
Rising premiums, claim denials, provider shortages, and insurance driven decision making are reshaping healthcare delivery in America. This presentation examines who truly influences patient care and explores incremental innovations that support patient centered models.
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Balance Fundamentals of Counterweights on Bascule Bridges
Behind every bascule bridge is a precise balance equation. This research explores how counterweight design, equilibrium analysis, and moment calculations ensure smooth, controlled movement in movable bridge systems.
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Utility Pole Replacement: An Engineering Management Approach
Double utility poles often remain standing far beyond regulatory timelines due to fragmented communication and scheduling gaps. This student research presentation explores how improved workflow design, shared tracking portals, and joint scheduling can reduce backlog and strengthen infrastructure reliability.