SAM-IBC
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How Firms Respond to Geopolitical Uncertainty: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
As geopolitical risk becomes a permanent feature of global business, firms must move beyond abstract theories of adaptation. This accepted SAMIBC presentation explores how organizations operationalize dynamic capabilities using analytical tools that translate geopolitical uncertainty into concrete strategic action.
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Managing Healthy Organizations in the Age of AI: The Insight–Action Nexus (IAN) Model as a Framework for Human–AI Collaboration – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This accepted scholarly research presentation introduces the Insight–Action Nexus Model as a framework for managing organizational health in AI-mediated environments, emphasizing mindful trust, human judgment, and ethical stewardship as central to sustainable human–AI collaboration.
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Transforming the Emergency Department to Strengthen Organizational Performance: A Data-Driven Management Model for Optimizing Patient Flow and Decision-Making – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
Emergency Departments shape hospital performance in real time, yet operational bottlenecks in intake, triage, transfers, and bed assignment often limit throughput and strain staff. This SAMIBC 2026 accepted poster introduces a data-driven management model for an Adult Emergency Department in Asunción, Paraguay, combining flow data analysis, frontline insight, and early digital tools such as real-time bed visualization and machine-learning-assisted triage support. The work reframes the ED as a strategic operational system and highlights scalable approaches to reduce waiting time variability, improve coordination, and strengthen organizational resilience without major infrastructure expansion.
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Professional Self-Care: Building a Workflow That Works – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This interactive workshop reframes professional self care as a career readiness skill rooted in workflow design, clarity, and sustainable work habits. Participants explore human centered systems that reduce cognitive load, improve follow through, and strengthen professional credibility through better self management and communication.
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Sustainable Digital Transformation Leadership, Readiness, and Organizational Resilience – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This accepted scholarly research presentation examines Sustainable Digital Transformation as a leadership-driven process that integrates digital innovation with long-term organizational sustainability. Focusing on readiness, leadership behavior, and sociotechnical alignment, the session offers a framework to help organizations build resilience while aligning digital initiatives with Environmental, Social, and Governance objectives.
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Closing the Loop: PDCA Accountability in Operational Strategy for Sustainable Operational Excellence – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This presentation introduces an accountability-enhanced PDCA framework that embeds financial and operational metrics directly into continuous improvement cycles, helping organizations close the gap between strategic initiatives and sustainable EBITDA generation.
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Beyond Life Skills: Reframing Science Access for Learners with Extensive Cognitive Support Needs – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This presentation reframes science education for learners with extensive cognitive support needs, demonstrating how concept-centered, standards-aligned instruction and assessment can be both accessible and rigorous. Grounded in UDL and Evidence-Centered Design, the research offers practical frameworks and exemplars that expand meaningful scientific engagement beyond traditional life-skills models.
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Corporate Ethics: An Exploratory Study of Risk, Reward, and Consequences – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
Corporate ethics is no longer a peripheral concern but a core management challenge shaped by leadership commitment, organizational culture, and regulatory accountability. This accepted practitioner research presentation explores how ethical systems influence risk, reward, and long term organizational consequences in modern business environments.
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Navigating the Complexities of Leadership: The Role of Selfish and Selfless Traits – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This accepted presentation explores the complex balance between selfish and selfless leadership traits and how these characteristics shape organizational culture, decision-making, and performance. Through a focused review of leadership literature, the session examines how effective leaders navigate personal ambition while fostering trust, cooperation, and integrity within their teams.
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The Role of Work-Related Learning in Shaping Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This accepted research presentation examines how work-related learning shapes employee attitudes toward artificial intelligence across traditional, remote, and hybrid work settings. The study highlights the distinct roles of formal and informal learning in influencing both positive and negative evaluations of AI in the workplace.
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Healthy Organizations: The Impact of Leadership Styles and Systems on Organizational Health – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This accepted practitioner research presentation examines how leadership styles and organizational systems interact to shape organizational health. Drawing on literature and case examples, the session explores best practices for building resilient, high-performing organizations through intentional leadership and system design.
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Mindful Trust in Action: Advancing Healthy Teams in Complex Organizations – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This accepted scholarly research presentation introduces Mindful Trust Theory, a framework that reframes trust as an attention driven stance influencing team decision making, psychological safety, and performance in complex organizational environments.
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Transformational Leadership – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This accepted practitioner research presentation conducts a comprehensive review of transformational leadership literature to inform leadership development initiatives and organizational change efforts. Drawing on landmark studies and recent research, the session connects theory to practice through its application to the Transformational Leadership Growth Lab at the University of South Carolina Palmetto College.
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Developing Transformational Leaders – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
Higher education leaders are often promoted into complex roles without formal leadership training. This SAMIBC 2026 session shares a practitioner case study from the University of South Carolina Palmetto College, highlighting a Transformational Leadership Growth Lab designed to help deans and academic leaders build the skills needed to lead change, strengthen culture, and move beyond day-to-day transactional demands.
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CIVIC AI: Using Artificial Intelligence and Lateral Reading for Civic Engagement – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This presentation explores how artificial intelligence and lateral reading techniques can be combined to help communities identify misinformation, reduce polarization, and strengthen civic engagement. Participants will learn practical strategies for using AI tools to support real-time fact-checking and informed digital participation.
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Aligning HR Function to Business Objectives and Strategy – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This presentation explores how aligning HR functions with business strategy strengthens recruitment, training, culture, and performance outcomes, positioning HR as a strategic partner.
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Using Evidence-Based Management to Improve the Hiring Process – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
This presentation explores how evidence-based management practices can improve hiring outcomes by reducing bias, increasing consistency, and focusing decisions on job-related competencies and skills.
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Mapping Air Quality in Indiana: A Geospatial and Data-Driven Analysis – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
Understanding air quality at the community level is essential for improving public health outcomes and supporting data-informed environmental decision-making. This accepted presentation examines air pollution disparities across Indiana using a […]
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Building Healthy Organizations from the Inside Out: How Leader Psychological Capital Shapes Culture, Resilience, and Results – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
Most organizational health efforts focus on behavior rather than the psychological resources leaders use to shape systems. This session explores how leader Psychological Capital drives culture, resilience, and performance, offering practical tools for building healthier organizations from the inside out.
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Psychological Capital as a Leadership-Dependent Mechanism of Organizational Health: A Meta-Analytic Synthesis and Theoretical Reframing – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
Is Psychological Capital more than an individual performance trait? This accepted SAM International Business Conference presentation synthesizes two decades of research to position Psychological Capital as a leadership-dependent psychological resource that shapes organizational health, resilience, and system-level outcomes.
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Educator Demoralization, Outward Mindset, and Coactive Power: Developing the DOMP Scale – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
How can educational leaders better understand and address educator demoralization? This accepted SAM International Business Conference presentation introduces the DOMP scale, a research-based instrument designed to measure demoralization, mindset, and power independently. The study offers practical insights for leaders and policymakers seeking to create more supportive educational environments.
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An Exploration of Digital Resilience by Hispanic Businesses in the Midwest – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
How did Hispanic small and mid-sized enterprises adapt to survive the COVID-19 pandemic? This accepted SAM International Business Conference presentation explores digital resilience among Hispanic-owned businesses in the Midwest, highlighting how digital technologies supported customer engagement, efficiency, and business continuity during a period of significant disruption.
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Six-Sigma and DMAIC: A Framework for Data-Driven Improvement in Higher Education – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
How can higher education institutions turn data into meaningful action for student success? This accepted SAM International Business Conference presentation explores the application of Six-Sigma and the DMAIC framework to improve retention and graduation outcomes. Using real-world experience from a regional university, the session highlights practical tools that help institutions translate analytics into targeted improvement initiatives.
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Professional Presence in Practice: Elevating Your Personal Brand – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
Professional presence is not just about appearance. It is about clarity, credibility, and how others experience you at work. This accepted SAM International Business Conference workshop guides participants through practical strategies to define, refine, and strengthen their personal brand, offering tools to elevate confidence, visibility, and professional impact at every career stage.
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Attributes of Healthy Boards in Health Care Organizations – SAMIBC2026 Presentation
Effective governance is essential to the success and sustainability of health care organizations, particularly in environments defined by regulatory complexity, financial pressure, and patient-centered accountability. This accepted practitioner research presentation […]