GSBR2026: GULF SOUTH BUSINESS RESEARCH
PROGRAM

Days: Thursday, June 25th Friday, June 26th Saturday, June 27th

Thursday, June 25th

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17:00-20:00

Conference reception

Friday, June 26th

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07:30-08:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast

08:30-09:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Location: MCOB 264
09:00-10:15 Session 1A

Session 1A: Marketing, Consumer Insight & Creative Strategy I

Location: MCOB 264
09:00
The Small Business Identity Life Cycle: Authenticity, Growth, and Identity Drift in Founder-Led Firms (abstract)
09:20
Split or Sprint: Scarcity-Driven Fomo and Payment-Method Choice (abstract)
09:40
Enhancing Access and Success Through AI-Supported Experiential Learning for Neurodivergent College Students (abstract)
09:00-10:15 Session 1B

Session 1B: Supply Chain, Logistics & Operational Execution I

Location: MCOB 265
09:00
Developing a Supplier Selection and Performance Management Database Model for Manufacturing Organizations (abstract)
09:20
Coordinated Maritime and Industrial Production System in Alabama (abstract)
09:40
Qualitative Analysis of IT Procurement During Severe Economic Disruptions (abstract)
10:30-11:30 Session 2

Workshop: Using AI in Research

Presented by Thomas Nelson, Phd, University of South Alabama

Location: MCOB 264
12:00-13:00

Keynote Luncheon

Infrastructure as Strategy: The Role of the Port in the Gulf South’s Economic Future

Presented by Cameron Gibson, Senior Business Development Manager, Alabama Port Authority

13:30-15:00 Session 3A

Session 3A: Teaching Moments & Pedagogical Innovation

Location: MCOB 264
13:30
Sdg 11 Adherence via Green Knowledge Sharing and Carbon Reduction Performance: Roles of Resource Orchestration Capabilities, Frugal Innovation and Environmental Sustainability Orientation (abstract)
13:48
From Classroom to Career: Teaching the Soft Skills Business Students Actually Need (abstract)
14:06
Leveraging Generative AI to Design Experiential Learning in Supply Chain and Information Systems Classes (abstract)
14:24
Case Studies in an Online Undergraduate Organizational Communication Course: Situational Imagining and Workplace Mimicking (abstract)
14:42
Preparing the next Generation of Marketing Leaders Through Applied Mentorship: Within a Student-Run Agency Ecosystem (abstract)
13:30-15:00 Session 3B

Session 3B: Doctoral Research & PhD Student I

Location: MCOB 265
13:30
Data Breach Disclosure Timing and Market Reactions (abstract)
13:50
AI Deployment Purpose and Employee Engagement: the Moderating Role of HR Communication Transparency (abstract)
14:10
Competing Indirect Effects in Parallel Mediation (abstract)
14:30
How Digital Persuasion Paired with Location Based Technologies Lead to in-Store Visits (abstract)
Saturday, June 27th

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08:00-09:00

Continental Breakfast

09:00-10:30 Session 4A

Session 4A: Management, Leadership & Organizational Innovation I

Location: MCOB 264
09:00
Sins of Commission (and Omission): a Meta-Analysis of the Contact Dimension of Workplace Mistreatment (abstract)
09:20
Making Sense of HR: a Qualitative Study of Reputation, Signals, and Trust (abstract)
09:40
Toward a Signaling-Screening Perspective on Organizational Culture and Climate (abstract)
10:00
Hallmark Movie Heroines: Lessons in Entrepreneurship (abstract)
09:00-10:30 Session 4B

Session 4B: Management, Leadership & Organizational Innovation II

Chair:
Location: MCOB 265
09:00
Lost in Translation: Signal Distortion in I-Deal Negotiation (abstract)
09:20
Forged Under Pressure: a Theory of Emergent Team Resilience Through Shared Leadership (abstract)
09:40
Exploring Power Distance and Individualism/Collectivism in Supervisor–Subordinate Relationships: a Quantitative Study in Online Academia (abstract)
10:00
Coordinating Without Full Transparency: Constrained Coordination Signals in Naval Production Supply Networks (abstract)
10:45-12:15 Session 5A

Session 5A: Doctoral Research & PhD Student II

Location: MCOB 264
10:45
Virtual Leader Presence and Team Effectiveness in Hybrid Work Environment: the Roles of Self-Leadership, Shared Leadership, and Team Cohesion (abstract)
11:05
Signals and Systems: the Political Economy of Investor Sentiment and Financial Innovation (abstract)
11:25
The Undiagnosed Variable: Cultural Assumptions as the Hidden Mechanism in Strategy Execution Failure (abstract)
11:45
Responsible AI Governance in Marketing: Sustainability Concerns and the Role of Leadership Awareness (abstract)
10:45-12:15 Session 5B

Session 5B: Marketing, Consumer Insight & Creative Strategy II

Location: MCOB 265
10:45
Silence, Spin, or Straight Talk? How Tariff-Related Price Messaging Shapes Consumer Responses (abstract)
11:05
Fired and Fired up: the Financial Impact of Coaching Severance in Collegiate Athletics (abstract)
11:25
Semantic Query Understanding for E-Commerce: an Automated Facet Discovery Approach (abstract)
11:45
Striking for success! The impact of youth martial arts experience on business success and career opportunities (abstract)
12:15-13:15 Session 6

Lunch and Undergraduate & MBA Poster Session

12:15
Striking for Success! The Impact of Youth Martial Arts Experience on Business Success and Career Opportunities. (abstract)
12:35
POSTER: The Small Business Identity Life Cycle (abstract)
12:55
Northwest Florida as a Strategic Ecosystem for UAS Manufacturing and Defense Innovation (abstract)
13:15-14:45 Session 7A

Session 7A: Supply Chain, Logistics & Operational Execution II / Industry White Paper

Location: MCOB 264
13:15
Examining the Impact of Work Conditions on Supply Chain Resilience: the Roles of Leadership Style and Turnover Intention (abstract)
13:35
Thank You for Your Helpful Comments: Making It Through the Peer Review Process
13:55
The Tippy Type Effect: What Shoppers Reach For When They Don't Know They're Shopping (abstract)
14:15
Northwest Florida as a Strategic Ecosystem for UAS Manufacturing and Defense Innovation (abstract)
13:15-14:45 Session 7B

Session 7B: Data Analytics, AI & Business Intelligence / Dissertation Abstracts

Location: MCOB 265
13:15
Culture Wars and Capital Markets: How Sociopolitical Branding Controversies Impact Sentiment, Strategy, and Stock Performance (abstract)
13:35
A Difference-in-Difference Staggered Treatment Analysis of Cecl Adoption Among Public Commercial Banks, 2020-2022 (abstract)
13:55
Leveling the Playing Field: Implications of a Fandom-Integrated Model of Sponsorship Effectiveness (abstract)
14:15
I Can Do It with a Broken Heart: The Role of Resilience Between Divorced Women and Leader Developmental Efficacy (abstract)
15:00-15:30

Closing Remarks / Awards / Conference Wrap-Up

Location: MCOB 264