Presentations

National & Regional Research Presentations

  • Torruellas Garcia, J., & Sims, R. L. (2024, April). Empowerment, Outreach, and Collaboration: NSU Sharing Branch Successes. Presented at the AAUW FL Regional Leadership Conference, North Palm Beach, FL.
  • Sims, R. L., Gong, B., & Hawks, W. C. (2023, August). Race and Happiness in the United States: The Importance of Faith. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Management, Spirituality, and Religion Division, Boston, MA.
  • Barreto, T. S., Williams, E. A., Sims, R. L., Pillai, R., McCombs, K. M., & Lowe, K. B. (2022, August). Leadership under Threat: Charismatic Rhetoric, Follower Perceptions, and Selection Outcomes. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division, Seattle, WA. Best Paper Award. Abridged paper appears in the proceedings.
  • Sims, R. L., & Torruellas Garcia, J. (2022, April). Sharing Our Story: Education and E-STEAM. Presented at the AAUW FL Leadership Conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Gong, B., & Sims, R. L. (2021, July). The Covid 19 Pandemic and Psychological Contract Breach: The Disruption of a Work From Home Schedule.  Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Organizational Behavior Division, Philadelphia, PA. Best Paper Award. Abridged paper appears in the proceedings.
  • Torruellas Garcia, J., Llanos-Almeida, R., & Sims, R. L. (2021, April). Adapting to Virtual Programming: Lessons Learned From AAUW – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Branch 3073. Poster session presented at the AAUW Florida Leadership Conference, Daytona, FL.
  • Sims, R. L., & Torruellas Garcia, J. (2019, April). Equity, Education, and Community Service: A Summary of AAUW-NSU Programing. Poster session presented at the AAUW FL Leadership Conference, Ocala, FL.
  •  Torruellas Garcia, J., Sims, R. L., Ballester, M., Dore, M. L., Macias, L. & McDermott, M., (2019, April). Introducing experiential science and math activities to at-risk girls: The E-STEAM project. Poster session presented at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Science Outreach Activity Poster Session, Orlando, FL.
  •  Llanos-Almeida, R., McDermott, M., Sims, R., Scanlon, M., Hicks, S., Ballester, M., … Torruellas Garcia, J. (2018, October). The E-STEAM (Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Project for Girls Mentoring Program. 11th annual mentoring conference proceedings: Mentoring, coaching, and leadership for innovation and entrepreneurship, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  •  Fazio, J., Gong, B., Sims, R. L., & Yurova, Y. (2017, March). The Impact of Organizational and Supervisor Support on Turnover Intentions in Hospital Employees. Paper presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Academy of Management, Little Rock, Arkansas
  •  Fazio, J., Sims, R. L., Gong, B., & Yurova, Y. (2016, October). The Role of Perceived Organizational Support and Emotional Intelligence on Job Satisfaction and Intention to Quit. Paper presented at the Midwest Management Association, Fargo, ND.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Yurova, Y. (2015, March). The Relation Between Perceived Justice and Schedule Satisfaction: The Moderate Role of Tenure. Paper presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Academy of Management, Houston Texas. Paper appears in the proceedings, 94-103.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Gong, B. (March 2014). The Impact of Psychological Distance on Moral Behavior. Paper presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Academy of Management, Dallas Texas. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 152-162.
  •  Sims, R. L. (March, 2013). Satisfaction as a mediator in the relation between goal orientation and career withdrawal intentions. Paper presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Academy of Management, Albuquerque, NM. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 192-199.
  • Ruppel, C. P, Sims, R. L., & Zeidler, P. (March, 2013). Emotional labor and its outcomes: A study of a Philippine call center. Paper presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Academy of Management, Albuquerque, NM. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 360-371.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Bingham, G. (2012, August). The Moderating Effect of Religiosity and Moral Courage on Ethical Decision Making. Paper presented at Society for Business Ethics Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Wimmer, D. (2011, November). Attitudes Towards Business Ethics: A Study of Austrian Student Views. Paper presented at Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Conference, Fort Myers Beach, FL.
  •  Sims, R. L. (2011, October). Student Misconceptions About Academic Standards of Original Work and Plagiarism: The Use of Electronic Testing as an Active Educational Tool. Paper presented at the 18th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, NY, NY.
  •  Sims, R. L., Ruppel, C. P., & Zeidler, P. (2011, March). Country as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Work Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Intention to Turnover. Paper presented at the Southwest Academy of Management Annual Conference, Houston TX. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 367-382.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Sun, P. (2010, November). The relationship between workplace bullying and employee attitudes: A study of Chinese manufacturing employees. Paper presented at Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Conference, Fort Myers Beach, FL.
  •  Sims, R. L., Ruppel, C. P., & Gong, B. (2010, October). The impact of human development and culture on national corruption: A contingency theory view. Paper presented at the 2010 Southern Academy of Management meeting, St. Petersburg, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 458-463.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Boytell, J. (2010, March). The relationship between individual characteristics, attitudes, and career withdrawal. Paper presented at the Southwest Academy of Management annual meeting, Dallas, TX. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 292-305.
  •  Dunn, M. G., Sims, R. L., & Dastoor, B. (2009, November). Comparing Israeli and US Culture, Leader Behavior and Organizational Commitment. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 204-216.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Mujtaba, B. (2009, October). Managerial attitudes towards unearned privilege and favoritism in the American workplace: A test of gender differences. Paper presented at the Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 282-287.
  •  Sims, R. L. (2009, August). Linking workplace deviance to organizational power: A model of the Hewlett-Packard spying scandal. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Cognition in Work Groups and Teams Division, Chicago, IL.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Baek, H. Y. (2008, October). Herding behavior in the residential real estate market: A review of recent events. Paper presented at the Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 41-46. Awarded Best Paper for Division III: Management Theory and Practice, Strategy, Business and Society, & Global Management
  •  Harris, J. A., & Sims, R. L. (2007, November). When Independent Board Members Are Not Culturally Independent. Paper presented at the Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Conference, Fort Myers Beach, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 1-8.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Genduso, L. S. (2007, November). How the language of accounting blurs unethical practices. Paper presented at the Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Conference, Fort Myers Beach, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 1-9.
  •  Sims, R. L. (2007, November). Bad apples or a bad barrel: A study of the Hewlett-Packare spying scandal. Paper presented at the Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Conference, Fort Myers Beach, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings, p. 1-11.
  •  Sims, R. L. & Manyak, T. G. (2006, October). Building a fair exchange relationship between buyers and sellers in residential real estate transactions: A public policy perspective. Paper presented at the Southern Management Associations Annual Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings.
  •  Manyak, T. G. & Sims, R. L. (2006, May). Real estate consumer protection: A public policy and ethical challenge for Florida. Paper presented at the Annual Florida ASPA Conference, Orlando, FL.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Mujtaba, B. (2005, December). The Influence of Human Development on National Corruption: Implications for Afghanistan. Paper presented at the SAE and SAAEs 2005 Annual International Conference, Kabul, Afghanistan.
  •  Sims, R. L. (2005, November). Culture and Human Development as Predictors of National Corruption. Paper presented at the Southern Management Associations Annual Conference, Charleston, South Carolina. Paper appears in the proceedings.
  •  Tai, A. J. & Sims, R. L. (2005, March). If employees do not see the glass ceiling, does it still exist? Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management Meeting, HR & Careers Division, Chicago, IL. Paper appears in the proceedings.
  •  Gegez, A. E. & Sims, R. L. (2005, March). Ethical issues in marketing research: Comparing attitudes of Turkish and US business students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association Of Marketing Theory And Practice, Jekyel Island, GA. Paper appears in the proceedings.
  •  Sims, R. L. & Mujtaba, B. (2004, October). Reported attitudes towards unethical behavior: A test of informal organizational socialization in retail employees. Paper presented at the Association on Employment Practices and Principles Twelfth Annual International Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings.
  •  Sims, R. L. (2004, March). Attitudes towards business ethics: Comparing respondents from six nations. Paper presented at the Southwest Academy of Management Associations Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings.
  •  Sims, R. L. & Long-Chuan, L. (2003, November). Employee attitudes towards unethical business practices: Collective versus individualists national cultures. Paper presented at the Southern Management Associations Annual Conference, Clearwater, FL. Paper appears in the proceedings.
  •  Parise, P. A. & Sims, R. L. (2002, November). Work-family conflict: The impact of education level on female workers. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Conference of The Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management, Denver, CO.
  •  Sims, R. L. & Gegez, A. E. (2001, October). Attitudes Towards Business Ethics: A Five Nation Comparative Study. Paper presented at the Eighth Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
  •  Sims, R. L. (1999, August). Formal Codes of Ethics Versus Supervisor Expectations For Lying Behavior: An Exploratory Study of Employee Attitudes. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Social Issues in Management Division, Chicago, IL.
  •  Sims, R. L. (1998, August). Reducing Sexist Language in Management Student Writing: The Influence of Instruction and Modeling. Interactive paper presented at the National Academy of Management meeting, Management Education and Development Division, San Diego, CA.
  •  Sims, R. L. & Keon, T. L. (1997, August). Conflict Associated with the Ethical Decision Making Process. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management meeting, Social Issues in Management Division, Boston, MA.
  • Keenan, J. P., & Sims, R. L. (1996, October). Comparing Jamaican and American Managers on Whistleblowing: An Exploratory Study and Evaluation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association on Employment Practices and Principles, San Diego, CA.
  • Sims, R. L. (1996, August). Gender Equity in Management Education: A Content Analysis of Test Bank Questions. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management meeting, Management Education and Development Division, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Keenan, J. P., & Sims, R. L. (1995, August). The Organizational and Intrapersonal Influences on Whistleblowing. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Social Issues in Management Division, Vancouver Canada.
  • Malouff, J., & Sims, R. L. (1995, August). Preventing Plagiarism in Management Education. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Management Education and Development Division, Vancouver Canada.
  • Sims, R. L. (1994, August). The Severity of Academic Dishonesty: A Comparison of Faculty and Student Views. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Management Education and Development Division, Dallas, TX.
  • Sims, R. L. (1994, August). The Development of Six Ethical Business Dilemmas. Poster paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Social Issues in Management Division, Dallas, TX.
  • Sims, R. L., & Keon, T. L. (1993, August). Ethical Work Climate as a Factor in Assessment of Person-Organization ‘Fit’. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Social Issues in Management Division, Atlanta, GA.
  • Villanova, P., Bernardin, H. J., Dahmus, S. A., & Sims, R. L. (1992, August). Rater Sources of Leniency Revisited: A Multiple-Observation and Double Cross-Validation study. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Human Resources Division, Las Vegas, NV.
  • Sims, R. L. (1991, August). The Influence of Academic Dishonesty on Future Unethical Business Practices. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Social Issues in Management Division, Miami, FL.

Additional Presentations

  • Genduso, L. S. & Sims, R. L. (2007, September). Using WebCT as a On-Ground Course Management Tool. Project presented at the Technology Training Fair, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  •  Sims, R. L. & Genduso, L. S. (2005, April). Online lessons in original work: The use of WebCT quiz to uphold academic standards. Paper presented at the Technology Training Fair, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  •  Genduso, L. S. & Sims, R. L. (2004, April). When does a canned course not look like one? Paper presented at the Technology Training Fair, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  •  Sims, R. L., & Alexakis, G. (2001, April). The Use Of Online Survey Instruments For Data Collection. Paper presented at the Technology Training Fair, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Sims, R. L., & Genduso, L. S. (2000, April). Securing Your Online Course: Not A Matter of Academic Freedom . Paper presented at the Technology Training Fair, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Sims, R. L. (2000, April). Electronic Bulletin Boards: Making the Virtual Real . Paper presented at the Technology Training Fair, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Sims, R. L. (1999, June). Using Internet Assignments to Increase Students’ Motivation to Learn. Paper presented at the International Conference on Technology and Distance Education: Building Bridges Through Technology and Distance Education Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Sims, R. L. (1998, May). Teaching Stress Management In An On-Line Format. Paper presented at the Technology Training Fair, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Sims, R. L. (1997, August). Perspective of a Recent Graduate. In R. L. Kelsey & J. M. Borek (Chairs), Surviving the Dissertation Process. Symposium conducted at the national meeting of the Academy of Management, Management History Division, Boston, MA.
  •  Weaver, G. R., Morris, S., Sims, R. L., & Trevino, L. K. (1997, March). New Directions in Business Ethics Research: Participatory Research Design Exercise. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of The International Association for Business & Society, Destin, FL.
  • Sims, R. L. (1996, August). Perspective of a Recent Graduate. In J. C. Jannon (Chair), Managing Your Dissertation. Symposium conducted at the national meeting of the Academy of Management, Management History Division, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Leonard, M., Rambo, A., & Sims, R. L. (1996, May). Facilitating the generalization of learning to the real world. In E. McDaniel (Chair), The New Learning Paradigm. Symposium conducted at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Gibson, J. W., & Sims, R. L. (1992, August). Integrating management history into the organizational communications curriculum. In C. W. Blackwell (Chair), Integrating Management History into the Business Curriculum. Symposium conducted at the national meeting of the Academy of Management, Management History Division, Las Vegas, NV.