Management & Sales Division

Competitive Paper Results

2008 BEA Convention

Open Category

1^st Place “Models for Managing the Blurring Lines Between Sales and News in the Age of the Local Television Web Site”

George L. Daniels, University of Alabama

2^nd Place “Exploring Audience Availability to Television: An Empirical Explanation”

Roger Cooper and Tang Tang, Ohio University

Debut Category

1^st Place “A Case Study on the Walt Disney Company: Technological Management Strategies”

Carolyn D. Lagarenne, College of Charleston

2^nd Place “A Survey of Colonial and Post-Colonial Management Styles in African Broadcasting”

Ali N. Mohamed, Grambling State University

Panel Respondent: Steven Phipps, Maryville University

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Rapid Fire Research

“Managing a New Technological Frontier: Understanding DVR Habits and Ad Viewing Behavior Among Young Adults”

Margaret-Mary Connelly, Mackenzie Gabriel, William Ward & David Peacock, Syracuse University

“Ticker Talk: Cable Network News Crawls as Cross-Promotional Agents”

Amy Jo Coffey & Johanna Cleary, University of Florida

“See Spot Run: Recommended Protocols for Analyzing the Structure and Scheduling of Commercial Spot Breaks”

Walter S. McDowell, University of Miami

Steven J. Dick, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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Scholar to Scholar

“Filtering the Future: A Delphi Panel on Modern Technology and Its Impact on the Advertising Industry”

Laura H. Crosswell, College of Charleston

“Competition Among TV Networks: Content Values in Morning News Programs”

Athena Grayson, College of Charleston