In September, Dan Hallock and Greg Kordecki hosted

the Georgia Association of Public Accountants' 10th annual

accounting seminar in the CCSU Harry S. Downs Center

for Continuing Education.

The seminar lasted for two days, and included presentations

on "Y2K," "Accounting Problems and Opportunities," and

"MalpracticeWays to Limit Exposure."

In addition, Hallock presented his "Leadership

Questions: What Lies Beyond Accounting and Auditing Supervision?"

and Kordecki explained "Recent Accounting Pronouncements

and Trends Relevant to the Small Practitioner."

At the same conference, Hallock and Kordecki united

on several issues: "Leadership Answers: Methods to Improve

Staff Output, Client Relations, and Billable Time for

Accounting Services," "Accounting CommunicationsApplications

Encountered in Practice", and "Accounting

CommunicationsPerformance for Clients and Third Parties."

The welcoming address for the conference was provided

Kordecki also presented "Financial Reporting Issues for

Compilation and Review Engagements" as part of the

Georgia Society of CPAs accounting institute, which is held annually

in October at the University of Georgia.

Kordecki is a member of the institute and edits the

"Conference Proceedings."

At the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Georgia

Educational Research Association in November, members of the School

of Business faculty presented on three technology topics.

Nini Yang and Michael Deis presented "Optimizing

Information Technology in Financial Management Education: An

Analysis of Innovative Learning Opportunities and Academic

Performance." Hallock, Deis, and Chris Haberland provided

"Planning for Success: Matching Teaching and Learning Styles

of Faculty students for On-Line Courses." Deis, Haberland,

Hallock, and Kordecki collaborated on "The On-Line Course: Making

it Work for Both Teacher and Learner."

Yang then journeyed to Hong Kong to present her work at

the Inaugural Conference of the Asia Academy of

Management. Yang delivered her paper, " A China Perspective on the

Cultural Relativity of Employee Motivation: When the West Meets

the East." Yang addressed the affects cultural diversity on

management and employee behavior. Yang's work will be

republished in a book, which will include the conference's most

successful papers.

Clayton College and State University is a member

institution of the University system of Georgia, located in

Morrow in suburban Atlanta.

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