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Papers & Proceedings

Lahm, R. J., Jr. A stratified organizational culture model. Manuscript in preparation.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Heriot, K. C. Entrepreneurship internships differ from traditional business and management internships: A framework for implementation. Manuscript in preparation.

Stowe, C.R.B. & Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). A framework for installing innovation into a small enterprise. Paper accepted for the 15th Annual Conference of American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), Las Vegas, NV, February 21 to 24, 2008.

Stowe, C.R.B. & Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). Needed: More research on marketing through Internet strategies for small entrepreneurial firms. Paper submitted for reviewer consideration for the Small Business Institute (SBI) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, February 14-16, 2008.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Geho, P.R. (2007). Holes in the corporate veil: Confronting the “myth” of reduced liability for small businesses and entrepreneurs under corporate forms. Journal article accepted for publication in Entrepreneurial Executive.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007) Bootstrap marketing: an analysis of constructs and implications. Proceedings of the Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ASBE) 2007 Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, October 10-13, 2007.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Geho, P.R. (2007). What entrepreneurship educators need to know about the limitations of corporate forms and the “nitty-gritty” of veil piercing. Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, Reno, NV, October 3-6, 2007.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2007). More trouble than it is worth? Detecting and prosecuting plagiarism in business plans. Manuscript accepted for publication in The Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). Plagiarism and business plans: A growing challenge for entrepreneurship education? Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 10, 73-84.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). Entrepreneurial startups and the importance of bootstrap marketing. Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Internet Conference, July 17 through July 31, 2007.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2007). More trouble than it is worth? Detecting and prosecuting plagiarism in business plans. Proceedings of the Academic Business World International Conference, Nashville, TN, May 28-30, 2007.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2007). The Development and use of a business plan grading rubric. Georgia Business Education Journal, 25(1).

Clouse, W., Nickerson, I., Stowe, C., Aniello, J., Helbig, J. Roberts, J. & Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2007). Cases that Develop the Entrepreneurial Spirit. Proceedings of the United States Association for Small Business (USASBE) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, January 10-14, 2007.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006) Are we on the lookout for plagiarism in business plans? Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, Reno, NV, October 19-21, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Decreasing duplicate directory distribution: A case study in action learning within the telecommunications industry. Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, Reno, NV, October 19-21, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). State of the entrepreneurial blogosphere. Entrepreneurial Executive, Volume 11, pp. 27-37.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Movie making as a metaphor for teaching the business planning process. Georgia Business Education Journal, 24(1), 10-13.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). State of the entrepreneurial blogosphere. Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 12-15, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Growing an undergraduate entrepreneurship internship program: Some lessons learned. Proceedings of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, January 12-15, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005). Let’s “do” a business plan. Georgia Business Education Journal, 23(1), 13-15.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Little, H.T., Jr. (2005). Bootstrapping business start-ups: Entrepreneurship literature, textbooks, and teaching practices versus current business practices? Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 8, 61-73.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005). Just say “charge it”: The use of credit cards in entrepreneurial start-ups. Proceedings of the Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ASBE) Conference, Albuquerque, NM, October 7, 2005.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005). Bootstrapping: Methods entrepreneurs really use to start a business; A holistic view. Proceedings of the Annual Eastern Small Business Institute (SBI) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 16, 2005.

Cole, J.D., Lahm, R.J., Jr., Little, H.T., Jr. & Siepel, S. (2005) Credit cards as a source of start-up capital and ongoing capital management. Proceedings of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) 2005 50th World Conference, Washington, DC, June 17, 2005.

GRADUATE WORK

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (1999). The phenomenon of interpersonal chemistry in the hiring process: Toward the development of a theory. Doctoral dissertation, Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (1996). HRD in a land down under: Australia. In Readings In International Human Resource Development, Atlanta, GA: HRD Center.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (1995). [Review of the book The end of work: The decline of the global labor force and the dawn of the post-market era]. Journal of Vocational Education Research, 20(4), 75-82.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (1994). “Service-focused education”: An investigation of education policies and practices, and their effect on public perceptions about the “quality” of the United States education system. Master’s thesis, Georgia State University, Atlanta.

EDITING AND REVIEWER ROLES

Reviewer. (2007). Southern Journal of Entrepreneurship.

Reviewer. (2006). SBI Papers: Global Business Issues Track. United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, January 11-14, 2007.

Reviewer. (2005). Small Business Institute-SBI. Eastern Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 16-17, 2005.

Associate Editor – MERLOT
Business Discipline Editorial Review Board
The MERLOT project (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching) is supported by a consortium of institutions and university systems; its primary objective is to create one of the world’s largest collections of online learning resources.

As associate editor, worked with an editorial review team to evaluate posted submissions (e.g., instructional units and learning modules).

PUBLISHED INTERNET ARTICLES

Articles appear on multiple Internet sites as syndicated content (the following are examples):

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006, September 5). Public speaking for “scaredy cats.” SpeakingExcellence.com. Retrieved October 7, 2006, from http://speakingexcellence.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=151&Itemid=26

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006, September 4). Writing your business plan? Don’t forget your own professional development. EzineArticles.com. Retrieved September 6, 2006, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Writing-Your-Business-Plan?-Dont-Forget-Your-Own-Professional-Development&id=290298

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006, January 22). Starting a business? Reasons why you may need to recruit an advisory board. EzineArticles.com. Retrieved January 27, 2006, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Starting-a-Business?-Reasons-Why-You-May-Need-to-Recruit-an-Advisory-Board&id=132798

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005, October 26). Entrepreneurs (or anybody else): If you must use credit cards, practice ‘safe swiping.’ WomensArticles.com. Retrieved October 28, 2005, from http://www.womensarticles.com/article_13309_15.html

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005, October 26). Starting your entrepreneurial business: Climb a different career ladder. ArticleAlley.com. Retrieved October 28, 2005, from http://www.articlealley.com/article_13313_36.html

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005, October 24). Marketing your business: Make your promotional tools work smarter. EntrepreneurshipClearinghouse.com. Retrieved October 28, 2005, from http://www.entrepreneurshipclearinghouse.com/articles/maketoolsworksmart.html

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005, October 24). Starting your business: Avoiding the “me incorporated” syndrome. IdeaMarketers.com. Retrieved October 28, 2005, from http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/article.cfm?articleid=62042&from=PROFILE

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005, October 19). Starting your business: It all boils down to making money and saving money. ZeroMillion.com. Retrieved October 24, 2006, from http://www.zeromillion.com/financial-services/starting-your-business-it-all-boils-down-to-making-money-and-saving-money-by-dr-robert-j-lahm.html

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005, October 10). Before you take the entrepreneurial plunge, consider various business models. EntrepreneurshipClearinghouse.com. Retrieved October 15, 2005, from http://www.entrepreneurshipclearinghouse.com/articles/businessmodels.htm l

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005, October 10). Starting your business: 3 tips for bootstrapping your way to the top. Sole Proprietor Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2005, from http://www.soleproprietormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=59

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005, October 5). “Tiny” entrepreneurship: Most entrepreneurial businesses are very small -- We might accurately call them “tiny.” GoArticles.com. Retrieved October 28, 2005, from http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=83339

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005, October 5). More entrepreneurs say ‘charge it’ when starting their businesses. OnlineOrganizing.com. Retrieved October 8, 2006, from http://www.onlineorganizing.com/NewslettersArticle.asp?newsletter=ol&article=612

CONTENT AND WEB DEVELOPMENT

Utilizing (self-taught) software skills in Adobe GoLive, Macromedia Fireworks, and additional applications, have created commercial websites such as:

 ArticlesontheWeb.com
 DoctorLahm.com
 EntrepreneurshipClearinghouse.com
 WebPreneurship.com

Current projects under development, utilizing complex content management systems (CMS), include:

 BootstrappingStories.com
 EntrepreneurshipArticles.com

Academic website projects include:

Worked with the editor and launched the initial site for an established journal, Business Education Digest. July 2007 to Present.

Development of site for the new Southern Journal of Entrepreneurship, which is to be listed in the forthcoming 11th Edition of Cabell’s. February 2007 to Present. Also responsible for the graphic design of the printed journal cover.

Received training from the web development company that recently created a new content management system-based site for the Small Business Institute® (SBI), November 16, 2008.

GRANTS AND PROPOSALS

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). National Entrepreneurship Week 2008: public service grant proposal. College of Continuing Education and Distance Learning, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.

Lucks, J. & Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). Research on bootstrap marketing proposal: Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA) research assistant award. Undergraduate Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, October 31, 2007.

Talley, et al. (2001). Bush Grant proposal. Participated in an evaluation of “best practices” at other campuses (e.g., wireless, laptop enabled) in support of a $300,000 (approved for FY 2002-2005). Dakota State University Madison, SD.

PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS

ACADEMIC CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

Research articles published in conference proceedings (detailed above) have also been presented and are not duplicated here.

Stowe, C.R.B. & Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). A workshop on business plans, detecting plagiarism and academic integrity. United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2008. Session slides handout. Description. Powerpoint.

Clouse, W., Nickerson, I., Stowe, C., Aniello, J., Helbig, J. Roberts, J. & Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2007). Cases that develop the entrepreneurial spirit. United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, January 10-13, 2008.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). A plagiarism pandemic. Southern Business Education Association (SBEA) Conference, Little Rock, AR, October 24-27, 2007.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). Marketing Session. State Farm Summer Business Camp, Murfreesboro, TN, July 13, 2007.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). How to market the most important person in the world: You! Tips, tools, and techniques to impress others with your knowledge, skills, ideas, and attitude. International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), Murfreesboro, TN, April 4, 2007.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007). How to find an entrepreneurship internship. EntrepreneurshipWeek USA at MTSU. Murfreesboro, TN, February 28, 2007.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2006). Entrepreneurship awareness. Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) 2006 National Conference, Chicago, IL, November 2-4, 2006.

Minor, D., Lahm, R.J., Jr., Spencer, J.A., & Mattison, J. (2006). Just learn it!: Entrepreneurship intern for the day. Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) 2006 National Conference, Chicago, IL, November 2-4, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Entrepreneurial bootstrapping: How businesses are really started most of the time (and how to help students prepare). Tennessee Business Education Association (TBEA), Manchester, TN, September 22-23, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Marketing Session. State Farm Summer Business Camp, Murfreesboro, TN, July 14, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Education Careers. Scales Elementary School Career Day, Murfreesboro, TN, May 12, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Designing a faculty course Website from scratch: Some lessons learned. Faculty Showcase, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, April 6, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Proper interviewing etiquette. Tennessee Technology Center Job Preparation Workshop, Murfreesboro, TN, March 27, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Preparing and conducting oral presentations. Tennessee Technology Center, Murfreesboro, TN, February 2, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005). Lights, camera, action: Taking a director’s view in the business plan development process. Southern Business Education Association (SBEA) Conference, Franklin, TN, October 28, 2005.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005). The fine art of attracting employers. Tennessee Vocational Education Conference, Murfreesboro, TN, July 20, 2005.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005). Career skills for students: From survival to success. Tennessee Vocational Education Conference, Murfreesboro, TN, July 20, 2005.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2005). Marketing Session. State Farm Summer Business Camp, Murfreesboro, TN, July 15, 2005.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2002). Lead Presenter. 2002 MERLOT International Conference, Atlanta, GA, September, 2002.

INVITED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION PRESENTATIONS

Roundtable Expert. Human Resource Executive Forum, Atlanta, GA, October, 2002.

The role of “interpersonal ‘chemistry’ in hiring.” Exec-U-Net, Atlanta, GA, December, 2000 (invited for encore performance) and December, 1999.

Prior to my academic career, have frequently served as a guest speaker in college classrooms; as a roundtable discussant; on various business advisory boards; as a judge of academic work (as a business community representative); and in like capacities (especially while with The Birmingham News). I have addressed numerous business, chamber, and civic organizations.

INVITED CAREER PRESENTATIONS

What a former advertising executive can tell you about the fine art of persuasion and your career. Society for Technical Communication, December 4, 2002.

How to make at least 52 new friends per year, drink all you want [bottled water], and get the job of your dreams (even in a tough market), Dakota State University, October 17, 2002.

The role of interpersonal “chemistry” in hiring. Society for Technical Communication, February 13, 2002.

The TOP SECRET lives of the people you work with (workshop), Career Service Association, Mundt Foundation, January 28, 2002.

FACILITATION AND DISCUSSANT ROLES

Session Chair. (2007). Allied Academies Fall 2007 Conference: Interdisciplinary Session, Reno, NV, October 3-6, 2007.

Wildman, P. (2007). Adapting Action Learning for Constant Change! Participant/Invited Discussant. Second Enlightenment Conference, Columbia, SC, March 4-6, 2007.

Session Chair. (2006). Allied Academies Fall 2006 Conference: Interdisciplinary Session, Reno, NV, October 19-21, 2006.

Clouse, W., et al. (2006). “Think Tank” Participant/Discussant. Entrepreneurs in Action! Conference, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, August 7-8, 2006.

Johnson, V. (2005). Accounting firms’ preferences for resumes received from accounting graduates. Session Coordinator. Southern Business Education Association Annual Conference, Franklin, TN, October 26-29, 2005.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Selladurai, R.S. (2006). A new, digitally enabled, small business frontier. Facilitator and Lead Panel Discussant. United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, January 13, 2006.

Ernst, G. & Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2004). Challenges faculty face to be a great advisor. Session co-chair. Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) 2004 National Conference, Chicago, IL, November 2004.

DISTINGISHED RESEARCH AND COMPETITIVE AWARDS

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Geho, P.R. (2007). Holes in the corporate veil: Confronting the “myth” of reduced liability for small businesses and entrepreneurs under corporate forms. Distinguished Research Award. Allied Academies, Academy of Entrepreneurship Education.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2007). More trouble than it is worth? Detecting and prosecuting plagiarism in business plans. Best Paper Award. Academic Business World International Conference, Nashville, TN, May 28-30, 2007.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Plagiarism and business plans: A growing challenge for entrepreneurship education? Distinguished Research Award. Allied Academies, Academy of Entrepreneurship Education.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). State of the entrepreneurial blogosphere. Distinguished Research Award. Allied Academies, Academy of Entrepreneurship Education.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2006). Designing a faculty course Website from scratch: Some lessons learned. Faculty Showcase Award. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, April 6, 2006.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2000). Honored as a recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Contribution to HRD Research, for original doctoral dissertation research on The role of interpersonal “chemistry” in hiring. Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.

ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION

 Honorary Lt. Colonel, Alabama State Militia.
 Prior businesses featured in The Birmingham News, Birmingham Magazine, and WCEO Radio.

Recognized in several Who’s Who publications, including:

 Who's Who Among America's Teachers & Educators (11th edition)
 Who’s Who in Business Higher Education
 Who’s Who Worldwide
 Who’s Who in the South and Southwest
 Who’ Who Among Young American Professionals
 Who’s Who in Advertising

The Bootstrap Network was founded as Bootstrap Austin (in Austin, Texas), by Bijoy Goswami. The organization has since developed local chapters in several other cities (i.e., Bootstrap Austin evolved to become Bootstrap Network -- click here for more information).

Hear Bijoy's presentation on bootstrapping:

BootstrapNetworkBlog.com has recently included Dr. Robert Lahm on its list of "Bootstrapping Champions," for his independent work over the past year in developing the new Website, BootstrappingStories.com.