Rebecca Abraham, D.B.A.
Education:
- DBA - Alliant International University - Business Administration
- MBA - Alliant International University - Business Administration
- BS - University of Madras - Chemistry
She has taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels – in corporate finance, investments, portfolio theory, financial management, business strategy and policy, quantitative methods, micro-, and macroeconomics. In recognition of her service to students, she was honored with the first Farquhar Center Award for Teaching Excellence in 2000, and the Teacher of the Year Award from the Huizenga School in 2006.
Dr. Abraham has published extensively. Her publications have appeared in the Review of Accounting and Finance, Journal of Economic Studies, Journal of Business and Leadership, International Journal of Finance, Journal of Psychology, Genetic, Social, and Psychology Monographs, and the Leadership and Organization Development Journal. She serves on the Editorial Review Board of Personality and Individual Differences. She authored a book chapter in the Advances in Business and Management Forecasting by Elsevier.
Along with Dr. Robert Trippi, formerly of California State University-Long Beach, she pioneered a methodology for determining implicit interest rates in option prices. Her work has also appeared in the Conference Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute and the Association of Management.
Organizational Cynicism, Definition, Bases and Consequences
Mellen Press 2004
0-7734-6457-3
Sources: Notable Selections in Economics
Dushkin/McGraw Hill 2000
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington Market microstructure shifts in options prices. Decision Sciences Institute 2006.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington The impact of individual and institutional holdings on security prices: Support for the Miller Price Optimism Model. Decision Sciences Institute 2004.
Rebecca Abraham & Anthony Zikiye A model of worker responsiveness to computerization. Association of Management Proceedings 1991.
Rebecca Abraham & Anthony Zikiye Determinants of success in border industrialization. Association of Management Proceedings 1991.
Rebecca Abraham & Robert Trippi A comparison of methodologies for deriving implied interest rates from option prices. Decision Sciences Institute, Los Angeles Annual Meeting 1990.
Rebecca Abraham & Anthony Zikiye Worker reaction to automation: A predictive model of resistance to technological change. Southwest Business Symposium, University of Oklahoma 1990.
A Distribution Free Model for Time Reduction in Supply Chain Management, International Academy of Business and Economics, 2020, San Francisco
The effect of green energy on economic development and green human resource policies on nongreen work outcomes in Sri Lanka, International Academy of Business and Economics, 2020, San Francisco
Achieving Food Security Through Retailing: A Case Study, International Academy of Business and Economics, 2020, New York Online
Effects of Low Feedback in Online Doctoral Programs: An Empirical Study of Gender Bias, Going Deeply Digital: Promises and Challenges of the Digital Curriculum in Higher Education, 2019, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Earnings yield as a predictor of return on assets, return on equity, economic value added and the equity multiplier, Accounting Research Seminar, 2017, Fort Lauderdale, Fl
Listing criteria for the multiple listing of equity options, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting 2008, San Diego
Determinants of option spreads in a multiple listing environment. , Annual Business and Leadership Symposium 2007, Fort Hays, Kansas
Market microstructure shifts in options prices , Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute 2006, San Antonio, Tx
Earnings whispers forecasts as predictors of security returns: Support for the Miller Price Optimism Model , College of Business and Leadership Symposium 2005, Fort Hays, Kansas
A comparative study of the pecking order and conventional leverage theories, Annual Meeting 2004, Boston
The impact of industry on capital structure: A test of the pecking order and conventional leverage theories, Annual Meeting 2004, Washington DC
Earnings whispers forecasts as predictors of stock returns, Annual Meeting 2003, Washington DC
Individual and institutional holdings as predictors of stock returns , Annual Meeting 2003, Washington DC
Cultural Antecedents of Entrepreneurship and Organizational Commitment, Academy of Management Annual Meeting 1997,
Acculturation: A review and an exploratory comparative study, Academy of Management Annual Meeting 1995, San Antonio
The Japanese value system: An application of Maccoby's head and heart traits, Southwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting 1992, San Antonio, TX
A model of worker responsiveness to computerization, Association of Managment Meeting 1991, Atlantic City, NJ
Determinants of success in border industrialization , Association of Management Annual Conference 1991, Atlantic City, NJ
A comparison of methodologies for deriving implied interest rates from option prices, Annual Meeting 1990, San Diego
The incorporation of electronic mail in the adult educational process, Conference on Distance and Educational Technology 1990, Augusta, Maine
Worker reaction to automation: A model of resistance to technological change, Southwest Business Symposium 1990, Houston
Implicit interest rates versus treasury bill rates , School of Business, 1989, Long Beach, CA
Pradhan, R. P., Bahmani, S., Abraham, R., Hall, J. (in press). Insurance Market and Economic Growth in an Information-Driven Economy: Evidence from a Panel of high and Middle Income Countries. To appear in Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Markets.
Iddagoda, A., Abraham, R., Chinta, R. (in press). Do the dimensions of workplace spirituality influence organizational outcomes: A path analytic model and moderated regression model. To appear in International Journal of Work Organization and Emotion.
Seyoum, B., Abraham, R. (2022). US Trade preference and export performance of Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the African Growth and Opportunity Act. World Trade Review/Cambridge Core/Cambridge University Press.
El-Chaarani, H., Abraham, R. (2022). The Impact of Corporate Governance and Political Connectedness on the Financial Performance of Lebanese Banks During the Financial Crisis of 2019-2021. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(5), 213-231.
Abraham, R., El Samad, M., Bakhach, A. M., El-Chaarani, H., Sardouk, A., El Nemar, S., Jaber, D. (2022). Forecasting a Stock Trend Using Genetic Algorithm and Random Forest. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(5), 188-207.
Iddagoda, A., Abraham, R., Abeysinghe, R., Dissanayeke, H. (2022). Religiosity as a Predictor of Job Performance: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement. Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, 22(1), 36-53.
Abraham, R., El-Charaani, H., Tao, Z. (2022). Predictors of Excess Return in a Green Energy Equity Portfolio: Market Return, Market Risk, Value-at-Risk, or Expected Shortfall ? Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(1), 1-34.
El-Charaani, H., Abraham, R., Skaf, Y. (2022). The Impact of Governance on the Financial Performance of the Banking Sector in the MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) Region: An Immunity Test of Banks for Covid-19. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(2), 82-109.
Tao, Z., Abraham, R. (2021). Empirical Study of Hospital Charges on Psychoses in the U.S. Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, 21(3), 97-110.
Sirajhudeen, K., Ramankutty, V., Abraham, R. (2021). Vocational Skills Training for Development: A Case Study of the Community Development through Polytechnics Program. Journal of International Finance and Economics, 21(3), 18-34.
Pradhan, R. P., Bahmani, S., Abraham, R. (2021). Institutional quality, insurance markets, and economic growth: Evidence from pooled mean group estimation. Applied Economics Letters.
Abraham, R., Tao, Z. (2021). Funding Health in Developing Countries: Foreign Aid, FDI, or Personal Remittances ? International Journal of Social Economics, 48(12), 1826-1851.
Abraham, R. (2021). Informed Trading or Liquidity Trading: A Theoretical Formulation. International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives/Inderscience, 8(1), 1-22.
Chakraborty, R., Abraham, R. (2021). The impact of financial inclusion on economic development: The mediating roles of gross savings, social empowerment, and economic empowerment. International Journal of Social Economics, 48(6), 878-897.
Tao, Z., Abraham, R., Chinta, R. (2021). Multiple objective linear programming model applied to sustainability. Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, 21(1), 16-24.
Abraham, R., Chinta, R., Tao, Z. (2021). The influence of exchange rate regimes on economic growth: A multicountry examination. Journal of International Finance and Economics, 21(1), 5-22.
Zhi Tao, Rebecca Abraham, Ravi Chinta, & Thomas Harrington (2020). A Distribution Free Model for Lead Time Reduction in Supply Chain Management. Journal of Academy of Business and Economics 20(4), pp. 62-73.
Anuradha Iddagoda, Rebecca Abraham, & Ravi Chinta (2020). The effect of green energy on economic development, and green human resource management on nongreen outcomes in Sri Lanka. Journal of International Finance and Economics 20(4), pp. 13-28.
Muhammed Basheer, Vasanthagopal Ramankutty, & Rebecca Abraham (2020). Food security through retailing. Journal of International Finance and Economics 20(3), pp. 45-60.
Rebecca Abraham (2020). The role of currency call options in selected target zones: A theoretical formulation. International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives 7(3), pp. 265-290.
Rebecca Abraham (2020). The Role of Investor Sentiment in the Valuation of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Derivatives. International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives 7(3), pp. 203-223.
Rebecca Abraham (2019). The valuation of Options on Foreign Equity and Warrants on LDC Debt in Selected Latin American Countries. Journal of International Finance and Economics 19(4), pp. 37-56.
Ravi Chinta, Vijay Raghavan, & Rebecca Abraham (2019). The Moderated Effect of Gender on Time to Completion of Online Dissertations . SAM Advanced Management Journal 84(2), pp. 35-45.
Rebecca Abraham & Joel Auerbach (2019). Foreign Currency Mortgages Recast as Options on Commodity Futures. Theoretical Economics Letters 9(7), pp. 2291-2313.
Rebecca Abraham & Zhi Tao (2019). The Valuation of Cryptocurrencies in Single-Asset and Multiple-Asset Models. Theoretical Economics Letters 9(5), pp. 1093-1113.
Rebecca Abraham (2019). Hedge Fund Investing Versus Mutual Fund Investing: An Application of Multi-Attribute Utility Theory. Theoretical Economics Letters 9(4), pp. 605-632.
Rebecca Abraham (2018). The Valuation of Currency Put Options. Theoretical Economics Letters 8(11), pp. 2569-2593.
Rebecca Abraham (2018). Pricing Currency Call Options. Theoretical Economics Letters 8(11), pp. 2271-2289.
Rebecca Abraham, Charles Harrington, (2018). Is Earnings Yield a Security Return Model Anomaly ? . Theoretical Economics Letters 8(11), pp. 2116-2134.
Rebecca Abraham, Judith Harris, & Joel Auerbach (2018). Determinants and consequences of share repurchase decisions. Modern Economy 9(5), pp. 966-979.
Rebecca Abraham, Judith Harris, & Joel Auerbach (2017). Earnings yield as a predictor of return on assets, return on equity, economic valued added and the equity multiplier, Modern Economy, 8, 1, 10-24.. Modern Economy 8(1), pp. 10-24.
Rebecca Abraham, Judith Harris, & Joel Auerbach (2016). IPO performance at announcement and in the aftermarket. Journal of Economic Studies/Emerald 43(4), pp. 574-586.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2016). Determinants of Oil Futures Prices. Theoretical Economics Letters 6(4), pp. 742-749.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington, Jr. (2016). Predictors of the Degree of Positive Earnings Surprises. Open Journal of Accounting 5(3), pp. 25-34.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2015). Consumption patterns of the millenial generational cohort. Modern Economy 6(1), pp. 51-84.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2015). Consumption Patterns in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis: The Case of Baby Boomers. Modern Economy 6(2), pp. 245-258.
Rebecca Abraham, Zikiye Mark, & Charles Harrington (2015). A Theoretical Model of Competitive Equilibria in the New Car Market. Theoretical Economics Letters 5(2), pp. 196-211.
Rebecca Abraham, Judith Harris, & Joel Auerbach (2015). Disruptive Technology as Antecedent to CEO Pay-Performance Sensitivity. Technology and Investment 6(2), pp. 83-92.
Rebecca Abraham, Mark Zikiye, & Charles Harrington (2014). Trading responses to negative signals. Theoretical Economics Letters 4(6), pp. 378-385.
Rebecca Abraham, M Zikiye, & Charles Harrington (2014). A Theoretical Model of Directional Volume on Acquirer Stock in Cash Mergers. Theoretical Economics Letters 4(3), pp. 241-246.
Rebecca Abraham, Judith Harris, & Joel Auerbach (2014). CEO Pay-Performance Sensitivity in the Technology Sector: A Multiple Equation Model. Technology and Investment 5(3), pp. 125-136.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2013). Predicting Informed Trading at Merger Announcements. Journal of Economic Studies 40(5), pp. 658-670.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2013). Measuring profit in cooperatives: Definition and methods. International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology 3(4), pp. 21-33.
Rebecca Abraham, Judith Harris, & Joel Auerbach (2013). Human Capital Valuation in Professional Sport. International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology 3(3), pp. 1-20.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2011). Differential Information in Option Volume and Stock Volume. Journal of Derivatives and Hedge Funds 17(4), pp. 298-312.
Rebecca Abraham, Charles Harrington, & Albert Williams (2011). Multimarket Trading at Merger Announcement and Completion. Journal of Derivatives and Hedge Funds 17(3), pp. 186-197.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2011). Seasoned Equity Offerings: Characteristics of Firms. International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology 1(3), pp. 26-32.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2011). Forecasting Bank Solvency: An Emphasis on Liquidity. Advances in Business and Management Forecasting 8(), pp. 67-75.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2010). Forecasting Seasoned Equity Options. Advances in Business and Management Forecasting 7(), pp. 23-36.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2009). Forecasting Informed Trading at Merger Announcements: The Use of Liquidity Trading. Advances in Business and Management Forecasting 6(), pp. 37-52.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2007). Forecasting Options Spreads: The Use of Multiple Listing. Advances in Business and Management Forecasting 5(), pp. 47-64.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2007). Listing Criteria for Multiple Listing of Equity Options. Journal of Business and Leadership 3(1), pp. 14-21.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2007). Listing criteria for the multiple listing of equity options. Journal of Business and Leadership 3(1), pp. 14-21.
Rebecca Abraham (2006). An exploration of earnings whispers forecasts as predictors of security returns.. Journal of Economic Studies 32(6), pp. 524-539.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2006). Determinants of Option Spreads in a Multiple Listing Environment. Journal of Business and Leadership 2(1), pp. 20-27.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2006). Forecasting Security Returns: The Use of Heterogeneous Expectations. Advances in Business and Management Forecasting 4(), pp. 93-115.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2006). The Influence of Heterogeneous Expectations on Security Prices. Review of Accounting and Finance 5(1), pp. 33-53.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2006). The influence of heterogeneous expectations on security prices.. Review of Accounting and Finance 5(1), pp. 33-53.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2006). Determinants of option spreads in a multiple listing environment.. Journal of Business and Leadership 2(), pp. 20-27.
Charlie Harrington & Rebecca Abraham (2005). Earnings Whispers Forecasts as Predictors of Security Returns: Support for the Miller Price Optimism. Journal of Business and Leadership 1(), pp. 1-11.
Rebecca Abraham & Charles Harrington (2005). Earnings whispers forecasts as predictors of stock returns: Support for Miller Price Optimism Model. Journal of Business and Leadership 1(1), pp. 1-11.
Rebecca Abraham (2004). Emotional competence as antecedent to performance: A contingency framework.. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs 130(2), pp. 117-143.
Rebecca Abraham (2000). Organizational cynicism: Bases and consequences.. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs 126(3), pp. 269-292.
Rebecca Abraham (2000). The role of job control as a moderator of emotional dissonance and emotional intelligence -outcome relationships.. Journal of Psychology 134(2), pp. 169-184.
Rebecca Abraham (1999). Emotional intelligence in organizations: Conceptualizing roles of self esteem & job-induced tension. Leadership and Organization Development Journal 20(1), pp. 18-25.
Rebecca Abraham (1999). The relationship of differential inequity to job satisfaction, Intention to turnover, and self-esteem. Journal of Psychology 133(2), pp. 205-215.
Rebecca Abraham (1999). Emotional dissonance in organizations: What is its impact on org. commitment & intention to turnover. Journal of Psychology 133(4), pp. 441-455.
Rebecca Abraham (1999). Emotional Intelligence in organizations: A conceptualization.. Genetic, Social and General Psychology Monographs 125(2), pp. 209-224.
Rebecca Abraham (1999). Negative affectivity: Moderator or confound in emotional dissonance-outcome relationships?. Journal Psychology 133(1), pp. 61-72.
Rebecca Abraham (1998). Emotional dissonance in organizations: Antecedents, consequences, and moderators. Genetic, Social and General Psychology Monographs 124(2), pp. 229-246.
Rebecca Abraham (1998). Emotional dissonance in organizations: A conceptualization of moderators and mediators.. Leadership and Organization Development Journal 19(3), pp. 137-146.
Rebecca Abraham (1998). Instrumental Values: A five-nation comparative study. Cross-Cultural Mgt.: An International Journal 5(1&2), pp. 5-21.
Rebecca Abraham (1997). Thinking styles as moderators of role stress-job satisfaction relationships. Leadership and Organization Development Journal 18(4), pp. 179-186.
Rebecca Abraham (1997). Determinants of receptivity to expatriate assignment. Cross-Cultural Mgt.: An International Journal 4(3), pp. 126-138.
Rebecca Abraham (1997). The relationship of vertical and horizontal individualism and collectivism to intrapreneurship. Leadership and Organization Development Journal 18(5), pp. 236-243.
Rebecca Abraham (1996). The IC construct: An etic-emic analysis in an organizational context. Cross-Cultural Mgt.: An International Journal 3(3), pp. 22-36.
Rebecca Abraham (1996). Acculturation: A review and an exploratory seven-nation comparative study. Cross-Cultural Mgt.: An International Journal 3(1), pp. 3-19.
Rebecca Abraham & A Zikiye (1993). The Japanese value system: An application of Maccoby's head and heart traits. Management Decision 31(4), pp. 10-15.
Rebecca Abraham & R Trippi (1993). Interest rates implied in the prices of S&P 100 options. International Journal of Finance 2(2), pp. 52-66.
Rebecca Abraham & A Zikiye (1992). Satisfaction gaps: New realities in managing automation. Management Decision 30(2), pp. 40-45.
Rebecca Abraham, R Trippi, & R Deans (1992). Option-implied interest rates: A survey and comparison of alternative computational approaches. The International Journal of Finance 4(1), pp. 58-74.
Rebecca Abraham & A Zikiye (1992). The impact of automation on job characteristics: New horizons. Human Systems Management 11(1), pp. 157-163.
Rebecca Abraham, A Zikiye, & R Mailvahanan (1991). Maquiladora operations: New horizons for offshore manufacturing. Business Review 10(2), pp. 12-15.