Published Manuscripts in Refereed Proceedings

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Perry, L. G. (2023).  Setting new records: Impacts on consumers, small businesses and the economy.  Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) International Conference, April 19-21, 2023.

Duffield, M. R. & Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2023).  Zero to One – Notes on startups, or how to build the future: A review essay. Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) International Conference, April 19-21, 2023.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Duffield, M. R. (2023).  Innovation strategies: New product development (NPD) methods for entrepreneurial start-ups.  Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) International Conference, April 19-21, 2023.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Perry, L. G. (2023).  Small business and a recession: Woes on “Main Street.”  Proceedings of the Appalachian Research in Business Symposium (ARBS), sponsored by Radford University, Radford, VA, March 30-31, 2023.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2022).  Small businesses in troubled waters: First COVID-19, next inflation, now recession?  Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) International Conference, July 25-29, 2022.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2021).  COVID-19 And Small Business: Stress, Hope, And Innovation.  Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) International Conference, April 6-8, 2022.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2021).  Innovations large and small tied to COVID-19.  Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) International Conference, April 14-16, 2021.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2021).  Small business and COVID-19: A train wreck on “Main Street.”  Proceedings of the Appalachian Research in Business Symposium (ARBS), sponsored by Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, March 26, 2021.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Tanaka, M.L. (2020).  [Internet Division] A spectrum of product development processes: A framework for matching methods to outcomes. Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) International Conference, April 8-10, New Orleans, LA, April 8-10, 2020.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2020).  [Proceedings Only: COVID-19 Travel Ban] The small business landscape: The gig economy in 2020 and beyond.  Proceedings of the Appalachian Research in Business Symposium (ARBS), sponsored by Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, March 26-27, 2020.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Rader, C. S. (2019).  Collective bootstrapping: Immigrant entrepreneurs’ financing of new businesses is a ‘family affair.’  Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute International Conference (AABRI), Washington, DC, October 18-19, 2019.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Rader, C. S. (2019). Immigrant entrepreneurs: Challenges and achievements using bootstrapping methods. Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) International Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 24-26, 2019.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Rader, C. S. (2019). Collective capital: How immigrant families are leveraging bootstrapping methods to finance new businesses. Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute International Conference (AABRI), Savannah, GA, April 1-3, 2019.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2018). Small business impacts from the repeal of individual mandate penalties under the ACA. Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute International Conference (AABRI), Orlando, FL, October 25-27, 2018.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Lockwood, F.S. (2018). Innovations to come could help address the small business health care access and affordability problem. Proceedings of the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) International Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 4-6, 2018.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Lockwood, F.S. (2018). The small business health care access and affordability problem: Can innovation in health distribution systems be the cure? Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute International Conference (AABRI), St. Augustine, FL, January 4-6, 2018.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Lockwood, F.S. (2017). [Abstract] Injecting entrepreneurial innovation into the national health care conversation. Academic Business World International Conference & International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education, Nashville, TN, May 24-26, 2017.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2017). Small business and Obamacare: Health care is, “up in the air”.  Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 12-14, 2017.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Schauer, A. (2017). A guide to online tools for entrepreneurs. Proceedings of the Appalachian Research in Business Symposium (ARBS), sponsored by Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, March 30-31, 2017.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Schauer, A. (2017). Small business and Obamacare: A continuous story of uncertainty. Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute International (AABRI), Asheville, NC, March 23-25, 2017.

Perry, L., Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Rumble, Z. (2016).  [Abstract]  The Ripple Effect Learning Community (RELC): An Interdisciplinary Model for Instructional Delivery.  Proceedings of the Academic Business World International Conference & International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education, Nashville, TN, May 25-27, 2016.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2016).  Small business and Obamacare: Cost projections and the longer-term view.  Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 30 – April 1, 2016.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2015).  [Abstract]  Small Business and Obamacare: Any Cure for Rising Rates?  Proceedings of the Academy of Business Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN, September 23-25, 2015.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2015).  Small Business and Obamacare: New Portal, New Costs, Same Old Shell Game.  Proceedings of the Academic Business World International Conference & International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education, Nashville, TN, May 20-22, 2015.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2015). Small business and Obamacare: A temporary reprieve. Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 8-10, 2015.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2015). Small business and Obamacare: The cost is just “too high.” Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute International (AABRI), Savannah, GA, March 26-28, 2015.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. & Stowe, C.R.B. (2014). The small business promotional mix: Complex choices abound between traditional and social media. Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute International (AABRI) Conference, Orlando, FL, January 1-3, 2015.

Lahm, R. J., Jr., Lockwood, F.S. & Stowe, C.R.B. (2014). Small business and Obamacare: The burden of compliance. Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, December 15-19, 2014.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2014). Small business and Obamacare: What about the “headache factor”? Proceedings of the Society of Business Research International Conference, Nashville, TN, October 23-25, 2014.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2014). Small business and Obamacare postponements and rule changes: “Another day, another delay.”   Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, Nashville, TN, March 26-28, 2014.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2014).  Obamacare and small business: “Glitches” may only be the beginning if employer plans relinquish grandfathered status.  Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute International (AABRI) Conference, Orlando, FL, January 1-4, 2014.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2013). Small business and Obamacare: Gut-wrenching choices.  Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, December 16-20, 2013.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2013). Obamacare and small business: “Wait and see.”  Proceedings of the Intellectbase International Consortium Academic Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 17-19, 2013.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2013). Technology, curriculum, pedagogy, and marketing implications for distance education entrepreneurship programs.  Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, July 24-31, 2013.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Nicholas, K. (2012). Conflicting measures of innovation activity: What else is new?  Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 4-6, 2012.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Heriot, K. C. (2011). Issues and opportunities associated with operating an entrepreneurship internship program: A case study. Proceedings of the Academic Business World International Conference & International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education, Nashville, TN, May 25-27, 2011.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. (2011). The Entrepreneurial Blogosphere: Still the Place to Be for Small Business Marketing Success.  Proceedings of the Allied Academies Spring 2011 International Conference, Orlando, FL, April 6-9, 2011.

Lahm, R.J., Jr., Stowe, C.R.B. & Geho, P.R. (2011). Commercial Real Estate (CRE) market stresses  continue in an economic recession.  Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute International (AABRI) Conference, Nashville, TN, March 24-26, 2011.

Lahm, R.J., Jr., Stowe, C.R.B., Carton, R.B. & Buck, L.E., Jr. (2011). Small businesses and credit cards: New rules for plastic in an economic recession.  Proceedings of the United States Association for Small Business (USASBE) Annual Conference, Hilton Head, SC, January 13-16, 2011.

Geho, P.R., Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Stowe, C.R.B. (2010).  The commercial lease: Impact on nascent business tenants through restrictions on use of premises and limitations on assignment and sublease rights.  Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 13-15, 2010.

Lahm, R.J., Jr. & Stowe, C.R.B. (2010). An exploration of information entrepreneurship. Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Internet Conference, July 19 through July 30, 2010.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Buck, L.E., Jr. (2009). Small businesses and credit cards: New stresses in an economic recession. Proceedings of the Southern Academy of Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, Columbus, GA, October 12-13, 2009.

Lahm, R. J., Jr. & Heriot, K. C. Entrepreneurship internships differ from traditional business and management internships: A framework for implementation. Proceedings of the Small Business Institute (SBI) Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, February 11-15, 2009.

Stowe, C.R.B. & Lahm, R. J., Jr. (2007).  A framework for installing innovation into a small enterprise.  Proceedings of 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. Proceedings of the Small Business Institute (SBI) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, February 14-16, 2008.

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) 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 (ABWIC), Nashville, TN, May 28-30, 2007.

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. 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). 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.