OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
REGARDING THE RESTORATION OF RESEARCH PROGRAM AND REPUTATION
Harland N. Prechel and John L. Boies
During 1999-2002, Texas A&M University conducted a scientific misconduct investigation that
focused on the following two publications:
Prechel, H. and Boies, J. 1998. Capital Dependence, Financial Risk, and Change
from Multidivisional to Multilayered Subsidiary Form. Sociological Forum, Vol.
13, No.2: 321-363 (referred to as the SF paper); and
Zey, Mary. 1998. The Transformation of Corporate Control to Owners and Form
to the Multisubsidiary: 1981-1993. Research in Oroanizational Change and
Development, Volume II: 271-312. JAI Press Inc. (referred to as the ROOD paper).
This investigation was the result of a complaint by Mary A. Zey, in which she accused
Harland N. Prechel and John L. Boies of plagiarism and data theft.
After a full investigation of these allegations, the Investigation Committee's findings, were the
following:
Dr. Boies performed the original data analyses and interpretation that Dr. Zey
modified for publication in the ROOD paper. Dr. Zey did not receive the data
analysis and interpretation as part of her collaboration with Dr. Boies.
Dr. Boies performed most or all of the data summaries, data analyses, and
interpretations of data that were performed for the SF paper.
With regard to the two publications in dispute, Drs. Prechel' s and Boies' SF
article therefore contains the legitimate and accurate table (Table VI) based
on the data analyses and interpretation performed by Dr. Boies.
Only one set of data (including completed collection forms) related to the
disputed papers was presented to the Investigation Committee, and it is
the property of Dr. Prechel.
Dr. Prechel had research projects directly linked to the SF paper.
Drs. Prechel and Boies produced sufficient verifiable evidence of authorship
to establish that they wrote the SF paper.
Thus, the Investigation Committee determined that neither Drs. Prechel nor Boies committed
misconduct in science. On June 29, 2001, the Executive Vice President and Provost of Texas
A&M University concurred with the Investigation Committee's report, and on July 25,2001, the
President of Texas A&M University upheld the findings. Subsequently, the findings were also
accepted by the Office of Inspector General of the National Science Foundation.
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SPORlI NFA>
THE BATTALIO THE
CWS UPDATE
Texas, Stanford have
baseball rivalry brewing
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — There is noth
ing more for Texas to know about Stanford
or Stanford to know about Texas.
Ten meetings in a period of 15 months
have provided all the education either
team needs heading into Thursday s semi
final showdown in the College World
Series.
“Now it comes down to baseball,” said
Longhorn catcher Ryan Hubele.
Hubele sees it as a plus when two
teams know each other as well as these
two.
“We’re familiar with their team.
They’re familiar with us. It just comes
down to baseball. You take all the vari
ables out, what you don’t know about the
other team, their pitchers, their hitters. You
throw it all out and it’s just about base
ball,” he said.
Stanford holds a 6-4 edge in those past
10 games. The Cardinal sidelined Texas in
last year’s regional at Palo Alto, Calif.
The Longhorns won one of three regu
lar-season meetings this season but came
out on top of an 8-7 contest with the
Cardinal in the second round of the CWS.
Texas led 7-2 after four innings and had to
hold on for the win.
Stanford rebounded with a 5-3 win
over Notre Dame in a Tuesday elimination
game to set up the semifinal rematch.
Another game with Texas was OK with
Cardinal center fielder Sam Fuld. He hit
.500 against the Longhorns in the tfe
earlier meetings and was 3-for-5 again.
Texas on Monday at the CWS.
“They provide great competition fort
so any time you get that, I don’t think)«
get tired of it,” he said.
Texas coach Augie Garrido said itwii
be a game of mutual respect, the typed
rivalry college baseball needs to seemon
often.
“1 think we do have a rivalry wit
them,” Hubele said. “They’re a great bat
club, one of the elite programs in fe
nation. We’re up there also. Any time vc.
can hook up with them, it’s a goo-
matchup. We’ve had competitive game
every time we meet them.”
Hubele and Fuld also will be renewinj
a friendship. They played on Team US.}
together last summer with Texas’ Om;
Quintanilla and Stanford’s Tim
Cunningham and Carlos Quentin.
“Those are great guys. I don’t getio
talk with them too much. Whenever we’it j
on the ball field I talk to them,” Hubek
said. “But as soon as they step on the field
and the competition starts, I want to bei
them that day.
“Any time you play a team likf
Stanford it is a great challenge,” Hubele
said. “And anytime we’ve played them
it’s been a great game. Every time wepla;
them we look forward to the challenge.' i
c Dingerville’ popular at CWS
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The College
World Series has been an annual draw for
a special kind of baseball fan — those
who bring their homes with them to
Rosenblatt Stadium.
For several decades a small area of
grass, and sometimes mud, was home to a
dozen or so recreational vehicles. The
small community that sprouted every time
the College World Series opened in
Omaha was called “Dingerville” by the
regulars.
As the tournament grew and Omaha
tried to do more in and around the stadi
um, Dingerville became fan parking and a
new RV park was fashioned just beyond
the left field fences. Instead of fewer than
two dozen RVs, this could host 64, com
plete with concrete parking and electrical
hookups.
Many of the regulars were disappoint
ed and took their camping business else
where. Others have found a home in the
new CWS RV city.
“We don’t have a name as far as I
know,” said Paul Knust of Omaha. He has
been camping at the stadium since the new
lot went in three years ago. Campers pay
$500 to park their RV and $ 10 per day if
they bring another vehicle with them.
“Some people were upset over the
move and costs, but I think the city was
doing something more to help the NCAA
and city make more money and make it a
better event,” Knust said.
Knust said the fans still come, includ
ing LSU fans even when their Tigers don’t
qualify for the national tournament.
“Oh, they’re awesome,” Knust said.
“Nice people. And there’s quite a few
from Texas. A lot are from Nebraska.”
Knust has set up a couple of smoker
barbecue grills to share with his weeklong
neighbors. “That’s what we do here, share
food, supplies, stuff like that.”
There are license plates from
Nebraska, Texas, Louisiana, Indiana and
Colorado remaining at the halfway point
of the tournament.
Augie Garrido says he’s part of a strons
Texas family when it comes to schoc
pride and winning tradition.
The baseball coach in Omaha for Ik
College World Series says he gets reguk
encouragement from football coach Mac
Brown and his staff, and basketball coad
Rick Barnes. Fonner football coach an
athletic director Daryl Royal has at
called.
“It’s a strong athletic family,
coaches and staff,’’ Garrido said.
TEXAS BACKING: Texas coach
BREAKING NERVES: Garri,
had some experience in helping
relax before national champioffitap
games. He had to face that situationfom
times with Cal State-Fullerton. His Tit®
won three of those title games.
He recalled this week that one o
those previous teams was very nerve®
before a national championship ga®
Practice was going so badly because®
the nerve problems Garrido said
stopped the workout.
He sent half his team to go cheerK
one team in a nearby Little League
and the other half to cheer for the
youth team. „.
“That was our practice that day.
said. “Then my motivating talk that da;
was ... you know what, you’re so upty
you can’t play any way, so what’s then®
of it.”
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national championship game, that
really going to be fun and if they l
title, he was going to Hawaii and thatwa-
also going to be fun. ■
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what happened to them tomorrow, d w I
going to be fun for them. That was a o n :
time ago, but this team is having fun
ing baseball. I love being part or
team.”
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bases for Ludwick.
Leadoff walks lead to a lot of trouble,”
Baylor said. But our scouting report had
Korea
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South Koreans’ game against Italy.
There s been a change in perception on
both sides, especially among youngsters ”
said Masao Okonogi, a Keio University pro
fessor of Korean studies. “In South Korea
there is less resistance to things Japanese.”’
Other experts warned the cool relations
between the nations would return after the
tournament.
It s impossible for any sporting event
even the World Cup, to fundamentally
change the way the two countries relate to
each other,” said Katsumi Sato, director of
the Modern Korea Research Center, a
lokyo-based private think tank. “Nothing
will change until officials on both sides stop
manipulating bilateral relations for their
own political ends ”
For now, the South Koreans are enjoying
Ludwick hitting .111 (l-for-9) C
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and walked two in 1 2-3 innings.
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every second of their World Cup ex P e '’ en t ji|]
Advancing to the second round to 1
first time was coach Guus Hiddink s®
lenge when he took over the South
team last year.
Opening the World Cup with ^ ^
over Poland, the home team added a ^
against the United States and a 1'9 v * J
over Portugal to win its group. M'^.J
Yoo Sang-chul said it sounded un e
able, “but we didn’t think we could l° s ,
“The nation’s support has been a -
strength for us,” he said. .J
It’ll be rooting again when th e :
plays Spain on Saturday in Gwangju* i
southwest part of the country. : v :
Hiddink, who guided his n ^
Netherlands to the semifinals at the
World Cup in France, wanted fans to
brate more before thinking of the
game.
“Our dream is going on,” he said-