College of Business & Technology

Business and Decision-making Letters

Published by the College of Business and Technology
Western Illinois University | Macomb, Illinois
ISSN: 1553-5347 (formerly: Journal of Contemporary Business Issues)

 

Journal Listing 2006 - 2010

Spring 2010 • Volume 17, Number 1

Pricing Stock with Constant Dividend Growth Model
Howard Qi and Jian Shi

Anatomy of a Cash Cow in a Mature Industry
Richard F. Belloff and K. Matthew Wong

Target Date Funds: Simple in Concept but Complex in Practice
Matt Maher, Harry White and Diane Schooley

Capital Market Integration Before and After Accession To the European Union
G.N.Naidu and Askar Choudhury

Some Pitfalls in Islamic Banking and Finance Perspectives: A Global Perspective
Jamshed Y. Uppal and Inayat U. Mangla

Pedagogical Issues on Assessments in Business Schools and One Program's Experience
Monzurul Hoque

Fall 2008 • Volume 16, Number 2

Transforming The Sales Force Through Leadership Training
Kimberly C. Pellegrino, Jerry A. Carbo, Robert J. Pellegrino, Debra Perkins

Employers Accessing Facebook: Examining Student Attitudes and Gender Differences in Posting Faux Pas
Joy Peluchette, Katherine Karl

A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of Attitudes Toward Online Advertising in China and Romania
Ying Wang, Mark F. Toncar

An Empirical Exploration into the Relationship Between Aspects of the Worship Experience and Forms of Complaint Behavior
Scott W. Hansen, Carolyn Tripp

Ex-Post Analysis of Bad Debt Write-Offs: The Case of the S&P 500
Cecilia Wagner Ricci

Industrial Buyer Complaint Actions and Future Complaint Intentions
Scott W. Hansen, Thomas L. Powers

Spring 2008 • Volume 16, Number 1

Evaluating the Reasonableness of an NPV Estimate
L. Dwayne Barney, Jr., Morris G. Danielson

The CICP Professional Designation Available Through the FCIB: A Focus On the Process and Content Used to Test Proficiency in International Finance
Charles L. Gahala

An Analysis of Plan Failure of Investment Strategies over Varying Planning Horizons: A Monte Carlo Simulation
Syed Umaid Ahmed, Raja Bouzouita, Arthur Young

Teaching Ratio Analysis Using Local Companies
Thomas M. Krueger

On The Takeover Potential of Walgreens - What Can We Learn from the Recent Takeover of A Large Family Owned Dow Jones Company?
Muhammad R.K. Chishty, Monzurul Hoque

The Benefits and Costs of Reverse Mortgage
Jamshid Mehran, Robert J. Balik

Fall 2007 • Volume 15, Number 2

The Social Exchange of Sales: Enhancing Salesperson Performance
Erich Bergiel, Jonathan R. Anderson, Beth Clenney

The Boomer Consumer: The Importance of Preventing Consumer Grudges Within the Mature Marketf
David Aron, Kimberly Judson, Timothy Aurand, Sandra Domagalski, Geoffrey Gordon

In Pursuit of Power: Investigating the Relationships Among Organizational Politics, Organizational Commitment, Communication Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction Market Integration
Peter F. Jorgensen

Analyst Coverage and Forecast Dispersion Surrounding ADR Listings
Kent P. Ragan and John D. Stowe

A Comparative Analysis of the Houstin Markets in Six Metropolitan Cities: Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Miami,
Jamshid Mehran and Robert Balik

Analyzing a Portfolio Using Morningstar.com's "Instant X-Ray" Tool: A Project for the Beginning Personal Financial Planning Course
James B. Pettijohn, Kent P. Ragan, and Susan J. Crain

Spring 2007 • Volume 15, Number 1

Modeling Steel Futures: An Empirical Study
Richard L. Ulam, Sheen Liu, Rangamohan V. Eunni

Noisy Capital Markets: Theory and Evidence
Jeong W. Lee

The Impact of the Euro's Introduction on Equity Market Integration
Halil Kiymaz, Edward Waller

Corporate Reputation and Investment Value
Thomas M. Krueger, Mark A. Wrolstad

Stock Performance and Clear Communication: Is there a Relationship?
Don T. Johnson, Peppi Kenny, James D. Tripp

Spring 2006 • Volume 14, Number 1

The Power of Expectations: Exploiting the 'Pygmalion Effect'
Laura L. Paglis

An Examination of Small Community Bank Dividend Policy Following the 2003 Tax Cuts
Thomas H. Payne and Philip J. Young

Do Employees Care What They Wear? An Exploratory Examination of Factors Influencing Employees' Preferred Workplace Attire
Joy V. Peluchette and Katherine A. Karl

Attitudes Towards Workplace Fun Among Public Sector Employees
Katherine A. Karl, Joy Peluchette, Leda Hall and Lynn Harland

A Strategic Analysis of Seniority Systems in Human Resource Management
Philip G. Benson and Wesley A. Scroggins