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 1996 - 2000

Fall 2000 • Volume 8, Number 2

A New Challenge on the World Wide Web: Demographic Profiling And Target Marketing
Mary A. Matson

Workplace Aggression: Legal And Policy Issues
Joyce M. Beggs, Gerald E. Calvasina, I.E. Jernigan, III

Incorporating (Yahoo) Internet Data into Finance Curriculum Using a Price - Cash-flow Strategy Of Stock Selection
David A. Deboeuf

Information Processing Alternatives for Coping with Supply Chain Environment Complexity
Adenekan Dedeke, Festus Olorunniwo

Impact of Command and Control Environment Legislation on Small Business: a Counter-intuitive Finding?
Raymond M. Jones, Walter R. Holman Jr., Harold D. Fletcher

Legacy to Web: Strategies for Leveraging Existing Healthcare Information Systems with Emerging Web Technologies
Meg Murray

An Empirical Exploration of the Linkages Between Emotional Intelligence and Leadership In a Training Context
James A. McCambridge, Anne M. McCarthy, Mary L. Tucker

Global E-Business: The Potential Bonanza
Leanne C. McGrath

Change Management Techniques to Support an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation
Anthony J. Mento, Doris C. Van Doren, Bryan D. Fornadel

The Balanced Scorecard: an Incremental Approach Model To Product Lines and Distribution
Charles J. Pineno

You Wouldn't Want to Hear - Ethics In the Business Classroom: Gender, Race, but Please Not Class
M. Louise Ripley

Business Education: an Integrated Approach
Matthew Valle

Evaluation of Diversity Initiatives in Multinational Corporations
Rose Mary Wentling

Spring 2000 • Volume 8, Number 1

Age Old Business Traditions: Alive And Well in The New Millennium?
Kimberly C. Pellegrino, Jerry A. Carbo, Robert J. Pellegrino

Survival Skills for Managers in the Virtual Organization of the Twenty-first Century
Sonny S. Ariss, Kimberly H. Thomas

"Best Companies to Work For..." Financial And Stakeholder Implications of "Best Of..." Rankings
Samuel B. Graves, Sandra Waddock

Rethinking Seniority: Its Usefulness In Human Resource Management
Wesley A. Scroggins, Philip G. Benson

Earnings Management in Nonfinancial Business Organizations under Financial Accounting Standard No. 115
William H. Dresnack, Gary P. Briggs, John J. Spitzer

The Role of Characteristics and Behaviors in the Attraction Process Between Mentors And Protégés
Joy V. Peluchette, Sharon K. Clinebell

Impact of Electronic Commerce On Processes and Information Systems of a Hotel Chain
Sakthi Mahenthiran, Bruce D. Marshall

Fall 1999 • Volume 7, Number 2

Assessment of the Online College Course: the Instructor's Perspective
Benjamin Sackmary, Lynne M. Scalia

Knowledge Management: Enabling a Market-Driven Organization
Ron Desi, Darlene Brannigan Smith

The Nature of Adaptability And Its Effect on Firm Performance
R. Barth Strempek, Larry D. Alexander

Partnership Channels And Supply Chain Interventions
J. Griffiths, R. James, B Elson, Perry Barr

Integrating Organziations, Strategies, Environments And Social Awareness Into The Global Learning Experience
Roger Kashlak, Raymond Jones, John Cotner

The Impact of the 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act on Capital Gains
John Callens

Utilization (Tau) An Overview of a Productivity Metric For Profitabaility Enhancement And Focused Cost Reduction
Jeffrey T. Luftig

Responding to the Image Of Public Transit
Paulette K. Polley, Wanda F. Lester

A "Zippered List" Approach to Adaptive Scenario-based Training
Dennis M. DeVolder

Network Capitalism: Strategic Response to the "Hypocapitalism" of the Post-socialist Economy in Russia
Jeffrey G. Hunter

Spring 1999 • Volume 7, Number 1

False Advertising and Liability Issues on the Internet
Norman W. Hawker, Betty J. Parker

The Multi dimensionality of Workforce Diversity
Kevin J. Davis, Christy A. Strbiak, Dan L. Costley

Behavioral Implications for Employee Trust of Co-workers
Robert D. Costigan, J. Jason Berman, Selim S. Ilter

Marketing an Assisted Living Facility: an Empirical Study
Kenneth E. Clow, David O'Bryan, Jane O'Bryan

Electronic Monitoring of Employee Behavior
Joan Silverio, Margaret E Mitchell

Relative Price-earnings Ratios and Future Returns
David A. DeBoeuf, Bruce K. Grace

Electronic Communications Controls Audit Model
Pati Milligan, Donna Hutcheson

Fall 1998 • Volume 6, Number 2

Internet Characteristics of the Fortune 200
Tammy Prater, Sara Bliss, Ava Honan

Using Internet Technology in the College Classroom and in Business Training Programs
Gerald Crawford, William Bullard, Robert Williams

Distance Learning Technology: an Emerging Challenge For Higher Education
Lori Sundberg, Hugh Shane,

Enhancing Strategic Thinking: Integrating Scenarios into The Planning Process
Darlene Brannigan Smith, Doris C. Van Doren, G. Mark Hardy

Determining Human Resource Development Needs Through Organizational Culture Gap Analysis
F. William Brown, Nancy G. Dodd

Can You Trust a Workaholic? How Work Addiction Erodes Trust Throughout the Organization
Gayle Porter

Alternative Approaches to Diversity Management: Implications for Valued Organisational Outcomes
Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, Gail Sype, Shiv Arora

Current Status of Diversity Initiatives in Selected Multinational Corporations
Rose Mary Wentling, Nilda Palma-Rivas,

Global Supply Chain Management: Origins, Definition and Focus
Alfred Quinton

Competitive Strategies for Managed Care Organizations
John S. Cotner, Raymond M. Jones

Spring 1998 • Volume 6, Number 1

Understanding Consumer Satisfaction, Service Quality and Value: A Conceptual Analysis
Adee Athiyaman

Character Trait Importance and Reinforcement for Future Business Leaders: a Longitudinal Assessment
William R. Allen, James H. Davis, John A. Ruhe, Virginia T. Guerin

Testing for Gender Differences in Turnover and Promotion of Tax Professionals: a Survival Analysis
Suzanne N. Cory, Philip H. Siegel, Mark B. Persellin

Market Microstructure Factors Based on Bid-offer Spreads on Nyse, Amex And Nasdaq Markets
George W. Trivoli, W. Mark Hearn, Robert G. Graham

What Your Employment Application Communicates: Job Applicant Perceptions of Employment-at-will Statements
Patricia Borstorff, W. Mark Hearn, Michael Mccormick

The Effects of Contract Type On Performance Outcomes: a Transaction Cost Theory Approach
Terry R. Adler, Robert F. Scherer, Sidney L. Barton, Ralph Katerberg

Using an Impression Management Perspective to Examine Sexual Orientation in the Workplace
Joy V. Peluchette

Fall 1997 • Volume 5, Number 2

Getting Caught in the Web ... the Internet and Small Business Opportunities
Benjoe A. Junlano, Coastal Carolina University

The Impact of Technology on Human Resources: Bridging Business and Education
Tamara Harris, Bell Industries

Computer-mediated Communications: Research Findings and Business Implications
Susan S. Rehwaldt, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

EDI: Examining the Communication, Ethics, and Legal Issues
Dinah M. Payne, University of New Orleans; Augusta C. Yrle, University of New Orleans; Sandra J. Hartman, University of New Orleans

International Merger and Acquisition Activity: the Role of Macroeconomics
Paula Goldstein AT&T,

A Review of the Psychometric Properties of Asset Specificity Measures Within Transaction Cost Analysis
John T. Drea, Western Illinois University; Joe B. Hanna, Western Illinois University

Environmental and Cultural Issues for PRC Market Segments
Patricia M. Anderson, Quinnipiac College; Xiaohong He, Quinnipiac College

Spring 1997 • Volume 5, Number 1

Small Business Management in the Small Business Firm
John R. Darling, Christine E. Fogliasso

Analysis of User Preferences Regarding Workplace Programs for Stress Reduction
Avinash Waikar, Martha Bradshaw Balachandran, Uday Tate

The Digital Dance: How Companies and Individuals Are Reinventing the Employment Marketplace via the Internet
David C. Wyld, Jack E. Tucci

Identifying Recruiting Strategies for the External Labor Market Under Unstable Employment Conditions
Thomas J. Bergmann, Kenneth P. De Meuse, G. E. Martin

Transaction Costs, Taxes and Portfolio Revision
Stephanie J. Reed, John H. Reed, Thomas J. Stuhldreher

Certification Criteria for Accountants: Are Newly Certified Public Accountants as Prepared as Other Professionals?
Dave Nicholas, Robert K. Robinson, Larry Tunnell

Fall 1996 • Volume 4, Number 2

Empathy and Communication Influences on Retail Employee Role Perceptions and Job Attitudes
Jeffrey P. Slattery, Kenneth E. Clow, Jerry D. Rogers

Workforce Diversity: Evolution into a Multi-cultural Organization
Sandy Jeanquart-Barone, Ronald W. Clement

A Study of Homicides in the Workplace: Potential Consequences for Small Businesses
Michael Harvey, Richard Cosier

Windows 95 and Its Effect on Business
Jennifer Baselice, William Batt

Computer-based Interactive Marketing: an Overview of the Commerical and Internet Environments
Robert C. Beatty, Louis M. Capella

Developing the City/county-owned Real Estate Asset Management Information System
Lary B. Cowart, Don T. Johnson

Spring 1996 • Volume 4, Number 1

Implementing the New AACSB Standards: A Case Study in Managing Strategic Change
Louise Hatfield, Ronald Taylor, Donna Mottilla, Susan Stone

Perceptions of Competencies needed for Employment: Assessing the Gap Between Employers and Students
Marjorie L. Icenogle, Jeanne D. Maes, Teresa G. Weldy, Norman B. Bryan

Transfer Pricing for U.S. Based Multinational Corporations: Tax and Managerial Implications
Priscilla O'Clock, Kevin Devine, Ryan Holden

Ethics of Trade Barriers: An Initiatory Empirical Study
Raymond E. Taylor, Dan Edwards

The Moral Uncertainty of International Business
Ruth Cummings, Paul E. Bierly III

Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises: The Indian Experience
C. Bhaktavatsala Rao, Narendar V. Rao