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The dynamic labor force: Findings from the 2009 annual meeting of the Southern Management Association
(Emerald, 2010)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the highlights of research on gender and diversity that was presented at the recent 2009 annual meeting of the Southern Management Association in Asheville, North Carolina. -
HR practices, customer-focused outcomes, and OCBO: The POS-engagement mediation chain
(Springer, 2020)The mechanisms through which HR practices impact employee-level and organizational-level outcomes continue to intrigue HR academicians and practitioners. More recently, within the context of human resource management (HRM), ... -
The effect of U.S. investor sentiment on cross-listed securities returns: A high-frequency approach
(MDPI, 2021)This paper studies the impact of a high-frequency investor sentiment measure (New FEARS) on the returns of foreign securities listed in U.S. markets as American Depository Receipts (ADRs). We recreate a high-frequency ... -
Building trans-disciplinary sustainability studies into the college curriculum
(Common Ground Research Networks, 2013)While some universities, such as Arizona State and the University of Michigan, have large-scale interdisciplinary sustainability programs with major funding (Fogg 2006, George 2007), few have incorporated team teaching ... -
College students and credit card companies: Implications of attitudes
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)More knowledge and understanding is needed regarding the mechanisms influencing college student attitudes toward credit card companies and the behavior that students exhibit using credit cards. Prior literature in the area ... -
Salesforce socialization revisited: A search for salient constructs
(Northern Illinois University, 2014)In light of increased competition and escalated importance of maintaining and extending relationships between businesses, salespeople's ability to represent an organization effectively is more important than ever. Socialization ... -
Improving the odds: Combining Six Sigma and online market research for better customer service
(Society for Advancement of Management, 2006)The conventional methods of gauging customer satisfaction aren't good enough any more. By the time a paper survey alerts a company of customer satisfaction problems, that customer is probably history. Technology, especially ... -
Efficiency of online vs. offline learning: A comparison of inputs and outcomes
(Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), USA, 2012)As the trend toward online education intensifies, questions remain regarding the overall efficiency of online courses versus their in-class counterparts. The current paper seeks to estimate the efficiency of students who ... -
Preventing brand name blunders in doing business across cultures: Theory and research
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)This paper contributes to international business literature by integrating firms’ product competition, consumers’ brand congruence, and contextual enculturation into one framework of analysis. The authors propose and ... -
The role of microplastics in business: Perception and actions
(Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators (ACME), 2020)Humans have produced over eight billion tons of plastic, and an estimated 14 million tons of plastic enter our oceans each year (Woodward 2019). Businesses and consumers are largely aware of the pollution problems from ... -
Pension fund monitoring and corporate debt policy: Evidence from the Korean market*
(Wiley, 2021)We investigate whether the Korean National Pension Service, a corporate watchdog and major long-term investor in South Korea, positively affects corporate financial policy. The Korean National Pension Service is less likely ... -
Independent directors’ dissensions and firm value
(Elsevier, 2021)Using a novel dataset of independent directors’ voting activities on items proposed by managers of Korean firms, we investigate whether independent directors’ dissension in board meetings plays an effective role in enhancing ... -
Market efficiency in foreign exchange market
(Elsevier, 2021)The study examines foreign exchange market overreaction for various combinations of formation and testing periods over 30 years. First, we find that reversal is significant for longer test periods and longer formation ... -
How do heterogeneous institutional investors influence corporate advertising decisions?
(Elsevier, 2022)Marketing increases firm value; therefore, it is imperative to determine the factors affecting corporate marketing decision processes. Considering that the current understanding of these factors is limited, this study ... -
Firm-level political risk and corporate investment
(Elsevier, 2022)Extant literature shows that firms reduce their capital investment in response to political risk. We examine firm-level activities and characteristics that mitigate the impact of political risk on firm investment. First, ... -
Related party transactions and corporate environmental responsibility
(Elsevier, 2022-05)We examine the effect of related party transactions on corporate environmental responsibility and find that firms with more related party transactions tend to have more controversial environmental reports, less emissions ... -
Behavioral economics: who are the investors with the most sustainable stock happiness, and why? Low aspiration, external control, and country domicile may save your lives—monetary wisdom
(Springer, 2022)Slight absolute changes in the Shanghai Stock Exchange Index (SHSE) corresponded to the city’s immediate increases in coronary heart disease deaths and stroke deaths. Signifcant fuctuations in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ... -
Student engagement and fun: Evidence from the field
(Elm Street Press, 2019)How do you entice students to engage with the class, its content, and each other? Student engagement has been linked to deeper learning, making connections to topics, and improved course performance. However, engaging students ... -
Benefits of an employee stock ownership plan in succession planning
(Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, 2015)Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) provide numerous benefits for small business owners and their employees, many of which are realized while the owner is still actively engaged in the business. In addition, proper ... -
Great time for a GRAT
(Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, 2019)Grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs) represent an opportunity for a client to transfer appreciating assets to the next generation with little to no gift or estate tax consequences. Wealthy families can use GRATs to ...