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		<title>Lost in Translation: New Media &#124; Old School Lesson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=602">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/atkin.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=602</link>
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		<title>Business Not as Usual: Higher Education Not as Usual</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=601">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/schoenbachler.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=601</link>
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		<title>Web Collaboration – How It Is Impacting Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Collaboration via the web is changing both business practices and tactics.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=599">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/McCreary.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=600</link>
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		<title>The Paradox of ROI and Decreased Spending in the Ad Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ROI in the advertising industry creates a paradox that is changing the traditional business model.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=599">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/richard.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=599</link>
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		<title>Why Does Emerging Media Matter?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This commentary describes not only how growth in IT and new media change our labor force, but also how it impacts new business development.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=592">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=598">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/hicks.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=598</link>
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		<title>Time-Use Preference and Technology Acceptance: Measure Development of Computer Polychronicity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper introduces readers to a new construct: computer polychronicity.  This new construct, which captures individuals' time-use preferences regarding IT, has an important role to play in an individual's technology beliefs.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=591">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=597">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/davis.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=597</link>
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		<title>The Renaissance of Outdoor Advertising: From Harlem to Hong Kong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Advances in IT affect outdoor advertising (old media) not only in content and delivery, but also in effectiveness measures.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=590">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=596">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/lopez.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=596</link>
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		<title>Spyware and Adware: How Do Internet Users Defend Themselves?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spyware and adware, two words that usually raise the hackles of online privacy advocates, are the subject of this article.  The authors propose and test a new model, which indicates Internet users defend themselves against such practices in both tactical and technical ways.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=589">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=595">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/murthy.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=595</link>
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		<title>Third-Person Effect and Social Networking: Implications for Online Marketing and Word-of-Mouth Communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The authors identify marketing implications related to the third-person effect in social networks.  Their findings will interest marketers wanting to exploit online social networks to generate positive word-of-mouth communication.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=588">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=594">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/zhang.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=594</link>
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		<title>New/Emerging Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Publications recommended by those "in the know."

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=593">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num2/book.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=593</link>
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		<title>Why Does Emerging Media Matter?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IT sector lost both workers and output following the dot-com crash of 2000. Despite this loss of employment and earnings, information technology has become a more ubiquitous part of commerce and daily activities. This division between observed use of IT and industry growth is due both to the changing nature of IT investment towards [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=592</link>
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		<title>Time-Use Preference and Technology Acceptance: Measure Development of Computer Polychronicity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Past research recognizes the important influence of individual beliefs on technology acceptance and use. This line of research has also identified a variety of factors that drive the formation of these beliefs. One category of variables that has received less attention in this research stream consists of individual preferences, in particular time-use preferences. In the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=591</link>
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		<title>The Renaissance of Outdoor Advertising: From Harlem to Hong Kong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper explores the reasons for the increase in “outdoor advertising” (OA) expenditures worldwide and the impact of billboards on our cities. Since 2006, a portable device that measures billboard exposure became widely available, thus setting up a rating system like that of other forms of media. Additionally, high-resolution digital printing and state-of-the-art electronic display [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=590</link>
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		<title>Spyware and Adware: How Do Internet Users Defend Themselves?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The spread of broadband Internet has resulted in the increase of spyware and adware. This study highlights their damaging effects and proposes a model that captures defensive measures adopted by Internet users. Specifically, our model indicates that knowledge has a positive impact on self-efficacy that, in turn, is presumed to trigger technical defensive measures. Moreover, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=589</link>
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		<title>Third-Person Effect and Social Networking: Implications for Online Marketing and Word of Mouth Communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Few studies have explored the direct influence of social networking websites (SNWs), and to the best of our knowledge, none have examined the indirect influence of SNWs on users and how that indirect influence leads to word-of-mouth related behaviors in SNWs. This study employs the theoretical framework of the third-person effect theory, which is grounded [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=588</link>
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		<title>Improving the Relevance of University Business Schools: Refocusing on Providing Professional Business Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=587">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num1/dean.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=587</link>
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		<title>Invited Comments: Developing an Effective Mentor-Business School Relationship in the AACSB Initial Accreditation Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<span><i>Invited Comments</i>: The authors were invited to share their thoughts on the process of AACSB accreditation. Readers from colleges of business might especially be interested in learning how to turn what could be a painful experience into a fruitful development activity.</span>

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=585">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=586">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num1/comments.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=586</link>
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		<title>Twenty Questions for Charles Koch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<i>By clicking this link, you acknowledge and agree that the article </i>Twenty Questions for Charles Koch<i> is owned and controlled by Koch Industries, Inc. as an original published work protected under the U.S. Copyright Laws, and that Koch Industries, Inc. retains exclusive rights granted to it under such laws.  You further agree that you are not permitted to copy, use, alter, modify, reproduce, sell, distribute, display, or disseminate in any form the above-referenced work without the express written consent of Koch Industries, Inc.</i>

Charles Koch, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. recently talked to the American Journal of Business about his company and his approach to management, Market-Based Management® (MBM®).

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=584">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num1/execview.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=584</link>
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		<title>Charting Supply Chain Management Integration and Initiatives: A Framework to Guide Implementation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The framework describes boundary spanning supply chain management (SCM) initiatives taken by leading companies. Based on the sand cone model, the framework also suggests four levels of SCM integration over which are relevant to the firm and/or supply chain.
<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=581">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=582">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num1/newman.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=582</link>
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		<title>Bear Market Behavior of Institutional Investors in Sweden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This study examines degrees of institutional holdings in Swedish firms during the bear market of 2000 to 2002. The study reveals that foreign and domestic institutional investors exhibit different preferences for risk and returns.
<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=579">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=580">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num1/burnie.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=580</link>
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		<title>Determinants of Audit/Tax Separation Decisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Companies that separated are compared to those that  integrated the tax and audit function subsequent to the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SARBOX) are presented in this study. The matched-pair analysis suggests that both cost-savings and tax-savings are present in the year the tax and audit function is integrated, a benefit not enjoyed by their separation firm peers.
<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=577">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=578">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num1/cripe.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=578</link>
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		<title>The Association Between Audit Committee Characteristics, the Contracting Process and Fraudulent Financial Reporting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The likelihood of fraudulent financial reporting is negatively related to audit committee independence, number of audit committee meetings and managerial ownership and positively related to firm size and firm growth opportunities. 
<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=575">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=576">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num1/owensjackson.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=576</link>
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		<title>Intra-Industry Effects of Stock Splits: Focus on Insurance Companies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The authors examine the intra-industry effects of 120 stock split announcements within the insurance industry between 1985 and 2006.  Both industry-wide and firm-specific characteristics are important in explaining the effects of stock splits.
<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=573">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=574">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num1/martin.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=574</link>
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		<title>The Science of Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=583">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol24num1/book.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=583</link>
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		<title>Invited Comments: Developing an Effective Mentor-Business School Relationship in the AACSB Initial Accreditation Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A key factor in achieving initial AACSB accreditation is establishing an effective relationship between the mentor and the business school. If individual issues are not addressed during the development and implementation of the accreditation plan, time to initial accreditation can be increased substantially. We review four steps in the initial accreditation process and identify seven [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=585</link>
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		<title>Charting Supply Chain Management Integration and Initiatives: A Framework to Guide Implementation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper proposes a framework that describes the boundary spanning supply chain management (SCM) initiatives taken by leading companies. Supported by existing literature and interviews with managers from large companies reflecting a cross section of businesses, the framework suggests four motivating domains or factors that could support SCM initiatives. They are supply chain understanding, design, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=581</link>
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		<title>Bear Market Behavior of Institutional Investors in Sweden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Using a unique dataset of ownership structure for all stocks listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in Sweden, we examine different degrees of institutional holdings in Swedish firms during the bear market of 2000 to 2002. We find that examination by institutional investor domicile reveals that both Swedish and foreign institutions increase their equity holdings, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=579</link>
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		<title>Determinants of Audit/Tax Separation Decisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This study examines companies that separated or integrated the tax and audit functions subsequent to the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SARBOX). While the provision of tax services is not currently prohibited by SARBOX, some companies have separated these two functions. An examination of the relationship between tax function separation (integration) and proxies for audit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=577</link>
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		<title>The Association Between Audit Committee Characteristics, the Contracting Process and Fraudulent Financial Reporting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to restore investor confidence in the wake of recent financial reporting scandals, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 mandates that audit committees be fully independent and have at least one financial expert. The SEC adopted rules implementing these Sarbanes-Oxley provisions. This paper contributes to the literature on the association between audit committee characteristics [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=575</link>
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		<title>Intra-Industry Effects of Stock Splits: Focus on Insurance Companies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper examines the intra-industry effects of 120 stock split announcements within the insurance industry between 1985 and 2006. Our results of the valuation effects are suggestive of dominant competitive effects for stock splits by insurance companies, especially life insurers, thus indicating possible changes in the competitive balance of the industry. The results of our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=573</link>
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		<title>Another Enron on the Horizon?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 2007 National Business Ethics Survey warns that, despite new regulations and significant deployment of corporate resources, the ethics risk in business is at the pre-Enron level.  Is this situation ripe for another major corporate scandal?

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=568">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num2/editorial.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=568</link>
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		<title>Globalization of the World Economy: Implications for the Business School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Business schools must provide a knowledge base on global business and a set of related skills that are useful in managing and growing a business in a global setting.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=566">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=567">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num2/dean.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=567</link>
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		<title>Top-Line Growth Can Be Dangerous!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have come to the unhappy conclusion that managers have an unwise preference for size.  They believe revenue growth automatically improves profitability.  Single-minded attention to sales growth without sufficient thought to creating competitive edge is risky and often leads to unhappy consequences.

<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=565">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num2/executive.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks> ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=565</link>
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		<title>Testing Market Efficiency for Different Market Capitalization Funds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This study, using the Sharpe Ratio, reports that the mutual funds market is not always efficient, which makes it possible for an investor or a mutual fund manager to earn excess return on a risk-adjusted basis.  Small cap funds have provided the highest risk-adjusted return for the study period whereas growth funds have exhibited lower returns.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=563">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=564">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num2/varamini.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=564</link>
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		<title>Synergistic Ideation Through Pairing Participants in Facilitated Group Support Systems Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Results of a lab experiment, comparing paired and unpaired participants at GSS workstations, found that pairing participants could result in higher quality ideas and participant satisfaction without negative consequences.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=561">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=562">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num2/murphy.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=562</link>
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		<title>Information Systems Service Quality: An Examination of User Expectations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This field study examines the expectations of users as they relate to the quality of service offered by the Information Systems (IS) function within organizations.  Strategies for managing user expectations are developed.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=559">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=560">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num2/miller.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=560</link>
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		<title>Assessing Economic Literacy of Indian MBA Students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Using a sample of 494 students, this article reports the economic literacy of Indian MBA students.  Several areas of alarming deficiencies are observed.  Factors that influence the level of economic literacy are also investigated.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=557">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=558">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num2/koshal.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=558</link>
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		<title>Celebrity Endorsements: An Examination of Gender and Consumers’ Attitudes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Findings of an experiment on the impact of the gender of celebrity endorsers on consumer response are presented.  Implications for development of effective ad strategy are discussed.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=555">Read Abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=556">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num2/klaus.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=556</link>
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		<title>Chasing Cool: Standing Out in Today&#8217;s Cluttered Marketplace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Noah Kerner and Gene Pressman; Reviewed by Roberta Schultz

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=554">Read Article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num2/book.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=554</link>
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		<title>Globalization of the World Economy: Implications for the Business School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is becoming clear that most national economies are increasingly subject to global influences. Consequently, business schools not only must provide a global perspective to its students, they must provide a knowledge base on global business and a set of related skills that are useful in managing and growing a business in a global setting. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=566</link>
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		<title>Testing Market Efficiency for Different Market Capitalization Funds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The main purpose of this study is to use the Sharpe Ratio to test the efficient market hypothesis for different market capitalization and investment styles of mutual funds. The results of the study for the entire period of 1994-2007 as well as the two sub-periods (1994-1999 and 2000-2007) indicate that small cap funds have provided [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=563</link>
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		<title>Synergistic Ideation Through Pairing Participants in Facilitated Group Support Systems Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Group Support Systems (GSS) have been used and studied in the support of facilitated ideation sessions for years. The norm for these sessions has been for participants to work individually at GSS workstations. A review of applicable literature suggests that pairing participants at GSS workstations could result in higher quality ideas and participant satisfaction. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=561</link>
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		<title>Information Systems Service Quality: An Examination of User Expectations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper reports the results of a field study that examined the expectations of users as they relate to the quality of service offered by the information systems (IS) function within organizations. While the results indicate that users have consistently high expectations across organizations, the results also indicate that expectations can differ due to age [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=559</link>
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		<title>Assessing Economic Literacy of Indian MBA Students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Acquiring economic literacy is not only important so that citizens may hold politicians accountable, ensuring a vibrant and effective democratic system, it is also necessary for business managers in order to attain effective organizational performance and compete in the complex global markets. Using a sample of 494 students, this study assesses the economic literacy of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=557</link>
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		<title>Celebrity Endorsements: An Examination of Gender and Consumers’ Attitudes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the gender of the celebrity and the gender of the consumer who is exposed to an ad featuring a celebrity on consumer response to celebrity endorsements. The hypotheses were tested in an experimental study. The results indicated support for four hypotheses regarding differential response [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governments, corporations and individual citizens can jointly prevent catastrophic consequences of climate changes.

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		<description><![CDATA[In the next five years, the employment picture with regard to hiring new business faculty is going to be much worse than it is now.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=548">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num1/deansforum.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>A Call for American Leadership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For American business leaders, the healthcare crisis has reached the "tipping point."  Our healthcare crisis can be solved, but only through effective and forceful business leadership.

<morelinks> <a href="index.php?p=550">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num1/executive.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Stock Buybacks and Their Association with Stock Options Exercised in the IT Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to claims by companies, there is evidence of an association between exercised stock options and repurchase of stock in the IT industry.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=543">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=542">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num1/hurtt.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Using Electronic Procurement to Facilitate Supply Chain Integration: An Exploratory Study of US-based Firms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Empirical findings are presented on the extent to which firms use nine different e-procurement tools that differ in their ability to facilitate supply chain integration.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=545">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=544">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num1/pearcy.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>The Informational Value of Earnings Whispers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article reports that whispers are not as accurate as generally portrayed.  They are only a fair predictor of stock prices' movement and do not represent the market's true earnings expectations.

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=547">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=546">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num1/dewally.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Size, Target Performance and European Bank Mergers and Acquisitions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Size is an important factor in mergers and acquisitions, but it is not clear that economies of scale are sought with these types of deals. However, improving the management of the acquired institutions has played an important role. 

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=541">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=540">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num1/azofra.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Group Style Differences Between Virtual and F2F Teams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Computer-mediated teams differ significantly from F2F teams along important group style dimensions as measured by the Group Style Inventory (GSI).

<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=552">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=551">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num1/branson.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>The Two-Minute Drill: Lessons for Rapid Organizational Improvement from America’s Greatest Game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=553">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol23num1/hopkins.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Stock Buybacks and Their Association with Stock Options Exercised in the IT Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most complex and controversial issues confronting the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) over the last several years has been the accounting and financial reporting of stock options. In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement 123R, Share-Based Payment, in the hope that the long process of revising the accounting and financial reporting for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Electronic Procurement to Facilitate Supply Chain Integration: An Exploratory Study of US-based Firms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With ever-increasing competitive pressures, growing numbers of firms use electronic procurement (e-procurement) in an attempt to reduce costs and increase profitability. Academicians and practitioners alike agree that one of the most important benefits of e-procurement is its ability to facilitate integration within the firm and across the supply chain. However, there is much to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Informational Value of Earnings Whispers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whisper numbers have captured the attention of both the investment community and the
  financial media. They have heightened the drama of companies’ earnings releases
  and have been played up as explanations for stock prices’ reactions to actual
  earnings announcement. I examine the accuracy, the predictive performance and
  the informational value of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Size, Target Performance and European Bank Mergers and Acquisitions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the 1990s, the banking sector experienced an important consolidation process in most developed countries, where mergers and acquisitions (M&#38;As) between credit institutions reached unprecedented levels. Financial deregulation and technological progress have played an important role in this process (Berger, Demsetz &#38; Strahan 1999). These, among other factors, may have intensified the synergy derived from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group Style Differences Between Virtual and F2F Teams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Face-to-face (F2F) teams form and function differently than computer-mediated (virtual)
  teams.  The social processes
  associated with effective team work are different in F2F and virtual teams.  These differences affect the ability of
  groups of people to successfully form a team that can function effectively.
  This study found that computer-mediated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s in a Name</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new name, American Journal of Business, truly represents the reality of what was formerly known as Mid-American Journal of Business. 
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=538">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num2/editorial.pdf"  target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Darn Those Business School Rankings!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In spite of several controversies surrounding business school rankings, the rankings can be helpful in suggesting areas for improvement.
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		<title>Changing Behavior by Improving Codes of Ethics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper describes ways to improve the effectiveness of a code of ethics where the goal is to affect the alternative chosen by a decision maker. These avenues for improvement are divided into those related to the content of the code and those related to enforcement provisions associated with a code. Improvements related to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Behavior by Improving Codes of Ethics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two approaches to improve the effectiveness of an organization’s code of ethics are suggested: (1) changing the content of the code and (2) changing the enforcement provisions of the code. 
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=533">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=532">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num2/lere.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Audit Committees Oversight Responsibilities Post Sarbanes-Oxley Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this study we examine the oversight responsibilities of audit committees in the post Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) era. The results show that audit committee oversight responsibilities assigned and disclosed in proxy statements expanded post-SOX compared to pre-SOX. We design a survey instrument to measure the difference between the perceived oversight responsibilities of audit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audit Committees Oversight Responsibilities Post Sarbanes-Oxley Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An empirical study of differences in perceived vs. actually assigned responsibilities of audit committees indicate that although audit committees made a substantial commitment to increase their assigned responsibilities post-SOX, they still need to do more. <br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=531">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=530">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num2/hassabelnaby.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Volatility Clustering within Industries:An Empirical Investigation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper examines the clustering of return volatility within industries by comparing the short-run responses of stock returns to the arrival of macroeconomic news across several industries. We hypothesize that some industries have distinctive qualities which influence the sensitivity of companies’ equity value to information releases. To test this hypothesis, we sample intraday stock price [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volatility Clustering within Industries:An Empirical Investigation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Using Brown-Forsythe-Modified Levene Tests, the authors find that some industries are more sensitive than others to the impact of macroeconomic news on their equity prices. <br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=529">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=528">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num2/chen.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Shoppers’ Perceptions of the State SalesTax Holiday:A Case Study from Texas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas, like more than a dozen other states, offers an annual sales tax holiday. At the state legislative level, the Texas sales tax holiday is intended to provide tax relief to working families timed to coincide with back-to-school purchases and to give a boost to brick-and-mortar retailers. Focusing on the consumer, this paper presents the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shoppers’ Perceptions of the State Sales Tax Holiday:A Case Study from Texas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article reports that the Texas sales tax holiday is not only incredibly popular, but also very important to the decision to shop among certain shoppers. Shoppers during the tax holiday tend to assign greater importance to mall location and less to product price.<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=526">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num2/mogab.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Does Mutual Knowledge Affect Virtual Team Performance? Theoretical Analysis and Anecdotal Evidence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper describes the concept of mutual knowledge and its potential impact on virtual team performance. Based on an analysis of extant literature, we argue that there is a gap in our understanding of what is known about mutual knowledge as it impacts team dynamics and virtual team performance. Supporting literature, anecdotes, and case studies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Mutual Knowledge Affect Virtual Team Performance? Theoretical Analysis and Anecdotal Evidence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One approach to facilitate collaboration among dispersed teams is by developing mutual knowledge among team members.  The authors argue that there is a gap in our understanding of what is known about mutual knowledge as it impacts team dynamics and virtual team performance.<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=524">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=523">read article</a>&#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num2/davis.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Mangos, Chiles and Truckers:The Business of Transnationalism By Robert R. Alvarez, Jr</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=522">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num2/pisani.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The New American Workplace By James O’Toole and Edward E. Lawler III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=521">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num2/naffziger.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Are Business Academics Responsible for Creating Enrons?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Business school faculty should realize their role and responsibility in creating Enrons by the management theories they have developed and taught to students and executives.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=519">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num1/editorial.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Outreach and Engagement: Afterthought or Strategic Priority?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Investing in strong partnerships between business schools and the business community is necessary when responding to the complex demands of the global knowledge economy.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=518">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num1/dean.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>What It Takes to Become a World-Class Fulfillment Provider and Why It Matters : Learning from the Budco Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No marketing initiative is successful, regardless of sophisticated strategy, creative design or optimistic ROI, if the product does not reach the customer.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=517">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num1/executive.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Valuation of Stock Options of Non-Publicly Traded Companies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent developments in accounting for stock options have increased interest in the analytical techniques used to value them.  Techniques used to value the options of publicly traded companies have been extensively discussed.  In contrast, there has been almost no discussion of the valuation procedures of the options for non-publicly traded companies.  This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valuation of Stock Options of Non-Publicly Traded Companies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The lack of discussion in literature on the valuation procedures of the options for non-publicly traded companies is addressed by the authors who suggest that a straightforward income capitalization model can be used to develop reasonable surrogates for the variables in the Black-Scholes option pricing model. 
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=515">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=514">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num1/cron.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Do Investors Benefit from 12b-1 Fees?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Under rule 12b-1, mutual funds are allowed to charge a fee of up to 100 basis points per year to cover marketing and distribution costs. Under NASD rules, a fund may charge a 12b-1 fee of up to 25 basis points per year and still advertise itself as a no load fund. This fee is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Investors Benefit from 12b-1 Fees?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper examines the question: Are investors in no load funds well served by investing in those funds that charge 12b-1 fee? The results indicate that the no-load funds that charge 12b-1 fees do not perform as well as the funds that do not charge the fee; however, they attract greater cash inflows.<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=513">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=512">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num1/dowen.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>B2B E-Marketing Strategies of Multinational Corporations: Empirical Evidence from the United States and Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This study empirically examines the role of the Internet in global business-to-business (B2B) marketing strategies of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) based in the United States and Australia.  The results demonstrate that uses of the Internet in a global B2B setting often parallel its domestic uses but that variables that facilitate or inhibit its implementation for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B2B E-Marketing Strategies of Multinational Corporations: Empirical Evidence from the United States and Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This study empirically examines the role of the Internet in global business-to-business (B2B) marketing strategies of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) based in the United States and Australia.  The results demonstrate that uses of the Internet in a global B2B setting often parallel its domestic uses but the variables that facilitate or inhibit its implementation for global operations are somewhat different in global markets.<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=511">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=510">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num1/signh.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Grudgeholding: Does Age Make a Difference?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bad service experiences potentially leading to long-standing grudges can be quite costly for an organization. In many cases, corporate actions and policies cause grudges as consumers grow more and more frustrated about their interactions with large, impersonal companies. The primary objectives of this study were to examine through empirical research the causes of consumer grudgeholding, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Grudgeholding: Does Age Make a Difference?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article examines consumer grugeholding behaviors against bad service experience and its impact on businesses suggest that older consumers are more likely to discuss their concerns with the businesses and they tell more people outside of the firm than the younger consumers.<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=507">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=506">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num1/aron.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Influence of Gender and Social Networks on Organizational Learning within Technology Incubators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New technology-based ventures (NTBVs) gain access to beneficial social capital through their affiliation with technology incubators, organizations created to facilitate learning leading to the successful development of nascent firms. Scillitoe and Chakrabarti (2005, 2) identified three sources of beneficial social capital within human networks, “historical ties, organizational facilitation, and trust-based shared pursuit of common goals”, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Influence of Gender and Social Networks on Organizational Learning within Technology Incubators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article reports the development of social capital within technology incubators, focusing on the influence of female founders of member firms. Results are based on survey data from fifty-four technology-based firms affiliated with technology incubators in the United States and Finland.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=509">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=508">read article</a>&#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num1/buche.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: BrandSimple: How the Best Brands Keep It Simple and Succeed By Allen P. Adamson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<morelinks><a href="index.php?p=516">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol22num1/book.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Reserve Bank Policy and Influence of US Excessive Current Consumption on International Equity Returns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Evidence is mounting that the current consumption and investment tradeoff by US investors predicts future equity returns, both domestically and internationally.  This paper examines the reward to investors for bearing the risk associated with the consumption-investment decisions of investors.  In addition, the paper finds the reward is consistent in periods of rising and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Analysis of the Effects of Specific Promotion Types on Attendance at Major League Baseball Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Professional and collegiate sports face an ever increasing challenge from competition for sport fans’ attention and dollars as available alternatives proliferate. Teams are looking for new ways to make games more attractive in order to fill their seats.  While true to some degree for all sports, Major League Baseball (MLB) has attracted the greatest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modeling Tool Impact on Defect Identification in IS Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has received significant attention as the tool of the future for modeling information systems.  However, prior to the development of the UML, IS modeling was done with tools such as Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs) and Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs). These tools have been developed over many years of information systems [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=176</link>
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		<title>The Impact of Structural Prescriptions on Joint Venture Survival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prior research on joint ventures using both legal and strategic perspectives provides several transaction cost-based prescriptions for structuring joint ventures to minimize the threat of opportunistic behavior by venture partners. However, the effects of these prescriptions on the subsequent survival of the alliance are largely untested.  Using survey data from senior managers responsible for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=179</link>
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		<title>Does the Canadian Dollar Travel South?  An Examination of Currency Substitution along the U.S.-Canadian Border</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper investigates currency substitution along the U.S.-Canada border with specific reference to the use of the Canadian dollar in the United States.  In our study sites of Bellingham, WA; Buffalo, NY; Burlington, VT; Houlton, ME; Minot, ND; Port Huron, MI; and Sault Ste. Marie, MI, we found that 70.1 percent of 364 sampled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=181</link>
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		<title>The Will To Live Ethically</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have we become so complacent in our university world that we want only answers that are pleasant but not necessarily good answers? 
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=167">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol21num2/editorial.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=167</link>
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		<title>Crisis or Opportunity?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The predicted business Ph.D. shortage is real but might become the catalyst for business schools to do some radical, creative thinking about how we do what we do.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=169">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol21num2/dean.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=169</link>
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		<title>Entrepreneurship and Business Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This executive shares his views of business practices that have provided a framework for the management of his company.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=170">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol21num2/stansfield.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=170</link>
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		<title>Federal Reserve Bank Policy and Influence of US Excessive Current Consumption on International Equity Returns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper studies the reward to investors for bearing the risk associated with the consumption-investment decisions of investors.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=172">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=171">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol21num2/beach.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=171</link>
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		<title>An Analysis of the Effects of Specific Promotion Types on Attendance at Major League Baseball Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The authors examined each Major League Baseball game in 2002 to determine when and which types of promotion are most successful at increasing attendance.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=174">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=173">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol21num2/boyd.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=173</link>
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		<title>Modeling Tool Impact on Defect Identification in IS Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article reports the efficacy of UML over traditional modeling tools in the indentification of design defects in an information system model.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=176">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=175">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol21num2/eierman.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=175</link>
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		<title>The Impact of Structural Prescriptions on Joint Venture Survival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kaufmann, O'Neil and York show that many of the prescriptions that impact venture formation also impact survival.
<br /><morelinks><a href="index.php?p=179">read abstract</a> &#124; <a href="index.php?p=178">read article</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/uploads/pdf/vol21num2/kaufmann.pdf" target="_blank">Download .PDF</a></morelinks>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/majb/?p=178</link>
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