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America’s Creativity in Science and Technology: Past and Future
America’s patent rate (per 100,000 population) rose steeply to 34 from 1820-1885, hovered between 28-36 for the next 40 years then started its plunge to the present 18. This article examines the numerous possible causes often found in the literature — expenditures on R&D, poor patent protection, high fees and pendency delays, decline in education in sciences and engineering, etc. While there […]
The Future of American Unionism
Given the changing structure of the American economy, many people (researchers and practitioners) have become particularly interested in the role that labor unions will play as we prepare to enter the twenty-first century. In this paper, I review some of the basic problems that labor unions have faced in recent years and then outline three […]
Scanning the Future Environment for Banking
Environmental scanning is that part of the strategic planning process which monitors emerging changes and issues and determines their likely impact on business decisions. While sophisticated scanning systems are not yet widely used in the banking industry, much has been learned about such systems in other industries. The paper illustrates how that knowledge might be applied to banks, S&Ls, and MBHCs, which are […]
A Method for Diagnosing the Right Problem
Solving the wrong problem is a common occurrence in business practice. This paper presents a straightforward procedure that can be used by a decision-making unit to ensure a more complete diagnosis during problem formulation, and suggests a solution investigation scheme. The basic idea is to avoid wasting precious time treating symptoms instead of problems, and also to gain time during the diagnostic process […]
Reducing Employer Health Care Expense: A Look At Transaction Costs Full Text
Almost all firms have taken measures to reduce the employee health claim cost component of health care expense. Many large firms have also been able to reduce the transaction costs of health insurance by changing to partial or full self-insurance. For smaller firms the self-insurance decision involves careful weighing of cash flow and tax considerations […]
Implications of Group Technology
The concept of group technology (GT) is drawing increasing interest from manufacturing industry for its potential to enhance productivity and efficiency. This paper identifies the major areas of manufacturing and operations management where GT can be of significance. GT may have a sizable impact in parts design, by standardizing the design and eliminating redundancies. Computer-aided process planning together with GT can vastly improve […]
China-U.S. Trade Negotiations
This study analyzes Chinese-American negotiations by examining the predispositions of negotiations from both countries. Specifically, a mail questionnaire was sent to experienced American and Chinese negotiators to assess how successful their negotiations had been and to determine what the major obstacles were to successful negotiations. Both Chinese and Americans felt that they had been reasonably successful in getting the terms of agreement they […]
Education of the Financial Planner
This paper discusses the importance of close collaboration between practitioners and academics to address common concerns of the profession. Although there are a few institutions which offer a curriculum for the education of financial planners, most AACSB schools do not offer such a program.
A survey was conducted of AACSB member institutions to ask […]
Commercial Lending Officer and Small Business Client Relationships
This article presents the results of an April 1986 mail survey of small business firms in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, concerning the relationship with their commercial bank lending officer. The survey examined loan types and rates, types of collateral, and bank and officer characteristics. Results indicate that 1) secured lines of credit were the most common loan type, 2) the reputation of the […]
