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The Dimensions of Sustainability for Business
There has been a paradigm shift in business’ approach with respect to environmental responsibility. This change has resulted in a realization that profitability, consumer acceptance, and competitiveness can be advanced by pursuing sustainable initiatives in business practice. Sustainable business operations require effective leadership throughout the organization and cross-functional business processes. download .pdf
Integrated Manufacturing Strategy: A Prerequisite for Environmental Excellence
This paper is based upon a framework which links the effective integration of manufacturing strategy into overall corporate strategy (Wheelwright and Hayes 1985) and corporate attainment of environmental excellence (Winsemius and Guntram 1992). By exploring the practical implications of this framework, the paper suggests that improvement of environmental performance may depend on adequate integration of manufacturing strategy into overall corporate strategy. Hence, situations may […]
Environmental Commitments and Liabilities of U.S. Corporations: Disclosures and Implications
Liabilities associated with environmental matters have become a major concern worldwide. Clearly, environmental impact must be a major element of a corporation’s decision process and should be timely reported in its financial statements. The SEC intensely reviews the adequacy of the environmental disclosures of its registrants. This review covers both required environmental disclosures and the adequacy of financial disclosures in general. Despite this […]
Size Versus Sustainability: Environmental, Social, and Competitive Diseconomies of Scale
Assumptions of growth and an appreciation of the economies which can be achieved through large scale are deeply embedded in the history of management thought. While events of the 1970s and 1980s began to expose and challenge some of these growth assumptions, little systematic attention has been given to articulating the diseconomies associated with growth and large scale. This paper examines the […]
Environmental Sustainability in the Context of Third World Economic Development: Constraints and Possibilities
This paper discusses the constraints as well as the opportunities to sustainable development in third world countries. The argument is made that sustainable environments cannot be achieved in the third world unless the living standards of residents in the third world are raised substantially to enable them to achieve a critical minimum standard of living. The paper outlines the policy directions that […]
Naive Versus Minimum-Risk Direct Hedging of Cash Metal Prices Using U.S. Metal Futures Markets
This research examines the ability of firms to utilize the existing primary U.S. metal futures markets in decreasing variability of spot metal positions. The focus of the analysis is on those twenty-one U.S. cash metals listed in the Wall Street Journal which have an intrinsic relation with (at least) one of the six primary […]
Client Satisfaction in Service Organizations: The Case of an Accounting Firm
Clients in an accounting firm were surveyed to identify factors relating to client satisfaction in service organizations. Four independent variables—communication, responsiveness, service quality, and effectiveness— correlated with, and explained the variance in client satisfaction. Interpretation and implications for business practice are discussed and practical guidelines for enhancing client satisfaction are offered. download .pdf
A Cross-Cultural Analysis of International Print Advertising: The Case of the U.S.A., Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
This paper investigates print advertising of the U.S. and the Pacific Rim countries of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The study empirically analyzes whether components of print advertisements are similar or dissimilar among the four countries identified. This research offers valuable information and insight to international advertising practitioners and marketing academicians regarding the potential for regional standardization of advertising campaigns. download .pdf
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: What Employers Need to Know
This article reviews the most important provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Topics covered include: effective dates, employer coverage, employee coverage, leave requirements, posting and notice requirements, and damages for employer failure to comply. The article also discusses suggestions to employers on implementing their programs to comply with the FMLA. download .pdf
