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Global Account Management: A Literature Based Conceptual Model
Global Account Management (GAM) is not a recent phenomenon. Xerox ?rst appointed global account managers in 1988 and Citicorp has a history of using GAM processes that go back over twenty-?ve years. What is new is that GAM has emerged as one of the major strategic issues facing multinational companies operating markets that are thinking […]
Management Motive, Shareholder Returns, and the Choice of Payment: Evidence from the UK
Prior studies have reported mixed ?ndings regarding bidder shareholder returns. There are many theories regard-ing the motivation towards the initiation of a takeover. This study intends to analyze four major merger motivations separately and examine the impact each has on bidder re-turns. We ?nd the market reacts according to the nature of the takeover and […]
The Informational Content of Consumer Expectations on the Direction of Exchange Rate Movements
This paper shows that the University of Michigan’s “Survey of Consumers” can be useful in predicting the direction of change in ?ve U.S. dollar exchange rates. The explanatory power, however, is contingent on the particular survey question employed and the forecast horizon under consideration. The study ?nds that the survey question regarding car purchases does […]
A Cross-industry Analysis of Large Firm Transactional Public Web Sites
This study examines how the Fortune 500 use transactional public Web sites (TPWS). It applies innovation diffusion theory to identify variables and construct a model to explain differences in adoption rates of TPWS across industries. The study finds high rates of TPWS adoption in the airline, computer and office equipment, commercial banking, and retailing industries. […]
Family Business Management Activities, Styles and Characteristics: A Correlational Study
In the literature of family business, certain management activities, styles and characteristics have been most frequently examined. Yet no prior research focusing on the relationship between these family businesses variables has been found. This is a survey-research correlation study of 149 family businesses. Of the twelve variables studied, twenty of the sixty-six correlations were found […]
The Gender Equity Gap in Top Corporate Executive Positions
Although Corporate America has expended great efforts to shrink the gender equity gap at all levels, there is persistent evidence in the financial press that the gap still exists. This study focuses on the gender equity gap in the most highly compensated positions within corporations. Using Standard & Poor’s Compustat ExecuComp database for 1992-1997, we […]
A Study of Computer Anxiety Among Business Students
An empirical study was conducted to investigate predictors of computer anxiety among undergraduate college business students. The effects of academic major, computer-related experience, gender, and ACT scores on computer anxiety were investigated. The results indicate significant differences in computer anxiety levels among business students with different majors and with different amounts of computer-related experience. Business […]
