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Managing Our Way to Academic Decline
Rigor and relevancy need not be mutually exclusive. We can create a rigorous and relevant business curriculum, and at the same time conduct practical, relevant business research in a scrupulous and scientific manner.
Business Colleges Should Practice What They Preach
There are some best business practices that we can follow or improve.
Corporate Culture Defines a Company and Its Future
Corporate culture is what separates the business winners from the business losers. Quite simply, our culture is our No. 1 competitive advantage.
An Analysis of Working Capital Management Results Across Industries
Using CFO magazine’s annual Working Capital Management Survey this article attempts to answer two questions: (1) Are firms in one industry as opposed to another quickly able to transfer sales into cash? and (2) Does working capital management performance for firms within a given industry change from year-to year?
IBBEA Implementation and the Relative Profitability of Small Banks
This article examines the impact of Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act (IBBEA) of 1994 on the performance of small banks relative to large banks. The authors compare the performance of small and large banks in the periods preceding and following (1988-2002) IBBEA implementation. The study concludes that IBBEA has put small banks at a competitive disadvantage.
Modeling Internet Operations Using Initial Public Offerings
The sudden Dot Com boom and bust left many investors and venture capitalists wondering about the investment worthiness of Internet companies. In this article, the authors examine 340 Initial Public Offerings (IPO) of Internet companies to identify which types of companies are likely to have superior performance.
The Communication Effectiveness of System Models Using the UML versus Structured Techniques: A Field Experiment
This article examines the comparative effectiveness of the UML and traditional modeling languages in communicating information about a system design. Performance of three language; (1) those without knowledge of either language; (2) those with some training in one language; (3) those with extensive training in one language.
Building a Market-Oriented Organizational Environment: An Implementation Framework for Small Organizations
The authors, using an internal customer-internal supplier perspective, identify a framework for creating a market-oriented workforce in small organizations where impact of market-orientation on performance is stronger than in larger organizations.
Implementing Planned Change: An Empirical Comparison of Theoretical Perspectives
Using data from over one hundred managers involved in the implementation of planned change, the authors draw conclusions about the appropriateness of three configurations and about the relative importance of various change process factors in achieving implementation success.
