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Earth on Fire: Implications for Corporate Responsibility

Ashok K. Gupta, Editor-in-Chief

Governments, corporations and individual citizens can jointly prevent catastrophic consequences of climate changes.

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On the Challenges of Finding and Keeping Good Faculty

D. Michael Fields
Dean College of Business Administration
Central Michigan University

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.

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A Call for American Leadership

Warren Eckles, MD
Chairman and CEO, American Health Group

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.

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Stock Buybacks and Their Association with Stock Options Exercised in the IT Industry

David N. Hurtt, Baylor University
Jerry G. Kreuze, Western Michigan University
Sheldon A. Langsam, Western Michigan University

Contrary to claims by companies, there is evidence of an association between exercised stock options and repurchase of stock in the IT industry.

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Using Electronic Procurement to Facilitate Supply Chain Integration: An Exploratory Study of US-based Firms

H. Pearcy, Eastern Michigan University
Delvon B. Parker, Michigan State University
Larry C. Giunipero, Florida State University

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.

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The Informational Value of Earnings Whispers

Michaël Dewally, Marquette University

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.

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Size, Target Performance and European Bank Mergers and Acquisitions

Sergio Sanfilippo Azofra, University of Cantabria (Spain)
Myriam García Olalla, University of Cantabria (Spain)
Begoña Torre Olmo, University of Cantabria (Spain)

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.

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Group Style Differences Between Virtual and F2F Teams

Leonard Branson, University of Illinois at Springfield
Thomas S. Clausen, University of Illinois at Springfield
Chung-Hsein Sung,University of Illinois at Springfield

Computer-mediated teams differ significantly from F2F teams along important group style dimensions as measured by the Group Style Inventory (GSI).

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The Two-Minute Drill: Lessons for Rapid Organizational Improvement from America’s Greatest Game

Authors: Clinton O. Longenecker, Greg R. Papp and Timothy C. Stansfield
Reviewer: Margaret M. Hopkins, The University of Toledo

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