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Globalization of the World Economy: Implications for the Business School
It is becoming clear that most national economies are increasingly subject to global influences. Consequently, business schools not only must provide a global perspective to its students, they must provide a knowledge base on global business and a set of related skills that are useful in managing and growing a business in a global setting. […]
Testing Market Efficiency for Different Market Capitalization Funds
The main purpose of this study is to use the Sharpe Ratio to test the efficient market hypothesis for different market capitalization and investment styles of mutual funds. The results of the study for the entire period of 1994-2007 as well as the two sub-periods (1994-1999 and 2000-2007) indicate that small cap funds have provided […]
Synergistic Ideation Through Pairing Participants in Facilitated Group Support Systems Sessions
Group Support Systems (GSS) have been used and studied in the support of facilitated ideation sessions for years. The norm for these sessions has been for participants to work individually at GSS workstations. A review of applicable literature suggests that pairing participants at GSS workstations could result in higher quality ideas and participant satisfaction. This […]
Information Systems Service Quality: An Examination of User Expectations
This paper reports the results of a field study that examined the expectations of users as they relate to the quality of service offered by the information systems (IS) function within organizations. While the results indicate that users have consistently high expectations across organizations, the results also indicate that expectations can differ due to age […]
Assessing Economic Literacy of Indian MBA Students
Acquiring economic literacy is not only important so that citizens may hold politicians accountable, ensuring a vibrant and effective democratic system, it is also necessary for business managers in order to attain effective organizational performance and compete in the complex global markets. Using a sample of 494 students, this study assesses the economic literacy of […]
Celebrity Endorsements: An Examination of Gender and Consumers’ Attitudes
The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the gender of the celebrity and the gender of the consumer who is exposed to an ad featuring a celebrity on consumer response to celebrity endorsements. The hypotheses were tested in an experimental study. The results indicated support for four hypotheses regarding differential response […]
