Vulnerable Values Argument for the Professionalization of Business Management – Dr. Brian Steverson
Market events of the past few years have resurrected long unheeded calls for the professionalization of the occupation of business manager, not …
People, Corporations, Economic Decisions, and Political Speech – Dr. Gerhard Barone and Dr. Kent Hickman
The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC eliminates restrictions on the ability of corporations to make independent expenditures for speech …
Behavioral Economics and Corporate Sustainability – Dr. Kent Hickman
The likelihood of meaningful legislation supporting a shift toward more sustainable practices by business and individuals seems miniscule. Without government policies or …
Online Course Delivery: An Empirical Investigation of Factors Affecting Student Satisfaction – Dr. Mirjeta Beqiri and Dr. Nancy Chase
The authors investigated potential factors impacting students’ satisfaction with online course delivery using business students as participants. The findings suggest that the …
An Economist’s View of the Commerce Clause – Dr. John Beck
In the course of this lecture, I will review how the courts have interpreted the commerce clause. I will also express an …
The Effects of Commitment to Moral Self-improvement and Religiosity on Ethics of Business Students – Dr. Lada Kurpis, Dr. Mirjeta Beqiri, and Dr. James Helgeson
Using survey methodology we examined the relationships between commitment to moral self-improvement (CMSI), religiosity, ethical problem recognition, and behavioral intentions in a …
Monitoring Legal Compliance: The Growth of Compliance Committees – Dr. Sara Kern
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations’ (COSO) framework outlines three objectives of internal control. This paper addresses the third and least emphasized component, …
Larry Ellison and Oracle Corporation – Dr. Todd Finkle
This case makes a contribution to the field of entrepreneurship by focusing on one of the most successful entrepreneurs and companies of …
Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Silicon Valley: The Case of Google, Inc. – Dr. Todd Finkle
In May 2009, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, co-founders of Google, Inc., were trying to determine how they were going to navigate …
The Demand for Spatially Complementary National Parks – Kevin E. Henrickson and Erica H. Johnson
Using a panel dataset on annual visits to each U.S. national park, we empirically analyze the demand for these parks using a …