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The “Big Three” Of The Auto Industry: Analyzing And Predicting Performance, Robert M. Hull, Nicholas Avey Oct 2007

The “Big Three” Of The Auto Industry: Analyzing And Predicting Performance, Robert M. Hull, Nicholas Avey

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

This paper analyzes the financial performance of three leading automobile manufacturers (referred to as the “Big Three”). The analysis incorporates the use of (1) traditional and newer financial ratio methods and (2)prominent finance websites. The end result of the analysis is to assess the future profitability of the “Big Three.”From a pedagogical standpoint, the paper offers instructors a skill that will enable them to impart knowledge of an analytical technique for evaluating firm performance. This technique can be used by business students and practitioners alike. As a byproduct, this paper includes a class exercise that goes beyond just the “X’s …


What Leaders Can Learn From Athletics: Inconsistencies Between Leadership In Sports And Leadership In Corporations, Peter A. Maresco Jul 2007

What Leaders Can Learn From Athletics: Inconsistencies Between Leadership In Sports And Leadership In Corporations, Peter A. Maresco

WCBT Faculty Publications

The article discusses how the individual performance affect the performance of the rest of the members of the team. The author cites from the perspective of a baseball player or any other team sport where the actions of one affect the actions of the other members. Each player is familiar with the rules, knows exactly what to do when it come to playing their position, and each person on the team is fully aware of the impact their performance will have on the other members of the team. Therefore, business leaders should hire individuals who are already familiar with their …


Introduction To Regulation And Regulatory Processes, Cary Coglianese, Robert Kagan Jun 2007

Introduction To Regulation And Regulatory Processes, Cary Coglianese, Robert Kagan

All Faculty Scholarship

Regulation of business activity is nearly as old as law itself. In the last century, though, the use of regulation by modern governments has grown markedly in both volume and significance, to the point where nearly every facet of today’s economy is subject to some form of regulation. When successful, regulation can deliver important benefits to society; however, regulation can also impose undue costs on the economy and, when designed or implemented poorly, fail to meet public needs at all. Given the importance of sound regulation to society, its study by scholars of law and social science is also of …


Gender Performance Over Job Performance: Body Art Work Rules And The Continuing Subordination Of The Feminine, Lucille M. Ponte, Jennifer L. Gillan Jan 2007

Gender Performance Over Job Performance: Body Art Work Rules And The Continuing Subordination Of The Feminine, Lucille M. Ponte, Jennifer L. Gillan

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

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Selection Of Small Package Transportation Companies: An Empirical Analysis, Scott Lee Williams Jan 2007

Selection Of Small Package Transportation Companies: An Empirical Analysis, Scott Lee Williams

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine the criteria used when choosing small package transportation companies. The results suggested that small package transportation industry marketers should focus their marketing efforts towards on-time delivery.