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November 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
November 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
Inland Empire Business Journal
The 3 Major Sins of Sales Management It’s a
simple fact of business: Without sales, no one else
downstream can do their jobs. To ensure continued
growth, Jack Daly says the people at the top must
avoid the following 3 major sins of sales
management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
How Do Trustworthy Leaders Behave? Roderick
Kramer has found that 8 out of 10 report being
burned at least once because they trusted too …
October 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
October 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
Inland Empire Business Journal
New Data Shows Riverside-San
Bernardino-Ontario is a Leading
Metropolitan Area for Exports The
U.S. Department of Commerce’s International
Trade Administration announced new export
data that shows merchandise exports from
the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
Metropolitan area totaled a record $9.6 billion,
an increase of 20 percent or $1.6 billion from
2012 to 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Why It’s Important for Business Owners to
Get Out of the Office and Participate in
Conversations Gabie Boko …
September 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
September 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
Inland Empire Business Journal
Checking Account Transparency Report: How Easily Can Consumers Shop for a Checking Account Online?
There are more than 100 million
checking accounts in the U.S. and close to nine out of
10 households have an existing account. Having
access to and understanding the costs associated
with checking accounts is essential for consumers. . . . . 3
You Can Negotiate Anything: 13 Negotiating Techniques Taught at the Wharton School of Business
Everything is open for negotiation—
even prices, schedules, and product offerings that
seem carved in stone. No one has to just accept
what’s offered…..but first you must hone your …
July 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
July 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
Inland Empire Business Journal
Does the Economic Big Picture Drive Your
Decisions? Three “Context Clues” Leaders Should
Never Ignore How can your company’s leaders
make better decisions where challenges are concerned?
Some of those decisions have short-term consequences
while others will affect the business for much longer.
Ron Scherer and Joel Naroff points out three clues
leaders should never ignore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Talk Your Way to the Top: Why Old-School
Communication Skills are the Competitive Edge
New Grads Need Geoffrey Tumlin advises new
grads not …
June 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
June 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
Inland Empire Business Journal
Michael Spence: China’s Rising Middle Michael
Spence explains how a slowing Chinese economy
could be good for China—and for the rest of us. . . . . . 3
Are Your Employees Sabotaging Your Company’s
Accountability? Ten Bottom-Line-Busting Behaviors
to Watch Out For Authors Julie Miller and Brian
Bedford share 10 employee “types” whose attitudes
and actions are sabotaging your company’s
accountability, costing you money, and sending
customers running for the hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
13 of the Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
(That May Not …
Impact Of The Ceo Effect On Premiums In Mergers And Acquisitions, Caitlin Duncan
Impact Of The Ceo Effect On Premiums In Mergers And Acquisitions, Caitlin Duncan
Honors Scholar Theses
The rationale behind a merger or acquisition is to improve the financial performance of the acquiring firm. Many factors go into the the valuation of a company and consequently the premium paid.
This paper will examine what impact upper management, specifically the CEO, has on the valuation of a company during mergers and acquisitions. This impact, called the CEO effect, will be central to the paper. Different valuation methods of this effect, as well as firm valuations, will be analyzed and considered. Specifically, how the CEO effect affects the premium paid by the acquiring firm will be the main focus. …
May 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
May 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
Inland Empire Business Journal
News and Features
Is Employee Cynicism Killing Your Culture?
Strategic Ways to Re-Configure It Around Trust
Rich Karlgaard says employee cynicism is a red flag
signaling a serious dearth of trust—and explains
what you can do to fix it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Lessons on Retirement Planning From 2 Classic
Cars An old story from car aficionado David
Rosell holds valuable lessons on retirement planning. . 26
Exit Planning: The Necessary Beast—
Due Diligence No experienced buyer purchases
a company …
Usage Of Derivatives In Business Today, Duston J. Hodgkins
Usage Of Derivatives In Business Today, Duston J. Hodgkins
Honors Scholar Theses
Derivatives were created as a method of hedging risks. Yet in today's society, derivatives have taken on many new roles, and with it have systemically changed the way the financial industry operates. Warren Buffett called these powerful tools "financial weapons of mass destruction." No longer do these tools simply mitigate risks; instead, they are creating new and potentially lethal risks. How did their usage shift from risk management? This thesis delves into what actions occurred over the past half century that drove derivatives usage to what is facing the market today. Through the exploration of major successes and failures of …
April 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
April 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
Inland Empire Business Journal
News and Features
Protecting Your “A” Factor: 16 Accountability
Killers to Avoid Most of us are guilty of small
behaviors that crack our accountability façade and
hurt us, both personally and professionally, far more
than we realize. Julie Miller and Brian Bedford
examines what can happen when businesses, teams,
families, and individuals shirk accountability. . . . . . . . 3
Five Ways to Use Your Brain to Build a Better
Business Michael Vaughan shows us why business
owners and managers should use their brains to
understand what employees need psychologically
in order to excel and perform, and gives …
Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac: What's Next?, Zachary D. Porter
Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac: What's Next?, Zachary D. Porter
Honors College
The purpose of this research was to explore the mortgage market in the United States and determine an effective plan of action moving forward. The US experienced a major housing crisis in 2007-2008. As a result, the market has been under significant scrutiny. At the heart of this debate are the two major lending institutions, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The crisis has caused many politicians to call for an overhaul of the US mortgage market, a phasing out of the two agencies, and a shift in the market toward the private sector. A bipartisan proposal in March 2014 addressed …
March 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
March 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
Inland Empire Business Journal
News and Features
The Way You Do Anything Is the Way You Do
Everything (and Nine More “Tough Love” Truths
for Business Owners) Suzanne Evans says that you,
and you alone, are the source of your success or failure.
She gives us 10 inconvenient but ironclad truths that
all business owners should take to heart. . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Will Your Social Security Check Be in the Mail
Come 2015? Economist Allen W. Smith says there is
no trust fund, and a number of elected officials,
including former President George W. Bush, …
January 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
January 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal
Inland Empire Business Journal
News and Features
Four Critical Actions Leaders Can Take Now
to Build a Culture of Accountability in 2014 Julie
Miller and Brian Bedford offers a proven process
for installing an accountability-based culture, a
platform for success in business and in everyday
life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Are You Penny-Pinching Yourself Out of Business?
Sean C. Castrina outlines five expenses a business
should never ever skimp on. …
Financial Institutions And The Taxi-Cab Industry: An Exploratory Study In Canada, John D. Obradovich, Amarjit Gill, Nahum Biger, Leo-Paul Dana, Canadian Western Bank
Financial Institutions And The Taxi-Cab Industry: An Exploratory Study In Canada, John D. Obradovich, Amarjit Gill, Nahum Biger, Leo-Paul Dana, Canadian Western Bank
Faculty Publications and Presentations
A current challenge taxicab owner/operators face in Canada is the lack of financing for taxicabs. This article examines business opportunities and lending risk; it also provides risk management strategies for financial institutions to manage the risk of lending to the taxi-cab industry. Members of the boards of directors and shareholders from the Canadian taxicab industry, and lenders from financial institutions that do not provide financing to taxicab owner/operators, were interviewed. Board members and shareholders were asked about their perceptions regarding business opportunity, risk, and their willingness to provide collateral for taxicab loans. Lenders of financial institutions were asked about their …
Self-Regulated Learning And The Role Of Eportfolios In Business Studies, Amparo Soler-Dominguez, Lucia Morales, Valentina Tarkovska
Self-Regulated Learning And The Role Of Eportfolios In Business Studies, Amparo Soler-Dominguez, Lucia Morales, Valentina Tarkovska
Articles
Through a case study supported by observation techniques, and questionnaires to gather data, we explored the use of ePortfolios as an efficient assessment tool to assist business degree students. Our main focus was a postgraduate course in which finance modules were a major component. We analysed the role of ePortfolios in Higher Education Institutions over a period of four academic years. Our findings suggest that ePortfolios could be used to facilitate and enhance students’ selfregulated learning. The role of the instructor was found to be fundamental in the early stages of the learning process. This role diminished as students became …
Private Equity Firms As Gatekeepers, Elisabeth De Fontenay
Private Equity Firms As Gatekeepers, Elisabeth De Fontenay
Faculty Scholarship
Notwithstanding the considerable attention private equity receives, there continues to be substantial confusion about what private equity does and whether this creates value. Calls for more aggressive regulation of the industry reflect a skeptical view of private equity as—at best—a zero-sum game, in which profits are generated only at the expense of other constituencies. The standard defense of private equity points to its corporate governance advantages as a source of value. This Article identifies an overlooked and increasingly important way in which private equity creates value: private equity firms act as gatekeepers in the debt markets. As repeat players, private …
Do The Securities Laws Matter? The Rise Of The Leveraged Loan Market, Elisabeth De Fontenay
Do The Securities Laws Matter? The Rise Of The Leveraged Loan Market, Elisabeth De Fontenay
Faculty Scholarship
One of the enduring principles of federal securities regulation is the mantra that bonds are securities, while commercial loans are not. Yet the corporate bond and loan markets in the U.S. are rapidly converging, putting significant pressure on the disparity in their regulatory treatment. As securities, corporate bonds are subject to onerous public disclosure obligations and liability regimes, which corporate loans avoid entirely. This longstanding regulatory distinction between loans and bonds is based on the traditional conception of a commercial loan as a long-term relationship between the borrowing company and a single bank, in contrast to bonds, which may be …