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How Much Are You Paying To Teach?, Robert W. Cook Jr., Robert C. Dolan Jan 1981

How Much Are You Paying To Teach?, Robert W. Cook Jr., Robert C. Dolan

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Those of us who have the good fortune to be married to a member of the teaching profession share a common bond; the depressing, from the educator's viewpoint, state of teacher salaries is a frequent topic of conversation in our homes. These discussions usually begin with our mate bemoaning the fact that his or her income lags far behind this or that other occupation. We then respond in order to soothe the ego, and perhaps if the discussion occurs at the dinner table, to move the conversation to a more palatable subject that the hours are short, the vacations long, …


A Flow Chart Approach To Consolidations, Francis A. Bird, Phillip A. Jones Sr. Jan 1981

A Flow Chart Approach To Consolidations, Francis A. Bird, Phillip A. Jones Sr.

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Although the consolidation process is a series of interrelated adjustments and eliminations, it is rarely pictured as an integrated whole. The flow chart approach presented herein accomplishes this objective and can serve as a model for the sol­ution of consolidation problems. Following this conceptual approach allows the user to see the place of each adjustment and elimination in the overall perspective of the consolidation process.


Business Communication Courses: Continued Problems And Potential Solutions, Harold W. Babb, Littleton M. Maxwell Jan 1981

Business Communication Courses: Continued Problems And Potential Solutions, Harold W. Babb, Littleton M. Maxwell

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Why can't business school graduates communicate effectively in spite of the fact that most programs offer a course in business communication? A survey of 112 business executives and personnel managers illustrates our concern and suggest potential solutions. A proposed new course in business communication/research is offered.


The Administration's "Program For Economic Recovery": Theory And Evidence, Robert C. Dolan, Sam J. Fraser Jan 1981

The Administration's "Program For Economic Recovery": Theory And Evidence, Robert C. Dolan, Sam J. Fraser

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

The economic recovery program proposes to inject about $100 billion into the aggregate spending stream while simultaneously reducing the inflation rate. Careful analysis of estimates of the supply response to tax rate reductions and deregulation show that output increases will not balance the increased demand. Savings rates several times historic levels are thus necessary not only to reduce inflation, but even to prevent the program from worsening inflation. Recent evidence indicates that none of the scenarios most often mentioned as producing the requisite savings hold much promise.


Wrongful Death And Disability Awards: Gross Or After-Tax Income?, Robert W. Cook Jr., N. Fayne Edwards Jan 1981

Wrongful Death And Disability Awards: Gross Or After-Tax Income?, Robert W. Cook Jr., N. Fayne Edwards

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

The present value of future wage losses represent an important part of the total economic loss that results from a wrongful death. The econo­mist's task, in the role of expert witness, is to provide to the interested parties a lump sum amount of income equal to the losses experienced by the decedent's beneficiary. This amount is obtained. by increasing the decedent's wage at the time of death, by an appropriate annual wage growth rate, to generate estimates of what future wages would have been had the decedent been able to continue in his or her employment. Each of the annual …


A Pedagogical Exercise In Concept Integration: Or Relaxing Assumptions And Moving Toward The Real World, James C. Goodwin Jr., Jack S. Goodwin Jan 1981

A Pedagogical Exercise In Concept Integration: Or Relaxing Assumptions And Moving Toward The Real World, James C. Goodwin Jr., Jack S. Goodwin

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

This article suggests to the educator an example of combining conceptual notions that should be familiar to students of business. In addition the example, which combines the notions of economic lot size and the learning curve, serves as a means for dealing with those critical of the many assumptions that often precede model building. This exercise or ones similar to it should give critics and/or students some appreciation of the complexities which are unveiled as we attempt to model closer to "real-world" applications.


Continuous Review Billing Decision Systems, John S. Rose Jan 1980

Continuous Review Billing Decision Systems, John S. Rose

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

The subject of this paper is the recurring set of retail billing decisions: the activities whereby the firm initiates the collection of receivables from its charge account customers. A model for this decision making activity is proposed in order to enhance the profitability of the firm's billing information system.