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Challenges To Audit Education For The 21st Century: A Survey Of Curricula, Course Content, And Delivery Methods, Christine Earley, Eric Johnson, Jane Baird, Paul Caster, William Dilla, Timothy Louwers

Eric N. Johnson

This paper reports the results of a survey of auditing and assurance courses in the US and several other countries conducted during 2000-2001. The survey, commissioned by the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association, yielded data on a total of 285 auditing and assurance courses taught at 188 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and several other countries. The syllabi data were analyzed on a number of dimensions and the results compared to two prior surveys of auditing courses (Frakes, 1987; Groomer and Heintz 1994). Our findings document substantial changes in content (e.g., new or expanded coverage …

Property Market Analysis In The Valuation Process: A Survey Of Australian Practice, Lynne Armitage, Martin Skitmore

Lynne Armitage

The nature of property valuation/analysis is examined in respect of the property market and, in particular, the extent of property market analysis undertaken by practitioners when carrying out property valuations. An empirical survey is described of a sample of 240 valuers throughout Australia and their practices in valuing investment grade property. It is shown that, although the valuers are fully aware of the need for property market analysis, and collect appropriate data to do the analysis, the analysis itself is seldom conducted in other than a cursory manner.

© Copyright Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, 2003

Competitive Posture And Ipo Performance In High Technology Firms, Anthony Wilbon

Anthony Wilbon

An Exploration Of The Factors That Influence Employee Participation In Europe, Elizabeth Cabrera, Jaime Ortega, Ángel Cabrera

Jaime Ortega

The goal of this study was to identify the determinants of direct participation in organizations across Europe. Some factors were predicted to be related to levels of participation in general, namely competition, sector, the pursuit of a differentiation strategy based on either quality or service, and indirect participation. Two additional factors were expected to be differentially related to two forms of direct participation: consultation and delegation. These factors were organizational size and the pursuit of a cost leadership business strategy. The hypothesized relationships were contrasted using data from the EPOC survey, a representative survey of over 5,700 organizations located in …

The Future Of Office Property, Janine Irons, Lynne Armitage

Lynne Armitage

The following paper considers the question, where to office property? In doing so, it focuses, in the first instance, on identifying and describing a selection of key forces for change present within the contemporary operating environment in which office property functions. Given the increasingly complex, dynamic and multi-faceted character of this environment, the paper seeks to identify only the primary forces for change, within the context of the future of office property. These core drivers of change have, for the purposes of this discussion, been characterised as including a range of economic, demographic and socio-cultural factors, together with developments in …

The Effects Of Interdisciplinary Instruction On Simulation Performance”. Simulation And Gaming, Kathy Paulson Gjerde, Deborah Skinner, Clark A.

Kathy A. Paulson Gjerde

Training And Developing Cultural Intelligence, J.S. Tan, R.Y.J. Chua

Roy Chua

No abstract provided.

"She Says, He Says”: Women’S And Men’S Views Of The Composition Of Boards, Alison Sheridan, Gina Milgate

Gina C Milgate

While women have continued to increase their representation in the paid workforce, their representation on corporate boards in Australia remains very low. In this paper, the views of men and women board members of publicly-listed companies in Australia concerning the adequacy of the composition of boards and the factors contributing to women’s low representation are explored and contrasted. It seems that these “successful” men and women have significantly different views on the benefits of homogeneity or diversity of board membership. While the men believe the current composition is generally adequate, the women are concerned about the lack of diversity of …

Working Across Cultures, John Hooker

John Hooker

No abstract provided.

Coleman Entrepreneurship Center

Dr. Harold Welsch

The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center (CEC) is an entrepreneurship support organization at DePaul University, with the mission of helping entrepreneurs succeed through exceptional assistance, valuable linkages, and innovation thinking.

Established in 2003, the CEC complements DePaul's prestigious and highly acclaimed academic entrepreneurship program that has offered concentrations in entrepreneurship at both the undergraduate and graduate levels for over 20 years.

Knowledge Management And Peer-To-Peer Collaboration Technology: Key Issues And Research Challenges, Saurabh Gupta, Robert Bostrom

Saurabh Gupta

The importance of knowledge management ( K M ) has been developed in both academic and practitioner literatures. Organizations are currently searching for best practices and technologies for implementing KM. Thispaper looks a t a new technology, Peer-to-Peer ( P 2 P ) computing, and explores how itfits in the knowledge management paradigm. The paper explores the kinds of P2P applications that exist, identifying those most relevant to KM. The paper then focuses on collaboration applications, comparing P2P tools with client server tools by mapping tool usefulness in t e r n of KMp r o c e s s …

The Hospital Yard, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

Presents an article on working at a small switching yard in San Jose, California. Reason for thinking the switching yard as a hospital yard; Description of the yard; Details on workers at the yard.

Isb’S Conceptual Framework For Auditor Independence, Mike Myring, Robert Bloom

Robert Bloom

Discusses the conceptual framework for auditor independence of the U.S. Independence Standards Board (ISB). Importance of well-defined conceptual framework; Background on the establishment of the ISB; Purpose of the report 'A Conceptual Framework for Auditor Independence'; Threats to auditor independence; Characterization of safeguards of independence.

Strategic Entrepreneurial Growth, Harold Welsch, Donald Kuratko

Dr. Harold Welsch

The goal of Strategic Entrepreneurial Growth is to transform the strategic process for entrepreneurs into a growth-oriented approach. The chapters are brief and to the point and include a comprehensive case and relevant journal article. The text explores strategic management process as it relates to building the entrepreneurial firm, planning, growth, and important current and future implications for entrepreneurship.

Financial Sector Deepening And Economic Growth In Pakistan, Safdar Khan

Safdar Khan

No abstract provided.

Stakeholder Theory And Organizational Ethics, Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

No abstract provided.

Marketing Planning, Market Orientation And Business Performance, Sue Pulendran, Richard Speed, Rob Widing

Richard Speed

This study examines the relationships between marketing planning, market orientation and business performance. We explore conceptually how linking the behaviours of marketing planning with the values of market orientation might be expected impact on business performance. Our findings suggest that high quality marketing planning can lead to performance benefits, but as antecedent to a market orientation, rather than as an independent activity.

American Law Of Real Estate, J. Reitzel, Robert Bennett, M. Garrison

Robert B. Bennett

Note: full-text not available due to publisher restrictions. Link takes you to an external site where you can purchase the book or borrow it from a local library.

Negative Image? Developing The Visual In Tourism Research, William Feighery

William Feighery

Today, knowledge about the world is increasingly articulated visually and the ocularcentric nature of tourism is widely recognised by tourism 'professionals' and academics, as well as by tourists and 'locals'. This article examines the role of visual evidence in tourism research and takes as its starting point the convolution of 'looking', 'seeing' and 'knowing' in western culture. It then considers the 'status' of image-based research in the social sciences with particular reference to tourism studies. It is suggested that the recent interest in the so-called 'pictorial turn' heralds new opportunities for tourism researchers to embrace emerging visual methodologies and in …

No Titleshrinking The Digital Divide: The Moderating Role Of Technology Environments, Anthony Wilbon

Anthony Wilbon