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Integrating Modern World Tax Issues Into The Classroom, Annette M. Nellen
Integrating Modern World Tax Issues Into The Classroom, Annette M. Nellen
Faculty Publications
The article examines the benefits of interdisciplinary and integrated coursework that brings modern world issues into a tax classroom. Among the topics suggested for possible integration into such a course are virtual worlds and climate change. It says the subjects where chosen for their currency and the advantages they offer in engaging college students and providing an opportunity for them to apply integrated learning in the course. Some resource materials relevant to tax issues are also provided.
Integrating Modern World Tax Issues Into The Classroom, Annette M. Nellen
Integrating Modern World Tax Issues Into The Classroom, Annette M. Nellen
Annette M. Nellen
The article examines the benefits of interdisciplinary and integrated coursework that brings modern world issues into a tax classroom. Among the topics suggested for possible integration into such a course are virtual worlds and climate change. It says the subjects where chosen for their currency and the advantages they offer in engaging college students and providing an opportunity for them to apply integrated learning in the course. Some resource materials relevant to tax issues are also provided.
Enhancing The Communication Competency Of Business Undergraduates: A Consumer Socialization Perspective, K. C. Gehrt, M. O'Brien, David Mease
Enhancing The Communication Competency Of Business Undergraduates: A Consumer Socialization Perspective, K. C. Gehrt, M. O'Brien, David Mease
Faculty Publications
Explaining how individuals acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively participate in society is often accomplished through Socialization Theory. We investigate numerous socialization agents and their relationship with the communication competency of university business majors. Communication competency (reading, writing, and verbal) was measured via both a standardized skill test and self report. Exploratory analysis was conducted upon high and low communication competency groups that were identified via cluster analysis. Our findings generally indicate the most important socialization agents are via personal interactions whereas the least important socialization agents are influencing via primarily electronic or media-based methods.
Enhancing The Communication Competency Of Business Undergraduates: A Consumer Socialization Perspective, K. C. Gehrt, M. O'Brien, David Mease
Enhancing The Communication Competency Of Business Undergraduates: A Consumer Socialization Perspective, K. C. Gehrt, M. O'Brien, David Mease
David Mease
Explaining how individuals acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively participate in society is often accomplished through Socialization Theory. We investigate numerous socialization agents and their relationship with the communication competency of university business majors. Communication competency (reading, writing, and verbal) was measured via both a standardized skill test and self report. Exploratory analysis was conducted upon high and low communication competency groups that were identified via cluster analysis. Our findings generally indicate the most important socialization agents are via personal interactions whereas the least important socialization agents are influencing via primarily electronic or media-based methods.
Comparing The Effectiveness Of Public Vs. Private Blogging In A Management Information Systems Strategy Course, Maria Malu H. Roldan, A. Shirani
Comparing The Effectiveness Of Public Vs. Private Blogging In A Management Information Systems Strategy Course, Maria Malu H. Roldan, A. Shirani
Maria Malu H. Roldan
This paper reports on a study of the use of blogs to support a Management Information Systems Strategy class requiring higher level thinking skills. Comparison of the use of private vs. public blogs showed that public sites were more effective in providing students with the skills to assess the potential of emerging technologies and to integrate blogs into their daily activities.
Data Warehousing And Business Intelligence Skills For Information Systems Graduates: Analysis Based On Marketplace Demand, A. Shirani, Maria Malu H. Roldan
Data Warehousing And Business Intelligence Skills For Information Systems Graduates: Analysis Based On Marketplace Demand, A. Shirani, Maria Malu H. Roldan
Maria Malu H. Roldan
In an effort to keep information systems (IS) curriculum current with emerging technologies, this research reports the result of a survey of marketplace demand for database, data warehousing and business intelligence skills. Sample job and skills data were obtained from Dice.com’s online postings for jobs that required a bachelor’s degree in IS or equivalent qualifications. Cluster analysis revealed some skill overlap among the three job categories. Significant skills for each category of jobs, along with skill and vendor rankings, are reported.
Service Science,Management, Engineering, And Design (Ssmed): An Emerging Discipline -- Outline And References, J. Spohrer, Stephen K. Kwan
Service Science,Management, Engineering, And Design (Ssmed): An Emerging Discipline -- Outline And References, J. Spohrer, Stephen K. Kwan
Stephen K. Kwan
The growth of the global service economy has led to a dramatic increase in our daily interactions with highly specialized service systems. Service (or value-cocreation) interactions are both frequent and diverse, and may include retail, financial, healthcare, education, on-line, communications, technical support, entertainment, transportation, legal, professional, government, or many other types of specialized interactions. And yet surprisingly few students graduating from universities have studied anything about service or service systems. Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Design (SSMED), or service science for short, is an emerging discipline aimed at understanding service and innovating service systems. This article sketches an outline and …
Using Information Noise To Compute The Economic Benefit Of A Search Service, S. Venkatsubramanyan, Stephen K. Kwan
Using Information Noise To Compute The Economic Benefit Of A Search Service, S. Venkatsubramanyan, Stephen K. Kwan
Stephen K. Kwan
Search services are now ubiquitously employed in searching for documents on the Internet and on enterprise intranets. Search services may exhibit different behavior depending on the type of information need, the quality of the search service, the ease of filtering results, the user’s domain knowledge and search experience. Users are thus faced with the selection of a search service in order to minimize cost, reduce uncertainty, and maximize the benefits derived for their efforts. This research develops a model of the search process and considers the noise effects of querying, search and filtering of results to derive a benefit measure …
Internet Search Statistics As A Source Of Business Intelligence: Searches On Foreclosure As An Estimate Of Actual Home Foreclosures, G. Kent Webb
G. Kent Webb
Historical search data, describing the volume of searches by topic and region, have recently become freely available. This provides a potentially valuable source of data useful for business intelligence about conditions external to the organization where data is sometimes sparse. As an experiment for a business application, Google searches on the keyword “foreclosure” were correlated with actual U.S. home foreclosures over the past 4 years. The resulting regression analysis shows a very good correlation, indicating that searches on “foreclosure” provide a very accurate estimate of trends in actual U.S. home foreclosures and may provide an early warning system. In a …
Commonalities And Differences Between Service And Manufacturing Supply Chains: Combining Operations Management Studies With Supply Chain Management, Ming Zhou, Taeho Park, John Yi
Commonalities And Differences Between Service And Manufacturing Supply Chains: Combining Operations Management Studies With Supply Chain Management, Ming Zhou, Taeho Park, John Yi
Ming Zhou
The service sector of the US economy has been gaining importance. As the service sector evolves, the study of service supply chain starts to gain attention. In this study, we conduct an exploratory review on the studies of manufacturing and service supply chains. We focus on the studies that explore the differences and commonalities between manufacturing and service supply chains. We combine operations management literature with supply chain studies in order to provide an interdisciplinary framework that brings up both the operational and strategic views on the management commonalities and differences between the two types of supply chains.
Enhancing The Communication Competency Of Business Undergraduates: A Consumer Socialization Perspective, Kenneth C. Gehrt, M. O'Brien, D. Mease
Enhancing The Communication Competency Of Business Undergraduates: A Consumer Socialization Perspective, Kenneth C. Gehrt, M. O'Brien, D. Mease
Kenneth C. Gehrt
Explaining how individuals acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively participate in society is often accomplished through Socialization Theory. We investigate numerous socialization agents and their relationship with the communication competency of university business majors. Communication competency (reading, writing, and verbal) was measured via both a standardized skill test and self report. Exploratory analysis was conducted upon high and low communication competency groups that were identified via cluster analysis. Our findings generally indicate the most important socialization agents are via personal interactions whereas the least important socialization agents are influencing via primarily electronic or media-based methods.
Managing Work-Family Conflict: Exploring Individual And Organizational Options, Chester S. Spell, J. Haar, M. O'Driscoll
Managing Work-Family Conflict: Exploring Individual And Organizational Options, Chester S. Spell, J. Haar, M. O'Driscoll
Chester S. Spell
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Authentic Leadership And Cultural Intelligence In Cross-Cultural Contexts: An Objectivist Perspective, Gretchen Vogelgesang Lester, R. Clapp-Smith, N. Palmer
The Role Of Authentic Leadership And Cultural Intelligence In Cross-Cultural Contexts: An Objectivist Perspective, Gretchen Vogelgesang Lester, R. Clapp-Smith, N. Palmer
Gretchen Vogelgesang Lester
Cultural adaptation in cross-cultural situations is an integral part of international management and leadership literature. However, there has been little theory or empirical research that takes into account the objectivist perspective of the necessity of leaders remaining true to their moral standards when operating in different host-cultures. We draw upon the authentic leadership and cultural intelligence literatures to explicate a model by which authentic leaders in a cross-cultural context can find a balance in the tension between their own deeply held values and those of the host-country’s culture.
Addressing Business Agility Challenges With Enterprise Systems, D. Goodhue, D. Chen, M. C. Boudreau, Ashley R. Davis
Addressing Business Agility Challenges With Enterprise Systems, D. Goodhue, D. Chen, M. C. Boudreau, Ashley R. Davis
Ashley R. Davis
It is clear that systems agility (i.e., having a responsive IT infrastructure that can be changed quickly to meet changing business needs) has become a critical component of organizational agility. However, skeptics continue to suggest that, despite the benefits enterprise system packages provide, they are constraining choices for firms faced with agility challenges. The reason for this skepticism is that the tight integration between different parts of the business that enables many enterprise systems' benefits also increases the systems' complexity, and this increased complexity, say the skeptics, increases the difficulty of changing systems when business needs change. These persistent concerns …
Using Peer Grading And Proofreading To Ratchet Student Expectations In Preparing Accounting Cases, Laura R. Ingraham, B. A. Chaney
Using Peer Grading And Proofreading To Ratchet Student Expectations In Preparing Accounting Cases, Laura R. Ingraham, B. A. Chaney
Laura R. Ingraham
Accounting educators struggle with ways to incorporate the development of critical thinking and communication skills into the curriculum. Case analysis is one tool for developing these skills. We examine whether students’ case analysis scores improve as a result of participation in peer grading and peer review. We find that students improve their ability to perform case analyses after both evaluating and being evaluated by student peers. Students initially experience an Expectation Ratcheting learning effect after evaluating the case of a peer. Subsequently, students experience an Enhanced Feedback learning effect from the comments and suggestions made by the peers who evaluated …
Data Warehousing And Business Intelligence Skills For Information Systems Graduates: Analysis Based On Marketplace Demand, A. Shirani, Maria Malu H. Roldan
Data Warehousing And Business Intelligence Skills For Information Systems Graduates: Analysis Based On Marketplace Demand, A. Shirani, Maria Malu H. Roldan
Faculty Publications, Information Systems & Technology
In an effort to keep information systems (IS) curriculum current with emerging technologies, this research reports the result of a survey of marketplace demand for database, data warehousing and business intelligence skills. Sample job and skills data were obtained from Dice.com’s online postings for jobs that required a bachelor’s degree in IS or equivalent qualifications. Cluster analysis revealed some skill overlap among the three job categories. Significant skills for each category of jobs, along with skill and vendor rankings, are reported.
Comparing The Effectiveness Of Public Vs. Private Blogging In A Management Information Systems Strategy Course, Maria Malu H. Roldan, A. Shirani
Comparing The Effectiveness Of Public Vs. Private Blogging In A Management Information Systems Strategy Course, Maria Malu H. Roldan, A. Shirani
Faculty Publications, Information Systems & Technology
This paper reports on a study of the use of blogs to support a Management Information Systems Strategy class requiring higher level thinking skills. Comparison of the use of private vs. public blogs showed that public sites were more effective in providing students with the skills to assess the potential of emerging technologies and to integrate blogs into their daily activities.
Service Science,Management, Engineering, And Design (Ssmed): An Emerging Discipline -- Outline And References, J. Spohrer, Stephen K. Kwan
Service Science,Management, Engineering, And Design (Ssmed): An Emerging Discipline -- Outline And References, J. Spohrer, Stephen K. Kwan
Faculty Publications, Information Systems & Technology
The growth of the global service economy has led to a dramatic increase in our daily interactions with highly specialized service systems. Service (or value-cocreation) interactions are both frequent and diverse, and may include retail, financial, healthcare, education, on-line, communications, technical support, entertainment, transportation, legal, professional, government, or many other types of specialized interactions. And yet surprisingly few students graduating from universities have studied anything about service or service systems. Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Design (SSMED), or service science for short, is an emerging discipline aimed at understanding service and innovating service systems. This article sketches an outline and …
Using Information Noise To Compute The Economic Benefit Of A Search Service, Shailaja Venkatsubramanyan, Stephen K. Kwan
Using Information Noise To Compute The Economic Benefit Of A Search Service, Shailaja Venkatsubramanyan, Stephen K. Kwan
Faculty Publications, Information Systems & Technology
Search services are now ubiquitously employed in searching for documents on the Internet and on enterprise intranets. Search services may exhibit different behavior depending on the type of information need, the quality of the search service, the ease of filtering results, the user’s domain knowledge and search experience. Users are thus faced with the selection of a search service in order to minimize cost, reduce uncertainty, and maximize the benefits derived for their efforts. This research develops a model of the search process and considers the noise effects of querying, search and filtering of results to derive a benefit measure …
Internet Search Statistics As A Source Of Business Intelligence: Searches On Foreclosure As An Estimate Of Actual Home Foreclosures, G. Kent Webb
Faculty Publications, Information Systems & Technology
Historical search data, describing the volume of searches by topic and region, have recently become freely available. This provides a potentially valuable source of data useful for business intelligence about conditions external to the organization where data is sometimes sparse. As an experiment for a business application, Google searches on the keyword “foreclosure” were correlated with actual U.S. home foreclosures over the past 4 years. The resulting regression analysis shows a very good correlation, indicating that searches on “foreclosure” provide a very accurate estimate of trends in actual U.S. home foreclosures and may provide an early warning system. In a …
Commonalities And Differences Between Service And Manufacturing Supply Chains: Combining Operations Management Studies With Supply Chain Management, Ming Zhou, Taeho Park, John Yi
Commonalities And Differences Between Service And Manufacturing Supply Chains: Combining Operations Management Studies With Supply Chain Management, Ming Zhou, Taeho Park, John Yi
Faculty Publications, School of Management
The service sector of the US economy has been gaining importance. As the service sector evolves, the study of service supply chain starts to gain attention. In this study, we conduct an exploratory review on the studies of manufacturing and service supply chains. We focus on the studies that explore the differences and commonalities between manufacturing and service supply chains. We combine operations management literature with supply chain studies in order to provide an interdisciplinary framework that brings up both the operational and strategic views on the management commonalities and differences between the two types of supply chains.
The Role Of Authentic Leadership And Cultural Intelligence In Cross-Cultural Contexts: An Objectivist Perspective, Gretchen Vogelgesang Lester, R. Clapp-Smith, N. Palmer
The Role Of Authentic Leadership And Cultural Intelligence In Cross-Cultural Contexts: An Objectivist Perspective, Gretchen Vogelgesang Lester, R. Clapp-Smith, N. Palmer
Faculty Publications, School of Management
Cultural adaptation in cross-cultural situations is an integral part of international management and leadership literature. However, there has been little theory or empirical research that takes into account the objectivist perspective of the necessity of leaders remaining true to their moral standards when operating in different host-cultures. We draw upon the authentic leadership and cultural intelligence literatures to explicate a model by which authentic leaders in a cross-cultural context can find a balance in the tension between their own deeply held values and those of the host-country’s culture.
Managing Work-Family Conflict: Exploring Individual And Organizational Options, Chester S. Spell, J. Haar, M. O'Driscoll
Managing Work-Family Conflict: Exploring Individual And Organizational Options, Chester S. Spell, J. Haar, M. O'Driscoll
Faculty Publications, School of Management
No abstract provided.
Enhancing The Communication Competency Of Business Undergraduates: A Consumer Socialization Perspective, Kenneth C. Gehrt, M. O'Brien, D. Mease
Enhancing The Communication Competency Of Business Undergraduates: A Consumer Socialization Perspective, Kenneth C. Gehrt, M. O'Brien, D. Mease
Faculty Publications
Explaining how individuals acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively participate in society is often accomplished through Socialization Theory. We investigate numerous socialization agents and their relationship with the communication competency of university business majors. Communication competency (reading, writing, and verbal) was measured via both a standardized skill test and self report. Exploratory analysis was conducted upon high and low communication competency groups that were identified via cluster analysis. Our findings generally indicate the most important socialization agents are via personal interactions whereas the least important socialization agents are influencing via primarily electronic or media-based methods.
Using Peer Grading And Proofreading To Ratchet Student Expectations In Preparing Accounting Cases, Laura R. Ingraham, B. A. Chaney
Using Peer Grading And Proofreading To Ratchet Student Expectations In Preparing Accounting Cases, Laura R. Ingraham, B. A. Chaney
Faculty Publications
Accounting educators struggle with ways to incorporate the development of critical thinking and communication skills into the curriculum. Case analysis is one tool for developing these skills. We examine whether students’ case analysis scores improve as a result of participation in peer grading and peer review. We find that students improve their ability to perform case analyses after both evaluating and being evaluated by student peers. Students initially experience an Expectation Ratcheting learning effect after evaluating the case of a peer. Subsequently, students experience an Enhanced Feedback learning effect from the comments and suggestions made by the peers who evaluated …
The 50th Anniversary Of Stopgap Legislation, Annette M. Nellen
The 50th Anniversary Of Stopgap Legislation, Annette M. Nellen
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Addressing Business Agility Challenges With Enterprise Systems, D. Goodhue, D. Chen, M. C. Boudreau, Ashley R. Davis
Addressing Business Agility Challenges With Enterprise Systems, D. Goodhue, D. Chen, M. C. Boudreau, Ashley R. Davis
Faculty Publications
It is clear that systems agility (i.e., having a responsive IT infrastructure that can be changed quickly to meet changing business needs) has become a critical component of organizational agility. However, skeptics continue to suggest that, despite the benefits enterprise system packages provide, they are constraining choices for firms faced with agility challenges. The reason for this skepticism is that the tight integration between different parts of the business that enables many enterprise systems' benefits also increases the systems' complexity, and this increased complexity, say the skeptics, increases the difficulty of changing systems when business needs change. These persistent concerns …
Calls For Accountability: Will It Help The Overall Incentives Process?, Annette M. Nellen
Calls For Accountability: Will It Help The Overall Incentives Process?, Annette M. Nellen
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The 50th Anniversary Of Stopgap Legislation, Annette M. Nellen
The 50th Anniversary Of Stopgap Legislation, Annette M. Nellen
Annette M. Nellen
No abstract provided.
Calls For Accountability: Will It Help The Overall Incentives Process?, Annette M. Nellen
Calls For Accountability: Will It Help The Overall Incentives Process?, Annette M. Nellen
Annette M. Nellen
No abstract provided.