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The January Effect: An Empirical Test Of The Existence Of A Stock Market Anomaly, T. Lance Toler, Dr. Steven R. Thorley

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The idea of capitalism is based on the theory of an efficient market, or of an “invisible hand” that works tirelessly to distribute resources in the most efficient way. The stock market version of this idea is called the Efficient Market Hypothesis. This idea claims that all available information is absorbed immediately into the prices of stocks. Stock market anomalies, or any predictable patterns for high or low stock prices, therefore, should not exist. If any anomalies appear to be persistent, this suggests the market is not completely efficient.

The Value To Foreign Companies To List On Us Stock Markets, Jaron H. Wilde, Dr. Erv Black, Peter Johnson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

US Stock markets are stable, highly liquid, and wealthy. To benefit from the resources these markets potentially provide many domestic and foreign companies seek to be listed on a US stock exchange. All companies wishing to list must first register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which regulates listed companies to protect investors and creditors. The SEC requires companies to produce financial statements that demonstrate their financial health and status. These financial statements must meet standards established in US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). Independent auditors audit the statements and attest whether they comply with GAAP.

World Series, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As the baseball season reaches its final few games in this rendition of the World Series, I find myself revisiting some tired but nagging issues including the dreaded Designated Hitter (DH) debate and the hypocritically laced PED controversy. This is not to detract from the excitement of watching two of the most enduring franchises in the game and two of the most successful teams of this new century.

Leader Innovation Profile: Assessing The Role Of Leader Sagacity, Cynthia P. Ruppel, Eleanor Lawrence, Leslie C. Tworoger

HCBE Faculty Presentations

This action research study examines creativity and innovation at the organizational level of a top management team. This research examines the personality characteristics and behaviors of an executive team that facilitated and fostered creativity and innovation. This study applies Simmons and Sower’s (2012) theory of leader sagacity to frame our understanding of leadership characteristics and behaviors associated with creative and innovative global organizations. The study findings highlight the importance of leadership characteristics and the role of the leader in the design and development of a creative and innovative organizational climate. This study suggests that creativity and innovation at the organizational …

School Of Business Presents Entrepreneurship Week, Lindenwood University

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No abstract provided.

Lindenwood University To Host Greater St. Louis Marching Band Championships, Lindenwood University

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The Emerging Role Of Women In The New Executive Workforce, Emma Morris

Journal of Executive Education

No abstract is currently available.

The Growing Role Of Executive Education In University- Corporate Partnerships, Lindsay Ryan

Journal of Executive Education

The purpose of this paper is to explore factors influencing the growth in university corporate executive education partnerships and present findings from a qualitative research study involving a sample of senior managers responsible for managing their corporation’s executive education partnership with the writer’s university. While universities and corporations may have partnerships for a range of activities, including sponsorships, recruiting, student projects and work experience, in this paper, the term partnerships refers to the development and customised delivery of executive education programs for corporations through university-corporate education partnerships.

Emotional Intelligence, Diversity, And Group Performance: The Effect Of Team Composition On Executive Education Program Outcomes, Michael P. Lillis

Journal of Executive Education

Group dynamics play a crucial role in group performance and effectiveness. The notion that people prefer to work with similar others in homogeneous groups is a common observation. Yet studies have revealed that homogeneity doesn’t necessarily translate into optimal group performance. In fact, research on group diversity has been fairly inconsistent; suggest the potential for some kind of underlying moderator variable. Using a sample of executive MBA students, this paper examines how group diversity and emotional intelligence are associated with group performance. We develop an integrative model that posits that the association between group heterogeneity and group performance becomes more …

Taking The Tablet: An Introspective Perspective On Using Pen-Based Computing In The Executive Case Class, Leyland F. Pitt, Frank J. Krzystofiak

Journal of Executive Education

The predicament of modern classrooms is that they are usually designed by administrators, architects and technicians, without, or despite the advice of experienced case instructors. By the time the instructor gets to teach in the class it is often too late, and generally too expensive to change anything. While the classrooms are long on technology and aesthetics, they are often very short on teaching comfort and convenience. In this short introspective paper (and here I follow in the tradition of consumer researchers such as Holbrook 1995) I suggest the use of a Tablet PC to overcome most of the problems …

Developing The Physician Executive: From The Surgical Suite To The Executive Suite, William Marty Martin, Susan M. Quinn

Journal of Executive Education

The perspective of physician executives is “crucial to shaping the future health care system” (Leatt, 2004, p.171). With the increasing need for physician leadership comes a need to increase executive education for physicians and to better define roles and responsibilities. This article will suggest eight models for educating physician executives, as well as recommendations for those seeking to start or improve programs to educate physician executives. This article will focus on physician executive education in the United States although there may be some lessons for physician executives in other nations with different health systems.

The Doctoral Learning Journey And Outcomes For Business Leaders And Corporate Managers, Barry Elsey

Journal of Executive Education

International education is big business in Australia and the University of South Australia (UniSA) is a leading player, particularly in the Asia Pacific region (Ciccarelli, 2007). Forced by government to generate income beyond public subsidy Australian universities have had little choice but to enter the competitive private sector marketplace offshore to attract international students. In the case of UniSA special attention has been paid to marketing offshore ‘executive’ doctoral programs for those in leadership roles in business and corporate affairs. These business and corporate leaders drawn to these doctoral programs is the subject of this paper.

Harnessing The Power Of Passion In Optimizing Business Performance, Randy Ross

Journal of Executive Education

No abstract is currently available.

Strategic Responses Arising From Divergent Foreign Policy And Trade Perspectives, Patricia L. Nemetz-Mills

Journal of Executive Education

This article examines the underlying theoretical rationale for different perspectives of foreign policy: Marxism, Wilsonian Idealism, neoconservative idealism, national interest, nationalism, isolationism, and theocracy. Various forms of trade policy are also examined as a function of foreign policy. A technique is suggested for analyzing actionable strategic responses based on foreign policy risks and resource availability. Several strategic responses are presented.

Enhancing Global Sales Skills In Executive Education Programs, Scott Widmier, Joseph F. Hair

Journal of Executive Education

The purpose of this article is to examine the need for executive education training in culture, suggest a method for clarifying situations where cultural training is needed, and provide guidelines on the content of executive education training programs for companies pursuing global opportunities.

Executive Education: Mired In A Leadership Theory Jungle, William R. Mcnay

Journal of Executive Education

The purpose of this paper is to briefly scan the intent and content of executive education in the twentieth century, identify the major changes that took place in the business world in the 1970s, and describe their impact on the work of executives in the highly competitive, turbulent environment of the new century. The thesis of this paper is that executive education is being impacted by a “leadership theory jungle”, resulting in confusion as to the right content and context of leadership and how to teach it.

A Report Card On Innovation: How Companies And Business Schools Are Dealing With It, Harry Vardis, Gary L. Selden

Journal of Executive Education

This study focused on the state of innovation in today’s businesses. We found that Innovation-driven companies observe certain practices. These were CEO involvement, supportive cultures of innovation, rewards for innovation, communication, metrics, hiring practices that support innovation, budget allocations for innovation, and an innovative vision. In addition, it supported the notion that innovation-driven companies practiced systemic innovation as opposed to innovation-shy companies. Open communication appears to contribute to systemic innovation by reducing fear of risk taking.

It is critical to point out that, fear, the major obstacle in the pursuit of innovation, can be eliminated with the right communication among …

An Exploratory Analysis Of The Impact Of Price On The Search And Selection Process For Executive Mba Programs, Francis Petit

Journal of Executive Education

The purpose of this research is to determine the role of price (tuition costs) and its impact for prospective students during the Executive MBA search and selection process. To determine this information, a survey was recently distributed and completed by current Executive MBA students enrolled in programs in the Northeast United States in which the students were asked to rate various attributes, in terms of importance, while they were searching and selecting a program. The main findings of this study indicate that price took on an increasingly important role during the program selection process, as opposed to the search process, …

The Santa Clara, 2013-10-24, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.

Bloomberg Story Quotes Ben Blau's Research On Lobbying, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Lorraine Woellert

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

In Washington, it always comes down to who you know. A new report says banks with political connections were more likely to get liquidity lifelines from the Federal Reserve during the financial collapse.

Changing Tick Sizes?, Steven D. Dolvin

All Chapters

In 2001, exchanges began listing stock prices in penny increments, as opposed to fractions such as 1/8th or 1/16th of a dollar. The change was intended to simplify pricing and reduce bid-ask spreads. Recently, however, there has been an increasing call to move to higher increments (such as nickel or dime pricing). The rationale is that such a move would promote trading and reduce volatility. It doesn't hurt that it would also allow trading firms to generate more profit. See article here, WSJ.

Order On Motion For An Order To Show Cause (Bennett L. Knight And William C. Lankford, Jr. As Trustee Of The Walter Bunzl Trusts), Melvin K. Westmoreland

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

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Business Ethics: The Impact On Healthcare Professionals, Paul D. Longenecker

Health and Sport Sciences Faculty Scholarship

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2013 Program, Office Of Academic Affairs

Programs

At its best, a university is a collection of individuals ‐‐ students and faculty ‐‐ focused on learning and discovering new knowledge. For this goal to be realized, a critical element is having faculty members deeply engaged with their disciplines. Scholarship, in the form of journal articles, book chapters, monographs and similar endeavors, creative activity which can take an even wider range of forms, and funded research which explores the boundaries of their disciplines all contribute to such engagement. Through such participation, faculty members stay at the growing edges of their fields, and in so doing, they enrich their intellectual …

Lindenwood Launches Free Nonprofit Service Workshops, Lindenwood University

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Balancing Acquisition And Sorting Policies Of Remanufacturing, Taeuk Kang

Information Systems & Operations Management Dissertations - Archive

A remanufacturer struggles with uncertainty of returns and quality of products. With regard to the remanufacturing process, this study focuses on the determination of the following policies: a) Acquisition policy and b) Sorting policy. The purpose of this study is to find the optimality of both acquisition and sorting which, to meet demand with the maximization of profits over time, may need to be changed. More specific research questions are as follows: a) How much product returns should be obtained to meet demand through remanufacturing?, b) What level of sorting discrimination should be used for disassembly to meet demand at …

Leading In A Gen Y World - A Corporate Essay, Deborah S. Levine

Journal of Executive Education

The purpose of this paper is to describe the leadership challenges in a Gen Y world and propose changes needed to capitalize on the new realities of this important element of the workforce. The summary information and propositions described in this paper are based on over 140 interviews collected as part of a research project led by Deborah S. Levine at AGL Resources, a Fortune 1000 energy-based company located in Atlanta, Georgia. The interview data includes Gen Y individuals currently employed by AGL Resources, as well as students in Louisiana, Georgia and Ohio at post-secondary schools.

The Forgotten Topic: Teaching Plant Closing To Executives And Graduate Students, Kelly C. Woodford, Treena Gillespie Finney, Alan F. Chow, Nancy J. Lambe

Journal of Executive Education

Executive education programs and graduate-level business programs generally devote substantial time and resources to training professionals to open businesses, generate business growth, and manage on-going operations. Few programs, however, devote any time to a topic that many executives will one day be forced to confront: plant closings. Because relatively few managers have actually gone through the plant closing process, there are rarely “experts” available to guide a company through the practical day-to-day aspects of shutting down a facility. This paper addresses the key topics needed for an advanced level program dealing with the operational aspects of closing a facility. Such …

Executive Education For New Leadership Roles: A Clinical Approach, William R. Mcnay

Journal of Executive Education

Major changes in the business environment in the 1980s brought new emphasis on the work of executives; executives are now expected to take an active leadership role in all major organizational programs. However, executives are not fulfilling their anticipated leadership roles in many situations. This paper looks at the reasons why the problem exists and offers a unique approach to provide them with the needed learning.

Cultural Strategies In M&As: Investigating Ten Case Studies, Steven H. Appelbaum, Jessie Roberts, Barabara T. Shapiro

Journal of Executive Education

This article discusses and contrasts the cultural fit, cultural potential, communication, direction, and leadership in the success and failures of mergers and acquisitions. The focus of the article is to determine independent variables that influence the success or failure of a merger or acquisition using existing empirical literature, while comparing and contrasting the information found in ten selected case studies of successful and failed M&As. According to one study cited, eighty-three percent of mergers and acquisitions fail to create their intended value. The ten case studies reveal that communication is a necessity, drastically improving the success of a merger, and …