Recently added articles from Journal of Academy of Business and Economics:

Is boardroom structural independence sufficient for financial performance?

Mar 01, 2007; Rebeiz, Karim S. ... ABSTRACT The recent regulatory initiatives around the world have been moving in the direction of greater structural independence in the boardroom. Nevertheless, the determination of the directional superiority of a specific boardroom structure remains to be unambiguously ...

Vertical relationships and corporate performance of Brazilian companies in the electricity distribution supplier sector: a research grounded on RBV.

Mar 01, 2007; Malki, Claudio ... ABSTRACT Competition and the quest for competitive advantages on the market are prompting companies to reshape the profiles of their relationships with their customers and suppliers. They are opting for approaches based more on cooperation, trust, loyalty and quality, instead of ...

Consumer awareness and successful demarketing of public goods: a study of residential water conservation behavior.

Mar 01, 2007; Gnepa, Tahi J. ... ABSTRACT: California's annual rainfall figures rank the state among the driest in the nation. Moreover, drought conditions across the state seem to occur now at more frequent intervals. Paradoxically, according to the US Geological Survey, California is the largest, per capita, ...

The impact of ethical orientation and professional commitment on tax practitioner decision-making performance.

Mar 01, 2007; Greenfield, Alfred C., Jr. ... ABSTRACT The primary objective of this study is to examine the impact of tax practitioners' ethical orientation and level of professional commitment on decision-making performance. Using a sample of 157 tax professionals, our results suggest a significant relationship between a ...

Improving service quality with the theory of constraints.

Mar 01, 2007; Moss, Hollye K. ... ABSTRACT Aside from success stories and case studies there have been very few in-depth studies of TOC in service industries. This study assesses the dissemination of TOC principles into services and looks at benefits that services are reaping as a result. An instrument to ...

The signaling aspect of pre-announcement insider trading and the stock price response to seasoned equity offerings.

Mar 01, 2007; Lee, Younghwan ... ABSTRACT This paper finds that firms announcing a common stock offering experience more negative price reactions with pre-announcement insider net-sell activity than with pre-announcement insider net-buy activity. These results suggest that insider trading may be viewed as an ...

SERVQUAL vs SERVPERF: round 2 in a multi-cultural setting.(quality management)

Mar 01, 2007; Lee, Jungki ... ABSTRACT This study compares two leading measurement instruments of service quality (i.e., SERVQUAL and SERVPERF) in a cross-cultural setting. Psychometric properties of each scale are compared in three countries of distinctive characteristics (developed, industrialized, and ...

Resources, competitive advantages and performance of companies: a study of the food industry in Brazil.

Mar 01, 2007; Basso, Leonardo Fernando Cruz ... ABSTRACT In accordance to Resource Based View (RBV), the main cause of the variety of firm's performance in the market lies on the specific nature of their resources and accumulated competences. Nevertheless, the majority of explicative variables are qualitative what makes it ...

Self-selection and evaluation of health care programs.

Mar 01, 2007; Cain, Monica ... ABSTACT This paper uses two-stage least squares (2SLS) to model choice of program and health outcomes in a health care management setting. The study includes an analysis of the probability of a low birth weight (LBW; <2500 grams) and very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 grams) ...

A study on the impact of foreign direct investment on coffee production of selected South American countries.

Mar 01, 2007; Horne, J. Richard ... ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to explore a segment of the international coffee trade and to determine any quantifiable relationships between the level of trade and other variables, in particular, foreign direct investment (FDI). The study also reviews several of the ...

An organizational data replication model for mobile databases.

Mar 01, 2007; Karanja, Erastus ... ABSTRACT This paper explores and compares different data replications techniques generally utilized by organizations as well as the benefits accrued from them. A detailed discussion of mobile databases in relation to their applications is outlines as well as the need for data ...

Utilizing knowledge evolution in intelligent transport systems.

Mar 01, 2007; Lee, Ook ... ABSTRACT Any shortest path finding problem can be regarded as a design problem since it requires the design of an algorithm which can be implemented as an information system-based solution. This paper addresses a dynamic shortest path finding problem in urban road networks that ...

Determinants of illegal file sharing: model and test.

Mar 01, 2007; Lewer, Joshua J. ... ABSTRACT This paper develops a model of media evasion based on optimization theory. The behavioral model adjusts for several compensating variables including age, locus of control, and religious intensity among others. An expanded survey instrument is applied to three ...

Individual and organizational consequences of mobbing in the workplace: case of banking sector in Turkey (a survey).

Mar 01, 2007; Akgeyik, Tekin ... ABSTRACT The term "mobbing" is commonly used to describe systematically and victimized by fellow workers, subordinates or superiors. The impact and cost of mobbing at work needs to be considered both at the individual and the organizational level. This study seeks to ...

The new marketing intermediaries--a multiple case study of three new e-business models.

Mar 01, 2007; Malaga, Ross A. ... ABSTRACT The past few years have seen a dramatic rise in the use of affiliate relationships to drive Web-based sales. Through this model businesses actively market other business' products and services and in exchange receive a commission. However, there are various ways in ...

Nonparametric analysis of matched pairs data in business research.

Mar 01, 2007; Markowski, Carol A. ... ABSTRACT Nonparametric methods of statistical analysis frequently utilized as alternatives to traditional statistical methods based on normal theory assumptions. Benefits of the use of nonparametric methods include wider applicability in terms of level of measurement required ...

Pre event trends in implied and intraday volatilities.

Mar 01, 2007; Obi, Pat ... ABSTRACT This study explores the nature of pre-event investor sentiments based on anomalies in implied options and intraday volatilities. Implied volatility is known to convey investor sentiments by its tendency to rise in advance of a market downturn. Because the airline ...

Mastering purposefulness critical for new leadership to transformatively change.

Mar 01, 2007; Harris, Marilyn E. ... ABSTRACT: In the 21st century it is not enough to develop new leadership for transformative change. It is critical that leaders and followers alike understand and master the use of purposefulness to develop new leadership, applying it in the global systems environment. This ...

The status of planning in small exporting firms: an empirical examination of manufacturing enterprises.

Mar 01, 2007; Parsa, Faramarz ... ABSTRACT There is widespread recognition of the importance of international trade and the crucial role of small firms in promoting exports and reducing the trade deficit. However, there is surprisingly very little empirical work examining the techniques, tools, and approaches to ...

Inter and intra network knowledge flows and market performance for smaller firms in pharmaceutical industry.

Mar 01, 2007; Pan, Feng-Chuan ... ABSTRACT Competition in the pharmaceutical industry has long focused on the innovation, of which result from intensive knowledge exploration and exploitation and appear as patent in the market. Smaller firms in the industry generally lack sufficient resources and subsequent ...