Recently added articles from Southern Business Review:
The Fortress and the Empire: A Marketing Strategy for the Professional Services Firm
Jul 01, 2008; ... Marketing of professional services was once seen as inappropriate or even unethical, but today professionals are free to promote their services in any way they choose (Markham and Carson 2005). Accountants, lawyers, management consultants and doctors are turning to marketing in increasing ...
Travel, Meal, & Entertainment Expense Deductions in U.S. Tax Court Cases
Jul 01, 2008; ... Travel and entertainment expenses for business have always been deductible. These expenses are considered an integral part of businesses maintaining client relationships and developing new potential clients. After all, business is about maintaining current clients and obtaining new ones ....
Dimensions of Supply Chain Security
Jul 01, 2008; ... In a recent column in The Wall Street Journal, executives were urged to focus on four priorities based on the events of the summer of 2007. At the top of the list was "Make supply-chain management a top priority." The story went on to say, "Don't wait for a crisis" (Hymowitz, 2007). Much of the ...
Cash Flows from In-Kind Charitable Contributions: They're Worth More than You Think!
Jul 01, 2008; ... What do you do? Sales have slumped dramatically. Inventory is just not moving. Additional expenditures on advertising seem to be throwing money into a black hole. It's almost as if you can't even give your inventory away, and an idea germinates. You actually consider giving away the merchandise ...
RISK LOVE AND THE FAVORITE-LONGSHOT BIAS: EVIDENCE FROM GERMAN HARNESS HORSE RACING
Oct 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Empirical studies of horse race betting in the U.S., the UK, and Australia have established the so called favorite-longshot bias. Studies find that on average, bets on longshots lose much more than do bets on favorites. This means that longshots are overbet and favorites are ...