Akron Business and Economic Review articles from September 1990

Akron Business and Economic Review archives from September 1990

The use of the range and mean deviation in interpreting the standard deviation.
September 22, 1990... The Use of the Range and Mean Deviation in Interpreting the Standard Deviation With the emergence of sophisticated MIS systems, today's businessmen and women have more access to statistical data than ever before. Many of these individuals...

A comparison and test of the use of accounting and stock market data in relating corporate social responsibility and financial performance.
September 22, 1990... A Comparison and Test of the Use of Accounting and Stock Market Data in Relating Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance Management and finance can be enriched tremendously by research that crosses boundary lines[9, 28, 33,...

CPA's attitudes toward advertising and its professionalism.
September 22, 1990... CPAs' Attitudes Toward Advertising and Its Professionalism In 1978 the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) revised its Code of Professional Ethics to allow advertising and solicitation. The AICPA decided to revise the...

Investing in the options of takeover target firms.
September 22, 1990... Investing in the Options of Takeover Target Firms The large abnormal returns available to the common shareholders of takeover target firms has received considerable attention in the financial literature. Jensen and Ruback [6] review previous...

Risk reduction and informal interpersonal influence: industrial marketing management perspectives.
September 22, 1990... Risk Reduction and Informal Interpersonal Influence: Industrial Marketing Management Perspectives Perceived risk has been an integral part of the buying behavior literature for several decades. The seminal work by Bauer [4] set the stage for...

CD market response to the Citicorp loan-loss reserve decision and the international debt crisis of 1987. (certificate of deposit)
September 22, 1990... CD Market Response to the Citicorp Loan-Loss Reserve Decision and the International Debt Crisis of 1987(*) On May 19, 1987, Citicorp announced that it would augment its loan-loss reserve by $3 billion to cover potential losses on loans to...

The linkage between organizational size and the management accounting system.
September 22, 1990... The Linkage Between Organizational Size and the Management Accounting System Organizational and management theorists have recognized since the mid-1960s that there is no "one best way" to design an organization. Organizations differ because...

Marketing differences between large and small firms: a test of the industrial/consumer dichotomy hypothesis.
September 22, 1990... Marketing Differences Between Large and Small Firms: A Test of the Industrial/Consumer Dichotomy Hypothesis Marketing scholars often distinguish between industrial and consumer marketing course offerings, journals, conferences, theories, and...

Do LBOs sustain efficiency gains? (leveraged buyouts)
September 22, 1990... Do LBOs Sustain Efficiency Gains? The occurence of leveraged buyouts has become a commonplace event in the financial community. Only the size of the LBO, such as the recent $24.9 billion bid for RJR-Nabisco, continues to dazzle the investment...