Journal of Academy of Business and Economics articles from March 2007

Journal of Academy of Business and Economics archives from March 2007

Is boardroom structural independence sufficient for financial performance?
March 1, 2007... 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...

Vertical relationships and corporate performance of Brazilian companies in the electricity distribution supplier sector: a research grounded on RBV.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Consumer awareness and successful demarketing of public goods: a study of residential water conservation behavior.
March 1, 2007... 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,...

The impact of ethical orientation and professional commitment on tax practitioner decision-making performance.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Improving service quality with the theory of constraints.
March 1, 2007... 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...

The signaling aspect of pre-announcement insider trading and the stock price response to seasoned equity offerings.
March 1, 2007... 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...

SERVQUAL vs SERVPERF: round 2 in a multi-cultural setting.(quality management)
March 1, 2007... 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...

Resources, competitive advantages and performance of companies: a study of the food industry in Brazil.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Self-selection and evaluation of health care programs.
March 1, 2007... 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...

A study on the impact of foreign direct investment on coffee production of selected South American countries.
March 1, 2007... 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)....

An organizational data replication model for mobile databases.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Utilizing knowledge evolution in intelligent transport systems.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Determinants of illegal file sharing: model and test.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Individual and organizational consequences of mobbing in the workplace: case of banking sector in Turkey (a survey).
March 1, 2007... 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...

The new marketing intermediaries--a multiple case study of three new e-business models.
March 1, 2007... 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....

Nonparametric analysis of matched pairs data in business research.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Pre event trends in implied and intraday volatilities.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Mastering purposefulness critical for new leadership to transformatively change.
March 1, 2007... 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 status of planning in small exporting firms: an empirical examination of manufacturing enterprises.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Inter and intra network knowledge flows and market performance for smaller firms in pharmaceutical industry.
March 1, 2007... 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...

Insurance agent job satisfaction.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Job satisfaction was measured and utilized to develop a model predictive for production (commission). Three models were tested: one using a global measure of job sat, one using individual components of job sat, and one using...

Boots, bulls and barbecue: development of the State Culture Attitude (SCA) scale.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT While a number of researchers have examined various aspects of culture, very few have investigated the culture of a state. To explore this issue, 189 respondents living in Texas were asked about their attitudes toward the Texas...

Restricted stock transactions may not add value.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Do restricted stock transactions add value? This paper examines restricted stock transactions in two contexts. First, the issuance of restricted stock is used extensively in structuring the long-term compensation for an...