Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the influence of different quantitative (traditionally used) and qualitative variables, such as the possible negative effect in determined periods of certain socio-political factors on share price formation. Design/methodology/approach: We first...

Students are often used by academics to gather data for research projects to the benefit of both students and faculty researchers. This paper outlines the specific advantages of this practice and provides guidelines useful in training students to gather data. The guidelines were developed by...

Bargaining behaviors, such as price haggling, have been observed for a long time among consumers. However, research endeavors addressing this behavior remain relatively sparse and usually within lab-settings. Therefore, there is a need for not only addressing this behavior in real life settings...

Data were collected from a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program in a public university in the southern part of Texas. Analysis of variance results indicate that there are gender as well as ethnicity effects. Similarly, regression results indicate that only ethnicity and gender of the...

One of the most serious effects of offshoring is tax avoidance, which harms the economies of the affected regions. In an attempt to eradicate tax avoidance, the EU seeks to establish tax harmonization across its Member States. Based on data for 2006-2014, this study analyzes the historical...