This paper discusses the constraints as well as the opportunities to sustainable development in third world countries. The argument is made that sustainable environments cannot be achieved in the third world unless the living standards of residents in the third world are raised substantially to...

The concept of professionalism of internal auditors is examined. A survey of a large sample of internal auditors revealed that internal auditors generally conform to a model of professionalism previously applied to other occupations. Especially notable, internal auditors strongly believe in the...

Companies regularly need to communicate information about their employeesÕ performance to a variety of people who need to know; internally to co-workers involved in audits or evaluations, and externally to customers and clients, the media, and prospective employers seeking references. Where the...

The purpose of this paper is to compare the implementation of short-run (i.e., small lot-size) statistical process control (SPC) techniques for manufacturing between the U.S. and Japan. Using U.S. and Japanese questionnaires, this research focuses on the use of several manufacturing management...

The Charon Response looks at how business firms should deal with the human and emotional consequences of a major work force reduction. Such reductions are a regular feature of the corporate landscape and can be handled in a caring manner if management so chooses. Due to the intense emotions...

A dual-class share structure allows managers or original owners to retain control of a Þrm, while providing public equity Þnancing. In the U.S., a Þrm generally issues superior-voting shares to managers or original owners, and inferior-voting shares to the public. As a result of the...

This study examines how the Fortune 500 use transactional public Web sites (TPWS). It applies innovation diffusion theory to identify variables and construct a model to explain differences in adoption rates of TPWS across industries. The study finds high rates of TPWS adoption in the airline,...

Working from the expanded model of adaptive selling behavior offered by Eckert and Plank (2004), this paper attempts to add greater depth and specificity to the adaptive output categories making them more useful for research advancement and for both the teaching and execution of an adaptive...

Undergraduate students contemplating a career in international business often ask questions such as: Are certain majors preferred? What about language training requirements, on-the-job training programs, and new job responsibilities? Experience indicates that academic advisors and faculty...

The purpose of this research is to further examine the relationship between organizational culture and a strategic approach to quality, as embodied in Malcolm Baldrige Quality award criteria. To accomplish this, a questionnaire was developed for a postal survey. The questionnaire was based upon...