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...

There have been a large number of studies addressing the venture creation decision or entrepreneurship start-up models. Several of these models are built under normal condition assumptions where the individuals are motivated by personal goal achievement and have a support system for their...

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...

The purpose of this paper is to propose and test a model illustrating the direct effects of five techniques of neutralizations (denial of responsibility, denial of injury, denial of victim, appeal to higher loyalties, and condemning the condemner) on the ethical intentions of sales people. A...

For businesses where resources are scarce and civil conditions are currently unstable, such as the Mexican state of affairs, striving for business practices that embrace a market orientation (MO) becomes critical to maintaining market share or even business survival. This paper addresses whether...

The main objectives of Task Order 4136 are (1) the design of improved freeway on-ramp metering strategies that make use of recent developments in traffic data collection, traffic simulation, and control theory, and (2) the testing of these methods on a 14-mile segment of Interstate 210 Westbound...

Experiential learning theory has been referenced as a possible method for attracting and retaining members in student organizations. In a survey, undergraduate students evaluated a variety of organizational features pertaining to their intention to participate in professional student...

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...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a theoretical model in which salesperson ethical behavior is moderated by techniques of neutralization. Sales people are risk takers, pursue new ventures and thus deal with constant change. Such an entrepreneurial setting can make salespeople vulnerable...