Authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued $900 billion in loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Empirical studies show that small businesses with black owners faced more discrimination...

Total thermal resistance of ground heat exchanger (GHE) is comprised of that of the soil and inside the borehole. The thermal resistance of soil can be calculated using the linear source theory and cylindrical source theory, while that inside the borehole is more complicated due to the...

Purpose: While current management theory is largely based on economic assumptions, there is evidence to suggest capitalism is at a crossroads. Humanistic management is accordingly proposed as an alternative new paradigm. The present study follows this approach in considering Confucianism as a...