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Learning Styles and Corporate Training
Charlotte Wenham, Raymond E. AlieThis study attempts to verify if occupational groups demonstrate distinct learning styles and learning context preferences, and to assess the implication of any systematic…
American Competitiveness: Dysfunctional Stakeholder Communications
Stephen L. Payne, Robert A. GiacaloneAmong the factors contributing to competitiveness problems for many American firms is the presence of excessive and inaccurate self presentations and resulting defensive…
The Organizational Effectiveness Menu: A Device for Stakeholder Assessment
Kenneth L. Kraft, Lawrence R. JauchA procedure to assess organizational effectiveness is proposed in this paper. An OE “menu” of optionsis set out by which organizational performance can be measured. By using such…
Evidence of Auditing as a Deterrent to Financial Reporting Irregularities
Arnold Schneider, Neil WilnerThis article investigates the impact of auditing on the commission of financial reporting irregularities by managers. We also examine whether the deterrent effect of auditing is…
Small Business Consultants: Improving the Delivery of Outside Assistance
W. Calvin FieldsA review of the literature was conducted for the period of 1976 through 1989 in an effort to identify the most effective outside services that small business consultants could use…
Franchising: A Growth Strategy for the 1990s
John F. PrebleThe strategy of franchising has become an increasingly important growth option for firms operating in today’s highly competitive marketplace. This paper describes the present…
Electronic Coupons: A Double‐Barreled Sales Promotion Technique
Darvin R. Hoffman, Allen F. Ketcham, Frank A. TaylorThe use of coupons as a sales promotion technique is not new; manufacturers have been offering cents‐off coupons to customers for over a century. Now, electronic coupons may…
The Computerization of Records Systems: A Study of Selected Businesses
Carol A. Lundgren, Terry D. LundgrenThis research seeks to determine the extent and direction of computerization of records systems in businesses with identifiable records departments. The data collection…
Decision Analysis at the Crossroads
Jayavel SounderpandianEmpirically observed violations of traditional expected utility theory have prompted several new theories, putting the future of decision analysis at the crossroads. This essay…
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