Jerrold Stark, Joan H. Rumpel, Robert Meier, Reginald L. Bell
Useable surveys were completed and returned by 507 (174 rural, 156 urban, and 177 Historic Black College and University) consumers at three Midwestern universities. Regression analysis revealed selected demographic variables were predictive of the evaluation of bundled cell phone features; furthermore, stepwise regression models showed among features young consumers reported available on the phones they owned, DIGCAM, EMAIL, WARRANTY, and INSTANTM were significantly predictive (p.001) of perceptions of importance of digital media bundles on cellular telephones. Moreover, ANOVA tests revealed young consumers’ perceptions of the importance of cellular telephone features were significantly different among rural, urban, and HBCU young consumers, males and females, and among age groups, grade level, and states where cell phones were purchased (p.05; p.01; p.001). Recommendations are offered that could help marketers develop strategic marketing mixes of phone features targeted to young consumers, rural or urban.
{"title":"A Three Campus Comparison of Bundled Cellular Telephone Features and The Young Consumer","authors":"Jerrold Stark, Joan H. Rumpel, Robert Meier, Reginald L. Bell","doi":"10.58809/euwq1909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/euwq1909","url":null,"abstract":"Useable surveys were completed and returned by 507 (174 rural, 156 urban, and 177 Historic Black College and University) consumers at three Midwestern universities. Regression analysis revealed selected demographic variables were predictive of the evaluation of bundled cell phone features; furthermore, stepwise regression models showed among features young consumers reported available on the phones they owned, DIGCAM, EMAIL, WARRANTY, and INSTANTM were significantly predictive (p.001) of perceptions of importance of digital media bundles on cellular telephones. Moreover, ANOVA tests revealed young consumers’ perceptions of the importance of cellular telephone features were significantly different among rural, urban, and HBCU young consumers, males and females, and among age groups, grade level, and states where cell phones were purchased (p.05; p.01; p.001). Recommendations are offered that could help marketers develop strategic marketing mixes of phone features targeted to young consumers, rural or urban.","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126324342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The current active learning project involves students visits to area companies to collect information regarding the companies’ use or nonuse of Responsibility Reports (RRs). The students involved were attending a managerial accounting principles class at southeastern, regional university, and were given oral instructions by their teacher to complete the project. Sixty-two students participated, along with sixty-one companies. The average grade earned by the students was 15.58 of 20 points, and nine students earned a perfect score. The student findings were that 45 of the 61 companies, or 73.8%, use RRs. Based on the student performance, reports and feedback, the project was determined to be a valuable Active Learning experience.
{"title":"An Active Learning Project In A Managerial Accounting Principles Class: Is It Time Well-Spent?","authors":"R. C. Jones, Teresa Lang, K. Deal","doi":"10.58809/dccj3972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/dccj3972","url":null,"abstract":"The current active learning project involves students visits to area companies to collect information regarding the companies’ use or nonuse of Responsibility Reports (RRs). The students involved were attending a managerial accounting principles class at southeastern, regional university, and were given oral instructions by their teacher to complete the project. Sixty-two students participated, along with sixty-one companies. The average grade earned by the students was 15.58 of 20 points, and nine students earned a perfect score. The student findings were that 45 of the 61 companies, or 73.8%, use RRs. Based on the student performance, reports and feedback, the project was determined to be a valuable Active Learning experience.","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121503165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper contributes to leadership knowledge in the field of child welfare by studying the relationship between agency leadership and caseworker job attitudes. This qualitative study included three focus groups with administrators and caseworkers to explore perceived leadership practices and caseworker job attitudes. Qualitative findings revealed a divergent perception of leadership practices between caseworkers and administrators, while providing specific content representative of both strengths and limitations of agency leadership. Lastly, frontline workers exclusively also perceived a relationship between certain leadership practices and job satisfaction. Findings lead to a number of organizational implications.
{"title":"The Perceived Relationship Between Leadership Practices and Job Attitudes In Human Service organizations","authors":"A. Popa, Anthony C. Andenoro","doi":"10.58809/hbiz5066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/hbiz5066","url":null,"abstract":"This paper contributes to leadership knowledge in the field of child welfare by studying the relationship between agency leadership and caseworker job attitudes. This qualitative study included three focus groups with administrators and caseworkers to explore perceived leadership practices and caseworker job attitudes. Qualitative findings revealed a divergent perception of leadership practices between caseworkers and administrators, while providing specific content representative of both strengths and limitations of agency leadership. Lastly, frontline workers exclusively also perceived a relationship between certain leadership practices and job satisfaction. Findings lead to a number of organizational implications.","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122682339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The foundation for determining the approach to manage interpersonal conflict extends across two poles of consideration: the concern for self and the concern for others. This assumption has influenced the calculated response people would exhibit when experiencing an intense interpersonal conflict. However, recent findings within the realm of spirituality challenge these foundational assumptions. Spirituality literature contends that individuals may place substantial emphasis upon transcendent concerns rather than temporal concerns such as self and others. This study explores whether spirituality plays a role in the conflict management process through a phenomenological research investigation. The researcher interviewed 10 participants, who served as faculty members in the philosophy and religion department at a college in the Midwest. The results of the data analysis suggest that spirituality serves a crucial role in the conflict management process. When a stimulus violates the spirituality of an individual, an intense interpersonal conflict may erupt. This study offers a structural model of the conflict management process and implications of the role spirituality serves within the management of interpersonal conflicts for managers and leaders.
{"title":"Exploring The Role of Spirituality Within Intense Interpersonal Conflicts","authors":"Dennis C. Rittle","doi":"10.58809/datp6346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/datp6346","url":null,"abstract":"The foundation for determining the approach to manage interpersonal conflict extends across two poles of consideration: the concern for self and the concern for others. This assumption has influenced the calculated response people would exhibit when experiencing an intense interpersonal conflict. However, recent findings within the realm of spirituality challenge these foundational assumptions. Spirituality literature contends that individuals may place substantial emphasis upon transcendent concerns rather than temporal concerns such as self and others. This study explores whether spirituality plays a role in the conflict management process through a phenomenological research investigation. The researcher interviewed 10 participants, who served as faculty members in the philosophy and religion department at a college in the Midwest. The results of the data analysis suggest that spirituality serves a crucial role in the conflict management process. When a stimulus violates the spirituality of an individual, an intense interpersonal conflict may erupt. This study offers a structural model of the conflict management process and implications of the role spirituality serves within the management of interpersonal conflicts for managers and leaders.","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115192275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Should financial measures of intellectual capital be placed on the balance sheet? If so how will intellectual capital be measured, and how will its inclusion on the balance sheet improve financial division-making? We examine, from a financial measurement perspective, a growing body of intellectual capital research calling for inclusion of intellectual assets on the balance sheet, and conclude the proposals are naïve in terms of accounting measurement realities, and confused in terms of purposes severed. Attempting to include dollar measures of intellectual capital on the balance sheet, from an accounting measurement perspective, is unworkable and will not accomplish what intellectual capital researchers believe it will.
{"title":"Intellectual Capital: A Balance Sheet Asset? (A Measurement Perspective)","authors":"John P. Morgan, Frederic Ihrke, James Hurley","doi":"10.58809/imch1970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/imch1970","url":null,"abstract":"Should financial measures of intellectual capital be placed on the balance sheet? If so how will intellectual capital be measured, and how will its inclusion on the balance sheet improve financial division-making? We examine, from a financial measurement perspective, a growing body of intellectual capital research calling for inclusion of intellectual assets on the balance sheet, and conclude the proposals are naïve in terms of accounting measurement realities, and confused in terms of purposes severed. Attempting to include dollar measures of intellectual capital on the balance sheet, from an accounting measurement perspective, is unworkable and will not accomplish what intellectual capital researchers believe it will.","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"361 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132552857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A 13-item questionnaire was administered to 259 business students on two college campuses, with a combined population of 1,872, to determine if religious affiliation, upbringing, profession, college major and several other independent variables (labeled precepts) could be used to predict students' perceptions of some main problems of philosophy. Stepwise multiple regression models revealed several significant differences, with p
{"title":"Using Business Students ' Precepts To Predict Ethical Decision Making","authors":"Wally Guyot, Robert Meier, Reginald L. Bell","doi":"10.58809/xtzu4628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/xtzu4628","url":null,"abstract":"A 13-item questionnaire was administered to 259 business students on two college campuses, with a combined population of 1,872, to determine if religious affiliation, upbringing, profession, college major and several other independent variables (labeled precepts) could be used to predict students' perceptions of some main problems of philosophy. Stepwise multiple regression models revealed several significant differences, with p","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132327506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This research examines the values statements of 327 organizations to identify the core values concepts or words that are used by firms to define the fundamental belief systems of the enterprise. One hundred and ten unique words or concepts were identified. Using au action science methodology, 78 practicing managers sorted these words into a classification scheme that resulted in 13 distinct categories of organization values that can be viewed as meta-values or core concepts of organizations.
{"title":"Structure of organizational Values: An Action Science Perspective","authors":"Aaron A. Buchko","doi":"10.58809/xduz9653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/xduz9653","url":null,"abstract":"This research examines the values statements of 327 organizations to identify the core values concepts or words that are used by firms to define the fundamental belief systems of the enterprise. One hundred and ten unique words or concepts were identified. Using au action science methodology, 78 practicing managers sorted these words into a classification scheme that resulted in 13 distinct categories of organization values that can be viewed as meta-values or core concepts of organizations.","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127234021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiajiang Peng, R. Tormoehlen, Mark Russell, B. Talbert
A three-round Delphi study was conducted to identify training topics required for development of a successful China business by U.S. agricultural companies. By identifying the training topics, business educators can better assist in the development of training programs targeted at U.S. companies wishing to conduct business in China. Thirty-seven (37) panel members completed the first round survey with 34 of them completing the second and third round surveys. In summary, the panel generated nine groups of training topics for U.S. agricultural companies wishing to enter the Chinese market. The nine training topics are: ethics and trust, Chinese markets, networks and partnerships in China, Chinese business practices, language and culture, product advantages and customer service, political and economic climate in China, legal counsel and intellectual property in China, and human resources and labor costs in China. Of the nine training topics, the “product advantages and customer service” group reached high consensus level among the panel. The other eight training topics reached moderate consensus level. Furthermore, of the nine training topics, the “ethics and trust” as well as the “Chinese markets” groups were both considered as essential by the panel for including into training programs that U.S. agricultural companies should consider when entering the Chinese market. The other seven training topics were considered as very important.
{"title":"Identifying Employee Training Topics and Their Value In Development of An Effective Chinese Business By United States Agricultural Companies: A Delphi Study","authors":"Jiajiang Peng, R. Tormoehlen, Mark Russell, B. Talbert","doi":"10.58809/ialn2868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/ialn2868","url":null,"abstract":"A three-round Delphi study was conducted to identify training topics required for development of a successful China business by U.S. agricultural companies. By identifying the training topics, business educators can better assist in the development of training programs targeted at U.S. companies wishing to conduct business in China. Thirty-seven (37) panel members completed the first round survey with 34 of them completing the second and third round surveys. In summary, the panel generated nine groups of training topics for U.S. agricultural companies wishing to enter the Chinese market. The nine training topics are: ethics and trust, Chinese markets, networks and partnerships in China, Chinese business practices, language and culture, product advantages and customer service, political and economic climate in China, legal counsel and intellectual property in China, and human resources and labor costs in China. Of the nine training topics, the “product advantages and customer service” group reached high consensus level among the panel. The other eight training topics reached moderate consensus level. Furthermore, of the nine training topics, the “ethics and trust” as well as the “Chinese markets” groups were both considered as essential by the panel for including into training programs that U.S. agricultural companies should consider when entering the Chinese market. The other seven training topics were considered as very important.","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123684157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the behavior, motivation, and cognitive dimensions of self-leadership and self-regulated learning. This quantitative study used the Revised Self-Leadership Questionnaire measuring self-leadership, and the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, Second Edition measuring self-regulated learning, to collect data. The sample was drawn from the undergraduate college student population of one small private university. The Pearson product moment correlation results indicated several weak-to-moderate relationships between self-leadership and self-regulated learning behavior, motivation, and cognitive strategy dimensions. This was a first attempt to compare the two self-regulation theories; the results indicate that SL and SRL are related. Future research should further investigate the relationships for possible cross application of the theories. Specifically, recommended research includes exploring SL as a method to teach SRL and SRL as an approach to promote professional and organizational learning.
{"title":"Self-Leadership and Self-Regulated Learning: An Investigation of Theoretical Relationships","authors":"A. James","doi":"10.58809/grwi3842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/grwi3842","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the behavior, motivation, and cognitive dimensions of self-leadership and self-regulated learning. This quantitative study used the Revised Self-Leadership Questionnaire measuring self-leadership, and the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, Second Edition measuring self-regulated learning, to collect data. The sample was drawn from the undergraduate college student population of one small private university. The Pearson product moment correlation results indicated several weak-to-moderate relationships between self-leadership and self-regulated learning behavior, motivation, and cognitive strategy dimensions. This was a first attempt to compare the two self-regulation theories; the results indicate that SL and SRL are related. Future research should further investigate the relationships for possible cross application of the theories. Specifically, recommended research includes exploring SL as a method to teach SRL and SRL as an approach to promote professional and organizational learning.","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115427537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper explores the possible uses that the recent creation of Micropolitan Statistical Areas by the US Census Bureau could have for advancing research in the area of Human Management. An example is provided using a sample of five Great Plain states (i.e., North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma). Additionally, ten human resource management research propositions are suggested illustrating possible application of the micropolitan concept.
{"title":"Human Resource Management In The Great Plains With A Micropolitan Twist: Ten Research Propositions","authors":"David Palmet","doi":"10.58809/vpcb7136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58809/vpcb7136","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the possible uses that the recent creation of Micropolitan Statistical Areas by the US Census Bureau could have for advancing research in the area of Human Management. An example is provided using a sample of five Great Plain states (i.e., North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma). Additionally, ten human resource management research propositions are suggested illustrating possible application of the micropolitan concept.","PeriodicalId":335449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business and Leadership","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123192503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}