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Sacrificing Corporate Investment for Stock Repurchases: Are Family Firms Different?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2018-09-1)Recent changes to the US tax code have increased stock repurchases by US firms. Critics state and existing research provides evidence that firms forego valuable investment to repurchase stock for short-term stock price ... -
School Bullying and the Policies
Bullying is often discussed on TV shows, movies, social media, and the news. It is also something that has become an overwhelming issue in the school systems. It is enough of an issue that school systems have implemented ... -
Scotland's Premier Whisky Regions: A Comparative Case Study of Place Branding
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2008-10-1)Over the past two decades, tourism has emerged as among the most important economic sectors in the global marketplace and a key means by which social and cultural phenomena are diffused. Moreover, it is a sector that is ... -
Scottish Property Valuation: Some Important Factors Since the Land Reform Act of 2003
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2004-03-1)The Scottish and U.S.-owned real property valuation companies in Scotland need real estate appraisers that are capable of valuation work in both the R.I.C.S.- and the U.S.-related valuation systems for U.S. and other ... -
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Sears' Spinoff of Lands' End
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2017-11-1)Following several years of declining revenues and profits, in late 2011 Sears Holding Inc. ("Sears") began to hive off its business divisions. As part of its series of diversitures, on December 6th, 2013 Sears announced ... -
Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act: An Analysis of External and Internal Responses
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2008-10-1)Exhaustive research has been done on the effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) since its passage in July 2002. Researchers such as Rittenberg and Miller (Rittenberg, 2005) found improvements in information technology ... -
Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Did the Stock Market Anticipate It?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-08-1)With the 2002 passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), substantial new internal control disclosures are required of publicly traded companies. This paper examines the relationship between internal control and SOX and ... -
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2004-02-1)This article is under review as a contribution to "The Handbook of Information Security" -- a three-volume reference source providing state-of-the-art information concerning the information, computer and network security ... -
Self-compassion vs. Self-esteem
Research has shown that there can be negative effects of striving to increase self-esteem, such as increased anxiety and narcissism (Crocker & Park, 2004). Researchers have found that self-compassion, an attitude of kindness ... -
Self-reflection on Exam Performance: Does Performance Improve?
The responsibility of student learning has historically fallen on the shoulders of educational institutions and faculty. The role of teachers is to provide students with the knowledge needed to attain academic success. ...