Browsing Washburn Faculty Research by Title
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Debt-Equity Decision-Making with Wealth Transfers
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2013-12-1)This paper offers an instructional exercise to help the debt-equity decision-making process when there are wealth transfers between equity and debt owners caused by a levered firm undertaking multiple debt-equity increments. ... -
Did A Gamma-Ray Burst Initiate The Late Ordovician Mass Extinction
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) produce a flux of radiation detectable across the observable Universe. A GRB within our own galaxy could do considerable damage to the Earth's biosphere; rate estimates suggest that a dangerously ... -
Dilemma in the Family-Owned Businesses: Business Commitment vs. Family Commitment. Is Success Changing The Balance?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-10-1)The paper examines the commitment relationship that exists between family and the business they own. The study builds on the previous work done on family attitudes and family involvement and identifies two types of family ... -
Distance Education Using Consumer-Level Hardware and Software
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2010-01-1)A report on a proof of concept experiment to provide a distance education experience using consumer-level hardware and software while maintaining acceptable quality levels in video, audio, and text display. -
Dividend Policy Revisited
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2014-03-1)This paper provides a review and synthesis of the literature and chronicles changing perspectives on corporate dividend policy. The importance of dividends as part of an investor's total return has declined over time while ... -
Do Corporate Diversity Initiatives Affect Profits and Returns
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2006-08-1)We investigate the financial performance of firms that cultivate diversity in the workforce and develop relationships with other diverse stakeholders, using a wide variety of accounting, financial and market-based metrics. ... -
Do Seasoned Offerings Really Signal Anything Significant from Insiders?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2008-02-1)We examine the impact of insider behavior that accompanies seasoned offerings (SEOs) and discover three unexpected findings. First, firms with greater insider ownership percentages underperform before SEOs compared to firms ... -
Do Taxes Affect Public Utility Company Debt-Financing Decisions?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-12-1)This study examines whether tax incentives influence debt-financing decisions in the public utility industry. We find no relation between debt financing decisions and tax incentives for the public utility industry as a ... -
Do Workers Subsidize or Profit from Nonprofit Hospitals? The Impact of State Taxes on the Nonprofit Wage Differential of Hospital Workers
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2007-11-1)This paper examines the nonprofit wage differential in the hospital industry and how differences in the implied subsidy of state and local tax exemption impact the wage differential. -
Does Academic Research Provide Sufficient Evidence Concerning Possible Changes to the Audit Reporting Model?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2014-10-1)The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) have each proposed a standard that could significantly change the independent auditor's report. ... -
Does Nitrate Deposition Following Astrophysical Ionizing Radiation Events
As diversity in amphibian species declines, the search for causes has intensified. Work in this area has shown that amphibians are especially susceptible to the combination of heightened UVB radiation and increased nitrate ... -
Double Taxation of Dividends: Is the Question Resolved?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2003-12-1)Is elimination of the double taxation of dividends the best policy for our country's financial health? This article will examine both sides of the argument. -
Early Adoption of Topic 606 Revenue Recognition from Contracts with Customers
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2019-09-1)How do companies make decisions on when and how to transition into newly issued accounting requirements? The two-year window for adopting Topic 606 Revenue Recognition from Contracts with Customers offers an opportunity ... -
Easy Come Easy Go: The Influence of Financial Aid on the Age-Earnings Relationship
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2009-08-1)Our study suggests that moral hazard has negative effects on the income of individuals who receive educational assistance. Based on empirical analyses of the Census Bureau's survey of Income and Program Participation, we ... -
Economic Analaysis of Incentives to Disclose Software Vulnerabilities
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-04-1)This paper addresses the ongoing debate about the practice of disclosing information about software vulnerabilities through an open public forum. Using game-theoretic approach, we show that such practice may be an equilibrium ... -
Economic Development Incentives, Local Jurisdictions and Employment: Does Creating Jobs Result in More Jobs?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2014-10-1)In recent decades, state and local policy makers' role in fostering economic development and job creation within their jurisdictions has continuously become more active and expansive with local jurisdictions offering an ... -
Economic Order Quantity Model: Co-Evolution of POM with the Business Curriculum
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-01-1)This paper describes the simultaneous evolution of the POM course and the business curriculum at the Washburn University, School of Business. The EOQ model is used to illustrate the process. -
The Economics of Alternative Energy and Perspectives for a 21st Century Energy Policy
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2008-11-1)For the use of fossil fuels to decline, there will have to be greater reliance upon alternative sources of electricity. We compare capital and operating costs of the major alternative electricity sources (hydroelectric, ... -
The Effect of COVID-19 on Law Libraries: Are These Changes Temporary or a Sign of the Future?
(Washburn University School of Law, Fall 2020)Due to the public health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the traditional roles of the library were altered spontaneously. These sudden changes, coupled with the reality that libraries often struggle for relevance ... -
The Effects of Credit Union Service Organization on Credit Union Performance
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2016-09-1)This study examines the effects of credit union service organizations (CUSOs) on credit union performance for the period 2009-2012. I use random effects models with Mundlak (1978) correction to estimate the relationships ...