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Blockchain in Accounting: An Overview and AIS Research Directions
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2019-03-1)Blockchain and its most famous implementation, Bitcoin (Nakamoto 2008) has recently received much attention among financial companies, technologists and investors. The blockchain approach which underlies Bitcoin and other ... -
Body Mass Index and Women's Work Behavior in the United States: Much Ado About (Practically) Nothing
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2008-11-1)Most research in the area of economics and obesity attempts to identify the cause(s) of the increase in the average body mass index (BMI) in developed countries. Common themes include lower relative food prices, technological ... -
The Boundary Problem in Critical Accounting Discourse: Revisiting the 1912 Bread and Roses Textile Strike
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2019-08-1)The paper begins by reviewing literature that explains why movements labelled as 'socialist' have historically gained little traction in the U.S. This is followed by a consideration of institutional processes that create ... -
The Boundary Problem in Management Accounting: Moving Beyond Individual Ethics and Compliance
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2018-12-1)This paper looks at the problematic nature of intertwined boundaries as they have evolved over time. Traditional accounting literature takes firm boundaries as self-evident and is reluctant to question current institutional ... -
Building Symbiotic Sustainable Business Model :The ADCAM, Massai Commmunity and Pikolino
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2017-04-1)The case focuses on how the Pikolinos Group Inc., Multinational Corporation created a viable business collaboration with an indigenous community, Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania. The case details the pivotal role of ADCAM, ... -
Business Case for Commitment to Diversity
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2006-08-1)Does an organization's commitment to diversity--as reflected by CEO commitment, human capital, corporate communication (internal and external), and supplier diversity--result in competitive advantage and superior financial ... -
Business Wealth and Tax Policy
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2019-03-1)We extend capital structure model (CSM) research by presenting equations to determine the maximum firm value for all for-profit organizations (FPOs) where FPOs contain the two major ownership forms of C corps and pass-throughs. ... -
Calculated Intangible Value and Brand Recognition
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-10-1)How can a company value its various intangible assets? By definition, intangible is "a good, service, or effect that has no monetary value." One example of an intangible asset is employee knowledge. For instance, an ... -
Capital City Corporation: A Case Study in Financial Analysis and Forecasting for Shareholder Value Creation
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2006-01-1)A firm's senior management team must reach a consensus regarding key strategic decisions available to the company. A comprehensive financial analysis of the firm's past performance and future prospects is necessary to ... -
Capital Structure Decision-Making with Growth: An Instructional Class Exercise
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2010-10-1)This paper offers an instructional class exercise of the capital structure decision-making process. The exercise applies four gain to leverage (GL) equations including a recent GL equation that ties together the plowback-payout ... -
A Capital Structure Model
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2006-08-1)This paper develops a capital structure model (CSM) that offers perpetuity gain to leverage (GL) equations for debt-to-equity and equity-for debt exchanges. The perpetuity CSM equations presented in this paper have two ... -
A Capital Structure Model (CSM) with Tax Rate Changes
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2014-08-1)Perpetuity gain to leverage (GL) research originates in Modigliani and Miller (1963) and was extended by Miller (1977) to incorporate personal taxes. This research analyzes GL when issuing debt to retire unlevered equity. ... -
A Capital Structure Model (CSM) with Wealth Transfers
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2012-09-1)Perpetuity gain to leverage (GL) research originating in Modigliani and Miller (1963) and Miller (1977) analyzes the change in value from issuing debt to retire unleveraged equity. Hull (2007, 2010) extends this research ... -
Capital Structure Model (CSM): Correction, Constraints, and Applications
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2017-12-1)We extend the Capital Structure Model (CSM) research by performing the following tasks. First, we offer a correction on the corporate tax rate adjustment found in the break-through concept of the levered equity growth rate ... -
A Capital Structure Model with Growth
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2010-02-1)This paper broadens perpetuity gain to level (GL) research by analyzing the role of growth within the capital structure model (CSM) formalized by Hull (2007). We contrast the cost of using internal equity versus external ... -
Carving Nature at Its Joints: Philosophical Perspectives on Accounting Entities
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2016-11-1)The complex task of carving nature at its joints is central to financial accounting practice. Yet basic philosophical problems and assumptions inherent in categorizing and representing selected aspects of reality are set ... -
Causality of Women's Labor Force Participation and Education
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2003-12-1)Labor force studies have confirmed that women who have more education are more likely to participate in the labor force. However, whether women work because they have more education, or women pursue education because they ... -
Changing Perspectives on Corporate Payout Policy: From Cash Dividends to Share Repurchase
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-10-1)Considerable evidence exists that investors' high regard for regular dividend payments is well-founded. Dividends are tangible cash flow streams that give stocks their intrinsic value, in addition to lowering risk and ... -
Closing the Federal Deficit Gap: You Make the Call! (Making the Case for Expenditure Cuts and/or Tax Increases)
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2012-02-1)This case allows students to analyze and provide workable solutions for closing the United States Federal deficit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. Estimated at $1.3 trillion, the 2011 deficit pushed the overall US ... -
Cloud Computing: Governance and Audit Research Questions
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2015-06-1)Cloud computing services are finding rapid adoption as firms seek cost reduction, technical expertise, flexibility, and adaptable mechanisms to attain sustained advantages in the fast-moving business environments. The ...