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Uncovering the Underdog Phenomenon
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-06-1)Through qualitative analysis we explore some of the different meanings of underdog, examine motives for underdog support, and provide outcomes of underdog support. We also examine perceptions of underdog and topdog supporter ... -
Examining the Journal Rating Project: Players, Process, and Purpose
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2014-11-1)Journal "quality" lists are pervasive in university level accounting programs, yet the academic literature leaves the specific institutional processes attending voluntary list adoptions largely unexamined. This study ... -
IRS Collection Procedures: The Ultimate Reality Show
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-02-1)Some 130 million Americans filed federal individual tax returns in 2003. Although many were eligible for refunds, others owed a balance due. As we enter a new tax season, it is easy to understand why many filers dread ... -
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 ... -
Why Invest in Bonds!
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-06-1)Typically financial planners advise investors to diversify, invest some of your money in bonds and some of our money in common stock. Is this sound advice? This paper examines thirty-five different holding periods and ... -
Why Do You Ask?: A Measure of Self-Evaluative Feedback Seeking Motive
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-02-1)Research in feedback seeking behavior (FSB) has generally assumed that such behavior is activated by the need to self-assess and reduce one's certainty. FSB literature has paid little attention to self-enhancement and ... -
The Time Series Behavior of the Market P/E Ratio: Earnings, Mean Reversion and Forecasting
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-07-1)We analyze periods characterized by high P/E ratios, using measures of the market P/E ratio based on both 1-year trailing earnings (the P/EI) and 10-year smoothed earnings (the P/E10). We find that high P/E periods are ... -
An A Priori Method to Assess Potential Effectiveness of a Software Development Curriculum
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-07-1)This paper is a demonstration of an a priori method to assess the potential effectiveness of a software development curriculum. This method was used to determine the extent to which a curriculum may address the causes of ... -
Information Content of Dividend Resumptions
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-07-1)We investigate the empirical characteristics of firms resuming cash dividends to determine if dividend resumption is most like dividend initiation, a large dividend increase, or a completely unique event. Firms that resume ... -
Identity Theft: A Tutorial
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-07-1)This tutorial will provide the reader with sufficient information to understand what is identity theft, how it occurs, what is the effect, and how to recover when it has occurred. In addition, information will be provided ... -
Sustainable Development in the Rural U.S. Midwest: The M-Commerce Solution
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-07-1)Economic and social sustainability represent a major problem in the rural Midwest U.S. Midwest local economies lost numerous jobs in the last decades and the majority of businesses that once thrived in these areas. The ... -
Pay Now or Pay Later: An Experiential Learning Exercise in Determining a Firm's Dividend Payout
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-07-1)We develop a classroom exercise simulating the cash dividend payout decision. The benefits to business students include (i) a thorough investigation of the complex payout issues managers must consider when determining ... -
Making a Case for Employment Law as a Core Requirement in the Undergraduate HR Curriculum
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-09-1)Surveys of senior HR-practitioners, academicians, and students consistently agree that individuals seeking to enter the HR profession should be knowledgeable in employment law. Most university HR programs, however, do not ... -
Worklife Expectancy Tables: They Should not be Used to Compute Wage Loss in Injury and Death Cases
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2004-02-1)Worklife expectancy tables are tools that can be used to estimate macroeconomic needs. That is, worklife tables assist in estimating what needs the government may have in worker's compensation cases. However, worklife does ... -
Negotiating Ritual Participation: Experiencing Ritual Gifts as an Outsider
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-08-1)This paper examines how people become participants in a ritual that has historically been dominated by people outside their group. We first demonstrate how participatory golf is a ritual, that there is apprehension when ... -
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 ... -
Feminization of the Labor Force and Structural Adjustment: Effects on Job Segregation by Sex
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-08-1)In Cagatay and Ozler's (1995) exploration of the effects of development and structural adjustment on the feminization of the workforce, the authors found that adjusting countries had larger female shares of their workforces ... -
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 ... -
Have the Dogs of the Dow Lost Their Bite?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2004-03-1)Investors are always trying to "beat the market." One theory, which purports to beat the market, is the "Dow Dog" theory. The theory states that an investor should pick a day, a birthday, some anniversary, or the end of ... -
Why the Average Hourly Earnings Reported in the Economic Report of the President Changed
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2004-03-1)Some economists use the Economic Report of the President as a source for determining the average hourly earnings paid in the private nonagricultural sector of the economy. The Economic Reports of the President have a table ...