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The Muslim World and the West: the roots of conflict
(Association of Arab-American University Graduates, 2004)An historic overview of the relationship between the Muslim world and the West since the late 18th and the early 19th centuries. -
Netnography: A Pocket Guide to Conducting Research in Closed Virtual Communities
(Drake Management Review, 2020-04)This paper defines closed virtual communities and outlines a brief guide for researchers (academics and students) who wish to engage in ethnographic studies of online communities, commonly known as a netnography. Although ... -
Organizational Stigma: Sources and Outcomes
(Drake Management Review, 2019-04)Organizational stigma is a useful adaptation of the concept of social stigma, which can be used to understand why some organizations are saddled with the image of being socially unsavory or undesirable. In this paper, ... -
"Origins of the Recent Wars of Choice—and Their Impact on U.S. Global Markets"
(Center for Global Trade and Development, 2006-04-06)In the first part of this study I will examine the economic implications and consequences of the recent external military adventures for U.S. global markets. After showing that such military adventures cannot be justified ... -
Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance and Tax for Chinese Firms
(Drake Management Review, 2018)For all companies, profitability is a key objective. Minimization of taxes paid is a critical step in achieving that objective. However, most Chinese companies are in an unusual situation and pay more taxes than they ... -
"The pass-along effect: investigating word-of-mouth effects on online survey procedures"
(Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Business Administration, 2006-07)Email petitions to complete online surveys may be forwarded beyond the intended sample. We term this phenomenon the pass-along effect and investigate it as a factor that can influence the nature and size of survey samples ... -
Perceptions of Competency Norms in the Workplace: A Scale Development
(Drake Management Review, 2020-04)This study developed and tested a theory-based measure of an individual’s perceptions of social norms of showing competency at work (i.e., perceptions of competency norms) with 644 working professionals in two samples. ... -
Perceptions of Truthfulness and Communication Anxiety in Online Employment Interviews
(Drake Management Review, 2013-10)In organizations, the past decade has seen an increase in the popularity of Skype as a firstround employment interview tool. Due to Skype’s speed, quality, and transmittal of sound and video, it is sometimes thought of ... -
Perceptions of Truthfulness and Communication Anxiety in Online Employment Interviews
(Drake University, 2013-10)In organizations, the past decade has seen an increase in the popularity of Skype as a firstround employment interview tool. Due to Skype’s speed, quality, and transmittal of sound and video, it is sometimes thought of ... -
Plan, Inform, Act: Practical Solutions for Sexual Harassment Policy for Iowa Small Businesses
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Recent Volatility in U.S. Equity Markets: A Review of Key Contributing Factors and Relationships
(Drake Management Review, 2013-04)This paper is a review of volatility trends, factors, and relationships in U.S. equity markets, with emphasis on the period of time from 1980 to the present, when volatility has been at higher levels than what had been ... -
Russia and the United States: A Comparison of Governance Practices, Compensation, and Sustainability
(Drake Management Review, 2014-04)The first part of this paper will examine executive compensation in both the United States and Russia. We will discuss the fact that in the United States, CEOs’ salaries are exponentially greater than the salaries of ... -
Saudi Arabia: An Overview of Executive Compensation, Board Structure, and Sustainability
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The Scored Plant Tour: Improve Performance and Lower Turnover
(Drake Management Review, 2011-10)Many job applicants, especially those applying for factory level jobs, take a tour of the facility. I characterize this commonly used recruiting device as an opportunity to gain useful selection information on the applicants. ... -
Short Term Pain - Long Term Gain? Doing Business in Egypt After the Arab Spring
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"Social vs. Military Spending: How the Pentagon Budget Crowds out Public Infrastructure and Aggravates Natural Disasters—the Case of Hurricane Katrina"
(American Society of Business and Behavioral Science, 2006-02-23)This paper puts forth (and documents) an argument that the escalating military spending at the expense of non-military public spending is steadily undermining the critical national objective of public-capital formation ... -
This Isn’t Your Parent’s TV Show…Oh Wait, It Is
(Drake Management Review, 2020-10)Popular conception holds that Millennials and Gen Z’ers do not like old stuff. Whether it be old games, books, technology, movies, or TV shows, the prevailing thought is that the younger generation prefers newer things. ... -
Time is of the Essence? Investigating How Culturally-Based Perceptions of Time Affect Hindsight Bias for Task Completion
(Drake Management Review, 2014-04)Hindsight bias, known as the “Monday Morning Quarterback” syndrome, occurs when individuals feel they would have been able to predict the outcome to past events. This research examined if hindsight effects for ... -
"U.S. Iran Policy Irks Senior Commanders: the Military vs. Militaristic Civilian Leadership"
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Uncertainty Avoidance and Consumer Perceptions of Global e-Commerce Sites: A Multi-Level Model
(Drake University, 2013-10)Online purchasing is a decision-making process that involves inherent uncertainty. Yet consumer tolerance for uncertainty differs across cultures, requiring e-vendors to decide whether to adapt websites to different ...