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Creating Firm Value as a Team: A New Case Study From Turkey
By Dr. Gulfem Bayram–Executive compensation has been one of the most researched topics in business literature. There is even a sub-discipline within corporate finance that investigates corporate governance and executive compensation issues. Finance literature reports that corporate governance and executive compensation practices are closely related to firm value. While there are many different perspectives to…
Read MoreThe UST Academic Mall and My Teaching Philosophy
By Dr. Shuoyang Zhang–Being an educator is a noble profession. Human civilization depends upon the transcendent transmission of wisdom from generation to generation. It is an honor and a privilege for me to play a small role in this grand process. This is the 11th year of teaching since I first started in the summer…
Read MoreEconomic Inequality in America
By Dr. Hassan Shirvani–The impressive body of empirical evidence recently furnished by the French economist Thomas Piketty and his associates clearly demonstrates that there is a worsening trend of income and wealth inequality in America. This trend, in effect since the beginning of the 19th century, managed to take a breather in the first half of the…
Read MoreMarketing Lessons from the Beach
By Dr. John Story–I am sometimes amazed at what I can learn during a day at the beach. Watching crowds of people walk down the beach collecting shells reminded me of some of the challenges of marketing. In particular, I thought about what I call the curse of abundance. (https://theresagreen2.wordpress.com/sotogrande/paraje-natural-lagoon-beach-guadiaro-estuary/the-reserve-in-december/) COCKLE SHELLS Cockle shells…
Read MoreDefining Moments: Building Character One Decision at a Time
By Dr. Michele Simms—–We love reading the classics or watching classic films because of what they teach us about ourselves and about life; they are timeless gateways to authenticity. When we return to them years later, we continue to pull from the meaning of their deeper message. The HBR generates a list of its classic…
Read MoreTools of the Trade: A Day in My Tech Life
By Dr. Jack Follis—Earlier this week Apple announced their latest iPods. As someone who uses their iPod Touch on an almost daily basis, and as a tech geek, I have been waiting for this announcement for the past year. While trying to decide if I should upgrade, I began thinking about the tech products I…
Read MoreIs There An Aerotropolis In Your Future?
By Dr. Roger Morefield — AEROTROPOLIS – THE “FIFTH WAVE” An aerotropolis is a city anchored by an airport. Your first reaction to this may be, “huh?” Like most people, you might see the airport as a place to get in and out of as quickly as possible, and not a very good place…
Read MoreMarket Mavens and Networking: Benefits and Costs of Network Participation
By Dr. Shuoyang Zhang — Market mavens are “individuals who have information about many kinds of products, places to shop, and other facets of markets, and initiate discussions with consumers and respond to requests from consumers for market information” (Feick and Price 1987, p.85). Previous research has suggested market mavens act as important social beings…
Read MoreThe Economics of Karl Marx
By Dr. Hassan Shirvani —Karl Marx (1818-1883) was one of the most influential economists of the 19th century. His economics provided a bridge between the classical economics (1776-1850) and the neoclassical economics (1870-1936), with the latter being a precursor to the modern conservative economics. Indeed, much of the neoclassical economics was a reaction against and…
Read MoreWhy are Some Salespeople More Aggressive Than Others?
By Wan-Ju Iris Franz–Whether you are going to a car dealer or a luxury boutique, you are likely to be greeted by a salesperson. However, your experience with the salesperson at each location was probably quite different. In particular, you might find the car salesperson to be much more aggressive than his counterpart in a…
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