COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS, HOSPITAL SIZE AND HOSPITAL CHARITY CARE
Leonard Branson Mark Buxton Lisa Chen Joseph Smith University of Illinois Springfield ABSTRACT Nonprofit hospitals receive various tax breaks from the federal, state and local governments if they maintain their tax-exempt status. Tax breaks include exemption from federal and state income tax, property taxes, and sales tax. In exchange, nonprofit hospitals have to provide community […]
A FIRESIDE CHAT ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIALSECURITY: EVIDENCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE INTENT
Kimberly A. Houser Washington State University Robert E. Rosacker University of Wisconsin – La Crosse The University of South Dakota ABSTRACT Politicians, political pundits, social advocates, comedians, and academic researchers alike continue to debate the economic viability of the current social security system. While there is no doubt that the current arrangement of intergenerational transfers […]
EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DISPUTE RESOLUTION: A CASE OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN GHANA
Kofi Poku Akua Konadu Adu-Gyamfi Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology ABSTRACT The international business community is often confronted with conflicts in their business activities. This has resulted in multinational companies seeking their lawyers at the merest whisper of a breach of contract. The general objective of the study is therefore to comparatively assess […]
WHAT LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS DO CPA’S PREFER FROM THEIR MANAGERS? THE PREFERRED BEHAVIORS MOST RELATED TO QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIPS
David Notgrass Tarleton State University ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between followers’ perception of quality of relationship with their leaders and followers’ preferred leadership behaviors from their leaders among 105 Certified Public Accountants working in the United States for U.S. companies with more than 1,000 employees. Four self-reporting scales […]
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORTING AS ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Raili M. Pollanen Carleton University ABSTRACT This study investigates performance reporting as an accountability mechanism in local government. It provides exploratory evidence on the extent to which local governments in two Canadian provinces report on nonfinancial performance, in addition to traditional financial performance, in their annual reports. In spite of some modest progress towards including […]
DID THE RECENT COMMITMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION BY IRANIAN YOUNG WOMEN AFFECT THE MALE-FEMALE RATIOS AT UNIVERSITIES IN IRAN?
Farrokh Safavi Western Washington University Tehran University ABSTRACT By the middle of the 1st decade of the 21st century, the proportion of Iranian women at public universities surpassed that of their male counterparts by a ratio of 3:2. This study investigates the difference in the male-female ratios of students pursuing higher education at five schools […]
AN ASSESSMENT OF CEO OVERSIGHT OF NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
James L. Morrison University of Delaware Ganiyu Titi Oladunjouye Deborah Dembry Albany State University ABSTRACT This study focuses attention on CEO effectiveness in overseeing natural disaster preparedness in organizations in the manufacturing sector. Based upon an online survey of those in mid-management positions in organizations within the manufacturing sector, there is the perception that […]
AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP ON BUSINESS ETHICS: EMPIRICAL STUDY
Charles Chekwa Latoya Ouhirra Troy University Eugene Thomas Dillard University Mmuta Chukwuanu Allen University ABSTRACT Leaders within organizations cannot simply talk about behaving ethically; they must also “walk the walk” and exemplify behavior as a guide for the employees they lead. Specifically, executive and upper-level management must demonstrate their commitment to ethics through both words […]
MANAGING THE MEDICAL DEVICE SEGMENT OF THE HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN
Todd Denton Patrick Jaska University of Mary Hardin-Baylor ABSTRACT This research describes inefficiencies found in the medical device supply chain. It reviews the history, operational strategy, procurement process, and the relationships that govern the economics of the device sector. A brief description of the lean production transformation from the perspective of one company will be […]
EVALUATING IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENTCOMPETENCY AREAS AND PREPARATION FOR HEALTHCARE REFORMS
Maria A. Kronenburg Troy University-Global Campus ABSTRACT Healthcare managers are facing rapid changes in the healthcare industry as well as healthcare reform efforts. The purpose of this descriptive study is to investigate what management competencies are important to healthcare managers and to determine gaps between the perceptions of importance and preparation in key competency areas. […]
