GENDER EQUALITY IN PRIVATE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: IS TITLE IX HAVING AN IMPACT?
John W. Frazier Anderson University W. Royce Caines Southern Wesleyan University ABSTRACT The focus of this study is to evaluate whether differences exist in expenditures on male and female athletics in a sample of institutions that report data to the U.S. Department of Education. For this paper, the data set consists of those institutions that […]
ANALYSIS OF ACTIVE LEARNING METHODS -CLICKER TECHNOLOGY VERSUS CLASS DISCUSSION
Sandi Findlay-Thompson Peter Mombourquette Bruce Thompson Karen Blotnicky Mount Saint Vincent University ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the grade outcomes between two active learning methods – clicker technology versus class discussion. Numerical grades were compared between four sections of a university 3000 level operations management class. Two sections in the fall […]
A SUGGESTED EVALUATION METRIC INSTRUMENT FOR FACULTY MEMBERS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Dennis Ridley Jennifer Collins Florida A&M University ABSTRACT This study puts forth a comprehensive performance evaluation method for university faculty members. The instrument is comprised of a teaching evaluation metric, a research evaluation metric, and a service evaluation metric. This study provides a unique method for measuring the performance of university faculty members by regressing […]
THE EFFECT OF ACCREDITATION ON THE UNIVERSITY SELECTION OF UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS MAJORS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Paul J. Bennett Susan D. Geringer James Taylor California State University, Fresno ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of accreditation on the university selection of undergraduate business majors, as well as to evaluate whether any significant variation in regards to perceived value of accreditation exists among students attending Business schools […]
FACTORS INFLUENCING ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC MOTIVATION IN THE CLASSROOM
Chevanese Samms Brown Shetia Butler Lamar Ulysses Brown, III Savannah State University ABSTRACT Management discussions and research findings on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) relates to the organization’s environment. Evidence indicates that there is a relationship with organizational rewards (Podsakoff & McKenzie, 1994) and greater levels of importance (MacKenzie, Podsakoff, & Paine, 1998). With the exception […]
RECRUITMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO THE UNITED STATES: IMPLICATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Margaret A. Goralski Quinnipiac University Ahmad Tootoonchi Frostburg State University ABSTRACT The number of international students in the United States is at a record high of more than 4% of the total number of students at institutions of higher education. In the academic year 1972- 1973, there were approximately 146,000 international students studying in the […]
BEST PRACTICES AND CREATION OF AN ONLINE TUTORING CENTER FOR ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, AND ECONOMIC DISCIPLINES
Jaclyn Felder-Strauss Paul Franklin Ana Machuca Stanley Self Tommy Offil Bruce Kuhlman Kaplan University ABSTRACT An online, business-discipline specific tutoring center must be structured to meet the needs of a diverse user population. Best practices for a live, online, individualized tutorial service dedicated to the accounting, finance, and economic based disciplines at a for-profit online […]
LEARNING STYLE THEORY AS A POTENTIAL TOOL IN GUIDING STUDENT CHOICE OF COLLEGE MAJOR
Ralph A. Terregrossa St. John’s University Fred Englander Zhaobo Wang Fairleigh Dickinson University ABSTRACT This study examines whether it may be practical to utilize student learning style profiles in evaluating whether an incoming freshman has selected an appropriate major as he/she begins a college career. The underlying hypothesis is that students in different academic majors […]
INTERACTIVE TOOLS FOR VISUALIZING ABSTRACT STATISTICAL CONCEPTS
Levon R. Hayrapetyan Mohan Kuruvilla Houston Baptist University ABSTRACT Using only traditional methods of teaching statistics to business students is a very challenging task because of the abstract nature of many statistical concepts. Many students prefer to see and feel the actual concepts in action instead of having long theoretical discussions about them. Two Excel-based […]
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY IN QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS COURSES
Victor Bahhouth Rami Maysami University of North Carolina – Pembroke Jocelyne Bahhouth Bladen Community College – Dublin ABSTRACT In the past decade, the reliance of universities on technologies has increased to the extent of becoming an integral part of the educational system. Nowadays, there are many learning management systems that support teaching both online and […]
