THE EFFECTS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: CAN FRIDAY CLASSES HELP?
Nazanin S. Tootoonchi Frostburg State University Ahmad Tootoonchi Eastern Washington University ABSTRACT Overall, excessive consumption of alcohol has subsided among American Adults; unfortunately, it has gone up among college students. Drinking to intoxication among young men and women at American colleges and universities has become a hot topic for discussion and research, especially during the […]
BUSINESS STUDENTS AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT: FINDINGS FROM A CANADIAN STUDY
Mallika Das Elsie Henderson Mount Saint Vincent University ABSTRACT Moral development is a factor influencing ethical decision making yet there is evidence students’ ethical standards are problematic. This should be of concern to businesses since studies have shown that students who perform unethical acts in colleges and universities are more likely to exercise poor ethical […]
TEACHING BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT VIA A PARTNERSHIP WITH PEGASYSTEMS
Johnny C. Ho Columbus State University ABSTRACT This study discusses the author’s experience of partnering with Pegasystems, Inc.’s University Academic Program. The partnership has led to the offering of two new courses in Business Process Management (BPM) by the Turner College of Business, Columbus State University. The first course, titled BPM Design, is primarily based […]
UNDERSTANDING STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Ginger Silvera Joana Stocker Zayed University Dubai, United Arab Emirates ABSTRACT University education plays a key role in the development of students’ lives. A higher education allows a student forward mobility in life such as career and professional status. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been focusing on enriching its human capital by concentrating on […]
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SUCCESS FACTORS IN POST-SECONDARY CURRICULUM
Stanley Self Tamara Fudge Linnea Hall Purdue University Global Adam Sullivan Liberty University ABSTRACT How students and faculty find a meaningful connection in the online classroom is a concern. This study of a Learning Management System feature seeks to accumulate a broader spectrum of data and develop relevant metrics related to those data. The data […]
INCREASING STUDENT SELF-AWARENESS TO PREPARE TOMORROW’S LEADERS
Robin K. Hinkle Spalding University ABSTRACT Academic courses on leadership tend to focus on theory as well as case studies of historical and contemporary leaders. The literature on leadership has recently underscored the value of self-awareness on managerial capabilities and effectiveness. For students to achieve the learning outcome of becoming effective leaders, a foundational graduate […]
OBJECTIVISM VERSUS CONSTRUCTIVISM IN GLOBAL BUSINESS EDUCATION: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Jia Wang Ali Peyvandi California State University, Fresno ABSTRACT This study investigates the hypothesis that constructivist teaching method will have more positive impact than objectivist teaching method on students’ diversity attitude. The empirical results clearly indicate that short study abroad programs representing the constructivist teaching method have significantly enhanced students’ diversity attitude compared to the […]
ENGAGING AND INFORMING BUSINESS STUDENTS THROUGH GROUP WORK IN THE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSE
Mohammad Dadashzadeh Oakland University ABSTRACT Primarily lecture-oriented, survey courses such as the required business core curriculum course in Management Information Systems (MIS) can be shaped to include collaborative assignments that complement lectures with additional research that will resolve some of the conflict between coverage and depth inherent in a survey course. This study describes a […]
THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS ON COURSE COVERAGE IN THE U.S. ACCOUNTING CURRICULA: EMPIRICAL STUDY
Melissa Aldredge Glen Cooley Sarah DuBois Northwestern State University ABSTRACT The financial statements of U.S. publicly held companies have historically been prepared based on the well-established reporting standards known as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Over the last decade, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been considering a move to the International Financial […]
