This is the home of a collection of faculty scholarship and creative works from the School of Business at Arkansas Tech University.
If faculty members are interested in submitting publications here, please contact the site administrator at orc@atu.edu.
Submissions from 2014
THE effect of sex ratios on suicide, Masanori Kuroki
Volatility of the Utilities Industry: Its Causal Relationship to Other Nine Industries, Kuo-Hao Lee, Ahmed Y. Elkassabgi, and Wei-Jen Hseih
Partnering Non-Profits with Corporate Sponsors, Kevin Mason, Alice Batch, and Michael Benefield
Submissions from 2013
The Need for Personal Financial Planning for New Accounting Graduates: How Fast Can $100,000 Disappear?, Russell Calk, Mary Jo Billiot, Pamela S. Carr, and Cindy Seipel
Why Do People Use Debit Cards? Evidence From Checking Accounts, Marc Anthony Fusaro
What Explains Consumption and Money Holding in the Very Short Run? Evidence from Checking Account Data, Marc Anthony Fusaro and Donald H. Dutkowsky
The Integration of Fair Value Accounting into U.S. GAAP: 1975-1995, Debra R. Hunter, Stephen B. Shanklin, and Craig R. Ehlen
An Empirical Analysis of Emergency Student Loan Need Signals International Graduate Student may Face an Affordability Challenge Attending U.S. Graduate Schools, Efosa C. Idemudia, Ralph Ferguson, and Dane Ferguson
The Influence of IT-Related Beliefs on Emotional Trust for a Smartphone and Smartphone Continuance Usage: An Empirical Study, Efosa C. Idemudia, Mahesh S. Raisinghani, and Olusola Samuel-Ojo
Crime Victimization and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Happiness Data, Masanori Kuroki
Opposite-Sex Coworkers and Marital Infidelity, Masanori Kuroki
The Paradoxical Negative Association between Subjective Well-Being and the Objective "Happiness Ranking" in Japan, Masanori Kuroki
Consumer Perceptions of Quick Service Restaurants, Kevin Mason, Stephen C. Jones, Michael Benefield, and James Walton
Submissions from 2012
Efficiency in Assessment: Can Trained Student Interns Rate Essays as Well as Faculty Members?, Tracy L. Cole, Loretta F. Cochran, Kim L. Troboy, and David W. Roach
How Product Development Influences Product Evaluation, Stephen C. Jones, Tamya Jean Knotts, and Gerald G. Udell
Internal vs. External Assessment: Are Small Firms Overestimating their Abilities?, Tami L. Knotts, Stephen C. Jones, David Roach, and Gerald G. Udell
Does On-Market Experience Make Products More Attractive to Mass Retailers?, Tami L. Knotts, Stephen C. Jones, and Gerald G. Udell
The Deregulation of Temporary Employment and Workers' Perceptions of Job Insecurity, Masanori Kuroki
A Framework for Intermediated Online Targeted Advertising with Banner Ranking Mechanism, Kai Li, Efosa C. Idemudia, Zhangxi Lin, and Yang Yu
Credit Union Market Share Trends, Mark Reavis
Selecting a Business Major Within the College of Business, David W. Roach, Ronald E. McGaughey, and James P. Downey
A New Control Chart Based on the Loess Smooth Applied to Information System Quality Performance, Zhi Tao, Fengkun Liu, Fanglin Shen, Michael Suh, and David Booth
Submissions from 2011
Charisma Shoe Company Case Analysis, Joan Brumm, Larry Davis, and Edward Bashaw
A Course Format for Problem-Based Learning in Accounting, Russell Calk and Pamela S. Carr
The Inverse U Curve Relationship Between Software Piracy and Technological Outputs in Developed Nations, Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol and Ahmed Y. Elkassabgi
Communications Assessment Deployment: Take One, Tracy L. Cole, Nina Goza, Linda C. Bean, Loretta F. Cochran, and L. Kim Troboy
Attitudes and Influences Toward Choosing a Business Major: The Case of Information Systems, James P. Downey, Ronald E. McGaughey, and David W. Roach
What Explains Consumption in the Very Short Run? Evidence from Checking Account Data, Marc Anthony Fusaro and Donald H. Dutkowsky
An Empirical Analysis that Forecast a High Likelihood of Emergency Loan Need Between Ages 27 to 41 Among Graduate Students for Policy Decisions, Efosa C. Idemudia and Ralph Ferguson
Challenges to Network Security on College Campuses, K. Russell Jones and Tamya Jean Stallings
Inventions and Innovations: Does Stage of Development Matter in Assessments of Market Attractiveness?, Stephen C. Jones, Tamya Jean Knotts, and Gerald G. Udell
Does Social Trust Increase Individual Happiness in Japan?, Masanori Kuroki
Democracy and FDI inflow: Evidence of discordance in Sub-Saharan Africa, Collins E. Okafor, Nacasius U. Ujah, Ahmed Y. Elkassabgi, and Winifred U. Ajalie
Gender within the IT Major - A Retrospective Study of Factors that Lead Students to Select an IT Major, David W. Roach, Ronald E. McGaughey, and James P. Downey
A Retrospective View of the IFRS' Conceptual Path and Treatment of Fair Value Measurements in Financial Reporting, Stephen B. Shanklin, Debra R. Hunter, and Craig R. Ehlen
School Choice and the Branding of Catholic Schools, Julie R. Trivitt and Patrick J. Wolf
Attention Entrepreneurial Small Business Owner (ESBO): Be Your own Internal Auditor, Jack E. Tucci and Kevin L. Ennis
Submissions from 2010
Developing an Essay Approach to Business Ethics Assessment, Loretta F. Cochran, David W. Roach, L. Kim Troboy, and Tracy L. Cole
A Test of Integrity: Remote Proctoring In An Online Class, Loretta F. Cochran, L. Kim Troboy, and Tracy L. Cole
Are 'Bounced Check' Loans Really Loans? Theory, Evidence and Policy, Marc Anthony Fusaro
The Welfare Economics of “Bounce Protection” Programs, Marc Anthony Fusaro and Richard E. Ericson
Traditional View or Revisionist View? The Effects of Monetary Policy on Exchange Rates in Asia, Peng Huang, C. James Hueng, and Ruey Yau
Hedge Ratios For Corn And Soybeans, Debra R. Hunter and Michael S. Luehlfing
Network Security in Two-Year Colleges, K. Russell Jones and Tamya Jean Stallings
Leadership in Female-Owned Firms: The Case of the Health and Beauty Aids Market, Tami L. Knotts, Stephen C. Jones, and Gerald G. Udell
Suicide and Unemployment in Japan: Evidence from Municipal Level Suicide Rates and Age-Specific Suicide Rates, Masanori Kuroki
A Review and Reassessment of U.S. GAAP Fair Value Accounting in Anticipation of IFRS Convergence and International Harmonization, Stephen B. Shanklin, Debra R. Hunter, and Carmen Wilhelms
The Impact of High Stakes Testing on Student Proficiency in Low Stakes Subjects: Evidence from Florida's Elementary Science Exam, Marcus A. Winters, Julie R. Trivitt, and Jay P. Greene
Submissions from 2009
Academic and Non-Academic Dishonesty: A Relational Analysis of Four-Year College Students, Genie M. Black
University Liability and Responsibilities for Sexual Harassment on Campus, Genie M. Black
How Machs Behave: Self and Peer Ratings, Loretta F. Cochran, David W. Roach, and L. Kim Troboy
Open Book Management: A Review of Underlying Systems, Loretta F. Cochran and L. Kim Troboy
Delta Dental Of Arkansas Taking The Next Step, Larry R. Davis, Joan Brumm, and R. Edward Bashaw
MIS versus Computer Science: An Empirical Comparison of the Influence on the Students' Choice of Major, James P. Downey, Ronald E. McGaughey, and David W. Roach
Rank, Stock, Order and Epidemic Effects of Technology Adoption: An Empirical Study of Bounce Protection Programs, Marc Anthony Fusaro
Household-Level Education Borrowing Constraints: Evidence Using the College Attendance of the Sisters of Vietnam Draft Avoiders, Andrew W. Horowitz, Jungmin Lee, and Julie R. Trivitt
Interest-Rate Risk Factor and Stock Returns: A Time-Varying Factor-Loadings Model, Peng Huang and C. James Hueng
The Fate of Gender-Affiliated Products in Mass Merchandising, Stephen C. Jones, Tami L. Knotts, and Gerald G. Udell
Innovation Evaluation and Product Marketability, Tami L. Knotts, Stephen C. Jones, and Gerald G. Udell
Brand Leveraging, Kevin Mason and Alice Batch
NBA Salaries: Money Tree or Money Pit, M. L. Sale and Debra R. Hunter
Authentication and Protection for E-Finance Consumers: The Dichotomy of Cost Versus Ease of Use, Seungjae Shin, Jerry Cunningham, Jungwoo Ryoo, and Jack E. Tucci
A Study of E-Government Infrastructure Through WIFI Implementation: Strategic Pricing to Recover Costs, Seungjae Shin and Jack E. Tucci
Using Information Processing To Build A Private Label Brand In Big Emerging Markets, Rachel K. Smith and R. Edward Bashaw
Submissions from 2008
The Down Home Café, R. Edward Bashaw, Joan Brumm, and Larry R. Davis
Hidden Consumer Loans: An Analysis of Implicit Interest Rates on Bounced Checks, Marc Anthony Fusaro
Can Judges Improve Academic Achievement?, Jay P. Greene and Julie R. Trivitt
Darned if You Due Process, Darned if You Don't - Understanding the Due Process Dilemma for Punitive Damages in Title VII Class Actions, Paul Edgar Harold and Tracy L. Cole
Conditional Risk-Return Relationship in a Time-Varying Beta Model, Peng Huang and C. James Hueng
Doing Business with Wal-Mart: What Sporting Goods Suppliers Should Know, Stephen C. Jones, Tami L. Knotts, and Gerald G. Udell
Market Orientation for Small Manufacturing Suppliers: The Importance of Product-Related Factors, Stephen C. Jones, Tami L. Knotts, and Gerald G. Udell
Characterizing Viability of Small Manufacturing Enterprises (SME) in the Market, Kee S. Kim, Tami L. Knotts, and Stephen C. Jones
The Effect of Strategic Orientation and Gender on Survival: A Study of Mass Merchandising Suppliers, Tami L. Knotts, Stephen C. Jones, and Karen L. Brown
Generic and Specific Skills: Stakeholders' Perceptions and Evidence of Change, Tracy S. Manly, Constance A. McKnight, and Deborah W. Thomas
Maxwell and Company: Staff Auditor Embezzlement at a Small Client, Constance A. McKnight, Pamela S. Carr, and Tracy S. Manly
The Effects of Adaptation, Commitment, and Trust in Cross-Cultural Marketing Relationships, James R. Walton, Ronald J. Salazar, and Jifu Wang
Submissions from 2007
College Pension Funds: A 50+ Year Comparison of TIAA and CREF, Michael E. Benefield and Joseph L. Moore
Virtual Internships in the Business Accounting Curriculum, Genie M. Black and Virginia Bachmen
Corporate Dynamism in the Arid States, Charles R. Britton and Richard S. Smith
On the Road to Recognition: Extending the Attorney-Client Privilege in Arkansas to Insured-Insurer Communications, Tracy L. Cole and Paul E. Harold
Does Child Labor Reduce Youth Crime?, Andrew W. Horowitz and Julie R. Trivitt
Entropy in a Social Science Context, Joseph L. Moore
Adapting to Promote Commitment in International Marketing Strategies, Ronald J. Salazar, James R. Walton, and Jifu Wang
Internet Industry Competition Dynamics: Peering Limitations, Exposure, and Counter Strategies, Seungjae Shin and Jack E. Tucci
Rural Internet Access: Over-Subscription Strategies, Regulation and Equilibrium, SeungJae Shin, Martin B. Weiss, and Jack E. Tucci
School Choice and the Branding of Catholic Schools, Julie R. Trivitt and Patrick J. Wolf
Peer Reviews: Are Web-Based Ratings More Accurate Than Paper-and-Pen Ratings?, L. Kim Troboy, Dave W. Roach, and Loretta F. Cochran
Submissions from 2006
Traditional and Non-Traditional Service Learners: A Pedagogical issue, Genie M. Black
U.S. Labor Force Participation Rates and Generational Values, G. Cole and Richard S. Smith
Supply Chain Management and the Romanian Transition, Daniel A. Glaser-Segura, Jack E. Tucci, and Laurentiu-Dan Anghel
Macroeconomic Determinants of Workers' Remittances: Host vs. Home Country's Economic Condition, Peng Huang and Carlos Vargas-Silva
Using a "balanced approach" to measure merchandising supplier performance, Tami L. Knotts, Stephen C. Jones, and Gerald G. Udell
Student Integrity, Kevin Mason
The Effects of Humor and Goal Settings on Individual Brainstorming Performance, David W. Roach, L. Kim Troboy, and Loretta F. Cochran
Internet Pricing: Best Effort Versus Quality of Service, SeungJae S. Shin, R. F. Cope, and Jack E. Tucci
A Study of Internet Industry Structural Determinants With Interconnection Strategies, SeungJae S. Shin, Jack E. Tucci, and Danie Glaser-Segura
2+2 Banded Frameworks of Interconnectedness: Industry Structure Determinants, SeungJae S. Shin, Jack E. Tucci, Martin B. H. Weiss, and Hector Correa
Are Online Classes for Everybody?, L. Kim Troboy, Loretta F. Cochran, and David W. Roach
Individual Characteristics of Early Technology Adopters, L. Kim Troboy, David W. Roach, and Loretta F. Cochran
The Internationalization of American Business Education: Are U.S. Business Students Less Ethnocentric?, James R. Walton and Peter Basciano