American Journal of Business: Volume 17 Issue 2

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Table of contents

The Social Impact of Business Failure: Enron

Uma V. Sridharan, Lori Dickes, W. Royce Caines

Between October and November 2001 the world witnessed the collapse of Enron, a major US publicly traded corporation with global operations. The Enron case highlights the impact…

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Corporate Pension Plans: How Consistent are the Assumptions in Determining Pension Funding Status?

Gale E. Newell, Jerry G. Kreuze, David Hurtt

With the bankruptcy of Enron and the accompanying loss of pension benefits of its employees, pensions have recently received significant press. Accounting for pension plan…

More Than Altruism: What Does the Cost of Fringe Benefits Say about the Increasing Role of the Nonprofit Sector?

Rosemarie Emanuele, Walter O. Simmons

Previous research has found that nonprofit organizations pay lower wages than do other organizations. This has been attributed to altruism on the part of workers who are willing…

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Subscription Supply Chains: The Ultimate Collaborative Paradigm

Robert L. Cook, Michael S. Garver

Supply chain practitioners have made great strides in forming collaborative partnerships, yet the end consumer is often left out of these plans. Being an important member of the…

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Selecting a Business College Major: An Analysis of Criteria and Choice Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process

Sandra E. Strasser, Ceyhun Ozgur, David L. Schroeder

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (2001), 15 percent of entering freshmen believe that there is a good chance they will change their college major and 8 percent are…

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Cover of American Journal of Business

ISSN:

1935-5181

Online date, start – end:

1986

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Dr David Burnie