American Journal of Business: Volume 9 Issue 2

The Dimensions of Sustainability for Business

O. Homer Erekson, Orie L. Loucks, Charles Aldag

There has been a paradigm shift in business’ approach with respect to environmental responsibility. This change has resulted in a realization that profitability, consumer…

Integrated Manufacturing Strategy: A Prerequisite for Environmental Excellence

W. Rocky Newman, Mark D. Hanna, William E. Youngdahl

This paper is based upon a framework which links the effective integration of manufacturing strategy into overall corporate strategy (Wheelwright and Hayes 1985) and corporate…

Environmental Commitments and Liabilities of U.S. Corporations: Disclosures and Implications

Stephen J. Newell, Jerry G. Kreuze, Gale E. Newell

Liabilities associated with environmental matters have become a major concern worldwide. Clearly, environmental impact must be a major element of a corporation’s decision process…

Size Versus Sustainability: Environmental, Social, and Competitive Diseconomies of Scale

Dean C. Ludwig

Assumptions of growth and an appreciation of the economies which can be achieved through large scale are deeply embedded in the history of management thought. While events of the…

Environmental Sustainability in the Contextof Third World Economic Development: Constraints and Possibilities

Michael A. Burayidi

This paper discusses the constraints as well as the opportunities to sustainable development in third world countries. The argument is made that sustainable environments cannot be…

Naive Versus Minimum‐Risk Direct Hedging of Cash Metal Prices Using U.S. Metal Futures Markets

Thomas O. Meyer

This research examines the ability of firms to utilize the existing primary U.S. metal futures markets indecreasing variability of spot metal positions. The focus of the analysis…

Client Satisfaction in Service Organizations: The Case of an Accounting Firm

Sita C. Amba‐Rao, Jatinder N.D. Gupta

Clients in an accounting firm were surveyed to identify factors relating to client satisfaction in service organizations. Four independent variables �…

A Cross‐Cultural Analysis of International Print Advertising: The Case of the U.S.A., Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

Bob D. Cutler, Rajshekhar Javalgi, L. Craig Foltin, Martin J. Hornyak, D. Steven White

This paper investigates print advertising of the U.S.and the Pacific Rim countries of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The study empirically analyzes whether components of print…

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: What Employers Need to Know

Elaine Davis, Janell Kurtz, Wayne Wells

This article reviews the most important provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Topics covered include: effective dates, employer coverage,employee coverage, leave…