Volume 1, Issue 2 (2009) | American Journal of Economics and Business Administration

Managers Empowering Employees

J.D. Tony Carter — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.41.46

Problem statement: This article looked at the behavior of organizations as an important factor for empowering employees. This allowed for a greater level of partnering between managers and employees. ...

Determinants of Outward Foreign Direct Investments from Small Island Developing States

Densil A. Williams — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.47.56

Problem statement: Although there is a burgeoning literature on the rise of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) from developing economies, comparatively less work exists on MNEs from small, developing ec...

European Union and a Cost Benefits Analysis for its Members: The Case of Historic Greece

Ioannis N. Kallianiotis — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.57.78

Problem statement: This study tried to determine the cost and benefits of Greece before and after joining the European Union and some of the problems that the current European (and the prospective Eur...

The Marginalization of Globally-Born Businesses: Ethnically Divided Trade in Hamburg and the World Economy-The Case of Global Persian Carpet Trade through Ethnic Networks

Shahamak Rezaei — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.79.96

Problem statement: Persian carpets have long been a major commodity in the world market, controlled by the Tehran Carpet Bazaar and the Hamburg Free Harbor. Today about 200 private traders in the Hamb...

Two-Versions of Conjugate Gradient-Algorithms Based on Conjugacy Conditions for Unconstrained Optimization

Abbas Y. AL-Bayati — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.97.104

Problem statement: (CG) algorithms, which we had investigated in this study, were widely used in optimization, especially for large scale optimization problems, because it did not need the storage of ...

Assessment of Quality Management Practices Within the Healthcare Industry

William J. Miller — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.105.113

Problem Statement: Considerable effort has been devoted over the years by many organizations to adopt quality management practices, but few studies have assessed critical factors that affect quality p...

Determinants of Poster Reputation on Internet Stock Message Boards

Ying Zhang — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.114.121

Problem statement: I investigate the determinants of poster reputation in a user-rewarding reputation system on Thelion!WallStreetPit stock message board. My empirical analyses deal with two hypothese...

Push Vs Pull: Factors Influence Student Retention

Matthew Leone — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.122.132

Problem statement: Student retention becomes one of the most significant issues that administrators of colleges and universities must deal with in today’s highly competitive market. Approach: In fac...

New Entry, International Location Patterns and Welfare

Wataru Johdo — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.133.137

Problem statement: Recently, firms have very actively invested across national borders and the international concentration of industrial activities in emerging countries and developed countries has be...

Evaluating Experiential Learning in Organizational Behavior: Taking Measure of Student Perception Regarding Group Experience

Roxanne Helm-Stevens — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.138.140

Problem statement: The purpose of this study was to determine undergraduate student perceptions in the areas of group experience within the context of an undergraduate organizational behavior business...

Determinants of Non-farm Income Diversification in Developed Villages of Bangladesh

Mohammad Abdul Malek — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.141.149

Problem statement: Though the Non-Farm Sector (NFS) has been prioritized in the national policy documents, empirical evidences based on the broader definition of the sector seem to be insufficient abo...

Acceptance and Use of Strategic Processes in Developing Countries

Alev M. Efendioglu — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.150.159

Problem statement: The concept of strategy has become a major process in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. These organizations have used the process to understand issues which they cannot c...

Distribution and Determining of Tourist Attractions and Modeling of Tourist Cities for the City of Isfahan-Iran

Seifolddini-Faranak — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.160.166

Problem statement: Cities have different attractions and usually have tourists. But Management and development sustainable tourist activities needs planning. Approach: This research used survey method...

The Impact of CRM on the Customer Satisfaction in Agricultural Bank

Mohammad Ali Sarlak — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.167.172

Problem statement: There is much research on this subject, but none of them is about the use of customer relationship management for boosting the bank customer satisfaction. While we have not any stud...

The Relationship between Organizational Justice and Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Mehrdad Goudarzvand Chegini — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.173.176

Problem statement: Organizational justice and its relationship with citizenship behavior is one of the basic and important subjects of successful organizations. In this competitive world, making a sen...

Impact of University Budget Cuts on the Local Economy: Case for a Regional University

Kalyan Chakraborty — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.177.181

Problem statement: Considering the economic downturn and state-wide revenue shortfall almost all of the states have reduced their spending on higher education. The problem addressed in this study was ...

An Exploration of the Organizational Culture in the International Business Relationships and Conflicts Era

Jose G. Vargas-Hernández — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.182.193

Problem statement: The purpose is to analyze the organizational culture notion in relationships of co-operation in international business and management era. Approach: Public policies of government ca...

A Theory of the Risks of Venture Capital Financing

Edmund H. Mantell — 2009-06-30

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 30 June 2009; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2009.194.205

Problem statement: There is no general theory analyzing how the time-varying cash flows of venture capitalist financing affect the likelihood of success of a new venture. This research addressed that ...