How Religious Beliefs Influence Financial Decision-Making
A review of the interaction of finance and religion shows not only has there been a long historical relationship between them, but religion continues to influence financial decision-making.
Economics
How Sound are the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Recoveries?
In this article, the authors report findings on changes in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s mortgage loan quality by analyzing over 15 million loans from 2001-2015.
Paths to Improved Business Growth When the Federal Reserve’s Policies are Ineffective
Practitioners of all sized companies are reassessing their expectations that the Federal Reserve can effectively stimulate growth and planning accordingly.
Building Positive Organizational Communities
Fostering a sense of high-involvement community strengthened by high-quality connections may be the recipe for competitive advantage in today’s marketplace.
What Can Managers Learn from Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists?
This article reviews the primary roles of venture capitalists and relays key management advice from Silicon Valley VCs normally reserved for their portfolio firms.
The Great Escape from Global Poverty
Managing well matters in fighting against poverty; research finds the processes of everyday business has potential to improve the well-being of the global poor.
Corporate Earnings
When does earnings management become earnings manipulation, and when does earnings manipulation become outright misrepresentation? This is an important question.
Using Small Baskets of Financial Assets to Estimate Exchange Rates
Companies operating in managed exchange rate environments may be able to use a similar proxy to establish suitable prices and to profit from currency speculation.
Is There a Free Lunch in Commission Free ETFs?
This study investigates how holding and transaction costs can affect the cost calculus of commission-free ETFs and provides a recommendation on how to minimize costs.
Doing Business with the Untrustworthy
Empirical observations, laboratory experiments, and game theory offer guidance for a prudent person doing repeat business with potentially untrustworthy partners.
Hiring Disabled Workers
Too often the ability of the community of disabled persons to constructively contribute to society and the recognition of their need to do so is overlooked.
Summaries of the 2015 “The Future of Healthcare Symposium”
Read the summaries of the Keynote Speakers: Steve Collis and Susan Dentzer as well as the summaries of the three panels for the 2015 Healthcare Symposium.
Is Cyprus the Warning Bell
After the crisis in Cyprus, even smaller depositors lost money in Cyprus banks. This raises a troubling question: will bank bail-ins—by depositors, creditors and bondholders—become the norm in other countries as well?
A Whale of a Legal Tale
SOX includes a broad prohibition on obstruction of justice. Should that criminal statute apply to a commercial fisherman improperly disposing of undersized fish?
The Commercial Global Drone Market
The civilian or commercial drone market in the United States is just beginning to emerge, which puts U.S. businesses behind businesses in other countries.