Economics & Business Journal: Inquiries & Perspectives

ISSN 1945-371x [print], ISBN 1945-3728 [online]

A journal of the Nebraska Economics and Business Association.

Editor: Dave Palmer

Editorial Board
David K. Palmer, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Editor
Michael J. O’Hara, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Book Review Editor
Lori Weed Skarka, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Editorial Assistant
Maurice Baker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (retired)
Dave Carpenter, Hastings College
Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Joyce Gleason, Nebraska Wesleyan University (retired)
Larry W. Hughes, Central Washington University
Allan Jenkins, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Doug Kinnear, Hastings College
Ron Konecny, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Rick Koza, Chadron State College
Jack Kramer, Hastings College
Kenneth Lemke, NPPD (Nebraska Public Power District)
Craig MacPhee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Les Manns, Doane College
David McLaren, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nanne Olds, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Chuck Parker, Wayne State College
Roger Sindt, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Bill Snyder, Peru State College
Kim Sosin, University of Nebraska at Omaha (retired)
Keith Turner, University of Nebraska at Omaha (retired)
Kathryn M. Zuckweiler, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Issues online: Volume 1, 2008 / Volume 2, 2009 / Volume 3, 2010


Articles: Volume 3, Number 1, October, 2010

Articles

Infrequently Asked Questions on the Monetary Union of the Countries of the Gulf Co Operation Council
Jerry Mushin

The Perceived Economic Resultant Impact of Broadband Internet on Three Small Kentucky Cities
Phillip D. Coleman

Bankruptcy of an Accounting Firm: Causes and Consequences of the Laventhol & Horwath Failure
Frederic M. Stiner, Jr.

Suboptimal Supply Side Environmentalism
Craig S. Marxsen

The Value of College Teaching: An Enquiry
William J. Corcoran

Determinants of Small Business Performance: A Meta-Analysis
Osita C. Nwachukwu and Braimoh Oseghale

Demand for Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha by Gender and by Upper and Lower Division Students
Zolana (Zoe) Baumel and Donald N. Baum

Developing an Employment Friendly Curriculum for the MIS Discipline
Vijay K. Agrawal, Dave Moffett & Allen R. Taylor

The Optimal Inflation in a Backward-Induction Game
Ahmed S. Abou-Zaid & Liaoliao Li

Analysis of the Relation of Corn and Soybeans Futures and ETF Prices
Stoyu I. Ivanov

A Study of the Efficacy of Altman's Z To Predict Bankruptcy of Specialty Retail Firms Doing Business in Contemporary Times
Suzanne K. Hayes, Kay A. Hodge & Larry W. Hughes

BOOK REVIEWS:

Frankensteins of Fraud
Graham Mitenko

Stocks for the Long Run
Craig Marxsen

Student Papers

Exploring Conflict and Oil Prices: Myths, Realities, and Implications for the Department of Defense
Brian Donnelly

Corporate Crime: A Comparison of Culture at Enron and Satyam
Deepti Khedekar

An Analysis of Green Purchasing Behavior: Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Adoption at the State Level
Michael W Edwards


Articles: Volume 2, Number 1, October, 2009

Housing Price Dynamics in the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Region
Jim Estes & Greg Richey

The Impact of Homeownership on Criminal Activity: Empirical Evidence from United States’ County Level Data
Jinlan Ni & Christopher Decker

Contracting with a Co-Author
Michael J. O'Hara & Graham Mitenko

The Wisdom of Socrates and the Statistically Based Knowledge Underlying Public Policy
Craig S. Marxsen

Conspiratorial Trade: The Role of Culture and Informal Economic Activity on Economic Growth
Bill Provaznik

Student Papers

The Effects of Different Conflict Management Styles on Job Satisfaction in Rural Healthcare Settings
Shauna Graham

Wal-Mart and the Minimum Wage
Jamie Rye

Estimating the Effect of Electric Generation Technology Mix on Retail Electric Rates
Matthew Hunsaker

Analysis of Cointegration in Capital Markets of France, Germany and United Kingdom
Hande Erdinc & Joniada Milla


Articles: Volume 1, Number 1, October, 2008

Assessing the Mobility Value of Tenure to the Faculty Member 1
Graham Mitenko & Michael J. O'Hara

The Death of a Salesman in a Flat World 17
David Moffett & Ron Konecny

Market Segmentation: The Omaha Condominium Market 26
Roger P. Sindt & Steven Shultz

Does a Rising Tide Raise All Ships? Single Family Housing Appreciation Across Omaha (2000–2005) 37
Nick Schmitz, Steven Shultz, & Roger P. Sindt

A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Sense of Humor and Positive Psychological Capacities 46
Larry W. Hughes

Technological Infrastructure Needs in Rural Nebraska 56
A. Ross Taylor, Suzanne L. Maughan, Tim Obermier & Sherri K. Harms

Spontaneous Geoengineering 66
Craig S. Marxsen

The Rise of Prisons and Decline of a Nation 74
Craig S. Marxsen

Myth vs. Reality: The Question of Mass Production in WWII 91
John Paxton

Lost in Translation: Organizational Behavior Constructs Across Cultures – Hope as an Example 105
Bill Provaznik

An Optimization Model of the Ethanol Distillers Grain Market in Nebraska 118
Ron Konecny & Allan Jenkins

Student Papers

Can You “Expect Great Things” at Kohl’s? 128
Kelly Hoff

Using Lodging Tax as an Economic Indicator of Nature-Based Tourism 141
Michael S. McBride

A Microeconomic Analysis of the Full-Size Automobile Market 152
Jeffrey Thomas Shepherd Lipschultz