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Chong, James; Jennings, William P.; Phillips, G. Michael – American Journal of Business Education, 2018
When a portfolio is not actively managed to maintain a fixed investment percentage in each asset but rather maintains a fixed number of shares for each asset, the portfolio weights will change over time because the market returns of the different assets will not be the same. Consequently, portfolio betas computed as a linear combination of asset…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Marketing, Investment, Business Skills
Jennings, Penelope R.; Jennings, William P.; Phillips, G. Michael – American Journal of Business Education, 2016
While financial planning students are expected to be able to understand client retirement plans, subtle differences in cost-of-living adjustments can have major impact on the success of client retirement plans. This teaching note compares the cost-of-living adjustments in the largest government sponsored retirement systems and a hypothetical…
Descriptors: Retirement Benefits, Preretirement Education, Monte Carlo Methods, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Bahouth, Saba; Hartmann, David; Willis, Geoff – American Journal of Business Education, 2014
The disciplines of logistics and supply chain management have the potential of having many areas of emphasis. Universities that have some kind of emphasis in this field have developed programs that depend on the need of potential employers and their own faculty mix. Several studies have previously looked at how universities deal with this field at…
Descriptors: Universities, Undergraduate Study, College Curriculum, Relevance (Education)
Jance, Marsha; Morgan, Anita – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
A survey addressing critical skills for business students was developed and disseminated. Sixteen critical skills (such as critical thinking and time management) were identified as skills that need to be acquired in order for business students to be successful in their advanced courses and careers. The survey was disseminated and taken by several…
Descriptors: Skill Analysis, Business Skills, Business Administration Education, College Faculty
Billiot, Mary Jo; Daniel, David; Glandon, Sid; Glandon, TerryAnn – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
We examine the effect of different contexts in an educational process on measures of ethical sensitivity and levels of moral reasoning of accounting majors in the first Intermediate Accounting course. The educational process compared a context that centers on ethical issues with one that focuses on technical accounting issues. At the end of the…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Values Education, Context Effect
Carter, E. Vincent; Donohue, Mary – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
This study introduces a collaborative business education curricular design known as "whole person learning." The post-financial crisis market environment requires business education to encompass curricular, commercial and community skills. Drawing on the Toronto based National Mentoring Program (NMP), "whole person learning"…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Leadership Training, Business Administration Education
Ragan, Joseph M.; Savino, Christopher J.; Parashac, Paul; Hosler, Jonathan C. – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
International Financial Reporting Standards now constitute an important part of educating young professional accountants. This paper looks at a case based process to teach International Financial Reporting Standards using integrated Enterprise Resource Planning software. The case contained within the paper can be used within a variety of courses…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Computer Software, Case Studies
Bycio, Peter; Allen, Joyce S. – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
An intent of many business programs is to enhance the critical thinking capabilities of their students. Since AACSB accreditation requires evidence that business schools fulfill their goals, our students were required to take the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST). As expected, the CCTST was significantly related to SAT performance…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Analysis, Performance Based Assessment
Lindsay, D. H.; Tan, K. B.; Campbell, Annhenrie – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
This paper examines how differences in curricular design of undergraduate accounting programs influence pass rates on the Business Environment and Concepts Section of the CPA Exam. The association of the pass rate of a school's accounting graduates to the design of the schools accounting program and to other school characteristics was examined…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Undergraduate Students, Accounting, Curriculum Design
Hoshower, Leon; Gupta, Ashok K. – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Improper sales revenue recognition is the single largest issue contributing to financial restatements. Understanding and applying the rules of sales revenue recognition is not just an accounting problem; it is a marketing problem, too. Thus, it is important that the sales force has a basic understanding of the rules of sales recognition and be…
Descriptors: Marketing, Salesmanship, Accounting, Undergraduate Students
Mujtaba, Bahaudin G.; Cavico, Frank J.; McCartney, Timothy O.; DiPaolo, Peter T. – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Ethical maturity and behavior are of great concern to all educators, firms, and investors, and even more so in a recession. This research surveyed managers and employees in the retail environment to measure their Personal Business Ethics Scores (PBES) to see if age, education, and management experience makes a difference in making more ethical…
Descriptors: Ethics, Retailing, Professional Development, Professional Education
Carrington, Linda; Harwell, Jeff; Morris, Philip – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Accounting students are generally well aware of the skills, education, and accomplishments needed to get that first job and initially enter the accounting profession. However, it is equally important that accounting students approaching graduation have a good understanding of the skills, education and accomplishments required for an experienced…
Descriptors: Accounting, Success, Student Attitudes, Job Skills
Ward, Chris; Yates, Dan; Song, Joon – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
This study examined the extent to which student engagement is associated with a traditional assessment of student knowledge. In this study, ETS Business Major Field Test (MFT) scores were compared to student's self-reported survey responses to specific questions on the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Areas of the NSSE survey such as…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Learner Engagement, Business, Business Skills