Communication strategies to counter deceptive
advertising.
Introduction
An ethical problem in the contemporary business environment is
deceptive advertising, which can mislead consumers and injure
competitors. Though illegal in its most blatant forms, . . .
The economics and ethics of casino gambling.
Introduction
Davis defines gambling as putting "... at risk something of
value on events whose outcome is uncertain" [3]. Gambling comes in
many forms, including betting in casinos, racetracks, . . .
Changing demographics of financial service customers: the Latin
American segment.
Introduction
The U.S. is experiencing rapid growth of minority ethnic groups and
is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. These changes are
creating new segments that are reshaping the way . . .
Artificial Neural Networks make their mark as a powerful tool for
investors.
Introduction
Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are fast becoming a powerful tool
for investment forecasting and turning heads by achieving impressive
results. For instance, an ANN-based system for . . .
Is there a limited liability company in your future?
The Limited Liability Company (LLC) may be the best business form for
most new businesses and many existing businesses currently being
conducted as a general or limited partnership. In recent years, . . .
Disaster recovery planning and accounting information
systems.
Introduction
The importance of computerized accounting information to the success
of a business can be illustrated by the following facts:
* The average company experiencing a computer outage . . .
International ethics standards for business: NAFTA, CAUX
principles and corporate codes of ethics.
Introduction
Practical application of business ethics should be the focus of
corporate ethics codes. Since many U.S. companies do business
internationally and the number is growing every year, their . . .
AIDS in the workplace: balancing employer and employee
rights.
Introduction
In April 1981, the U.S. Center for Disease Control was informed that
an individual had been diagnosed with a little known disease called
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Since . . .
Does real estate have a place in the investment portfolio of
tomorrow?
Introduction
With the Dow Jones breaking record after record, why invest in
anything other than stocks? It seems that holding a portfolio composed
solely of stocks would be a wise thing to do. But . . .
Reengineering marketing.
The management bestseller Reengineering the Corporation describes
this activity as the "undoing of the Industrial Revolution"
(Hammer and Champy, 1993). Reengineering is the radical redesign of . . .
Psychoethics: a discipline applying psychology to ethics.
Introduction
Based upon Greek legend, the philosopher Diogenes wandered the
streets of Athens carrying a lantern and shining it on each
stranger's face in search of an honest person [1]. If . . .
Should we encourage expansion of the casino gaming
industry?
Introduction
As a glance at any newspaper or magazine article on gambling in the
U.S. suggests, the debate over the worth of gambling is characterized
more by polemical fervor and dogmatism than by . . .
Perspectives on Japanese finance for portfolio investors.
Introduction
Driven by the growth of international electronic telecommmunication
and the increasing transborder flow of information, cross-border
portfolio investments have been growing much faster . . .
Testing the predictability of mutual fund returns.
Introduction
One of the most important concerns people have, secondary only to
their family's health, is their financial security. The importance
of this issue is easily recognized because of its . . .
Market diversification: "going international."
There are many ways to increase sales. The objective may be to sell
more of the same products to existing markets through repositioning, or
to sell new products to the same customers via product . . .
Using tough times to advantage. (surviving a tough business
environment)
Introduction
No doubt, present times are difficult for many organizations, with
hyper-competition, downsizing, rightsizing, job insecurities,
uncertainty, equivocation and an unknowable future [11]. . . .
Uncertainty in the gaming industry: lessons from
Missouri.
Introduction: Gambling Considered
In 1992 Missouri residents voted in a statewide ballot referendum to
bring riverboat gambling to their state.(1) A chronology of Missouri
riverboat gaming is . . .
Emotional liability for employee emotional distress
claims.
Introduction
Employees and former employees often successfully sue businesses for
emotional harm attributed to their employers' conduct. Although the
legal basis for such suits is not new, its use is . . .
Stock market inefficiencies: fortune or fortuity?
Introduction
Numerous studies have supposedly uncovered inefficiencies in the
stock market by detecting abnormal return behavior surrounding closings
of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The . . .
Cognitive age: understanding consumer alienation in the mature
market.
Between the year 1990 and the year 2000, 12 million more Americans
older than age 50 will be spending an estimated additional $300 billion
a year (Sandor, 1994). By the year 2020, the number of . . .
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