{"title":"Cross-cultural cooperation in The Netherlands: A Damoclian sword","authors":"Cornelis Heijes","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V6I1.3330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V6I1.3330","url":null,"abstract":"The paper studies cross-cultural cooperation between black Curacaoans and white Dutch in the Netherlands. It shows that while respondents share the same cultural characteristics, the way they handle these and the way they value both their own traits and those of the other group differ with the specific context in which cooperation takes place. Culture is shown to be a more flexible and dynamic concept than is commonly used in the more static approach of standardized, universalistic cultural differences, which still prevail in management thinking on cross-cultural cooperation. \"All the world\"s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.\" (Shakespeare 1598: 42)","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"341 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132147356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Chaotic Structure Of The $C/$US Exchange Rate","authors":"R. Weston, P. Premachandran","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V6I2.3343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V6I2.3343","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides a brief survey of previous applications of chaotic analysis to exchange rate series and of the connection between theoretical models of exchange rates and the chaotic approach. and then considers the key elements required to establish a chaotic structure and apply the analysis to the daily $C/$US exchange rates over the period 1973 to 2003 In particular the overshooting hypothesis as represented by the chaotic structure is investigated.","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131264121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trust And Investments Across Cultures","authors":"Thomas D. Berry, Ömür Süer","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V7I3.3231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V7I3.3231","url":null,"abstract":"This study uses survey data to examine notions of trust relative to investments and perceived risk. Rather than using nation cross-sectional household survey data we target a specific group across four distinct cultures. We survey graduate business students in four countries (Turkey, Bahrain, Czech Republic, and the USA). We attempt to gauge investor perceptions about trust and the potential impact of trust on equity investing. The groups are fairly homogeneous in terms of education and relative social and economic status leaving cultural differences as the main source of observed response differences.","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131287707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The New Strategic Imperative: Understanding the Female Business Traveler","authors":"F. Newth","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V8I11.3185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V8I11.3185","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the characteristics, needs, and behaviors of women who travel on business and analyzes the data for potential segmentation. The study focuses exclusively on the female business traveler. The sample consists of 235 female business travelers from a variety of industries. The statistical methods include correlation analyses, factor analysis, and cluster analysis. The findings show that 6 factors explain 60.4% of the variance in characteristics, behaviors and needs of female business travelers. Cluster analysis further identifies 3 clusters: the Connective, the Empowered, and the Productive. The results show that there are three distinct types of women who travel on business. Strategies are suggested for organizations to use the findings to respond to female business travelers.","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115885343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"International Strategic Alliances: Identifying Objective Performance Measures","authors":"Russell Adams, Clara Downey","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V7I4.3244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V7I4.3244","url":null,"abstract":"With the acceleration of globalization, International Strategic Alliances (ISA) are increasingly playing a critical role in a firm’s strategic arsenal. Despite its importance, measuring an ISA’s success is difficult due to the reticence of failing partnerships to announce these issues. This paper presents an analysis of 29 alliances from 18 countries and 5 industries. The success or failure of these alliances was analyzed utilizing ROA, ROE, ROI, and operating margin as the variables of performance measurement. Discriminant Analysis demonstrates that operating margin correctly classifies the success of an alliance 70% of the time.","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"9 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114024692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discretionary Loan Loss Provisions And Earnings Management For The Banking Industry","authors":"Ruey-Dang Chang, W. Shen, C. Fang","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V7I3.3230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V7I3.3230","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the study is to investigate the relation between discretionary loan loss provisions and 6 indicators of bank operating performance for the period 1999-2004 under controlling the type of bank, ownership status and asset size. Besides, we investigate whether bank managers intend to use discretionary loan loss provisions as a means for earnings management. Based on the empirical results from the Taiwan Economic Journal (TEJ) database, the study finds: (1) the two earnings-related variables, namely earnings before loan loss provisions and one-year-ahead earnings, are significantly related to discretionary loan loss provision; (2) non-performing loans is significantly related to discretionary loan loss provisions, but non-performing loans ratio and bad debts coverage ratio are not found to be significantly linked to discretionary loan loss provisions; (3) capital adequacy ratio is not significantly related to discretionary loan loss provisions. Finally, our findings indicate that bank managers may use discretionary loan loss provisions to engage in earnings management when the earnings before loan loss provisions or non-performing loans are at a high level.","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131023199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natcha Limthanakom, W. Lauffer, B. Mujtaba, E. F. Murphy
{"title":"The Ranking Of Terminal And Instrumental Values By Working Professionals In Thailand, Singapore And The United States: What Is Important And How Do They Impact Decision-Making?","authors":"Natcha Limthanakom, W. Lauffer, B. Mujtaba, E. F. Murphy","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V7I4.3245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V7I4.3245","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to explore gender and cross-cultural gender differences with respect to individual values. This study will fill a gap in the research literature as few studies have explored male and female value differences in Thailand and few have explored sex differences between eastern values as compared to western values in the United States and another eastern nation, Singapore. An understanding of the attitudes, cultures and values in other countries becomes particularly significant given current globalization trends. Furthermore, researchers also need to understand different demographics to better anticipate the impact of socio-demographic variation in cross-cultural investigations.","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116508668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Missing Links In Understanding The Relationship Between Leadership And Organizational Performance","authors":"Fenwick Feng Jing, G. Avery","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V15I3.9675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V15I3.9675","url":null,"abstract":"Both researchers and practitioners have devoted considerable attention to the potential effects of leadership on organizational performance. Despite increased research into the leadership-performance relationship, major gaps still remain in our understanding. This paper reviews the published literature and identifies these gaps, highlighting implications for future research into the leadership-performance relationship.","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121836249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intelligence and Diversity: A Western and Eastern View from a Global Paradigm","authors":"S. Wilson, B. Mujtaba","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V7I6.3262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V7I6.3262","url":null,"abstract":"Intelligence, whether hereditary or acquired, has been the subject of discussion since the beginning of time. Multiple intelligences have been in existence for thousands of years and the use of these various capabilities can greatly impact a person’s thinking, feelings, and habits. Based upon previous studies and experiences on multiple intelligences, this paper attempts to shed light on the topic from a global perspective to clarify the stereotypes regarding intelligence which are attached to people of different countries, cultures, and genders. Research has identified a relationship between the domains of multiple intelligences such as interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic intelligences, leadership, and demographic characteristics such as, age, gender and ethnicity among various populations and professions. Using literature and secondary sources, the authors provide a view of multiple intelligences from a global perspective along with a theoretical framework. Studies seem to indicate that despite the existing stereotypes people of all backgrounds and cultures have similar levels of intelligences. The paper concludes by offering a discussion on the skills of social intelligence as well as suggestions on respecting and understanding each other’s differences. The literature and content can be useful for clarifying stereotypes, management selection, as well as training and development in today’s global corporations that are competing in a highly complex world.","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125555889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Value Of B2B Face-To-Face Sales Interaction In The United States, Canada And Latin America","authors":"Thomas Byrnes, B. Mujtaba","doi":"10.19030/IBER.V7I3.3236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19030/IBER.V7I3.3236","url":null,"abstract":"Establishing and maintaining solid, long term marketing relationships are instrumental to the success of a sales representative as well as the firm the representative is employed by (Jap, 2001). This research incorporated all relevant aspects of implementing a market driven strategy to support a sustainable customer marketing relationship, including understanding face-face customer sales requirements. The ultimate goal was to understand the customers satisfaction level with face-face sales representatives versus electronic relationship (email and telephone sales support) and as well determine if there is any greater loyalty in a face-face sales interaction versus electronic. As a result of this research, the findings indicate that customer satisfaction levels and loyalty are not compromised by engaging in an electronic relationship with the clients versus engaging in a face-face relationship. The results demonstrate that the customer satisfaction levels and loyalty are actually higher in the indirect channel versus the direct channel.","PeriodicalId":406250,"journal":{"name":"International Business & Economics Research Journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128203477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}