American Journal of Business: Volume 1 Issue 2

Biases in Investor Decision Making: The Case of John DeLorean

Thomas S. Bateman, Charles R. Schwenk

Why do people so often make bad investment decisions – when it should have been clear from the beginning the decisions would turn sour? Using the John DeLorean case as an example…

The Analytical Hierarch Process – An Aid To Decision Making

Christopher Wolfe

Multiple‐alternative decisions are commonplace in the business environment. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in a business institution is a decision aid which is extremely…

The Japanese Phenomenon Without Stereotypes, and What We Can Learn From It (Part II)

James A. Lee

Entrepreneurship as used here refers to the capacity for innovation, investment, and development of new marekts, products, and techniques. Using this definition, the Japanese have…

Examining the Small Business Incubator Explosion

Donald F. Kuratko, William R. LaFollette

The growth of “incubators” as an economic development strategy for small businesses has exploded into a myriad of choices and options. This has confused community leaders and…

Group Effects on a Merit Pay System

Albert S. King

A relationship between pay increases and performance ratings may reflect differences between individuals, between groups, or both. An empirical study of a firm’s compensation…

Rebates: An Ethical Issue?

Ramon A. Avila, Teresa K. Avila

Rebates are a form of sales promotions that have seen increased use over the past few years, with the difficulty in compliance increasing over time. To avoid fraudulent rebate…

The Impact of Tax Simplification on Mortgate Buyouts

Walt Woerheide, John Marquardt

Whenever current mortgage rates are substantially higher than previous levels, mortgage lenders may find it attractive to extend to the borrowers a special opportunity to prepay…

Investment Decisions with Labor Bottlenecsks

Ron M. Adelsman, Paul S. Kochanowski

This paper analyzes the keep‐versus‐replace decision whee labor shortages act as production bottlenecks, which can be lessened to some degree by employing new labor saving…