American Journal of Business: Volume 22 Issue 2

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Changing Behavior by Improving Codes of Ethics

John C. Lere, Bruce R. Gaumnitz

This paper describes ways to improve the effectiveness of a code of ethics where the goal is to affect the alternative chosen by a decision maker. These avenues for improvement…

Audit Committees Oversight Responsibilities Post Sarbanes‐Oxley Act

Hassan R. HassabElnaby, Amal Said, Glenn Wolfe

In this study we examine the oversight responsibilities of audit committees in the post Sarbanes‐Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) era. The results show that audit committee oversight…

Volatility Clustering within Industries: An Empirical Investigation

Manfen W. Chen, Jianzhou Zhu

This paper examines the clustering of return volatility within industries by comparing the short‐run responses of stock returns to the arrival of macroeconomic news across several…

Shoppers’ Perceptions of the State Sales Tax Holiday: A Case Study from Texas

John W. Mogab, Michael J. Pisani

Texas, like more than a dozen other states, offers an annual sales tax holiday. At the state legislative level, the Texas sales tax holiday is intended to provide tax relief to…

Does Mutual Knowledge Affect Virtual Team Performance? Theoretical Analysis and Anecdotal Evidence

Alanah Davis, Deepak Khazanchi

This paper describes the concept of mutual knowledge and its potential impact on virtual team performance. Based on an analysis of extant literature, we argue that there is a gap…

Cover of American Journal of Business

ISSN:

1935-5181

Online date, start – end:

1986

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Dr David Burnie