American Journal of Business: Volume 23 Issue 1

Stock Buybacks and Their Association with Stock Options Exercised in the IT Industry

David N. Hurtt, Jerry G. Kreuze, Sheldon A. Langsam

One of the most complex and controversial issues confronting the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) over the last several years has been the accounting and financial…

Using Electronic Procurement to Facilitate Supply Chain Integration: An Exploratory Study of US‐based Firms

Dawn H. Pearcy, Delvon B. Parker, Larry C. Giunipero

With ever‐increasing competitive pressures, growing numbers of firms use electronic procurement (e‐procurement) in an attempt to reduce costs and increase profitability…

The Informational Value of Earnings Whispers

Michaël Dewally

Whisper numbers have captured the attention of both the investment community and the financial media. They have heightened the drama of companies’ earnings releases and have been…

Size, Target Performance and European Bank Mergers and Acquisitions

Sergio Sanfilippo Azofra, Myriam Garcia Olalla, Begoña Torre Olmo

During the 1990s, the banking sector experienced an important consolidation process in most developed countries, where mergers and acquisitions (M&As) between credit institutions…

Group Style Differences Between Virtual and F2F Teams

Leonard Branson, Thomas S. Clausen, Chung‐Hsein Sung

Face‐to‐face (F2F) teams form and function differently than computer‐mediated (virtual) teams. The social processes associated with effective team work are different in F2F and…