J. Burdeane Orris Copyright (c) 2012 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/j_orris Recent documents in J. Burdeane Orris en-us Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:33:04 PST 3600 Course-Integrated information literacy instruction in introduction to accounting http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/20 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/20 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:57:01 PDT Two groups of students, enrolled in Introduction to Accounting, volunteered to participate in a pedagogical study to assess course-integrated information literacy instruction. Only one group had received information literacy instruction in an earlier business course. Academic librarians provided three instruction sessions, and students completed a semester-long case to evaluate a company as a potential investment. The results suggest that information literacy skills can be learned for application in subsequent coursework. This research also provides some evidence of significantly greater improvement in information literacy and significantly higher perceptions of course-integrated instruction benefits by students who had not received the previous instruction.

]]> Anne Kelly et al. Assessing Accountability in U.S. Public Education http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/18 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/18 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:30:44 PDT Public education accountability rests almost exclusively with schools rather than governments. This paper explores its three dimensions: economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. Performance indicators of these dimensions were developed which facilitated testing of significant differences in means over time using analysis of variance. Only salary and wage expenditures per instruction personnel exhibited greater economy. Instructional equipment per pupil was related to increased efficiency. Several indicators suggested enhanced effectiveness. Student/teacher ratio declined and top performers in public schools improved in achievement. Graduation rate, an indicator of achievement and participation, significantly rose in recent years. In summary, several effectiveness indicators revealed encouraging trends with school accountability. The absence of government accountability was associated with limited progress in the remaining dimensions of economy and efficiency

]]> Ann Kelly et al. Improving financial information literacy in introduction to financial accounting http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/17 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/17 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:09:19 PST The motivation for this study came from a desire to improve teaching of the use of accounting information for decision making. The information literacy standards and related performance indicators guided the development of a semester-long case study by accounting faculty and academic business librarians. Their collaboration yielded a series of instruction modules and related student exercises leading up to a group activity involving the evaluation of a company as a potential investment for retirement savings. Students enrolled in two sections of an introductory accounting course volunteered to participate in this study. They provided information about their knowledge before and after all of the activities using a repeated measures research design involving pre-test and post-test questionnaires. The results of the study suggest significant improvements in financial information literacy upon completion of the case study.

]]> Anne Kelly et al. Alliances and Networks: Cooperative Strategies for Small Businesses http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/15 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/15 Tue, 04 May 2010 15:18:53 PDT Research on large firms shows that cooperative strategies have the potential to improve performance by helping firms gain access to necessary resources, enter new markets, and spread the risk over several partners. Interviews with thirty-four small business managers show small firms also can profit from using a cooperative network. Highly-allied small businesses entered alliances to gain resources and based their alliances on a distinctive competence. The highly allied businesses grew more rapidly than the less allied firms. Mutual goals and joint decision making were viewed as critical to the high level of satisfaction achieved.

]]> I. S. Baird et al. Visual monitoring performance in three subgroups of male delinquents http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/14 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/14 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:43:55 PDT Administered a questionnaire measuring psychopathic, neurotic, and subcultural delinquency to 268 male delinquents. 3 groups of 15 Ss each were formed from Ss who scored above the mean on 1 scale and below the mean on the other 2. It was predicted that the more psychopathic Ss would show a greater performance decrement on a vigilance task. A significant effect was found between groups and a significant decrement over trials for signals detected and RTs; psychopathic Ss performed consistently poorer than the other 2 groups.

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]]> J. Burdeane Orris Contingency model of leadership effectiveness: Antecedent and evidential results http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/13 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/13 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:39:47 PDT Analyzes the contingency model of leadership effectiveness and its supporting research from strategical and procedural perspectives. Numerous potential and realized problems are discussed. It is concluded that although the antecedent probability based upon previously published reports appeared to be greater than 0, the evidential probability based upon the evidence reviewed herein approaches 0. Thus, the resulting inverse probability casts grave doubt on the plausibility of the contingency model.

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]]> J. Burdeane Orris Contingency model of leadership effectiveness: Some experimental results. http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/12 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/12 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:35:12 PDT Conducted 2 parallel experiments with 78 and 96 undergraduates to replicate and further study the contingency model of leadership effectiveness proposed by F. Fiedler. Ss were assigned to 3-man groups and completed a high and a low structured task after selecting a leader. Ss completed a measure of leadership style, the Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) scale, a group atmosphere scale, and a leader behavior scale. None of the observed correlations for either study reached significance, and in Exp. II, only 2 of the 7 correlations were in the hypothesized direction. Results along with those of other studies are discussed as casting doubt on the plausibility of the contingency model.

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]]> G. B. Graen et al. MICROSTAT: An Interactive Statistical Package for Microcomputers http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/11 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/11 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:28:43 PDT With the rapid growth of microcomputers in the last few years there has been an increasing need for statistical software for such systems. A typical microcomputer consists of a CRT display, keyboard, central processing unit, random access memory, and one or two minidisk drives. The MICROSTAT system was developed especially for such a system, yet it offers much of the power and flexibility of statistical packages designed for larger computers.

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]]> J. Burdeane Orris Choice of International Strategies for Small Businesses http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/10 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/10 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:16:18 PDT The authors of this article describe a study identifying factors associated with small firm international strategy choice and evaluating differences between the performance of firms with an international strategy versus those without. The international strategy of small firms is significantly related to a higher return on sales but negatively related to growth. The study does not show a direct relationship between the international strategy and internal administrative changes.

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]]> L. S. Baird et al. Formalized Planning in Small Business: Increasing Strategic Choices http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/9 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/9 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:11:58 PDT A study of 188 small businesses was conducted to examine three distinct relationships in the planning process ¿ planning formality in relation to strategic decision processes, planning formality in relation to the strategies adopted, and planning formality in relation to firm performance. The results demonstrated that firms with formal planning emphasized more aspects of the strategic choice process, adopted a wider range of competitive and cooperative strategies, and grew more rapidly than did non-formal planners.

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]]> L. S. Baird et al. Entrepreneurship in a Transition Economy: An Examination of Venture Creation in Hungary http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/8 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/8 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:38:30 PDT This study examines entrepreneurs and new ventures in a transition economy, Hungary, and identifies what variables distinguish between Hungarian entrepreneurs and their new ventures in the pre-1988 transition period from that which followed. The variables that discriminate most strongly are their business strategies. The newer firms had a concentration strategy while the older firms had a new product development strategy. Other variables that discriminated between the groups include reacting to the political environment, satisfaction with firm performance, encouragement from investors, recent investment in building improvement, and family history of entrepreneurship. The newer entrepreneurs had more family role models of entrepreneurship.

]]> M. A. Lyles et al. Formalized Planning in Small Business: Increasing Strategic Choices http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/4 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/4 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:24:21 PDT A study of 188 small businesses was conducted to examine three distinct relationships in the planning process planning formality in relation to strategic decision processes, planning formality in relation to the strategies adopted, and planning formality in relation to firm performance. The results demonstrated that firms with formal planning emphasized more aspects of the strategic choice process, adopted a wider range of competitive and cooperative strategies, and grew more rapidly than did non-formal planners.

]]> L. S. Baird et al. Essentials of Business Statistics http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/3 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/3 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:38:40 PDT Note: full-text not available due to publisher restrictions. Link takes you to an external site where you can purchase the book or borrow it from a local library.

Also note that the link takes you to the 2008 2nd edition. The 2010 3rd edition is forthcoming.

]]> B. L. Bowerman et al. An Investigation of Adjustable-rate Mortgage Pricing Features http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/1 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/1 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:32:16 PDT Investigates costs and risks associated with the choice of terms for adjustable rate mortgages. Impact of mortgage-rate changes on the size of payments for adjustable-rate mortgages; Examination of the choice of length of the fixed period before the occurrence of the first interest rate; Assessment of the choice of annual and lifetime caps for a standard one year adjustable rate mortgages.

]]> William K. Templeton et al. A simulation approach to the choice between fixed and adjustable rate mortgages http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/2 http://works.bepress.com/j_orris/2 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:32:16 PDT Presents a study which offers simulation approach model by which borrowers may more effectively evaluate fixed rate mortgage (FRM) and adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) choice. Identification of pricing variables as an important determinant of choice; Construction of model parameters comparing present value costs of ARM and FRM; Presentation of simulation outputs.

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