68th International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 08 - 11, 2009 | Boston, USA

M10-1 Business Economics, Managerial Incentives, and Government Regulation

Sunday, October 11, 2009: 11:15 AM-1:15 PM
Chair:
Chip Baumgardner, Pennsylvania College of Technology—USA
Marketing Thought, Matrimony, and Culture: An Exploratory Investigation
Parameswar Krishnakumar, Slippery Rock University—USA; Sunita J. Peacock, Slippery Rock University—USA; Parameswar Krishnakumar, Slippery Rock University—USA
Why Leaving the Consumer Alone Helps to Close the Deal: A Theoretical Approach
Wan-Ju Iris Franz, Houston Baptist University—USA
Part-Time Entrepreneurship: Theory and Evidence
Kameliia Petrova, State University of New York–Plattsburgh—USA
The Economic Impact of SFAS 157, "Fair Value Measurements," on Commercial Banks
Richard Schroeder, University of North Carolina-Charlotte—USA; David Schauer, University of Texas-El Paso—USA
Information: The Lightning Rod of Value: Restructuring of GM Can Succeed
Michael L. George Sr., Institute of Business Entropy—USA; Dinesh Rajan, Southern Methodist University—USA
Discussants:
Chip Baumgardner, Pennsylvania College of Technology—USA and Chunbei Wang, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth—USA