Despite the growth of entrepreneurship education over the last 20 years, there remains an unserved need for entrepreneurship educational programs designed for those interested in starting nonprofit organizations. The authors discuss the need for such programs, and how business educators are well equipped to satisfy this need. They also offer an…

Generally, university academics' knowledge sharing behavior and social intelligence are said to be significant in improving their performance through their grasp of competencies Nevertheless, the association has yet to be thoroughly researched. Thus, this study applied the proposed mediation model among university academics in the Business School…

The authors' purpose was to investigate the challenges facing business education in the Arabian Gulf countries. The study stems from the need of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) business colleges to explore and tackle the risks arising from the regional and global challenges that jeopardize their role and relevance in the future. A survey was sent…

The author examined a broad range of respondent perspectives on tenure-related issues in a survey of 1,583 professors at 321 Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)-accredited business schools in all 50 states. Tenured and nontenured tenure-track university professors at AACSB-accredited business schools agreed that tenure is…

The authors report the status of personal financial education in light of the recent economic crisis from the perspective of secondary school business teachers. Results showed that in the state of Kansas, 20% of the schools required a personal finance course prior to high school graduation, with 12% considering such a requirement. The recession…

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International has endorsed 5 Post-Doctoral Bridge (PDB) to Business Programs. The objective of these programs is to prepare PhDs from other academic programs for teaching and research careers in business. The authors solicited feedback from deans of AACSB-accredited business schools…

The authors used a corporate code of ethics to create 18 scenarios for examining cultural effects on ethical decisions of Chinese versus American business students. Four cultural differences were hypothesized to contribute to overall less ethical decisions of Chinese students. The results support the hypothesis and indicate strong cultural effects…

The ever-growing popularity of Facebook has led some educators to ponder what role social networking might have in education. The authors examined student reactions to friend requests from people outside their regular network of friends including professors, parents, and employers. We found students have the most positive reactions to friend…

The authors describe research that applies a tourist framework to study abroad attitudes and preferences. A total of 371 university business students in the Southern region of the United States completed a survey that included the International Tourist Role scale and study abroad attitudes and preferences. These students were grouped into one of 4…

Survey responses from 36 of 61 business faculty and 53 of 139 nonbusiness faculty found that both groups considered it unethical to give noncontributors authorship credit. However, business faculty reported the practice to be more prevalent and considered their colleagues more likely to do it. (SK)

Responses from 1,025 of 1,830 business faculty in the United States and Canada (64.9% tenured) showed significant disagreement between tenured and nontenured faculty on 13 of 20 tenure issues. A majority of both groups agreed that tenure modifications are needed. (SK)

Describes interactive television as a distance learning delivery method. Addresses concerns of colleges of business, departments, and business faculty about using this medium. (SK)

Survey responses from 333 of 616 accounting faculty indicated that over 78% experienced teaching anxiety; 38.5% had experienced physical symptoms and 80% psychological reactions. Anxiety was associated with rank, age, teaching experience, and type of institution (doctoral/nondoctoral granting). Inexperience or lack of familiarity with the material…

A survey of 105 business faculty determined which statistical methods are currently being used in upper-level business courses. Results indicate that certain areas of statistical instruction that have been recommended for less emphasis are being used in a large percentage of business courses. (JOW)

The Teachers' Attitude Survey was administered to business teachers at 200 Ohio high schools to determine teacher opinions of microcomputers in the classroom. The overall attitude of business educators was positive. Implications of study results are examined. (CT)