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 Fall 2002 _______________________________________________

 

Front Section
Letter from The Dean, Letter from The Editor, Contents
 

"Firing an Employee? Wait, the Rules Have Changed."
Robert W. Schuup
Employers who cannot demonstrate valid reason for discharging an employee may no longer rely on the premise that the employee cannot prove the company discriminated.
 

"A Study of Inter- and Intra-Organizational Networking Activities Among Business College Administrators."
Augusta C. Yrle, Sandra J. Hartman, Charles Grenier, Olof H. Lundberg, Jr.
This study examines how deans and associate deans of a group from similar universities use networking.
 

"Monopoly Power with Correlated Markets."
Keith C. K. Cheung
[D]iversifications that lead to greater supply and lower price are desirable. However, diversifications are marred by the enhanced market power that hurts consumers.
 

"A Longitudinal Analysis of Retail Trade Flows in Western Kentucky."
Glynn Mangold, D.B.A, and Gary Brockway, Ph. D
This article utilizes data for the year 2000 to provide an update of the nine-county area and to assess changes that have occurred since the two previous studies.
 

"The ‘Pure Science’ Approach to Economics and Monetary Policy."
Stanley C. W. Salvary
The analysis in this research paper reveals that persistent changes in the general level of prices is caused by the realignment of the exchange ratios among the various commodities.
 

"Smoothing Techniques Versus Regression Models Applied to Daily Hospital Patient Forecasting."
Nader Vargha
… comparing the regression model and its results to those obtained via the smoothing techniques using error measures, … the regression modeling of the real world event still seems a more powerful tool of forecasting, ceteris paribus.
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