A TIMELINE AND FRAUD TRIANGLE ANALYSIS OF THE SEC’S MADOFF PONZI SCHEME INVESTIGATION
David C. Williams Lincoln Memorial University ABSTRACT In 2008, Madoff Investment Securities was closed by the SEC. Owner Bernie Madoff was charged and later convicted for operating the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history. Even though the SEC investigated Madoff Investment Securities multiple times over a 16-year period, and even though at least six outsiders […]
SOCIAL MEDIA: ARE THE BENEFITS WORTH THE RISKS FOR BUSINESS?
Kassandra Morales Josephine Sosa-Fey Joel Farias Texas A&M University–San Antonio ABSTRACT Social Media dominates and accelerates business communications in the global marketplace to the benefit, and sometimes to the detriment, of businesses. Some organizations are concerned about the risks involved in using social media and choose to forgo utilizing it to its full capability. Although […]
POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS IN FIVE AFRICAN COUNTRIES: REVIEW OF REFORM EXPERIENCES
Mulugeta Abebe Addis Ababa University ABSTRACT This study reviews policy and institutional reforms (PIRs) experiences of five-African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. in the Sub-Saharan Region. The five states were trying to reform and they revitalized their public service needs and much of the meritocratic systems in place in order to provide […]
MARYLAND STATE COMPTROLLER V. WYNNE – THE U.S. SUPREME COURT USES THE COMMERCE CLAUSE TO INVALIDATE MARYLAND’S INCOME TAX STATUTE
Jeffrey R. D’Amico SUNY College at Old Westbury Christina Galasso St. Joseph’s College Peter D. Lucido SUNY College at Old Westbury ABSTRACT This study examines the interaction between the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution and how the Supreme Court used its interpretation of the Commerce Clause to issue its landmark decision invalidating Maryland’s income […]
MODERATORS TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERS’ INSPIRATIONAL BEHAVIORS AND FOLLOWERS’ EXTRA EFFORT
Jacob Heller David Notgrass Tarleton State University Charlene Conner University of North Texas at Dallas ABSTRACT Using data from small, fast forming, and short-duration team contexts, this study examined the moderating effects of both the level of team members’ perception of the team leaders’ effectiveness as well as the team leaders’ use of contingent reward […]
STRATEGIC ACADEMIC PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION: IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
William Fannin Anshu Saran University of Texas of the Permian Basin ABSTRACT Not every college or university can offer every degree program. Whether it is times of abundant resources or times, similar to the last decade, when higher education has faced severe budget reduction, higher education leaders must decide which programs to add to their […]
CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY COVERAGE: STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN
James Isbell Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP Stephanie Massey Attorney at Law Diana Brown Sam Houston State University ABSTRACT When issuing its policy, an insurer might normally assume they know three things for certain: (1) the identity of the insured; (2) the nature of the insured’s operations; and (3) the types of exposure to […]
