APUBEF - Fall 2004

Association of Pennsylvania University Business and Economics Faculty

Contents

The European Union Expansion and Turkey's Desire for Membership 
Okan Akcay
Kutztown University

Electronic Portfolios: Has Their Time Arrived?
Carole Anderson, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

The Impact of The Tax Reform Act Of 1986 On The Real Estate And Savings And Loan Industries 
Jerry Belloit, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Anthony Grenci, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Goal-based Scenarios In Teaching Accounting
Gayle Bolinger, Lebanon Valley College
Edward J. Sullivan, Lebanon Valley College

Managing Transitions In An Aging Society: What Should Business Students Know?
Eric Brucker, Widener University

Bias in Hedge Fund Data  
Awarded the APUBEF 2004 Best Paper
Nandita Das, Bloomsburg University
David L. Muething,Buckley Muething Capital Management Co.

Entrepreneurship: Encouraged and Enabled, But not Taught  
James R. Donaldson, Juniata College

Links Between Organizational Culture And Strategy At Doctor's Community Hospital 
Michael J. Fratantuono, Dickinson College
David M. Sarcone, Dickinson College

Design And Development Of An Introductory Information Systems Security Course For Colleges of Business
Al Fundaburk, Bloomsburg University

The effects of Malpractice tort Reform On Defensive Medicine 
Katherine D. Hennesy, Ursinus College
Heather M. O'Neill, Ursinus College

Locating An Outfitters-type Business Along The Schuylkill River Heritage Area
Roger D. Hibbs, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
J. R. (Doc) Ogden, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Denise T. Ogden, Penn State Berks - Lehigh Valley College

Students' Perceptions of A Good Internship 
Margaretha Hsu, Shippensburg University

Strategy Vs. Tactics - Marketing Business In The Lehigh Valley 
Gary Kaskowitz, Moravian College
 

Accounting Ethics: Legislating Ethical Behavior  
Scott E. Miller, Gannon University

Trends in Consumer Acculuturation Studies
Denise T. Ogden, Penn State Berks/Lehigh Valley.

Grade Inflation And Its Correlates
Raymond F. Pisney, Aurora Group International Ltd.
Louise B. Burky, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Patsy Ronald Tarullo, California University of Pennsylvania

Portrait of Business Technology In A Typical American Town
CJ Rhoads, Kutztown University

A Pilot Examination of Customer Satisfaction: Implications for Credit Union Product/Service Strategy 
Kevin J. Roth, Clarion University
 

Power, Ethics, And Leadership: The Role Modeling, And Experiential LEarning, Of Moral LEadership
John Ryan, King's College
 

Simultaneous Realization Of Environmental Sustainability And Economic Growth 
Germaine H. Saad, Widener University

Reengineering The Business Curriculam 
Paul F. Sable, Kutztown University
 

Building Bridges In Experiential Statistics
Dale G. Sauers, York College of Pennsylvania
 

Promotional Methods USed By Hospitality-Related Firms In close Proximity To Pennsylvania Rail-Trails 
Karen Stewart, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Jennifer Barr, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

The Predictive Power of The Probability Forecasts 
Jiazhuo G. Wang, College of Staten Island, City University of New York
 

The Selection Process For Entry-level Foodservice Managers 
Clifford Whithem, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Michael Scales,Richard Stockton College of New Jersey