Journal of Business Cases and Applications

Journal of Business Cases and Applications

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ISSN 2156-9673


This journal is listed in the Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities with an initial acceptance rate of less than 20%.
The Journal of Business Cases and Applications is dedicated to publishing quality applied business small cases and classroom applications/exercises designed to help business academics. Our goal is to share short cases and exercises developed for classroom use in any area of business education.
Possible areas of application include, but are not limited to: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Law, E-Commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Decision Sciences, Finance, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Teaching and Business Education, and Others.
JBCA is published by the Academic and Business Research Institute.Please see www.aabri.com/procedures.html for AABRI journal submission procedures.
NOTE- Effective 2010, JBCA will use the same online listing format as other AABRI journals and teaching notes will be included with the case manuscript.
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Volume 5:

Case study: Transforming from a service to a products based business; John A. Kaliski, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Queen Booker, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Evaluating a cohort library’s performance reporting; Paul J. Brennan, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Case study: super saver SDN BHD – where is the saving?; Raja Hanaliza Raja Ahmad Tajudin, University of Management and Technology (UMtech), Malaysia.

Financial exploitation of the elderly and disabled: can banks be held liable? A business law case study; Cindy A. Hardin, Florida Southern College.

Al-Jo’anee Company: support department cost allocations with matrices to improve decision making; Saad S. Hussein, University of Tikrit, Iraq; Dennis F. Togo, University of New Mexico.

It’s my money and I want to recognize it now!; Karen D. Squires, Accessible Continuing Education Solutions; Michael L. Garcia, University of Tampa.

Corner Table Incorporated: establishing a frozen food division; Steven J. Pilloff, George Mason University.

A case of ethical dilemmas in an application for faculty promotion; Donald W. Eckrich, Ithaca College; Joanne Burress, Ithaca College.

MarvCAD, Inc. – An entrepreneurial case study; David Fehr, Southern New Hampshire University.

Understanding the entrepreneurs in the night market business; Nor Khomar Ishak, University of Management and Technology; Rohaizah Abdul Latif, University of Management and Technology; Khursiah Abdul Aziz, University of Management and Technology.


Volume 4, October 2011:   (order printed edition)

Cortesia Coches: moving beyond borders; R.T. Good, Shenandoah University.

All you have to do is rearrange the numbers; Gilbert W. Joseph, The University of Tampa; Teresa M. Pergola, The University of Tampa; Maureen G. Butler, The University of Tampa.

Infrastructure investment and the impact of special assessments under shifting population demographics; Dean Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University; J. Howard Finch, Samford University; H. Shelton Weeks, Florida Gulf Coast University.

Enlightened entertainment: what are friends for? a business ethics case study; Roxanne Stell, Northern Arizona University; Larry Watkins, Northern Arizona University; Eric Yordy, Northern Arizona University.

Implementing Planning in Reverse in strategic business, education and public leadership courses; Scott Ballantyne, Alvernia University.

Bella’s: a case study in organizational behavior; Bobby Medlin, University of Arkansas Fort Smith.

Coming of age for a consulting company: An entrepreneurial transition case study; Wayne Koprowski, Dominican University; Khalid Razaki, Dominican University.

Merchant’s bank (in organization): a case study; James B. Bexley, Sam Houston State University; Bala Maniam, Sam Houston State University.

MODISC: teaching distribution fundamentals through an experiential model of distribution channel choic; Shyam Kamath, Saint Mary’s College of California; Jagdish Agrawal, California State University, East Bay; Eric Kolhede, Saint Mary’s College of California; Yung Jae Lee, Saint Mary’s College of California.

Goofing off is in the eye of the beholder - A case of trust, culture, and change; Mildred Golden Pryor, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Leslie A. Toombs, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; Sonia Taneja, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Randy Odom, Texas A&M University-Commerce.

The people cried – a case of compassionate, transformational leadership; Mildred Golden Pryor, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Jennifer Oyler, Texas A&M University-Commerce; John H. Humphreys, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Leslie A. Toombs, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Community bank lending decisions: a case illustration; Bruce McManis, Nicholls State University; Krisandra Guidry, Nicholls State University; Shari Lawrence, Nicholls State University.


Volume 3, July 2011:   (order printed edition)

Forecasting an income statement and balance sheet: a case exercise for beginners; Hsin-hui I. H. Whited, Colorado State University – Pueblo; Hailu Regassa, Colorado State University – Pueblo.

The Pittsfield Symphony: managing the arts in tough times; Ronald Rubenfield, Robert Morris University; Michael Yahr, Robert Morris University.

Beijing Olympics: Games of epic proportion; Curt Hamakawa, Western New England College; Elizabeth Elam, Western New England College.

Using a hands-on exercise to teach cost accounting concepts; Barbara Vinciguerra, Moravian College; C. Andrew Lafond, The College of New Jersey.

What do MBA, MLB, and AT&T have in common? A dynamic off-campus application; Leslie Goldgehn, University of San Francisco; Kristen Jentzen, University of San Francisco.

Smithwell machine tools, incorporated: ethical dilemmas in international business; W. Christian Buss, DeSales University.

Jill Pelabur learns how to develop her own estimate of a company’s stock value; Keith Richardson, Bellarmine University.

Advance one, retreat two: A case for problem-based inquiry; Michele Wender Zak, Saint Mary’s College of California.

Entrepreneurial decision-making: The Best Backgammon, Inc. case; Alan L. Brumagim, The University of Scranton.

The state of accounting in Egypt: a case; Khaled Dahawy, The American University in Cairo; Nermeen F. Shehata, Cairo University; Tad Ransopher, Georgia State University.

HabiHut: improving shelter for people in need; Scott Bryant, Montana State University.

The Impact of E-Commerce on book wholesale operations; Ian James Shepherd, Abilene Christian University; Don Pope, Abilene Christian University.



Volume II (2009)

 

Saroja Subrahmanyan and Yung-Jae Lee (2009), "The Amazon Kindle-DX: Are College Students the Right Target?" Winter pp. 99-107.  (Marketing Strategy, Product Adoption, Targeting, Consumer Behavior)

TN-09-W14
Karen K. Waner, Janet K. Winter, Joan Mansfield, Ronald G. Breshears (2009), "A Case Analysis for an EEO Sex Discrimination Charge" Winter pp. 91-98. (Management, Human Resources, EEOC, Gender Discrimination) TN-09-W13
Clifford F. Thies (2009), "Wendy's"Winter pp. 83-90. (Leadership, Strategic Management, Marketing, Finance And Integrative Management) Included
Michael L. Garcia and Karen D. Squires (2009), "A Change of Taste" Winter pp. 77-82. (Managerial Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Ethics) TN-09-W12
John James Cater III (2009), "Success in Network Marketing: A Case Study" Winter pp. 71-76. (Network Marketing, Management, Small Business, Direct Sales) TN-09-W11
Kevin L. James (2009), "Dynamic Seating Systems, Inc.: An Analytical Procedures Case" Winter pp. 66-70. (Accounting, Auditing) TN-09-W10
Susan D. Steiner and Marca M. Bear (2009), "TechnoStar's Search for a New CEO: When Do You Break Tradition?" Winter pp. 60-65. (Management Strategy, Corporate Governance, Organizational Behavior, Leadership) TN-09-W09
Robert O. Nedigh (2009), "Illustrating Normal Distributions to Students in an Introductory Business Statistics Course via Visual Basic Macros in a Spreadsheet Application" Winter pp. 54-59. (Statistics, Visual Basic, Excel, Normal Distributions) Included
Julie Siciliano and Peter Hess (2009), "The E-Strategy Case: Closing the Gap Between Strategy Formulation and Strategy Implementation" Winter pp. 46-53.  (Management Strategy) TN-09-W08
Devi Akella and Irfan Ahmed (2009), "Ascent: Building a Learning Company" Winter pp. 41-45. (Organizational Behavior and Design) TN-09-W07
Melinda L. Costello and Penelope W. Brunner (2009), "And We Wonder Why Progress is So Slow…" Winter pp. 35-40. (Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Organizational Behavior) TN-09-W06
Marcy Courier (2009), "Easy Meal Prep Industry: The Case of My Healthy Kitchen" Winter pp. 25-34. (Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Retailing) TN-09-W05
Michael Tucker (2009), "Investing in Environmental Technology: An On-Campus Geothermal Building" Winter, pp. 17-24. (Financial Management, Environmental Policy) TN-09-W04
Greg McCann, Jill Shipley, and Eugene J. Muscat (2009), "Hartwick Systems & Equipment Ltd." Winter, pp. 12-16.  (Management, Human Resources, Family Business, Entrepreneurship) TN-09-W03
J. Douglas Barrett (2009), "Anchoring: Introducing a Behavioral Economic Topic in Principles of Economics Courses " Winter, pp. 6-11. (Principles of Economics, Global Exchange Rates) TN-09-W02
David W. Fehr (2009), "Licensing Intellectual Property: Computer Software in the Bioinformatics Industry" Winter, pp. 1-5. (Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management, Strategy, Finance) TN-09-W01
Garo Kalfayan, Denise M. Patterson, and Mark Keppler (2009), "Using Accounting to Introduce Partnership Tax Concepts" Summer pp. 27-31. (Accounting, Partnership Taxation) TN-09-U05
Diane A. Riordan and Michael P. Riordan, "Government Rescues Emergency Responders" Summer pp. 23-26.  (Tax Accounting) TN-09-U04
Michelle DeMoss and Carolyn Nicholson (2009), "St. Johns River Water Management District" Summer, pp. 15-22.   (Marketing, Decision Strategy, Sustainability) TN-09-U03
John James Cater III (2009), "Rebecca's Boutique: Starting Her Own Business" Summer, pp. 6-14. (Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management, Business Startup) TN-09-U02
Teresa M. Pergola and Melissa Walters (2009), "A Decision Analysis Case for Teaching Data Relevancy" Summer, pp. 1-5. (Decision Analysis Concepts, Analyze Problematic Decision Scenarios) TN-09-U01
David Coffee, Roger Lirely, and Susan Swanger (2009), "Accounting for Capital Formation: Financial Accounting, Income Tax, and Auditing Issues of Related Party Loans at Unrealistic Interest Rates" Spring, pp. 50-52. (Accounting, Banking, Auditing) TN-09-S05
Fred H. Hays and Stephen A. DeLurgio (2009), "UMB Financial: Safely Navigating Through Troubled Financial Waters?" Spring, pp. 44-49. (Financial Crisis, Bank Management, and Strategic Management) TN-09-S04
Suzanne N. Cory, Zaida L. Martinez, and Russell W. Kacer (2009), "Texas Lone Star Connections" Spring, pp 32-43. (Managerial Issues, Outsourcing, Human Resource Issues) TN-09-S03
Judith Kish Ruud, William N. Ruud (2009),"Business Ethics Across the Curriculum From the Inside Out: A Student-Driven Approach" Spring pp.18-31. (Moral Awareness, Ethical Analysis) N/A
Gerald D. Klein (2009),"Improving the Transfer of Learning: Influence Tactics" Spring, pp. 1-17. (Influence Tactics, Organizational Behavior, Leadership) TN-09-S01

 

 


 

Volume I (2007-2008)

 




Raymond J. Elson, Susanne O'Callaghan and John P. Walker (2008), "Lexington Country Day School: Where Were The Internal Controls?" Winter, pp.16-23. (Internal Auditing, Financial Auditing, Nonprofit Accounting, Strategic Management) TN-08-W01
Michael L. Garcia and Karen Squires (2008), "Heaven Help Us," Fall, pp.12-15. (Accounting, Auditing, Digital Rights) TN-08-F03
Andrea B. Weickgenannt and Robert L. Salyer (2008), "Michael Hamersley at the Big Firm: Auditor or Tax Advocate?" Fall, pp. 8-11. (Accounting, Taxation) TN-08-F02
Elizabeth L. R. Elam and Curt L. Hamakawa (2008), "International Sport Marketing:  Branding and Promoting the 2006 Olympic Winter Games," Fall, pp. 1-7. (Marketing, Sports Management, Branding, Promotions) TN-08-F01
Tammy W. Cowart and Barbara Ross Wooldridge (2008), "Ruffled Feathers at Hubbard Poultry Company," Summer, pp. 18-20. (Business Law, Labor Management, Human Resource Management, Product Liability) TN-08-U03

L. Melissa Walters and Teresa Pergola (2008), "A Performance Measurement Case for Managerial Accounting," Summer, pp. 7-17. (Managerial Accounting)

TN-08-U02
Diana Haytko (2008), "Hallmark Cards," Summer, pp. 1-6. (Marketing, Advertising, New Product Development) TN-08-U01
G. Michael Swales and Iris Daly (2007), "RadioShack: Wireless Winners or Woes?" Winter, pp. 7-14.  (Marketing, Strategy, Retailing, Brand Management) TN-07-W02
Michael H. Truscott, Peter J. Brust and James M. Fesmire (2007),"Core International Labor Standards and the World Trade Organization," Winter, pp. 1-6. (Economics, International Business) TN-07-W01
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