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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Service Learning and Faith Integration in Accounting
Fowler, William E.
Neill, John D.
Stovall, O. Scott
2006-05-01 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/1
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In this paper, we describe a graduate level tax course that we added to our curriculum that was devoted entirely to service learning. Specifically, the major requirement of the course was for our students to participate as volunteer tax return preparers in the Internal Revenue Service’s Voluntary Income Tax Assistance program at a local air force base. The purpose of this paper is to describe how our students grew intellectually, personally, and especially spiritually as a result of their participation in this service learning tax course.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/2
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Encouraging Students to Take Responsibility for Their Own Grades: A Systematic Pedagogical Approach
Chewning, Richard C.
2006-05-01 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/2
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Students often asked, “Can I do extra work to bring my grade up?” If I said “No,” I would wonder, “Where is my redemptive compassion?” But to say “Yes” could be allowing the students to circumnavigate the consequences of not doing their best from the start. So I instituted a system that required the students to earn a preset number of points to achieve a specific grade. Points were assigned to each grading opportunity: pop quizzes; tests; term papers; book reports; etc. And there were minimum scores set to gain certain opportunities. This paper describes the process, and its results.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/3
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Utilizing Vocational Discernment in a Leadership Development Course
Schaffer, Regan Harwell
2006-05-01 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/3
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The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a newly created course designed for undergraduate business students to help them explore their vocational calling as they develop as leaders. The foundation of this course, titled “Leadership through the Eyes of Faith,” is a biblical theology of work and vocation which is explored through a variety of discernment exercises designed to increase self-awareness and assist students in determining personal, professional, and spiritual goals. An overview of the course format and assignments along with student reflection on the process are included.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/4
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
The Hope and Peril of Introducing a Course on Christian Business Leadership into a College of Business Curriculum
McMahone, Marty
2006-05-01 00:00:00
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/4
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This paper examines the advantages and pitfalls of establishing a class in the business school to reflect on the impact of the Christian faith on business decisions. In class, students learn to apply broad Christian principles to specific business situations. Having a specific class allows an instructor to specialize in both theological and business concerns and supports a clear, intentional integration of faith into the business world. It does not eliminate the need to integrate faith in other parts of the curriculum; instead, it makes that integration even more important so that the message of the college is consistent.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/5
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Team Teaching a Class on Integration of Faith and Business: Observations and Lessons Learned From the Experience
Swicegood, Philip
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/5
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A newly developed elective undergraduate business course titled “Integration of Faith and Business” is offered for review. This paper explains the rationale for the structure and content of the course. The paper also shares highlights from the experience, lessons learned, and student responses.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/6
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Comprehensive Biblical Integration
Holder, Melvin
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/6
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Seemingly, the traditional approach to biblical integration in academics transpires on an individual course basis primarily dependent upon the individual instructor. While the courses in an academic program are coordinated and designed to accomplish an academic purpose, biblical integration does not follow a programmatic format with a stated desired outcome. Through following a structured approach of comprehensive biblical integration in an academic program, it is posited that the predetermined desired outcome of biblical integration can be realized and evaluated.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/7
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Bringing the Appellate Court to the Classroom
Bretsen, Stephen N.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/7
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This article describes the successful implementation of a classroom simulation exercise involving written and oral arguments before an intermediary court of appeals or a supreme court. The article first explains the mechanics of conducting an appellate moot court exercise and the resources available to professors and students. The article then discusses the pedagogical benefits of conducting an appellate moot court exercise.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/8
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Speaking the Language of Ethics; Can Biblically Centered Teaching Use the Ideas of the Philosophers?
Hoover Jr., Harwood
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/8
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This article describes a method for teaching business ethics using philosophical terms and ideas as it has been developed by a Protestant professor in a Catholic institution. In this approach, philosophy is used to identify issues which are then compared with Catholic teaching. A method is then developed for use in biblically centered Protestant schools. In the biblically centered Protestant approach, Scripture is the final authority and philosophy is used to frame and develop questions that are then asked of Scripture.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/9
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Business Classes Can Be Fun: Teaching Ponzi Schemes
Sayler, Larry W.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/9
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This paper provides specific suggestions for conducting a Ponzi scheme during a class session with students as the victims. It is suggested that by conducting such an exercise the students will (1) better understand Ponzi schemes, (2) internalize the concept that something that sounds too good to be true probably is, (3) gain a lifelong skepticism of financial scams, (4) realize how “get-rich-quick” schemes are contrary to God’s teachings, and (5) have fun.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/10
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Distinctiveness in Christian Business Education: A Call for Faculty Educational Entrepreneurship
Wiese, Michael D.
Armstrong, Kenneth
Erickson, Todd
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/10
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How do Christian business departments foster distinctive business education? Using the literature in interpretive planning and distinctiveness, it is suggested that one important way is through faculty educational entrepreneurship. By calling for faculty entrepreneurship, out of the core values and competencies of each institution/department/faculty member, there is great potential to foster distinctive education that models being “salt and light” to students. Unleashing the creative energy among the faculty at each institution can lead to distinctive business education on the campus and great diversity among the business departments/schools of the CCCU.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/11
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Mammon Worship in America: Challenging College Students’ Perceptions About Consumerism and Affluence
Surdyk, Lisa Klein
Diddams, Margaret A. D.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/11
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As American adults experience record levels of material affluence, they are giving less to religious organizations and are experiencing declines in well-being and mental health even while turning in greater numbers to religion. At the same time, a rising percentage of college students aspire to be well-off financially and overspend in ways that may constitute a modern form of mammon worship. In response, this paper provides Christian college instructors biblical and social science resources and thought-provoking discussion questions to use with their students to demonstrate that while money is not inherently evil, it cannot buy happiness, and aspiring for affluence actually leads to harmful psychological outcomes.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/12
2018-04-11T12:06:58Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Doing “Good” and Doing “Well”: Shalom in Christian Business Education
Smith, Thomas M.
Steen, Todd P.
VanderVeen, Steve
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/12
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As Christian business faculty members, we believe it is our purpose to prepare students both to do “good” and to do “well.” We therefore offer in this paper: (1) definitions of “good” and “well” from a particular Christian worldview and (2) theoretical propositions that connect the alumni outcomes of doing “good” and doing “well” with student outcomes and the learning environment.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/13
2018-04-11T12:06:58Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 1 (2006)
Identifying the Most Useful Instructional Methods in Courses Taught Concurrently on Campus and Online
Redmer, Timothy A. O.
Rundle, Claire
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/13
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This study used a questionnaire to identify instructional methods/teaching strategies that were most useful to encourage student performance in on-campus and online classes. The study also identified differences in the usefulness of instructional methods between the on-campus and the online students. Participants in the study were former and current students from graduate-level business courses in accounting and finance. The study examined 10 instructional methods related to four teaching strategies — constructivism, collaboration, problem-based learning, and technological enhancements currently used in the course to improve student performance. Results of the analysis show that the instructional methods of group activities, along with supplemental content-organizing materials, were most useful to students. There were also some differences in usefulness between on-campus and online students for the instructional methods prerecorded CD lectures, special projects, and course modifications, but not necessarily in the direction expected. These findings seemed to support the premise that the use of a variety of teaching strategies should be encouraged to enhance student performance.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/14
2018-04-11T12:08:52Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Editor’s Perspective: A Decade of the Christian Business Academy Review
Saunders, Kent T.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/14
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The Christian Business Academy Review began in spring 2006 with the publication of pedagogically based articles related to curriculum development, creative instruction, professional issues, and research in business education. The Christian Business Academy Review is the second journal published by the Christian Business Faculty Association in addition to the Journal of Biblical Integration in Business. This article summarizes the purpose and contribution of the CBAR over the first 10 years of its existence and provides suggestions for the future.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/15
2018-04-11T12:08:52Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Biblical Worldview and the Business Curriculum: The Scriptural Foundations for Business Series
Wrenn, Bruce
Cafferky, Michael E.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/15
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Business faculty at Christian Colleges take seriously the obligation and privilege of integrating faith and learning in their courses. Providing students with a biblical worldview (BW) of the business disciplines gives them an understanding of how the discipline covered in their courses can be comprehended — and eventually practiced — within the context of biblical truth. To date, faculty have had few resources that integrate a systematic, rigorous presentation of a BW across the curriculum. A new series is now available to help business faculty accomplish that goal.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/16
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Broadening the Business Discipline: Teaching the History of Business in the Faith Tradition
Bosch, David
Brown, Kevin
Gill, Mark
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/16
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This paper aims to unite key business principles with theological insights for faculty within faithbased institutions of higher education. The purpose of this content is to illustrate what a classroom aiming to reflect on faith identity, commercial activity, and the history between them could be for prospective faculty. People of faith, like everyone else, are active participants in a business-dominated world. Developing a clear understanding of how the business world runs and, more importantly, having our faith perspective define and dictate how we conceive and behave within this world is the primary intent of such a class.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/17
2018-04-11T12:08:52Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty and The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution
Estes, Kathy M.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/17
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Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty and The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution
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2018-04-11T12:08:52Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Enhancing Critical Thinking in Corporate Finance at a Christian University
Adams, Scott A.
Schiller, Valerie
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/18
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Critical thinking is one of the key components to higher education. Before covering specific decision-making areas involving capital budgeting, a lecture is presented in which various critical thinking ideas are outlined. The primary focus is on logical fallacies. We have developed a presentation which encourages students to examine the importance of critical thinking skills that are usable in both undergraduate and graduate corporate finance classes. The lecture could easily be modified for use in any business discipline where critical thinking and logical flaws is relevant.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/19
2018-04-11T12:08:52Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Experiential Learning: Shareholder Engagement in a Student-Managed Investment Fund
Saunders, Kent T.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/19
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In many universities, innovations in financial education have allowed a movement beyond simulations to student management of real dollar funds. Through the investment of real money, students have the additional responsibility to act as stewards on behalf of their clients. When purchasing equities as part of their investment portfolio, students can practice real-life shareholder advocacy and engagement through socially responsible investing. The focus of this paper will be the experience of shareholder engagement within a student-managed investment fund at Anderson University. Specifically, this paper will detail the experience of attending actual annual meetings in person and online, completing corporate visits, proxy voting, and writing shareowner proposals.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/20
2018-04-11T12:08:52Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Faith Integration in the Classroom: A Plural View
Dulaney, Emmett
Bates, Marvin O.
Berg, Patricia E.
Forbes, Barry
Gunn, Rebecca M.
Koontz, Richard
Mathern, Amber M.
Mullen, Kelly C.
Strifler, John F.
Thomas, Bradley J.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/20
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The topic of faith integration has been of interest to the higher education community for almost two centuries. Ten professors from ten different business schools collaborated during a Best Practices in College Teaching course to discuss faith integration, its importance in Christian universities, and ideas on implementation. Their writings on the topic were combined to form a guide to operationalizing faith integration. The resulting article seeks to demonstrate the imperative nature of integration within religious universities, focusing on schools of business. Practical ways of incorporating faith are also discussed, including three dimensions of integration. Assessment ideas and project proposals are included as well to aid professors in implementation.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/21
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Adjuncts and Mission: Maintaining Distinctives in an Era of Part-Time Faculty
Burns, David J.
Smith, Yvonne S.
Starcher, Keith
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/21
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Adjunct faculty members are teaching an increasing percentage of courses in higher education. Consequently, adjunct rather than full-time faculty members are increasingly responsible for the transmission of their institutions’ missions to students. Are adjunct faculty members successful in transmitting mission to students? In Christian colleges and universities, are adjunct faculty members capable of appropriately integrating faith into their classrooms? The purpose of this paper is to review existing research and to establish an agenda for further research in this area, particularly as it relates to Christian colleges and universities.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/22
2018-04-11T12:08:52Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Building a Strategy Map to Lead a School of Business in a Christian University
Duncan, John B.
Zigarelli, Michael
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/22
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All academic business units are involved in the ongoing processes of strategic planning and outcomes assessment. Although these processes should be driven by important values, such as stewardship, accountability, student learning, continuous quality improvement, and transparency, in many instances academic business units simply go through the motions of planning and assessment because of accreditation or institutional requirements. A “strategy map” can be a corrective to that, making the planning process both more meaningful and more actionable. Developed and tested in world-class companies, a strategy map depicts how any organization can accomplish its mission by identifying and investing in the key drivers of performance — those initiatives and resources that have a clear cause-and-effect relationship to its desired outcomes. This paper describes how the School of Business at Charleston Southern University developed a strategy map to guide strategic planning, mobilization of resources, program assessment, and ultimately, student learning.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/23
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
An Analysis of How Demographics Affect the Ethical Sensitivity of Accounting Students
Stichter, Roger L.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/23
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This paper reports the results of a test for determinants of ethical sensitivity in accounting students at public universities and Christian liberal arts universities. Society relies on the ethical practice of the accounting profession, and the recognition of ethical situations is a necessity for finding proper solutions. Results show none of the demographics tested as statistically significant determinants of ethical sensitivity. Such a study using religiosity as one of the independent variables had not previously been completed in the United States.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/24
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
A Theory for Preparing Students to Maintain Integration of Christian Faith and Business While Starting Careers
Herrity, Andrew C.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/24
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This paper proposes a theory for addressing the challenge of preparing students to maintain integration of faith with business while starting careers. In so doing, it synthesizes ideas from qualitative literature regarding what to teach and how to teach it in order to address this challenge and then attaches these syntheses to propositions imported from other fields. Ultimately, the paper suggests a simple way into the concept of worldview and a demonstration-based approach in academic classrooms. Finally, the paper combines propositions, develops hypotheses and describes a simple empirical test with promising results.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/25
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 10 (2015)
Whose Faith? Faith Integration for Postmodern Christian Business Students
McMahone, Marty
Locke, Larry G.
Roller, Robert H.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/25
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Teaching students to integrate faith and business has been a long-held goal of Christian business faculty members. Recently, that undertaking has become more complicated, not because of changes in business, but because of changes in faith. Many millennial students have adopted a postmodern worldview and a postfoundational epistemology. These students now think differently about faith (McLaren, 2001; Jones, 2008). While they may hold to traditional creedal propositions, their process of believing is different (Miller, 2004). This article distinguishes between modern and postmodern thinking and discusses relevant epistemological and theological differences. Learning needs of postmodern business students that Christian business faculty must meet to teach faith and business integration are identified. Concrete examples of adjustments that may be required of Christian business faculty to meet these new learning needs are given, and the article concludes with a charge to Christian business faculty to accept the challenges involved in faith integration for postmodern students.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/26
2018-04-11T12:05:41Z
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Book Review: Luke’s Radical Message for the First and Twenty-First Centuries
Smith, Yvonne S.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/26
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Book Review: Luke’s Radical Message for the First and Twenty-First Centuries
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/27
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Finding Management Principles of Leadership, Power, and Influence in the Story of Esther: A Faith Integration Assignment
Mays, Kathleen W.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/27
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This paper describes an assignment for a principles of management course which connects the leadership principles of power and influence and the story of Esther. Students are required to apply power/influence concepts, including sources of power, contingencies, influence tactics, and followers’ response to two main characters in the Esther story. Students then apply those concepts to a contemporary leader, preferably a personal acquaintance of theirs. The hope is that students will develop application skills and also discover that contemporary management principles are evident in biblical literature. Ideas are also shared for adapting this assignment to other management courses and other biblical characters.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/28
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Teaching the Gospel from Agency Theory in the Bible
Cafferky, Michael E.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/28
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The purpose of this paper is to show how the basic ideas of Agency Theory can be taught directly from the Bible through the use of biblical sheep-shepherd-hireling imagery and in so doing, naturally open an opportunity to lead business students to the call of the Gospel. To pursue this purpose, the paper will briefly review contemporary business scholarship on the concept of agency. Following this, the paper will consider evidence of Agency Theory from the biblical record focusing on the biblical foundations for caring for the economic asset of sheep, the work of the owner-shepherd, and the work of the hireling-shepherd. The paper will present a summary of the principles of agency as addressed in the Bible. Finally, the paper will present suggestions for how to integrate this material into the teaching-learning processes in the business school curriculum.
oai:ojs.cbfa-cbar.org:article/29
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
The Millennial Generation and Personal Accountability: Spiritual and Classroom Implications
Black, Janice A.
Smith, Yvonne S.
Keels, J. Kay
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/30
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A majority of students who currently populate university classrooms represent an age group that has been labeled “The Millennial Generation,” a generation widely believed to lack personal accountability. This paper discusses accountability in relation to Scripture and proposes that it is a personal quality that is important to an individual and to God. We then apply these ideas to characteristics of the Millennial Generation. Throughout the paper, we also introduce classroom techniques that are intended to teach accountability and are designed to appeal to Millennials.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/31
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Case Study: Tragic Kingdom? The Southern Baptist Convention Boycott of Walt Disney
MacDonald, Robert A.
McDonald, Katie
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/31
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In July 1998 the Walt Disney Company found itself embroiled in the midst of a consumer boycott spearheaded by the 16 million-member Southern Baptist Convention and supported by dozens of other organizations. With hard questions being asked regarding some elements of company performance, CEO Michael Eisner had to determine if the organization’s minimalist response to the boycott was effective or whether a new strategy was required. The narrative seeks to examine the impact of stakeholder opinion and action on the performance of a large publicly held corporation, and specifically tactical responses to the threat (and initiation) of consumer boycott activity.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/32
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Case Study: Allison Church, Acquisition and Cultural Assimilation in an Ecclesiastical Organization
MacDonald, Robert A.
Frazer, Tim
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/32
en
This case examines the challenges associated with growth in a not-for-profit ecclesiastical organization with a specific emphasis upon expansion through merger/acquisition strategies and the cultural issues that must be addressed in these scenarios. The narrative outlines the experience of the church’s pastor, Dave Morehouse, as he wrestles with the challenges presented by congregational growth and seeks to deal with resistance to the change strategy he is seeking to implement in the face of environmental uncertainty.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/33
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cbar:CI
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2018-04-11T12:05:41Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Case Study: When the Golden Rule Yields No Gold
Zigarelli, Michael
Page, Gary
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/33
en
Zach Jordan (a real person but not his real name), the owner of a small business in Connecticut, may not be able to compete any longer in the spring manufacturing industry. Overseas competition has put him at a significant cost disadvantage, and the losses continue to mount year after year. At the same time, he’s deeply committed to care for his handful of employees — people who are dependent on him and who he considers “family.” Now at a crossroads, he faces an apparent dilemma: (1) gamble $200,000 on rent to extend the jobs of his employee family or (2) liquidate the business while it’s still worth something, sending his employees to the unemployment line during a bad economy. There may be other, more attractive options and identifying them and selecting from among them is largely what this case is about. Framed from a Christian worldview, the case comes down to this: In an intensely competitive environment, how can we faithfully serve employee needs while effectively stewarding the business?
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/34
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cbar:PI
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2018-04-11T12:05:41Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Missing Elements: Improving Our Preparation of Christian Students for the Business World
McMahone, Marty
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/34
en
The church has not always been very helpful in encouraging people grow as followers of Christ in the world of business. This paper is a qualitative study centering on interviews with 28 business leaders about how they apply their faith to their occupation. The business leaders identified issues that Christians need to be aware of in thinking about taking their faith to work. They also expressed critical concerns that they feel are not being addressed well for people who are entering the business world out of college.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/35
2018-04-11T12:05:41Z
cbar:PI
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/35
2018-04-11T12:05:41Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Examining the Language of the Christian Business Academy
Dulaney, Emmett
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/35
en
The Christian Business Academy Review (CBAR) has now been in existence and published for eight years. This article examines the content and offers descriptive statistics regarding the mechanics of articles appearing within it. Comparisons to a secular counterpart are also included to ascertain how closely the two align and whether there is a need for this publication or not.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/36
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cbar:PI
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2018-04-11T12:05:41Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Helping Employees Save for Retirement: What is the Responsibility of Christian Higher-Education Institutions?
Geddes, Sheri
Steen, Todd P.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/36
en
A great deal of evidence suggests that most people have not made adequate provision for retirement. This paper examines the responsibility of Christian higher-education institutions that have elected to provide retirement benefits as part of their employees’ overall compensation. It also analyzes the current state of retirement provision at over one hundred Christian higher-education institutions. Institutions who offer retirement benefits should design robust policies that encourage participation, a strategy that could be advantageous to both employees and institutions. While significant plan enhancements have been made, Christian higher-education institutions appear reluctant to implement automatic enrollment and escalation features in their retirement plans.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/37
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cbar:RBE
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2018-04-11T12:05:41Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 9 (2014)
Using End-of-Course Student Survey Data to Investigate Faculty Effectiveness
Hall, Harry
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/37
en
This research analyzed school of business faculty effectiveness controlling for the mode of delivery using over 50,000 student end-of-course (EOC) surveys. The surveys were collected for the year July 2011 through June 2012 from adult programs at the school of business and leadership of a private, Christian university. The findings indicate that full-time faculty members receive slightly higher ratings compared to adjunct faculty when the mode of delivery was on-site. However, adjunct faculty members were perceived as more effective than fulltime faculty when the mode of delivery was online. Ratings were higher for full-time faculty on-site compared to full-time faculty online and ratings were higher for adjunct faculty on-site compared to adjunct faculty online.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/38
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
cbar:CD
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2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Homo Economicus Meets Homo Religiosus: A Collaborative Undergraduate Course in Economics and Religion
Bose, Feler
Blanchard, Kathryn D.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/38
en
This paper describes an interdisciplinary undergraduate course exploring multiple intersections of economics and religion using a variety of textual sources, exercises, and teaching methods from both fields. We conclude that such a course can be valuable for both majors and non-majors. Economics majors may gain a greater awareness of the philosophical underpinnings and ethical implications of their social science, while non-economists may gain an appreciation for the many ways in which the economic way of thinking affects and can be applied to aspects of their everyday lives. While this course was taught in a largely secular school with Presbyterian roots, the syllabus can easily be adjusted for a more evangelical college.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/39
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cbar:CI
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/39
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Kingdom Service via Service Learning for the Church: An Auditing Example
Poucher, David R.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/39
en
This paper explores how a service-learning, group consulting project can be used to increase active learning by reinforcing textbook concepts as applied to an authentic client within the Kingdom of God. After reviewing the pedagogical advantages of Service Learning, service learning opportunities will be explored for various business disciplines related to Kingdom organizations. In addition, auditing class examples will be used illustrating how student groups, acting as consultants under the direction of their partner (the professor), research best practices, evaluate the client’s situation, and deliver a written analysis. The process uses research, iterative evaluation, self-critique, reflection, and cross-group sharing presentations.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/40
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
cbar:CI
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/40
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Case Study: House of Blessing Ministry
Redmer, Timothy A. O.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/40
en
House of Blessing is a non-profit, decision-oriented case featuring Community Chapel, a church participating in an outreach ministry to help those less fortunate by providing food and financial assistance. The church has been given an opportunity to acquire, at no cost, six modular units. However, the cost to get the trailers refurbished for their intended use is projected at $115,000. With a nationwide recession, the number of people in need is growing while contributions to the House of Blessing ministry and church are unstable. The church officers and board need to decide if they should secure the six modular units.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/41
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
cbar:CI
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/41
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Case Study: Changing a Corporate Culture by Implementing a Compassionate Ministry Plan
Duncan, John B.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/41
en
As CEO of Ultimate Support Systems, Inc., Jim Dismore, one of the original founding officers of Wal-Mart, developed a compassionate ministry plan, which became an integral part of the company’s business plan. Each year the company set aside one percent of gross receipts as “first fruits” to be used for ministry purposes. A corporate ministry team, comprised of 14 employees, determined how the ministry funds would be used both internally and externally. The compassionate ministry plan helped transform the culture of the organization and enabled Ultimate Support Systems to become an industry leader while truly functioning as a “business in ministry.”
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/42
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cbar:PI
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/42
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Dare We Call it a Christian Business Division?
Yates, Jere E.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/42
en
The author in this article explores the question: What, if anything, distinguishes a Christian business program from a secular program? The author answers the question by suggesting some areas he believes should be distinctive. His purpose is to open up a dialogue that has not occurred at the program level, not to claim all that could be said about this topic. Most discussion has focused on the macro picture of Christian colleges or the micro picture of how one’s faith might impact how one teaches a certain discipline. The article looks at themes or emphases in business programs that aspire to describe themselves as Christian.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/43
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cbar:PI
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Grace and Discipline, Remediation and Punishment: Dealing with Graduate Business Students’ Plagiarism
Wilkerson, James M.
Filby, Ivan L.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/43
en
We draw on theory, biblical Scripture, and practice in this discussion of professors’ and administrators’ response to graduate business students’ plagiarism. First, we discuss why graduate business students plagiarize, using Ajzen’s (1991) theory of planned behavior as a framework for relating antecedents to students’ intentions to plagiarize. Then we discuss professors’ and administrators’ typical assumptions and expectations regarding graduate business students’ plagiarism and explain why such assumptions and expectations may be incorrect. Thirdly, we conceptually explore the nature and appropriateness of professors’ responses to graduate business students’ plagiarism. We advocate a response that applies both grace and discipline and offer biblical support for such an approach. Finally, we describe several implications of the foregoing for graduate degree program features, policies, and practices.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/44
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Koinonia and Research: The Role of Community in Providing a Voice in the Academy
Smith, Yvonne S.
Burns, David J.
Starcher, Keith
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/44
en
The key activities of a university professor are generally viewed to be teaching, service, and research/scholarship. Christian business faculty members are thought to excel at the first two, but what about research/scholarship? The purpose of this paper is to address the obstacles that Christian professors may encounter as they strive to fulfill their God-given vocation of scholarship. The paper begins by examining the rationale for Christian business faculty members’ involvement in scholarly activities and explores the role of koinonia, the community that is expressed through the love of God, in overcoming obstacles to their involvement.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/45
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cbar:PI
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2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
The Role of Christian Faculty in Restoring Accounting Professionalism
Sauerwein, Joshua A.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/45
en
In light of decreasing public perception, The Pathways Commission of the American Accounting Association currently drew increased attention to the study of ethics in the accounting curriculum. In spite of decades of implementation and research, accounting education has struggled to define effective objectives and delivery methods of ethics education. Further, there is evidence accounting professors are reticent to teachethics courses. This paper explores the unique voice of faculty at faith-based institutions in this discussion. Given the unique incentive structures, familiarity with integration, and freedom to be more student-centered, Christian faculty have much to contribute to accounting ethics, research, and pedagogy. This paper ends with suggestions of integration techniques and research studying the impact of accounting ethics education at faithbased institutions.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/46
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cbar:SS2
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Introduction to the Special Section: “He Who Is and Who Was and Who Is To Come”
Smith, Yvonne S.
Saunders, Kent T.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/46
en
This special section is the very first joint venture between the Journal of Biblical Integration in Business (JBIB) and the Christian Business Academy Review (CBAR).
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/47
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cbar:SS2
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2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Flourishing in the Middle Ground: Christian Higher Education in 2013 and Beyond
Johnson, Sharon G.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/47
en
Christian higher education occupies the middle ground in time:• Seeking to honor the past by fidelity to historic principles and precepts of both Scripture and denominational beliefs• Seeking to survive and grow in the present with all its operational and strategic realities and demands• Seeking to both anticipate and position itself for a future of possibilities and problemsThe challenge of occupying the “middle” is more than just a time and spatial reference.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/48
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
cbar:SS2
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/48
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
An Integrated Experiential Model for Student Transformation – Lessons Learned
Bovee, Steven L.
O'Brien, Marcia
Starr, Ervin
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/48
en
This paper is an update of previously published research on the development and implementation of an integrated experiential student transformation model for an undergraduate business program, focusing on the results and lessons learned from its implementation. The authors briefly review the evolution in thinking that generated this model and the related approach to teaching and learning, as well as the means by which this model was implemented into the student learning experience. Particular emphasis is given to assessment of the results from the implementation of this model and consideration of future implications.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/49
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cbar:SS2
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/49
2018-04-11T12:05:21Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 8 (2013)
Business Education and Microenterprise Revisited: Productivity, Entrepreneurship, and Job Creation
Befus, David R.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/49
en
This article begins with a review of “Business Education and Microenterprise: A Millennial Marriage,” presented in JBIB in 1999. It provides an update on the microenterprise arena, where a more critical evaluation of small loan programs has generated significant controversy and criticism. However, the author proposes that the growing recognition in the industry of the need for promotion of productivity, entrepreneurship, and job creation is precisely why business student involvement is important. Students can help organizations do more than simply disburse and collect microloans by applying what they have learned in their business classes to become change agents in microfinance programs and also for “business as mission” projects.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/50
2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
cbar:CD
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/50
2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
Differentiate Through Christ-Centered International Business Travel
Tangen, Karen H.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/50
en
The purpose of this paper is to stimulate educators to consider methods in which global business travel with students can be more meaningful, productive, and culturally enriching — both for business students and also for the international communities visited. From a Christian perspective, ideas are shared on the need to understand diverse cultures and to overcome ethnocentrism — a prerequisite for doing business anywhere. Methods are suggested for achieving profound results in international travel with business students.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/51
2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
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2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
A Model for Global Outreach Across the Business Curriculum
Wood, Evan D.
St. Peters, Heather Y. Z.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/51
en
Higher education is under intense scrutiny to show tangible evidence of learning. At the same time, faculty faces the need to better engage today’s students in the learning process beyond the traditional lecture approach. This paper presents an implemented model for integrating theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and Christian outreach within a global context. The model presented is grounded in both the call from Scripture to be "salt and light" and the literature related to experiential learning. The paper presents the integrated project model along with key issues to consider in implementation. Finally, the paper provides reflections on the model from both students and faculty.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/52
2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
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2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
Using Theories of Consumer Behavior in the Search for the Meaning of Life
Lantos, Geoffrey P.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/52
en
This paper overviews classical traditional theories of consumer behavior and demonstrates their application in an introspective exercise to help students formulate a philosophy of life, with encouragement to adopt a God-centered worldview centering not on shallow personal values (e.g., material goods, pleasure, status, etc.) but rather on Christ’s values: loving and serving others, thereby loving and serving God. Students visualize what living life according to each of these theories and values entails. This demonstrates the theories’ personal relevance despite their flawed worldviews, and it assists students in becoming more enlightened human beings who live a purpose-driven life, pursuing God rather than shallow values that become idols.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/53
2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
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2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
The Silent Shapers of our Thoughts: The Relevance of the Concept of “Vision” in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis
Koch, Paul R.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/53
en
This essay is an exploration of the meaning and significance of the concept of "vision" in economic analysis. It includes a definition of the term and its use by previous economists, its importance for the form and structure of economic inquiry, its relevance to an understanding of the debate over the future of the global economy in the wake of the financial crisis, and an examination of the nature of Christian reflection on this topic, particularly with respect to its significance for instructional design and the ongoing conversation about these issues within the church.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/54
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/54
2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
A Biblical Model for Teaching Personal Finance
Newell, Howard
Newell, Deborah
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/54
en
A model is developed which may be used to teach personal finance based on a Christian worldview. The model is based on the concept of biblical stewardship and includes the stewardship of earning income as well as the stewardship of spending money. The article concludes with a set of contrasting statements which highlight how biblical perspectives radically change the way believers should understand and practice personal finance.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/55
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
A Best-Practice, Integrated, Semester-Long Group Project in Corporate Finance
Poucher, David R.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/55
en
This paper discusses and illustrates the use of an integrated, semester-long group project utilizing corporate finance concepts to a current public company. Within the fabricated context of being their consultants, groups must think critically in applying textbook theory to a non-conforming world, making decisions with their partner (the professor) using iterative evaluation and self-critique for decision making and presentation to this public client. The project involves data research, description of strategy, financial statement analysis, weighted average cost of capital, internal rate of return project evaluation, verbal presentation, and a comprehensive written report.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/56
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
Modern Finance Through the Eye of Faith: Application of Financial Economics to the Scripture
Liang, Ernest P.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/56
en
The tying of Scripture to key concepts in the science of modern finance offers important pedagogic value to students who appreciate the unqualified relevance of God’s living word in the pursuit of truth. In particular, modern finance as a behavioral science derives a body of knowledge from human psychology and decision rules that are also vividly displayed in biblical events, metaphors, and conducts of personalities. In addition, the Scriptural illustrations contain gems of Godly wisdom, incorporating moral-spiritual principles that are often ignored but, in fact, critical in crafting effective responses to the recurrent financial crises of today’s global economy.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/57
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
Case Study: Honor and Remember
Redmer, Timothy A. O.
Roberts, Gary
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/57
en
George Lutz is the father of Tony Lutz who was killed in action in Iraq approximately three years ago. George has been dealing with the grief of losing a son in battle and trying to find a way to bring honor to his son’s death and others who have died in battle. He was surprised to learn that 1.6 million of our country’s finest service men and women have died in battle since the founding of our country. He was equally surprised to learn that there has never been an official symbol to honor and remember the ultimate sacrifice of these heroes. George has come upon an idea to develop a flag specifically honoring and remembering the fallen heroes. He believes he would have to develop a not-for-profit organization to support this national movement. However, he is just one individual, with limited personal and financial resources, who has never worked in the not-for-profit arena. George does not have the expertise or knowledge on how to conduct such an extensive endeavor. The dilemma facing George is how to bring honor to our American heroes while at the same time not setting himself up for possible failure by taking on a movement which could quickly become much greater than he is capable of handling.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/58
2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
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2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
An Opportunity for Influence: Collaboration Among the Christian Business Faculty Association and Christian Business Faculty at Christian and Non-Christian Universities
Bostwick, Eric D.
Lowhorn, Greg L.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/58
en
Few Christians would deny that greater Christian influence is needed on the campuses of non-Christian universities, and the Christian business faculty members already at these universities are the primary agents to exert such influence. Collaboration among the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA), Christian business faculty at Christian universities, and Christian business faculty at non-Christian universities presents a tremendous opportunity to introduce and enhance the influence of Christ not only on university campuses, but also throughout society. In this paper, we suggest several ways that Christ’s influence can be extended through increased cooperation among those already serving him in their various spheres of influence. Among other suggestions, we encourage increased co-authorship among Christian faculty at Christian and non-Christian universities, as well as targeting of Christian and non-Christian journals with articles written from a Christian perspective. We also encourage the CBFA to operate to the full extent of its mission by leading the way to facilitate collaborative scholarship among faculty at Christian and non-Christian universities.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/59
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2018-04-11T12:08:30Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 7 (2012)
Is There Overrepresentation of Students of Color in Christian Higher Education Advertising and Do Students Care?
Hagenbuch, David
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/59
en
In an effort to portray a welcoming environment for students of color, some Christian colleges and universities may be tempted to overrepresent their racial diversity in their promotional materials. Through a two-phase empirical analysis, this study explored three factors that are central to this potential ethical issue: the prevalence of racial overrepresentation at Christian colleges, the relative attraction of promotional materials that depict higher versus lower percentages of students of color, and prospective college students’ evaluation of racial overrepresentation. Although relatively few Christian schools were found to overrepresent their student population’s actual racial diversity, some did so substantially, and others even underrepresented their diversity. Furthermore, while prospective college students expressed only moderate concern about racial overrepresentation, their attraction to various brochures differed along racial lines. Students of color exhibited little variation in their preferences, but Caucasian students tended to favor brochures that depicted medium to low levels of racial diversity. These findings present unique ethical considerations for institutions of Christian higher education, which often emphasize integrity, reconciliation, and concern for those who are disadvantaged.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/60
2018-04-11T12:08:06Z
cbar:CD
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https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/60
2018-04-11T12:08:06Z
Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
Book Review: An Then The Roof Caved In
Geddes, Sheri
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/60
en
Book Review: An Then The Roof Caved In
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/61
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
John Wesley and the Goal of Maximizing Shareholder Wealth
Adams, Scott A.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/61
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This paper explores the use of John Wesley sermon number 50, “The Use of Money,” in corporate finance class when discussing shareholder wealth maximization. Wesley provides a framework to help keep the focus on good stewardship and away from greed. The paper will first provide the background as to why Wesley’s teaching is appropriate for wealth maximization. The paper will then demonstrate the use of this sermon in class.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
Teaching Young Dogs Old Tricks! Management and Spiritual Lessons From America’s Most Selective School — Clown College
Sayler, Larry W.
Filby, Ivan L.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/62
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Our success in integrating faith and learning for a postmodern generation lies not in learning new tricks but using old evangelistic practices we learned when we first came to Christ. By doing so, we are teaching young dogs (our students) old tricks. The focus of this paper is on how one of the authors uses top 10 lists to tell his personal story to communicate business and spiritual principles. It begins with a discussion of top 10 lists and how they can be used effectively in a classroom. The main portion of the paper presents “Top 10 Lessons from America’s Most Selective College,” which communicates 10 important business and spiritual truths learned at Clown College. The final portion of the paper discusses how others might use personal stories to integrate faith and learning in the business classroom.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/63
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
Toward Leading a Team: A New Script
Steen, Todd P.
VanderVeen, Steve
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/63
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In the classroom and in life, it is rare to find teams that perform to their potential. While scholarly papers addressing the issue of team building and leadership focus on knowledge and are theoretical in nature, this paper provides a script that professors can use over the course of a semester to instruct students on how to create productive teams. The script, however, is not a "cookbook” for team building; rather, it provides a process, ideas, and references for bonding people together in a common cause. Inherent in this script are values consistent with Christianity, collaboration, and servant leadership. Although this script is reflective of what happens in the classroom, it can be adapted for other venues such as teams and committees in the corporation and in the church.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/64
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
Case Study: Greenhill College
Barram, Dirk
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/64
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Greenhill College is an organizational decision-making case study involving the financial stability of a fictitious small, private, religious liberal arts college with an enrollment of more than 2,000 students. Traditional, small liberal arts colleges, long a staple of the American higher education scene, are facing unprecedented challenges for survival. Steadily rising tuition costs, stiff competition for students, and escalating operational expenses represent just some of the pressures currently confronting Greenhill College. The college faces the immediate threat of an unbalanced budget, difficult decisions on financial and non-financial issues, and the need to manage possible morale issues. Finally, the administration must carefully address the potential of internal and external perceptions of the viability of Greenhill College.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/65
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
Case Study: Truth Soul Armor
Redmer, Timothy A. O.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/65
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Truth Soul Armor is a new start-up company in need of an influx of additional venture capital up to $750,000 from an “angel” investor. Jeff Ray, the president of Truth Soul Armor, has already invested more than $500,000 of his own funds into the company over the last two years and needs resources from other investors to move to a full-time operational phase in anticipation of increased demand for their product. Truth Soul Armor, headquartered in San Clemente, Calif., is in the surfer and skater apparel business, which in the last 20 years has grown from insignificant to a $5 billion per year industry, serving a target market of youth from 15 to 24 that is more than 40 million strong. The surfer and skater apparel business is dominated by a few major players like Quicksilver and Billabong, with a lot of other companies from existing clothing companies wanting to expand and diversify to brand new start-ups like Truth hoping to gain a share of the market. A potential investor, John Martin (name is changed for confidentiality), is considering Truth Soul Armor as a potential venture capital investment of up to $750,000. After visiting with the company and its president, John is reviewing the business plan, sales forecasts, and financial condition of the company prior to making his decision. There are a multitude of both quantitative and qualitative issues that could play a role in the decision process.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/66
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
What Should Professors Teach about the Protestant Work Ethic?
Smith, Virgil O.
Smith, Yvonne S.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/66
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The purpose of this paper is to argue that Christian professors need to teach students to question assumptions underlying business constructs, even familiar constructs. The Protestant work ethic (PWE) is an important and influential work ethic, but after analysis, it will be shown to be neither biblical nor Protestant. By this we mean that some key definitional elements of the PWE are not Biblical and are not philosophically compatible with the theologies of Martin Luther or John Calvin. Our conclusion is that Christian professors should use the PWE as a cautionary tale to help Christian students evaluate worldviews. The authors suggest several classroom exercises to help students develop their skills in testing assumptions.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
Preparing for the Rookie Year: Lessons from Those Who Have Gone Before
Seibert, Kent W.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/67
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Christian business faculty prepare students for careers in the marketplace. But do they do enough to help students with their crucial rookie year in business? This paper proposes that faculty could do more and that the place to begin is to learn from the experiences of prior rookies. It provides an overview on the process of organizational entry and the lives of Christians in business as well as data from interviews of recent Christian college graduates who have entered the business world. The essay highlights dozens of stories of their experiences during their rookie years. Consideration is then turned to how faculty can use this information in their teaching and advising to help facilitate students’ transition from college to corporation. Finally, implications for future research are discussed.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/68
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 6 (2011)
Promoting Successful College-to-Workplace Transitions: Examples from Bethel University
Hannema, Charles
LeMay, Joyce
Opsata, Bethany
Whiting, Stephen
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/68
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Life is filled with transitions. One of the toughest is from college to the workplace. Many graduates experience culture shock as they move from the comfort of a Christian college to the reality of the business world. This paper will look at the context and the challenges for workplace transition. It will then review the practices used at one Christian university that have shown effective in preparing students for employment along with theories currently in development to improve workplace transition.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/69
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
Book Review: Management: Current Practices And New Directions
Leaman, James M.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/69
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Book Review: Management: Current Practices And New Directions
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/70
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
Introducing C.S. Lewis to the Business Ethics Student
Shelton, James G.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/70
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There is a tendency to compartmentalize morality which prevents consistent application of moral principles in business and personal life. To effectively teach business ethics from a Christian perspective, a morality informed by a Christian worldview must be integrated into all facets of the students’ lives. The idea that there are morals for business and morals for the rest of life must be shown to be false. One way to do this is to introduce students to C.S. Lewis’ writings on the “Law of Right and Wrong” to show the students that morality is real and is not relative. The purpose is not to turn a business ethics class into a class on Lewis but to introduce Lewis’ simple, but profound, ideas to the students in order to lay a foundation regarding the “Law of Right and Wrong” as students begin a discussion of business and morality.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/71
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
Engaging Business Practitioners to Develop Students’ Faith and Talents
Wallace, Richard C.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/71
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Bringing business practitioners into our classrooms provides unique opportunities to develop our student’s faith and talents. We discuss the benefits of guest experts in terms of informing and inspiring our students as well as broadening our networks for internships, jobs, and philanthropy. We confront two challenges: 1) persuading the experts to come to offer advice, and 2) convincing the students to take it. We offer ten suggestions to maximize the benefits of engaging business experts in our classes.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
Venture Out: An Entrepreneurial Introduction to Business
Lynn, Monty L.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/72
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Venture Out is a semester-long project which introduces elementary business skills and concepts from an entrepreneurial perspective. Student teams research and select a product to sell to students, create a mini-business plan, and present their plan to a board of judges from the business community. If their request is approved (up to $500), teams purchase and sell their product. After repaying the loan, teams donate their profits to a beneficiary and they reflect on their performance and lessons learned. Venture Out benefits students, the academic business program, and the community in tangible ways. Venture Out and other classroom-as-organization (CAO) programs are described.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
An Interactive Interest Rate Activity for Financial Management
Halberg, Richard
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/73
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Students often have little understanding of appropriate interest rates, since textbook problems routinely provide a rate. In this activity, small groups establish interest rates and identify concerns for several realistic loan requests. This prepares the class for a brief lecture on interest rate components, including the risk-free rate and various risk premiums. Follow-up discussion of the loan requests and possible changes enables the instructor to assess the lecture’s effectiveness and misunderstandings. Biblical references to debt, interest, and usury can be used as a lead-in to the topic or as a follow-up to integrate Christian faith with this topic.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/74
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
Using Demonstration Experiments to Illustrate the Pitfalls of Unintentional Moral Relativism
Kellaris, James J.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/74
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Unintentional moral relativism (UMR) is a judgmental phenomenon involving inadvertent misapplication of an ethical standard believed to be objective or absolute. It occurs when a decision maker intends to apply an ethical standard, but circumstances change the application of the standard without the decision-maker’s awareness, such that the standard is inadvertently misapplied. Research evidence and classroom experience show that even individuals who ascribe strongly to moral absolutes are prone to the pitfalls of UMR. This article offers three examples of experiments that can be done as classroom demonstrations to illustrate proneness to circumstantial biases that can influence students’ ethical judgment.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
Just Pay It? Bribery and Higher Education in the Czech Republic
Mays, Kathleen W.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/75
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The fall of communism in the Czech Republic brought great opportunity in higher education. New legislation allowed for legally recognized private colleges and universities. However, the legal changes did not erase the entrenched structures of political corruption and bribery. What does it “cost” to pay a bribe? On the other hand, what does it cost not to pay the bribe? That was the question facing Richard Smith. As a Christian administrator of a secular college in post-communist Czech Republic, Smith had to decide whether to pay the relatively small bribe to the judge for the much-needed accreditation.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/76
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
Case Study: Herr Foods Inc.
Redmer, Timothy A. O.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/76
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This case takes a unique inside look into the issues and decision process facing a company in the snack-food industry at a time of increased scrutiny regarding the health issues of certain foods, diets, and lifestyles. The fast-food industry already appears to be a target of interest, and actions have begun by fast-food companies and markets to counteract public perception. Will the snack-food industry encounter the same challenges? Do companies need to be taking a proactive or wait-and-see approach to the health and lifestyle related issues? Herr Foods top management, with a particular emphasis in the marketing and operations area, have been addressing the health food issue with a continuous review of their product line, operating procedures, new product development, and marketing strategies. A decision needs to be made by top management regarding the introduction of more health sensitive snack foods.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/77
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 5 (2010)
Preparing Business Students to be Salt and Light: Three Models of Faith Formation in Business Tested Head-to-Head
Edgell, Margaret
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/77
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This study responds to the need for empirical work on the complex nature and dynamics of faith formation. A survey of business students tested three models of faith formation by indicating which aspects of these models best reflected perceived experience. Classic secular theory dominates the student development literature, including in the Christian academy. As a result, secular theory influences heavily the thinking of Christian student-life professionals. A first model was derived from classic secular theory. A cutting-edge model from the secular literature offered a second model. A third model was derived by the author from an explicitly Christian philosophy of education. The author expected this empirical study to verify the already highly verified classic secular model. Even so, the author’s model was verified most strongly of the three models. This result offers encouragement to business faculty who teach according to their own explicitly Christian working models of how their students mature in their faith. Relevant literature, research warrant, methodology, and results are discussed below.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/78
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
From Value Creation to Values Creation: The Entrepreneur Enrichment Program as an Enhancement to Business Plan Competitions
Ataide, Randy M.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/78
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This paper will discuss a co-curricular program innovation, the Entrepreneur Enrichment Program (EEP), within the Fermanian School of Business at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU). The EEP seeks to provide an enhancement to traditional collegiate business plan competitions. It is believed by the author that many such competitions unwittingly create an illusion of entrepreneurial success through the development of stylistically attractive and technically acceptable business plans at the expense of providing a more well-balanced personal, professional and relational framework of entrepreneurial and start-up success. It is further contended that overly focusing upon business plan creation and competition may not be the ideal way of transmitting entrepreneurial skills and information to aspiring student-entrepreneurs, especially Christian ones. This paper urges that Christian business schools should consider creating more balanced co-curricular entrepreneurial programs by offering a more relational model of engagement between business mentors and student-entrepreneurs from all academic disciplines and departments. This model should work toward the production of high-quality and market-ready business plans for student-entrepreneur ventures in a modified way from the norm. Ultimately, the EEP seeks to expand the value-creation enterprise of business plans to have the additional component of values-creation.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/79
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
Human Nature and Teaching Management Theories
Dose, Jennifer J.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/79
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Ghoshal (2005) spurred considerable discussion with his pronouncement that “Bad Management Theories Are Destroying Good Management Practices,” using agency theory to exemplify how theories with negative assumptions about people perpetuate the behaviors that inspired those assumptions. According to Ghoshal, teaching that managers maximize their own interests legitimizes such behavior to students, therefore shaping future norms. This article proposes to summarize and respond to Ghoshal’s arguments, then discuss the implications for pedagogy and make recommendations, emphasizing that although secular management teaching can improve, only by incorporating a Christian view of human nature can management students develop an accurate and ethical worldview.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/80
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
Book Review: Leadership Can Be Taught
Edgell, Margaret
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/80
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Book Review: Leadership Can Be Taught
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/81
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
Microeconomic Applications to the Bible: An extension to Stamm’s arguments in 2001
Chan, Alan
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/81
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Stamm (2001) suggests examples of how we can draw economic applications from the Bible. The present paper follows Stamm’s idea and suggests additional examples that Christian instructors can use in an introductory microeconomics classroom.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/82
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
Case Study: James Jewelers
Redmer, Timothy A. O.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/82
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James Jewelers is a critical decision case involving Bob and Bonnie James, owners of James Jewelers in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This case accurately reflects dilemmas frequently faced by entrepreneurs in the highly competitive retail markets. The very survival of James Jewelers and the financial stability of Bob and Bonnie are dependent on a correct decision regarding the future of James Jewelers. Bob and Bonnie have been working in the jewelry business for 20 years and are in the midst of experiencing their second failure. With debt concerns, shrinking inventory, and a lost lease, Bob has to decide whether to throw in the towel and look for other forms of employment, or try to start over. Bob’s values and beliefs enter into the decision as he feels a strong obligation to repay his debt and continue to provide a quality product and service to devoted customers. Some suppliers and many customers have stuck with James Jewelers for a number of years, and Bob feels that quitting would be a disservice to those who had faith in him. However, the financial condition of his operation continues to deteriorate. Sometimes staying in business could change a condition from bad to worse and even more people could be negatively impacted by an unsuccessful operation. Then again, if he can turn the business around, there is a greater probability that Bob can make good on his obligations. Bob and Bonnie need to decide quickly if they want to try to save or discontinue the operation of James Jewelry.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/83
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
The Disciplined Writer: Two Steps to Creating Academically Legitimate Integration Papers
Black, Janice A.
Smith, Yvonne S.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/83
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The academic vocation has two parts: teaching and scholarship. As a matter of practical spirituality, there are increasing calls for Christian business professors to do research, particularly faith-integration research. This paper outlines the process by which faith-integration scholarship can be mapped on the academic writing process. Specifically, the key issues of legitimacy - quality and rigor - are discussed. Finally, we offer two practical principles for the writer of academically legitimate integration papers: The Rule of Three, and The Rule of Ten Thousand and give examples of how to apply each.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/84
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 4 (2009)
Refocusing the Project Class on Partnering with the Client and Partnering with God
Harman, Les
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/84
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After extensive research, including a ten-year satisfaction survey, this paper presents a major shift in the pedagogy of teaching client-based project classes. Six new teaching strategies were implemented, specifically aimed at focusing marketing students on new partnering strategies to build equity in the client relationship. This resulted in superior marketing plans, highly satisfied students and clients, and a significantly greater percentage of the plan being implemented. Furthermore, spiritual integration occurred in and out of the classroom at a remarkable level as the refined class provided an ideal environment for students to partner with God.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/85
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
Faith Integration Through Service-Learning in the Information Sciences
Nejmeh, Brian A.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/85
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This paper demonstrates that the information sciences discipline offers significant opportunities for meaningful service-learning engagement. A secondary purpose of this paper is to document a biblical basis for service-learning in the information sciences discipline. The paper introduces a service-learning taxonomy that is well-suited for the information sciences discipline. This taxonomy outlines the activity and scope of service-learning opportunities available within the discipline, along with actual examples of service-learning projects conducted at Messiah College. Samples of student reflections on the impact of their service-learning experiences are also included in the paper.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/86
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
Student-Managed Investment Funds in Religiously Affiliated and Independent Colleges and Universities
Saunders, Kent T.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/86
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Many colleges and universities now offer student-managed investment fund (SMIF) courses where students simultaneously manage a portfolio of real dollar investments and earn academic credit. This paper compares and contrasts the investment policies and objectives between religiously affiliated and independent private colleges and universities. Universities that offer SMIF courses as a part of their undergraduate finance curriculum were categorized as either a religiously affiliated or an independent private university. An instructor survey was administered to collect data on the specific investment policies with special consideration to socially responsible investment concerns. Additional data was gathered from U.S. News & World Report and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) in order to control for institution size, academic reputation, and other institutional variables. Comparison variables of interest include the size of the fund under student control, whether or not socially responsible investment policies are implemented, and whether or not margin trading and derivative trading are permissible investment strategies. The results of this study outline differences in the practice of socially responsible investing between the institution types and provide a glimpse into some of the unique concerns that religiously affiliated schools consider when operating student-managed investment funds.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/87
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
Book Review: Income Distribution
Stamm, K. Brad
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/87
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Book Review: Income Distribution
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/88
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
Spirituality in the Classroom: Two Integration Exercises For Management (and other) Classes
Smith, Yvonne S.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/88
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How can a professor intentionally create space for the Spirit in a business class? One way is to use exercises and assignments that integrate a spiritual dimension into class content. This paper presents two exercises that students have found to be beneficial in “learning in righteousness.” Teaching notes are included. The exercises have been tested in management classrooms but can be adapted for many business classes.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/89
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
Introducing the Ambassador Scorecard: A Christian Approach to HR Professional Excellence
Pregitzer, Michael
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/89
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This paper describes a framework – the Ambassador Scorecard – that Christian human resource professionals can use to help them evaluate their vocational success. Similar to other balanced scorecard methods, this framework offers a “performance dashboard” and holistic approach measuring success based on four parameters: business knowledge, human resource expertise, cultural awareness, and Christian calling. This paper discusses the key elements of the Ambassador Scorecard, describes its use in the classroom, and discusses applications to other business disciplines. Most importantly, this paper will hopefully encourage HR professionals to pursue excellence in their vocation while maintaining accountability to Christ.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/90
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
Case Study: Cardone Industries: Chaplain Program
Redmer, Timothy A. O.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/90
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Cardone Industries – Chaplain Program presents a decision situation where top management had to choose between cost reduction and preserving a visible representation of corporate culture. Over 20 years ago the company founder, Michael Cardone, had implemented a corporate chaplain program to enhance the “Cardone Factory Family” culture of the organization. Over the years, the chaplain service had expanded with the growth of the business to become much more than a religious support system. While the current staff of seven chaplains plus support staff had established several ethnic churches, they also assisted with basic employee needs including medical, social service support, financial, various governmental services, and domestic issues. The program supported benevolence funds, musical groups, family nights, cultural events, sporting activities, and employee recognition programs and awards. An outside consulting group spent 18 months evaluating the overall operations of Cardone Industries in the interest of making the company more competitive and better able to withstand the pressures of the market, competitors, suppliers, and economy with the objective of improving the financial viability of the organization. One of the first recommendations from the consulting group was for Cardone to save an annual cost of $600,000 by eliminating the Chaplain Program. Members of the top management team were both for and against the consultant’s recommendation. Sentiments ran high on both sides and current president Michael Cardone Jr. would have a difficult time reaching a decision.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 3 (2008)
The Impact of Christian Education and Curriculum on Illegal Media File Sharing Attitudes and Behavior
Lewer, Joshua J.
Gerlich, R. Nicholas
Lucas, Doyle
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/91
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the ethics and economics behind file sharing and to empirically test the role a Christian education has on illegal file sharing. The empirical results are interesting and find that Christian education has no effect on ethical attitudes or actual stealing behavior, and suggest that faculty at Christian colleges and universities cannot assume that discussions about Christian principles and moral attitudes will automatically be seen in the student behavior that follows. Integration of faith perspectives into actual practice likely needs to be intentionally addressed with specific behavioral examples as the discussion points.
oai:ojs.cbfa-cbar.org:article/92
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oai:ojs.cbfa-cbar.org:article/93
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oai:ojs.cbfa-cbar.org:article/94
2015-06-23T14:27:24Z
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oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/95
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
The Development of an Integrated Experiential Model for Student Transformation
Bovee, Steven L.
O'Brien, Marcia
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/95
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This paper presents a model for student transformation: spiritually, intellectually, and professionally. The implementation of this model has been supported by a paradigm shift in business faculty and staff who have embraced the challenge of developing servant leaders through an integrated process of curricular, co-curricular, and experiential learning and transformational teaching. The authors share the evolution in thinking that generated this model and the related approach to teaching and learning, along with some concrete examples of its implementation and lessons learned along the way. They also discuss anticipated next steps to further integrate the model into teaching and learning efforts and to assess its effectiveness in achieving intended learning and growth outcomes.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/96
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
From Data to Love: Teaching Management of Knowledge Assets In the Christian Business Classroom
Martinez, Richard J.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/96
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This paper provides a roadmap of how discussion related to the nature of knowledge, the uses of knowledge, and the management of knowledge assets could be done in a Christian business classroom. I offer some of the insights I have incorporated regarding integration of our Christian faith and scripture in this discussion. What is most important for this paper is that we can envision a unique role for Christian business educators, who will have much to add to the story of knowledge management, and who will teach these processes in unique ways to students who will often use knowledge for unique purposes.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/97
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
The Use of Biblical/Christian Metaphors in the Teaching of Economics
Koch, Paul R.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/97
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This paper will examine the use and significance of biblical/Christian metaphors in economics and put forth some ideas for consideration by Christians who are involved in economic education. This paper will put forth explanations for the use of metaphor and will discuss why biblical metaphors are useful and relevant. This paper includes discussion for the design of instruction in undergraduate economics, particularly in a Christian academic context, and includes a case study in the art of metaphorical economics.
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/98
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
Book Review: The Way of the Shepherd: 7 Ancient Secrets to Managing Productive People
Fields, W. Calvin
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/98
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Book Review: The Way of the Shepherd: 7 Ancient Secrets to Managing Productive People
oai:cbfa-cbar.org:article/99
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
The Integration of Family Stability into Income Distribution Measures: A Teaching Methodology
Ritchey, Barry
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/99
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Many of our students have experienced the internal cost of family instability. Out of wedlock births, divorce and separations have imposed substantial psychic cost upon them. The purpose of this paper is to expose them to the more macroeconomic external cost of family instability. The teaching method illustrated here provides a visual lesson on the external cost created by family dissolutions.
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Christian Business Academy Review
Vol 2 (2007)
Bringing Truth, Joy, and Eternity into the Classroom: Using Perfume to Teach Introductory Marketing
Filby, Ivan L.
url:https://cbfa-cbar.org/index.php/cbar/article/view/100
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This paper explains how to reinforce the teaching of basic marketing concepts through a simple group experiential exercise. After dividing the class into small groups, the exercise involves spraying perfume on students’ wrists and instructing each group to develop a marketing plan that targets the segment of the market that they consider to best fit the perfume product. The paper clearly outlines how to prepare and run the exercise, some perfumes that the instructor might consider using, and what students will learn about marketing through the exercise. The paper concludes with some ideas on how to integrate our Christian faith into the learning experience.
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