This collection represents Boise State College of Business and Economics research in the areas of responsible business, including sustainability, business ethics, diversity, corporate social responsibility, and corporate governance issues.
Submissions from 2024
Impact of Female and Male University Instructors Revealing Their High-Functioning Autism to Their Students, Gundars Kaupins and Tim Chenoweth
Submissions from 2023
Examining Strategic Antecedents of the Appointment of Women to Top Management Teams, Robert L. Bonner, Steven J. Hyde, and Kristen Faile
Declining Unionization and the Despair of the Working Class, Kelly Chen and Samia Islam
The Inherent Bad Faith of the NCAA's Use of Title IX to Shield Its Illegal Business Practices, Sam C. Ehrlich
ACorporation, Inc.: Corporate Form as Art Project and Advocacy, Chad Erpelding, Ruth Jebe, and Jeff Lingwall
Which Diversity Measures Best Capture Public Company Value?, Benjamin P. Foster, Andrew S. Manikas, and James R. Kroes
Shifting Perspectives: How Scrutiny Shapes the Relationship Between CEO Gender and Acquisition Activity, Daniel L. Gamache, Cynthia E. Devers, Felice B. Klein, and Timothy Hannigan
Autism in the Workplace, Gundars Kaupins
Do Online Consumers Value Corporate Social Responsibility More in Times of Uncertainty?: Evidence from Online Auctions Conducted During the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, E. Shaunn Mattingly, and Garrett A. McBrayer
Improving Sales in Online Auctions: The Impact of Emphasizing Corporate Social Responsibility in Item Descriptions, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, Shaunn Mattingly, and Garrett A. McBrayer
Is That an Opportunity?: Global versus Local Processing of Technological and Socioeconomic Constraints, Eric Shaunn Mattingly, Manju K. Ajuja, Andrew S. Manikas, and Trayan N. Kushev
Privacy Policy Provision Patterns Among the Top One Hundred Nonprofit Websites, Janet Stephens and Gundars Kaupins
Submissions from 2022
Imagining the Future of LGBTQ+ Evaluation: New(er) Directions and What Comes Next, Dylan Felt, Esrea Perez-Bill, Eric Barela, Nicole Cundiff, Radaya Ellis, LaShaune Johnson, Nicholas Metcalf, Travis Robert Moore, Ash Philliber, Jeffrey Poirier, Sarah Daniel Rasher, Cindy Rizzo, Erik Elías Glenn, and Gregory Phillips II
Natural Disasters, Risk Salience, and Corporate ESG Disclosure, Qiping Huang, Yongjia Li, Meimei Lin, and Garrett A. McBrayer
The U.S. Plastics Problem: The Road to Circularity, Ruth Jebe
Urban Land Expansion: The Role of Population and Economic Growth for 300+ Cities, Richa Mahtta, Michail Fragkias, Burak Güneralp, Anjali Mahendra, Meredith Reba, Elizabeth A. Wentz, and Karen C. Seto
The Growing Field of Nonprofit Accounting Research: 21st Century Data Sources, Topics, and Opportunities, Julie M. Mercado and Linda M. Parsons
Biofuels Policy and Innovation Impacts: Evidence from Biofuels and Agricultural Patent Indicators, Kelly P. Nelson, Lee C. Parton, and Zachary S. Brown
Environmental Disasters and Property Values: Evidence from Nepal’s Forest Fires, Jayash Paudel
Refugee Inflow and Labor Market Outcomes in Brazil: Evidence from the Venezuelan Exodus, Hanbyul Ryu and Jayash Paudel
Overcoming Bias Against Funding of Female-Led Entrepreneurial Initiatives: The Democratizing Influence of Online Crowdlending Platforms, Shivendu Pratap Singh, Trina A. Sego, and Shikhar Sarin
Who is NIL Leaving Out?: Challenges and Solutions for International Student-Athletes, Beth D. Solomon, Karina G. Jolly, Sarah Stokowski, Sam C. Ehrlich, and Skye G. Arthur-Banning
Evolving ESG Reporting Governance, Regime Theory, and Proactive Law: Predictions and Strategies, Adam Sulkowski and Ruth Jebe
Leveraging Free-Form Comments to Assess and Improve Patient Satisfaction, Regis Terpend, Christian Rossetti, James Kroes, Sandy Mudge, and Justin Glass
Submissions from 2021
“Why Can’t You Sit Still?”: The Effect of Daily Physical Activity on Childhood Inattention/Hyperactivity and the Educational Gender Gap, Kelly Chen and Shelley Phipps
CSR Disclosure of Foreign versus U.S. Firms: Evidence from ADRs, Reza H. Chowdhury, Chengbo Fu, Qiping Huang, and Nanying Lin
Laws, Educational Outcomes, and Returns to Schooling Evidence from the First Wave of U.S. State Compulsory Attendance Laws, Karen Clay, Jeff Lingwall, and Melvin Stephens Jr.
Can Hedge Funds Benefit from Corporate Social Responsibility Investment?, Jun Duanmu, Qiping Huang, Yongjia Li, and Garrett A. McBrayer
Small Business Development Centers and Rural Entrepreneurial Development Strategies: Are We Doing Enough for Rural America?, Timothy C. Dunne, Katie Toyoshima, and Michael Byrd
Noteworthy Diversity Efforts and Financial Performance: Evidence from DiversityInc's Top 50, Benjamin P. Foster, Andrew Manikas, Dianna Preece, and James R. Kroes
Exploring the Effects of For-Profit and Nonprofit Size Congruency: An Exchange Perspective on Cause-Related Marketing, Anne Hamby, Niusha Jones, and Guohong Yu
Effects of Employee Monitoring Notification Policies on HR Manager Opinions, Gundars Kaupins
CEO Gender-Based Termination Concerns: Evidence from Initial Severance Agreements, Felice B. Klein, Pierre Chaigneau, and Cynthia E. Devers
The Gender Equity Gap: A Multi-Study Investigation of Within-Job Inequality in Equity-Based Awards, Felice B. Klein, Aaron D. Hill, Ryan Hammond, and Ryan Stice-Lusvardi
Resource Efficiency in Manufacturing: A Case for Board Diversity, Andrew Manikas, Benjamin P. Foster, Dianna Preece, and James Kroes
Does the Importance of Environmental Issues within an Industry Affect the Relationship Between Lean Operations and Corporate Financial Performance?, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, and Benjamin P. Foster
The Idaho Human Rights Act is Long Overdue for a Legislative Update, Susan E. Park and Doug A. Werth
Beyond the Blaze: The Impact of Forest Fires on Energy Poverty, Jayash Paudel
Short-Run Environmental Effects of COVID-19: Evidence from Forest Fires, Jayash Paudel
Why are People Energy Poor?: Evidence from Ethnic Fractionalization, Jayash Paudel
Environmental Externalities from Agriculture: Evidence from Water Quality in the United States, Jayash Paudel and Christine L. Crago
Let's Save the Bear: A Multispecies Livelihoods Approach to Wildlife Conservation and Achieving the SDGs, Bastian Thomsen, Jennifer Thomsen, Mario Cipollone, and Sarah Coose
Submissions from 2020
Should Professors with Invisible Disabilities, Such as Asperger's, Reveal Them to Their Students?, Gundars Kaupins
Should College Instructors Reveal Their High Functioning Autism in the Classroom?, Gundars Kaupins, Tim Chenoweth, and Felice Klein
The Influence of Board of Director Gender Diversity on Gendered Corporate Social Responsibility, Wenlu McIntosh and John C. McIntosh
Fall in the Sea, Eventually?: A Green Paradox in Climate Adaptation for Coastal Housing Markets, Lee C. Parton and Steven J. Dundas
Submissions from 2019
Unequal Opportunities and Public Policy: The Impact of Parental Disability Benefits on Child Post-Secondary Attendance, Kelly Chen, Lars Osberg, and Shelley Phipps
Submissions from 2014
Managerial Commitment to Sustainable Supply Chain Management Projects, Thomas F. Gattiker, Craig R. Carter, Xiaowen Huang, and Wendy L. Tate
Submissions from 2010
Understanding Project Champions’ Ability to Gain Intra-Organizational Commitment for Environmental Projects, Thomas F. Gattiker and Craig R. Carter