Southwest Business and Economics Journal

About the Journal

The purpose of the journal is to provide business leaders with economic information, ideas, and concepts with applications for professionals and practitioners in business.  Priority is given to subjects dealing with new interpretations and solutions to problems in regional economic development.

The first issue of the journal, which was originally named the Southwest Oklahoma Economic Review, was published in April 1992. The Southwest Business and Economics Journal is published once a year.

LATESET ISSUE

Volume 19 2011

Previous Issue

Volume 18 2010

Eco-efficiency - Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry Authors: Li Sun Electronic Customer Relationship Management in Automobile Retailing: One Dealership’s Perspective Authors: Phillip Wilson, Lesli Womack, Chris Shao, Charles Johnston Hormone Induced Milk and Product Labeling – Empirical Evidence from Kansas Authors: Kalyan Chakraborty A Reality-Based Model to Assess the Market Risk of Privatizing Social Security Author: Jerry A. Joseph, Monsurur Rahman, Faye Bradwick Metrics of Uninsured Motorists: The Challenging Case of New Mexico Author: J. Tim Query, Al Berryman Performance of Community Banks in Oklahoma Author: V. Sivarama Krishnan

Previous Issues

Volume 17  2009

Income Equality Trends in Texas: 1975 - 2004.  Do They Really Matter?
Authors: James Owen and John Martinez

Collective Bargaining and Academic Compensation: Evidence in the 21st Century
Authors: Javed Ashraf and Recai Aydin

Customer Relationship Investments, Value to the Customer, and Value to the Firm: Integrating Attributes and Benefits
Authors: Wen-Hung Wang, Chiung-Ju Liang and Kishwar Joonas

The Impact of Free Trade Agreement with Mexico on Real Wages of Production Workers in Manufacturing in the United States
Author: Mesghena Yasin

Money Supply in Bahrain, 1974 - 2007
Author: Ashraf Nakibullah

Volume 16  2007-2008

Product Market Competition and Corporate Governance Structure Change: Evidence from the Telecommunications Industry
Authors: Jeffrey T. Bookman, Craig G. Rennie and Michael J. Sullivan


An Assessment of OECD Health Care System Using Panel Data Analysis
Authors: Ramesh Mohan and Sam Mirmirani


The Economic Freedom Index as a Determinant of Firm Births and Firm Deaths
Authors: Noel D. Campbell, Tammy M. Rogers and Kirk C. Heriot


A Cross-Country Analysis of the Employment Intensity of Economic Growth
Author: William Seyfried


Financial Statements, Attestation Level and Lending Decision by Small Banks
Authors: Neung J. Kim and Rafik Z. Elias


The Economic Potential of the Arkansas Sweet Potato Industry: Some Evidence from Dallas
Authors: Marshall J. Horton and Jay Robbins



Volume 15  2006-2007

The Effects of Economic Integration on the Financial Characteristics of EU Manufacturing Firms: 1900-2004
Authors: Ilhan Meric, Herbert E. Gishlick, Leonore S. Taga and Gulser Meric


Inflation Forecasts: An Empirical Re-examination
Authors: Swarna B. Dutt and Dipak Ghosh


Factors Impeding the Development of Export Activities: A Survey of Louisiana Small Businesses
Authors: Saviour Nwachukwu, Donald Andrews, Ashagre Yigletu and Andrew Washington


The U.S. Home Mortgage Markets during 1900-2004 and Financial Institutions Participation: Does Assets Size Matter in Mortgage Participation?
Authors: Abdus Samad and Rezwan Tahir


Lemons in the Used Car Market: An Empirical Investigation
Author: Arif Sultan


Operating Efficiency of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Member Banks
Author: Peter M. Ellis



Volume 14  2005-2006

The Influences of Appropriate Service-Contract-Personnel Dress on the Dimensions of Customer Expectations of Service Quality
Authors: Chris Y. Shao, Charles D. Ramser and Phillip H. Wilson - Midwestern State University


Business Literacy: A Millennium Assessment in the Manufacturing Environment
Authors: Steven J. Anderson, John X. Volker and Michael D. Phillips - Austin Peay State University


International Coffee Agreement: Incomplete Membership and Instability of the Cooperative Game
Authors: Germain N. Pichop - World Vegetable Center and Francis M. Kemegue - Ridgewater College


An Investigation of the Environmental Beliefs and Attitudes of Business Students in the U.S.A. and Mexico
Authors: Kishwar Joonas, Sudhir Tandon - Prairie View A&M University and Diana Davila Ruiz - Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)


Financial Restatements and Their Impact on Stock Prices: Evidence from the US Financial Markets
Authors: Mohammad G. Robbani, Sekhar Anantharaman - Alabama A&M University and Rafiqul Bhuyan - California State University-Sacramento


An Analysis of the Housing Market and the Oklahoma Experience
Author: Mohamad B. Shaaf - University of Central Oklahoma



Volume 13  2004-2005

Moderator Variables in Cultural Values and Business Ethics Research: Important to External Validity
Authors: Victor E. Sower and Judith C. Sower - Sam Houston State University


Elements of Corporate Hedging Policy
Author: Paul Sarmas - California State Polytechnic University


Impact of Stock Market Decline on the Recent Housing Boom in the United States: Some Empirical Evidence
Authors: Mohammed Ansari and Ganiyu Oladunjoye - Albany State University


A Survey of Capital Budgeting in Publicly Traded Utility Companies
Authors: Antonio Apap and Dubos J. Masson - University of West Florida


Accounting Educators and Professionals: Perceptions Concerning Communication
Authors: Nithan M. Hindi - University of Qatar, Donald S. Miller and Stephen E. Catt - Emporia State University


The Variability of Earnings Across Foreign Currency Translation Methodologies: An Empirical Comparison
Author: Paul E. Holt - Texas A&M University



Volume 12  2003-2004

Land Tenure Patterns and Unitization Legislation: Evidence from Texas and Oklahoma
Author: Stuart T. MacDonald - Midwestern State University


Comparative Information Content of Return on Assets Based on Alternative Translation Methods
Author: Paul E. Holt - Texas A&M University


Banking Industry IPO Returns: A Test of the Informational Asymmetry Hypothesis
Authors: Mark Schaub - Northwestern State University, K. Michael Casey - University of Central Arkansas and Kenneth M. Washer - Texas A&M University-Commerce


Managing Quality: Modeling the Cost of Quality Improvement
Author: Arthur B. Jeffery - University of South Alabama


Demand Trends and Seasonality in Columbia Wheat Import Market: An Econometric Analysis
Authors: Osho Gbolahan Solomon and Asghar Nazemzadeh - University of Houston-Downtown


Additional Minimum Pension Liability and Pension Underfunding
Authors: Barbara W. Scofield and Paul Haensly - The University of Texas of the Permian Basin


Efficiency Analysis of the Companies in the U.S. Meat Industry
Author: Liming Guan - University of Hawaii at Manoa



Volume 11  2002-2003


Can Narrow Banking Provide a Substitute for Depository Intermediaries?
Author: Williams Miles


An Empirical Investigation of the Value Index: Linking Perceived Importance to Satisfaction
Authors: Russell Calk and Sutham Cheurprakobkit


An Empirical Examination of Rational Expectations Hypothesis in the Foreign Exchange Market
Authors: Fazul Miah, M. Kabir Hasssan and Aminur Rahman


Data Warehousing: A Vital Role in the Pursuit of Competitive Advantage
Authors: Kimberly Merrit and Richard Braley


The Initial Impact of Casino Gaming on Bankruptcy Filing in Louisiana
Authors: Barbara J. Davis and Helen Sikes


A Simulation of WIP Inventory Drive Systems and Their Effect on Production Measurements
Author: Lloyd J. Taylor