Douglas P. Dotterweich

Student Migration: Do Significant Factors Vary by Region?

This research paper utilizes a two-stage least-squares regression equation to examine factors that significantly impact student migration in different US geographic regions. The dynamic interaction between a university, its environment, and student migration is examined by employing a unique data set that combines institution-specific characteristics with regional economic variables. The study found that higher education institutions that have regionally recognized quality programs have greater ability to attract nonresident students. In addition, it appears that there is a linkage between nonresident enrollment and the economic environment where the university is located.

Non-resident Tuition and Enrollment in Higher Education: Implications for Tuition Pricing

Abstract This paper provides evidence on the factors that influence the non‐resident enrollment percentage for public and private institutes of higher education (IHEs). We find a significant positive correlation between the enrollment percentage and tuition for private IHEs and no significance for public IHEs. Further investigation reveals that the highest‐priced public and private IHEs generally attract the highest percentage of non‐resident students. This suggests that the more costly IHEs, especially private, may enjoy a special cache that allows them more latitude in setting non‐resident tuition. The non‐resident enrollment percentage is not appreciably different across a wide range of tuition levels for both IHE types, indicating that these IHEs might be able to maintain their non‐resident enrollment percentage levels with marginal tuition increases.

The Practicality of Super Bowl Advertising for New Products and Companies

Abstract Companies that advertise during the Super Bowl can reach 40 million U.S. households with a 30-second commercial spot, but the cost can exceed

Research ethics of business academic researchers at AACSB institutions

2 million. This research examines Nielsen television ratings and expenses for related commercial spots and suggests that the Super Bowl is not always the best site for introducing new companies or products to the marketplace. ANOVA test results indicate that younger companies may better affect purchase decisions by advertising more frequently during less expensive programming slots.

Institutional focus and non‐resident student enrollment

Academic researchers in business are likely to have different perceptions and attitudes regarding what constitute unethical behavior in conducting their research. In fact, some might consider certain actions to be totally ethical while other behaviors might be unacceptable in one discipline, but acceptable in another. Therefore, a survey was administered to a sample of professors at AACSB-accredited institutions to identify those actions felt to be unethical and to gauge the state of research ethics among business academics. The survey was developed around eleven substantive issues concerning business research ethics. Some of the topics included: treatment of data, confidentiality, plagiarism, working with co-authors, and multiple submissions. First, respondents were asked whether they felt the behavior was unethical. Secondly, they were asked whether they had ever personally engaged in such activity. Finally, they were asked if they were aware of colleagues who had taken a particular action.The primary contribution of the paper is to provide evidence on faculty definitions of unethical research practices and the extent of such behavior within the academic business environment. An overwhelming percentage of respondents (greater than 95%) condemned five of the eleven activities studied. They included: falsifying data, violating confidentiality of a client, ignoring contrary data, plagiarism, and failing to give credit to co-authors. Probably the most important finding of this paper concerns the level of unethical activity reported by faculty about their colleagues. While these findings likely include some degree of double counting within an institution, the level of unethical activity reported on colleagues and the number of institutions represented indicates the problem is quite common. Seven actions were reported by between 20 and 47% of respondents to have occurred within their institutions. These actions include adding names of persons not contributing to a paper, failing to give credit to co-authors, selective reporting of data, and plagiarism. These results indicate unethical practices occur frequently among researchers in AACSB accredited business schools and are not merely exceptions. Coverage of ethical issues in a graduate research methods course might force students to ponder these issues prior to confronting them in the world of business or academic research.

Nonresident Enrollment at Religious and Secular Colleges

Purpose – This paper uses institutional characteristics and regional economic data to determine if institutional mission may help drive non‐resident undergraduate enrollment.Design/methodology/approach – A two‐stage least squares regression models is employed on 180 Doctoral, 333 Comprehensive, and 501 Baccalaureate higher education institutions to determine if there is a correlation between non‐resident enrollment and tuition for each of the separate mission‐based classifications.Findings – The study finds a significant positive correlation between non‐resident undergraduate enrollment and tuition for both doctoral and baccalaureate institutions. There is no significant correlation between non‐resident enrollment and tuition for comprehensive institutions.Research limitations/implications – Suggests that non‐resident undergraduate students are attracted to both larger flagship institutions, as well as to smaller institutions that are almost entirely focused on undergraduate instruction. Comprehensive ins...

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Institutional characteristics and regional economic data are used to determine if religious private colleges have a higher percentage of nonresident students than do secular colleges. A test of means and a two-stage least squares regression are used on a data set of 827 private higher education institutions to present evidence on the differences between religious and secular private colleges. The study finds that the percentage of nonresident students is higher at secular than at religious private colleges. Evidence suggests that religious colleges may serve a special niche in their local market. It does not appear that nonresident students are willing to attend a religious college solely for religious reasons as their lower tuition levels do not result in higher out-of-state enrollments.

A Telecourse Within the Traditional Microeconomics Course

Abstract The video series Economics U

Student Success in Business Statistics

A is often presented as a self-contained telecourse. However, in this article, we report on a controlled experiment in teaching principles of microeconomics with and without Economics U

NATIONAL ATTITUDES REGARDING GENDER BIAS IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES

A as a supplement to lecture/discussion pedagogy. Pretest-posttest scores on the National Council on Economic Educations microeconomics subtest of the Revised Test of Understanding in College Economics (TUCE) were analyzed for differences between a video-supplemented class and a conventional class with regard to student comprehension of microeconomics overall and comprehension of specific content areas and cognitive levels. Results suggest that no educational losses and some gains occurred when Economics U