In this paper we investigate how participation in the Early Assessment Program, which provides California high school juniors with information about their academic readiness for college-level work at California State University campuses, affects their college-going behavior and need for remediation in college. Using administrative records from California State University,–Sacramento and the Cal...

The dynamic nature of the management function in global business today and the realisation that what works effectively in one country may not be as efficient in another has led management scholars and practising managers in continuous efforts to enhance their understanding of this environment and its effects to managers. This chapter explores management across cultures. The discussion starts wi...

The Bennett article takes us back to 1997 and reviews key legislators, regulations and judicial developments in Medicare, antitrust, tax and ERISA, all of which greatly impact the practice of health law.

In this paper we estimate the rate of return to firm investments in human capital in the form of formal job training. We use a panel of large firms with detailed information on the duration of training, the direct costs of training, and several firm characteristics. Our estimates of the return to training are substantial (8.6%) for those providing training. Results suggest that formal job train...

Since last two decades, in response to changes in the competitive working world of business and management, organizational researchers have focused their attention towards high performance work practices that enhance the employee loyalty and organizational performance via employee satisfaction. In consistent with this stream of research, this study aims to find the impact of three High Performa...