SBANC Newsletter
May
17,
2005
Issue
372-2005
QUOTE
"Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present."
-- Rudy Giuliani
FEATURE
PAPER
Integrity
and the Small Business: A Framework and Empirical Analysis
This
paper was presented by Leslie E. Palich, Justin G. Longenecker,
Carlos W. Moore, and J. William Petty of the Hankamer School
of Business, Baylor University at the 2004 ICSB World Conference
in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the most pressing ethical issues
small businesses face today and outlines a framework for resolving
those issues to maintain personal and business integrity. We use
a stakeholder management framework adapted for small businesses and
provide survey data to identify relevant ethical issues. To pinpoint
troublesome ethical issues for small companies, small business personnel
across the U.S. were asked the following question: “What is
the most difficult ethical issue that you have faced in your work?” Responses
from 455 survey participants identify the kinds of issues that challenge
the integrity of small business owners in the U.S. The set of issues
mentioned most often is related to customers and competitors. The
second most common category is concerned with the way a company treats
its employees, including decisions about layoffs, workplace discrimination,
fairness in promotions, and the like. The third category is related
to the obligations of employees to their employers, focusing on the
actions of personnel that may not align with the interest of their
companies. Management processes and relationships came fourth. Management
relationship issues can be especially disturbing because they reflect
the moral fiber or culture of the firm, including weaknesses in managerial
actions and commitments. Other findings are also explored.
Read the Entire Paper...
TIP
OF THE WEEK
Entrepreneurship
in Practice: Who wants to be a CEO?
When great minds collide
to form a business partnership, the question of who is going
to be the head honcho is among the top five most
difficult to address and answer. No one necessarily wants to step
on toes or toot their own horn early on in the collaboration, so
how can it be decided? Should it be the person investing the most,
the one with the most pertinent knowledge, the one who thought
of it all, or the one with the most leadership skills? Does one person have to be the boss or can partners make their relationship
so cohesive that unanimous decisions are norm? Due to the unlikelihood
of partners agreeing on operational issues all the time, experts
recommend having one person in control. Venture capitalists concur. "They
want only one musketeer, and they want a decision-making structure," says
one expert. Another: "At the end of the day, somebody has
to be accountable."
Not all people
are cut out to be chief executives. Headaches and arguments can
be avoided by a self-assessment and self-elimination.
Read the following lists to see if you're really equipped
for calling the shots.
You know you're CEO material when...
- You
stick to your beliefs and the comapny's mission and never compromise
your values.
- As a visionary,
you are able to set long-term, realistic goals.
-
Others rally around you to support your plan.
-
Your listening and communication skills are first-rate
and highly respected.
- You enjoy being
a coach who fosters teamwork.
- Part of your
goal is to seek out new ideas constantly.
- You are comfortable
with change.
- Reinventing yourself
is a hobby, and you engage in continuous learning for self-improvement.
- Because of your
sense of adventure, you are not afraid to be bold and take
risks
for the business.
- You genuinely care for and respect others.
You know you're
not CEO material when...
- Staffers and customers complain about your poor communications
skills behind your
back.
-
Talent in your organization jumps to competitors because your staffers
have
no mentors
or opportunities.
-
Your rigid and inflexible behavior frustrates employees.
-
You are mercurial and indecisive.
-
As absolute ruler, you don't develop a cult of team players.
-
Because you are a control freak, you do not delegate authority.
-
Your employees aren't straight with you.
-
Diversity issues are not important.
-
Self-centeredness makes you insensitive to others.
-
You're afraid of delivering bad news.
Hodgetts, Richard M., and Donald F. Kuratko. Entrepreneurship:
Theory, Process, and Practice. 6th ed. Taunton: South-Western,
2004. 437.
CONFERENCES
The
Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences
The
Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences will hold its 12th
Annual International Conference in Amman - The Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan, at Le Royal Hotel on May 29-31, 2005. "The
Role of Banks, Financial and Economic Institutions in Promoting and
Financing the Small and Medium Enterprises" will
cover the main financial and economic issues faced by SMEs in the
Arab
countries and worldwide.
For more information, visit: http://www.aabfs.org/EB/Conf/Enhome.asp
The CIBER Research Institute
The
CIBER Research Institute will
hold its EABR Conference (business & economics) and TLC Conference
(teaching methods, styles, and administration) at the Aressana Hotel
in Santorini Island, Greece on June 20-22, 2005.
For more information, visit: http://www.CIBERinstitute.org
Marketing Education Resource Center
The
Marketing Education Resource Center will
hold its 2005 Conclave and Professional Conference at the Renaissance
Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington on June 23-26, 2005. Conclave
programming will include an abundance of information from six conferences: Marketing
Management, Entrepreneurship, E-Business/Technology, International
Business, Sports/Events Business, and Hospitality/Tourism.
For more information, visit: http://www.mark-ed.org/conclave/default.htm
Neighborhood Networks
Neighborhood Networks
will hold its 10th Anniversary National Training Conference
in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on June 29-July 1, 2005. The theme of
the conference will be "Connecting Communities, Creating Opportunities."
For more information, visit: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/nnw/2005conf.cfm
Decision
Sciences Institute
The Decision Sciences Institute will hold
The 2005 International Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute at
the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, in Barcelona, Spain
on July 3-6, 2005.
For
more information, visit: http://www.iese.edu/en/events/projects/dsi2005/home
CALL
FOR PAPERS
The National
Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)
The National Collegiate Inventors and
Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) will hold its 10th Annual Meeting in
Portland, Oregon on March 23-25, 2006. The theme for the conference
will be "Strengthening the fabric: Building capacity for innovation
and entrepreneurship."
Submission Deadline: June 10, 2005
For more information, visit: http://www.nciia.net/news_events.html
IPSI
IPSI Transactions journals are planning some
special issues in late 2005 and early 2006, and you are welcome to
submit your paper. The special issues will focus on Research with Interdisciplinary
Elements.
Submission Deadline: June 20, 2005
For more information, visit: http://www.internetjournals.net
IPSI-2005 MONTENEGRO
IPSI
will hold its International IPSI-2005 Montenegro Conference in the
Hotel Sveti Stefan, Montenegro on October 1-8, 2005. Topics to be
covered
at the conference include: education, computer science and engineering,
B2B, B2C,
e-business and management.
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2005
For more information, visit: http://www.internetconferences.net/montenegro2005/index.html
Allied
Academics
Allied Academics will hold its 2005 International
Internet Conference on July
18-31,
2005.
Submission Deadline: July 8, 2005
For more information, visit: http://www.alliedacademies.org/internet-call.html
USASBE / SBI
USASBE
and SBI will hold their 2006 Joint Conference in the JW Marriott Starr
Pass Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona on January 12-15, 2006. The
theme for this conference will be "The Changing Entrepreneurial
Landscape."
Submission Deadline: July 15, 2005
For more information, visit: http://www.usasbesbi2006.org
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