Problem: The business education literature isn't accessible. Research Questions: Which business education periodicals do vital business educators perceive to be more useful? In which databases and/or indices are they found? How much literature is fugitive? What strategies might increase literature accessibility? Research Method: Delphi technique.…

Many factors contribute to slow reading. Basic business educators must become aware of the range of student reading rates in their classroom and take the differences into consideration when making assignments. The assistance of a reading specialist is recommended. (AG)

Discusses the teaching of moral and ethical education to business students. Topics include (1) Who should teach morals and ethics?; (2) How should it be taught?; and (3) Will it make a difference? (CH)

Business educators can develop a sustainable research program if they grasp what constitutes well-designed research, recognize the sources of research ideas, know how to refine research ideas, understand how to make a research program integrated and cohesive, realize the importance of replication, and enhance their research productivity using a…

If business educators are to develop the economic literacy of students, they must address such dimensions of the changing worldwide economic order as the European Community. (JOW)

Groups differences in American English and British English vocabulary into four categories. Concludes that international business communication teachers and trainers must devote more attention to English as the dominant language of international business, create awareness of important vocabulary differences that have the potential to confound…

Problem: No systematic research has explored the refereed publications records of vital business educators. Data Collection Procedures: A total of 120 prominent business educators were mailed a survey about their publication practices and history, yielding a 61% usable return rate from 73 completed questionnaires. Results: The six research…

Outlines the major goals and units that might be instituted in an international business communication course. Discusses important features of such a course. Describes how one teacher undertakes and carries out the achievement of the goals. (HB)

A Delphi panel of 21 business teacher education experts identified major actions influencing the future of business teacher education. Four primary factors were redirection of the discipline, configuration of the curriculum, ideals of the discipline, and enhancement of the discipline. (SK)

Although most business instructors acknowledge the desirability of having their students understand business subcultures, few of them develop such understanding in their classes. A nine-step instructional method was developed to remedy this situation. During step one the stage is set by discussing key culture-related concepts. During step two…

The purposes of the study were (a) to identify perceptions about representative English-language accents from prospective and practicing providers of business-related language services residing in Argentina and (b) to examine the differences in their perceptions of these English-language accents. The respondents ranked the accents in this order:…

Identifies eight key facets of small business management and suggests activities that may be used to assist in their development. The key facets are (1) product or service, (2) competition, (3) marketing strategies, (4) personnel needs, (5) equipment and facility needs, (6) finances, (7) planning, and (8) entrepreneurship. (JOW)

Business librarians and faculty at Utah State University and the University of the West of England established exchange relationships. Faculty improved instruction in international business, librarians expanded library resources, and joint instructional and library collection projects were undertaken. (SK)

This document, which is intended for business educators at all levels, outlines two approaches to facilitating international business communication by adopting a global approach in business communication and related business education courses. In the first half of the document, the following steps in implementing the separate-course approach, are…