This publication contains 22 refereed research papers, 4 refereed action research and classroom application papers, and 3 research training papers from a national conference on promoting excellence in research and teaching for business. The research papers are "Analysis of Executives' Written Documents" (Jennings, Vice); "Assessment of International Students Enrolled in an Information Systems Technologies Baccalaureate Degree Program" (Evans, Sinha); "Association Between Students' Attitudes Regarding Content Areas in an Information Systems Technologies Curriculum and Their Computer Background" (Henry, Davis, Gonzenbach); "Comparing the Return Rate, Speed, and Quality of E-mail and Postal Mail Survey Delivery Methods in a Business Education Setting" (Truell, Goss); "Comparison of Computer Workforce Skills" (Vitier, Joyner); "Comparison of the Diskette Survey Responses and Paper and Pencil Survey Responses on Self-Directed Learning Instruments with Business Educators" (Bartlett, Kotrlik); "Comparison of Student Performance Outcomes" (Willis, Joyner); "Computer Applications Software Skills Students Bring to College Level Introductory Computer Classes" (McDonald); "Computer Competencies of High School Students" (Arosteguy, Bartholome); "Effect of Human Resource Training and Development Programs on Restaurant Turnover Rate" (Wen, Truell); "Employability Skills Required for 21st Century Jamaican Workers" (Anderson, Williams-Myers); "Exploring the Relationships Between Organizational Culture and Self-Learning Among Office Employees" (Bartlett, Higgins, Kovacs);"International Business Education" (Zeliff, Herbers, Meyers, Sly); "Latent Sources of Computer Self-Efficacy" (Smith-Weber); "Meeting the Technology Staff Needs of Elementary Teachers" (Crews, McCannon); "Most Common Grammatical Errors Made by Undergraduates as Perceived by Business Communication Professors by Years of Teaching" (McCannon, Crews); "Pacific Rim Business Students' Perceptions of Six Representative English-Language Accents" (Scott, Green, Rosewarne, Neal); "Status of Ethics Instruction in Marketing Education" (Truell); "Structure of Program of Study Where Plateaus Were Encountered in Court Reporting Skillbuilding Classes" (Sheets); "Student Attitudes Toward and Evaluation of Internet Instruction" (Truell); "Teaching Concerns of Traditionally and Alternatively Certified Marketing Educators" (Truell); "Technology and Workplace Skills Needed for Entry-Level Employment in the 21st Century Workplace" (Wiedmaier, Roberts); and "Training Needs of State Government Secretarial Employees" (Redmann). The action research and classroom application papers are "Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Internet-Based Instruction in Business Education Classrooms" (Truell); "Generating Realistic Business Data Instantly" (Chen, Wong); "Increasing Organizational Productivity through the Implementation of Virtual Teams" (Spataro, Spataro); and "Teaching Business Problem Solving with Database Management Applications" (Chen, Ray). The research training papers are "Documenting a Research Article" (Scott); "Illustrating a Research Article" (Arosteguy); and "Let's Get Serious About Conducting Action Research" (Bronner). (YLB)