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Letter from the Editor
No full textAdmittedly, I may be a bit biased, but I think the collection of articles in this issue of the Christian Business Academy Review constitute the best in the eighteen-year history of the journal. There is so much more to being a professor than chalk-and-talk, and the authors whose works were accepted this year provided a wide-ranging look at many aspects of the profession in and beyond the classroom. As you look at what follows, I hope you will agree
Christian Identity, Counteractive Control, and Business Ethics
No full textThis paper reviews the literature on counteractive control and moral identity formation and explores how these theories apply to teaching business ethics in Christian higher education. We propose that institutions of Christian higher education have an opportunity to promote students’ ethical resolve based on their ethical identity formation based on the person of Jesus Christ. This paper provides practical implications of these theories on pedagogy within higher education and suggests potential directions for future research
Resources for Teaching Investments from a Christian Perspective
No full textThis paper outlines ideas typically covered in an investments course from a faith-based perspective. Topics include the time value of money, bonds, markets, taxes, risk, and portfolios. We provide example resources and suggestions of faith integration accomplished through engaging multiple types of pedagogies and assignments. A sample final project enables students to demonstrate how the entire investment process discussed throughout the term comes together at the end to achieve an integrated portfolio. Biblically responsible investing, environmental-social-governance investing, and sustainable development goals are also considered as practical ways of integrating faith and investing
The Possibility for Harm Present When Institutions Misrepresent Student Body Diversity
No full textIn an attempt to attract students, many institutions of higher learning are manipulating their marketing materials to make it appear as if their student populations are more diverse than they actually are. While organizations of all types often portray users of their products and services as idealized in order to appeal to a broad base or desired demographic, this rarely leads to harm. In the case of university and college students of diversity, however, such misrepresentation can lead to harm if they choose to attend an institution under the belief that they will be surrounded by peers and discover something altogether different once they arrive. Such distortion can, in turn, hurt the institution’s reputation and retention and should be avoided
The Econlowdown Educational Platform of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
No full textAs Christian business faculty seek to adopt new technologies that improve student engagement and learning, a tool offered through the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) of St. Louis deserves consideration. This review offers a summary of Econlowdown, an online learning resource offered by the Fed of St. Louis. The tool can be utilized in a traditional face-to-face format, an online format, or a hybrid format
The Impact of a Theological Studies Course on The Ethical Development of Undergraduate Business Students
No full textIn this article, the researcher examined the impact of a theological studies course on the ethical development of undergraduate business students. The researcher administered the Defining Issues Test version 2 (DIT2) instrument to participants and compared their assessed levels of ethical development. Participants were grouped according to whether they had completed a theological studies course prior to participation. Participants completing a theological studies course were not assessed to have superior levels of ethical development to those who had not completed a theological studies course. The findings suggest that exposure to theological studies courses alone is insufficient to improve ethical development
The Theology Diamond: A Strategic Framework for Christian Business Faculty
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Based on the “Strategy Diamond” by Hambrick and Fredrickson (2001), the Theology Diamond is a strategic framework for Christian business faculty. This strategy helps Christian business faculty live intentionally for the glory of God and allows Christian institutions to compete by having business faculty that live out Gospel-centered values. Five elements of the Theology Diamond are presented (arenas, vehicles, differentiators, sequencing, and economic logic), and a strategic framework of Gospel living and working is presented
Creative Instruction in Accounting: Introducing and Analyzing Audit Evidence Through the Case for Christ
No full textThis paper presents an example of a creative instruction case for an auditing course that utilizes an analogy of the evidence of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Following Belief Perseverance Theory (BPT), the case builds upon students’ prior knowledge and Christian worldview of the evidence of the resurrection of Christ to enhance and support the learning and discussion of audit evidence and professional skepticism in the accounting field
Developing Faith Integration in a Principles of Corporate Finance Course
No full textThis paper provides a high-level approach to faith integration for commonly taught topics in a principles of corporate finance course. The paper presents a review of the literature on faith integration, frequently taught corporate finance topics, and the integration of faith and corporate finance. The paper then presents faith integration opportunities for six commonly taught corporate finance topics and concludes with a brief summary and discussion of future research