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Faculty Highlights: Dr. Gloria Batiste-Roberts Debate, Coach and Director Thomas Freeman Center for Forensic Excellence, Adjunct Professor of Social Work
Full text linkDr. Gloria Batiste-Roberts Debate Coach and Director Thomas Freeman Center for Forensic Excellence, Adjunct Professor of Social Workhttps://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/provost_fh/1002/thumbnail.jp
Board Governance Quality and Risk Disclosure Compliance among Financial Institutions in Developing Economies
Full text linkAn Empirical Examination of Student Dropout in a Diverse Campus Environment
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This study expands on the existing literature by examining dropout behavior of minority college students. Specifically, the study compares determinants of retention for large ethnic student groups in the College of Business of an ethnically-diverse college campus. The dynamics of retention and progression are not known for college campuses with large representations of ethnic students. Our empirical findings show that college GPA explains student dropout for all ethnic groups. We find evidence of a positive association between dropout and male students for African-American and White ethnicities. Additionally, dropout has a positive association with online classes for African-Americans and Hispanics and a positive association with class load for African-Americans and Whites. Finally, a higher percentage of African-American students that resided on campus dropped out of college.
Keywords: college dropout, minority students, ethnically-diverse campu
Valuing Firms Using the Price-to-Sales Ratio: A Practical Perspective
Full text linkThe price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is a key financial metric used to assess a firm\u27s value by comparing its stock price to earnings. However, the P/E ratio becomes ineffective for firms with losses (Joos & Plesko, 2005). In such cases, the price-to-sales (P/S) ratio is an alternative valuation metric. However, while the P/S ratio helps compare firms with similar business models, financial leverage can distort the interpretation of the P/S ratio, potentially misleading investors. This study offers practical guidance for accounting and finance professionals on enhancing the utility of the P/S ratio by considering leverage effects. Using 147,951 firm-year observations from 2000 to 2022, we demonstrate when and how leverage significantly affects the explanatory power of sales-based valuation metrics. We also assess the usefulness of the enterprise value-to-sales (EV/S) ratio as a partial adjustment for leverage. Our findings suggest that the practical application of the P/S ratio requires careful consideration of firms’ capital structures. This paper contributes to practice by refining the interpretation of commonly used metrics in the context of loss-making and highly leveraged firms
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The Impact of AI in the classroom: Implementing AI Role Plays in Mass & Online
Full text linkKeynote Speaker: Dr. Amy Vandiver Novak Senior Professor at the Bauer College of Business, University of Houston Main Campu
