Scholarly Articles

Tina was a student who received a grade of zero on the first assignment in a business law course.

Amy Hill had hiked to the top of her 44-acre property with her six-year-old son and was having second thoughts about starting a woman-owned small seasonal business, Creekside Maple Syrup.

Neely Paul was intrigued by the newspaper headline (Underwood, 2006) that accused a local business CEO of embezzling $7 million.

Instead of getting the golden parachute he was expecting, Paul Iacovacci, close to retirement at Brevet Capital Management LLC, got a pink slip and a lesson in cybersecurity.

Ring, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon, offered security products to enhance customer peace of mind.

This critical incident describes an ethical and legal dilemma faced by the owner of a small, local retailer.

Barney, recent accounting graduate, was employed as an internal auditor with Slate Financial Services, an investment firm.

Terrance Lau was the program manager of the Campus Network Refresh, a major program to upgrade network connectivity of the Mountainside State University (MSU).

Delta Air Lines (Delta) had just completed its acquisition of Northwest Airlines (Northwest) and would now start the integration process to become one airline.

This decision-based critical incident describes General Manager Craig Newtonberg’s inability to hire a successful mechanics department manager at Trucks Unlimited, LLC.

The critical incident considers how innovative business models deployed by new entrants have the potential to serve as agents of disruptive or discontinuous change.

This critical incident involves a lease versus a buy decision for a vehicle.

This critical incident describes a situation faced by Meghan Farren, Chief Marketing Officer for KFC in the UK.

Ford Motor Company’s unexpected purchase of the historic Michigan Central Station is a critical incident designed to evaluate a major CSR-based investment decision.

This CI describes the position supervisor Kevin Müller was placed in when Philipp Neumann posted “Hey Charlie Hebdo [Magazine] ...everyone pays for their crimes!

This critical incident describes an alleged discrimination incident involving Sound Credit Union (SCU), a 115,000 member, not-for-profit financial institution in Seattle, Washington.

The law provides an opportunity for people to craft the rules that control their relationships— business or otherwise. This is the essence of contract law.

This critical incident describes a situation in which two airplanes crashed within five months of each other in the Java Sea and Ethiopia, respectively.

One of the most significant challenges educators face is making material relevant to students.

Paul Black had recently completed his MBA and was looking to start a real estate investing portfolio.