Scholarly Articles

Various stakeholders were competing to have their voices heard about the impact of tourism in the community near the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California.

On May 22, 2011, a tornado destroyed a large portion of Joplin, Missouri. The tornado was the deadliest in the U.S. since modern record keeping began in 1950 by the National Weather Service.

The play “N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK” had been performed in 44 states as a comedic critique of stereotypes and race.

Sarah had a variety of options for college.

In 2012, a couple from Cyprus, Andreas and Elena Ioannou, faced the challenge of recovering their investment in the capital securities of Laiki Bank, the second largest bank in Cyprus.

Kendall Meyer was frustrated.

This critical incident focuses on applying Karl Weick’s (1995) sensemaking theory to help students interpret perspectives in what occurs when a summer intern had to deal with an emerging situatio

This decision-oriented critical incident describes Stacey Garrison’s personal dilemma of whether to candidly express her concerns about the human resource management practices of Lexi and Mark (o

Sylvia Wright, owner of a local Hallmark card shop, had just read a newspaper article announcing the closing of another location in a neighboring county.

Groupon, Inc.’s growth had been spectacular, and in less than three years after its founding, it was ready to make its initial public offering (IPO).

Gary and Darla Beggs, after long, professional tenures in large corporations, decided to become business owners.

This decision-oriented critical incident addresses potential legal and marketing conflicts in the restaurant industry based on claims of superior food or of inferior competitor products.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) focused on improvement of football (known as soccer in the U.S.) and organized international soccer competitions, including the World

This critical incident considers an English-only language controversy at City Market, Onion River Co-op, a grocery store and food co-op located in Burlington, Vermont.

This descriptive critical incident describes events which took place within the Philadelphia Police Department which resulted in a federal lawsuit for a hostile work environment.

John, a long-time board member at Midwestern Community Credit Union (MCCU), noted in one of his financial reviews that MCCU’s operating expense ratio was substantially higher than those of peer c

Country Crock spread (a butter substitute made by Unilever) had changed its recipe to meet increasing consumer pressures for healthy food products.

This descriptive critical incident is based upon a real life situation encountered by the author.

Dennis Chandler, the incoming president of the Blue Line Hockey Booster Club (BLC) faced a challenging situation.

The critical incident stems from a contract dispute between actor Evan Rachel Wood and film producer 10 Things I Hate, LLC, concerning the film 10 Things I Hate About Life.