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Robin Klay PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2000 Current Work: Completing manuscript (with Victor Claar) for a book to be entitled, Economics for Christians: Thinking Carefully and Acting Faithfully in the Marketplace. Published review of Wealth, Poverty, and Human Destiny, by David L. Schindler, eds., with Victor Claar, in Christian Scholars Review 44 (2004) 138-140. Published "Middle Management as a Calling," in Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall 2004, pp. 118-137, co-authored with John Lunn and Vicki TenHaken Published "Reflection: Linking Education to Upward Mobility and Weaker Environmental Stewardship? A Response by Economists," co-authored with John Lunn, in Christian Scholar's Review, Summer 2004.. Published "The Relationship of God's Published "Just Remuneration Over a Worker's
Lifetime," (first presented to a Published "Godly Delight, Christian Vocation, and Moral Obligation: A Much Needed Perspective on Capitalism," in Faith and Economics, Fall 2002. Published the following essays over 2002 in Viewpoints
on Public Issues ( Published review of "Financing American Religion," in Christian Scholars Review, Fall 2001. Published an invited chapter, co-authored with John Lunn, "Protestants and the American Economy in the Postcolonial Period: An Overview" in God and Mammon: Protestants, Money and the Market, 1790-1860. Edited by Mark A. Noll. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 30-53). Published with co-authors, John Lunn and Andrea Douglass, "Relationships
Among Giving and Church
Attendance, and Religious Belief: The Case of the Presbyterian
Church ( Published "American Evangelicalism and the National Economy, 1870-1997," co-authored with John Lunn, as a chapter in More Money, More Ministry: Money and Evangelicals in Recent North American History, Eerdmans, 2000. Wrote a research paper, "Issues Regarding
the Marketing of an AIDS accine," for Preventis, Inc.,
a John Lunn PUBLICATIONS: RESEARCH INTERESTS: Current research involves self-employment, and how affirmative action programs affect decisions by firms owned by minorities or women. Another line of research involves theology and market systems. Many theologians object to markets as an organizing principle for the economy. I am examining the reasons and trying to respond to the arguments as an economist. A third area is the economics of globalization, from an international trade, industrial organization, and economic history perspective. Articles in economics journals: Industrial Organization: "The
Determinants of "Research and Development and the Schumpeterian Hypothesis: Alternate Approach," Southern Economic Journal, 49 (July 1982), pp. 209-217. "Market Structure and the Incentive to Invent," Eastern Economic Journal, 9 (Oct.-Dec. 1983), pp. 333-336. "The Determinants of U.S. Direct Investment in the E.E.C.: Revisited Again," European Economic Review, 21 (May 1983), pp. 391-393. "Trade-Adjusted Concentration Ratios," Antitrust Bulletin, 29 (Fall 1984), pp. 523-534. "The Roles of Property Rights and Market Power in Appropriating Innovative Output," Journal of Legal Studies, 19 (2) June 1985, pp. 423-433. "Concentration and the Returns to R&D," Review of Industrial Organization, 1 (Fall 1984), pp. 232-239 (with A. Link). "An Empirical Analysis of Process and Product Patenting: A Simultaneous Equation Framework," Journal of Industrial Economics, 34 (March 1986), pp. 319-330. "Market Structure, Firm Structure, and Research and Development," (with S. Martin), Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, 26 (Spring 1986), pp. 53-60. "On the Interchangeability of Four-Firm and Eight-Firm Concentration Ratios," Review of Business and Economic Research, 21 (Spring 1986), pp. 53-60. "An Empirical Analysis of Firm Process and Product Patenting," Applied Economics, 19 (June 1987), pp. 743-751. "R&D, Concentration, and Advertising: A Simultaneous Equations Model," Managerial and Decision Economics, 10 (1989), pp. 101-105. "An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Foreign Trade on the Measurement of Industrial Concentration," Review of Business and Economic Research, 23 (Spring 1988), pp. 51-62. "On the Use and Interchangeability of Stock Market Indexes" (with J. Dunlevy and J. Jackson), Review of Business and Economic Research, 25, (1) (Fall 1989), 19-34. "Tie-in Sales and the Diffusion of New Technology," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 146 (2) (June 1990), pp. 249-60. Set-asides/affirmative Action "Justifying Affirmative Action: Highway Construction in Louisiana," (with H. Perry), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 46 (April 1993), pp. 464-479. "Predicate Studies and Regression Analysis: A Look at Dade County," Journal of Forensic Economics, 10 (Spring/Summer 1997), pp. 207-215 (with T. Steen and T. Bonnema). "An Investigation into the Effects of Ethnicity and Immigration on Self-Employ-ment," (with T. Steen) International Advances in Economic Research, 6 (3) (August 2000), pp. 498-519. "The Heterogeneity of Self-Employment: The Example of Asians in the United States," Small Business Economics, forthcoming. (with T. Steen). "The Effects of Ethnicity and Immigration on Business Formation," under review (with T. Steen). Faith and Economics "The Neoclassical Economic Model in a Postmodern World," (with R. Klay), Christian Scholar's Review, 24 (December 1994), pp. 143-163. “American Evangelicalism and the National Economy, 1870-1997,” in More Money, More Ministry: Money and Evangelicals in Recent North American History. Edited by Larry Eskridge and Mark A. Noll. (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000), pp. 15-38 (with R. Klay and M. Hamilton). "On Riches in the Bible and the West Today," Faith and Economics, 39 (Spring 2002), pp. 14-22. "Protestants and the American Economy in the Postcolonial Period: An Overview," in God and Mammon: Protestants, Money, and the Market, 1790-1860, ed. by Mark A. Noll (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2000), pp. 30-53 (with R. Klay). “Just Remuneration Over a Worker’s Lifetime,” Markets and Morality, 6 (Spring 2003), pp. 177-199 (with R. Klay). "The Providence of God in Relationship to Market Economies and Economic Theory," Markets and Morality, 6 (Fall 2003), pp. 541-564 (with R. Klay). "Middle Management as a Calling," Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, (Fall 2004), pp. 118-137. (with R. Klay and V. TenHaken). "Linking Education to Upward Mobility and Weaker Environmental Stewardship? A Response by Economists." Christian Scholar's Review, 33 (Summer 2004), pp.433-442 (with R.Klay). Miscellaneous: "The Relationship Between Giving and Religious Belief: The Case of the Presbyterian Church (USA)," Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 40 (December 2001), pp. 765-775. (with R. Klay and A. Douglass). Study Guides: Study Guide to Accompany Microeconomic Theory and Application, 8th Ed. by Edgar Browning and Mark Zupan, New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004. Study Guide for Economics: A Contemporary Introduction, 7th Ed, by William McEachern, Cincinnati: Southwestern, 2006. Brian Porter PUBLICATIONS “An Evaluation of Shop Scheduling and Material Movement Factors,” Doctoral Dissertation, April 1994. "The Compatibility of Christianity and Business,” The Journal of Biblical Integration In Business, Fall 1998. “A Comment: Justice and Christian Management,” The Journal of Biblical Integration In Business, Fall 1998. “A Response To Biblical Orthodoxy Requires The S.N.A.P. of Scripture,” The Journal of Biblical Integration In Business, Fall 1998. "Are We Giving Enough? How Can We Know?” The Banner, November 23, 1998. "Does Being Honest Pay? An Empirical Study," Christian Scholar’s Review, vol. XXVIII, no. 3, Spring 1999. “Another Christian Perspective on Accounting,” The Journal of Biblical Integration In Business, Fall 1999. “Charging Interest: Is It Biblical,” The Journal of Biblical Integration In Business, Fall 1999. Review of “Downsizing the U.S.A.” by Thomas H. Naylor and William H. Willimon, Calvin Theological Journal, April 2000, vol. 35 no. 1. “A Response to Stewardship-Leadership: A Biblical Refinement of Servant-Leadership,” The Journal of Biblical Integration In Business, Fall 2000. “God’s Immutability: Business Implications and the Uncertainty of Scripture,” The Journal of Biblical Integration In Business, Fall 2000. “International Business and Social Justice,” The Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall 2001, pp. 83-87 “Response to God is Infinitely WISE: We have Access to His Wisdom,” The Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall 2003, pp. 63-68. PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEWS “Downsizing the U.S.A.” by Thomas H. Naylor and William H. Willimon, Calvin Theological Journal, April 2000, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 186-188. “The Scarborough Plan” by J. Michael Scarborough, Strategic Finance, September 2003, pp. 21-23. “The Scarborough Plan” by J. Michael Scarborough, Strategic Finance, June 2004, p. 26. PAPERS PRESENTED "A Linear Programming Model for an Assembly Operation with a Policy of No Backorders, No Firing of Permanent Workers, and the Use of Temporary Workers," Decision Sciences Institute National Conference, November 1991. "BMLP's Flex Cell," Decision Sciences Institute National Conference, November 1992. "An Evaluation of Shop Scheduling and Material Movement Factors," Decision Sciences Institute National Conference, November 1994. "Scheduling And Material Movement Decision Rules In A Simulated Job Shop: A Comparison Of High And Low Transporter Utilization," Decision Sciences Institute Midwest Conference, May 1995. "Christian and Non-Christian Institutions: An Analysis of Business Programs, Faculty and Students," Christian Business Faculty Association National Conference, October 1995. "A Comparison of Material Transporter Quantities in a Simulated Job Shop," Decision Sciences Institute National Conference, November 1995. "Christian and Wealth: Positive, Negative, or No Correlation?" Christian Business Faculty Association National Conference, October 1996. "Shop Scheduling Rules in a Dual Constrained Environment: Work Centers and Material Transporters," Association of Management and the International Association of Management International Conference, August 1997. "Examining Business Ethics As We Approach The Twenty-First Century: An Analytical Study of Students," Christian Business Faculty Association National Conference, October 1997. "The Ethical Paradox For Christian Salespeople,” Christian Business Faculty Association National Conference, October 1998. "Acceptance of Unethical Business Behavior: The Impact of Religious Indoctrination," Southwest Academy of Management Annual Conference, March 1999. "Thoughts on Giving and Stewardship,” Christian Business Faculty Association National Conference, October 1999. "The Systems Approach: A biblical Integration," Christian Business Faculty Association National Conference, October 2000. “Measuring Performance: Accounting, Supply Chain Management, and Material Movement,” American Accounting Association 40th Annual Midwest Regional Conference.” April 2000. “Non-Financial Accounting Performance Measures in a High Technology Environment: Improving the Supply Chain,” North American Accounting Society Annual Conference, March 2001. "St. Augustine: A Role Model for Christian Business Faculty," Christian Business Faculty Association National Conference, October 2001. “Motivation From a Christian Perspective,” Proceedings of the 2002 Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Meeting (no page number). “Investing in Stocks: Three Models of Faith Integration,” Proceedings of the 2003 Christian Business Faculty Association Annual Meeting (no page number). Thomas Smith Significant Written Papers Smith, Thomas M. and Katherine E. Stecke (1996) “On the Robustness of Using Balanced Part Mix Ratios to Determine Cyclic Part Input Sequences into Flexible Flow Systems,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 34, No. 10, October, 2925- 2941. Smith, Thomas M. and Todd P. Steen (1996) “Deming’s Philosophy of Transformation: A Christian Critique,” The Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall, 25-38. Smith, Thomas M. and James S. Reece (1999) “The Relationship of Strategy, Fit, Productivity, and Business Performance in a Services Setting,” Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 17, 145-161. Smith, Thomas M. and Todd P. Steen (2000) “SPC Applications to the National Football League,” Working Paper. Porter, Brian E., Thomas M. Smith and David B. Vellenga (2000) “The Systems Approach: A Biblical Integration,” Working Paper. Smith, Thomas M. (2002) “Organizational Grace as Revealed Through the Parables of Jesus,” Working Paper. VanderVeen, Steve and Thomas M. Smith (2004) “A Timeless Model for Management Education,” Submitted to Christian Higher Education. Todd Steen Publications “Investing in Stocks: Three Models of Faith Integration,” (with Brian Porter), forthcoming, Managerial Finance, 2005. “Finance: On Earth as it is in Heaven,” (with Steve VanderVeen and Julie Voskuil), forthcoming, Managerial Finance, 2005. "The Relationship Between Earnings and Religion: Recent Evidence from the NLS Youth Cohort," International Journal of Social Economics, May 2004, pp. 572-581. “The Heterogeneity of Self-Employment: The Example of Asians in the United States,” (with John Lunn), forthcoming, Small Business Economics. “Will There Be Marketing in Heaven,” (with Steve VanderVeen), Perspectives, November 2003, pp. 6-11. “An Empirical Investigation into the Effects of Ethnicity and Immigration on Business Formation,” (with John Lunn), International Advances in Economic Research, Volume 6, Number 3, August 2000, pp. 498-519. Review of Richard Sennett's The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism, in Faith & Economics, Number 36, Fall 2000, pp. 22-24. "Economic Reform and the Reform of Economics: Economic Education in Poland," (with E. Zajicek and S. Domanski), Journal of Economics Education, Fall 1997, pp. 377-382. "The Ethics of Corporate Downsizing," (with C. Kendrick Gibson and Dawn E. Baetsen), published in the Proceedings of the Southwest Allied Business Association, 1997, pp. 52-58. "Facing the Difficult Issues: Grateful Stewards of the Environment, Part 2," (with Robin Klay), Perspectives, June/July 1997. "Bearing Responsibility for Future Generations: Grateful Stewards of the Environment, Part 1," (with Robin Klay), Perspectives, May 1997. "Predicate Studies and Regression Analysis: A Look at Dade County," (with John Lunn and Thomas Bonnema), Journal of Forensic Economics, Spring/Summer 1997, pp. 207-215. "Religion and Earnings: Evidence from the NLS Youth Cohort," International Journal for Social Economics, Volume 23, Number 1, 1996. "Deming's Philosophy of Transformation: A Christian Criticism," (with Thomas Smith), Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall 1996. "Who's Minding the Baby in the United States," (with David E. Bloom), in Kim England, ed., Who Will Mind the Baby: Geographies of Child Care and Working Mothers, London: Routledge, 1996. "The United States--Is the Trade Union Era Over?," WRF Comment, Volume 14, Number 4, Autumn 1996. Review of Robert Reich's The Work of Nations, published in WRF Comment, Volume 14, Number 4, Autumn 1996. "The United States--Living Outside Its Limits," WRF Comment, Volume 14, Number 3, Summer 1996. "Stewardship in Salary Setting: A Response to C. Stephen Layman,” Christian Scholar's Review, Volume XXV:3, March 1996. "Statistical Process Control and the NFL," (with Thomas Smith and Thomas Bonnema). Preliminary results from this study were reported in The Sporting News, 1996. "Justice Among the Generations," (with Robin Klay), The Christian Century, October 25, 1995. "An Analysis of Secondary Child Care Arrangements, American Economist, Spring 1994, pp. 82-91. "The Economic and Demographic Determinants of Child Care Choice," in K. V. Rao and Jerry Wicks, eds., Studies in Applied Demography: Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Demography, Bowling Green, Ohio: Population and Society Research Center, 1994, pp. 353-374. Book Review of Ronald H. Preston's Religion and the Ambiguities of Capitalism, published in the Association of Christian Economists Bulletin, April 1993. "Calculating the Class Unemployment Rate" and "Efficiency, Not Equity," published in Byrns and Stone, Great Ideas for Teaching Economics, 5th edition, Harper Collins Publishers, 1992. "Help Wanted--In the Child Care Industry," (with David E. Bloom), Ohio Geographers, Volume 17, pp. 6-25, 1991. Book Review of E. Calvin Beisner's Prosperity and Poverty, published in Christian Scholar's Review, December 1991, pp. 212-213. "Should Christians Play the Stock Market," Calvinist Contact, October 18, 1991. "Sharing the Burden of Environmental Stewardship," included in "The World Economy after the Cold War: A Symposium," Institute on Religion and Democracy, April 1991. "The Best Answer for Child Care," Christian Science Monitor, June 11, 1990. Co-author of "The Status of Child Care in the Holland/Zeeland Area," a report prepared by Ottawa County 4C's, June 1990. "The Labor Force Implications of Expanding the Child Care Industry," (with David E. Bloom), Population Research and Policy Review, Volume 9, Number 1, January 1990. "Child Care: How to Pay for it Key 90's Issue," Holland Sentinel, January, 1990. "The Labor Force Implications of Expanding the Child Care Industry: The Employer's Role,” (with David E. Bloom), Applied Demography, Volume 4, Number 2, Spring 1989, pp. 5-6. "Why Child Care is Good for Business," (with David E. Bloom), American Demographics, August 1988. "Living on Credit," (with David E. Bloom), American Demographics, October 1987. Professor
of Management Papers and Publications “Entrepreneurial Attitudes in the West Relative to the CIS: The
Case of Armenia,” with V. Claar “ Lessons Learned from Comparing Survival
Behaviors of Very Old Japanese and American Companies” “Survival Behaviors of 100-Year-Old West Michigan Retail and Service
Companies,” with Elizabeth Cohen “Survival Strategies of Old Japanese Companies and Their Effect
on Firm Growth and Profitability” with Makoto Kanda “When Good Management Isn’t Enough:
The Story of a Czech Business in the 20th Century” “Middle Management As A Calling” with
Robin Klay and John Lunn “Management As A Calling” with Robin
Klay and John Lunn “Everyday Leaders”
“Lessons Learned from Comparing Survival
Behaviors of Very Old Japanese and American Companies” “Survival Behaviors of 100-Year-Old West
Michigan Retail and Service Companies” “Survival Strategies of Old Japanese Companies and Their Effect
on Firm Growth and Profitability,” with Makoto Kanda “Survival Characteristics of the Shinese (Very Old Japanese Companies)” with
Makoto Kanda “When Good Management Isn’t Enough:
The Story of a Czech Business in the 20th Century” “Everyday Leaders”
“Christianity and the Culture of the Market” with
Thomas Smith and Victor Claar “Change Management” “Lifelong Learning” “How Participative Management Enhances the
Performance Benefits of Employee Ownership”
Steve VanderVeen NEWSPAPER COLUMN Since August 22, 2004 "The Business Next Door" is a column appearing in The Holland Sentinel on Sundays highlighting small, local, contemporary, and historical businesses and, occasionally, social comment. ARTICLES PUBLISHED "Faith at Work Scale (FWS): Justification, Development, and Validation of a Measure of Judaeo-Christian Religion in the Workplace," Journal of Business Ethics, forthcoming (with Monty Lynn and Michael J. Naughton), 2008. "Toward a Distinctive Christian Undergraduate Program," Christian Higher Education, April-June (with Tom Smith), 2008. "Finance: On Earth As It Is in Heaven?," Managerial Finance, vol. 32, 10 (with Todd Steen and Julie Voskuil), 2007. "What to do about Wal-Mart," Perspectives, May (with Todd Steen), 2007. "Doing 'Good' and Doing 'Well': Shalom in Christian Business Education," Christian Business Academy Review, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring (with Tom Smith and Todd Steen), 2006. "A Timeless Model of Management Education," Christian Higher Education, April-June (with Tom Smith), 2005. "Review of A New Protestant Labor Ethic at Work," by Ken Estey, Pilgrim's Press, 2002, in Faith and Business, the Association of Christian Economists, Number 44, November (with Todd Steen), 2004. “Total Depravity, Middle Managers, and Conscience: A Response to Klay et al, Porter, and Smith,” Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall, 2004. “The Perceived Godly Stockbroker,” Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall, 2004. “Southern Discomfort: A Second Response to Richard Martinez,” Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall, 2004. “A Radical, Reformed Christian Rejoinder to Martinez’s ‘Teaching Strategic Management from a Christian Perspective,’” Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall, 2004. “Will There Be Marketing in Heaven?,” Perspectives, November, 2003, pp. 6-11 (with Todd Steen). “Marketing Service: Service-Learning and the Small Business Institute,” in Beversluis and Heffner (eds), Commitment and Connection: Service-Learning and Christian Higher Education, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc., 2002, pp. 191-200. “Does Being Honest Pay? Some Empirical Evidence," Christian Scholar's Review, xxvii:3 Spring, 1999, pp. 452-465 (with Brian Porter). “S.N.A.P. is No Snap; A Rejoinder to C. Richard Chewning’s Biblical Orthodoxy, Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall, 1998, pp. 94-95. "Let's Quit Thinking About Integration for a Change,” Journal of Biblical Integration Business, Fall, 1997, pp.7-18. “A Response to Richard C. Chewning's ‘Relativistic Synthesis: Thwarting the Mind of Christ,’" Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall, 1997, pp. 43-45. "Take Advantage of Your Business" in The Banner, December 18, 1995. BOOKLET PUBLISHED Heroes en Burton Heights, Grand Rapids, MI: Calvin College, 2003 (with Deyni Ventura). SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES "Holland Banking History," Holland Historical Society, January 2008. "Faith and Work Scale (FWS): Conceptualization, Development and Preliminary Testing," Christian Business Faculty Association, October 2007 (with Monty Lynn [lead author] and Michael Naughton). "Insuring Strategic Values Matter in Organizations," Christian Business Faculty Association, October 2007 (with Stacy Jackson [lead author], Bob Eames, and Todd Steen). "Experiencing Learning Experientially," Christian Business Faculty Association, October 2007 (with Bob Eames). "Holland Beer History," Holland Historical Society, October 2006 (with student Alex Greczek). "Assessing Undergraduate Business Internships," Christian Business Faculty Association, October 2006 (with Bob Eames and Scott Morter). "What to Teach About Wal-Mart," Christian Business Faculty Association, October 2006 (with Todd Steen). "Teaching Perspective-Taking: Why It's Important--How It Might Be Done," at the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) Conference in San Diego, CA, October, 2005 (with Todd Steen). "Doing 'Good' and Doing "Well': Shalom in Christian Business Education," at the Calvin College Seminars in Christian Scholarship Conference on Spirituality, Justice, and Pedagogy, Grand Rapids, MI, September, 2005 (with Tom Smith and Todd Steen). "Teaching Marketing Management from a Critical Learning Perspective" to be presented at the 2005 American Marketing Association Summer Marketing Educators' Conference, August, 2005. “Theory X and Theory Y in the Classroom” at the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) Conference in San Antonia, TX, October, 2004 (with Todd Steen) “A Timeless Model of Christian Undergraduate Management Education” at the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) Conference in San Antonia, TX, October, 2004 (with Tom Smith) “Urban Business District Renewal: Programs and Paradigms,” at the Small Business Institute Directors Association (SBIDA) Conference in New Orleans, LA, February, 2003. “Marketing in Heaven” at the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) Conference, Boise, ID, October, 2002 (with Todd Steen). “A Christian Perspective on Motivation” at the CBFA Conference, Boise, ID, October, 2002 (with Brian Porter). “St. Augustine: Role Model for Christian Business Faculty?” at the CBFA Conference, Bourbonnais, IL, October, 2001 (with Brian Porter). “Is Good Promotion Good Business?” at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship/Small Business Institute Directors Association (USASBE/SBIDA) Conference, Orlando, FL, February, 2001 “Ethical Paradoxes for Christians in Sales; The Trouble with Cues” at the CBFA Conference, Vancouver, BC, October, 1998 (with Brian Porter). VanderVeen, Steve (1993), "The Consumption of Heroes and the Hero Hierarchy of Effects," in Advances in Consumer Research vol. 21, eds. Allen and Roeder-John, the Association for Consumer Research, Provo, UT.
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