There is little doubt that enrollments in MIS degree programs have been declining since the recession in the technical industry in 2001.  Reagan's research (2008) indicates that enrollments in MIS degree programs is only about 25% of the 2001 level.  Many MIS (IS) programs have been abandoned or combined with other related programs.  While many reasons for this decline have been advanced, one of the most tenable reasons is a perception gap between what IT professors believe is important and what potential employers see as important skills for new hires.  This study reports the results of a survey of MIS graduates of a medium size university in the midwest.  Results suggest that graduates share the views that a perception gap exists.  They tend to believe that their program needs to become more aligned with the needs of employers.  Graduates believe that business leaders should be involved more closely in determining the direction and content of their program.

With the dramatic increase in international business, companies are faced with increased differences in business rules and behaviors between locations.  Location to location differences in business norms and practices leads to the question if there is a relationship between ethics and culture?  The emergence of Asian countries as economic forces and larger trading partners to the West has heightened the cultural differences.  This paper looks at the ethical attitudes of U.S. students relative to the ethical attitudes of students in India.  This paper found that Indian students and U.S. students exhibited very similar attitudes toward ethics and unethical acts, despite perceived ethical differences between the cultures.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This study examines the relationship between the liquidation values of a firm&rsquo;s fixed assets and the firms&rsquo; market capitalization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The significance of this relationship is demonstrated by comparing it with the relationship between the book value of a firm&rsquo;s fixed assets and the firm&rsquo;s market capitalization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A stronger, or enhanced, relationship for liquidation values to market capitalization indicates it&rsquo;s usefulness for decision making purposes. </span></span></p>

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