When developing and justifying courses of study in business ethics the designer will be interested in setting benchmarks reflecting his/her understanding or appreciation of the moral views of participating members. Such considerations are often complicated by the fact, relevant in many...

There is a substantial body of empirical literature on university students' self‐perceived approaches to learning, but evidence on instructors' perceptions of the way they facilitate their students' learning approaches is less evident. This study aims to investigate the extent of the gap...

Purpose – While the “Information Age” has provided the technological tools to “democratize” data and make it widely available to a vast audience of knowledge consumers, ironically it has also provided the materials for a tapestry of rules, regulations and processes that make it more...

Purpose – The desirability of financial reform to avoid another financial melt‐down is widely accepted, but the likelihood of reform is uncertain. The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of evolution and reform attempts at US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and...

In late 1999, Congress enacted financial modernisation legislation that dramatically deregulated the financial services industry and expanded the powers of financial institutions in the USA. In keeping with this deregulation and expanded powers, the regulatory landscape and enforcement...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the reasons why some financial crises do not result in extensive criminal prosecutions. Design/methodology/approach – The authors examine three major events: the crash of 1929 leading to the Great Depression, the collapse of the US Savings...

Purpose – This paper aims to address the question of who gained and who lost in the financial crisis of 2008. Design/methodology/approach – Gains and losses were identified by groups ranging from bankers to homeowners to taxpayers. Findings – Gains and losses are not neatly split by a main...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the legislative process, in order to determine the likely effectiveness of financial reform efforts in the USA. Design/methodology/approach – Case study of the legislative process, particularly the less visible parts such as rule making, that...

Outlines the requirements of the PATRIOT Act of October 2001; together with subsequent legislation, it has led to a dramatic increase in surveillance activities affecting both traditional financial institutions and the newer types known as Money Service Businesses. Lists its demands, that all...

This paper reports the results of an experiment on information spillovers between groups. We find that a player who is a member of multiple groups aggregates infor- mation and serves as a conduit through which information from one group spills over to another. We also find that such players are...