College of Business Administration

 

From the COBA Faculty


As part of our mission to provide information to improve business practices, the College of Business Administration faculty write a weekly column for Business in Savannah, a publication of the Savannah Morning News. Our faculty have also written columns and book reviews for the Business Report and Journal.

You may read the most recent of these articles by clicking on the titles below. To view articles published in 2008, click here.

Month
Title
Type
Reviewer
November
Tax Credits for College Tuition
Column
Jill Lockwood
October
From Bench to Factory, and Out of the U.S.
Column
Luke Pittaway
October
Do You Stay the Course or Close the Doors?
Column
Lori Durden
October
Georgia Banks: Bankers' Wish List for Regulators
Column
Ed Sibbald
October
Georgia's Banks: The Impact of Regulatory Stabilization Efforts
Column
Ed Sibbald
October
White-collar Crime Intricacies: Do the Right Thing
Column
Don Berecz
October
GA's Banks: Poor Second Quarter, Difficult Year
Column
Ed Sibbald
October
You Are More Than 'Just A Salesperson'
Column
C. David Shepherd
September
Georgia Poised to Lead in Economics Education
Column
Gregory Brock
September
Georgia Not Really the "Chernobyl of Banking
Column
Ed Sibbald
September
A More Innovative Way to Outsource
Column
Karl Manrodt
September
Unemployment Rates: Where Savannah Stands
Column
Sahar Bahmani
September
3 Basic Steps for Dealing With Performance Issues
Column
Bill McCartney
September
Analyzing Systems: Why Do It That Way?
Column
Kevin Elder
August
Angel Investors: Watch Business in Action
Column
Dr. Ronald E. Shiffler
August
Micro-lending Can Lead Us to a Brighter Future
Column
Luke Pittaway
August
If We Build It, New Business and Quality Jobs Will Come
Column
Donna Fisher
August
Refresh Your IT Disaster Recovery Plans
Column
Jordan Shropshire
July
Welcome to Eagle Executive Briefings!
Column
Dr. Ronald E. Shiffler
July
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Book Review
Dr. Michael McDonald
July
Social Networking for Grown-Ups
Column
Dr. Kevin Lee Elder
June

Patents and Free Enterprise

Column
Dr. Luke Pittaway
June
The Long Walk to Freedom, by Nelson Mandela
Book Review
Dr. Constance Campbell
June
Why Don’t Our Systems Ever Get Better?
Column
 Dr. Kevin Lee Elder
June
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Law, Explanation and Analysis edited by CCH Tax Law Editors
Book Review
Dr. Jill Lockwood
May
Let’s Get Peachy on Entrepreneurship
Column
Dr. Luke Pittaway
May
twitter power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time by Joel Comm
Book Review
Dr. C. David Shepherd
May
Community Banks in Coastal Georgia
2008 in Review

Column
Mr. Edward Sibbald
May
Asking the Right Questions by M. Neil Browne and Stuart M. Keeley
Book Review
Dr. Tim Cairney
April
Getting More Out of Existing Customers
Column
Ms. Wendy Woodrum
April
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder
Book Review
Dr. Mark Hanna
April
A Potentially Grim Outlook
Column
Dr. Phyllis W. Isley
April
Ten Thousand Regulations
Column
Dr. Luke Pittaway
April
Moving the Chains by Charles P. Pierce
Book Review
Dr. Nicholas Lynch
April
The Customer is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicles
edited by Jeff Martin

Book Review
Dr. Jake Simons
April
Where Do You Turn in Tough Economic Times for Information Systems Help?
Column
Dr. Kevin Lee Elder
March
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Book Review
Dr. Linda Mullen
March
Column
Dr. Kevin Lee Elder
March
When You Come to a Fork in the Road, TAKE IT! by Yogi Berra with Dave Kaplan
Book Review
Dr. Jake Simons and Mr. Don Berecz
February
Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist by Tyler Cowen
Book Review
Dr. Amanda King
February
Keep Score in Your Business with Financial Dashboard Reports
Column
Mrs. Lori Durden
February
"Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy" by Martin Lindstrom
Book Review
Dr. Jacqueline Eastman
February
Let’s Talk About Motivation
Column
Dr. Bill McCartney
February
Leading Ladies in Georgia
Column
Dr. Luke Pittaway
February
"The Return of Depression Economics: and the Crisis of 2008" by Paul Krugman
Book Review
Dr. John Howard Brown
January
"Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good, The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of WEB 2.0"
by Sarah Lacy
Book Review
Dr. Linda Munilla
January
Business Information: Looking Forward
Column
Dr. Kevin Lee Elder
January
"The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Timothy Ferriss
Book Review
Dr. Robert C. Hoell
January
Is Your Business Normalized?
Column
Dr. Kevin Lee Elder