An analysis of potential firm survival within the Alabama and Mississippi shrimp fishery

Two different vessels are evaluated under alternative scenarios of replacement and no replacement of the vessel The older vessel’s ability to survive in the industry is determined by its annual cash flow. When forced to replace the vessel there is 88 percent chance of bankruptcy. The newer vessel has a greater potential for borrowing based on the value of the vessel and therefore a greater potential for success in the industry. The analysis prediets an exodus of older vessels from the industry and survivability linked to the ability to minimize the costs of operation.     

Conceptualizing Family Violence as a Workplace Issue: A Framework for Research and Practice

Until recently, violence in the home has been regarded as a private family matter. Employees who are victims of abuse at home have been expected to put their experience of abuse behind them when they go to work, and employers have not been expected to interfere. Yet, the consequences of disregarding family violence as an organizational issue may be quite severe. This article suggests that family violence can affect the career advancement of individual victims; their performance at work; relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and customers; and, ultimately, organizational effectiveness. Moreover, this article argues that organizations have a social responsibility to contribute to the elimination of family violence by creating a workplace environment in which violence is not tolerated, abused victims are provided with support and assistance, and strategies for equalizing power relationships between men and women are implemented. Implications for future research as well as for organizational policy and practice are explored.     

Population growth and the pattern of trade: A Neo-Ricardian approach

If the young and old provide economically distinct factors of production then the rate of growth of the population determines the factor endowment ratios and therefore both the composition of output and the pattern of foreign trade.