Allow me to be the first to welcome you to the Independent Association of Business Scholars’ publication. Within these pages, you will find a wealth of information that has been painstakingly presented by a number of business authors and scholars.  In addition, each contribution to these proceedings has been peer-reviewed and reviewed by additional business scholars. It is the hope of the Independent Association of Business Scholars (IABS) that these proceedings will be food for thought for your business practice as well as meet several lofty purposes within the field of business.