HOW HIGH IS UP? THE RISE, FALL, AND REDEMPTION OF A SAM M. WALTON SIFE FELLOW

DEBERG, CURTIS L

ISBN 10: 1937748030 / ISBN 13: 9781937748036

Published by Memoir Books, HEIDELBERG GRAPHICS, Chico,Calif, 2014

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VERY GOOD CONDITION **CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT ; MAN IN BLUE SUIT, STANDING IN LEAFY YARD COVER PHOTO. ; 416 pages; The author, advising a SIFE team in California, discovers that some teams received awards without entering. He documents other faults with the organization; subsequently, he founds a new organization targeting innovative teens. His program, unlike SIFE, encourages teens to become entrepreneurs. This book tells the story of student achievement, corporate hanky-panky, and one man who stood up to powerful leaders of business trying to stop him.; 2.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HOW HIGH IS UP? THE RISE, FALL, AND REDEMPTION OF A SAM M. WALTON SIFE FELLOW
• Publisher: Memoir Books, HEIDELBERG GRAPHICS, Chico,Calif
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1937748030
• ISBN 13: 9781937748036
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: first edition".
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Sponsored by Wal-Mart and other corporations, Students in Free Enterprise holds competitions throughout the world for university student teams. The author, advising a SIFE team in California, discovers that some teams received awards without entering. He documents other faults with the organization; subsequently, he founds a new organization targeting innovative teens. His program, unlike SIFE, encourages teens to become entrepreneurs. This memoir tells the story of student achievement, corporate hanky-panky, and one man who stood up to powerful leaders of business trying to stop him.

About the Author

Curtis L. DeBerg is a professor in the Department of Accounting at California State University, Chico. He's a founder of Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE). He enjoys jogging, poker, traveling, and fishing. DeBerg earned his BS in accounting at the University of Northern Iowa and his MS in economics and his PhD in business administration at Oklahoma State University. He has published in various journals.