First Author:   Anthony Bende-Nabende The Business School, The University of Birmingham, UK Bendean@bss3.bham.ac.uk   Graduate Centre for Business Administration,, 46 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham, B15 2RU, UK   01214143561(Phone) 01214143561(Fax) http://business.bham.ac.uk/business/page694.htm Second Author: Jim Slater The Business School, The University of Birmingham j.r.slater@bham.ac.uk   Graduate Centre for Business Administration,, 46 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham, B15 2RU, UK   01214146703(Phone) 01214143553(Fax) Third Author: Somnath Sen Economics Department, The University of Birmingham s.sen@bham.ac.uk   Economics Department, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK   01214146741(Phone) 01214147377(Fax) Fourth Author: Jim Ford Economics Department, The University of Birmingham Fordjl@bss1.bham.ac.uk   Economics Department, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK   01214146638(Phone) 01214147377(Fax) http://www.bham.ac.uk/economics/STAFF/jim.htm