This document contains 17 papers from a national conference on promoting excellence in research and teaching for business. The following papers are included: "The Development of Innovative Learning Models for Modern Information Technology Professional Education" (Stephen C. Shih); "Entry-Level Information Services and Support Personnel: Needed Workplace and Technology Skills" (Faridah Awang, Marcia A. Anderson, Clora Mae Baker); "An Examination of Disciplinary Web Pages: A Study of Business Education's Presence on the Web" (Lisa E. Gueldenzoph); "Factors Related to Business Education Teachers' Integration of Technology into the Teaching-Learning Process" (Donna H. Redmann, Joe W. Kotrlik, Bruce Douglas); "Fields of Employment Longevity: A Study of Business Graduates" (Nancy Buddy Penner, Victoria Falconer, Harry Nowka); "Impact of Information Technologies on Faculty and Students in Online Distance Education" (Jensen Zhao, Melody Alexander, Heidi Perreault, Lila Waldman); "The Impact of Instruction on the Use of On-line Help on Computer Novices' Ability Tasks" (Joel A. Whitesel); "Perceptions about Three Indigenous English-Language Accents from Prospective and Practicing Argentine Providers of Business-Related Language Services" (Diana J. Green, James Calvert Scott, David D. Rosewarne); "Students' Perceptions of Cyber-Cheating" (Ronald F. Fulkert, Konnie G. Kustron); "A Survey of Exporting Activities with Implications for International Business Instruction" (Les R. Dlabay); "Developing a WebQuest" (Margaret J. Erthal); "Enhancing Education/Workplace Instructional Methods" (Carol Blaszczynski, Diana J. Green); "Innovative Activities for Business Communication" (Sandy Braathen, Lila Prigge); "Teaching Communications Online Using the Master Teacher Model" (William J. Wilhelm); "Conducting Longitudinal Research" (Michael Bronner); "E-Commerce Education: A Comparison of Employers' and Business Educators' Perceptions" (Lisa E. Gueldenzoph); and "Master Teachers Helping Future Teachers" (Margaret J. Erthal, Randall E. Smith). Most papers contain substantial bibliographies. (MN)