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Cultural Value Orientations As An Antecedent To The Formation Of International Interfirm Relationships: The Developmentof Cultural Value Dimensions In A Business Context, Susan Forquer Gupta

Doctoral Dissertations

With the importance of international interfirm relationships increasing, it becomes critical to understand the antecedents and consequences of relationship formation. Difficulty in relationships occur when firms with differing cultural value orientations attempt to engage in exchange. Culture affects the international firm in several ways: 1) difficulty in establishing a single organizational culture when a firm is comprised of multi-national employees; 2) difficulty in serving the market when cultural differences exist in the consumer; and 3) difficulty in establishing interfirm relationships across cultural boundaries. Individually, these problems are difficult to resolve, combined they can lead to failure. The first two have …

December 1996, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

DEPARTMENTS

AT DEADLINE ...•...................................................................... 3

COMMENTARY ........................................................................ 6

EDITORIAL .............................................................................. 6

PRO-CON ............................................................................ 7

CLOSE-UP: DR. MARIO MOLINA .......................................... 8

CORPORATE PROFILE: ROY 0 . HUFFMAN ROOF CO . .... 10

THE EMPLOYERS GROUP .................................................. 14

EXPORTING .......................................................................... 16

CORNER ON THE MARKET ................................................ 26

EXECUTIVE TIME OUT: BODEGA BAY ............................... 35

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ................................................. 45

REAL ESTATE FOCUS ............................................................ 46

MANAGING ............................................................................ 49

DESERT BUSINESS JOURNAL ........................................... 52

PEOPLE, PLACES & EVENTS ............................................. 55

RESTAURANT REVIEW: PETRELLI'S ................................. 56

ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE ..................................................... 57

NEW BUSINESS LIST .......................................................... 62

BANKRUPTCIES .................................................................. 60

MANAGER'S BOOKSHELF .................................................. 61

CALENDAR ........................................................................... 65 …

Using Critical And Creative Thinking Skills To Enhance Integrity In Business Organizations, Madeline B. Conley

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

In this thesis I explore some of the ways in which critical thinking skills can be used to facilitate the development of integrity in business organizations. The vehicle I have developed to bring these thinking skills to organizations is a one-day intensive workshop with a follow-up half-day evaluation session. In chapter one, I define integrity and compare it to Stephen Carter's definition. I also analyze five specific critical thinking skills and relate them to two actual cases: Dow Corning and fictitiously named, First National Bank. In the Dow Corning case, I argue that management might have produced a less destructive …

1996 December, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

MSU Clip Sheet Archives

MSU Clip Sheet newsletters published in December of 1996.

Moral Theory And Moral Life, Michael Pritchard

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

This paper was originally presented as The Distinguished Scholar Award Lecture, January 25, 1996.

Annual Members Meeting, October 19, 1996, Chicago, Illinois, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.

Is The “Dominant Firm” Dominant? An Empirical Analysis Of At&T’S Market Power, Simran K. Kahai, David L. Kaserman, John W. Mayo

Economics & Finance

In this article, we estimate the degree of market power held by AT&T in the interstate long-distance market in the postdivestiture period. Our approach makes use of the dominant firm/competitive fringe model to impose the structure needed both to obtain estimates of the relevant structural parameters and to translate these parameters into an estimate of AT&T's residual demand elasticity and associated Lerner index. Because of the continued presence of regulation and other considerations, however, a direct estimation of the residual demand elasticity is not feasible. Consequently, we take a more indirect approach that combines estimation of the elasticity of fringe …

Measuring Organizational Climate For Diversity, Amy L. Vick

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

The Climate for Diversity Index measures three dimensions associated with the ability of organizations or units to create an environment that allows members of all sociocultural backgrounds to participate and fully develop. The climate for diversity impacts individual outcomes such as general job satisfaction, affective commitment, identification with a psychological group/department, organizational citizenship behavior, and the intent to turnover. Several structural models depicting the relationship between the climate for diversity and the individual outcome variables were examined. Significant differences in perceptions of the climate for diversity are predicted by ethnicity, disability, and position. Data were provided by 319 members of …

1996 August, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

MSU Clip Sheet Archives

MSU Clip Sheet newsletters published in August of 1996.

Relationships Of Job And Family Involvement, Family Social Support, And Work–Family Conflict With Job And Life Satisfaction, Gary A. Adams, Lynda A. King, Daniel W. King

Management Faculty Research and Publications

A model of the relationship between work and family that incorporates variables from both the work-family conflict and social support literatures was developed and empirically tested. This model related bidirectional work-family conflict, family instrumental and emotional social support, and job and family involvement to job and life satisfaction. Data came from 163 workers who were living with at least 1 family member. Results suggested that relationships between work and family can have an important effect on job and life satisfaction and that the level of involvement the worker assigns to work and family roles is associated with this relationship. The …

Formation Of Risk Beliefs, Joint Production And Willingness To Pay To Avoid Skin Cancer, Mark Dickie, Shelby Gerking

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Commentators Speak: Emerging Trends In The Legal Analysis Of Affirmative Action, Stan Malos

Faculty Publications, School of Management

No abstract provided.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 38 Number 3, Summer 1996, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

6 - THE BEATEN TRACK SCU Psychologist Stephanie Etukudo and Senior Lecturer in English Jeffrey Zorn debate whether ability groupings serve students' best interests.

12 - WHAT WOULD SOLOMON SAY? Adoptions gone awry trigger controversy over how to safeguard the rights of parents while protecting the welfare of the child. By Elizabeth Fernandez '79

18 - A THIRST FOR HEALING A pilgrim to Lourdes finds that the cures offered by the blessed waters can be mostly invisible. By Dee Danna '68 (MBA '72)

24 - THE FLOWERING OF SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY For more than a century, the Mission Gardens have …

Factors Influencing Award Of Compensation Contraacts: An Analysis Of Written Protocols, Marshall A. Geiger, Manash R. Ray, Narayan S. Umanath

Accounting Faculty Publications

This study reports the results of an analysis of written protocols collected in a laboratory experiment from 77 subjects while they were making compensation contract selection decisions. Each subject made compensation decisions for four divisional managers operating under them. The researchers varied the level of environmental uncertainty, as well as the level of perceived agent effectiveness. The results show that the type of factors considered by the individuals differed significantly. Subjects indicated that they focused more heavily on one of the two manipulated conditions, but not equally on both. It was also found that, overall, agent effectiveness factors weighed more …

1996 July, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

MSU Clip Sheet Archives

MSU Clip Sheet newsletters published in July of 1996.

1996-07-00 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Commentators Speak: Emerging Trends In The Legal Analysis Of Affirmative Action, Stan Malos

Stan Malos

No abstract provided.

Ua21 Wku Affirmative Action Plan, Wku Office Of Equal Opportunity / 504 / Ada Compliance

WKU Archives Records

This report consists of the following parts:

• Introduction
• Statement of Purpose
• Affirmative Action Plan for Minorities & Women
• Affirmative Action Plan for Covered Veterans & Persons with Disabilities

Melodrama, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Did you ever stop to think that Dennis Rodman is the author of the number one best selling non-fiction book in America? Other than the fact that this gives the term "non-fiction" a peculiar meaning, what does this say about the current state of affairs in American Sport and American Society?

Creating An Employee Friendly Environment: Lessons For Public And Private Sector Managers, Victor S. Desantis

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

Social Issues Of Genome Innovation And Intellectual Property, Elaine Alma Draper

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Draper's focus is the use of personal information derived from genome research. She identifies several potential problems, including access to and control of genetic information, employment discrimination and social stratification. She also recommends possible solutions.

An Appraisal Of Local Exchange And Trading Systems In The United Kingdom, Colin C. Williams

Colin C Williams

Towards Designing A Knowledge-Based Tutoring System : Sql-Tutor As An Example, Gang Zhou

Dissertations

A Knowledge-Based Tutoring System, also sometimes called an Intelligent Tutoring System, is a computer based instructional system that uses artificial intelligence techniques to help people learn some subject. The goal of the system is to provide private tutoring to its students based on their different backgrounds, requests, and interests. The system knows what subject materials it should teach, when and how to teach them, and can diagnose the mistakes made by the students and help them correct the mistakes.

The major objective of this dissertation is to investigate and develop a generic framework upon which we can build a Knowledge-Based …

May 1996, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

DEPARTMENTS

AT DEADLINE ..................................................3

COMMENTARY…………………………………6

EDITORIAL………………………………………6

CLOSE-UP........................ 7

CORPORATE PROFILE ... ................................ 10

EXECUTIVE TIME OUT ... ............................. 38

MANAGER'S BOOKSHELF ...................... .................... 49

MANAGING ................................................................... 52

REAL ESTATE FOCUS .................................................... 59

PEOPLE, PLACES & EVENTS ..................................... 60

RESTAURANT REVIEW ............................................... 62

ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE ............................................ 63

CORNER ON THE MARKET ....................................... 64

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ........................................ 69

DESERT BUSINESS JOURNAL ................................... 73

NEWS/FEATURES

BATTLEGROUND OF THE MALLS ............................. 3

COUNTIES CO-FOUND MEDI-CAL PROVIDER ........... 5

ASSOCIATION PLANS FOR 21ST CENTURY ............ 5

CONNELL CITES PRESSURES ON THE ECONOMY .. 5

QUICKSTART PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING ........ 9

ROOM IN RADIO FOR …

1996 May, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

MSU Clip Sheet Archives

MSU Clip Sheet newsletters published in May of 1996.

Accounting Educators: Fyi, Volume 7, Number 5, May 1996, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Academic And Career Development Division

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Investigation And Identification Of Key Characteristics Of Successful Camps And Retreat Centers, Gregory S. Owens

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis was designed to investigate and identify key characteristics of successful camps, outdoor centers, and retreat centers. The study utilized a survey of selected camps and centers within the United States, in the Spring of 1996. The results were analyzed individually and as a whole. The findings indicated that certain key characteristics did exist and that these characteristics were major contributing factors to the success of the camps or centers. These findings were supported by the review of literature and the results of the survey, which highlighted these major areas of importance: Land and facilities, strategic planning and expansion, …

The Relationships Among Leadership Behaviors Of Leaders In Training Organizations, Training Methods, And Organization Profitability, Joseph D. Keith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Business organizations are decreasing funding for training. The problem investigated in this study was to determine if there was a relationship among the leadership behavior of training leaders, the use of newer methods of training, and organizational profitability. A sample of 57 organizations from the Fortune 500 was surveyed to determine leadership behavior and the use of newer methods of training. The Leadership Practices Inventory was used to measure leadership and the Affective Communication Test was used to measure charisma. Profitability data were obtained from the literature. Return on assets, return on equity, the Moody's Corporate Bond Rating, and the …

Job Satisfaction In Supported And Sheltered Employment, Dana S. Rowland

Theses

No abstract provided.

Small Business Advising Highpoint Roofing, Llc., Angie Newman Hull

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Highpoint Roofing is a new sub-contracting business that specializes in roofing new homes and re-roofing older homes. During the short time they have been in business there has been evident success. The owners would like to continue the success of the company and plan to do so through improving their financial status, being aware of market fluctuations, cutting-costs, expanding, and creating and following a budget.