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Corporate Social Performance: Reporting Roundtable, Poonam Puri, Edward J. Waitzer, Kevin Ranney, Michael Torrance

Commissioned Reports, Studies and Public Policy Documents

The purpose of this consultation (to take place in Toronto, Canada on December 7, 2009) is to elicit the views of informed stakeholders in a review of reporting and disclosure requirements under Ontario securities legislation for corporate “social” performance. In particular, the Consultation paper considers whether existing reporting and disclosure requirements on corporate social performance are adequate. If change is advisable, the question becomes what regulatory or other measures merit consideration.

The Consultation is in response to a private member’s resolution introduced by the Honorable Laurel Broten (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), and passed unanimously by the Ontario Legislature (the “Resolution”). In part, the …

December 7, 2009, Lumpkin College Of Business And Applied Sciences

Curriculum Committee

No abstract provided.

December 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Harvard Ignored Warnings About Investments

Warnings fell on deaf ears on the president of Harvard,

Lawrence Summers, as the market crashed m the fall

of 2008. He and other Harvard officials were warned

that the school was being too aggresive with billions of

dollars in cash by investing in stocks, bonds, hedge

funds, and private equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

Count The Return On Potential M.B.A., Melissa Ayala Holland

Business in Savannah Articles (2009-2012)

No abstract provided.

November 9, 2009, Lumpkin College Of Business And Applied Sciences

Curriculum Committee

No abstract provided.

Drammeh, Sheikh Moussa, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Sheikh Moussa Drammeh

Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison, Dr. Jane Edward, Dr. Benjamin Hayford, and Kojo Ampah

Date of Interview: November 3^rd, 2009

Summarized by Michael Kavanagh

Born February 4^th, 1962, Drammeh grew up in Tendrami Joka, Gambia, a city bordering Senegal. He began his schooling at six years old in the Madrasas which focuses on memorizing the Qur’an. He has completed the Madrasas four times. His mother is Gambian and father is Senegalese, both died before he reached the age of ten, at which point Drammeh had to focus on making a living for himself …

Responsible Leadership - An Ethic Of Right Behavior, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

No abstract provided.

Handbook For Promoting Foreign Direct Investment In Medium-Size, Low-Budget Cities In Emerging Markets, Vale Columbia Center On Sustainable International Investment, Millennium Cities Initiative

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Books

In November 2009, the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment and the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) released the Handbook for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Medium-size, Low-Budget Cities in Emerging Markets. With foreign direct investment (FDI) flows declining worldwide by an estimated 40-50% this year (following a decline of over 10% in 2008), investment promotion has become more important than ever: in a highly competitive world FDI market, promotion can make all the difference.

Investment promotion is particularly important for cities other than capital cities, as investors in manufacturing and services often locate primarily in a country’s capital …

November 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Is Your Leadership Strong Enough? Three Pillars of

Strength to Help Leaders in Tough Times Some leaders think

that doing extra work. staying late, and taking on

more responsibilities will keep them strong. Joelle Jay

say it's time to upgrade that way of thinking. "Getting

ahead" has less to do with time and effort than it does with

thoughtful. reflective consideration. She outlines an "inner

work" that can weather any storm. . …… . …… . …… . ………8

Ho …

The Impacts Of School-Business Partnerships On The Early Labor-Market Success Of Students, John H. Bishop, Ferran Mane

John H Bishop

[Excerpt] This chapter examines the effects of improved signaling of student achievement in high school on the labor market success of recent high-school graduates. The chapter is organized into three sections. In the first section, we reproduce the argument that Bishop put forth in 1985 that better signaling of student achievement to employers would improve the quality of the jobs that recent high-school graduates could obtain and strengthen incentives to learn. In the second section, we analyze longitudinal data on eight graders in 1988 and attempt to measure the effect of school-employer partnerships on their subsequent success in the labor …

White-Collar Crime Intricacies: Do The Right Thing, Donald L. Berecz

Business in Savannah Articles (2009-2012)

No abstract provided.

October 12, 2009, Lumpkin College Of Business And Applied Sciences

Curriculum Committee

No abstract provided.

You Are More Than ‘Just A Salesperson’, C. David Shepherd

Business in Savannah Articles (2009-2012)

No abstract provided.

Business And The Good Shepherd, Michael E. Cafferky

Faculty Works

"Know that the lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture” Psalm 100:3 (NASB). These words became the basis for a complete overhaul of one of my favorite class periods in one of my favorite courses: Ethical, Social, and Legal Environment of Business, where I teach about the agency theory

October 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

Management……………….……………….……………….8

Investments and Finance …………………..………………. 9

Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Opinion……………….……………….……………………12

The Lists:

Internet Service Providers Serving the Inland Empire…..15

Private Aviation ………………….……………………….18

Long Distance Companies Serving the Inland Empire ... 20

lnterconnect Teleconmmunications Firms Serving the

Inland Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . .…………… . . . . . . . . . .. 25

Copier, Fax …

Essay: Justice Sotomayor On The Supreme Court: A Boon For Business?, Dana M. Muir, David Baumer, Stephanie Greene, Gideon Mark, Robert E. Thomas

Dana M. Muir

In this essay, five business law professors with specialties in five different doctrinal areas analyze Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s jurisprudence in those areas and consider the implications of her appointment to the Supreme Court. Each of the areas, intellectual property, antitrust, securities, ERISA, and employment law, involves an area of federal law of significant importance to businesses. Although employment law also is a matter of state law, this essay focuses on the federal employment law statutes. Based on our analysis, we believe that Justice Sotomayor will approach business cases from a neutral perspective. Overall, we find support for the generally accepted …

September 14, 2009, Lumpkin College Of Business And Applied Sciences

Curriculum Committee

No abstract provided.

Skateboard Company Runs On 15-Year-Old's Junk Fuel, Maya J. Pope-Chappell

Maya Pope-Chappell

Customized skateboards aren’t easy to afford on a 15-year-old’s budget, so Reggie Forde decided to start his own skateboard design company.

Moodling Around: A Tool For Interactive Technologies, Stacey Deloose, Kelly L. Unger, Lin Zhang, James L. Moseley

Administrative and Organizational Studies

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) are becoming a widespread means of facilitating learning. The Moodle VLE is one of many technology tools that enable and support online learning. It is a user-friendly, free, opensource tool used to deliver instruction online and to supplement face-to-face learning.

September 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

Management and Motivation…... 8

Investments and Finance ...................9

Computers ........................10

Corporate Event………………..11

The Lists:

Inland Empire's Largest Hotels...................13

Banks in the Inland Empire.........................15

Golf Courses in the Inland Empire.................16

Commentary..............................................18

Management ...............................................19

People. Places and Events ............................28

Sales.........................................................30

Manager's Bookshelf….......................38

New Business Liqs:

Count) of San Bernardino……...............40

County of Riverside....................41

Executive Time Out….......................43

Motivating and Inspiring...............8

Plan a memorable Corporate Event...............11

The Five ways Leaders Lose Their Edge...............19

Build a Better Sales Force...............30

Hot Olympic Spots in British Columbia...............43

Protect Our Children, Jenny Meyen, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes

Application Of Ict Ii: The Impact Of Performance Management System On The Performance Of The Employees & The Organization, Arshad Siddiqui, Faryal Malik

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between performance management system (PMS), employee's job satisfaction and thus, their commitment to the organization by working for its fate. If various characteristics of PMS that build commitment and satisfaction could be identified, then managers may be more capable of using PMS so as to yield positive results. Further, the study will also examine the impact of PMS on organizational effectiveness by enhancing personal performance using appropriate performance measures.

Learning Important Lessons Of Life And Work From Peter Drucker, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this essay, Pollard reflects upon key lessons he has learned from management theorist Peter Drucker.

What Law Schools Should Teach Future Transactional Lawyers: Perspectives From Practice, Michael A. Woronoff

Michael A Woronoff

Since at least the 1980’s, law schools have been chided for doing a poor job at teaching skills. This criticism has been accompanied by pressure to increase their emphasis on skills training. The pressure increased with the publication of the McCrate Report in 1992, and then again with the publication of the Carnegie Report in 2007. This article is based on my remarks given on June 10 at the 2009 mid-year meeting of the AALS Conference on Business Associations. In those remarks, I respond to the questions “Are law schools teaching students adequate transactional skills?” and “From the standpoint of …

Citizens Confront Officials In Middletown, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes

Middletown Loses Childrens Science Center, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes

July/ August 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

Sales ……………………..............................................................8

Investments and finance …………………………………………9

Commentary .................................................................................10

Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………………………………………12

Management. ........................................................................13 & 18

The Lists:

Certified Public Accountant Firms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Commercial Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SBA Lenders Serving the Inland Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Public Relations …

Conflict In Business Organization: Ingredient For Organizational Development, Samson Adebisi, Felicia Olaniyi-Adegun

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

There is a popular assumption that conflict is so destructive that the goal of good management should be to minimize friction. According to Robert and Judy (2002), the Conflict-Positive Organization takes the opposite position and presents the argument that conflict, when well managed, adds substantial value to the organization. Effects of conflict could be destructive or constructive; it depends on the expertise that manages it in an organization, Lawrence and Jeffrey (1987). Some conflict management experts transform conflict from destructive to a constructive form, making use of opposing ideas to make decisions, negotiate their differences, and deal with anger to …

Biztech Summer 2009, Southern Adventist University

BizTech – School of Business Newsletter

The summer 2009 edition of BizTech features articles on the China Study Tour, a business professor teaching in Russia, and Project Hope.

A Comparative Framework: How Broadly Applicable Is A “Rigorous” Critical Junctures Framework?, John Hogan, David Doyle

Articles

The paper tests Hogan and Doyle’s (2007; 2008) framework for examining critical junctures. This framework sought to incorporate the concept of ideational change in understanding critical junctures. Until its development, frameworks utilised in identifying critical junctures were subjective, seeking only to identify crisis, and subsequent policy changes, arguing that one invariably led to the other, as both occurred around the same time. Hogan and Doyle (2007; 2008) hypothesised ideational change as an intermediating variable in their framework, determining if, and when, a crisis leads to radical policy change. Here we test this framework on cases similar to, but different from, …