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“Why Part? The Institutional Politics Of Presidential Budget Reform.”, Matt Dull

Matthew Dull

The George W. Bush administration’s Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) follows a sequence of president-initiated budget reforms. The pattern is puzzling in that past reforms have tended to drain staff resources, failed to take hold, and yielded little or no political advantage. Given the track record of past initiatives, why has the Bush administration chosen to invest Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and agency resources in PART? This article briefly traces PART’s development and, placing the initiative in the context of contemporary research on the institutional presidency, attempts to make sense of the sustained appeal that rationalizing reforms have …

Mexico's Evolving Outsourcing Market: From Low Tech To High-Tech, Cale Smith

Honors College Theses

Research suggests that competition driven by globalization has diminished Mexico's position as a low cost outsourcing destination due to their increased wage rates. However, the Information Technology (IT) industry in Mexico is capable of substantiating the value of the higher wages as many multi-national corporations (MNCs) are increasingly outsourcing their sophisticated manufacturing to the country. This thesis addresses the future of the IT oursourcing in Mexico and describes how factors contributing to its success can be improved to develop a sustainable competitive advantage for Mexico. Recommendations are provided based on a synergy of the successes that China and India have …

Chesapeake Bay Trophic Interactions Laboratory Services (Ctils): : Project Rf 05-12, June 2003-June 2006, Final Report, Debra Parthree, Christopher F. Bonzek, Robert J. Latour

Reports

Stomach samples or whole fish were obtained from a network of up to eight participating fisheries surveys in the Chesapeake Bay area. Field supplies and sample transport were provided by CTILS. Whole fish were processed for length, weight, and sex determination. Stomachs were removed and analyzed in the laboratory and prey types determined. In support of ecosystem-based fisheries management, estimates of locationspecific diet composition were produced for each species. Comparisons of dietary habits of each species among a range of habitats in the Bay and throughout various time frames were made.

July 2006, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Stem Cell Research

Close-Up

Corporate Profile

Investments & Finance

Commentary: Another Primary Bites the Dust

What is a Credit Union? Credit Union vs. Banks

Managing : Lead Your Team to Victory: The Do’s and Dont’s of Effective Group Influence

Real Estate Notes

Inland Empire People

Manager’s Bookshelf

Executive Notes

“Sorry, Whats Your Name Again?” six Steps to Relieve the Most Common Memory Worry

Coalition for California Jobs

Restaurant Review

Executive Time Out

Service Delivery Review: The Ontario Experience, Kelly Stymiest

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines the application of service delivery review approaches in Ontario local governments based on surveys and consultations with municipal managers in Barrie, Brantford, and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. The findings reveal that there is a strong commitment among municipal managers to excellence, improvement, and information sharing and they are seeking more information and advice on how to manage organizational performance, people, and money.

Invasive Predators: A Synthesis Of The Past, Present, And Future, William C. Pitt, Gary W. Witmer

USDA Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Invasive predators have had devastating effects on species around the world and their effects are increasing. Successful invasive predators typically have a high reproductive rate, short generation times, a generalized diet, and are small or secretive. However, the probability of a successful invasion is also dependent on the qualities of the ecosystem invaded. Ecosystems with a limited assemblage of native species are the most susceptible to invasion provided that habitat and climate are favorable. In addition, the number of invasion opportunities for a species increases the likelihood that the species will successfully establish. The list of routes of entry or …

An Assessment Of Sea Scallop Abundance And Distribution In Selected Areas Of Georges Bank And The Mid-Atlantic, William D. Dupaul, David Rudders

Reports

No abstract provided.

Business Strategy Types And Innovative Practices, Tim Blumentritt, Wade M. Danis

Faculty and Research Publications

This study empirically examines how a firm's strategic orientation imparts its management of innovative activities. Drawing on the strategic management and innovation literatures, we develop and empirically test hypotheses arguing that a firm's strategic orientation will impact its perception of barriers to innovation, its sources of ideas for innovation, and its targets for innovation. The data, from over 244 firms, generally support the hypotheses. The study's findings suggest that a firm's strategic management and its management of innovation are highly integrated.

Knowledge Entrepreneurship: A New Paradigm For Organizational Performance, S.M Taha

Business Review

Last decade of the twentieth century experienced cataclysmic changes in organizations’ structure and their performance. Organizations are now considered as sentient being. They think through their systems; they plan through their functionaries; they perform through their resources (human and capital assets). Now they have become a basic building bloc of our today’s corporate world. We can list several themes that brought changes in culture, design and environment of contemporary organizations all over the world. These include: globalization, interdependence and free markets economy. These trends forced countries and organizations to reshape their economic and business strategies. One factor, however that can …

Managing The Growing Environment For Herbaceous Plant Soils, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Integrated Pest Management, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

June 2006, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

How to P.L.A.N. for Disaster

I Sing the Bluetooth Electric

Four Steps to Managing Anyone: Motivation and

Communication to Get the Job Done

Are You a Sales Advisor or an Order-Taker?

Use Your Influence: nine Tips to Combat Tough Boss

Syndrome

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Top Health Care Med1cal Clln1cs/

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Spatial Planning And Protection Measures For Karst Areas, Elery Hamilton-Smith

KIP Articles

This paper presents a brief review of the values and vulnerability of karst systems, and specifically examines issues of water balance, physical destruction, sedimentation and pollution. It then outlines key issues in the protection of karst and the need for continuing vigilance.

Eutrophication In Farmington Bay, Great Salt Lake, Utah 2005 Annual Report, Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh, Amy M. Marcarelli

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Umaine Leads: The University Of Maine Strategic Plan, 2006-2011, University Of Maine Strategic Planning Committee

General University of Maine Publications

A scan of a report prepared by the University of Maine Strategic Planning Committee to outline its goals and recommendations for Learning, Engagement, and Discovery for the years 2006 to 2011.

May 2006, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

America's #I R\' Dealer

U.S. Senate to Vote on Most Important SmallBusiness

Bill in 25 Years

Influx of Relocating Companies Keeps Inland

Empire Office Market Tight

Congratulations! You're Fired!

Close-Up

Real Estate Notes

Corporate Profile

Investments and Finance

Commentary

Dental Plans

Law Firms

Employment Agencies

Managers BookSelf

Sales

Restaurant Review

Managing

County of San Bernardino

County of Riverside

Executive Notes

Executive Time Out

Caroline County, Virginia Shoreline Situation Report, Marcia Berman, Harry Berquist, Sharon Dewing, Carl Hershner, Karinna Nunez, Karen Reay, Tamia Rudnicky, David Weiss

Reports

No abstract provided.

Bottomland Hardwood Management Demonstrations For South Carolina's Lowcountry Forest Conservation Project, William Conner, R Franklin, T Williams, G Kessler, A Nygaard

Publications

Southern bottomland hardwood forests occur on river floodplains of the southeastern United States, and ecological processes are driven by seasonal floodwaters from the river. Conservation and management of southeastern US coastal plain ecosystems is a priority in South Carolina’s Lowcountry Forest Conservation Project. The project is a partnership of Clemson University, Ducks Unlimited, the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Lowcountry Open Land Trust, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, The Conservation Fund, and The Nature Conservancy. A goal of this project is to create and disseminate economically and ecologically viable methods for conservation-based bottomland hardwood management on private lands, including …

Mgmt 1301 Course Proposal 04/06/2006, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Fair Exchange: Providing Citizens With Equity Managed By A Community Trust, In Return For Government Subsidies Or Tax Breaks To Business, Deborah Groban Olson

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Management Discipline Assessment Report 2005/2006, Management Discipline

Assessment of Student Learning Reports

No abstract provided.

Regional Governance And Ecosystem-Based Management Of Ocean And Coastal Resources: Can We Get There From Here, Andrew A. Rosenberg

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

Regional Ocean Governance: The Role Of The Public Trust Doctrine, Kristen M. Fletcher

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

Plan Puebla Panama: An Economic Tool That Thwarts Sustainable Development And Facilitates Terrorism, Paulette L. Stenzel

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Employee Incentives To Make Firm Specific Investment: Implications For Resource-Based Theories Of Corporate Diversification, Heli Wang, Jay B. Barney

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We argue that the risk associated with the value of a firm's core resources has an impact on employee decisions to make firm-specific investments, independent of the threat of opportunism that might exist in a particular exchange. We further explore mechanisms firms may adopt to mitigate the employee incentive problem stemming from the risk associated with core resource value. These arguments shed new light on resource-based theories of corporate diversification.

The Revenue Rule: A Common Law Doctrine For The Twenty-First Century, Brena Mallinak

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.

Who Is In Charge, And Who Should Be? The Disciplinary Role Of The Commander In Military Justice Systems, Lindsy Nicole Alleman

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.

Scoping Summary Report: Development Of Lower Basin Shortage Guidelines And Coordinated Management Strategies For Lake Powell And Lake Mead, Particularly Under Low Reservoir Conditions, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) acting on behalf of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (Secretary) proposes to take action to adopt specific Colorado River Lower Basin shortage guidelines and coordinated reservoir management strategies to address operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead, particularly under low reservoir conditions. This proposed Action will provide a greater degree of certainty to all water users and managers in the Colorado River Basin by providing more detailed guidelines for the operation of Lake Powell and Lake Mead and by allowing water users in the Lower Basin to know when, and by how …

March 2006, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Costco on Drugs Gets Good Grades

Close Up

Corporate Profile

Investment & Finance

Commentary

An Innkeeper and His City

Common Misconceptions Small Business Have About Providing Health Insurance

HMO’s and PPOs Serving the Inland Empire

Resource Directory

Financial

Executive Notes

Managing

Computers/Technology

Commerce Report

Residential Real Estate Brokers Serving the Inland Empire

Real Estate Notes

Manager’s Bookshelf

Restaurant Review

New Business Lists: County of San Bernardino

New Business Lists: County of Riverside

Inland Empire People

Tuskegee Airmen Archive

Executive Time Out

From The Management Of Distribution To The Management Of Supply Chains: The Evolution Of Scm, Edward Sweeney

Practitioner Journals

No abstract provided.