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“Make It Happen With Momentum”, Stavros Michailidis

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

The “Make it Happen with Momentum” workshop is a 90 minute interactive experience developed for the 11th Annual European Conference on Creativity and Innovation. It was first presented on October 29, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium by Stavros Michailidis and Donald M. Drost, Phd. The workshop was well received and selected amongst the best workshops of the conference.

The purpose of the workshop is to introduce participants to the Momentum Framework, developed by Stavros Michailidis to diagnose and nurture the successful implementation of creative works. Work to date includes a formula for momentum, a diagnostic tool for assessing momentum and basic …

Differences In Computer Mediated Versus Face To Face Negotiation, Melissa Oates

Psychology and Child Development

Ninety Cal Poly students participated in a study to test the hypothesis that e-negotiators would be more likely than face-to-face (FTF) negotiators to employ unethical or competitive negotiation styles in a subsequent negotiation after being lied to in a previous negotiation. Sixty-four Cal Poly students were randomly assigned to partake in a computer mediated or FTF negotiation over the sale of a car. After the initial negotiation was completed, buyers in each condition were led to believe they had been lied to about the accident history of the car. Participants then completed The Incidents in Negotiation Questionnaire by Robinson, Lewicki, …

Nipomo Toys For Tots Drive Public Relations Campaign: To Gain Media Coverage For Holiday Toy Donations And The Third Annual Toys For Tots Benefit Golf Tournament, Jessa Squellati

Journalism

This research and documentation is an analysis and instructive guide for conducting a public relations campaign to promote the Nipomo Toys for Tots Drive. This campaign places emphasis on the importance of publicity to successfully gain toy donations and awareness for the Toys for Tots cause. With the recent downturn of the economy, the media will be instrumental in furthering the Toys for Tots mission and purpose to collect an estimated 3,000 toy donations for Nipomo children (newborns to 16 years of age). Although the 2008 Nipomo Toys for Tots Drive was successful without the presence of media coverage, the …

A Pitch For Microfinance: Using An Animation To Promote An Economic Movement, Yelena Kozlova

Art and Design

Microfinance refers to the idea of providing financial services to low-income clients. The purpose of this project was to create an animation using Adobe Flash that could be published online to inform the public about microfinance and to encourage the viewers to take part in this movement.

The Malawi Project: From Conventional To Holistic Decision Making, Grace Wetmore

Animal Science

How the Cal Poly Malawi Appropriate Technologies Team, and other development groups, can use Holistic Management to aid developing countries in an effort towards a sustainable future.

Simpler Packaging, Tomiko Oden

Graphic Communication

This project explains how product packaging is become more "green", and thus more simple. Packaging needs to go beyond just simplifying materials and graphics - it needs to create a simpler process in order to reduce wasted time, energy, and resources.

Defining And Meeting The Demand For Agricultural Machinery In China: A Case Study Of John Deere, Garrett W. Davis

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

There has been little research conducted regarding the agricultural machinery market in China. However, current data suggest that this demand is dramatically increasing. This dissertation endeavors to generally define the current demand of the agricultural machinery market in China. There has been research conducted on multiple factors of the agricultural machinery market in China, such as land tenure rights, rural migration, government agricultural policies, and others. Through the use of limited quantitative data, market demand is analyzed and defined. By means of a qualitative case study of a successful multinational corporation, Deere & Co., how the demand is being met …

Source-Message-Receiver In Integrated Marketing Communication: A Study Of U.S. Institutional Advancement, Sharee Leblanc Broussard

Dissertations

Because integrated marketing communication (IMC) research has traditionally been problematic, this study used an existing scale to determine that higher educational institutional advancement (alumni, marketing-communications, development) is an appropriate venue to study the process model. Responses from practitioners representing every department within advancement, every regional accrediting body and each of the baccalaureate to doctoral Carnegie Classification levels indicated the IMC process model is both understood and its tenets practiced by practitioners at all sizes and levels of institution. The study was of interest to the practitioners as more than half of the respondents requested a copy of the results. Additionally, …

A Comparison Of Gambling Motivation Factors Between Chinese And Western Casino Players, Lu Ye

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This paper explored literature on gambling motivation of Western and Chinese casino players to find out the similarities and differences of their motivation factors. Study found that they are motivated in similar ways by the desire to win, social and early memories. However, the Chinese gamblers exhibit severer cognitive errors, stronger risk-taking tendency and higher level of stress and depression, which explained the common findings of literature that Chinese have higher gambling and problem gambling rates than other ethnic groups. The findings would benefit casino operators in making marketing strategy at the Chinese players as well as problem gambling treatment …

Gaining Understanding Through Creativity: Comparison Of The Understanding By Design Model And General Creativity Concepts, Michael James Thomas Joseph Bridge

Creative Studies Graduate Student Master's Theses

Results of the analysis presented here indicated that there are clusters of connections which suggest a moderate to strong link between the facets of Creativity and the facets of Understanding. Examining the facets of Perspective, Synthesis, Empathy, Application, Self-Knowledge, and Connect demonstrate the relationship appears to be a mutually supportive symbiosis between the Creativity and Understanding facets. This symbiosis from Creativity strengthens and supports the Understanding facets, and from Understanding strengthens and supports the Creativity facets.

The Effect Of Holland's Person-Environment Fit On Trait Anger, Interpersonal Conflict At Work, And Workplace Aggression, Aimee Chantelle Pseekos

Dissertations

This study examined the effect of Person-Environment fit, as defined by Holland's (1997) theory, on trait anger, interpersonal conflict at work, and workplace aggression in a sample of employees in the United States. Job satisfaction was also examined with regard to concurrent and discriminant validity information for this sample. Results indicated that there was not a statistically significant effect of Person- Environment fit on trait anger, interpersonal conflict at work, or workplace aggression. The concurrent and discriminant validity of findings was supported through relationships between job satisfaction, Person-Environment fit, and workplace aggression. Limitations and implications for further research related to …

The Research On Function And Application Of Financial Leasing For Small And Medium Size Shipping Enterprise: Decision Making On Ship Financing In M Company, Yu Miao

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Double-Stack Container Trains Railway Transport Organization Research, Xuhui Wu

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Research Of Logistic Development Strategy In Wuhu Port, Cheng Gao

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Research On Brand Strategies Of Cdl Company, Wei Gu

World Maritime University Dissertations

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A Study On Development Strategy Of Shipping Company C Dalian Branch, Minghui Xu

World Maritime University Dissertations

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The Study Of Supply Chain Management In Chery Automobile Co., Ltd, Fangfang Cai

World Maritime University Dissertations

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The Study On Strategy Of Enhancing The Competitiveness Of Ports In Yantze Delta Area, Ying Han

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Influence Of Financial Storm On The Ship Chartering Market And The Way Of Risks Control, Xingyuan Sun

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Study The Chio Chemical Logistics Business Development Strategy Base On The Global Financial Crisis, Shang Xia

World Maritime University Dissertations

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The Research On The Seasonal Volatility Of Dry Bulk Market, Lei Yang

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Research On Value-At-Risk In International Crude Oil Shipping Market, Xiaoyin Cui

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Lng Shipping Market Analysis, Guangchuan Xia

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Research On The Cost Control System Of Sq Corporation, Yang Zhao

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Xyz Shipping Company's Development Strategies Based On The Analysis Of Brazil-China Iron Ore Shipping Market, Qichao Zhu

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Marketing Analysis Of The Chinese Coffee Market: Suggestions For A Logistic System For The Colombian Coffee Exporters, Soraya Margarita Herrera Jaramillo

World Maritime University Dissertations

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A Study On Empty Container Allocation, Yu Sun

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Researchs On Coal Logistics Center Site Selection In Guizhou Province, Yiye Xiang

World Maritime University Dissertations

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A Study On Opmtimizing The Cold Chain Logistic System In China, Huizhong Chen

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Analysis And Design Of Earthquake Relief Virtual Logistic Information System, Chi Chen

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.