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No Titleshrinking The Digital Divide: The Moderating Role Of Technology Environments, Anthony Wilbon

Anthony Wilbon

Coping With Marketplace Discrimination: An Exploration Of The Experiences Of Black Men, David Crockett, Sonya A. Grier, Jacqueline A. Williams

David Crockett

Differential treatment in the marketplace based on group membership rather than individual differences, which we refer to as marketplace discrimination, has been noted to occur across a multitude of consumption contexts, ranging from purchas-ing automobiles and real estate to browsing at retail stores or even hailing a taxicab. While evidence of marketplace dis-crimination has been widely reported and need not be reproduced here, the important related question of how consumers perceive and cope with the internal strains produced by discrimination remains an under-investigated topic in marketing. This is an important oversight, as research in sociology, anthropology and psychology has demonstrated …

Forward Premiums And Market Efficiency: Panel Unit-Root Evidence From The Term Structure Of Forward Premiums, Atreya Chakraborty

Atreya Chakraborty

A plausible explanation for cointegration among spot currency rates determined in efficient markets is the existence of a stationary, time-varying currency risk premium. Such an interpretation is contingent upon stationarity of the forward premium. However, empirical evidence on the stochastic properties of the forward premium series has been inconclusive. We apply a panel unit-root test – the Johansen likelihood ratio (JLR) test – to forward exchange premiums by utilizing cross-sectional information from their term structure. In contrast to earlier studies, the JLR test provides decisive and temporally stable evidence in support of stationary forward premiums, and therefore foreign exchange market …

Realigning Auditors' Incentives

Patricia A. McCoy

No abstract provided.

Wealth Creation And Managerial Pay: Mva And Eva As Determinants Of Executive Compensation, Ali M. Fatemi, Anand S. Desai, Jeffrey P. Katz

Ali M Fatemi

Designing effective compensation contracts has become increasingly complex due to the globalization of the executive work force and the multitude of incentive schemes. We examine the relationships between managerial pay and firm performance among domestic and global firms using economic value added (EVA) and market value added (MVA) to assess wealth creation. Our work suggests that top managers in domestic- and globally focused firms are not only incented to increase EVA, but also rewarded for past additions to MVA. The results of our research suggest that managers of highly globalized firms tend to be paid at higher levels, reflecting the …

Shattering The Myth Of Costless Price Changes, Mark Bergen, Mark Ritson, Shantanu Dutta, Danny Levy, Mark Zbaracki

Mark Ritson

No abstract provided.

Coleman Entrepreneurship Center - Grand Opening, Harold Welsch Dr.

Dr. Harold Welsch

No abstract provided.

Nearest-Neighbor Forecasts Of U.S. Interest Rates, Atreya Chakraborty

Atreya Chakraborty

We employ a nonlinear, nonparametric method to model the stochastic behavior of changes in several short and long term U.S. interest rates. We apply a nonlinear autoregression to the series using the locally weighted regression (LWR) estimation method, a nearest-neighbor method, and evaluate the forecasting performance with a measure of root mean square error (RMSE). We compare the forecasting performance of the nonparametric fit to the performance of two benchmark linear models: an autoregressive model and a random-walkwith-drift model. The nonparametric model exhibits greater out-of-sample forecast accuracy that that of the linear predictors for most U.S. interest rate series. The …

Technological Achievement And Human Development: A View From The United Nations Development Programme, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill

Kathy K Dhanda

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Stakeholder Legitimacy, Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

This paper is a preliminary attempt to better understand the concept of legitimacy in stakeholder theory. The normative component of stakeholder theory plays a central role in the concept of legitimacy, therefore, though the elaboration of legitimacy contained herein applies generally to all “normative cores” this paper relies on Phillips’s principle of stakeholder fairness and therefore begins with a brief description of this work. This is followed by a discussion of the importance of legitimacy to stakeholder theory as well as the general ambiguity of the term. A distinction is then drawn between normative and derivative legitimacy. Reference to this …

The Impact Of Strategy And Integration Mechanisms On Enterprise System Value: Empirical Evidence From Manufacturing Firms, Toni M. Somers

Toni M. Somers

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African American Student Athletes' Perceptions Of Career Transition In Sport: A Qualitative And Visual Elicitation, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

This study focuses on 26 African American athletes and explores their perceptions of athletic career transition. Participants consisted of student athletes from a United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division IIA institution in the Southeastern region. Participants completed the Life After Sports Scale (LASS), a 58-item inventory utilized to qualitatively and quantitatively examine seven different domains which influence perceptions of the career transition process. The scope of this inquiry examines the qualitative domain of the LASS in which participants were visually primed with a narrative description of a student athlete that has made transition out of sport successfully. Five …

Jual Pertamini Mesin Pertamini Digital Wa: 085 211 019 900 Harga Murah, Doso Doso Paprika

Doso Doso paprika

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New Paradigm In Classroom Assessment: The Externally Trained (Et) Observer Model, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh

Oscar T McKnight Ph.D.

Traditional classroom assessment techniques are fraught with weaknesses and inherent contradictions. The proposed paradigm in classroom assessment - the Externally Trained (ET) Observer Model - is not a traditional classroom assessment model. It is a quality control measure which ultimately benefits both students and instructor

Globalisers From Below. A Survey On Global Civil Societ Organisations, Mario Pianta, Federico Silva

Mario Pianta

No abstract provided.

Managing Information Technology For Service Quality: A Study From The Other Side, Pratyush Bharati, Daniel Berg

Pratyush Bharati

No abstract provided.

Coleman Foundation Endowment Gift, Harold Welsch Dr.

Dr. Harold Welsch

No abstract provided.

Gainsharing And Eva: The United States Postal Service Experience, Dow Scott, G Shivers

Dow Scott

No abstract provided.

Linking Compensation Policies And Programs To Organizational Effectiveness, Dow Scott, R S. Sperling, T D. Mcmullen, M Wallace

Dow Scott

No abstract provided.

In The Hands Of Employees, Dow Scott, M Reilly, J Andrzejewski

Dow Scott

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of The Relationship Of Employee Involvement With Job Satisfaction, Employee Cooperation, And Intention To Quit In U.S. Invested Enterprise In China, Dow Scott, J W. Bishop, X Chen

Dow Scott

In a U.S. invested enterprise in China, the receptivity of Chinese employees to a participative work environment was examined. Structural equation analysis indicated support for a model in which job satisfaction mediates the relationships between elements of a participative work environment (i.e., tasks performed, the relationships individuals had with their work groups, and the nature of the decision making processes) and employee willingness to cooperate with co-workers and intention to quit. Task interdependence also had a direct relationship with willingness to cooperate.

The Fasbs Concepts Statement On Cash Flows And Present Value, Stanley Martens, Thomas D. Berry

Thomas D Berry

A Revised Tobin Effect From Inflation: Relative Input Price And Capital Ratio Realignments, Usa And Uk, 1959-1999, Max Gillman, Anton Nakov

Max Gillman

No abstract provided.