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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

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 …

Wise Charitable Giving, Ann House, Janet Andersen

All Current Publications

This publication provides ten tips to smart, charitable giving.

Transaction Sizes And Spreads: An Informational Approach, David Feldman, Thomas Henker, Robert Kohn, Yuewen Xiao

Thomas Henker

We introduce an informational approach (IA) for exploring association between variables, an alternative to the prevalent parametric, thus restrictive, regression analysis. The IA uses data to (non-parametrically) construct the joint distribution of variables. Then, it uses theory to develop restrictions on the joint distributions. These restrictions will typically be orderings of functions of conditional distributions induced by the joint distribution. Finally, it attempts refuting the restrictions. We implement IA examining the relation between trading sizes and spreads, a main concern. Following insights and results of Milgrom (1981), Feldman (2004), and Feldman and Winer (2004), we use NYSE data and kernel …

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

Financial Management For Nonprofit Organizations: Father Joe's Village, Anna Plaster, Karen Pretzer, Simi Rush, Jim Stone

Finance

What started as a modest shelter for homeless families in downtown San Diego, has grown into Father Joe’s Villages (FJV), a multi-program, multi-dimensional approach to break the cycle of homelessness.

Since 1982, Fr. Joe’s Villages’ vision and mission reflect the aim the organization is determined to achieve within the communities it serves: to ensure that all neighbors in need will have access to food, housing, career development, healthcare, and education that will promote independence, self-sufficiency and fulfillment of one’s potential. To address these needs, FJV provides short and long term transitional housing for homeless men, women and families, and offers …

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 …

Volume 7, Liberty University

Liberty Business Review

No abstract provided.

June 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

14 tips for small business to thrive in a down economy

Pomona valley Hospital Medical Centers Satellite Facilities

The Blessing in Adversity

Why California Must Save its Educational System

Is your Company Stuck in the Muck?

Columns

Commentary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... · · · · · · · · .... 2 & 13

Management . . . . ............. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7 & 33

Sales . . . . . . . …

May 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

Management……………………………………………………… 7 & 16

Motivation…………………………………………………………8 & 15

Investment and Finance ……………………………………………9

The Lists

Environmental Companies Serving the Inland Empire…10

Independent Banks Serving the Inland Empire…………13

Employment Services/Agencies... ……………. . . . . . . . . . 14

Law Firms……………………………………....……….. . 19

Dental Plans ..... ............... …………………………………37

Commentary………………………………………………………12

Computer …………………………………………………………18

Inland Empire People and Events .......………………………… 26

Restaurant Closures ..... . ………………………………………31

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

New Business Lists:

County of San Bernardino ……………………………... 40

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

Executive Time Out. . . . . …

An Examination Of Accounting Education In Mexico And The United States, Jaime Eastman

Senior Honors Projects

In order to gain a better understanding of accounting education in Mexico and the United States, this study examines how differences in the countries’ business culture, economic history and financial market structure affect accounting education at the university level. A literature review was first conducted of each country’s economic history, business culture, and capital markets. This review then served as the basis for the construction of an interview questionnaire which concerned how differences in the countries’ business environments affect accounting education. The questionnaire focused on several aspects of accounting education, including the accounting curriculum, the professional exam (required to practice …

Motivations For Us Foreign Direct Investment, Christina Buoninfante

Honors College Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to determine US firms’ motivations for foreign direct investment and to explore to what extent US firms continue to invest into China and India. I first correlate the agricultural, industrial, and service sectors in the United States with those of China and India. I find that there is a positive relationship between the correlation of US sectors and the host country’s sectors and foreign direct investment into each sector. This supports the theory of Vernon’s product life cycle hypothesis, which explains that firms expand into lesser developed countries when their product becomes more sensitive …

Pfizer, Inc., Nadezhda Smirnova

Honors College Theses

This paper addresses a few major problems that the pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. has recently been facing. The paper also provides promising solutions to these major problems, which without action can lead to the demise of the pharmaceutical giant. The implementation of the proposed solutions would allow Pfizer Inc. to improve its position and inevitably save it from possible demise.

April 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

Executive Notes……………………………….. . . . 3

Commentary ……………………………………... 6 & 7

Close-Up ……………………………………………8

Investments and Finance………………………………9

The Lists:

Top Travel Agencies ......……………………12

Meeting Facilities……………………………16

Visitors and Convention Bureaus……………16

Indian Gaming Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Management. ..............…………………… . . . . . I 0 & 13

Executive Time Out... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Computer ........................………………………………17

Real Estate Notes. . . . . . …

Credit Scores - More Important Now Than Ever, M. J. Bouck, Ann House, Al Bingham

All Current Publications

This publication puts an emphasis on the importance of credit scores.

Film Finance: Teaching/Research, Collaborative Project

Dyson College- Seidenberg School of CSIS : Collaborative Projects and Presentations

This entry adheres to the use of the quad chart template to provide a succinct description only of the current research project undertaken by the participants. It provides for the following information

1. Participants and Affiliations
2. Overall Project Goals
3. Illustrative picture
4. Specific research/artistic/pedagogic foci

March 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

Sales and Marketing................................7

Executive Notes ......................................8

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

Real Estate Notes.................................10

Management............................................12 & 26

Commentary/Letters to Editor....................14

The Lists:

MBA/Executive Programs in the Inland Empire.......20

The Top HMOs ........................................25

The Top PPOs..........................................25

Residential Real Estate Brokers................11

Sales ........................................................28

Technology..............................................29

Restaurant Review. ..................................35

Inland Empire People and Events...........37

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

New Business Lists:

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

Count) of Riverside................................41

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

Customer care=cash…………………........7

Real Estate Experts Focus on Challenges in Tough Economy.......10

Rally Your Employees in tough times........12

A Thousand Resumes.................................26

Beyond the basics.......................................28

A Two-Sided Auction For Legacy Loans, Peter Cramton

Peter Cramton

On Monday, 23 March 2009, Treasury Secretary Geithner presented the Public-Private Investment Program as a key instrument to resolve the financial crisis (www.financialstability.gov). The Treasury’s description still leaves many issues unanswered. We flesh out the auction design for legacy loans. A two-sided auction is required. Both banks and private investors must compete in a transparent and competitive process.

February 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

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

Real Estate Notes..............................10

Management. ....................................11 & 29

Computer...........................................15

Commentary......................................16

The Lists:

Architectural/Engineering Firms............17

Banks in the Inland Empire....................25

Top Commercial/industrial Contractors..............28

Residential Real Estate Builders Serving

the Inland Empire................................................27

Sales/Management .............................................27

Inland Emp1re Quarterly Economic Report.......11

Restaurant Review..............................................35

New Business Lists:

County of San Bernardino.............................40

County of Riverside. ....................................11

Inland empire People and bents….................41

Executive Time Out. ...................................44

A contrarian View........3

The small Business recession Plan “b” ........11

Computer........11

Struggling office Market for 2009........18

How Selfishness Eats Growth........27

Get Your Late-Paying Customers to pay on Time........29

The Effect Of Earnings Quality And Country-Level Institutions On The Value Relevance Of Earnings, Steven F. Cahan, David Emanuel, Jerry Sun

Odette School of Business Publications

This study investigates the relationship between the value relevance of earnings and earnings quality across countries. We find that there is a stronger relationship between earnings quality and the value relevance of earnings in countries with high investor protection than in countries with weak investor protection. We also find that the association between the value relevance of earnings and earnings quality is higher when a country's information environment is less opaque. Overall, our study documents evidence on international differences in the ability of stock prices to capture useful accounting information, consistent with the notion that the returns-earnings association reflects not …

The Rise Of Private Equity Media Ownership In The United States: A Public Interest Perspective, Matthew Crain

Publications and Research

This article examines the logic, scope, and implications of the influx of private equity takeovers in the United States media sector in the last decade. The strategies and aims of private equity firms are explained in the context of the financial landscape that has allowed them to flourish; their aggressive expansion into media ownership is outlined in detail. Particular attention is paid to the public interest concerns raised by private equity media ownership relating to the frenzied nature of the buyout market, profit maximization strategies, and the heavy debt burdens imposed on acquired firms. The article concludes with discussion of …

Corporate Finance Practice In Kuwait: A Survey To Confront Theory With Practice, Mohammad Al Mutairi, Gary G. Tian, Andrew S. Tan

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

This study reports the results of a survey among 80 CFOs in Kuwaitilisted firms on current corporate finance practices namely, capitalbudgeting, costs of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy.This paper analyses specifically the survey responses according tothe firm s attributes and CFO s characteristics such as firm size,sector, equity, CFO s education, ownership, tenure, age, and targetdebt ratio. The results of this survey-based analysis indicate thatthere is some evidence of the application of basic corporate financetools that are inline with what is taught in classrooms. For example,we find that a surprising number of firms are widely using IRR nowas a …

Ethical And Faith-Based Investments: An Assessment Of Performance, Hisar Joel Munte

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis will explore the risk and return characteristics of socially responsible investing by comparing three indices, the Domini 400 Social Index (DS400 Index.), the KLD Catholic Values 400 Index (CV400 Index), and the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index (DJIMI). The second objective of the thesis is to contrast the three Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Indices with the Standard and Poor's 500 index (SP500). In a bid to meet investor demands, mutual fund managers have developed un-conventional portfolios that factor in ethics, sustainability, social, religious and environmental factors that affect returns.

Crm In Russia And U.S. -- Case Study From American Financial Service Industry, Tamilla Curtis, Tom Griffin, Donald Barrere

Management, Marketing and Operations - Daytona Beach

This paper discusses Customer Relationship Management in two sharply contrasting business cultures: the United States and Russia. Included in the present work is a case study of a midsized American financial services firm that illustrates a common path to the decision to have a CRM system: the planning, selection, and the implementation of the CRM program, including a discussion of the likelihood of success. The clients in this case are Financial Advisors, who in turn sell the investment products to the end user individual investors. CRM in Russia is yet in its infancy as the economy emerges from 200 years …

Nepalese Governmental Accounting Development In The 1950s And Early 1960s: An Attempt To Institutionalize Expenditure Accounting, Pawan Adhikari, Frode Mellemvik

Accounting Historians Journal

This paper aims at disseminating knowledge about the evolution of expenditure accounting in the government of Nepal. In doing so, the paper examines emerging ideas in the aftermath of the political change of 1951 in Nepal, and traces the processes of development and institutionalization of expenditure accounting during the course of two decades, the 1950s and early 1960s, with particular reference to the institutional forces at work. An interesting feature of Nepalese accounting reforms before and after the political change was the active participation of India, the United Nations, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). At the outset …

Government Auditing Standards And Circular A-133 Audits, With Conforming Changes As Of October 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Single Audit Working Group

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Government Auditing Standards And Circular A-133 Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

State And Local Governments With Conforming Changes As Of March 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. State And Local Government Audit Guide Revision Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

January 2009, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

The list:

Financial Brokerage Firms Serving the Inland Empire .............. 7

Top Colleges and Universities in the land in the Inland Empire ..............11

Hotel Suites m the Inland Empire ............... 25

Community Colleges in the Inland Empire.............. 28

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

Computer .............................................14

Management .........................................16

Real Estate Notes................................. 17

Sales ...................................................... 27 & 33

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

New Business Lists:

County of San Bernardino..................... 40

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

Inland Empire People and Events .........43

Executive Time Out ...............................44

Increase Your Company’s Profits by becoming a Real-Time Organization..............8

Job Hunting in an economic Crisis......................................12

The Arrival of D-day........................................................14

Public …

Guide To Fraud In Governmental And Not-For-Profit Environment, Lynda M. Dennis

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.