Research On Optimizing Liner Routing Schedule Of Zhonggu Shipping Company,
2014
World Maritime University
Research On Optimizing Liner Routing Schedule Of Zhonggu Shipping Company, Jiajun Chen
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Study On Panamax Fleet Operating Strategy Of Sinotrans Shipping,
2014
World Maritime University
Study On Panamax Fleet Operating Strategy Of Sinotrans Shipping, Bochang Li
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
2014-08-14 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes,
2014
Morehead State University
2014-08-14 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.
Faculty Senate Records
Faculty Senate meeting minutes for August 14, 2014.
Two Essays On Time Perceptions And Patience,
2014
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Two Essays On Time Perceptions And Patience, Frank May
Theses and Dissertations
My dissertation examines how the properties inherent to time can affect perception of wait time and, consequently, patience. Patience, or the willingness to forgo a smaller reward in the present in order to obtain a larger reward in the future, is an important construct in the consumer behavior literature. I focus on how consumers perceive wait time when faced with an intertemporal choice between a smaller-sooner option and a larger-later one (e.g., receive less money earlier vs. more money later). In this type of situation, wait time is standing between the individual and a better option. I argue that the …
Three Essays On Consumer Product Returns,
2014
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Three Essays On Consumer Product Returns, Guangzhi Shang
Theses and Dissertations
Return policies (aka. money-back-guarantee policies) are frequently offered by retailers such that consumers can bring back the purchased products that do not fit their needs. On the benefit side, consumers perceive these policies as a risk-mitigation service and are willing to pay more for an otherwise identical product. All else being equal, being lenient in its return policy should allow a retailer to enjoy higher sales, which leads to increased revenue. On the cost side, a generous return policy will induce more returns and possibly also late returns. In 2007 alone, U.S. manufacturers and retailers paid more than $100 billion …
Fashion Start Up Business Plan,
2014
Stephen F Austin State University
Fashion Start Up Business Plan, Ashlee Whelihan
Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Employee Volunteer Program Implementation,
2014
Stephen F Austin State University
Employee Volunteer Program Implementation, Clint Conner
Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Roles And Functions Of Organizational Ombuds Officers In The United States,
2014
University of Denver
Roles And Functions Of Organizational Ombuds Officers In The United States, Dana M. Bennett
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organizational ombuds officers have worked in corporate America for nearly fifty years. This was an exploratory study of ombuds officers in the United States that utilized direct interviews to gather data from seven ombuds officers in large organizations. A qualitative approach compared roles of these ombuds officers to roles of other ombuds officers working in the United States. Roles examined included: investigatory, advocacy, assisting, and regulatory roles. The results demonstrated that a majority of ombuds officers worked in an assisting role. Ombuds officers may provide better information to organizations if they employ a four frame structure to track issues brought …
Implementation Of A New Enterprise Resource Planning System,
2014
Western Kentucky University
Implementation Of A New Enterprise Resource Planning System, Lacy Payne
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The objective of this thesis was to upgrade an Enterprise Resource planning system that was outdated into a new age Enterprise resource planning system based centered on a scheduling algorithm. This was a key change that needed to be made to transform the company from old thinking to new. Primarily the testing of this implementation was done through mapping of processes, followed by trial and error, and finally improving and sustaining the processes it took to use the system correctly. The mapping of the processes was completed by the Process Manager as well as the Lead, Supervisor, or Manager of …
The Power Deep In Org Chart: Leading From The Middle,
2014
University of Kentucky
The Power Deep In Org Chart: Leading From The Middle, Jennifer A. Bartlett
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
This "New and Noteworthy" review column focuses on recent publications involving the recognition and development of leadership skills at all levels of the library organization, not only those positions at the top of the organizational chart.
Learning To Live,
2014
Andrews University
Thriving Under Pressure: An Exploration Of Research Productivity In Business Ph.D. Programs,
2014
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Thriving Under Pressure: An Exploration Of Research Productivity In Business Ph.D. Programs, Ivana Milosevic, Ted A. Paterson, A. Erin Bass
Marketing and Management Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
Ph.D. programs have always been difficult and stressful. However, as a variety of factors have led to a tightening of the academic job market, there is increased pressure on Ph.D. students to conduct innovative research that results in top-tier publications. Yet, there is a dearth of research analyzing how Ph.D. students respond to these demands and why some are able to successfully translate this pressure into publications, while others are not. In this study we integrate literatures on job satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, engagement, and thriving in order to conceptualize and empirically test a model of research productivity in Ph.D. programs. …
Explaining The Effects Of Pay Variation On Individual Outcomes,
2014
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Explaining The Effects Of Pay Variation On Individual Outcomes, Samantha A. Conroy
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Compensation is an area of research rife with debate among experts. These debates are primarily concerned with the effectiveness of pay-for-performance. The pay variation and performance relationship is a subset of this research where disagreement and inconclusive findings are common. Is pay variation conducive to higher performance or is pay compression ideal? This study contributes to the pay variation and performance debate by focusing on performance-based pay variation and addressing fundamental assumptions of prior work. Past research has treated pay variation as a proxy for allocation rules and incentive intensity. Separating these two constructs rather than confounding them provides a …
How Microlending Affects Innovation And Entrepreneurship: Evidence From Ethiopia,
2014
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
How Microlending Affects Innovation And Entrepreneurship: Evidence From Ethiopia, Robert Hirth
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Advocates of microlending suggest it is a sustainable intervention that reaches the poor directly and offers them the means to invest and improve their incomes (Khavul, 2010; Morduch, 1999; Yunus, 2007); yet, impact studies of these interventions have suggested they often have little or even a detrimental impact on borrowers (Van Rooyen, Stewart & De Wet, 2012). This dissertation examines the efforts to promote entrepreneurship and alleviate poverty in developing countries through microlending. I begin by reviewing the microlending literature, and in particular, impact studies of the effect microlending is having in developing countries. Next, I review theory and empirical …
Using Bayesian Method To Estimate The Parameters Of Exponential Growth Model With Autocorrelation Problem And Different Values Of Parameter Of Correlation-Using Simulation,
2014
Finance and Banking Department, Al-Iraqia University, Iraq.
Using Bayesian Method To Estimate The Parameters Of Exponential Growth Model With Autocorrelation Problem And Different Values Of Parameter Of Correlation-Using Simulation, Saifaldin Hashim Kamar
Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences
We have studied Bayesian method in this paper by using the modified exponential growth model, where this model is more using to represent the growth phenomena. We focus on three of prior functions (Informative, Natural Conjugate, and the function that depends on previous experiments) to use it in the Bayesian method. Where almost of observations for the growth phenomena are depended on one another, which in turn leads to a correlation between those observations, which calls to treat such this problem, called Autocorrelation, and to verified this has been used Bayesian method. The goal of this study is to knowledge …
A Process Framework For Managing Quality Of Service In Private Cloud,
2014
Walden University
A Process Framework For Managing Quality Of Service In Private Cloud, Arvind Maskara
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
As information systems leaders tap into the global market of cloud computing-based services, they struggle to maintain consistent application performance due to lack of a process framework for managing quality of service (QoS) in the cloud. Guided by the disruptive innovation theory, the purpose of this case study was to identify a process framework for meeting the QoS requirements of private cloud service users. Private cloud implementation was explored by selecting an organization in California through purposeful sampling. Information was gathered by interviewing 23 information technology (IT) professionals, a mix of frontline engineers, managers, and leaders involved in the implementation …
America’S Transition To New Healthcare Policy: Applying Airline Pricing Models To Healthcare Providers,
2014
Brigham Young University
America’S Transition To New Healthcare Policy: Applying Airline Pricing Models To Healthcare Providers, Westin Leavitt, Dr. Mark Hansen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
As America’s healthcare industry becomes increasingly regulated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the economic effects of regulation are still in question. One of the most puzzling questions is the price at which hospitals and clinics will charge for treatment. Because hospitals’ costs and prices are usually proprietary knowledge, we suspect that hospitals are participating in first-degree price discrimination* to maximize profits. In addition, we seek to explain how the ACA’s partial reimbursement rates cause greater financial stress on hospitals by forcing them to cost shift**.
Buyer Beware : Consumer Response To Manipulations Of Online Product Reviews,
2014
Lingnan University
Buyer Beware : Consumer Response To Manipulations Of Online Product Reviews, Mengzhou Zhuang
Lingnan Theses
Online product reviews have become an important and influential source of information for consumers. Firms often manipulate online product reviews to influence consumer perceptions about the product, making it a research topic of urgent need for theory development and empirical investigation. In this thesis, we examine how consumers perceive and respond to the three commonly used manipulation tactics. Firstly, an exploratory pre-study via in-depth interviews with online shoppers indicates that consumers commonly have the knowledge for online review manipulations as well as for detecting them. In the first study, a survey was used to investigate the three popular manipulation tactics …
A Review On Literatures In Planning And Managing Of Islamic Wealth Distribution (2001-2013),
2014
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
A Review On Literatures In Planning And Managing Of Islamic Wealth Distribution (2001-2013), Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz, Mohammad Noorizzuddin Nooh, Khairil Faizal Khairi, Fuadah Johari, Azrul Azlan Iskandar Mirza, Nurul Izzati Nordin
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
One of the roles of planning and managing wealth distribution is to avoid assets from continuously remain frozen. Thus, managing and planning Islamic wealth distribution is an important attempt in order to make sure Muslims community is well protected. There are various types of instruments applied in managing and planning wealth distribution that follows Shariah rules. Thus, the objective of this article is to examine the related literatures in planning and managing of Islamic wealth distribution between years 2001-2013. The methodology of this article is through qualitative research based on document-analysis on previous articles and literatures on Islamic wealth distribution. …
The Recruitment And Selection Of Pension Trustees: An Integrative Approach,
2014
University of East Anglia
The Recruitment And Selection Of Pension Trustees: An Integrative Approach, Susan Sayce, Johanna Weststar, Anil Verma
Management and Organizational Studies Publications
The role of a pension trustee is significant, which makes the recruitment and selection of labour trustees an important issue. In this article, we examine and combine aspects of two approaches to recruitment and selection: the political nomination model and the more professional HRM approach. We argue that an integrative approach would acknowledge the political, regulatory and organisational context while incorporating valid selection criteria such as domain‐specific skills and performance on the job. Such an integrated process can help trade unions in filling labour trustee positions with talented individuals who are more likely to be effective in achieving labour's goals …
