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Trust: A Model For Disclosure In Patent Law, Ari Ezra Waldman

Indiana Law Journal

How to draw the line between public and private is a foundational, first-principles question of privacy law, but the answer has implications for intellectual property, as well. This project is one in a series of papers about first-person disclosures of information in the privacy and intellectual property law contexts, and it defines the boundary between public and nonpublic information through the lens of social science —namely, principles of trust.

Patent law’s public use bar confronts the question of whether legal protection should extend to information previously disclosed to a small group of people. I present evidence that shows that current …

People, Planet, Profit: Benefit And B Certified Corporations - Comprehension And Outlook Of Business Students, Arlene J. Nicholas, Samuel Sacco

Faculty and Staff - Articles & Papers

This paper is an overview of the emergence of Benefit and Certified B Corporations that aim to realize a profit and make a positive impact on society as measured by some third party standard. In this way, these corporations differ in corporate purpose from traditional C corporations. Directors and managers are accountable for that defined public benefit. Considerations of sustainable business practices have existed in many industries for several years. However, the recent growth in legislation to create a legal framework for Benefit Corporations is newly emergent. An examination of recent literature explains the rise of these socially responsible organizations, …

Straight From The Horse's Mouth: An Examination Of Social Media Usage And Advertising Methodologies In The Sale Of Sporthorses, Michael Willham

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

This study discovered general market conditions as well as buyer and seller behavior in the sporthorse market for the disciplines of Dressage, Show Jumping, and Eventing. The efficient sale of sporthorses in these disciplines is equally as important of a consideration as the marketing and advertising decisions for any other product such as automobiles or electronics. Equids differ from regular products in that they typically have markedly higher inventory costs associated with the maintenance of holding onto a live animal. Therefore, it is arguably more imperative for businesses to determine the quickest and most efficient means to sell them. This …

Dental Practice Success Vol. 4 No. 1, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

Dental Practice Success

No abstract provided.

Two Essays On The Antecedents And Effects Of Internationalizing Out Of Emerging And Developed Economies, Mark Robert Mallon

Management Theses & Dissertations

Comparative international entrepreneurship is a field still in its infancy. One of the largest needs in this stream of research is an understanding of how internationalization activities differ across countries, especially growing emerging markets. These two essays compare the antecedents and effects of internationalizing out of emerging and developed economies.

Essay 1 employs fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analyses to investigate how distinct configurations of national business systems interact with founders’ human capital to lead to high degrees of new venture internationalization. Findings indicate that new venture internationalization is an equifinal process that differs significantly across emerging and developed markets, with firms …

Sustainability Survey, Dayton Regional Green Member Businesses, 2017, Zachary Siefker, Theresa Isemann, Andrew Eckrich

Sustainability and Connectivity

This document is a sustainability and sharing survey intended for businesses that are Dayton Regional Green members. Dayton Regional Green already has an extensive survey. This survey tries to avoid redundancy in surveys by asking other questions not included in DRG3's survey. It asks questions regarding mentoring, sharing, local sourcing, and sustainability.

Sustainability Survey, Dayton Regional Green Nonmember Businesses, 2017, Zachary Siefker, Theresa Isemann, Andrew Eckrich

Sustainability and Connectivity

This document is a sustainability and sharing survey intended for businesses that are not already Dayton Regional Green members. This survey includes questions similar to what is in DRG3's survey. It asks questions regarding mentoring, sharing, local sourcing, energy, waste streams, and sustainability.

Team Meeting Minutes, January-April 2017, Zachary Siefker, Theresa Isemann, Andrew Eckrich

Sustainability and Connectivity

This document provides notes from meetings with several Dayton-area community leaders. Several ideas that make Dayton more community-oriented and material-efficient are discussed.

Hackathon 2017 Project: Resource-Sharing Website, Zachary Siefker, Theresa Isemann, Andrew Eckrich

Sustainability and Connectivity

Our team was given the opportunity to pitch a concept to students attending UD’s Hackathon event on Febraury 22, 2017. One group took on the project and created the framework for a website that could be used for business connectivity and sharing. This document spells out the major takeaways from the project.

Foreign Business Entrepreneurship In Cape Town: How To Start A Business - Stories Of 6 Cape Town Based Immigrants, Aleksandra Bogoevska

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

South Africa has become a shelter for immigrants from all over the world (Wilkinson, 2015). Combined with its internationally recognized economy, it is a tempting location for foreigners to establish a business (“Starting a Business in South Africa as a Foreigner – A Complete Guide”, n.d.). With this in mind, the intent of this study is twofold. First, this project aims at analyzing how foreigners establish businesses in Cape Town. Its objective is to trace the entrepreneurial process from the initial stages to its recent development. Second, it aims at outlining their experiences in Cape Town, thus serve as a …

Crop Choice And Proximity To Ethanol Plants, Junpyo Park, Eric Thompson

College of Business: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Taking into account local crop processors and livestock, we show transport costs have a substantial influence on land use decisions by farmers.

We utilize detailed GIS data sources which are commonly available rather than a special survey of agricultural producers.

Estimate how the proximity to local agricultural processors impacts crop choice.

Oral History Conversation With Christopher Yanov (Reality Changers), Bronte E. Benesh, Matthew Fairorth, Mshary Arnous, Jason Mendes

Philosophy: All Student Work

This is an oral history conversation with Christopher Yanov (Reality Changers).

Oral History Conversation With Sara Schairer (Compassion It), Lauren Sykes, Kendall Higgins, Caitlin Catherwood

Philosophy: All Student Work

COMPASSION IT is a nonprofit organization and social movement that inspires compassionate actions in the lives of every person we reach. We believe that when you "compassion it" in your daily life, you can positively impact the entire world.

Sara Schairer, the founder of COMPASSION IT, is a Stanford University-certified teacher of compassion. The knowledge she gained from her Stanford training informs the programs and workshops that she and her team offer.

COMPASSION IT's products and programs spread compassion around the world. Classrooms in Costa Rica, the Parliament of Botswana, homes in Nepal, small-town America and businesses in San Diego …

Oral History Conversation With Chuck Samuelson (Kitchens For Good), Sulaiman Almatar, Michelle Truong, Jason Chander, Megan Strickland

Philosophy: All Student Work

This was a conversation with Chuck Samuelson who runs a social organization (Kitchens for Good).

Oral History Conversation With Tyler Norris (Soulr), Morgan Lester, Keegan P. Mcmillan, Baisi Wu, William Han

Philosophy: All Student Work

This is an oral history interview with Tyler Norris conducted on March 28, 2017.

Oral History Conversation With Joon Han (Better San Diego), Lacey Hartin, Gabriela Guevara, Akira Bannai

Philosophy: All Student Work

This is an oral history conversation that was conducted with Joon Han, founder of Better San Diego, at the University of San Diego on March 28, 2017.

Practical Challenges Of Differentiated, For-Profit Social Ventures, Gabriel M. Blake

Honors Thesis

When social entrepreneurs create a for-profit enterprise focused on addressing a particular public need, there are many specific challenges and barriers that stand in their way of becoming a sustainable, revenue-generating business. Many of these challenges are currently unknown to many nascent social entrepreneurs, and in most cases, these challenges will cause the venture to fail or never reach operational scale (Renko, 1047).

Social entrepreneurs face many unique challenges and barriers that traditional entrepreneurs do not necessarily encounter. Typical challenges include balancing the needs of disparate stakeholders (Smith, 464), maintaining robust cash flows and profits while simultaneously remaining committed to …

How To Conduct A Mini-Ethnographic Case Study: A Guide For Novice Researchers, Patricia I. Fusch Ph.D., Gene E. Fusch, Lawrence R. Ness

The Qualitative Report

The authors present how to construct a mini-ethnographic case study design with the benefit of an ethnographic approach bounded within a case study protocol that is more feasible for a student researcher with limited time and finances. The novice researcher should choose a design that enables one to best answer the research question. Secondly, one should choose the design that assists the researcher in reaching data saturation. Finally, the novice researcher must choose the design in which one can complete the study within a reasonable time frame with minimal cost. This is particularly important for student researchers. One can blend …

An Analogy Explanation For The Evaluation Of Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Ugur Uygur

School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Entrepreneurs evaluate opportunities under conditions of uncertainty; they make judgments. In order to understand these evaluations, I develop an analogical model that represents an entrepreneurial opportunity in the mind of an individual. The model proposes that an opportunity is an analogical knowledge transfer from a source business domain to a target business domain. According to the model, the cognitive distance between the domains influences the opportunity evaluation. Additionally, the inspiration behind the analogy construction influences the opportunity evaluation. The empirical design employs a hypothetical scenario experiment and the results show that the two analogical properties matter for evaluation.

God’S Will, The Matrix, And The Chinese Bamboo Tree, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Suresh Shankar took the figurative red pill, went down the entrepreneurial rabbit hole and discovered the need to mesh the right-brain with the left