Pleasurable Surprises: A Cross-Cultural Study Of Consumer Responses To Unexpected Incentives,
2010
University of Pennsylvania
Pleasurable Surprises: A Cross-Cultural Study Of Consumer Responses To Unexpected Incentives, Ana Valenzuela, Barbara Mellers, Judi Strebel
Marketing Papers
Consumer reactions to a surprising event are generally stronger than those to an identical but unexpected event. But the experience of surprise differs across cultures. In this article, we examine differences between East Asian and Western emotional reactions to unexpected incentives. When given an unexpected gift, East Asians report less surprise and less pleasure than Westerners. East Asians’ dampened pleasure is explained by their motivation to maintain balance and emotional control, which leads to a reappraisal of perceived likelihood. However, if the unexpected gift is attributed to good luck, which is a desirable form of the unexpected, East Asians experience …
Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 4, Number 1,
2010
Portland State University
Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 4, Number 1, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate
Center for Real Estate Quarterly
Table of Contents:
--Editor's Urban Development Journal "A Decade of Development Needs" by Will Macht (pg 3-8)
--"Portland's Real Estate Market: Public Policy" by Gerard Mildner (pg 9-16)
--"Condominium Financing: FHA Rule Change Controversy" by Cliff Hockley (pg 17-21)
--"Hayden Island: Strategic Resources for Sustainable Future?" by Shadrach Pilip-Florea (pg 22-40)
--"Office Market Analysis" by Kyle Smith (pg 41-50)
--"Industrial Market Analysis" by Kyle Smith (pg 51-54)
--"Multifamily Market analysis" by Scott Aster (pg 55-61)
--"Housing Market analysis" by Scott Aster (pg 55-61)
Tls Newsletter Volume 3, Edition 2. February 2010,
2010
University of North Florida
Tls Newsletter Volume 3, Edition 2. February 2010, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society
Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter
Inside the Newsletter: In the know--Case Competition. Cookie Wednesday is Back all proceeds go to Relay for life. In the Know--Dress for Success. Important Spring Dates. Professional Spotlight on Lynn Brown. Get to Know Cole Norton
Doing More With Mobile Networks: More Users, More Uses?,
2010
Singapore Management University
Doing More With Mobile Networks: More Users, More Uses?, Knowledge@Smu
Knowledge@SMU
With so many mobile devices entering the market, from hand phones to laptops and now, iPads and Kindles, it is no wonder that more and more people are jumping on board the mobile bandwagon. However, are today's mobile networks designed to serve and connect a fast expanding number of users? It makes sense that when too many users enter a network, that network will become congested and connectivity will be compromised – or will it? According to SMU information systems assistant professor Kyriakos Mouratidis, "spatial optimisation" of existing connection points within a network may break new grounds in enhancing the …
An Economist's Take On The Opportunities And Threats That Lie Ahead For Asia,
2010
Singapore Management University
An Economist's Take On The Opportunities And Threats That Lie Ahead For Asia, Knowledge@Smu
Knowledge@SMU
Say you have the ability to foresee the ups and downs of the economy; what would you do with that power? Stephen Roach's answer: Become a celebrated economist, columnist and author! His latest book, The Next Asia, is a 2006 to 2009 greatest hits collection of essays on what, he believes, are the region's shortfalls and opportunities. There is plenty to chew upon – from what Roach believes are the factors that led to the recent financial crisis to the various issues that will plague the continent's rapidly developing economies.
The Idea Of Creativity, The Creativity Behind An Idea,
2010
Singapore Management University
The Idea Of Creativity, The Creativity Behind An Idea, Knowledge@Smu
Knowledge@SMU
Many people believe that creativity is important to their line of work – from salespeople to accountants, lawyers to administrators – but few people seem to believe that they have what it takes to be creative. Even fewer people think that their employers are helping them to be creative. What lies behind the mystical creativity holy grail that makes it so elusive yet incredibly seductive? Creativity expert Fredrik Härén provides some insights into how we think about creativity and what makes companies like Google, Apple and Pixar tick.
Warding Off Longevity Risks: Ensuring Sustainable Income For Retirement,
2010
Singapore Management University
Warding Off Longevity Risks: Ensuring Sustainable Income For Retirement, Knowledge@Smu
Knowledge@SMU
Greying populations are no longer a challenge reserved just for developed economies. The “silver tsunami” is starting to make its way towards developing nations too. But are governments, insurance companies, banks and individuals preparing themselves sufficiently? Buying annuities is one means to which people can plan for their retirement needs. Yet, take-up rates remain low. As the "tsunami" approaches, should regulators take forceful action to kick start the take-up of such instruments to prepare their economies for the impending economic mayhem?
A Surgical Approach To Orchestra: How Singpost Is Bracing Itself For Change,
2010
Singapore Management University
A Surgical Approach To Orchestra: How Singpost Is Bracing Itself For Change, Knowledge@Smu
Knowledge@SMU
No longer the traditional company that commands mental images of the sweaty postman, his motorbike or sacks of undelivered mail – this is the goal set out by SingPost's Group CEO, whose vision of a corporate reinvention evokes metaphors of classical orchestra and medical surgery. And reinvented he has – with a slew of new service offerings. Through diversification, the nation's most established postal service provider is bracing itself for the day when snail mail becomes a thing of the past.
With The Financial Crisis Over, Banks Are Hiring Again – But With A Different Job Description,
2010
Singapore Management University
With The Financial Crisis Over, Banks Are Hiring Again – But With A Different Job Description, Knowledge@Smu
Knowledge@SMU
The massive blood-letting that was supposed to happen with the recent financial crisis went by, without much of hoopla – at least in this part of the world – and many financial institutions are hiring again. However, with new market reforms, human resource managers are mulling over job descriptions. The mindset to maximise profits may be important, but according to the experts, professionals in the industry will be expected to bring more onto the table – to be accountable to a wider circle of stakeholders and to demonstrate a different set of values.
The Potential Implications Of Web-Based Marketing Communications For Consumers' Implicit And Explicit Brand Attitudes: A Call For Research,
2010
Cleveland State University
The Potential Implications Of Web-Based Marketing Communications For Consumers' Implicit And Explicit Brand Attitudes: A Call For Research, Sreedhar R. Madhavaram, Radha Appan
Marketing
Two developments in the last two decades frame the importance of Web-based marketing communications for firms. First is the phenomenal growth of the Internet as a viable commerce and communication option and second is the clear shift in attitude research toward recognizing the pervasive role of automatic processes in almost all the social psychological processes. Therefore, this article discusses the potential implications of Web-based marketing communications for consumers' implicit and explicit attitudes. In doing so, first, this article reviews the emergence of research on implicit attitudes, distinguishes implicit attitudes from explicit attitudes, and discusses research on explicit and implicit attitudes …
Pension Plan Funding Effect On Shareholder Equity,
2010
Lubin School of Business, Pace University
Pension Plan Funding Effect On Shareholder Equity, Larisa Parchomovsky
Honors College Theses
A pension plan often tends to be one of the company’s biggest liabilities. Before 2008, pension plans were not directly included in the financial statements, but could only be found in the footnote disclosures. Such accounting convention essentially made pensions a type of off-balance sheet financing resulting in a misrepresentation of valuation ratios and earnings due to the exclusion of such a significant liability. The objective of this research is to determine whether the funded status of a pension plan will significantly affect a company’s shareholder equity. As part of this research, I analyzed 4 years (2001-2004) of financial statements …
Collaborating With A Financial Therapist: The Why, Who, What And How,
2010
DePaul University
Collaborating With A Financial Therapist: The Why, Who, What And How, Cicily Maton, Michelle Maton, William Martin
Publications – Dreihaus College of Business
Financial planning clients are seeking holistic solutions to their financial opportunities and challenges. Yet, few financial planners and mental health professionals work together to benefit clients. This article showcases a partnership between a financial therapist, trained as a psychologist, and two financial planners who have implemented an evidence-based model of financial planning drawing upon the behavioral finance, neureconomics, evolutionary psychology, and coaching literature.
Business Programs Now Iacbe Accredited,
2010
Andrews University
Business Programs Now Iacbe Accredited, Keri Suarez
Lake Union Herald
No abstract provided.
Online Occupational Education In Community Colleges: Prevalence And Contextual Factors,
2010
University of the Pacific
Online Occupational Education In Community Colleges: Prevalence And Contextual Factors, Rod P. Githens, F. Crawford, T. M. Sauer
Benerd College Faculty Books and Book Chapters
This study examined the current state of online occupational programs in community colleges and explored issues related to institutional, economic, and social indicators that influence (a) the offering of online programs and (b) the programmatic connection to workforce development needs. This project is the first national study that categorizes and inventories specific types of online occupational programs in community colleges. The study included a national random sample of 321 institutions in the United States. Data were collected through institutional websites, statewide websites, follow-up emails, and phone inquiries to institutions. The following sections summarize key findings.
Accessing Organizational Resources And Pursuing Value Through International Promotional Alliances,
2010
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Accessing Organizational Resources And Pursuing Value Through International Promotional Alliances, Joe Bryon Cobbs
Open Access Dissertations
Accessing and exploiting organizational resources plays an integral role in not only a firm’s propensity to achieve a competitive advantage, but also its mere survival in a competitive environment (Ulrich & Barney, 1984). One of the most common means of resource acquisition for both large administrative firms and smaller entrepreneurial enterprises is interorganizational alliances (Ireland, Hitt, & Vaidyanath, 2002). Utilizing the resource-based view of the firm within a strategic alliance framework, this dissertation examines a particular type of interorganizational exchange relationship permeating the marketing discipline. The promotional alliance is defined within this research as a strategic alliance based on resource …
A Tale Of A Town: Artists Crafting "The Creative Class",
2010
University of Massachusetts Amherst
A Tale Of A Town: Artists Crafting "The Creative Class", Arturo Osorio Fernandez
Open Access Dissertations
This dissertation presents an alternative understanding to current works exploring the creative class. Extant views of the creative class portray it as a concentration of individuals and organizations producing clusters of interconnected cultural activities fostering positive socioeconomic change in the communities where they are located. By contrast, this dissertation articulates the creative class as time evolving geographical organizing of networked creative individuals whose presence over time in a community may or may not foster positive socioeconomic change. The creative class is thus conceptualized as contingent and continuously evolving processes whose emergence at any one point in time may or may …
Sustainable Supply Chains: Multicriteria Decision-Making And Policy Analysis For The Environment,
2010
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sustainable Supply Chains: Multicriteria Decision-Making And Policy Analysis For The Environment, Trisha D. Woolley
Open Access Dissertations
It is believed that the critical next step from examinations of operations and the environment is the study of sustainability and supply chains (Linton, Klassen, and Jayaraman (2007)). Environmental quality and preservation as well as meeting the stress of emission reductions is rapidly becoming an important issue for public policy (Wilkinson, Hill, and Gollan (2001)). However, Lambertini and Mantovani (2007) note the disregard, unrelated to regulatory requirements, of research practitioners to the potential benefits of appropriate competition policy measures and consumer pressures (Srivastara (2007)). In addition, a firm’s success, notably, in terms of financial and/or environmental practices, has been tied, …
Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 14,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 14, Wku Provost
WKU Archives Records
Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.
Audit Market Concentration And Audit Quality,
2010
Singapore Management University
Audit Market Concentration And Audit Quality, Sanjay Kallapur, Srinivasan Sankaraguruswamy, Yoonseok Zang
Research Collection School Of Accountancy
Policymakers and regulators have been concerned about the impact of audit market concentration resulting from decline in the number of audit firms due to mergers and the demise of Arthur Andersen. In this paper we find a positive association between audit market concentration (Herfindahl index) at the MSA level and audit quality (measured by discretionary accruals and the Dechow-Dichev (2002) measure of accrual quality). We control for fixed year effects, therefore our results are unlikely to be affected by the increase in concentration due to Andersen’s demise contemporaneous with an increase in audit quality because of regulatory measures such as …
Sourcing Reform Competency And Effective Collaboration: A Resource Based View,
2010
Singapore Management University
Sourcing Reform Competency And Effective Collaboration: A Resource Based View, Sudhi Seshadri
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
Firms in the Asia Pacific region are rapidly globalizing their sourcing processes and effective collaboration with suppliers across borders is necessary for superior sourcing performance. Recent work in Resource Based View calls for business process level research into the resource-performance link and for survey research into global sourcing. We report on a survey research study with managers in the region, and develop measures that link practices to the goals of De-Constraining, Re-Branding and Re-Optimizing. We develop a model and test hypotheses based on predictions of RBV. We find that a latent sourcing resource Reform Competency is positively associated with these …
