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January 1995, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Health Reform 3

Control of Company Cash 5

Business School Programs 11

The Dynamic Bogeyman 12

Layoffs Have Begun 13

Business in a New Direction 17

Tom O'Donnell Tax Collector 18

Cleans Up 56

Tax Reform Calls for Major Cut 61

Theoretical Framework For A Comprehensive Model Of End User Acceptance, Friedrich Jacobi, Karen Forcht, Faye P. Teer

Journal of International Information Management

Numerous previous studies in the area of user acceptance have proposed several models of user acceptance. These studies have each investigated different components of the user acceptance model. No significant research has been accomplished to combine factors which influence user acceptance into one overall model, which then could be subject of further validation. The purpose of this paper is to provide the foundation for a comprehensive model of user acceptance by building a theoretical framework that brings together individual models of user acceptance.

Social Influence Effects On Remote Group Interactions, Ross Hightower, Constanza Hagmann

Journal of International Information Management

This paper discusses the results of an experiment exploring the effects of information technology intervention on decision making groups. Specifically, the study examines the effects communication modality {remote vs. face-to-face) and information load on the types of social influence used by group members and the amount of group polarization or choice shift exhibited by group members. The findings suggest that face-to-face groups use more informational influence than remote groups and that this difference increases as information load increases. Also, face-to-face groups experienced greater choice shift than remote groups at high information loads.

Top Management Perception Of Strategic Information Processing In A Turbulent Environment, Pien Wang, Peng S. Chan

Journal of International Information Management

Extant strategic management literature provides only partial answer to the important question: What variables affect top managers' ability to process complicated, novel, ambiguous, or dynamic strategic information in a turbulent environment? Drawn upon cognitive psychology, personality theory, management theory, organizational theory, and management information systems literatures, this paper proposes that nine personal attributes and four contextual attributes affect top managers' information processing capability. The nine personal attributes are: cognitive complexity, knowledge, mental model of success, open-mindedness, time orientation, personal values, tolerance for ambiguity, locus of control, and time devoted to environmental scanning. The four contextual attributes are: rewards and incentives, …

Cal State San Bernardino Magazine (Winter 1995-1996), Csusb

CSUSB Magazine

Contents:

Shutting down Tobacco Road......Page 2
Somewhere on the way to a healthier tomorrow, we forgot the children and smoking became the young's cool convenience

Cal State Update......Page 5
Strategic planning will invoke the community

School News......Page 6
Foreign financial trade studied by two professors

Coyote Sports......Page 11
Arena dedication honors Coussoulis family

Partnership 2000 Campaign Update
Recognizing Campaign leaders and many new friends

Honor Roll of Donors
Our annual tribute to thousands of generous supporters

Gift Rap......Page 13
New development director joins CSUSB

Alumni Periscope......Page 14
Do Disneyland with fellow alumni Feb. 9...page …

Cal State San Bernardino Magazine (Fall 1995-1996), Csusb

CSUSB Magazine

Contents:

Level Headed......Page 2
Fred Jandt's Fairmindedness levels the business field through his bestsellers.

Observations......Page 4
New Yasuda Institute of extended education enhances lifelong learning in the region.

Cal State Update......Page 5
Symphonic choir open to all Inland Empire citizens.

School News......Page 6
School of Education reaccredited launches new programs...page 7

Coyote Sports......Page 12
Four coaches, assistant athletic director join staff

Gift Rap......Page 14
Support for Pfau Library mounts...page 15

Alumni Periscope......Page 17
Art museum supporters Kat and Howard Grossman remain committed

Alumni Notes......Page 20
Ernest Dowdy Jr., '80 becomes SBETA Director …

The Impact Of Father-Child Relationships And Interparental Conflict On The Intimacy Levels Of Adult Children From Divorced And Intact Homes, Sheri Lynne Coulson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Socioeconomic Status And Sex Role Values As Determinants Of Divorce Among Women, Mary A. Dolan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

An Elementary School Project: Impact Of The School-Based Social Worker On Cps Dependency Rates, Terry Ann Mitchell, Yolanda Amelia White

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Application Of The Relational Model Of Therapy In Cross Cultural Counseling With Children, Nancy L. Wolfe

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine the origins of the Multicultural Relational Model of therapy and demonstrate the application of this model in the clinical setting. Subjects were two ethnic minority children, a Hispanic boy, age nine, and a mixed-race boy, age 10, who was adopted by an African American family.

The Impact Of Ethnic Identity On Stereotypes, Teresa Patchill

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Is Long-Term Relationship Satisfaction In Couples Correlated With Similar Partner Self-Schema Or Similarity Of Partner's Self-Schema To Ideal-Partner Schema?, James R. Rowley

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Invariance Seeking Action: Acquisition And Blocking Effects Of Causal Attribution In The Workplace, Suzanne Louise Reid

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between College Satisfaction And The Variables: Ethnic Identity, Acculturation, And Racial Climate Among African-American Students, Cheris Renee Johnson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Caseload Management: An Annotated Bibliography For Rehabilitation Counselors, Geraldine Peggy Mckay

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Creating And Sustaining A Multiage Vision, Bonnie S. Adama

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Conditioned Acquisition And Augmenting Effects In Causal Attributions For Employee Performance, Lia Jean Nieri

Theses Digitization Project

A social analog of a short-delay conditioning paradigm in Pavlovian learning was used to test the prediction that under certain conditions, human causal judgments would reflect acquired response properties that can be either increased (augmented) or decreased (discounted). The learning experiment was masked by describing it as a study testing a computerized employee evaluation system.

Exercise And Dietary Habits Of High School, Health Science Students, Lorri Castro Aguilera

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Biopsychosocial Perspective On Alcohol Use And Abuse On The College Campus, Carol Ann Davis

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Attitudes Toward Old People And Beliefs About Aging: A Generational Study, Julie Ann Miles

Theses Digitization Project

Attitudes toward the elderly were examined in three generations through analysis of media use, gender, contact with elderly, age, factual knowledge about aging, and parental influence on attitude formation. The results revealed that age, factual knowledge, perceived ageism in mass media and parental influence were significantly related to attitude toward the elderly.

Curriculum Design In Creative Writing, Lola De Julio De Maci

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Activation On Recall And Perception Of A Negative Performance Appraisal, Cassandre M. Clarke

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Feedback And Strategy On Self-Efficacy And Computer Task Performance, Richard John Fogg

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Convergence Properties Of Perceptrons, Ratnasri Krishna Adharapurapu

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Early Intervention Efforts With Severely And Profoundly Retarded Infants And Young Children, Theresa A. Stacy

Theses Digitization Project

This project explores the impact of the services provided by the "Early Start" program at Inland Regional Center. Text includes cover letter, survey form, and informed consent form in Spanish and English.

An Ethnographic Study Of What Occurred In High School Peer Response Groups And How Their Response Related To Their Revisionary Process, Mike Buchta

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Integrating Music Into The Second Grade Curriculum, Rebecca Dunn Mefford

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Test Anxiety As A Moderator In The Prediction Of School Achievement From Measured Ability, Gina Lea Robinson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of The Kappa Agonist U-50,488 On Morphine-Induced Place Preference Conditioning And Fos Immunoreactivity In The Preweanling And Periadolescent Rat, Carlos Alberto Balaños Guzman

Theses Digitization Project

The effects of the kappa opioid agonist U-50,488 on morphine-induced condtioned place preference (CPP), locomotor activity and Fos immunoreactivity and assessed in 10-, 17- and 35-day old rats. It was predicted that kappa agonist treatment would block the unconditioned and conditioned behaviors produced by morhine (a mu opioid receptor agonist).

Write It Right: Learning How To Write An Essay About Literature Through Technology, David Harvey Braxton

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.