Friendship Chemistry: An Examination Of Underlying Factors, Kelly Campbell, Nicole Holderness, Matt Riggs

Psychology Faculty Publications

Interpersonal chemistry refers to a connection between two individuals that exists upon first meeting. The goal of the current study is to identify beliefs about the underlying components of friendship chemistry. Individuals respond to an online Friendship Chemistry Questionnaire containing items that are derived from interdependence theory and the friendship formation literature. Participants are randomly divided into two subsamples. A principal axis factor analysis with promax rotation is performed on subsample 1 (n = 688) and produces 5 factors: Reciprocal candor, mutual interest, personableness, similarity, and physical attraction. A confirmatory factor analysis is conducted using subsample 2 (n = 715) …

Do You Pursue Your Heart Or Your Art?: Creativity, Personality, And Love, Kelly Campbell, James Kaufman

Psychology Faculty Publications

We examined the associations between love, personality, and creativity for people in relationships of varying durations. Participants (N =1,529) from regions across the U.S. completed an online survey. Consistent with prior work, we found that relationship length was negatively associated with passion, positively associated with commitment, and did not exhibit a significant association with intimacy. For personality, agreeableness was positively associated with passion, intimacy, and commitment, and conscientiousness was positively associated with intimacy and commitment. Additionally, openness was significantly associated with passion and intimacy for men, and emotional stability was significantly associated with intimacy for women. Of note, artistic creative …

2015-2016, Csusb

Anthropology Department newsletter

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Course Catalog 2015-2016, Csusb

CSUSB Course Catalog

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Rapprochements Between Theology And The Social Sciences: A Round Table Discussion On Women And The Catholic Church, Agnes Brazal, Eleanor Dioniso, Kathleen Nadeau, Emma Porio, Mary Racelis

Anthropology Faculty Publications

This event was convened by Budhi in order to pursue more thoroughly and with greater depth some points of discussion that were raised in the Symposium on the Filipino Family: Catholic and Women’s Perspectives, which was organized by the Department of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), and held on September 13, 2014.

Prior to the round table discussion (RTD), the panelists were given an outline of questions, which were prepared by Dr. Patricia Lambino, Mr. Michael Liberatore, Ms. Rachel Sanchez, members of the Theology Faculty of the Loyola Schools, AdMU, and Dr. Jean Tan, editor of Budhi.

Four of …

Commencement Program (December 2015), Csusb

CSUSB Commencement Programs

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Commencement Program (June 2015), Csusb

CSUSB Commencement Programs

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Panel: "Academic Collaborations In International Settings: Equity And Quality In Education Through Stem Education", Csusb - Latino Education And Advocacy Days (Lead)

Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD) Video Recordings

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Perceptions And Use Of Anonymous Communication Across Cultures, Guido Lang, Tamilla Mavlanova

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

We use social networks to communicate, keep in touch and express our opinions in a manner that has become completely ubiquitous. However, this very ubiquity and ease of expression have exposed another, contentious side – one where nobody can remain completely anonymous for long and where every conversation is stored in perpetuity. Some fear that the ephemeral quality of a social interaction has been lost, which threatens our right to be forgotten and freedom of expression. In this paper, we look at why people engage in anonymous communication, and if there is a perceived need for legal protection of anonymous …

Effects Of Exchange Benefits, Security Concerns And Situational Privacy Concerns On Mobile Commerce Adoption, Hua Dai, Yan Chen

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Few empirical studies have examined both privacy and security concerns in the context of mobile commerce (m-commerce) while accounting for the effects of situational privacy concerns specific to the context of m-commerce. This research fills this gap in research by exploring users’ exchange perceptions specific to the context of m-commerce in China and by examining the inhibitors and drives of m-commerce adoption in China from the perspectives of social exchange. Particularly, this research develops an integrated research model in which users’ perceptions on value added of and usefulness of m-commerce, and users’ privacy concerns and security concerns of m- commerce …

Long Term Factors Of Internet Diffusion In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Panel Co- Integration Analysis, Vasudeva N. R. Murthy, Ravi Nath, Mina Soleimani

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Identifying factors that influence the diffusion of the Internet is paramount for researchers as well as policy makers in articulating strategies to improve the availability and subsequent use of the Internet. Most existing empirical studies have focused on this problem by analyzing diffusion data for countries for one fixed year and identified variables affecting the Internet diffusion. These variables, generally, come from the economic, technological, policy, culture, and human capital realms. These results have provided a good “snapshot” of what factors are important towards the diffusion of the Internet and the results tend to vary for studies conducted in different …

Jany, Roman, Gallegos-Ruiz, Long, Leh, Kohout Flc 14, Carmen Jany, Alexandru V. Roman, Thomas Long, Maria Gallegos-Ruiz, Amy Leh, Michal Kohout

Faculty Learning Communities

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Cyborg Genesis, Andrew T. Castillo

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

We are currently living in an artificial, increasingly complex created system of discourse heavily base on socially constructed systems of language and digital technologies. How we use these technologies to advance the human condition in terms of our very existence makes us inherently cyborg in nature. With the increase in digital technologies in every aspect of day –to-day existence from your morning coffee to higher education, we have become increasingly dependent on our cyborg identities. This thesis, then, serves as a project that looks to understand how we have come to this point and to what extent our newly found …

Women As Victims Or Survivors, Shelby N. Swanson

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Research shows that women who have been sexually assaulted once are more likely to be sexually assaulted again (revictimized). Several factors contribute to the likelihood of a woman being revictimized, including social support, personal behavior, and psychological health. This research proposes that a combination of these factors contributes to a woman’s self-perception as a victim or survivor of sexual assault. It is this self-perception that determines revictimization. Twenty women were interviewed to explore the victim or survivor mentality and its relation to revictimization. All women had negative consequences of the assault. Negative consequences lead some women to develop a victim …

Reveille (Issue 18), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• Notice from Melissa McQuead
• Student Veterans Organization
• Halloween Resource Fair
• The Life and Journey Behind the Soldier
• Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project
• Connect via OrgSync!
• Graduation Stoles for Fall 2014 Graduates
• Reasons for attending college!

August 2014, John M. Pfau Library

LBHP Newsletters

Chris Docter Pg2

Sandra L. Uribe Pg 2

Las Beisbolistas Pg 2

4th Annual Baseball

Exhibit & Luncheon.. Pg3

Mark Ocegueda Pg 4

Manny Vernon Pg 5

Scholarship & History.. Pg 6

The Mendoza Line Pg 6

Mexican American Boxing

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Csusb Magazine (Summer 2014), Csusb

CSUSB Magazine

Features:

A heart for health......Page 6
The nursing lab at CSUSB is named after the man with a keen interest in bringing more trained nurses and better health to the Inland Empire.

Mission mortarboard......Page 8
The Veterans Success Center is working to give back to the women and men who gave first.

Bringing Ancient Egypt to life......Page 10
The treasured collection of Egyptian antiquities from Pamela and Dr.Benson Harer has become the centerpiece of CSUSB's art museum collection, and the catalyst behind plans to bring an Egyptologist to campus

Determination......Page 15
The American Dream is more …

Relationship Between Mentorship And Child Welfare Workers’ Job Satisfaction, And Intention To Remain Employed In Child Welfare, Aleida A. Murcia, Jovanni L. Holloway

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This study explored the relationship between mentoring and social workers’ job satisfaction and social workers’ intention to remain employed in child welfare. This study was conducted in Children Family Services (CFS), San Bernardino. Ninety six child welfare workers completed the survey using the JSS‑CW and the IRE‑CW instruments. A quantitative research design was utilized to analyze the data. Specifically, an Independent Sample T‑Test was used to analyze differences between the social workers who had a mentor and those who did not. Additionally, a Pearson R Correlation Test was conducted to analyze the relationship between mentoring and the different factors influencing …

Cloud Computing In Emerging Biotech And Pharmaceutical Companies, Thomas Sommer

Communications of the IIMA

The purpose of this research is to determine the qualitative advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing in emerging biotech and pharmaceutical companies. From the perspective of four small biotech and pharmaceutical organizations the research investigated the positive and negative aspects of cloud computing and how it impacted the way these organizations conduct business in an increasingly complex global community. The research techniques were mixed qualitative methods that provided cross-examination and included action research, observations, interviews, surveys, and case studies. The analysis used triangulation and resulted in the discovery of patterns and themes, which provided separate interpretations and assertions of perceived …

Impact Of Organizational Culture And Technology On Firm Performance In The Service Sector, Nathaniel C. Ozigbo

Communications of the IIMA

This study focuses on the way organizational culture is adopted for exploring the relationship of firm performance. The primary objective is to explore the relationship between organizational culture and information technology effectiveness with reference to firm performance. The performance of the firm was measured using the dependent variables, return on assets (ROA) and Earning Per Share (EPS), obtained from the annual reports of the listed services industries in Nigeria. The random sample generated 200 usable responses. All the four cultural types adopted in the study had influence on the return on assets and earnings per share. The result of the …

Review Of J. D. Power Quality Measurement Of U. S. And Japanese Automotive Industry, Heechang Shin, Robert Richardson, Oredola Soluade

Communications of the IIMA

J. D. Power and Associates (JDP) conducts customer surveys and reports information on automobile quality, reliability, safety, satisfaction and buyer behavior. The Initial Quality Study (IQS) by JDP provides feedback on the quality of new vehicles during the first 90 days of ownership. This paper evaluates the quality measurements of IQS and its economic impact on the sales performance of major U.S. automakers (GM, Ford, and Chrysler) and Japanese automakers (Toyota, Honda, and Nissan) between 2001 and 2010. The following research questions are addressed: (1) Does IQS have significant impact on the customers’ purchasing behavior during the period of study? …

Effects Of Internal And External Factors On Internet-Based Digital Technology Usage By Smes In A Developing Country, Md Shah Azam, Mohammed Quaddus

Communications of the IIMA

This paper analyses the ef ects of culture and environment on the adoption and use of Internet based digital technology (IBDT) by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from a developing country perspective. A structural equation modeling is finally employed within a mix method research setting with a cross-sectional dataset of 557 SMEs in Bangladesh. The study reveals a significant association of normative pressures, coercive pressures, power distance, in-group collectivism, Bengali values, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use with SMEs intention to use IBDT while intention significantly affects actual usage behavior. The study concludes with some implications of the …

Trusting The Trusted: An Empirical Analysis, Sanjog Ray, Ambuj Mahanti

Communications of the IIMA

One aspect of research in the area of bootstrapping of cold start users in trust-aware recommender systems is on guiding new users find trusted users in the trust network. In this paper we examine the question “Which type of users do cold start users actually trust?” We analyze the users trusted by cold start users in the Epinions dataset (Massa & Avesani, 2006a). We examine the set of trusted users on the basis of four critical parameters: number of outgoing links, number of incoming links, number of items rated and a hybrid parameter defined as preference score. We also experimentally …

A Graph-Theoretic Approach To Improved Curriculum Structure And Assessment Placement, Jay M. Lightfoot

Communications of the IIMA

Assurance of student learning is an important issue in modern education. Accrediting bodies and government entities alike have begun requiring proof that students actually learn the material taught in the classroom. To comply with this mandate, education programs are actively engaged in incorporating assessment procedures into their curricula. Unfortunately, there are no generally agreed upon methods on how to do this. This paper addresses the issue and answers several key questions concerning where to locate topic coverage, assessment data collection, and corrective action within the curriculum. The approach described and developed in this paper cast the curriculum problem into an …

Voluntary And Involuntary Self-Disclosure In Decision-Making Virtual Teams, Shoshana Altschuller, Raquel Benbunan-Fich

Communications of the IIMA

This study investigates the roles of visual representation and verbal self-disclosure in decision making virtual teams via a content analysis of group discussions. Findings indicate that visual representation encourages increased self-disclosure in the form of personal and universal revelations of facts and thoughts during virtual group communication. Increased revelations are in turn found to impact the nature of group decisions. These results theoretical and practical implications for virtual decision making.

Ethical Framework For The It And Business Professions, Gin Chong, Emmanuel Opara

Communications of the IIMA

Within an information technology (IT) environment, managerial and organizational influences may affect individual’s ethical behavior. Understanding the individual difference in value systems, locus of control, Machiavellianism, and cognitive moral development, helps the IT managers to appreciate the reasons for individuals working within and outside the IT environment aware of the ethical behavior. This paper evaluates applicability of Kohlberg's framework on moral theory that focuses solely on justice-orientated moral approach in the IT profession. Results of semi-structured interviews with two IT managers suggest that the framework lacks flexibility, and needs to incorporate a caring perspective (referring to the content) and a …

The Effect Of Learning Objects On A C++ Programming Lesson, Carlos Argelio Arevalo Mercado, Estela Lizbeth Muñoz Andrade, Juan Manuel Gomez Reynoso

Communications of the IIMA

The subject of teaching computer programming has been widely studied for the last 25 years. Different approaches and disciplines have given important knowledge about the problem, mainly cognitive science and the use of software tools and technology to aid teaching. In recent years, Learning Object (LO) technology has received world wide attention within the distance education community. However, literature research shows little experimental and empirical evidence about the effectiveness of LOs in academic performance. In this exploratory study, the effect of using LOs in a computer programming lesson is reported. Descriptive statistics and T test results show that there is …

Reliance, Immersion, And Enjoyment: An Exploratory Socio-Psychological Analysis On Internet Involvement, C. Mo Bahk

Communications of the IIMA

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between various socio-psychological variables and the level of involvement in the Internet. Two hundred thirty-four college students completed a self-administered questionnaire that contains the measures of Internet involvement, Internet usage, face-to-face interaction anxiety, computer ownership, and socio-demographic variables. A factor analysis identified three dimensions of Internet involvement: Reliance, Immersion, and Enjoyment. The results of stepwise regressions showed that face-to-face interaction anxiety is a significant indicator of both the Reliance and Immersion dimensions of Internet involvement. Age was another positive indicator of the Immersion dimension, whereas computer ownership contributed significantly to …

Social Network Analysis Based On Bsp Clustering Algorithm, Gong Yu

Communications of the IIMA

Social network analysis is a new research field in data mining. The clustering in social network analysis is different from traditional clustering. It requires grouping objects into classes based on their links as well as their attributes. While traditional clustering algorithms group objects only based on objects’ similarity, and it can't be applied to social network analysis. So on the basis of BSP (business system planning) clustering algorithm, a social network clustering analysis algorithm is proposed. The proposed algorithm, different from traditional clustering algorithms, can group objects in a social network into different classes based on their links and identify …

Increasing Long Term Weight Loss Success: An Individualized, Holistic, Self-Care Model, April D. Lane

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Despite the many weight loss options available, the majority of overweight and obese individuals who try to lose or maintain weight loss are unsuccessful. This lack of success has been the focus of extensive research. In an attempt to develop more effective modalities, researchers have identified several predictors of weight loss success. However, the efficacy of diets is still limited.

For many, this lack of weight loss success may be due to issues such as depression, loneliness, anxiety, lack of support, or other environmental factors that may be imperceptibly related to food and exercise. Repeated dieting failures may produce feelings …