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Law Professors Of Color And The Academy: Of Poets And Kings, Cheryl I. Harris Dec 1992

Law Professors Of Color And The Academy: Of Poets And Kings, Cheryl I. Harris

Chicago-Kent Law Review

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British Banks' Role In U.K. Capital Markets Since The Big Bang, Philip N. Hablutzel Dec 1992

British Banks' Role In U.K. Capital Markets Since The Big Bang, Philip N. Hablutzel

Chicago-Kent Law Review

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Linden World, December 1992, Lindenwood College Dec 1992

Linden World, December 1992, Lindenwood College

Linden World (1985-1997)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood College

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The Bear Paw (December 1992), University Of Southern Maine Dec 1992

The Bear Paw (December 1992), University Of Southern Maine

Bear Paw, The (1971, 1991-1995)

The Bear Paw volume 3 issue 12

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Board Of Editors - Vol. 2, No. 1 1992 Dec 1992

Board Of Editors - Vol. 2, No. 1 1992

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

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Issue No. 34: December 1992, Historical Society Of New Mexico Dec 1992

Issue No. 34: December 1992, Historical Society Of New Mexico

La Crónica de Nuevo México

1 Dr. Robert W. Frazer Receives 1992 Board of Directors Award
1 Two Major Exhibits Opened in the Palace of the Governors
1 Dr. Jenkins Recovering from Wicked Fall
1 Historical Society Awards, 1992
2 Naivete, Cultural Denigration and Hispanic Bashing: History Comes to Roost in 1992
3 By Force of Arms: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1691-93
3 Requests for Information
3 A Rare Edition from the Palace Press
3 1992 Book Auction a Great Success
4 Books, Old-House Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to American Domestic Architecture, 1600-1940
4 Useful (?) Federal Information Department
4 …

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On The Theory Of Finance For Privately Held Firms, James S. Ang Dec 1992

On The Theory Of Finance For Privately Held Firms, James S. Ang

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

This paper is a first attempt at differentiating the problems of finance of the privately held small businesses from their larger counterparts. Small businesses, though not concerned with the problems and opportunities associated with publicly traded firms, have different types of complexities, such as shorter expected life, presence of estate tax, intergenerational transfer problems, and prevalence of implicit contracts. Some standard problems like agency and asymmetric information are also more complex. The relatively high transaction costs faced by small businesses in all types of financial decisions also preclude a sizable subset of available choices.

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Differences In Risk Measurement For Small Unlisted Businesses, Edward A. Vos Dec 1992

Differences In Risk Measurement For Small Unlisted Businesses, Edward A. Vos

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

The use of traditional risk measurement techniques for small unlisted businesses proves difficult due to a lack of market information. A sample of 209 small businesses in New Zealand was gathered to test the possibility of using accounting betas for risk measurement. While the accounting betas calculated for the listed companies in New Zealand did relate similarly to previous studies, several differences with the unlisted businesses are uncovered. The need to develop better measurement devices is highlighted if benchmarks for risk vs. return equilibrium are to be found for the class of small unlisted businesses.

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Financial Information For Decision Making: An Alternative Small Firm Perspective, Brian Gibson Dec 1992

Financial Information For Decision Making: An Alternative Small Firm Perspective, Brian Gibson

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Successful decision making in small firms requires the availability of financial information and its deployment in a variety of financial management techniques. This prescriptive dictate and the techniques and practices it advocates have developed from, and are supported by, a framework of assumptions derived from mainstream neoclassical economics. Substantial relaxation of these assumptions is often necessary to provide plausible explanations for many observed practices such as the irregular use of financial information in small firm decision contexts. Rather than seeking to justify these departures within the extant framework, understanding may be better accommodated by adopting a different perspective. Concerned primarily …

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The Winning New Issues: A Case Study, Howard M. Schilit, W. Keith Schilit Dec 1992

The Winning New Issues: A Case Study, Howard M. Schilit, W. Keith Schilit

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Why do some early stage ventures perform remarkably well while others fail? Is there a fairly accurate way to predict which emerging growth business will become a high performing success story and which a low performing disaster? Is there a way for investors to increase the likelihood of investing in “winners” and decrease the likelihood of investing in “losers”? These are the central questions addressed in this article.

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Equity Returns To Small Bank Investors, James P. Bedingfield, Robert D. Johnston, A. J. Stagliano Dec 1992

Equity Returns To Small Bank Investors, James P. Bedingfield, Robert D. Johnston, A. J. Stagliano

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Unlike most other small firms, there is an excellent record of the initial equity capitalization details of banking organizations when they are formed, as well as subsequent changes, because of the chartering application and reporting requirements of the banking regulatory authorities. By combining these records with the actual approved acquisition price of small banks, the return received by small bank investors from the time of organization through acquisition is determined. For small banks organized after 1972 and acquired from 1980 and through 1988, yearly mean rates of return ranged from 23.07 percent to 10.49 percent. Generally, these returns exceed S&P …

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Factors Affecting New Firm Success And Their Use In Venture Capital Financing, Timothy Bates, William D. Bradford Dec 1992

Factors Affecting New Firm Success And Their Use In Venture Capital Financing, Timothy Bates, William D. Bradford

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Using a nationwide sample of 14,424 new firms, we find that attractive human capital traits at business entry for entrepreneurs include high educational attainment, owners who lie in the middle of—as opposed to the tails of—the age distribution, and family business background. Attractive firm traits are purchase of an existing firm rather than starting a firm de novo, and larger amounts of starting capital. Recent research has found that certain ethnic minorities are differentially restricted from obtaining commercial bank financing. Our statistical tests indicate that when we control for differences in human capital and firm traits, the venture capital market …

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Option Introduction And Liquidity Changes In The Otc/Nasdaq Equity Market, Rich Fortin, Judy Maese Dec 1992

Option Introduction And Liquidity Changes In The Otc/Nasdaq Equity Market, Rich Fortin, Judy Maese

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

This paper examines the impact of option listing in the NASDAQ equity market on the bid-ask spread of the underlying stock. We find that both the market adjusted percentage and dollar spreads decrease with option listing, which is consistent with a value enhancing impact of derivative security introduction.

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On Excess Compensation Earned By Underwriters In Firm Commitment Initial Public Offerings Of Common Stock: An Empirical Analysis, Daniel P. Klein, R. Corwin Grube, O. Maurice Joy Dec 1992

On Excess Compensation Earned By Underwriters In Firm Commitment Initial Public Offerings Of Common Stock: An Empirical Analysis, Daniel P. Klein, R. Corwin Grube, O. Maurice Joy

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

This paper examines compensation for the underwriting activity in firm commitment initial public offerings (IPOs) of common stock in the U.S. When compensation for origination, management and marketing efforts are excluded from total underwriter compensation, we find that the portion of the total compensation assigned for the underwriting activity itself exceeds theoretical compensation only for issues that sell out very quickly. We interpret this finding as empirical evidence supporting the incentive for underwriters to underprice IPOs. Finally, we find excess compensation to underwriters is positively related to the riskiness of the IPO and negatively related to the degree of competition …

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Water Current, Volume 24, December 1992 Dec 1992

Water Current, Volume 24, December 1992

Water Current Newsletter

Seminar Series to Feature Global Perspective
Report from the Director
Argentina, Brazil Toured by Group from Nebraska
Czech Water Specialists Enumerate Contamination Problems
UNL Environmental Specialists Impressed by Hungarians
Foreign Influences on Nebraska Water Law
Trade, Environment, and Development, Tied Together in U.S. Trade Policy
Slovakian Grad Student Studies Aquaculture Here; Wants to Establish Fish Farm in Czechoslovakia
EARTH with Nebraska Connections Trains Agriculturists
La Mancha Plateau Aquifer Stressed by Intensive Irrigation
Hungarian Research Says Their Nitrogen Fertilizer Use Down
What's New?
Irrigation Association Centennial Spawns State Water-History Chronicle
Director of International Drought Information Center Receives Award
Dates to Use

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1992-93 Unopa Ceoe/Psp Certificate Holders Dec 1992

1992-93 Unopa Ceoe/Psp Certificate Holders

UNOPA: Documents and Publications

No abstract provided.

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Sam Farr Announcing His Candidacy For Congress At Colton Hall In Monterey, California Dec 1992

Sam Farr Announcing His Candidacy For Congress At Colton Hall In Monterey, California

Photos of Sam

Sam Farr, surrounded by family and members of the community, announcing his candidacy for California's 17th Congressional District at Colton Hall in Monterey, California

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Price Expectations In Asset Markets With Futures Contracting, David P. Porter, Vernon L. Smith Dec 1992

Price Expectations In Asset Markets With Futures Contracting, David P. Porter, Vernon L. Smith

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

Can the introduction of a futures market assist investors in obtaining better price expectations and reduce price bubbles, and is the major determinant of the price bubble the uncertainty of the dividend structure and its effect on noise traders?

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Documentary Perspective Of Bibliotherapy In Education, Johnson A. Afolayan Dec 1992

Documentary Perspective Of Bibliotherapy In Education, Johnson A. Afolayan

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Implemented correctly, bibliotherapy may prove one of the better techniques in dealing with emotional conflicts among children and adolescents, as research reminds us that periods of development are critically contingent upon self-concepts and how individuals believe they are perceived by significant others. Because many individuals (children and adolescents) are reluctant to verbalize emotions such as fear, rejection, and depression openly, carefully selected books allow these individuals to understand themselves better, learn from the experiences of others and contemplate possible solutions to problems (Schrank, 1982). The purpose of this article is to provide knowledge and understanding of the history, concept and …

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Oral Language, Literacy And Schooling: Kindergarten Years, Karen F. Thomas, Steven D. Rinehart, Sherrie K. Wampler Dec 1992

Oral Language, Literacy And Schooling: Kindergarten Years, Karen F. Thomas, Steven D. Rinehart, Sherrie K. Wampler

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This article reports the findings from the second year of a three year study following four children from a prekindergarten Headstart program through first grade. Grounded in the developmental theories of Vygotsky (1986), who has asserted the importance of social interaction and language learning, and Halliday (1975), who has provided a sociolinguistic framework for children learning language in social functions that promote meaning in their lives, it is an attempt to document the impact of oral language on young children's reading and writing. In the initial year of this study, we identified four children who demonstrated varying levels of Halliday's …

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Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson Dec 1992

Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Among the presentations at the International Reading Association's world conference held last summer in Maui were a series of round table sessions sponsored by the Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading (OTER). One focus of the papers shared by members of the OTER Special Interest Group was on issues in assessment.

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Reading Horizons Vol. 33, No. 2 Dec 1992

Reading Horizons Vol. 33, No. 2

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete Issue of Reading Horizons, volume 33, issue 2.

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Peaks Island Star : December 1992, Vol. 12, Issue 12, Service Agencies Of The Island Dec 1992

Peaks Island Star : December 1992, Vol. 12, Issue 12, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 1992

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.

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Evaluation Of Iran Fertility Survey, Akbar Aghajanian, Andrew B. Gross, Stephan Lewis Dec 1992

Evaluation Of Iran Fertility Survey, Akbar Aghajanian, Andrew B. Gross, Stephan Lewis

Sociology Department Faculty Working Papers

During 1976- 77 the Statistical Center of Iran launched a project to collect nationally representative data about fertility and family planning within the framework of the World Fertility Survey (WFS) program. The Iran Fertility Survey is the only nationally rep resentative survey which provides both detailedfertility i nformation and data about dete r minants of fertility in Iran for the 1970s. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the quality of reporting for basic demographic characteristics such as age, age at marriage, marital status, fertility events, and infant and child mortality. Detailed analysis of the data suggests that the …

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Inventory Of Rare Plant Species In The Pine Ridge Area Of Nebraska (Dawes And Sioux County, Nebraska), Michael I. Fritz, Joyce Philips Hardy, Steven B. Rolfsmeier Dec 1992

Inventory Of Rare Plant Species In The Pine Ridge Area Of Nebraska (Dawes And Sioux County, Nebraska), Michael I. Fritz, Joyce Philips Hardy, Steven B. Rolfsmeier

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

The purpose of this project was to conduct a systematic inventory of rare plant species on the Pine Ridge District of the Nebraska National Forest. The objective of the inventory was to locate rare plant occurrences and compile information on their location, status and any possible threats. Four areas within the Pine Ridge District were identified as priority areas for the inventory fieldwork. The four tracts included the Soldier Creek Wilderness Area, a tract encompassing the East and West Ash Creek drainages, a middle unit tract, and a tract which straddles U.S. Highway 385 and encompasses a number of timber …

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Identifiability Of Semiconductor Defects From Lbic Images, Weifu Fang, Kazufumi Ito Dec 1992

Identifiability Of Semiconductor Defects From Lbic Images, Weifu Fang, Kazufumi Ito

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications

The identifiability of defects in a semiconductor from its laser-beam-induced current (LBIC) image is studied. It is shown that the LBIC technique is reliable for detecting any spatial defects in the semiconductor material. Continuous dependence of the current measurements on the spatial defects is proved, and sensitivity is also discussed in certain cases.

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A Social And Economic Portrait Of The Mississippi Delta, Arthur G. Cosby, Mitchell W. Brackin, T. David Mason, Eunice R. Mcculloch Dec 1992

A Social And Economic Portrait Of The Mississippi Delta, Arthur G. Cosby, Mitchell W. Brackin, T. David Mason, Eunice R. Mcculloch

SSRC Publications

The ultimate goal of the study was to improve the quality of life in a region where, in spite of rich natural resources, large numbers of people still live in poverty. The Project was to carry out a fundamental assessment of the Delta region, its people, its economy, its social system, its local government capacities, and its regional infrastructure. From the very first, the intent of the study was to go beyond a mere description of the Mississippi Delta; it was also to point toward courses of action that would lead to the improvement of the Delta region.

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The Valuation Effects Of Private Placements Of Public Corporations' Common Stock, W. R. Mcdaniel Ii, William R. Mcdaniel Iii Dec 1992

The Valuation Effects Of Private Placements Of Public Corporations' Common Stock, W. R. Mcdaniel Ii, William R. Mcdaniel Iii

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Outside shareholders should benefit when the firm issues common stock through a private placement. Our propositions are (1) that the private issue of common equity creates a value-maximizing insider that has the incentive and ability to monitor and discipline, and thereby reduce agency costs and (2) investors can reduce uncertainty about the value of thinly traded stock by observing the share price negotiated by the well-informed buyer. Both of these benefits are especially applicable to small firms. Our empirical evidence supports hypotheses based on these propositions.

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U.K. Small Firm Bankruptcy Prediction: A Logit Analysis Of Financial Trend-, Industry-, And Macro-Effects, Robert C. Cressy Dec 1992

U.K. Small Firm Bankruptcy Prediction: A Logit Analysis Of Financial Trend-, Industry-, And Macro-Effects, Robert C. Cressy

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Much work has been done in the last two decades to estimate the determinants of bankruptcy of large firms. Very little work appears to have been attempted in the area of small firm bankruptcy. This paper goes some way to remedy the deficiency by estimating conditional logistic probability regressions for small firm bankruptcy on a recently constructed U.K. accounts database.

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Small Business Capital Structure Choice, Jacques A. Schnabel Dec 1992

Small Business Capital Structure Choice, Jacques A. Schnabel

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

A simple single-period model of entrepreneurial capital structure choice under conditions of informational asymmetry is developed. The uncertain terminal cash flow generated by a business venture is assumed to depend on both the amount of effort provided by the entrepreneur and the quality of the business venture. External financing induces the effort-averse entrepreneur to reduce the amount of effort he exerts. However, by astute choice of capital structure, the entrepreneur can mitigate this effect. It is shown that this entails financing high quality ventures with debt and low quality ventures with equity. This explains the predominance of debt in the …

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