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Executive Committee - Agenda, 9/25/2001, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Unh Family Business Center Offers New Leadership Training Session, Janet Lathrop

Media Relations

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Bjc Today

BJC Today

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Psc 463.01: Development Administration, Peter Koehn

University of Montana Course Syllabi

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Resurrecting Transformation For The Post-Industrial Era, Douglas A. Macgregor

Defense Horizons

We must hold our minds alert and receptive to the application of unglimpsed methods and weapons. The next war will be won in the future, not in the past. We must go on, or we will go under.

—General of the Army Douglas A. MacArthur, while serving as Chief of Staff, 1931

The Bush administration took office amid high hopes for the fundamental transformation of the Armed Forces. Yet within months, the problem that transformation was designed to solve—changing a large, expensive Industrial Age structure, especially the Army, into a leaner, more strategically agile Information Age force—receded as more pressing …

The Hart-Rudman Commission And The Homeland Defense, Ian Roxborough Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

With the exception of attacks by ballistic missiles, the continental United States was long held to be virtually immune from attack. For Americans, wars were something that took place in other countries. In the future, that may not hold. But while strategic thinkers agree that homeland defense needs greater attention, there is less consensus on the precise nature of the threat. The author disagrees with the commonly-held assumption that the main threat to the American homeland will come from terrorism inspired by U.S. leadership of globalization. He contends that the architects of the American strategy for homeland defense need a …

Global Directions For Reforming Health Systems And Expanding Insurance. What Is Suitable For The Arab Gulf Countries?, Samir N. Banoob

Saudi Medical Journal

Most countries are exploring and implementing reforms of their health care systems. The Arab countries in the Gulf are no exception after establishing modern governmental health care systems accessible to all and free of charge. Current problems of the Arab systems include financial, managerial and quality issues. The private sector in these countries has no defined national role and is gowing abruptly and unplanned. The paper presents the major global health reform directions, analyzing the current activities in the Arab Gulf countries and proposing certain practical relevant approaches for health reform, and expansion of insurance in these activites.

The Effects Of Alliance Portfolio Characteristics And Absorptive Capacity On Performance: A Study Of Biotechnology Firms, Gerard George, Shaker A. Zahra, Kathleen K. Wheatley, Raihan Khan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In many high technology industries, strategic alliances have become important for improving a firm's financial performance by providing knowledge that can be used to develop the capabilities needed to introduce new products. Therefore, researchers have examined those characteristics of alliances that can contribute to the performance of high technology companies. There is agreement that the structure and knowledge flows within alliances can affect a firm's innovativeness. However, to date, researchers have studied alliances as individual events or transactions, failing to recognize their synergistic effects as a coherent portfolio. Viewing alliances as a portfolio of strategic agreements, we suggest that portfolio …

Pain Control In Healthcare Organizations: Developing Effective Disease Management Programs, C. Richard Chapman, Stephen D. Lande, Bill H. Mccarberg, David B. Nash

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

Although medicine possesses the knowledge and technology for preventing or relieving most pain, poor pain control is still widespread. Unrelieved pain causes unnecessary suffering and increases health care expenditures. Among the barriers to improving pain control are poor provider education in pain management, misguided beliefs about the inevitability of pain and the dangers of pain medication, provider resistance to changing practice patterns, and administrative resistance to implementing improvements that incur short-term costs but lead to long-term savings. In short, poor pain relief in America's health care institutions is a system issue, and improvement requires a system-wide change. An effective program …

The Echo: August 31, 2001, Taylor University

2001-2002 (Volume 89)

Taylor University takes the ‘Plunge’ – Samuel Morris and Wengatz go ‘under the knife’ – Where to find the most inexpensive books – New branch of TSO deals with faith and culture – Achieving the ultimate Taylor experience – Speak your mind – Have an Opinion? – Silver Platter Syndrome – Taylor’s football team needs T.L.C. – This Week’s Sporting Events – Women’s soccer shuts-out Tri-State 4-0 for first home win

Autonomy And Accountability In The Context Of Standards-Based Reform, Susan Watzon, Jonathan Supovitz

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

In this article we discuss the effects of one urban school district's efforts to increase the autonomy and accountability of schools and teams of teachers through a standards-based reform known as team-based schooling. ...

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/32 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Autonomy and accountability in the context of standards-based reform / Susan Watson [and] Jonathan Supvitz.

An Organizational Framework For Homeland Defense, Terrence Kelly

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Commentary & Reply, Mark R. Depue

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Professional Education: The Key To Transformation, Henry H. Shelton

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Checkup, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Checkup

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The Boundary-Spanning Role Of A Cooperative Support Organization: Managing The Paradox Of Stability And Change In Non-Traditional Organizations, Lynn M. Harter, Kathleen J. Krone

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This project provides an interpretation of how one cooperative support organization, the Nebraska Cooperative Council, discursively functions to help its constituent cooperatives consolidate resources in order to better intersect with organizations in a larger bureaucratic system. In analyzing qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews, surveys, and organizational documents, we found the paradox of stability and change a revealing prism through which to make sense of participants’ experiences. We work toward locating and describing how the Council, through its boundary-spanning activities, helps cooperatives manage the paradox of stability and change while protecting their core participatory ideologies. By providing networks of learning, …

August 2001, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

DEPARTMENTS AND COLUMNS

AT DEADLINE

COMMENTARY

GETTING ORGANIZED

CORPORATE PROFILE

CORNER ON THE MARKET

CLOSE UP

COMPUTERS/SOFTWARE

EMPLOYERS GROUP

MANAGING

LAW

LIST: ENIVORNMENTAL COMPANIES

LIST: SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS

LIST: I.E. LARGEST EMPLOYERS

DUFF & PHELPS, LLCC STOCK SHEET

LIST: MBA/ EXCECUTIVE PROGRAMS

DESERT BUSINESS JOURNAL

STATLER'S BEST BET$

EXECUTIVE TIME OUT

MANAGER'S Bookshelf

WINE REVIEW

RESTAURANT REVIEW

RESOURCE DIRECTORY

CALENDAR

NEWS AND FEATURES

The Business of Clean Air .............................................................. 4

Paris L.A. Catering ... Bringing European Charm to the I. E ............ 16

Caterers Cook up Festive Fare in the Inland Empire .................... 17

Community Bancorp Second Quarter Profits Up …

Masters, Doctoral And Specialists Theses Written By Eastern Michigan University Students: A Listing By Department Of Theses Available In The Eastern Michigan University Library As Of August 2001, Heidi Mercado

Faculty Scholarship - University Library

No abstract provided.

Do European Union Defense Initiatives Threaten Nato?, Kori N. Schake

Strategic Forums

This paper looks at whether European efforts to develop independent defense capabilities undermine or support the transatlantic alliance. EU defense initiatives, particularly the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), do not inherently threaten NATO. Instead, the primary concern lies in Europe’s limited military capabilities and continued reliance on U.S. support. This paper explores how EU-led operations, focused largely on crisis management, differ from NATO’s broader warfighting role. It highlights the importance of coordination, interoperability, and avoiding duplication between the two institutions. Stronger European defense capabilities, if aligned with NATO, can reinforce, rather than weaken, the alliance and contribute to more …

Critical Factors For Successful Implementation Of Enterprise Systems, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, J. Lau, J. Kuang

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have emerged as the core of successful information management and the enterprise backbone of organizations. The difficulties of ERP implementations have been widely cited in the literature but research on the critical factors for initial and ongoing ERP implementation success is rare and fragmented. Through a comprehensive review of the literature, 11 factors were found to be critical to ERP implementation success – ERP teamwork and composition; change management program and culture; top management support; business plan and vision; business process reengineering with minimum customization; project management; monitoring and evaluation of performance; effective communication; software …

Supporting Professional Growth Through Mentoring And Coaching, Linda M. Kutilek, Garee W. Earnest

Journal of Extension

This article focuses on approaches for mentoring and coaching employees within Extension. Through presentation of research and discussion of current applications, the authors explore mutual benefits and differences between coaching and mentoring. Several examples are shared of processes that have been implemented within the Ohio State University Extension to support these concepts.

Recent Dissertations On Service And Service-Learning Topics: Volume Ii, Robert D. Shumer, Ann Treacy

Bibliographies

This is the second edition of the Learn and Serve America National Service-Learning Clearinghouse review of dissertations on service, service-learning, and related topics. In the first edition we identified approximately 110 studies, limiting the search to studies conducted from 1990 to the present. In this volume we provide information and abstracts on more than 200 studies- and expand the time they were produced to periods prior to 1990. Some date as early as the 1970s.

The goals for doing this literature review are many. First, we want to continue to dispel the notion (as mentioned in the first version) that …

Nurses, Pharmacists, And Information Technology In Public Healthcare, Larry Allen Malato

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to explore the healthcare professional’s experience during the implementation of information technology. The focus is on the implementation of a computerized medication ordering, dispensing, and tracking system in acute care departments of a 600- bed public hospital. Spradley’s qualitative, ethnographic research methods were used to discover the personal meaning of the implementation. How do pharmacists and nurses feel about the implementation of an advanced technology system? Are there any barriers to implementation? Findings suggest a resistance to implementation by professionals in the disciplines of Pharmacy and Nursing. Resistance is based on their perceptions of …

The Weekly Challenger, June 21, 2001, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The June 21, 2001, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Leadership In The Continuous Improvement Process, Jim L. Kline

Theses and Graduate Projects

Companies are formed for many reasons, but without profitability, they will not survive. Therefore, it remains the focus of the company's employees to maintain profitability. New ideas and improvements must be implemented continuously for the company to maintain and increase their profitability.

The employees responsible for continuously implementing these new ideas and improvements will significantly contribute to the success of the company and its profitability. The key to their success is the use of positive leadership and a continuous improvement process. This study presents two theories that support this claim: Masaaki lmai's continuous improvement process, and James MacGregor Burns' theory …

Empowering Women In Rural Bangladesh: Impact Of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee’S (Brac’S) Programme, Dilruba Banu, Fehmin Farashuddin, Altaf Hossain, Shahnuj Akter

Journal of International Women's Studies

From the Introduction:

Literally, ‘empowerment’ is seen to relate to the user’s power. It involves undoing negative social constructions, so that the people affected can perceive themselves as having the capacity and the right to act and have influence (Rowlands, 1995:102). Rao and Kelleher (1995:70) define women’s empowerment as “the capacity of women to be economically self-sufficient and self-reliant with control over decisions affecting their life options and freedom from violence”. In the existing socio-cultural milieu of Bangladesh, embodied within the phrase of ‘empowerment’ is the concept of change. The development activities of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in Bangladesh lead empowerment …

Alternative Corporate Governance Systems In Japanese Firms: Implications For A Shift To Stockholder-Centered Corporate Governance, Toru Yoshikawa, Phillip H. Phan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In Asia, the recent catastrophic decline in regional stock markets, continuing currency crisis and failures of major financial institutions and industrial corporations have increased domestic and international interest in corporate governance. Nowhere is this greater than in Japan where financial institution reform has catapulted this to the fore. Agency theory and institutional theory, together with comparative case examples, are used in a study to derive some propositions on the dynamics of changing corporate governance systems in Japanese firms. The study argues for the co-existence of stakeholder and shareholder-centered corporate governance systems in Japan. This argument has an important implication for …

Editor's Page, Laura Hoelscher

Journal of Extension

"Answers to Three Frequently Asked JOE Questions" does just what the name implies. (Hint: The answers all have something to do with the fact that JOE is a Web journal.) And, of course, "June 2003 JOE" mentions just some of the articles in a very good issue.

Agents Of Change: Thoughts On Youth Development, Karee Teague

Journal of Extension

4-H Agents are change agents who foster changes in youth, communities, and individuals. As a youth development organization, we have an opportunity to clarify what we want to develop in youth. As we enter the new millennium, we are faced with the task of managing change and helping others adapt to change. This article discusses how the need to empower youth is intertwined with our own task of empowering ourselves.