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Nontraditional Student Needs : A Study Of The Perceived Needs Of The Nontraditional Student Population In The Und Apartment Housing Community, Malia Young Jan 2005

Nontraditional Student Needs : A Study Of The Perceived Needs Of The Nontraditional Student Population In The Und Apartment Housing Community, Malia Young

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Shifts In The Structure Of British Imperialism In The Mid To Late Victorian Period, Josiah J. Patrow Jan 2005

Shifts In The Structure Of British Imperialism In The Mid To Late Victorian Period, Josiah J. Patrow

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A Community Besieged : A Comparison Of Local And National Television Coverage During The Red River Flood Of 1997, Aaron D. Quanbeck Jan 2005

A Community Besieged : A Comparison Of Local And National Television Coverage During The Red River Flood Of 1997, Aaron D. Quanbeck

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Role Of Phonology And Orthography In Word Identification : A Comparison Of College Students Who Are Good, Average And Poor Readers, Randeep Sidhu Jan 2005

Role Of Phonology And Orthography In Word Identification : A Comparison Of College Students Who Are Good, Average And Poor Readers, Randeep Sidhu

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The Reliability Of Reflective Surfaces, Donna Lee Neal Jan 2005

The Reliability Of Reflective Surfaces, Donna Lee Neal

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Survivor Artist At Work : The Fort Lincoln Haiku Poetry Of Itaru Ina, Carolyn Denise Baker Jan 2005

Survivor Artist At Work : The Fort Lincoln Haiku Poetry Of Itaru Ina, Carolyn Denise Baker

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Bicultural Identification Among Northern Plains American Indians : Scale Development And Validation, Laiel I. Baker Jan 2005

Bicultural Identification Among Northern Plains American Indians : Scale Development And Validation, Laiel I. Baker

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The Perceptions Of Students Outside The United States On Cases Versus Lectures, G.W. Kester, R.A. Dean, David K. Ding, S.A. Hoover, M. Skully Jan 2005

The Perceptions Of Students Outside The United States On Cases Versus Lectures, G.W. Kester, R.A. Dean, David K. Ding, S.A. Hoover, M. Skully

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This paper reports the results of a survey of postgraduate students at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, the University of Melbourne in Australia, Monash University in Australia, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and the National University of Ireland, Galway regarding their perceptions of cases versus lectures. The respondents to our survey to prefer lectures in introductory courses and cases when used to supplement lectures or used in advanced upper level courses. They agree that cases are an effective way to provide them with an organizational context that enhances their understanding of the subject matter and how it relates to …


Ownership Structure, Investment Behaviour And Firm Performance In Japanese Manufacturing Industries, Eric Gedajlovic, Toru Yoshikawa, Motomi Hashimoto Jan 2005

Ownership Structure, Investment Behaviour And Firm Performance In Japanese Manufacturing Industries, Eric Gedajlovic, Toru Yoshikawa, Motomi Hashimoto

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Using data spanning the 1996-98 fiscal years of 247 of Japan's largest manufacturers, we empirically evaluate the extent to which a firm's investment behaviour and financial performance are influenced by its ownership structure. To do so, we examine six distinct categories of Japanese shareholders: foreign investors, investment funds, pension funds, banks and insurance companies, affiliated companies and insiders. Our findings strongly indicate that the relationship between the equity stakes of a particular category of investor and a firm' s financial performance and investment behaviour is considerably more complex than is depicted in simple principal-agent representations. Such a result emphasizes the …


Theorizing, Measuring, And Predicting Knowledge Sharing Behavior In Organizations - A Social Capital Approach, Chay Yue Wah, Thomas Menkhoff, Benjamin Loh, Hans-Dieter Evers Jan 2005

Theorizing, Measuring, And Predicting Knowledge Sharing Behavior In Organizations - A Social Capital Approach, Chay Yue Wah, Thomas Menkhoff, Benjamin Loh, Hans-Dieter Evers

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This study aims to understand the social and organizational factors that influence knowledge sharing. A model of knowledge management and knowledge sharing was developed inspired by the work of Nahapiet and Ghoshal. Data on demographics and various social capital measures were collected from a sample of members of a tertiary educational institution in Singapore in 2003. Reward & recognition, open-mindedness and cost concerns of knowledge hoarding turned out to be the strongest predictors of knowledge sharing rather than pro-social motives or organizational concern. Overall, the findings provide evidence for the importance of a conducive organizational climate and state-of-the art performance …