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Championing "Tough Issues": How Women And Men Corporate Directors Contribute Differently To Board Deliberations, Nancy E. Mcinerney-Lacombe Dec 2007

Championing "Tough Issues": How Women And Men Corporate Directors Contribute Differently To Board Deliberations, Nancy E. Mcinerney-Lacombe

Student Scholarship

A qualitative study of eleven male and eleven female directors was undertaken to investigate gender differences relating to championing tough issues at the board. This study demonstrated that men and women at the board share common mechanisms in the championing process. Correspondingly, they also evidenced notable differences. A championing model is presented to examine the gendered differences of the "tough issues" championing process. The model incorporates (1) the preconditions to championing, (2) the board environment that impacts the choice to champion (3) the influencing factors that impact the engagement process (4) the engagement style of the champions and (5) the …

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Betting On Catastrophe: The Private Sector And Anti-Terrorism Spending For Physical Security, James K. Hayes Dec 2007

Betting On Catastrophe: The Private Sector And Anti-Terrorism Spending For Physical Security, James K. Hayes

Student Scholarship

The cost of protecting U.S. private sector critical infrastructure assets is estimated at $10 billion per year. This qualitative research examined the incentives and obstacles for the willing expenditure on terrorism protection by American business, revealing that the implementation of security measures beyond the private sector's day-to-day operational risks have characteristics similar to the private provision of a public good. Notions of moral hazard created by government actions in response to catastrophic events can have an effect that is at odds with encouraging greater private spending in this area. This paper may have important implications for policy-makers looking to address …

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Appreciative Inquiry-Based Intervention: A Network View Of Organizational Renewal, Thomas H. Carlson Dec 2007

Appreciative Inquiry-Based Intervention: A Network View Of Organizational Renewal, Thomas H. Carlson

Student Scholarship

This paper describes the design, conduct and outcomes of an Appreciative Inquiry-based intervention. The subject group was a newly formed unit of a health care organization. The unit was formed by merging elements of two preexisting groups, and was guided by inexperienced managers. Previous interaction between those groups had been characterized by distrust and competition. Appreciative Inquiry provided the foundation for the intervention. Members of the unit galvanized around identified strengths, shared values and beliefs, shared perspectives, and a positive vision of their future; the normative-relational aspect of the intervention. On that foundation, members of the unit developed generative skills …

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Top Salespeople Don't Sell: Managing Frame Incongruence Through Network Partitioning, Stuart R. Strolin Dec 2007

Top Salespeople Don't Sell: Managing Frame Incongruence Through Network Partitioning, Stuart R. Strolin

Student Scholarship

Buying decisions surrounding complex, transformational software are not made by individuals but instead by buying teams. Existing research on sales behavior and salesperson traits focuses on one-to-one selling and gives little insight into the training and selection required of a successful sales force. This paper describes the selling style and personal traits of twelve successful salespeople engaged in complex computer software sales to buying teams. What do successful salespeople do and what is it about him/her that distinguishes the most successful? Technology Frames of Reference and Actor Network Theory were used to interpret the methods used in successfully selling to …

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What Are They Thinking About R&D? A Strategic Core Competence, Or An Operational Business Decision?, Beth Fitz Gibbon Dec 2007

What Are They Thinking About R&D? A Strategic Core Competence, Or An Operational Business Decision?, Beth Fitz Gibbon

Student Scholarship

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nineteen senior North American business practitioners in multinational corporations to understand their experiences with strategic planning and resource allocation for R&D. In particular, we sought to elicit insight about where planning and allocation overlap, and how they are executed today, vs. five to ten years ago. Findings indicate the outsourcing of R&D is rapidly increasing. R&D is becoming an operational business function as opposed to an internal investment in key knowledge for future firm sustainability. R&D also appears to no longer be a major focus of the strategic planning effort at the highest management levels. …

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What Influences Moral Choice Among College Student Athletes, Mary-Beth A. Cooper Dec 2007

What Influences Moral Choice Among College Student Athletes, Mary-Beth A. Cooper

Student Scholarship

Sixteen intercollegiate athletes, eight male and eight female basketball players representing both Division I and Division III institutions, were interviewed to understand what influences college student athletes when making moral choices. The study focused on how student athletes define moral choice and what social referent groups impact them. The effects of gender and NCAA Division level were also investigated. Fear of consequences, influence of individuals occupying key leadership positions on the team, and the role of upper class students were revealed to impact moral choice.

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A Serious Attempt To Frame Stakeholder Theory In Business Management Studies, Saad Ali Al-Anzi Dec 2007

A Serious Attempt To Frame Stakeholder Theory In Business Management Studies, Saad Ali Al-Anzi

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

This paper distinguishes itself by addressing a subject often avoided due to its inherent complexities: stakeholders as a pivotal theme in strategic thought. It explores their general concepts, classifications, and perspectives, defining stakeholders as independent groups or entities linked to a business organization through a network of influential relationships with diverse dimensions and directions, where any imbalance in these relations could prove detrimental to all parties involved. The paper argues that an appropriate stakeholder classification must be broad in scope, taking into account the specific country’s traditions, laws, customs, and the prevailing administrative style governing its business organizations. Furthermore, while …

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Economic Efficiency Versus Public Choice: The Case Of Property Rights In Road Traffic, Jonathan Remy Nash Dec 2007

Economic Efficiency Versus Public Choice: The Case Of Property Rights In Road Traffic, Jonathan Remy Nash

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

This Article argues, using the case of responses to traffic congestion, that public choice provides a greater explanation for the emergence of property rights than does economic efficiency. While the traditional solution to traffic congestion is to provide new roadway capacity, that is not an efficient response in that it does not lead to internalization of costs. Moreover, over time new capacity may serve to exacerbate congestion problems: New roadway capacity may induce additional travel that would not have taken place but for the new construction. By contrast, congestion charges—that is, imposing tolls designed to force drivers to internalize the …

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Everything Old Is New Again: Lessons From Dodge V. Ford Motor Company, M. Todd Henderson Dec 2007

Everything Old Is New Again: Lessons From Dodge V. Ford Motor Company, M. Todd Henderson

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

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5 Women's Status And Children's Food Security In Pakistan, Basudeb Guha‐Khasnobis, Gautam Hazarika Dec 2007

5 Women's Status And Children's Food Security In Pakistan, Basudeb Guha‐Khasnobis, Gautam Hazarika

School of Economics and Finance Faculty Publications

This chapter examines the role of women's intra-household status relative to men's in children's food security in Pakistan. Data from the 1991 Pakistan Integrated Household Survey (PIHS) yield a measure of evidence of a positive relation between women's intra-household status and children's food security.

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An Update: Preparation And Credentialing Requirements Of Two-Year College Technical Instructors: A National Study, Susan J. Olson, Cathy M. Spidell Dec 2007

An Update: Preparation And Credentialing Requirements Of Two-Year College Technical Instructors: A National Study, Susan J. Olson, Cathy M. Spidell

Journal of STEM Teacher Education

This study was conducted to see what changes have occurred in the preparation and credentialing of postsecondary technical faculty. The specific objectives of this study were: (a) to describe current credentialing requirements for two-year college technical instructors; (b) to describe program requirements for postsecondary technical teacher education programs; and (c) to compare changes that have occurred since prior studies. Since 1990 there has been a decline in the number of states that have credentialing requirements—down from 19 to 11 in 2006. The number of programs that prepare postsecondary technical faculty appears to be stable at a time of anticipated shortage …

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The Link, Vol. 1, No. 12, December 2007, Illinois State University, Center For Teaching, Learning, And Technology Dec 2007

The Link, Vol. 1, No. 12, December 2007, Illinois State University, Center For Teaching, Learning, And Technology

The Link

Newsletter for the Illinois State University Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

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Troy S. Sidney Dec 2007

Troy S. Sidney

African American Funeral Programs

Interment at Oakwood Cemetery

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Executive Summary: Midwest Evaluation Of The Adult Functioning Of Former Foster Youth: Outcomes At Age 21, Mark E. Courtney, Amy Lynn Dworsky, Gretchen Ruth Cusick, Judy Havlicek, Alfred Perez, Thomas E. Keller Dec 2007

Executive Summary: Midwest Evaluation Of The Adult Functioning Of Former Foster Youth: Outcomes At Age 21, Mark E. Courtney, Amy Lynn Dworsky, Gretchen Ruth Cusick, Judy Havlicek, Alfred Perez, Thomas E. Keller

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth (Midwest Study) is a longitudinal study that has been following a sample of young people from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois as they transition out of foster care into adulthood. It is a collaborative effort involving Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; the University of Wisconsin Survey Center; and the public child welfare agencies in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. This executive summary report concentrates on the outcomes of 21 year old youth as they "age out" of the child welfare system and transition to adulthood.

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Cherokee Nation Long-Range Communication Plan, Mike Miller Dec 2007

Cherokee Nation Long-Range Communication Plan, Mike Miller

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The Cherokee Nation is the second largest Indian tribe in the United States. It has the rights of a sovereign nation, though those rights are somewhat limited by Congress. Because Congress can take away a tribe’s sovereignty, it is important for tribes to maintain a strong public image among the dominant culture, because politicians do not attack popular entities. This paper proposes a long-term plan to keep Cherokee Nation in good favor with the general public, and more specifically the opinion leaders and elected officials who can impact the Nation’s future. The plan will include budgets, staffing plans and major …

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The Relationship Between International Expansion And Firm Performance: An Investigation Of U.S.-Based Restaurants And Firms, Soyeon Jung Dec 2007

The Relationship Between International Expansion And Firm Performance: An Investigation Of U.S.-Based Restaurants And Firms, Soyeon Jung

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This study has three objectives. First, based on the above argument, this study aims to examine whether there is an association between international expansion and U.S.-based restaurants performance in terms of accounting-based measures. Second, this study intends to examine how the performance of service firms will indeed change within an observed time frame of international expansion. Finally, the research hopes to provide insights and assistance both to academics and to company strategists who are in charge of the international operations of service firms.

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An Analysis Of The Environmental Content Of Las Vegas Strip Hotels, Andrew M. Levey Dec 2007

An Analysis Of The Environmental Content Of Las Vegas Strip Hotels, Andrew M. Levey

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This study examines the environmental content of hotel properties websites. The central question of this study is whether Las Vegas Strip properties have gone green, or plan to go green. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to examine the frequency of the environmental content of twenty-three Las Vegas Strip hotels’ websites as well as five upcoming hotel projects and one hotel expansion project on the Strip. The twenty-eight hotels are all located along Las Vegas Boulevard, also known as the Strip. All properties examined have over two thousand rooms each. The goal is to determine how prevalent and important …

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Technology And Social Anxieties, Attitudes And Behavioral Intentions Of Singaporeans Towards Using Self-Service Technology (Sst), Mukesh Kumar Dec 2007

Technology And Social Anxieties, Attitudes And Behavioral Intentions Of Singaporeans Towards Using Self-Service Technology (Sst), Mukesh Kumar

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The interactions between customers and service organizations, known as service encounters, have generally been between front-liner and consumers. Gradually however, these encounters are changing with the introduction of self-service facilities that are quickly replacing service staff. The use of self-service technology has seen an incredible amount of growth globally over the last few years. Self-service technologies are currently being used in more diverse ways for new services than once thought possible. The expenditure on self-service kiosks is expected to rise by 88% and the dollar value of transactions taking place through self-service technology should exceed 1.3 trillion by 2007 (Avery, …

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A Comparative Analysis Of Mice Destinations Between Macau And Singapore, Cheong Su Richard Tan Dec 2007

A Comparative Analysis Of Mice Destinations Between Macau And Singapore, Cheong Su Richard Tan

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Macau is probably best known worldwide for its gaming industry which has always been a staple of its economy and has surpassed Las Vegas as the world’s biggest gambling market in 2006 (Cheung, 2007). After its return to Chinese rule in 1999, the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) government decided to diversify its economy and liberalized the gaming market with an aim to transform the territory into a centre of gaming, cultural events, conference and exhibition (Pao, 2004). Recognizing the economic benefits of MICE, the SAR government aims to nurture the city into a prominent MICE destination (Macau Government Tourist …

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Critique Of A Homuncular Model Of Mind From The Neo-Vitalist Perspective, Peter Vere Warden Dec 2007

Critique Of A Homuncular Model Of Mind From The Neo-Vitalist Perspective, Peter Vere Warden

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Culture Wars As Identity Politics, Erin Catherine Cassese Dec 2007

Culture Wars As Identity Politics, Erin Catherine Cassese

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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The Paranoiacs Who Knew Too Much: Postmodern Knowledge And Hollywood Cinema, Emilia Bakola Dec 2007

The Paranoiacs Who Knew Too Much: Postmodern Knowledge And Hollywood Cinema, Emilia Bakola

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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The Pathogenic Ny-1 Hantavirus Gn Cytoplasmic Tail Regulates Cellular Interferon Responses, Peter Joseph Alff Dec 2007

The Pathogenic Ny-1 Hantavirus Gn Cytoplasmic Tail Regulates Cellular Interferon Responses, Peter Joseph Alff

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Structural Studies Of Molybdopterin Synthase, An Essential Enzyme For Dithiolene Formation During Molybdenum Cofactor Biosynthesis, Juma Nkosi Daniels Dec 2007

Structural Studies Of Molybdopterin Synthase, An Essential Enzyme For Dithiolene Formation During Molybdenum Cofactor Biosynthesis, Juma Nkosi Daniels

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Structure Determination Of Nanocrystalline Materials, Frederick Marc Michel Dec 2007

Structure Determination Of Nanocrystalline Materials, Frederick Marc Michel

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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A Multiscale, Geometric Algorithm For Non-Parametric Data Exploration With An Application To Genomic Data, Joseph Mcquown Dec 2007

A Multiscale, Geometric Algorithm For Non-Parametric Data Exploration With An Application To Genomic Data, Joseph Mcquown

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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A Defense Of Prince Arthur's Position As Magnificence In Edmund Spencer's The Faerie Queene, Jennifer Mary Myatt Dec 2007

A Defense Of Prince Arthur's Position As Magnificence In Edmund Spencer's The Faerie Queene, Jennifer Mary Myatt

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Identification And Characterization Of Lon Protease As A Component Of Bacterial Trans-Translation, Jennifer S. Parla Dec 2007

Identification And Characterization Of Lon Protease As A Component Of Bacterial Trans-Translation, Jennifer S. Parla

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Using Direct Measurements Of Submarine Groundwater Discharge To Investigate The Coupling Between Surface And Pore Waters, John Paul Rapaglia Dec 2007

Using Direct Measurements Of Submarine Groundwater Discharge To Investigate The Coupling Between Surface And Pore Waters, John Paul Rapaglia

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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The Sad Death Of A King: The Legacy Of Richard The Second, Marco Hernandez Dec 2007

The Sad Death Of A King: The Legacy Of Richard The Second, Marco Hernandez

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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