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Building Blocks For More Responsible Nonprofit Boards Of Trustees In Higher Education, Susan Williams May 2004

Building Blocks For More Responsible Nonprofit Boards Of Trustees In Higher Education, Susan Williams

Student Scholarship

During recent history, too many nonprofit organizations of higher education have become well known due to highly publicized cases of wrongdoing, which has contributed to the decline in confidence from the public. Contemporaneously, the for-profit corporate sector grappled with the ramifications of catastrophic failures. In response to these combined crises there has been a movement for greater accountability and responsibility from the public upon the governing boards of the organizations because the primary responsibility for these organizations vests with the board. This renewed interest has inspired this study to further understand how board members describe how they enact their responsibilities …

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Building Blocks For More Responsible Nonprofit Boards Of Trustees In Higher Education, Susan Williams May 2004

Building Blocks For More Responsible Nonprofit Boards Of Trustees In Higher Education, Susan Williams

Student Scholarship

During recent history, too many nonprofit organizations of higher education have become well known due to highly publicized cases of wrongdoing, which has contributed to the decline in confidence from the public. Contemporaneously, the for-profit corporate sector grappled with the ramifications of catastrophic failures. In response to these combined crises there has been a movement for greater accountability and responsibility from the public upon the governing boards of the organizations because the primary responsibility for these organizations vests with the board. This renewed interest has inspired this study to further understand how board members describe how they enact their responsibilities …

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Just Tell Me The Rules! Or When Did The Rules Change?, Valerie Christian May 2004

Just Tell Me The Rules! Or When Did The Rules Change?, Valerie Christian

WCBT Faculty Publications

Anne is an experienced direct marketer. Just promoted to CEO, Anne proves to be naïve in managing The ABC Catalog Company, despite her twenty years of experience with the company. She prefers to set simple, straightforward rules for her direct reports to follow. Her management philosophy has been influenced by advice from her mentor and by her personal experiences working with her direct reports when they were her colleagues. According to Anne “The big picture is for her (and perhaps her newly-appointed and trusted CFO, Jeff) to worry about.” Anne feels that many of her direct reports are incapable or …

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Parish Vibrancy: A Reflection Of Pastoral Leadership On Parishioner Support And Parishioner Satisfaction, Terrence J. Brizz May 2004

Parish Vibrancy: A Reflection Of Pastoral Leadership On Parishioner Support And Parishioner Satisfaction, Terrence J. Brizz

Student Scholarship

The number of Catholic priests available to lead and administer Catholic parishes is declining. The Roman Catholic Church is facing a leadership crises. To help understand the nature of pastoral leadership, this study was designed to examine the impact of pastoral leadership on parishioner satisfaction and parishoner support in 135 Catholic parishes in the Cleveland Diocese. Parishoner satisfaction was assessed from 52,786 Vibrant Parish Life surveys collected from these parishes. Parishioner support was defined as mult-year trends in the parishes' financial and sacramental data. Pastoral leadership was measured through the frequency use of emotional intelligence competencies by pastors from 32 …

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Preferable Leadership Outcomes In Adolescent Boys: The Role Of Authoritative Parenting, Teaching & Guidance Strategies, And Psychological Autonomy, Franklin T. Kudo May 2004

Preferable Leadership Outcomes In Adolescent Boys: The Role Of Authoritative Parenting, Teaching & Guidance Strategies, And Psychological Autonomy, Franklin T. Kudo

Student Scholarship

There are many questions about leadership development that remain unanswered. There is also a wide variety of different theoretical approaches to explain the complexities that exist in the leadership field. This research paper addresses the topical issue of leadership development in adolescent boys. It approaches the study from a perspective of investigating the role of authoritative parenting style, parental teaching and guidance strategies, and the meditative effect of psychological autonomy in adolescents. Through qualitative research methods of semi-structured interviews, and a limited number of measurement scale questions, the thoughts and feelings of parents and their scouts are explored. The data …

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Relational Governance: An Evolving Model Responding To Evolving Needs!, Joseph Mandato May 2004

Relational Governance: An Evolving Model Responding To Evolving Needs!, Joseph Mandato

Student Scholarship

Researchers are challenging extant models of nonprofit governance practices. Given an apparent shortfall in effective practice, a deductive study is conducted to determine the impact of a refined management model, relational governance, on outcomes cited in the literature as examples of effective practice. Relational governance emphasizes partnering, advising relationships between board and management and builds on recent nonprofit governance literature while contrasting on several dimensions with the well-known extant model policy governance. A research design is presented for empirically testing the relational governance model by means of a survey instrument made available to the unit of research, current and former …

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The Role Of Trust Between Project Managers And Project Sponsors In Information Technology Projects, Patricia A. Sahm May 2004

The Role Of Trust Between Project Managers And Project Sponsors In Information Technology Projects, Patricia A. Sahm

Student Scholarship

The increase in information technology (IT) projects has brought about related growth in project manager/project sponsor dyads. Although this dyad is acknowledged as important to project success, the nature of the relationship and its impact on project success factors remain under explored. Using 87 project manager/project sponsor dyads, the author of this study analyzed the effects of two interpersonal trust dimensions (cognitive trust and affective trust) on performance and satisfaction outcomes. Results of the data analysis show that project management dyad work is affected by the introduction of interpersonal trust. In particular, cognitive trust has a positive impact on metrics …

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Environmental And Organizational Influences On Corporate Responses To Section 404 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002, Richard R. Clune May 2004

Environmental And Organizational Influences On Corporate Responses To Section 404 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002, Richard R. Clune

Student Scholarship

This study examined company plans for complying with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 from an institutional theory perspective. Qualitative research methods were employed by interviewing practitioners involved in Section 404 work and academics with research interests close to the subject. Through thematic coding a concept model was developed to illustrate environmental and organizational factors that may affect firms' choices. Strategic choices included actively resisting Section 404, for example, not yet starting to plan for Section 404, minimizing costs associated with compliance efforts, focusing on satisfying the external auditors and actively seeking strategic improvements. The concept model can …

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Where Potential Leads, Stephen S. Brand May 2004

Where Potential Leads, Stephen S. Brand

Student Scholarship

This study explores the influence of the personal characteristics of engineers and the nature of their work environment on innovation, characterized as generating revenue from innovative outputs. Using the paradigm of multiple intelligences developed by Gardner and its related literature, in concert with academic achievement in high school and the presence of a mentor, we empirically tested these relationships with over 250 engineers from one Fortune 500 corporation. The results show that although theory suggested direct positive influences of musical, spatial, logical and physical intelligences on revenue, only two of these intelligences had any direct effect and the effect was …

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Meanings Transferred Through The Consumption Of Jewelry In Romania, Meagan Call May 2004

Meanings Transferred Through The Consumption Of Jewelry In Romania, Meagan Call

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

In the past decade, there has been a vast expansion and globalization of markets. This "globalization demands that consumer researchers have experience and knowledge about individual countries and international conditions" (Arnould et al, 2002). The globalization of consumer research "demands that...researchers have experience and knowledge about individual countries and international conditions...meaningful synthesis and comparison demands not just proficiency in statistical methods and languages but insights into cultural differences" (Arnould et al, 2002). What is important for marketers to understand is the relationship between culture and product meanings. One important area of meanings involves personal meanings such as those high involvement …

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Training And Coping Strategies: Reducing Expectation Gaps To Improve Perception Of Job Performance, Job Satisfaction And Decrease Intent To Turnover In Nursing Work, Lori A. Holtzworth-Brohm Apr 2004

Training And Coping Strategies: Reducing Expectation Gaps To Improve Perception Of Job Performance, Job Satisfaction And Decrease Intent To Turnover In Nursing Work, Lori A. Holtzworth-Brohm

Student Scholarship

A sample of 89 hospital-based registered nurses with at least one year of experience were surveyed to ascertain their expectations and actual experiences in nursing work and determine if gaps between expectations and experiences exist. The nurses were also asked to specify the frequency of formal and informal training they participated in and what coping strategies they used to deal with these gaps. Lastly, the nurses were asked to assess their perception of job performance compared to peers, their level of job satisfaction, and their intention to turnover. The data collected was cleaned and coded for quality then analyzed using …

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Social Capital, Organizational Legitimacy, And Transformational Leadership: Implications For Nonprofit Fundraising And Board Relations, Nancy Koury King Apr 2004

Social Capital, Organizational Legitimacy, And Transformational Leadership: Implications For Nonprofit Fundraising And Board Relations, Nancy Koury King

Student Scholarship

Do a leader’s social capital building activities influence outcomes in their organization? A web- based survey of leaders of nonprofit aging services organizations was conducted to determine the relationship between social capital investing activities, transformational leadership style, organizational legitimacy and organizational performance indicators. The study looked specifically at leaders’ internal and external social capital building activities and their impact on two different organizational outcomes--donations and the leader’s relationship with the board. In addition, the roles of organizational legitimacy and transformational leadership in moderating these relationships were studied. The research found that external social capital investing activities predicted an effective relationship …

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Baseball And Its Anti-Trust Exemption, Jason Korczak '04 Apr 2004

Baseball And Its Anti-Trust Exemption, Jason Korczak '04

Honors Projects

Somewhere in small town America there is a group of young boys with an old tattered ball and a game tested Louisville Slugger playing a pick up game of baseball. It doesn't matter that there is no crowd cheering them on, or that none of the players have a uniform, or even that not one of them is being paid. All of these youngsters are playing simply for the love of the game. And this is how the majority of people in America view baseball, as a game that people play for fun and enjoyment. This is not the case …

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2004-04-09 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. Apr 2004

2004-04-09 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter for April 9, 2004.

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A Survey Of Educational Systems Development Methodologies, Carly Walsh Apr 2004

A Survey Of Educational Systems Development Methodologies, Carly Walsh

Honors Capstones

Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.

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A New Hub In The Aviation Industry: Towards An Integration Of B2b E-Marketplaces In The Airline Industry, Claudia-Maria Wagner, Edward Sweeney, Austin Smyth Apr 2004

A New Hub In The Aviation Industry: Towards An Integration Of B2b E-Marketplaces In The Airline Industry, Claudia-Maria Wagner, Edward Sweeney, Austin Smyth

Conference papers

In academic literature, limited academic research has been undertaken in exploring the value creation of B2B e-Marketplace models in the aviation industry. The aim is to conduct a theoretical analysis to explore whether or not e-Marketplaces have the potential to add value to procurement in the aviation industry. The research focuses on the potential of B2B e-Marketplaces in terms of improving an airline’s competitiveness in its procurement value chain. The theoretical framework adopted supports the identification of barriers to success and critical success factors.

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Reinventing Leadership: Blended Dualism, Andrew Sikula Sr., Chong W. Kim Apr 2004

Reinventing Leadership: Blended Dualism, Andrew Sikula Sr., Chong W. Kim

Management Faculty Research

Leadership needs to be redefined and explained differently in terms of what we have learned about organizational directorship during the last few decades. In addition to a new definition, a post twentieth century model of leadership needs created with steps and parameters opposite from pre-2000 thinking and philosophy. This article presents a new leadership definition and model, plus it identifies leadership parameters, steps, and lessons. Furthermore, it introduces a new concept into management/leadership/organization literature called Blended Dualism which incorporates the very latest supervisory thinking into a holistic, integrated amalgam of what initially appears to be contradictory or at least paradoxical …

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Electronic Purchasing Consortia: A Procurement Direction For The Future?, Bernd Huber, Edward Sweeney, Austin Smyth Apr 2004

Electronic Purchasing Consortia: A Procurement Direction For The Future?, Bernd Huber, Edward Sweeney, Austin Smyth

Conference papers

In literature, there has been little empirical research investigation on purchasing consortium
issues focusing on a detailed analysis of ICT-based procurement strategies. Based on the exploration of academic literature and a survey on e-Marketplaces / procurement service providers (PSPs) in the automotive and electronics industry sectors, an overall statement is proposed: Effective participation in electronic purchasing consortia can have the potential to enhance competitive advantage. Implementation therefore requires a clear and detailed understanding of the major process structures and drivers at the e-Marketplace / PSP level of analysis.

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Draft Aquaculture Plan For Shark Bay., Department Of Fisheries Apr 2004

Draft Aquaculture Plan For Shark Bay., Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries Management Papers

The Department of Fisheries has prepared this draft aquaculture plan for Shark Bay to provide an agreed framework for future management of aquaculture. The final plan will assist prospective aquaculturists in preparing proposals and will guide the Department of Fisheries in the decision making process for aquaculture licence and lease applications. The plan identifies constraints to aquaculture development and areas where aquaculture may occur. It also identifies species that may be used for aquaculture development. Implementation of this plan will ensure that aquaculture can occur in a sustainable manner, while retaining the unique features of Shark Bay.

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The Effect Of Mergers And Acquisitions On The Wealth, Risk, And Efficiency Of Latin American Banks, Felice Policastro-Caccavale Apr 2004

The Effect Of Mergers And Acquisitions On The Wealth, Risk, And Efficiency Of Latin American Banks, Felice Policastro-Caccavale

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Over the last few years, mergers and acquisitions within Latin America's banking sector have significantly increased. From 1995 to 2003, Latin American countries experienced more than one thousand bank merger and acquisition deals. The majority of these mergers and acquisitions have occurred between domestic and foreign banks and, as a result, foreign banks now control more than fifty percent of the banking assets of Latin America's largest economies. In addition to the increased presence of foreign banks in Latin America, the process of mergers and acquisitions has reduced the number of banks in most Latin American countries and this has …

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Accounting For Differences In Factory Performance When Adopting Flow Based Production Techniques: A General Purpose Conceptualization, Michael R. Lopez Apr 2004

Accounting For Differences In Factory Performance When Adopting Flow Based Production Techniques: A General Purpose Conceptualization, Michael R. Lopez

Student Scholarship

Despite abundant information describing the advantages that accrue from successful implementation of world class manufacturing (WCM) best practices, previous research provides little insight as to why the same techniques are able to foster competitiveness at one site yet fail to do so in another. Practitioners maintain that such discrepancies are due to contextual factors that preclude even immanently rational improvements from manifesting themselves in their operations. General purpose technology (GPT) theory suggests that heterogeneity results from innovational complementarities needed to fully benefit from the routine use of WCM practices. This exploratory study provides empirical support for complementary organizational changes, whereas …

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An Empirical Examination Of The Moderators Of The Service Recovery Paradox, Vincent P. Magnini Apr 2004

An Empirical Examination Of The Moderators Of The Service Recovery Paradox, Vincent P. Magnini

Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration

Some researchers (Abrams and Paese, 1993; Bitner, Booms, and Tetreault, 1990; Etzel and Silverman. 1981; Feinberg et al., 1990; Folkes and Kotsos, 1986; Gilly and Gelb, 1982; Hart, Heskett, and Sasser, 1990; Hocutt, Chakraborty, and Mowen, 1997; Kelley and Davis, 1994; Kelley, Hoffman and Davis, 1993; McCollough and Bharadwaj, 1992; Michel, 2001; Chrage, 2001; Smith and Bolton, 1998; Spreng, Harrell, and Mackoy, 1995; Tax, Brown, and Chandrashekaran, 1998) support the notion of a ‘recovery paradox’ which states that the occurrence of a failure may, if the recovery is effective, offer an opportunity to acquire higher satisfaction ratings from customers than …

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How Unilever Hpc-Na Sold Its Employees On The Balanced Scorecard, Bridget Lyons, Andra Gumbus Apr 2004

How Unilever Hpc-Na Sold Its Employees On The Balanced Scorecard, Bridget Lyons, Andra Gumbus

WCBT Faculty Publications

Unilever Home & Personal Care-North America (HPC-NA) not only takes marketing its products very seriously, but it heavily promotes its balanced scorecard to employees as well. No wonder Unilever HPC-NA successfully designed a unique strategy to communicate awareness of the BSC while encouraging its participation and use. Their experiences should prove valuable to other organizations implementing a balanced scorecard and to those just beginning to formulate a communications approach to internal stakeholders about its role, significance, and use. The Unilever HPC-NA marketing campaign provides an effective strategy that other firms may consider when marketing a balanced scorecard internally. The HPC-NA …

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2004-03-05, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents. Mar 2004

2004-03-05, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

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2004-03-04 Constitution, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. Mar 2004

2004-03-04 Constitution, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Constitution of the Faculty Senate from March 4, 2004.

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Lean And Agile Supply Chains: Jargon Or Action?, Edward Sweeney Mar 2004

Lean And Agile Supply Chains: Jargon Or Action?, Edward Sweeney

Practitioner Journals

No abstract provided.

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Some Key Questions About Stakeholder Theory, Robert A. Phillips Mar 2004

Some Key Questions About Stakeholder Theory, Robert A. Phillips

Management Faculty Publications

As businesses emerge as some of the most powerful institutions in the world, business ethics have never been more important, and given very recent history, more open to question. Corporations are relative newcomers to power, and for evidence of this we can look to Europe, where the oldest, largest, most elaborate buildings are the churches and cathedrals. For thousands of years, the church and its leaders were arguably the most powerful institution, but as the liberal notions of the Enlightenment supplanted church orthodoxy, the state supplanted religion as the more powerful institution. But at the dawn of the third millennium, …

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Understanding And Interpreting Financial Statements, Awoyungbo B. O. Mar 2004

Understanding And Interpreting Financial Statements, Awoyungbo B. O.

Bullion

As the owners of a company the shareholders, through its Board, are responsible for the hiring and firing of the management of their company. The principles of company finance are therefore based upon the assumption that the objective of management is to maximise the wealth of its ordinary shareholders. This paper discusses some of the general principles which are applied in the preparation of financial statements. It lists and explains the following components of a financial statement; Statement of Accounting Policies, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Notes to the Accounts, Cash flow statements ,Value added statements, Five year financial …

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The Impact Of The Operations Of The Non-Bank Financial Institutions On Financial Sector Stability, Bamisile A. Sesan Mar 2004

The Impact Of The Operations Of The Non-Bank Financial Institutions On Financial Sector Stability, Bamisile A. Sesan

Bullion

The Banks and Other Financial institutions Act (BOFIA) defines an NBFI to mean "any individual, body, association or group of persons; whether corporate or unincorporated, other than the banks licenced under the Act which carries on the business of a discount house, finance company and money brokerage and whose principal object include factoring, project financing, equipment leasing, debt administration, fund management, private ledger services, investment management, local purchase order financing, export finance, project consultancy financial consultancy, pension fund management and such other business as the Bank may, from time to time, designate". This paper affords the opportunity to explain and …

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Effective Adoption Of Ict In The Supply Chain:Guidelines On Developing Strategy And On The Planning And Implementation Of Projects, Edward Sweeney Mar 2004

Effective Adoption Of Ict In The Supply Chain:Guidelines On Developing Strategy And On The Planning And Implementation Of Projects, Edward Sweeney

Practitioner Journals

No abstract provided.

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