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2020-10-15 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from October 15, 2020.

Making The World A Better Place: How Crowdfunding Increases Consumer Demand For Social-Good Products, Bonnie Simpson, Martin Schreier, Sally Bitterl, Katherine White

Management and Organizational Studies Publications

Crowdfunding has emerged as an alternative means of financing new ventures wherein a large number of individuals collectively back a project. This research specifically looks at reward based crowdfunding, where those who take part in the crowdfunding process receive the new product for which funding is sought in return for their financial support. This work illustrates that consumers make fundamentally different decisions when considering contributing their money to crowdfund versus purchase a product. Six studies demonstrate that compared to a traditional purchase, crowdfunding more strongly activates an interdependent mindset and, as a result, increases consumer demand for social-good products (i.e., …

The Difficulty With Introducing Project Management Techniques In Digital Startups, Isabela Mantilla

Dissertations and Theses

Digital startups face complex issues when it comes to accurately using project management techniques because of the startup’s scarcity of resources and the governance of projects , such as having different stages of growth and development. Since project management is needed in almost all businesses, dealing with this problem is important to improve the growth of startups and their organizational issues. Because of the correlation between startups using traditional project management techniques and their problems with implementing project management, this traditional model might not be relevant for startups. Startups seem to require more flexible and quick solutions to project management, …

Work Motivation In Wealth Management: The Role Of Self Determination Theory, Mark J. Mattia

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this paper, we use Self Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000A, Deci & Ryan, 2008) as the underlying theory to help determine the factors that may influence wealth advisors to consider leaving (or being committed) to their positions. Baard et al. (2004) established that Self-determination theory was relevant to motivation in the workplace. This quantitative study utilizes a survey instrument that incorporates many already proven reliable and valid items from Self-determination Theory to better understand the wealth advisor work motivation framework. This topic is important within financial services since positive work motivation has been tied to positive work outcomes …

2020-10-14 University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting minutes from October 14, 2020.

2020-10-13 General Education Council Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

General Education Council meeting minutes for October 13, 2020.

How To Turn Around A Failing Erp Implementation: Project Management Routines As Boundary Objects, Douglas A. Battleson, Lars Mathiassen

Engaged Management ReView

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are very challenging and expensive to implement and past research recognizes that these projects continue to suffer from high failure rates. While the factors that contribute to these failures have been extensively examined, we know little about how to turn failing projects around. In response, this research presents a study of a failing ERP implementation project that was successfully turned around over a twelve-month period. Adapting theory of sensemaking through boundary objects, we explain how a new project manager helped the team members share their individual perspectives on the problematic situation and together develop new …

أثر حوكمة الشركات على جودة التدقيق في الاردن - The Effect Of Corporate Governance On Audit Quality In Jordan, Medhat Bsoul

Al Jinan الجنان

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of corporate governance on the audit quality in Jordan. this study is applied on service company listed on Amman Stock Exchange for the year 2010, which constitute of (68) public service companies. To achieve study objective, the information from annual reports of these companies was used, as many independent variables as (existence of an audit committee in the company, the number of members of non-executives in the Board of Directors of the company, total assets, the company›s life, and the debt ratio) used as measure of corporate governance. And the proportion of …

فجوة التوقُّع والإدراك لجودة الخدمة المصرفية الإسلامية : دراسة ميدانية على عملاء البنوك الإسلامية في محافظة اللاذقية, Mohamad Nader Othman, Mohamad Ali Maroudi

Al Jinan الجنان

تُعْتَبَرُ إدارة الجودة من المواضيع المهمّة سواء كان ذلك بالنِّسبة للسِّلَعِ أم الخدمات, وبما أنَّ المنظَّمات التي تعتمد في عملها على الخدمات لا بُدَّ أنْ تهتمَّ بالجودة بوصفها أحد الأسباب المهمَّة لنجاحها وبقائها في سوق العمل. وبما أنَّ البنوك تُعْتَبَرُ منْ أهمِّ المنظَّمات التي تعتمد في عملها على الخدمات، ونظراً لِما لهذه البنوك من أهميَّةٍ بالغةٍ في عصرنا الحالي, ومن هنا تناولت هذه الدِّراسة فجوة التوقُّع والإدراك لدى العملاء لجودة الخدمة المصرفيّة في البنوك الإسلاميّة في محافظة اللاذقية, ولتحقيق هدف الدِّراسة تمَّ توزيع استبانة على مئةٍ من عملاء البنوك الإسلامية في محافظة اللاذقية، وتمَّت استعادة (83) من الاستبيانات الصّالحة للدّراسة، …

أثر مبادئ الحاكمية المؤسسية على استقلالية مدققي الحسابات الداخليين في البنوك التجارية الأردنية, Ahmad Bawana

Al Jinan الجنان

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى معرفة مدى التزام البنوك التجارية الأردنية بمبادئ الحاكمية المؤسسية وأثرها على استقلالية مدققي الحسابات الداخليين في البنوك التجارية الأردنية، والذي يعد من المفاهيم الحديثة نسبيا ويقوم على تنظيم العلاقة بين الإدارة والمساهمين أصحاب المصالح المختلفة، وأهمية استقلالية مدققي الحسابات باعتبارها وسيلة تخدم العديد من الفئات التي تستخدم القوائم المالية المدققة وتعتمد عليها في اتخاذ قراراتها ورسم سياسيتها وخططها الحالية والمستقبلية. وقد تم اعداد وتوزيع استبانة على عينة الدراسة العشوائية وهم مدققو الحسابات الداخليين في البنوك التجارية الأردنية والبالغ عددها (5)بنوك تجارية، يعمل فيها (89) مدققا، فقد تم توزيع الاستبانة على عيّنة الدراسة وتم استرداد (83) حيث …

Anatomy Of The Edelman: Measuring The World’S Best Analytics Projects, Michael F. Gorman, Lakshminarayana Nittala, Jeffrey M. Aldenb

MIS/OM/DS Faculty Publications

Each year, the INFORMS Edelman Award celebrates the best and most impactful implementations of operations research, management science, and analytics. As the Edelman Award approaches its 50-year mark, we provide a history and characterization of the award’s finalists and winners. We provide some basic descriptive analytics about the participating organizations and authors, the impact of their work, and the methods they employed. We also conduct predictive analytics on finalist submissions, gauging contributors to success in establishing winning entries. We find that predicting Edelman winners a priori is extremely difficult; however, given a set of finalists, predictive models based on monetary …

2020-10-08 Faculty Senate Evaluations Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Evaluations Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

The Faculty Senate Evaluations Committee meeting minutes for October 8, 2020.

2020-10-08 Resolution On The Removal Of Student Course Evaluations, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A Resolution on the Removal of Student Course Evaluations submitted to the Faculty Senate on October 8, 2020 and tabled on November 5, 2020.

2020-10-08 Resolution On The Revision Of Student Course Evaluations, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Resolution on the Revision of Student Course Evaluations submitted to the Faculty Senate and approved on November 5, 2020.

Response To Exposure Draft On Bearer Plant: An Insight From Capture Theory, Yew Kuok Weng

Student Works (2020-2029)

Despite of steady progress in global convergence of accounting standards, certain International Accounting Standards (IAS) or International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) remain controversial and in need of major overhaul. IAS 41, Agriculture is one of the accounting standards for specialised industry where universal acceptance has not been gained among the stakeholders across the world. Particularly, the stakeholders connected to agricultural sector often express strong criticism towards the IAS 41, but little attention has been given to them by the international accounting standard setter. The long-waited revision of IAS 41 only took place after 14 years since the issuance of IAS …

The Evolution Of Research On Sustainable Business Models: Implications For Management Scholars, Sandra Rothenberg, Erinn G. Ryen, Anne G. Sherman

Journal of Environmental Sustainability

Business models that lead to reduced consumption of resources and energy and support a Circular Economy can help businesses address the world’s pressing environmental problems. At the same time, they are concepts that have taken decades to garner serious attention in management literature. In this paper we review patterns in scholarship across a wide range of disciplines (sciences, humanities and management) on the Circular Economy and related business models like Extended Producer Responsibility, Product Service Systems, Collaborative Consumption, Sharing Economy, and Voluntary Simplicity. From this review, we discuss how business scholars might learn from these trends, and the implications for …

Contracting Mechanisms For Stable Sourcing Networks, Jennifer K. Ryan, Lusheng Shao, Daewon Sun

Department of Supply Chain Management and Analytics: Faculty Publications

Problem definition: We study profit allocation for a sourcing network, in which a buyer sources froma set of differentiated suppliers with limited capacity under uncertain demand for the final product. Whereas the buyer takes the lead in forming the sourcing network and designing the contract mechanism, due to their substantial bargaining power, the suppliers take the lead in determining the terms of the contract. Academic/practical relevance: We identify contracting mechanisms that will ensure the stability of the sourcing network in the long term, where a stable sourcing network requires an effective profitallocation scheme that motivates all members to …

2020-10-05 Student Disciplinary Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress., Student Disciplinary Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Student Disciplinary Committee meeting minutes for October 5, 2020.

Consumer Social Aspects Towards Online Banking, Allam Mawlawi

Al Jinan الجنان

This article mainly investigates the direct critical social aspects that determine the application of online banking in the market place. To be able to accomplish this mission, twelve theories are used to verify these major social aspects that shape this usage. To achieve the paper’s objective, the terms of online banking, consumer behavior and consumer social aspects in relation with these aspects are to be explained below; In addition a diversity of theories regarding this issue will be examined and explained in detail to clarify the core social factors underlining attitude formation toward online banking. This research will be divided …

التغيّر والتكيّف البيئي وأثره على فاعلية القرارات الاستراتيجية دراسة ميدانية في جامعة الجنان, Radwan Choughri

Al Jinan الجنان

This study aimed to identify the extent of the impact of adjustment and environmental change on the effectiveness of the strategic decisions in Jinan University in Lebanon. To achieve the objectives of the study, both practical and the practical approaches were used with the latter focusing on change and adaptation to the environment and the effectiveness of strategic decisions. The researcher used the descriptive and analytical approach on a sample of (15) employees at Jinan University with ranks like (administrative officer, teacher, head of department, assistant dean, dean of the College). It was found that the correlation coefficient between change …

دراسة تأثير خصائص التنظيم في تحسين الأداء التنظيمي في القطاع المصرفي الأردني, Faleh Alhoury, Mohannad Tawaha

Al Jinan الجنان

هدفت الدراسة إلى تحليل التأثير المباشر لجملة من خصائص التنظيم وهي ( التوجهات الاستراتيجية، أبعاد الهيكل التنظيمي، الأنماط القيادية، التوجهات الاستراتيجية لتكنولوجيا المعلومات) في تحسين الأداء التنظيمي في المصارف الأردنية المسجلة في سوق عمان المالي. تكوّن مجتمع الدراسة من المدراء التنفيذيين في المصارف الأردنية وقدّر عددهم مئة وثلاثةوثمانون مديراً، وزّعت عليهم استبانة صّممت لقياس متغيّرات الدراسة، ولقد تمّ استرجاع وقبول مئة واثنين وعشرون استبانة. أشارت أهم النتائج إلى وجود تأثير للتوجهات الاستراتيجية، والمتمثلة في مستوى التحليل، ومستوى تجنّب المخاطر، ومستوى الاستباقية، ومستوى المستقبليّة، في تحسين الأداء التنظيمي، بينما تبيّن عدم وجود تأثير لمستوى الدفاعيّة ومستوى العدائيّة على الأداء التنظيمي، وتبيّن …

The Influence Of Board Of Director Gender Diversity On Gendered Corporate Social Responsibility, Wenlu Mcintosh, John C. Mcintosh

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper examines the impact of board of director gender diversity on organizational outcomes associated with gendered corporate social responsibility (GCSR). The study employs a sample of 458 companies reported in the 2018 RobecoSam sustainability report to examine the relationship between the board of director gender diversity (GD) to GCSR performance. In particular, it examines the influence of GD on the percentage of women hired by a company, female employee turnover, and recruitment of female managers. The study shows companies with high GD have a higher percentage of female employees and have greater female representation in managerial ranks. There was …

Telepsychiatry Use In Rural Areas In The United States: A Literature Review Of The Benefits, Alberto Coustasse, Morgan Ruley, Tonnie C. Mike, Briana M. Washington, Anna Robinson

Management Faculty Research

Rural areas have experienced a higher than average shortage of healthcare professionals. Numerous challenges have limited access to mental health services. Some of these barriers have included transportation, number of providers, poverty, and lack of insurance. Recently, the utilization of telepsychiatry has increased in rural areas. The purpose of this review was to identify and coalesce the benefits of telepsychiatry for adults living in rural communities in the United States to determine if telepsychiatry has improved access and quality of care. The methodology for this study was a literature review that followed a systematic approach. References and sources were written …

Bear River Health Department: Covid-19 Contact Tracing, Mike Dixon, Zach Rusk

Huntsman School of Business Teaching Scholarship Series

This case introduces students to a highly variable process that has uncertain demand and processing times. It describes the contact tracing efforts as a response to positive Covid-19 cases in a rural health district in the state of Utah during the first 9 months of the pandemic of 2020. The case puts students in the shoes of the managing director of a health department trying to decide how to best manage a team of contact tracers who are increasingly unable to timely complete their work that is vital to stopping the spread of the disease.

News From The Graduate School - Masters Of Business Administration Fall 2020, Otterbein Office Of Graduate Programs

Graduate School

Newsletter that provides updates from the Graduate School and the Masters of Business Administration Graduate Program.

Board Of Trustees Minutes, Oct. 1 2020 (Special Meeting), Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

J Mich Dent Assoc October 2020

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Every month, The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association brings news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200+ members. No publication reaches more Michigan dentists!

In this issue, the reader will find the following original content:

• A cover story, “Michigan’s New Hypertension Screening Guidelines: What Do They Mean for You?”
• Three feature articles: “The Mask Ask: Understanding and Addressing Mask Resistance”, “An Election-Year Message from Your MDA Dental PAC”, and “How to Respond to Online Reviews Without Violating HIPAA”.
• News you need, Editorial and regular department articles on MDA Foundation activities, …

Antitrust Changeup: How A Single Antitrust Reform Could Be A Home Run For Minor League Baseball Players, Jeremy Ulm

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

In 1890, Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to protect competition in the marketplace. Federal antitrust law has developed to prevent businesses from exerting unfair power on their employees and customers. Specifically, the Sherman Act prevents competitors from reaching unreasonable agreements amongst themselves and from monopolizing markets. However, not all industries have these protections.

Historically, federal antitrust law has not governed the “Business of Baseball.” The Supreme Court had the opportunity to apply antitrust law to baseball in Federal Baseball Club, Incorporated v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs; however, the Court held that the Business of Baseball was not …

Dental Practice Success Vol. 7 No. 3, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

Dental Practice Success

No abstract provided.

A Longitudinal Analysis Of Job Skills For Entry-Level Data Analysts, Tianxi Dong, J. Triche

School of Business Faculty Research

The explosive growth of the data analytics field has continued over the past decade with no signs of slowing down. Given the fast pace of technology changes and the need for IT professionals to constantly keep up with the field, it is important to analyze the job skills and knowledge required in the data analyst and business intelligence (BI) analyst job market. In this research, we examine over 9,000 job postings for entry-level data analytics jobs over five years (2014-2018). Using a text mining approach and a custom text mining dictionary, we identify a preliminary set of analytic competencies sought …