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2012-01-26 Graduate Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Graduate Committee Meeting Minutes for January 26, 2012.

2012-01-24 Undergraduate Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Undergraduate Committee Meeting Minutes for January 24, 2012.

2012-01-19 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes for January 19, 2012.

2012-01-12 Executive Council Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Executive Council Meeting Minutes for January 12, 2012.

Walking Box Ranch Planning And Design Quarterly Progress Report: Period Ending January 10, 2012, Margaret N. Rees

Walking Box Ranch

• UNLV’s President Smatresk has reiterated his commitment to the WBR project and has further committed full funding for IT and security costs.
• UNLV participated in a one-half day meeting with BLM to discuss the future WBR operating agreement between BLM and UNLV; UNLV participated in a 1.5 day meeting to review the 100% Design drawings.
• UNLV continues to wait on BLM for direction on how to mitigate the continuing deterioration of the ranch house.
• Weather station research continues and has produced the following this past quarter. 1) Ground-source heat pump (GSHP) Vs Photovoltaic (PV) technology: A detailed analysis comparing these …

2012-01-09 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes for January 9, 2012.

Training And Development Of Financial Education Program Staff, Sonya L. Britt, Ryan Halley, D. B. Durband

Faculty Publications - College of Business

No abstract provided.

Staffing And Recruiting Considerations For Financial Education Programs (Chapter Three Of Student Financial Literacy), Ryan E. Halley, Dorothy B. Durband, Sonya L. Britt

Faculty Publications - College of Business

A financial education program is only as good as the people who staff it. In order to get the right people on staff, careful attention must be paid to the strategy and execution of recruiting and hiring. Underlying the strategy is the determination of which staff positions are needed and how the roles will be defined. Various questions need to be addressed, such as: What financial resources are available? What types of services is the program planning to offer? What is the level of counselor content expertise? What is the type and size of facility where counseling will take place? …

Imsa360: Winter 2012, Imsa Fund

IMSA Fund Reports

Last year we celebrated IMSA’s 25th anniversary. With the commencement of our 212 Seniors, we closed this incredible chapter of IMSA’s history knowing that these young men and women have joined a long line of IMSA alumni whose life work has made an important, positive impact. While the past 25 years have seen IMSA graduates become great leaders in new fields and new careers, they have also seen even more IMSA alumni making less famous but equally as important contributions.

In addition to our Seniors, we also “graduated” more than 3,547 students and 727 teachers whom we served last year …

Cover, Front Matter & Editorial Board

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

No abstract provided.

Examination Of The Relationship Between Individual Leadership Style, Teamwork And Learning Preferences -- A Case From A University In China, Raymond Ho

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

This study explores the effects of Chinese transformational leaders' preference in teamwork, and creative learning activities and leadership style. Three types of leadership styles, transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire, were measured using Bass and Avolio's (2004) Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. Student participants were questioned on their preferences of teamwork based on their leadership styles and type of teaching styles that they preferred. Data analyses indicated that while behaviors associated with transformational leadership motivated followers, the results did not significantly relate to a leader's propensity to support teamwork. In addition, creative learning activities were not preferred by participants who experienced laissez-faire leader behavior. …

Values-Based Management Or The Performance-Values Matrix: Was Jack Welch Right?, Aaron A. Buchko, Kathleen J. Buchko

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

Two alternative models were identified in the existing literature on organization values and managerial performance. The Values-Based Management model suggests that organizational values influence managerial job performance through a process of enactment, am/ thus managerial performance is contingent upon the strength of the firm's values. The Performance-Values Matrix model suggests that organizational values and managerial job performance are independent constructs. We conducted an empirical study of these two models at a manufacturing facility. We measured organizational values enactment through a 360 degree feedback process using Behavioral Observation Scales, and obtained data on manager's annual job performance appraisal ratings. The results …

It's Who You Are And Who You Know: Relating Personal And Coworker Status To Individual Work Outcomes, Sandra Spataro

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

In organizations, the advantages of having higher informal status relative to one's coworkers are well documented. This study extends research on status in organizations to analyze the status of one's coworkers as a factor that shapes all individual's own work experiences. In this field study of three organizations, naturally emergent informal status hierarchies in organizations were analyzed to examine independent effects of one's own informal status position, as well as the average status level of his coworkers, on the individual's work outcomes. Results show one's own status position positively relates to her performance and organizational commitment, and, after controlling for …

Firm R&D Games With Differing Manufacturing Costs, Jannett Highfill, Michael Mcasey

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

The paper considers an industry where competition is characterized as a two-stage game between the two firms in which the product reliabilities are determined before the (Coumot) quantities. Reliability is determined by R&D expenditure. The focus is on how competitive conditions in terms of manufacturing costs affect tile firms' decision about optimal reliability. The main result of the paper is that the firm with lower manufacturing cost produces a more reliable product. However a reduction in a given. firm 's manufacturing cost only causes it to produce a more reliable product when the difference in costs between firms is low. …

2011-2012 Morehead State University Audit Report, Morehead State University. Accounting And Financial Services Office.

Morehead State University Audit Reports

2011-2012 Audit Report for Morehead State University.

A Communications Manager's Qualifications To Enter The Work Force: The Frequency And Distribution Of Requirements, Alison N. Berry

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

This article examines the frequency and distribution of requirements placed on communication managers within recruitment advertisements. The characteristics of recruitment advertisements seeking entry to mid-level communications managers within the Midwest region of the United States were divided into several categories including years of experience, formal education, and educational accreditation status. These categories were analyzed to identify trends and produce conclusions. The conclusions presented with the article indicate employers seek well-rounded and multi-faceted candidates, but overlook educational accreditation as a prerequisite for employment. Additionally, the article evidences both formal education and years of experience as an enhancement to a job seeker's …

Immediate Attention Please! What Matters To Customers Using A Social Network To Complain: Empirical Evidence From The Airline Industry, Run H. Niu, Ying Fan

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

The popularity of social networks and smart mobile devices makes it convenient for customers to complain about unsatisfied service experiences by posting messages online, which needs immediate attention from service providers. Since the airline industry is one of the industries with lowest customer satisfaction and some airlines have been trying to use social networks for customer service, we collected tweets from five major airlines' Twitter accounts to uncover the critical failure points complained by customers and to explore the missing links that cause the mismatches between airlines' strategic intent and customers' needs and expectations. Our findings revealed that customers' complains …

2012 Nsu Sharks Softball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2012 Nsu Sharks Men's Basketball Schedule, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2012 Nsu Sharks Women's Tennis Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

College Debt: An Exploratory Study Of Risk Factors Among College Freshmen, Linda Simpson, Renee Smith, Lisa Taylor, Julie Chadd

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

The goals of this study are to examine the relationships between loan knowledge, money management skills, debt tolerance attitudes, and student income potential to their willingness to incur educational debt at a mid-western university. The current study showed that freshmen students lacked personal and general loan knowledge and had unrealistic expectations of future income at graduation.

2012 Nsu Sharks Women's Rowing Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Haworthnews (01/2012), Western Michigan University

Haworth College of Business News

• Setting Sail
• ISM student wins SAP scholarship
• WMU M-CRN recruits employers for new internship program
• Major Info Night and Business Bash events scheduled for Jan. 18-19
• Food industry and WMU Food Marketing Conference are February Keystone topics
• CIMBA offers students unique study-abroad experience in northern Italy
• American author and editor, Andrew Carroll, to share war letters from US troops
• Department of Accountancy receives $400,000 gift

How Do Mentors And Protégés Choose Each Other? The Influence Of Benevolence, Ocb, And Pos On The Initiation Of Mentoring Relationships, Mkhelle M. Fleig-Palmer, Janet L. Lear, David K. Palmer, Tiffani Luethke

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

Mentoring relationships play a critical role in career and organizational success yet little research has explored how mentors and protégés choose each other before beginning a productive mentoring relationship. We integrate the selection and trust literatures to describe a mentor's and a protégé's evaluation of each other before initiating a mentoring relationship. Our conceptual framework distinguishes between a mentor and a protégé in their assessments of the other's potential for organizational citizenship behaviors and perceived organizational support, respectively, and how those assessments are contingent upon perceptions of benevolence. We conclude by outlining the implications of this conceptual model for effective …

The Business Core Application Seminar: Using Student Teams And Integrated Projects To Leverage Learning And Build Soft Skills, Elizabeth Towell, Kenneth Elliott, Barbara Fox, Joan Petros

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

This paper proposes an upper division business course, The Business Core Application Seminar, which supports three related notions in business education: integrated learning, active learning and the development of soft skills. The course encompasses a variety of student team projects culminating in a Global Expansion Feasibility Project which is course encompasses a variety of student team projects culminating in a Global Expansion Feasibility Project which is course encompasses a variety of student team projects culminating in a Global Expansion Feasibility Project which is described in detail. The course described has been delivered at a major midwestern university for many years …

The Impact Of Situational Factors On Information System (Is) Managerial Leader Behaviors: What Information Systems Employees Want, Tim O. Peterson, Jon W. Beard, David D. Van Fleet

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

Information systems leadership has evolved dramatically over the past 40 years. Early in the era of computing most attention was focused on the technical skills of IS managers. As IS has become ubiquitous in our organizations and increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, the need for a broader approach to IS management has emerged with an increasing emphasis on non-technical skills in business practices and an appreciation of the impact of organizational culture. Further, information systems managers increasingly find themselves in crisis situations that may require different leadership skills to successfully navigate. These crises may be caused by the physical …

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 53 Number 3, Winter 2012, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

18 - MY FIGHT, MY FAITH By Steven Boyd Saum. As head of the CIA, Leon Panetta '60, J.D. '63 restored confidence in the agency and oversaw the mission to find Osama bin Laden. Now, as secretary of defense in an age of budget austerity, he has to make sure the Pentagon doesn't break the bank-and that the nation doesn't break faith with the men and women who serve.

24 - GENERAL JOE By Sam Scott '96. When Joseph Peterson '72 signed up for ROTC as an undergrad, he planned to complete his military service and then move on. Nearly …

College Debt: An Exploratory Study Of Risk Factors Among College Freshmen, Linda Simpson, Renee Smith, Lisa Taylor, Julie A. Chadd

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

The goals of this study are to examine the relationships between loan knowledge, money management skills, debt tolerance attitudes, and student income potential to their willingness to incur educational debt at a mid-western university. The current study showed that freshmen students lacked personal and general loan knowledge and had unrealistic expectations of future income at graduation.

Reducing Recidivism Through Entrepreneurship Programmes In Prisons, Thomas Cooney

Articles

Prison systems are facing significant challenges from overcrowding and a ‘revolving door’ routine. Reducing recidivism would help alleviate both these problems and would also assist in breaking the cycle of career criminality. However, one of the primary causes of recidivism is a lack of employment opportunities for people who have spent time in prison, thereby causing them to return to crime. Given the dearth of entrepreneurship research on ex-prisoners, this paper examines a ‘Start Your Own Business’ programme delivered inside a prison. Based on interviews with the participants, the author examines whether such programmes offer a realistic opportunity for reducing …

The Use Of Audio Feedback To Develop Deeper Learning In Business Education, Daire Hooper

Conference Papers

It is widely regarded that providing students with feedback is central to their learning (Biggs & Tang, 2007). Traditionally feedback has been given to students either in person or in writing, however, due to advancements in technology, audio is now employed by a small minority of educators in Higher Education (Ice et al., 2007; Merry & Orsmond, 2007; Middleton, 2007; Nortcliffe & Middleton, 2007). Audio feedback is a feedback mechanism whereby feedback is given to students via mp3. To date, research on audio feedback has focused on students’ perceptions of audio as a feedback mechanism, and its ability to increase …