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Kass: A Knowledge-Based Auditor Support System, Ramayya Krishnan, Rayman D. Meservy, Vandana Gadh

Faculty Publications

This paper describes the design of a knowledge-based system to assist auditors in the evaluatation of internal accounting controls and focusses on the logic-based language AL that has been developed as a knowledge representation formalism. Interesting features of AL include a declarative approach to modeling accounting systems and the means to explicitly describe authority structures typically used to enforce internal controls.

Mathematical Programming Model Of Western Australian Dairy Farms, G R. Olney, D A. Falconer

Animal production and livestock research reports

A profit maximising mathematical programming dairy farm model has been developed which determines the most profitable management strategies for the full year. This model was initially an extension of the one used in the Western Australian Dairy Feed Management Service (DFMS) which determines the most profitable ration to feed for a specific period, the milk yield per cow and the number of cows to milk. The DFMS is useful for formulating a ration for a specific period, particularly during summer on non-irrigated farms in Western Australia when complete hand feeding is required, but it cannot be used to determine optimum …

No. 106 1985 November

International Journal for Business Education

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An Integrated Credit Information System In Egypt, Mohamed Nasser Almahallawi

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Documentation Of Whole-Farm Model For The Eastern Wheatbelt Of Western Australia, Ross S. Kingwell, David J. Pannell, David. A. Morrison

Grain and other field crops published reports

The Eastern Wheatbelt Model (EwM) is a hypothetical farm model, intended to be representative of farms in the eastern wheatbelt region. It is a model of an 'average' farm in an 'average' season. Nevertheless it is possible to substitute the resource mix of a 'real' farm for the •average' and to substitute various types of season for the 'average'.

Assumptions of 'average' farm resources and •average' season are based on opinions by WADA researchers and advisers. For the EWM, researchers and advisers at Merredin prescribed average resources for an eastern wheatbelt farm receiving a 300 mm average rainfall including 210 …

No. 104 1984 November

International Journal for Business Education

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No. 103 1984 April

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Organization Of The Civil Service For Social And Economic Development, Fantaye Awash Beyane

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Information Processing In Social Services: A Review Of Project Iniss, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Project INISS is a research project seeking to establish the information processing practices of social workers in Great Britain. This article summarizes its most important findings for U.S. social workers and social administrators. Originally published in 1983, this article offers a snapshot of information practices in human services organizations a decade before the widespread adoption of the internet and just prior to the early beginnings of ubiquitous – nearly universal – use of computers for record keeping and information processing by social workers.

No. 101 1983 April

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A Mathematical Contraction And Automated Analysis Of Internal Controls, Andrew D. Bailey Jr, Gordon Leon Duke, James Gerlach, Chen-En Ko, Rayman D. Meservy, Andrew B. Whinton

Faculty Publications

This paper presents a precedent oriented computer assisted method of designing, analyzing and evaluating systems of internal controls. The ..!..nternal Control _!iodel, TICOM III, is fundamentally a design and analysis tool useful in the context of Automated Office Information Systems (AOIS's). Traditional analysis and evaluation tools, such as flowcharting, written narratives and questionnaires, are inefficient, if not insufficient, to support the design and control analysis of these new systems. The advantages of TICOM III over traditional methods such as narrative description, questionnaires and flowcharts are: (1) the evaluation can be more rigorous and exhaustive because of the speed, accuracy and …

No. 100 1982 November

International Journal for Business Education

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No. 100 1982 November

International Journal for Business Education

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Ua62/2 The Graduate, Wku Bowling Green College Of Business

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created to commemorate accreditation of the college in 1982. It relates the history of the Bowling Green College of Commerce from the Glasgow Normal School and the Bowling Green Business University.

• Progress & Growth
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• Working Papers Series
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• Faculty & Staff

An Examination Of The Psychometric Properties Of Some Commonly Researched Individual Differences, Job, And Organizational Variables In Two Cultures, Harry J. Martin, Uma Sekaran

Management And Labor Relations

This study examines the transferability and applicability of selected measures of individual differences, job, and organizational climate factors across two cultures. Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 267 white-collar bank employees in the U.S. and 307 bank employees in India. The individual difference dimensions examined were four manifest needs, sense of competence, and locus of control. The job factors included variety, autonomy, identity, and feedback. The organizational climate factors related to communication, stress, participation in decision making, and self-esteem from the workplace. The data were analyzed for internal consistency, dimensionality, and criterion-related validity. The results showed that the job …

2-Thiabicyclo[3.2.0]Hepta-3,6-Dienes. 1. Aluminum Chloride Catalyzed Thermal [2 + 2] Cycloaddition Of 2-Butynedinitrile With Alkyl-Substituted Thiophenes, Richard H. Hall, Herman J. Den Hertog, David N. Reinhoudt

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

Tetra- and Trialkylthiophenes 4–6 React with 2-Butynedinitrile in the Presence of 1 Equiv of Aluminum Chloride in Dichloromethane at 0 °C Via [2 + 2] Cycloaddition to 2-3.2.0] hepta-3,6-Diene-6,7-Dicarbonitriles 7–10 as the Major Products. Reaction of 4 and 5 Also Gave Small Amounts (4% and 6%) of 1,2-Benzenedicarbonitriles 11 and 12 Which Result from [4 + 2] Cycloaddition and Subsequent Extrusion of Sulfur. 4,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-1,3-Dimethylbenzo[C]thiophene (6) Reacts with 2-Butynedinitrile under the Same Conditions to Give an "Ene" Adduct (13) in Addition to the [2 + 2] Cycloadduct 10. 2,5-Dimethylthiophene (3) Gave a 2:1 Reaction Product 14, the Formation of Which Can …

2-Thiabicyclo[3.2.0]Hepta-3,6-Dienes. 2. Thermal And Photochemical Isomerization Of 2-Thiabicyclo[3.2.0]Hepta-3,6-Dienes. An Example Of The Antarafacial-Antarafacial Cope Rearrangement, Richard H. Hall, Herman J. Den Hertog, David N. Reinhoudt

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

Thermal Rearrangement of 2-3.2.0] hepta-3,6-Diene-6,7-Dicarbonitrile8 1–3 to their 4,5-Dicarbonitrile Isomers 4–6 Takes Place at 110–140 °C in Yields of 82–84%. the Reactions Are First Order with Rates Almost Independent of the Polarity of the Solvent. Activation Parameters (ΔH‡ = 120–140 KJ Mol−1 and ΔS‡ ≈ 0 J K−1 Mol−1) Are in Agreement with a Concerted Symmetry-Allowed Antarafacial-Antarafacial Cope Rearrangement. Compounds 1–3 Rearrange Photochemically Via Cleavage of the C-1-S Bond to the 1,7-Dicarbonitrile Isomers 7–9. Isomer 9 Rearranges Further on Prolonged Irradiation to Give 10. a Tentative Mechanism for This Rearrangement is Given. © 1982, American Chemical Society. All Rights Reserved.

2-Thiabicyclo[3.2.0]Hepta-3,6-Dienes. 3. Desulfuration And Sulfuration Of 2-Thiabicyclo[3.2.0]Hepta-3,6-Dienes And X-Ray Crystal Structure Of 3a,6,7,8,9,9a-Hexahydro-3a,5-Dimethylthieno[3,2-B][2]Benzothiophene-2,3-Dicarbonitrile, Richard H. Hall, Herman J. Den Hertog, David N. Reinhoudt, Sybolt Harkema, Gerrit J. Van Hummel, Jos W.H.M. Uiterwijk

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

The 2-3.2.0] hepta-3,6-Dienes 1–7 Extrude Sulfur in Solution at 285 °C to Give the 1,2-Benzenedicarbonitriles 8–12 in Yields of 42–56%. 5-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-3,6-Dimethyl-2-3.2.0] hepta-3,6-Diene-1,7-Dicarbonitrile (6) Reacts at 140 °C to Give a Mixture of the Cope-Rearranged Isomer 13, the 1,2-Benzenedicarbonitrile 11, and possibly a 3a,6a-Dihydrothieno[3,2-B] thiophene (14). Reaction of 2a,5,6,7,8,8a-Hexahydro-2a,4-Dimethylbenzo[C]cyclobuta[B]thiophene-L,2-Dicarbonitrile (15) at 140 °C Gives a Mixture of De8ulfurated (16) and Sulfureted (17) Products in Yields of 88% and 70%, Respectively. Single-Crystal X-Ray Analysis Proved the 3a,6,7,8,9,9a-Hexahydrothieno[3,2-B][2]benzothiophene Structure (17). the Possible Mechanism of the Insertion of Sulfur in the Carbon-Carbon Single Bond of 15 is Discussed. © 1982, American Chemical Society. All …

No. 98 1981 November

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The Effects Of Quality Of Work Life Processes On Job Satisfaction And Productivity, Greg Alan Dabicci

Masters Theses

This study was conducted to determine the effects of employee participation on job satisfaction and productivity. A small group of hourly employees (5-7) from a package sort and load operation worked with management to identify, analyze, and solve performance problems. Four employee participation interventions were examined: 1) group problem solving of sorting performance, 2) individualized problem solving of loading performance, 3) general participation on job satisfaction, and 4) general participation on overall productivity. The results indicated that the participation program was effective in improving job satisfaction, group performance, and individual performance. The program was not effective in improving overall productivity. …

No. 97 1981 April

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Designing A Budgeting System With Planned Confusion, John Joseph Williams

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

The article explores the potential virtues of dual budgeting processes coexisting within a single budgeting information system for organizations experiencing changing environments. The treatment of discretionary cost activity in the traditional budgeting process is discussed and a comparison of the effectiveness of the techniques of zero-based budgeting and traditional budgeting is presented. Using both approaches simultaneously is said to hold potential for combining the best of both methods, but the cost-effectiveness of such a dual budgeting process is noted as a limiting factor.

Love, Death And The Hexadecimal, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This paper analyzes the role of information in social casework practice. Three models of computer-based information processing are discussed: Cybernetic, Management Information Systems and Natural Language Processing. The latter is most consistent with social casework information needs because of its potential to focus on the problems of the meaning of social action.

No. 96 1980 November

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No. 95 1980 April

International Journal for Business Education

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Metal Speciation. Effects On Aquatic Toxicity, Herbert E. Allen, Thomas D. Brisbin, Richard H. Hall

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

Most Water Quality Criteria for Metals Are Presently based on Total Metal Concentrations. However, for a Series of Algal Bioassays in Which Zinc and Various Chelators Were Added, Toxicity Was Not Related to Total Metal but Was Related to the Predicted Free Metal Concentration. © 1980, American Chemical Society. All Rights Reserved.

No. 94 1979 November

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Farm Management Information - Comparative Costs And Return Whole Farm Budgets, Machinery Costs, Gross Margins, A. F. Herbert

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

The cropping costs, gross margins, and whole farm budgets contained in this booklet are published to assist you in your selection of enterprises on the farm, and to give background information for prospective farm purchasers in the Esperance/Dundas area.

The worked examples have attempted to approximate reality. However, individuals do things differently and it is pointless to generalize. The information presented should only be used as a guide. You need to prepare your own budgets for your own situation using your own assumptions and up-to-date costs and prices.

Services of the Department of Agriculture are readily available should you wish …

No. 92 1978 November

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The Maine Coast : Issues Considered, Maine Coastal Program

Maine Collection

The Maine Coast : Issues Considered - A Report to the Governor by his Advisory Committee on Coastal Development and Conservation

Maine Coastal Program, Maine State Planning Office

Augusta, Maine (31 October 1978)

Contents: Introduction / Summary of Committee Recommendations / Fisheries / Port Development / Heavy Industry Siting / Travel and Tourism / Cumulative Impact of Development / Natural Resource Information Transfer