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An Analysis Of The Socio-Economic Impact Of Casino Gaming In Mesquite, Nevada, And Its Implications For Public Policy, Janice K. Hetfeld

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This study is a preliminary analysis of the socio-economic impact of casino gaming in Mesquite, Nevada. Mesquite is being studied from this perspective in order to provide policymakers with information that will aid in the determination of public policy relevant to and in conjunction with casino gaming activity. A combination of site visits to the area and interviews with casino executive personnel and relevant law enforcement was conducted for the purposes of gathering information for this study. Three police departments (Mesquite, Nevada, Cedar City, Utah and St. George, Utah) were interviewed to determine the crime rate in jurisdiction. Relevant data …

The Trusted General Manager And Unit Performance: Empirical Evidence Of A Competitive Advantage, James H. Davis, F. David Schoorman, Roger C. Mayer, Hwee Hoon Tan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Employee trust for the general manager is proposed as an internal organizational characteristic that provides a competitive advantage for the firm. This paper empirically examines the relationship between trust for a business unit's general manager and organizational performance. Trust was found to be significantly related to sales, profits and employee turnover in the restaurant industry. Managers who were either more or less trusted differed significantly in perceptions of their ability, benevolence and integrity.

Toward The Differentiation Of Trust In Supervisor And Trust In Organization, Hwee Hoon Tan, Christy S. F. Tan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Trust in supervisor and trust in organization are argued to be distinct but related constructs, each with its own set of antecedents and outcomes. Empirical field results supported the proposition. Although trust in supervisor and trust in organization were positively and significantly correlated, trust in supervisor was more strongly associated with proximal variables (ability, benevolence, and integrity of supervisor), whereas trust in organization was more strongly correlated with global variables (perceived organizational support and justice). This conclusion held despite the inclusion of proximal variables in the regression on trust in organization and the inclusion of global variables in the regression …

2000 May, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for May of 2000.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Karen, Mattias. Campaign Announcement Expected – Captial Campaign, Fund Raising
• Brown, Abbey. Regents to Ponder Food Court – Dining Services
• Brewer, Jerry. The Only Ones: Examining the Diversity of Red & White – Athletics
• Bennett, Jacob. Academy Budget in Planning Stage – Gatton Academy of Math & Science
• WKYU-TV to Air Bluegrass Music Special
• Center to Open May 8 – Material Characterization Center
• First Koalas of the New Millennium – Marsupial Awards
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Marsupial Awards
• Tarrance, Heather. Forced Meal Plans Wrong – Dining Services
• Otto, Thomas. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Mayo, Travis. Wood Selig Tackling Athletics’ Hefty Deficit
• Brown, Abbey. Building Delayed 6 Months – Mass Media & Technology Hall
• Gaines, Jim. It’s Back to the Store for Unused Desk – Huda Melky
• Bennett, Jacob. Western Given $10 Million for New Research Building – Knicely Center
• Bennett, Jacob. Faculty Salary Raises Increased
• Travel Specials to Air on Western’s TV Station – WKYU-TV
• Officials Will Be Busy Over Break
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Summer To Do List
• Bennett, Jacob. Real World Can’t Be Worse Than This
• What Would You Do …

Heart And Hustle Are Real With The Magic, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

You know all the cliches. Never watch the first half of an NBA game. Nothing happens in an NBA game until the last two minutes.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Brown, Abbey. Student Government Association Opposes Building – Dining Services
• Gaines, Jim. Students Protest in Washington, D.C. – Mobilization for Global Justice, Demonstrations
• Hall, Rex. Student Government Association Membership Still Declining
• Hall, Rex. Senior Banquet Tomorrow – Student Government Association
• Evaluations Aid Student Scheduling – Student Evaluations
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Protests & Demonstrations
• VanLeuven, Cara. Protesters Need to Unite Under Common Cause – Demonstrations
• What Are Your Plans for Easter?
• Karen, Mattias. New Arena Is Best Option – Diddle Arena
• Ragan, Jason. Advertising Students Win District Competition – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Mayo, Travis. Firm Chosen for Study – Diddle Arena, Louis & Henry
• Johnson, Kenesha. A Gala Night – Melissa Hartsfield, Miss Black Western
• Hall, Rex. Cassie Martin, Leslie Bedo End Long Day as Student Government Association Leaders
• Hall, Rex. Student Government Association to Conduct, Publish Faculty Evaluations Next Fall
• Brown, Abbey. Bonds Will Help Upgrade Dorms – Housing & Residence Life
• Cassie Martin Must Stand Up on Tough Issues – Student Government Association
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon College Heights Herald Writes Student Government Association To Do List
• Cox, Joe. …

Speech At Albany Prayer Breakfast, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this address to the 2000 Albany Prayer Breakfast (Albany, NY), Pollard offers his vision of business leadership, one that takes religious faith as its foundation.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Warren, Brandy. Emily Shults Returns to Dorm – Meningitis
• Hall, Rex. Cassie Martin, Duan Wright Discuss Issues – Student Government Association, Elections
• Hall, Rex. Lack of Mudslinging Could Lead to Low Turnout – Student Government Association, Elections
• Brown, Abbey. Website Offers Faculty Evaluation – Profeval.com, Gideon Payne
• Jaywalking Fine Too High – University Boulevard, WKU Police
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Al Gore & Bill Clinton
• Lanter, Charlie. Nostalgia Makes Baseball Worth the Price
• Is a $67 Fine for Jaywalking Fair or Unfair
• Gaines, Jim. Gary Ransdell Explains Restricted Gifts …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Ragan, Jason. Kim Collins Pleads Not Guilty – Housing & Residence Life
• Bennett, Jacob. Hilltopper Command – ROTC, Reserve Officer Training Corps
• Gaines, Jim. Ten Commandments Bill Could Apply to Colleges
• Gaines, Jim. Students to Join Washington, D.C. Protest – Student Environmental Action Coalition, Demonstrations
• Don’t Force Meal Plans on Students – Dining Services
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Dining Services
• Harper, Molly. McLean Hall Memories Last a Lifetime – Housing & Residence Life
• Could You Eat on Campus Every Day?
• Warren, Brandy. Conference Draws Crowd from Three States – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Brown, Abbey. Aramark Proposing New Food Court – Dining Services
• Warren, Brandy. Emily Shults Winning Battle – Meningitis
• Loyal, Taylor. Western Spirit Bleeds Red – Red Cross Blood Drive
• Conklin, Jed. Grooving at Baker Boys Bar & Grille – Brandon Baker, Crystal Massey
• Austrian Writer to Visit Campus for Reading – Anna Mitgutsch
• Evening of Dance 2000 Coming Up – Theatre & Dance
• Student Receives National Scholarship – Amanda Ramer, Block & Bridle Club
• Bennett, Jacob. Breakfast to Feature Amazon.com – Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce, Jeff Peck
• Ragan, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Warren, Brandy & Abbey Brown. Emily Shults Fighting Meningitis
• Gaines, Jim. Program Changes in Works – Curriculum
• Bennett, Jacob & Rex Hall. How Dangerous Is This Feared Disease? – Meningitis
• Hall, Rex. Adam Howard Looks to Keep Old, New Legislation on Track – Student Government Association, Elections
• Sutton, Lyndsay. Increased Membership Main Goal for Leslie McClard – Student Government Association, Elections
• Dissenting Voice Needed on Board of Regents – Mary Miller
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Bill Gates Takes on Federal Government
• Eslinger, Justin. Bullies Don’t Deserve the Death Penalty …

The Changing Face Of Spring Training In Florida, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As another baseball season begins and the optimism of spring training is quickly overtaken by reality, it occurs to me that spring training here in Florida has undergone vast changes over the past two decades and more may be on the way. I have now been going to spring training for thirty years, another reality with which I must deal, and it remains a special time for me and for the sport.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 41 Number 4, Spring 2000, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

10 - THE IMPORTANCE OF REMEMBERING By Tamara Straus. On the I0-year anniversary, Santa Clara looks back at the Jesuit murders in El Salvador and finds a lasting legacy for the campus community.

16 - 64 MILLIONAIRES A DAY By Susan Vogel. Are they savvy or stingy? The wealthy in Silicon Valley are taking a new approach to philanthropy, but are they giving their fair share?

20 - EDUCATING FOR LIFE AND LEADERSHIP Santa Clara University is just months away from launching its year-long 150th anniversary celebration. Here's a preview of the five major sesquicentennial events.

Industrial Resources: Bullitt County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Bullitt County

"Resources for Economic Development: Bullitt County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, and the Bullitt County Chamber Economic Development Authority, 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Jackson County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Jackson County

"Resources for Economic Development: Jackson County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research in cooperation with the Jackson County Government, April 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, education and health facilities, housing,communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Carlisle County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Carlisle County

"Resources for Economic Development: Carlisle County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, and the Carlisle County Government, 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Hart County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Hart County

"Resources for Economic Development: Hart County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Hart County Chamber of Commerce/ Industrial Foundation, Munfordville, Kentucky, April 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Ballard County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Ballard County

"Resources For Economic Development: Ballard County" prepared by the Ballard County Government, City of Wickliffe, and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, April, 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources - Edmonson County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Edmonson County

"Resources for Economic Development: Edmonson County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, and the Brownsville/Edmonson County Chamber of Commerce, 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

A Strategy For Rural Financial Market Reform: Applying The Financial Systems Approach In Ghana, Harlan M. Smith Ii, Abor Yeboah

Economics Faculty Research

We construct, using methods advocated in one strand of the Financial Systems Approach literature, a reform-and-renewal program for one of Ghana’s struggling Rural Banks--the Kaaseman Rural Bank. Questionnaire results, local informal financial practices, recent institutional innovations in Ghanaian finance, the experiences of successful “Nontraditional” rural finance institutions in developing countries, and the operating structure of the Rural Bank program indicate that this bank can implement a group-lending scheme that will reduce significantly its transaction costs and those of its customers. We thus demonstrate how the Financial Systems Approach can be employed to promote sustainable rural financial intermediation in a specific …

Financial Information Resources For Special Librarians, Di Su

Publications and Research

Speed has always been a competitive factor and corporate asset in business world. The growth of the Internet has created an equal opportunity for information service professionals in both big and small companies to improve their efficiency. The prominent advantages of Web source are currency, accessibility, and thus, the speed. You are provided with instant updates on issues like rules, official statements, interpretations, statistics, etc., and these documents can be accessed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. There are so many valuable Web sites on the Internet that it is impossible to include them all in this article, …

In Search Of "Sound Practices" For Microfinance, Christopher Dunford

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

The notion of "best practices" for all microfinance is challenged in favor of "sound practices" that are appropriate for particular organizational strategies and situations. A simple conceptual framework is offered to facilitate understanding of the current diversity of experiments with product-market pairs (e.g., group-based lending to poor women struggling to earn enough for family survival). Since the microfinance movement is still in a mode of intensive learning, we should not presume too soon what will be "best" for all product-market pairs. We can expect to discover a somewhat different set of sound practices for each distinct product-market pair.

Real Sector Policy Measures In The Year 2000 Budget And Sector Performance Appraisal, Isa Yuguda

Bullion

The article attempts to give the major thrust of the 2000 Budget, itemize the strategies for achievement as well as assessing the real sector performance from January- June 2000. The author noted that the It is important to mention that the year 2000 Budget was conceptualised within the framework of the overall projected economic policy targets of Government up to 2003. ln this regard, it is expected that the provisions of the budget will run in line with such set targets which include, GDP growth rate of 10%, single digit inflation, 70% employment (formal & informal), household access to electricity …

The Imperative For Energizing The Industrial Transformation In Nigeria., D. Olu Ajakaiye, A. Sesan Ayodele

Bullion

The paper examined the imperative for energizing the industrial transformation. Given the foreign uncompetitive and high cost economic environment, the imperative for energizing the industrial transformation in Nigeria, is to create a conducive environment under which there would be free inflow of foreign investible funds. This may not be possible unless the current industrial environment changes to one whose enabling environment encourages industrial policy instruments that make Nigeria a least cost industrial producer. This suggests something drastic must be done policy-wise to modify the existing high bank-lending rate to make it supportive to the industrialization process. Besides, the depreciation of …

Management Development And Retention Programs In U.S. Third-Party Logistics Firms, Robert Lorin Cook, Brian J. Gibson

Journal of Transportation Management

To provide quality logistics services, it is essential for third-party logistics (3PL) firms to develop an effective human resource program that ensures successful development and retention of qualified managers. By reporting the results of a survey of current U.S. 3PL firm development and retention practices and experiences regarding junior managers, this article provides a benchmark for 3PL firm managers who seek to improve management development and retention programs. Efforts to improve human resource programs should focus on improving orientation programs, mentoring, job enrichment, formal career planning, job relocation assignments, educational support, training and compensation.

Examining America’S Logistics Programs Via The Internet, Joe B. Hanna, William Compton

Journal of Transportation Management

This study uses the Internet and a two phase methodology to help gain insight into the current state of America’s logistics programs. Phase I examines logistics program structure while phase II employs a modified, electronic version of the Delphi technique to help examine global logistics education practices. The results of the research indicate that, while key differences exist in America’s logistics programs, academicians of the discipline largely agree on the relative importance of key functional areas of the discipline. However, a potential gap may exist between the skills addressed in logistics and business education programs and the skills required for …

Cheating Via Online Paper Mills In Logistics Education, Kathleen H. Gruben, Cathy Owens Swift, Luther (Trey) Denton

Journal of Transportation Management

The growth of e-business is providing businesses and entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop niches targeting one of the largest groups of Internet users: university students. Unfortunately, one of these niches is online term paper mills, where students can purchase university quality term papers and then submit them in class as their own work. The purpose of this paper is (1) to identify what online term paper services are available; (2) to determine how many logistics term papers are offered by these services; and, (3) to suggest strategies that can be used by logistics faculty to suppress use of these materials.