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Exploring Producers' Willingness To Pay For Ecosystem Services: Three Essays On Soil Health, Location Preferences, And Cover Crop Adoption, Kaouter Essakkat

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

This dissertation comprises three essays: one assessing Midwest producers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) for soil health-enhancing ecosystem services (ES), another examining the impact of policy implementation locations on WTP, and a third identifying factors influencing producers' adoption of cover crops (CC).

The first essay pioneers the understanding of agricultural producers’ valuation of soil health-associated ES amid growing concerns of soil degradation due to agricultural intensification. Using a discrete choice experiment, this study assesses producers’ WTP for a policy that incentivizes ES provision, specifically improved water quality, carbon sequestration, and enhanced crop yield. Surveying producers across Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, our results show …

The Growth Of Southeast Asia’S Msmes, Shoeb Kagda

Asian Management Insights

Funding winter presents opportunities to reboot for the future.

Staging Singapore’S Cultural Economy, Buck Song Koh

Asian Management Insights

Growing and cultivating soft power is the name of the game.

Nurturing Entrepreneurship And Growing Entrepreneurs, Sun Sun Lim, Abdullah Khurshid, Dexter Ye Kai Tan, Gabrielle Lay Khim Tan

Asian Management Insights

How Southeast Asia’s universities can pave the way.

Universities in Southeast Asia:

1. Can unlock the potential of changemakers in driving economic growth through entrepreneurship education.

2. Accelerate the growth of the ASEAN start-up ecosystem by facilitating technology commercialisation, leveraging regional networks for mentorship and funding, and fostering cross-border collaborations.

3. Have birthed at least five of Southeast Asia's unicorns and are set to lead the way in producing more.

The Creativity Conundrum, Andrew Heng

Asian Management Insights

1. My survey of Chinese and German workers shows that the impact of remote work on creativity varies by gender, culture, and age.

2. Chinese women, in particular, grapple with cultural and gender norms that hamper creativity in remote work settings.

3. Hybrid work models can provide flexibility without sacrificing talent or creativity.

The Mda Forensic Dental Team Needs More Volunteers, Patrick Houlihan Dds

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The Michigan Dental Association Forensic Dental Identification Team (MDA-FDIT) urgently needs more volunteers. In this article, learn of their impressive record of service to the public and the profession, which has been widely recognized for the important role it plays in the identification of both individual victims and those of mass disasters. Formed in the early 1980s, MDA-FDIT plays a crucial role in identifying disaster victims using dental records. The team has been instrumental in identifying victims from incidents like the 1987 Northwest Flight 255 crash and has assisted in various mass-casualty situations, including 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. MDA-FDIT works …

Two Essays On Asset Prices Around Securities Class Action Lawsuits, Sounak Saha

Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration

Essay 1: Prior studies on securities class action lawsuits have found that there are large negative abnormal returns and an increase in short-selling activity in the days preceding the lawsuit filing. These findings have largely been attributed to anticipatory inference and private information. However, our analysis of a large sample spanning 2009-2019 reveals that more than half of the lawsuits had a public announcement about the law firm investigation in the days leading up to the lawsuit filing. Strikingly, we find that the average cumulative abnormal return during the 10-day pre-filing period was: (1) over -17% for lawsuits with a …

Examining A Regulatory Flexibility Framework Of Psychological Distress: Integrating Distress Tolerance, Emotion Differentiation, And Emotion Regulation Flexibility, Germaine Yue Qi Tng

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Several theoretical accounts identify emotion regulation (ER) difficulties, including poor abilities to withstand or distinguish negative emotions, as a transdiagnostic risk factor for symptoms of psychological distress. Considering this, nascent evidence hints that ER flexibility may be a mediating mechanism that explains the relationship between specific ER abilities (i.e., distress tolerance, negative emotion differentiation) and distress symptoms. Across time-lagged (Study 1) and three-wave longitudinal (Study 2) investigations of college-aged adults, a regulatory flexibility framework of distress was examined in which ER flexibility mediates the respective pathways from distress tolerance and negative emotion differentiation to psychological distress symptoms. Furthermore, we explored …

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DLSU Business & Economics Review

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Building Responsible And Sustainable Supply Chain Frameworks: Limits Of International Investment Law And The Csr Initiatives Taken By The Eu And China, Stefanie Schacherer

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Supply chains play a pivotal role in global economic relations, fostering growth, employment, and poverty alleviation. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are central actors in these chains, bearing responsibilities towards workers and the environment. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) standards guide MNEs in assessing the societal and environmental impacts of their activities, though these standards remain largely voluntary. Recent investment treaty practice shows a trend to incorporate CSR provisions in international investment agreements (IIAs), but such clauses fail to impose direct human rights, labour and environmental obligations on investors. Amidst this landscape, the EU and China, major players in global trade and investment, …

2024 July, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for July of 2024.

Contributors

DLSU Business & Economics Review

No abstract provided.

Exploring Gen Z’S Identity Formation And Its Influence On Consumption Of Pop Culture And Entertainment Merchandise, Melisa Annette Spilinek

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

Fandoms have grown in size and influence, becoming a complex and dynamic cultural phenomenon that richly impacts the consumption of media and consumer behavior. The capitalistic United States with its diverse and media-savvy population, is a prime destination to study fan studies, particularly among young adults who are a crucial component of fandom influence.

The internet has grown to be a major component of the fan experience, an integral part of fandom culture. Online communities provide avenues for Generation Z to connect with others who share similar struggles, challenges, and interests, highlighting the importance of digital platofrms on the evolution …

Becoming An Effective Jibs Reviewer, A. Rebecca Reuber, Shameem Prashantham, Liang Chen

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

No abstract provided.

The Responsible Research In Business And Management (Rrbm) Community: Responsible Management Education And Impactful Research, Howard Thomas

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Recently there has been a noticeable ‘turning point’ in the thinking of business school leaders and their stakeholders about the impact, purpose and value of business schools in society. Evidence from faculty, students and professional organisations, such as the Aspen Institute surveys in the United States of America (US) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) manifesto on the future of management education, clearly suggests that there should be a much greater focus on tackling pressing societal issues, including sustainability (e.g., the UN Sustainable Development Goals), inequality, and social and financial inclusion. More balanced and holistic models of management …

Green Bond Premiums In The Asia-Pacific And European Markets, Parath Wongaree, Chiyachantana N. Chiraphol, Kuan Yong David Ding, Wasin Siwasarit

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We examine green bond premiums in the primary and secondary bond markets in the Asia-Pacific and Europe. In both regions, green bond yields are significantly lower than those of conventional bonds in the primary market, indicating that a green bond premium exists. Asia-Pacific investors in the secondary market are more willing to accept lower yields than European ones. We find that green bonds have a lower risk than conventional bonds. Investment grade issuers, financial sector issuers, and local currency green bonds are associated with lower yields due to their stronger reputation, higher credit ratings, and absence of foreign exchange risk.

Bubbly Booms And Welfare, Feng Dong, Yang Jiao, Haoning Sun

Research Collection School Of Economics

We show the competing effects of a housing bubble on the real economy by developing a multi-sector dynamic model with housing production. On the one hand, firms can sell or collateralize their housing, so a housing bubble helps firms obtain credit to finance their investment and expand production. On the other hand, a boom in the housing sector crowds out labor in the non-housing sector. We show that housing booms can reduce social welfare both in the steady state and in the transitional dynamics only when the production externalities in the non-housing sector are sufficiently large. We quantitatively evaluate our …

Neurodivergent Employees: The Impact Of The Disclosure Decision And Subsequent Workplace Accommodations, Tamara Farquhar

Theses and Dissertations

A great deal of organizational investments have gone towards diversifying the labor force as of late. However, the same cannot be said for efforts made towards making newly acquired talent feel included. Neurodivergent individuals in particular have not been sufficiently welcomed in organizations, partially explaining their reluctance to disclose their identity along with feeling excluded. Despite researchers framing the characteristics displayed by neurodiverse talent as natural variations found at the tail ends of the bell curve, many people are incapable of viewing them as such. Discrimination and stereotyping have thus resulted, further dampening neurodivergent employees’ work experiences. These two factors …

Criticizing The Asset Repatriation Policy For Tax Amnesty In Indonesia: An Interpretive And Comparative Study, Nidya Hapsari

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Indonesia finds tax amnesty as a reliable funding alternative to develop a sustainable economy. Since 1964, Indonesia has implemented five tax amnesty programs. The latest two programs would offer lower amnesty compensation rates if taxpayers repatriated offshore assets back to Indonesia. However, the tax amnesty repatriation policy merely contributed minimal amounts of repatriated assets and low number of participants. Consequently, it failed to raise sufficient liquidity, fiscal revenues, tax compliance and economic growth. Hence, the study aims to (1) determine the justification and mechanism for the asset repatriation policy and (2) criticize the repatriation policy implementation. Applying interpretive and comparative …

Hustlenomics: Defining The Hustle Economy, Sade M. Onadeko

The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

Hustlenomics is the study of the hustle economy. It is the study of how hustlers produce, distribute, and consume goods and services in order to earn a living. This paper is an attempt to understand and define the hustle economy through the review of literature. Due to limited research on the hustle economy, analogous economies such as the gig/sharing economy and the informal economy (which includes the hidden and shadow economies) were examined in order to obtain the goal of this paper.

Organizational Challenges: The Impact Of Role Clarity On Burnout In A Technology Division, Jessica Arriaza

The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

Organizations grapple with significant challenges such as burnout, turnover, and low job satisfaction. Studies indicate that emotional exhaustion, influenced by job demands and available resources, significantly impacts job performance positively or negatively. This quantitative study uses secondary data from the Work, Family, and Health Study to investigate the relationship between role clarity and burnout within Tomo, the technology division of a Fortune 500 company in the United States. The findings reveal a significant inverse correlation between role clarity and burnout, with participants reporting "Never" experiencing burnout more likely to have well-defined roles. Supported by chi-square and linear regression analyses, these …

واقع الصحة التنظيمية في الأندية الرياضية في مدينة الموصل (دراسة حالة), موسى سالم البصو, تقى عبد النافع, وليد غانم ذنون وليد غانم ذنون

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ان اهتمام الدولة بالجانب الرياضي توزع على شرائح وفئات المجتمع المختلفة الا انه انصب على الشباب كونهم يشكلون ركناً من أركانها ورافداً استراتيجياً لنهضتها ، فضلاً عن انهم يمثلون ابهى صور مخرجاتها وثمرة جهودها ومن بين هذه المؤسسات الراعية للشباب هي الأندية الرياضية التي تضطلع بأدوار مهمة بحكم عملها وطبيعة أهدافها وتنوع نشاطاتها والمستفيدين من خدماتها الرياضية المختلفة لكافة الفعاليات الرياضية ، من هنا تتجلى أهمية الدراسة للتعرف على خصائص الصحة التنظيمية والذي يعد موضوعاً حديثاً وتوظيفها في احدى المؤسسات الرياضية متمثلة بالأندية الرياضية وتوضح نوعية وطبيعة العلاقة والتأثير بين ما يمتلكه رؤساء المؤسسات الرياضية من خصائص في بناء اركان …

دور الائتمان المصرفي الممنوح للقطاع الخاص في القضاء على مشكلة الفقر في العراق للمدة (2004-2020), امجد حميد عطية, غسان طارق ظاهر

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

هدف البحث الى تحليل السياسة الائتمانية للبنوك التجارية العراقية من خلال تحليل دور الائتمان الممنوح للقطاع الخاص من قبل البنوك الحكومية والخاصة وأثره على الفقر، وقد أستخدم انموذج الإبطاء الذاتي الموزع (ARDL) لبيان أثر الائتمان الخاص على تخفيض معدل الفقر في العراق للمدة قيد البحث، وتوصل الى جملة من الاستنتاجات أهمها ان هناك علاقة توازنية طويلة الاجل بين الائتمان الخاص الممنوح من قبل البنوك الحكومية والخاصة ومعدل الفقر في العراق، واقترح الباحث جملة من التوصيات أهمها مكافحة كل اشكال البيروقراطية وتسهيل منح القروض الصغيرة والمتوسطة وتوجيهها بالشكل الصحيح لدعم خلق مشاريع منتجة، فضلا عن الحد من ظاهرة ارتفاع توجيه القروض …

Can Corporate Sustainability Performance (Csp) Overcome Indonesia's Corporate Debt Problems?, Johnson Ferry Febrian, Nora Sri Hendriyeni

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Based on IMF publications (2022), Indonesian companies have a risky debt level that may cause bankruptcy, so companies are required to make leverage adjustments to return the debt to its optimal level. In recent years, corporate sustainability performance (CSP) practices have been proven to improve performance and overcome financial problems such as debt by integrating sustainability aspects into business processes. Based on stakeholder theory and trade-off theory, this study aims to examine the effect of CSP on leverage adjustment and the role of competitive advantage, equity mispricing, profitability, and firm size in moderating this relationship. This study used a sample …

أثر الدين العام على عرض النقد في العراق للمدة(2004-2022), علاء حسين علي, حيدر طالب موسى

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يخضع الدين العام لاختلافات بين المدارس الكبرى في الفكر الاقتصادي، والفكر الكلاسيكي والكينزي، وكل مدرسة تنظر إلى الدين العام من منظور مختلف من حيث تأثير الدين العام على التوازن الاقتصادي والاجتماعي, ويختلف الدين الداخلي عن الدين الخارجي للاقتصاد ككل من حيث أن الفائض الاقتصادي ينتقل بين الأجيال, داخل الدولة أو بين دولة ودولة أخرى، يعد الدين العام المحلي أحد المتغيرات الاقتصادية المؤثرة على تحركات عرض النقد من خلال تأثير الدين العام المحلي على أسعار الفائدة وعلى احتياطيات السيولة التي تشكل أساس السياسة النقدية، وهي وما يركز عليه البحث لذلك ركز على دراسة تأثير الدين العام الداخلي على المعروض النقدي بالنسبة …

استخدام متوسط تكلفة الوحدة لقرارات الإنتاج والتسعير: دراسة ميدانية محطة بسماية لإنتاج الطاقة الكهربائية, عبد الحسن لهمود ياسر

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

هدف البحث الى عرض مدى خطورة اعتماد متوسط تكلفة الوحدة كدليل لترشيد قرارات الإنتاج والتسعير على الرغم من أن هذا المتوسط يعد دليلا مضللا، إذ لا بد من اعتماد نهج شمولي لتقييم التكاليف بدلا من التركيز فقط على متوسط تكلفة الوحدة، على الرغم من أنه يوفر مقياسًا سريعًا للمقارنة، وضرورة اعتماد منهج التكلفة الإجمالية لاتخاذ قرارات أكثر استنارة، وقد تم اختيار محطة بسماية لإنتاج الطاقة الكهربائية للفترة من 2020 لغاية 2022 للدراسة الميدانية، وتوصل البحث الى مجموعة من الاستنتاجات كان أهمها؛ أن من أكثر العوامل تأثيراً على متوسط تكلفة الوحدة المنتجة في محطة بسماية هي تكلفة الغاز الطبيعي وتكلفة التشغيل …

The Effect Of The Claim Recovery Process On Claim Payments In Insurance, Aulia Yasmin, Karin Amelia Safitri, Fachri Muslim

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The policies and tactics used by an insurance company to effectively handle and recover claims are referred to as the claim recovery process policy. Ensuring total operational stability, preserving customer satisfaction, and limiting financial losses all depend on this approach. The recovery process policy is covered in this study along with how it affects how well a corporation manages risk. A review of the literature and interviews with many employees are part of the research methodology. It was discovered that one of the insurance companies in Indonesia still needed to improve (digitize) its current policy regarding the recovery process. This …

قياس اثر التعليم الاولي في مستوى التوظيف في العراق لمدة(1999-2016), زياد خلف حضيري

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

لقد تناول البحث اهميه التعليم في مستوى التوظيف حيث تكون العلاقة موجبة بين التعليم والتوظيف على المدى البعيد مما تكون العلاقة سالبه في المدى القصير وان الهدف الرئيسي للبحث التقليل من مخاطر البطالة الاقتصادية وزيادة فرص التوظيف لحملة الشهادات وتشير بعض النتائج من خلال البيانات الجدولية ان زيادة فرص التوظيف مرتفعة مع زيادة متوسط سنوات التعليم حيث تكون النسبة في متوسط سنوات التعليم سنة 2005 (2.081059)مما تكون فيها نسبة التوظيف 38.55 اذ انها ترتفع مع تقدم السنوات مما يكون لعام 2016 نسبة التعليم 2.249923 ويكون المقابل لتلك السنة 39.26 نسبة التوظيف . كما يتضح من خلال الاشكال البيانية التي تؤكد …

دور المحاسب القانوني في الفصل بالدعاوى والمنازعات المالية المعروضة امام المحاكم العراقية: دراسة استطلاعية في محكمة استئناف الصويرة, سهير كاظم فاضل

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث إلى التحقق من مدى امكانية المحاسب القانوني في الفصل بالدعاوى والمنازعات المالية في البيئة العراقية والاجراءات المحاسبية المعتمدة، وكذلك التحقق من مدى اعتماد المحاكم في العراق على خبرة المحاسب القانوني عند النظر في قضايا المخالفات والمنازعات المالية.لشرح مشكلة البحث وتحقيق أهدافها، تم اعتماد المنهج الوصفي التحليلي حيث تم توزيع (75) استبانة على أفراد العينة (المحاسبين القانونيين، المحاسبين والمدققين، المحققين القضائيين، اصحاب الدعاوى) وتم اختبار فرضيات البحث، وتوصل البحث إلى أهم الاستنتاجات: هناك ضعف واضح لدى بعض موظفي القضاء في العراق فيما يتعلق بأهمية المساءلة القضائية مما يؤثر على فصل المخالفات المالية. لذلك، فإن التوصية الأكثر أهمية هي إنشاء …

دور التسويق الالكتروني في تنشيط القطاع السياحي: دراسة استطلاعية تحليلية لآراء عينة من العاملين في شركات السفر والسياحة في مدينة الموصل, محمد محمود حامد الملاحسن, محمد احمد محمود الحمامي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف هذا البحث إلى التعرف على الدور الذي يلعبه التسويق الالكتروني في تنشيط القطاع السياحي لتحقق التواصل والنجاح، وذلك يتطلب من الشركات امتلاك التسويق الالكتروني لكي تحتوي وتستوعب مجمل التغيرات التي تحيط بها، ويمثل التسويق الالكتروني اليوم الغطاء المعلوماتي لاستيعاب التغييرات البيئية التي تربط الشركات مع بيئتها الخارجية والداخلية، مما يقودها بالتالي الى صحة قراراتها المعتمدة.وتم تحديد مشكلة البحث بناء على استقراء واقع الشركات المبحوثة ونظرا لقلة قنوات التسويق الالكتروني المتاحة للسائحين على الانترنت والقنوات الالكترونية وخاصة في العراق، ومن خلال الدراسة الميدانية التي قام بها الباحثان اذ تبين ضعف ملحوظ في ممارسات استخدام التسويق الالكتروني على نحو انعكس على …