Business Commons^™

Review Of 'The Seven Basic Plots' (2004) By Christopher Booker, Vaughan S. Roberts

Vaughan S Roberts

No abstract provided.

Technical Note: Comparative Static Analysis Of Information Value In A Canonical Decision Problem, Jeffrey Keisler

Jeffrey Keisler

To gain insight into the behavior of the value of information, this paper identifies specific rules for a canonical decision problem: the two-act linear loss decision with normal prior probability distributions. Conditions are derived for which the expected value of perfect information increases when mean and standard deviation are both linear functions of an exogenous variable. A variety of richer decision problems can be adapted to the problem, so that the general results obtained here can be immediately applied to understand drivers of information value.

Managing Unmanageable Physicians: Leadership, Stewardship, And Disruptive Behavior, Tim Keogh, William Martin

William Marty Martin

Physician and health care leaders are seeking guidance and support on how to address disruptive behavior that has an impact on safety, quality, and performance. This article equips leaders with a model and process to prevent and address disruptive behavior.

Promet Business Engineering Case Studies (Becs) Version 2.0, Enrico Senger, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

Das vorliegende Dokument leitet eine Fallstudienmethodik für die Erstellung von Forschungs- und Lehrfallstudien im Business Engineering und in verwandten Themenstellungen ab.Es empfiehlt einen Multi-Case-Ansatz mit der Betrachtung aller Ebenen des Business Engineering und leitet dafür Struktur und Vorgehen ab. Dabei wird auch die (Zweit-)Verwendung von Forschungsfallstudien in der universitären Lehre berücksichtigt.Der Arbeitsbericht dient als Kochbuch, das Module auf unterschiedlichen Abstraktionsebenen bereitstellt und mit umfangreichen Beispielen, die in einer Fallstudien-Datenbank festgehalten sind, illustriert.

Using The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award In Teaching: One Criteria, Several Perspectives, James A. Belohlav

James A. Belohlav

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Environmental Uncertainty And Task Characteristics On User Satisfaction With Data, Jahangir Karimi, Toni Somers, Yash Gupta

Toni M. Somers

No abstract provided.

Allocating Contractor Risks In The Hanford Waste Cleanup, Jeffrey M. Keisler, William A. Buehring, Peter D. Mclaughlin, Mark A. Robershotte, Ronald G. Whitfield

Jeffrey Keisler

Organizations may view outsourcing as a way to manage risk. We developed a decision-analytic approach to determine which risks the buyer can share or shift to vendors and which ones it should bear. We found that allocating risks incorrectly could increase costs dramatically. Between 1995 and 1998, we used this approach to develop the request for proposals (RFP) for the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) privatization initiative for the Hanford tank waste remediation system (TWRS). In the model, we used an assessment protocol to predict how vendors would react to proposed risk allocations in terms of their actions and their …

Restructuring The Region : The Evolution Of The Optics And Imaging Industry In Rochester, Ny, Jennifer Clark

Jennifer Clark

Depaul Program Earns Top Honors

Dr. Harold Welsch

No abstract provided.

Labels Of African American Ballers: A Historical Contemporary Investigation Of African American Male Youth's Depletions From America's Favorite Pastime 1885-2000, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

No abstract provided.

A Resource Granularity Framework For Estimating Opportunity Costs, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

Rapid Implementation Of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Without Process Redesign, Elgar Fleisch, Hubert Oesterle, Steven Powell

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Globalization And Technological Achievement: Implications For Macromarketing And Digital Divide, Ronald Hill, Kathy Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.

Islamic Economics: A Solution For Enviornmental Protection, Saeed Mortazavi

Saeed Mortazavi

A Model Of Consumption And Environmental Degradation: Making The Case For Sustainable Consumer Behavior, Bahram Adrangi, Kathy K. Dhanda, Ronald Hill

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.

Risk Sharing And The Market For Corporate Control: A Case For Golden Parachutes, Atreya Chakraborty

Atreya Chakraborty

The predictability of security returns has received considerable attention in the literature, and yet the predictability of bond returns beyond the US markets has remained far less explored. Here we plan to remedy the shortcoming, and in that effort we analyse the ability of several predetermined information variables in predicting bond returns in the European market. We test if variables, commonly used for that matter in the context of other markets (such as inverse relative wealth, term spread, real bond yield and a January dummy) are also useful predictors of European bond returns. Due to some particularities of the sample …

Tax Administration And The Impact Of Revenue Consultants In Nigeria, Chukwumah Lawyer Obara Dr

Lawyer Obara

Several tax acts and decrees have been enacted in Nigeria over time to guide effective tax administration. yet the anticipated revenueofboth theslates and Federal government fromtaxes havenever reach theexpected target. This study was aimed at investigat ingthe lise of tax consultants and their impact on revenue profile of the government in Rivers State and Nigeria in general. The study was predicated on primary data. Responses from administered questionnaires on 25 respondents drawn from the State and Federal tax authorities and accountingofficers from oil industry provideddata for the analysis. The idea was to establishthe extent ofimprovcment ontax reve nue due10 the …

Mentoring Functions Questionnaire, Terri A. Scandura

Terri A. Scandura

No abstract provided.

A Logic For Entrepreneurial Discovery., Patrick J. Murphy

Patrick J. Murphy

This dissertation employs an epistemological approach to integrate several branches of social science (i.e., economics, marketing, sociology, psychology) that have contributed to the scholarly field of entrepreneurship. The integration yielded a novel theoretic framework with empirical implications for the study of the entrepreneurial opportunity recognition phenomenon. Empirical assessment of the framework revealed support for models of knowledge-based indicators as forecasters of three different forms of opportunity recognition identified in previous research and theory (i.e., idea-first, business-first, simultaneous). Marginal support was found for the same models as forecasters of the establishment of new business ventures. Ultimately, no support was found for …

Integrating Web Services With Competitive Strategies: The Balanced Scorecard Approach, C. Derrick Huang, Qing Hu

Qing Hu

The significance of aligning IT with corporate strategy is widely recognized, but the lack of appropriate methodologies prevented practitioners from integrating IT projects with competitive strategies effectively. This article addresses the issue of deploying Web services strategically using the concept of a widely accepted management tool, the balanced scorecard. A framework is developed to match potential benefits of Web services with corporate strategy in four business dimensions: innovation and learning, internal business process, customer, and financial. It is argued that the strategic benefits of implementing Web services can only be realized if the Web services initiatives are planned and implemented …

Confronting The Environmental Consequences Of Technological Revolution, Ronald Hill, Kathy K. Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

No abstract provided.

College Students' Perceptions, Myths, And Stereotypes About African American Athleticism: A Qualitative Investigation, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

Examining the ‘natural’ athlete myth and utilizing the recent literature on cultural/social factors in athleticism, this study through survey research examines the myth of the ‘natural’ African American athlete. Participants consist of 301 university students from a large, traditionally White, midwest institution. The primary research question is to determine the attitudes of college students in terms of how they perceive the success of the African American athlete in certain sports. The purpose is to assess participants’ perceptions of the African American athlete and their opinion as to whether or not African American athletes are superior in certain sports (football, basketball, …

Asocjacje Źródłem Pomysłów Na Slogan Reklamowy, Logo Firmy I Innowacje, Anna Ujwary-Gil

Anna Ujwary-Gil

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie czytelnikowi praktycznych możliwości wykorzystania asocjacji w marketingu, biorąc pod uwagę, iż przedmiotem eksploracji będzie tworzenie sloganu reklamowego, logo firmy oraz poszukiwanie pomysłów na udoskonalenie (wyróżnienie) produktów już istniejących. W tym celu wykorzystam kolejno: w tworzeniu sloganu reklamowego technikę superpozycje, dokonywanie skojarzeń w gwiazdę w projekcie logo firmy, oraz skojarzenia łańcuchowe i bisocjacje w poszukiwaniu pomysłów na nowy produkt, bądź udoskonalenie już istniejących.

Australia’S Eggleston Principles In Takeover Law: Social And Economic Sense?, Benedict Sheehy

Benedict Sheehy

Australia has yet to give up its distinctive approach to take-over law. Although there has been and continues to be pressure to submit to the US model, this article argues that to do so is not likely to produce the desired effect while giving up something of particular value to Australians.

Die Lösung: Bits Und Bytes Ersetzen Den Papierstapel, Cornel Loser, Christine Legner, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Past Visits And The Intention To Revisit A Destination: Place Attachment As The Mediator And Novelty Seeking As The Moderator, Babu P. George

Babu George

No abstract provided.

Employee Attitude Towards Customers And Customer Care Challenges In Banks, Babu P. George

Babu George

No abstract provided.

Cost Minimization Strategies - An Empirical Investigation Of Their Impacts O.N Manufacturing Firms In Nigeria, Chukwumah Lawyer Obara Dr

Lawyer Obara

TIlis study examines cos t min imizat ion strategies adop ted by manu facturin g firms in Nigeria . The study is fundamentally pred icated on primary data obtained from questionnaire administered on principal officers of Lever Broth ers (one of the leading manufacturin g firms in Nigeria) who occupy strategic position at various cos t centers of the company. Eight areas of cost that cut across the three ' major cost clements, namely; labour, materials and overheads were identified in the company. Data obtained from pr incip al officers occupying strategi c position s 31 these centres were used …

How Do Value Creation And Competition Determine Whether A Firm Appropriates Value? , Michael D. Ryall, Glenn Macdonald

Michael D Ryall

How does competition among economic actors determine the value that each is able to appropriate? We provide a formal, general framework within which this question can be posed and answered, and then provide several results. Chief among them is a condition that is both required for, and guarantees, value appropriation. We apply our methodology to (i) assess the familiar notion that uniqueness, inimitability, and competition imply value appropriation, and (ii) determine the value appropriation possibilities for an innovator whose unique discovery is of use to several others who can compete for the right to use it.

Using Dynamic Information In The Supply Network, Jeffrey Barker

Jeffrey Barker

No abstract provided.