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Pertinent Research And Impertinent Opinion: On Our Contributions To The Cigarette Advertising Public Policy Debates, Richard W. Pollay

Richard W. Pollay

No abstract provided.

Tricks Of The Trade For Trade Shows (Part 1), Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

No abstract provided.

Recharging Your Customer Service Skills, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

No abstract provided.

Developing The Quality Organization, James A. Belohlav

James A. Belohlav

No abstract provided.

Ozgur 1993 Turkiye'nin Ozel Cevre Koruma Bolgeleri Politikasi (Specially Protected Areas Policy Of Turkey) Türkiye'nin Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgeleri Politikası: Foça Örneği, Huseyin Ozgur Prof.Dr.

Huseyin Ozgur Prof.Dr.

Specially protected areas (SPAs) in Turkey were initiated in 1990 with the special interest of Prime Minister Turgut Özal and pressure from international agreements signed by Turkish Government. As of 1992, there were 12 SPAs in 5 provinces, most of them were on shorelines of lakes or seas. The decision making of SPAs policy in Turkey fit to muddling through. It helped to protect special and sensitive areas to be protected. All these SPAs had several small settlements and controversial usages of the land and water areas. The policy helped to control dense and uncontrolled settlements however created issues on …

Networking: Beyond The Buzz Word, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

No abstract provided.

Here's The Beef: Factors, Determinants And Segments In Consumer Criticism Of Advertising, Richard W. Pollay

Richard W. Pollay

No abstract provided.

Database Quality: Its Cost, Focus, And Future, Karen S. Calhoun

Karen S Calhoun

Briefly considers three questions: Can we afford OCLC database quality? Where is the best place to focus database quality efforts? Will advances in information technology make data quality efforts obsolete?

How Oclc And Member Libraries Are Improving The Online Union Catalog, Karen S. Calhoun, Nancy Campbell, Donna Gehring

Karen S Calhoun

Describes programs for cooperatively managing and improving the quality of the OCLC database with respect to duplicate records, records containing insufficient information, incorrect or variant forms of headings, and coding errors. Includes a description of a large, innovative project using "intelligent software" to correct name and subject headings. OCLC expects at least 5 million heading corrections when the project completes late in 1993.

Measuring Security Price Perfonnance Using Daily Returns: Issues Associated With Using Nasdaq Securities, Cynthia J. Campbell, Charles E. Wasley

Cynthia J. Campbell

This study addresses issues that arise when using daily NASDAQ security returns in event studies. Its objective is to provide benchmarks for assessing the impact of alternative research design choices. The results indicate that test statistics commonly used in event studies are subject to varying degrees of misspecification in samples of NASDAO securities. Misspecification is most severe for traditional z-statistics based on standardized abnormal returns. Across a wide variety of event study settings the rank statistic introduced in Corrado (1989) is consistently well-specified and quite powerful in detecting abnormal performance.

Speech Patterns And The Concept Of Utility In Cognitive Maps: The Case Of Integrative Bargaining, Tony L. Simons

Tony L. Simons

This study's premise is that negotiation dyads' conceptualization of utility is a key component of their “cognitive maps,” or internal representations, that influences the dyads' assumptions and motivation. A linguistic indicator was developed for utility as an objective attribute, utility as a subjective preference, and utility as an interpersonal relationship. An analysis of 79 transcripts from two negotiation studies revealed that dyads whose members conceptualized utility as a subjective preference reached more integrative agreements than dyads displaying either of the other two conceptualizations. Also, as hypothesized, linguistic patterns from the first half of negotiation were better predictors of agreements than …

The Paradox Of Ideology, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

A standard problem with the objectivity of social scientific theory in particular is that it is either self-referential, in which case it seems to undermine itself as ideology, or self-excepting, which seem pragmatically self-refuting. Using the example of Marx and his theory of ideology, I show how self-referential theories that include themselves in their scope of explanation can be objective. Ideology may be roughly defined as belief distorted by class interest. I show how Marx thought that natural science was informed by class interest but not therefore necessarily ideology. Capitalists have an interest in understanding the natural world (to a …

Functional Explanation And Metaphysical Individualism, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

A number of (present or former) analytical Marxists, such as Jon Elster, have argued that functional explanation has almost no place in the social sciences. (Although the discussion is framed in terms of a debate among analytical Marxists, the point is quite general, and Marxism is used for illustrative purposes.) Functional explanation accounts for what is to be explained by reference to its function; thus, sighted organism have eyes because eyes enable them to see. Elster and other critics of functional explanation argue that this pattern of explanation is inconsistent with "methodological individualism," the idea, as they understand it, that …

Cruise Lines: An Ocean Of Employment Opportunity, Yanni D. Afthinos

Yanni D Afthinos

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Perceived Competencies Of Sports For All Managers In Greece, Yanni D. Afthinos

Yanni D Afthinos

No abstract provided.

Promoting Honesty In Negotiation: An Exercise In Practical Ethics, Peter Cramton, J Gregory Dees

Peter Cramton

In a competitive and morally imperfect world, business people are often faced with serious ethical challenges. Harboring suspicions about the ethics of others, many feel justified in engaging in less-than-ideal conduct to protect their own interests. The most sophisticated moral arguments are unlikely to counteract this behavior. We believe that this morally defensive behavior is responsible, in large part, for much undesirable deception in negotiation. Drawing on recent work in the literature of negotiations, we present some practical guidance on how negotiators might build trust, establish common interests, and secure credibility for their statements thereby promoting honesty We also point …

Attribute Sampling: A Library Management Tool, Ken Wise, Jack Kiger

Ken Wise

No abstract provided.

Purification And Characterization Of Porin From Corn (Zea Mays L.) Mitochondria, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.

Quality, Strategy, And Competitiveness, James A. Belohlav

James A. Belohlav

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Into Pay Valence And Performance In A Pay-For-Performance Field Setting, J B. Fox, Dow Scott, J M. Donohue

Dow Scott

Inconsistent findings have been reported in the few studies investigating the relationship between the perceived value of pay and incentive performance. One hundred and seventy-eight female incentive employees with a nine-week, non-judgmental performance measure responded to a developed valence of pay scale. This measure used items assessing the perceived ability of pay to address employee needs. Three factor-scales were found within these items. Support for the hypothesized positive relationship between pay valence and incentive performance was found, dependent on which of the three scales was used. These findings provide initial insight into the means by which pay, with its ability …

Activity Of Small Businesses In Nebraska, Todd A. Finkle, Raymond Marquardt, Allen Klose

Todd A Finkle

Http://Fitnessketo.Com/Keto-Body-Tone-Fr/, Barrera Helen

barrera helen

Connecting Education, Work, And Citizenship: How Assessment Can Help, Marcia Mentkowski, Glen Rogers

Glen Rogers

The Welfare Cost Of Inflation In A Cash-In-Advance Economy With Costly Credit, Max Gillman

Max Gillman

No abstract provided.