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Goose Island Brewery Field Site Visit

Dr. Harold Welsch

No abstract provided.

Mixing And Mapping Metadata To Provide Integrated Access To Digital Library Collections: An Activity Report, Karen S. Calhoun, Tom Turner, Meryl Brodsky, George Kozak, Martin Kurth, Fred Muratori, David Ruddy, Sarah Young Chandler

Karen S Calhoun

This paper provides a report of work in progress to implement integrated access to multiple digital collections that are described using a variety of metadata formats. Using the emerging resource discovery and digital library management system, ENCompass, a team at Cornell University Library is experimenting with the principle of modularity–as described by Lagoze–in which a metadata format tailored for simplicity (Dublin Core) is used alongside other, more complex metadata formats.

Parental Assessment Of College Character: Brand Identity And Consumer Behavior In Higher Education, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh, Emily Newton

Oscar T McKnight Ph.D.

The concept of character development in higher education enjoys considerable professional support. Moreover, commercial marketers are aggressively promoting brand image and brand character to differentiate their products and services. However, there is a paucity of research on the marketing of a university's brand character. This exploratory research examines parental assessment of college character , its conceptual components and hierarchical factor structure. A discussion highlights practical implications for the marketing of a college's brand character.

Innovation, Demand And Employment, Mario Pianta

Mario Pianta

The paper examines the link between technological change and demand and their impact on employment in manufacturing industry. The specific nature of innovation, mainly oriented towards product or process innovations, is considered, in the light of the competitive strategies of firms and industries. An interpretative model is proposed and an empirical analysis is carried out, using the data of the European Innovation Surveys for five countries. The results of cross-industry regressions show that demand, structural change and orientation toward product innovations have a positive impact on employment change in the 1990s, while the intensity of innovative expenditure (including R&D, design, …

Globalizzazione Dal Basso. Economia Mondiale E Movimenti Sociali, Mario Pianta

Mario Pianta

No abstract provided.

Trade And Labour, Mario Pianta

Mario Pianta

No abstract provided.

Parallel Summits Of Global Civil Society, Mario Pianta

Mario Pianta

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Takeover Defenses And Dilution: A Welfare Analysis, Atreya Chakraborty

Atreya Chakraborty

Existing theory suggests that, in an unregulated market for corporate control, the level of takeovers is suboptimal because shareholders do not receive the full benefit from them. However, existing theory neglects that the threat of takeover may divert managerial effort from productive to defensive activities. This paper shows that, when this is considered, takeovers may, in fact, be excessive.

Team Racial Composition, Member Attitudes, And Performance: A Field Study, A M. Townsend, Dow Scott

Dow Scott

Attitudinal, performance, and demographic data from 1200 workers on self-directed teams are examined to determine if racial composition affects team performance, if African-Americans and whites have different attitudes toward their teams and team performance, and whether any differences explain performance differences associated with different racial composition. Results indicate that racial composition affects team performance and racial differences in team and performance-related attitudes. Differences in attitudes reduce, but do not eliminate, racial composition effects on team performance.

An Evaluation Of Financial Globalisation Under Fund-Manager Capitalism: The Case Of The Uk Unit Trust Industry', Colin C. Williams

Colin C Williams

Drawing upon evidence from the UK unit trust industry, this paper evaluates the extent and nature of financial globalisation. It finds that despite this rapidly growing and prominent form of fund-manager capitalism operating with increasingly mobile capital in a more inter-connected de-regulated world, this does not signal the advent of homeless capital and the end of geography.

La Responsabilidad Civil Por Productos Defectuosos: Perspectivas Para La Aplicación Y El Desarrollo De La Directiva 85/374/Cee, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

En 1985, cuando fue adoptada la Directiva 85/374/ CEE, el legislador comunitario partió de la base de que se trataba de una normativa ‘mejorable’, por lo que impuso a la Comisión la tarea de vigilar la eficacia de su aplicación y de proponer, eventualmente, su revisión.

Con todos sus defectos, la Directiva 85/374/CEE contribuye a incrementar el nivel de protección frente a los productos defectuosos, entre otras razones, porque constituye una ‘espada de Damocles’ que incita a los productores a maximizar sus esfuerzos para producir sin riesgos innecesarios para la salud y la integridad humanas y porque, una vez que …