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The Sentencing Structure Of White-Collar Crime, Catherine Reeves

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Corporate fraud is an all-too-common element in our society today. Unfortunately, many of those convicted of fraud end up with a seemingly light jail sentence. A possible explanation for this is that the judges could have many subconscious reasons to give lighter sentences in these cases than they do with other more violent cases. Since there are no strict guidelines for the sentencing of these “white-collar criminals,” the judge’s personal views can play a significant role. Many of the laws and guidelines for determining the sentence in fraud cases have stemmed from the corporate scandals of the early 2000’s, but …

Financial Literacy In Retirement Planning, Jennifer Potts

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Studying finance, I have been exposed to the retirement plan options and how they work in most of my classes. But when I would talk to my family and friends about what I was learning, I quickly discovered that many people simply had no interest or understanding about the subject. I believe everyone needs to have a basic understanding of where income will come from once they retire. This realization pushed me to study the level of financial literacy about retirement and plan options of adults in the working world and determine how I could bring information about this topic …

The Strategic Plan Of A Medium-Size Enterprise Compared To The Baldrige Criteria, Jordan Blacklock

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to provide a case example of one SME (small to medium-size enterprises) documented practices compared to the Baldrige Program’s Criteria for Performance Excellence (Criteria). This study evaluated the degree to which the case example organization practiced the philosophies and principles of the Criteria without direct knowledge of the Criteria. The researcher conducted evaluations by examining the case example organization’s strategic plan against the Criteria. Results of this study’s demonstrated that the Baldrige Program would not be a change in direction for the case example organization but a systematic approach to enhance the methods already …

A Problem Solving Approach To Enterprise Filevault 2 Management And Integration, Nicholas Cobb

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Consumer technology adoption into large enterprise environments is occurring at an unprecedented rate. Employees require the flexibility and efficiency of using operating systems, computers, and mobility products they are familiar with and that enable their productivity. Due to this industry phenomenon, one large shipping enterprise must work to create solutions to integrate Apple’s OS X operating system into its traditional Windows-based operating environment. This level of integration must take place carefully to enable usability and foster the continued data security of enterprise assets. This paper describes the steps and methodology taken, as well as the rationale used, to accomplish the …

Sweeten, Lena L. (Sc 1174), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1174. Lena L. Sweeten's thesis presented to Middle Tennessee State University entitled, "Historic Preservation Theory and the Experience of a Community of Workers: A Case Study of Bowling Green, Kentucky." She examines the failure of preservationists to explore Bowling Green's industrial and labor history.

East Tennessee Telephone Company - Nashville, Tennessee (Sc 1130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1130. Letter, 31 March 1911, from Leland Hume, general manager of the East Tennessee Telephone Company, Nashville, Tennessee, to the company's customers explaining the dismissal of Mr. & Mrs. F.G. Harrison as managers of the company's franchise in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Cutler-Hammer, Incorporated - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1127. Congratulatory letters, internal memos, undated press releases, and newspaper clippings from Cutler-Hammer, Inc., in Bowling Green, chiefly related to the publication of the newsletter Cutler-Hammer News.

Oates Realty Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2776), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2776. Organizational meeting minutes, directors’ minutes, and by-laws of the Cooperative Sales Company, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes typescripts of stock certificates issued to the incorporators, Alva Williams, M. B. Williams, and L. E. Ringo.

Cooperative Sales Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2775. Organizational meeting minutes, directors’ minutes, and by-laws of the Cooperative Sales Company, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes typescripts of stock certificates issued to the incorporators, Alva Williams, M. B. Williams, and L. E. Ringo.

Skaggs Transfer, Incorporated - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 446), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 446. Correspondence, financial records, applications for new freight routes, and other papers generated chiefly by Willet Douglas Kirkpatrick in his position as vice-president of Skaggs Transfer, a motor-based freight transfer company located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes information about Renner Express Company’s negotiations and eventual purchase of Skaggs Transfer in 1971.

Clagett, John Gay, 1818-1899 (Mss 481), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 481. Account book of John Gay Clagett, Rough Springs, Grayson County, Kentucky, primarily for sales of agricultural products. Includes business correspondence and loose items found therein.

Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2771. Cash book of Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, recording payments for labor and other operating expenses.

Lehman-Collet Papers (Mss 474), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 474. Business and legal papers, primarily of Bowling Green Kentucky businessman George Lehman and his nephew George A. Collet. Includes materials relating to Lehman’s estate and to other Collet family members.

Curd, Edwin William, 1864-1923 - Letters To (Sc 2767), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2767. Letters to Edwin W. Curd, Cave City, Kentucky, from shoe merchants J. Benckenstein and Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm discusses the terms on which Curd should act as salesman for its goods, reports, discounts, payment of his traveling expenses, etc. The issues evidently became the subject of a legal dispute between the parties.

Thorpe, Herbert C., 1873-1904 (Sc 2764), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2764. Letters of Herbert C. Thorpe, General Manager and Assistant Treasurer, United States Gas, Coal, and Coke Company, to his wife and father. Writing from Sturgis and Paducah soon after his arrival in Kentucky from New Jersey, Thorpe describes the stresses of his new management responsibilities and the challenges to the company in the event of a miners’ strike, and criticizes the work ethic of the miners. Thorpe died in Paducah of typhoid fever on 31 July 1904.

How Kaizen Group Leader Selection Affects Group Participation, M. Joleen Byerline

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Organizational communication research indicates group member participation increases as the legitimate power differences among group members decreases. Lean principles and practices indicate Kaizen Event members will contribute regardless of legitimate power levels, due to member training, education, and the Lean team-oriented culture. Further study is needed to determine if Lean culture and training maximize group member contribution, or if legitimate power levels in Lean environments manipulate participation. The focus of this case study is a central Kentucky Lean manufacturing organization that practiced Lean principles for at least three years and completed a Kaizen Event within twelve months previous to the …

Assessing The Efficacy Of A Modified Therapeutic Community On The Reduction Of Institutional Write-Ups In A Medium Security Prison, Lee Wayne Maglinger, Aaron W. Hughey, Monica Galloway Burke

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

This study explored the impact a modified TC (Therapeutic Community) had on reducing institutional disorder as documented by institutional write-ups. The number of institutional write-ups exhibited by clients participating in a modified TC was compared with the number of write-ups exhibited by inmates in five non-treatment units over a four-year period. ANOVA (analysis of variance) revealed that the number of write-ups exhibited by clients in the TC was significantly lower than the number exhibited by inmates in the other five dorms (F_{(4, 24)} = 5.61, p < 0.002).Further, when examined by category of offense (major/minor), it was found that the write-ups of clients in the TC generally were not as severe as those exhibited by inmates in the general prison population. The implications of these findings for corrections administrators are discussed and specific recommendations are provided.

The Use Of Case Study Competitions To Prepare Students For The World Of Work, Monica Galloway Burke, Joelle Davis Carter, Aaron W. Hughey

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

As we continue into the new millennium, it is imperative that educational institutions equip graduates with the knowledge and skills that are increasingly needed and valued by business and industry. In this article, the authors argue that the case study approach and, specifically, case study competitions constitute an ideal pedagogical strategy for achieving this objective in an effective and efficient manner, with resulting benefits for both students and employers.

Park City Hotel Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scans for Manuscripts Small Collection 1015. Promotional letter written by Park City Hotel owner, W. G. Thomas, related to the hotel and a listing of hotel guests for 1940.

An Analysis Of Public Education Informatics, Brandon Moss

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Information systems and informatics technologies are employed to increase profitability and efficiency of business models. The most common mistake made by managers, when incorporating informatics into their business model, is under-utilizing the technological capacity of their resources and investing in extraneous functions. This thesis will examine the usage of information systems and informatics principles in the United States public education system. Approaching the case from a consultant’s perspective, this paper will map out the business model theory, its actual implementation, and identify key failure points and areas of improvement in informatics usage. The structure of the thesis follows the first …

Indigenous Credit Associations In Botswana: An Application Of Elinor Ostrom's Common-Pool Resource Analysis, Christopher A. Yates

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

In this paper I attempt to analyze and explain the important of certain indigenous credit agreements in Botswana. Rotating Savings and Credit Associations are agreements made by a group of people who create a communal fund which rotates around the group until each member had had access to the pooled resource. These agreements are informal and most commonly found in the poorer traditional sectors of Botswana’s economy.

Furthermore, I attempt to explain why these agreements can be best understood using Elinor Ostrom’s common-pool resource analysis. This framework explains why these agreements are so successful in creating a source of capital, …

Hines, Duncan, 1880-1959 (Sc 2711), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2711. Envelope, postmarked 1 July 1947, printed “From Duncan Hines To” and addressed to Manager, The Elms Guest House, Jessup, Maryland. Includes Hines’s printed return address of P.O. Box 548, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Bowling Green Gas, Oil And Refining Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2700), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2700. Three certificates for shares of stock in the Bowling Green Gas, Oil and Refining Company, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and a subscription form for stock in the Consolidated Oil Corporation.

Computer Information Technology, Tyler Sigman

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.

Hill, J. Murray, Sr., 1891-1961 (Sc 963), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 963. Letters, 1918, written by prominent Bowling Green, Kentucky, businessmen, attesting to the good character and competencies of J. Murray Hill, Sr. Also Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Bowling Green, stock certificate, 1942.

43rd Annual Wku Student Research Conference, Student Research Council, Western Kentucky University

Student Research Conference Select Presentations

No abstract provided.

Student Affairs: An Apologia, Aaron W. Hughey

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Roark, Ethel Elizabeth (Stagner), 1913-1992 (Mss 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 105. Miscellaneous papers collected by Ethel Roark, Franklin, Kentucky. Includes a World War II letter; personal letters (4); Knights of Pythias certificate; general store ledger with a 1929 inventory; 1954 letter promoting legal alcohol sales in Simpson County; and 1965 farm diary.

Ky. Voices: In Disasters, Shared Responsibility Is Government's Role, Aaron W. Hughey

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Cadiz Railroad Company - Cadiz, Kentucky (Mss 354), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 354. Business records of the Cadiz Railroad Company, Cadiz, Kentucky. Includes correspondence and memoranda, directors minutes, annual reports, passenger, freight, and mail reports, invoices, receipts, loss and damage claim records, and industry and government publications.