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The Acquisition Of Sm Energy As A Proposed Strategy Of Growth For Chevron Corporation, Lindsay G. Gardner

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Energy Industry is worth $7.5 Trillion. As traditional sources of energy production become more costly to obtain due to scarcity of natural resources and a volatile international political climate, it is imperative that the United States be able to self-sufficiently produce sustainable energy. Chevron Corp. is a global company in the Energy Industry with Net Sales of $230.09 B and a market share of 3.60% in 2012. Extensive analysis of the External Industry Environment and a Company Assessment lead to the formation of the acquisition of SM Energy as a proposed strategy for Chevron Corp. growth. The acquisition would …

How To Achieve Right Of Way Success, Dawn Haecker, Michael B. Jett, Jim Crall, Kathy Heistand, Nicolette Mendenhall, Todd Clift

Purdue Road School

The Real Estate Division of INDOT will provide an overview of the Right of Way process and key factors that affect time and expenditures. Panel discussion and Q&A session will include established best practices, new developments, lessons learned, and factors resulting in improved customer service and efficiency in terms of time and money for project delivery.

Technology And Elderly: Embracing Technology To Improve Life Of The Elderly, Wing Chen, Janet Wong

International Conference: Overcoming Challenges in Active Ageing

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02. Business, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

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04. Finance, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

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03. Economics, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

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07. Marketing, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

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01. Accounting, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

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05. Information Operations Management, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

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06. Management, University Of Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

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Mgmt 175: Information Strategies For Management Students (Spring 2013 Cohort), Ilana Barnes, Hal Kirkwood, Mary Dugan

IMPACT Symposium

Our poster will focus on the process of creating and maintaining a technology-enabled flipped classroom to enable information. In the 2013 school year, a team of librarians in the Parrish Library for Management and Economics transformed a business information literacy course from a traditional lecture, 40-student, computer-lab class into multiple sections of a flipped, 70 student, computer-less class in order to meet the request of the department that the successful course be required for all 500 students. It may be particularly useful for instructors who have struggled with how to deliver literacy instruction uniformly across large populations (such as the …

Mgmt 30100: Management Career Lectures, Maureen Huffer Landis

IMPACT Symposium

Abstract: Management Career Lectures (MGMT 30100) is designed to help undergraduate management students with their overall career/professional development whether that focus on internship/job search processes or graduate school attendance. The course also supports the development, refinement and enrichment of the competencies within the “Launching Business Leaders” initiative. Students develop skills useful for the internship/job search process, gain knowledge that benefits short and long-term academic and career planning, and learn how to prepare for tangible activities interacting with professionals including career and graduate school fairs, interviews, networking and correspondence. Specific learning outcomes include:

• Communicate individual interests, skills, experiences, and values to …

Robust Design Review Conversations, Andy Dong, Massimo Garbuio, Dan Lovallo

Design Thinking Research Symposium

Design reviews and executive conversations at the point of strategic decision-making share an important outcome: they both result in the (nearly) irrevocable allocation of resources to pursue a design concept or strategic option. Our study aims to contribute to the strategic decision-making scholarship by investigating the robustness of these conversations. We define a robust design review conversation as one in which the participants discuss evidence in favor of and against the option and at the same time propose new hypotheses to explain or resolve the evidence in favor of and against the option, hypotheses that can eventually be tested. We …

Tybee Island Small Business Incentive Programs, Nate Baker

Georgia Municipal Association Practicum (2013-2022)

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The Importance Of Audience Statistics In Pay Television Market, Aurora Binjaku, Hysen Binjaku

UBT International Conference

Pay digital televisions are private companies which offer a number of television channels in a single package against a price, by all means they do not offer only television service but high technology. The platform’s objective is to maximize their profits by rising the earnings and sales of the offered subscriptions. For this reason it is necessary for them to know to whom they are offering the service and how it is used. They have to do what in media is known as audience measurement. This is what this paper is about. First, we give an answer to the question: …

The Development Of The Tax System In Albania, Luciana Koprencka, Fioralba Velaj, Migena Petani

UBT International Conference

Development of the tax system in all countries where the economic and political responses.In Albania as a totalitarian society, through the tax system was intended total abolition of private property by changing the structure of income in favor of the state sector income. The tax system contained local and national system of taxes, which were mandatory defined by law, poured on the budget, in a certain amount the amount and period of time. Finances during socialism period were estimated as the most important levers of economic management. They rely on planning and centralization, provided only in terms of the way …

Can Credit Scoring Models Prevent Default Payments In The Banking Industry In The Period Of Financial Crisis?, Violeta Madzova, University Goce Delchev Ramadani

UBT International Conference

Credit scoring is a scientific method of assessing the credit risk associated with new credit applications as well as for monitoring of the credit risk in the process of the loan payment. Therefore credit scoring models developed in the banks based on their internal information system, as well as the credit info system in the country, can help the banks to ensure more consistent underwriting and can provide management with a more insightful measure of credit risk. While credit scoring could be a valuable risk management tool in virtually any bank setting, it is probably not wide accepted in the …

Effective Interest Rate Of Different Loans, Ramadan Limani

UBT International Conference

In this paper several types of loans offered by banks and other micro financial institutions are shown, and their respective effective interest rates are calculated. The parameters that affect the effective interest rate, which is the only real parameter that shows whether a loan is affordable or not, are considered. Some examples of loans without a fee, and those with fees are given and the effective interest rate for those loans is calculated. The mathematical technique for calculation of the effective interest rate is shown, and the financial consultant CASIO FC -100V is used to mathematically calculate the effective interest …

If There Is A Need To Fix Accounting And To Transform Companies?, Besnik Skenderi, Diamanta Skenderi

UBT International Conference

This paper is about accounting system that is lectured to scholars and in a same is used by companies. In actual business environment companies are dealing with two stakeholders; government is interested to collect taxes and shareholders are interested to collect their profit and dividend. Moreover, current accounting system in place, most companies consider equity capital as a free resource. In this paper author had discussed about equity capital, pension accounts, EVA and employs role and decision making.

Inflation Targeting And Its Effects On The Inflation: Albanian Case, Oltjana Zoto, Arbri Agalliu

UBT International Conference

Transformation from a centrally planned economy to a market economy was accompanied by a number of reforms such as the efforts to fully liberalize prices and the creation of a two-level banking system. To achieve this goal there was the need to include the monetary policy as one of the main macroeconomic policies. The law on “the Bank of Albania” defined the competence of BoA to draft and implement the monetary policy by keeping the price stability as principal goal. There are several monetary policies strategies or regimen to achieve the prices stability such as: targeting of the monetary mass, …

Analyses Of Efficiency And Productivity In Mfis In Post Conflict Countries, Using Best Practices And Methodologies, Ismet Pireva, Edmond Hajrizi

UBT International Conference

This paperthesis analyses the performance of Microfinance Institutions of type NGO/NBFI for period from 2002 to 2011, in the five Post-Conflict countries in the Balkan Region, referring to financial and operational data published on credible websites and articles, opinions, and papers. Based on the conclusions deriving from the analyses done in this paper, but also comparing to conclusions and other different opinions given by different actors of the financial industry, subject of this thesis intends to identify the causes for deterioration of performance of Microfinance Institutions in post-conflict countries market, in the years of 2008 and on.While many factors that …

The Effects Of Self-Esteem, Virtuousness And Work Values On The Ethical Behaviors: An Empirical Study In The Hotel Industry, Pelin Kanten, Murat Yesiltas, Selahattin Kanten

UBT International Conference

This study investigates the impact of self-esteem, virtuousness and work values on ethical behaviors. In literature, studies suggest that individual and organizational factors as an important determinant or precursor of ethical behaviors. However, there has been relatively little substantive research focusing on these issues. In this respect, significant findings have been collected as a result of a research conducted on 174 employees of ten hotel enterprises in Turkey. Based on the findings, significant relationships have been observed among self-esteem, virtuousness, work values and ethical behaviors. Accordingly, one of the dimensions of virtuousness and self-esteem affect ethical behaviors positively. Moreover, dimensions …

Employment Challenges For Persons With Disabilities (Pwd) A Case Study Of Macedonia, Nehat Ramadani, Violeta Madzova

UBT International Conference

This paper raises the issue of employability of Persons with Disabilities in Macedonia. Theoretically reviews the Medical and Social models of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), as well as analyses the international disability rights instruments – UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – and the European Union legislation – Directive on Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation. The paper thoroughly describes the legislative and strategic framework of Macedonia attempting employment of PWD. It concludes that Macedonia is significantly lagging behind in reforming its social service sector, particularly its system for employment protection of PWD. Public support for employment …

Family Friendly Policies In Organizations And Their Effects On Work-Life Balance, Work Alienation And Life Satisfaction, Pelin Kanten

UBT International Conference

This study aims to research the effect of family-friendly policies on work-life balance, work alienation, and life satisfaction. In the literature studies suggest that, family-friendly policies are evaluated within the scope of human resource management practices; they are associated with positive individual and organizational outcomes. Accordingly, this study deals with work-life balance, work alienation and life satisfaction variables which are expected to be affected by family-friendly policies. In order to examine the effect of family-friendly policies on these variables, 208 people employed in three different marble companies in Turkey are included in the research. Based on the findings, there are …

Ethical Relationship Between Stakeholders And Stockholders And Their Moral Rights On The Corporation Differences, Besnik Skenderi, Diamanta Skenderi

UBT International Conference

This paper is about ethical relationship between stakeholders and stockholders and their moral rights on the corporation. In a first part of this assignment author had provided a short description regarding costumer’s rights and he had discussed different situations where customers and corporates are interacting. In this assignment author is suggesting that the exchange between the two must be voluntary and that consumers and customers have right to be properly informed for purchased products. Another discussed topic is advertisement that is closely linked with moral values and beliefs of shareholders. Regarding the ethics of owners and managers, author is raising …

Merging Small Administrative Units In Albania The Need For New Reforms In Local Governemnt, Arben Hysi

UBT International Conference

One of the most important process of democratization, which Albania is faced after years 90,Is the decentralization of Local Governance. Albanian’s local Government Structure is based on European cart of local Government Autonomy and Albanian Legislation. Despite some recent amendments to legislation, it is inadequate for the new social and economic developments.Although some improvements have been evident, the migration from rural areas, social And economic issues, high index level of corruption, lack of expertise leads to inefficiency In the procurement of public services. As consequences re-organization of Local Government is a necessity. This paper discusses the services provided by and …

Measuring The Impact Of Transport In The Developing Economies, Ylber Limani, Ermal Lubishtani

UBT International Conference

This paper discusses the correlation between transport and the economy. The rationality of doing this research lies on the need for a clearer definition of transport to economic development and for the economic growth of a country or a region. The developing economies should plan their transport based on their economic projections and they should avoid the policies based on infrastructure development and transport resources. In order to discuss this assumption in this paper have correlation analysis is used to observe the transport growth and GDP growth in developed and in developing countries using the data from official bureaus and …

Public Management, Public Administration, Public Policies And Antidiscrimination Measures In Kosovo, Shkendije (Demalijaj) Ukaj

UBT International Conference

One of the main motivations for the implementation of public administration reform in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe is the entry into the European Union, such a thing is true for the Republic of Kosovo. Public administration of any state that will approach the European Union should reach the level of confidence in the implementation of the acquis communautaire and the quality level of the administration which exists within the European Administrative space. Public administration refers to the work that perform governmental institutions and includes the development and implementation of public policies. Political parties adopt inclusive models of …

The New Public Management In Transition Countries- Public Sector Decentralization And Local Governance Reform In Kosovo, Ibrahim Krasniqi

UBT International Conference

Public administration management in most developing countries is changing rapidly through reform processes with respect to public service delivery and the stimulation of economic growth. That change, in general is affected by the need for policy reform, has resulted in different structural public management reforms known as decentralization and ‘the new public management’, reflecting a movement away from the old values and norms of public administration management. This paper discusses the issue of local government reform processes in Kosovo in parallel with the new public management processes in the country. Local government reform has been and is a priority of …

E- Banking In Financial Service In Albania, Aurela Ramaj, Vjollca Hysi

UBT International Conference

The business environment today is characterized by strong competitive pressures; therefore most companies focus their efforts in maintaining a satisfied customer base. There is a full coherence between management and marketing theorists on the importance of service quality as a key to business success.Companies which produce high quality service also have higher economic returns than their competitors, who are not so oriented services.This is particularly true in financial services where deregulation has created an environment with multiple choices for bank costumers, in meeting their financial needs. In response to this, many financial institutions are focusing their strategies to increase customer …