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1984 Transactions, American Dental Association

ADA Transactions

This item is part of the Transactions of the ADA, a serial publication of the annual activities of the ADA House of Delegates (HOD)/Board of Trustees (BOT). It is from the Transactions section, one of three subtitles that make up the full publication. Generally, the ADA Transactions are published in multiple volumes throughout the year. Pages from the Annual Reports and the Transactions are numbered consecutively (e.g. Annual Reports volume ends pg. 500 and Transactions volume starts at pg. 501). NOTE: All three subtitles are collectively known as the Transactions of the ADA or, alternatively, the ADA Transactions. Transactions refers …

Resource Development: Is There A Case For Commercial Personal Care Services?, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The years since 1980 have been particularly troublesome and challenging for human service leaders at all levels in the United States. If the human services are to rediscover the future and with it a viable program for meeting identified needs, some acceptable alternative to the progressive vision of a service state must evolve.

A Markovian Model For The Valuation Of Human Assets Acquired By An Organizational Purchase, Eric G. Flamholtz, George T. Geis, Richard J. Perle

Finance Faculty Works

A corporation acquires the assets and liabilities of a securities brokerage firm for a price in excess of net book value. A Markov analysis is used in conjunction with human resource accounting to value a pool of account executives employed by the brokerage firm. The tax implications of imputing a portion of the purchase price premium to the pool of human assets (as opposed to goodwill) are discussed.

An Emic Perspective And Ethnoscience Methods For Organizational Research, Nancy C. Morey, Fred Luthans

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

This paper is in answer to the call for new, innovative perspectives and methodologies for organizational research. Although the approach here falls within the subjective/idiographic/qualitative/insider set of methodologies rather than the objective/nomothetic/quantitative/outsider set, there is the potential to bridge the gap between the two sets. Coming largely from anthropology, the emic perspective is explained; the specific steps for ethnoscience analyses are summarized; and examples and implications are given.

Duality, Finite Improvement And Efficiently Solved Problems, J. Franco, Daniel Solow, Hamilton Emmons

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

We generalize the concept of duality, known for Linear Programming, to other optimization problems and introduce finite improvement algorithms as a class of algorithms which includes the simplex method. The concept of finite improvement is interesting because such algorithms can work on non-convex problems such as the Linear Complementarity problem. Our goal is to find the relationship between finite improvement, duality and optimization problems which can be considered tractable. The study of these concepts naturally includes consideration of complementary problems (CO-NP) and data-independent and data-dependent neighborhoods. We find that the class of optimization problems with duals is the same as …

The Importance Of Physical Versus Service Attributes In The Vendor Selection Process, Harold W. Babb, D. Neil Ashworth

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Recent literature on the topic of vendor selection has focused on a broad, macro view of the relationship between the selection and buying processes. However, most of the studies have not examined such processes in the context of the small business enterprise nor have they discriminated between the importance of physical versus service attributes. There appears to be a paucity of research involving the relative importance of physical versus service attributes by small businesses in their vendor selection. The purpose of this research was to examine the printing needs of small businesses in terms of both physical and service attributes …

Recommended Content Of A Business Ethics Course, Richard C. Chewning

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Those invited to participate in this conference on "Integrating Ethics Into Business Education" were offered opportunities to address any of six important topics. The last three of these were posed as questions: (4) Does ethics offer any "practical" decision rules for real-world business decision making?; (5) What should be the ethics content of the business ethics course and/or program?; and (6) Is business ethics a "Discipline"?

Conduct, Performance, And Public Policy Implications Of Baseball's Reentry Draft, Robert C. Dolan, Robert M. Schmidt

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

This paper examines issues of theory and evidence regarding the link between baseball's reentry draft and league balance. The character of this relationship is important in at least two broad respects. First, from the standpoint of public policy, events which potentially affect competitiveness in professional baseball are especially significant in light of the sport's rather curious antitrust immunity. Second, though the redistributive implications of baseball's labor market have been set forth quite clearly in the economic literature, the conventional prediction that team balance will be unaffected by the reentry draft has not been tested.

Consumer Information Sources: The Provider Perspective, Thomas D. Giese, Terry M. Weisenberger

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

The Federal Office of Consumers' Education (OCE) released, in 1982, an updated definition of consumer education which states that consumer education develops skills, knowledge, and understandings that will help consumers make better purchase decisions.

Who is today's consumer? The consumer is a part-time amateur buyer facing, in the marketplace, a whole series of full-time professional sellers. This definition describes the consumer's situation in today's dynamic and complex market. Since the early 1970's, a growing awareness of consumer rights and needs has occurred in the marketplace. This awareness involves the resources necessary for the consumer to cope within the environment.

Research Issues In The Economics Of Education And Growth, Robert C. Dolan, Clarence R. Jung Jr., Robert M. Schmidt

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Economic growth and public education are two areas which in recent years have been the objects of increasing interest and concern. From the standpoint of economic growth, the decade of the 70s brought some alarming developments. Adverse supply shocks, declining productivity, and intense international competition combined to foster a new awareness and advocacy with respect to strategies for economic growth. Over roughly the same period, observers of our educational process cited mounting evidence of the gradual deterioration in the quality of public schools. In 1983 the President's own blue-ribbon committee lent its official determination that, from an educational standpoint, we …

Corporate Diseases Of Excellence, J. Kenneth Matejka, D. Neil Ashworth

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Corporations, like people, develop various afflictions during their evolution. Sometimes these ailments are from outdated habits; sometimes they are caused by frailties; sometimes they are just the product of youth or age; and occasionally they result from tremendous exertions of energy in the pursuit of being the best, which are followed by eventual breakdowns.

This article will examine what we consider to be the top 5 corporate diseases of excellence—those management maladies which prevent the majority of U.S. corporations from being great and stop the successful corporations from being even better. The common thread running through all 5 afflictions is …

Long Run Targets And Fomc Policy Decisions, Susan B. Peterson

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Monetarists have long been advising policy makers to conform policy decisions to a rule which would set the long-run monetary growth at a rate consistent with real economic growth. The contention is that variability in the rate of growth of the money supply, combined with excessive rates of growth, result in economic havoc accompanied by high rates of inflation and that attempts to employ discretionary counter-cyclical monetary policy are destabilizing.

This paper analyzes monetary policy decisions in the years 1980-83 in an attempt to determine the weight given to meeting the announced long-run targets recognizing that departures from that goal …

Are Publishers Immune From The Marketing Concept: An Empirical Investigation Of Student Textbook Retention, Judith D. Powell, Donny Layne Rich

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Textbooks have been ignored in the application of the marketing concept to higher education, despite the fact that they are an important component of the product offering. This study suggests that students feel that their textbooks are meeting their needs, but that need satisfaction does not affect textbook retention. The decision to keep or sell textbooks appears to be largely a function of the perceived value and relevance of the book and the manner in which presents material.

Common Market Competition Policy As A Strategic Planning Issue For Transnational Firms, J. Patrick Raines

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

Managers in charge of international business decisions must recognize competitive conditions to make production, distribution, and marketing decisions. They must be cognizant of competitors' strategies as well as institutional arrangements which affect competition. As the international business environment has expanded, government regulations designed to control unfair or restrictive business practices have proliferated. Today, nearly all major developed countries with market economies prohibit the abuses of monopoly power and proscribe certain enterprise activities which restrain competition. Furthermore, governments have become less reluctant to apply their antitrust law extraterritorially. The ability of multinational firms to compete in international markets will increasingly depend …

Marketing Research: Brigham Young University Art Department, Jeffrey S. Boice, Bruce A. Hawks, Michael D. Peterson, Nancy M. Taylor

Student Works

In recent years, the Brigham Young University Art Department has experienced a decline in the number of students in the art program. Dr. Sherron Hill, Chairman of the Art Department, has requested Citimart Research to conduct a research project on student perceptions of scholarships, placement opportunities, and other aspects of the art program. Citimart Research is comprised of Jeffrey S. Boice, Bruce A. Hawks, Michael D. Petersen, Nancy M. Taylor, Martin C. Wright.

Accounting By Stock Life Insurance Companies For Annuities, Universal Life Insurance, And Related Products : And Accounting For Nonguaranteed-Premium Contracts; Issues Paper (1984 November 5), American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Insurance Companies Committee And Nonguaranteed-Premium Products Task Force

Issues Papers

No abstract provided.

Accounting For Costs Of Software For Sale Or Lease; Issues Paper (1984 February 17), American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Task Force On Accounting For The Development And Sale Of Computer Software

Issues Papers

No abstract provided.

Accounting For Income Taxes Of Stock Life Insurance Companies; Issues Paper (1984 July 12), American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Insurance Companies Committee

Issues Papers

No abstract provided.

Application Of Concepts In Fasb Statement Of Financial Accounting Standards No. 71 To Emerging Issues In The Public Utility Industry; Issues Paper (1984 October 15), American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Public Utilities Subcommittee

Issues Papers

No abstract provided.

Computation Of Premium Deficiencies In Insurance Enterprises; Issues Paper (1984 March 26), American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Insurance Companies Committee

Issues Papers

No abstract provided.

Identification And Discussion Of Certain Financial Accounting And Reporting Issues Concerning Lifo Inventories; Issues Paper (1984 November 30), American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Task Force On Lifo Inventory Problems

Issues Papers

No abstract provided.

0403: Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Huntington, West Virginia, realtor. Scrapbooks contain photographs and some appraisals of commercial property in downtown Huntington over nearly sixty years. Some holograph records of Aleshire-Harvey co., 1921-1922.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980 here.

Administration Size And Organization Size: An Examination Of The Lag Structure, John B. Cullen, Douglas D. Baker

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

Recent longitudinal studies of the relationship between organization and administrative staff size (Freeman & Hannan, 1975) often to replicate the findings of earlier cross-sectional research (Blau herr, 1971). As a result, many researchers (Kimberly, 1976b) have argued that further longitudinal research is necessary.

1983 No Exact Dates, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Athletics Press Release Archives

Morehead State Athletics press releases from 1983 with no exact dates.

Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 1983, Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Annual Report

In 1983, Nigeria's economy experienced severe stagflation, with GDP falling by 4.4%, more than the 3.4% decline recorded in 1982. Domestic inflation was 23.2%, more than three times the 7.7% recorded in 1982. The external sector also suffered from the general malaise, with the recorded value of external trade falling from N21.3 billion in 1982 to N17.3 billion in 1983. Agricultural production fell sharply due to severe droughts, bush fires, and diseases/pest infestations in livestock and crops. The volume of primary commercial energy consumed increased, with the index going up by 4.4% in 1983. Inflationary pressures intensified due to the …

Ua28/1 The Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter published by WKU Human Resources for the faculty and staff. Includes articles about time management, music department and William Beard.

The Loving Of The Game: A Study Of Basketry In The Mammoth Cave Area, Denis O. Kiely

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The production and marketing of baskets in the Mammoth Cave area of Kentucky from 1880 to the present is observed in light of the cultural, technical, aesthetic, ad traditional aspects involved. The process of making a white oak ribbed basket is documented, as well as the technical and aesthetic variables from which the basket maker renders his product. The changing role of social organization and communication in the production and marketing of a traditional craft objects is also considered.

Profile Vol: 2 No: 8 December 1983, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

December 1983 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees.

Decision And Risk Analysis In A New Product And Facilities Planning Problem, David B. Hertz, Howard Thomas

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This article illustrates the linkage between risk analysis and strategy by discussing the application of decision and risk analysis to a new product and facilities planning problem. The authors trace the analysis from the initial results through the policy dialogue to the final strategy recommendation.

Future Issues Facing Boston: The Assessing Department, Janet L. Hunkel

McCormack Graduate School General Publications (active until 2013)

Taxpayers' opinions of municipal government often focus on the property tax. Taxpayers are stingy, and they are critical as to whether their money is purchasing competent services. For citizens to have faith that government is democratic, taxes must be equitable — everyone must pay their fair share. For government to function efficiently, tax administration must be efficient in order to support city services.

The property tax is a complex, difficult tax to administer; it is vulnerable to misuse. However, there have been recent, dramatic changes to the tax laws. Municipal government in Massachusetts now has the political and legal wherewithall …