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Evaluation Of Personnel Parameters In Software Cost Estimating Models, Steven L. Quick Mar 2003

Evaluation Of Personnel Parameters In Software Cost Estimating Models, Steven L. Quick

Theses and Dissertations

Software capabilities have steadily increased over the last half century. The Department of Defense has seized this increased capability and used it to advance the warfighter's weapon systems However, this dependence on software capabilities has come with enormous cost. The risks of software development must be understood to develop an accurate cost estimate.

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Information Sharing And Interoperability In Law Enforcement: An Investigation Of Federal Criminal Justice Information Systems Use By State/Local Law Enforcement Organizations, David R. Dethlefs Mar 2003

Information Sharing And Interoperability In Law Enforcement: An Investigation Of Federal Criminal Justice Information Systems Use By State/Local Law Enforcement Organizations, David R. Dethlefs

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigates the frequency of use and perceptions of usefulness of federal criminal justice information systems among state and local law enforcement personnel and certain IS environmental factors that affect usage. The study is predicated by a demonstrated need for increased information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration among the three tiers of law enforcement as public safety threats within U.S. borders increase in complexity; e.g., the Murrah Federal Building bombing, Columbine High School shooting, 9/11 terrorist attacks, and D.C. sniper case. The results of this research indicate high usage and perceived usefulness of the National Crime Information Center Network (NCIC …

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Deception Detection In A Computer-Mediated Environment: Gender, Trust, And Training Issues, Monica A. Dziubinski Mar 2003

Deception Detection In A Computer-Mediated Environment: Gender, Trust, And Training Issues, Monica A. Dziubinski

Theses and Dissertations

The Department of Defense is increasingly relying on computer-mediated communications to conduct business. This reliance introduces an amplified vulnerability to strategic information manipulation, or deception. This research draws on communication and deception literature to develop a conceptual model proposing relationships between deception detection abilities in a computer-mediated environment, gender, trust, and training. An experiment was conducted with 119 communications personnel to test the proposed hypotheses. No relationship between gender or trust and deception detection accuracy was found. Partial support was found showing that training improves deception detection accuracy. The most significant finding was that individual’s deception detection abilities deteriorate in …

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The Effect Of Interactivity And Instructional Exposure On Learning Effectiveness And Knowledge Retention: A Comparative Study Of Two U.S. Air Force Computer-Based Training (Cbt) Courses For Network User Licensing, Matthew J. Imperial Mar 2003

The Effect Of Interactivity And Instructional Exposure On Learning Effectiveness And Knowledge Retention: A Comparative Study Of Two U.S. Air Force Computer-Based Training (Cbt) Courses For Network User Licensing, Matthew J. Imperial

Theses and Dissertations

The United States Air Force (USAF) currently employs the use of computer-based training (CET) across a host of requirements. One such requirement is in the Information Assurance (IA) arena and involves the training/licensing of over one-million computer network end-users. USAF use of CETs has been shown to possess a potential for substantial fiscal savings. However, studies investigating the learning outcomes of learning effectiveness (initial learning) and knowledge retention (sustained learning) associated with USAF CETs are lacking.

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An Analysis Of Role Conflict And Role Ambiguity Among Air Force Information Management Professionals, Michele E. Johnson Mar 2003

An Analysis Of Role Conflict And Role Ambiguity Among Air Force Information Management Professionals, Michele E. Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

The role of enlisted Air Force Information Management professionals has been expanded beyond traditional boundaries to include a new area of responsibility called workgroup management. Workgroup management duties include front-line support for the life-cycle management of information, maintenance of desktop computers and networks, development and management of web pages, performance of initial system diagnostics, and management of client workstation configuration and software. Anecdotal evidence suggested the new, broader role of workgroup manager, combined with the fact that the majority of these individuals are assigned to positions in non communications units, may promulgate role conflict and role ambiguity. Role theory literature …

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Foreign Direct Investment And International Technology Transfer To The South: Case Study Of Egypt, Mohamed Mansour Kadah Feb 2003

Foreign Direct Investment And International Technology Transfer To The South: Case Study Of Egypt, Mohamed Mansour Kadah

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This thesis focuses on foreign direct investment (FDI) as a unique form of international technology transfer (ITT). The geographical scope of the study is narrowed to the case of developing countries. Especially, Egypt is taken up as a case study of a middle-income country representative of the wide spectrum of Southern countries. Research resources are drawn from the library of the American University in Cairo, other accessible libraries, electronic databases and directories, print and electronic journals, and other in-field contributions. To qualify the discussion of the case study, input was sought from a group of representative multinational corporations (MNCs) operating …

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Service Delivery Network Strategy For Arrowhead Credit Union, Anne Louise Benjamin Jan 2003

Service Delivery Network Strategy For Arrowhead Credit Union, Anne Louise Benjamin

Theses Digitization Project

Based on research into the area of financial service delivery it has become obvious that convenience and simplicity are the keys to success in the future as far as delivering financial services to consumers. This thesis discusses how this convenience and simplicity will be accomplished. It also covers the changes that need to be made and the financial impact on the institutions.

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A Study Of Washington Mutual A Formidible Competitor In The Southern California Market, Margaret Mary Boni Jan 2003

A Study Of Washington Mutual A Formidible Competitor In The Southern California Market, Margaret Mary Boni

Theses Digitization Project

This project examines the Southern California and Inland Empire banking environment during the period from 1992 to 1997. It includes an analysis of Washington Mutual's market strategy, and financial strategy for entering this fiercely competitive environment. Washington Mutual's competitive advantages and weaknesses will be analyzed to understand its approach to capturing strong market presence.

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A Comparative Analysis Of The Use Of Music In Advertisements Within The Car Industry, Crystal Desquitado Mamaril Jan 2003

A Comparative Analysis Of The Use Of Music In Advertisements Within The Car Industry, Crystal Desquitado Mamaril

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis is to compare and contrast the use of music in commercials for Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, Chrysler and Jaguar.

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Banking Programs For Employer Clusters The Benefits Of A Territory Based Sale Program, Ana Elsa Montes Jan 2003

Banking Programs For Employer Clusters The Benefits Of A Territory Based Sale Program, Ana Elsa Montes

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to gain a better understandng of the sales opportunities available to credit unions through business-to-business relationship selling. This cluster-based approach will focus on techniques and tactics to increase sales. The project differentiates the market by companies in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, referred to as the Inland Empire. The project will reveal the benefits of instituting a territory based sales program similar to Arrowhead Credit Union's that encourages sales professionals to learn about their region's nuances. More importantly, it addresses the advantages of relationship selling over numbers based selling.

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Performance Appraisal System In Filiz Gida, Bilgi Guner Jan 2003

Performance Appraisal System In Filiz Gida, Bilgi Guner

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis focuses on evaluating the performance appraisal system of Filiz Gida, a small food processing company that is located in Turkey. Filiz Gida was established by Dogus Holding in Bolu, and currently employs 284 individuals. Filiz Gida is dedicated to fair and respectful treatment of all workers, offering voluntary benefits in housing programs, health care, education for worker's children, and professional child care services. The importance of quality in production at Filiz Gida is reflected by its receipt of ISO 9002 certification in 1994. In 2003 the Barilla Group, which is one of the giants in the pasta business, …

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Logistics In The Inland Empire, Zeynep Selen Sarper Jan 2003

Logistics In The Inland Empire, Zeynep Selen Sarper

Theses Digitization Project

The Inland Empire offers many advantages for business. This project documents how the Inland Empire is a suitable area to start and grow a business due to its reasonable space and labor costs, educated work force, infrastructure advantages and easy accessibility to freeways, ports, railroads and airports.

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The Structure, Functioning, And Performance Of The Chinese Stock Markets, Yu-Tsui Lin Jan 2003

The Structure, Functioning, And Performance Of The Chinese Stock Markets, Yu-Tsui Lin

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis focuses on the stocks in two major stock exchanges in China: the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. In order to understand the overall performance of the Chinese stock markets, the research compares the performance among Chinese stock markets, other emerging stock markets, and the S&P 500 Index during the 1990's.

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Direct Marketing And Asian American In Inland Empire, Laura Louisa Hutabarat Jan 2003

Direct Marketing And Asian American In Inland Empire, Laura Louisa Hutabarat

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis employed a series of surveys of Asian Americans residing in the Inland Empire to determine their personal views towards direct marketing. Data is broken out by age, gender, ethnicity and employment status.

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Sinar Harapan: A Business Plan For A Home Improvement Company, Ali Yamin Jan 2003

Sinar Harapan: A Business Plan For A Home Improvement Company, Ali Yamin

Theses Digitization Project

This business plan for expanding a home improvement company emphasizes: attracting more customers to increase sales; establishing new companies such as contractors, distributors, and wholesalers; and leading the market for home improvement goods and construction materials in Lampung.

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Implement Electronic Commerce With Dreamweaver Ultradev 4.0, Anson Wing Hong Loh Jan 2003

Implement Electronic Commerce With Dreamweaver Ultradev 4.0, Anson Wing Hong Loh

Theses Digitization Project

This project simulates a real company by using Dreamweaver UltraDev, 4.0. A simulated electronic commerce web site was created to present all aspects of electronic commerce including future trends.

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Portfolio Optimization Analysis Of Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchances (Feas), Selim Larlar Jan 2003

Portfolio Optimization Analysis Of Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchances (Feas), Selim Larlar

Theses Digitization Project

The results of this thesis suggest that investors should invest in portfolios consisting of the Standard and Poor's 500, the Ten Composite Index and the ten founding stock exchanges, rather than only invest in either the ten founding stock exchanges or Standard and Poor's 500.

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Marketing Plan For Neustile Roof Tile For Cpac Roof Tile Co., Ltd. (Thailand), Amornrat Soongkitkarn Jan 2003

Marketing Plan For Neustile Roof Tile For Cpac Roof Tile Co., Ltd. (Thailand), Amornrat Soongkitkarn

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this thesis is to develop a marketing plan to achieve the company's sales revenue target and marketing objectives for its Neustile product line in the next five years.

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The Inland Empire/Riverside County Philharmonic: A Promotional Campaign To Increase Attendance, Bettina Anna Kriegler Jan 2003

The Inland Empire/Riverside County Philharmonic: A Promotional Campaign To Increase Attendance, Bettina Anna Kriegler

Theses Digitization Project

This project includes a promotional campaign for the Inland Empire / Riverside County Philharmonic as well as the preliminary market analysis for the campaign. The market targeted was well-educated twenty to forty year olds in Riverside, Temecula and Corona.

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Implementation Business-To-Consumer Electronic Commerce Website Using Asp.Net Web Programming Framework, Cesar Quiñones Jan 2003

Implementation Business-To-Consumer Electronic Commerce Website Using Asp.Net Web Programming Framework, Cesar Quiñones

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate an integration of real world, real time e-commerce with the knowledge and experience gained in participating in the Masters of Business Administration -- Information Management program at California State University, San Bernardino. It is this knowledge and experience that is used to create a Business-To-Consumer (B2C) electronic commerce application (ECA) using available Internet and information management technology. This project presents all aspects of the simulation beginning with the background research of the canine services and supplies industry and ending with an e-commerce simulation and post implementation audit.

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Communication And Management In A Traditional Chinese/Thai Poultry Company, Nattakan Rasatapana Jan 2003

Communication And Management In A Traditional Chinese/Thai Poultry Company, Nattakan Rasatapana

Theses Digitization Project

In Thailand a Chinese poultry company employs a traditional Chinese management style which is a didactic syle of leadership. While the company has dramatically grown in the last twenty years, the management structure has not changed to accomodate the organization's growth. The company is experiencing increased turnover and high absenteeism. The purpose of this study is to identify the threats and weaknesses facing the company in terms of decision making, job descriptions, and communication and management structure.

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The Feasibility Of Saudization: Costs And Benefits To Saudi Arabia, Sulaiman Abdulrahman Al-Khuzaim Jan 2003

The Feasibility Of Saudization: Costs And Benefits To Saudi Arabia, Sulaiman Abdulrahman Al-Khuzaim

Theses Digitization Project

Following the discovery oil in Saudi Arabia, five year plans for economic development and modernization followed. Foreign workers were needed to provide skills required for the projects. Although most of the major projects have been completed, a high percentage of foreign workers continue to be employed in the kingdom.

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Gender Segmentation And Its Implementation In Saudi Arabia, Ghassan Mohammed Altawail Jan 2003

Gender Segmentation And Its Implementation In Saudi Arabia, Ghassan Mohammed Altawail

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of gender segmentation strategy possibilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The findings from this survey graphically illustrate and statistically demonstrate some critically important information about the consumer demographics, needs, and behaviors of the targeted female Saudi shopper.

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Methods And Techniques For Valuation Of Patents, Charles David Dunbar Jan 2003

Methods And Techniques For Valuation Of Patents, Charles David Dunbar

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this project is to compare and contrast four different techniques used to valuate a company's Intellectual Property (IP); specifically a patent portfolio.

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An Analysis Of Nescafé In The United States And India, Apurva Ashok Patel Jan 2003

An Analysis Of Nescafé In The United States And India, Apurva Ashok Patel

Theses Digitization Project

This project focuses on Nescafe's advertising in two main markets, namely the United States and India, and it analyzes the similarities and differences of global brands across different markets.

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The Concept Of Interest In The Western And Middle Eastern Society, Mustapha Ben Amira Jan 2003

The Concept Of Interest In The Western And Middle Eastern Society, Mustapha Ben Amira

Theses Digitization Project

The entire banking systems in the western societies is based on the use of interest. The bank charges the borowers interest on its loans and pays its depositors interest on their deposits. On the other hand, the Middle Eastern banking system is an interest free system that prohibits the use of interest, either in receipt or in payment.

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Marketing International Sports In The United Arab Emirates, Khaled Mohmmed Khouri Jan 2003

Marketing International Sports In The United Arab Emirates, Khaled Mohmmed Khouri

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to determine the feasibility of establishing a web site to promote international games worldwide through the United Arab Emirates.

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Generation Y Online Shopping Behaviors And Habits, Audrey Laëtitia Rossi Jan 2003

Generation Y Online Shopping Behaviors And Habits, Audrey Laëtitia Rossi

Theses Digitization Project

Online marketing opportunites regarding the teenage market are often underestimated due to the fact that the general information to date is neither particular, specific nor exact. Therefore, this project aims at giving guidelines for webmarketers willing to capture the "consumers of tomorrow".

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The Capital Structure Puzzle: On The Existence Of An Optimal Capital Structure, Mohamed Lahiani Jan 2003

The Capital Structure Puzzle: On The Existence Of An Optimal Capital Structure, Mohamed Lahiani

Theses Digitization Project

Corporate finance researchers have long been puzzled by low corporate debt ratios given debt's corporate tax advantage. What makes the capital structure debate especially intriguing is that the different theories represent such different, and in some ways almost diametrically opposed, decision-making processes.

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Management Buyout In China, Wei Dai Jan 2003

Management Buyout In China, Wei Dai

Theses Digitization Project

China's different economic environment, government infrastructure, and legal system might cause different management buyout procedures and results from management buyout procedures in the United States. Management buyout was originally created to increase efficiency and reduce agency cost in the United States in the 1960s; but management buyout in China is merely a tool to provide incentive programs for current management teams and reduce state-owned corporate shares.

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