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Dropping Out Of High School Among African Americans In Benton Harbor, Michigan : A Study Of Its Economic Implications, Dahlia E. Pottinger

Dissertations

Problem

This study examined the economic implications of dropping out of high school for African Americans in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Methods

The methodology used in this study is a documentary one. Sources relating to the economic implications of dropping out o f high school among African Americans were studied. The United States 1990 Census o f Population, the National Center for Education Statistics, and local publications provided data for the research.

Results

Dropping out o f high school has definite economic implications for dropouts in Benton Harbor. The estimated number of African American dropouts as of 1990 was a total …

Expert System For The Generation Of A Work Breakdown Structure, Bernard O'Callaghan

Theses

This thesis outlines research work carried out in the Mechanical & Manufacturing Department in Cork Regional Technical College, Ireland. With computers now having an increasingly dominant role in all areas of business, it was inevitable that computer-based project management packages would become more popular. To date however, these packages have concentrated on monitoring and controlling projects. The definition and brainstorming phases required to generate a project plan are still largely manual tasks. Planning a project initially involves generating a complete and organised list of all the tasks needing to be completed in order to achieve a project’s goal. This list …

Glass Ceilings, Glass Walls And Sticky Floors: Barriers To Career Progress For Women In The Finance Industry, Leonie V. Still

Research outputs pre 2011

Interest in the employment status of women has been an on-going research topic in Australia since the 1975 Royal Commission into Australian Government Administration conducted the first status review of the Australian federal public service (Taperell, Fox and Roberts, 1975). Since then numerous report have examined the position of women in the professions, particular occupations, tertiary institutions, state public services and industry and commerce. Despite the passage of time a similar finding emerges from these investigations: namely, that irrespective of the area being examined within Australian society, women's employment is still primarily confined to certain occupational groupings while they are …

Women And Leadership Working Paper Series: Paper No. 12: Career Barriers And The Older Woman Manager, Leonie V. Still, Wendy Timms

Research outputs pre 2011

The removal of the age retirement barrier has led to expectations that more and more older workers will remain in the workforce past the usual retirement age of 65. Women make up an increasing proportion of older workers, and Patrickson and Hartmann ( 1996) have shown that Australian women are planning not to retire in order to improve their retirement income.

An important section of the older workers group are the managerial and professional women, aged in their 50s, who are part of the first generation of women to have long-term careers like men i.e. full-time careers extending over 25 …

Homework And Telework: A Guide To Best Practice In Human Resource Management, Peter Standen, Maryam Omari

Research outputs pre 2011

In Australia today there is widespread interest in homeworking and teleworking as flexible work options with significant advantages to both employers and employees. In the research behind this guide we surveyed 500 Australian organisations, finding employer interest in these advantages, along with uncertainty about how to implement homeworking, and some worries about potential drawbacks. Significantly, those organisations that had implemented homeworking reported positive outcomes. In an interview study, homeworkers themselves reported improved work performance, and were appreciative of the flexibility. This guide shows how to implement homework and telework to achieve such outcomes while avoiding the problems that concern managers.

Women And Leadership Working Paper Series: Paper No. 11: The Employment Status Of Women In The Australian Finance Industry, Leonie V. Still

Research outputs pre 2011

The finance industry is the seventh largest employer of women in Australia !Australian Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Australia, 1996, p46). Yet despite its importance to women as a source of employment, no major review of the general overall employment status of women in the industry has occurred. Instead, research has concentrated on particular aspects of the sector - for example, part-time employment in banking !Alexander & Frank, 1990; Manning, 1990; Britt, 1995; Junor, Barlow & Patterson, 1993, 1994)...

Corporate Communication With The Intranet, Carol J. Sonderman

Theses

This project will focus on the study of the intranet through a review of literature and interviews to determine its value as a corporate communication tool. Currently, the intranet is in the early "innovator and adaptor" stage of development. However, it is moving rapidly forward to the early maturity stage within the corporate world.

Intranets can connect every person, every document, and every application within an organization, no matter where they are physically located. Intranets help companies reduce their paper costs in core areas of communication such as company telephone directories, employee benefits handbooks, manuals, and interoffice or department newsletters. …

Sport, Media And Sponsor: The Shifting Balance Of Power In The Sports Network, Rosita Wolfe, Tony Meenaghan, Paul O'Sullivan

Articles

As sport has become an important social and economic activity it is increasingly the subject of management analysis. This article adopts a network perspective to examine developments in the sports network. In particular, it examines relationships between network "actors" such as corporate sponsors, media and the owners of sport and analyses the changing balance of power in the sports network. Key media drivers of change in the network such as cable and satellite television, pay-per-view and digital technology are examined while the influence of sponsors and the issue of ambush marketing also influence the location of power in the sports …

Dynamics Of Elastic Sheets With Bending Stiffness, Michael Gene Hilgers

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

A theory describing the motion of nonlinear elastic membranes with bending stiffness is formulated. The strain energy density for these materials depends on the second derivatives of the deformation as well as the first derivatives. A compatible kinetic energy density requires velocity gradient terms to agree to the same order as the strain energy density. The equations of motion are derived using Hamilton's principle. Due to the velocity gradient dependence of the kinetic energy density, the equations of motion are found to possess a rotary inertia term which is considered from a variety of perspectives. The motion of a spinning …

A Survey Of Health Care Personnel's Perceptions Toward Diversity In The Workplace, Jacqueline Elaine Sharpe

Health Services Research Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the diversity climate in a large teaching military hospital by assessing the perceptions of employees regarding the organizational climate, including aspects of the climate related to ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, sexual orientation, and job level. All 3,176 eligible employees based in the medical center were invited to participate, 1,252 did so (RR = 40%). Participants were 37% minority, 57% females, 25% officer, 30% enlisted, and 45% civilian. Twenty-four percent were at the managerial level. Perceptions of the diversity climate were measured using the Diversity Survey Instrument (the reliability and validity of …

Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida Annual Report: 1997, Blue Cross Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

Annual company report for 1997 detailing Blue Cross of Florida's business operations, financial assets and expenditures, and executive leadership.

Talking Points: Medicare Demonstration, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

Talking Points for a Medicare Demonstration.

Teacher Pay And Teacher Quality, Dale Ballou, Michael Podgursky

Upjohn Press

Ballou and Podgursky offer solid economic analysis on issues surrounding the debate over whether increasing salaries for teachers leads to a more qualified teaching workforce. The authors find little evidence to support the link between increased salaries and teacher quality, then address two questions: (1) What went wrong? and (2) Which reforms are likely to meet with increased success?

Organizational Configurations And Performance: A Meta-Analysis, David J. Ketchen, James G. Combs, Craig J. Russell, Chris Shook, Michelle A. Dean, Janet Runge, Franz T. Lohrke, Stefanie E. Naumann, Dawn Ebe Haptonstahl, Robert Baker, Brenden A. Beckstein, Charles Handler, Heather Honig, Stephen Lamoureux

Eberhardt School of Business Faculty Articles

The link between organizational configurations and performance has become a central and somewhat controversial focus of research in the strategic management literature. We statistically aggregated results from 40 original tests of the configurations-performance relationship. In contrast to previous qualitative reviews, this meta-analysis demonstrated that an organization's performance is partially explained by its configuration. Tests of four potential moderators showed that organizations' configurations contributed more to performance explanation to the extent that studies used (1) broad definitions of configurations, (2) single-industry samples, and (3) longitudinal designs. Results highlight the need for programmatic research.

The Corporate Character Ethical Value Structure: Construct Definition, Measurement, Validation And Relationship To Organizational Commitment, Edward D. Showalter

Theses and Dissertations

The corporate character value structure consists of ethical values applied in a business setting arranged in a two dimensional matrix presented here as the Corporate Character Ethical Value Matrix, or CC-EVM. The two matrix dimensions are: behavior-types defined as either (1)custodial or (2)proactive; and behavior targets (1)task, (2)consideration-specific, directed toward a specific relationship, or (3)consideration-general, directed at generalized relationships or the organization. The current research developed the matrix to define and classify the six values presented by The Character Counts Coalition’s (1993) as core “pillars” of character: trustworthiness, responsibility, respect, caring, fairness and citizenship. The theoretical background for this matrix …

Accounting By Insurance And Other Enterprises For Insurance-Related Assessments; Statement Of Position 97-3;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Accounting By Participating Mortgage Loan Borrowers; Statement Of Position 97-1;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Software Revenue Recognition; Statement Of Position 97-2;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Comment Letters To Proposed Statement Of Position: Reporting On The Costs Of Start-Up Activities;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Comment Letters To Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards, Communication Between Predecessor And Successor Auditors;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Aicpa Professional Standards: Statements On Responsibilities In Tax Practice As Of June 1, 1997, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Committee On Federal Taxation

AICPA Professional Standards

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Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Communications Between Predecessor And Successor Auditors : (To Supersede Statement On Auditing Standards No. 7, Communications Between Predecessor And Successor Auditors, And Its Interpretations);Communications Between Predecessor And Successor Auditors : (To Supersede Statement On Auditing Standards No. 7, Communications Between Predecessor And Successor Auditors, And Its Interpretations); Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1997, Mar. 7, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

The Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has issued this exposure draft to provide appropriate guidance on the auditor's responsibility regarding communications between predecessor and successor auditors. This proposed Statement provides guidance relating to communications between predecessor and successor auditors when a change of auditors has taken place or is in process. This proposed Statement: 1. Revises the definitions of predecessor and successor auditors to reflect the current proposal environment found in today's practice. 2. Expands the required communications with the predecessor auditor before the successor auditor accepts an engagement to include inquiries about communications made by the predecessor auditor to audit …

Omnibus Proposal Of Professional Ethics Division Interpretations And Rulings; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1997, Mar. 14, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

1. PROPOSED RULINGS UNDER RULE 101: Member Has Significant Influence Over an Entity That Has Significant Influence Over a Client; 2. Member's Investment in Financial Services Products That Invest in Clients; 3. PROPOSED REVISION OF RULING NO. 52 UNDER RULE 101: Unpaid Fees; 4. PROPOSED RULING UNDER RULE 301: Disclosure of Confidential Client Information in Legal Proceedings; 5. PROPOSED REVISION OF INTERPRETATION 501-2 UNDER RULE 501: Discrimination and Harassment in Employment Practices; 6. PROPOSED DELETION OF RULING NO. 82 AND PROPOSED REVISION OF RULING NO. 176 UNDER RULE 502: Newsletter and Member's Association with Newsletters and Publications

Proposed Statement Of Position : Reporting On The Costs Of Start-Up Activities;Reporting On The Costs Of Start-Up Activities; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1997, Apr. 22, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This Statement of Position (SOP) provides guidance on the financial reporting of start-up costs. It requires costs of start-up activities to be expensed as incurred. The SOP broadly defines start-up activities and provides examples to help entities determine what costs are and are not within the scope of this SOP. This SOP applies to all nongovernmental entities and is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997. Earlier application is encouraged in fiscal years for which financial statements previously have not been issued.

Proposed Statement Of Position : Deposit Accounting : Accounting For Insurance And Reinsurance Contracts That Do Not Transfer Insurance Risk;Deposit Accounting : Accounting For Insurance And Reinsurance Contracts That Do Not Transfer Insurance Risk; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1997, June 30, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed Statement of Position (SOP) provides guidance on how to account for insurance and reinsurance contracts that do not transfer insurance risk. It applies to all entities and all insurance and reinsurance contracts that do not transfer insurance risk except for long-duration life and health insurance contracts. The method used to account for insurance and reinsurance contracts that do not transfer insurance risk is referred to in this proposed SOP as deposit accounting. The proposed SOP does not address when deposit accounting should be applied. This proposed SOP specifies the following: 1. Insurance and reinsurance contracts for which the …

Omnibus Proposal Of Professional Ethics Division Interpretations And Rulings; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1997, Sept. 16, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

1. PROPOSED REVISION OF RULING NO. 3 UNDER RULE 101: Member as Signer or Cosigner of Checks Involvement in Disbursing Client Funds; 2. PROPOSED REVISION OF RULING NO. 31 UNDER RULE 101: Financial Interest in a Performance of Services for Common Interest Realty Associations (CIRAs), Including Cooperatives, Condominium Associations, Planned Unit Developments, Homeowners Associations, and Timeshare Developments , or Other Common Interest Realty Association; 3. PROPOSED DELETION OF RULING NO. 58 UNDER RULE 101: Member as Lessor; 4. PROPOSED REVISION OF RULING NO. 91 UNDER RULE 101: Member Leasing Property To or From a Client; 5. PROPOSED DELETION OF RULING …

Proposed Statement Of Position: Reporting On The Costs Of Start-Up Activities, Draft - Not For Public Distribution, February 11, 1997; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants) 1997, February 11, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Statement Of Position: Accounting For The Costs Of Computer Software Developed Or Obtained For Internal Use, November 17, 1997, Draft - For Discussion Only, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Aicpa Implementation Initiatives On Sas 82, Consideration Of Fraud In A Financial Statement Audit, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

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Increase Your Personal Marketing Power : Relationship Skills For Cpas, Randi Marie Freidig, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Management Of An Accounting Practice Committee

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

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