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2002 January-April, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Athletics Press Release Archives

Morehead State Athletics press releases from January to April of 2002.

Four Case Studies In Precision Agriculture, Wayne Howard

Agribusiness

Precision agriculture is an inclusive term referring to the application of new information technologies to agriculture. Some of the applications are based on using a global positioning system (GPS) to geo-reference the location of a soil sample, tissue sample, or some other agronomic practice or to monitor yields by the meter rather than by the field. This data is then integrated into a geographic information system (GIS) to produce a map containing information about the physical dispersion of the test results or yield.Other applications make use of remote sensing: satellites or airplanes take pictures of fields, which are geo-referenced with …

Where Enrollment Meets Structure: Understanding Pda Evolution Through Sociotechnological Theory, Jonathan P. Allen

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Strategy

Sociotechnological theory seeks to understand technology as both material and social artifacts. Actor-Network Theory (ANT) offers an approach to sociotechnological theory that emphasizes a micro-level analysis of political strategies, but has been criticized for not considering larger social and cultural processes. This paper presents an approach to sociotechnological theory that links the enrollment process of ANT with broader social practices, and social group memberships. Two case studies of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) evolution (Psion, led by David Potter, and Palm, led by Jeff Hawkins) are used to illustrate this approach.

An Exploration Of Values And Ethical Choices Of Accounting Students, John Koeplin

Accounting

An individual’s ethical and economic values impact his decision processes when faced with resolving certain dilemmas. The primary issue of this research is to examine the relationship between accounting students’ ethical and economic values and their responses to business dilemmas. Additionally, this study attempted to see if senior accounting students responded with more ethical responses to the dilemmas than did lower-division accounting students.

A measure of ethicality proposed by McCarthy (1997) was compared with subjects’ ethical responses to the business dilemmas. No correlation between the students’ measure of ethicality and the number of ethical responses to business dilemmas was found. …

Choosing The Optimal Area Of Economic Impact, Nola Agha

Sport Management

Economic impact studies tout the benefits of events like the Olympics and the Super Bowl as well as of facilities and teams. Regardless of the methodology used by researchers, all economic impact studies have one thing in common – they all measure impact on a specific area or “local economy.” One struggle for those commissioning and conducting studies is to define the best area of impact. The area of impact should be representative of the region directly effected by the event. Often, there is no a clear answer. A city, a county, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), a region, or …

Spreadsheet Engineering: A Research Framework, Thomas A. Grossman Jr.

Business Analytics and Information Systems

Spreadsheet engineering adapts the lessons of software engineering to spreadsheets, providing eight principles as a framework for organizing spreadsheet programming recommendations. Spreadsheets raise issues inadequately addressed by software engineering. Spreadsheets are a powerful modeling language, allowing strategic rapid model change, and enabling exploratory modeling. Spreadsheets users learn slowly with experience because they focus on the problem domain not programming. The heterogeneity of spreadsheet users requires a taxonomy to guide recommendations. Deployment of best practices is difficult and merits research.

Tdg Engineering: Do We Need Another Upgrade?, Steven Cox, Renee Dulfer, David Han, Ubaldo Ruiz, Steven Alter

Business Analytics and Information Systems

This case covers an important decision of a type that confronts many managers. Several years ago TDG Engineering upgraded its IT network infrastructure, and now experienced and trusted employees are recommending yet another upgrade. The question at hand is whether this upgrade is justified, and how long the new capabilities will last before another request for yet another upgrade. In addition to addressing issues about the importance of infrastructure and the justification of IT investments, this case provides an example that illustrates concepts related to system life cycles, the alignment between business strategy and IT strategy, and the uncertainties related …

Msu Today, 2002 (January-February), Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

The MSU Today magazine of Morehead State University for January and February of 2001.

Msu Update, 2002, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

MSU Update Newsletters for 2002.

2002 Stanley A. Bauman Photograph Collection Index, Stonehill College Archives

Bauman Indexes

Chronological Listing of all negatives taken by Stanley A. Bauman during 2002. The numbers to the left of each entry indicates the envelope those of negatives are found in. Please use this number when requesting contact sheets for images.

Community Tourism Groups: Development For Sustainability, Ann Conway

Books / Book chapters

Environmental policy in Ireland draws on the principles and priorities set out in the National Sustainable Development Strategy, which was endorsed by Government and published in 1997. It recognises that future development in tourism can be sustainable only if the natural assets upon which they depend are protected. Sustainable tourism aims to meet the needs and aspirations of the host area and its people, holiday makers and operators alike in a way which respects them all and those who will follow on. There are many different government departments and national, regional and local agencies involved directly and indirectly in the …

Moving Beyond Product Innovation In Tourism: Benefits And Challenges, Mary O'Rawe

Books / Book chapters

Many difficulties still exist in translating innovation theories into action in the tourism industry. A substantial literature base is now in place addressing innovation typologies and methodologies and assessing organisational structures, cultures and sizes. Despite this, transferring leading-edge research on organisational innovation and creativity into pragmatic strategies for tourism enterprises has not been fully successful. The most cited and obvious form of innovation is product innovation. It is on this basis that the success of organisations is often judged. In tourism, this criterion for measuring innovativeness is flawed. It encourages companies to spend heavily on visible product changes, often at …

Sampling Concepts, Paul Boyd, Ph.D.

MBA Faculty Conference Papers & Journal Articles

The usefulness of any research is dependent upon how well the group studied represents the group about which decisions are to be made or conclusions drawn. That is, it depends upon how well the sample reflects relevant characteristics of the population. When it is possible to study every member of that group there is no problem, for on these occasions we can easily calculate the exact attribute (parameter) of interest for our population.

For example, if we were interested in determining the average number of gallons of gasoline sold to customers at our service station yesterday, we …

Perceptions Of Job Satisfaction In An Icf/Mr Environment, Jeffrey Shrewsbury

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This paper examines the relationship between perceived communication between employees, their supervisor, and the effect of perceived communication on overall job satisfaction of the employee in an ICF/MR environment. The paper also examines the length of time in a particular job and the potential effects of time as a predictor of overall job satisfaction. Benefits and communication are also examined in an attempt to determine which of the two makes the better predictor of overall job satisfaction for employees working in an ICF/MR environment. The subjects examined came from respondents to an employee attitude survey conducted by a large provider …

Information Ecology And Knowledge Management: Toward Knowledge Ecology For Hypertubulent Organizational Environments, Yogesh Malhotra

Management - All Scholarship

The traditional view of organizational systems and supporting information and knowledge systems is based on the model of a well-oiled machine expected to deliver optimum performance derived from pre-defined parameters and specifications. Such systems consider performance as a derivative of external controls defined by the designers of the systems and have given marginal importance to the self-adaptive and emergent nature of human and organizational systems. These characteristics of human and organizational systems are particularly relevant to their adaptation and survival within dynamically changing business environments. Recently, some management thinkers have attempted to address the human bases of information systems within …

2002-2003 Residence Hall Association Committee Minutes, Morehead State University. Housing & Residence Education Office.

Housing & Residence Education Records

Meeting minutes for the Resident Hall Association committees of Morehead State University for 2002 and 2003.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 44 Number 3, Winter 2002, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

10 - GLOBALIZATION EMPOWERS GOOD AND EVIL By Rob Elder. Thomas Friedman, Pulitzer Prizewinning author and international affairs columnist for The New York Times, discusses this complex issue during a visit to campus.

14 - ON THE COLLISION OF WORLDS By Fred White. Corny science fiction movies inspire an SCU English professor to ponder deeply cosmic questions.

18 - THE CAMPAIGN FOR SANTA CLARA By Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly '93. SCU launches the largest campaign in its history, with plans for endowed scholarships, a new library, a new building for the Leavey School of Business, and much more.

Marketing Strategies For Career Services, Jessie Heideman

Graduate Research Papers

There are many marketing strategies career centers can use. Faculty, staff, alumni, and parents are extremely important targets to which services can be marketed. If career centers gain their support, they can promote the career center to students as well. Creating a marketing plan and a brand identity is another part of the process to market students to the career center. Once the career center achieves this step, the next step is looking at certain marketing ideas that may fit their specific college goals. The use of technology is another crucial strategy that can help attract students to career centers. …

2002-2003 Operating Budget, Morehead State University. Budget & Financial Planning Office.

Morehead State University Operating Budgets Archive

2002-2003 Operating Budget of Morehead State University.

2002 Morehead State University Eagle Softball, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Sports Team Programs

The 2002 official media guide of the Morehead State University softball team.

Morehead State Eagle Soccer 2002, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Sports Team Programs

The 2002 official media guide of the Morehead State University soccer team.

Corporate Courtesy - Using Business Etiquette In A Professional Environment, Shayna Sanchez

Capstone Research Projects

No abstract provided.

Corporate Diversification Across International Boundaries, Jooh Lee, Joel Rudin

Rohrer College of Business Departmental Research

No abstract provided.

Indiana State University Financial Report 2002, Indiana State University

Financial Reports

No abstract provided.

Finding Quality Business Information On The Internet, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Publications

Article on strategies for finding reliable business information on the Internet. The article appeared in the Fall 2002 issue of the MBA Alumni Newsletter online, published by the University of Rhode Island College of Business Administration.

2002 Nsu Knights Women's Cross-Country Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Asset Pricing Under The Quadratic Class, Markus Leippold, Liuren Wu

CRIF Working Paper series

We identify and characterize a class of term structure models where bond yields are quadratic functions of the state vector. We label this class the quadratic class and aim to lay a solid theoretical foundation for its future empirical application. We consider asset pricing in general and derivative pricing in particular under the quadratic class. We provide two general transform methods in pricing a wide variety of fixed income derivatives in closed or semi-closed form. We further illustrate how the quadratic model and the transform methods can be applied to more general settings.

Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, And Just In Time: A Model Of Their Impact On Business Performance, Vijay R. Kannan, K. C. Tan

Management Faculty Publications

Just in time, quality management, and supply chain management have in recent years been proposed as means of improving product quality and responsiveness, while simultaneously reducing cost. The three can also be used as complementary elements of an integrated strategy aimed at improving an organization's competitiveness. This study proposes and tests a structural equation model that examines linkages between just in time, quality management, supply chain management and supplier management, and their impact on business performance. Results show that while just in time, quality and supply chain management efforts are indeed mutually supportive, it is a firm's efforts in the …

Labor Scheduling With Employee Turnover And Absenteeism, Fred F. Easton, John C. Goodale

Management - All Scholarship

Most labor staffing and scheduling models presume that all employees scheduled for duty reliably report for work at the beginning of their shift. For industries with even moderate turnover or absenteeism, this assumption may be quite costly. We present a profit-oriented labor scheduling model that accounts for the day-to-day flux of employees and capacity induced by voluntary resignations, new hires, experience curves, and absenteeism. The proposed model also anticipates revenue losses due to reneging by customers whose patience decays exponentially with queue time. Our computational studies suggest that firms with comparatively high transaction volumes, long transaction times, and/or relatively tight …

2001-2002 Nsu Knights Basketball Winter Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.