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Aicpa Comments On Sec's Proposed Rules To Enhance Independence Of Accounting Profession, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

On Sport And Society 01-07-2003, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Cub fans are a unique species. Attachment to losing is taken to a level of religious fanaticism by the Cub faithful. Of course the charm of the Cubs is not simply that they lose, but that they are lovable losers. This is what inspires undying devotion in their fans. Indeed if the Cubs were to do the improbable, nay the impossible, and win a World Series, Cub fans would risk losing the essence of their Cubness.

Ada News - 01/06/2003, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Tuition Frozen, Room And Board Reduced!, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Trends. Thinking On Transportation Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the necessity of gathering intelligence successfully to combat terrorism as it pertains to commerce.

Information Security Leads Aicpa 2003 Top Technologies List: Six New Issues Make Their Debuts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Collaboration Among Smes As A Mechanism For Innovation: An Empirical Study, Mario J. B. Franco

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

The interest for collaboration among small and mediumsized enterprises and innovation has been highlighted, in recent times, due to the acceleration of technological changes and to increasing international competitiveness. Many small firms, with rigid structures and weak entrepreneurial dynamics, experienced difficulties in becoming innovators. Some of these firms can adopt collaborative agreements because these relationships enable them to get the necessary innovative activities, know-how, and exploit opportunities, which they cannot achieve alone. This study examines the motives for the formation of collaborative agreements in industrial Portuguese SMEs and presents some empirical evidence concerning collaboration as an important vehicle for the …

The Value And Impact Of Seminary Training, R. Stephen Shuart, Joshua Shuart

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Interview by Joshua Shuart of R. Stephen Shuart, of Stephen Shuart Export Co.

The Reverend R. Stephen Shuart is an Episcopal priest by profession. He is rector of two parishes and serves on the Diocesan Financial Committee and as a rural dean. However, he has spent most of his wage-earning life as owner/operator of Stephen Shuart Export Co., an internationally known photographic business, located in Kane, Pennsylvania. Shuart’s unique entrepreneurial endeavor has been the subject of a televised news feature, and the object of camera collectors’ attention since his company’s inception in the early 1970s.

"Business And Economics" In Historical Dictionary Of The Friends (Quakers), Thomas F. Head

Faculty Publications - College of Business

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Redefining Realtor Relationships And Responsibilities: The Failure Of State Regulatory Responses, Ann Morales Olazábal

Business Law Articles and Papers

For much of the twentieth century, residential real estate transactions conformed to a "traditional" model--the seller engaged a broker, who listed the home in a multiple listing service, where it was noticed and purchased by a buyer, with a commission paid to the broker by the seller from the sale proceeds. While the listing/selling broker model endured for decades, it was laden with problems--it left the buyer unrepresented, created agency relationships that were counterintuitive to the parties, and often left both the consumer and realtor unsure of the precise nature of their legal relationship. Over the last fifteen years, state …

The Slowdown Of The Cuban Ecomomy In 2001-2003: External Causes Or Domestic Malaise?, Carmelo Mesa-Lago

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies Occasional Papers

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Leader-Member Exchange, Organizational Justice And Performance, Terri A. Scandura Phd, Manuel J. Tejeda

Management Faculty Articles and Papers

Recently, the concept of organizational justice has been employed to re-examine the Leader-member exchange (LMX) literature. LMX, and three forms of justice (distributive, procedural and interactional) examined using a sample of N = 275 leader-member dyads. Results indicated procedural justice moderates the relationship between LMX and performance.

January 2003, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

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Managing

Close-Up

Computer/Software

Corporate Profile

Corner on the Market

Getting Organized

Banking Supplement: High Yield Bonds offer Real Value According to pay den & Rygel

Pace of Bankruptcies Slows During First Nine Months of 2002

There Are No PinkSlips at the World’s Most Productive Companies

PricewaterhouseCoopers Forecast

In Spite of Budget Cuts, Several County Schools Will Still Enjoy Outdoor Education!

Developing a Heart for the Arts

Faces in Business

Health Service Directory

Executive Time Out

The Small Business Advocate of the Year

Local Company—Cal Spas—Showcased on National TV

New Statewide Study Confirms Housing is Key to Economic Recovery

Desert …

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Digital Divide And Economic Freedom: An International Perspective, Ravi Nath, N.R. Vasudeva Murthy

Journal of International Information Management

Due to various economic, political and social reasons, the Internet usage remains relatively Iom> in many countries around the world. The difference in access to new information technologies and the Internet among countries, is known as the "digital divide." This is a significant economic phenomenon that warrants the attention of analysts and policy makers. Furthermore, since information technologies and the Internet have proven to be key drivers for economic growth and global trade, many nations are in danger of being marginalized. This paper examines the relationship between economic freedom as indicated by the Economic Freedom Index (EFI), proposed by Beach …

The Development Of A Business Rules Engine: A Condition-Action Rule Algorithm For Finite Static Lists, Terri D. Giddens, Kevin E. Gaasch

Journal of International Information Management

An on-going theme in Information Systems research is the methods by which business rules are gathered and implemented. Additionally, many efforts have been made to develop reusable algorithms for processing business rules to reduce system development, testing, and maintenance time. The objective of this paper is to present a reusable algorithm for condition-action rules that are applied to finite static lists. More importantly, the algorithm is generalized for complex rules that are complicated by differences in user authorizations and other dependencies.

Perceptions Of Unsolicited Electronic Mail Or Spam, Jack T. Marchewka, Chang Liu, Charles G. Peterson

Journal of International Information Management

The proliferation of unsolicited electronic mail or spam is becoming a global concern for many organizations. This paper explores perceptions of unsolicited email, its impact on personal productivity, the question of whether spam is an invasion of privacy, the perceived need to control spam, and the effectiveness of unsolicited email. The results clearly show that while the respondents find spam annoying, they spend very little time in dealing with it. Although the respondents express the need to control spam, they do not believe that governmental control is the solution, but rather that Internet Service Providers and organizations should take the …

Salaries Of Information Technology Managers; A Trend Analysis, Kai S. Koong, Lui C. Liu, Richard Fowler

Journal of International Information Management

During the economic boom of the last decade, companies and organizations have to offer lucrative salaries and a wide variety of incentive programs to attract and to retain highly skilled IT workers. While it is true that the economic downturn has affected the dramatic rise in salary trends, determining the worth of an employee as measured by wages will always remain a critical management issue. History has shown that irrespective of economic conditions, salaries will continue to rise. As the economy recovers and given the projected mass exodus of governmental information technology workers in the coming years, managers will need …

The Virtual Organizing Process—A Critical Tool For Enterprise Competitiveness In The Information Era, Wu F, Chu Lk, Li Hz, Han Xm, Sculli D

Journal of International Information Management

The term virtual enterprise has generated considerable confusion because of its rather liberal interpretation. This paper argues that the successful establishment of a virtual enterprise is mainly dependent on the virtual organizing processes of an enterprise's strategies ( VOPES), rather than on the actual manifested transformation of the whole into a single virtual organization. A three-dimensional dynamic framework for VOPES is presented, with the aim of providing a coherent model for positioning the various virtual organizing strategies, and at the same time giving VOPES dynamic tendencies towards market negotiation, co-operation, co-ordination and collaboration. To achieve a competitive advantage, the top …

A Study Of .Net Framework, Sml Wev Services And Supply Chain Management, Huei Lee, Vance Etnyre, Kuo Lane Chen

Journal of International Information Management

The. primary purpose of this paper is to explore Microsoft's platform - .Net, Web services, and XML for supply chain management. The following topics are studied: 1) The development of scripting languages for a supply chain management application; 2) The use of XML to enhance compatibility of the scripted applications; and 3) The implementation issues of Microsoft .Net platform. To answer the research questions, a technique similar to content analysis is used in this study. Seventeen case studies regarding the implementation of the .Net Web Services are examined.

Electronic Data Interchange: If A Perspective From Taiwan, Mary C. Jones, Ronald L. Berry, Catherina Yi-Fang Ku

Journal of International Information Management

This study presents findings about perceptions and use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in Taiwan. It was undertaken to help build a framework within which to better understand EDI in a global setting. Findings indicate that there are differences and similarities between perceptions and use of EDI in Taiwan and what we know about EDI use in Western cultures. Possible explanations are offered for these findings. Several research questions arise out of the findings that can guide future research about EDI in a variety of cultures, and sets of propositions for each research question are suggested.

V/Hat Have Happened To Export Intermediaries?, Lee Li

Journal of International Information Management

The Internet has changed significantly business operation across national borders. However, existing literature about its impacts on export channels remains limited. This inductive study explored the Internet's impacts on the relations between 13 Chinese manufacturers and their export intermediaries in Canada. Findings from this study suggest that export intermediaries that provide financing and credit, intensive after-sales services, and important distribution infrastructure survive the Internet while those that offer traditional market-sensing and customer-linking services can hardly survive the Internet.

Vendor And Professional Certification Where Is It Headed?, Garry L. White, James R. Cook

Journal of International Information Management

Trade journals and magazines define three categories of computer certification: "professional, " industry, " and "vendor. " The purpose of this study was to compare Information Systems IS) professionals' value of professional and vendor certification types in relation to technical and management positions in IS. It appears that IS professionals value both certification types equally when not considering job position. Findings suggest technical and managerial IS professionals value the two types of certifications differently when job position is considered. Future research is warranted to determine why the respondents considered these two certifications differently for both technical (programmers and analysts) and …

An Empirical Model Of Price And Quality Effects Of E-Commerce, Scott E. Sampson, Kendall Hulet

Journal of International Information Management

During the e-Commerce boom of the late 1990s it was predicted that the Internet would have a significant impact on prices of various goods and services. Whether the net impact would he p ositive or negative was harder to forecast, there being opposing effects. We develop a model that describes some of those effects, including information asymmetry, search costs, price dispersion, trust premiums, and convenience premiums. The model is discussed, and a major portion is statistically tested with empirical data. As an exploratory gesture, the model is extended to consider product quality effects of online shopping. The final section concludes …

Supplier Selection Problem: Methodology Literature Review, M. Khurrum S. Bhutta

Journal of International Information Management

Supplier selection and evaluation has attracted serious research attention at both the academic and the practitioner levels. In this paper, an attempt is made to review the status of methodology literature in supplier selection. A total of 154 papers from 68 refereed journals were selected and reviewed. This paper provides insights to the literature by considering the breakdown of journals that have published research in this area, by classifying the literature into various categories and considering the various methods/techniques suggested in the literature. Eased on the review, avenues for further research are also discussed.

On-Demand Interactive Clinical Supervision Training: Using Multimedia For Building Basic Skills In Supervision, Michael Baltimore

Faculty Bibliography

Interactive training approaches are used in industry and business for on-demand and compulsory training. However, use by counselor educators has been slow in developing this potential area of growth. Given current technologies, uses for interactive, easily created materials can become an important addition to the training of professional counselors in classrooms, by distance learning, in web-based training and, importantly, as a stand-alone product for increasing skill. Recently a selfdirected interactive CD-ROM training program, "Clinical Supervisor Training: An Interactive Training Program for the Helping Professions," was developed by the authors. The training package presents a format for the use of current …

2003-2004 Residence Halls Association Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Housing & Residence Education Office.

Housing & Residence Education Records

Meeting minutes for the Resident Halls Association of Morehead State University for 2003 and 2004.

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

Morehead State University Financial Summaries Archive

2002-2003 Financial Summary of Morehead State University.

Sidestepping The It Artifact, Scrapping The Is Silo, And Laying Claim To 'Systems In Organizations, Steven Alter

Business Analytics and Information Systems

The “IT artifact” and debates about the core of the IS field received a lot of attention in the last several years. This paper is a response to Benbasat and Zmud’s June 2003 MISQ paper “The Identity Crisis within the IS Discipline: Defining and Communicating the Discipline’s Core Properties,” which argues that “the IT artifact and its immediate nomological net”1 constitutes “a natural ensemble of entities, structures, and processes” that “serves to bind together the IS subdisciplines and to communicate the distinctive nature of the IS discipline.” This paper starts by examining the meaning of “IT artifact” and concluding that …

Customer Service, Responsibility, And Systems In International E-Commerce: Should A Major Airline Reissue A Stolen Ticket?, Steven Alter

Business Analytics and Information Systems

This case is about customer service and responsibility in international e-commerce. A prominent e-commerce web site sells a ticket on a nonexistent flight, a human reservations agent fails to inform a customer about a well-known problem he is likely to encounter, an international airline’s telephone agents in Spain and the United States provide contradictory information, the airline’s office in Spain seems unaware of policies on the airline’s web site, and later its policies seem unhelpful. The case raises questions related to customer service, trust, responsibility, ethics, and business practices in international ecommerce.

Top Management Team Heterogeneity And Sme Export Performance: Investigating The Role Of Environmental Uncertainty, Franz T. Lohrke, Geralyn Mcclure Franklin, Vinay Kothari

Faculty Publications

Research has generally found that firms competing in high uncertainty environments gain advantages from having diverse (heterogeneous) management teams (TMTs). Employing a national survey of 70 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the present study examined whether TM T heterogeneity in functional background, international work experience, and foreign language proficiency had a stronger relationship with export performance for firms competing in high than those competing in low uncertainty environments. Results were generally weak when market and industry factors contributing to uncertainty were examined separately; however, additional analysis showed that the hypothesized relationship did exist when uncertainty was measured employing both factors …