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Analyzing E.M.B.A. Student Feedback, Ernest A. Capozzoli, David E. Gundersen

Faculty Publications

The results of an executive Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program assessment are analyzed and interpreted against the backdrop of increasing competition between universities to attract and retain qualified students. The public education environment is currently in a turbulent state. This turbulence is in part caused by such factors as: reductions in public funding for higher education due to constrained state budgets, student expectations, requirements imposed by accrediting bodies, and other outside constituencies requesting more accountability. The pressure to hold education institutions accountable is increasing at a rapid rate. To provide a measure of accountability and quantify program quality, education …

Book Review For Achieving Success Through Social Capital, Clive Muir

Faculty Publications

Book Review of Achieving Success Through Social Capital by Wayne Baker. San Francisco" Jossey-Bass, Inc. 2000. 256pp.

Building Literacy For Knowledge Economies: Reading And Writing About Trends And Issues In Business Week, Clive Muir

Faculty Publications

Knowledge economies require highly skilled workers to perform complex, information-based tasks with minimum supervision. Yet, studies in Canada and the United States show that even college educated workers often lack the information literacy skills necessary to perform their jobs. In this session, we will discuss how reading and writing about business trends and issues can help to improve business students’ analytical and critical thinking abilities.

An Analysis Of The Readability Of The Md&As Of Small, Medium, & Large Revenue Generating Cities, Shannon Lutz, Treba Marsh, Lucille Montondon

Faculty Publications

Studies assessing the annual reports of publicly held corporations have shown mixed results in regard to the readability levels of those reports. Recently, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board adopted GASB 33, 34, and 35 in which specific guidelines are outlined for the reporting of governmental entities. Are the Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (annual reports) of the governmental entities understandable to the average user?

This study argues that the Managements Discussion and Analysis, the summary portion of the governmental annual report, is not understandable to the average reader. The sample was equally divided among small, medium, and large revenue-generating cities that …

3. Message From The President, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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1. Mission, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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4. Fom Coordinators & Presidents, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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5. Inaugural Meeting, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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2. Foreword From The Chairman, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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11. Friends On Tour, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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10. A Small World Of Discovery, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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6. Volunteers, Take A Bow, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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12. New Directions, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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8. Interest, Commitment And Enthusiasm, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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9. Cultural Exchange In Japanese, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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7. Shared Vision, United Passion, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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19. Front And Back Cover, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

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14. International Connections, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

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18. Publication Details, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

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17. Thank You Sponsors And Acknowledgements, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

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16. Fom Organisation Chart, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

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13. Reaching Out To The Wider Community, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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15. Behind The President's Chair, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

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20. Friends Of The National Museum Singapore 25th Anniversary 1978-2003 [All Pages], Friends Of The Museum

Friends of the Museum Collection

This version is the entire book comprising 52 pages including the cover.

Enterprise Ireland: Stimulating Creativity Through Design Strategies, Peter Dee

Other resources

Stimulating Creativity through Design Strategies: A seminar organised by Enterprise Ireland for business organisations to explore a holistic approach to the design / marketing interface.

Peter Dee - Strategic Design and Marketing Consultant, specialises in the creation of brand development strategies for Enterprise Ireland’s Design Unit. Peter was responsible for the design and development of the brand identity for the Enterprise Ireland Stimulating Creativity through Design Strategies Seminar in Dublin.

Design is an excellent expression of innovation. It can provide product differentiation, gain and hold onto competitive market advantage and assist in the building of strong brands through creative packaging …

T. Cassidy Printing Company Limited Brand Identity Project, Peter Dee

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T. Cassidy Printing - Dublin's finest lithographic and digital printing company. T. Cassidy Printing required a clean, bold and tasteful logotype using strong colours and imagery.

Peter Dee - Strategic Design and Marketing Consultant, was responsible for the design and development of the brand identity for the T. Cassidy Printing Company which was used on business cards, letterhead, promotional material and business website.

T. Cassidy Printing provides a complete design and printing service for all printed materials - from graphic design through to printing, finishing and delivery. All types of corporate printed materials from newsletters and marketing brochures to corporate …

Irish Marketing Review,Vol. 16, No. 2, 2003, The Marketing Institute

Issues

The Irish Marketing Review deals with issues, developments, research and practise in marketing.

How To Handle The Threat Of Catastrophe, Carol M. Sanchez, Stephen R. Goldberg

Peer Reviewed Articles

One of the principal jobs of chief executives is to minimize risk and vulnerability to catastrophic events. Analyzing risk has become more complex since September 11, 2001. In addition to terrorism, other catastrophes can change the course of life as we know it including cyber crime, biological attacks, and the spread of diseases such as SARS. Companies must realign corporate priorities and put the security issue at the forefront, as many companies have done since the 9/11 attacks. Risk management has dealt traditionally with two types of events: known risk and unknown risk. Known risks are events you know exist, …

Value Shift: Why Companies Must Merge Social And Financial Imperatives To Achieve Superior Performance, Carol M. Sanchez

Peer Reviewed Articles

In Value Shift. Lynn Sharp Paine argues that modern corporations are now expected to meet moral, as well as financial, performance standards to be considered superior performing firms. Paine calls this a return to, or a shift in, values that now emphasize ethics, culture, environmental standards, product safety, and community investment—what students of management might call a broad stakeholder model of the firm. The author, who is professor of leadership and values at the Harvard Business School, reflects on the recent crises in corporate America that began in 2001 with the Enron scandal. These disgraceful misdeeds and the public reaction …

Supplier Selection And Development: The Relationship Between Small Manufacturing Enterprises And Mass Merchandisers, Stephen C. Jones, Tami L. Knotts, Gerald G. Udell

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

This study examines the results of a program intended to act as a selection tool for mass merchandisers and a development tool for small manufacturers. The evaluation program assessed the management practices and products of potential suppliers. Based on past experience, buyers for mass merchandisers consider small manufacturing enterprises a poor risk as potential suppliers of retail goods. As part of the evaluation process, firms were asked 34 closed-end questions regarding their management practices, and each product was evaluated on 41 specific qualities necessary for the mass merchandising market. Of the 1,690 firms that participated in this project, about 5 …