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Constructive Enabling: Applying A Wilderness Skills Intervention To Support The Therapeutic Change Process Of Adolescent Females In Residential Treatment, Brian K. Malcarne Dec 2007

Constructive Enabling: Applying A Wilderness Skills Intervention To Support The Therapeutic Change Process Of Adolescent Females In Residential Treatment, Brian K. Malcarne

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the potential benefits of a primitive wilderness skills intervention (POST) on the therapeutic change process of adolescent females enrolled in a residential treatment center. A qualitative data analysis approach was used. A convenience sample of eight female adolescents was selected by therapist referral. The data were analyzed using open, axial, and selective coding. Data analysis was used to assess participants' progress in the therapeutic change. Further analysis revealed a core theme connecting participants' POST experience with feelings of self-empowerment and reflective connections to their individual therapeutic change process. Constructive enabling was the …


Family Leisure Involvement And Family Functioning In Samoa, Irene Dora Annandale Fotu Dec 2007

Family Leisure Involvement And Family Functioning In Samoa, Irene Dora Annandale Fotu

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to (a) examine the relationship between family leisure involvement and aspects of family functioning (adaptability and cohesion) among Samoan families residing on American Samoa, and (b) to compare the Samoan data to a broad sample of American families to provide a cross-cultural comparison. The sample consisted of 340 adult participants. The Family Leisure Activity Profile (FLAP) was used to measure family leisure involvement. FACES II was used to measure family functioning. Regression analyses conducted on the 340 individuals indicated a positive relationship between core family leisure involvement and family cohesion, adaptability, and overall family …


Template Use And The Effectiveness Of Knowledge Transfer, Robert J. Jensen, Gabriel Szulanski Nov 2007

Template Use And The Effectiveness Of Knowledge Transfer, Robert J. Jensen, Gabriel Szulanski

Faculty Publications

This paper is a direct empirical examination of the fundamental claim that use of templates enhances the effectiveness of knowledge transfer. We explore the effect of template use through an eight-year, in-depth field investigation of Rank Xerox (now Xerox Europe). The field investigation covers three sequential transfer efforts in 15 western European countries. The investigation reveals a naturally occurring, repeated-treatment quasi experiment that allows us to test the hypothesis that the use of templates enhances the effectiveness of knowledge transfer. "Observation" in this experiment measure the extent of adoption and performance of the practice at the recipient units. The "treatment" …


Front Matter, Esr Review Sep 2007

Front Matter, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Editor's Introduction: Finding Balance, Paul C. Godfrey Sep 2007

Editor's Introduction: Finding Balance, Paul C. Godfrey

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Innovation Spurs Growth, Jasmine Mohanty, Jasmine; Panda, Debadutta K. Panda Sep 2007

Innovation Spurs Growth, Jasmine Mohanty, Jasmine; Panda, Debadutta K. Panda

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

Product innovations are different and specific to MFIs, but all focus on one feature: they are all geared toward providing a wider range of financial products and intermediation options. These innovations are the launching pad and competitive advantage for MFIs, but most people are confused about these innovations.


Closing The Gender Gap, Dwight Haase Sep 2007

Closing The Gender Gap, Dwight Haase

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Partner Profiles, Esr Review Sep 2007

Partner Profiles, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Mission Drift Understand It, Avoid It, James Copestake Sep 2007

Mission Drift Understand It, Avoid It, James Copestake

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Accessing Commercial Capital Markets, Isaac H. Smith, Michael A. Broderick, Richard G. Winsor Sep 2007

Accessing Commercial Capital Markets, Isaac H. Smith, Michael A. Broderick, Richard G. Winsor

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


From Ngo To Mfi: A Guidebook For Successful Transformations, Geetha Rao Ramani Sep 2007

From Ngo To Mfi: A Guidebook For Successful Transformations, Geetha Rao Ramani

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

Ledgerwood and White's Transforming Microfinance Institutions: Providing Full Financial Services to the Poor was published by World Bank Publications in August 2006.


Trade-Offs Between Social And Financial Performance, Gary Woller Sep 2007

Trade-Offs Between Social And Financial Performance, Gary Woller

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

True or False: Trade-offs occur between social performance and financial performance in microfinance. Conventional wisdom says true. Extending formal financial services to poor and hard-to-reach clientele necessarily entails higher costs and lower per unit returns and is, subsequently, harder to scale up. The trade-off inherent in this relationship creates incentives for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to move up-market and away from their traditional poor clientele—a phenomenon known as mission drift.


Center News, Esr Review Sep 2007

Center News, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Esr Review Sep 2007

End Matter, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Vol. 09 No. 2 Esr Review, Esr Review Sep 2007

Vol. 09 No. 2 Esr Review, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Contributions Of Family Leisure To Family Functioning Among Single-Parent Families, Laurel Beth Hornberger Jul 2007

Contributions Of Family Leisure To Family Functioning Among Single-Parent Families, Laurel Beth Hornberger

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of family leisure involvement to the family functioning of single-parent families among a large national representative sample. Two samples were gathered. The single-parent sample consisted of 384 families (384 parents and 384 youth). The dual-parent sample consisted of 495 families (495 parents and 495 youth). Data were analyzed from the parent, youth, and family perspective using two instruments. The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale (FACES II) was used to measure family functioning and the Family Leisure Activity Profile (FLAP) was used to measure family leisure involvement. Blocked multiple regression analysis …


An Examination Of The Relationship Between Family Leisure Satisfaction And Satisfaction With Family Life, Joel Ryan Agate Jul 2007

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Family Leisure Satisfaction And Satisfaction With Family Life, Joel Ryan Agate

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between family leisure satisfaction and satisfaction with family life. Zabriskie's Family Leisure Activity Profile (FLAP) was used to measure core, balance, and total family leisure satisfaction. The Satisfaction With Family Life Scale (SWFL) an adaptation of Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffin's satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), done by Zabriskie and McCormick, was used to measure satisfaction with family life. The sample consisted of 898 parent and youth pairs from throughout the United States. Results indicated that there was a relationship between all family leisure satisfaction variables and satisfaction with family …


A Cultural Models Approach To Service Recovery, Glenn L. Christensen, Gaby Odekerken-Schröder, Torsten Ringberg Jul 2007

A Cultural Models Approach To Service Recovery, Glenn L. Christensen, Gaby Odekerken-Schröder, Torsten Ringberg

Faculty Publications

Service recovery research remains conflicted in its understanding of consumers’ recovery expectations and of why similar goods or service failures may lead to different recovery expectations. The authors argue that this conflict results from the assumption that consumer recovery expectations are monolithic and largely homogeneous, driven mainly by behavioral, relational, or contextual stimuli. Instead, recovery scenarios involving high-involvement (i.e., self-relevant) goods and service failures may activate closely held, identity-related cultural models that, though ultimately applied to regain balance (a foundational schema), differ according to their sociocultural heritage and create a range of unique consumer recovery preferences. The authors empirically identify …


Contributions Of Family Leisure To Family Functioning Among Families That Include Children With Developmental Disabilities, Dorthy Clara Hornberger Dodd Apr 2007

Contributions Of Family Leisure To Family Functioning Among Families That Include Children With Developmental Disabilities, Dorthy Clara Hornberger Dodd

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between family leisure involvement and family functioning among families that include children with developmental disabilities. The sample consisted of 154 families (154 parents and 62 youth). Data were analyzed from the parent, youth, and family perspective. The Family Leisure Activity Profile (FLAP) was used to measure family leisure involvement. FACES II was used to measure family functioning. A scale based upon the definition, classification, and systems of support manual of the American Association on Mental Retardation adapted by Dyches was used to measure the level of support needed by the …


Editor's Introduction: Technology And Development, Paul C. Godfrey Apr 2007

Editor's Introduction: Technology And Development, Paul C. Godfrey

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Esr Review Apr 2007

Front Matter, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Empowering The Next Billion, John E. Davies Apr 2007

Empowering The Next Billion, John E. Davies

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

When i travel to India, China, and other growing nations, I am visibly struck by the living conditions I hear about, statistically, there is an estimated 4 billion people who live in poverty around the world. It's visible. It's tangible. But I am also hit, with equal impact, by the relentless and imaginative entrepreneurship I witness in these very same places by people who, from my frame of reference, have scarce resources.


Improving Microfinance Through Telecommunications, Peter Bladin Apr 2007

Improving Microfinance Through Telecommunications, Peter Bladin

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


E-Business And Economic Self-Reliance, Stephen W. Liddle Apr 2007

E-Business And Economic Self-Reliance, Stephen W. Liddle

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

I am often asked to speak on the subject of e-business—its ramifications for modern organizations and its impact on our students who will soon be entering the workforce. E-business is the use of information technology and electronic communication networks to exchange business information and conduct transactions in electronic, paperless form. From online retail operations to Web-enabled self-service technical support, organizations around the world are transforming in significant and far-reaching ways.


Banking The Unbanked, Janine Firpo Apr 2007

Banking The Unbanked, Janine Firpo

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Double Bottom Line Growth, Patrick Crompton Apr 2007

Double Bottom Line Growth, Patrick Crompton

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Pebble In A Pond, Stephen R. Barley Apr 2007

Pebble In A Pond, Stephen R. Barley

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

Paul C. Godfrey, associate academic director of BYU’s Economic Self-Reliance Center, sat down with Stephen R. Barley, the Charles M. Pigott Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University, to discuss problems and needs associated with implementing technology in developing countries. Barley is co-director of the Center for Work, Technology, and Organization at Stanford’s School of Engineering, and the co-director of the Stanford/General Motors Collaborative Research Laboratory. He has written extensively on the impact of new technologies on work, the organization of technical work, and organizational culture. Barley was a member of the Board of Senior Scholars of the …


Center News, Esr Review Apr 2007

Center News, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Partner Profiles, Esr Review Apr 2007

Partner Profiles, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.


Reason: Christianity To Capitalism, Assunta M. Forgione Apr 2007

Reason: Christianity To Capitalism, Assunta M. Forgione

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.