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2008-03-27 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. Mar 2008

2008-03-27 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes for March 27, 2008.


Motorists Will Have To Pay For The Cost Of Congestion, Thomas Power Mar 2008

Motorists Will Have To Pay For The Cost Of Congestion, Thomas Power

Articles

The available road space (the scarce resource) is currently allocated by one’s willingness to sit in traffic jams. The costs incurred in sitting in traffic jams benefits no one – it is pure deadweight loss. The solution is to get the motorist to pay the social cost (marginal congestion cost). By pricing the cost of this traffic congestion in euro, this money could be collected and put to good use, perhaps on improving public transport.


Newsletter: Grantmaker Focus, The Blue Foundation For A Healthy Florida Mar 2008

Newsletter: Grantmaker Focus, The Blue Foundation For A Healthy Florida

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of The Current Cultural Awareness And Training For The Air Force Contingency Contracting Officer, Reza A. Grigorian Mar 2008

Assessment Of The Current Cultural Awareness And Training For The Air Force Contingency Contracting Officer, Reza A. Grigorian

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the current cultural awareness of contracting officers and the effectiveness of cross-cultural training provided to contracting officers through the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), and their monthly training at the base level. Current training in culture is fairly limited - only 2 days of the 9 day course in contingency contracting is dedicated to cultural training. Nevertheless, a comparison of means of 38 students before and after the DAU CON 234 course showed a statistically significant increase in Cultural Intelligence (CQ) on the cognitive and behavioral dimensions, but not on the motivational dimension. In addition, more experienced contracting …


Strategies For Minimizing Monetary Loss In The Department Of Defense Budget Through Use Of Financial Derivatives, Michael T. Edwards Mar 2008

Strategies For Minimizing Monetary Loss In The Department Of Defense Budget Through Use Of Financial Derivatives, Michael T. Edwards

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to examine whether it would be in the best interest of the Department of Defense to consider using currency hedging as a way to protect its budget from negative currency fluctuations in the US Dollar. Specifically, the use of futures and options contracts was examined. Overseas expenditure data was collected on the YEN and the EURO for Fiscal Years 2001 to 2007 and cross-referenced with the contract prices for the aforementioned hedges during the same period of time. Using an ex post facto analysis with the gathered data, the results show that hedging with …


An Empirical Investigation Of Factors Influencing Knowledge Management System Success, John F. Whitfield Jr. Mar 2008

An Empirical Investigation Of Factors Influencing Knowledge Management System Success, John F. Whitfield Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

Knowledge has been viewed as a critical component for organizations. Consequently, organizations implement Knowledge Management Systems (KMSs) to seek competitive advantages, but they may encounter mixed results. This research draws on previous information system and knowledge management system success-related literature and selects eight factors that are believed to be critical for the successful implementation of a KMS. These factors were derived through a literature search of current KMS success-related literature. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that could have a clear influence on the development and implementation of KMSs. The study presents the empirical examination of a …


Risk Propensity And Knowledge Sharing Intentions Of Individuals In A Downsized Organization, Ward G. Willis Mar 2008

Risk Propensity And Knowledge Sharing Intentions Of Individuals In A Downsized Organization, Ward G. Willis

Theses and Dissertations

Downsizing can be a traumatic event for any organization. Using Affective Events Theory (AET), this study examined how the emotional reactions of employees to downsizing can impact organizational outcomes. It concludes that the use of downsizing activities decreases organizational commitment while increasing perceived psychological contract violation. Further, it shows that these constructs have a respective positive and negative relationship with knowledge sharing behavior. It also concludes that these relationships hold true not only for individuals most vulnerable to downsizing, but also for those who the organization would consider immune to such actions. These results suggest that organizational downsizing activities not …


Women’S Careers Internationally: A Qualitative Study Of Female Western Knowledge Professionals Living In The South Of France, Marian Crowley-Henry Mar 2008

Women’S Careers Internationally: A Qualitative Study Of Female Western Knowledge Professionals Living In The South Of France, Marian Crowley-Henry

Conference papers

This paper is founded on a qualitative PhD study researching the careers of individuals who live outside their home country on a potentially permanent basis in the South of France. It interprets the careers of the females in the sample, and the findings highlight both the personal nature of careers and the permeable career/life boundary with the females ‘morphing’ their careers over time, as circumstances dictate and opportunities facilitate. The phenomenon of ‘morphing careers’ is identified in the literature as the protean career. Specific elements from the work/life trajectory influence women’s career choices at varying points in their life and …


Blending The Battlefield: An Analysis Of Using Private Military Companies To Support Military Operations In Iraq, Heather L. Gallup Mar 2008

Blending The Battlefield: An Analysis Of Using Private Military Companies To Support Military Operations In Iraq, Heather L. Gallup

Theses and Dissertations

Over the past fifteen years, the Department of Defense has experienced an increasing trend in the outsourcing and privatization of military operations. Key factors contributing to the growth include declines in military budgets, reductions in active duty end-strength, increases in operational deployments, advancements in weapon system technology, and evolutions in the nature of warfare. However, the continued escalation of incorporating Private Military Companies (PMCs) on the battlefield creates unique challenges. The purpose of this exploratory and descriptive research is to identify utilization rates, describe the types of roles being fulfilled, and synthesize the challenges of augmenting military manpower with civilian …


Nsu News Release - 2008-04-19 - Nsu Sharks Rowing Fall In Both Races Against Philadelphia, Nova Southeastern University Mar 2008

Nsu News Release - 2008-04-19 - Nsu Sharks Rowing Fall In Both Races Against Philadelphia, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Omaha Area Projections To 2050 The 2007 Update Final Report, Eric Thompson, Christopher Decker, Roger Riefler, Pavel Jeutang Mar 2008

Omaha Area Projections To 2050 The 2007 Update Final Report, Eric Thompson, Christopher Decker, Roger Riefler, Pavel Jeutang

Bureau of Business Research Publications

The Omaha area is in a period of sustained expansion. Population, employment, housing stock, and commercial and industrial space are growing together both in the City of Omaha and in surrounding communities and counties. This pattern of growth is likely to continue over the next few decades, but the pace and nature of growth is in question. In particular, it is unclear whether growth in the Omaha area will accelerate from its current pace, or moderate. Also in question is the degree to which growth will occur in core counties like Douglas and Sarpy or suburban and exurban areas of …


An Analysis Of Competencies For Managing Science And Technology Programs, Sidney W. Goehring Mar 2008

An Analysis Of Competencies For Managing Science And Technology Programs, Sidney W. Goehring

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to analyze competencies needed for successful program management of Research and Development (R&D) programs -- also known as Science and Technology (S&T) programs -- within the Department of Defense (DoD). Current competency models are in development for the DoD Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) functional areas. Using an interim competency model developed for the Program Manager career field comprised of 36 technical competencies and 27 professional competencies, the research compares competencies' criticality scores rated by traditional acquisition program managers (PMs) with those rated by S&T program managers. In 42 out of 63 instances (67%), …


A Case-Based Exploration Of Task/Technology Fit In A Knowledge Management Context, Michael W. Moseley Mar 2008

A Case-Based Exploration Of Task/Technology Fit In A Knowledge Management Context, Michael W. Moseley

Theses and Dissertations

Task/Technology Fit (TTF) posits that as the intersection of the task domain and the capabilities of an information system (IS) increases in magnitude, the performance gains experienced by user through use of the IS will be positively impacted. While rooted in the traditional IS literature, this research proposes that TTF be extended to incorporate additional factors unique to the context of Knowledge Management (KM). Based upon the findings of this research, it is reasonable to conclude that when employing the TTF model to determine KMS fitness, additional factors other than the task requirements and KMS capabilities should be considered. This …


Ada News - 03/17/2008, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Mar 2008

Ada News - 03/17/2008, 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.


Afmc Customer Satisfaction Study At The Air Logistics Centers, Kelly D. Kendall Mar 2008

Afmc Customer Satisfaction Study At The Air Logistics Centers, Kelly D. Kendall

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to determine Air Force Material Command’s (AFMCs) external customer issues and satisfaction levels as measured and compared by Air Logistics Center. Specifically, this project sought to answer how AFMC’s Air Logistics Centers were performing based on survey criteria chosen by AFMC’s A4 Logistics division. This research was guided by a previous Graduate Research Project (GRP) effort, which sought to determine how customer relationship management (CRM) initiatives varied in the private and public sectors, and to determine an appropriate means of capturing and measuring this type of data for AFMC. The research question was answered …


Factor Analysis Of Interface Problems Among Construction Parties - A Case Study Of Mrt, Rong-Yau Huang, Chin-Tien Huang, Hung Lin, Wen-Hsiang Ku Mar 2008

Factor Analysis Of Interface Problems Among Construction Parties - A Case Study Of Mrt, Rong-Yau Huang, Chin-Tien Huang, Hung Lin, Wen-Hsiang Ku

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

With the rapid development of technology and the increasingly bigger size of constructions, the involved parties are required to pay more attention to all types of difficult interface problems than ever before. By considering the mass rapid transit system (MRTS) as an example, several problems resulting from complicated mechanical, electrical, civil, and track interfaces led to enormously extra losses in the construction process. Accordingly, this paper intends to use quantitative methods to categorize a variety of interface problems in the MRTS construction projects as well as identify their individual impacts in order to clarify these interface problems. The analysis results …


A Model Of Container Transshipment Port Competition: An Empirical Study Of International Ports In Taiwan, Wen-Chih Huang, Hsu-Hsi Chang, Ching-Tsyr Wu Mar 2008

A Model Of Container Transshipment Port Competition: An Empirical Study Of International Ports In Taiwan, Wen-Chih Huang, Hsu-Hsi Chang, Ching-Tsyr Wu

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

The purpose of this study is to establish a model of transshipment port competition in order to understand container carriers' transshipment port selection. Accompanied by the enlargement of containership, the hub-and-spoke network is developed due to the economic consideration of containership routes. In between the feeder port and hub port, the production and attraction relationship can be existed. For pursing the maximum benefit, the carriers will choose the better hub port for their container transshipment base. Based on this assumption the authors established the “Port Container Transshipment Competition Model (PTC Model)” to conduct the empirical study on Taiwan international ports …


Applying Topsis And Cooperative Game Theory In Airline Merging And Coalition Decisions, Oliver F. Shyr, Yi-Pin Kuo Mar 2008

Applying Topsis And Cooperative Game Theory In Airline Merging And Coalition Decisions, Oliver F. Shyr, Yi-Pin Kuo

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Nowadays, more and more airlines have adopted various alliance strategies, such as code sharing, equity sharing, merging and acquisition to survive in the rigorously competitive market. To assess the effectiveness of code sharing and merging practices among airlines, we include major factors affecting the decisions of code sharing and merging into our model and propose the formulation and calibration procedures of payoff functions under various airline coalition scenarios. In the case study, we apply TOPSIS to assess the importance of factors in the decision making of code sharing and merging and to create a priority ranking of target airlines in …


Estimation On Internal Wave Reflection In A Two-Layer Fluid System By Cumulative Logistic Regression Model, Hsien-Chueh Peter Yang, Chen-Yuan Chen, Cheng-Wu Chen, Tsung-Hao Chen Mar 2008

Estimation On Internal Wave Reflection In A Two-Layer Fluid System By Cumulative Logistic Regression Model, Hsien-Chueh Peter Yang, Chen-Yuan Chen, Cheng-Wu Chen, Tsung-Hao Chen

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Internal solitary wave propagation over a submarine ridge causes energy dispersion. Under this condition, the hydrodynamic interaction between the wave and ridge affects the oceanographic and marine environment. This study investigates how ridge height and potential energy affect wave-ridge interaction using a cumulative regression model. Three probability functions 1 pˆ , 2 pˆ and 3 pˆ , are utilized to investigate weighted influence of elements on wave reflection. Deviance and Pearson tests are employed to assess the goodness-of-fit of the proposed model and to improve the overdispersion problem. The cumulative logistic regression model demonstrates that bathymetry induced internal wave reflection …


2008-03-13, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents. Mar 2008

2008-03-13, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


2008-March-13-Award For Student Achievement On Tvaas Scores, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Mar 2008

2008-March-13-Award For Student Achievement On Tvaas Scores, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


Project Manager Personality As A Factor For Success, John D. Bedingfield Mar 2008

Project Manager Personality As A Factor For Success, John D. Bedingfield

Theses and Dissertations

Much has been written regarding project success, and one of the factors contributing to project success is the role of the project manager. Furthermore, project success can be enhanced by selecting the best project manager, and by assigning project managers whose attributes best align with project type. We investigated the role of the project manager's personality on project success using the "Big Five" personality model. We surveyed United States Department of Defense project managers to determine specific "Big Five" personality traits which were more likely to positively predict project manager success. The findings indicate conscientiousness and openness to experience were …


Shaper Of Reaganomics To Speak At Lindenwood, Lindenwood University Mar 2008

Shaper Of Reaganomics To Speak At Lindenwood, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Shakespeare Festival Will Bring Education Tour To Campus, Lindenwood University Mar 2008

Shakespeare Festival Will Bring Education Tour To Campus, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.


An Ontology Centric Architecture For Mediating Interactions In Semantic Web-Based E-Commerce Environments, Manoj Thomas Mar 2008

An Ontology Centric Architecture For Mediating Interactions In Semantic Web-Based E-Commerce Environments, Manoj Thomas

Theses and Dissertations

Information freely generated, widely distributed and openly interpreted is a rich source of creative energy in the digital age that we live in. As we move further into this irrevocable relationship with self-growing and actively proliferating information spaces, we are also finding ourselves overwhelmed, disheartened and powerless in the presence of so much information. We are at a point where, without domain familiarity or expert guidance, sifting through the copious volumes of information to find relevance quickly turns into a mundane task often requiring enormous patience. The realization of accomplishment soon turns into a matter of extensive cognitive load, serendipity …


2008-03-06 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. Mar 2008

2008-03-06 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes for March 6, 2008.


2008-03-06 Letter From The President, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. Mar 2008

2008-03-06 Letter From The President, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Letter from the President for March 6, 2008.


Establishing The Human Firewall: Reducing An Individual's Vulnerability To Social Engineering Attacks, Jamison W. Scheeres Mar 2008

Establishing The Human Firewall: Reducing An Individual's Vulnerability To Social Engineering Attacks, Jamison W. Scheeres

Theses and Dissertations

Hackers frequently use social engineering attacks to gain a foothold into a target network. This type of attack is a tremendous challenge to defend against, as the weakness lies in the human users, not in the technology. Thus far, methods for dealing with this threat have included establishing better security policies and educating users on the threat that exists. Existing techniques aren’t working as evidenced by the fact that auditing agencies consider it a given that will be able to gain access via social engineering. The purpose of this research is to propose a better method of reducing an individual’s …


Ada News - 03/03/2008, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Mar 2008

Ada News - 03/03/2008, 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.


Can Leadership Development Be Taught? Not Really, Says Banyan Treechairman Ho Kwon Ping, Knowledge@Smu Mar 2008

Can Leadership Development Be Taught? Not Really, Says Banyan Treechairman Ho Kwon Ping, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

Formal education may be a good vehicle for imparting specialised knowledge or domain expertise. What it does less well is to teach leadership development, hence the moral vacuum sometimes evident at the upper levels of society from business to politics. This dilemma was the focus of a recent talk by Banyan Tree Holding’s executive chairman, Ho Kwon Ping, as part of the CEO Talks series organised by the Wee Kim Wee Centre of Singapore Management University (SMU). Ho, who is also chairman of SMU’s Board of Trustees, won the CEO of the Year 2007 award in Singapore.