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Connecting Knowledge with Businesses and Society to Promote Economic Growth and to Enhance the Quality of Life

Service Learning: Assessing Student Outcomes In A Strategic Management Class, Lisa C. Lindley, Noreen Buhrnann

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

Due to the fast-paced, unpredictable, and complicated world of business, business educators are challenged to connect theory to practice. Service learning is one method that not only enhances student learning through practical application, it also provides benefits to community organizations involved and the clients they serve. It connects theory to practice. The hypothesis proposed by this study is that service learning will result in a change in student skills as measured by the Learning Skills Profile. Senior, undergraduate business majors enrolled in a capstone Strategic Management class participated in a service learning project. Skills were accessed before and after the …

Self-Marketing Plans: Creating Career Embedded Education & Reinforcing Marketing Concepts, Christina Mccale, Richard Delliveneri, Lynne Montrose

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

While the concept of conduction a Self-Marketing Plan as part of a principles of marketing class is not new, little research has been done to determine what, if anything, students gain from the activity - and no studies on the topic have been done at private or religious based schools. Faculty at Regis College have not only created a model for implementing such a project in the principles of marketing class, but also established a collaborative partnership with the Career Services office to provide the career development information necessary to complete the project. This research study describes the benefits students …

Level Of Existence & Leadership Style - Is There A Correlation?, Nicole A. Roberson

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

This study was conducted to determine whether the Discovery Assessment (DA) used to assess level of existence and the Styles of Leadership Survey (SLS) used to assess leadership style would aid in the selection of managers. Craves (1970) asserted that people progress through eight levels of existence and people with the higher levels of existence possessed the psychological maturity needed for today's managers. Blake and Mouton (1964) concluded that there were five primary leadership styles and the one high in production and people was the most optimal. The data revealed a link between level of existence and leadership style.

Countervailing Forces Affecting Japanese Telework Behavior, Gundars Kaupins, Kengo Usui

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

A literature review of Japanese and American research reveals several countervailing forces affecting Japanese telework behavior. Cultural characteristics such as collectivism, power distance, long-term orientation, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity and the need for face-to-face contact appear to negatively impact the amount of telework in Japan. Other negative influences include job design and legal limitations. New forces such as technology, commuting time, environmental needs, safety concerns, energy consumption, efficiency, productivity, societal changes, generational effects, supportive associations, company strategy, and government initiatives appear to increase Japanese telework. Though Japan has been slow in establishing telework in the 1990's, telework growth might be fast …

A Study Of Supportive Climate, Trust, Engagement And Organizational Commitment, Larry W. Hughes, James B. Avey, Steven M. Norman

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

This study was undertaken to explore the relationship between supportive climate and organizational commitment as mediated by trust and employee engagement. In a field test of 243 engineers and technicians from a Fortune 100 multinational firm, participants completed surveys about their organization's supportive climate, trust in their organization's leadership, affective organizational commitment, and engagement. Support for all hypotheses was found: (1) positive relationship between supportive climate and organizational commitment, and both (2) trust and (3) employee engagement mediated the climate-commitment relationship. Limitations of this study include generalizability of findings and common method bias. In human capital intensive industries, the value …

Streamlining Rich Media Communications In A Non-Profit Organization: Making Meetings Meaningful, Dennis C. Rittle

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

This study is an organizational diagnosis of a highly centralized non-profit organization, which desired to reduce the number of monthly committee meetings. Using an emergent design flexibility strategy. the findings revealed that because the members of the organization were accustomed to receiving frequent rich media communication, they may resist a reduction in meetings. Therefore, the study offers four recommendations to reduce the number of meetings to increase member satisfaction. Because of contradictory findings compared to existing research, two areas within the study of leadership are offered further research.

Cover, Front Matter & Editorial Board

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

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Infusion Of Popular Culture: A Catalytic Approach To Developing Critical Thinking In Undergraduate Leadership Students, Anthony C. Andenoro, Stacy D. Ward

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

Leadership educators are faced with the daily challenges of providing students with competencies and perspectives that will translate into successful personal and professional experiences. Specifically, the ability to think critically is paramount to develop within students as it leads to a rational and reasonable life (Elder, 1997). However competing values, an ever changing society, growing diversity, and expanding technology leading to a world of instant information complicate the efforts of leadership educators as they attempt to prepare the latest generation of leadership students. This challenge necessitates a more intentional approach to instruction as educators seek to cultivate competency development and …

Practice Influencing Theory: A Review Of The Definition, Practice, & Arguments For Csr, J.J. Asongu

Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)

This paper takes a closer look Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), focusing on firms are practicing it as well as the theoretical arguments for it. It begins by exploring the diversity that exists in the understanding of CSR - ranging from the view that it should be limited to the voluntary activities of firms to those views that embrace social activity. The aim here is to clarify the concept of CSR and to better appreciate the CSR activities of firms. Subsequently, the paper proposes eight major arguments for CSR, which include four traditional arguments and four newer ones. Judging from what …

Parametric Media: A Strategic Market Analysis And Marketing Plan For A Digital Signage, Interactive Kiosk And Content Company, Helena Irita Fowler

Theses Digitization Project

This project had two major objectives. The first objective was to conduct a strategic market analysis to serve as the backbone and roadmap for the marketing plan. The second objective was to create a strategic marketing plan to address Parametric Media's strategic marketing and business goals and objectives. This project was designed to fullfill the company's marketing needs. To do so, the author examined the digital signage industry, in order to understand what similar companies have done in the past, explored how consumer-based companies have deployed digital signage systems, and presented statistics and trends within the digital signage industry. The …

Some Entrepreneurship Pitfalls, Philip Wolitzer

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

All of us have at some point thought how great it would be to be the boss of our own destiny and build a new business. For some it’s a dream that won’t stop until we try. In the old days, all it would have taken was two months’ rent after we built our leasehold improvements. Oh, how times have changed.

From The Editors, Herbert Sherman, Joshua Shuart, Laurence Weinstein

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

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Missouri-Iowa Science Cooperative (Science Co-Op): Rural Schools-Urban Universities Collaborative Project., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, Leonard Annetta, Susan Everett

Educator Preparation & Leadership Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

“A Noble Endeavor”: Comments From The Yearly Review Editor, Mary Uhl-Bien

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

This issue comprises The Leadership Quarterly Yearly Review of Leadership (LQYR) for 2008, a series that was started by Jerry Hunt in 2000. With this series, Jerry displayed his tremendous talent as a visionary and leading edge thinker in bringing us a series of articles from top and emerging scholars not only in leadership, but in other areas Jerry saw that could inform leadership. The series has become a cornerstone of LQ, and the impact is demonstrated by the fact that, since its inception, LQYR articles have been regular recipients of the Best Paper Award in LQ. We …

Technology-Aided Participative Methods In Environmental Assessment: An International Perspective, Ainhoa Gonzalez, Alan Gilmer, Ronan Foley, John Sweeney, John Fry

Articles

Provisions for citizen involvement in the assessment of potential environmental effects of certain plans, programmes and projects are present in current legislation. An international survey revealed that public participation is common practice in European and some other countries worldwide. However, a number of issues are observed to affect public involvement in EIA/SEA processes and expert opinion differs when evaluating the effectiveness of existing participative methods. Results suggest that technology-aided methods can improve traditional participation processes. In particular, GIS has the potential to increase community knowledge and enhance involvement by communicating information more effectively. Variable accessibility to technology and data quality …

Entrepreneurial Orientation Among The Youth Of India: The Impact Of Culture, Education And Environment, Nancy M. Levenburg, Thomas V. Schwarz

Peer Reviewed Articles

Expanding the level of entrepreneurial activity within all nations is an increasingly important political and economic goal, especially for developing countries. Literature suggests that culture, education and environment play key roles, yet these attributes vary greatly across nations. This study explores the level of interest in entrepreneurship among what may be India’s next generation of entrepreneurs, namely undergraduate business students, and draws comparisons with students enrolled in the US. Despite a combination of social structures and cultural values within India that historically constrained entrepreneurship, a number of efforts in recent years seem to have significantly shifted the national mindset regarding …

2008 Nsu Sharks Women's Rowing Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2008 Nsu Sharks Baseball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2008 Nsu Sharks Women's Tennis Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Investigation On Customer’S Privacy Perceptions, Trust And Security Awareness In E-Commerce Environment, Anil Gurung, Xin Luo, M. K. Raja

Management Information Systems Faculty Research

Privacy concerns of the users have been listed as one of the hindrances in the growth of e-commerce. Understanding the consequences of privacy and its relationship with risk perceptions may help in finding solutions to this problem. Internet users may use different strategies to protect their privacy so that they can become confident in taking part in e-commerce. In this study, we investigate how users can lower their risk perceptions in the context of e-commerce. The relationships among privacy, risk, trust and internet security measures are empirically investigated to predict the behavioral intention to take part in e-commerce. Theoretical contributions …

Ua42/2 Clipping File, Wku Independent Learning

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper clippings and advertisements regarding WKU Independent Learning program 1920-2008.

Ua1c9 Document Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of documents from the WKU Archives digitized for publication or on-line exhibits.

Ua1c8 Logos & Symbols Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of logos and symbols of Western Kentucky University and its predecessors.

1. Athletics
2. Illustrations / Artwork

Ua95/1 Glasgow Normal School Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Publications created by and about the Glasgow Normal School. The series includes the first catalog, a pamphlet and James Cornette's history of the school.

Ua96/1 Southern Normal School Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Publications created by and about the Southern Normal School. Series includes recruitment materials such as advertisements and flyers; course catalogs; student newspaper The Southern Educator and the announcement that the Southern Normal School will become Western Kentucky State Normal School.

20th Annual Conference On Accounting, Business And Financial History At Cardiff Business School 11-12 September 2008; Announcement Of Conference And Call For Papers: Guest Speaker -- John F. Wilson, Institute Of Chartered Accountants In England And Wales In England And Wales

Accounting Historians Journal

No abstract provided.

Ua30/2 Visitor's Guide & Campus Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Administration Documents

Western Kentucky University campus map includes advertisements for local Bowling Green businesses.

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Gordon Ford College Of Business, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU Gordon Ford College of Business.

Eurobond Issue And Firm Value, Roya K. Ardalan

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

This study explores differences between US-bonds and Eurobonds and analyzes the effect of some Eurobond characteristics on firm value. First, it attempts to determine if investors view U.S. and Eurobonds similarly, especially after the change in tax laws that exempted U.S.-bond holders from paying 30 percent withholding taxes. Then, the paper analyzes the effect of some of the Eurobond issue characteristics such as issue size, issue frequency, yield spread, and maturity term on firm value. The results show that Eurobonds provide investors an alternative for portfolio diversification, and as a result, the bond market remained segmented. Also, the increase in …