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Affordable Homeownership Policy: Implications For Housing Markets, Sock Yong Phang Nov 2009

Affordable Homeownership Policy: Implications For Housing Markets, Sock Yong Phang

Research Collection School Of Economics

Affordable homeownership is a policy that is often accorded a great deal of policy attention by governments of many countries. In this paper, we examine the market implications of setting a housing price to income ratio target for a market segment by the government. The policy requires active intervention by the government with regard to the targeted sector. We use a simple model of the housing market with a homeownership affordability target to derive the market implications of such targets. In the presence of uncertainty and resource constraints, the objective of homeownership affordability is achieved for the targeted group at …

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Bayesian Analysis Of Structural Credit Risk Models With Microstructure Noises, Shirley J. Huang, Jun Yu Nov 2009

Bayesian Analysis Of Structural Credit Risk Models With Microstructure Noises, Shirley J. Huang, Jun Yu

Research Collection School Of Economics

In this paper a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) technique is developed for the Bayesian analysis of structural credit risk models with microstructure noises. The technique is based on the general Bayesian approach with posterior computations performed by Gibbs sampling. Simulations from the Markov chain, whose stationary distribution converges to the posterior distribution, enable exact ¯nite sample inferences of model parameters. The exact inferences can easily be extended to latent state variables and any nonlinear transformation of state variables and parameters, facilitating practical credit risk applications. In addition, the comparison of alternative models can be based on deviance information criterion …

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2009 November, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University. Nov 2009

2009 November, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for November of 2009.

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Goodwill And Goodwill Write-Downs: Their Effects On Earnings Quality For 2008 And 2009, Don E. Giacomino, Michael D. Akers Nov 2009

Goodwill And Goodwill Write-Downs: Their Effects On Earnings Quality For 2008 And 2009, Don E. Giacomino, Michael D. Akers

Accounting Faculty Research and Publications

This paper examines goodwill on corporate balance sheets. Specifically, the paper measures the extent to which goodwill exists on corporate balance sheets and the degree of goodwill write-downs that have occurred recently. We report on our study and a study by Intangible Business, which show that many firms carry substantial amounts of goodwill on their 2008 balance sheets. Thus, because of the recent downturn in the economy and the markets, the potential for big bath earnings management for 2008 and 2009 exists. In addition, because of reductions in expected returns on pension plan assets, many firms are likely to record …

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Guerilla Warfare & Law Enforcement: Combating The 21st Century Terrorist Cell Within The U.S., Richard J. Hughbank Nov 2009

Guerilla Warfare & Law Enforcement: Combating The 21st Century Terrorist Cell Within The U.S., Richard J. Hughbank

Journal of Strategic Security

Both domestic and international terrorist organizations employ guerrilla warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures. Thus, the ability to identify and defeat the members of these organizations, cripple their infrastructures, and disrupt their financial resources lies in the understanding of modern guerrilla warfare as it develops in the twenty-first century within the United States.3 The forms of asymmetric warfare4 adopted by domestic and international terrorist groups alike is no longer intended to gain simple media exposure or governmental manipulation; they want to make an overpowering impact by causing massive loss of life and severe damage to infrastructure and are often motivated by …

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Energy Sector Pricing And Macroeconomic Dynamics: Editorial Introduction Of The Special Issue, Anastasios G. Malliaris, C. Kyrtsou Nov 2009

Energy Sector Pricing And Macroeconomic Dynamics: Editorial Introduction Of The Special Issue, Anastasios G. Malliaris, C. Kyrtsou

School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

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High Plains Travel And Recreation Perception Survey Results , Kara Grau Nov 2009

High Plains Travel And Recreation Perception Survey Results , Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Western Montana and the Bismarck area of North Dakota were the target areas for the Montana Office of Tourism's summer, 2009 marketing campaign highlighting Montana's High Plains, including the attractions, activities and landscape found in eastern Montana. This study evaluated the awareness of the High Plains amongst residents of these two areas and, aditionally, assessed their perceptions of the High Plains as a place to visit.

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The Luxury Casino Hotel Dynamic Price Strategy Practices For The Fit Customer Segment, Lei Chen Nov 2009

The Luxury Casino Hotel Dynamic Price Strategy Practices For The Fit Customer Segment, Lei Chen

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This research paper compares room rate luxury casino hotel pricing pattern between the periods of 4/1/2009 to 6/30/2009). A good price strategy can help a hotel optimize both price and demand. The price strategy is also the only way a hotel can offset its demand in advance. Price strategy experienced several revolutions after the hotel industry adopted the Revenue management (RM) price strategy from the airline industry, which has changed it profoundly in the past decades. The RM price strategy is, more than ever before, a fundamental influence on RM practice. This is not only because of its financial point …

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A Comparison Of Gambling Motivation Factors Between Chinese And Western Casino Players, Lu Ye Nov 2009

A Comparison Of Gambling Motivation Factors Between Chinese And Western Casino Players, Lu Ye

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This paper explored literature on gambling motivation of Western and Chinese casino players to find out the similarities and differences of their motivation factors. Study found that they are motivated in similar ways by the desire to win, social and early memories. However, the Chinese gamblers exhibit severer cognitive errors, stronger risk-taking tendency and higher level of stress and depression, which explained the common findings of literature that Chinese have higher gambling and problem gambling rates than other ethnic groups. The findings would benefit casino operators in making marketing strategy at the Chinese players as well as problem gambling treatment …

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A Bayesian Inventory Model Using Real-Time Condition Monitoring Information, Rong Li, Jennifer Ryan Nov 2009

A Bayesian Inventory Model Using Real-Time Condition Monitoring Information, Rong Li, Jennifer Ryan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

No abstract provided.

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Social Networks, Personal Values, And Creativity: Evidence For Curvilinear And Interaction Effects, Jing Zhou, Shung Jae Shin, Daniel J. Brass, Jaepil Choi, Zhi-Xue Zhang Nov 2009

Social Networks, Personal Values, And Creativity: Evidence For Curvilinear And Interaction Effects, Jing Zhou, Shung Jae Shin, Daniel J. Brass, Jaepil Choi, Zhi-Xue Zhang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Taking an interactional perspective on creativity, the authors examined the influence of social networks and conformity value on employees' creativity. They theorized and found a curvilinear relationship between number of weak ties and creativity such that employees exhibited greater creativity when their number of weak ties was at intermediate levels rather than at lower or higher levels. In addition, employees' conformity value moderated the curvilinear relationship between number of weak ties and creativity such that employees exhibited greater creativity at intermediate levels of number of weak ties when conformity was low than when it was high. A proper match between …

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Regulatory Exposure Of Deceptive Marketing And Its Impact On Firm Value, Martha Myslinski Tipton, Sundar G. Bharadwaj, Diana C. Robertson Nov 2009

Regulatory Exposure Of Deceptive Marketing And Its Impact On Firm Value, Martha Myslinski Tipton, Sundar G. Bharadwaj, Diana C. Robertson

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Research linking marketing to financial performance has predominantly focused on how marketing assets and actions add value. The authors argue that it is equally important to understand how marketing decisions can reduce firm value. Prior research has indicated that negative events vary greatly in their indirect costs to the firm. On the basis of established theory and in-depth interviews with practitioners, the authors identify a set of factors that can explain the heterogeneity in the magnitude of indirect costs associated with negative marketing-related events. Specifically, they address how the regulatory exposure of deceptive marketing, which carries no direct cost to …

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Apec Business Fellowship: Singapore, Hwee Hoon Tan, Michael A. Netzley Nov 2009

Apec Business Fellowship: Singapore, Hwee Hoon Tan, Michael A. Netzley

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This commissioned research report targets Singapore and is based on a survey study of SME leaders and their executive education needs for internationalizing. The report describes survey findings from Singapore and describes hwo the APEC Business Fellowship can be tailored to audiences in Singapore.

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Apec Business Fellowship: Thailand, Hwee Hoon Tan, Michael A. Netzley Nov 2009

Apec Business Fellowship: Thailand, Hwee Hoon Tan, Michael A. Netzley

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This survey study of SME internationalization presents findings from Thailand. The report describes how the APEC Business Fellowship program can be tailored to the needs a Thai audience.

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Marketing Strategy And Wall Street: Nailing Down Marketing’S Impact, Dominique M. Hanssens, Roland T. Rust, Rajendra K. Srivastava Nov 2009

Marketing Strategy And Wall Street: Nailing Down Marketing’S Impact, Dominique M. Hanssens, Roland T. Rust, Rajendra K. Srivastava

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

No abstract provided.

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Inventory Management And Financial Hedging Of Storable Commodities, Panos Kouvelis, Rong Li, Qing Ding Nov 2009

Inventory Management And Financial Hedging Of Storable Commodities, Panos Kouvelis, Rong Li, Qing Ding

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

No abstract provided.

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Brokerage Industry Self-Regulation: The Case Of Analysts’ Background Disclosures, Lawrence Brown, Artur Hugon, Hai Lu Nov 2009

Brokerage Industry Self-Regulation: The Case Of Analysts’ Background Disclosures, Lawrence Brown, Artur Hugon, Hai Lu

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

We evaluate an industry disclosure initiative designed to inform investors, the practice of providing information regarding investment professionals’ backgrounds. Implicit in the motivation for this initiative is the presumed relevance of background information to investors seeking investment professionals’ guidance. We find that analysts with disclosure incidents forecast less accurately than a matched sample of analysts without such disclosures, and that the market views disclosed analysts’ earnings forecasts as less credible than those of the matched sample. Our evidence is consistent with disclosures signaling a persistent analyst characteristic. We conclude that analyst backgrounds are informative regarding both the accuracy and credibility …

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Reinventing The Branch: An Empirical Assessment Of Banking Strategies To Environmental Differentiation, Thomas Allard, Barry Babin, Jean-Charles Chebat, Martine Crispo Nov 2009

Reinventing The Branch: An Empirical Assessment Of Banking Strategies To Environmental Differentiation, Thomas Allard, Barry Babin, Jean-Charles Chebat, Martine Crispo

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The present study investigates the effects of two atmospheric differentiation strategies currently used by banks: co-locating with a hedonic business vs. refurbishing through an upscale environment. We assessed the potential moderating effects of congruency between the retail environment and the type of services. Using a Structural Equation Model based on 300 bank visit intercepts, we found significant differences between modern branch concepts and the traditional one in their influence on customers’ retail experience. More specifically, the type of atmospheric strategy moderates the relationship between retail environment and customers’ affect and the relationship between affect and approach behavior. Also, the mediating …

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Personality Scale Validities Increase Throughout Medical School, Filip Lievens, Deniz S. Ones, Stephan Dilchert Nov 2009

Personality Scale Validities Increase Throughout Medical School, Filip Lievens, Deniz S. Ones, Stephan Dilchert

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Admissions and personnel decisions rely on stable predictor-criterion relationships. The authors studied the validity of Big Five personality factors and their facets for predicting academic performance in medical school across multiple years, investigating whether criterion-related validities change over time. In this longitudinal investigation, an entire European country's 1997 cohort of medical students was studied throughout their medical school career (Year 1, N = 627; Year 7, N = 306). Over time, extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness factor and facet scale scores showed increases in operational validity for predicting grade point averages. Although there may not be any advantages to being open …

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Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 3, Number 4, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate Nov 2009

Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 3, Number 4, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate

Center for Real Estate Quarterly

Table of Contents:
--Editor's Urban Development Journal "Greening the Ratings: Weed LEED & SEED" by Will Macht (pages 3-12)
--"Deleveraging Commercial Real Estate: Equity Investment Market Dynamics" by Mike Kingsella & Chris Longinetti (pg 13-26)
--"Salem Multifamily Report" by Jamie Martinson (pg 27-31)
--"Salem Retail Report" by Jennifer Martin (pg 32-33)
--"Big Box Reuse" by April Chastain (pg 34-38)
--"Retail Market Analysis" by April Chastain (pg 39-42)
--"Office Market Analysis" by April Chastain (pg 43-51)
--"Hotel Market Analysis" by April Chastain (pg 52-53)
--"Industrial Market Analysis" by April Chastain (pg 54-57)
--"Apartment Market Analysis" by Scott Aster (pg 58-62)
--"Housing …

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Library Impact Statement For Lrs/Mba 573 Staffing Organizations Oct 2009

Library Impact Statement For Lrs/Mba 573 Staffing Organizations

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for LRS/MBA 573 Staffing Organizations. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée J. Rathemacher. Requesting faculty member: Professor Anthony R. Wheeler.

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행위의도에 영향을 미치는 확장된 서비스 규범개념과 조절변수에 대한 고찰, Sang Hyun Lee, Sang Jun Lee Oct 2009

행위의도에 영향을 미치는 확장된 서비스 규범개념과 조절변수에 대한 고찰, Sang Hyun Lee, Sang Jun Lee

Asia Marketing Journal

No abstract provided.

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A Study Of The Extended Service Norm Constructs Influencing Behavioral Intention And A Moderating Variable In Service Purchasing Situation, Sang Hyun Lee, Sang Jun Lee Oct 2009

A Study Of The Extended Service Norm Constructs Influencing Behavioral Intention And A Moderating Variable In Service Purchasing Situation, Sang Hyun Lee, Sang Jun Lee

Asia Marketing Journal

The purpose of this study is to develop a service norm construct influencing behavioral intention in a service purchasing situation and investigate how the construct is related with other constructs in the theory of planned action model. Furthermore, a moderating variable, self-monitoring concept, in the model is considered.
As a result, the influence of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived control on behavioral intention were all significant. Other consumers" norm was a significant factor affecting behavioral intention. Service provider norm, however, was not significant. In addition, self-monitoring played a moderating role in the model.
The implication of this study is that …

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국내 가구기반 통신서비스의 고객접점에 관한 연구, Minhee Son, Kyesook Han, Hyoyeol Lim Oct 2009

국내 가구기반 통신서비스의 고객접점에 관한 연구, Minhee Son, Kyesook Han, Hyoyeol Lim

Asia Marketing Journal

No abstract provided.

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영업사원의 직무성과, 직무스트레스와 이직의도 간의 인과관계에 대한 실증적 연구, Kwang Ho Ahn, Chung Tae Moon, Seong Ho Seong Ho Oct 2009

영업사원의 직무성과, 직무스트레스와 이직의도 간의 인과관계에 대한 실증적 연구, Kwang Ho Ahn, Chung Tae Moon, Seong Ho Seong Ho

Asia Marketing Journal

No abstract provided.

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Adoption Of E-Business Technologies And Suppliers Performance In Thai Automotive Supply Chains, Parveen Farooquie, Jamal A. Farooquie Oct 2009

Adoption Of E-Business Technologies And Suppliers Performance In Thai Automotive Supply Chains, Parveen Farooquie, Jamal A. Farooquie

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Collaborative efforts, economies of time and cost, competitive service quality, and technological flexibility are among the key concerns of operations for successful supply chains. Implementation of web-based technologies has contributred significantly towards the achievement of such objectives of supply chains. The presents study examines the various aspects of e-business technologies adoption with reference to the first-tier suppliers associated with the automotive supply chains in Thailand. The paper also investigates the impact of employing e-business technologies on the suppliers' performance.

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A Study On The Mot Of Household Telecommunication Services, Minhee Son, Kyesook Han, Hyoyeol Lim Oct 2009

A Study On The Mot Of Household Telecommunication Services, Minhee Son, Kyesook Han, Hyoyeol Lim

Asia Marketing Journal

With the intensity of competition and the standardization of technical attributes in telecommunications service market increasing, differentiated activity and customer experience in service encounter is regarded as an important means for creating customer value, however, there is a dearth of good literature examining what MOT activity is composed of according to consumption chain, and how service quality of MOT has influenced customer performance. Especially there exist various services across different phase of Product life cycle(PLC) in household telecommunication service market, customer requirement for MOT might depend on whether its phase is introduction-growth stage or maturity-decline stage, the empirical study is …

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서비스 수익 체인 실현을 위한 내부마케팅 전략: 현대해상화재보험, Youjae Yi, Jun Youb Lee, Jin Young Sirh Oct 2009

서비스 수익 체인 실현을 위한 내부마케팅 전략: 현대해상화재보험, Youjae Yi, Jun Youb Lee, Jin Young Sirh

Asia Marketing Journal

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance has achieved its goal of revenue growth while most of insurance companies have failed. It is because Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance continued to make sincere efforts to increase employee satisfaction. The service-profit chain posits that employee satisfaction is linked to customer satisfaction and to revenue growth. The case shows how Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance put the service-profit chain to work and how different its internal marketing strategy is.

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기아자동차 Soul의 혁신적인 제품전략, Doo-Hee Lee, Jong-Ho Lee, Ki Heung Jeon Oct 2009

기아자동차 Soul의 혁신적인 제품전략, Doo-Hee Lee, Jong-Ho Lee, Ki Heung Jeon

Asia Marketing Journal

The objective of this case study is to analyze how effectively KIA SOUL, which is a leading Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV) brand, has created a new market space through innovative product strategy. Up until now, most car manufacturers have focused only on the traditional product market segments missing out on the opportunity of the crossover segment market. KIA SOUL found a new market space by identifying the high crossover utility demand and filling the gap between the current product category values and the emerging crossover product category values. This case study illustrates that an innovative product strategy can be effectively …

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영업사원과의 관계구축 의도에 영향을 미치는 소비자의 내재적 특성에 관한 연구, Chanwook Park Oct 2009

영업사원과의 관계구축 의도에 영향을 미치는 소비자의 내재적 특성에 관한 연구, Chanwook Park

Asia Marketing Journal

No abstract provided.

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