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2013-May-17-Etsu Dental Hygiene Student Angela Haynes Wins National Award, University Marketing And Communicatins, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2013-May-17-Storytelling Minor, University Marketing And Communicatins, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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Empirical Examination Of Quantitative Easing In Monetary Policy And Earning Management Of Financial Markets And Institutions, Ali Ashraf

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In the first chapter, I analyze the impact of changes in aggregate holding in special asset purchase programs by Federal Reserve Systems (FED) as an alternate monetary policy at aggregate level. Later, to complement the analysis of monetary impact at aggregate level, I also analyze the impact of monetary actions at bank stock level with a set of 186 banks. First, for the overall sample period, expected monetary shock has positive effect on bank stock return; however, unexpected shock component has otherwise negative impact. Second, during both conventional and QE regime, monetary shocks are not significant in explaining weekly stock …

Essay 1:Imf Lending And The Emerging Markets' Governance Structure. Essay 2: Specialization Constructs Among Business Incubators, Bridgette M. Bain

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to observe and analyze whether the value system and political structure of a nation, gauged through its legal configuration, impacts its response to IMF debt and consequently impacts its GDP growth rates. This paper also analyzes whether involvement in the fund through a loan relationship affects the country’s real interest rate, inflation, exchange rate and import and export volume and whether this relationship is causal in that we can explain a nation’s loan relationship with the Fund through observance of the aforementioned variables. In this paper, we observe 34 emerging markets as defined by …

European Stock Market Contagion During Sovereign Debt Crisis And The Effects Of Macroeconomic Announcements On The Correlations Of Gold,Dollar And Stock Returns, Ziyu Li

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The first part of this dissertation examines the presence of the financial contagion across European stock markets with respect to the Greece sovereign debt crisis by estimating the time-varying conditional correlations of stock returns between Greece and other European countries over 2001 to 2012. We find that the correlations vary over time and reach the peaks in the late 2008 during theU.S.subprime crisis, and in the beginning of 2010 of the height of European debt crisis. Further, the correlations between stock index returns of Greece and Spain, France, Ireland, Netherlands are significantly increased by Greek sovereign credit rating downgrade announcements. …

Two Essays In Financial Economics, Eric J. Osmer

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation consists of two essays: the first investigates informed trading in the Chinese stock exchanges, and the second examines the persistency of correlation of currency future prices.

For the first essay, using a sample of Chinese firms dual-listed in both the China mainland stock exchange and the Hong Kong stock exchange, I investigate the two types of informed trading - insider trading and trading derived from better analysis in the A-and H-share markets. The results suggest that H-shares have relatively more informed trading based on better analysis. In addition, the results from the firm size regression can also be …

Examining Exchange Rate Exposure, Hedging And Executive Compensation In Us Manufacturing Industry, Mohammad N. Rahman

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In essay one, my primary objective is to see the sensitivity of foreign exchange rate risk on firm performance in US manufacturing industry and examine if the hedging help reduce the foreign exchange rate risk. I am particularly interested in manufacturing industry because of the nature of business operation of manufacturing firms. Manufacturing firms in US are not only exposed to foreign exchange fluctuation from sales and revenue but also are exposed to foreign exchange rate risk for procurement, placement and investment. I find that the firms with extreme foreign exchange rate risk exposure exhibit lower daily return and firms …

Developing A Strategic Policy Choice Framework For Technological Innovation: Case Of Chinese Pharmaceuticals, Leong Chan

Dissertations and Theses

With the growing trend of globalization and rapid development of high technologies, emerging economies face more challenges in technology development because they are chasing a fast-moving frontier. They need to identify global technology trends and adapt to local needs and capabilities. Strategies for technology development differ among countries at different developmental stages.

In this research, a technology policy choice framework is developed to link prospective high-tech areas, technology development strategies, and various innovative resources. The research approach is to develop a hierarchical decision model (HDM) and apply the analytic hierarchical process (AHP). Experts are invited from diverse sources to provide …

The Santa Clara, 2013-05-16, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

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2013-May-16-Foundation Annual Meeting 2013, University Marketing And Communicatins, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2013-May-16-Foundation Gives $1m For Arts Center, University Marketing And Communicatins, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Innovation Measurement: A Decision Framework To Determine Innovativeness Of A Company, Kenny Phan

Dissertations and Theses

Innovation is one of the most important sources of competitive advantage. It helps a company to fuel the growth of new products and services, sustain incumbents, create new markets, transform industries, and promote the global competitiveness of nations. Because of its importance, companies need to manage innovation. It is very important for a company to be able to measure its innovativeness because one cannot effectively manage without measurement. A good measurement model will help a company to understand its current capability and identify areas that need improvement.

In this research a systematic approach was developed for a company to measure …

Making The Most Of The Volunteer Experience For Both The Volunteer And The Community Based Organization : What Can Be Learned From A Review Of The Literature And Research, Rachel Skoff

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This literature review discusses the research and the implications of it in the areas of: volunteer motivation; screening, training and supporting volunteers; volunteer empowerment; age, gender and disability as they relate to the volunteer experience; particular issues that schools must consider when using volunteers; legal issues which impact agencies; and best practices that have been developed for volunteer programs.

Huntsman Graduate, Jordan Phillips, Gets Education At Usu And Iraq, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Allie Jeppson

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Before attending Utah State University, recent Huntsman graduate Jordan Phillips gained a less formal education —one that involved Howitzer guns, a journey to Iraq, and proved to be every bit as valuable as his business administration degree.

Huntsman Graduate, Jordan Phillips, Gets Education At Usu And Iraq, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Allie Jeppson

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Before attending Utah State University, recent Huntsman graduate Jordan Phillips gained a less formal education —one that involved Howitzer guns, a journey to Iraq, and proved to be every bit as valuable as his business administration degree.

Two Huntsman Teams Take Top Honors At Walmart It Summit, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Steve Eaton

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Two teams from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business recently placed first and second in an information systems competition in Bentonville, Ark., that pitted 82 teams from top universities around the world against each other, testing their IT skills and their ability to find innovative solutions.

Newsday Quotes Management Professor Merideth Ferguson, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Merideth Ferguson, assistant professor of management at the Huntsman School of Business, was recently quoted in a story in Newsday.

All-Woman Team Takes First Place In A Backcountry.Com “Hackathon”, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Steve Eaton

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

A team made up of three students and a graduate from the Huntsman School of Business took first place in a competition sponsored by Backcountry.com recently that pitted them against industry professionals in a 24-hour contest that drove programmers to work through the night.

Essential Skills For Leadership Effectiveness In Diverse Workplace Development, Szu-Fang Chuang

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

Globalization, technology advances, and diversity have greatly influenced international business and multinational management operations. Global managers cannot consistently apply traditional leadership when dealing with multiple cultural conflicts and managing international employees in the rapidly changed diverse workplace. This study is an initial effort to examine the new looks of leadership in the diverse workplace development and identify essential leadership skills demanded in a global context. Global leaders need to develop cultural awareness, global mindset, interpersonal skill and effective manager-employee relationship in facing the changes and challenges of the global market. Eleven essential leadership skills for the global leaders to promote …

National Mis Champions From Huntsman School Interviewed On Ksl, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Two teams from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business recently placed first and second in an information systems competition in Bentonville, Ark., that pitted 82 teams from top universities around the world against each other, testing their IT skills and their ability to find innovative solutions. Four of the students from the winning teams were guests on KSL’s daily program “Browser 5.0” on May 15. You can see the interview on "Browser 5.0" by clicking here.

Huntsman Students, Faculty, And Staff Recognized For Contributions, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Allie Jeppson

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Utah State University honored three Huntsman students and the Huntsman Scholar Program with Robins Awards this year, recognizing them for their scholarship, contributions, and trips to the end zone.

Huntsman Alumnus Steve Milovich Featured In Forefront Magazine, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Huntsman alumnus Steve Milovich is the senior vice president for Disney-ABC Television Group.

Charlie Denson, President Of Nike Brand, Asks Graduates To Change The World, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

One of the best known alums of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Charlie Denson, told USU graduates to be curious, keep their options open, follow their passion, and change the world.

2013-May-14-Openbucs Announced, University Marketing And Communicatins, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Spring Meeting Of Council, Volume 1, May 19 - 21, 2013, Jw Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, D.C., American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Hot Market?, Steven D. Dolvin

All Chapters

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) have increased in size and number during the recent bull market. IPOs tend to follow market cycles, particularly in environments where volatility is less pronounced. This gives firms more pricing stability, combined with increased investor appetite -- obviously the right mix for IPOs. ()

Man Vs. Machine, Steven D. Dolvin

All Chapters

It has always been difficult (if not impossible) to consistently beat the market -- so called "market efficiency." However, it may be even more difficult with the advent of quantitative systems trading -- i.e., algorithmic trading. (See article here, WSJ.)

Animal Welfare And Food Safety Aspects Of Confining Broiler Chickens To Cages, Sara Shields, Michael Greger

Agribusiness Collection

In most areas of the world, broiler chickens are raised in floor systems, but cage confinement is becoming more common. The welfare of broiler chickens in cages is affected by movement restriction, poor bone strength due to lack of exercise, and prevention of key behavioral patterns such as dustbathing and ground scratching. Cages for broiler chickens also have a long history of causing skin and leg conditions that could further compromise welfare, but a lack of controlled studies makes it difficult to draw conclusions about newer cage designs. Cage environments are usually stocked at a higher density than open floor …