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Behavioral Intervention To Reinforce Correct Youth Employee Behavior At A Nonprofit Boy Scout Summer Camp: A Case Study, Joshua Kallen Apr 2013

Behavioral Intervention To Reinforce Correct Youth Employee Behavior At A Nonprofit Boy Scout Summer Camp: A Case Study, Joshua Kallen

Honors Theses

A reinforcement plan was implemented to improve employee adhesion to set parameters in performance at a 24-hour employment scenario. The reinforcement plan successfully negated the extinction effects of the contingency across the 4 week quasi-experimental period which showed improvement compared to qualitative baseline data. These findings suggest that the reinforcement plan, rather than punishment contingencies, is a more effective tool for encouraging employee participation in activities which participation is aversive.


Ada News - 04/15/2013, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Apr 2013

Ada News - 04/15/2013, 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.


Innovators And Imitators In Product-Market Competition And Accounting Reporting, Carlos Corona, Lin Nan, Ran Zhao Apr 2013

Innovators And Imitators In Product-Market Competition And Accounting Reporting, Carlos Corona, Lin Nan, Ran Zhao

Accounting Faculty Articles and Research

In this study, we examine firms’ investments in explorative initiatives and their choices of capitalization method in a product-market competition setting. Since the capitalization of exploration expenditures may contain information on whether a firm’s exploration investment is successful, financial reports may reveal important information to competitors, and thus may have real consequences in product-market competition. In our paper, we identify two driving forces that induce firms to choose different capitalization methods: an information-spillover effect and a preempting effect. We also find that enforcing an accounting method that requires firms to capitalize expenditures of only successful explorations may increase or decrease …


2013-April-15-Spring Jazz At The Culp, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-15-Spring Jazz At The Culp, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


Investigating Critical Factors That Influence Shippers' And International Freight Forwarders' Preferences In Carrier Selection Using Integrated Hierarchical Information Integration Approach, Jin-Long Lu Apr 2013

Investigating Critical Factors That Influence Shippers' And International Freight Forwarders' Preferences In Carrier Selection Using Integrated Hierarchical Information Integration Approach, Jin-Long Lu

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

This study adopts an integrated hierarchical information integration (HII) approach to collect the preference data from Taiwanese shippers and international freight forwarders (IFFs) of ocean carriers. In total, data from 345 shippers and 245 freight forwarders were included in the sample for analysis. The study then uses multiple linear regression models to investigate the critical factors that influence the preferences in carrier selection among shippers and IFFs. Through model estimations and part-worth utility analyses, this paper suggests that the critical factors of concern to shippers and IFFs are obviously different. Shippers place much importance on factors related to financial stability, …


An Exact And Meta-Heuristic Approach For Two-Agent Single-Machine Scheduling Problem, Wen-Hung Wu Apr 2013

An Exact And Meta-Heuristic Approach For Two-Agent Single-Machine Scheduling Problem, Wen-Hung Wu

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

In many real-life applications, it can be often found that multiple agents compete on the usage of a common processing resource in different application environments and different methodological fields, such as artificial intelligence, decision theory, operations research, etc. Moreover, scheduling with multiple agents is relatively unexplored. Based on this observation, this paper attempts to study a single-machine scheduling problem where the objective is to minimize the total tardiness of the first agent with the constraint that no tardy job is allowed for the second agent. In this study, we provide a branch-and-bound algorithm and a genetic algorithm for the optimal …


Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards, Using The Work Of Internal Auditors, April 15, 2013, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Apr 2013

Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards, Using The Work Of Internal Auditors, April 15, 2013, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.


Draft Proposed Revised, Draft - Aicpa Code Of Professional Conduct - Draft, Possible Date - April 15, 2013, Possible Date - Comments Are Requested By August 15, 2013, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Division Apr 2013

Draft Proposed Revised, Draft - Aicpa Code Of Professional Conduct - Draft, Possible Date - April 15, 2013, Possible Date - Comments Are Requested By August 15, 2013, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Division

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.


Proposed Revised, Aicpa Code Of Professional Conduct, April 15, 2013, Comments Are Requested By August 15, 2013, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Division Apr 2013

Proposed Revised, Aicpa Code Of Professional Conduct, April 15, 2013, Comments Are Requested By August 15, 2013, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Division

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.


Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards, Using The Work Of Internal Auditors, April 15, 2013, Comments Are Requested By July 15, 2013; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2013, April 15, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Apr 2013

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards, Using The Work Of Internal Auditors, April 15, 2013, Comments Are Requested By July 15, 2013; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2013, April 15, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.


Ballots For Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards, Using The Work Of Internal Auditors, April 15, 2013, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Board Apr 2013

Ballots For Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards, Using The Work Of Internal Auditors, April 15, 2013, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.


A Roadmap For Rural Area Ict Solution Deployment: A Case Of Kgautswane Community In South Africa, Felix F. Ntawanga Mr Apr 2013

A Roadmap For Rural Area Ict Solution Deployment: A Case Of Kgautswane Community In South Africa, Felix F. Ntawanga Mr

The African Journal of Information Systems

The need to introduce technologies in rural areas so as to capacitate communities towards overcoming various socio-economic challenges remains a priority in emerging economies. We rely on the foregoing for the investigation in the Kgautswane community in South Africa, of a range of socio-economic challenges that can be addressed through ICT. Identified challenges are further filtered for the selection of an appropriate intervention based on previous experience in the community. The appropriate challenge forms the basis for the development and deployment of an eProcurement ICT solution for small scale traders in the community with emphasis on the concept of a …


Added Complexity Of Social Entrepreneurship: A Knowledge-Based Approach, Ugur Uygur, Alexei M. Marcoux Apr 2013

Added Complexity Of Social Entrepreneurship: A Knowledge-Based Approach, Ugur Uygur, Alexei M. Marcoux

School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Social entrepreneurship evades easy definition and conceptualization. In this paper we attempt to advance social entrepreneurship theoretically by examining it conceptually, from a theory of the firm perspective. If social entrepreneurship entails pursuit of a double bottom line (Dees 1998), the added complexity of the social entrepreneurial venture identified by Tracey and Phillips (2007) should be discoverable from a theory of the firm perspective. Applying the knowledge-based theory of the firm to social entrepreneurship, we aver that social entrepreneurship’s added complexity is manifest when social entrepreneurs make decisions about their knowledge. In contrast to ordinary entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs have to …


12th Annual Undergraduate Student Symposium, Farquhar Honors College Apr 2013

12th Annual Undergraduate Student Symposium, Farquhar Honors College

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The Undergraduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presents student projects through presentations, papers, and poster displays. The event serves as a “showcase” demonstrating the outstanding scholarship of undergraduate students at NSU. The Symposium is open to undergraduate students from all disciplines. Projects cover areas of student scholarship ranging from the experimental and the applied to the computational, theoretical, artistic, and literary. They are taken from class assignments as well as from independent projects. The projects do not have to be complete; presentations can represent any stage in the concept’s evolution, from proposal and literature …


Optimizing An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Leslie Hielema Apr 2013

Optimizing An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Leslie Hielema

Business Faculty Publications

According to the definition in Wikipedia, an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem refers to the elements – individuals, organizations or institutions – outside the individual entrepreneur that are conducive to the choice of a person to become an entrepreneur, or the probabilities of his or her success growing their company. Organizations and individuals representing these elements are referred to as entrepreneurship stakeholders. Entrepreneurship stakeholders may include government, schools, universities, private sector, businesses, investors, banks, entrepreneurs, research centers, military, students, lawyers and others.


2013-April-12-Toms One Day Without Shoes, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-12-Toms One Day Without Shoes, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2013-April-12-Researcher Builds A Trojan Horse To Battle Cancer, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-12-Researcher Builds A Trojan Horse To Battle Cancer, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2013-April-12-We Shall Not Be Moved, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-12-We Shall Not Be Moved, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2013-April-12-Natural History Museum Plans Earth Day, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-12-Natural History Museum Plans Earth Day, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


Innovators Needed: Workforce Development In The 21st Century, Melissa Laning, Emily Stenberg, John Lehner, Pat Hawthorne Apr 2013

Innovators Needed: Workforce Development In The 21st Century, Melissa Laning, Emily Stenberg, John Lehner, Pat Hawthorne

WashU Libraries Presentations

One of the most exciting and important conversations within the academic library community is the evolving role of the library in colleges and universities. Among the many scenarios that have been discussed in recent years, one constant is the continuing need for library personnel who can successfully provide information resources to members of the learning and research communities. What are the skills that current and future library professionals will need to be successful in the 21st century academic library? How will organizations recruit, retain and develop the people they need to remain vital? - Emily Stenberg, Digital Publishing & Preservation …


The Santa Clara, 2013-04-11, Santa Clara University Apr 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-04-11, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


2013-April-11-Actor Ben Vereen To Appear At Etsu, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-11-Actor Ben Vereen To Appear At Etsu, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2013-April-11-"Close Harmonies" Concerts To Be Held In Piney Flats, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-11-"Close Harmonies" Concerts To Be Held In Piney Flats, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2013-April-11-Generation Rx Chapter Earns Second-Place, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-11-Generation Rx Chapter Earns Second-Place, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2013-April-11-Relay For Life 2013, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-11-Relay For Life 2013, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


The School Based Family: Coaches And Teachers As Parental Figures For Orphans And Vulnerable Children In Ugandan Schools, Dr. Stacy Taniguchi Apr 2013

The School Based Family: Coaches And Teachers As Parental Figures For Orphans And Vulnerable Children In Ugandan Schools, Dr. Stacy Taniguchi

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the possible formation of surrogate families within Ugandan schools to potentially provide a context for positive development experiences, especially for orphans who lack positive development opportunities provided by parents. The sample for this study consisted of 66 Ugandan Secondary School students from eight schools the Mukono district of Uganda. In 1994, the United Nations declared families are the basic unit of society and require special attention (Bowen & McKechnie, 2001). However, the failure of the biological family is seen on a mass scale in Uganda due in large part to the …


2013-April-11-Author Steven James To Speak At Etsu During National Library Week Event, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-11-Author Steven James To Speak At Etsu During National Library Week Event, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2013-April-11-Etsu Bands To Present Concert Of ‘Beauty And Brawn’, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-11-Etsu Bands To Present Concert Of ‘Beauty And Brawn’, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2013-April-11-Etsu To Display Documentary, Film Work At Real To Reel, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-11-Etsu To Display Documentary, Film Work At Real To Reel, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


2013-April-11-Natural History Museum Introduces Gray Fossil Site Patch Program, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Apr 2013

2013-April-11-Natural History Museum Introduces Gray Fossil Site Patch Program, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.