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Recession And Recovery: Jobs In Nebraska: 2008 To 2012, Randolph L. Cantrell Jul 2014

Recession And Recovery: Jobs In Nebraska: 2008 To 2012, Randolph L. Cantrell

Cornhusker Economics

A commonly used resource for tracking changes in jobs and income at the county level is the Regional Economic Information System (REIS) data base produced annually by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). REIS data are derived from tax filings by employers, employees and the self-employed. The data base has been relatively unchanged (except for a reorganization of industry codes) since 1969. Reporting is always for the tax year two-years previous to the release date, so the data are more about historical than current conditions. However, REIS is generally seen as reliable and does provide a trend line that now …

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America’S Transition To New Healthcare Policy: Applying Airline Pricing Models To Healthcare Providers, Westin Leavitt, Dr. Mark Hansen Jul 2014

America’S Transition To New Healthcare Policy: Applying Airline Pricing Models To Healthcare Providers, Westin Leavitt, Dr. Mark Hansen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As America’s healthcare industry becomes increasingly regulated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the economic effects of regulation are still in question. One of the most puzzling questions is the price at which hospitals and clinics will charge for treatment. Because hospitals’ costs and prices are usually proprietary knowledge, we suspect that hospitals are participating in first-degree price discrimination* to maximize profits. In addition, we seek to explain how the ACA’s partial reimbursement rates cause greater financial stress on hospitals by forcing them to cost shift**.

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2014-July-30-Plant Biochemistry Research, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2014

2014-July-30-Plant Biochemistry Research, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Analysis The Efficiency And Productivity Of Indonesian Pharmaceutical Public Companies Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Dewi Hanggraeni Jul 2014

Analysis The Efficiency And Productivity Of Indonesian Pharmaceutical Public Companies Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Dewi Hanggraeni

The Indonesian Capital Market Review

As one of the biggest medicines market in the South East Asia, the pharmaceutical industry in Indonesia has a huge potential market. However, the majority supply of raw materials has been imported. Besides, regulations of the Health Ministry and the Trade Ministry have still hampered most players in Indonesia pharmaceutical industry. Therefore, this study used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models to analyze efficiency and productivity change in the Indonesian pharmaceutical industry between 2006 and 2011, listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange and also supported by applying efficiency financial ratio. This study finds that the decision for the most relatively efficient …

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Social Supports From Organization And Customer, Jae Won Yoo Jul 2014

Social Supports From Organization And Customer, Jae Won Yoo

Asia Marketing Journal

This study applies the job-demands resource (JD-R) model to investigate the interactive effect of job demands and job resources in predicting the development of service employee work engagement and customer-oriented attitude. This paper proposed a theoretical model that suggests that the service employee`s work engagement is the consequence of the employee`s perceived support from the organization and its customers (customer participation) and leads to a customer-oriented attitude. However, the effect of organizational support is somewhat hindered by job insecurity, demonstrating the inability of an organizationally provided job resource to overcome the job demand of job insecurity. As a type of …

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Impact Of Pursuing Goals On Customer Channel Preference, Dao Sheng Li, Hyun Joung Lee, Jin Hwan Hong Jul 2014

Impact Of Pursuing Goals On Customer Channel Preference, Dao Sheng Li, Hyun Joung Lee, Jin Hwan Hong

Asia Marketing Journal

This paper explores the influence of pursuing goals on customer channel preference in Chinese rural market. With the rapid change in distribution channels and increase in multi-channels, it is necessary to understand the preference for channel choice as well as product choice. This study empirically validated the conceptual framework of the relationship between the pursuing goals and customer channel choice proposed by Balasubramanian, Raghunathan, and Mahajan (2005). Based on the survey data of 232 fertilizer customers in Chinese rural market, this study explores how economic, social, and psychological pursuing goals can impact customer channel preference by mediating variables of product …

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The Influence Of The Relationship Between Consumer And Tie-In Promotion On Loyalty, Eun Mi Lee, Hyun Hee Park, Jung Ok Jeon Jul 2014

The Influence Of The Relationship Between Consumer And Tie-In Promotion On Loyalty, Eun Mi Lee, Hyun Hee Park, Jung Ok Jeon

Asia Marketing Journal

There has been recognition of the increasing importance of cooperation as an element of marketing strategy. Such cooperation is confined to four levels based on product development, sales promotion, pricing arrangements, and place (or distribution) mechanisms as the usual marketing 4Ps mixed (Varadarajan 1986). At present, however, little is known about the nature of tie-in promotion as a cooperative sales promotion comparing three other levels. The primary goal of this study is to examine the effect of consumer-tie-in promotion relationship on loyalty. The construct of consumer-tie-in promotion relationship is based on the previous research on consumer-brand relationship. In addition, this …

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Cross-Border Mergers And Acquisitions In China: A Test Of The Free Cash Flow Hypothesis, Yane Chandera, Lukas Setia Atmaja Jul 2014

Cross-Border Mergers And Acquisitions In China: A Test Of The Free Cash Flow Hypothesis, Yane Chandera, Lukas Setia Atmaja

The Indonesian Capital Market Review

This research investigates whether Chinese cross-border investments have positive impact on shareholders wealth and whether the amount of bidders’ free cash flow influences the shareholder returns resulted from the acquisitions. The sample is based on 77 top Chinese cross-border investments during the years 2005-2009 with each deal value of minimum US$100 million. The assessments of acquisition abnormal returns are based on the event study methodology (Brown & Warner, 1985). Cross-sectional regression analysis is used to determine the bidding firms factors which significantly affect the returns. Factors are examined using OLS with White’s heteroscedasticity-corrected standard errors, since the assumption of homoscedasticity …

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Information Security Governance For The Non-Security Business Executive, Michael Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord Jul 2014

Information Security Governance For The Non-Security Business Executive, Michael Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord

Faculty Articles

Information security is a critical aspect of information systems usage in current organizations. Often relegated to the IT staff, it is in fact the responsibility of senior management to assure the secure use and operation of information assets. Most managers recognize that governance is the responsibility of executive management. The primary objective of governance can be achieved when the members of an organization know what to do, how it should be done, as well as who should do it. The focus on governance has expanded to include more aspects of the organizational hierarchy to include information systems and information security. …

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Consumer Locus Of Control As A Moderator Of The Relationship Between Mood And Consumers` Likelihood To Purchase, Felix Septianto, Minghao Huang, Jaeseok Jeong Jul 2014

Consumer Locus Of Control As A Moderator Of The Relationship Between Mood And Consumers` Likelihood To Purchase, Felix Septianto, Minghao Huang, Jaeseok Jeong

Asia Marketing Journal

Although previous works have established that mood can considerably influence consumer behavior (Vohs et al. 2007), they provided inconsistent results (Cohen et al. 2008). In particular, previous works only examined the willingness of consumers to regulate their mood and implicitly assumed that consumers have the control to regulate their mood states. Thus, this research intends to fill the current gap in the extant literatures by investigating whether consumer locus of control (CLOC) can act as a moderator for mood effects on consumers` likelihood to purchase. In an experiment, participants` CLOC was initially measured. Afterwards, they watched different video clips to …

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2014-July-30-Public Invited To Dig At Gray Fossil Site, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2014

2014-July-30-Public Invited To Dig At Gray Fossil Site, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

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The Volatility Of Indonesia Shari’Ah Capital Market Stock Price Toward Macro Economics Variable, Helma Malini, Mohammad Jais Jul 2014

The Volatility Of Indonesia Shari’Ah Capital Market Stock Price Toward Macro Economics Variable, Helma Malini, Mohammad Jais

The Indonesian Capital Market Review

Shari’ah stock market is also affected by many highly interrelated economic, social, political and other factor, same as the conventional stock market, the interaction between macroeconomic variables and Shari’ah stock market creating volatility in the stock price as a response towards several shocks. The sensitivity of Shari’ah stock market towards shocks happened related with the future expectation of micro and macro factor in one country which can be predict or unpredictable. There are six macroeconomic variables that used in this research; inflation, exchange rate, interest rate, dow jones index, crude oil palm price, and FED rate. Using vector error correction …

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The Legal Practice Of Corporate Takeover And Mandatory Tender Offer (Mto) In The Indonesian Capital Market, Yozua Makes Jul 2014

The Legal Practice Of Corporate Takeover And Mandatory Tender Offer (Mto) In The Indonesian Capital Market, Yozua Makes

The Indonesian Capital Market Review

The number of takeover transactions is relatively less compared to other corporate actions by publicly-listed companies, (e.g. IPOs, rights issues, or material transactions). There is no research that explains or contextualizes this fact, but one may speculate that this may be due to (a) the existence of block-holders in Indonesia’s corporate structure profile (structural barrier) or (b) because it is costly to carry out a takeover in light of the existing Mandatory Tender Offer (MTO) requirements (legal barrier). This article focuses on the latter problem, aiming to address the practical and legal issues pertaining to takeover transactions in Indonesia with …

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The Possibility Of Manipulated Ipo Underpricing And Post-Ipo Stock Return: Empirical Study On Jakarta Stock Exchange 2009-2012, Sugeng Purwanto Jul 2014

The Possibility Of Manipulated Ipo Underpricing And Post-Ipo Stock Return: Empirical Study On Jakarta Stock Exchange 2009-2012, Sugeng Purwanto

The Indonesian Capital Market Review

Ritter and Welch (2002) explain there are two types of IPO firms, namely higher quality firms and lower quality firms. This research propose the third type, namely bad IPO firms which manipulate and force IPO underpricing. Bad IPO firms are subset of lower quality IPO firms that force false signal as higher quality firms. The false signal was hidden by managing post-IPO trading. Trading management are indirectly funded by using balance sheet cash. Hypothesis testing with the empirical model 1 was to confirm the role of CashRatio as the moderating variable that interact DER to affect IPO underpricing which originally …

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Strategic Analysis – Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, Jamie Levitt Jul 2014

Strategic Analysis – Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, Jamie Levitt

MBA Student Scholarship

The amusement park industry represents leisure facilities that “operate mechanical rides, water rides, games, shows, themed exhibits, refreshment stands and other attractions” (Industry Overview, 2014). It encompasses 482 businesses in the United States (Industry at a Glance, 2014) and generated revenue of $15.4 billion dollars in 2013 (Industry at a Glance, 2014). The industry is currently growing, but faced a decline in attendance and revenue during the economic recession (2007-2008) (Industry at a Glance, 2014). Furthermore, it is heavily reliant on a declining demographic (children aged 10-19) (Industry Outlook, 2014). Considering these contrasting variables and outcomes, this outlook will clarify …

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Dr. Vern Buehler Remembered, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business Jul 2014

Dr. Vern Buehler Remembered, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Dr. Vern Buehler, a heralded professor, philanthropist, and US Army veteran, passed away on July 25, 2014.

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University To Be Part Of St. Louis International Film Festival For Kids, Lindenwood University Jul 2014

University To Be Part Of St. Louis International Film Festival For Kids, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

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2014-July-29-Gunter Joins Staff At Etsu’S Hancock County School Based Health Cent, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2014

2014-July-29-Gunter Joins Staff At Etsu’S Hancock County School Based Health Cent, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

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2014-July-29-Lipman, Ford To Perform In Storytelling Institute Concert Series, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2014

2014-July-29-Lipman, Ford To Perform In Storytelling Institute Concert Series, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

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An Empirical Study On Use Of Social Media In The Hotel Industry In China: A Study Of Customers’ Preferences And Attitudes, Ruolin Wang, Tianyue Chen Jul 2014

An Empirical Study On Use Of Social Media In The Hotel Industry In China: A Study Of Customers’ Preferences And Attitudes, Ruolin Wang, Tianyue Chen

MBA Student Scholarship

With the development of the technology, business corporations start to use social media to promote their businesses. This study focuses on the preferences and attitudes of travelers’ in China with the relationship between usage of social media (based on WeChat and Sina Weibo) with the option of hotel choice in the hospitality industry. There are two instruments used in this study: (1) sending out online surveys and (2) scheduled interviews with people who are working in the hotel industry. From our survey data (N=245) were participants who completed questionnaires located all over China. However, the results of the study indicate …

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Going Global, Steven D. Dolvin Jul 2014

Going Global, Steven D. Dolvin

All Chapters

For diversification reasons, most investors should consider investing internationally. However, many investors have limited knowledge about how to do so or about how to determine how much exposure to have internationally. Click here for a recent WSJ article that provides some guidance on these issues.

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2014-July-28-Dr. Marina Roginskaya, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2014

2014-July-28-Dr. Marina Roginskaya, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

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Buyer Beware : Consumer Response To Manipulations Of Online Product Reviews, Mengzhou Zhuang Jul 2014

Buyer Beware : Consumer Response To Manipulations Of Online Product Reviews, Mengzhou Zhuang

Lingnan Theses

Online product reviews have become an important and influential source of information for consumers. Firms often manipulate online product reviews to influence consumer perceptions about the product, making it a research topic of urgent need for theory development and empirical investigation. In this thesis, we examine how consumers perceive and respond to the three commonly used manipulation tactics. Firstly, an exploratory pre-study via in-depth interviews with online shoppers indicates that consumers commonly have the knowledge for online review manipulations as well as for detecting them. In the first study, a survey was used to investigate the three popular manipulation tactics …

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An Assessment Of Dual Audit Effect And Contagious Effect On The Audit Quality Of Non-Big N Cpa Firms For Chinese Companies In Different Markets, Meixin Wang Jul 2014

An Assessment Of Dual Audit Effect And Contagious Effect On The Audit Quality Of Non-Big N Cpa Firms For Chinese Companies In Different Markets, Meixin Wang

Lingnan Theses

External auditor is an independent agent to provide assurance about the validity of financial statements prepared by management to enhance the reliability of information in financial reports. As such, audit quality has long been a concern for all stakeholders and is a topic of on-going research interest. In China, the dual audit requirement for AB share companies and AH share companies started in 2001 was abolished in 2007 and 2010 respectively. This study attempts to examine whether there are dual audit effect and contagious effect on the audit quality of non-Big N audit firms for A share companies in different …

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2014-July-25-Biomedical Research Center, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2014

2014-July-25-Biomedical Research Center, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

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A Review On Literatures In Planning And Managing Of Islamic Wealth Distribution (2001-2013), Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz, Mohammad Noorizzuddin Nooh, Khairil Faizal Khairi, Fuadah Johari, Azrul Azlan Iskandar Mirza, Nurul Izzati Nordin Jul 2014

A Review On Literatures In Planning And Managing Of Islamic Wealth Distribution (2001-2013), Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz, Mohammad Noorizzuddin Nooh, Khairil Faizal Khairi, Fuadah Johari, Azrul Azlan Iskandar Mirza, Nurul Izzati Nordin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

One of the roles of planning and managing wealth distribution is to avoid assets from continuously remain frozen. Thus, managing and planning Islamic wealth distribution is an important attempt in order to make sure Muslims community is well protected. There are various types of instruments applied in managing and planning wealth distribution that follows Shariah rules. Thus, the objective of this article is to examine the related literatures in planning and managing of Islamic wealth distribution between years 2001-2013. The methodology of this article is through qualitative research based on document-analysis on previous articles and literatures on Islamic wealth distribution. …

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2014-July-24-Diabetes In Appalachia, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2014

2014-July-24-Diabetes In Appalachia, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

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Michael D. Sullivan Order On Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment, Elizabeth E. Long Jul 2014

Michael D. Sullivan Order On Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment, Elizabeth E. Long

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

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Global Aerospace, Inc. Order On Defendant's Motion To Compel Discovery, Elizabeth E. Long Jul 2014

Global Aerospace, Inc. Order On Defendant's Motion To Compel Discovery, Elizabeth E. Long

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

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An Examination Of South Carolina’S Institutions Of Reform And Their Impact On The Self-Narratives Of African American Men, Ashley E. Krejci-Shaw Jul 2014

An Examination Of South Carolina’S Institutions Of Reform And Their Impact On The Self-Narratives Of African American Men, Ashley E. Krejci-Shaw

Capstone Collection

In the State of South Carolina (SC), African American male adolescents disproportionately face disciplinary action in public schools and other institutions. In 2013, South Carolina’s Department of Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ) released data that listed Black male children comprising 57% of all juvenile referrals in the state. This disproportionate trend is also present in South Carolina’s correctional system. In 2013, South Carolina’s Department of Corrections (SCDOC) reported that out of 20,777 male prisoners, 13,631 were Black. For adolescents or young adults looking to continue their education, alternative programs are available. One program that captures educationally displaced children in South Carolina is …

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