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Lindenwood's J. Scheidegger Center For The Arts Announces 2014-15 Season, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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2014-June-11-Etsu To Host 31st East Tennessee Suzuki Flute Institute International, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Fashion Design, Nonprofit Administration Programs Conducting Drive, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Exploring Capability Maturity Models And Relevant Practices As Solutions Addressing It Service Offshoring Project Issues, Rosine Hanna Salman

Dissertations and Theses

Western countries' information technology and software intensive firms are increasingly producing software and IT services in developing countries. With this swift advancement in offshoring, there are many issues that can be investigated which will enable companies to maximize their benefits from offshoring. However, significant challenges can occur throughout the lifecycle of offshoring IT service projects that turn the potential benefits into losses. This research investigated CMM/CMMI best practices and their effects on managing and mitigating critical issues associated with offshore development.

Using a web based survey, data was collected from 451 Information Technology and software development firms in the US. …

Information Security As A Determinant Of Nation’S Networked Readiness: A Country Level Analysis, Manal Yunis, Madison Ngafeeson, Kai Koong

Conference Papers in Published Proceedings

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2014-June-09-Friends Of Choir, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Participation In Technology Standards Development: A Decision Model For The Information And Communications Technology Industry, Ramin Neshati

Dissertations and Theses

There is a dearth of decision-support models or frameworks to aid managers in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in uniformly assessing the key factors in the decision to standardize innovative technologies. Making the proper decision is consequential and potentially fraught with risks for the firm such as competitive exposure, high expenditures with inadequate returns, restrictive inbound or outbound patent licensing obligations, and related complications.

This study presents a framework to guide managers in the ICT industry in assessing the factors that inform the decision to participate in the development of technology standards. Using multi-criteria decision analysis and judgment …

Multi-Perspective Technology Assessment To Improve Decision Making: A Novel Approach Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping For A Large-Scale Transmission Line Upgrade, Richard Chad Sperry

Dissertations and Theses

The objective of the technology assessment (TA) process is to understand problematic and undesirable consequences from the development and application of technology. TA advocates for the engagement of technology experts and stakeholders to understand the effects of technology. However, TA is often criticized that the decision-making process is not transparent - leaving stakeholders wondering if their contributions were heard. Furthermore, the methods have limited capability for conducting tradeoff analysis between the organizational objectives and conflicting stakeholder perspectives that can result in unintended consequences. Finally, these methods are static making it difficult to update and reassess decision alternatives when new information …

Knowledge-Supported Design Thinking About Systems In Organizations: An Application Of Work System Theory, Steven Alter

Business Analytics and Information Systems

This paper explains a type of knowledge-supported design thinking related to systems in organizations. It shows how work system theory (WST) provides the basis for the work system method (WSM), various versions of which have been used by many hundreds of MBA and Executive MBA students. Design thinking occurs throughout WSM and is especially prominent at the point where WST/WSM users apply their analysis and develop recommendations for improving an existing work system or creating a new work system. Knowledge support for that design thinking has been provided through the knowledge built into WSM, and can be provided in a …

The Rhetoric Of Corporate Identity: Corporate Social Responsibility, Creating Shared Value, And Globalization, Carolyn Day

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In today's global political and media climate, the stakes are high for corporations, local or otherwise, to create and maintain an `ethical' perception of not only their daily business activities and how they can benefit society or protect the environment, but also their enduring characteristics or `corporate identity' (Conrad, 2011) for numerous, sometimes conflicting stakeholder audiences (Cheney, 1983). This dissertation examines how such forms of `socially responsible' corporate identities are created and maintained through the use of persuasive language. In particular it examines the role and implications of rhetoric within the contexts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), as well as …

Nonprofit Administration Program Wins Community Builder Award, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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2014-June-06-Art From The Valley, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Patzius Selected By Students As Top Professor, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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2014-June-06-Et&Wnc Railroad Historical Society To Hold Convention In Johnson City, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2014-June-05-Sue Reed: A Career Of Servanthood, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2014-06-05, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

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Fiduciary Discretion, D. Gordon Smith, Jordan C. Lee

Faculty Scholarship

Discretion is an important feature of all contractual relationships. In this Article, we rely on incomplete contract theory to motivate our study of discretion, with particular attention to fiduciary relationships. We make two contributions to the substantial literature on fiduciary law. First, we describe the role of fiduciary law as “boundary enforcement,” and we urge courts to honor the appropriate exercise of discretion by fiduciaries, even when the beneficiary or the judge might perceive a preferable action after the fact. Second, we answer the question, how should a court define the boundaries of fiduciary discretion? We observe that courts often …

Essays On Corporate Finance, Hari Prasad Adhikari

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

We compare acquisition activity, method of payment choice, and the long-run value implications of acquisitions by newly public single-class and dual-class US companies. Our results show that dual-class IPO firms make relatively more acquisitions in innovative industries and are less likely to pay with stock as compared to single-class IPO firms. We provide evidence that the reluctance of dual-class firms to pay with stock is not related to the insiders' cash-flow rights but it is significantly positively related to the insiders' voting rights and wedge between the insiders' voting rights and cash-flow rights. We also find that acquiring dual-class IPOs …

The Magic Of (A)Ffective Management, Ryan Weir

Charleston Library Conference

(A)ffective management is a people-first approach to managing employees. After all, employees and supervisors are people first. No matter how hard any individual may try, inevitably the stress and strain of life outside of work can and will bleed through into the work environment. The (A)ffective and effective manager understands this and incorporates this understanding into how he/she interacts with superiors and subordinates in the work environment on a daily basis. This article offers strategies on how to be an (A)ffective manager.

Innovating The Marketing Curriculum: Establishing An Academic Major In Internet Marketing, Betty J. Parker

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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Electronic Reverse Auctions (E-Ras): Professional Selling And Purchasing Students' Reflections E-Sourcing Principles, Jacqueline A. Williams, Kathryn Dobie

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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Sequential Course Integration Strategy For Client-Based Project Success, Dora E. Bock, E. James Randall

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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Service Learning Across Disciplines And Countries, M. Meral Anitsal, Ismet Anitsal, Bonita Barger, Ismail Fidan

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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Sixty-Seven Students, One Baseball Park And Eight Hundred Fans: Experiential Learning In Marketing, Dennis Bristow, Garth Harris, Rajesh Gulati, Kenneth Schneider

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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Experiential Learning In Second Life: A Simulation In Retail Management, Christy Ashley, Sharon Kibbe, Susan Thornton

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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Teaching Dynamic Competition In Marketing, Shelby D. Hunt, Sreedhar Madhavaram

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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Teaching A Blended Supply Chain Management Course To Marketing Majors, Ahren Johnston, John Kent

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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Successfully Supersizing Marketing Instruction: A Comparison Study Of Instructional Delivery Modes For Principles Of Marketing To Mega-Class Sizes, Carolyn A. Massiah, Rebeca Perren, Ronald E. Michaels

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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The Relationships Among Student Learning Styles, Course Delivery Method, And Course Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiement Investigating The Case Method Of Course Delivery, Daniel J. Goebel, Michael A. Humphreys

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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Using Technology To Engage And Improve Millennial Students' Presentation Performance, Michael Rodriguez, Haya Ajjan, Earl Honeycutt

Atlantic Marketing Journal

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