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All That Glitters Is Gold, Singapore Management University Oct 2014

All That Glitters Is Gold, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Limited supply of the precious metal and an age gap in leadership translate into career opportunities in the gold industry


Building Family Businesses In Thailand, Singapore Management University Oct 2014

Building Family Businesses In Thailand, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

State policies, an access to political rent, plus investing in relationships and innovation are some of the ways family businesses thrive in Thailand


Collaborating With Faculty In Information Literacy Classes Works! A Case Study Of Partnership Between Research Librarians And Faculty At The Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University, Rajendra Munoo, Elizabeth Su Oct 2014

Collaborating With Faculty In Information Literacy Classes Works! A Case Study Of Partnership Between Research Librarians And Faculty At The Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University, Rajendra Munoo, Elizabeth Su

Research Collection Library

No abstract provided.


Change Leadership In South East Asian Academic Libraries, Gulcin Cribb, Tamera Hanken Oct 2014

Change Leadership In South East Asian Academic Libraries, Gulcin Cribb, Tamera Hanken

Research Collection Library

No abstract provided.


Library Space And Business Information Literacy: Investment Studio At Li Ka Shing Library, Jiaxin Low Oct 2014

Library Space And Business Information Literacy: Investment Studio At Li Ka Shing Library, Jiaxin Low

Research Collection Library

No abstract provided.


Towards A Framework Of The Process Of Open Innovation: Case Of Acclarent In The Medical Device Industry, Hua-Hsin Wan, Xiaohong Quan Oct 2014

Towards A Framework Of The Process Of Open Innovation: Case Of Acclarent In The Medical Device Industry, Hua-Hsin Wan, Xiaohong Quan

Faculty Publications

Using a case study of Acclarent, a medical device company, this paper attempts to propose a framework to further illustrate the process of open innovation in the medical device industry. We examined five elements in the mechanism of the open innovation process. Our paper shows how the success of Acclarent — a medical device start-up — depends on effective management of the flow of knowledge to satisfy unmet needs, while integrating in-depth knowledge of FDA regulations and third-party payers' reimbursement policies into the product innovation process. Read More: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0219877014500321


Paid Workers And Volunteers, Side By Side, Kevin F. Hallock Oct 2014

Paid Workers And Volunteers, Side By Side, Kevin F. Hallock

Economics Faculty Publications

Millions of Americans volunteer annually and, on average, volunteers are highly skilled individuals. With unpaid volunteers working alongside W2-paid employees, sometimes it is difficult in a workplace to distinguish one from the other. Motivations for volunteering are many and the author does not intend to fully explore the myriad reasons identified by social scientists for this behavior, including to gain experience, create a path to a paid job, offer service to others or gain personal recognition. An interesting study of volunteerism is Richard Freeman's Working for Nothing: The Supply of Volunteer Labor. Using data from a unique survey, Freeman showed …


Best Biblical Career Advice From Joseph, Bruce D. Baker Oct 2014

Best Biblical Career Advice From Joseph, Bruce D. Baker

SPU Works

The biblical character whose story best illustrates what we might think of today as a “career” is Joseph. His story fills roughly nine chapters in Genesis (37 – 45), a very large portion of the history of the patriarchs. Joseph’s path is an epic story of rising from the bottom to the top. In terms of vision, management and public service, he must be considered a standout success. But is this an example of “career”? It depends what you mean by “career.” Although the Bible does not offer much by way of prescriptive career advice, we can glean practical wisdom …


Factors That Affect The Outcome Of A General Fund Referendum In Indiana, Andrew Charles Sargent Oct 2014

Factors That Affect The Outcome Of A General Fund Referendum In Indiana, Andrew Charles Sargent

Open Access Dissertations

School finance elections in Indiana were a relatively rare occurrence prior to a series of new legislation enacted in 2008 that, through the imposition of property tax caps statewide, resulted in sweeping reforms to education funding. These new laws coupled with a national recession resulted in many school districts not having the necessary financial resources to maintain programming and personnel consistent with their needs. With this in mind, many of these districts turned to the General Fund referendum as a mechanism to raise more revenue for their districts through an increase in local property taxes as decided by the voters …


College Athletics Recruitment: A Deeper Analysis, André Remillard Oct 2014

College Athletics Recruitment: A Deeper Analysis, André Remillard

Sport Management Undergraduate

The college athletics recruiting landscape is one littered with many different factors. While previous studies have analyzed institutional and social factors as impacting a prospective student-athletes’ recruitment process, there’s a gap in understanding the role an athletes’ demographics play in how athletes make their college decision. Previous literature has indicated that the impact social and institutional factors play during the recruitment process varies based on individual demographics. This research uncovers any correlations between athlete demographics and how they weigh the importance of recruitment components. Surveys were administered to 1,029 randomly selected Division I student athletes. One team from each conference …


Youth Sport Specialization: Study Of Athletic Directors, Connor Morris Oct 2014

Youth Sport Specialization: Study Of Athletic Directors, Connor Morris

Sport Management Undergraduate

This study is focusing on the topic of youth sport participation, specifically the perceptions of high school athletic directors. The reasoning behind this study is to expand on the research that has already been done by studying subjects that have not been looked at before. Prior research has shown that there are many different effects of sport specialization on the youth athlete. Some may be positive and but also can be negative or hindering in nature. The results of this study refute and support previous findings as well as add new and credible information to the topic at hand. The …


Stolen Valor: Lies, Deception And The First Amendment, Edward J. Schoen, J. S. Falchek Oct 2014

Stolen Valor: Lies, Deception And The First Amendment, Edward J. Schoen, J. S. Falchek

Rohrer College of Business Departmental Research

No abstract provided.


Bankruptcy In An Industrial Society: A History Of The Bankruptcy Court For The Northern District Of Ohio, M. Susan Murnane Oct 2014

Bankruptcy In An Industrial Society: A History Of The Bankruptcy Court For The Northern District Of Ohio, M. Susan Murnane

University of Akron Press Publications

Not a history of bankruptcy law, Murnane's work is a social and institutional history of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The work explains the development of the court and the story of the people who worked there and of those who sought refuge in the bankruptcy court, within the context of northern Ohio's changing economy. The story of this particular bankruptcy court also illustrates the historical evolution of bankruptcy as an American institution.


The Archway Investment Fund Semi Annual Report, Fall 2014, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund Oct 2014

The Archway Investment Fund Semi Annual Report, Fall 2014, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

No abstract provided.


Academy Loses Past President, Life Member, Edward N. Coffman, Academy Of Accounting Historians Oct 2014

Academy Loses Past President, Life Member, Edward N. Coffman, Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Notebook

Edward “Ed” Coffman grew up in the small town of West Point, Virginia. After graduating from high school he worked at the local paper mill with other members of his family, including his father. When Coffman decided to attend college in 1962, he became the first in his family to do so.


Academy Of Accounting Historians Business Meeting At The 2014 Annual Conference Of The American Accounting Association, Minutes, Stephanie D. Moussalli Oct 2014

Academy Of Accounting Historians Business Meeting At The 2014 Annual Conference Of The American Accounting Association, Minutes, Stephanie D. Moussalli

Accounting Historians Notebook

ACADEMY OF ACCOUNTING HISTORIANS BUSINESS MEETING At the 2014 Annual Conference of the American Accounting Association Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia Lobby Level, Room 503 Sunday, August 3, 2014 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM MINUTES


Treasure Worth Sharing From The 1950s, Andrew D. Sharp, Taylor A. Webre Oct 2014

Treasure Worth Sharing From The 1950s, Andrew D. Sharp, Taylor A. Webre

Accounting Historians Notebook

It was a copy of the 1956 American Accounting Association publication, Index to The Accounting Review: 1951-1955. Part II of the booklet consists of a Book Review Index of The Accounting Review for volumes XXVI to XXX, covering the five years of 1951 to 1955. On page 33, the category History reflects five books on accounting history.


Sargiacomo, Servalli, Andrei Win 2014 Thomas J. Burns Biographical Research Award Oct 2014

Sargiacomo, Servalli, Andrei Win 2014 Thomas J. Burns Biographical Research Award

Accounting Historians Notebook

For their biographical paper, “Fabio Besta: accounting thinker and accounting history pioneer”, focused on Fabio Besta, the so-called "unsurpassed Master" of the Italian tradition. The group portrays Fabio Besta as both a brilliant accounting thinker and an accounting history pioneer as revealed in his publication of a monumental milestone in accounting history called "La Ragioneria".


Stephan Fafatas Receives 2014 Innovation In Accounting History Education Award Oct 2014

Stephan Fafatas Receives 2014 Innovation In Accounting History Education Award

Accounting Historians Notebook

For his undergraduate course offering at Washington and Lee University titled, History through Accounting.


Barbara Merino Receives Life Membership Oct 2014

Barbara Merino Receives Life Membership

Accounting Historians Notebook

Barbara Dubis Merino received her PhD in Accounting from the University of Alabama in 1975. In 2011, she be-came Professor Emerita at the Univer-sity of North Texas. Her initial aca-demic appointment was on the faculty of the Stern School of Business of New York University. In 1983, she was ap-pointed a professor at UNT and in 1987 was awarded the O. J. Curry Chair. The following year she was named a Re-gents Professor. In 1996, she was awarded the Horace Brock Chair.


Academy Member Spotlight: Prof. Mikhail I. Kuter Oct 2014

Academy Member Spotlight: Prof. Mikhail I. Kuter

Accounting Historians Notebook

During the period of economy reorientation towards market relations Mikhail I. Kuter was the author of the first Russian language textbook on the theory of accounting.


Yokohama City University Establishes The Largest Collection Of Corporate Histories In Japan, Fuminobu Mizutani Kanto Oct 2014

Yokohama City University Establishes The Largest Collection Of Corporate Histories In Japan, Fuminobu Mizutani Kanto

Accounting Historians Notebook

In actuality however, as of 2014, the largest collection of corporate histories in Japan is not Nagao Bunko, but the collec-tion named the Corner of Corporate and Organizational Histories in Yokohama City University Library & Information Center. Yokohama City University is located in Kanagawa Prefecture.


Do Hitters Boost Their Performance During Their Contract Years?, Heather M. O'Neill Oct 2014

Do Hitters Boost Their Performance During Their Contract Years?, Heather M. O'Neill

Business and Economics Faculty Publications

Each season, baseball fans and journalists alike identify which players are in the final years of their contracts because a lot rides on how the players produce in their “contract year.” Will a player boost his effort and performance in an effort to improve his value and bargaining power? Or will he crumble under the pressure? Or are players’ performances uncorrelated with where they stand in their contract cycles?


In Memorium: George Roudebush Catlett (1917-2013), Stephen Zeff Oct 2014

In Memorium: George Roudebush Catlett (1917-2013), Stephen Zeff

Accounting Historians Notebook

George R. Catlett, the senior technical partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1962 to 1980, died on October 10, 2013 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. He was born on August 14, 1917 in Fairmount, Illinois, where he grew up.


2013 Best Paper Award To Dale L. Flesher And Gary J. Previts Oct 2014

2013 Best Paper Award To Dale L. Flesher And Gary J. Previts

Accounting Historians Notebook

Best paper: “Donaldson Brown (1885-1965): The Power of an Individual and His Ideas Over Time”


Persson Selected For 2014 Vangermeersch Manuscript Award; 2014 Margit F. And Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship Awarded To Anderson Oct 2014

Persson Selected For 2014 Vangermeersch Manuscript Award; 2014 Margit F. And Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship Awarded To Anderson

Accounting Historians Notebook

Martin E. Persson (Ivey Business School, Western University) received the 2014 Vangermeersch Manuscript Award for his manuscript, “R. J. Chambers and the AICPA’s Postulates and Principles Controversy: A Case of Vicarious Action”, which explores Raymond J. Chambers role in the development of postulates and principles at the AICPA in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Deborah Anderson (University of Oxford) was selected as the 2014 recipient of the Margit F. and Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship for her research on the topic, “A History of Valua-tion in US GAAP: A Critical Perspective”.


Boyns And Edwards Win 2014 Barbara D. Merino Award For Excellence In Accounting History Publication Oct 2014

Boyns And Edwards Win 2014 Barbara D. Merino Award For Excellence In Accounting History Publication

Accounting Historians Notebook

Trevor Boyns and John Richard Edwards, both of Cardiff University, were selected as the 2014 recipients of the Barbara D. Merino Award for Excellence in Accounting History Publication for their book, A History of Management Accounting: The British Experience (Routledge, 2013).


2014 Q3 Market Pulse Report, Craig R. Everett Oct 2014

2014 Q3 Market Pulse Report, Craig R. Everett

Pepperdine Market Pulse Report

The quarterly IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse Survey was created to gain an accurate understanding of the market conditions for businesses being sold in Main Street (values $0-$2MM) and the lower middle market (values $2MM -$50MM). The national survey was conducted with the intent of providing a valuable resource to business owners and their advisors. The IBBA and M&A Source present the Market Pulse Survey with the support of the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project and the Graziado School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.


2013 Best Paper Awards For Excellence Oct 2014

2013 Best Paper Awards For Excellence

Accounting Historians Notebook

Best papers: Kevin Feeney “Railroad Audits: Some Arrive Ahead of Schedule” and Cynthia Krom and Stephanie Krom “The Whiskey Tax of 1791 and the Consequent Insurrection: ‘A Wicked and Happy Tumult’”


Prof. Cheryl Mcwatters Named First Non- U.K.-Based Editor For Accounting History Review Oct 2014

Prof. Cheryl Mcwatters Named First Non- U.K.-Based Editor For Accounting History Review

Accounting Historians Notebook

Professor Cheryl S. McWatters, the Father Edgar Thivierge Chair in Business History at the University of Ottawa/ Telfer School has been appointed editor of Accounting History Review.