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Dental Practice Success Vol. 1 No. 3, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

Dental Practice Success

No abstract provided.

Improving Public Health Safety Nets After An Economic Recession, Sanjay Basu

Center for Policy Research

When we say ‘here’s what’s going on with our nation’s health,’ how do we know the answer? Where is the data coming from? How can we best evaluate our public health system? We’re talking about it every day on CNN given the Ebola scare. What do we mean by our ‘public health system’? I would argue that we should expand our definition to mean something more than hospitals and clinics, or doctors and nurses. In particular, I’ll argue that some of our non-health programs that we have as part of the safety net actually make a bigger health impact than …

The Impact Of Symbiotic Visions: Increasing Engagement And Motivation Through Vision Alignment, Jodi Berg

Student Scholarship

It is believed that symbiotic visions can drive employees and organizations toward a common objective based on the premise that people will attain a higher level of motivation and engagement when they are working toward a personal purpose. The field of organizational development has been aspiring to help organizations and people align their vision for decades without much, if any, empirical support for the assumption that alignment helps. This qualitative study examines the impact of a company's aspirational vision statement, or higher purpose, on motivating and engaging employees. The presence and lack of congruency between senior managers' personal callings and …

ظاهرة الاغراق السلعي واثاره على الاقتصاد العراقي, امل اسمر زبون, فاضل عباس كاظم

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تعد ظاهرة الاغراق السلعي واحدة من التحديات التي تواجه الاقتصاد العراقي ولاسيما بعدعام2003 حيث شهد ت السوق العراقية انفتاحا كبيرا امام السلع المستوردة من مختلف دولالعالم ، وكان لهذه الظاهرة الغير مخطط لها اثر كبير على الاقتصاد العراقي في جوانبه المختلفة فقد ادت الى تراجع القطاع الصناعي والقطاع الزراعي وتزايد معدلات البطالة وزيادة الميل نحو الاستهلاك عما كان عليه سابقا وقد ساهم في استشراء هذه الظاهره هو عدم وجود قوانين تنظم الاستيراد، والضعف الواضح في اجهزة الرقابه فضلا عن تأخر الحكومات المتعاقبه في وضع الحلول لهذه الظاهره.

توظيف عوائد القطاع النفطي في الاقتصاد الجزائري, سيهام شباب

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يعتبر القطاع النفطي المحرك الفعال للاقتصاد الجزائري ونقطة انطلاق لكل برنامج حكومي، وعليه فأي تغير في مستوياته يجعل كل رهانات البلد محل إعادة نظر، فمن جهة نجد أن كل متغيرات الميزانية خارجة عن إرادة الدولة ومن جهة أخرى تبني الحكومة إستراتيجية ترتكز في عملية تمويلها على القطاع البترولي، الأمر الذي يؤدي إلى إمكانية تعرض الاقتصاد الجزائري إلى اختلالات هيكلية، وخير دليل على ذلك خبرة الثمانينات وما تعرض له البلد من أزمات اقتصادية حادة لا تزال عملية معالجتها مستمرة إلى يومنا هذا، حيث قامت الجزائر بإعادة النظر في نهجها التنموي وتطبيق إصلاحات اقتصادية جذرية.الكلمات المفتاحية: أسعار البترول، عوائد النفط، قطاع المحروقات، …

اهمية دور مراقب الحسابات في الحد من ظاهرة التهرب الضريبي, فرقد فيصل جدعان الغانمي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تعد اينما وجدت الضريبة أداة مهمة من أدوات السياسة المالية وذلك كونها احد مصادر الإيرادات العامة للدولة التي تعتمد عليها في رسم سياستها المالية ومع توسع نطاق وأنواع الضرائب نتج عنه ظاهرة خطيرة سميت بالتهرب الضريبي وتساعد فاعلية اداء مراقبي الحسابات في الحد منها لذلك يهدف هذا البحث إلى توضيح أهمية دور مراقب الحسابات عند المصادقة على الحسابات الختامية المقدمة من قبل المكلفين (الأفراد والشركات) في الحد من ظاهرة التهرب الضريبي واختتم البحث بجملة من الاستنتاجات منها مساعدته في تفعيل دور مراقبي الحسابات من خلال الالتزام بمعايير التدقيق وقواعد السلوك المهني وتطبيق التشريعات والقوانين النافذة في الحد من التهرب الضريبي.

سياسات الإستقرار الاقتصادي والتكييف الهيكلي وأثرها في مؤشرات التنمية البشرية في البلدان النامية, علي كاظم هلال

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

سعت الكثير من البلدان النامية إلى تطبيق سياسات الإستقرار الاقتصادي والتكييف الهيكلي المفروضة من صندوق النقد والبنك الدوليين خلال النصف الثاني من عقد الثمانينات من القرن الماضي ، من بينها سياسات تحرير التجارة الخارجية والانفتاح على اقتصاد السوق، سعياً منها لتحقيق جملة من الأهداف، منها زيادة معدلات النمو الاقتصادي وخفض معدلات التضخم وخفض العجز المالي في الموازنة العامة وخفض العجز في الحساب الجاري لميزان المدفوعات وخفض معدلات البطالة والمديونية الخارجية ، غير إن الواقع العملي أثبت أن تطبيق تلك السياسات قد أفضت إلى ظهور آثار اقتصادية واجتماعية سلبية على التنمية البشرية.

Accounting For Financial Instruments: Difficulties With Fair Value Measurement And Reporting, Lindsey T. Byrne

Honors Theses and Capstones

No abstract provided.

Tls Newsletter Volume 9, Edition 2 October, 2014, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

Inside the Newsletter: TLS Meeting Wednesday October 15th. TLS President's Corner. Get to Know Kelly Pennington, TLS Secretary. TLS on Tour--Pilot Pen Assembly and Distribution Center. Expand Your Network--Get Involved with Professional Organizations. Life after Graduation with Toby Robin

2014-October-01-Public Safety Receives Third-Party Report Of Sexual Assault On Campus, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-October-01-Lifepath Gets New Lifeblood Thanks To Two Federal Grants, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-October-01-Etsu Hosts Migrant Student Leadership Conference, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Utopias Misplaced: The Cost Of Outsourcing Dystopian Poetics To North Korea, Seo-Young J. Chu

Publications and Research

This is a slightly revised version of the text of a talk that I (Seo-Young Chu) gave as part of the Fall 2014 Franke Lectures in the Humanities at Yale University. I'm sharing the text here to make the lecture more accessible. Topics include: North Korea/the DPRK, the "uncanny body politic," the uncanny valley, "dystopian poetics," what it means to outsource dystopian poetics, the intersection of aesthetics and politics. Authors/artists mentioned include: Thomas Hobbes, Mary Shelley, David Mitchell, Marjane Satrapi, Song Byeok, Sun Mu, Masahiro Mori, Andy Warhol. The talk also discusses the James Bond film Die Another Day.

2014-October-01-Etsu Nursing Exhibit, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-October-01-Alumni Golf Classic Winners Announced, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Leveling The Playing Field: Financial Regulation And Disappearing Local Bias Of Institutional Investors, Gennaro Bernile, Alok Kumar, Johan Sulaeman

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This study examines how changes in firms’ information environment affect local agents. We show that local bias and informational advantage of institutional investors and equity analysts located around corporate headquarters decline sharply following the adoption of Regulation Fair Disclosure and Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The decline in local bias is more salient among firms whose information environment is more opaque before the new rules. At the aggregate market level, the degree of informed trading attributed to local investors also declines. Overall, the evidence is consistent with disclosure regulation affecting the informational advantage that market participants enjoy due to their proximity to firms.

The Role Of Simmelian Friendship Ties On Retaliation Within Triads, Kenneth T. Goh, David Krackhardt, Laurie R. Weingart, Tat Koon Koh

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We examine the effect of friendship in triads on retaliatory responses to unfair outcomes that originate from a group member. Drawing on Simmel's classic discussion of relationships in social triads versus dyads, we hypothesized that the effect of unfairness on retaliation between friends is stronger when the third party in the triad is a mutual friend, rather than a stranger. We also draw on social categorization theory to hypothesize that the effect of unfairness on retaliation between strangers is stronger when the third party is a friend of that stranger than when the triad consists of all strangers. Hypotheses were …

The State Of The Region: Hampton Roads 2014, James V. Koch, Vinod Agarwal, Chris Colburn, Vicky Curtis, Steve Daniel, Elizabeth Janik, Feng Lian, Sharon Lomax, Alice Mcadory, Janet Molinaro, Ken Plum, Ayush Toolsidass, Shara Weber, Luke Watson, Gilbert Yochum

Economics Faculty Books

This is Old Dominion University's 15th Annual State of the Region Report. While it represents the work of many people connected in various ways to the university, the report does not constitute an official viewpoint of Old Dominion or it's president, John R. Broderick. The report maintains the goal of stimulating thought and discussion that ultimately will make Hampton Roads an even better place to live. We are proud of our region's many successes, but realize that it is possible to improve our performance. In order to do so, we must have accurate information about "where we are" and a …

Finance And Social Responsibility In The Informal Economy: Institutional Voids, Globalization And Microfinance Institutions, Hao Liang, Chris Marquis, Sunny Li Sun

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We examine how different types of country-level globalization and the industry structure of microfinance institutions (MFIs) affect organization-level microcredit interest rates which crucially affect the poor's entrepreneurial opportunities. We develop an opportunity structure perspective that argues that MFI interest rates can be reduced by egalitarian-based social globalization but increased by neoliberal-based economic globalization. Moreover, stronger presence of nonprofit organizations in the microfinance industry lowers interest rates. Furthermore, these three forces can moderate the relationship between MFIs' outreach to the poor and average interest rate. Analyses of 2,559 MFI observations across 74 countries from 2002 - 2012 largely support our hypotheses.

Dynamic Capabilities And The Business School Of The Future, Howard Thomas, Peter Lorange, Jagdish Sheth

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Business schools need to focus more clearly on their dynamic capabilities in order to re-invigorate and re-develop themselves and their students.

An Assessment Of The Assimilation Of Lean And Supply Chain Management Practices In The Construction Industry, Helen S. Nunez

Open Access Theses

The purpose of this research was to identify and assess the success factors corresponding to Lean and Supply Chain Management that are currently applicable to the construction industry. These factors were originally extracted from manufacturing research and practice and corroborated construction industry literature and expert validation. Using Pearson's correlation coefficients, the researcher was able to identify the correlation among factors and with the identified measures of overall performance. Another important output of this research was the ability to compare the construction industry response level with a preceding study from manufacturing. The data was collected through a survey sent to general …

The Effect Of Six Sigma On Corporate Performance In The Manufacturing And Service Sectors, Luis F. Ojeda

Open Access Theses

As global competition becomes more intense, organizations try to implement strategies that allow them become more efficient, increase quality and productivity, and stay ahead of their competition. Over the years, there have been different programs or methodologies that companies have adopted with the purpose of achieving enhanced operational performance and bottom line impact. Six Sigma is one of the strategies that have gained more popularity during recent years, being adopted by companies in both manufacturing and service. There have been numerous claims by adopting companies about the financial benefits of implementing Six Sigma. However, the number of studies conducting empirical …

Customer Envy At Service Encounters, Gerardo Anaya

Open Access Theses

Envy has been regarded as a complex emotion which can produce both positive and negative outcomes for consumers. This study explored the subjective experience of customer envy at service encounters in order to better understand how customers respond to unflattering comparisons with an envied customer. A questionnaire was designed to measure the cognitive appraisals, emotional responses, and consequences of customer envy. Study participants were also asked to share their envy incidents in the survey. A sample of 300 participants was collected and used for analysis. The findings illustrate that distinctively different patterns of cognitive appraisals such as preferential treatment, are …

The Effects Of Acquisition On Restaurant Firms’ Performance: Different-Sector Versus Same-Sector Acquisitions, Yongjin Lee

Open Access Theses

This study examines the postacquisition accounting performance of acquiring firms in the restaurant industry between 1992 and 2012. Specifically, this study investigates the effects of different-sector and same-sector restaurants acquisitions between full-service and limited-service restaurants on restaurant firms' performance. Additionally, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and regression model are used to examine return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) for the accounting performance of the acquiring restaurants.

The ROA and ROE reveal that the profitability is significantly negative up to 5 years after firms are acquired. However, negative effects are strongest within the first year after acquisition and decrease …

Essays On Corporate Bank Loan Contracting, Leann G. Pashnyak

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation is comprised of two essays on corporate bank loan contracting. The purpose of the first essay is to investigate the effect of loan's designated purpose on loan agreement contracting terms, as well as to examine whether lenders apply different standards to assess the value of borrower's corporate governance for each type of loan purpose. Using a large sample of private bank loans, the results indicate that both price and non-price loan terms vary significantly by loan purpose. Specifically, the spread yield varies by about 182 basis points (bps) for loans made for different purposes. Further, borrowers of operations …

Essays On Pricing Of Cardinality Bundles, Jianqing Wu

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation studies the pricing of cardinality bundles, where firms set prices that depend only on the size of the purchased bundle, a practice that is increasingly being adopted by industry. The first essay develops a fast combinatorial technique to obtain the optimal prices for cardinality bundles. The second essay extend the basic model to solve the problem when there exists fixed costs or economies of scale. The third essay relax a key assumption in cardinality bundling literature, which restricts each consumer to purchase no more than one bundle.

Project Portfolio Evaluation And Selection Using Mathematical Programming And Optimization Methods, Hugo Caballero

Open Access Dissertations

Project portfolio selection is an essential process for portfolio management and plays an important role in accomplishing organizational goals. This research explores the feasibility of developing a project portfolio selection tool by using mathematical programming and optimization models, specifically 0-1 integer programming (one objective portfolio) and goal programming (multiple objectives portfolio). These methods select the set of projects which deliver the maximum benefit (e.g., net present value, profit, etc.) represented for objective functions subjected to a series of constraints (e.g., technical requirements and/or resources availability) considering the scheduling of selected projects in a planning horizon, interdependence relationship among projects (e.g., …

On Maximizing Annualized Option Returns, Charles J. Higgins

Finance Faculty Works

While options do generally demonstrate an increase in prices as time increases, an annualized return of their excess premiums exhibit other characteristics including a lower return on options farther out of the money, that as the exercise price is farther out of the money that the expiration with the greatest annualized return is longer in time, and more interestingly that for underlying securities having larger standard deviations the greatest annualized option returns are found with options having shorter expirations.

Dynamic Asset Allocation: A Bayesian Approach, Yalan Feng

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The first half of this dissertation consists of two essays addressing dynamic asset allocation problem by exploring time-varying volatility and covariance between different assets.

In the first essay, I propose a time-varying Bayesian approach based on autoregressive models. To allow a parsimonious specification while improving predictive power, I specify a step function that considerably decreases the number of parameters to be estimated. To reduce data dimensionality, I use orthogonal portfolios instead of correlated assets in estimation and forecast. Finally, a Bayesian estimation is applied to dynamically update coefficients and error variance. I combine Bayesian time-varying autoregression with step function restriction …

The Shadow Banking System In The United States, Bhakti Joshi

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

In 2008 the United States suffered a devastating economic collapse. Millions of Americans were unemployed; families lost their homes; and long time businesses were forced to shut down. These events put the United States into an economic depression so deep that the country has yet to fully recover. The crisis was not a natural disaster but varieties of private sector agents such as banks and hedge funds were responsible for its efficient cause. Even though the housing and stock bubbles were generated largely by market forces rather than by government policies, the US government policies and institutions also played a …