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Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 9, Number 2, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate

Center for Real Estate Quarterly

Table of Contents:
--Oregon's Marijuana Future by A. Synkai Harrison and Carly Harrison (p. 5-18)
--The State of the Economy by Carly Harrison (p. 19-25)
--Residential Market Analysis by Clancy Terry (p. 26-47)
--Multifamily Market Analysis by Clancy Terry (p. 48-55)
--Office Market Analysis by A. Synkai Harrison (p. 56-62)
--Industrial Market Analysis by A. Synkai Harrison (p. 63-68)
--Retail Market Analysis by A. Synkai Harrison (p. 69-74)

Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Spring 2015, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Huntsman Business Magazine

Alumni magazine for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

The Huntsman Post, May 2015, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Huntsman Post Issues Collection

Monthly newsletter for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

National Collegiate Athletic Association Head Coaches' Satisfaction With Athletic Training Services 2015, Whitney Larson

Master's Theses

Athletic trainers and coaches have a significant amount of interaction regarding the care of an athlete. This communication and cooperation is necessary to providing effective care. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of satisfaction that head coaches have with those providing athletic training services across all three NCAA Divisions. Overall satisfaction and four satisfaction categories (professionalism, communication, knowledge/ability, and accessibility) were examined. A total of 40 head coaches from NCAA Division I, II, and III schools participated in the study. The instrument used was originally developed by Beer (2004) and was modified to fit the current …

Fast Fashion: At What Cost?, Fiona Hall-Roulac

Senior Theses

Fashion has played a large role in society and the production of clothing has greatly changed for American consumers over the past hundred years. I will examine the notion of fast fashion and how these practices have changed how people shop and as a result how workers work. I will examine how some companies are creating transparency by showing their factories, actual prices of the goods, as well as focusing on small locally produced goods and the cost for Americans receiving low cost fast fashion goods. The 20^th century marked the industrial revolution where clothing production greatly transformed. It …

Social Media Marketing In Midterm Political Campaigns & Its Effect On Political Activity, Samantha M. Beaupre

Honors Projects in Marketing

No abstract provided.

The Assessment Of Organizational Culture And Servant Leadership Within An African American Church: A Descriptive Study Of Behavioral Norms And Expectations, Walter Malone Iii

Dissertations

The lack of success in nonprofit organizations often is due to challenges in management (Drucker, 2008). Faith-based organizations are not immune to these problems. The church struggles to live out its mission, often due to ineffective practices (Barna & Jackson, 2004). Chand (2011) asserted that it is the culture of an organization that builds or erodes its effectiveness. In the context of the church, servant leadership practices are considered to be a contributing factor to organizational effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to examine organizational culture and servant leadership as perceived by the leadership team of an African American …

Analysis And Implications Of Guest Attitudes Towards Queuing In Theme Parks, Austin Lemaster

HIM 1990-2015

Queue lines are a fundamental inevitably of the modern theme park. Parks have begun to introduce various systems for combating the normal queue, some of which are at no extra cost to guests and some of which are an extra cost. These systems feature a variety of methods by which guests can bypass the normal queue and enter one featuring a minimal wait. Parks have also started to introduce elements within queues that make waiting in them easier and change guests’ perception of time, thus making the waits seem shorter. This thesis attempts to determine the attitudes of guests towards …

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Does Corporate Inversion Lead To Tax Savings?, Nathan P. Downs

Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses

Corporate Inversion

Industrial Production Manager [Career Paper], Wesley Osborne

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.

New Dentist News (May 2015), Ada Committee On The New Dentist

New Dentist News

New Dentist News offers timely information on scientific, social, educational, political and economic developments affecting new dentists. This collection is historical and items may not reflect current standards. For up-to-date information contact the ADA. The New Dentist News was alternately titled ADA Lifeline, 1997-June 2001.

Inverse Etfs And Market Quality, Darren J. Woodward

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Is financial innovation good or bad? Finance research analyzes data in an attempt to answer this and many other questions. This paper seeks to determine at least a partial answer to this question for one particular financial innovation, the inverse ETF. We look at how the introduction of the first inverse ETF affects the market quality of the component stocks. We find that volatility and illiquidity of the component stocks decreases relative to the rest of the market, on average, after the introduction of the first inverse ETF. We also find that short selling increases in the component stocks relative …

Disruptive Technology As Antecedent To Ceo Pay-Performance Sensitivity, Rebecca Abraham, Judith Harris, Joel Auerbach

HCBE Faculty Articles

This study examines the influence of disruptive technology on firm performance, which in turn explains CEO compensation. Innovation consists of a series of S-curves which progress from introduction to growth, maturity and decline until they are replaced by new technology which has its own S curve. Each S curve involves the introduction of products that are cheaper, simpler, smaller and more convenient than established technology by catering to specific market needs currently unserved by existing technology. Disruptive technology is a special case of innovation characterized by its ability to displace a mainstream competitor, while innovation displaces ex- isting technology. This …

Haworth College Of Business News (05/2015), Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

• Trailblazers
• Protecting Data

Scentsational Marketing In Business: A Study Of Scent Atmospherics, Jordan Thomas

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This research will evaluate a marketing tool called atmospherics. This tool, although very powerful in capturing a consumer’s interest through the use of memories and the overall aspect of buying, is sometimes forgotten when constructing a marketing plan. The thesis will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses when using this marketing tool and then apply those characteristics to a specific example of a bakery.

Robust Determinants Of Bilateral Trade, Marianne Baxter, Jonathan Hersh

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

What are the policies and country-level conditions which best explain bilateral trade flows between countries? As databases expand, an increasing number of possible explanatory variables are proposed that influence bilateral trade without a clear indication of which variables are robustly important across contexts, time periods, and which are not sensitive to inclusion of other control variables. To shed light on this problem, we apply three model selection methods – Lasso reguarlized regression, Bayesian Model Averaging, and Extreme Bound Analysis -- to candidate variables in a gravity models of trade. Using a panel of 198 countries covering the years 1970 to …

The Purchasing Power Of Tomorrow: An Analysis Of The Buying Habits Of Children Ages 6-15, Peter Collins

Senior Honors Projects

Today’s children are tomorrow’s consumers. It was stated in my Consumer Behavior class that children in the household have a lot of power in terms of what is bought by the family. In the day and age of technology that we currently live in, children have so much more access to information than children of even ten years ago. They do not even necessarily have to into a store’s physical location, but rather just go online. Young children play with dolls and action figures, and as they age they lose interest in those toys and tend to shift to sports, …

Can Education Improve Tax Compliance? Evidence From Different Forms Of Tax Education, Raymond M. K. Wong, Wai-Yee, Agnes Lo

Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies Working Paper Series

We examine whether tax compliance is improved via different forms of tax education. We argue that different types of tax education have respective impacts on tax compliance. To explore this empirical issue, we conduct a survey related to tax compliance among 205 students taking either a general tax course or a technical tax course in Hong Kong. Our findings suggest that sales tax compliance among undergraduate students was significantly improved if they had been exposed to a general tax education, and income and sales tax compliance among postgraduate students were significantly improved if they had taken a technical tax course.

Social Good And The Competitive Advantage Of Doing It Well, Morris Shawn

Finance Undergraduate Honors Theses

The purpose of this study then is to show that though social good has become largely common in Corporate America, very few businesses are doing social good well. This creates an opportunity for competitive advantage and for a few businesses to capitalize on it.

Sustainability In Government Contracts: A Measure Of Performance From The Contractor Perspective, Tamara P. Williams

Walden Faculty and Staff Publications

Studies in Government contracting are relatively new manifestation to academic research. Expanding theories to practitioner challenges may offer new concepts and insights to potential solutions to these challenges. Through a review of relevant literature, the researcher sought to 1) identify an operational definition of sustainability in government contracting and 2) bridge gaps in information by exploring sustainability factors available for successful performance in government contracting. Findings provide noteworthy contributions of practices available to both businesses and contracting professionals designed to improve contracting performance and enhance business longevity for government contractors.

2015-May-Gatton Students Participate At Health Fair Day, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

I had the idea to get more involved with our local senior center when I was at Annual this year. Even though it was in the summer, I knew that we could pull together and have a really great impact! Sun safety has been a passion of mine stemming from my undergraduate education, so this was the perfect event in which I could get involved. - Shannon Parkey, ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy APhA-ASP second-year student pharmacist

This sun safety and skin cancer prevention event was held as part of Health Fair Day at the Johnson City Seniors Center, where …

Lu Fashion Show 2015 (May 1-2, 2015), Lindenwood University

Fashion Show Event Programs & Related Items

Program for the LU Fashion Show 2015.

Three Fashion Design Department Shows To Be Held May 8 And 9, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Theresource, Georgia Southern University

Human Resources Newsletter

• Training
• GSU Safety Week
• Employment
• Class & Comp
• Benefits
• Other Information

Analiza E Efekteve Të Krizës Financiare Në Menaxhimin E Riskut : Rasti I Sektorit Bankar Të Kosovës, Faton Hasolli

Theses and Dissertations

Menaxhimi i riskut është një disiplinë e pozicionuarthellë në esencën e çdo institucioni financiar dhe përfshinë të gjitha aktivitetet që ndikojnë në profilin e saj të riskut. Menaxhimi i riskut në përgjithësi përfshinë identifikimin, matjen, monitorimin dhe kontrollin eriskut financiar.

Pavarësisht nga fakti se ekzistojnë një varg metodash për menaxhimin e riskut në sektorin bankar, raportohet se ky lloj tëriskut qënë vazhdimësi paraqet problem fundamental.Ngjarjet e vitit 2008 të ndërlidhura me krizën financiare janë një mësim i fuqishëm nga i cili kuptojmë se risku në sektorin bankar mund të jetë i paparashikueshëm e nganjëherë i parashikueshëm por i pamundur të …

2015-May-Welch Hired As New Associate Dean At Gatton College Of Pharmacy, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY The Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University has named Dr. Adam Welch the new associate dean for Academic Affairs and Assessment. Welch will also serve as an associate professor of pharmacy practice at ETSU.  

He joins ETSU after serving as acting assistant dean for Academic Affairs and Assessment for two years at Wilkes University, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He served several other roles at Nesbitt School of Pharmacy as well during his 10-plus years there.        

A registered pharmacist in both Pennsylvania and North Carolina, Welch earned his doctor of pharmacy degree …

2015-May-Etsu's Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy Graduates In Commencement Exercise, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY A commencement ceremony took place Friday morning for the 78 students making up the Class of 2015 in the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University.   During his address, Dean Larry Calhoun congratulated the newly minted pharmacists and thanked each of them for choosing ETSU.   They could have gone anywhere in the United States to pharmacy school, but they chose ETSU, Calhoun said. They have been pioneers in helping us to establish a really great college of pharmacy reputation. These students are leaving the college better than they found it.   Class President Brooks Hogue, in …

Labor Force Commute Mode Preferences And The Natural Environment, Brandon Killen

Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses

In commuting to work, commuters select from a limited variety of transportation modes, including alternative modes like cycling and walking, based on needs and preferences. Understanding these needs and preferences, and how the conditions of the immediate environment can influence them can benefit both businesses and local governments in their efforts to accommodate the commute needs of their workers and better serve their communities. Though the body of commute preference research has grown significantly over recent decades, the study of the effects of the natural environment has remained mostly overlooked. In my research, I examined the relationships between selected weather …

Kinder Morgan’S Master Limited Partnership Reorganization, Brett Doyel

Finance Undergraduate Honors Theses

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the reorganization of Kinder Morgan’s (KMI) master limited partnership (MLP) structure. In October 2014, four publicly traded companies – Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP), Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR), and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) – were merged under the Kinder Morgan, Inc. name. This study analyzes the consolidation of KMI through the use of qualitative and quantitative research. The qualitative research involves the study of the company’s 10-K reports, earnings call transcripts, and energy sector reports. The quantitative research includes …