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Maximizing Operating Room Performance Using Portfolio Selection, Vivek Reddy Gunna, Amin Abedini, Wei Li Jul 2017

Maximizing Operating Room Performance Using Portfolio Selection, Vivek Reddy Gunna, Amin Abedini, Wei Li

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

The operating room (OR) is responsible for most hospital admissions and is one of the most cost and work intensive areas in the hospital. From recent trends, we observe an ironic parallel increase among expenditure and waiting time. Therefore, improving OR scheduling has become obligatory, particularly in terms of patient flow and benefit. Most of the hospitals rely on average patient arrivals and processing times in OR planning. But in practice, variations in arrivals and processing times causes high instability in OR performance. Our model of optimization provides OR schedules maximizing patient flow and benefit at a fixed level of …

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An Optimization Model For Operating Room Scheduling To Reduce Blocking Across The Perioperative Process, Amin Abedini, Wei Li, Honghan Ye Jul 2017

An Optimization Model For Operating Room Scheduling To Reduce Blocking Across The Perioperative Process, Amin Abedini, Wei Li, Honghan Ye

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

Operating room (OR) scheduling is important. Because of increasing demand for surgical services, hospitals must provide high quality care more efficiently with limited resources. When constructing the OR schedule, it is necessary to consider the availability of downstream resources, such as intensive care unit (ICU) and post anaesthesia care unit (PACU). The unavailability of downstream resources causes blockings between every two consecutive stages. In this paper we address the master surgical schedule (MSS) problem in order to minimize blockings between two consecutive stages. First, we present a blocking minimization (BM) model for the MSS by using integer programming, based on …

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Proving Marketing Roi: A Digital Marketing Framework, Andrew Wiltsie Jul 2017

Proving Marketing Roi: A Digital Marketing Framework, Andrew Wiltsie

Master of Arts in Media and Communication Plan II Graduate Projects

The purpose of this study is to analyze emerging literature on the best practices in selecting marketing objectives, web analytics/KPI goals, and marketing mix channels by using digital marketing to provide executives with proof of marketing ROI. Evidence-based research was used to analyze emerging trends in digital marketing by combining literature on setting marketing objectives, web analytic and KPI goals, and selecting marketing mix channels. This study contributes a framework that can be used by both educators and practitioners to showcase the most common practices in digital marketing and how they can be applied to create an effective and efficient …

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Nebraska Business And Consumer Confidence Indexes: July 7, 2017, Eric Thompson Jul 2017

Nebraska Business And Consumer Confidence Indexes: July 7, 2017, Eric Thompson

Leading Economic Indicator Reports

Consumer confidence rose sharply in Nebraska during June 2017 while business confidence remained very strong. The Consumer Confidence Index – Nebraska (CCI-N) stood at 100.4 in May but rose to 104.7 during June, which is well above the neutral value of 100.0. The outlook of Nebraska businesses remained very strong. The Business Confidence Index – Nebraska (BCI-N) fell to 109.2 in June, well above the neutral value and just below its May value of 110.2. Business confidence has been very strong in Nebraska throughout the first half of 2017. When asked about the most important issue facing their business, customer …

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J. Scheidegger Center For The Arts Announces 2017-18 Season, Lindenwood University Jul 2017

J. Scheidegger Center For The Arts Announces 2017-18 Season, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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2017-July-07-Financial Internship Competition, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2017

2017-July-07-Financial Internship Competition, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2017-July-07-Joint Nursing Program, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2017

2017-July-07-Joint Nursing Program, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2017-July-07-Mason Roberson, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2017

2017-July-07-Mason Roberson, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2017-July-07-Sam Pettyjohn, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2017

2017-July-07-Sam Pettyjohn, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Comment Letters On Proposed Interpretation And Other Guidance State And Local Government Entities (Formerly Entities Included In State And Local Government Financial Statements), July 7, 2017, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee Jul 2017

Comment Letters On Proposed Interpretation And Other Guidance State And Local Government Entities (Formerly Entities Included In State And Local Government Financial Statements), July 7, 2017, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Proposed Interpretation And Other Guidance State And Local Government Entities (Formerly Entities Included In State And Local Government Financial Statements), July 7, 2017, Comments Are Requested By October 16, 2017; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants),2017, July 7, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee Jul 2017

Proposed Interpretation And Other Guidance State And Local Government Entities (Formerly Entities Included In State And Local Government Financial Statements), July 7, 2017, Comments Are Requested By October 16, 2017; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants),2017, July 7, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Research Brief: "Training And Educational Development For “Vetrepreneurs"", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University Jul 2017

Research Brief: "Training And Educational Development For “Vetrepreneurs"", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This research discusses the types of programs available to veterans, and presents a framework for evaluating the performance of veteran entrepreneurship programs. In practice, veteran entrepreneurs should continue taking advantage of available programs and veteran entrepreneurship program directors, and managers should consider reviewing the eight outcomes provided by the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE) in the UK. In policy, the VA might continue supporting veteran-owned businesses through its many programs and services, and the SBA might continue offering courses, training, and funding to support veteran entrepreneurs. Suggestions for future research include evaluating what learning outcomes veterans should develop after …

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Kaitlin Trimble And Lexi Nephew Receive Lindenwood-Pachyderm Scholarship, Lindenwood University Jul 2017

Kaitlin Trimble And Lexi Nephew Receive Lindenwood-Pachyderm Scholarship, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Herding And Anchoring In Macroeconomic Forecasts: The Case Of The Pmi, John B. Broughton, Bento J. Lobo Jul 2017

Herding And Anchoring In Macroeconomic Forecasts: The Case Of The Pmi, John B. Broughton, Bento J. Lobo

Business Faculty Articles and Research

We test if analysts display multiple biases in forecasting the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI). We adopt a test that does not require knowledge of the forecaster’s prior information set and is robust to rational clustering, correlated forecast errors and outliers. We find that analysts forecast the PMI poorly and display multiple biases when forecasting. In particular, forecasters anti-herd and anti-anchor. Anti-herding supports a reputation-based notion that forecasters are rewarded not only for forecast accuracy but also for being the best forecast at a single point in time. Anti-anchoring is consistent with forecasters overreacting to …

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Domestic Violence And The National Football League, Kelsey Rentner Jul 2017

Domestic Violence And The National Football League, Kelsey Rentner

Master of Arts in Media and Communication Plan II Graduate Projects

In 2014, the National Football League (NFL) faced extreme criticism for the way it handled the three domestic violence cases that emerged into the spotlight. The Ray Rice video that showed him punching his at-the-time fiancé, as well as the several other domestic violence cases among NFL players that quickly followed, shed a light on what seemed to be a well-hidden problem within the league. Since being in the public eye, the league has not been effective with its communication efforts to prevent the issue of domestic violence and rebuild its reputation among stakeholders. This project uses evidence-based literature to …

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Msouth Equity Partners, Lp, Order Denying Defendant's Partial Motion To Dismiss, Elizabeth E. Long Jul 2017

Msouth Equity Partners, Lp, Order Denying Defendant's Partial Motion To Dismiss, Elizabeth E. Long

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

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An Introduction To Financial Analysis, Annetta M. Gibson Jul 2017

An Introduction To Financial Analysis, Annetta M. Gibson

Faculty Publications

Presentation for the WAD Quinquennial Division-wide Council, July 5, 2017

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Managing And Analyzing Cash Flow, Annetta M. Gibson Jul 2017

Managing And Analyzing Cash Flow, Annetta M. Gibson

Faculty Publications

Presentation for the WAD Quinquennial Division - Wide Council, July 4, 2017

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“I Need That Week Off!”: An Experiential Exercise On Conflict And Negotiation, Melanie A. Robinson Jul 2017

“I Need That Week Off!”: An Experiential Exercise On Conflict And Negotiation, Melanie A. Robinson

Organization Management Journal

This article presents an experiential exercise designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop their knowledge of ways in which conflict may be managed (using the framework proposed by Thomas, 1976) and types of negotiation. Students form pairs and are presented with a scenario in which they have both requested the same week of vacation to attend events. Unfortunately, they are informed that they are unable to take the time off simultaneously. Participants are asked to discuss among themselves, using assigned modes of managing conflict, to determine how the time will be allocated. The target audience is composed of …

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Managing Careers For Ambidexterity And Organizational Alignment: Why It Matters Today To Hr Practice, Nicole C. Jackson, Isabelle Lescent-Giles, Linda M. Dunn-Jensen Jul 2017

Managing Careers For Ambidexterity And Organizational Alignment: Why It Matters Today To Hr Practice, Nicole C. Jackson, Isabelle Lescent-Giles, Linda M. Dunn-Jensen

Organization Management Journal

Today’s competitive environment increasingly calls for organizations and their employees to align competencies and individual capabilities for ambidexterity. Ambidexterity is defined as the need to exploit competencies while allowing for innovative potential. The role of human capital development, and specifically understanding how existing human resources (HR) practices may limit ambidexterity, is central to career management. While career management spans both individual and organizational interests, we approach this issue from the question of how firms can manage careers to build organizational ambidexterity. We also explore what HR professionals can do to address this issue. As part of our approach, we focus …

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Leveraging Positive Psychological Capital (Psycap) In Crisis: A Multiphase Framework, Ivana Milosevic, A. Erin Bass, Djordje Milosevic Jul 2017

Leveraging Positive Psychological Capital (Psycap) In Crisis: A Multiphase Framework, Ivana Milosevic, A. Erin Bass, Djordje Milosevic

Organization Management Journal

Despite recent advancements in understanding of leadership in context, there is surprisingly little insight into leadership in crisis. To provide insight into how leaders navigate crisis, we utilize historical sources of Sir Winston Churchill’s leadership during World War II to analyze which resources are used by leaders during a crisis and how they leverage these resources to lead through and out of the crisis. We discover that psychological capital (PsyCap) is a core individual resource that leaders leverage in crisis. Our findings suggest that leaders leverage PsyCap in varying ways based on the phase of the crisis. That is, different …

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The Mountain Musical Theatre Company: Governance Failures, Vince Bruni-Bossio, Brooke Klassen, Brian Lane Jul 2017

The Mountain Musical Theatre Company: Governance Failures, Vince Bruni-Bossio, Brooke Klassen, Brian Lane

Organization Management Journal

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2017-July-03-Wwi Lecture, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2017

2017-July-03-Wwi Lecture, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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The Care And Keeping Of Receivables And Payables, Annetta M. Gibson Jul 2017

The Care And Keeping Of Receivables And Payables, Annetta M. Gibson

Faculty Publications

Presentation for the WAD Quinquennial Division - Wide Council, July 3, 2017

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Optimizing Emergency Department Throughput Using Best Practices To Improve Patient Flow, Puneet Freibott Dnp, Rn, Nea-Bc, Ccrn-K'S Jul 2017

Optimizing Emergency Department Throughput Using Best Practices To Improve Patient Flow, Puneet Freibott Dnp, Rn, Nea-Bc, Ccrn-K'S

Journal of Nursing & Interprofessional Leadership in Quality & Safety

Emergency Department (ED) crowding and bottle necks are the reality of hospitals across the country. Patients seeking care and needing inpatient beds via the emergency rooms are facing delays with attaining the right level of care. Orchestrating a patient through an ED admission requires a multidisciplinary effort to provide safe, effective and efficient care. This quality improvement project conducted in a tertiary acute care hospital focused on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid metrics to measure Emergency Department (ED) throughput. This multidisciplinary initiative focused on reducing time stamps for patient arrival to the ED through departure to hospital or home. Outcomes …

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Detecting User Demographics In Twitter To Inform Health Trends In Social Media, Christopher R. Markson Jul 2017

Detecting User Demographics In Twitter To Inform Health Trends In Social Media, Christopher R. Markson

Dissertations

The widespread and popular use of social media and social networking applications offer a promising opportunity for gaining knowledge and insights regarding population health conditions thanks to the diversity and abundance of online user-generated information (UGHI) relating to healthcare and well-being. However, users on social media and social networking sites often do not supply their complete demographic information, which greatly undermines the value of the aforementioned information for health 2.0 research, e.g., for discerning disparities across population groups in certain health conditions. To recover the missing user demographic information, existing methods observe a limited scope of user behaviors, such as …

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35 Years In The Singaporean Life Insurance Industry, Singapore Management University Jul 2017

35 Years In The Singaporean Life Insurance Industry, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

How one man kept up with, and excelled in, an ever-changing landscape

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The Importance Of Search Engine Optimisation, Singapore Management University Jul 2017

The Importance Of Search Engine Optimisation, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Good SEO is a business necessity in the Digital Age but not everyone needs in-house SEO expertise; sometimes it makes more sense to hire an agency

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When A Satisfactory Price Beats A Maximal Mark-Up, Singapore Management University Jul 2017

When A Satisfactory Price Beats A Maximal Mark-Up, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Firms that share their gains enjoy ongoing mutual benefits

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Physical Appearance In Retail Service: Impact On Customer Loyalty And Experience, Sin Jie Jiang Jul 2017

Physical Appearance In Retail Service: Impact On Customer Loyalty And Experience, Sin Jie Jiang

MBA Student Scholarship

The purpose of this paper is to understand specific drivers of customer loyalty, experience, and physical appearance of a store. Based on the papers and studies that I have reviewed, I have identified different sub-categories within the criterion “physical appearance,” and argue that the notion of physical appearance should not be understood as a single homogeneous criterion. I have also shown that sub-categories such as visual diversity of store employees, in-store design, in-store signage and even logistic performance can all have some levels of impact, mostly positive, on customer loyalty. I have also tried to understand some possible mechanisms as …

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