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A Learning Curve Of The Market: Chasing Alpha Of Socially Responsible Firms, Zhichuan Li, Jun Wang, Dylan Minor, Chongyu Dang

Business Publications

This paper explores stock market reactions to corporate social performance. We find that a value-weighted portfolio based on the list of “100 Best CSR companies in the world”, published by Reputation Institute, yields statistically significant annual abnormal returns of 1.63% and 1.26%, by controlling for Carhart four factors and Fama-French five factors, respectively (2.39% and 1.84% respectively for an equal-weighted portfolio). Moreover, such abnormal returns decrease as time goes, especially after the inaugural publication of the CSR lists in 2013. The paper also indicates that companies with better social performance are more likely to have positive earnings surprises, and that …

Dynamics Of Drug Resistance: Optimal Control Of An Infectious Disease, Naveed Chehrazi, Lauren E. Cipriano, Eva A. Enns

Business Publications

Antimicrobial resistance is a significant public health threat. In the U.S. alone, 2 million people are infected and 23,000 die each year from antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. In many cases, infections are resistant to all but a few remaining drugs. We examine the case where a single drug remains and solve for optimal treatment policy for an SIS infectious disease model incorporating the effects of drug resistance. The problem is formulated as an optimal control problem with two continuous state variables, the disease prevalence and drug's "quality" (the fraction of infections that are drug-susceptible). The decision maker's objective is to …

What Determines Venture Capital Investment Decisions? Evidence From The Emerging Vc Market In Egypt, Elsayeda A. Ismail, Mona I. Medhat

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

The decision of a venture capitalist to commit capital in a new risky business is a complex decision. Investors need to consider a number of important criteria simultaneously. Based on the postulates of signaling theory and the investment criteria outlined in the extant literature, we propose a theoretical framework to describe the relationship between a new venture’s characteristics and the funding decision. The proposed framework is tested using actual data of a unique sample of 200 new Egyptian technological startups. The startups were tracked from establishment until applying to a venture capitalist and a decision was made either to accept …

Microfinance Institutions’ Criteria On Small Business Financing In Cameroon, Serge Messomo Elle

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

This study uses MFIs as a unit of analysis to examine the factors of human, financial and social capital that increase the financing of microenterprises’ identification of opportunities and exploitation in Cameroon .To attain this objective, a questionnaire was used to collect data from 207 MFIs and analyzed using descriptive and multiple linear regression models. The results revealed that when it concerns the financing of opportunity identification, only human capital variables of Prior knowledge and Business training increase the financing of microenterprises by MFIs in Cameroon. Regarding the opportunity exploitation on the contrary, accumulated business knowledge, business skills and customer …

2019 Annual Report, Imsa Fund

IMSA Fund Reports

No abstract provided.

Family Business Succession Planning Opportunities, Savas Saymaz, Hugh H. Lambert

Business Faculty/Staff Publications

Family businesses account for over 50% of U.S. GDP, and 35% of Fortune 500 companies are controlled by families. These companies are vital to the economy, offering stability, a long-term commitment, and responsibility to their communities and employees. Although family-owned businesses are responsible for 60% of jobs in America, a recent family business survey done by the National Bureau of Economic Research’s Family Business Alliance indicates that despite succession being a critical issue for many family companies, only 15% of them have anything resembling a succession plan in place. Furthermore, businesses have a difficult time surviving through multiple generations; just …

Corporate Social Responsibility Versus Shareholder Value Maximization: Through The Lens Of Hard And Soft Law, Min Yan

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Even with a significant increase in the number of firms around the world engaging in corporate social responsibility (“CSR”), many people still perceive CSR as a voluntary commitment and shareholder value maximization (“SVM”) as a mandatory requirement. This paper borrows the concept of hard law and soft law in terms of coerciveness and overturns the stereotype that SVM is a hard-law constraint and CSR a soft-law constraint. The paper first demonstrates that directors of the board are not obliged to maximize shareholder value even in the Anglo-American jurisdictions where shareholder primacy culture is more dominant. Next, the paper critically discusses …

Western Corporate Fiscal Citizenship In The 21st Century, Alex Freund

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

For the Western world, the challenges of the 21st Century are numerous, from climate change’s effects on food production and coastal cities to underfunded social safety nets to automation’s impact on the middle class. To handle such costly problems, government intervention will be required. Government intervention, however, always comes at a cost to either individuals or corporations. To determine who should bear these costs, scholars and experts should turn to notions of fiscal citizenship – the social contract between the state and private parties through taxation and the provision of goods and services. By applying principles of individual fiscal citizenship …

Perceptions Of Female Veteran Military Sexual Trauma: A Phenomenological Study, Lindsey Fairweather

Doctoral Dissertations

Military sexual trauma (MST) occurs at devastating rates to service members, by service members, and is widely misunderstood, qualitatively understudied, and reporting may be procedurally biased. The purpose of this study was to phenomenologically explore the lived experiences of female veteran MST survivors with their leadership (chain of command/supervisors) and understand how military culture effects these individuals. A feminist-theory conceptual framework was applied to contextualize hegemonic hypermasculine military culture and the divide and damage it may cause to female service members before MST, when surviving an MST event, and when surviving post-MST fallout.

This study included 10 participants who were …

Fixed Income Fund Report, December 2019, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

No abstract provided.

Art And Design Faculty Member To Receive Individual Artist Fellowship.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Faculty member Travis Graves, an associate professor of sculpture, recently received an Individual Artist Fellowship through the Tennessee Arts Commission. The TAC awards IAF's to professional artists who have shown exceptional talent in their chosen disciplines. Graves work examines the relationship between nature, culture, and society's dependence on nature.

For more information on Graves please follow this link:
http://artsmagazine.info/articles.php

Faculty Member Vanessa Mayoraz Interviewed By Burnaway.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Vanessa Mayoraz, who relocated from Geneva to Johnson City, Tennessee, spoke with Seed Space's Rachel Bubis about coming to Appalachia with fresh eyes, experimenting with technology and vegetation, and working outside of a major cultural hub in a Question & Answer session for Burnaway.

Mayoraz's work includes site-specific installations to public participatory projects, themes of memory, fragility and the body to unite her work. She defines her practice, the diverse needs of artists, as well as her experience living and working in a small Tennessee city.

To read the article please follow this link: https://burnaway.org/interview/vanessa-mayoraz/

Bfa Alum Matthew Jessie Featured In Landscape Stories.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

BFA photography alum Matthew Jessie's project It's Hills and Valleys is currently featured online in Landscape Stories. His ongoing series of large format color photographs portray realities of the region of East Tennessee alternate to the history of representation that has defined it for generations.

For more information on the project please follow this link:http://landscape-stories.tumblr.com/tagged/Matthew-Jessie

Birds And Sculpture Exhibit At Slocumb Galleries.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The ETSU Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership with the Johnson City Public Library and AROHA Philanthropies present Artful Aging: Birds & Sculptures, curated by Angelique Lynch. The exhibition will be on display through September 15, with an artist's reception on September 14 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Artful Aging workshop participants created the mixed media sculptural birds and various avian forms, mentored by ETSU adjunct faculty Angelique Lynch, using various techniques in molding, casting, carving, and assemblage. Lynch is an ETSU alumna who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts …

Bfa Alum Laken Bridges Is New Director Of Adult Education At William King Museum Of .Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Congratulations to BFA Printmaking Alum and former department adjunct faculty member Laken Bridges on her new job as Director of Adult Education at William King Museum of Art. She received her MFA in printmaking from Clemson University and holds a BA in French and a BFA in studio art from ETSU. Though she is trained as a printmaker, Bridges engages in a cross-disciplinary studio practice involving print, drawing, sculpture, books, and writing. 

Bridges will be in charge of the adult education classes offered at the museum, which is located in Abingdon, Virginia. If you are interested in any of their …

Kelly Porter Honored By Etsu Sustainability Department.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Graphic Design Assistant Professor Kelly Porter, was honored by the ETSU Sustainability Department as a Sustainability Champion.This award is in recognition for her ongoing efforts to make the ETSU community a more sustainable place. Congratutlations Kelly!

Fpa Honors Scholar And Bfa Graphic Design Candidate Shelby Maiden Has Thesis Published.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Shelby Maiden, FPA honors scholar and BFA Graphic Design candidate, recently had her honors thesis published on ethesis.org. In her thesis Maiden states, "The visual and performing arts are inherently bonded to the art of literature; all additionally lend themselves to the narratives of women and their specific hardships. Examination of the relationship between each art form and its history is vital, but perhaps even more essential is the relationship that contemporary art shares with historical activist literature."

To read Maiden's work please follow this link: http://esthesis.org/creating-a-room-of-ones-own-the-feminine-placemaking-of-womanhouse-shelby-maiden/

Mfa Alum Rickey Bump Featured In Etsus Illuminated Magazine.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

2016 MFA alum Rickey Bump is featured in the Where are They Now? section of ETSU's Graduate Studies magazine Illuminated. Bump currently teaches art at the World Foreign Language School in Shanghai, China where he instructs children first through fifth grade. Besides being an educator, he actively makes and exhibits art in Shanghai. To read the article on Bump please follow this link: https://www.etsu.edu/gradstud/documents/illuminated/illuminated_graduate_research_magazine.pdf

Studio Visit With Alum Jake Ingram.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

A studio visit with BFA alum Jake Ingram will be streamed live from his studio at the Tamarind Institute on September 12 at 5:30pm.

Jake received his BFA in drawing at ETSU in 2012. He went on to receive his MFA from the New York Academy of Art, in 2015.
For more information on the artist please visit his website at: http://jakeingram.weebly.com/

Tatimet Në Të Ardhura Personale Dhe Në Të Ardhura Të Korporatës Në Republikëne Kosovës, Vjosa Cena

Theses and Dissertations

Pako fiskale ka filluar që të aplikohet në Kosovë në vitin 2015 me pakon fiskale 1, me qëllim të përkrahjes së bizneseve. Prandaj është e rëndësishme që të identifikohet se si ka ndikuar kjo pako në zhvillimin e biznesit. Gjithashtu në këtë punim është shtjelluar qështja se çfarë lehtësirash ka sjellur pako fiskale tek bizneset Kosovare, veçanërisht lehtësirat në Tatimin në të Ardhura Personale (TAP) dhe Tatimin në të Ardhura të Korporatës (TAK).

Në këtë punim do të shtjellojmë barrën tatimore të Tatimeve në të Ardhura Personale dhe Tatimeve në të Ardhura të Korporatës në Republikën e Kosovës.Është e rëndësishme …

Strategjite E Marketingut Në Kompanitë Prodhuese, Mehmet Islami

Theses and Dissertations

Ky studim u realizua për të hulumtuar ndërlidhjen e strategjive të marketingut me kompanitë prodhuese, se si strategjia e marketingut në internet rritë nivelin e kënaqshmërisë në kompanitë prodhuese si dhe strategjia e marketingut në internet rritë nivelin e kënaqshmërisë të konsumatorëve online. Këto ishin edhe hipotezat e punimit. Hulumtimi u realizua me dy pyetësorë dhe me intervistë të strukturuar. Mostra për konsumatorë ishte (N=200), mostra për kompanitë për përdorimin e strategjisë të internetit ishte (N=12) si dhe dy intervista të strukturuara me dy Kompani prodhuese në Kosovë. Sipas hulumtimit të tri hipotezat u aprovuan doli se strategjitë kanë ndërlidhje …

How Ecommerce Is On The Rise, Kayla Smith

Honor’s College Freeman Research Journal

In this paper I will observe how the development of new technologies (that have seen extreme changes) has led to a lot of changes in the way products are manufactured, services are offered, and money is transacted and the products delivered. Due to changes in consumer demands in the market, technology has been manipulated over the years, giving rise to multinational billion dollar organizations that keep adapting overtime to keep up with the rapidly changing consumer needs. In particular, with communication, the rise of the mobile phone network and the Internet have particularly revolutionized the way business is done entirely. …

Absurity Of Truth By John Feodorov.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership with the ETSU Office of Multicultural Affairs, SGA, BUC Funds, Slocumb Galleries Student Society, Honors College, and the Tennessee Arts Commission’s ABC Grant through the First TN Development District proudly present Absurdity of Truth by John Feodorov. The exhibit curated by Vanessa Mayoraz, Art & Design Extended Media Professor, will be on view through October 14 with a reception on September 21 from 5 to 7 pm, during the 4th ETSU Native American Festival. The public lecture starts at 6 pm in the Ball Hall Auditorium.

Absurdity of Truth …

Ralph Slatton To Exhibit Work At William King Museum.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

FPA Honors Scholar and BFA Graphic Design Candidate Shelby Maiden has Thesis Published

Current Mfa Photo Student And Mfa Photo Alum Accepted To Prestious Artist Residencies.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Congratulations to Art & Design students Meg Roussos and Bradley Marshall for their accomplishments at receiving residencies at the Fraenkel Gallery and Skowhegan for summer 2018. Both these achievements are prestigious accomplishments for the Department of Art & Design.

Meg Roussos, current MFA photography student, has been awarded an internship at the Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco for the summer. Roussos just received Outstanding Graduate Student for 2018.

MFA photography alum, Bradley Marshall is on his way to Skowhegan, in Maine, for an artist residency beginning in June. Marshall received Outstanding Graduate Student for 2017.

For more information on …

Slocumb Galleries Director Karlota Contreras-Koterbay Instrumental In Establishing American Museum Of Philippine Art.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Slocumb Galleries director Karlota Contreras-Koterbay is playing a leading role in establishing a new museum in California that will showcase the art of her people. A bi-national effort is under way to plan, build awareness and secure funding for a new American Museum of Philippine Art, which will be located in Los Angeles. Contreras-Koterbay, a native of the Philippines is a founding board member and vice president for curatorial programming for the American Museum of Philippine Art Foundation Inc.

This new facility will not only be a museum featuring several art galleries, but also a cultural center with an auditorium, …

Professor Emeritus Mike Smith Featured In Burnaway Magazine.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Mike Smith has lived, taught, and photographed in and around Johnson City, Tennessee, for nearly 40 years. In the article "You're Not from Around Here: Mike Smith in East Tennessee", author Diana C. Stoll speaks about his ongoing body of work. She states, "dichotomy takes specific form: the animosities that are galvanizing our moment versus the undying spirit of place and humanity. While Smith is a photographer who has the artistry and the intelligence to take on all these things, it is, of course, the latter that endures."

To read more about Smith's work please follow this link to view …

Optimal Design And Ownership Structures Of Innovative Retail Payment Systems, Zhiling Guo, Dan Ma

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

In response to the Fintech trend, an ongoing debate in the banking industry is how to design the new-generation interbank retail payment and settlement system. We propose a two-stage analytical model that takes into account the value-risk tradeoff in the new payment system design, as well as banks’ participation incentives and adoption timing decisions. We find that, as the system base value increases, banks tend to synchronize their investment and adoption decisions. When the system base value is low and banks are heterogeneous, bank association ownership maximizes social welfare. When both the system base value and bank heterogeneity are moderate, …

Brand Linguistics: Study Of Sound Symbolism And Consumer Language Fluency On Brand Name Attitudes And Perceptions, Evita Subkowski

University Honors Program Senior Projects

Brand names can subtly evoke the practical qualities of a product as well as the positive emotions a company hopes that consumers will feel regarding its product. Because a brand name serves as an identifier for consumers to the product itself, effective branding has the potential to increase sales and customer loyalty. Brand names are essential because they are often the consumer’s first exposure to the product and for this reason they must be configured effectively. There is considerable research in this area that can guide companies toward more effective brand-naming strategies. Unfortunately, a key gap exists in this literature: …

Special Remarks By Okwu Joseph Nnanna, Okwu Joseph Nnanna

Economic and Financial Review

This special remarks presented by Dr. Okwu J. Nnanna, the Deputy Governor, Economic Policy Directorate of the Central Bank of Nigeria, at the seminar on “Addressing Nigeria’s Housing Deficit”, for CBN Executive Staff at Transcorp Hotels, Calabar, Cross River State, October 07 - 09, 2019