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2020 Celebration Of Scholarship, Creativity, And Engagement, Todd Bruns, Beth Heldebrandt

Programs

The 2020-2021 academic year is truly extraordinary and higher education’s new, hopefully temporary, normal began on rather short notice in Spring 2020. While our environment has changed, we, as a shared community, are pleased that the important work of faculty continues and evolves as faculty broaden and redefine the boundaries of scholarship, creativity, and innovation in accelerating hybrid and remote environments. And, as new forms and strategies for scholarship and creativity emerge, the core principles of faculty life and student learning remain central to the mission of Eastern Illinois University.

For that reason, our faculty, department chairs, college deans, the …

News From The Graduate School - Masters Of Business Administration Fall 2020, Otterbein Office Of Graduate Programs

Graduate School

Newsletter that provides updates from the Graduate School and the Masters of Business Administration Graduate Program.

The Color Of Shareholders' Money: Institutional Shareholders' Political Values And Corporate Environmental Disclosure, Incheol Kim, Ji Woo Ryou, Rong Yang

Finance Faculty Publications

Highlights

• Institutional shareholders’ political values significantly influences corporate environmental disclosure and performance.

• Firms with Republican-oriented institutional shareholders are less likely to issue environmental reports.

• Institutional shareholders’ Republican-oriented political values are negatively associated with environmental performance.

• Institutional shareholders’ Republican-oriented political values are negatively associated with green innovations.

Abstract

In this study, we investigate whether and to what extent institutional shareholders' political values influence their investees' environmental disclosure and performance. Using employees' political donation data, we construct institutional investors' political ideology score, which higher (lower) value represents a more Republican- (Democratic)-leaning culture. We find that firms led by institutional shareholders with a …

Fixed Income Fund Report, October 2020, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

No abstract provided.

2020-October-01-2020 Fl3tch3r Exhibit.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – The year 2020 has been a year ofsocial, political and health-related statements of many kinds. The annual “FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art” at East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum is a visual art forum inspired by and tailored for just that kind of expression.

Fittingly, the 2020 exhibition will be a hybrid, part in-person and part virtual.

"The Real Virus"

“We believe the hybrid, virtual way in which the exhibit will function this year conforms with …

2020-October-01-Five Night Concert And Comedy Festival.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Rico Nasty

JOHNSON CITY – A Five Night Concert and Comedy Festival Series of virtual entertainment of East Tennessee State University students, faculty and staff begins Wednesday, Oct. 7.

These performances will be held virtually on Looped Live every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. Each event will include a live Q&A, and members of the campus community who register will be entered for a chance to win a one-on-one meet-and-greet with an act.

Opening the series on Oct. 7 is Cheat Codes, a Los Angeles-based dance trio crafting floor-filling, radio-ready tunes. Each …

2020-October-01-Faculty And Staff Senates Elections.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Faculty and Staff Senates at East Tennessee State University announce new senators and members elected to officer positions. These individuals are chosen to represent their peers and provide leadership through shared governance. 

Faculty Senate

Officers 

Officers were elected April 20. Executive Committee Members at Large were elected Aug. 18. 

• President – Mr. Stephen Hendrix
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   Vice President – Dr. Ginni Blackhart
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  Secretary – Ms. Ashley Sergiadis
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  COO/Treasurer – Dr. Patrick Brown
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  Past President – Dr. Susan Epps
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  Executive Committee Members at Large:
  • 
    Dr. Donna Cherry
  • 
    Mr. Bill Hemphill
  • 
    Dr. Kason O’Neil
  • 
    Dr. Alex Sargsyan
  • 
    Dr. Alan Stevens
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  Faculty Member, Board of …

2020-October-Middle School Boys Basketball Tryouts, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2020-October-Middle School Girls Basketball Meeting And Tryouts, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Last Tryout Date For Middle School Basketball, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Middle School Cross Country Wins 2nd Place At Invitational, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Ms Cross Country Teams Qualify For State Meet, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Board Of Trustees Minutes, Oct. 1 2020 (Special Meeting), Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

The Hr Connection, Georgia Southern University

Human Resources Newsletter

• 2020 Virtual Benefits Fair
• Nominations for the 2020-2021 University Awards of Excellence are now open!
• Financial Guidance is here!
• Earn 2021 Well-being Credits!
• Professional Development Calendar
• Create and Maintain a Learning Transcript in Building A Better U
• We Are Moving

2020 Annual Report: State Of Nonprofits And Philanthropy In San Diego, Laura Deitrick, Tessa Tinkler, Jon Durnford, Thomas Abruzzo, Taylor Funderburk, Connelly Meschen

State of Nonprofits and Philanthropy in San Diego

The year 2020 has become one of reckoning – as a time for reflection and hindsight about how we got to this point of crisis, as well as one for envisioning a new path forward. As the pandemic shows no sign of abating, the disruption wrought by COVID-19 is broad and deep for nonprofits, their leaders, and constituents.

The 2020 State of Nonprofit and Philanthropy Report synthesizes findings from three nonprofit leader surveys (including COVID-19 impacts surveys), public opinion polling, and other sources of nonprofit data to provide the most up to date and holistic picture of this essential sector. …

2020 Culture Shift: Measuring Covid-19 Impact On San Diego Arts And Culture Nonprofits, Thomas Abruzzo, Laura Deitrick, Christine Jones, Jonathan Glus

Arts and Culture

To better understand the impacts of the pandemic on City-funded arts and culture nonprofits and their workforce, The Nonprofit Institute at the University of San Diego – on behalf of the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture – conducted a survey of arts and culture organizations funded by the City in fiscal year 2020. In that year, the City invested $11.4 million in arts and culture organizations. In fiscal year 2021, the City was forced to reduced annual funding to approximately $5.7 million due to drastically reduced tax revenues. Eight months into the pandemic, many City-funded arts …

Association Between Usage Of An App To Redeem Prescribed Food Benefits And Redemption Behaviors Among The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants, And Children Participants: Cross-Sectional Study, Qi Zhang, Junzhou Zhang

Department of Marketing Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Background: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is one of the most important food assistance programs in the United States, serving 6.4 million low-income, eligible women, infants, and children under 5 years of age in 2019. In the program, participants are prescribed a list of food benefits, which can be redeemed in WIC-authorized stores. However, there are multiple behavioral barriers in the program and the stores that prevent participants from redeeming the benefits fully. Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between the use of a widely used mobile phone app, WICShopper, and the …

Discovering The Link Between Investor Attention And Trade Volume In The Philippine Stock Exchange, Patrick Allan G. Morando, Isabel Louise D. Banico, Martin Stevens C. Ng, Riggs Mattieu M. Villardo

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

Investors regard trade volume as a crucial technical indicator that can confirm trends, predict trend reversals, and determine liquidity (Westerhoff, 2006; Mahender et al., 2014). Trade volume is reported throughout the current trading day as often as once an hour; however, the reported hourly and end-of-the-day trade volumes are merely estimates. Actual and final trade volumes are reported the following day. Given the relative inconsistency of reported trade volumes and uncertainty of future trade volumes, investors miss the opportunity to reinforce their trading decisions through the trade volume indicator.

Situational And Personal Factors Influencing Hospitality Employee Engagement In Value Co-Creation, Prakash K. Chathoth, Robert J. Harrington, Eric S. W. Chan, Fevzi Okumus, Zibin Song

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This study explores the situational and personal factors affecting hospitality employees' engagement in the co-creation of value. The concept of value co-creation emerged from the general co-creation literature, and little research has assessed how situational and personal factors enhance our understanding of value creation. To explore these underlying factors, a qualitative study involving in-depth and focus group interviews was conducted at three luxury hotels in Hong Kong and Macao. The research findings indicate five situational factors and five personal factors impact cocreated value for hotel guests in the luxury sector. Insights are provided into the potential use of these factors …

A Predictive Analytics Approach To Building A Decision Support System For Improving Graduation Rates At A Four-Year College, Xuan Wang, Helmut Schneider, Kenneth R. Walsh

Faculty Publications

Although graduation rates have interested stakeholders, educational researchers, and policymakers for some time, little progress has been made on the overall graduation rate at four-year state colleges. Even though selective admission based on academic indicators such as high school GPA and ACT/ SAT have widely been used in the USA for years, and recent statistics show that less than 40% of students graduate from four-year state colleges in four years in the US. The authors propose using an ensemble of analytic models that considers cost as a better form of analysis that can be used as input to decision support …

An Exploration Of Student Backgrounds And Mood, Linsey Newcomb, Creshell Washington, Rebeka Petrick

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

A large amount of literature has suggested that different minority backgrounds have an effect on depression rates. Previous research shows that people who come from minority backgrounds show higher amounts of depression compared to people who are not from minority backgrounds. Research also suggests that people who come from lower socioeconomic status display higher levels of depression compared to people who are a part of a higher socioeconomic status. Since March of 2020, Coronavirus has made a huge impact globally. Research has been done surrounding the pandemic and the effects it has had on people’s lives. This research has shown …

A Two-Stage Multiproduct Emq-Based Model With Delayed Differentiation And Overtime Option For Common Part’S Fabrication, Yuan Shyi Peter Chiu, Yunsen Wang, Chung Li Chou, Tiffany Chiu

Department of Accounting and Finance Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This study explores the two-stage multiproduct economic manufacturing quantity (EMQ)based system with delayed product differentiation and overtime option for fabrication of common parts. The classic EMQ model determines optimal lot size under assumptions of steady production rate; however, managers of present-day’s manufacturing firms, operating in a highly competitive global business environment, must constantly seeks ways to strengthen their competitive forces, such strategies include: (i) to increase machine utilization through planning multiproduct fabrication; (ii) to evaluate different production schemes to reduce cost, e.g., a delayed differentiation strategy, when a common intermediate product exists in a multiproduct system, wherein all required common …

2020-October-01-Going Places, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

ETSU welcomes the following new faculty and staff to the university family:

Elizabeth Childress is an SBIRT (screening, brief intervention and referral for treatment) coordinator in the Addiction Science Center, College of Public Health. She was previously a residential tech/CPRS (computerized patient record system) with Frontier Health. She holds a B.S. degree in psychology from the University of Virginia at Wise.

Erin Lorelle Cook is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Computing after serving as a graduate assistant. She holds an M.S. degree in computing and information sciences from ETSU.

Karla Marie German is a counselor in the …

2020-October-01-National Merit Semifinalists, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (Oct. 1, 2020) Four seniors at University School on the East Tennessee State University campus have been named semifinalists for the 66^th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

These students will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships totaling more than $30 million that will be offered in spring 2021.

 Amisha Agrawal is a member of the Beta Club, Science Club, Scholars Bowl Club, Debate Club, Math Club and the Student Government Association.

She is the founder of Our Young Minds, a non-profit organization working to raise awareness for student …

Seeing Destinations Through Vlogs: Implications For Leveraging Customer Engagement Behavior To Increase Travel Intention, Yusi Cheng, Wei Wei, Lu Zhang

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Purpose: This study aims to understand customers' watching experience with travel vlogs and its impacts on one of the most prominent manifestations of customer engagement behaviors (CEBs) – word-of-mouth (WOM) – and their travel intention. Drawing upon the theory of resonance, this study incorporated both cognitive and emotional aspects of travel vlog watching experience. Design/methodology/approach: Online survey data were collected from 352 participants who have watched travel vlogs over the past 12 months. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was performed for hypotheses testing. Findings: The study results reveal positive impacts of source credibility, inspiration, escapism and self-congruence on …

Impact Of Error Management Culture On Organizational Performance, Management-Team Performance And Creativity In The Hospitality Industry, Priyanko Guchait, Yu Qin, Juan Madera, Nan Hua, Xingyu Wang

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The purpose of this study is to examine how organizational error management culture impacts organizational performance, management-team performance, and creativity in the hospitality industry. In addition, this study examined the mediating effect of management-team learning behavior between error management culture and outcomes. Data were collected from general managers of 148 hotels in China using survey questionnaires. Results indicated that general managers' perceptions of organizational error management culture had a significant impact on all outcome variables. Additionally, the study found the mediating effect of management-team learning behavior.

Hedging Season: The Effect Of Hedging Using Financial Derivatives On Firm Value Of Publicly-Listed Non-Financial Firms In The Philippines, Julio Alfonso D. Arrastia, Christina Angela N. Balagot, Joseph Anthony C. Go, Dominique Ann Philomena V. Lacuna

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

Firms use financial derivatives as a way to hedge risky transactions to avoid financial risks. Studies have focused on firms’ use of financial derivatives in developed countries. However, there is limited research done on emerging markets like the Philippines because these economies have only recently adapted advanced reporting standards that obligate the disclosure of the nature and extent of risks resulting from the use of financial instruments. We used Tobin’s Q ratio to proxy for firm value and to determine the presence of a hedging premium. Because derivatives are used by firms to hedge against currency risks, interest rate risks, …

Derivative Initiative: Does The Use Of Financial Derivatives Influence Firm Value In The Philippine Context?, Julia Alfonso D. Arrastia, Christina Angela N. Balagot, Joseph Anthony C. Go, Dominique Ann Philomena V. Lacuna

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

Firms use financial derivatives as a way to hedge risky transactions to avoid financial risks. Studies have focused on firms’ use of financial derivatives in developed countries. However, there is limited research done on emerging markets like the Philippines because these economies have only recently adapted advanced reporting standards that obligate the disclosure of the nature and extent of risks resulting from the use of financial instruments. We used Tobin’s Q ratio to proxy for firm value and determine the presence of a hedging premium. Because derivatives are used by firms to hedge against currency risks, interest rate risks, and …

Will Create Resolve The Philippines’ Unemployment Woes Amidst The Covid-19 Pandemic?, Krista Danielle Yu, Marites Tiongco

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a proposal to amend the Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Reform Act (CITIRA) into the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE) Act. The proposed amendments are as follows: (a) An immediate five percentage point cut into the corporate income tax (CIT) rate starting July 2020; (b) Maintaining for up to nine years the status quo for registered business activities enjoying the 5% tax on gross income earned (GIE) incentive; and (c) More flexibility for the President to grant a combination of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, which will be critical …

Blue-Collar Job: Stress And Job Satisfaction., Andressa Mesquita Cabral Silva

Business ETD Collections

The purpose of the following research is to analyze the effects of motivational factors on blue-collar job satisfaction and also present factors that play an important role in increasing employee satisfaction at the workplace. In return, satisfied employees can help improve organizational performance. The review of the academic literature showed that motivation at work is motivated by the level of job satisfaction of employees. Therefore, organizations that recognize the importance of satisfied workers are more probable to create a flexible, loyal, and creative workforce. To assess the levels of stress and satisfaction in the workplace, a questionnaire was applied among …