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2020-April-30-Going Places, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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

Brittany Adams is a custodian with Facilities Management after serving as a temporary employee.

David A. Austin is a custodian with Facilities Management after serving as a temporary employee.

Carl Bates is head equipment manager in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Before coming to ETSU, he was a seasonal intern with the New York Jets. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University.

Leisa R. Brown is an executive aide in Information Technology Services after serving as a switchboard operator and technical clerk. She is a graduate …

The 2008, 2012, And 2016 Summer Olympics: A Test Market Efficiency, Joshua Hutchinson

Longwood Senior Theses

Corporate sponsorship is a form of advertising in which companies commit and pay to be associated with certain events. Corporate sponsorships of an event, such as the Olympic Games, may feel the need to evaluate the returns on their investment. In order to evaluate these investments, and how they pay off, an event study has been completed. The risk-adjusted event study methodology was used to test the hypothesis that risk-adjusted return of the sponsor companies stock prices are significantly positively affected by the type of information. The event study tested the effect of the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 …

Lindenlink Wins Six Regional Awards Including Top Online Publication, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Happiness From What We Have And What We Experience: Attribute Non-Alignability Increases Anticipated Satisfaction From Experiential Purchases, Minhee Kim, Hee-Kyung Ahn

Asia Marketing Journal

This research examines how processing type and alignability moderate the effect of product type on satisfaction (i.e., happiness). It is well known that there are two types of processing―deliberative and intuitive processing. Based on the previous literature that the intuitive processing is compatible with experiential purchases and the deliberative processing is fit with material purchase, the current research demonstrates that processing type moderates the effect of product type on happiness. Moreover, we hypothesize that alignability moderates the effect of product type on anticipated satisfaction. As expected, participants in the intuitive processing condition reported greater happiness from their experiential purchases than …

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Asia Marketing Journal

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Intellectual Capital Performance And Firm Value: The Effect Of Mfrs 139, Abdullah Jihad Rasmi Rabaya, Norman Mohd Saleh, Noradiva Hamzah

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: We examine the intellectual capital (IC) performance and its connection with firm value. We also investigate whether the adoption of an enhanced quality standard MFRS 139 that affect recognition and measurement of financial instrument's fair values, moderates the relationship between IC performance and firm value. Design/methodology/approach: We used panel data analysis of listed financial institutions' data for 2005 - 2015 period. Research Findings: A positive association between IC performance and firm value is found, proposing that IC is an important resource for firms. The results also show that MFRS 139 implementation strengthens the relationship between IC performance and …

Importance Of Employee Participation In Lean Thinking And Their Competency Towards Employee Innovative Behaviour, Roshayati Binti Abdul Hamid, Md Daud Bin Ismail, Ida Rosnita Binti Ismail

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: The process of innovation is complex and involved various stage which required employees to have an innovative behaviour. Underpinned by social exchange theory, this study examines how employee participation in Lean Thinking influence the employees' innovative behaviour. We also examine the possibility that competency moderates this relationship. Design/methodology/approach: Measurements from previous studies were adapted in developing the questionnaire and data were analysed using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach. Research Findings: The results showed that there is a positive relationship between employee participation in Lean Thinking and employee innovative behaviour, and a positive relationship between employee competency and …

Mediating Effects Of Entrepreneurs’ Work Performance On The Relationship Between Their Psychological Capital And Growth Intentions: A Study On Malaysian Entrepreneurs, Sh. Usman Yousaf, Mohd Hizam-Hanafiah, Rosmah Mat Isa, Nor Liza Abdullah, Zizah Che Senik, Bushra Usman

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: This study proposes to fill the gap in entreprenuership literature by focusing on the relationship between entrepreneurs' psychological capital and growth intention mediated by their work performance. Design/methodology/approach: This research used cross-sectional quantitative research and employed convenience sampling technique. A total of 275 Small and Medium Entreprise (SME) entrepreneurs participated and answered the survey questionnaires. Research Findings: The findings confirmed the direct relationships between psychological capital and work performance; and psychological capital and growth intention of entrepreneurs. However, this study found no mediating effect of work performance in the relationship between psychological capital and growth intention of the …

The Effects Of Transformational Leadership And Job Satisfaction On Commitment To Organisational Change: A Three-Component Model Extension Approach, Luu Tien Dung, Phan Van Hai

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: The present study aimed to examine the relationship between transformational leadership, job satisfaction and employee commitment to organisational change. Design/Methodology/Approach: Extension of a three-component model was employed. The study sample consisted of 474 employees in organisations undergoing a significant organisational change in Vietnam. The data were analysed using a structural equation model (SEM). Research Findings: The study results show that transformational leadership has a positive and significant influence on job satisfaction and organisational commitment to change (affective commitment, normative commitment, continuance commitment). Job satisfaction is found to be positively and significantly related to employee affective commitment and normative …

The Impact Of Political Brand Relationship Quality And Brand Engagement On Voters’ Citizenship Behaviour: Evidence From Indonesia, Akhmad Farhan, Nor Asiah Omar, Taslima Jannat, Muhamad Azrin Nazri

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: Recently, the usage of branding has become more popular in non-traditional social markets such as politics due to decreasing political participation. This study investigates how political brand relationship quality (satisfaction and trust) influences political brand engagement (PBE) and voters' citizenship behaviour (VCB). Design/Methodology/Approach: The current study collected data from voters who are located in Jakarta and participated in the Indonesian presidential election of 2014. A total of 520 voters participated. Data were collected via quota sampling and drop-off survey and were analysed using structural equation modelling. Research Findings: The empirical findings suggest that satisfaction has the strongest impact …

Religion, Attitude, And Entrepreneurship Intention In Indonesia, Liyu Adhi Kasari Sulung, Niken Iwani Surya Putri, Muhammad Miqdad Robbani, Kirana Rukmayuninda Ririh

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: The present research investigates the relationships among behavioural belief, attitude toward entrepreneurship, religiosity, and entrepreneurial intention in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach: We use a structural equation model supported by LISREL 8.80 to analyse a sample of 146 owners of micro and small enterprises. Research Findings: We found new results to add to the entrepreneurship literature regarding the relationship between religiosity and entrepreneurship. Although religiosity has been mostly discussed in previous research as a moderator, this study found that religiosity also has a strong direct relationship to entrepreneurial intention. Further, most of the independent variables also show a significant influence on …

Intellectual Capital And Smes’ Business Performance From An Organisational Lifecycle Perspective, Salwa Muda, Mara Ridhuan Che Abdul Rahman, Noradiva Hamzah, Norman Mohd Saleh

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: This study examined the influence of intellectual capital (IC) elements, namely human, structural and relational capital, on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. In addition, it examined the effects of IC elements on performance from the perspective of lifecycle stages. Methodology: This study employed a survey method using questionnaires. A total of 1000 questionnaires were mailed to chief executive officers (CEOs) and managers of SMEs in various industries, such as the professional, food and beverage (F&B) and engineering industries, around Klang Valley, Malaysia. Research Findings: The results of this study indicated that all elements …

The Detrimental Effect Of Customer Demotion On Customer Profitability In Hierarchical Loyalty Programs, Woojung Chang

Asia Marketing Journal

Firms employing hierarchical loyalty programs (HLPs) periodically demote customers from higher to lower status level to divest from unprofitable customers and boost profitability. However, existing literature lacks objective evidence on how customer demotion affects demoted customers’ future purchase behaviors and ultimately profitability for the firm. Moreover, customers in the HLP’s higher position may respond to customer demotion differently from those in the HLP’s lower position. Drawing upon emotions and equity theories, this study quantifies how the profits that customers contribute to the firm change after customer demotion, and compares demoted customers’ behavioral reactions from top-tier with those from bottom-tier based …

Effect Of Social Norm On Consumer Demand: Multiple Constraint Approach, Sungjee Choi, Inwoo Nam, Jaehwan Kim

Asia Marketing Journal

The goal of the study is to understand the role of social norm in purchase decisions where demand is revealed in the form of multiple-discreteness. Consumers are socially engaged in various activities through the expectation from others in their community. Actions or decisions are likely to reflect this influence. This implicit or explicit social norm is revealed as the rules, regulations, and standards that are understood, shared, endorsed, and expected by group members. When consumers’ decisions are in distance from the norm, they come to face discomfort such as shame, guilt, embarrassment, and anxiety. These pressure act as a constraint …

2020-April-30- Faculty Tenurepromotion, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 30, 2020) – Sixty-two East Tennessee State University faculty members were promoted and 28 granted tenure by the ETSU Board of Trustees, the university’s governing body, during its recent quarterly meeting.

The following 30 faculty members attained the rank of full professor: Deborah L. Dotson, Allied Health Sciences; Wesley Buerkle, Communication and Performance; J. Michael Stoots, Community and Behavioral Health; Anthony D. Pittarese, Computing; Lori T. Meier and Ryan A. Nivens, Curriculum and Instruction; Jon L. Smith, Economics and Finance; Dean D. Isham, Engineering, Engineering Technology and Surveying; Mark …

Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements : Not-For-Profit Entities, April 30, 2020, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Twin River Worldwide Stepping It Up.”, David Schwartz

Executive Vice President & Provost Faculty Research

Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. (TRWH) announced that it was acquiring three casino resorts from Eldorado Resorts Inc. and Caesars Entertainment Corp. The two gaming companies are in the process of consummating a merger.

How Streaming Services Changed The Way We Listen To And Pay For Music, Claire Carter

Honors Theses

This thesis seeks to explain how streaming services have changed the way we listen to and pay for music. Furthermore, this analysis examines the perspective of consumers and artists on streaming services. Most data is obtained from various academic journals and organizations involved in the music industry. The result of this research indicates that after the financial peak of the music industry in 1999, a decline in revenues was due to emerging technology, the illegal file sharing website Napster and piracy, the industry’s response to piracy, and digital downloads. As streaming services started to emerge the shift in revenues from …

2020-04-30 Campus Update From The Office Of The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

Campus update issued by the Office of the President to the faculty and staff on April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 General Education Implementation Committee Report, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., General Education Implementation Committee

Faculty Senate Records

A report from the General Education Implementation Committee on April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 Resolution On Online Teaching And Learning, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A Faculty Senate resolution on Online Teaching and Learning submitted on April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 Ad-Hoc Committee Report On 'Hybrid' Employee Teaching Evaluations, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A power point presentation by the Ad-Hoc Committee on 'Hybrid' Employee Teaching Evaluations made on April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from April 30, 2020.

2020-04-30 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes for April 30, 2020.

Job Knowledge Tests, Michelle Graef

Umbrella Summaries

What are job knowledge tests?

In an employment context, job knowledge tests are hiring tools that assess candidates’ knowledge of facts, principles, concepts, and other information that is important for performance of a job (Hunter, 1983). This knowledge falls into two general categories: (a) technical information and (b) the processes and judgmental criteria required to perform correctly and efficiently on the job (Hunter, 1983). Measures of job knowledge vary in the level of specificity of the content. Some measures are intended to test a candidate’s knowledge of specific content for a specific job, whereas other measures are designed to assess …

The Global Price Of Oil, Qe And The Us High Yield Rate, A. (Tassos) G. Malliaris, Mary E. Malliaris

School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Purpose

Quantitative easing (QE) allowed the US economy to stabilize and return to slow growth. Oil prices increased to $100 during 2010–2013. Then in June 2014, they plunged again dramatically to $40. The purpose of this paper is to develop and test a model that describes the price of oil as depending on six inputs: Federal assets accumulated by the Federal Reserve during the period of QE, the 10-Year Treasury note rate, the price of copper, the trade-weighted dollar, the S&P 500 Index and the US high yield rate for bonds rated CCC or below.

Design/methodology/approach

We use 771 overlapping …

Has Covid-19 Impacted Price-Weight Relationships And Value Of Gain?, Elliott James Dennis

Extension Farm and Ranch Management News

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In the beginning of COVID-19, much of the attention was focused on managing the redirection of meat product from food service to retail stores. This past month has keenly focused on packing plant closures due to COVID-19 cases among workers and how to manage the supply of fat cattle already ready for slaughter. Fat cattle available for slaughter either cannot get bids or bids are significantly below breakeven prices leaving feedlots with decisions to be made about marketing and placements. The April 2020 Cattle on Feed report (https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/m326m174z) revealed March placement decisions. Placements were down about …

Nebraska Monthly Economic Indicators: April 29, 2020, Eric Thompson

Leading Economic Indicator Reports

The LEI-N fell by 7.96% during March of 2020 as the COVID-19 Pandemic impacted Nebraska’s economy. The leading indicator primarily fell due to a spike in initial claims for unemployment insurance and a sharp drop in the airline passenger enplanements during March. Other components of the leading indicator also were impacted, given a decline in both building permits for single-family homes and manufacturing hours-worked. There also was a sharp increase in the value of the U.S. dollar during March, which creates additional challenges for both agriculture and manufacturing businesses. The decline in the leading indicator suggests that the Nebraska economy …

User Research And Real User Problems: Improving The User Experience Of Online Shopping, Lauren Ciulla

Honors Scholar Theses

“User Research and Real User Problems: Improving the User Experience of Online Shopping” is a creative thesis project that incorporates user research, user experience design, and coding skills. The first phase of the project consisted of market research and generative user research to develop a plan for a shopping companion app. The findings of this research shaped the scope of the project according to user needs and established the basis of a plan to create a progressive web application and Google Chrome browser extension that will respond to specific user problems. These tools would solve three key user problems: users …

2020-April-29-Etsu Student Earns Society Of Critical Care Medicines Star Research Award, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Star Research Achievement Award

JOHNSON CITY (April 29, 2020) – Dr. Tuqa Alkhateeb, a third-year Ph.D. student in East Tennessee State University’s Department of Biomedical Sciences, was selected as a recipient of the Star Research Achievement Award by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). 

The Star Research Award is intended to recognize excellence in critical care research and high-quality original investigative research. Accompanying the award was the opportunity to present her research findings at the SCCM 49th Critical Care …