Technological Innovation Research: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach, Yu Sun, Zhaoyuan Yu, Ling Li, Yong Chen, Mikhail Yu Kataev, Haiqing Yu, Hecheng Wang

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

The paper explores the relationship among technological innovation, technological trajectory transition, and firms’ innovation performance. Technological innovation is studied from the perspectives of innovation novelty and innovation openness. Technological trajectory transition is categorized into creative cumulative technological trajectory transition and creative disruptive technological trajectory transition. A structural equation model is developed and tested with data collected by surveying 366 Chinese firms. The results indicate that both innovation novelty and innovation openness positively affects creative cumulative technological trajectory transition as well as creative disruptive technological trajectory transition. Innovation openness and creative disruptive technological trajectory transition both positively affect firms’ innovation performance. …

Inventions Of Scientists, Engineers And Specialists From Different Countries In The Area Of Nanotechnologies. Part Vi, Leonid A. Ivanov, Li D. Xu, Konstantin E. Razumeev, Zhanna V. Pisarenko, Aleksey V. Demenev

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

Introduction. Advanced technologies impress people's imagination demonstrating the latest achievements (materials, methods, systems, technologies, devices etc.) that dramatically change the world. This, first of all, concerns nanotechnological inventions designed by scientists, engineers and specialists from different countries. Main part. The article provides an abstract overview of inventions of scientists, engineers and specialists from different countries: Russia, USA, China, Kazakhstan, Sweden. The results of the creative activity of scientists, engineers and specialists, including inventions in the field of nanotechnology and nanomaterials allow, when introduced to industry, achieving a significant effect in construction, housing and communal services, and related sectors of the …

The Archway Investment Fund, Annual Report 2021, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Peer Irrigators On The Choice And Intensity Of Use Of Irrigation Techniques, Noah Hayward, Kent Kovacs

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

The use and the proportion of farmland that uses prominent irrigation practices in Arkansas were evaluated. A bivariate sample selection model evaluated the determinants of the share of irrigated land in a farm that uses each practice. In addition, the relationship between the irrigation practices a peer uses and the use and intensity of five common irrigation practices was evaluated. If a peer of an Arkansas farmer used center pivot irrigation, this increased the probability that the farmer used center pivot irrigation by 66 percentage points. A peer that used pivot irrigation decreased the proportion of irrigated land that used …

Baseline Sensitivity To Demethylation Inhibitors Fungicides In Cercospora Spp. And Corynespora Spp. In Arkansas Soybeans, Evan Buckner, Alejandro Rojas

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

Cercospora spp. and Corynespora spp. are two common foliar fungal pathogens in Arkansas and other soybean-producing areas. Two primary diseases caused by Cercospora spp. are Cercospora Leaf Blight (CLB, caused mainly by C. kikuchii) and Frogeye Leaf Spot (C. sojina). Over time, many fungicides used to combat these diseases have become ineffective as the pathogens have developed a resistance to them. The class of the fungicide in question is Triazoles [Demethylation Inhibitors (DMI)–FRAC 3]. Fifteen isolates consisting of Corynespora cassiicola, Cercospora sojina, and Cercospora flagellaris were tested to determine baseline sensitivities using serial dilutions (0, 0.01, 1, 10, 50 mg/L) …

Willingness-To-Pay For Halal And Branded Poultry In Northern Mozambique, Alison J. Creasey, L. Lanier Nalley

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

While price typically drives consumers’ food-purchasing decisions in low-income countries, religious attributes associated with food production and corporate branding could influence buying patterns. In Mozambique, more than 46% of people were living below the poverty line of ($0.31 USD) per day in 2018. That being said, in the Nampula Province (the location of this study), which is the second poorest province in the country, over 25% of the population is Muslim and may be willing-to-pay (WTP) a premium for Halal meat products to uphold Islamic beliefs. Like many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, poultry is the fastest-growing source of protein. Since …

Toward Racially Equitable And Accountable Tech, Andrea Giampetro-Meyer, Janae James, Sydney Brooke

Marquette Law Review

This Article examines three distinct areas to consider how we might move

toward racially equitable and accountable tech. The three distinct areas are:

(1) fair housing, (2) surveillance, and (3) social media. Fair housing raises

questions about where today’s racially biased algorithms fit within the context

of historical, racist government housing policy. Surveillance raises questions

about how some tech tools render Black faces invisible, while others render

Black faces dangerously conspicuous. Social media highlights the clash

between civil rights and civil liberties, especially when racial justice conflicts

with freedom of speech. Our analysis leads us to consider the extent to …

2021-Pharmacy Spotlight Huntsman Leads Pharmacies Through Vision Mission Focus, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Walking into Mooney’s Pharmacy in Johnson City, Tennessee, on the day before Halloween, it’s clear that the locally owned pharmacy takes pride in how its staff serves its customers.

The store windows are painted in black and orange, decorative pumpkins and spider webs adorn the counters and shelves, and staff are dressed in a wide array of costumes.

According to Dr. Chad Huntsman—owner of Mooney’s, as well as P&S Pharmacy in Kingsport, and College Park Pharmacy in Morristown—the seasonal decorations at all three of his pharmacies not only help bring smiles to patients’ faces, but are part of a friendly …

2021-Etsu Pharmacy Students Serve Community As Part Of National Service Day, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy students recently made an impact serving at four different independent community pharmacies across the region conducting blood pressure readings, immunizations and patient education. 

Participating as part of the ACT (Academia-CPESN Transformation) Pharmacy Collaborative National Day of Service, 15 ETSU pharmacy students provided outreach at Atchley Drug Center, Colonial Heights Pharmacy & Gifts, Olde Towne Pharmacy and West Towne Pharmacy. 

The ACT Pharmacy Collaborative is an operational learning and collaborative partnership between schools of pharmacy and established clinically integrated networks of community-based pharmacies that seek to transform community pharmacy practice …

2021-New Ipho Chapter, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Students at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy have created a group focused on preparing them for career opportunities in the growing pharmaceutical industry.

Joining as the 88th chapter of the Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) National Student Chapter Network, the student group will be guided by Dr. Siva Digavalli, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Science. He has 18 years of drug discovery and development experience, including serving as a principal scientist at the global biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb, where he led a team to develop a dozen new drugs, many of which are undergoing or completed early …

2021-January-01-Tennessee Climate Office, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – After several years of careful planning, the Climate Office for the state of Tennessee has been officially recognized at East Tennessee State University by the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC).

The Tennessee Climate Office (TCO) at ETSU has been fulfilling the basic responsibilities of a state climate office since its establishment in 2016, providing climate data services to state agencies, researchers and citizens and studying the impact of drought, extreme rainfall, severe storms and other hazards. An earlier state climate office had operated under the direction of the Tennessee Valley Authority but ceased operations in 2006. …

2021-Etsu Department Of Geosciences Department Of Psychology And College Of Public Health Participate In Covid Related Collaborative Publication., Department Of Geosciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Dr. Andrew Joyner and Dr. Ingrid Luffman participate in COVID related collaborative publication.

Emergence of COVID-19 and Patterns of Early Transmission in an Appalachian Sub-Region appears in the 2021 Journal of Appalachian Health (volume 3, issue 3).  Click the link below to see the full article: 
 
Emergence of COVID-19 in Appalachian Sub-Region.pdf

2021-Alumni Reunion - Class Of '70, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The Class of 70' reunion is now scheduled for March 12th, 2022, at Carnegie Hotel, Taylor room (basement), from 6:00-11:00 p.m.  Classes from 1966-1974 are invited.  The theme is "Happy 70th Birthday!".  (We are all 70 or will be in 2022).  The cost is $15 per person.  Snacks and music will be provided.  

Don Potter is the point of contact for the reunion.

V/R
Don Potter
(256) 509-9741
[email protected] 

2021-Track And Field, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

The Impacts Of Covid-19 On Audit Practices, Morise Adio-Moses

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

Third Party And Appointed Monitorships, Veronica Root Martinez

Faculty Scholarship

This chapter outlines the history and use of monitors in various contexts, beginning with the original conception of a court-appointed monitor and ending with the more recent development of the public relations and modern-day court-ordered monitor. It next discusses how the specific type of monitorship alters the duties and confidentiality expectations of the parties to the monitorship in both formal and informal ways. Next, it analyzes the sparse regulation of monitorships, suggesting that reputation may currently be the most effective limit on monitor overreach and capture. Finally, it ends by proposing two areas for scholarly focus going forward: (1) mechanisms …

Examining Indenture Trustee Duties, Steven L. Schwarcz

Faculty Scholarship

This Chapter examines the duties of indenture trustees appointed under bond indentures. Although their post-default duties generally are subject to a prudent-person standard, indenture trustees have relatively little legal guidance concerning pre-default duties. The rise of activist investors, however, is making it increasingly critical to identify and understand how to perform those duties. This Chapter seeks to provide that understanding.

Cryptocurrency And The State: An Unholy Alliance, Lee Reiners

Faculty Scholarship

This article contextualizes the rise of cryptocurrency within the historical relationship between money and the state. It begins by asking two simple yet critical questions: What is money and where did it come from? Armed with the answers, the article proceeds by taking a fresh look at cryptocurrency through the lens of the credit theory of money. It finds that cryptocurrency, by using new technologies and incentive-based design, attempts to overcome the previous geographic limitations that hindered broad adoption of private currencies. Even with these innovations, cryptocurrency appeared unlikely to challenge the supremacy of sovereign money until Facebook announced the …

Equality Metrics, Veronica Root Martinez, Gina-Gail S. Fletcher

Faculty Scholarship

This time is different. This time the death of another Black man at the hands of white police officers prompted calls for change not only within police departments, but across all aspects of American life. Those calls for change resulted in significant displays of support for the Black Lives Matter movement and interest in how to eliminate systemic racism and promote racial diversity and justice within one’s daily life and workplace. For the most part, corporations were quick to publicly align themselves with the movement. When carefully examined, however, many of the statements issued by corporations in support of the …

Cleaning Corporate Governance, Jens Frankenreiter, Cathy Hwang, Yaron Nili, Eric L. Talley

Faculty Scholarship

Although empirical scholarship dominates the field of law and finance, much of it shares a common vulnerability: an abiding faith in the accuracy and integrity of a small, specialized collection of corporate governance data. In this paper, we unveil a novel collection of three decades’ worth of corporate charters for thousands of public companies, which shows that this faith is misplaced.

We make three principal contributions to the literature. First, we label our corpus for a variety of firm- and state-level governance features. Doing so reveals significant infirmities within the most well-known corporate governance datasets, including an error rate exceeding …

The Giant Shadow Of Corporate Gadflies, Kobi Kastiel, Yaron Nili

Faculty Scholarship

Modern-day shareholders influence corporate America more than ever before. From demanding greater accountability of executives to lobbying for a variety of social and environmental policies, shareholders today have the power to alter how American companies are run. Amazingly, a small group of individual shareholders wields unprecedented power to set corporate agendas and stands at the epicenter of our contemporary corporate governance ecosystem. In fact, the power of these individuals, known as “corporate gadflies,” continues to rise.

Corporate gadflies present a puzzling reality. Although public corporations in the United States are increasingly owned by large institutional investors, much of their corporate …

Creating A Risk Pool Of Defunctness In The United States’ Higher Education Market, Lauren Kess

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

This paper explores measures of debt, liquidity, operations, and funding as it related to the organizational risk of a non-profit higher education institute. Using cluster analysis, 1,056 schools were grouped across five to eight clusters. The majority of these types of higher education institutes demonstrate a competence of managing their organizational risk over a 30-year horizon.

Strategic Plan 2021 - 2023, Cct College Dublin

Strategy Documents

Strategic Plan of CCT College Dublin from 2021 to 2023.

Three Essays On Price Analysis And International Trade, Wei Zhang

Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics

The first chapter of this dissertation examines price discovery and volatility spillovers in the coffee spot-futures commodity market over the post-ICA period by employing the PT-IS and bivariate EGARCH models. This research covers two actively traded coffee types, Arabica and Robusta, and utilizes daily time-series price data over 1990:01-2020:04 for Arabica and over 2008:01-2020:04 for Robusta. The empirical results indicate that coffee spot markets play a dominant role in the coffee price discovery for both Arabica and Robusta. The results also show volatility spillovers take place from the coffee spot market to the futures markets. This study helps small-scale coffee …

The Hr Connection, Georgia Southern University

Human Resources Newsletter

• COVID-19 Manager's Guide
• Policy Updates
• Ahead Of Phase 1A+ of Vaccine Administration
• January Wellness Corner
• Introducing Percipio
• State Business Transactions Disclosure Reports

A Monte-Carlo Analysis Of Monetary Impact Of Mega Data Breaches, Mustafa Canan, Omer Ilker Poyraz, Anthony Akil

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

The monetary impact of mega data breaches has been a significant concern for enterprises. The study of data breach risk assessment is a necessity for organizations to have effective cybersecurity risk management. Due to the lack of available data, it is not easy to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the interactions among factors that affect the cost of mega data breaches. The Monte Carlo analysis results were used to explicate the interactions among independent variables and emerging patterns in the variation of the total data breach cost. The findings of this study are as follows: The total data breach cost …

Ndikimi Dhe Etika E Kontabilistëve Në Evazion Fiskal Në Kosovë, Nafije Berisha

Theses and Dissertations

Kërkimi shkencor bazohet në aplikimin e metodave shkencore për të siguruar informacion shkencor dhe teori të caktuar për të shpjeguar fenomene dhe çështje specifike të sistemit tatimor, natyrës, mjedisit, biznesit dhe individëve që na rrethojnë. Qëllimi primar i kërkimit të aplikuar është zbulimi, interpretimi dhe zhvillimi i metodave dhe sistemeve për zhvillimin e dijeve humane në një rang të gjerë të çështjeve shkencore të botës. Duke pasur parasysh përpjekjet administratave taksambledhëse të një shteti që vazhdimisht synon të mbledh të gjitha taksat dhe tatimet nga të gjitha subjektet të cilat detyrohen në bazë të ligjit dhe rregulloreve fiskale, dhe në …

Tatimi Mbi Vlerën E Shtuar Në Kosovë, Granit Lalinovci

Theses and Dissertations

Punimi ofron një pasqyrë gjithëpërfshirëse të efekteve shpërndarëse të Tatimit mbi vlerën e shtuar duke vlerësuar strukturat aktualisht të vendosura në Kosovë. Për një ndërmarrje tatimi mbi vlerën e shtuar nuk është vetëm një zëvendësim i taksës së shitjes, por një informacion i dhënë për biznesin e tyre i cili mund të ndryshojë terësinë e vendimeve të biznesit. Tatimi mbi vlerën e shtuar është një ndryshim në strategjitë biznesore që ndikon në çdo ecuri të ciklit jetësor të biznesit qoftë me pakicë apo me shumicë. Tatimi mbi vlerën e shtuar mund të themi se është një lloj takse indirekte e …

Implementimi I Erp, Kushtrim Rrecaj

Theses and Dissertations

Planifikimi i burimeve të ndërmarrjes (ERP) përcaktohet si aftësia për të ofruar një suitë të integruar të aplikacioneve të biznesit. Mjetet ERP ndajnë një proces të përbashkët dhe modelin e të dhënave, duke mbuluar procese të gjera dhe të thella operacionale nga fundi në fund, siç janë ato që gjenden në financa, HR, shpërndarje, prodhim, shërbim dhe zinxhirin e furnizimit. Aplikimet ERP automatizojnë dhe mbështesin një gamë të proceseve afariste dhe operative të biznesit nëpër industri të shumëfishta, duke përfshirë linjën e biznesit, përballjen ndaj klientit, administrative dhe aspektet e administrimit të pasurive të një ndërmarrjeje. Sidoqoftë, vendosjet e ERP …

Optimalizimi I Formës Së Dizajnit Duke Përdorur Cad/Cae Sistemet, Namik Tola

Theses and Dissertations

Computer Aided Design (CAD) dhe Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) janë mjetet më të rëndësishme teknologjike qe ingjinierët dhe dizajnerët i përdorin për të zhvilluar dhe përmirësuar produktet në përditshmëri (formën, dizajnin dhe procesin e optimizimit). Për këtë arsye, ky studim shfaq rendesinë e përdorimit te CAD-it për modelimin e pjesëve dhe veglave, si dhe pjesën e CAE-it për analiza të ndryshme ingjinierike si presionin në pika të ndryshme, apo aerodinamikën e makinerive të ndryshme, flow simulation dhe shumë analiza tjera.

Kjo temë prezanton përdorimin e CAD/CAE sistemeve për modelimin dhe analizimin e procesit stress dhe strain dhe rezultatet e kalkulimeve …