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Creating A Support System For Online Graduate Students Learning New Software, Marisha C. Kelly

Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students

This poster outlines strategies for creating a support system for online graduate students learning new software. The Northcentral University (NCU) Library is a 100 percent online library providing services and delivering resources to students in a remote context. According to university facts and figures, approximately 98 percent of students are enrolled in a graduate program and nearly 69 percent of those students are pursuing a doctoral degree. In May 2019, a reference and instruction librarian developed a program to support graduate students learning how to use ProQuest RefWorks, a web-based research management tool. Elements of the program include synchronous options …

2022-February-24-Breaking Into Sports, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 24, 2022) - A collaborative event between East Tennessee State University’s Sport and Recreation Management program and Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) will provide students with the opportunities to network, learn from professionals in their field, and seek career opportunities. 

The event, Breaking Into Sports: Bristol, will take place on Thursday, March 10 from 4-8 p.m., and will be hosted by BMS at its Bristol Club Suite. Sport professionals and leading representatives from approximately 30 different sport and entertainment industries will attend to assist in cultivating a deeper understanding of the industries in attendees, share ongoing …

2022-February-24-Etsu Students Earn 'Twenty Under 20' Honors, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 24, 2022) – East Tennessee State University students are among the recipients of STREAMWORKS’ 2022 Appalachian Highlands Twenty Under 20 Awards. 

“These superlatives have demonstrated exemplary achievements in community service, entrepreneurialism, leadership, academics, STEM activities and more,” STREAMWORKS, a Kingsport-based education program, said in a statement.

An awards ceremony is set for 7 p.m. on March 5 at the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10. For more information, call (423) 483-3853. 

Here’s a look at the ETSU students who will be honored:

Cooper Reaves. He is majoring in media and …

2022-February-24-Delucia Receives Arc Inspire Grant To Support Vetsasa Planning, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 24, 2022) – An East Tennessee State University medical professor was awarded more than $49,000 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support planning of a Northeast Tennessee alliance to support veterans in recovery from substance use disorder.

Dr. Anthony DeLucia, professor of research in the Quillen College of Medicine Department of Surgery, authored the ETSU grant titled “VetSASA: Veterans Substance Abuse Support Alliance of Northeast Tennessee.” VetSASA is one of 17 projects receiving more than $5.5 million in the second round of Investments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE), an ARC initiative addressing Appalachia’s …

The Remainder Effect: How Automation Complements Labor Quality, James Bessen, Erich Denk, Chen Meng

Faculty Scholarship

This paper argues that automation both complements and replaces workers. Extending the Acemoglu-Restrepo model of automation to consider labor quality, we obtain a Remainder Effect: while automation displaces labor on some tasks, it raises the returns to skill on remaining tasks across skill groups. This effect increases between-firm pay inequality while labor displacement affects within-firm inequality. Using job ad data, we find firm adoption of information technologies leads to both greater demand for diverse skills and higher pay across skill groups. This accounts for most of the sorting of skills to high paying firms that is central to rising inequality.

Three Essays On Behaviors In Crowdsourcing Communities, Ali Simaei Gargari

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Over the last decade, the interest in studying crowdsourcing platforms has dramatically increased among researchers in the information systems (IS) area. My dissertation includes three essays on crowdsourcing. The first essay provides an extensive literature review on crowdsourcing and shows several gaps in the literature. The second essay highlights the gaps in the literature on innovation contest platforms and draws on the organizational learning literature to fill the gaps. In this research, I draw on the organizational learning literature to study the undelying dynamics of specialization and variation in innovation contest platforms. Using data of nearly 35000 users' participation history …

Nebraska Monthly Economic Indicators: February 23, 2022, Eric Thompson

Leading Economic Indicator Reports

The LEI-N rose by 0.58% during January 2022. The increase in the leading indicator, which is designed to predict economic activity six months in the future, signals moderate economic growth in Nebraska through the summer of 2022. The indicator improved for three primary reasons. There were positive business expectations in January according to respondents to the monthly Survey of Nebraska Business. Initial claims for unemployment insurance also fell during the month as a sign of strength for the labor market. The value of the U.S. dollar also fell, which is helpful for Nebraska businesses that compete in international markets.

2022-02-23 Campus Update From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A PowerPoint presentation given by the President of Morehead State University on the current activities and events on campus over the past semester and future projects in the works delivered on February 23, 2022.

Lindenwood Announces Ncaa Division I Reclassification Bid, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Tele-Icu In The Unites States: Is A Cost-Effective Model?, Michael Robie, Stephanie Cole, Archana Suwal, Alberto Coustasse

Management Faculty Research

Introduction: The United States Society of Critical Care Medicine has announced a shortage of all critical care intensivists due to the increased need for critical care for the aging population with comorbidities and improved life expectancy. This shortage has led to tele-ICU programs that have allowed intensivists to care for patients simultaneously remotely.

Methods: This study aimed to assess the potential for the hospital implementation of tele-ICU to determine its overall healthcare cost-effectiveness. The methodology was a review that followed a systematic search approach utilizing 42 sources.

Results: The study findings showed that tele-ICU contributed to reduced hospital LOS by …

2022-February-23-New Scholarship Program In Honor Of President Noland's 10th Anniversary, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 23, 2022) – This year marks Dr. Brian Noland’s 10th anniversary as President of East Tennessee State University. In honor of that milestone, community leaders from across the region have come together to launch a new scholarship program. The program, named the Noland Family First-Generation Scholarship Endowment, aims to assist low-income students who are the first in their families to attend college.  

The fund, which was announced in a surprise on-court ceremony during the ETSU men’s basketball game against Chattanooga tonight, has been established through the generous initial gifts of the following donors:  

• 
  Jerry and …

2022-02-23 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting minutes for February 23, 2022.

Initial Public Offering And Optimal Corporate Governance, Albert H. Choi

Law & Economics Working Papers

This paper examines the long-standing debate over whether firms have a market-based incentive to adopt optimal governance provisions at their initial public offering (IPO). Various scholars and practitioners have argued that firms that offer stock to the public with suboptimal governance structure will be penalized by the market through a lower IPO price. At the same time, others have documented empirical evidence that many IPO firms have putatively suboptimal governance provisions, such as anti-takeover provisions and dual class structure, and many, especially those with dual-class structure, enjoy a market premium at their IPO. This paper attempts to bridge this gap. …

Mark Falkowski Named Top 50 Corporate Counsel Award Winner, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

2022-February-22-Etsu Offering Pharmacy Summer Camp June - 6-10, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 22, 2022) – Students interested in learning more about the pharmacy profession can attend “GattonRx Summer Camp” at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, June 6-10. Registration is $75, and the deadline to apply is May 2, 2022. 

The day camp is open to rising high school juniors, seniors and college students. Other levels may be considered on an individual basis. Lunch is provided each day. 

Activities include learning about the pharmacy profession from experienced, caring faculty; conducting patient assessment procedures; discovering pharmacy compounding techniques; practicing pharmacotherapy on human simulators; hearing from …

2022-February-22-Look Who's 4!, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (Feb. 22, 2022) It’s your birthday, Pepper!

She’s the rock star of ETSU Public Safety’s Community Canine program, and today, Pepper celebrates her 4^th birthday with students, faculty and staff. East Tennessee State University and Sodexo hosted a birthday party for Pepper in front of Starbucks at the D.P. Culp Student Center. 

Not only is it her birthday, but February also marks Pepper’s second anniversary at ETSU.  She arrived at ETSU in February 2020 and hails from Florida, where she was part of the Paws & Stripes Comfort Dog Program.

At ETSU, Pepper provides support for …

2022-February-22-Etsu Playing Critical Role In Climate Research, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 22, 2022) – Spending his days examining maps and evaluating a wealth of data, Dr. Andrew Joyner compiles reports on everything from rainfall data to variations in temperature.

From PBS to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the work of Joyner – the state of Tennessee’s official climatologist – and his staff is increasingly appearing in influential publications across the United States. 

It means East Tennessee State University is playing an outsized role in climate research.

“Andrew Joyner and Wil Tollefson persistently coordinate with various partners across the state, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, …

Network With Industry Professionals At The Internship And Career Fair, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

2022-February-21-Pharmacy Summer Camp June 6-10, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (February 21, 2022)—Students interested in learning more about the pharmacy profession can attend “GattonRx Summer Camp” at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, June 6-10. Registration is $75, and the deadline to apply is May 2, 2022.

The day camp is open to rising high school juniors, seniors and college students. Other levels may be considered on an individual basis. Lunch is provided each day.

Activities include learning about the pharmacy profession from experienced, caring faculty; conducting patient assessment procedures; discovering pharmacy compounding techniques; practicing pharmacotherapy on human simulators; hearing from students about their …

2022-February-21-Student Spotlight- Jonathan Holan ('23), Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Meet future pharmacists Jonathan Holan ('23) from Morristown, Tennessee: "During my undergraduate program at ETSU, I knew I wanted to go into pharmacy. I had always wanted to enter healthcare, and due to my interest in chemistry and the allure of being able to create medications that help people across the world, pharmacy was what drew my interest. However, I was uncertain as to which school to choose.

While I don't remember the exact event, I attended some kind of school showcase where representatives from Gatton came to speak about the pharmacy school. From there, I learned about several things …

2022-February-21-Carter Railroad Museum Heritage Day Is Feb. 26, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2022) – The pivotal years of the American railroad industry will be recalled on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the George L. Carter Railroad Museum. As part of its monthly Heritage Day program, the multi-room facility located in the Campus Center Building of East Tennessee State University will showcase a variety of exhibits. The event is free to the public. 

Called “Short Lines & Industrial Rail,” this event is focused on the variety of railroads that were, organizers said, off the beaten path, companies that normally operated less than 200 miles of track. For this …

Monetary Policy, Financial Shocks And Economic Activity, Anastasios Evgenidis, A. (Tassos) G. Malliaris

School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works

This paper contributes to a fuller understanding of macroeconomic outcomes to financial market disturbances and the central bank’s role in financial stability. Our two major contributions are conceptual and econometric. Conceptually, we introduce phases of the business cycle and econometrically we employ Bayesian VARs. We document that a shock that increases credit to non-financial sector leads to a persistent decline in economic activity. In addition, we examine whether the behavior of financial variables is useful in signaling the 2007–2009 recession. The answer is positive as our BVAR generates early warning signals pointing to a sustained slowdown in growth. We propose …

Rise Of Social Media Influencers As A New Marketing Channel: Focusing On The Roles Of Psychological Well-Being And Perceived Social Responsibility Among Consumers, Jihye Kim, Minseong Kim

Integrated Strategic Communication Faculty Publications

This empirical research investigated the structural relationships between social media influencer attributes, perceived friendship, psychological well-being, loyalty, and perceived social responsibility of influencers, focusing on the perspective of social media users. More specifically, this study conceptually identified social media influencer attributes such as language similarity, interest similarity, interaction frequency, and self-disclosure and examined the respective effects of each dimension on perceived friendship and psychological well-being, consequently resulting in loyalty toward social media influencers. The authors collected and analyzed data from 388 social media users in the United States via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk with multivariate analyses to test the hypothesized associations …

Does A New Product Development Project’S Name Influence Internal Stakeholder Commitment?, Dianna Akin

College of Business Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to explore whether a new product development project’s name and or charter effects commitment of senior management sponsors, product development team members and project leaders to the project. Leveraging signaling, internal marketing and imprinting theory to influence internal stakeholder project commitment, I executed three studies to 1) evaluate the validity of my research, 2) identify strong and weak project names, and strong and weak project charters, and 3) a 2x2 between-subjects experiment to test the main effect of project name, the main effect of project charter, and the interaction effect of project charter strength …

2022-February-18-Etsu Asks 'What If?', Charts Vision For The Next Decade Of Innovation, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 18, 2022) – What if East Tennessee State University became a premier destination for cutting-edge academic programs? What if the university, already known for enrolling a high number of students who are first in their families to attend college, doubled the number of first-generation students attending and graduating? What if ETSU expanded partnerships with businesses and community organizations, allowing students to spend as much time learning outside of classrooms as within them? 

These were some of the ideas presented during a meeting of the ETSU Board of Trustees Friday, Feb. 18, as university officials discussed a …

Board Of Trustees Minutes, Feb. 18 2022, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Effects Of Environment, Social, And Governance Conduct On Financial Performance: Arguments For A Process And Integrated Modelling Approach, Michael T. Lee, Ikseon Suh

Department of Accounting Faculty Research

To date, an overwhelming number of research findings on Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) conduct and financial performance remains inconclusive. Furthermore, research has not identified nor explained the “underlying mechanisms” behind this relationship. To encourage future research, we discuss the mechanisms by identifying the first-order, mediating, and moderating variables. We synthesize recent studies for emerging themes and implications; argue for a process and integrated approach for modelling causality between ESG conduct and financial performance variables; and suggest methods to analyze the models. We also advocate for researchers to explore the idea that balancing corporate conduct among the E, S, and …

2022-February-18-Building A More Resilient Tennessee, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 18, 2022) – “Building Strong Brains 2.0: Building a More Resilient Tennessee” is the focus of a virtual session in the East Tennessee State University Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute’s Resilience Presentation Series on Thursday, Feb. 24.

The talk, which will begin at noon via Zoom, features Richard Kennedy, executive director, and Melissa McGee, children’s mental health advocacy director, of the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY).

At the heart of Building Strong Brains Tennessee are public awareness, strategies and community engagement promoting culture change in Tennessee based on the latest brain science. Moving into …

Case Study As A Suitable Method To Research Strategy As Practice Perspective, Rosalia Lavarda, Christiane Bellucci

The Qualitative Report

The goal of this study was to comprehend how case studies are used to analyze strategy as practice perspective phenomena inside organizations. Through a narrative review, associated with a systematic analysis of the literature, we revisited papers published in high index management journals that have presented the case study as method to analyze phenomena from the strategy as practice perspective. We understand that the case study method was used appropriate to analyze in-depth phenomena concerning the perspective of strategy as practice. Both, the method, and the strategy as practice perspective look at the phenomena in their singularity. This study contributes …

The Economic Circumstances Of Sexual Minority Women In Utah, Claudia Geist, Marin Christensen, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

When thinking of gender inequality in Utah, many people immediately consider the difficulties of combining motherhood and employment,¹ sexism in everyday life,² or recent studies that have deemed Utah to be the “worst” state for gender equality.³ Further, women of color have different experiences than white women, as they experience racism and gender discrimination at the intersection of both.⁴ Inequalities in economic outcomes based on race and ethnicity are well documented⁵ and shed light on the fact that “women” are not a monolithic category. This snapshot focuses on an axis of inequality that has been …