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December 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

At Deadline l

Close-Up 6

Corporate Profile 7

Investments and Finance 9

Corner on the Market 16

Getting Organized 17

Inland Empire People 18

I Executive Time Out 19

Inland Empire Bank Results 32

Top Ten Southern California Resorts 33, 34

Executive Notes 37

Chambers of Commerce 38

Manager's Bookshelf 40

Automotive Dealers 43,44,45

Restaurant Review 46

Business Brokerage Firms 47

Dayton Business Leader, Winter 2004-05, University Of Dayton

Dayton Business Leader

The Dayton Business Leader, published out of the Office of Public Relations, later University Communications, then University Marketing and Communications, provided news from the University of Dayton School of Business Administration to alumni and friends. It was published from the late 1990s to about 2010.

The Importance Of Integrated Goal Setting: The Application Of Cost-Of-Capital Concepts To Private Firms, A. Frank Adams Iii, George E. Manners Jr, Joseph H. Astrachan, Pietro Mazzola

Faculty Articles

In this article, we examine financial return, answer the question of how one knows when the return is adequate, and explore the relationship of short- and long-term returns as they relate to business health.

Bridging The Gulf Between Faith And Work (Memphis, Tn), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at Germantown Presbyterian Church's (Memphis, TN) work and faith workshop, Pollard considers ways to bridge the contemporary gulf between religious faith and business.

Making A Difference, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech to the Evangelical Publishing Association (ECPA) at Indian Lakes Resort (Bloomingdale, IL), Pollard offers a semi-autobiographical insight into the integration of work and faith, noting how servant leadership in particular has allowed him to apply his Christian faith in the corporate world.

November 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Cut Workers Comp Costs 2

Understanding Commercial Leases 8

How to Read and Respond to Your Audience’s Body Language 13

How to Develop a Winning Competitive Strategy 15

An Interview with John P. Calverley 17

Bakersfield’s Business Conference 19

Reduce Sales Resistance 31

Columns

At Deadline 1

Close-Up 6

Corporate Profile 7

Law 8

Investments & Finance 9

Computers/Technology 12

Marketing 13

Managing 14

Corner on the Market 15

Getting Organized 16

Executive Time Out 18

Resource Directory 22

Second Page One 29

Wine 30

Sales 31

Manager’s Bookshelf 36

Employer s Page 37

Human Resource Guide …

Integration Through Narrative, Michael E. Cafferky

Faculty Works

The purpose of this paper is to test the proposition that narrative contains an inherent power for integration of faith, life, and learning of business principles. This is done by a process of reviewing assertions from selected disciplines with the revealed will of God in Scripture. To accomplish this, the paper explores narrative in the context of cultural anthropology, education, business, and religion. From these fields, several parallels can be seen, and several values of narrative for the university business school classroom emerge. The concluding thoughts suggest how instructors can use stories for faith, life, and learning integration.

Letter From C. William Pollard To His Son, Dr. Charles W. Pollard, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Pollard sent this letter to his son with a copy of a newly published book by Peter Drucker (with Joseph Maciariello).

Leadership (Memo), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Pollard wrote this memo to Mike Volkemer shortly after the latter retired from his position as CEO of the Herman Miller Company. In it he advises Volkemer on to how to occupy the position of chairman while no longer being the organization's chief executive officer.

October 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

21st Century Medicine Receives Grant of $150,000 1

Community- Bancorp and Cuyamaca Bank Approve Merger 1

Ontario Convention Center 1

Karen Dil Bowerman, Ph.D. 6

Yamamotoyama of America 7

Mistakes Today’s Executives Make 10

How to Build Your Own Championship Team 15

A Review of Oaks of Ojai 16

California Chamber of Commerce 38

Columns

Close-Up 6

Corporate Profile 7

Stocks 8

Letter to the Editor/Commentary . 9

Computers/Technology 12.13

Managing 14

Championship Team Building l5

Executi'e Time Out 16

People in Profile 17

Economic Development 18

Office Technology 20

Resource Directory 23

Marketing and Sales 26 …

September 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Got Golf? 1

Politics and Your Portfolio 1

First Laparoscopicc Donor Nephrectomy Is Performed at ARMC 1

Pomona Host Lions Club Vision Center 3

Survey: U.S. Business Leaders Hiring Expectations on the Rise 3

Mortgage Association Defines Predatory Lending 23

AAF National President Speaks to the Inland Empire Ad Club 31

Columns

Close-Up 6

Corporate Profile 7

Law 8

Investments & Finance 9

Opinions/Commentary 10

Computer/Technology 13

Managing 15

Corner on the Market 16

Getting Organized 17

Inland Empire People 18

Executive Time Out19

SBA Lending 20-21

Resource Directory 24

Financial Institutions 25-29, 32

Second Page 1 …

Dayton Business Leader, Fall 2004, University Of Dayton

Dayton Business Leader

The Dayton Business Leader, published out of the Office of Public Relations, later University Communications, then University Marketing and Communications, provided news from the University of Dayton School of Business Administration to alumni and friends. It was published from the late 1990s to about 2010.

August 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Columns

Close-Up ......................................................... 6

Corporate Profile ................................................ 7

Law ............................................................... 8

Investments & Finance....................................... 9

Opinions/Commentary.................................... 1 0

Environmental. ............................................ 11-15

Corner on the Market ......................................... J6

Getting Organized ............................................. 17

Inland Empire People ........................................ 18

Managing...................................................... 19

Education...................................................... 23

MBA Programs.......................................... 24-26

Financial Institutions .................................... 27-28

Banking ......................................................... 29

Second Page One............................................. 31

Health...................................................... 32-34

Manager's Bookshelf.. ........................................ 44

Computers Technology ....................................... 45

Expansion and Relocation................................. 46

Restaurant Review.......................................... 48

Calendar ......................................................... 50

Volume 2, Liberty University

Liberty Business Review

No abstract provided.

Knowing What Is Right And Doing It (Chicago), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

This document serves as the introduction to a longer speech delivered at the 2004 ServiceMaster Franchise Convention in Chicago.

July 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

It's Not your Daddy's Desert Anymore 1

Retail Development Hits Decade High .. . Market Expected to Stay Healthy 1

Inland Empire: Private Sector Doing Fine, Govt. Sector Hurting 1

California Chamber Applauds Signing 3

Be Responsible for Your Own Financial Security 29

Take a Hike! ... at the Aerial Tramway 31

A Walk Through Victoria Gardens 31

Age-related Eye Disease: A Silent Epidemic 32

Speech At Walworth County Prayer Breakfast, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech to the audience of the Walworth County Prayer Breakfast in Lake Geneva, WI, Pollard stresses both the importance of prayer and the significance of a Christian view of business, one in which people -- both employees and customers -- are considered the "soul of the firm."

May 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Lennar Partners Introduces Meridian at the Former March AFB 1

An Eclectic Collection of Historic Memorabilia 1

More than $1,000,000 Distributed at Tribal Donation Ceremony 1

What to do when the media calls 3

Reach Communications Group Wins Four Polaris Awards 11

Morongo Tribe Topping-Out Ceremony Marks Major Milestone 21

Nature Is Nurtured at Flowers for You in Riverside 22

Columns

Close-Up 7

Corporate Profile 8

Commentary 10

Local News 11

Human Resource Guide Supplement 12-13

Computers/Technology 14

Getting Organized 15

Marketing 16

Inland Empire Innovators 17

Education 18

Managing l9-20

In the Interest of Women 22 …

Just Tell Me The Rules! Or When Did The Rules Change?, Valerie Christian

WCBT Faculty Publications

Anne is an experienced direct marketer. Just promoted to CEO, Anne proves to be naïve in managing The ABC Catalog Company, despite her twenty years of experience with the company. She prefers to set simple, straightforward rules for her direct reports to follow. Her management philosophy has been influenced by advice from her mentor and by her personal experiences working with her direct reports when they were her colleagues. According to Anne “The big picture is for her (and perhaps her newly-appointed and trusted CFO, Jeff) to worry about.” Anne feels that many of her direct reports are incapable or …

Meanings Transferred Through The Consumption Of Jewelry In Romania, Meagan Call

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

In the past decade, there has been a vast expansion and globalization of markets. This "globalization demands that consumer researchers have experience and knowledge about individual countries and international conditions" (Arnould et al, 2002). The globalization of consumer research "demands that...researchers have experience and knowledge about individual countries and international conditions...meaningful synthesis and comparison demands not just proficiency in statistical methods and languages but insights into cultural differences" (Arnould et al, 2002). What is important for marketers to understand is the relationship between culture and product meanings. One important area of meanings involves personal meanings such as those high involvement …

April 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Indio Desert Circuit Horse Show 1

Southern California Logistics Airport 1

Economic Forecast Conference 1

Jobs Held Hostage; Action on Worker's Comp Reform 3

Fashion Is Not Just for Your Wardrobe 18

Independent Breed of Businessmen Emerge as Unemployment Lingers 21

Murrieta and Temecula Residents Open UBuildlt's 21

Columns

Close-Up 7

Corporate Profile 8

Law 9

Opinion/Commentary 10

Local News 11

Computers/Technology13

Getting Organized 15

Corner on the Market 16

Education 17

Inland Empire Innovators 18

Managing l9

Faces in Business 20

Small Business Handbook 22-23

Insurance 24

Investments & Finance 25-30

Health 31-32

Commercial Real Estate …

The Priority Of A Productive Life, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

This speech -- delivered at the 2004 Billy Graham Evangelistic Association CEO Conference in Asheville, NC -- asks what it means to be committed Christians in the corporate world.

Knowing What Is Right And Doing It (Wheaton, Il), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this semi-autobiographical chapel address at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL), Pollard urges students to dedicate themselves to a "renewed focus on conscience and character," showing from his own experience at ServiceMaster how important it is for leaders to distinguish between right and wrong.

Surviving Selfishness, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech at the Greater Orlando Leadership Foundation (GOLF) in Orlando, Pollard addresses contemporary America's lack of ethical business leaders, a problem he believes can only be solved by cultivating servant leadership.

March 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival 1

China's Two Faces (Part 2) 1

Tribal Myths and Facts 1

Small Business Owners Optimistic 3

Meetings Resume at City Hall 12

Top Performing Local Printing Company18

California-Nevada Maglev Project 21

Columns

Environmental Focus 6

Close-Up 7

Corporate Profile 8

Law 9

Opinion/Commentary 10

Local News 11-12

Computers/Tfechnology13

Getting Organized .................................................. 1 5

Comer on the Market 16

Education 17-18

Managing 19

City Economics/Demographics .20

Inland Empire Innovators 22

Investments and Finance 23, 27-29

Financial Institutions 24-25

Health 30-31

Desert Business Journal 35

Employer's Page 36

Manager's Bookshelf 43 …

Taming The Sharks: Towards A Cure For The High Cost Credit Market, Christopher L. Peterson

University of Akron Press Publications

Taming the Sharks: Towards a Cure for the High Cost Credit Market chronicles the historic, economic, legal, and political factors breeding America’s feverish high cost debt industry. The ideas presented are novel, progressive, and controversial. Historians have long argued that interest rates provide a sort of economic and political health of nations. If true, the contemporary American market for credit shows troubling signs of distress. While Federal Reserve Board monetary policy has kept commercial and prime consumer interest rates low, the past two decades have seen explosive growth in an industry specializing in high-cost consumer debt. Payday loan outlet chains, …

February 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 1

China’s Two Faces 1

CSUSB Hosts Conference with King Saud University 1

5 Tips for Getting Your Merchant Account Approved 11

U.S. Business Leaders Optimistic Regarding Growth 11

Chic-fil-A Spreads Its Wings 21

Vietnam Veteran Day 4th Annual War Dog Remembrance 21

January 2004, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Outsourcing and Offshoring 1

Restoring and Improving- Instead of Replacing 1

Former Chief of Staff Pressured by Outgoing Supervisor 1

Claremont Charity Event Builds Picnic Tables 11

CALHFA and Habitat for Humanity 11

P&AB Provides Guide to Japanese PrivaC) Issues 21

HIM to Deal With Harsh Criticism Ways 32

Fee -Based Online Services : Exploring Consumers’ Willingness To Pay, L. Richard Ye, Yue Zhang, Dat-Dao Nguyen, James Chiu

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Many online service businesses are beginning to charge fees for services that they used to provide for free. It is unclear whether consumers are ready to embrace this practice. This study explores consumer attitudes toward fee-based online services. The results of the study indicate that consumers’ willingness to pay for online services is likely to be influenced by their perceived value of convenience these services provide, and by the extent to which they utilize these services. While consumers appear more willing to pay for services that are qualitatively better than free services, there is also indication that the belief remains …

Concepts In Sino-American Relations: A Business Guide To Etiquette And Protocol, Scott E. Helfman

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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