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December 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

JPA Progress Report

In Some Way, A Farmer Has Touched Your Life

Germany – California’s European Hub

Letter to the Editor

Rancho Cucamonga’s Silver Anniversary

Law

Managing

Opinion/Commentary

Close-Up

Computer/Software

Corporate Profile

Corner on the Market

Getting Organized

Safety Engineers Crisis Response Checklist

Kosmont Forms Retail Group

Health Care Supplement

Executive Time Out

Premier Service Bank Receives Approval

How to utilize SBLCs in Internat’1 Sales

VIB Corporate Profits Rise 67 Percent

CRAFund Advisors Celebrate 3^rd Anniversary

Financial Institutions Supplement

Ingram Micro Opens Distribution Center

Second Page 1

Corporate Giving – Beyond Borders

Faces in Business

Desert Business Journal

California …

November 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Small Businesses Commercial Space

Bakersfield Business Conference

San Manuel Water Wins Best of Show

2002 L.A County Fair Comes to Close

Do You Work for Anxious Organization?

Law

Managing

Opinion/Commentary

Close-Up

Computers/Software

Corporate Profile

Corner on the Market

Getting Organized

Ethics

Industrial/Commercial Real Estate

Executive Gifts

Desert Business Journal

Walter’s Children Charity Classic

Educational Services

Second Page 1

Annual Wildlife Art Festival

Human Resources Supplement

Faces In Business

Centennial First Financial Services

Walter Desalination Pipeline

Views on Market Conditions

Mission Inn Wins Industry Awards

Restaurant Review

Earl’s Best Bets

Wine Review

Manager’s Bookshelf

Executive Time Out

October 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Specialty Food Market Opens in San Bernardino

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Adventure

PVHMC RNs Form Union

Corporate Fraud and Abuse Symptoms

Law

Managing

Opinion/Commentary

Close-Up

Computers/Software

Corporate Profile

Corner on the Market

In the Interest of Woman

Employers

Telecommunications/Technology

Marketing the Future Law Office

Careful Hiring Is Essential

Recent California Legislation Affects Litigation

Desert Business Journal

HMO/PPO Enrollment Guide

Second Page 1

Community Concert Associations

Economic Development

OEEPF Receives $30,000 Grant

Inland Realtor Lois Lauer Establishes Scholarship

Restaurant Review

Earl’s Best Bets

Company Marketing on a Shoestring

Wine Review

Manager’s Book-shelf

Executive Time Out

September 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

LAW…………………………….4

Getting Organized………………..5

Opinion/Commentary…………….6

Close-up…………………………..7

Computers/Software………………8

Corporate Profile………………….9

Corner on the Market……………..10

Accounting………………………..11

Managing…………………………12

Second Page 1…………………….22

Desert Journal…………………….23

Real Estate………………………...25

Executive Time Out……………….30

Restaurant Review…………………41

Entertainment………………………44

Managers Bookshelf……………45

宗法宗族思想觀念與中國私營企業管理, Ping Wang

Lingnan Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

August 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

I.E. and Beyond Benefit From Ontario Mills

Homeland Security

Law

Getting Organized

In The Interest Of Woman

Faces in Business

Close-Up

Computers/Software

Managing

Corporate Profile

Employers

Planning Center Presented Award

“I’d Rather Die Than Give a Speech

$100 Billion Teachers Pension Fund Acts Against Corporate Misconduct

Corner on the Market

Leasing, Location and Your New Business

Second Page 1

Devin Holiday Guest at Montclair Chamber Golf Tournament

ARV Assisted Living Honors Vera McConnell

High-Tech Entrepreneurs Get Boost From UCR Connect

Arrowhead Foundation Awards Scholarship

Vegas-Style Casino Sets Opening Date

Distribution

Wine Review

California’s Business Leaders Announce Proposal

Restaurant Review

Inland …

July 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Getting Organized

Corner On The Market

In The Interest of Woman

Faces In Business

Close Up

Computer/Software

Law

Managing

Second Page One

Wine Review

Restaurant Review

Executive Time Out

Negotiation Strategies Of The Pros

Eight Simple: Steps To People-Building Philosophies

Location! Location! Location!

Local Celebrities Spotted Throughout Riverside

Desert Orthopedic Center Acupuncturist Diedre Braun M.S., L.Ac. Named to EMC Medical Staff

Care Connexxus Adult Day Services Receives Grant For The Community Foundation

Management Professor Receives Second Fulbright Award

Seven County Regional Occupational Program Students Receives Medals

First Patient To Sue HMO Under 2001 Law Tells Of Being Denied Access To …

June 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

INDEX

AT DEADLINE ... .. ... ... ......... .. ...... .... .............. .............. ....... ..... ... 1

GETTING ORGANIZED ............ .. .. ............. .. ... ......... .... .. .. .. ...... 4

EDUCATION ..... ... ........................ ........................... ................. .. 7

CLOSE-UP ..... ..... ... .................... ......................... ........... ..... ... ..... 9

COMPUTERS/SOFTWARE ..... ................................................ 10

COMMENTARY. ......................... ... .......... ................ .. .............. 10

MANAGING ....... ........ ........................ ... ................ ............. .. .. .. l2

CORPORATE PROFILE ..... .................... .............. .. ......... .. ....... l3

LISTS: HOSPITALS SERVING THE l.E .. ...... ................... l 8/19

CORNER ON THE MARKET ........... .... …

The Relationship Between The Government And Developmental Ngos, Nevine Ellia Mikhael Bishai

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This thesis discusses the relationship between the government and developmental NGOs in Egypt with a close study of the level of coordination between NGOs and the Ministry of Social Affairs. The thesis is submitted to the Management Department at the American University in Cairo by Nevine Ellia Mikhael Bishai under the supervision of Dr. E. H. Valsan, Director of the Public Administration Program. The research tries to examine the inter-organizational relations in terms of coordination between the government and NGOs and how this kind of coordination can be improved. Five main aspects are tackled, these include:

I.Establishment and registration

2. …

May 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

AT DEADLINE……………........................................1

COMMENTARY…………………………………......4

EDITORIAL…………………………………………..4

CLOSE-UP……………………………………………9

COMPUTERS/SOFTWARE………………………....10

MANAGING……………………………………........12

CORPRATE PROFILE……………………………....13

GETTING ORGANIZED…………………………….14 CORNER ON THE MARKET…………………….…21

HEALTH CARE…………………………………..….22

INVESTMENT & FINANCE………………………...23

INSURANCE…………………………………………24

STALER’S BEST BETS……………………………...25

LARGEST CREDIT UNIONS LIST…………………26

BANKING…………………………………………….27

DESERT JOURNAL………………………………….31

LAW…………………………………………………..32

LAW FIRMS LIST……………………………………33, 34

SECOND PAGE………………………………………36

WINE REVIEW……………………………………….37

EMPLOYER ISSUES…………………………………38

RESTAURANT REVIEW…………………………….40

EMPLYMENT SERVICES/AGENCIES LIST…….....42-44

MANAGERS BOOKSHELF………………………….45

NEW BUSINESSES…………………………………..49-51

RESORUCE DIRECTIVE……………….....................53, 54

EXECUTIVE TIME OUT……………………………..55

WEATHER INFORMATION………………………………...1

AGUA CALIENTE BAND DONATES MORE THAN $1 MILLION……1

“THE FRANKEN SISTERS”………………………………….1

FORD FOUNDATION GRANT……………………………….4

TOP FIVE WAYS TO OPTIMIZE STAFFING……………….5

LARRY MARINO’S: “MODERN TOWN HALL”……………7

PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS, ARC RIVERSIDE…………….20

LOCAL MARKETING COMPANY EARNS AWARDS……..21

BUSINESS ETIQUETTE FOR THE 2000s!...............................25

M.B.A. …

April 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

DEPARTMENTS AND COLUM S

AT DEADLINE………………………………………1

COMMENTARY …………………………………......3

EDUCATION………………………………................5

CORNER ON THE MARKET………………………..8

CLOSE-UP……………………………………………..9

COMPUTER SOFTWARE…………………………....10

MANAGING…………………………………………..12

LAW…………………………………………………..13

GETTING ORGANIZED……………………………14

CORPORATE PROFILE…………………………….19

REAL ESTATE……………………………………..20, 21

RESTAURANT REVIEW………………………………32

WINE REVIEW ……………………………………….37

EMPLOYERS GROUP…………………………………38

STATLER'S BEST BETS………………………………39

SECOND PAGE ONE……………………………………40

MANAGER'S BOOKSHELF……………………………49

NEW BUSINESS………………………………………..54, 55

EXECUTIVE TIME OUT…………………………………59

NEWS AND FEATURES

Corporate America's Eastward Push ....................................... 1

Local Government Partnership Provides Vital Emergency Services.....1

Governor Launches I.E. Traffic Congestion Relief.................. 1

Commentary ............................................................................. 3

Faces in Business ..................................................................... 6

RFB & D Learning Through Listening ..................................... 7

Contract for ONT Master Plan ..................................................11

State Delivers $700.000 Loan to Clean Up Brownfields ................... …

March 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

DEPARTMENTS AND COLUMNS

AT DEADLI E

COMMENTARY

EDUCATION

CORNER ON THE MARKET

CLOSE-UP

COMPUTERS/SOFTWARE

MANAGING

LAW

GETTI G ORGANIZED

EMPLOYERS GROUP

CORPORATE PROFILE

FINA CIAL

SECOND PAGE ONE

WINE REVIEW

EXECUTIVE TIME OUT

STATLER'S BEST BETS

RESTAURANT REVIEW

MANAGER'S BOOKSHELF

NEW BUSINESS

NEWS AND FEATURES

La Quinta "Stakeholders" Break Ground

Consolidating California’s Energy Bureaucracy

Former Capitan John Magness Adapts Pilot's Skill s

First Lady invites CSUSB Professor to White House

CSUSB Professor Edits New Journal

Faces in Business

Celebrating We Tip's 30th Anniversary

Orchard's Market to Open New Location

Rosy Employment Picture for Ontario/Upland

Building a Retirement nest Egg for …

Crop Updates 2002 - Farming Systems, Peter Metcalf, Mike Ewing, Roy Latta, Keith Devenish, Diana Fedorenko, Clayton Butterly, Chantelle Butterly, Kim Diamond, Neil Diamond, Stuart Mcalpine, Bill Bowden, Jessica Johns, Terry Piper, David Bowran, Robert Beard, Phil Ward, Dominie Wright, Nichole Burges, Roger Jones, Danae Harman, Greg Shea, George Yan, David Tennant, David Hall, Anyou Liu, Clinton Revell, Candy Hudson, Andrew Blake, Natalie Lauritsen, John Fosu-Nyarko, Roger Jones, Lisa Smith, Mike Jones, Geoff Dwyer, Bill Bowden, Michael O'Connell, Chris Gazey, David Gartner, Amanda Miller, Richard W. Bell, K. Frost, Mike Wong, Ross Brennan, N. J. Blake, G. Mconnell, D. Patabendige, N. Venn, Derk Bakker, Greg Hamilton, Dave Houlbrooke, Cliff Spann, Paul Blackwell, Bindi Webb, G. Lyle, K. Wittwer, Perry Dolling, Senthold Asseng, Ian Fillery, Michael Robertson, Caroline Peek, David Rogers, Peter Portman, Jeff Russell, Greg Shea, Ben Henderson, Ross Kingwell, Tresslyn Walmsley, Jean Galloway, Debbie Thackray, Moin Salam, Art Diggle, William J. Macleod, Jenny Hawkes

Crop Updates

This session covers forty one papers from different authors:

INTRODUCTION

1. Future Farming Systems session for Crop Updates 2002 Peter Metcalf, FARMING SYSTEMS SUBPROGRAM MANAGER GRAINS PROGRAM Department of Agriculture

2. Perennial pastures in annual cropping systems: Lucerne and beyond, the ‘Big Picture’, Mike Ewing, Deputy CEO CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity, Department of Agriculture

3. Perennial pastures in annual cropping systems: lucerne and beyond, Roy Latta and Keith Devenish, Department of Agriculture

4. Establishing Lucerne with a cover crop, Diana Fedorenko¹, Clayton Butterly¹, Chantelle Butterly¹, Kim and Neil Diamond^{2 …}

Crop Updates 2002 - Cereals, Peter Burgess, Gary Fawell, Dean Diepeveen, Tim Setter, Jeff Russell, Tony Seymour, Robin Wilson, Iain Barclay, Robyn Mclean, Robert Loughman, Jenny Garlinge, Bill Lambe, Neil Venn, Peter Clarke, Mohammad Amjad, Wal Anderson, Raffael Del Cima, James Bee, Darshen Sharma, Sheena Lyon, Melaine Kupsch, Pam Burges, Veronika Reck, Brenda Shackley, Ray Tugwell, Bindi Webb, Steve Penny Jr, James Fisher, Bill Bowden, Craig Scanlan, Senthold Asseng, Michael Robertson, M. A. Hamza, G. Mcconnell, W. K. Anderson, Md Shahajahan Miyan, Darshan Sharma, Daya Patabendige, Patrick Gethin, Stephen Loss, Tim O'Dea, Ryan Guthrie, Lisa Leaver, Tyrone Henning, Lionel Martin, Narelle Hill, Simon Wallwork, Laurence Carslake, Darren Hughes, Glen Mcdonald, Nichole Burges, Dominie Wright, Jenny Hawkes, Roger Jones, Kith Jayasena, Kazue Tanaka, Vanessa Johnson, Robert Loughman, Josh Jury, Sean Kelly, Shashi Sharma, Robert Park, Phil Michael, Debbie Thackray, Christopher Newman, Garren Knell, Kevin Povey, David Stephens

Crop Updates

This session covers thirty one papers from different authors:

VARIETIES AND BREEDING

1. Agronomic evaluation of wheat and barley in the central wheatbelt of Western Australia, Peter Burgess¹and Gary Fawell², ¹Agritech and ²Farmanco Management

2. Evaluating stress tolerance to terminal drought by Western Australian wheats, Dean Diepeveen and Dr Tim Setter, Department of Agriculture

3. Broadscale wheat variety comparisons featuring Wyalkatchem, Jeff Russell, Department of Agriculture

4. Australian crop accreditation system variety selector, Tony Seymour, Australian Crop Accreditation System

5. Future wheat varieties, Robin Wilson, Iain Barclay,Robyn McLean, Robert Loughman, …

January 2002, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

AT DEADLINE I

COMMENTARY 5

CLOSE UP 29

CORNER ON THE MARKET 9

COMPUTERS/SOFTWARE 10

GETTING ORGANIZED II

MANAGING 20

EMPLOYERS GROUP 14

EARL'S BEST BETS 12

CORPORATE PROFILE 31

LAW 18

DESERT JOURNAL 21

INVESTMENTS & FINANCE 23

LIST: CONTRACTORS HIT LIST 24 & 25

LIST: COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE INUND EMPIRE 26

LIST: TOP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE 27

LIST: FINANCIAL BROKERAGE FIRMS SERVING THE INLAND EMPIRE 28

WINE REVIEW 47

MANAGER'S BOOKSHELF 49

RESOURCE DIRECTORY 52

CALENDAR 58

Analysis Of Information Cost Incurred In Foreign Exchange Risk Management By Smes, Shyam S. Bhati

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

In this study, the theory of Information Cost developed by Casson (1995) is used to explain the various intormatlOn cost associated with foreign exchange risk management by SMEs. From the application of Casson's theory, 1t 1S concluded that the SMEs incur maximum cost in collecting, communicating and synthesising information while managing foreign exchange risk. Also, the SMEs do not seem to have the potential to reduce these information costs because of ,their limited bargaining capacity in relation to service provIders. As such, SMEs would fit the description of "optimal" organisation as defined by Casson (1995) due to the trade-offmade by …

Competencies: A New Sector, Tony Kiely, Monica Brophy

Articles

Outlines the processes involved in the development of a competency based framework for use by middle managers of three-star Irish hotels within rooms division and the food and beverage department. Secondary research provides an overview of existing generic competency models. Competency models and frameworks have been applied and customised across a broad range of industry sectors. Seeks to address the need for an innovative and fresh approach to HRM within the Irish hotel sector. The primary research is conducted among three-star hotels nation wide, giving equal representation to all regions of Ireland. Job analysis techniques are used as the basis …