Decentralization And Welfare: Theory And An Empirical Analysis Using Philippine Data, Tristan A. Canare

Economics Department Faculty Publications

This study theoretically and empirically analyzes the relationship between decentralization and welfare. The model identifies conditions in which a decentralized government is utility-maximizing compared to a centralized one. The empirical analysis utilized data from Philippine provinces to study the relationship between several decentralization indicators and welfare, as measured by per capita income, human development index, and poverty. Results suggest that fiscal independence, or the ability of local governments to generate their own revenues to finance their own expenditures rather than relying on central government transfers, is positively associated with per capita income and HDI. Moreover, this relationship is stronger when …

May Commencement Guest Update, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

2021-March-09-Etsu Distributing 5.5 Million, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 9, 2021) – More than 11,800 East Tennessee State University students are being notified this week they will be receiving financial assistance from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II).  Approximately $5.5 million in HEERF II funding is being dispersed to eligible ETSU students.

The funding from the U.S. Department of Education is made possible through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 that was approved last December in response to ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The law includes stimulus funding for colleges and universities to provide emergency grants to college …

The Impact Of E-Learning On Students: Measuring The Acceptance Of The Technology Between Undergraduates’ Students In Business Studies, Safaa Abdelrehim Shaaban

Business Administration

Recently, technology and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic have affected all members of society; babies, kids, young people, families, and academic institutes all around the world. Academic institutes are one of those affected by the pandemic and are facing challenges in keeping the education process in place. In order to keep the education system running at its capacity, academic institutions have had to quickly find solutions to adapt to the situation and overcome delays in many approaches and systems. Advancements in web technologies and the increased influence of the World Wide Web are leading to new and innovative ways …

2021-March-09-Etsu's Generation Rx Committee Earns 4th National Win, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 9, 2021) –  A student organization at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy has earned its fourth national win, honored for educating the community about prescription drug misuse.   

The college’s American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists Generation Rx committee was awarded the APhA-ASP National Generation Rx Chapter Achievement Award for 2019-2020. This is the eighth year in a row that the chapter has been recognized either nationally or regionally and the fourth time the chapter has been named winner in the category. Overall, ETSU Generation Rx has earned first or second runner-up or winner …

Bong Joon Ho, Okja (2017): Wounding The Feelings, Nagehan Uzuner

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Okja is a cute fictitious pig which is created in the laboratory as a solution for the meat industry to prevent hunger, which is one of the important problems of our contemporary century and the near future of the humanity. This pig-like, depicted as an ecological food source of the industrial society, is commodified for the mediation of the spheres within the society. Okja, as a film, falls within the intersections of food industry, feminism, orientalism, mediatization and globalization concepts. I try to understand and redefine the movie through contradictions such as East-West, women-men, good-evil. The review reexamines multiple interacting …

Tanner Colby, Some Of My Best Friends Are Black (2012), James W. Gentry

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

Liu, Lee, Jiao, And Wang, Contemporary Logistics In China: An Introduction (2011), Qing Lu

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

Building City Identities: A Consumer Perspective, Delphine Godefroit-Winkel, Marie Schill, Cristina Longo, Martin Chour

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This study complements current knowledge on city identity and city attachment through a phenomenological inquiry among 22 Casablanca consumer residents. Five Casablanca identities emerge: City of Escape, Busy Isolating City, Clustering City, Small City, and Dark City. The findings illuminate (1) how consumers build specific types of city identities; (2) demonstrate city identity as the outcome of interplays between various consumption experiences, perceived characteristics of spaces and places, and ambivalent emotions; and (3) update current knowledge on city attachment. This work further provides valuable recommendations to public authorities who are willing to leverage specific identities.

The Perceived Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence, Ross Murray

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used by millions of consumers in their daily lives. Although this technology is providing convenience, information, and instant gratification the underlying moral framework that AI uses remains largely unknown to the consumers of the technology. Two of the mostly widely used moral approaches (deontology and teleology), and their implications for AI, are discussed. The context of chatbots that use AI is examined, specifically exploring Amazon’s Alexa. The context illustrates the issue of the latent moral frameworks that AI technologies use when interacting with consumers or the environment. Although AI holds the promise of many potential …

Hidden Sugar And Its Bitter Obstacles For The Wellbeing Of Consumers, Ai Nhan Ngo

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This research paper explores issues pertaining to, and raises awareness about, high sugar intake among consumers, which causes several consequential health risks. The paper also points out various obstacles preventing consumers from reducing their high sugar consumption. These obstacles come from policymakers, policy influencers, the sugar industry, the food industry, and consumers themselves. For some obstacles, involvement of multiple parties was found. The research also discusses several possible solutions for improving a healthy consumption environment for consumer wellbeing.

The Complex Challenges Of Protecting Consumers, Deniz Atik, Nikhilesh Dholakia

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

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Covid-19, Camping, And Construal Level Theory, Christopher Craig, Siyao Ma, Ismail Karabas

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

This study explores the impact of COVID-19 on travelers’ future recreational vehicle, cabin, and tent camping decisions extending the Construal Level Theory. Findings suggest that camping consideration due to COVID-19 is significantly related to understanding about time and distance of travel and dependent on pandemic scale.

Ada News - 03/08/2021, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Supply Chain Viability: Conceptualization, Measurement, And Nomological Validation, Salomée Ruel, Jamal El Baz, Dmitry Ivanov, Ajay Das

Publications and Research

Supply chain viability (SCV) is an emerging concept of growing importance in operations management. This paper aims to conceptualize, develop, and validate a measurement scale for SCV. SCV is first defined and operationalized as a construct, followed by content validation and item measure development. Data have been collected through three independent samplings comprising a total of 558 respondents. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are used in a step-wise manner for scale development. Reliability and validity are evaluated. A nomological model is theorized and tested to evaluate nomological validity. For the first time, our study frames SCV as a novel …

2021-March-08-Bluecross Etsu Launching Bluesky Tennessee Institute, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 8, 2021) — BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has partnered with East Tennessee State University to create BlueSky Tennessee Institute. This groundbreaking collaboration will provide Tennessee students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in computing and a job offer at BlueCross – all in just two years.

BlueSky Institute’s accelerated bachelor’s degree will provide a new pathway into one of the fastest-growing careers in the nation. The program will help develop much-needed technology talent for BlueCross – and prepare the next generation of technology leaders.

“In developing BlueSky Institute, we sought out a program partner that …

2021-March-08-Inaugural Health Equity And Inclusion Lecture Featuring Dr Cara V James, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 8, 2021) – East Tennessee State University is hosting an inaugural Health, Equity and Inclusion Lecture featuring Dr. Cara V. James, president and CEO at Grantmakers In Health (GIH), an educational organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the health of all people.

The lecture, titled “Understanding Health Disparities and What it Takes to Achieve Health Equity,” will be presented via Zoom on Tuesday, March 23, from 6-7:30 p.m. It is co-sponsored by the ETSU College of Public Health and the Office of Equity and Inclusion and is part of the College …

Exploring The Relationship Between Work Engagement And Psychological Contract Fulfillment In Health Care Organization-Employed Physicians, Oyebanjo Olowe

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

ABSTRACT

While physician employment by healthcare organizations (HCO) in the United States continues to rise and private practice ownership continues to decline, many physicians are disengaged and leaving their organization as their job expectations are not fulfilled. Concurrently, some are changing practice patterns that may lead to decreased access to care despite the forecasted shortage of 84,900 fewer physicians and the aging US population's project growth by 2033. Prior work on physician work engagement has been practitioner-based, never using the widely accepted validated Utrecht work engagement scale. Also, there has been little work on psychological contract fulfillment (PCF ) in …

Twenty Years Of Islamic Banking In Indonesia: A Biblioshiny Application, Lina Marlina, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Paidi Hidayat, Nil Firdaus

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to determine the development of Islamic banking research trends in Indonesia published by leading journals on the theme of Islamic economics and finance. The data analyzed consisted of 500 indexed research publications. The data is then processed and analyzed using the R Bibliometric application to find out the bibliometric map of the development of the role of Islamic banking. The results showed that the number of publications on the development of the role of Islamic banking research in Islamic economics and finance has increased significantly. Then, the most popular writer are Sukmana R, Ascarya, and Ismal …

Tax Advice Now At Your Finger Tips, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Impact Of A Summer Nutrition And Physical Activity Intervention To Attenuate Obesity In Urban African-American Youth, Jermaine B. Mitchell, Antonio J. Gardner, Zachary Wahl-Alexander, Ben Schwamberger, Douglas Craddock Jr., Carol N. Agomo, Myia C. Lang

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Improved eating behaviors and daily participation in physical activity such as swimming might abate the likelihood of African American youth becoming obese. Yet many African American youth neither consume the recommended daily servings of nutritious foods nor know how to swim. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a culturally tailored multicomponent summer intervention to reduce obesity and unintentional drownings among underserved African American youth. Children (n = 145) participated in a three-hour, community-based intervention for four weeks. Measures of children’s attitudes perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms toward swimming, nutrition, and physical fitness were …

Lindengiving Donates To Five Acres Animal Shelter, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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2021-March-05-Dr Steph Frye-Clark, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 5, 2021) – Dr. Steph Frye-Clark will perform in a Faculty Recital titled “Music Through a Queer Lens” on Friday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. via YouTube.

Dr. Steph Frye-Clark

Frye-Clark, an assistant professor of tuba and euphonium in the East Tennessee State University Department of Music, will present a musical showcase exploring low brass artistic expression, gender and sexual orientation. This recital is comprised of works written exclusively by queer individuals with the exception of gay, cisgender men. These …

2021-March-05-The Fever Of 1721, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 5, 2021) – Award-winning author Stephen Coss will present research from his book, “The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic that Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics,” in a free virtual talk in the East Tennessee State University Department of History Speaker Series.

Author Stephen Coss

His talk will be given Wednesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

In his 2016 book published by …

2021-March-05-Super Saturday Enrichment, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 5, 2021) – Renaissance Child Super Saturday Enrichment activities are planned this spring, offering hands-on science activities for children in kindergarten through seventh grade.

Making science fun

Presented by the Office of Professional Development in East Tennessee State University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies, these programs will take place from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the ETSU campus (location TBA).

The first Super Saturday on March 20 will be an introduction to energy, with …

Advertising During The Covid-19 Global Pandemic: The Rise Of Influencer Marketing Strategies In A Recession, Bre Tenhulzen

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

The COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States in January of 2020 and has since impacted nearly all industries, including advertising. Consumers, the guiding factors for all advertising strategies, faced drastic lifestyle changes and behavior shifts which sent current strategies askew. The virus has created insurmountable unknowns, thus advertising and marketing experts must rely on historical and recent data to develop strategies for brands forging ahead. COVID-19 is the first global crisis in the age of social media which has both helped and hindered communication during the crisis. Additionally, emerging influencer marketing strategies are proving more effective than ever as brands …

Financial Markets Are Not Efficient: Financial Literacy As An Effective Risk Management Tool, Costas Siriopoulos

All Works

This paper advances the view that the deep confidence of market regulators in the assumptions and premises of the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) has led to the underestimation of market risks, thus inactivating the market education of existing and future investors. Hence, they have not responded to financial illiteracy, which exacerbated the recent financial crisis. Investor education may be considered as a systemic risk management tool for future financial crises and, especially, financial literacy can drive a wedge between the regulation and the prevention of severe financial crises based on expected benefits versus losses. This also will help to regain …

2021-March-04-New Pre-K - 12 Esl Minor, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (March 4, 2021) How can educators help students in their classrooms for whom English is not their first language?

“Schools are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of multilingual students,” said Dr. Natalia Ward, an assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction at East Tennessee State University.  “In many cases, the students are still working to develop their understanding of the English language. This is happening across the nation and is also happening here in our region.”

In fall 2021, the ETSU Clemmer College will launch a new minor in PreK-12 English as a Second Language (ESL) …

2021-March-04-Etsu Upward Bound Accepting Applications, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 4, 2021) – Students in ninth or 10th grade at one of 14 area high schools who are interested in achieving their dream of attending and graduating from college may be eligible to apply for the Upward Bound program at East Tennessee State University.

Upward Bound is one of seven federally funded TRIO programs at ETSU targeted to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students and individuals with disabilities. Activities are provided at no cost. High school students who enroll in Upward Bound are four times more likely to earn an undergraduate degree than students from …

Three Ways To Ensure ‘Wellness’ Tourism Provides A Post-Pandemic Opportunity For The Travel Industry, Jaeyeon Choe, Michael A. Di Giovine

Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.