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Impacts Of Urbanization On Costs Of Production And Land Use In The Central Southern Seaboard: A Farm-Level Analysis, Richard F. Nehring, Kenneth Erickson, James M. Harris, Charlie Hallahan, Ani Katchova, Flavius Badau

Journal of Applied Farm Economics

This study uses stochastic production frontier (SPF) and DEA frontier methods to estimate the impact of urban influence on the cost of production for traditional corn/soybeans farms in the Southern Seaboard (excepting Virginia and Alabama). We hypothesize that urban influence decreases the technical efficiency of these farms. Although states in this region are not entirely subject to urban influence, some parts of states in this region are highly urbanized. We find that farmers in urban-influenced locations are less technically efficient than farmers in rural locations in the region examined. During 2002-2014, stochastic production frontier and DEA frontier procedures indicate that …

Annual Net Returns To Cover Crops In Iowa, Alejandro Plastina, Fangge Liu, Wendiam Sawadgo, Fernando E. Miguez, Sarah Carlson, Guillermo Marcillo

Journal of Applied Farm Economics

Despite the active promotion of cover crops as a key conservation practice, their adoption is very limited. We developed a series of partial budgets based on a statewide survey of Iowa farmers to evaluate the changes in net returns resulting from the incorporation of cover crops into a corn or soybean production system. The average net returns to cover crop use for farmers who did not use cover crops for grazing livestock or forage were consistently negative across different planting and termination methods, tillage practices, and experience levels. Only farmers who used cover crops for grazing livestock or forage and …

Ua12/2/1 Adulting 101, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Norvell, Abbey. Tips to Get Control of Your Finances
• Norvell, Abbey. The Building Blocks of Good Credit
• Chumbley, Sam. A Weekend for Free in Bowling Green
• Goodlett, Ryan. Trending Up: Finance Blog – Kyla Scanlon
• Chumbley, Sam. Driving Your Future – Cars
• Goodlett, Ryan. Three Tips for Financial Success
• Southers, Mariah. Crushing the Christmas Game: College Edition

Usu Mhr And Mba Grad Student Receives Meisinger Fellowship, Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Joshua Hoffmann of Logan, Utah, is the winner of the 2018 Susan R. Meisinger Fellowship for Graduate Study in HR.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Breu, Natasha. Mold Plagues Universities Across State
• Stahl, Matt. Hello, Tyson Helton – Football
• Tolbert, Eleanor. College Graffiti Closing at End of the Semester
• Ziege, Nicole. Honors College Aims to Increase Applicant Pool
• Harper, Kevin. Flooded Memories – Minton Hall
• Leonard, Nicole. Holiday Pro Tips: Surviving the Holidays at Home
• Norvell, Abbey. WKU Store Celebrates a Century of Basketball
• Pritchett, Grace. School’s Out
• Webster, Mark. WKU Student Pursues Passion in Being a Local Disc Jockey – Jared Watkins
• Tolbert, Eleanor. Between the Lines – Parking …

2018-November-27-Percussion Ensemble Concert, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 27, 2018) – The East Tennessee State University Percussion Ensemble will present its Fall Concert on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mathes Hall auditorium.

The ensemble will perform a variety of literature under the direction of Dr. Matthew Geiger and Logan Ball.  The program features works by John Cage, Henry Cowell, Anders Åstrand and more contemporary composers.

This is the first ETSU Percussion Ensemble concert for Geiger, who joined the Department of Music faculty this fall following the retirement of longtime percussion director Dr. Rande Sanderbeck.

Geiger was a visiting assistant professor of …

2018-November-27-Women On Wednesdays, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 27, 2018) – “Infertility Finds All the Weak Spots: Effects of Infertility on Women’s Mental, Physical and Relational Functioning” is the topic Dr. Julia Dodd will address in East Tennessee State University’s “Women on Wednesdays” Lecture Series on Dec. 5 at noon at the Reece Museum.

This free public lecture is the last talk of the fall semester in the “Women on Wednesdays” series sponsored by the ETSU Women’s Studies Program.

Dodd will discuss the different effects experiencing infertility has on women’s mental, physical and relationship functioning as shown in results from a recent international, mixed-method study. …

Trawick Is Focus Of Article In St. Louis American, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Robert L. Nix Order Regarding Motion For Substitution Of Party, John J. Goger

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Managerial Optimism And Self-Regulation On Learning And Business Growth Expectations Within An Emerging Economic Context, Stern Neill, Raghuvar Dutt Pathak, Barbara A. Ribbens, Terry W. Noel, Gurmeet Singh

Marketing

This paper examines psychological and behavioral mechanisms that underlie business growth expectations by examining how managerial optimism and self-regulatory focus influence learning behaviors. To empirically examine these relationships, the study situates in a resource-constrained business context by studying managers in two Pacific Island economies. Results indicate that a positive view toward gains encourages exploratory learning in unknown situations; whereas, a less optimistic disposition and avoidance are related to exploitative learning. This finding is consequential as managerial learning that leans toward development of new insights and possibilities is associated with greater business growth expectations versus learning that adheres to familiar and …

2018-11-27 University Tenure Committee, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

University Tenure Committee meeting minutes for November 27, 2018.

Sibley Hall Included In Historic Places Slideshow, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

The 2018 Christmas Walk Scheduled For Dec. 9, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood Among Top Regional Schools For Faculty Ratio, Faculty Phds, And Enrollment, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Giving Tuesday Will Support Lions' Reserve Fund, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Gus H. Small Et Al., Order Regarding Expert Discovery Dispute, John J. Goger

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

New Hire Training For Development Employees, Frances Pickles

Instructional Design Capstones Collection

Children’s Cancer Charity employs development staff members in field offices across the country. These new hires require a specialized training for their role within the organization. The existing new hire training consists of a sales training and a week-long training held quarterly at the Executive Office. The current training lacks a foundational understanding of the various fundraising programs that exist at CCC and the training on the soft skills required to be successful in a development role. Two training series were designed to meet the needs of development new hires: Fundraising Program Training and Business Skills Training. The program training …

Media Guide And Strategic Plan, Ella Greer

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

An MAPW candidate composes a strategic plan and media guide for a local government office.

Seeking Excellence: Improving Objectivity In Player Analysis In Professional Basketball, Nathan Cook

Senior Honors Theses

This thesis details the creation and testing of an original statistical metric for analyzing individual basketball players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by both their commonly measured statistics and their so-called “intangibles.” By using existing methods as both guides and a caution against potential shortcomings, an inclusive statistic with multiple layers of data can be built to best reflect an individual player’s overall value to his team. This metric will be adjusted to account for the differences across multiple eras of NBA play and the levels of talent with which a player played in order to avoid penalizing a …

Testing The Measurement Invariance And Latent Mean Differences Of Data From The Employee Perceptions Of Supervisor/Line Manager Coaching Behavior Measure Between Virtual And Traditional Employees From Generation X And Y, Bryn Hammack-Brown

Human Resource Development Theses and Dissertations

Currently, the workforce is comprised of multiple generations, of which Generation X and Y are the largest, working in a variety of arrangements. These include working from home, satellite centers, on the road, collaboration offices, and brick and mortar locations. As information and communication technology advances, more opportunities for individuals to supplement or change their working environments are available. Along with these different modes of work comes occasions and challenges for managers to demonstrate coaching behaviors toward employees who work alongside them on an on-going basis, and simultaneously to those who are removed from the face-to-face interactions and instead rely …

Reem Abdalazem Named Assistant Coach For Us Synchro Team, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

In The Shadows Of The Government: Relationship Building During Political Turnovers, Hanming Fang, Zhe Li, Nianhang Xu, Hongjun Yan

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

We document that following a turnover of the Party Secretary or mayor of a city in China, firms (especially private firms) headquartered in that city significantly increase their “perk spending.” Both the instrumental-variable-based results and heterogeneity analysis are consistent with the interpretation that the perk spending is used to build relations with local governments. Moreover, local political turnover in a city tends to be followed by changes of Chairmen or CEOs of state-owned firms that are controlled by the local government. However, the Chairmen or CEOs who have connections with local government officials are less likely to be replaced.

Brochure: Barnett Ppo Plan, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

A brochure about the Barnett PPO Plan.

Personal Health Advisor Sheet, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

A personal health advisor sheet.

Regional Networks Hmo & Ppo Sheet, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

An informational sheet about regional networks HMO & PPO.

Preferred Patient Care (Ppc) Care Manager Plan Sheet, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

An informational sheet about preferred patient care care management plan.

Health Options Alternatives Sheet, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

An informational sheet about health options alternatives.

Booklet: Hmo-Usa Information, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

An informational booklet about HMO-USA.

Booklet: Consider Yourself – Health Options Information, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

An informational booklet about different health options.

Brochure: Preferred Patient Care: A Preferred Provider Organization By Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc., Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

An informational brochure about Preferred Patient Care: A Preferred Provider Organization by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.