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2017-New Storage Cubbies.Pdf, Department Of Interior Architecture, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The new storage cubbies in the studio are ready for the Fall 2015 semester.  Students now have a way to store items in a large secure manner and help keep the studio cleaner as student numbers are increasing.  Thanks needs to be given to sophomore design student Taylor Cochran for all his efforts in designing and building the cubbies – THANKS TAYLOR 

Managing Suppy Chain Risk Through Collaboration, Alyssa Rollins

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

In an increasingly uncertain, complex, and global supply chain environment, supply chains face a greater multitude of risks. Information sharing and collaboration between supply chain players can reduce risk within the supply chain. This project discusses emerging supply chain risk management (SCRM) strategies pertaining to the distribution of products and how purchasing and logistics departments can work to build a resilient and agile supply chain.

Too Big To Fool: Moral Hazard, Bailouts, And Corporate Responsibility, Steven L. Schwarcz

Faculty Scholarship

Domestic and international regulatory efforts to prevent another financial crisis have been converging on the idea of trying to end the problem of “too big to fail”—that systemically important financial firms take excessive risks because they profit from success and are (or at least, expect to be) bailed out by government money to avoid failure. The legal solutions being advanced to control this morally hazardous behavior tend, however, to be inefficient, ineffective, or even dangerous—such as breaking up firms and limiting their size, which can reduce economies of scale and scope; or restricting central bank authority to bail out failing …

Market Information And The Elite Law Firm, Elisabeth De Fontenay

Faculty Scholarship

As a subcategory of contract negotiations, corporate transactions present information problems that have not been fully analyzed. In particular, the literature does not address the possibility that parties may simply be unaware of value-increasing transaction terms or their outside option. Such unawareness can arise even for transactions that attract many competing parties, if the bargaining process is such that (1) the price terms are negotiated and fixed prior to the non-price terms, contrary to the standard assumption; and (2) some of the non-price terms remain private for some period of time.

A simple bargaining model shows that, when such unawareness …

The Role Of Social Enterprise And Hybrid Organizations, Ofer Eldar

Faculty Scholarship

Recent years have brought remarkable growth in hybrid organizations that combine profit-seeking and social missions. Despite popular enthusiasm for such organizations, legal reforms to facilitate their formation and growth—particularly, legal forms for hybrid firms—have largely been ineffective. This shortcoming stems in large part from the lack of a theory that identifies the structural and functional elements that make some types of hybrid organizations more effective than others. In pursuit of such a theory, this Article focuses on a large class of hybrid organizations that has been effective in addressing development problems, such as increasing access to capital and improving employment …

Statistics-Bierce Library Study, Tyler J. Hushour

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This is a report from two surveys that I created and administered to students and faculty at Bierce library who came to the Circulation Desk or the Tech Desk, as well as some of my other findings when periodically looking around the library to see where students like to study or hang-out. There was a written survey given at the Circulation Desk, and a different survey given at the Tech Check-Out Desk. The project is for Melanie Smith-Farrell, the head of Access Services, and is based on a similar study Ian McCullough did in the science library. While this is …

Selection Portfolio: Applying Modern Portfolio Theory To Personnel Selection, Eric Leingang

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is a framework for building a portfolio of risky assets such that the ratio of risk to return is minimized. While this theory has been used in the field of financial economics for over sixty years, the method has not yet been applied to compensatory personnel selection. A common method for personnel selection is multiple regression to maximize the predicted performance of the selected group given a cut-off score on the predictor(s). Recognizing that maximizing the performance of the selected group is not the only consideration, and that, for many jobs and organizations, the outcomes of …

An Analysis Of Performance Claims In Athleisure, Katherine M. Hahnel

Theses and Dissertations--Retailing and Tourism Management

The purpose of this research was to evaluate performance claims in athleisure, in order to confirm or refute their authenticity. Aesthetic properties and functional claims were evaluated initially, and after repeated home laundering. A convenience (nonprobability) sample of activewear with performance features consisted of ninety garments that are currently on the market and commonly used by consumers. The garments included men’s and women’s t-shirts, polos, leggings, windbreakers, hoodies, sweatpants, and warm-up pants of various fiber contents and performance chemistries. The focus of the garment selection was on garments with performance properties relating to moisture management. Performance claims listed on the …

Asynchronous Signaling In Global Equity Markets: Based On Opening Times., Huijian Dong

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

This paper employs cointegration tests to identify the impacts of sequential opens of global equity market among the equity indices. We use the daily data of 31 major equity markets and explore the comovement relationship according to the sequence of the market open. This study also examines the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis to such comovement relationship. Our results indicate that the markets in Europe-Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, are less affected by the levels of earlier opens of other markets. After the end of 2007, the global equity market comovement pattern changed significantly, yet the interdependence …

Tensions In Aspirational Csr Communication—A Longitudinal Investigation Of Csr Reporting, Lisa Koep

Conference papers

A recent emergence of academic discourse within organisation and management scholarship is encouraging organisations to embrace the performative power of aspirational talk within corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication. However, there has been no empirical study to date to investigate the appropriateness of such encouragement. This paper analyses CSR reporting and underlying sensemaking processes to trace how far this academic departure from the dominant discourse of verification and standardisation is reflected and accepted within this practice. The process-focused, longitudinal study is based on a discursive analysis of Nestlé CSR reports, revealing the struggles between forward and backward facing statements, and tracing …

The Complementary Perspective Of System Of Systems In Collaboration, Integration, And Logistics: A Value-Chain Based Paradigm Of Supply Chain Management, Raed Jaradat, Frank Adams, Sawsan Abutabenjeh, Charles Keating

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

The importance and complexity of the problems associated with coordinating multiple organizations to configure value propositions for customers has drawn the attention of multiple disciplines. In an effort to clarify and consolidate terms, this conceptual research examines both supply chain management (SCM) and system of systems (SoS) literature to postulate, from a value-chain perspective, what roles integration and collaboration play in helping supply chains satisfy customer requirements. A literature review analysis was used to identify the commonalities and differences between supply chain management and system of systems approaches to examining interfirm coordination of value creation efforts. Although a framework of …

The Impact Of Requirements Management Documentation On Software Project Outcomes In Health Care, Sujatha Alla, Pilar Pazos, Rolando Delaguila

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

Despite considerable time and resources spent on the initiation phase of software projects, discrepancies often exist between formal project documentation, customer requirements, and final project specifications. Such discrepancies in the requirements management process can have a very negative impact on final project outcomes. The Business Requirements Document (BRD) constitutes the formal software requirements documentation, which typically includes stakeholders’ needs and expectations and project scope while providing a clear project roadmap and project plan. According to IEEE standards, a BRD should be a structured document that includes specific elements such as functional and technical requirements while incorporating certain traits such as …

Norma E Interesit Në Kredi Analizë E Cilësisë Së Të Dhënave Përmes Treguesve Deskriptiv Statistikor, Vullnet Sokoli

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë punim janë trajtuar aspektet teorike lidhur me kuptimin e përgjithshëm të treguesve deskriptiv statistikor. Njohja e koncepteve teorike na mundëson që ta kuptojmë se cfarë na shërbejnë konkretisht keta tregues, cfarë është kuptimi I tyre si dhe ndarjen e tyre.

Gjithashtu është përshkruar në përgjithësi funksioni i sitemit bankar pas pamvarsisë së Kosovës, gjegjësisht pas 17 shkurtit 2008, ndikimi i tyre ne ekonomine e Kosovës, duke marë për bazë levizjet dhe trendet e normave të interesit që e kanë karakterizuar këtë sektor, dhe ndikimin në sektor të ndryshëm të ekonomisë, duke filluar nga ekonomitë familjare, NVM, industrin e …

Sistemi Bankar Dhe Ndikimi I Tij Në Zhvillimin Ekonomik Të Kosovës, Albiona Selmancena

Theses and Dissertations

Procesi i tranzicionit që filloi në vitet e 90- ta të shekullit XX, shkaktoi rënien e sistemit socialist në Evropën Qendrore dhe Lindore. Shpërbërja e RFSJ, dhe futja e Kosovës në administrimin e dhunshëm të Serbisë e ka shkatërruar sistemin ekonomik dhe atë bankar edhe ashtu të pa qëndrueshëm që e kishte Kosova në kuadër të ish shtetit Jugosllav. Sistemi bankar në Kosovë gjatë viteve të fundit është transformuar krejtësisht, i drejtuar nga sistemi bankar me pronësi shtetërore në ish Jugosllavi, në një sistem bankar me pronësi private pas çlirimit. Dhe kështu bankave në Kosove iu është dashur të bëjnë …

Strategjitë E Orientimit Në Treg Tek Ndërmarrjet E Vogla Dhe Të Mëdha Në Kosovë, Agon Gashi

Theses and Dissertations

Që të mund të drejtoj afarizmin e vet drejt arritjes së caqeve të veta, ndërmarrja duhet të zhvilloj strategji e cila i mundëson asaj të përshatë afarizmin e vet ndryshimeve të vazhdueshme të tregut. Shpejtësia e përshtatjes së ndërmarrjes kushteve të reja të tregut varet nga pregaditja e ndërmarrjes për këto ndryshime. Afaristët largpamës parashikojnë sfidat dhe shanset që mund të sjellë zhvillimi i çdo situate të veçantë në treg. Ata përshtasin qëllimet afariste dhe përcaktojnë resurset e nevojshme për arritjen e këtyre qëllimeve. Zhvillimi i strategjive për qëndrueshmëri konkurruese në treg, implementimi i tyre, përshtatja e këtyre strategjive ndaj …

Investimet Në Sektorin Privat Dhe Zhvillimi I Qëndrueshëm, Dorina Hakaj

Theses and Dissertations

Është shumë i rëndësishëm zhvillimi ekonomik për një vend, e me zhvillim ekonomik kuptojmë rritje të kushteve të jetesës, rritje të të ardhurave, rritje në prodhimtari, kushte më të mira shëndetësore dhe arsimore etj. Kosova është një vend ku zhvillimi ekonomik lë shumë për t’u dëshiruar, e për zhvillimin e një vendi një rol të rëndësishëm luajnë investimet në sektorin privat dhe zhvillimi i qëndrueshëm i këtij sektori. Andaj ky punim trajton investimet në sektorin privat, me një theks të veçantë investimet e huaja direkte në këtë sektor. Investimet e huaja direkte luajnë një rol jetik në ekonominë e vendit …

Ndikimi I Politikave Doganore Në Zhvillimin E Bizneseve Në Kosovë, Bleron Krasniqi

Theses and Dissertations

Ekonomia e Kosovës varet shumë nga masat fiskale që i aplikon shteti.

Përmes Institucionit të doganës së Kosovës realizohet zbatimi i politikes fiskale dhe tregtare në vend, aplikimi i takses doganore luan një rolë shumë të rëndësishem ne trendet zhvillimore ekonomike të Kosovës.

Taksa doganore në Kosovë ka rol fikal, nga analiza e kryer (përmes intervistave të kryera me respondent të ndryshem) për këtë punim vijm në perfundim se roli fiskal duhet që në mënyrë graduale të ndryshoj në rolin ekonomik.

Kosova bënë pjesë në kategorin e vendeve që ende janë në tranzicion, ajo ka nje zhvillim të ngadalshem ekonomik. …

Influenca E Reklamës Dhe Preferenca E Markës, Jehon Kadrija

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij studimi është analizimi i influencës që ka reklama në preferencën e markës. Për të realizuar studimin është përdorur metodologji sasiore. Të dhënat primare janë mbledhur me anë të një pyetësori i cili përbëhet nga 17 pyetje dhe ndahet në tre seksione. Në seksionin e parë paraqiten të dhënat demografike. Seksioni i dytë përbëhet nga tetë pyetje të vlerësuara sipas shkallës likert nga 1-5, me anë të cilave vlerësohet influenca që kanë reklamat në blerjen e një marke dhe seksioni i tretë përbëhet nga 9 pyetje me anë të të cilave vlerësohen faktorët që ndikojnë në preferencën e …

When Sharing Is Not Just Caring, Singapore Management University

Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots

Conventional wisdom dictates that trade secrets have to be protected at all costs, but Professor Gerard George’s research shows there may be a better way of doing business.

See the papers:

• Appropriability and the retrieval of knowledge after spillovers
• What do I want? The effects of individual aspiration and relational capability on collaboration preferences

Managing Cities With Urban Computing, Singapore Management University

Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots

SMU Professors Lau Hoong Chuin and Lim Yun Fong are combining their mathematical, computational and business know-how to address challenges facing the inner-city deliveries of orders and shipments.

See the papers:

• A rolling horizon auction mechanism and virtual pricing of shipping capacity for urban consolidation centers
• Achieving economic and environmental sustainabilities in urban consolidation center with bicriteria auction
• Retail precinct management: A case of commercial decentralization in Singapore

Research@Smu: Connecting The Dots, Singapore Management University

Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots

The word “Management” in the name of our university was carefully and deliberately chosen to address the needs of institutions and decisionmakers across all segments of society: business enterprises and the private sector, government and the public sector, and civil society and the people sector. Unless you are already familiar with the breadth and depth of research output from Singapore Management University (SMU), you would naturally assume that we were a “management” university that was focusing exclusively on business – in essence, a large business school. The reality is quite different.

Through this book, you will gain a more complete …

Canton Gymnastics Academy, Melani Kieling

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

Canton Gymnastics Academy (CGA) will offer many different programs for athletes looking to enter a cheerleading or gymnastics program. The focus will be on providing professional, knowledgeable advice and training to all athletes who enter the doors. As with any sport, CGA will ensure that athletes know correct techniques to execute skills they are learning. This will help ensure that they suffer less bodily injuries throughout their career and they'll have less issues as adults. CGA will be registered as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) with the state of Michigan.

Specifically, CGA will provide two program areas, each with different …

2017 Nebraska Business

College of Business: Trade Publications

2017 Nebraska Business

2017-Etsu Geosciences Field Experience Pacific Northwest Summer, Department Of Geosciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Eighteen students and two faculty Dr. Ingrid Luffman and Dr. Mick Whitelaw, spent 10 days studying the geography and geology of the Pacific Northwest. The first week was devoted to volcanoes and associated landforms and processes. We hiked part of Mt. Ranier and saw glaciers and meltwater streams, viewed Mt. St. Helens from multiple angles, including a hike through a lava tube south of the volcano. At Crater Lake, students traveled by boat to Wizard Island, a small volcano-within-a-volcano, and had the opportunity to swim in the cold, clear waters of the lake. The return to Seattle was along the …

2017-High Point Furniture Market.Pdf, Department Of Interior Architecture, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

One of the most anticipated spring trips is when sophomore students visit High Point, NC to experience the Spring Furniture Market.  High Point Market is the largest furnishings trade show in the world!  Students are given tours of several of the vendors showrooms and are given time to explore on their own the 11.5 million square feet of vendor spaces.   Lorraine Hayes, Showroom manager of Braxton-Culler, gave the students an extended tour of their products and treated them to lunch.  Styles trending include industrial and like last year more 1980′s acrylic & chrome.  Needless to say everyone was exhausted but …

2017-Students Learn About Wall Construction.Pdf, Department Of Interior Architecture, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The first exercise of the freshmen studio course is to learn about basic wall construction by building a full-size wall.  Students measured, cut and assembled a wood stud wall so they learned about all the parts of a basic wall.  This basic construction knowledge is then used in their first project appropriately names, “Walls” where they use walls to direct visitors through a view pavilion in the Imperial Gardens in Kyoto, Japan.

2017-2017 Interior Architecture Student Group Wins Award.Pdf, Department Of Interior Architecture, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

To start the fall semester off, the Interior Architecture Student Association (IASA) participated in a university wide competition to design a homecoming banner.  Banners are to depict how the student group fits in to the homecoming theme of Let the games begin.  These banners are displayed at the football stadium.  IASA placed first!!  A job well done, CONGRATULATIONS!

2017-Visiting Artist Joan Tanner To Give Artists Talk.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership with the Artful Aging Project of the Johnson City Public Library and Aroha Philanthropies, the ETSU Women’s Resource Center, Women’s Studies Program, Honors College, Johnson City and Jonesborough Senior Centers, and the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Support Project (APS) Grant proudly present ‘donottellmewhereibelong’ Drawings and Sculptures by Joan Tanner. Curated by Julien Robson, the exhibition is from October 16, to November 3, 2017, with a public lecture and reception on October 19, Thursday, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Slocumb Galleries, lecture starts at 6 p.m., at Ball Hall …

2017-2017 Idec Regional Conference.Pdf, Department Of Interior Architecture, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

http://etsu.edu/news/collbus_interiordesign/2017-2018/2017-iasa-banner.php

Financial Analysis With Artificial Neural Networks Short-Term Stock Market Forecasting, Andrew Linzie

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Excerpt from Introduction

Seldom reward is absent from risk, and stock markets are a prime example. Stock markets across the world are viewed as profitable and risky at the same time. Companies have made a business out of forecasting these markets. Quantitative analysis companies use mathematicians, financial analysts, and computer scientists to compete in the stock market. The old days of floor trading have progressed towards high-frequency trading with supercomputers housed within the exchange. For example, the New York Stock exchange has created regulations for these companies so that there’s competitive equality. The computer’s power, length of cable to the …