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Employee's Participation: A Critical Success Factor For Justice Perception, Wai Kwan (Elaine) Lau

Accounting Faculty Research

The present study proposed and tested a model that examines the relationship between leadership style, employee’s participation, and justice perceptions. The paper extended the literature of the justice by connecting three major research areas (leadership style, employee’s participation, and organizational justice), and examined the influences of leadership style and employee’s participation in shaping employee’s perception of justice. Results indicated that transactional, transformational, and dynamic leadership have positive impact on distributive, procedural, and interactional justice. Moreover, the effect of leadership style on organizational justice was indirect through employee’s participation. This study synthesized previous leadership studies and argued that leadership style can …

More Evidence For Efficient Markets, Steven D. Dolvin

All Chapters

The market's performance this year has surpassed that of most professional money managers. In fact, this is the worst (relative) year in three decades for professionals (see post here, The Reformed Broker). The level of competition and the high level of fees prevent meaningful outperformance. The result -- a large influx of capital into index funds.

Index-Based Insurance And Risk Management Among Nomadic Mongolian Herders , Kelsey Larson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Mongolian herders must contend with the risk of dzuds, harsh winters that can kill large numbers of livestock. To do so, they use a mixture of formal financial tools and traditional risk mitigation techniques. This paper is a study of the interaction between the Mongolian Index-based Livestock Insurance Program and traditional informal risk mitigation techniques. The researcher interviews herders in Bulgan soum, Arhangai aimag and Galuut soum, Bayanhongor aimag to compare the IBLI program’s impact in a community that has had IBLI since 2006 and one that only received IBLI in 2012. This study finds that insurance purchase is positively …

Nepali Corporate Culture Of Giving: Investigating Practices Of Corporate Social Responsibility, Taylor Knoop

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The purpose of this research is to explore corporate Nepal’s definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR), how these definitions influence corporations’ activities and the motivation and rationale behind giving. Multiple factors are impacting the practice of CSR, such the historical influence, personality of industry sector, post-conflict recovery efforts, and trust and transparency in giving. However, corporations’ definition of CSR contradicts the type and level of activities they engage in. The rhetoric is often stronger than the action undertaken, although there is slight trend towards a more incorporated social responsible business model, particularly in the financial and tourism industries. The primary …

Curbing Corporate Inversions: A Study Of National And International Efforts To Establish Corporate Tax Equity, Scott Novak

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In recent years, the number of U.S. companies trying to merge with a foreign company and thereby reincorporate themselves in countries with a lower corporate tax rate – a practice known as corporate inversion – has skyrocketed. The public outcry in 2014 against corporate inversions led the U.S. Treasury to release a series of new anti-inversion regulations, and more policy changes are in the process of being debated. At the same time as this national discussion on the harmful effects corporate inversions have on the U.S. tax base is progressing, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is in …

La Educación Y El Lucro No Se Mezclan: Un Examen De Las Políticas Y Las Consecuencias De Los Colegios Particulares Subvencionados En Chile / Education And Profits Don't Mix : A Review Of Policies And The Consequences Of Subsidized Private Schools In Chile, Sophie Sharps

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

With the arrival of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile (lasting from 1973-1990) came the implementation of a neoliberal economic model based on tenants such as privatization, deregulation, growth of a free market economy, and a passive government to uphold the private sector. This economic model manifested itself through structural reforms that distinctly changed the function of all institutions, including the educational system. Due to a series of changes in laws and ideology, a new educational sector (referred to as “particular subvencionado”) arose, and has only strengthened and augmented since the end of the dictatorship. In this sector, individuals, …

Corporate Event Planner’S Marketing Strategy: An Assessment Of Effective Website Design, Hayley V. Bauarschi

Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration

Marketing is a key element in a company’s development. Remaining in the public eye helps ensure business as well as generate new clients. A continuous marketing tool companies use to remain visible is a website. In order to be effective, a website needs to engage and encourage users to connect with a company. The purpose of this study was to analyze the visual appeal and aesthetic design of websites for selected corporate event planning companies. The researcher studied certain components that reflect a successful website and then created a matrix based off research to collect data. The data helped to …

Preventative V. Punitive: How Genetically Modified Rice Litigation Shaped Regulation And Remedy For Genetically Engineered Crops, Allison Waldrip Bragg

Journal of Food Law & Policy

As agricultural technology develops, new issues emerge. While genetically engineered crops can increase yields and productivity, they can also increase new legal concerns that had not previously existed. One such concern is the comingling of non-engineered crops with genetically engineered varieties. The corruption of plants that are not engineered is a problem not only because of the loss of that original plant itself if the entire plant population were to become comingled, but also because of the inability to sell a crop that has been intended as a non-engineered crop when it is infiltrated by genetically engineered material.

Let's Stop Worrying And Learn To Love Transparency: Food And Technology In The Information Age, Scarlettah Schaefer

Journal of Food Law & Policy

Food and technology have had a long and tempestuous relationship. Current methods of food production and processing in the industrialized world depend heavily on technological developments. However, all technologies are not created equal. Some can produce food that is safer, more sustainable, more nutritious, or longer lasting. Some can have the opposite effect: increasing opportunities for adulteration, increasing the difficulty in detecting food fraud, and contributing to both foreseeable and unforeseeable health or ecological costs. Increasingly sophisticated technologies often become less apparent to the average consumer. For example, consider irradiated meat or genetically modified foods as opposed to freezer storage …

The Huntsman Post, December 2014, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Huntsman Post Issues Collection

Monthly newsletter for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Fall 2014, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Huntsman Business Magazine

Alumni Magazine for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

Financial Literacy And Financial Inclusion Of Women In Rural Rajasthan, Emily Levi-D'Ancona

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Financial inclusion is an important step in development, as access to finances can help the poor build money and lift themselves out of poverty. In many parts of the developing world, and especially in India, microfinance is seen as a new approach to fighting poverty by bringing financial services, including low-interest loans, to the poor so that they can afford to start a business or invest and eventually gain self-sufficiency – in other words, a method of financial inclusion for the poor. However, microfinance in India cannot sufficiently reach the poor populations, especially those in rural India, and many of …

Haworth College Of Business News (12/2014), Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

No abstract provided.

Two Essays On Governance At The National And Corporate Level, Laura Savory Miller

HCBE Theses and Dissertations

ESSAY 1
We examine the effect of governance environment on the composition of a country's external capital structure, specifically foreign equity investment. In addition to the absolute quality of the host country's governance environment, we consider the host country's governance quality relative to that of the source (investor) country. Unlike previous studies, which utilize country totals, we examine foreign investment positions between pairs of individual countries. Our sample includes 3,891 bilateral investment positions among 49 source countries and 69 host countries for years 2009 through 2011. We find that relative governance, rather than absolute governance, plays a role in foreign …

Corporate Entrepreneurship, Customer-Oriented Selling, Absorptive Capacity, And International Sales Performance In The International B2b Setting: Conceptual Framework And Research Propositions, Rajshekhar G. Javalgi, Kenneth D. Hall, S. Tamer Cavusgil

Business Faculty Publications

In the international business-to-business (B2B) setting, a firm's salespeople often have more direct, prolonged, and intimate contact with the customer and market environments than any other employees of the firm. In fact, for customers in many B2B markets, the salesperson is the face of the firm. The sales function can be characterized as an inherently entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurship is founded on knowing or seeing something others do not see, and the sales force has long been recognized as an important source of knowledge about a firm's customers and environment. However, there has been relatively little work linking entrepreneurship to international …

Effects Of Performance-Based Pay, Social Recognition, And Training On Performance In Creative Problem Solving: An Experimental Investigation, Kun Huo

Business Publications

I investigate the effect of different incentive schemes on employees’ effort and performance in a creative problem-solving task because current literature is divided on the effect of performance-based incentives on creative performance. I conduct an experimental study comparing two types of performance-based incentives (piece-rate pay and fixed pay plus social recognition) with fixed pay alone and examine whether the use of creativity training can moderate the relationship between incentives and creative performance. By integrating theoretical predictions from both Bonner and Sprinkle’s (2002) incentive-effort-performance model and Amabile’s (1996) componential model of creative problem solving, I predict that the effect of performance-based …

Incentivizing Employees Through Benefits And Recognition Programs At Pace University, Diana Dumitru

Master in Public Administration Theses

The nonprofit sector has seen a 20% increase in the number of higher education institutions over a period of 10 years, from 2000-2010, (Blackwood et al. 2012), which had a big impact on the public charity revenues and expenses. In this fast-paced growing environment, employees working in higher education are directly influenced by the changes and increase in the number of students. Motivating employees in such an environment can be challenging, therefore finding a comprehensive package that includes fair compensation levels, benefits, awards and recognition ceremonies and other incentives such as promotions and opportunities for growth are important for the …

A Movement Tool Kit For The Divergent And Convergent Cps Guidelines: Instruction Cards And Activity Floor Mats, Adela Vangelisti

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

A Movement Tool Kit for the Divergent and Convergent CPS Guidelines:

Instruction Cards and Activity Floor Mats

Movement is as natural to humans as breathing is, and, yet, passivity starts early in schools. We are taught to sit still and in silence for long periods of time. By the time we reach adulthood and enter the workforce, we have almost forgotten our sense of embodiment. This lack of movement is counter-productive, not only to learning but to the development of creativity as well. For this project, I designed a tool to recapture the joy and playfulness of movement. Furthermore, the …

A Discourse On Entrepreneurial Identity : Three Essays., Krishna P. Poudel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

My dissertation provides theoretical insights on individual level entrepreneurial identity in three inter-related essays, drawing on multiple theories and disciplines. In the first essay, I advance a dual-process model of identity development, contributing to the debates in the broad identity literature. I articulate that the intrinsic prospection of identity is another fundamental process of identity formation, besides the social construction of identity, the prevalent notion in the literature. I propose a comprehensive conceptual framework of entrepreneurial identity. On the basis of this conceptual framework, I explain that there are within-group and between-group variations in the entrepreneurial identity of different types …

Psychological Capital Intervention: A Potential Tool For Improving Organizational Commitment In Sales Organizations, Steven A. Schulz, Heather M. Schulz, Marsha Yeagley

Journal of Applied Marketing Theory

Given current challenges related to talent in sales organizations, the need for enhanced recruiting and retention of top-tier talent has never been more critical. Extant research has demonstrated the high cost of employee turnover and the importance of organizational commitment for the sales force. This report explores the potential of utilizing psychological capital (PsyCap) in sales organizations in order to gain a competitive advantage through increased organizational commitment. The authors found strong, positive relationships between PsyCap and organizational support, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Implications for academic researchers and a proposed intervention strategy for managers seeking to improve organizational commitment …

2014-December-01-Etsu Physician Researches Way To Lower Cost Of Reconstructive Breast Surgery, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-December-01-Alexis Petrak, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Investimet E Huaja Direkte Në Kosovë, Bislim Konjufca

Theses and Dissertations

Sot tregjet ndërkombëtare shoqërojnë zhvillim ekonomik që rritet çdo ditë e më tepër, e për këtë arsye edhe investimet tregojnë rritje çdo ditë e më teper. Mjedisi konkurues ndryshon shumë shpejt, për këtë arsye duhet të ketë kujdes të madhë në marrjen e vendimeve për të investuar. Nga aspekti teorik dhe nga shembujt e ndryshëm praktik trajtohen definicione dhe kuptimet lidhur me investimet e huaja e në veçanti investimet në Kosovë, që ndodhin tani në ekonominë bashkëkohore. Ky punim trajton çështjet e realizimit dhe funksionimit të investimeve ndërkombëtare, këtu i jepet kuptimi dhe përmbajtja e investimeve. Në këtë punim prezentohen …

"Auditimi I Jashtëm I Ndërmarrjeve Pas Zhdoganimit Të Mallrave", Bekim Rrahmani

Theses and Dissertations

Duke pasur parasysh përfitimet që kanë Doganat nga një sistem i mirëfilltë dhe i organizuar duke pranuar faktin se sistemet e tilla të punës mbi të gjitha kanë nevojë dhe domosdoshmëri për të oragnizuar edhe praktikën e auditimit. Kjo praktikë për momentin në Kosovë është vetëm në institucionet dhe organizmat e qeverisë e jo edhe në sektorin privat. Në Kosovë nuk vërehen investime nga bizenset kosovare në drejtim të implementimit të sistemeve të auditimit.

Unë kam tentuar që të bëjë një hulumtim rreth kësaj dukurie për të arritur disa qëllime, e para për të shpjeguar sadopak se pse Doganat duhet …

Principet E Menaxhimit Të Operacioneve Në Ndërmarrjet E Vogla Dhe Të Mesme, Dorentina Rexhepaj

Theses and Dissertations

Menaxhimin e operacioneve në ndërmarrje të vogla dhe të mesme mund të përmbledhim mjaftushëm sepse në Kosovë janë këto ndërmarrje që e kaplojn tregun. Rol të rëndësishëm kanë specifikat e biznesit gjatë marrjesë më të shpejtë të vendimeve, komunikim të drejperdrejt prej lart-posht. Këto ndërmarrje perfaqësojn burime të punësimeve të reja si dhe kjo është vërtetuar edhe në bazë të hulumtimit që janë bërë në SHBA, Kanada dhe në Evropë, ku kanë aftësi që të ndërrojn aktivitetet dhe të reagojn shpejt në ndryshimet e tregut lokal.

Në temë është laboruar për principet e menxhimit të operacioneve të cilat janë cekur …

Principet E Menaxhimit Të Operacioneve Në Ndërmarrjet E Vogla Dhe Të Mesme, Dorentina Rexhepaj

Theses and Dissertations

Menaxhimin e operacioneve në ndërmarrje të vogla dhe të mesme mund të përmbledhim mjaftushëm sepse në Kosovë janë këto ndërmarrje që e kaplojn tregun. Rol të rëndësishëm kanë specifikat e biznesit gjatë marrjesë më të shpejtë të vendimeve, komunikim të drejperdrejt prej lart-posht. Këto ndërmarrje perfaqësojn burime të punësimeve të reja si dhe kjo është vërtetuar edhe në bazë të hulumtimit që janë bërë në SHBA, Kanada dhe në Evropë, ku kanë aftësi që të ndërrojn aktivitetet dhe të reagojn shpejt në ndryshimet e tregut lokal.

Në temë është laboruar për principet e menxhimit të operacioneve të cilat janë cekur …

Roli I Auditorit, Es’Heme Beka

Theses and Dissertations

Profesioni i auditimit siç e njohim ka filluar të praktikohet që nga shekulli XIX dhe vjen nga praktikat e shteteve të atëhershme të zhvilluara, më saktësisht nga Anglia e cila ne atë kohe ishte fuqi kryesore ekonomike dhe kishte kolonitë e përhapura anë e mbanë botës. Në vendin tonë auditimi ka filluar të praktikohet pas viteve të dymita, ku për herë të parë Auditori Gjeneral u zgjodhë në vitin 2003 sipas rregullores se UNMIK-ut. Më vonë më shpalljen e pavarësisë Kuvendi i Kosoves aprovoj ligjin për Themelimin e Zyres se Auditorit të Përgjithshem.

Qëllimi i auditimit ka qenë dhe mbetet …

Auditimi I Jashtëm Në Institucionet Publike Në Kosovë, Gonxhe Çaushi

Theses and Dissertations

Duke pasur parasysh keqpërdorimin e parasë publike, respektivisht buxhetin e shtetit nga institucionet publike në Kosovë, nevoja e kontrollit financiar është më se e domosdoshme. Një rol shumë të rëndësishëm në këtë aspekt e luan edhe auditimi. Për ushtrimin e këtij aktiviteti të kontrollit në Kosovë ekziston auditimi i brendshëm i cili është një mekanizëm i Qeverisë së Kosovës për kontrollin e brendshëm të financave publike, dhe auditimi i jashtëm, ku Zyra e Auditorit të Përgjithshëm në Kosovë është institucioni i autorizuar me Kushtetitën e Kosovës për kryerjen e auditimit të performancës dhe rregullsisë në institucionet publike në Kosovë.

Për …

Rëndësia E Auditimit Të Brendshëm Dhe Të Jashtëm, Florije Puka

Theses and Dissertations

Auditimi është një koncept i natyrshëm në administrimin financiar publik, pasi krijon besim në menaxhimin e fondeve publike. Auditimi është komponent i domosdoshëm i një sistemi rregullator, i cili ka për qëllim të zbulojë devijimet nga standardet e pranuara dhe shkeljet e parimeve të ligjshmërisë, efikasitetit, efektivitetit, ekonomisë si dhe të menaxhimit financiar. Ky sistem do të bënte të mundur ndërmarrjen e veprimeve korrigjuese në raste të veçanta, rritjen e përgjegjshmërisë, marrjen e kompensimit, si dhe parandalimin e shkeljeve të tilla. Auditimi ofron vlerën e shtuar jo vetëm me anë të analizimit dhe raportimit se çka ka ndodhur pas ngjarjes, …

Aplikimi I Sistemeve Te Informacionit Ne Menaxhimin E Operacioneve, Jeton Kosumi

Theses and Dissertations

Punimi “Aplikimi i Sistemeve të Informacionit në Menaxhimin e Operacioneve” merret më shumë me arsyet se pse duhet aplikuar sistemin e informacioneve në menaxhimin e operacioneve dhe sa përdoret kjo metodë nëpër vendet më të zhvilluara dhe në vendin tonë, dhe cilat janë te mirat dhe dobësitë e përdorimit të kësaj metode. Gjithashtu në këtë punim do të shpjegojmë edhe infrastrukturën ligjore që duhet të ndërtohet për aplikimin e sistemeve të informacionit në menaxhimin operacional. Me aplikimin e sistemeve të informacionit në menaxhimin e operacioneve lehtësohet puna e kompanive tëmëdha gjatë operacioneve të tyre për studimin e konkurrencësdhe gjetjen e …