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2014-October-01-Bluegrass Pride, Celtic Bands To Perform In Song Of The Mountains, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-October-01-Etsu To Hold Homecoming Wizard Run 5, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-October-01-Etsu Dental Hygiene Clinic Coordinator Offers Ways To Keep Teeth In Tip-Top Condition, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Fully Asynchronous Web-Based Courses: Marketing Implications, Srivatsa Seshadri, Greg Broekemier, Joshua Tolin

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

While there is a considerable body of literature addressing fully asynchronous online web-based teaching in institutions of higher education, none have delved into perceptions and expectations of online classes among those who have never experienced them first hand, either as students or as full-time faculty. As online courses have become ubiquitous, it has become imperative that academic institutions understand what faculty and students think about them. This study attempts to address this gap in extant literature. The similarities and differences in the perceptions about asynchronous online courses (1) among students and (2) between students and full-time faculty are addressed. Marketing …

Conducting A Fraud Examination On Your Fraud Examination Students, Robert J. Dosch

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

The purpose of this paper is to discuss a fraud examination that occurred during a fraud examination course. The examination was not what one would first imagine. It was not an examination conducted by the students as part of the course requirements. Instead, it was an examination performed by the instructor on his students.

This paper will note how the investigation of the students relates to common components of frauds, attributes of the perpetrators, investigation methods utilized, the final resolution of this investigation, and what I might do different in future investigations.

The Essay Industry, Stephanie Owings, Jennifer Nelson

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

This paper considers the essay industry. The essay industry is an Internet-based collection of firms that provide students with papers, written by others, which satisfy their coursework assignments. We find that the industry is thriving. The firm failure rate is low, profits are high and revenues are, at a minimum, $100 million. Although there are laws in many states prohibiting the sale of essays, we find that these laws are not generally enforced. We review the pricing structure of the industry and the typical compensation rates of their employees. We consider anti-plagiarism software and conclude that it has limited effectiveness …

Sucker Rumination: How Aversive Self-Directed Cognitions Affect Purchase Intentions, Tyler F. Stillman, Gregory S. Pruess

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

If there is a silver lining to having been tricked in an economic context, perhaps it is that one can be wiser for the experience. Presumably, people are able to learn from such transactions and avoid them in the future. The current study employed an experimental design in which some participants were assigned to a control condition and others were told that they had recently been duped. Results indicated that among those who felt duped, people high in sucker rumination were subsequently less likely to avoid the source of deception. That is, people with a tendency to blame themselves harshly …

Thoughts On Teaching The Senior Research Seminar In A Four-Year College: Suggested Protocols, Neal E. Duffy

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

This is an experiential and philosophical account of teaching the senior research seminar to economics and finance students. This article covers issues involving grading, resources, project selection, accountability, assessment, and class structure as well as the culture shock felt by both students and teacher in an independent study environment. One major point is that greater communication and minimal structure are more effective in creating the atmosphere of a true seminar. Instead of wasting time on research methods and over-assessment, the active exchange of ideas and learning-by-doing should be the focus of the senior seminar.

Isscm Cohort, Fall 2014-2015, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Master Cohort Posters

Poster featuring the Fall 2014-2015 Cohort from the Master of Information Systems and the Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Programs.

Effects Of Perceived Privacy Protection: Does Reading Privacy Notices Matter?, Xiaojing Sheng, Penny M. Simpson

Marketing Faculty Publications

Many consumers do not read privacy notices despite the fact that websites post privacy notices to address consumers' long-standing concerns about privacy protection on the internet. To understand why consumers do not read privacy notices and the impact of reading (or not reading) privacy notices on the found effect of privacy notices, data were collected from 137 readers of privacy notices and 97 non-readers of privacy notices. This research's test of the moderating effects of reading (or not reading) privacy notices found that perceived privacy protection positively affected trust and negatively affected perceived information risk and that the negative effect …

2014-October-01-Etsu Nursing Exhibit, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-October-01-Alumni Golf Classic Winners Announced, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Simmelian Friendship Ties On Retaliation Within Triads, Kenneth T. Goh, David Krackhardt, Laurie R. Weingart, Tat Koon Koh

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We examine the effect of friendship in triads on retaliatory responses to unfair outcomes that originate from a group member. Drawing on Simmel's classic discussion of relationships in social triads versus dyads, we hypothesized that the effect of unfairness on retaliation between friends is stronger when the third party in the triad is a mutual friend, rather than a stranger. We also draw on social categorization theory to hypothesize that the effect of unfairness on retaliation between strangers is stronger when the third party is a friend of that stranger than when the triad consists of all strangers. Hypotheses were …

Audit Committee Composition And Effectiveness: A Review Of Post-Sox Literature, Mahfuja Malik

WCBT Faculty Publications

The Sarbanes–Oxley act (SOX) was enacted to strengthen corporate governance practices in the United States; since SOX enactment, the audit committee has received increasing emphasis in accounting research. The main objective of this study is to review and synthesize the growing volume of audit committee literature in the post-SOX era. While summarizing the post-SOX literature, this study also focuses on selected pre-SOX studies to compare the research issues and findings of pre- and post-SOX literature and to show how governance reforms shape the literature’s domain. The extant audit committee literature reflects an enormous body of knowledge. Pre-SOX literature documents that …

Sustainability, Stakeholder Perspective And Corporate Success: A Paradigm Shift, Eunsup Daniel Shim

WCBT Faculty Publications

In this paper, I argue that the corporation can ‘do well by doing good’ in the long run if they take the stakeholder perspective. Corporations narrowly focused on short-term profits, can make business decisions that could be detrimental to long-run sustainability. For example, firms might not be making enough investments in Research and Development, producing potentially harmful products, and might not pay enough attention to their corporate image. The stakeholder perspective promotes ethical business decision-making and focuses on long-run sustainability by emphasizing a stable customer base, employee well-being, a better corporate image, and corporate social responsibility. Ethical decision-making includes a …

Too Rare To Be A Token: An Anthropologist In A Management Department, Alex Stewart

Management Faculty Research and Publications

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The Impact Of Mergers And Acquisition Premiums On Financial Performance, Barbara M. Tarasovich

WCBT Faculty Publications

The purpose of this paper was to examine why so many M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) continue to take place at steep premiums in spite of lower returns to shareholders. The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries present a unique opportunity to investigate the financial impact on acquiring companies and of acquisition premiums. This paper empirically examines if post-merger financial performance is correlated to acquisition premiums. The paper analyzes M&A in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries with effective dates between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2005 The analysis showed that acquisition premiums are positively related to long term under performance of the …

Dental Practice Success Vol. 1 No. 3, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

Dental Practice Success

No abstract provided.

Improving Public Health Safety Nets After An Economic Recession, Sanjay Basu

Center for Policy Research

When we say ‘here’s what’s going on with our nation’s health,’ how do we know the answer? Where is the data coming from? How can we best evaluate our public health system? We’re talking about it every day on CNN given the Ebola scare. What do we mean by our ‘public health system’? I would argue that we should expand our definition to mean something more than hospitals and clinics, or doctors and nurses. In particular, I’ll argue that some of our non-health programs that we have as part of the safety net actually make a bigger health impact than …

ظاهرة الاغراق السلعي واثاره على الاقتصاد العراقي, امل اسمر زبون, فاضل عباس كاظم

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تعد ظاهرة الاغراق السلعي واحدة من التحديات التي تواجه الاقتصاد العراقي ولاسيما بعدعام2003 حيث شهد ت السوق العراقية انفتاحا كبيرا امام السلع المستوردة من مختلف دولالعالم ، وكان لهذه الظاهرة الغير مخطط لها اثر كبير على الاقتصاد العراقي في جوانبه المختلفة فقد ادت الى تراجع القطاع الصناعي والقطاع الزراعي وتزايد معدلات البطالة وزيادة الميل نحو الاستهلاك عما كان عليه سابقا وقد ساهم في استشراء هذه الظاهره هو عدم وجود قوانين تنظم الاستيراد، والضعف الواضح في اجهزة الرقابه فضلا عن تأخر الحكومات المتعاقبه في وضع الحلول لهذه الظاهره.

توظيف عوائد القطاع النفطي في الاقتصاد الجزائري, سيهام شباب

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يعتبر القطاع النفطي المحرك الفعال للاقتصاد الجزائري ونقطة انطلاق لكل برنامج حكومي، وعليه فأي تغير في مستوياته يجعل كل رهانات البلد محل إعادة نظر، فمن جهة نجد أن كل متغيرات الميزانية خارجة عن إرادة الدولة ومن جهة أخرى تبني الحكومة إستراتيجية ترتكز في عملية تمويلها على القطاع البترولي، الأمر الذي يؤدي إلى إمكانية تعرض الاقتصاد الجزائري إلى اختلالات هيكلية، وخير دليل على ذلك خبرة الثمانينات وما تعرض له البلد من أزمات اقتصادية حادة لا تزال عملية معالجتها مستمرة إلى يومنا هذا، حيث قامت الجزائر بإعادة النظر في نهجها التنموي وتطبيق إصلاحات اقتصادية جذرية.الكلمات المفتاحية: أسعار البترول، عوائد النفط، قطاع المحروقات، …

اهمية دور مراقب الحسابات في الحد من ظاهرة التهرب الضريبي, فرقد فيصل جدعان الغانمي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تعد اينما وجدت الضريبة أداة مهمة من أدوات السياسة المالية وذلك كونها احد مصادر الإيرادات العامة للدولة التي تعتمد عليها في رسم سياستها المالية ومع توسع نطاق وأنواع الضرائب نتج عنه ظاهرة خطيرة سميت بالتهرب الضريبي وتساعد فاعلية اداء مراقبي الحسابات في الحد منها لذلك يهدف هذا البحث إلى توضيح أهمية دور مراقب الحسابات عند المصادقة على الحسابات الختامية المقدمة من قبل المكلفين (الأفراد والشركات) في الحد من ظاهرة التهرب الضريبي واختتم البحث بجملة من الاستنتاجات منها مساعدته في تفعيل دور مراقبي الحسابات من خلال الالتزام بمعايير التدقيق وقواعد السلوك المهني وتطبيق التشريعات والقوانين النافذة في الحد من التهرب الضريبي.

سياسات الإستقرار الاقتصادي والتكييف الهيكلي وأثرها في مؤشرات التنمية البشرية في البلدان النامية, علي كاظم هلال

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

سعت الكثير من البلدان النامية إلى تطبيق سياسات الإستقرار الاقتصادي والتكييف الهيكلي المفروضة من صندوق النقد والبنك الدوليين خلال النصف الثاني من عقد الثمانينات من القرن الماضي ، من بينها سياسات تحرير التجارة الخارجية والانفتاح على اقتصاد السوق، سعياً منها لتحقيق جملة من الأهداف، منها زيادة معدلات النمو الاقتصادي وخفض معدلات التضخم وخفض العجز المالي في الموازنة العامة وخفض العجز في الحساب الجاري لميزان المدفوعات وخفض معدلات البطالة والمديونية الخارجية ، غير إن الواقع العملي أثبت أن تطبيق تلك السياسات قد أفضت إلى ظهور آثار اقتصادية واجتماعية سلبية على التنمية البشرية.

Taking Flight – October 2014 Edition, Georgia Southern University

College of Business: News & Publications

• Message from the Dean
• Welcome, BBA Students Lunch
• Appalachian State Tailgate and Game
• Homecoming 2014
• Eagle Executive Magazine Fall 2014
• MBAA Participates in Girls on the Run Shoe Drive & GreenFest 2014
• Alumni Spotlight
• Evisor Mentor Program
• College of Business Hosts Members of Ghana Parliament’s Finance Committee
• Retail Students Travel to Shop.org Summit in Seattle
• 19th Annual Executive-in-Residence Lecture
• TAG Savannah Speaker Series On Campus
• Georgia Southern City Campus Plans BIG Maker Day

Accounting For Financial Instruments: Difficulties With Fair Value Measurement And Reporting, Lindsey T. Byrne

Honors Theses and Capstones

No abstract provided.

Tls Newsletter Volume 9, Edition 2 October, 2014, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

Inside the Newsletter: TLS Meeting Wednesday October 15th. TLS President's Corner. Get to Know Kelly Pennington, TLS Secretary. TLS on Tour--Pilot Pen Assembly and Distribution Center. Expand Your Network--Get Involved with Professional Organizations. Life after Graduation with Toby Robin

2014-October-01-Public Safety Receives Third-Party Report Of Sexual Assault On Campus, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-October-01-Lifepath Gets New Lifeblood Thanks To Two Federal Grants, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-October-01-Etsu Hosts Migrant Student Leadership Conference, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Utopias Misplaced: The Cost Of Outsourcing Dystopian Poetics To North Korea, Seo-Young J. Chu

Publications and Research

This is a slightly revised version of the text of a talk that I (Seo-Young Chu) gave as part of the Fall 2014 Franke Lectures in the Humanities at Yale University. I'm sharing the text here to make the lecture more accessible. Topics include: North Korea/the DPRK, the "uncanny body politic," the uncanny valley, "dystopian poetics," what it means to outsource dystopian poetics, the intersection of aesthetics and politics. Authors/artists mentioned include: Thomas Hobbes, Mary Shelley, David Mitchell, Marjane Satrapi, Song Byeok, Sun Mu, Masahiro Mori, Andy Warhol. The talk also discusses the James Bond film Die Another Day.