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How Do Bond Specific, Firm Specific And Macroeconomic Factors Influence Corporate Credit Spreads?, Michael Mayberger

Honors Projects

The recession of 2008-2009 showcased the critical role that the corporate bond market plays in providing firms with access to capital, a role reflected by a 300% increase in corporate bonds issued from $600 billion issued in 2007 to $1.8 trillion issued in 2012. In this study, I investigate the bond specific, firm specific and macroeconomic factors that explain the change in corporate credit spreads within the Consumer Staples industry between 2005 and 2013. The results show that the firm specific variables, debt and total assets, have the largest impact on the corporate credit spreads. However, there is a weaker …

2014-May-10-Stephen "Blake" Griffin, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

The Development And Production Of The Comodo Keeper, Ashley Cook

Senior Theses

As a musician of large ensembles, I have seen the destruction the harsh sound of a metal mouthpiece cap falling onto the cold, hard floor can do to both the concentration of the members of the rehearsal as well as the mood of the conductor. Many saxophonists and clarinetists keep their mouthpiece caps on the edge of their flimsy music stands because during periods of rest, it is best to preserve the reed with the cap. However, with virtually every rehearsal I partake in, shuffling one’s music and grabbing pencils off the stand results in an accident. Witnessing this interruption …

2014-May-10-Dada Cabaret China Rabbit And Other Tales, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Functional Space Management In The Hospitality Industry And Its Future Outlook, Katherine Dail

Senior Theses

In recent years, profit made from ancillary revenues has become more vital to the success of service companies. This phenomenon is very pronounced in the airline industry, but is also beginning to become more relevant to hotels as it is applied to functional space and meetings. Most of these ancillary revenues, including meetings, are typically not considered an important source of revenue for hotels, but rather as tools to draw in primary activities. This thesis seeks to delve into the importance of the meetings industry to the economy and to the hospitality industry by considering underutilized functional space and customer …

State’S Role In Business, Ishrat Husain Dr.

Faculty Research - Newspaper and Magazine Articles

The level of debate and public discourse on economic issues in Pakistan follows a binary path. For example, you can either be a supporter of privatisation or an opponent. There are no other alternatives. This kind of discourse is not helpful and what is required instead is a more analytical and pragmatic approach.

The state has three distinct roles to play in the area of business. First, it can own the businesses. Second, it has to formulate and implement a public policy that impacts on the formation, survival and expansion of businesses. Third, it has to act as the regulator …

Huntsman Students Collect Entrepreneurship Prizes, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Klydi Heywood

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

The final stage in the Utah Entrepreneur Series, the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, is one of the largest business plan competitions in the nation. This April five out of nine challenge prizes were awarded to two Huntsman students’ businesses.

Teacher Recognized For 19-Year Winning Streak With Student Club, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Steve Eaton

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Frank Shuman has been on a roll. In fact, he has been part of a winning streak as as old as some of his students.

1,101 Graduates, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Klydi Heywood

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

The Huntsman School of Business graduated 1,101 students with 676 at the undergraduate commencement ceremony in Logan on May 5, and 284 earning graduate degrees. The Huntsman Program in China graduated 141 of the undergraduate students.

Faculty Entrepreneurial Spirit, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, Klydi Heywood

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Entrepreneurial spirit is often exemplified through students and alumni, but Huntsman faculty are not to be overlooked. Recently two Huntsman distance education professors saw a problem to be solved that had the potential to impact not only their students’ lives, but also the communities around them.

2014-May-09-Class Reunion, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2014-May-09-2014 Alumni Awards, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Determining Forage Intake Of Nursing Calves Grazing Native Sandhills Rangeland, Jennifer A. Walker

Department of Animal Science: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Effective management of grazing lands is important for longevity and productivity. Accurate calculations of stocking rates per animal unit will aid in long term sustainability. Calculating stocking rates for cattle can prove challenging for cows and nursing calves. Limited research has been conducted to determine forage intake of the nursing calf pre-weaning. The objective of Trial 1 was to determine nursing calf forage intake over time until weaning. Trial 1 used 8 crossbred cow-calf pairs in experiment 1 and 12 pairs in experiment 2. Pairs were separated into two groups rotating between grazing upland range or housed in individual pens …

2014-May-09-Tickets Available For Etsu Alumni Awards Banquet And Annual Meeting, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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The Santa Clara, 2014-05-08, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

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Lean In: A Book Review, Molly Kroeger

MBA Student Scholarship

Sheryl Sandberg is a notable woman in today’s business world, recognized by such publications as Forbes and Time for her influential voice. The current chief operating officer at Facebook and a former vice president at Google, Sandberg wrote 2013’s critically acclaimed Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. A compilation of personal anecdotes paired with scientific data, Sandberg identifies the struggles that women face in today’s business world. Though the number of women in the workforce has grown significantly over the years, Sandberg believes that their presence is not equal to their male counterparts. The goal of the …

Earnings Management Constraints: An Examination Of The Tradeoff Between Accruals-Based Earnings Management And Classification Shifting, John Abernathy, Brooke Beyer, Eric Rapley

Faculty Articles

Prior literature has investigated three forms of earnings management: real earnings management (REM), accruals earnings management (AEM) and classification shifting. Managers make trade-off decisions among these methods based on the costs, constraints and timing of each strategy. This study investigates whether managers use classification shifting when their ability to use other forms of earnings management is constrained. We find that when REM is constrained by poor financial condition, high levels of institutional ownership and low industry market share, managers are more likely to use classification shifting. Further, we find that when AEM is constrained by low accounting system flexibility and …

Ceo Compensation: A Position Paper, Kathleen Sands

MBA Student Scholarship

CEO compensation has been a topic of interest and debate for the past several years. It has been discussed and analyzed in sources such as Fortune Magazine, Businessweek, and a plethora of academic literature. The primary concern is whether or not CEOs are overpaid. Considering the financial performance of a company is the basic determinant of the appropriate compensation for a CEO, many individuals question why most CEOs are paid what seem to be disproportionally high salaries in regards to the financial performance of the firms they lead.

2014-May-08-Etsu’S Vita Volunteers Have Another Successful Ye, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2014-May-08-'The Human Virus', University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-May-08-Etsu’S College Of Pharmacy Student Organization Brings Home Awards, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

A Decrepit New York: Synthesizing New York’S Infrastructure Problems, Connor Farrell

2014 Student Theses

Coastal living has become a very popular, often fantasized, way of life. This lifestyle is easy, relaxing, and, above all, it soothes the stress. However, mankind’s innate desire to live near America’s oceans, rivers, and other bodies of water have allowed its population to become vulnerable to super storms. Super storms, such as Hurricane Sandy, have become more prevalent over recent years, and America needs to take into account the massive population whom call the East coast home. Focusing in on the New York area, I will be able to show how our thoughtless designs and locations of towns/cities have …

2014-May-07-Etsu Student Saves Life Of Professor, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

7-MAY-2014

It's pretty common for a teacher to give a student extra credit, but a Gatton College of Pharmacy professor is giving credit to one of his students for saving his life.

"My son told me I was walking in front of the group," Collins said. "Suddenly I stopped, and he looked at me. I said something like, 'help me', and then fell to the ground."

Collins was having a massive heart attack. "We got a little bit closer and I heard a woman say, 'He's turning blue, he's not breathing,'" Lester said. "That's when I knew there was nobody …

2014-May-07-Adult Piano Classes, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2014-May-07-Commencement Special Services, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2014-May-07-Audiology Students' Project, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Barger Named Associate Vice President For Operations And Finance, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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2014-May-07-Depew New Etsu Dean, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Parallel Sessions (Brand Management): Brand Personality Of Pakistan: Comparison Of Perception – Local Versus Foreign, Manzoor Khalidi

International Conference on Marketing

This paper involves a comparative examination of the country brand personality of Pakistan as perceived by the Pakistanis and that perceived by Non-Pakistanis. The objective is to understand: one, whether there exists a divergence between our self-perception and that of NonPakistanis; two, to understand the difference in perception with reference to the 13 subdimensions of country brand personality noted below; three, to ponder about the possible reasons for the divergence. The scale for measuring country personality was developed by combing four scales that had been developed and used in earlier research publications on brand personality. The scale was based on …

2014-May-06-Maggie Colvett Receives Inaugural Etsu Undergraduate Thesis Prize, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.