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Analysis Of Cosma Accredited Sport Management Curriculums, Kyle Anthony

Sport Management Undergraduate

The main focus of this paper is to analyze the curriculums of accredited sport management schools, focusing on the course offerings of all 11 accredited schools. The research question being asked is what curricular similarities and/or differences are there between the accredited sport management programs. A content analysis of all the course catalogs of the accredited schools will be done, using the 13 content areas required by COSMA to be covered, as a code for the content analysis. Courses will be sorted into content areas, and then analyzed based to see if there are any common themes or differences between …

Identifying Themes Among Broke Former Nfl Athletes, Shelby Christensen

Sport Management Undergraduate

The purpose of this research was to identify any potential variables that may predict the financial struggles of retired NFL athletes. It was important to validate previous research while determining new unidentified areas of concern. Available data of bankrupt and non-bankrupt former NFL (National Football League) athletes was collected to run the analysis. Results showed there were five significant predictors within the analysis. These variables could lead to more informative and useful retiree programs in and outside of the NFL.

Toward A Biblical Theology Of Efficiency, Michael E. Cafferky

Faculty Works

This paper examines operational efficiency from a biblical theology perspective. The paper describes operational efficiency in contemporary terms and considers six categories of constraints on efficiency. In pursuing its purpose, the paper reviews six relevant biblical themes including: God's character, creation, covenant, shalom, blessing, and fruitfulness. Five biblical instrumental values and virtues describe how efficiency is to be achieved: truth, wisdom, prudence, usefulness, and stewardship. The biblical theme of agricultural yield provides an illustration of the instrumental virtues and values by which workers achieve and measure efficiency.

Ole Miss Accountant – Fall 2013, University Of Mississippi. School Of Accountancy

Ole Miss Accountant

Cover story: School’s three programs rise to best in SEC

Evaluation Of Tourism Competitiveness And Its Effects On Destination Management: Making A Difference In Costa Rica?, Robertico Croes

Rosen Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This study investigates whether the focus on inputs as measurement of tourism competitiveness provides a comprehensive understanding of the competitive position of a destination. Specifically the investigation is applied to Costa Rica in the context of the Central American region aiming at evaluating the impact of tourism competitiveness. The study applied descriptive and inductive statistics for an evaluation impact. This study found that the inputs focus is inconsistent with competitiveness as measured on the performance of a destination aiming at enhancing the quality of life. This inconsistency could confound a rational process of decisionmaking at the destination level. Two relevant …

The Exploitation And Trafficking Of African Youth Soccer Players In Their Pursuit For Soccer Stardom, Christopher Guido

Sport Management Undergraduate

My topic will look at the issue of unlicensed soccer academies in Africa and how they exploit the families of kids with dreams of traveling to Europe and playing for major soccer clubs like Manchester United and Real Madrid. Before looking at this specific issue, the larger picture of human trafficking must be looked at as to why it happens in the first place. Looking at current laws and looking at their effectiveness of decreasing trafficking. Human trafficking awareness is the underlying goal because if people don’t know about the issue, no one will do anything about it.

Ncaa Sanctions And Their Effect On Athletic Success, Aidan Wiese

Sport Management Undergraduate

Cheating is a part of everyday life and is prominent aspect in the competitive nature of business. The ultimate goal of cheating is to gain an advantage over your competitors and ultimately be successful. Even though cheating is considered wrong, why do people still do it? The risk of being caught and punished is seemingly outweighed by the reward of success from cheating. This concept is relevant in the sporting world as well with the violation of rules by college athletic programs. In the highly competitive division I level of intercollegiate athletics the goal is to be the best. To …

Minutes Business Meeting Academy Of Accounting Historians At The 2013 Annual Conference Of The American Accounting Association Hilton Anaheim Hotel, Anaheim, California Room: 4th Floor, San Clemente August 4, 2013 7:00 – 8:00 Pm, Stephanie D. Moussalli

Accounting Historians Notebook

The meeting convened at 7:00 PM

Academy Holds 40th Anniversary Conference, Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Notebook

The Academy of Accounting Historians held its 40th anniversary Conference on October 17-19, 2013 in Sage Hall at the University of Wisconsin Campus in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Mccollum-Oldroyd Receives 2013 Hourglass Award; Carduff Selected As 2013 Vangermeersch Manuscript Award; Walker Selected As 2013 Thomas J. Burns Biographical Research Award Recipient; 2013 Margit F. And Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship Goes To Heathcote; 2013 Alfred R. Roberts Memorial Research Award Presented To Lazdowski; Team Wins 2013 Innovation In Accounting History Education Award; Moussalli Wins 2013 Barbara D. Merino Award For Excellence In Accounting History Publication

Accounting Historians Notebook

Academy of Accounting Historians awards

President’S Message, Joann Noe Cross

Accounting Historians Notebook

I have been rather remiss in keeping you, our members, informed about the activities of the Academy, but I will try to remedy that now.

Voices Of Experience Series: An Interview With Dale Flesher, Ph.D., Cpa, Dale L. Flesher, Donald L. Ariail

Accounting Historians Notebook

Dale Flesher is the second contributor to the Voices of Experience Series.

Efinancial Health Synergy And Prevention Science, Nan Taylor

Cornerstone 1 Reports : Expansion and Enhancements of the Thinkfinity Platform

No abstract provided.

Read Poster - Eli Arnold, Information Librarian, Amy Thompson

Library Marketing Materials

READ Poster, featuring Eli Arnold, Information Librarian for the Horace W. Sturgis Library.

Book: Hero, by Perry Moore. New York: Hyperion, 2007.

A Summary Of Ten Years Of Pcaob Research: What Have We Learned, John Abernathy, Michael Barnes, Chad Stefaniak

Faculty Articles

For the past 10 years, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has operated as an independent overseer of public company audits. Over 70 percent of PCAOB studies have been published since 2010, evidencing the increasing relevance of PCAOB-related research in recent years. Our paper reviews the existing literature on the PCAOB's four primary functions – registration, standard-setting, inspections, and enforcement. In particular, we examine PCAOB registration trends and evaluate the effects of PCAOB registration requirements on the issuer audit market, as well as discuss the relative costs and benefits (e.g., auditor behavior changes, improvements in audit quality, auditor perceptions) …

Stop, Look, And Listen! The Legality Of Standard Form Contracts, Atty. Edward Chico

Center for Business Research and Development

The proliferation of standard form contracts in today’s market calls for a law that would regulate and in some cases prohibit outright unfair contract terms, which deleteriously affect the buying public.

2013 Q3 Market Pulse Report, Craig R. Everett

Pepperdine Market Pulse Report

The quarterly IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse Survey was created to gain an accurate understanding of the market conditions for businesses being sold in Main Street (values $0-$2MM) and the lower middle market (values $2MM -$50MM). The national survey was conducted with the intent of providing a valuable resource to business owners and their advisors. The IBBA and M&A Source present the Market Pulse Survey with the support of the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project and the Graziado School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.

Le Cap Centre, Lauren Rowse

France: Language, Community and Social Change

Le CAP Centre est une épicerie sociale qui donne l’aide financière pour l’alimentation. Elle permet aux personnes qui ont des difficultés passagères au niveau financier de faire des économies pour réaliser leur « projet de vie ». Projet de vie est un terme utilisé pour décrire un soutien qui permet aux gens d’économiser pour qu’ils puissent faire des choses normales et habituelles de la vie quotidienne. « Normales et habituelles » : à définir dans le contexte culturel français C’est aussi l’idée que tout le monde devrait avoir l’opportunité de participer dans une vie sociale car beaucoup des bénéficiaires des …

Read Poster - Rita Spisak, Super Sturgis Librarian, Amy Thompson

Library Marketing Materials

READ Poster, featuring Rita Spisak, Access Services Librarian.

Book: This Book is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson. New York: Harper, 2010.

New Publications Committee Created, Joann Noe Cross

Accounting Historians Notebook

The Executive Committee of your Academy has created a new committee to monitor and assist editors in addressing the thorny problems they encounter (outside of who to publish).

Additional Photos From 40th Anniversary Conference; Coffman And Jensen Receive Life Membership, Edward N. Coffman

Accounting Historians Notebook

Edward N. Coffman, past President of the Academy and former Editor of the Accounting Historians Journal has been a long term supporter of Academy events and activities. Daniel L. Jensen, is a past President of the Academy of Accounting Historians, and has served in the past two decades as the academic administrator for The Accounting Hall of Fame at The Ohio State University.

Accounting Historians Notebook, 2013, Vol. 36, No. 2 (October) [Whole Issue]

Accounting Historians Notebook

October issue

Iii Balkans And Middle East Countries Accounting And Accounting History Conference And Iii International Conference On Luca Pacioli In Accounting History June 19-22 2013 İstanbul - Turkey Two

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40th Anniversary Celebration Cake of the Academy: From left to right; Prof. Remzi Örten, Prof. Oktay Güvemli, Ender Şenol (Kocaeli ICCPA), Yahya Arıkan, (İstanbul ICCPA), Jim McKinney (USA), Massimo Sargiacomo (Italy), Barbara Merino (USA), Stephen Walker (England), Rashidat Oladepo (Nigeria) Group picture

Impact Of Radio-Frequency Identification (Rfid) Technologies On The Hospital Supply Chain: A Literature Review, Alberto Coustasse, Shane Tomblin, Chelsea Slack

Management Faculty Research

Supply costs account for more than one-third of the average operating budget and constitute the second largest expenditure in hospitals. As hospitals have sought to reduce these costs, radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology has emerged as a solution. This study reviews existing literature to gauge the recent and potential impact and direction of the implementation of RFID in the hospital supply chain to determine current benefits and barriers of adoption. Findings show that the application of RFID to medical equipment and supplies tracking has resulted in efficiency increases in hospitals with lower costs and increased service quality. RFID technology can reduce …

Singapore Management University Launches Financial It Academy @Smu To Train It Professionals In The Financial Services Industry, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases and News

Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched the first-of-its-kind academy in Singapore to provide training programmes targeted at the financial services IT segment. The Financial IT Academy @SMU (FITA) will equip financial sector IT professionals with enhanced IT capabilities that are critical to the growth of banking and financial services in Singapore, and also with the essential knowledge of the business needs and processes of financial institutions so that business and IT initiatives can be more effectively integrated for competitive advantage.

Principles Of Governance, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at Romania's Emanuel University, Pollard reflects on what it takes to be a successful board of trustees. In particular, he notes that in order to effectively set the moral tone of the organization the board must understand itself as a steward of what is in fact God's property.

The Awesome Responsibility Of Leadership (Romania), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In remarks delivered at Romania's Emanuel University in October 2013, Pollard considers the need for servant leadership, which he argues can never be divorced from faith and must be oriented to the production of spiritual as well as monetary capital.

Premier, Don Snyder, Bo Bernhard, Robyn Campbell-Ouchida, Anthony Gatling, Elizabeth Dhanis, Gael Hancock, Taylor Madden, Afsha Bawany

Premier: The Magazine of the UNLV Harrah Hotel College

No abstract provided.

Imsa360: Fall/Winter 2013, Imsa Fund

IMSA Fund Reports

One of the best things about IMSA that never changes is that we continue to change, not “change for change’s sake,” but change to keep learning, leading and innovating, change grounded in who we are and who we aspire to be. One area of big change on the horizon relates to upgrading our facilities.

For some time now, we have coped with an aging campus, an academic building much of which has not been renovated since the 1970s (before IMSA opened and occupied the then- closed facility), and residence halls in serious need of major rehabilitation. Thankfully, the State of …

General Principles For The Welfare Of Animals In Production Systems: The Underlying Science And Its Application, David Fraser, Ian J.H. Duncan, Sandra A. Edwards, Temple Grandin, Neville G. Gregory, Vincent Guyonnet, Paul H. Hemsworth, Stella M. Huertas, Juliana M. Huzzey, David J. Mellor, Joy A. Mench, Marek Špinka, H. Rebecca Whay

Farm Animal Welfare Collection

In 2012, the World Organisation for Animal Health adopted 10 ‘General Principles for the Welfare of Animals in Livestock Production Systems’ to guide the development of animal welfare standards. The General Principles draw on half a century of scientific research relevant to animal welfare: (1) how genetic selection affects animal health, behaviour and temperament; (2) how the environment influences injuries and the transmission of diseases and parasites; (3) how the environment affects resting, movement and the performance of natural behaviour; (4) the management of groups to minimize conflict and allow positive social contact; (5) the effects of air quality, temperature …