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Evaluations Of Port Performances From A Seaborne Cargo Supply Chain Perspective, Joyce M. W. Low, Shao Wei Lam, Loon Ching Tang, Zhang Lan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Previous research on port efficiency focuses primarily on the provider’s perspective and assumes that maximizing the output is always desirable. This paper recognizes that maximizing the final output does not necessarily guarantee an efficient system and the notion of port efficiency and service effectiveness needs to be considered from the perspectives of both the provider and the consumer of the port service. The paper proposes a network-DEA model to evaluate the performances of 30 seaports worldwide. The concurrent consideration of efficiency scores from the network-DEA model and the traditional DEA-CCR model will offer valuable insights to port operators on how …

The Evolution Of Modular Product Architectures And The Emergence Of Platform Ecosystems, C. Jason Woodard, Eric K. Clemons

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

While a large body of research has examined the advantages and disadvantages of modularity in product design, studies of modularization have tended to focus on settings in which a product’s architecture is determined by a single designer or designers within a single organization. In this paper, we ask whether modularity can arise in a decentralized setting where high-value designs are rewarded but designers’ ability to coordinate with each other and anticipate the consequences of their actions is limited—in short, whether modularity can evolve. To answer this question, we developed an agent-based model in which boundedly rational firms combine components into …

Platform Regulation On Seller Heterogeneity, Ruhai Wu, Mei Lin

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

On a "marketplace" platform, where two sides of users trade, the platform owner has an incentive to regulate its marketplace for a higher profit. This study focuses on a monopoly platform's nonpricing, regulatory strategies in governing quality heterogeneity of competing sellers. In contrast to related studies, we endogenize strategic interactions among platform users. Our model extends the circular city model to capture seller heterogeneity in both variety and quality. The closed-form equilibrium solution reveals a ripple effect that exerts competitive pressure from seller to seller at a diminishing magnitude. The equilibrium analysis enables us to connect the economic mechanisms in …

The Effects Of Leader Behavior On Follower Ethical Behavior: Examining The Mediating Roles Of Ethical Efficacy And Moral Disengagement, Noel Palmer

College of Business: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Recent ethical scandals in organizations are often cited when pointing to leaders as the culprits who foster corruption in their organization; however, little empirical work examines the individual processes through which leaders may influence follower ethical decision-making and behavior. Drawing from principles of social cognitive theory and self-efficacy theory (Bandura, 1986, 1997), moral self-regulatory capacities are presented as a means by which leaders may influence followers. Specifically, I hypothesize that leader influence on follower (un)ethical behavior is mediated through follower ethical efficacy beliefs and moral disengagement processes. I also suggest that ethical efficacy interacts with ethical leadership to influence behavior. …

2013-07-01 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes for July 1, 2013.

Moulding The Nascent Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda In Singapore: Of Pragmatism, Soft Regulation, And The Economic Imperative, Eugene K. B. Tan

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

This paper seeks to examine the putative growth of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Singapore. A key impetus for the nascent CSR movement in twenty-first century Singapore is the economic imperative. As a trade-dependent industrializing economy, the economic development drive coupled with the need for international expansion has made it necessary for Singapore businesses to be cognizant of the growing CSR movement in the western, industrialized world. The government supports the CSR endeavour with an instrumental bent, where CSR ideas and concepts are adapted, incorporated, and promoted in various sectors of the economy. This paper assesses the state’s active encouragement …

Business English As A Lingua Franca In Advertising Texts In The Arabian Gulf: Analyzing The Attitudes Of The Emirati Community, Catherine Nickerson, Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli

All Works

Scholars have become increasingly interested in how organizations communicate with external stakeholders, such as consumers. Recent studies have looked specifically at consumer response to the use of English in advertising texts in a number of different European countries. The use of English in such texts is part of a commonly used marketing strategy to standardize advertising campaigns that builds on the assumption that English is not only neutral but also widely understood. This article presents the results of a survey of the attitudes of Emirati consumers toward the use of English in advertising texts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). …

Fixed Index Annuity Return And Risk Analysis With An Enhanced Model, Zhixin Wu, Lei Liang, Huong Dao, Linh Phuong Nguyen

Mathematics Faculty Publications

This paper examines the risk and return of fixed index annuity (FIA) with an enhanced model framework which takes into account correlations among market variables and a changing participation rate fluctuating with the market moves. The FIA business model is discussed to explain the participation rate model. Sensitivity analysis of FIA returns is performed for key model assumptions. The risk and return profile of the mix (30/70, 40/60, 50/50, 100/0) of the S&P 500 Index and the 1-year Treasury bills is compared with that of the FIAs. This study focuses on 2 hypothetical contracts: (10-year) annual reset Point-to-Point (PTP) and …

International Banking Sector Linkages: Did The Global Financial Crisis Strengthen Or Weaken The Linkages?, James Edward Benton

Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration

This dissertation examines the interactions or linkages between the U.S. banking sector and the other eight major banking center countries around the globe. I use the national banking sector index for each country over a ten year period as a proxy for reactions to external shocks and examine whether these shocks spillover from the U.S. to the other major banking center countries as measured through their respective indices. I examine both daily residual returns as well as return volatility to measure these interactions between indices.

This study uses a vector auto-regression moving average (VARMA) as well as Granger-causality Wald test …

Usability Of Performance Dashboards, Usefulness Of Operational And Tactical Support, And Quality Of Strategic Support: A Research Framework, Bih-Ru Lea, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Performance dashboards are used as a strategic decision support tool in organizations. In this research, we examine the relationships between the usability of performance dashboards, the usefulness of operational and tactical support, and the quality of strategic support that they provide. We hypothesize that usability of performance dashboards will influence user perceptions of the usefulness of the operational and tactical support provided by the dashboards, which in turn influence the perceived quality of strategic support provided.

The State Of Representation And Segregation Among African American Women At The U.S. Department Of Commerce: An Examination Of The Intersection Of Strategic Planning With Race And Gender, Sesha Joi Moon

School of Public Service Theses & Dissertations

The intent of this dissertation is to examine the state of representation and segregation among African American women across the workforce at the United States Department of Commerce. This study employs a triangulated research design to examine the relationship between elements of strategic planning and the employment patterns of African American women. This study's qualitative analysis includes a content analysis of 13 agency-specific strategic documents published between FY 1994 through FY 2010. This data is supplemented with a longitudinal trend analysis of personnel data for fulltime, permanent employees retrieved from the National Finance Center for the same time period. The …

2012-2013 Budget Request: Subr Agricultural Research And Extension Center, Southern University System. Office Of Finance & Administration.

All Southern University System Budgets

2012-2013 Budget Request, SUBR Agricultural Research and Extension Center Campus.

2012-2013 Operating Budget (Form Bor 10, Salaries Of Non-Classified Employees: Form Bor-11, Salaries Of Classified Employees): Southern University And A & M College, Southern University System. Office Of Finance & Administration.

All Southern University System Budgets

The 2012-2013 Fiscal Year Operating Budget of the Southern University and A & M College Campus. FORM BOR-10 Salaries of Non-Classified Employees, FORM BOR-11 Salaries of Classified Employees.

Mountain Monitor-1st Quarter 2013, Kenan Fikri, Mark Muro

Mountain Monitor Quarterly

Economic recovery gained strength across the major metro areas of the Mountain West in the first quarter of 2013. Multiple metro areas achieved long-awaited full employment recoveries in the first quarter and regional production surpassed pre-recession levels of output for the first time. The region’s strong housing rebound continued to be a boon. Additionally, a special supplement to the Monitor shows that the healthcare sector has been an outsized contributor to recovery throughout the region. Despite progress on multiple fronts, though, many Mountain metro areas remain scarred with high unemployment rates, severely depressed house prices, and daunting jobs deficits.

Analisis Relevansi Nilai Psak No. 30 (Revisi 2007) Tentang Sewa, Dinilai Berdasarkan Reaksi Pasar Modal, Dewi Kartika Sari

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

As one of the IFRS convergence program, DSAK-IAI has made several revisions of financial accounting standards, one of which is PSAK No. 30 (Revisi 2007) about Leases. These financial accounting standards have become effective since January 1, 2008. But until now still a few companies that apply this standard. This is probably because the company did not know the financialbenefitofthe application ofthisstandard. Thereforethis studywas conducted to determinethe value relevance of PSAK No.30 (Revised 2007) about Leases, which is assessed on the basis of capital market reactions. The results showedthat theapplication of PSAK No.30 (Revised 2007), about Leases, do nothave an …

Analisis Pengungkapan Triple Bottom Linedan Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi; Lintas Negara Indonesia Dan Jepang, Sandra Aulia Z, Tb. Mh. Idris Kartawijaya

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Current firm performance is not only measured by economic term (single bottom line) but also by social and environmental (triple bottom line). Purposes of this research are analyzing of TBL disclosure and influences factors, by using sample of companies in Indonesia and Japan. This paper investigates Triple Bottom Line (TBL) disclosure of 50 of the largest Indonesian and Japanese companies by using secondary data. Twenty two disclosure criteria were developed for each of the TBL disclosure areas: economic, social, and enviromental. Disclosure information was examined in annual reports, separate or stand-alone report and company‟s website. Regression analysis has been used …

Keris Sebagai Salah Satu Kebudayaan Materi, Priyanto Priyanto

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

“Keris” is one of the material culture as collection museum can be assumed as souvenir, fetish, and collection. The Museum should be giving about the meaning of “keris” and its community. Museum not only show subject as material cultural but also show other aspect as social, religious an aspect dayly acktivity of its community.

Kebijakan Sektor Pertanian Sebagai Awal Kebangkitan Ekonomi(Studi Kasus Taiwan Dalam Mengelola Komoditas Padi), Deni Danial Kesa, Cheng-Wen Lee

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Indonesian agricultural has big potential to developed, but in fact most of our farmers are still many who are categorized as poor. Looking at Taiwan 's success in fostering innovation and empower agricultural resources , much can be learned in a production system . The policy implemented by the Ministry of agriculture and all stakeholders in Taiwan. For future prospects Indonesia, as applicable steps and future prospects, which should be applied in the rice production system in Indonesia such as maximizing the production of rice, with a maximum cost. Self-sufficiency for rice as staple food is main agenda for government …

Hubungan Jenis Persalinan Dan Prematuritasdengan Hiperbilirubinemia Di Rs Persahabatan, Elsa Roselina, Saroha Pinem, Rochimah Rochimah

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Hyperbilirubinemia refers to an excessive level of accumulated bilirubin in the blood and is characterized by jaundice, or icterus, a yellowish discoloration of the skin and other organs. There are two risk factors that related to hyperbilirubinemia. Those factors are maternal factor and neonates‟ factor. The aim of this research knew which variables which catagorized as maternal factor and neonates‟ factor that related to hyperbilirubinemia in Persahabatan hospital. This research used medical records from 216 neonates and his/her mother from October 2008 until October 2009 as samples. Research design was case control, with used 5% level of significant and 80% …

Cost Recovery Rate Unit Hemodialisa Rumah Sakit Abc Tahun 2006-2008, Supriadi Supriadi

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This research is motivated by the thought that Hemodialysis Unit at ABC hospital which opened in 2005 , is a unit that produces , but in the determination of rates of hemodialysis services have not been done in detail , which includes only the cost component of operating costs of direct material regardless of personnel costs , telephone and general logistics costs . The issue is whether income rates that have not been calculated in detail to cover the costs incurred by the unit or how hemodilisia Cost Recovery Rate ( CRR ) of the Hemodialysis Unit.This study is a …

Wes Yeomans Named To School Of Accountancy Advisory Board, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Wes Yeomans will replace Mark Stevens from Deloitte as the newest member of the SOA Advisory Board. Wes is a CPA with over 11 years of experience in public accounting. He is a CPA with over 11 years of experience in public accounting. His areas of expertise include banking and consumer business, fair value accounting, and Sarbanes-Oxley control compliance. He has a BS in accounting from Utah State University and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is also a member of the AICPA and UACPA.

2013-June-28-Becoming Melungeon, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2013-June-28-Peanuts…Naturally, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Smart Meter Technology And The Effects On Grocery Retailers, Cara Cremeans

Honors Theses

This study investigates the relationship grocery retailers have with their utility company and the smart meter technologies that will be implemented in their grocery stores in the near future. I engaged in background research and conducted qualitative interviews of several Chief Executive Officers and owners of local grocery supermarkets, as well as a contract Chief Financial Officer who works closely with small grocery retail stores. For each interview, the men were asked a series of questions relating to sustainability, smart meters, and store operations.

Saving money at grocery retail stores does not notably come in the form of energy consumption, …

School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Receives $1 Million Gift, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Letter From Jeffrey A. Porter, Cpa, Chair, Aicpa Tax Executive Committee, To Max Baucus, Chairman, Senate Committee On Finance; Orrin G. Hatch, Ranking Member, Senate Committee On Finance; And Bill Nelson, United States, Senate, Re: Comments On The Identity Theft And Tax Fraud Prevention Act Of 2013 And Recommendations On Efforts To Combat Identity Theft., Jeffrey A. Porter, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Tax Executive Committee

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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2013-June-26-Etsu Research, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2013-June-26-Pianists To Perform In Ross Scholarship Benefit Concertspiano Camp Concerts, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Bonds = Safe Investment?, Steven D. Dolvin

All Chapters

As the recent offering of bonds by Apple illustrates, bonds are subject to their own types of risk. In particular, price risk exists since prices react to changes in interest rates. As is the case with the Apple bonds, a recent rise in rates has significantly reduced the price of these bonds, leading to a capital loss for bondholders. See article here, International Finance Review.

Dr. Deb Ayres Named Vp For Human Resources, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.