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Gerald Davis, The Vanishing American Corporation (2016), James R. Blair

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

Tata Kelola Dan Metode Promosi Industri Perbankandalam Meningkatkan Pemahaman Literasi Keuangan Nasabah, Deni Danial Kesa

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

A public company is in need of good corporate governance (GCG) and the right marketing strategy. This will affect the image of a company in attracting potential investors. Promotion methods and conditions of a bank will affect the height of low levels of financial literacy clients. When the portfolio shows that they are at risk of making errors of financial decision makers, customers tend to use the service at relatively liquid bank in consultation with adequate information services. Financial literacy services ease the burden on customers in choosing what the decisions related to the assets of its assets (Hackethal et …

Pola Konsumen Dalam Mengakses Website (Traffic Sources) Rumah Sakit Di Depok, Yuli Prapancha Satar, Nur Arini Batubara Vera

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Marketing is a company’s active effort of to introduce the company and their products to its consumers. The rapid growth of technology, especially internet, encourage the use of the website in marketing field. Website complements in conventional marketing such as TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, electronic media, banners, billboards, personal relationships, etc. There are six ways for consumers to access company’s website, typing website address directly, through a link on another website, using through search engine, through social link, via email link received by consumers, and through an advertising link viewed by consumers. This study aims to determine patterns or compositions …

Analisis Penerapan Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Diuniversitas : Studi Kasus Pada Universitas Indonesia, Arthaingan H. Mutiha, Marsdenia Marsdenia, Andhita Yukihana

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to examine information system success of Accounting Information System based on individual performance and its impact to user satisfaction. The model used in this study is the modified IS Success Model of DeLone and McLean. The study uses primary data and data collection techniques using questionaires distributed to employee of Finance Directorate of University of Indonesia. This study used SEM approach, while analysis used LISREL software. The results showed that system quality and information quality significantly affects the individual performance while the service quality does not affect individual performance. On the other hand, the …

Analisis Pengaruh Penerapan Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Terhadap Pengukuran Kinerja Umkm Di Wilayah Depok, Titis Wahyuni, Marsdenia Marsdenia, Istiadi Soenarto

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of application accounting information system on SMEs performance measurement in Depok region. The number of samples taken were 30 SMEs using purposive sampling method with the critreria listed in the official city of Depok. The data was collected using questionnaires distributed to respondents and the analysis technique used in this research is logistic regression to determine whether there is any effect on the application of accounting information systems for the decrease or increase the performance of SMEs. The results of this study based on the analyses conducted found that the …

Implikasi Komponen Perubahan Pajak Dalam Labaterhadap Persistensi Dan Peramalan Studi Terhadap Perusahaan Yang Terdaftar Di Bei Periode 2010-2013, Dewi Kartika Sari, Birawani Dwi Anggraeni, Sandra Aulia

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This research aims to determine the implications of the tax change component in the income tax to the persistence and forecasting of future earnings, and also comparing the effect of tax changes component in initial earning with the tax change component in revised earnings, in order to know which are more persistent. Using all companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange during the year 2010-2013 as the samples, this research showed that the tax change component in income tax empirically proven to have a persistent effect on future earnings. And compared with tax change component in initial earnings, value of tax …

Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Keberhasilanimplementasi Standar Akuntansi Pemerintahanberbasis Akrual : Sebuah Studi Empiris Pada Pemerintahan Kota Bogor, Marsdenia Marsdenia, Mutiha Arthaingan H

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This research has objective to examine if factors Commitment to Organization, Human Resourses, Communication and Infrastructure influence the success of implemention of accrual basis in preparing local Government financial statement. This is a quantitative approach research which is used questionnaires to respondent research by using linier regression equation for analysis. The result is, only factors commitment and communication influenced the success of implementation process of accrual basis and factors human resources and infrastructure did not influenced the success of implementation.

Ujian On Line Dalam E-Learning: Perbandingan Ujianonline (Computer Based) Terhadap Ujian Tradisional (Paper Based), Heri Yuliyanto, Titis Wahyuni, Yulius Eka Agung Seputra

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Spreading the uneven quality education in Indonesia is a national educational problems to be solved. Implementation of quality education largely implemented in Java, in the case of Indonesian citizens spread all over Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke. All citizens of the Indondesia want to receive a quality education that is easily accessible at reasonable costs. One solution that can be used to solve the problem is e-learning. However, many factors must be considered in the process of long-distance pembejaran known as elearning, one of which is the process of evaluating learning outcomes. This article discusses the process of evaluation of …

Analisis Kinerja Keuangan Pemerintah Daerahkota Bogor Tahun Anggaran 2010 -2014, Arthaingan H. Mutiha

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This study aimed to analyze the financial performance of the City Government of Bogor for the period of 2010 - 2014. The financial performance analysis is performed using ratio analysis such as the degree of decentralization, the ratio of financial independence, ratio of revenue effectiveness, the ratio of direct expenditure compared to total expenditure, the ratio of indirect expenditure compared to total expenditures, and growth ratios. The research concluded that the the ratio of financial independence of City Government of Bogor has a consultatif relation, on the other hand, City Government of Bogor is highly effective in fulfilling its target …

Pengaruh Intrinsic Motivation Dan Innovationculture Terhadap Knowledge Tranfer Mahasiswa Dalam Pelaksanaan Magang, Erwin Harinurdin

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

There are two factors that encourage employees motivated in the work, which is intrinsic factor (motivator factors) and extrinsic (hygiene factors) (Herzberg, 1966) The purpose of this study was to determine whether the student intern intrinsic motivation has a positive effect on knowledge transfer, and for determine whether the innovative culture the organization has a positive effect on knowledge transfer student interns as well as to determine whether the innovative culture the organization has a positive influence on the intrinsic motivation of students internship. Berdasaskan test results using SEM known that intrinsic motivation is not proven to have influence postitif …

Membangun Kapabilitas Dan Strategi Keberlanjutanuntuk Meningkatkan Keunggulan Bersaing Pariwisata Bahari Indonesia, Diaz Pranita

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

As the largest archipelago in the world that lies across the equator and important trade lanes of the world, the Indonesian marine tourism potential is enormous, both in terms of natural and cultural wealth. The government's commitment to build a nautical expected to contribute to the development of nautical tourism. This study proposes sustainability (sustainability) as a strategic capability that needs to be owned tourism destination to be ahead of the competition as well as how to apply the concepts of sustainability in business srategi maritime tourism destination so that sustainability can be the identity and spirit together and become …

Social Media At Work: The Roles Of Job Satisfaction, Employment Status, And Facebook Use With Co-Workers, Brett W. Robertson, Kerk Kee

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

Limited research has studied workplace satisfaction in a computer-mediated context, particularly with the use of social media. Based on an analysis of an online survey of working adults (N=512) in various companies and organizations in a metropolitan area in Southern California, we tested the relationships among time spent on Facebook interacting with coworkers, employment status, and job satisfaction. Results show that an employee’s satisfaction at work is positively associated with the amount of time they spend on Facebook interacting with co-workers. Contrary to our initial predictions, results to the second and third hypotheses revealed that part time employees reported having …

Stunting Higher-Ed Reforms: Arrogance And Ignorance, Aaron W. Hughey

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Senseshaping: The Dynamics Of Sensemaking And Sensegiving In High Velocity Product Innovation, Varun Nagaraj

Student Scholarship

Managers and other professionals operating in high velocity environments engage in frequent, simultaneous, iterative and interleaved acts of sensemaking and sensegiving within a network of stakeholders as they confront a stream of potentially significant signals or events. How is collective meaning and action shaped as a result of such interactions? To understand the dynamics of meaning-making in high velocity settings, we conducted a grounded theory analysis of concurrent sensemaking and sensegiving during 83 product innovation projects in the information technology sector as reported by 26 product managers. The innovation projects involved both hardware and software products, and included developing wholly …

Library-Sponsored Case Competitions: Best Practices And Assessment Of Learning Gains, Ilana Stonebraker

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The Parrish Library Case Competition is an annual library-administered, library-sponsored case competition where teams of undergraduate students compete against one another to make better evidence-based decisions for business problems. This article includes a description the case competition as a resource for other libraries interested in sponsoring similar case competitions as part of their information literacy programs. Students who participated in the case competition saw their learning grow as assessed through questionnaires and focus groups. Students who had not taken an information literacy course perceived their understanding as lower than those who had taken a course.

A Phenomenological Inquiry Into The Perceptions Of E-Leaders On Virtual Team Leadership, Deann Chriestenson

All Theses And Dissertations

Corporations are facing a more complex and challenging global business environment, and many have implemented a virtual workforce to maintain their competitive advantage through maximizing productivity, reducing product time to market, and cost reduction. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to gain a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of virtual leadership, as seen through the eyes of study participants (Merriam, 2009). Participants included fifteen Fortune 500 virtual team leaders who had prior experience leading traditional co-located teams. Data collected through telephone interviews were transcribed verbatim and NVivo 11 assisted in the coding, analyses, and presentation. The data analysis …

Parallel Session: Founder Characteristics And Small Firm Performance In Pakistan, Ejaz Mian, Osman Mohamad

International Conference on Marketing

Although there is a large body of research on small firms, there is dearth of studies on small firms in developing countries. Developing countries present new sets of challenges which need new approach. Small firm founders in developing countries often lack marketing and general management knowledge, have low levels of literacy, lack training facilities for various types of skills, and have weak government support and infra-structure. Literature suggests founder characteristics have profound effect on the performance of small firms. This study seeks to investigate role of founder characteristics in performance of small firms in Pakistan. Small firms are defined as …

Parallel Session: The Impact Of Industry Type, Business Age And Size On Proactive And Responsive Customer Orientation (Market Strategy), Corrinne Lee, Norbani Che Ha

International Conference on Marketing

This study investigates on proactive customer orientation and responsive customer orientation among business units operating in the technology, information, communication and entertainment (TICE) industry of Malaysia. The impact of the demographic factors of these business units on proactive and responsive customer orientation is examined. The results revealed that the business unit size has statistically significant impact on the variables of interest. The difference in t he business unit size based number of employees has an influence on both the proactive and responsive constructs. In contrast, the difference in the business unit size based on the amount of annual sales turnover …

Parallel Session: Traces Of Company Strategy For Bottom Of Income Pyramid In Pakistan - A Probing Analysis, Mohammad Ekhlaque Ahmed, Marium Mateen Khan, Mohammad Taha Kalam

International Conference on Marketing

This is an exploratory research making an attempt to probe the awareness of the “Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP)” concept among selected renowned companies in Pakistan. The research focused on what contributions have been made by the selected companies so far and how the marketing strategies for BoP are structurally shaping up in the Pakistani context. A qualitative research methodology has been employed. The data was collected through interviews from senior professionals from different industries, engaged actively in marketing assignments. Industries include Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Banking, Beverage and Telecommunication which contribute sizeable business and their market scope covers both …

The Impact Of Authentic Leadership Behavior On Employee Engagement And Organizational Ethical Culture In Nigeria, Adayehi B. Peter

Human Resource Development Theses and Dissertations

Authenticity in leadership is an old phenomenon that has recently sparked a new research interest in management and the human resource development (HRD) literature (Peus, Wesche, Streicher, Braun, & Frey, 2012). An upswing in highly publicized corporate scandals, management malfeasance, and broader societal challenges facing public and private organizations has contributed to the recent attention placed on authenticity and authentic leadership (Walumbwa, Avolio, Gardner, Wernsing, & Peterson, 2008). Authentic leadership behavior allows leaders and organizations meet the raised expectations of fairness, morality, and social responsibility held by employees and organizational stakeholders (Kiersch, 2012).

The primary purpose of this study was …

Motivating The African American Patient: What Can Healthcare Leaders Learn About Motivating Type 2 Diabetic Patients To Adhere To Their Treatment Plan?, Yolonda Freeman-Hildreth

Student Scholarship

The purpose of this research is to understand the gap between recommended diabetic treatment adherence and what motivates African American patients to adhere to long-term behavioral change. We examine the literature and existing approaches to understanding motivation and treatment adherence, and then present our proposition for increasing the accuracy of the motivational factors related to treatment adherence, followed by our contribution through findings and implications for research. We conducted a qualitative study to understand the factors that motivate African American diabetic patients to adhere to their recommended treatment plan. Our sample was 30 African Americans over the age of 18 …

How U.S. Executive Expatriates Work In Environments Of Pervasive Corruption, Carl H. Greppin

Student Scholarship

How do U.S. expatriate executives who live and work in countries with pervasive corruption make choices about the degree to which they participate in corruption? To answer this question, I interviewed 30 U.S. executives who worked in such countries. Some refused to participate in corrupt practices, others chose to reluctantly succumb to extortion, while others willingly participated in corruption. I illustrate costs the executives incur from making the decisions and reasons for why they make the decisions. I found that social norms played a significant role in their decisions. There are four social norms - personal norms (individuals' standards for …

What Always-On Connected Consumers Can Teach Retailers About Marketing Relevancy And Segmentation, Donna M. Iucolano

Student Scholarship

Nearly 50% of the U.S. population is described as always on, always present, and always connected, with the label always-on connected consumers (AOCCs) emerging as one of the most popular in practice. This consumer group is a powerful and influential part of the U.S. economy that will continue to grow and influence retailing even more than it does today. To better understand the shopping behavior of this group, we interviewed 40 hyper-digital men and women age 18 and 65 and collected more than 200 stories about their positive and negative shopping experiences. The findings describe who these consumers are and …

Breaking Barriers: Saudi Women In Non Traditional Careers, Suad Dukhaykh

Student Scholarship

Women occupy only 15.8 percent of the private and public positions occupied by Saudi nationals, according to statistics from the Central Department of Statistics and Information 2015. The Saudi government has highlighted the need to support women's higher education and combat sociopolitical barriers to their employment. Despite facing substantial challenges to entering the labor market, females have made gains in Saudi society; these include higher literacy rates, greater employment, and moderate rates of entry into both positions of leadership and nontraditional careers. Qualitative research was based on semi-structured interviews with 30 women, 18 of whom had nontraditional careers and 12 …

Breaking Barriers: Saudi Women In Non Traditional Careers, Suad Dukhaykh

Student Scholarship

Women occupy only 15.8 percent of the private and public positions occupied by Saudi nationals, according to statistics from the Central Department of Statistics and Information 2015. The Saudi government has highlighted the need to support women's higher education and combat sociopolitical barriers to their employment. Despite facing substantial challenges to entering the labor market, females have made gains in Saudi society; these include higher literacy rates, greater employment, and moderate rates of entry into both positions of leadership and nontraditional careers. Qualitative research was based on semi-structured interviews with 30 women, 18 of whom had nontraditional careers and 12 …

Incorporating Experiential Theory Into Virtual Strategic Planning Processes, Chris Perkins

Capstone Collection

Experiential learning theories, such as David Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle (2015) contribute to more than just learning environments. In this Training Course Linked Capstone I facilitated a six-week strategic planning workshop for the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group (DIAG) of AFS-USA, an intercultural youth exchange organization. Kolb’s cycle acted as framework for the workshop. The DIAG operates as a virtual team, with members across the United States, therefore I designed the workshop for implementation via the internet and telephone conversation. I consulted research on virtual team structure and participatory practices in strategic planning in order to design a program which …

Leadership Styles, Organisational Culture And Learning Organisational Capability In Education Industry: Evidence From Egypt, Dr. Maha Ahmed Zaki Dajani, Dr. Mohamed Saad Mohamed

Business Administration

We aim in this study to explore the interaction between three constructs: leadership style, organisational culture, and organisational learning capacity. In addition to that, we investigated the validity of this trio relationship in both public and private Egyptian universities situated in Greater Cairo area. A quota sampling procedure was used to recruit 298 academicians - 186 from public universities and 112 from private universities. Significant correlations were obtained between transformational and transactional leadership style and organisational learning capacity dimensions. However, the moderating effect of organisational culture in the relationship between leadership styles and organisational learning capacity was not reported. Lastly, …

2016-12-09, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Board of Regents meeting minutes for December 9, 2016.

An Analysis Of The Application Of Project Management In Different Ministry Models, Ryan L. Flora

Senior Honors Theses

Project management provides guidelines for the implementation of systems to make processes more effective and efficient. One emerging field in which project management application benefits are being discovered is ministry and nonprofits, specifically Christian ministry. Although there are many different denominations in Christianity, they can all essentially be separated into two categories: Seeker Oriented Ministries, and Traditional Ministries. This thesis will attempt to provide a synopsis of the applications of project management in both ministry types, as well as a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences between the two styles.

Flat Tax Reform: Implications For The United States, Reid Schmideler

Senior Honors Theses

Flat tax reform is a policy ideal that has garnered significant attention and criticism since Hall and Rabushka (1985) published their first treatise on the matter. Over the course of the following decades, an abundance of flat tax proposals have emerged that pay homage to their seminal work. Topics examined will include the politics of tax reform, modern principles of taxation, tax reform lessons from other countries, an overview of American tax policy, including critiques of the current system, introduction of the flat tax, and contemporary flat tax proposals.