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Using Van Valens Procedure In Business Research To Assess Consistent Differences In Multidimensional Variability In Two Or More Groups, Mark L. Berenson, Kimberly Killmer Hollister Jun 2008

Using Van Valens Procedure In Business Research To Assess Consistent Differences In Multidimensional Variability In Two Or More Groups, Mark L. Berenson, Kimberly Killmer Hollister

Department of Information Management and Business Analytics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Much business research involves comparisons in two or more groups on many dimensions. This paper primarily focuses on demonstrating and providing guidance as to how researchers should approach a multivariate analysis in the comparison of sets of corresponding characteristics in two or more independent groups. In particular, this paper demonstrates the utility of a simple but not widely known procedure developed by Van Valen (1978) that should be employed to test for the significance of differences in overall variability in the sets of corresponding characteristics in two or more groups, a test that enjoys much statistical power in detecting significant …

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Notes From A Herman Miller Company Board Meeting, C. William Pollard Apr 2008

Notes From A Herman Miller Company Board Meeting, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

These handwritten notes -- mainly including material concerning the topic of responsible leadership -- provide Pollard's perspective on a 2008 Herman Miller Company board meeting.

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Small Business Success: What Works And What Fails, Scott Decker Apr 2008

Small Business Success: What Works And What Fails, Scott Decker

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

Small Business Success: What You Need to Know. The owners of eight successful new businesses (successful defined as at least four years old and owner perceived) were interviewed, as well as the former owners of four unsuccessful businesses. The study showed that while planning can help your business, implementation is the fundamental component of small business success. This study was undergone to help create a link between what students learn in businesses classes, which is primary focused on working for a large company, and what people do in the entrepreneurship field.

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Reflections For The Herman Miller Board, C. William Pollard Jan 2008

Reflections For The Herman Miller Board, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech -- delivered at a Herman Miller Board Meeting in Buffalo Grove, IL -- Pollard reflects on what he has learned as a board member, noting in particular how the company was founded on a holistic view of the human person and the idea that the business leader is only a steward of God's property.

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Entrepreneurship: Venture Initiation, Management, And Development, George S. Vozikis, Timothy Mescon, Howard Feldman Jan 2008

Entrepreneurship: Venture Initiation, Management, And Development, George S. Vozikis, Timothy Mescon, Howard Feldman

KSU Press Legacy Project

Twenty years ago, Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. hired over seventy percent of college graduates. Today, Fortune 500 companies hire less than seven percent of college graduates and the entrepreneurial enterprises hire over 80 percent. More than forty percent of students start a business within one year of graduation. These businesses employ 55% of the total American work force. When we think of the entrepreneur, we often visualize the small business. While most, if not all, business ideas begin "small," a great deal of focus in placed upon entrepreneurial ideas that have grown into sizable corporations. In examining the …

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Networks And Network Security, Michael Kuralt Jan 2008

Networks And Network Security, Michael Kuralt

Theses and Dissertations

In a world of ever-increasing security threats, companies have the difficult task of securing their networks from attack. One of the largest threats to a company is the users on its network. By educating its network administrators and employees about network threats, a company can lower its vulnerability to network attacks. Individual users also can benefit from understanding networks and network security by learning how to keep their computer and their information safe. Companies and users can stay safe by understanding how a network functions, what threats exist on the Internet, how to prevent and deal with attacks, and how …

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Building International Business Via Culturally Based Marketing Strategies, Amber Sook Ja Belcoe Jan 2008

Building International Business Via Culturally Based Marketing Strategies, Amber Sook Ja Belcoe

Whittier Scholars Program

This project analyzes the significance of utilizing cultural intelligence to help the small and/or entrepreneurial firm develop the most effective and comprehensive multinational marketing strategy. This study also evaluates the methodologies used by two United States based multinational firms, Aon Corp. and Dell Corp. to develop a marketing strategy for Spain. This project also features data from personal interviews with senior executives of the two firms, extensive use of published articles, research, government publications, video and multimedia materials, and supplementary sources of information specific to multinational marketing strategies and cultural intelligence. The outcome of this project is to identify the …

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Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Bentonville, Ar), C. William Pollard Sep 2007

Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Bentonville, Ar), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Delivered at Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, AR, this speech focuses on the importance of cultivating values and developing character in corporate institutions. Pollard pays special attention to the role of leaders in the formation of businesses as moral communities.

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Bulls Eye Marketing, Inc.: Business Plan And Strategy, David Forrest Apr 2007

Bulls Eye Marketing, Inc.: Business Plan And Strategy, David Forrest

Whittier Scholars Program

This project is a complete business plan and strategy for a marketing agency that will operate in Los Angeles County, called Bulls Eye Marketing.

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Leadership In Turbulent Times (Indianapolis), C. William Pollard Jan 2007

Leadership In Turbulent Times (Indianapolis), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Whereas many Christians consider business a "necessary evil," in this address at the Christian Bookseller's Association Advance 2007 meeting (Indianapolis, IN) Pollard argues that profit can be virtuous, especially if corporate managers set the tone by considering themselves the servants of those they lead.




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De Boerinn (Netherlands), Thomas Cooney Jan 2007

De Boerinn (Netherlands), Thomas Cooney

Case studies

Hendrik Jan Hoogendoom and his parents sat around the family dinner table and once again discussed the key problem facing the business in which they all worked. There had been many changes in the use of their land over the past two decades but they knew that they had not yet achieved the maximum economic return from it. Currently, the primary income came from recreation activities, which were extremely successful for six months of the year. But the challenge remained on how they could keep the business equally active during the long cold winter months.

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Heylen Bvba (Belgium), Thomas Cooney Jan 2007

Heylen Bvba (Belgium), Thomas Cooney

Case studies

As Tom Heylen reflects upon his early days in business, he often wonders how his company Heylen bvba survived. He had left university after just one year of studying biology in order to pursue a business opportunity that he believed existed in the market and that needed to be acted upon without delay. About that time, nature had become modified to such an extent (particularly in Europe) that biodiversity could only be conserved through active management and restoration of the few natural areas which remained. Such management required innovation, specialised equipment, and knowledge in order to be successful. But those …

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Business Plan For An Authentic Italian Restaurant: Ristorante Epifania, Ashley Maria Dyer Jan 2007

Business Plan For An Authentic Italian Restaurant: Ristorante Epifania, Ashley Maria Dyer

Whittier Scholars Program

This project is to explain a business plan for an Authentic Italian Restaurant. It is an independent service industry under the sole proprietorship of Ashley Dyer with a few private and potential investors. The mission statement of the restaurant, Epifania, is to support the cultural and culinary expectations of authentic Italian cuisine. The Epifania is based in Portland, Oregon. The primary goal at Epifania is to develop and offer a culturally genuine dining experience in an environment that reflects our mission.

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Collaborative Business Relationships And The Use Of Ict: The Case Of The Marine, Defence And Resources Cluster, Western Australia, Helen Cripps Jan 2007

Collaborative Business Relationships And The Use Of Ict: The Case Of The Marine, Defence And Resources Cluster, Western Australia, Helen Cripps

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The research project was developed from an Australian Research Council Grant designed to investigate collaborative commerce and its impact on regional economic development. Through a process of consultation with the industry partner, the South West Group, the research was designed to investigate the drivers and inhibitors of collaborative relationships and the factors that impact on the creation and sustaining of these relationships. The role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in facilitating and sustaining collaborative relationships and the perceived benefits and drawbacks of collaborative relationships were also investigated. The research sought to identify models of the best adoption of collaborative relationships.

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South Hill Enterprise (Ireland), Thomas Cooney Jan 2007

South Hill Enterprise (Ireland), Thomas Cooney

Case studies

Billy Barrett was facing challenges as a consultant that he had never previously experienced. All of the goals that are expected in business practice were not amongst the main priorities here. Confused, he asked Maura Melia (Manager of South Hill Enterprise) if he could clarify the situation.

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Guardian Angel (Ireland), Thomas Cooney Jan 2007

Guardian Angel (Ireland), Thomas Cooney

Case studies

It was the summer of 2006 and three friends of many years had come up with a business idea that they believed could be a money-spinner for all of them. Maria Harrison, Krystle Malone and Marie Lyons had all been students at the Technological University Dublin and had recently completed their degree in Marketing. As part of their programme, they had taken a course on Entrepreneurship by way of interest rather than any deep-rooted desire to start their own business. But now, they are about to meet a venture capital company to ask for €300,000 to get the business started. …

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Ecoserve (Ireland), Thomas Cooney Jan 2007

Ecoserve (Ireland), Thomas Cooney

Case studies

Roisin Nash had just finished reading a new report that had recently been launched by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Noel Dempsey at the headquarters of the Marine Institute at Oranmore in County Galway. The report, entitled ‘Sea Change – A Marine Knowledge, Research and Innovation Strategy for Ireland 2007- 2013’, presented a national agenda (comprising of science, research, innovation, and management) aimed at a complete transformation of the Irish maritime economy. Roisin felt that the report provided a clear and realistic picture of future opportunities and challenges within the Irish marine industry, and that it would …

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Digicel Foundation (Haiti), Thomas Cooney Jan 2007

Digicel Foundation (Haiti), Thomas Cooney

Case studies

It was a beautiful day on March 5th 2007 and the official launch of the Digicel Foundation Haiti was drawing to a close. The Foundation had been inaugurated at a special ceremony to mark the completion of the Foundation's first project, the rebuilding in record time of the Ecole Mixte Lageho (a primary school in the hurricane ravaged Pont Janvier rural community of Thomazeau), thanks primarily to the combined efforts of Digicel staff and local community members. Denis O'Brien (Digicel Group Founder / Chairman and Patron of the Digicel Foundation) was joined at the ceremony by the Prime Minister of …

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Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Oak Brook, Il), C. William Pollard Dec 2006

Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Oak Brook, Il), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech at the Executives Breakfast Club of Oak Brook, IL, Pollard asks whether businesses can uphold "timeless values" in a pluralistic society. He goes on to contend that they can if only managers see themselves as being moral as well as corporate leaders.

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Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Palos Heights, Il), C. William Pollard Oct 2006

Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Palos Heights, Il), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at a meeting of the Trinity Business Network, Pollard considers how contemporary business leaders might integrate faith and work while also serving their families and building businesses oriented to a "greater purpose."

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Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Arlington, Tx), C. William Pollard Sep 2006

Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Arlington, Tx), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech at the 2006 C12 Leader's Conference (Arlington, TX), Pollard considers how contemporary business leaders might integrate faith and work while also serving their families and building businesses oriented to a "greater purpose."

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Leadership In Turbulent Times (Jackson, Tn), C. William Pollard Apr 2006

Leadership In Turbulent Times (Jackson, Tn), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at Union University (Jackson, TN), Pollard contends that the turbulent years in which we live require moral leadership oriented to cultivating purpose in people's lives.

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Leadership In Turbulent Times (Seattle), C. William Pollard Apr 2006

Leadership In Turbulent Times (Seattle), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at Seattle Pacific University, Pollard contends that the turbulent years in which we live require moral leadership oriented to cultivating purpose in people's lives.

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Taming The Dragon: A Tactical Approach To Outstanding, Coulter Nash Ream Jan 2006

Taming The Dragon: A Tactical Approach To Outstanding, Coulter Nash Ream

Whittier Scholars Program

Globalization and information technology are fueling radical changes in how U.S. firms outsource and manage supply chains in emerging markets. Outsourcing, once limited to low-skill jobs have moved up the supply chain and into professional tasks and even research and development. Innovation is the bedrock of the United States economy and the outsourcing of innovation poses significant threats to the U.S. competitiveness. On a micro-economic scale, firms much have a tactical approach to outsourcing without jeopardizing their strategic goals. Domestically, the U.S. is not adequately providing its youth with sufficient education or its citizens with a defined position on the …

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Visit Bulgaria So That Bulgaria Can Visit You!, Milena Dimitrova Jan 2006

Visit Bulgaria So That Bulgaria Can Visit You!, Milena Dimitrova

Whittier Scholars Program

This project is split into four chapters with the introductory chapter serving as a situation analysis manual. It first introduces the reader to the main terminology needed for the further development of the thesis. It also offers historical context of tourism as a social phenomenon and sets parameters of comparison within analyzing the state of the French and Bulgarian markets. The second chapter examines customer behavior in the principal tourist generating markets and focuses on data analysis from a single country to obtain information on how Bulgaria is positioned in the global tourist market. The third chapter analyzes the transition …

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More Than Fun And Games: Reconsidering The Virtues Of Strategic Management Simulations, Ken E. Zantow, Dave S. Knowlton, David C. Sharp Dec 2005

More Than Fun And Games: Reconsidering The Virtues Of Strategic Management Simulations, Ken E. Zantow, Dave S. Knowlton, David C. Sharp

Faculty Publications

We look at the relationship between business simulations and the educational theory of generative learning using the framework developed by Wittrock (1974, 1990, 1992). Our findings reveal opportunities for generative learning that occur at all phases of the simulation process. Awareness of these opportunities prepares faculty to get the most from the strategic decision-making simulations. and may assist them in defining the contribution associated with their use. We suggest areas for additional research.

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Leadership In Turbulent Times (Kansas City, Mo), C. William Pollard Nov 2005

Leadership In Turbulent Times (Kansas City, Mo), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Addressing the members of the Workplace Coalition of Kansas City, Pollard contends that the turbulent years in which we live require moral leadership oriented to cultivating purpose in people's lives.

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Book Review Of Solomon, Lewis D. (2004). Evangelical Christian Executives: A New Model For Business Corporations, In Journal Of Biblical Integration In Business. 2005 Fall., Michael E. Cafferky Oct 2005

Book Review Of Solomon, Lewis D. (2004). Evangelical Christian Executives: A New Model For Business Corporations, In Journal Of Biblical Integration In Business. 2005 Fall., Michael E. Cafferky

Faculty Works

One might not expect a non- Christian to take an even-handed approach to evaluating something as potentially controversial as integrating faith at work. But Lewis Solomon, an ordained rabbi, interfaith minister, and professor of business law at George Washington University Law School does just this.

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Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Rogers, Ar - Short Version), C. William Pollard Sep 2005

Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Rogers, Ar - Short Version), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this shorter version of a speech delivered at the Soderquist Center/Promise Keeper's 2005 CEO Summit on Purposeful Leadership, Pollard considers how contemporary business leaders might integrate faith and work while also serving their families and building businesses oriented to a "greater purpose."

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Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Rogers, Ar - Long Version), C. William Pollard Jun 2005

Etched In Stone, Engraved On The Heart (Rogers, Ar - Long Version), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this longer version of a speech delivered at the Soderquist Center/Promise Keeper's 2005 CEO Summit on Purposeful Leadership, Pollard considers how contemporary business leaders might integrate faith and work while also serving their families and building businesses oriented to a "greater purpose."

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