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An Investigation Of The Association Between Auditor Switching And Negative Information, Michael Morris Grayson

Doctoral Dissertations

This study investigates the premise that certain types of negative information are associated with auditor switches. A data set of 305 auditor switches from 1976 to 1994, extracted from the Compustat data base (limited subscription), was analyzed using tests of proportions and nonparametric sign tests. The data set consists of negative information extracted from the switching companies' income statements (i.e., net losses or extraordinary items) or calculated from the items extracted (i.e., net income adjusted to reverse the effect of extraordinary items).

The initial results, based on tests which assumed random movement of net income, did not support the notion …

Two Essays On Exchange -Traded Funds, Natalya Vladimir Delcoure

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study is twofold. The first objective is to conduct an empirical inquiry into the diversification benefits of exchange-traded funds. The second objective is to examine whether exchange-traded funds exhibit superior performance compared to their rival closed-end country fund and traditional index mutual fund. I document that American investors manifest their preference for WEBS as a substitute for closed-end country funds. While I find that WEBS satisfy their objective of following their home indexes better than their rival closed-end country fund, the two-factor model I employ indicates that, despite some diversification benefits, WEBS also maintain certain risk …

Local Television Journalism: Developing Ethics Through Discussion, Chris W. Allen, Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Michael L. Hilt

Communication Faculty Publications

The purpose of this paper is to examine the views of local television news producers about ethical policies and situations they face. A majority of respondents agreed that it was important for a television newsroom to have a code of ethics or discussion of ethics in the newsroom. Most often producers perceived that their newsrooms were involved in discussions of fairness, balance, and objectivity; allocating air-time to opposing interest groups or political candidates; and, providing right of reply to criticism. Producers support a written code of ethics, or occasional discussion of ethics in the television newsroom, but see the competitive …

Clark County School District: Bonds And Debt. Can They Be Divided Equally?, Jocelyn Izumigawa

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Clark County School District is one of the largest school districts in the nation with a student population of 203,616 for 1998-1999. Talk of deconsolidating Clark County School District has been proposed by Assembly persons. However, as recent as November 2000, another initiative for deconsolidation and reconfigurations had not been approved by the voters. One of the issues surrounding deconsolidation is the district's bond debt. An equitable division has not been reached should Clark County School District deconsolidate. This paper deals with dividing the bond debt equally among eight districts (identified in an earlier study of deconsolidation) and assessing whether …

The Effects Of Equal Opportunity Fairness And Diversity On Work Group Efficacy, Job Satisfaction, And Organizational Commitment In The Military: A Test Of Structural Invariance, Nancy P. Emery

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of the present study was to test the invariance of a structural equation model of equal opportunity fairness (EOF) in the U.S. military across ethnic and gender groups. Military Equal Opportunity Climate Survey (MEOCS) data drawn from four distinct sociocultural groups in the military were tested on a model that fit the MEOCS data drawn from a sample of White men. A series of multi-group analyses was conducted on the established structural model using LISREL 8 (Joreskog & Sorbom, 1996) to determine whether data from sociocultural groups other than White males would fit a White male model. Further …

Controlling Adult Oriented Businesses In Norfolk, Virginia, 1943–1998: A Descriptive Case Study, Janet Gail Nicula

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management

The purpose of this case study is to analyze methods used in the city of Norfolk, Virginia to control adult oriented businesses (AOBs). Evidence is derived from several sources: interviews, analysis of government records, documents, historical photographs, and current observations.

The research examines approaches taken by the city to control AOBs in three locations: Main Street-Granby Street, the north end of Hampton Boulevard, and Little Creek Road-Shore Drive. Research questions addressed (1) how AOBs in Norfolk were controlled, (2) what or who instigated the process, (3) the Navy's role in the process, (4) role of Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, …

College Sports Wagering: A Case Study About Gambling On College Athletics And The Motivations And Consequences Surrounding Legislation Wanting To Ban Wagering On College Sports, Neil H. Huffey

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Sports wagering is the largest form of gambling in the world. In the United States, the practice is largely illegal. Nonetheless, it has sustained incredible growth both legally and illegally throughout the twentieth century. Current legislation in Congress would revise a 1992 federal law that banned legal sports wagering in this country with the exemption of four particular states, Nevada included. The state of Nevada is the only place in which wagering on college sports is legally practiced. The State of Oregon runs a small sports betting game out if its lottery. Proponents of the legislation suggest that passage is …

Power, Politics And Manipulative Behaviour, Renu Luthra

Management Dynamics

No abstract provided.

Corporate Governance, R. N. Agarwal

Management Dynamics

No abstract provided.

Technology Transfer Into China: Preparing For A New Era, Arnoud De Meyer

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Currently, there are three forces creating a more favourable background for western multinational companies to do new business in China by transferring new technology. First, growing overcapacity means China requires not traditional turnkey factories, but instead, technology which leads to innovation and improvement. Second, a changing attitude by all levels of Chinese government to demanding state-of-the-art technology including software instead of previous generation technology, and to technology management and commercial implementation more. Third, intellectual property rights are becoming better respected. The author makes suggestions to best manage technology transfer into China, with this changed background. Based on six case studies …

2001 April, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for April of 2001.

2001 - The Sixth Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Sixth Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on March 30, 2001. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.

The Workforce Investment Act Of 1998: Implementation In The State Of Nsvada, Kimberly Meier

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The topic of this professional paper is the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act in the State of Nevada. I have prepared this paper for the Department of Public Administration in partial fulfillment of a Masters of Public Administration degree. The paper focuses on information gathered through interviews with various stakeholders including those providing services, those needing service and those who designed the plan for the State of Nevada. The data presented supports that the initial implementation was successful, however further study and analysis are required to determine long term effects. At the conclusion, suggestions to increase the effectiveness of …

The Eight Signs Of March Madness, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is March Madness in America. How can we tell? Consider these eight signs of madness.

Will An Online Court System Go Off The Tracks?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies psychological concerns with the development of cybercourts for the adjudication of civil and criminal Issues.

America's Anti-Violence Campaign: The Use Of Mediation To Reduce The Incidence Of Workplace Violence, Karyn A. Doi

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The author recommends that companies incorporate a mediation program into their anti-violence plans.

Market Prospects Organic Carrots & Other Vegetables, Steven Mccoy

Horticulture published reports

This report provides a brief overview of the market opportunity for West Australian organically grown carrots and other vegetables grown in rotation with carrots. The report outlines market opportunities and important aspects of the local WA, interstate and export markets for consideration by conventional carrot growers with an interest in investing in the production of carrots grown organically, certified in compliance with the Australian "National Standards for Organic and Biodynamic Production".

Going Places : Atm Services In India, Sanjiv Kumar Bhatia

IIMB Management Review

Post-liberalisation banking sector reforms brought in a new era of competition, forcing banks to look for different ways of competing. ATM (automated teller machine) services helped banks increase their reach and improve customer responsiveness and also provided them with opportunities to open new streams of revenues. However, regulatory bindings, such as the control on the number of ATMs that can be deployed by the public sector banks, and tariff issues like high custom duty on ATM hardware, made this option unviable and constrained the growth of ATMs in the country in last decade.

Advertising Appeal And The New Woman, Santosh Dhar, Prashant Mishra, Upinder Dhar

IIMB Management Review

The study of the act reinforces the view clearly reinforces the view that while targetting customers, their psycho-social status as reflected by their employment and marital status, cannot be ignored. Women in today's market cannot be considered as a homogeneous group. Their diversity in terms of psycho-social status must be accepted and taken into consideration while making any segmentation and target decision. The present and previous researches suggest that increasing resources of women and an emerging social shift towards egalitarianism are producing more joint and independent decision-making in product service categories of high perceived risk. The increased importance of feminine …

Alyque Padamsee : A Sense Of Wonder, P N Thirunarayana

IIMB Management Review

A byword in the fields of advertising and theatre, Alyque Padamsee headed the advertising agency Lintas for 14 years before he retired a few years ago. He is now an independent consultant with assignments as varied as Creative Consultant to McCann Ericsson, Communications Advisor to the Andhra Pradesh government, Communications Consultant to the Prime Minister's National Commission on Population, and making social documentaries on Aids and leprosy for the BBC and Doordarshan. In addition to his fifty years in advertising, Alyque Padamsee has been involved in theatre for fifty years, and has recorded his experiences in the autobiography, A Double …

Reflections On Leadership, G T Jejurikar

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

Leadership Games : Experiential Learning For Organizational Development By Stephen S Kaagan, Response Books, 1999, Pp 187, Price: Rs 225 (Paperback)., Vijay Padaki

IIMB Management Review

T here are two ways of looking at this book. We can look at the 25 exercises that the author has described in near manual form or we may look at the experience of the author backing the exercises. Many trainers and consultants seeking additions or replacements to their wellworn (and worn out) repertoire of experiential exercises will welcome the collection. They will no doubt change the titles, modify the layout, and alter the operating details to display them as original creations, but if they benefit from the exercises, as I am sure they will, it will be a major …

Talking The Walk, J Ramachandran

IIMB Management Review

Sharing their perspectives on leadership in the IIMB invitation Seminar Panel Discussion were Lt Gen V R Raghavan, Kiran Mazumdar, Narendra Pani, Avtar Monga, and B V Jagadish.

Demand Your Piece Of Cake For Personal Growth, Gonesh Shermon

IIMB Management Review

The genesis of this article arises from a series of workshops titled 'Culture Beyond 2000' carried out by the author in a prominent manufacturing company, covering over 200 participants in groups of 25, over a 3-day period for each group. The context was the situation that arose on the induction of relatively new management staff into the new businesses of the company. The participants, mainly engineers and professionally qualified non technical staff averaged between 28 - 35 years. All belonged to the managerial cadre and 75% of the management staff were new to the company and were going into a …

Charismatic Leadership In Organisations By Jay A Conger And Rabindra N Kanungo, Sage Publications, 1998, Pp.228, Price $59.00 (Cloth), $25.95 (Paper)., V Uberoy

IIMB Management Review

This book is a continuation of the earlier research work published by the authors in 1988 in their book Charismatic Leadership. They trace its evolution in the intervening decade as an 'intellectual journey' undertaken by scholars on the subject. 

Leading To Win, Asha Bhandarke, P Singh

IIMB Management Review

The borderless world precludes immense complexity -complexity in the environment, in inter-organisational relationships,

Leadership In State Owned Enterprises, Reena Ramachandran

IIMB Management Review

Enterprise management has undergone revolutionary changes in the past decade in terms of structure, response mechanism, communication process, people relationships and involvement, environment and social concerns and gender dimensions.

Leadership : Myths And Realities Robert J Allio, 1999, New Delhi, Tata Mcgraw-Hill, Pp 237, Price: Rs 325 (Cloth)., K Unnikrishnan Nair

IIMB Management Review

There has been a spate of books on leadership in the recent past, and most of them promise far more than they deliver, conceptually and practically. Allio's book, however, comes as a pleasant surprise. Conceptually, Allio is rooted well. He doesn't consider leadership as an isolated phenomenon. Nor does he swear by any particular theory, theorist, approach, or paradigm. Leadership, for him, covers both the process of influencing as well as the quality of the influencer. Particularly, Allio emphasises that this process of leadership is a participative process, where, in accordance with the contextual needs, both the followers and the …

Managers As Leaders, Prasad Kalpa

IIMB Management Review

Discussing the leadership dimensions of executive development with Prasad Kaipa were Maj Gen Dr V Uberoy, of Pegasus HRD Centre , Bangalore; R Varadarajan of Mithya Institute for Learning and Knowledge Architecture; Vasanthi Srinivasan, Visiting Faculty, HR & OB, lIMB; N Balasubramanian, Visiting Professor and Chief Editor, liMB Management Review, and other members of the liMB faculty.

Analysis Of Factors Influencing Tolerance Of Fraternization, George J. Matusak Iii

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores several factors that might explain discrepancies in the tolerance level of fraternization among company grade officers within the Air Force. Factors that may influence implementation may include the nature of the relationship (platonic or sexual), the sex of the participants (same or different gender or gender of the senior person), whether the incident occurred between people in the same chain of command, and whether the survey respondent was ever stationed at a remote location. This research used a survey sent out to a population of company grade officers and comprising of scenarios that varied the combination of …