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Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

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Infrastructure And Fdi Inflows Into Mexico: A Panel Data Approach, Andre V. Mollick, Rene Ramos-Duran, Esteban Silva-Ochoa

School of Economics and Finance Faculty Publications

In December 1993, restrictions to foreign ownership across major Mexican economic sectors were abolished. This paper studies output, industrialization intensity, \"international infrastructure\", and government expenditures on infrastructure as determinants of FDI inflows into Mexican states over 1994-2001. We conduct a \"general to specific\" estimation strategy across Mexican states. Telephone lines appear to be very important to FDI as their coefficients are around 2.0 in Random Effects Models. Industrialization is also important, with coefficients varying from 0.62 to 0.67. Allowing for endogeneity between FDI and real output, dynamic GMM panels confirm the robust effects of telephone lines on FDI. International infrastructure …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 45, February 13, 2006

Central Florida Future

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 40, No. 42, February 13, 2006, Grand Valley State University

Volume 40, July 14, 2005 - June 15, 2006

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present. The first page of this issue displays the date incorrectly as "February 13, 2005."

Regulating Contract Formation: Precontractual Reliance, Sunk Costs, And Market Structure, Ofer Grosskopf, Barak Medina

ExpressO

This Article challenges the plausibility of the prospect of underinvestment in precontractual reliance (PCR). We argue that a negotiating party is motivated to invest in PCR not only through her expectation to extract the benefits that the investment yields (Added-Value Motivation), but also through the effect of the investment on her position vis-à-vis her competitors (Competition-Based Motivation). We demonstrate that under plausible assumptions, when a negotiating party operates in a relatively competitive market, the Competition-Based Motivation is frequently sufficient to induce optimal PCR, even without appropriate contractual provisions or legal intervention.

We suggest several normative implications. First, legal intervention that …

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, February 12, 2006

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

Task One: Moving Dublin Core To Marc, Margaret Mering, Charity K. Martin, Judith Wolfe

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: White Papers

Problem: Currently we catalog architecture slides in both MARC and ContentDM (Dublin Core)

Questions: How can we catalog items in ContentDM and then load the data into IRIS in a MARC format with appropriate URL to access the actual images?
Also, how can we move catalog records and URLS from IRIS to ContentDM without a great deal of clean up?

Charge: Design and test a process for moving data from ContentDM to IRIS and from IRIS to ContentDM.

Annual Report Of Nebraska's Reading First, Guy Trainin

Institutional Repository Information

Thi report summarizes the results of the first year of the Reading First Initiative in Nebraska. Results show that teachers and schools have made a real effort to change. Student performance in the earlier grades has shown great promise for the following years, however, growth in fluency and comprehension in grades 2 and 3 were not as impressive and require additional attention. Overall, students make at least a year’s progress in most schools and most demographic groups. Schools can make much better use of the data they were collecting and need further direction in this area The assessment results were …

Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality Or Restricting Competition?, Morris M. Kleiner

Upjohn Press

This book reveals the impacts of occupational licensing on the economies of the United States and several EU countries. Kleiner provides a thorough examination of the costs and benefits of occupational licensing (OL). He offers an explanation for the growth of OL, defines the winners and losers in terms of earnings and the quality of services provided by licensees, compares the differing labor market and price impacts of OL in the United States and Europe, provides evidence on the overall net impacts of OL for society, and offers policy alternatives to OL.

Spartan Daily, February 9, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 9

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Coulter, Amber. George Bush’s Budget Proposes More Pell Funding
• Brandenburg, Katie. Gary Ransdell, Student Government Association Discuss Fee
• McNamara, Andrew. Final Location Chosen for Student Publications – Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Center, Vera Guthrie
• Gibson, Adam. Students Attend Services in Downing University Center – Hillvue Heights Baptist Church
• Coulter, Amber. Insurance Plan Causes Concern
• Rally Alley a Plus – Baseball
• Hudson, Travis. Pep Band is Valuable to Volleyball Lady Tops
• Armstrong, Travis. Diddle Fans are Impressive
• Hazelwood, Rebecca. Student Returns from Real World
• McNamara, Andrew. Schneider …

Differential Item Functioning In Asian-Americans On The Stanford-Binet Standardization Fifth Edition Verbal Subtests, Sheri L. Cardoza

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

This research examined the Standardization Edition of the Stanford-Binet, Fifth Edition (SB5), in order to assess the cultural validity of items using an index of differential item functioning (DIF) among Asian American and White/Caucasian American children. Archival data, obtained from the SB5 publisher, was used to determine DIF of items for the 101 Asian American and 200 White/Caucasian American children, ages 4-18. Potential bias was determined through the use of partial correlation. A significant correlation between item and an ethnicity code (with overall ability partialed out) indicated that, in general, one group performed better on a particular item than the …

Exploring The Impact Of Rural And Urban Settings On Therapist Self-Disclosure, Katie Pierson Fruhauff

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

There has been a significant amount of research that addresses the topic of therapist self-disclosure. Issues such as what to disclose, when to disclose, the ethics of therapist disclosure, and the benefits and harm of therapist self-disclosure have been debated over the years. How self-disclosure varies among therapists has also been a focus of research. Unlike the area of self-disclosure, research on rural practice is a new and expanding field of research and there is great need for more research in this area. The hypothesis of this study proposes that therapist self-disclosure varies by setting; that rural therapists are more …

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V. 70 - N/A - Feb 9, 2006

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number n/a - Valentine's Day Issue - February 9, 2006. 8 pages.

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 16 - Feb 9, 2006

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 16 - February 9, 2006. 24 pages.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 44, February 9, 2006

Central Florida Future

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 40, No. 41, February 9, 2006, Grand Valley State University

Volume 40, July 14, 2005 - June 15, 2006

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the February 8, 2006 meeting.

Spartan Daily, February 8, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 8

The Anchor, Volume 119.14: February 8, 2006, Hope College

The Anchor: 2006

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Prospectus, February 8, 2006, Patrick Pfingsten, Suzanna Winans, Donna Mayer, Dylan Heath, Larry V. Gilbert, Kyle Kroha, Jon Volkman, Erik Pheifer, Jake Mcgill

Prospectus 2006

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, February 08, 2006, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

A Qualitative Study Of The Supports Women Find Most Beneficial When Dealing With A Spouse's Sexually Addictive Or Compulsive Behaviors, Jill Christine Manning

Theses and Dissertations

While not included in the diagnostic classifications of sexual disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), sexual addictions and compulsivities are increasingly being encountered by mental health professionals, and the field of sexual addictions is gaining wider acceptance (Delmonico & Carnes, 1999; Garos, 1997). Research shows the majority of people struggling with sexual addictions and compulsivities involving the Internet are married, heterosexual males (Cooper, Delmonico, & Burg, 2000), and that women who are married to these men are directly impacted by this problem (Schneider, 2000b). Although there is research on many issues relating to wives of …

Managing An Agricultural Business In A Risky Environment, H. Douglas Jose

Cornhusker Economics

What is Risk? Risk is a possible adverse event that has the potential to interfere with a business entity’s financial stability or its ability to achieve its mission. Risk can also have a positive outcome. Srategic planning is the process of selecting the plan that will overcome the possible negative impact and convert risks into opportunities.

Spartan Daily, February 7, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 7

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 26 [30], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Arrest Made in Arson Case – Robert Martin
• Hupman, Samantha. Students ‘Up ‘til Dawn’ for Charity’ – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Coulter, Amber. Investigation Accounts for Money
• Coulter, Amber. Gary Ransdell Asks House for More Money
• Richardson, Kelly. Woman Alleges Rape at Sigma Nu House Party
• McNamara, Andrew. Vending Machines Sell New Treat – flash drives
• OK Lawsuit – Kentucky Affordable Prepaid Tuition Program
• Pursley, Jonathan. Apologies from Middle Tennessee State University
• Osborne, Jenni – College Heights Herald Editorial was Wrong – …

Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Agenda for February 7, 2006 meeting.

Children's Tv Commercials: A Review Of Research, Anees A. Sheikh, V. Kanti Prasad, Tanniru R. Rao

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Where Is The Proper Balance? Public Access To Government Information In An Era Of Concern Over National Security, James T. Shaw

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

My goal today is not to tell you precisely where the proper balance is, because that can only be worked out in democratic interplay among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of our governments. That process is awkward, halting, and sometimes maddening; but I continue to have great faith in the wisdom of our Founders, who perceived that checks and balances would over time prove a guarantor of our liberties. We must always remember that the Founders deliberately structured the Federal government so that it could never be too efficient. Recall that Benito Mussolini made great progress in making the …