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On The Orthodox Nature Of Heterodox Income Distribution Theory, Ross A. Nichols Jan 2013

On The Orthodox Nature Of Heterodox Income Distribution Theory, Ross A. Nichols

Gettysburg Economic Review

The goal of this paper is to show that orthodox and heterodox theories of personal income distribution developed in the mid-twentieth century are effectively identical, despite their claims to the contrary. While segmented labor market theory contends that neoclassical theories of personal income distribution, such as human capital theory, ignore the impact of social institutions on the labor market, human capital theory actually implicitly incorporates them. Social institutions are, therefore, just as important in the orthodox approach to personal income distribution. Yet, while this is the case, the heterodox perspective is valuable because of the stress it places on social …

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2013-2014. Catalog., Hope College Jan 2013

2013-2014. Catalog., Hope College

Hope College Catalogs

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Profiles Of Michigan. (2012). Millerton, Ny: Grey House Publishers., Kevin Mcdonough Jan 2013

Profiles Of Michigan. (2012). Millerton, Ny: Grey House Publishers., Kevin Mcdonough

Faculty Works

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Bell, S. S. (2009). Librarian's Guide To Online Searching (2nd Ed.). Santa Barbara, Ca: Libraries Unlimited [Book Review], Kevin Mcdonough Jan 2013

Bell, S. S. (2009). Librarian's Guide To Online Searching (2nd Ed.). Santa Barbara, Ca: Libraries Unlimited [Book Review], Kevin Mcdonough

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Lipinski, T. A. (2013). Librarian's Legal Companion For Licensing Information Resources And Services. Chicago, Il: Neal-Schuman/American Library Association, Kevin Mcdonough Jan 2013

Lipinski, T. A. (2013). Librarian's Legal Companion For Licensing Information Resources And Services. Chicago, Il: Neal-Schuman/American Library Association, Kevin Mcdonough

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United States Department Of Transportation (2012). United States Department Of Transportation [E-Resource Review], Kevin Mcdonough Jan 2013

United States Department Of Transportation (2012). United States Department Of Transportation [E-Resource Review], Kevin Mcdonough

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Allen, E. J. B. (2012). Historical Dictionary Of Skiing. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow [Book Review], Kevin Mcdonough Jan 2013

Allen, E. J. B. (2012). Historical Dictionary Of Skiing. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow [Book Review], Kevin Mcdonough

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Cornell Lab Of Ornithology. (2013). All About Birds [E-Resource Review], Kevin Mcdonough Jan 2013

Cornell Lab Of Ornithology. (2013). All About Birds [E-Resource Review], Kevin Mcdonough

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Ape Autonomy? Social Norms And Moral Agency In Other Species, Kristin Andrews Jan 2013

Ape Autonomy? Social Norms And Moral Agency In Other Species, Kristin Andrews

Moral Standing and Animal Rights Collection

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Electoral Systems And Congressional Malfeasance: Comparing Brazilian Senators And Deputies In The Supreme Court Cases (English Version), Taeko Hiroi Jan 2013

Electoral Systems And Congressional Malfeasance: Comparing Brazilian Senators And Deputies In The Supreme Court Cases (English Version), Taeko Hiroi

Departmental Papers (PS)

This article contributes to our understanding of the relationship between electoral systems and legislative malfeasance by examining personal vote, district magnitude, and electoral accountability. Studies emphasizing individual responsibility argue that personal-vote electoral systems promote good performance by elected politicians and constrain their malfeasance by enabling voters to identify, monitor, and hold responsible individual politicians. Another strand of the literature claims that large district magnitude ensures the availability of good politicians and electoral competition, which reduce malfeasance. At first glance, personal-vote systems with relatively large magnitude districts, such as open-list proportional representation, appear to combine the beneficial attributes of the electoral …

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The Recasting Of Twenty-First-Century Germany: An Opportunity Of Crisis, Gaspare Genna Jan 2013

The Recasting Of Twenty-First-Century Germany: An Opportunity Of Crisis, Gaspare Genna

Departmental Papers (PS)

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Football Media Guide 2013, Indiana State University Jan 2013

Football Media Guide 2013, Indiana State University

Intercollegiate Athletics

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Building Up A Community By Empowering Disadvantaged Youth, Sophia De Quattro Jan 2013

Building Up A Community By Empowering Disadvantaged Youth, Sophia De Quattro

Service-Learning | Student Scholarship

When you enter the grounds of Marin County Community School (MCCS), you see security patrolling the premises. The students may be on probation, house arrest, or have general behavior issues deemed unfit for regular public school. High-risk youth in Marin County generally are referred to MCCS, an alternative education facility, in hopes of providing the student a second chance to earn a high school diploma and a better future. MCCS, located in San Rafael, California provides an educational program geared towards intensive instruction in English/Language Arts and Mathematics with a focus on developing pro-social skills through the integration of services …

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Editor's Note, Randy Richardson Jan 2013

Editor's Note, Randy Richardson

National Forensic Journal

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New York Neighborhoods Fight Land Grabs: Public Parks Going To Professional Teams, Donovan Finn Jan 2013

New York Neighborhoods Fight Land Grabs: Public Parks Going To Professional Teams, Donovan Finn

School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences Faculty Publications

In the diverse New York City borough of Queens, local activists banded together in the early 2000's to fight back against a trio of city-led urban development projects intended to provide public parkland to private real estate developers.

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Guide To The Hall Of Black Achievement Collection, 1987-2011, Orson Kingsley Jan 2013

Guide To The Hall Of Black Achievement Collection, 1987-2011, Orson Kingsley

Archives & Special Collections Finding Aids

The Massachusetts Hall of Black Achievement (HOBA) was founded in 1987 with a mission of “to discover, detail, and disclose the significant achievements and contributions of people of color.” Each year a heritage celebration was held to posthumously induct historical figures into the Hall of Black Achievement that made significant contributions to society or within their fields. A painted portrait of each inductee is on display in the Maxwell Library. Material in the collection includes programs from inaugurations, promotional material, biographical information on the members honored by HOBA, DVD's and VHS tapes of past inaugurations, and some objects.

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Analysis Of The Scale Of Parenting And Life Functioning Using The Rasch Measurement Model, Laricia Longworth-Reed Jan 2013

Analysis Of The Scale Of Parenting And Life Functioning Using The Rasch Measurement Model, Laricia Longworth-Reed

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the current study was to examine dimensionality, reliability, invariance, targeting, scale use and functioning of items across subgroups for a sample of 278 on the Scale of Parenting and Life Functioning (SPLF). Analysis was conducted using a Rasch partial credit model. Overall, the SPLF showed good overall fit to the model. Unidimensionality of the scale was supported in the analysis, with over 60% of the raw variance explained by the measure. Item fit also provided evidence that the items fit the model. Scale categories displayed clear monotonicity. No differential item functioning was found for mother's age, race/ethnicity, …

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Ptsd, Depression, And Substance Abuse Symptoms In Women Exposed To Intimate Partner Abuse, Claire L. Hebenstreit Jan 2013

Ptsd, Depression, And Substance Abuse Symptoms In Women Exposed To Intimate Partner Abuse, Claire L. Hebenstreit

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The present study explores relationships among several established correlates of trauma in women exposed to intimate partner abuse (IPA), including PTSD, depression, and dissociation symptoms as well as alcohol use as well as other trauma-related variables, such as social support and violence exposure. Two analysis methods were utilized: variable-oriented methods, which examine relationships between variables, and person-oriented analysis methods, which examine groupings of participants within a larger sample (N = 233). Results of the variable-oriented analyses indicated positive links among depression, PTSD, dissociation, and alcohol use in women exposed to IPA, as well as positive links between the aforementioned …

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Modeling Your College Library After A Commercial Bookstore? The Hong Kong Design Institute Library Experience, Patrick Lo, Dickson C.W. Chiu, Wilson Chu Jan 2013

Modeling Your College Library After A Commercial Bookstore? The Hong Kong Design Institute Library Experience, Patrick Lo, Dickson C.W. Chiu, Wilson Chu

Staff Publications

The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) is a leading design education institute in Hong Kong under the Vocational Training Council (VTC) group. Opened in September 2010, the HKDI Learning Resources Centre is a specialist library for the study of art and design. The mission of the HKDI Library is to support and promote the academic goals of the Institute, i.e., to prepare the students for professional careers; emphasize learning through a creative and interactive environment; meanwhile uphold a positively relaxing, and yet inviting environment that is very much similar to a commercial bookstore. In order to accomplish this, the HKDI …

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Time Horizon In German Management: Goal-Orientated Helix, Erich Hölter Jan 2013

Time Horizon In German Management: Goal-Orientated Helix, Erich Hölter

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

Business Planning can be viewed either from a long-term orientated perspective as strategic planning or from a short-term orientated perspective as operative planning. For both levels of planning, the factor of time is crucial with respect to a process-related analysis. This is especially captured in the four approaches to a continuous improvement process focusing on employees, on costs, on time, or on quality.

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Introduction: Steering The Cultural Dynamics, Yoshihisa Kashima, Emiko S. Kashima, Ruth Beatson Jan 2013

Introduction: Steering The Cultural Dynamics, Yoshihisa Kashima, Emiko S. Kashima, Ruth Beatson

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

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Social, Cultural, And Environmental Drivers Of International Students’ Fear Of Crime: A Cognitive Behavioral Perspective, Lin Xiong, Kosmas X. Smyrnios Jan 2013

Social, Cultural, And Environmental Drivers Of International Students’ Fear Of Crime: A Cognitive Behavioral Perspective, Lin Xiong, Kosmas X. Smyrnios

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

This investigation develops and tests an hypothesised Cognitive Behavioral Fear of Crime Model. Mass media reports of crimes against international students have raised public awareness, questions about racially-oriented victimization, and the need for appropriate preventative strategies. Drawing upon Culture Shock Theory, this study proposes that international students are a vulnerable group, showing elevated levels of fear of crime, perceived risk, and avoidance behaviors. Five-hundred and ninety-one international students across four universities participated in either an online or hardcopy questionnaire survey, the measures of which were adapted from related studies. Structural Equation Modelling demonstrates a nonrecursive relationship between perceived risk, fear …

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Work Motivation, Personality, And Culture: Comparing Australia And India, Trishita C. Mathew, Richard E. Hicks, Mark Bahr Jan 2013

Work Motivation, Personality, And Culture: Comparing Australia And India, Trishita C. Mathew, Richard E. Hicks, Mark Bahr

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

The influences of motivation and personality in relation to performance have been examined extensively in the research literature, but there has been only limited attention given to the influence of these facets on performance across cultures. There is an increasing use of international resources and alliances aimed at better economic management in many global companies, but more needs to be known about how cultural issues are related to individual motivation, personality and perceptions of performance. Moreover, there are several theories of motivation, but the transferability of these theories to different cultures has been questioned. Thus, a model of motivation, personality …

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Attitudes Towards Youth Suicide: A Comparison Between Italian, Indian And Australian Students, Erminia Colucci, Harry Minas Jan 2013

Attitudes Towards Youth Suicide: A Comparison Between Italian, Indian And Australian Students, Erminia Colucci, Harry Minas

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

There is a paucity of cross-cultural research on youth suicidal behaviour. An understanding of the cultural aspects of suicidal behaviour is essential for the development of culturally appropriate suicide prevention and intervention strategies. In this study, meanings, cultural representations, attitudes, values and beliefs regarding youth suicide were explored in 700 young Italians, Indians and Australians. Participants were University students (18-24 years old) from Italy, India and Australia. Participants had to be at least second generation, i.e. both they and their parents were born in the countries included in the study. Data collection was through completion of a questionnaire with structured …

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Nova Southeastern University 2013 Annual Report, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2013

Nova Southeastern University 2013 Annual Report, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Annual Reports

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Enhancing Bicycle And Pedestrian Education Through Curriculum And Faculty Development, Lynn Weigand Jan 2013

Enhancing Bicycle And Pedestrian Education Through Curriculum And Faculty Development, Lynn Weigand

TREC Final Reports

This project was intended to provide relevant curriculum on bicycle and pedestrian transportation that can be used by planning and engineering faculty to integrate these topics into their course offerings. We developed a module-based curriculum for bicycle and pedestrian planning and design that is current, relevant to practice, and adaptable for use in a variety of course offerings in engineering and planning departments. We also procured 33 new publications for the Millar Library to support coursework on this topic. In addition, a proposal to pilot a faculty development workshop was funded, allowing us to provide training and resources to transportation …

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The Student As Subaltern: Reconsidering The Role Of Student Life Material Collections At North American Universities, Jessica L. Wagner Jan 2013

The Student As Subaltern: Reconsidering The Role Of Student Life Material Collections At North American Universities, Jessica L. Wagner

Publications and Research

This article argues for college and university archivists to undertake advocacy and activism to better document student life. It discusses key shifts in archival and historical theory that supported an interest in collecting from a wide variety of people rather than just elites. Next, it describes recent archival scholarship on student life materials and considers the extent to which college and university archives are actively documenting the student experience via the collection of these materials. Analysis of the results of a survey of college and university archivists about the nature of these collections sheds further light on prevailing opinions of …

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O’Brien Studies The Origins Of The “Moron.”, Aldemaro Romero Jr. Jan 2013

O’Brien Studies The Origins Of The “Moron.”, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

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Roles Of Police, Military Change With Society, Aldemaro Romero Jr. Jan 2013

Roles Of Police, Military Change With Society, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

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The Search For "Strong Medicine": Pathways To Healthcare Development In Remote Nepal Using Gis, Catherine Lee Sanders, Kimber Haddix Mckay Jan 2013

The Search For "Strong Medicine": Pathways To Healthcare Development In Remote Nepal Using Gis, Catherine Lee Sanders, Kimber Haddix Mckay

Anthropology Faculty Publications

Nepalese agropastoralists’ confrontations with forces of change in the last generation have altered villagers’ abilities to gain access to health services, clean water, and nutrition in Humla District, Nepal. Development efforts and Nepal’s recent armed conflict, in particular, introduced novel technologies and ideologies that a subsection of villagers have responded to in a fashion that we did not expect. In this article, based on theories about the diffusion of innovation and risk, we argue that, together, villagers and other change agents have cocreated new contexts of vulnerability in the postconflict setting of rural Nepal, as observed in remote Humla District. …

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