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Of Accessibility And Applicability: How Heat-Related Primes Affect Belief In “Global Warming” And “Climate Change”, Jonathon P. Schuldt, Sungjong Roh

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Research shows that exposure to heat-related cues (e.g., warm temperatures, “fry” and “boil”) influences the belief that global warming exists and poses a serious threat to humans. Drawing on social-cognitive principles of concept accessibility and applicability, we hypothesized that these effects may depend on how the issue is framed, given that heat-related concepts are more compatible with “global warming” than “climate change.” Exploring this possibility, we asked campus passersby about their belief in global warming or climate change shortly after a real-life unseasonably cold weather event (i.e., snowfall during Spring; Study 1). A controlled Web experiment …

Should Las Vegas Pursue Establishing An Online Gaming Cluster? An Exploratory Study, Laimonas Gubista

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The purpose of this research was to determine whether (1) clustering benefits cities, (2) Las Vegas is a cluster of the worldwide gaming industry, and (3) online gaming cluster is forming in Las Vegas in spite of unfavorable business environment. The exploratory study should be useful to lawmakers and business leaders in shaping Nevada’s future. It could provide essential information focusing on whether Las Vegas should actively pursue an online gaming cluster.

The New Capitalism: Asia And The Future Of Business, Government, And Society, Ann Florini, Bindu Sharma

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

To have a conversation, the appropriate language is needed. The language is just starting to emerge in both Asia and the West for one of the most important conversations the world is now having—the discussion about the future of business and capitalism. Thailand’s King Bhumibol refers to the sufficiency economy. Harvard’s Michael Porter speaks of shared value. Ellen MacArthur’s eponymous foundation supports the transition to the circular economy. John Elkington proposes breakthrough capitalism. Bhutan’s call to measure progress by gross national happiness (GNH), rather than the narrow metric of gross domestic product (GDP), is now attracting attention around the globe. …

2014 May, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for May of 2014.

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditures And Economic Contribution: 2013, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the economic contributions, expenditures, and average daily spending of nonresident visitors to Montana during 2013.

Adapting An American Non-Profit Model To An International For-Profit Model: A Case Study Of Clean The World Business Model In Hong Kong, Yun Guan

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The non-profit sector in the United States had grown at a fast pace in the recent decades, partially as a result of the economic development and the influence of social and political factors. By pursuing mission rather other bottom line, nonprofit organizations faced fierce competition for government grants and private donations. Limited financial resources constrained their efforts to create social and environmental value. The emerging hybrid nonprofit business model offered a new approach for nonprofits to pursuing self-sustainable development both domestically and internationally. However, adapting a unique American nonprofit model into an international for-profit model could be challenging because of …

Media Frames And Cognitive Accessibility: What Do "Global Warming" And "Climate Change" Evoke Partisan Minds?, Jonathon P. Schuldt, Sungjong Roh

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Decades of research demonstrate that how the public thinks about a given issue is affected by how it is framed by the media. Typically, studies of framing vary how an issue is portrayed (often, by altering the text of written communication) and compare subsequent beliefs, attitudes, or preferences—taking a framing effect as evidence that a media frame (or frame in communication) instantiated a particular audience frame (or frame in thought). Less work, however, has attempted to measure frames in thought directly, which may illuminate cognitive mechanisms that underlie framing effects. In this vein, we describe a Web experiment (n = …

Exploring The Neighborhood Preferences Of A Segment Of Millennials In Omaha, Nebraska, Aaron Kloke

Community and Regional Planning Program: Professional Projects

In 2010, Millennials, or those between 18 and 34, surpassed the Baby Boomers in population size. Today, Millennials, also known as Generation Y, make up over 25 percent of the United States’ population. In Omaha, they make up 26.9 percent of the population. The next largest generation in Omaha, the Baby Boomers, make for 19.2 percent of the population. Clearly, this emerging demographic has the ability to change the way we create and design our built environment if it so chooses.

To review how this generation may choose to change the way we design our future neighborhoods, national trends were …

Major League Baseball's Antitrust Exemption And The Impact Of The Curt Flood Act, Gina Scalzo

Senior Honors Theses

For many years, professional baseball has enjoyed a privileged antitrust exemption apart from other professional sports. With the passing of the Curt Flood Act in 1998 this exemption was removed; however, the act may not be as influential as it seems. Court rulings were prominent in initiating and maintaining the antitrust exemption for professional baseball. These include the Supreme Court Trilogy, especially the case of Curt Flood, a baseball player who fought against the reserve clause system which limited his and other players’ employment options. Collective bargaining as well as arbitration became dominant in professional baseball labor relations under the …

Walt Disney And The Propaganda Complex: Government Funded Animation And Hollywood Complicity During Wwii, Amanda Cunningham

Graduate Research Symposium (2010 - 2017)

Walt Disney’s work as an animator during World War II had a measurable impact on culture and in the development of government produced messages. It is important to examine this understudied area of Disney’s life and his studio’s efforts to produce wartime training and propaganda films during WWII. Government agencies, including the U.S. Treasury, contracted Disney to produce 32 animated shorts between 1941 and 1945 (Gabler, 2007).

Employing a semiotic approach of cinema, this study focuses on the cartoons The New Spirit (1942), Der Fuehrer’s Face (1943) and Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi (1943). While American wartime …

The Role Of Self Concept In Consumer Behavior, Marisa Toth

Graduate Research Symposium (2010 - 2017)

Understanding the processes that underlie consumer behavior has become an increasingly important area of research, especially for businesses and marketers. One of the most commonly studied variables believed to impact consumer behavior is self-concept.

The purpose of the current study is to examine the influence of self-concept in consumer behavior and identify factors that influence the relationship. Specifically, what is the relationship between different aspects of the self-concept and the consumption of publicly and privately consumed luxuries and necessities? Furthermore, how will this relationship be affected by the level of self-monitoring an individual displays?

Blue And Orange Lunch Line, Donald Riger

College of Business and Economics Presentations

The fall 2013 section of Supply Chain Management 420-Creating Sustainable Goods and Services, taught by Dr. Tom Gattiker, completed a group project using the Green Breakthrough process which is based on Design Thinking. The assignment for this portion of the course was a written proposal for a product or service that:

– Is highly innovative, not incremental

– Meets a customer (e.g. student, faculty) need

– Has a significant environmental benefit

– Related to the BSU / our campus

– Customer facing

– Could be implemented at BSU (or nearby) within one year

I was a member of team 2 …

Reinforcing The Safety Net: A Collaborative Survey With The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, Heather Macindoe, Lindsay Morgia, Erynn Herman

Office of Community Partnerships Posters

The more than 35,000 nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts employ 20% of the state’s workforce and serve as a vital part of the social safety net. Many of these organizations face challenges concerning fiscal sustainability. Funding often covers current services with little surplus to address organizational capacity issues. Successful public-nonprofit partnerships are key to building a resilient nonprofit sector. This study contributes to the nonprofit sector’s knowledge of how best to engage with policymakers at the state and local level.

Unintended Consequences: Lessons Learned When Starting A Logistics & Transportation Doctoral Program, Stephen M. Rutner, C. David Shephard, Paige S. Rutner

Journal of Transportation Management

Many universities evaluate the costs and benefits of academic programs. An important decision is whether to offer a doctoral degree. Most articles and academics focus on the numerous benefits of a doctoral program. While many of the benefits that can stem from a doctoral program are summarized in this manuscript, the primary purpose is to highlight some of the hidden costs to creating and operating a doctoral program. The authors use their experience in developing a doctoral program in Logistics and Transportation to illustrate many of these potentially hidden costs. This should provide academics and administrators with better information to …

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

Tls Newsletter Volume 8, Edition 7. April, 2014, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

Inside the newsletter: TLS meeting with bingo and club elections on April 9th. Upcoming events and TLS President's Corner. A review of the year in pictures. Get to know TLS Adviser Lynn Brown. CTL Certification: What you need to know before you graduate. Life after graduation with Shauna Tekula

From Altruism To Investment: Venture Philanthropy And Its Impact On Shared Governance At Liberal Arts Colleges, Joshua D. Merchant

Dissertations

Competition for philanthropic dollars has escalated in recent years, particularly in higher education. A new type of charitable giving – venture philanthropy – has emerged and is impacting both educational policy and practice. Venture philanthropy involves donors using business models, championed practices of venture capitalists, and decision making procedures to drive their philanthropy and ongoing engagement with organizations they support.

Venture philanthropy has the potential to improve the financial vitality of colleges and universities. However, it also poses significant questions to the academy as more colleges and universities engage with donors who embrace its tenets. The primary research question seeks …

Looking To Quit? Recruiting Community College Students Into An Online Smoking Cessation Study, Michael R. Dunn

MPA Capstone Projects 2006 - 2015

The Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention (WATI), a research team from the University of Rochester, has been recruiting research subjects from community college campuses since 2012. Recruitment has proved to be difficult for the team and has slowed the progress of the research project. WATI is seeking to recruit community college students into a smoking cessation study. The WATI team relies upon the help of champions (representatives) at the participating community colleges to facilitate local recruitment efforts. This capstone project seeks to discover effective and ineffective recruitment methods which have been used by the champions at the participating community colleges.

Institutionalizing Industrial Development: The Cases Of Ireland And Taiwan, Paul Donnelly

Conference papers

Both Ireland and Taiwan are considered to have experienced “economic miracles” that, ex ante, could not have been predicted when the two countries started along the road of industrial development in the late 1940s / early 1950s through to the end of the 1960s. Taking the view that industrial development does not appear as a ready formed institution, as an essence that always-already existed, what is of interest in this paper is the work of institutionalizing or institutionalization as an on-going process. Accordingly, and through the lens of actor-network theory (ANT), the paper follows how both countries structured/organized themselves to …

مسار التنمية البشرية في العراق, حيدر حسين عذافة

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

المستخلص: احتل مفهوم التنمية البشرية مساحة كبيرة من التفكير على المستوى الدولي واصبحت هدفاً تصبوا اليه كل الشعوب ومضمار للتسابق بينهما، على العكس من الفترة السابقة من القرن الماضي خلال الخمسينيات منه فقد ركزت على المعيار الكمي عن طريق التأكيد على زيادة الناتج المحلي الاجمالي بمعدلات تفوق معدل النمو السكاني، الا ان الواقع اثبت خلاف ذلك فقد يزداد معدل الدخل الفردي بمعدلات مرتفعة، الا انه لا يعني ارتفاع في معدلات التنمية، عليه اصبح التركيز على رأس المال البشري يمثل المنعطف الاساس في عملية التغيير، واصبح مفهوم التنمية البشرية اليوم مفهوماً واسعاً ولا تعتمد على مؤشر واحد فحسب كما هو عليه …

التنبؤ بالتعثر المالي لشركات الاستثمار باستعمال النسب المالية لنموذج Kida وأثرها على Eps : دراسة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية, سالم صلال راهي الحسناوي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تهدف الدراسة إلى استعمال النسب المالية لنموذج Kida للتنبؤ بالتعثر المالي لشركات الاستثمار المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية ، إضافة إلى التعرف على مدى العلاقة الإحصائية لتلك النسب على ربحية السهم الواحد EPS لتلك الشركات . استعملت الدراسة الأساليب الإحصائية الوصفية ، بالإضافة إلى نموذج الانحدارالمتعدد لتحليل البيانات واختبار الفرضيات ، شمل النموذج على عدد من المتغيرات المستقلة والتي تمثلت في نسب الربحية والرافعة والسيولة والنشاط . بناءا على بيانات (8) شركات مساهمة ولثلاث سنوات ، دلت نتائج هذه الدراسة على قدرة الشركات على الاستمرار وابتعادها عن التعثر المالي ، كما أكدت الدراسة على أن نسبتي الربحية (العائد على …

إبداعية الإدارة العامة بحث مداخل تحديث بيئة المنظمات العامة, منى حيدر عبد الجبار الطائي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يمثل الفهم الصحيح لادوار وأشكال الادارات العامة في سعيها لإنجاز الأهداف تلبية للاحتياجات المجتمعية عبر مؤسساتها العامة ، بعداً إستراتيجياً في الأداء الفعال والكفء لهذه الادارات ، وقد كان للتطورات الحاصلة في البيئة الخارجية دوراً مؤثرا أسهم في دفع العديد من الدول لإعادة النظر في أجهزتها الإدارية العامة لتحسين مقدرتها على مواجهة التغيرات المتسارعة والتوجه نحو اعتماد مداخل واستراتيجيات إبداعية حديثة في العمل الإداري لضمان النجاح والتفوق المستمر. ويمكن القول أن نجاح جهود الاصلاح والإبداع تعتمد بشكل كبير على درجة الانسجام والتوافق بين المداخل والتقنيات الجديدة اللازمة لتحقيق التحديث الإداري, يستعرض هذا البحث اهم مداخل إبداع الإدارة العامة اللازمة للتطوير …

Jpmorgan Chase, Bank Of America, Wells Fargo, And The Mortgage Crisis Of 2008, Lauren Berkshire Hearit

Open Access Theses

The practice of financial public relations is widespread in the field of public relations, but there is little research concerning the practice of financial public relations. In response to the call for additional research on financial public relations, this paper will examine the intersections of financial public relations, issue management, and organizational communication. Specifically, this project will explore how contemporary issue management requires companies to maintain their actional and institutional legitimacy. ^ Following the Financial Crisis of 2008, major banks such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo attempted to rebuild stakeholder and shareholder trust in the American …

Consumer Perceptions Of Child-Friendly Shaped Healthy Fruit And Vegetable Snacks, Selena Lauren Baker

Open Access Theses

Fruits and vegetables (FV) are widely recognized as healthful foods by the public, and most individuals are aware of dietary guidance recommendations to consume more FV. However, actual consumption of FV has been and continues to be low in the United States and many other countries, despite public health efforts to change this trend. The sub-optimal intake of FV among children and adolescents is of particular concern due to high nutrient requirements for proper growth and development during these life stages. Fruit and vegetable intake patterns in childhood have been shown to track into later life and may affect individuals' …

Distortions In The Measurement Of The Efficiency Of Financial Leverage Strategies In The Airline Industry When Operating Leases Are Ignored, Carl A. Sheraga, Paul Caster

Journal of Transportation Management

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board have set forth a proposal requiring companies to capitalize operating leases and include them as assets and liabilities on their balance sheets. The proposal is motivated by the fact that current methods accounting for operating leases hide a great deal of off-book leverage and thus are misleading to investors. Such a change would have a significant impact on the U.S. airline industry where aircraft and property operating leases are quite prevalent. This study utilizes an in-depth strategic management perspective in examining how well U.S. airlines pursue optimization strategies with …

The 6th Mode Of Transportation, Robert O. Walton

Journal of Transportation Management

The five modes of freight transportation are normally characterized as motor carriers, railroads, airlines, water carriers, and pipelines. This paper will attempt to position the Internet as the sixth mode of transportation. This paper compares the strengths and weaknesses of the traditional five modes of transportation against the proposed 6th mode of the Internet. Without including the Internet as a mode of transportation, and tracking the economic value that it adds to the economy, the economic impact of the Internet as a mode is not considered. The recommendation of this study is that the Internet should be added to the …

An Examination Of Ethical Standards And Behaviors In Transportation Brokerage, John Drea, James T. Kenny

Journal of Transportation Management

The manuscript examines individual ethical decision making for common scenarios faced by transportation brokers, including unauthorized double brokering, booking and bouncing, and a failure to disclose all terms to a shipper. The results indicate significant discrepancies between what actions a broker would engage, what brokers perceive that others in the same industry would do, and what industry leaders perceive to be ethical.

أثر نظم المعلومات المحاسبيه على القوائم المالية في ترشيد القرارات الإدارية للمؤسسات الحكومية دراسة تطبيقية لعينة من المؤسسات الحكومية, محمد سمير دهيرب

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى بيان وتحليل دور النظام المحاسبي الحكومي اللامركزي المطبق في المؤسسات الحكومية في إنتاج المعلومات المحاسبية ذات الكفاءة والفعالية للوفاء بالاحتياجات الإدارية اللازمة لترشيد القرارات الإدارية لهذه المؤسسات , ولتحقيق هدف الدراسة اعتمد الباحث في جمع البيانات المتعلقة بالموضوع على الأدبيات والدراسات ذات الصلة والتي شكلت الجانب النظري للدراسة , إما الجانب العملي فقد اعتمد على استمارات الاستبانة التي تم تصميمها لتحقيق أهداف الدراسة وبعدد (36) استبانة وزعت على (7) مؤسسات حكومية , وقام الباحث بإجراء التحليلات اللازمة واختبار فرضيات الدراسة , وتوصلت الدراسة إلى مجموعة من الاستنتاجات والتوصيات كان أهمها, تعتمد الإدارات الحكومية على تعليمات النظام …

الخصخصة في الإسلام… رؤية اقتصادية, خولة رشيج حسن

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

الملخص يعد موضوع الخصخصة من المواضيع المهمة التي أخذت أهميتها بالتزايد في الآونة الأخيرة نظرا لارتباط هذا الموضوع بالأزمات الاقتصادية التي تتعرض لها البلدان المختلفة والإصلاح الاقتصادي الذي يترتب عليها. ويرتبط موضوع الخصخصة بالدور الاقتصادي للدولة وبالتالي النظام الاقتصادي المتبع، اذ أن إحداث تطور في الاتجاهات الدولية نحو هذا النظام او ذاك وبالتالي تطور في اتجاه الدولة يحتم على الخصخصة أن تكون تطور طبيعي يتبع ذلك التغيير وهذا مغاير لما هو عليه في النظام الاقتصادي الإسلامي، إذ أن دور الدولة وما يرتبط به من أمور يحددها الخالق في القران وكذلك السنة الشريفة. وعلى ذلك وطبقا لهذه التعاليم القرآنية والسنة النبوية …

دور الدولة في التنميــة الاقتصادية ومبــررات الخصخصة في الاقتصادات النامية, مليحــة جبار عبــد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

بدأ استعمال كلمة الخصخصة((Privatization)) في المملكة المتحدة في بداية عقد الثمانينات. وبالنسبة لحداثة مفهوم الخصخصة، فلا يوجد تعريف محدد لها في قواميس اللغة الإنكليزية، وسرعان ما انتقل مفهوم الخصخصة إلى الدول المتقدمة والنامية والتي طبقت أساليب وطرق مختلفة للخصخصة0 وطبقاً لذلك فان الخصخصة ليشمل عدة أساليب ومستويات طبقت في الدول المتقدمة والنامية. فهنالك عدد من الكتاب يتحدثون عن الخصخصة المؤثرة ((Effective Privatization))، وهذه تشمل بالنسبة لهم كافة أساليب ووسائل الخصخصة التي تنهي ملكية الدولة كلياً أو جزئياً وتحول الأصول كلياً أو جزئياً للقطاع الخاص، حيث يحدث في هذه الأساليب تحول الملكية ((Transfer of Ownership )). وهناك عدد آخر من الكتاب …