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Industry structure, competitive strategy, and firm-specific intangibles as determinants of business unit performance towards an integrative model
(1994)
Determinants of business performance have been a major focus of research in the disciplines of marketing, strategic management and industrial organization economics during the last two decades. An examination of prior ...
The differential effects of incentives and monitoring on earnings management at the time of a CEO change
(1993)
In recent years, chief executive officer (CEO) compensation levels have become increasingly earnings-based. This has provided a potential opportunity for CEOs to manage earnings in order to affect their own compensation ...
Estimating the relationship between dietary intake and food frequency questionnaires
(1992)
In many nutritional studies the probability of obtaining a certain disease is believed to be related to a certain predictor variable. In order to test for the relationship between the predictor variable and the disease it ...
Variables associated with the underrepresentation of women at the rank of director of pharmacy service positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs
(1992)
The purpose of this study was to identify variables associated with the underrepresentation of women in director of pharmacy positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A survey instrument was developed and ...
Interbasinal cyclostratigraphic correlation of Milankovitch band transgressive - regressive cycles : correlation of Desmoinesian - Missourian strata between SE Arizona (Horquilla Limestone) and the midcontinent of North America (Cherokee - Lower Kansas City Groups)
(1993)
The cyclic pattern of deposition in the Horquilla Limestone of southeastern Arizona resulted from glacio-eustatic sea-level fluctuations with periodicities within the Milankovitch band. The depositional surface fluctuated ...
Job satisfaction : a synthesis of research in the Educational Administration Quarterly
(1993)
This inquiry synthesized empirical findings on job satisfaction published in the first 26 volumes of the Educational Administration Quarterly (EAQ). A 14- stage model was designed and validated to classify, record, and ...
Over a barrel : government influence and mergers and acquisitions in the petroleum industry : the case of Sun Oil Company, 1938- 1980
(1993)
This dissertation examines the nature of government business relations, as perceived by the owners and managers of the Sun Oil Company, a large integrated oil and gas producer, transporter, refiner, and marketer. Sun has ...
A predictive model of innovation and internationalization : an empirical study of U.S. construction firms
(1992)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptual process of top managers of U.S. construction firms and to examine its relationship with organizational commitment to innovation and internationalization. Top ...
The importance of the functions of management in the tasks of principals of exemplary schools
(1992)
The critical role of the principal in leading effective schools is well established in the research base. There continues to be a pervasive, important, and multifaceted need for personnel evaluations in educational ...
The portrayal of Hispanic males and females in Spanish foreign language textbooks used by eight major American universities for instruction of first year students
(1994)
This study was designed to analyze the portrayal of Hispanic males and females in Spanish foreign language textbooks used by eight major American universities for instruction of first year Spanish. This was possible by ...