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Taxation Of The Insurance Industry, Martin Grace, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

ECON Publications

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Taxation Of The Financial Services Industry, Martin Grace, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

ECON Publications

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Fiscal Decentralization, Macrostability, And Growth, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Robert M. Mcnab

ECON Publications

This paper examines how fiscal decentralization may influence economic growth. Previous research on this question has primarily focused on the potential direct relationship between decentralization and growth. In this paper, we also examine the potential indirect influence of decentralization on growth through its impact on macroeconomic stability. We find that decentralization may positively influence price stability in developed countries, though this impact is much less clear in developing and transitional countries. We also find some evidence suggesting that decentralization may directly and negatively affect economic growth in higher-income countries but that this effect is reduced through the indirect positive impact …

China’S Long March To Decentralization, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

ECON Publications

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Sequencing Fiscal Decentralization, Roy W. Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

ECON Publications

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Fiscal Federalism And Economic Reform In China, Roy W. Bahl, Jorge Martinez Vazquez

ECON Publications

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Another Paradise Lost? : A Case Study Of Nation Building In East Timor, Brendan Paul Mcshanag

Theses : Honours

This thesis examines the form of reconstruction intervention known as 'nation building', through a case study of the United Nations led operation in East Timor that began in 1999. It examines how the idea of the nation and statehood first arose, and how these ideals are still prevalent in modern nation building interventions. The thesis also examines the weaknesses and ambiguities that have become associated with nation building, and how such weaknesses have found a common thread through subsequent interventions The thesis then uses the case study of the intervention in East Timor, dividing the operation in to three stages; …

Implicit Theories Go Applied: Conception Of Ability At Work, Charles N. Thompson

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

Implicit theories have been extensively studied in educational psychology (e.g. Dweck, 1999; Dweck & Leggett, 1988). Implicit theories have been related to goal orientation, response to failure, attributional style and perception of effort. With a few exceptions (e.g. Heslin, Latham, & VandeWalle, 2005; Martocchio, 1994) the potential applicability of this research to industrial/organizational psychology has been largely ignored. The current study proposed a measure specifically designed to measure implicit theories about work, assessed its relationship to other implicit theory measures, and explored potential relationships with work domain antecedents. Scales assessing conception of ability at work, goal focus, perception of effort, …

Future Foreign Language Teachers' Social And Cognitive Collaboration In An Online Environment, Nike Arnold, Lara Ducate

Faculty Publications

Discussion boards provide an interactive venue where new and future language teachers can reflect, evaluate, solve problems or simply exchange ideas (e.g., Bonk, Hansen, Grabner-Hagen, Lazar, & Mirabelli, 1996; DeWert, Babinski, & Jones, 2003; Kumari, 2001; Pawan, Paulus, Yalcin, & Chang, 2003). In addition, encouraging future teachers to learn with technology before teaching with it allows them to become comfortable using various computer applications.

This article examines transcripts from a semester-long asynchronous discussion between foreign language methodology classes at two different universities. Social and cognitive presence in the discussions was analyzed using Garrison, Anderson, and Archer's Framework of a Community …

An Analysis Of School Library Media Centers In South Carolina Elementary And Middle Schools In 2005, John N. Olsgaard, Cynthia Barrilleaux Stockard

Student Publications

In Fall 2005 the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) requested that the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), University of South Carolina, analyze the data from a survey of school library media centers conducted by the SCDE for school year 2005. This report represents the product of that analysis. The authors wish to thank the Martha Alewine of the SCDE, Martha Taylor of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians, and the SLIS for supporting this study. The authors are solely responsible for the analysis and conclusions of this report. The analysis does not necessarily reflect the views …

An Organizational Analysis Of The Processing Services Division, Thomas Cooper Library, University Of South Carolina, Laura M. Ladwig, Kathleen Bonidy Mcevoy, Cynthia Barrilleaux Stockard

Student Publications

This report presents results of an organizational analysis conducted of the Processing Services Division of Thomas Cooper Library at the University of South Carolina. The authors reviewed a selection of the recent literature relevant to technical services. The authors also compiled and analyzed the recent history, organization structure, mission, goals, and objectives for Thomas Cooper Library and the Processing Services Division. The report presents results from twelve interviews with Division staff, management, and Library administration; an exploration of catalog use statistics; and a staff time allocation study. Recommendations were made regarding the organizational structure, incorporating a team approach, physical space …

The Medical Library Association's Professional Development Progam: A Look Back At The Way Ahead, Fred W. Roper

Faculty Publications

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South Carolina Goes Digital: The Creation And Development Of Usc’S Digital Activities Department, Kate F. Boyd, Douglas King

Faculty and Staff Publications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the University of South Carolina's Digital Activities Department's history and development.

Design/methodology/approach – This article recounts the development of the Digital Activities Department and examines local policies and procedures. In addition, the article discusses the fundamental issues of choosing a digital repository, creating metadata, and scanning images. The authors take a practical, in-depth approach in discussing their experiences.

Findings – After just a few years, the Library has launched the department and successfully provided online access to a growing number of digital collections. Collaboration has been the key element in …

Preindictment Prosecutorial Conduct In The Federal System Revisited, James F. Holderman, Charles B. Redfern

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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A Patient-Centered Approach To Health Care Fraud Recovery, Joan H. Krause

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Case Studies Of E-Commerce Adoption In Indonesian Smes: The Evaluation Of Strategic Use, Mira Kartiwi

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

The use of e-commerce in small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has become an important topic in information systems research. At present, there is a large number of well-documented benefits derived from e-commerce for small-medium enterprises (SMEs) both in theoretical and practical literature. Despite the enormous attention given to encourage SMEs to adopt e-commerce both by academics as well as governments, little research has been carried out in identifying strategies of e-commerce adoption for SMEs in developing countries, especially Indonesia. It is, therefore, the aim of this paper to understand the factors and combinations of factors that SMEs need to be considered …

The Airlines Efficiency Myth, G. Mickhail, Brian Murphy, E. Farrell

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

One of the emerging issues with the internationalisation of accounting in enabling the globalisation of markets is its implicit role in privileging the destabilising social effect of globalisation, which risks alienating emerging economies and contributing to global instability. Accountants’ preoccupation with measuring the efficient allocation of resources when reporting the financial position, only privileges the inherent ideal of market efficiency as the principal imperative to a firm’s survival in a global market. This focus on free-market efficiency, with its disregard for social and public policy implications, is an unmistakable endorsement of a fundamentalist brand of value free, reckless capitalism that …

Issues Relating To Designing A Work-Integrated Learning (Wil) Program In An Undergraduate Accounting Degree Program And Its Implications For The Curriculum, Indra Abeysekera

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

Work-integrated learning (WIL) programs are becoming popular with students, government, employers, and universities. A major benefit of a WIL program is the increased employability of students, and this matches well with the present trend whereby students expect a pay-off from their investment in education. Although WIL programs are more common in some profession-based undergraduate courses than others, they have not been frequently discussed in relation to accounting in the Australian context. This paper discusses issues related to designing a WIL program for an undergraduate accounting program in an Australian context. The importance of WIL programs in general is followed by …

Managing Human Capital In A Privately Owned Public Hotel Chain, Indra Abeysekera

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

This study analyses human capital (HC) management practices in a small privately owned public hotel group, in the context of intellectual capital (IC). Previous studies have highlighted how firms measure and report HC, however few studies have examined the HC management practices of firms. This study analyses these practices using multiple data methods – namely, observation, interaction with staff, examination of internal financial and management reports, and semi-structured case study interviews - on a continuous basis over a one-year period. The results of this study indicate that, through HC management practices, this group of hotels engaged in value extraction rather …

A Time Series For Business Profitability In Twentieth-Century Australia, David Merrett, Simon Ville

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

Australia has historical time series for a wide range of economic data covering most of the twentieth century. These include statistical information relating to national income, demography, prices, external trade, financial markets, and the government sector. However, we lack a long time series for business profits. We have calculations for some industries, especially banking, and national figures from 1985 using the IBIS database.

Overpowered: American Domination, Democracy And The Ethics Of Energy Consumption, Ruth Sample

The University Dialogue

The United States has used its overwhelming political and economic power to secure for itself a disproportionate share of the world’s non-renewable energy resources, most of which are located outside of our borders. We therefore produce a disproportionate amount of pollution, some of which affects people and ecosystems outside of our own borders.

New Journey For Western Scholar, Connie Foster

Connie Foster

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Rehabilitation After Brain Injury : Identifying Predictors Throughout Post Acute Rehabilitation, Elisabeth L. Bond

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the functional outcomes of clients who received post-acute rehabilitation services following a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in an effort to identify predictors affecting outcome. An archival database was used to study three different outcome measure ratings over two and or three consecutive time periods. There were 105 participants, 82 male, 23 female, 87 residential and 18 outpatient, who were 19-78 years of age. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted within subjects to identify changes across time. No significant changes were found. A between subjects MANOVA was conducted to study relationships …

Study Of The Cognitive Functioning Of Medicated And Non-Medicated Elementary School-Aged Children Diagnosed With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Janet Friedman

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a serious disability that has been shown to adversely affect cognition, affect, and behavior. Research using traditional measures of cognitive functioning, such as intelligence tests has shown that children diagnosed with ADHD perform poorly on cognitive measures of processing speed, and on working memory in particular (Kerns, Mclnerney & Wilde, 2001; Weiler, Bernstein, Bellinger & Waber, 2000). Mahone, et al. (2003), note that reviews involving the Wechsler Scales for children suggest that Full Scale IQ scores (FSIQ) on the WISC-III average 5 to 6 points lower than scores in the WISC-R. It was hypothesized …

Multi-Jurisdictional And Successive Prosecution Of Environmental Crimes: The Case For A Consistent Approach, John F. Cooney

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Questionable Uses Of Canons Of Statutory Interpretation: Why The Supreme Court Erred When It Decided Any Only Means Some, Anthony L. Engel

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Roper V. Simmons: The Collision Of National Consensus And Proportionality Review, Wayne Myers

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Not Your Father's Police Department: Making Sense Of The New Demographics Of Law Enforcement, David Alan Sklansky

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Anglo-American Privacy And Surveillance, Laura K. Donohue

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Deportation And Driving: Felony Dui And Reckless Driving As Crimes Of Violence Following Leocal V. Ashcroft, Maria-Teresa Davenport

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.