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The Visible Hand: Markets, Politics, and Regulation in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Authors: Jabbar Huriya
Published: March 2016

In this article Huriya Jabbar examines how the regulatory environment in post–Hurricane Katrina New Orleans has influenced choice, incentives, and competition among schools. While previous research has highlighted the mechanisms of competition and individual choice—the “invisible hand”—and the creation of markets in education, Jabbar focuses here on how markets, especially those in education, are also governed by the “visible” hand of the government, which, through regulations and policies, influences how they operate and the outcomes they generate. She compares two governing agencies to examine how the different policy environments in New Orleans shaped school leaders' perceptions of competition and their behavioral responses to it. Her findings indicate that governing agencies constrain or enable school leaders' ability to respond to market pressures, sometimes mitigating and other times exacerbating inequities in the marketplace. These findings can inform other school districts across the United States as they adopt market-based reforms, providing directions for ensuring that such policies are equitable.
GALAXI: Gallium anode low-angle x-ray instrument
Authors: Kentzinger Emmanuel , Krutyeva Margarita , Rücker Ulrich
Published: March 2016

The high brilliance laboratory small angle X-ray scattering instrument GALAXI, which is operated by JCNS, Forschungszentrum Jülich, permits the investigation of chemical correlations in bulk materials or of structures deposited on a surface at nanometre and mesoscopic length scales. The instrument is capable to perform GISAXS experiments in reflection at grazing incidence as well as SAXS experiments in transmission geometry. The X-ray flux on sample is comparable or higher than the one obtained at a comparable beamline at a second generation synchrotron radiation source.
É possível operacionalizar o ensino de redação?
Authors: Parisi Laura Perrella , Silva Mariza Vieira da
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Vimos realizando desde maio de 1978, como atividade do Instituto de Cooperação e Assistência Técnica - ICAT, órgão da Associação de Ensino Unificado do Distrito Federal - A.E.U.D.F., uma experiência de treinamento em redação, com turmas de servidores de empresas públicas e privadas, de ambos os sexos. Os cursos têm a duração de 72 horas-aula e foi deles que extraímos a motivação para esta pesquisa. O objeto do treinamento é a redação de caráter informativo e como tal tem seu foco centrado na estrutu ração do texto. Assim, o ponto primeiro é conhecer de modo explícito em que consiste a estrutura de um texto. Verificamos que, nesse nível, a bibliografia disponível é bastante reduzida e não oferece critérios formais que permitam operacionalizar o ensino da redação. Esta é a razão por que sentimos a necessidade de um trabalho nessa área.
O contexto da interação mãe-criança e a interpretação materna
Authors: Sabinson Maria Laura T. Mayrink
Published: March 2016

Resumo: O que me propus a fazer, em minha dissertação de doutorado, foi uma tentativa de descrição do contexto em que as interações entre mães e crianças em fase inicial de aquisição da linguagem ocorrem e de descrição das habilidades comunicativas não-verbais dessas crianças, conforme vistas pelas mães. Aqui tratarei apenas da descrição do contexto gera Iem que acontece a interação mãe-criança. Para uma discussão das habilidades comunicativas não-verbais da criança e seu papel na interpretação materna veja Mayrink-Sabinson (1980).
O pícaro: um títere do retábulo social
Authors: Walty Ivete Lara Camargos
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Este trabalho é parte da dissertação — Implicações sociais do elemento picaresco nas Memórias de um sargento de milícias — apresentada ao curso de Pós-Graduação em Literatura Brasileira da Faculdade de Letras da UFMG.
Do trágico ao humor em quatro contos de Tutaméia
Authors: Coelho Haydée Ribeiro
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Este trabalho será desenvolvido com base em quatro contos de Guimarães Rosa: "Arroio-das-Antas", "Esses Lopes", Estória no 3" e "Estoriinha". A escolha desses textos como objeto de análise decorreu do fato de apresentarem como pontos de contato: a interdição, o amor, a punição, o destino e a morte, elementos que são comuns ao trágico. Nosso objetivo é tratar esses aspectos e mostrar de que forma instauram o humor nos contos mencionados.
A teia da Odisséia
Authors: Ramos Maria Luíza
Published: March 2016

Resumo: 0 objetivo deste trabalho é desentranhar os episódios da narrativa de modo a construir uma montagem de segmentos diferenciados, mas articulados por meio de invariantes que asseguram a continuidade e a identidade do poema.
Uma proposta que considera a marca de número como constituinte gerado no SN em lugar de traço do nome
Authors: Veado Rosa Maria Assis
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Em recente pesquisa sobre o comportamento do traço de número — plural — em elementos que estruturam o SN superficial do português coloquial (Cf. Veado, R.M. 1980), os dados registrados revelaram-nos que além da forma 'padrão' gramatical (a) de se indicar a plura lidade, verifica-se também uma forma equivalente 'não-padrão' (b) que, notadamente, vem se impondo a cada dia no uso efetivo da língua portuguesa.
Verbal agreement differences in spoken and written Brazilian Portuguese and their consequences for the teaching of composition
Authors: Decat Maria Beatriz Nascimento
Published: March 2016

Abstract: This study will attempt to show to what extent the written language is influenced by the structural patterns of spoken language with reference to the phenomenon of verbal agreement with inverted subjects. From an analysis of data obtained in recordings of informal conversations between students and university teachers, I will attempt to show that the alleged "errors", which are made by our students in their school compositions and are attributed to their incapacity to assimilate certain rules, are nothing more than a simple reflection of the spoken language of Brazil.
Considerações sobre o 'se': o pronome camaleão
Authors: Dutra Rosália
Published: March 2016

Resumo: A natureza camaleônica do pronome SE tem dado margem a estudos que abordam principalmente problemas relacionados à passivização, à indeterminação do agente e à reflexivização: três de suas colorações mais freqüentes. No âmbito geral é meu objetivo mostrar com esse trabalho que as três colorações deste pronome camaleão podem se manifestar simultaneamente e que considerações relativas à posição de certos elementos na sentença, à especificação semântico-pragmática do item lexical em questão (i.e. no caso do verbo) e o contexto pragmático em que a sentença se insere são indispensáveis no sentido de determinar a função exata desse pronome nassentenças do português. Mais detalhadamente pretendo mostrar que o português apresenta evidências do que Comrie (1977) chama 'Spontaneous Subject Demotion' (doravante: Deslocamento Espontâneo do Sujeito), fenômeno esse que envolve tanto as construções com SE como construções sem SE, i.e. construções normalmente consideradas como ativas.
A self-correcting approach to reading in a foreign language
Authors: Kleiman Angela , Terzi Sylvia
Published: March 2016

Abstract: This work presents a reading methodology which has proved successful in the teaching os ESP to Portuguese speaking students. The work relies heavily on the development of reading strategies which tax cognitive capacities (inferential thinking, problem solving) and which provide a self-monitoring, self-correcting component which both motivates and builds confidence. The method involves three parts and goes from the general to the specific back to the general. First the student forms an overall view of the text through the maximum use of text cues and his previous knowledge of the subject matter, fostering his development of perception and segmentation strategies. Then he analyses the text in order to develop inferetial strategies and skills for extracting detailed information. Finally he synthesizes the scattered information to get a more accurate view of the text than in the initial stages. Advantages of the method are explored.
Cordeiro imolado (um estudo da violência nas cartas da prisão de frei Beto)
Authors: Walty Ivete Lara Camargos
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Várias são as facetas da violência presentes nas Cartas da prisão. Em primeiro lugar, podemos falar da tortura sofrida pelos presos políticos, ainda que, na narrativa em questão, ela não esteja explícita por não integrar os objetivos do Autor ao escrever a obra. Frei Betto é um religioso que escreve para parentes e amigos, logo não quer angustiá-los ou deprimi-los com descrições de cenas de tortura.Outro aspecto da violência, de maior interesse para este trabalho é a violência das relações sociais em diversos sistemas, principalmente no Capitalismo. Esse aspecto, tão focalizado por Frei Betto, relaciona-se à violência da prisão. Observemos ser a violência das relações sociais, a violência da e na prisão, três modalidades intimamentes ligadas que se associam a uma quarta, mais geral, a da violência das relações humanas em sociedades e épocas diversas.Focalizar todos esses aspectos seria uma tarefa maior do que a que agora pretendemos empreender, deter-nos-emos, portanto, na relação entre a violência da prisão e a violência das relações sociais.
Anacoluthon and "Double Subject" sentences
Authors: Pontes Eunice Souza Lima
Published: March 2016

Abstract: This paper examines constructions that portuguesegrammarians have studied under the label «anacoluthon».It is argued that they are similar to sentences Li & Thompsoncall «double subject sentences». They differ from Ross's(1968) topicalizations because it is not possible to say that theSN to the left was raised from any point of the S to theright. They difter also from left dislocated Ss because thereis no copy pronoun in the S to the right. It is concluded thatanacoluthon can be interpreted by rules of discourse.
Discussion of the anatomy, physiology and pathology involved in Dysarthria and Apraxia
Authors: Antunes Dilza Dantas Rodrigues
Published: March 2016

Abstract: The articulation of the speech sounds depends on the coordination and the movements of the articulator's muscles, the oral sensation and the overall sensory information (feedback mechanism) about the articulator's performance. When something is wrong with one or more parts of those units, phoneme misarticulations may occur.Dysarthria and apraxia are disorders of speech due to lesian that affect the coordination and the movements of the articulator's muscles. We are going to discuss the anatomy, physiology and pathology involved in those two kinds of speech disorders.
Conceitos de estilística
Authors: Viegas Anna Maria
Published: March 2016

Résumé: La présent article est essentiellement un travail de réflexion. Il enrisage le fait linguistique du style d'une perspective à la fois critique et poétique, ce qui met en question la définition même de stylistique. Nous voyons, en conséquence, que la stylistique n'est pas matiêre à des généralisations ardues, encore moins à une synthèse définitive. Les re-formulations successives de la théorie scientifique du langage naus amènent à une mise-au-point des discussions développées autour de l'expérlence linguistique, en tant que fait d'expresslon. Comment les hornmes font-ils du sens avec les mots, et comment font-ils des mots avec leur pensée et leurs sentiments; voià un problème d'ordre sémantique et qui touche égalernent le domaine poétique et littérarie. Nous sommes, pourtant, devant la question du rôle de la stylistique et de ses rapports aussi avec le science du langage.
Conversa com Haj Ross
Authors: Magro Maria Cristina
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Depois de algumas semanas que Haj Ross estava em Belo Horizonte dando um curso em nossa Faculdade, pensei em fazer uma entrevista com ele, uma forma de passar para mais gente uma série de coisas interessantes e muito pouco convencionais que falava em suas aulas. Haj aceitou logo. Acabamos fazendo uma gravação de três horas, trabalho de dois dias, que, pena, não pudemos publicar integralmente. Tive de reduzir tudo, e com isto receio ter perdido muita coisa, muita correlação, muita dica importante a respeito de uma visão integral do mundo e da vida.
A literatura de ficção ou a ficção da literatura?
Authors: Walty Ivete Lara Camargos
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Este trabalho tem por objetivo discutir a relatividade do conceito de literatura tendo em vista a dificuldade de se estabelecer limites entre realidade e ficção. Para isso faz-se necessário estabelecer relações entre realidade e linguagem. Estas, duas categorias não são distintas, já que toda apreensãodo real, é feita através da linguagem e esta é determinada pela cultura. Assim sendo, os conceitos de «literatura» são sempre relativos na medida em que são ideológicos.Résumé: Ce travail a pour but de discuter quelques concepts de littérature, parmi des plus fréquents, à partir de la présupposition que les frontières entre la fiction et le réel sont relatives. C'est pourquoi on a besoin également d'établir les rapports entre la realité et le langage. Ces deux catégories ne sont pas distinctes, puisque toute l'appréhension du réel est faite à travers le langage et celle-là est déterminée par la culture. Voilà pourquoi les concepts de «littérature» sont toujours relatifs dans la mesure ou lis sont idéologiques.
Narradores em Uníssono: um aspecto de nas profundas do inferno
Authors: Mendes Nancy Maria
Published: March 2016

Resumo: O objetivo deste artigo é mostrar a articulação existenteentre as duas partes do romance Nas profundas do Inferno de Arthur J. Poerner e demonstrar que a presença de dois narradores não imprime à obra um caráter dialógico, uma vez que eles falam em uníssono.Résumé: Cet article vise à mettre en lumière l'articulation entre les deux parties du roman Nas profundas do inferno de Arthur Poerner et à montrer que la présence de deux narrateurs ne confère pas à l'oeuvre un caractère dialogique, puisqu'ils parlent à l'unisson.
A quebra da "seriedade" em literatura
Authors: Mendes Nancy Maria
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Neste artigo, pretende-se fazer a distinção entre a ironia, sátira, paródia e humor, bem como considerar os pontos comuns entre essas categorias.Résumé: Cet article a pour but de faire la distination entre l'ironie, la satire, la parodie et l'humour et d'étudier les points comuns entre ces catégories.
Em torno de uma suspeita acima de qualquer cidadão
Authors: Andrade Vera Lúcia
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Leitura do conto Um homem de cabelos cinzas, de Roberto Drummond, enquanto caricatura da narrativa policial.Résumé: Une lecture du conte Um homem de cabelos cinzas, de Roberto Drummond, en tant qu' une caricature du récit policier.
Sem nome
Authors: Walty Lvete lara Camargos , Campos Maria Helena Rabelo
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Partindo da análise de textros de sistemas semióticos, que têm no menor abandonado sua recorrência temática, esse ensaio busca confiurar o espaço do marginal tanto nas representações sociais quanto nos sistemas simbólicos.Résumé: A partir de l' analyse de textes de systèmes sémiotiques divers dont la récurrence thématique est celle de l'enfant abandonné, cet essai prétend cerner l'espace du marginal, tant dans les représentations sociales que dans les systémes symboliques.
A relação eu/tu na lírica amorosa brasileira
Authors: Paulino Maria das Graças Rodrigues
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Caracterização da mulher-destinatária na lírica amorosa brasileira durante os períodos romântico e modernista.Résumé: Caractérisation de la femme-destinataire dans la poésie lyrique amoureuse brésilienne dans les périodes romantique et moderniste.
Topicalização e deslocamento para a esquerda
Authors: Pontes Eunice Souza Lima
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Neste trabalho, eu analiso uma série de construções de tópico, procurando verificar se é possível em português distinguir, como faz Ross (1968) para o inglês, dois tipos de construção: deslocamento para a esquerda e topicalização. Apresento primeiro os argumentos sintáticos utilizados para distinguir duas construções em inglês e verifico se eles são válidos para o português. Em seguida, examino as hipóteses que, à luz da teoria do discurso, foram levantadas para distingui-las. Concluo que em português a situação não parece muito clara, embora haja indícios de diferenças funcionais entre as construções estudadas.Abstract: This paper presents a study of some topic sentences, with the aim of examining, as Ross (1968) did with English examples, the possibility of distinguishing left dislocation from topicalization in Portuguese. Syntactic arguments used to differentiate the two types of construction in English are then discussed, as well as the hypothesis formulated by linguists working with discourse. The conclution is that the situation in Portuguese is not clear, in spite of some indications of the existence of functional differences between the two constructions.
Adjunto nominal e complemento nominal: por uma simplificação de análise
Authors: Vianna Marlene Machado Zica
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Nosso trabalho aborda tema dos mais controversos no campo da análise sintática na gramática da língua portuguesa: a oposição COMPLEMENTO NOMINAL / ADJUNTO ADNOMINAL. Inicialmente,confrontam-se exemplos que nos levam à conclusão da RELATIVIDADE da classificação das palavras enquanto termos de oração, tendo a DISPENSABILIDADE OU INDISPENSABILIDADE dos membros de uma estrutura de frase uma questão de CONTEXTO. A seguir, levantam-se outros critérios para identificação do COMPLEMENTO NOMINAL, e, finalmente, estudam-se casos de estruturas indevidamente analisadas na gramática tradicional, ADJUNTO ADNOMINAL. Chega-se à conclusão de que é necessário rever-se a questão, aproveitando-se, para isso, as lições, os esclarecimentos que vem sendo ministrados pela literatura lingüística.Résumé: Ce travail traite un des sujets les plus controversés dans le domaine de l’analyse syntactique de la grammaire de la langue portugaise: l’oppotition COMPLEMENTO NOMINAL/ADJUNTO ADNOMINAL. Tout d’abord, nous confrontons des exemples qui nous font conclure à l’impossibilité de la classification syntaxique, sans faire appel à des informations fournies par le CONTEXTE. Ensuite, nous présentons d’autres critères pour l’identification du COMPLEMENTO DO NOME, et finalement, nous étudions des exemples de structures analysées incorrectement par la grammaire traditionnelle comme ADJUNTO ADNOMINAL. On finit donc par conclure qu’ il faut une remise en question du problème, à la lumière des contributions apportées par la linguistique.
Redução do ditongo: uma variável sociolinguística
Authors: Veado Rosa Maria Assis
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Este artigo trata das alternâncias ou ~ o e ei ~ e na fala casual e formal da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. Argumenta-se que tais alternâncias têm status de variável lingüística, não podendo, pois, ser explicitadas por regras estruturais categoriais. A tendência para a redução de tais ditongos está comprometida tanto com fatores internos, quanto com fatores externos ou sociais.Abstract: This paper discusses the ou ~ o and ei ~ e alternations in the colloquial and formal registers of the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region. It argued that the above alternations have the statut of linguistic variable and so can not be described by categorial rules. The tendency to reduce these diphthongs depends on internal as well as external or social factors.
Ordem VS em português: tentativa de explanação
Authors: Pontes Eunice Souza Lima
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Neste texto, apresento uma tentativa de explanação para o fenômeno da ordem VS em português, que procurei descrever em um trabalho anterior (Pontes (1982)). Proponho primeiro uma explicação funcional, baseada nas propostas de Givón para outras línguas e, em seguida, investigo a hipótese, formulada por esse autor, de que a ordem VS seria mais antiga nas línguas românicas.Abstract: This essay is an attempt to explain the VS order in Portuguese, which has been previously described by me (Pontes (1982)). A functional explanation is formulated on the basis of Givón's theories, followed by a discussion of the hipothesis, which he has presented, that the VS order is older than the SV order in the Romance languages.
Exame da conceituação de 'anáfora' e das suas relações com as noções de dado/novo
Authors: Fulgêncio Lúcia Monteiro de Barros
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Neste trabalho é examinada a definição de anáfora com base  na característica de "presença do antecedente na 'consciousness'";  são observados exemplos onde não é possível explicar a  interpretação da anáfora com base neste princípio, uma vez que  nem sempre os elementos anafóricos possuem o status 'dado' (de  acordo com a definição deste termo apresentada em Liberato (1980)).  É observado também, em alguns casos, o relacionamento das anáforas  com conceitos que fazem parte de um esquema evocado, e que  são trazidos a um nível mais superficial da memória juntamente  com o referente do item léxico explícito no texto. É examinado o papel da predicação nos casos onde existem concorrentes  viáveis a antecedente, mostrando-se o seu funcionamento como um  filtro de ambigüidades.Abstract: This paper examines the definition of anaphora in terms os  the characteristics of "the presence of the antecedent in 'consciousness'".  It is observed that in certain cases it is not possible to explain the interpretation of the anaphora on the basis of this principle, since sometimes the anaphoric expression do not have the status 'given' (according to the definition of this term presented in Liberato (1980)). The anaphoric relationship with concepts that are part of an evoked schema, which are brought to a more superifcial level of memory, together with the referent of  the explicit word, is also discussed. Predication is examined in examples where there are viable competitors to function as antecedent, in which cases it works as a filter for ambiguity.
Barriers and Facilitators to Coordinating Care With High-Risk, High-Cost Disabled Medicaid Beneficiaries: Perspectives of Frontline Staff and Participating Clients
Authors: Cristofalo Meg , Krupski Antoinette , West Imara I. , Atkins David C. , Joesch Jutta M. , Jenkins Lindsay , Court Beverly , Bell Janice , Roy-Byrne Peter
Published: March 2016

This evaluation was designed to examine the perspectives of 15 frontline staff who implemented a managed care program and 154 high-risk, high-cost disabled Medicaid clients who were participants in the program. Results indicated that positive relationships between staff and clients played a key role in facilitating program implementation. Challenges included finding ways to provide a wide breadth of services including food, shelter, and transportation; handling difficulties following from staff turnover; and creating transitions of care for clients to community health clinics. Staff identified training in motivational interviewing and having both nurse care managers and social workers collaboratively deliver the intervention as among the most powerful components of the program. Staff and clients expressed high levels of satisfaction with the program, and clients believed they were experiencing positive impacts of the program. Lessons learned from this study may inform the design of services as the Affordable Care Act continues to unfold.
Student Loyalty Toward Masters Degree Business Administration Curriculum At Srinakharinwirot University
Authors: Gulid Nak
Published: March 2016

This research aims to study mixed factors of service marketing affecting student loyalty toward the business administration curriculum at the masters degree level at Srinakharinwirot University. It also examines the relationship between student satisfaction and loyalty in the MBA program. The results show that service marketing mixed factors have influenced student satisfaction in the MBA curriculum by approximately 39.4 percent. The product and service aspect is the most important factor in predicting student satisfaction. Furthermore, the service marketing mix has influenced student attitudinal loyalty toward the MBA curriculum by about 26.7 percent, while the service-marketing mix has influenced student behavioral loyalty by nearly 40.5 percent. Student satisfaction has rather a low positive relation to attitudinal loyalty at the 0.01 level of statistical significance. Student satisfaction has a moderately positive relation to behavioral loyalty at the statistical significance level of 0.01.
Problem-Based Learning In Accounting
Authors: Dockter DuWayne L.
Published: March 2016

Seasoned educators use an assortment of student-centered methods and tools to enhance their students learning environment. In respects to methodologies used in accounting, educators have utilized and created new forms of problem-based learning exercises, including case studies, simulations, and other projects, to help students become more active versus passive learners. New instructional technologies have also aided in and supported the development of more efficient and effective instructional and learning environments. As a result, these new innovations have proven very effective in delivering and using educational information. The increased utilization of new technologies, user-friendly software, and advanced forms of delivery systems has allowed teachers to engage more students in the learning process. As a result, these new methodologies and tools have enables the students to access, communicate, and share more information more efficiently and effectively in and out of the classroom. This article helps to review some of the more common methods and tools which are being utilized by seasoned instructors.
You Say IFRS, I Say FASBLets Call The Whole Thing Off
Authors: Tickell Geoffrey , Rahman Monsurur , Alexandre Romain
Published: March 2016

This paper discusses the noticeable nervousness of many US-based financial statement issuers in adopting IFRS. For contextual purposes, the paper provides an overview of the FASB/IFRS convergence so far and its probable future. A detailed review of convergence in accounting standards is explained through the respective standards for Pensions and Other Post-Employment Benefits. The paper concludes by suggesting that, while one set of global steps is a noble goal, it might not achieve the desired goal of comparability.
Students Anchoring Predisposition: An Illustration From Spring Training Baseball
Authors: Mohrweis Lawrence C.
Published: March 2016

The anchoring tendency results when decision makers anchor on initial values and then make final assessments that are adjusted insufficiently away from the initial values. The professional literature recognizes that auditors often risk falling into the judgment trap of anchoring and adjusting (Ranzilla et al., 2011). Students may also be unaware of the anchoring pitfall. This paper describes a brief case study that illustrates an innovative approach for auditing students to gain a better understanding of this judgmental trap. Using a simple baseball pricing exercise, students determined ticket selling prices for two Major League Baseball spring training games. Data for this study was collected from the public posting of baseball tickets listed for sale on an internet company called StubHub. The results showed that when students had sunk cost break-even information students tried to avoid losses and anchored on this information. Ranzilla et al. (2011) assert that awareness of when and how judgments can be biased is an important mitigating step to educating students regarding the anchoring and adjusting tendency.
Real-World Flowcharting Willy Wonka Style!
Authors: Noe Kelly
Published: March 2016

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development, implementation and outcome of a field-based learning flow-charting project that was conducted in an accounting information systems (AIS) course. The emphasis for the project was strengthening the students' critical thinking skills. This paper advances AIS education by sharing a field-based learning project geared toward AIS.
Teachers Perception Regarding Facial Expressions As An Effective Teaching Tool
Authors: Butt Muhammad Naeem , Iqbal Mohammad
Published: March 2016

The major objective of the study was to explore teachers perceptions about the importance of facial expression in the teaching-learning process. All the teachers of government secondary schools constituted the population of the study. A sample of 40 teachers, both male and female, in rural and urban areas of district Peshawar, were selected through a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected through a questionnaire containing ten items regarding facial expressions. It was concluded that teachers deemed the technology of facial expressions very essential and important, not only for themselves, but also for the attainment of students learning outcomes.
Erie Pier: Finding Sustainable Markets For Dredged Materials
Authors: Brannan Rodger L. , Skurla James , Castleberry Stephen
Published: March 2016

The Port of Duluth is a public corporation charged with maintaining the infrastructure and facilities that allow shipping companies to profitability move large quantities of commodities through the port to their destination. One essential element of ongoing operations is dredging; that is maintaining adequate depth for the very large bulk carrier ships that frequent the Port of Duluth. A major challenge is finding a place to store the dredged materials. A number of Federal and State regulations restrict how and where the materials can be stored. In the Port of Duluth space to store the materials is quickly disappearing. Without a place to store the materials, both dredging and overall port operations will have to be seriously curtailed. The ports management is searching for low cost alternatives to the contained disposal facility it is now using. Presently, sustainable markets are being developed as an alternative to storing dredged materials at the ports facility.
Firm Behavior In Oligopolistic Markets: Evidence From A Business Simulation Game
Authors: Rosenberg Stuart , O’Halloran Patrick
Published: March 2016

Oligopolistic markets are known to be associated with a high degree of price and output rigidity. This is due to mutual interdependencies among firms in the market with regard to price and production. The primary objective of this research is to use a business simulation game to observe the convergence in pricing that is part and parcel of the gamesmanship that occurs in an oligopoly market. A second objective of this research is to observe how a firms investments influence future productive potential. A third objective is to explore whether firm behavior changes after the other firms ex post decisions are revealed after the first four quarters of the simulation. Both descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used. Given the longitudinal nature of the data, random-effects specifications in all regressions were employed. Evidence of price rigidity was observed, especially within the first four periods when firms are not able to observe the other firms choices. Furthermore, investments in marketing and robotics appear to positively impact production.Confirming theory and previous literature, oligopolistic firms need to contend with the jockeying for position and the concomitant stickiness in prices. Therefore, it is of critical importance for firms to formulate appropriate strategies in order to succeed in an oligopoly setting.
Noble Systems Inc.: Inside The Mind Of An Entrepreneur
Authors: Schumann Paul , Scott Timothy , Kalinowski Jon , Kaliski John , Pragman Claudia
Published: March 2016

This case illustrates the challenges faced by typical start-up businesses. The company has never earned a profit. Losses are being covered by cash infusions from angel investors. While significant business opportunities are present, the company doesnt have the money to pursue them all. Essentially, the case involves problems of growth, vision, potential, and management. The problems illustrated in the case can be analyzed using theories and approaches such as: SWOT analysis, financial analysis, business valuation, strategic human resource management, and strategic marketing/management. The case and Instructors Manual were written for undergraduate or MBA courses in strategic management. They can also be used in an entrepreneurship course if the instructor wishes to have a case that illustrates the strategic challenges associated with the decision whether to stay small and within the abilities of the founders, or to grow beyond their capabilities.
Sugar Cane Refining And Processing Company: A Comprehensive Case In Measuring A Firms Cost Of Capital
Authors: Boudreaux Denis O. , Rao S. P. , Das Praveen
Published: March 2016

The Sugar Cane Refining and Processing Company is a comprehensive case illustrating how a firms financial manager should calculate the firms cost of capital. Senior level undergraduate and graduate corporate financial management courses cover advanced topics in cost of capital and applying the rate in capital budgeting. To cover this relevant topic in a single case, the invented or armchair approach is used. This case is completely contrived but is very educationally effective.
Alma Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram: Home Of BUDDY, The Four Legged Greeter
Authors: Balfanz Henry B. , Verran Brittany
Published: March 2016

This is a case about a couple who met in college, eventually reconnected and married years later, and returned to the general area of where they met to own and operate a small town Michigan car dealership. Both have much experience in the automotive sales industry. The automobile business is evolving and deciding which promotional mix elements will work best for them is the challenge. As they are busy operating the dealership day to day, it is not always easy to find the time to plan strategy for the future. The dealership is far from reaching its sales potential; attaining the proper number of car sales each month is the goal. The Malloys believe that that is the key to the overall success of the dealership. Decisions need to be made, training needs to be implemented, and getting the team to pull together will contribute to attaining that goal.
An Accounting Liability Heuristic
Authors: Lewis Timothy B. , Barnes Jeffrey N.
Published: March 2016

This article traces the thought processes involved in understanding and managing accountants’ legal liability which is sometimes broadly called “professional malpractice.” The cumulative nature of potential liability is demonstrated.  The various legal theories of liability are discussed along with the most prominent potential affirmative defenses against liability. Unique to this paper is the decision heuristic providing a framework for assessing potential accountants’ legal liability.  This discussion is useful for both student and practitioner.
A Case Study Of The Cash Flow Statement: US GAAP Conversion To IFRS
Authors: Harris Peter
Published: March 2016

International Reporting Standards (IFRS) has become the required framework for most of the world financial markets effective on January 1, 2011. The United States is in a transformation stage, and it has not yet been determined when the US will adopt IFRS. The introduction of IFRS accounting rules into the curriculum is valuable because it presents an alternative method of accounting which can be used to heighten students understanding of GAAP. At present, the CPA Uniform CPA exam is testing IFRS and its testing content is increasing with each current test. Additionally, the CFA exam tests IFRS exclusively and has eliminated US GAAP from its curriculum, basing its action on the fact that the CFA examination is a global based exam. This case requires students to prepare an IFRS cash Flow Statement from a presented US GAAP presented Statement of Cash Flow, from a given set of facts in the case. This case study can be used at the undergraduate or graduate level. It is most suitable for Intermediate Accounting 2, Accounting Theory, Financial Statement Analysis, and an Accounting Capstone classes. Students must have or develop a solid understanding of both US GAAP and IFRS rules is required to adequately address this cash flow case study.
Problem Discovery And Problem Solving In Unstructured Situations: Using The Pan-Pacific Enterprises Simulation With University Students
Authors: Cassidy Christopher M. , Brozik Dallas , Brozik Doris
Published: March 2016

Simulations and games provide students with real-world experiences in a safe, controlled environment. Properly designed exercises can increase the effectiveness of classroom instruction and promote higher-order learning. Pan-Pacific Enterprises: Strategic Decision Making (2003) is a problem solving and communications simulation suitable for undergraduate and graduate students. Students are given a resource allocation problem and told to solve the problem in small groups outside of class. In class, each group has the opportunity to integrate its small group solution into a company-wide strategic plan. The core problem of the simulation is that the various groups are given different goals so they arrive at different solutions. These differences provide the entire class with an ambiguous problem with no obvious solution. The class as a whole has to develop a method to integrate the sometimes conflicting solutions.
The Lillie Mae: A Capital Investment Project In Riverboat Restoration
Authors: Coldwell Colene L. , Delaney Charles J. , Rose John T.
Published: March 2016

This case involves a proposed capital investment project. It was written for use in an introductory business finance course to present students a capital budgeting scenario involving elements of both an expansion project and a replacement project that is more complex than the usual textbook problems. It also provides students an exercise in the application of standard spreadsheet software to a common analytical problem in corporate finance, namely, a proposed capital expenditure.
A Teaching Case Study: Roxy Music Limited
Authors: Shanahan Yvonne P. , Shanahan Morris W.
Published: March 2016

Roxy Music Limited is a wholesale supplier of Compact Discs (CDs), Music Cassettes, Videos and, more recently DVDs, in the New Zealand music and entertainment market. All products are imported from Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States of America or Holland. Product arrives in boxes of 1,000 units. For the purpose of this case, we are focusing on CD sales.
An Evolving Teaching Methodology: An Integrated Approach To Teaching Multi-Disciplinary Classes
Authors: Baird Craig , Pedigo Kerry
Published: March 2016

This paper discusses an approach to teaching and learning in multi-disciplinary university settings using case study based scenarios presented using films as a key teaching methodology. The production of four films (The Video store, Perception Airlines, Tranquil Whispers, and Middleton) over an eight year period was an iterative process through which the use of film-based case study scenarios was refined as a teaching tool to integrate student learning across multiple disciplines in a business school. Each of the four films was designed to enhance first year university students understanding of theories and practices used in a range of discipline areas that underpin the operations of a commercial business undertaking. The final film mainly discussed here depicts a central case study scenario, entitled Middleton featuring a cast of teaching and academic staff from the Curtin Business School (CBS) in Perth, Western Australia and Curtin Sarawak, Malaysia(Curtin University of Technology). It was produced as a core teaching approach for exploring themes as part of the delivery of several first year units within the CBS, delivered over twelve campuses in Western Australia and South East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka). Students in their first year of a commerce degree study compulsory business units that are disparate in their content and delivery. This diversity can cause some students to have difficulty with defining meaningful cohesiveness between units in their first year of study. Middleton sought to integrate the first year subjects into a film depicting a central case study of an international business operation.
An MIS Approach To Case Analysis
Authors: Thomas Jennifer D.E.
Published: March 2016

This paper reports on an approach to case analysis designed to develop higher-order learning skills which is presented here as an appropriate format for an IS context. Higher-order learning skills include higher-order thinking skills - conducting research, problem-solving, critical thinking, and generating creative ideas, and team-building skills - communication skills, team cooperation and work coordination. The method adopted is a 9-step approach, based on analyzing managerial, organizational and technological issues. The approach proved to be successful in the three sections in which data was collected, both from the perspective of what was observed by the instructor and by the grades and perceptions of students taking the course. There did not seem to be a difference in perceptions between those in the regular classroom or the electronic classroom.
Exploring The Use Of Case Study Analysis In Consultant Skill Training
Authors: Preston Debra S.
Published: March 2016

Analyzing practical business situations presented in case studies is increasingly common in professional training programs. Case study analysis can be an effective teaching method for developing business consultation skills. Presented in this article are the findings in recent professional literature related to using case studies in business education programs for consultation skill training.
Looking For Good International Partnerships: Bodegas Pirineos Ltd., A Case Study Within The Spanish Context
Authors: Redondo Yolanda Polo , Fierro Jesus J. Cambra
Published: March 2016

In an economic context increasingly more dynamic, complex, and globalized, those companies which are able to find first-rate business partnerships and to manage efficient relationships with them have a greater guarantee of success and profitability in their activity. Their products will get the desired standards of quality and firms will be able to distribute and to sell these products adequately. For local and national markets firms use to have enough knowledge, but their position will be more complicated if they decide to expand their business abroad. Capability and unawareness of the market structures, language are some of the most important limits for international expansion. In this context firms must dedicate resources to look for capable partnerships. Although trust or partnership image could be understood as key-factor for election, decisions involve greater risk and uncertainty. If selection is satisfactory firms will desire to build relationships with these partnerships and cooperation and commitment will arise. In other case, firms will look for other alternatives, when available. Furthermore, the smallest firms have fewer resources than bigger firms and, therefore, the management these situations could be more complicated: power-dependence relationships are unfavorable. Now wine is a fashionable product. Once local and national markets are mature, international markets are fundamental for the wineries expansion. But international distribution seems pretty complicated. While production must be near vineyards, consumption could be localized wherever consumers are. Firms do not have enough resources to distribute their production directly, and peculiarities of each country or region must to be considered: legal aspects, languageBig international wine distribution use to be controlled by few and powerful enterprises in each country, while small and specialized distributors have fewer scope. Therefore, dependence relationships for wineries could arise. This paper, by analyzing a specific Spanish case, Bodega Pirineos Ltd., identifies those factors that a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) company assesses when choosing and deciding on building up a relationship with a specific international partnership that distributes its products. Sometimes distributors are understood as suppliers of services. Image, trust, communication, and cooperation are considered as prior elements, while commitment arises when relationships are satisfactory. When partnerships do not satisfy our firm, new alternatives are looked for. But if there is no more alternatives and Bodega Pirineos depends on this partnership it uses to maintain the relationship hopping new options arise. Some implications for other wineries or other SMEs firms could be derived from this paper.
Case Studies In Marketing Research
Authors: Hsu Donald K.
Published: March 2016

The use of case studies for Marketing Research has been examined. Starting with a topic selection, students collected the background information from various sources. A focus group was conducted to gather detailed information. A questionnaire was designed for an in-depth survey of the general public. Using mall intercept, 100 or more convenient samples were collected from the questionnaire. SPSS software was used to analyze this data. Then a final report with possible recommendations was written. During the course of this research, students made face-to-face interview with senior managers or CEO, selected appropriate Harvard Business School cases, did research using Internet or library resources, and added much real-life learning to the theoretical in-class knowledge.
How To Raise Social Capital: Experiential Exercise Teaching Note
Authors: Hackbert Peter H.
Published: March 2016

Entrepreneurship is alive and thriving in our nation's colleges and universities. The distinctive entrepreneurial spirit and signature entrepreneurial pedagogies have spread from the business school to the entire campus. To support this growth a wide variety of entrepreneurial competencies are emerging in the entrepreneurship education literature.
Liberty Bell Hospital: A Case Study In Employee Information Systems Fraud
Authors: Lavine Michael K. , Baldwin Amelia A. , Martin Jr Charles L.
Published: March 2016

Information systems provide an attractive opportunity for dishonest employees in sensitive job positions to develop and implement a fraudulent scheme. Many different types of technical information systems controls help prevent these situations from occurring and can also detect occurrences after they have happened. However, in some cases, employees are able to circumvent critical segregation of duties. In addition, management of a company may override traditional internal controls in order to achieve business objectives. Overriding internal controls can produce an environment that is conducive to fraud.Internal auditors with an information systems specialty can often identify red flags prior to fraudulent acts taking place in the organization. This allows an organization to utilize preventive measures to reduce the likelihood of a fraud occurring. In a specific situation where an information system fraud is suspected, internal auditors are often charged with leading the investigation. This case analyzes an employee fraud involving a breakdown of internal information technology and management controls, falsification of business records, and a lack of segregation of duties. This case is designed for use in either an undergraduate auditing, information systems security, accounting ethics, internal auditing, computer ethics or other related class. Its primary purpose is to introduce students to a very common type of employee fraud and to illustrate how professional guidance can be applied in such a situation. While the case is based on a true situation, all identities have been modified to protect each individuals right to privacy.