bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Free vibration analysis of a rotating Timoshenko beam by differential transform method
Authors: Kaya Metin O. 
Published: July 2006

PurposeTo perform the flapwise bending vibration analysis of a rotating cantilever Timoshenko beam.Design/methodology/approachKinetic and potential energy expressions are derived step by step. Hamiltonian approach is used to obtain the governing equations of motion. Differential transform method (DTM) is applied to solve these equations.FindingsIt is observed that the ρIΩ2θ term which is ignored by many researchers and which becomes more important as the rotational speed parameter increases must be included in the formulation.Originality/valueKinetic and potential energy expressions for rotating Timoshenko beams are derived clearly step by step. It is the first time, for the best of author's knowledge, that DTM has been applied to the blade type rotating Timoshenko beams.
A feature‐assisted matching algorithm for lunar rover
Authors: Hou Jian , Qi Naiming , Zhang Hong 
Published: July 2006

PurposeTo present a stereo matching algorithm which satisfies the need of visual navigation on outdoor natural terrain for lunar rover or other mobile robots.Design/methodology/approachA feature‐assisted matching algorithm is presented to generate dense and accurate disparity map of natural terrain. Multi‐feature matching strategy produces reliable matching results for edge points. Disparity monotony constraint is derived and other geometrical constraints are introduced. With these constraints the edge‐matching results are used to limit the search region in area‐matching. As a result the algorithm produces dense disparity maps with fairly high accuracy and demonstrates advantages over straightforward area‐matching algorithm in improving matching accuracy.FindingsWith the help of several constraints, the feature‐assisted matching algorithm performs well in the matching of stereo image pairs of natural terrain.Research limitations/implicationsThe algorithm focus on improving the accuracy of stereo image pairs matching of natural terrain and computation complexity is not an important designing factor. Only with the assistance of special hardware or other technique can the algorithm be used for real‐time navigation.Practical implicationsThe algorithm is able to produce dense disparity map of natural terrain with rather high accuracy and can be used for the navigation of lunar rover or other outdoor mobile robots.Originality/valueThe paper provides a new approach to produce accurate and dense disparity map of natural terrain.
Enhanced method for single‐antenna GPS‐based attitude determination
Authors: Park Sungmin , Kee Changdon 
Published: July 2006

PurposeTo make the single‐antenna attitude method more useful as a back‐up or fault diagnostic system than was targeted originally.Design/methodology/approachThe enhancement incorporates information from the GPS satellite constellation and aircraft dynamic model. The visibility of GPS satellites affects the accuracy of the aircraft's volocity that is the main source of single‐antenna attitude. In addition, to use the aircraft dynamic model is natural because single‐antenna attitude is for exclusive use of aircraft. These are considered and implemented as a covariance matrix or process model of Kalman filters. The enhanced performances are verified by an aircraft nonlinear simulation.FindingsThe proposed method estimates more accurate volocity and unpiased single‐antenna attitude by using satellite constellation information and the aircraft dynamics. Moreover, the implemented system has a structure that combines other navigation sensors easily.Research limitations/implicationsIt would be more desirable to perform further researches; sensor integration, stability against wind disturbance, and aircraft model uncertainty, etc.Practical implicationsA useful attitude sensor for a back‐up attitude system at low cost on manned aircraft or a main attitude system on unmanned aircraft that are sensitive to the mass or size of payload.Originality/valueThis paper has been the first to promote the potential of single‐antenna attitude and with only information that can be easily obtained.
Customer relationship management: Barnard's foundations
Authors: Novicevic Milorad , Sloan Hugh , Duke Allison , Holmes Erin , Breland Jacob 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to delve into Barnard's works to construct foundations of customer relationship management (CRM).Design/methodology/approachThe paper identifies Barnard's insights on customer participation using a post‐analytic method and uses them as inputs to the analysis of current CRM practices.FindingsAs an outcome of the analysis, the paper identifies the practices that are likely to lead to more effective participatory behavior of customers.Research limitations/implicationsExamining CRM from a historical perspective can open promising avenues for future research.Practical implicationsCRM programs should incorporate the practice of customer relations management in order to provide managers with the knowledge base required for appropriate decision making.Originality/valueBy placing contemporary discussions of CRM in its seminal historical context, scholars can draw upon a wealth of historical inputs to advance the study of how collaborations with customers can be nurtured effectively.
The impact of institutions on management accounting changes at the Hudson's Bay Company, 1670 to 2005
Authors: Spraakman Gary 
Published: July 2006

PurposeAims to examine the four different management accounting systems or sets that existed at the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) during the 1670‐2005 period with Burns and Scapens' institution‐based framework of management accounting change.Design/methodology/approachA case study was used with comprehensive archival evidence coming mainly from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives (HBCA) and the HBC's private archive for 1670‐1970 and from interviews with retired and existing senior managers at the HBC for 1970‐2005.FindingsThe findings indicated that Burns and Scapens' framework was helpful. Institutions did prevent management accounting changes, even when seriously needed. Under certain conditions, institutions do not resist management accounting changes. Six suggestions are provided for extending and refining Burns and Scapens framework.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the 325 years of evidence was uniquely rich, it was still a case study of a single firm.Practical implicationsManagement accounting is slow to change because of institutions.Originality/valueManagement accounting change is very much path‐dependent. Changes occur in management accounting because of major external changes such as competition and modernization. Also, management accounting changes come from the introduction of taken‐for‐granted external techniques such as budgeting, capital budgeting, and planning.
The interaction amongst reform drivers in governmental accounting changes
Authors: Marwata  , Alam Manzurul 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand the process of accounting change in Indonesian local government. It sets to explore how various reform drivers with different interests and preferences compete and cooperate in the process of governmental accounting reform policy formulation in a developing country context.Design/methodology/approachThe paper adopts a qualitative case study research involving semi‐structured interviews with the key informants within the institutional environment under which the local government organizations operate. This paper looks at the introduction of new accounting systems as a result of public sector reform in Indonesia local government by focusing on how the policy of reform was formulated. A review of related documents and regulations, as well as interviews with key informants, was conducted to gather information on accounting change.FindingsThe process of governmental accounting reform is characterized by rivalries and alliances amongst reform drivers. This confirms the political nature of the process of accounting policy formulation found in the extant literature of accounting policy setting.Research limitations/implicationsThis is a case study research within the institutional settings of Indonesian government bureaucracy. Any generalization of the conclusions from this study should undertaken with care even though there are similarities between Indonesian and other developing countries as institutions operate differently in different countries.Originality/valueAs the vast majority of studies in the extant literature have focused, mainly, on accounting reform in the context of developed countries, this paper makes important contribution by highlighting accounting changes in Indonesian local government.
Performance evaluation of three small firms' financing schemes in Tanzania
Authors: Satta Tadeo Andrew 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to shed light on performance evaluation of small firms' financing schemes with a view to assessing their potential for improving small firms' access to finance.Design/methodology/approachAn integrated methodology based on five commonly used methodologies is formulated to evaluate the performance of the three small firms financing schemes. This integrated methodology makes use of a number of selected performance indicators.FindingsThe findings reveal strong performance in favour of Kilimanjaro Cooperative Bank (KCB) compared to the other two schemes. Furthermore, KCB financing scheme is demonstrated to be an important actor in the financial sector particularly rural parts of the country where mainstream financial services are generally not available.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research on performance evaluation of small firms' financing schemes could considerably extend the stock of knowledge in this area. It would be interesting for example to know what might be the findings if more financing schemes are included in a replication study given the ongoing growth in the number of these schemes in Tanzania. Coverage of a longer period, which allows for the use of more data for the same three financing schemes, might also produce a more robust set of results. Future research may also wish to focus on the development of a methodology that contains fewer shortcomings in assessing the performance of small firms financing schemes.Practical implicationsThe findings reported provide evidence on the possibility of improving small firms' access to finance in Tanzania through replication of KCB scheme/approach to other areas of the country where the environment is similar to Kilimanjaro region. The same might be applicable in other parts of Sub‐Saharan Africa.Originality/valueThe findings reported on in this paper consolidate the stock of knowledge on performance evaluation of small firms' financing schemes. The possibility that replication of a scheme could improve small firms' access to finance, provide policy makers with a new dimension towards poverty reduction. Finally the use of accounting and organisational/institutional indicators as a measure of performance evaluation strengthens the role accounting could play in the future in developing a standardised methodology for assessing the performance of small firms' financing schemes.
Forecasting Housing Investment in Developing Countries
Authors: CHANG CHIN‐OH , LINNEMAN PETER 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTIn this paper we estimate alternative models of the growth rate of real housing investment for Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S. Pure time series models generally provide superior fit to these growth rate data both within and out of the sample period. These time series models are then used to forecast investment growth rates in other countries. The results indicate that such time series models can be used to provide reasonable accurate forecasts for other countries.
Lotto Sales Stagnation: Product Maturity or Small Jackpots?
Authors: DeBOER LARRY 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTNew York State lotto data are examined to determine whether the sales slowdown experienced by many state lotteries between 1985 and 1987 was due to a decline in interest by bettors or to a scarcity of large jackpots. Regression analysis shows that lotto sales accelerate as jackpots grow. Rising bettor participation causes fewer rollovers and smaller jackpots; this was the primary cause of the sales slowdown in New York. Increasing the odds against winning generates larger prizes and sales growth.
Highway Accessibility, Location Rents, and the Efficiency of Metropolitan Area Tax Base Sharing
Authors: McHONE W. WARREN 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTOne solution that has been proposed for the fiscal disparities in fragmented metropolitan areas is the sharing of taxes generated by commercial and industrial property. A criticism of this proposal is that it distorts the efficient pattern of business locations resulting when an implicit market for business locations is allowed to develop through the independent fiscal behavior of communities and the optimizing location behavior of businesses. Critics recognize that the efficiency argument against sharing a metropolitan area's business tax base must be qualified to the extent that local governments possess location advantages which enable them to extract rents from business firms. This paper presents an empirical analysis which permits a partition of the local property tax payments from industrial firms into accessibility location rents and compensation payments to the community for the negative externalities of industrial development. The empirical analysis suggests that approximately 40 percent of the industrial taxes received by communities in this analysis represents accessibility location rents. It is concluded that these receipts could be redistributed through a metropolitan area tax base sharing program without affecting the efficiency of the implicit market for business locations.
Environmental Interest Group Behavior and Self‐Selection Bias in Contingent Valuation Mail Surveys
Authors: WHITEHEAD JOHN C. 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTThis paper analyzes the behavior of a general sample and an environmental interest group sample in a contingent market for wetlands preservation. Mail survey response rates and environmental values for wetlands preservation are significantly greater in the environmental interest group sample than in the general population sample. An estimate of the potential self‐selection bias in the benefits of wetlands preservation is made. These results suggest that self‐selection bias in contingent valuation mail surveys could upwardly bias aggregate benefit estimates as much as 50 percent. Potential, but costly, solutions to the problem of self‐selection bias are suggested.
Electronics Assembly Subcontracting in Southern California: Production Processes, Employment, and Location
Authors: SCOTT ALLEN J. 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTIn this paper, I deal with three main facets of the electronics assembly subcontract industry in Southern California: (a) its technological and organizational structure, (b) its employment characteristics, and (c) its transactional‐locational logic. I begin by describing production processes in the industry, and I suggest that the industry is marked by two distinctive kinds of flexible specialization. On the basis of a questionnaire survey, I show that the industry's labor force is composed for the most part of women and immigrants, and that there is a fairly distinctive gender and ethnic division of labor within individual establishments. I show too that the industry is typically arranged in an agglomerated locational pattern resulting from its transactions‐intensive nature. I end the paper with a brief allusion to some possible restructuring trends that may affect the future functioning and locational structure of the industry.
Human‐Capital Selectivity in Interstate Migration
Authors: KRIEG RANDALL G. 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTMany states are concerned hat they are losing a disproportionate amount of human capital through interstate migration. This may be happening not only because migrants tend to possess more human capital than nonmigrants, but also because of human‐capital selectivity in interstate migration. Using Public Use Microdata Sample A from the 1980 United States Census, human capital measures are developed and used to test whether states experience human‐capital migration that is significantly different from human migration. Strong evidence demonstrates that human‐capital migration differs significantly from human migration. For example, Arkansas and Vermont are shown to have a net in‐migration of people, but a net out‐migration of human capital. Conversely, the data for Connecticut and Minnesota indicate a net out‐migration of people and a net in‐migration of human capital. This study suggests that traditional models of interstate migration mask the flow of human capital.
Evaluating Alternative Regional Planning Models
Authors: CRIHFIELD JOHN B. , CAMPBELL HARRISON S. 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTThe REMI and IMPLAN models are widely used approaches to estimating economic impacts for small regions. However, few benchmarks exist for assessing these estimates. This paper evaluates the relative performance of these models in terms of a given impact: the opening of an automobile assembly plant in central Illinois. Although our results are not conclusive and are limited by our application, we find that in terms of several indirect performance criteria, IMPLAN's outcomes, on balance, are somewhat more plausible than those for REMI.
Developments in the Location of Selected Computer‐Related Industries in the united states
Authors: PARK SIYOUNG , LEWIS LAWRENCE T. 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTThis study focuses upon changes in three computer‐related industries between 1974 and 1985. An attempt is made by means of entropy indices and shift‐share analysis to determine if diffusion in those industries conforms to the product‐cycle model. We employ primarily state‐level data derived from County Business Patterns and supplemented by US. Censuses of Manufacturing and Services. Our findings indicate that all the industries displayed substantial increases in employment and considerable dispersion, although by no means were the changes uniform. The hypothesis that the dispersion is following the product‐cycle model, that is, from core areas to peripheral regions, receives little support from this study. The model, however, should not be rejected out of hand, because all three industries studied have a duality in the size of firms that the data masks. This duality may affect the applicability of any model. Further attempts to explain the spatial distribution of any of these industries should begin with disintegrated data. Unfortunately such data are not presently easily attainable.
House Prices in a Small Island Economy: The Isle of Man
Authors: JOHNES GERAINT 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTCointegration techniques are used in order to estimate a long‐run equation explaining the movement of average house prices in the Isle of Man. The tendency for the population of a small island economy to fluctuate sharply introduces into the process of price determination a number of features which are not replicated in larger economies.
High‐Level Nuclear Waste Disposal: A Perspective on Technocracy and Democracy
Authors: MALONE CHARLES R. 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTThe difficulties encountered in siting a repository for disposing of high‐level nuclear waste in the U.S. typify a fundamental conflict between technocracy and participatory democracy. Similar problems are likely to occur increasingly as society and technology become more complex and will persist until effective institutional mechanisms exist for their resolution. In the interim, the difficulties encountered from public resistance to the local siting of noxious technological facilities can be relieved by a return to fundamental participatory democratic principles. Prospective host communities for the facilities should be allowed to volunteer a candidate site, be given an opportunity to understand the risks and uncertainties involved in accepting a facility, and be able to withdraw from an agreement if subsequent circumstances warrant such action.
On the Value of Homotheticity in the Shift‐Share Framework
Authors: KEIL STANLEY R. 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this paper is to examine the usefulness of homothetic reformulations of the shift‐share accounting model to the practitioner of regional growth studies. The reformulations of Esteban‐Marquillas (1972) and Arcelus (1984) are examined to determine if they improve the shift‐share framework as a means for accounting for regional economic growth or decline. The purpose of the homothetic models is to separate out change in a region's employment (or value added) associated with its prior or base year specialization in particular industries from change associated with changes in the mix of industries that occurred during the period under study. It is contended while the resulting accounts may help in understanding individual industry's growth rates, they shed little light on total regional growth. Indiana employment data from 1977 and 1986 are used to illustrate the arguments.
Continuity and Change in an Old Industrial Region
Authors: BROWN LAWRENCE A. , LOBAO LINDA M. , VERHEYEN ANTHONY L. 
Published: July 2006

ABSTRACTAnalysts have debated the extent to which recent economic changes represent a continuation of earlier patterns or a fundamental shift to a new industrial order. We trace and extend the spatial implications of this debate for a mature industrial region, the Ohio River Valley, part of the American Manufacturing Belt, for the 1980‐90 period. The paper builds on recent research arguing that such regions had a diverse, rather than homogeneous, space‐economy. Empirical findings clearly demonstrate diversity of economic structures, sectorally and spatially, emphasizing both continuity and change in an old industrial region, and the totality of economic activity rather than specific sectors identified with the rise or transformation of industrial capitalism. In terms of change, aggregate trends follow national ones, but do not wash evenly over the Ohio River Valley. Nor do they mirror, when considered at a sub‐regional scale, patterns indicated by de‐industrialization and post‐Fordist transition frameworks. Findings provide implications for elaborating or augmenting these perspectives, and types of research needed to accomplish the task.
The NCAA: A Socio‐economic Analysis: The Development of the College Sports Cartel from Social Movement to Formal Organization.
Authors: Koch James V. , Leonard Wilbert M. 
Published: July 2006

Abstract. Economic cartel theory and Sociological social movement theory are used to achieve a socio‐economic analysis of the problems and behaviour of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It is demonstrated that both cartel theory and social movement theory predict substantially similar behavior on the part of the NCAA and its 800‐plus member institutions. Specific issues such as “need”scholarships, the possibility that the” big‐time”football powers, may leave the NCAA, and the NCAA's relation with women's athletics, are considered. It is concluded that the NCAA is not likely to persist is an organization in its current form.
“… the NCAA is a body primarily designed to protect and defend its member institutions from the professional sports world and to make sure that collegiate sports get its share of the sports business pie.”Senator Marlow Cook of Kentucky (1973)