SWON Libraries (Southwest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries) is seeking nominations for members of its Executive Board. The new Executive Board members will be elected at the Spring Membership Meeting on May 5, 2008. This call for nominations ends on March

Literature and practice reveal that most marketing related questionnaires measuring consumer preferences rely on some kind of conjoint analysis. Recent studies show that the analytic hierarchy process is suitable for this task, too. This paper gives a comparison of the

Adequate understanding of the Japanese corporate culture is considered as one of the basic steps to conduct comparative analyses of corporate performance. This study adopts quantitative analyses to investigate the relationship between corporate culture and their effect on the attitudes

Visual representations are becoming increasingly commonplace, partly induced by advances in graphic technology. This is encouraging for the large proportion of learners who learn most effectively through visual stimuli. Associated interesting questions are: To what extent can pictures be matched

This paper explores the relationship between Positive Organisational Behaviour (POB) and performance in the workplace. Multiple critical factors that make organisations and their members flourish and prosper in especially humane and extraordinary ways are explored. One of the key components

The decision on where to report environmental information has not received very much attention to date, and most research in the area indicates that annual report is the most common medium. As is pointed out by many authors, however, there

This paper offers a conceptual framework for exploring the potential role of Expert Systems (ES) in supporting the strategic planning process in the operations management function of organisations. First, the strategic planning process will be considered in a general sense

So spring football has turned into huge ordeal -- sold out crowds and rock concerts? Well bust out those lawn chairs and coolers, Dennis Dodd has a more traditional spring take, giving you a heads up on what to expect.

There are mysteries that go unsolved; things like the Loch Ness Monster or the Bermuda Triangle. Then there's Vanderbilt star Shan Foster, with the odd sounding first name Gary Parrish just had to get to the bottom of.

The Santa Clara men's tennis team will host Sacramento State on Sunday March 9, at 12:00 p.m. at the Degheri Tennis Center. The Broncos look to regain the momentum created from their 4-3 thriller over Gonzaga on February 23, and

No one makes it to the top ranks of corporate management without a healthy amount of self-assurance. Confidence underlies decisive, strong leadership, but does overconfidence lead managers to cross the line and commit fraud? New research by Wharton accounting professor

Technician Yung-Yung Sung huddles over her desk twisting carbon wires—each half the diameter of a single strand of human hair—along curved grooves on a ceramic plate. Even Sung's skilled fingers can't prevent wires from skittering rebelliously out of grooves and,

As noted at EurekAlert!: "Scientists now can take embryonic stem cells, the cells that can become any tissue type in the body, and coax them into becoming all the cells in the blood supply ... However, they can't make blood

Using a epidemiologic approach, researchers have discovered a key indicator for increased risk of mental retardation in the general population. Researchers found that low maternal education resulted in the highest risk of intellectual disability to offspring compared with other factors

Authorities often fail to recognize or treat the physic damage suffered by siblings in families where only one child is abused. In chilling anecdotes extrapolated from cases, the study chronicles how parents can force siblings to become either emotionally numb

The combination of negative mother-daughter relationships and low blood levels of serotonin, an important brain chemical for mood stability, may be lethal for adolescent girls, leaving them vulnerable to engage in self-harming behaviors such as cutting themselves.

One out of 10 elderly adults on Medicare reports drinking more alcohol than is recommended, according to a new study. Nine percent engaged in unhealthy drinking -- consuming more than thirty drinks per month, or drinking four or more drinks

Most of us experience 'gut feelings' we can't explain, such as instantly loving -- or hating -- a new property when we're househunting or the snap judgments we make on meeting new people. Now researchers say these feelings -- or

Researchers involved in a large, multi-institutional study using positron emission tomography imaging with the radiotracer fluorodeoxyglucose were able to classify different types of dementia with very high rates of success, raising hopes that dementia diagnoses may one day be made

Actor Daniel Radcliffe has purchased a $4.9 million condo at 1 Morton Square in Manhattan, according to city deed records released today. The 18-year-old star of the hugely successful "Harry Potter" films from Warner Bros. intends to live there at