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A SOCIETAL APPROACH TO SOCIAL SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM: ORGANIZATIONAL LEGITIMACY, CORPORATE RESPONSES
(2013)
This study examined the voluntary compliance of corporations to societal pressures exerted by one type of stakeholder--shareholders. Specifically, from an organizational legitimacy perspective, the study investigated ...
Tracing the Rise of Ants - Out of the Ground
(PLos One, 2013-12-26)
The evolution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is increasingly well-understood due to recent phylogenetic analyses, along with estimates of divergence times and diversification rates. Yet, leading hypotheses regarding the ...
Dynamics of Instructional and Perceptual Factors in Instructional Design Competence Development
(2013)
This nine-month study used mixed methods data and a qualitative analysis to examine the skill and perceptual development of 17 graduate design students. Individual differences, perceptions and preferences that apparently ...
A comparison of microphysical parameterization sensitivities in three comma-head snow events and evaluation of scheme solutions with PIREPs
(2013)
Numerical model experiments are conducted to assess how aircraft icing forecasts are affected by the choice of microphysical parameterization, with respect to the presence of supercooled liquid water (SLW). Select winter ...
Concepts and Measurement in Multimethod Research
(Political Research Quarterly, 2013-06-01)
This article argues that concept misformation and conceptual stretching undermine efforts to combine qualitative and quantitative methods in multimethod research (MMR). Two related problems result from the mismatch of ...
CREATIVITY IN THE FUZZY FRONT END: THE INFLUENCE OF EVALUATION STRUCTURE AND CRITERIA
(2013)
Activities in the fuzzy front end of product development are critical for subsequent product performance. Despite calls to study these activities, relatively little research has focused on how to manage these early stage ...
Exploratory Case Studies of the Role of the Community School Coordinator: Developing the School Social Network in Urban Elementary Schools
(2013)
This exploratory case study examines the role of the community school coordinator (CSC) in the community school model in two urban elementary schools. It seeks to understand how the role and responsibilities of a community ...
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis on carbon nanotube-supported catalysts in water-in-oil emulsion
(2013-12-04)
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is an important gas-to-liquids technology in the modern energy industry. The current trend is to carry it out in liquid reaction media in order to take advantage of good heat transfer, high ...
Manufacturing and Microstructural Modeling of Geometrically Complex Composite Components Produced by Bladder Assisted Composite Manufacturing (BACM)
(2013-12)
In the first part of the dissertation a new manufacturing method, Bladder Assisted Composite Manufacturing (BACM), to fabricate geometrically complex, hollow polymeric composite parts is presented. The BACM process utilizes ...
Hexavalent Chromium Reduction under Fermentative Conditions with Lactate Stimulated Native Microbial Communities
(PLos One, 2013-12-23)
Microbial reduction of toxic hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in-situ is a plausible bioremediation strategy in electron-acceptor limited environments. However, higher Cr(VI) may impose stress on syntrophic communities and ...