Channel strategies, product types, and performance in the US retail industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Bau Jung Chang
Keyword(s):  
Retail Industry ◽  
The Us ◽  
And Performance

Relation of Statistically Significant, Abnormal, and Typical WAIS-R VIQ-PIQ Discrepancies to Full Scale IQs

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis M. Hsu ◽  
Judy Hayman ◽  
Judith Koch ◽  
Debbie Mandell
Keyword(s):  
Graphical Method ◽  
The United States ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
True Score ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Normative Population ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Quadratic Models

Summary: In the United States' normative population for the WAIS-R, differences (Ds) between persons' verbal and performance IQs (VIQs and PIQs) tend to increase with an increase in full scale IQs (FSIQs). This suggests that norm-referenced interpretations of Ds should take FSIQs into account. Two new graphs are presented to facilitate this type of interpretation. One of these graphs estimates the mean of absolute values of D (called typical D) at each FSIQ level of the US normative population. The other graph estimates the absolute value of D that is exceeded only 5% of the time (called abnormal D) at each FSIQ level of this population. A graph for the identification of conventional “statistically significant Ds” (also called “reliable Ds”) is also presented. A reliable D is defined in the context of classical true score theory as an absolute D that is unlikely (p < .05) to be exceeded by a person whose true VIQ and PIQ are equal. As conventionally defined reliable Ds do not depend on the FSIQ. The graphs of typical and abnormal Ds are based on quadratic models of the relation of sizes of Ds to FSIQs. These models are generalizations of models described in Hsu (1996) . The new graphical method of identifying Abnormal Ds is compared to the conventional Payne-Jones method of identifying these Ds. Implications of the three juxtaposed graphs for the interpretation of VIQ-PIQ differences are discussed.

Global policy convergence through “distributed governance”? The emergence of “national” education standards in the US and Germany

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigrid Hartong
Keyword(s):  
Core Curriculum ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Global Policy ◽  
Policy Convergence ◽  
National Education ◽  
Policy Sector ◽  
The Us ◽  
And Performance ◽  
National Education Standards

This article focuses on the discussion of global policy convergence through the implementation of “distributed governance” within the education policy sector. Here, the focus is directed at the emergence of national education standards (NES) as a simultaneous instrument of fair school control and performance increase. Both the US and Germany show a high traditional resistance to nationally centralised educational control, but experienced a massive transformation in this direction by the recent implementation of a national core curriculum initiative (National Education Standardsin Germany andCommon Core State Standardsin the US). This article will rely on global governance and distributed governance research, focusing on the concept of “heterarchies”, to analyse the interplay of global and national contexts in the case of the rise of NES in the US and Germany, ultimately showing the concepts' contributions (and limits) to explain policy convergence.

scholarly journals The myths and mysteries of leadership in higher education

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 221258682110062
Author(s):  
Leo Goedegebuure
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Seminal Work ◽  
Leadership Management ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education ◽  
The Us ◽  
Ultimate Question ◽  
And Performance

In his seminal work “How Colleges Work” Bob (Robert) Birnbaum poses the ultimate question on the paradox of universities and colleges in the US. How comes, he asks, is it that they are amongst the largest industries in the country with an unparalleled reputation for diversity and quality, but are also regarded as poorly managed. In this paper I explore the evidence for a relationship between leadership, management and performance, or not.

scholarly journals FDAAA TrialsTracker: A live informatics tool to monitor compliance with FDA requirements to report clinical trial results

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. DeVito ◽  
Seb Bacon ◽  
Ben Goldacre
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Reporting Requirements ◽  
Practical Support ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
Results Reporting ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Clinical Trial Results

AbstractIntroductionNon-publication of clinical trials results is an ongoing issue. In 2016 the US government updated the results reporting requirements to ClinicalTrials.gov for trials covered under the FDA Amendments Act 2007. We set out to develop and deliver an online tool which publicly monitors compliance with these reporting requirements, facilitates open public audit, and promotes accountability.MethodsWe conducted a review of the relevant legislation to extract the requirements on reporting results. Specific areas of the statutes were operationalized in code based on the results of our policy review, publicly available data from ClinicalTrials.gov, and communications with ClinicalTrials.gov staff. We developed methods to identify trials required to report results, using publicly available registry data; to incorporate additional relevant information such as key dates and trial sponsors; and to determine when each trial became due. This data was then used to construct a live tracking website.ResultsThere were a number of administrative and technical hurdles to successful operationalization of our tracker. Decisions and assumptions related to overcoming these issues are detailed along with clarifications directly from ClinicalTrials.gov. The FDAAA TrialsTracker was successfully launched in February 2018 and provides users with an overview of results reporting compliance.DiscussionClinical trials continue to go unreported despite numerous guidelines, commitments, and legal frameworks intended to address this issue. In the absence of formal sanctions from the FDA and others, we argue tools such as ours - providing live data on trial reporting - can improve accountability and performance. In addition, our service helps sponsors identify their own individual trials that have not yet reported results: we therefore offer positive practical support for sponsors who wish to ensure that all their completed trials have reported.

scholarly journals I, Thou, and the Sphere Between: Reflections on Dancing Difference in One Direction

1969 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah S. Schwadron
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Creative Project ◽  
The Us ◽  
Artistic Representation ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Performance Project

This paper addresses the subjects of dance and exile in relation to diverse cultural histories in Germany and their resonances across distinct time periods. As my central example, I introduce Dancing Exile, an ongoing improvisation and performance project developed across borders, cultures, and experiences. The project underscores the work of political and artistic representation past and present in Hamburg, by looking at the lives of contemporary refugees alongside earlier Jewish holocaust histories tied to the cityscape. Sharing the collaborative work of performers from Afghanistan, Germany, and the US, including myself, I discuss the aesthetic and social dynamics of this ongoing creative project in relation to questions of migration, mobility, relationship, and exchange.

Loop Transient Performance With a Closed Loop sCO2 Brayton Cycle

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan D. Cich ◽  
J. Jeffrey Moore ◽  
Meera Day Towler ◽  
Jason Mortzheim
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Brayton Cycle ◽  
Transient Performance ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Us ◽  
Successful Testing ◽  
And Performance

Abstract Recent testing has been completed on a 1 MWe supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) closed loop recuperated cycle under funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Sunshot initiative and industry partners. Some of the goals of this funding included the development of a 1 MWe loop, a 10 MWe turbine, and performance and mechanical testing. One of the key challenges that presented itself was the filling, start-up, and shut down of the entire system. Understanding the loop transient performance is important when having to bring a turbine online, transitioning from peak to partial loading, and also managing routine and emergency shut downs. Due to large changes in density near the critical point for CO2 and its tendency to form dry ice when expanded to atmospheric pressure, managing loop filling and venting is critical in ensuring that components are not damaged. With successful testing up to 715°C and 234 bar, this paper will provide updated data to, “Loop Filling and Start Up with a Closed Loop sCO2 Brayton Cycle [1].” While the previous paper focused on early trips and start up challenges, this paper will focus on the specific challenges at maximum operating conditions, and how the loop was managed when getting up to these high temperatures and pressures and how the loop behaved during a high temperature trip when compared to a controlled shut down from maximum operating conditions.

Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Robert Volpicelli
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Popular Entertainment ◽  
Literary Celebrity ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Us ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Lecture Tour

The Introduction to this book provides a framework for analyzing both the “lecture” and the “tour.” The first half presents the lecture as a pervasive yet unexamined authorial practice. It draws on current theories of literary celebrity to demonstrate how lecturing is primarily concerned with the construction of an author’s “personality.” However, it also shows how an analysis of lecturing demands a close attention to live, embodied performance generally lacking among the scholarship in this area. The second half of the Introduction then looks at the social and historical contexts surrounding the US lecture tour. Focusing on the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it highlights two institutions—the lyceum and the Chautauqua—that were crucial in connecting the practice of lecturing to a larger traveling-show culture that hovered between public education and popular entertainment. Detailing this context underscores how the US lecture tour injected modernist authors into an environment of great social variety where they had to learn how to vary the presentation and performance of their own authorship.

Competitive aggressiveness, community banking and performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-240
Author(s):  
Jeff Stambaugh ◽  
G. T. Lumpkin ◽  
Ronald K. Mitchell ◽  
Keith Brigham ◽  
Claudia Cogliser
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Deposit Insurance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Us ◽  
Competitive Aggressiveness ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Federal Deposit Insurance ◽  
Competitive Actions

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically test a conceptualization of competitive aggressiveness (CA), a dimension of entrepreneurial orientation.Design/methodology/approachStructural equation modeling and hierarchical regression are employed on responses from 182 banks in the southwestern US Performance data on the banks are drawn from the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC's) Call reports.FindingsThe results indicate awareness, motivation and capability are antecedents of CA, which itself is positively related to increased market share and, in more dense markets, profitability.Practical implicationsAggressive firms exhibit certain routines that can lead to competitive actions, which assists performance in some contexts. Managers who wish to increase (or decrease) their firms' overall competitive posture can encourage (or discourage) employees from performing competitive routines such as monitoring their rivals or talking about their rivals' strategies.Originality/valueBy developing CA' conceptualization, the study advances the understanding of the antecedents of competitive behavior and makes it easier to study competition in smaller firms.

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