scholarly journals Clearing the Field: How do Presidential Primary Candidates Win Big on Super Tuesday?

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Colin Swearingen
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Presidential Primary ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
Early Primary ◽  
The Right ◽  
Candidate Performance

In presidential primaries, Super Tuesday elections play a significant role in winnowing candidate fields and establishing nomination frontrunners.  Despite their importance, scholars know little about why and how candidates win or lose the states comprising these events.  This study explores which factors help explain candidate performance in Super Tuesday primaries between 2008 and 2016.  Using pooled cross-sectional time-series analysis, the results indicate three key drivers of Super Tuesday success: candidate viability, public attention, and media attention.  These findings imply that presidential campaigns continue to be complex electoral events beyond the early primary states and suggest that underdog candidates can still win states under the right conditions.  Future research should explore the interrelatedness of these three critical factors.

The Influence of Firm Maturation on Firms' Rate of Adjustment to Their Optimal Capital Structures

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (s-1) ◽  
pp. 70-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Pittman ◽  
Kenneth J. Klassen
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Initial Public Offerings ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Financial Policies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public Offerings ◽  
Tax Shields ◽  
Optimal Capital ◽  
Refinancing Costs

Extant empirical research on firms' adjustment to their optimal capital structures is cross-sectional. However, Scholes and Wolfson (1989) argue that refinancing costs that accumulate with age increasingly impede firms from restoring their optimal capital structures. This study provides evidence on the time-series variation in the rate at which firms move toward their leverage targets that is consistent with this prediction. In separate tests, age is measured from two dates—from firms' initial public offerings and from their incorporation—to examine whether the duration of their public and private experience, respectively, affect the evolution in financial policies. This paper contributes to the literature by developing a research design that isolates the influence of dynamic refinancing costs on the leverage adjustment problem. The evidence also justifies future research on Scholes and Wolfson's (1989) predictions about the time-series pattern in firms' tax shields by empirically validating that refinancing costs increasingly constrain their capital structures.

scholarly journals Kesehatan hidung di Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan Manado

e-CliniC ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyon Lalita ◽  
Ora I. Palandeng ◽  
Olivia C.P. Pelealu
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Nasal Cavity ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
First Line ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The Right ◽  
Observational Descriptive Study

Abstract: Physiologically, nose has several functions such as a filter and the first-line defence as well as protectve organ against the negative impacts of the environment. The nose is also useful to clean the air from dust, bacteria, and viruses through a mucociliary transport mechanism. Generally, the important role of smell has lack of public attention until eventually disorders or injuries that can disturb the ability and physiological function of the nose occur. This was an observational descriptive study with a cross sectional design. Respondents were 30 students in Sekolah Polisi Negara (State police school) Karombasan Manado; all were males. Nose health status of every respondent was determined by examination of the nasal cavity, conchae, mucous layer, secretion, septum, and post nasal drips. The results showed that from the 30 respondents, there was edema at the right conchae and left conchae each as many as 6.7%. Examination of septum showed that septum deviation of the right nose. Examination of nasal cavity, mucosa layer, secretion and post nasal drips overall resulted in normal category. Conclusion: Nose health status at Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan Manado was categorized as good.Keywords: nose health, physical examination of nose Abstrak: Secara fisiologis hidung mempunyai beberapa fungsi antara lain sebagai penyaring dan pertahanan lini pertama serta pelindung tubuh terpenting terhadap lingkungan yang tidak menguntungkan. Hidung juga berguna membersihkan udara inspirasi dari debu, bakteri dan virus melalui mekanisme transpor mukosiliar. Umumnya, peran penting dari indera penghiduan kurang mendapat perhatian khusus dari masyarakat sendiri hingga terjadi gangguan atau cidera yang dapat menghilangkan kemampuan dan fungsi fisiologis dari organ hidung. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkangambaran kesehatan hidung di Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif observasional dengan desain potong lintang. Sampel penelitian ialah 30 orang mahasiswa Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan Manado, seluruhnya berjenis kelamin laki-laki. Status kesehatan hidung setiap responden dinilai dengan memeriksa kavum nasi, konka, mukosa, sekret, septum, dan post nasal drip. Hasil pemeriksaan menunjukkan dari 30 mahasiswa, terdapat edema pada konka sebelah kanan dan kiri masing-masing sebesar 6,7%. Hasil pemeriksaan septum, ditemukan deviasi septum pada hidung kanan sebesar 3,3%. Pada pemeriksaan kavum nasi, mukosa, sekret, dan post nasal drips didapatkan hasil yang normal. Simpulan: Secara keseluruhan kesehatan hidung di Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan tergolong baik. Kata kunci: kesehatan hidung, pemeriksaan fisik hidung

Socio-Cultural Impacts on Drug Trafficking Trends in Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana S. Dolliver
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Multivariate Time Series ◽  
Criminological Theory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Crime Type ◽  
Anomie Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Patterns

A myriad of national and international publications have detailed global patterns of drug trafficking for decades, with recent reports identifying Europe as a global consumption “hotspot” for the majority of popular drugs in the world. Yet, despite increasing levels of drug trafficking worldwide, scholars have not routinely examined this crime-type through the lens of a socio-cultural criminological theory. As such, this empirical study employed guidance from Institutional Anomie Theory. Data were collected from fourteen countries in Europe from 1995 to 2009 and analyzed using pooled cross-sectional multivariate time series. Trafficking patterns in cannabis, heroin, cocaine, and amphetamines were operationalized using officially reported drug seizure amounts. The findings from this study emphasize the need for differentiation between drug-types in future research, but also illustrate support for use of the theoretically informed variables.

Organizational-Level Characteristics in Right-Wing Extremist Groups in the United States Over Time

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Asal ◽  
Steven M. Chermak ◽  
Sarah Fitzgerald ◽  
Joshua D. Freilich
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Single Point ◽  
The United States ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Extremist Groups

This study compares the organizational-level variables of violent and nonviolent far-right extremist groups. This study makes an important contribution by coding for attributes for each specific year that an organization existed. Prior research has only examined organizational characteristics at a single point of time. Our strategy here better specifies differences between violent and nonviolent extremist groups. We used a pooled cross-sectional time series analysis using logistic regression because our dependent variable is dichotomous (the organization used violence this year vs. it did not). We clustered on the organization and we included dummy years to control for time series effects. We also included a lagged variable if the organization used violence in the year before. We found that organizations were more likely to use violence if they were previously involved in violence, had multiple alliances with other extremist groups, had a large membership, had weak or decentralized leadership or a strong ruling council, and advocated for inherent racial or ethnic superiority. These results have important implications for law enforcement and future research on extremism and violence.

scholarly journals Top Management Demographics and Performance: An Empirical Investigation of Kenyan State Corporations

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rose N. Mkalama ◽  
Vincent N. Machuki
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Top Management Teams ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Upper Echelons Theory ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Right ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study investigated the influence of top management demographics on the performance of Kenyan state corporations. Through a cross sectional descriptive survey, data was obtained from 96 Kenyan state corporations using a semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study findings indicated that top management demographics had a statistically significant influence on the performance of Kenyan state corporations. The study contributes to the upper echelons theory and resource based theory. Policy makers will also benefit in ensuring that the aspects of top management demographics are properly mainstreamed in order to achieve high organizational performance. Managers who are in charge of attracting the top management teams in organizations will benefit in understanding the importance of having top managers with the right demographics in order to drive strategy. Based on the limitations of the study, areas for future research have been highlighted.

scholarly journals Kesehatan hidung di Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan Manado

e-CliniC ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyon Lalita ◽  
Ora I. Palandeng ◽  
Olivia C.P. Pelealu
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Nasal Cavity ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
First Line ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The Right ◽  
Observational Descriptive Study

Abstract: Physiologically, nose has several functions such as a filter and the first-line defence as well as protectve organ against the negative impacts of the environment. The nose is also useful to clean the air from dust, bacteria, and viruses through a mucociliary transport mechanism. Generally, the important role of smell has lack of public attention until eventually disorders or injuries that can disturb the ability and physiological function of the nose occur. This was an observational descriptive study with a cross sectional design. Respondents were 30 students in Sekolah Polisi Negara (State police school) Karombasan Manado; all were males. Nose health status of every respondent was determined by examination of the nasal cavity, conchae, mucous layer, secretion, septum, and post nasal drips. The results showed that from the 30 respondents, there was edema at the right conchae and left conchae each as many as 6.7%. Examination of septum showed that septum deviation of the right nose. Examination of nasal cavity, mucosa layer, secretion and post nasal drips overall resulted in normal category. Conclusion: Nose health status at Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan Manado was categorized as good.Keywords: nose health, physical examination of nose Abstrak: Secara fisiologis hidung mempunyai beberapa fungsi antara lain sebagai penyaring dan pertahanan lini pertama serta pelindung tubuh terpenting terhadap lingkungan yang tidak menguntungkan. Hidung juga berguna membersihkan udara inspirasi dari debu, bakteri dan virus melalui mekanisme transpor mukosiliar. Umumnya, peran penting dari indera penghiduan kurang mendapat perhatian khusus dari masyarakat sendiri hingga terjadi gangguan atau cidera yang dapat menghilangkan kemampuan dan fungsi fisiologis dari organ hidung. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkangambaran kesehatan hidung di Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif observasional dengan desain potong lintang. Sampel penelitian ialah 30 orang mahasiswa Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan Manado, seluruhnya berjenis kelamin laki-laki. Status kesehatan hidung setiap responden dinilai dengan memeriksa kavum nasi, konka, mukosa, sekret, septum, dan post nasal drip. Hasil pemeriksaan menunjukkan dari 30 mahasiswa, terdapat edema pada konka sebelah kanan dan kiri masing-masing sebesar 6,7%. Hasil pemeriksaan septum, ditemukan deviasi septum pada hidung kanan sebesar 3,3%. Pada pemeriksaan kavum nasi, mukosa, sekret, dan post nasal drips didapatkan hasil yang normal. Simpulan: Secara keseluruhan kesehatan hidung di Sekolah Polisi Negara Karombasan tergolong baik. Kata kunci: kesehatan hidung, pemeriksaan fisik hidung

scholarly journals Organizational Support as Perceived by Staff Nurses and its Relation to their Autonomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Ehsan S. S. Saad ◽  
Samah M. Elsayed
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Future Research ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Operational Decisions ◽  
The Right

Context: Nurses need support at all levels in the organization. When staff nurses perceive organizational support, this can promote their sense of well-being, raise positive work behaviors and enhance their autonomy in patient care and unit operational decisions through having the right to make decisions and do their best to increases productivity and achieve organizational goals. Aim: The current study aimed to assess organizational support as perceived by staff nurses and its relation to their autonomy. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional analytical research design utilized to achieve the aim of the current study. This study conducted in all units of Benha University Hospital. Study subjects were301 out of 1224 staff nurses; their selection was based on a simple random sample. Two tools used for data collection namely perceived organizational support questionnaire and staff nurses' autonomy scale. Results: The result of the study yield that more than two-thirds (73.3%) of the studied staff nurses had low perception levels regarding organizational support, while less than half (45.8%) of them had moderate autonomy levels. Also, there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation (p-value <0.001) between organizational support as perceived by studied staff nurses and their autonomy. Conclusions: The study concluded that a positive, highly statistically significant correlation was found between organizational support as perceived by studied staff nurses and their autonomy. The study recommended that hospital as an organization should clarify available types of its organizational support for staff nurses and encourage them to express their needs and put strategies to increase needed support. Hospital administrators should enhance staff nurses’ autonomy regarding patients' care and the unit's operational decisions. A training program should be provided for staff nurses about how to be more autonomous to make independent, wise decisions. Future research is suggested regarding a broader cross-section replication of this study for diverse nurses from all over the country that may yield generalization of the results. Also, further research is needed to explore barriers that staff nurses face in autonomous decision making and how to promote them in participation in unit operational decisions.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Network Structure in Mazda’s Yokokai using the DEC Spatial Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
T. Ito ◽  
S. Tagawa ◽  
S. Matsuno ◽  
Y. Uchida ◽  
Rajiv Mehta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Spatial Model ◽  
Euclidean Distance ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Corporate Group ◽  
The Relationship

By examining networks is possible to understand the nature of inter-firm relationships among organizational entities in any given corporate group, such as Toyota’s, Nissan’s or Mazda’s Keiretsu. Recently, a new three-dimensional spatial model has been developed that allows organizational scholars to ascertain the structure of a corporate group, the position of the individual firms, and the determinants of the firm performance. This new spatial paradigm –called the DEC spatial model– composed of degree, effective size and capacity that assessed the relationship between Euclidean distance and sales. Although it advances our understanding of networks, the bulk of the research is based on cross-sectional data, it is not possible ascertain the real nature of the relationship between the distance and sales. Instead, the analysis of networks requires using time series data as all the corporate members of a network are ongoing- concerns. To augment our understanding of the nature of inter-firms networks, the interrelationship between distance and sales is examined using time series data drawn from Mazda’s Yokokai in 1986, 2004 and 2005. More specifically, in this paper the data on transactions were collected and used to calculate the Euclidean distance using the DEC spatial model. The position and its determinants of all individual firms are identified and the trend of structure changes is discussed. Based on the findings of offered and avenues of future research are suggested.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Using Time-Series Current and Deferred Income Tax Expense to Forecast Income Taxes Paid

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brock Murdoch ◽  
Paul Krause ◽  
Paul Guy
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Prediction Accuracy ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tax Payments ◽  
One Year ◽  
Tax Expense

Prior research, using cross-sectional data, concluded that interperiod income tax allocation is useful in forecasting income tax payments (Murdoch, Costa, & Krause, 1994 and Cheung, Krishnan, & Min, 1997). Both these articles suggested that future research should focus on investigating whether time-series data are also useful in forecasting income tax payments. This paper uses time-series data from 235 Compustat firms over a 20-year period to evaluate whether income tax expense is useful in forecasting one-, two-, and three-year ahead income tax payments. We conclude that firms predictions are more accurate for shorter forecast horizons. Additionally, we determine that deferred income tax expense enhances the ability of current income tax expense to predict future tax payments for approximately 40% of firms across all three forecast horizons. Furthermore, we find that the prediction accuracy of a firms one-year ahead forecasts is significantly related to the prediction accuracy of its two- and three-year ahead forecasts.

scholarly journals Digital feminist activism: Analyzing Jakarta Feminist as a collective identity, resources, network, information dissemination, and mobilization

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Rifka Annisa
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Feminist Activism ◽  
Network Information ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Right

The use of social media for feminist activism in Indonesia has increased in decades. Some studies have mentioned digital feminist activism as the three intersectional relations of collective agenda, civic network, and digital infrastructure. To deepen, this study aims to analyze digital feminist activism works to organize collective identities, develop resources, coordinate networks, disseminate information, and mobilize social actors, in the case of Jakarta Feminist through a qualitative approach combined with social and textual network analysis. As a result, the Jakarta Feminist collective’s identity formed based on their identities, concerns, and defaces to the right of all Indonesian women, and other minorities group succeeded in developing resources in the form of moral, cultural, material, human, and network. Jakarta Feminist disseminated activism information by using social media features, and their members’ ties. Mobilized actors by conducting internal group planning, themes, and hashtags, boosted by social media personalities digital campaigns, individual and cross-organization. This study concluded that feminist digital activism running by the combination of their work in online and offline spheres. The cross-sectional interrelated of feminist activism to other issues, movements, and entities are interesting topics for future research.

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