February 2013

News and Features How to Reject Bad Ideas….Without People Rejecting You! Curt Wang tells us the key to your success is to learn to reject or redirect bad ideas in a thoughtful, positive and more collaborative way. He gives us six tips to consider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Traditional Job Descriptions Don’t Attract Top Talent A recent research study identified the 10 biggest mistakes companies make when hiring. The study included over 130 companies ranging in size from Fortune 500 to mid-size privately held organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A Fool With a Tool is Still a Fool Many people mistakenly believe that the software or technology itself is the solution to enhance a business process, when in reality, technology is at best 10 percent of the value equation—the other 90 percent is based on the human factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Savvy Entrepreneurs Play by Different Rules in Uncertain Times The entrepreneurs who are successful during times of uncertainty are so because they don’t rely on the standard approaches they’d use in predictable times, and they look for opportunities in situations that would have been considered negatives five years ago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Columns Computer Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Real Estate Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Lists: Architectual/Engineering Firms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Top Commercial/Industrial Contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Banks in the Inland Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Human Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Financial Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Software Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Business Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Executive Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 High Desert Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 & 29 New Business Lists: County of San Bernardino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 County of Riverside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Manager’s Bookshelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Restaurant Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Executive Time Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Monetary policy strategy in a global environment

This paper discusses the structural implications of real and financial globalisation, with the aim of drawing lessons for the conduct of monetary policy and, in particular, for the assessment of risks to price stability. The first conclusion of the paper is that globalisation may have played only a limited role in reducing inflation and output volatility in developed economies. Central banks should remain focused on their mandate to preserve price stability. However, the globalisation of financial markets over the last 25 years has had major implications for the conduct of monetary policy. Four elements characterise the new financial landscape: the decline in the “home bias”; the increase in the size of international financial transactions relative to transactions in goods and services; the increase in the number of countries adopting inflation targeting and currency peg monetary regimes; and the transformation of financial market microstructure. The paper argues that in this new environment monetary policy should systematically incorporate financial analysis into its assessment of the risks to price stability. Monetary policy should “lean against the wind” of asset price bubbles that could burst at a high cost and hinder the maintenance of macroeconomic and financial stability. Further, in view of the interlinkages among financial markets worldwide, macro-financial surveillance at the international level needs to be strengthened and monetary policymakers need to cooperate and exchange information on a wider scale and at a deeper level with financial supervisors. Finally, the paper reviews the rationale for a central bank to act (in concert with other central banks) as the ultimate provider of liquidity to financial markets in situations of extreme instability and market malfunctioning. A sudden and sharp liquidity drought in the market should be tackled with appropriate measures that could even go beyond the extraordinary refinancing of monetary and financial institutions. In these circumstances, the central bank should clearly communicate that the aim of its liquidity provision measures is to support the proper functioning of financial markets, and that they do not indicate a change in the monetary policy stance (“separation principle”). JEL Classification: E44, E58, F33, F42.Globalisation, Monetary policy, Asset prices, Financial markets.

March 2013

News and Features Would George and Honest Abe Make It in Today’s Business World? Joseph Callaway believes the answer is yes. He states that if they showed up in 2013 and truly lived up to their reputations, they would find themselves in huge demand. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Make Your Sales Team an Elite Sales Force Creating an elite group of salespeople involves much more than placing a help wanted ad on a job board. It requires a specific hiring process that attracts only the best of the best. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7 Mistakes to Avoid on Your 2012 Tax Return Rick Rodgers, CFP, gives us seven common mistakes and missed deductions to help you prepare your 2012 tax return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 How to Succeed When Your Leaders Fail Many people associate strong leaders with the success of an organization, but an organization succeeds through the efforts of many people. . . . . . . . 18 Shining a Light on the Dark Side of Teams: Seven Lessons the Business World Can Learn From the Downfall of Lance Armstrong What interests Bruce Piasecki most about the Armstrong story are the lessons it offers the business world about the nature of teams. People who would not normally be able to succeed alone can reap the benefits of success in the context of teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Columns Computer Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Editorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Business Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Investments and Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Lists: Residential Real Estate Brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 MBA/Executive Programs in the Inland Empire. . . . . . . 16 Top HMO’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Top PPO’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Women-Owned Businesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Business Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Restaurant Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Manager’s Bookshelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Close-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Real Estate Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 New Business Lists: County of San Bernardino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 County of Riverside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Executive Time Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences Proceedings 2019

The conference proceedings of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences biannual conference, May 29-June 1, 2019 at Indiana Wesleyan University

There’s Nothing Standardized About Being Human : The Impact of Education Policy Reform on Experienced English Teachers in a Rural High School

Education reforms have transformed the teaching profession into a business model that uses standardized test scores as capital. Failure to deliver projected scores results in punishments for teachers and schools under increased accountability measures. In this climate, job satisfaction is low, and teachers across the nation are leaving their classrooms. However, one rural high school presents as an anomaly because there has been no turnover within the English department, where each staff member has been teaching a minimum of five years. The purpose of this study was to learn how experienced secondary English teachers are impacted by education policy reform, and to find out why they stay in the profession in the context of neoliberal education. Through dialogic interviews with five English teachers and data analysis using the constant comparative method, it was determined that educational reforms have had a negative effect on teachers, and that teachers remain in their positions because their administrator mediates reforms and shields them from oppressive dehumanization. Additional research is needed to explore the effective practices of a principal who can mediate policy to prevent the mass exodus of teachers

Lawrence Today, Volume 65, Number 3, Summer 1985

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Economic Diversification and Development in Resource-dependent Economies: Lessons from Chile and Malaysia

This thesis investigates the role of the state in promoting economic diversification in countries that are over-reliant on the extraction of non-renewable resources. The objective of this thesis is particularly timely given the current context of commodity price bust, which has revealed the economic vulnerability of several commodity-dependent countries. Economic diversification has consequently been brought back as a policy priority in such countries. However, various resource-dependent countries have attempted to diversify their economies but have failed to do so throughout history. As such, this study addresses the question of what needs to be done to diversify such economies, by focusing on the role of industrial policy. The ambition is that this thesis and its theoretical foundations can enrich our understanding of the underlying causes of export diversification and structural change in resource-dependent countries. The first contribution of this thesis is to reframe theoretical debates related to natural resources and economic development by elaborating a taxonomy of diversification strategies and by reconceiving the way we measure extractive resource endowment through the elaboration of a multidimensional indicator. Three main diversification pathways are discussed in this thesis, namely financial diversification, vertical diversification, and horizontal diversification. This study also demonstrates the contextual determinants that influence the urgency to follow diversification strategies over others. The second part of this thesis has adopted the analytical account of specific historical cases as the main heuristic for disentangling dynamics of economic diversification in natural resource-dependent economies. It compares the experiences of Chile and Malaysia in diversifying their economies since the 1950s in order to contribute to existing discussions on viable policy interventions for economic development and diversification. This research also contributes to reframing existing narratives on the development of Chile and Malaysia by challenging several misconceptions associated with both countries, notably regarding the role of free market forces. This thesis finds that the role of industrial policy goes beyond facilitating diversification, as it also shapes the direction of such diversification. In both case studies, government interventions that successfully promoted new sectors not only fixed market failures but also shaped the accumulation of productive capabilities, both within and beyond commodity value chains. It is therefore found that neoclassical and path-dependent approaches to diversification are not suitable in explaining the process of structural change of resource-dependent economies, in contrast to more dynamic approaches to comparative advantage and capabilities accumulation

Thrillology: Affective Intensities and the Everyday-Spectacular in American Literature and Culture

“Thrillology: Affective Intensities and the Everyday-Spectacular in American Literature and Culture” presents thrill as a powerful thematic component centered on immediate affective gratification informing character development and narrative. This perspective rethinks theme as always having an affective dimension that accompanies its conceptual articulations, with the former, in many cases, being the more important element. Thrilled psycho-emotional states emerge, in their own right, as legitimizations of individuality and cultural autonomy from the perspective of the passional subject. Engaging with a broad spectrum of literary and cultural sources spanning the last hundred years, this project investigates various ways in which the self-fulfilling affective intensity of thrill imparts a compelling spectacularization to everyday experience. Case studies featuring Naturalist novels by Norris, Sinclair, and Dreiser expose the pursuit of material success as an intoxicating affect that drives central figures, regardless of the attainment, and inevitable loss, of wealth. In contrast, Ishmael Reed’s MumboJumbo presents a very different frisson of social rebellion that is determined to find fulfillment within its defiance and re-appropriation of cultural identity, no matter the stacked-odds confronting protagonists. And, book-ending nearly a century of fictional engagements with the pervasiveness of fame, fortune, and celebrity in mainstream consciousness, Nathanael West’s Day of the Locust and Bret Easton Ellis’ Glamorama portray the pursuit of thrill as an end itself, regardless of any realization of stardom. Finally, these thrillological considerations extend into contemporary American social texts, here embodied by the recurring spectacle of the Super Bowl broadcast and the extravaganza of Apple.com’s 2010 web-based introduction of the iPad. Through its examination of thrill as a positive affective power and the capacity of such excitation to translate into modes of expression and identification, Thrillology adds new perspectives to the body of contemporary affect theoretical literary analysis that has been prominently concerned with the examination of negative affective dimensions. This project brings a variety of theoretical fields into conversation in order to achieve a versatile conception of thrill’s affect, combining literary and cultural modes of analysis that co-involve affect theory, performance studies, theorization of spectacle and The Everyday, and effects of mass-media and consumerism