Why Buy New When One Can Share? Uncovering Dimensions of Collaborative Consumption of Consumer Goods

The notion of collaborative consumption (CC) or sharing economy ”where consumers share access to ownership of properties such as cars, clothes, and accommodations ”has gained tremendous popularity in recent years. While many have researched consumers\u27 motivations for engaging in CC of intangible goods such as space or ride sharing, little research on CC motivations has been pursued in the context of tangible goods like apparel. To address this gap, the objective of this study was to identify the underlying dimensions behind consumers\u27 motivations toward CC of consumer goods. Multiple methods were used including in-depth interviews and two quantitative surveys. As a result, the study identified five dimensions that characterize consumer motivations for CC of consumer goods: concern-for-sustainability, social-interaction, variety-seeking, fun, and cost-saving

Structural Disruptions of the 3D Genome Architecture in Human Brain Cancer

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Writers\u27 Workshop sponsored by The Idaho Librarian

Let’s face it, writing is hard. Even for those who enjoy the process, coming up with ideas, churning out words to fill up a blank page, and subjecting a draft to endless revision can be extremely challenging and time-consuming! But communicating with others in our field is an important skill, and publishing is a professional requirement for many librarians. At this session hosted by two of the editors from ILA’s journal, The Idaho Librarian, we’ll review the basic building blocks of writing in our discipline, from brainstorming topics to outlining and story development, and we’ll engage in creative activities to advance our writing projects. Please come with an idea or a project in progress, and expect to leave with a greater understanding of (and enthusiasm for) the writing process. This session is open to all who want to expand their writing skills for fun or career development

TransporTable

This document is a Final Design Review (FDR) report for team TransporTable, a quartet of mechanical engineers at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). It chronicles our design and validation process through final design phase. Our project: to design and test concepts for a stackable table that streamlines group work. After conducting user/sponsor interviews and background research, we found that many products already exist, but none meet the specific blend of requirements set out by our sponsor. They include fast deploying/stowing times, durability, stiffness, and manufacturability. We ideated on the table’s functions, distilling many ideas into three concept designs. After prototyping each design, we found the best design to be a trapezoidal base, square top table. We tested subsystem prototypes to make detailed design decisions, presented in the final design chapter. Detailed manufacturing of the trapezoidal table verification prototype as well as its associated verification processes has been conducted and documented in the report. Deficiencies and recommendation acknowledged from the verification process are listed to further improve the final design of the table

Council on East Asian Libraries Statistics 2021-2022 for North American Institutions

See https://ceal.ku.edu/ for a full descriptionCouncil on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) 2021/2022 annual statistical data. Data collected include volumes held, volumes added gross, serials, e-journals, other library materials, electronic resources, e-books, e-journals, expenditures, fiscal support, staffing, and user services. CEAL Statistics Database is at https://ceal.ku.edu/Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) Statistics Committe

Do institutional investors process and act on information? : Evidence from M&A targets

We document important links between targets’ institutional ownership and takeover-bid outcomes. Firms’ institutional ownership increases the likelihood of receiving stock-for-stock bids. The impact becomes stronger when information asymmetries are higher, whereas we find little support for alternative channels, such as bidder misvaluation or target-side adverse selection. The information channel is further buttressed in our analyses of institutions’ share-retention decisions, targets’ demand for top-tier advisors, collar provisions, and targets’ share of expected synergies. Our findings suggest that institutions’ information advantage facilitates rational payment design and targets’ bargaining power gains, alleviating deadweight losses associated with stock-for-stock offers. (JEL G23, G32, G34

The Grizzly, April 23, 2020

Keeping up in the Quarantine • The Career and Post-Graduate Development Office Adjusts to Online Campus • New UCSG President Elected • Student Literary Magazine, The Lantern, Launches Online • Tiger King and the Spectacle of the Redneck • Now Batting for the Ursinus College Bears, Number 21, Alex Mummehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1963/thumbnail.jp