Prospects For Enhanced Exchange Rate Cooperation in East Asia: Some Preliminary Findings from Generalized PPP Theory

The Asian financial crisis increased economic disparities in the East Asian region, thus making monetary integration more difficult, but rekindled political interest in Asian monetary and exchange rate cooperation. This paper applies the theory of Generalized Purchasing Power Parity (G-PPP), which looks at the behavior of long-run real exchange rates, to assess the potential for an optimum currency area (OCA) among a subset of East Asian countries based on five of the more advanced members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN5). Our findings suggest little support for an OCA for ASEAN5 as a bloc prior to the Asian financial crisis and mixed results in the post-crisis period. In particular, asymmetries in the way countries adjust to shocks and low or insignificant speeds of adjustment were found. Thus, although the application of single OCA criteria is notoriously demanding and our tests apply to only one of the many criteria for the successful formation of an OCA, we cannot find persuasive evidence that ASEAN5 as a group constitute a potential currency area with either the USA or Japan, even when the ‘noisy’ period of the Asian financial crisis is omitted.Optimum currency area, exchange rates, East Asia, ASEAN

The physiology of the pursuit cycle race

The principal aim of this thesis was to develop a greater understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying performance in the individual pursuit cycle race. Three separate topics were addressed: The suitabi!lty of various laboratory measures of physiological function, the relationship between pursuit performance and selected physiological indices, and the longitudinal training responses of pursuit cyclists. The aerobic power of national squad pursuit cyclists was assessed in two ways. VOzmax was measured on a specially modified ergometer using a protocol optimized for cyclists. Submaximal ·blood lactate responses to incremental were evaluated with the 4 mmol.l-1 lactate threshold measure, A pilot study on 11 cyclists found this to be a accurate index of the maximum power output that could be sustained under true steady state conditions. No suitable test of anaerobic power could be found so this variable was not directly measured. Performance in the 1987 British Championships was correlnted with laboratory data measured just prior to competition for 9 pursuit cyclists. Significant relationships were found between race speed and absolute values of VOzmax (r = 0.63, p<0.05), and Power output at 4 mmol.l-1 lactate (r = 0.93, p<0.01). However, when these variables were related to body mass, body mass-o·667 or body surface area reduced correlations were observed. No relationship between post race blood lactate levels and performance was found. It was concluded that pursuit racing performance is primarily limited by the metabolic acidosis arising from the failure to deliver sufficient oxygen to the mitochondria of the exercising musculature. At elite levels of competition, heavier cyclists appear to possess an advantage over their lighter rivals due to a higher absolute work capacity. The measurement of power output at 4 mmol.l-1 lactate was found to be the most appropriate measure of pursuit performance potential, and the most sensitive index of long term training responses in competitive cyclists.This thesis is the result of an attempt to Integrate two challenges which have fascinated me for some time, the quest for sporting excellence and the search for a greater knowledge of the mechanisms underlying human performance. Although humble in its goals and limited in its conclusions this work nevertheless represents the achievement of an important personal goal, one that could not have been contemplated, much less attempted without the continuous support and inspiration of one man. It Is therefore with a deep sense of personal gratitude that I dedicate this thesis to Gordon Wright, a revered friend and educator

MIS RESEARCH: REFERENCE DISCIPLINES AND A CUMULATIVE TRADITION

This paper discusses what is needed to make MIS into a coherent research field. It defines 3 main needs: 1. Clarification of reference disciplines. 2. Definition of the dependent variable. 3. Building a cumulative tradition. It reviews the relationship of MIS to computer technology and to practice and assess the publishing inlets for MIS research. The author would like to acknowledge with warm gratitude the contribution of Phillip Smith in helping shape the ideas expressed in this paper

Victor Emile Frankl\u27s meaning paradigm : logotherapy as a model for meaning-centered pastoral ministry in the contemporary Singaporean context

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How to Overcome the Knowledge Paradox: Activate Knowledge Identity, Not Just Organize Information

A paradox appears to thwart traditional knowledge sharing efforts in organizations: the greater the benefit of a piece of knowledge to an organization the less likely that it will be shared. This paper suggests that in order to mobilize knowledge where there is demand for it, it has to be activated. This paper considers the knowledge identity of the person whose knowledge is to be activated and uses these identities to analyze a case study in which highly distributed knowledge is activated. The analysis reveals activation effects needed to mobilize each of the knowledge identities

Organizational Transformation through Business Models: A Framework for Business Model Design

Organizations are increasingly inter-connected as they source talent, goods and services from other organizations located in disparate parts of the world. They seek new ways of creating value for themselves, customers and partners. They operate outside and across traditional industry boundaries and definitions. These innovations have lead to a focus on business models as a fundamental statement of direction and identity. This paper highlights what is known about the business model concept and where and why it differs from more established concepts of business strategy. It illustrates how the application of business models has transformed organizations. The contribution of this paper is the guidance that it provides for business model design and the insight it provides into business models and their effects on organizations. Following an analysis of how business models can transform organizations, this paper concludes with practical recommendations for business model design

Activating Knowledge Through Electronic Collaboration: Vanquishing The Knowledge Paradox

Electronic collaboration has become a driver for productivity as organizations develop linkages for the planning, sourcing and execution of goods and services. These organizations require mechanisms to harness the diverse and personalized intellectual resources that are distributed across the world. While electronic collaboration technologies have made it possible to harness intellectual resources across space and time, knowledge management is locked in a paradox of perception – the more valuable a knowledge resource is seen to be the less it is shared. This paper develops framework for the activation of knowledge that relies on a view of knowledge-as-identity. The analysis of a case study reveals “activation effects” that delineate processes in which electronic collaboration technologies can be most effective. This has implications for the creation of collaborative work environments that enhance activation in organizations

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Editor: William R. King Chapter, Knowledge Networking to Overcome the Digital Divide, co-authored by Sajda Qureshi, UNO faculty member. As organizations become increasingly extended across global boundaries, their reliance on information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support their processes increases. The use of ICTs to activate dispersed knowledge within complex webs of human networks can enable the gap between the information rich and information poor to be overcome. This paper develops a new concept called knowledge networking and investigates how this process enables the digital divide to be overcome. Following a phenomenological analysis of knowledge networking using a selection of vignettes, this paper provides a conceptual model describing the ways in which knowledge networking enables the digital divide to be overcome.https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/facultybooks/1302/thumbnail.jp