The 30th Anniversary Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival: An Internship Academic Report

This report presents a reflection and analysis of my internship with the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, where I completed 480 hours of work in pursuit of the M.A. in Arts Administration. I worked primarily with Tracy Ferrington Cunningham, Director of Communications & Special Events, in preparing and organizing the 2016 Festival, which represented the organization’s 30th anniversary. In this report, I will deliver an organizational overview of the Festival, describe my internship duties and responsibilities, analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the organization, and provide best practices and recommendations in festival management

What\u27s New With You? On the Moderating Effect of Product Novelty on eWOM Effectiveness

With the growing importance of the Internet and its increasing impact on everyday behaviour and consumption practices, online recommendations by other consumers are of great importance. As a major source of web-accessible information, prior research provides support for the role online reviews play in consumers\u27 decision-making processes. Our research investigates the thus far, understudied effect of novelty on the effectiveness of e-recommendations via online reviews. We conduct a multi-categorical study integrating the moderating effect of product novelty on the recommendation receiver\u27s purchase intention after exposure to a positive or negative online review. We find that new products are indeed less appealing and more impacted by online reviews, but only for products that are purchased frequently enough to distinguish between new and old ones. On the other hand, products that are less familiar to the customer are all the same new to him whether they were launched on the market recently or a long time ago. Our study contributes to the growing field of online word-of-mouth behaviour research by investigating the role of novelty in several product categories

РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ ОЦЕНКИ И УПРАВЛЕНИЯ СТОИМОСТЬЮ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ И РЕСТРУКТУРИЗАЦИИ ПРОМЫШЛЕННЫХ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЙ В СИСТЕМЕ СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКОГО УПРАВЛЕНИЯ

In this article the author reveals, provesand systematizes regional problems ofan assessment and management of thecost of property and restructuring of theindustrial enterprises in system of strategic management.В данной статье автор выявляет, обосновывает и систематизирует региональные проблемы оценки и управления стоимостью собственности и реструктуризации промышленных предприятийвсистеместратегического управления

ОРГАНИЗАЦИОННО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ ОСНОВАНИЯ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ СТОИМОСТИ ПРОМЫШЛЕННЫХ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЙ В РОССИИ

The author makes a factorial analysis of a process of cost formation of industrial enterprises, which revealed and systematized sources of its creation in modern Russian conditions of managing. The management mechanism as the main regulator of financial, production, investment and other development processes of an industrial enterprise is considered in aspect of optimization of its condition.В данной статье автор осуществил факторный анализ процесса формирования стоимости промышленных предприятий, выявил и систематизировал источники ее создания в современных российских условиях хозяйствования. Рассмотрен механизм управления как основной регулятор финансовых, производственных, инвестиционных и прочих процессов развития промышленного предприятия в аспекте оптимизации его состояния

Determinants of individuals' objective and subjective financial fragility during the COVID-19 pandemic

We examine determinants of the objective and subjective financial fragility of 2100 individuals across Australia, France, Germany, and South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective financial fragility reflects individuals’ (in)ability to deal with unexpected expenses, while subjective financial fragility reflects their emotional response to financial demands. Controlling for an extensive set of socio-demographics, we find that negative personal experiences during the pandemic (i.e., reduced or lost employment; COVID-19 infection) are associated with higher objective and subjective financial fragility. However, individuals’ cognitive (i.e., financial literacy) as well as non-cognitive abilities (i.e., internal locus of control; psychological resilience) help to counteract this higher financial fragility. Finally, we examine the role of government financial support (i.e., income support; debt relief) and find that it is negatively related to financial fragility only for the economically weakest households. Our results have implications for public policymakers, providing levers for reducing individuals’ objective and subjective financial fragility

ВОЗРАСТНЫЕ РУБЕЖИ ПРОЯВЛЕНИЯ РАННЕПАЛЕОЗОЙСКОГО ГРАНИТОИДНОГО МАГМАТИЗМА ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ ЧАСТИ БУРЕИНСКОГО КОНТИНЕНТАЛЬНОГО МАССИВА ЦЕНТРАЛЬНО-АЗИАТСКОГО СКЛАДЧАТОГО ПОЯСА

The article presents new age data on the ‘key’ Early Paleozoic igneous complexes located in the central part of the Bureya continental massif of the Central Asian Fold Belt. Porphyroblastic quartz monzonites of the Kivili complex are dated to 453±2 Ma. The age of gneissic granites of the Sularin complex is ~481 Ma. The Sm-Nd isotope stu­dies show that Late Ordovician quartz monzonites were formed mainly from crustal sources with Paleoproterozoic Nd model isotopic ages. Both ancient (Paleoproterozoic?) and younger sources were involved in the formation of Cambrian granites. Our data, as well as previously published materials, suggest several stages of the Early Paleozoic magmatism in the evolution of the Bureya continental massif: ~541, ~504–500, ~487, ~474 and ~453 Ma. Early Paleozoic magmatism developed under a similar scenario in the Jiamusi continental massif. In addition to the synchronism of Neoproterozoic magmatism within these continental massifs, this feature testifies to their common geological history.Представлены новые данные о возрасте «ключевых» раннепалеозойских магматических комплексов центральной части Буреинского континентального массива Центрально-Азиатского складчатого пояса. Показано, что возраст порфиробластических кварцевых монцонитов кивилийского комплекса составляет 453±2 млн лет, а гнейсовидных гранитов суларинского комплекса – около 481 млн лет. Результаты Sm-Nd изотопных исследований свидетельствуют о том, что позднеордовикские кварцевые монцониты образовались преимущественно за счет коровых источников, обладающих палеопротерозойскими Nd модельными изотопными возрастами. В формировании кембрийских гранитов принимали участие как древний (палеопротерозойский?), так и более молодой источник. Полученные данные, а также опубликованные ранее материалы указывают на проявление нескольких этапов раннепалеозойского магматизма в истории формирования Буреинского континентального массива, а именно ~ 541, ~504–500, ~487, ~474, ~453 млн лет. По близкому сценарию развивался раннепалео­зойский магматизм и в пределах Цзямусинского континентального массива. Наряду с синхронностью проявления неопротерозойского магматизма в пределах указанных континентальных массивов данное обстоятельство свидетельствует о их общей геологической истории

Interdisciplinary Lessons Learned While Researching Fake News

The misleading and propagandistic tendencies in American news reporting have been a part of public discussion from its earliest days as a republic (Innis, 2007; Sheppard, 2007). “Fake news” is hardly new (McKernon, 1925), and the term has been applied to a variety of distinct phenomenon ranging from satire to news, which one may find disagreeable (Jankowski, 2018; Tandoc et al., 2018). However, this problem has become increasingly acute in recent years with the Macquarie Dictionary declaring “fake news” the word of the year in 2016 (Lavoipierre, 2017). The international recognition of fake news as a problem (Pomerantsev and Weiss, 2014; Applebaum and Lucas, 2016) has led to a number of initiatives to mitigate perceived causes, with varying levels of success (Flanagin and Metzger, 2014; Horne and Adali, 2017; Sample et al., 2018). The inability to create a holistic solution continues to stymie researchers and vested parties. A significant contributor to the problem is the interdisciplinary nature of digital deception. While technology enables the rapid and wide dissemination of digitally deceptive data, the design and consumption of data rely on a mixture of psychology, sociology, political science, economics, linguistics, marketing, and fine arts. The authors for this effort discuss deception’s history, both old and new, from an interdisciplinary viewpoint and then proceed to discuss how various disciplines contribute to aiding in the detection and countering of fake news narratives. A discussion of various fake news types (printed, staged events, altered photographs, and deep fakes) ensues with the various technologies being used to identify these; the shortcomings of those technologies and finally the insights offered by the other disciplines can be incorporated to improve outcomes. A three-point evaluation model that focuses on contextual data evaluation, pattern spread, and archival analysis of both the author and publication archives is introduced. While the model put forth cannot determine fact from fiction, the ability to measure distance from fact across various domains provides a starting point for evaluating the veracity of a new story. “If it is not true, it is very well invented.” —Giordano Brun

La communication trompeuse : le cas des faux avis en ligne

La thèse sur papiers analyse les impacts des faux avis en ligne sur les relations sur le marché. Une séquence structurée des études qualitatives et quantitatives explore les perceptions des consommateurs et leur comportement relativement aux faux avis et étudie les solutions possibles pour détecter la communication trompeuse. La recherche confirme l'importance du phénomène des faux avis en ligne pour le marché et la nécessité de mesures opportunes anti-tromperie; des solutions pratiques et un agenda de recherche sont suggérés.The paper-based thesis analyses the impacts of fake online reviews on marketplace relationships. A structured sequence of qualitative and quantitative studies explores customer perceptions and behavior with regard to fake reviews and investigates possible solutions to detect deceptive communication. The research supports the importance of the phenomenon of fake online reviews for the market and the necessity of timely anti-deception measures; both practical solutions and research agenda are suggested