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• Ashley Judd earns degree at University of Kentucky

  - 2007-05-10

  Ashley Judd is now a graduate of the University of Kentucky. The 39-year-old actress received a bachelor's degree in French, but it wasn't clear whether she attended any of Sunday's graduation ceremonies, UK spokesman Jay Blanton told the Lexington Herald- Leader for a story on its Web site....

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• Effective Goal Setting

  BNET - 2005-05-04

  For most people, learning how to establish goals is the root of their motivation system. A firm belief in the importance of goals as the cornerstone of personal success is the vital first step in putting those goals to work for you. This paper explains some guidelines for creating goals...

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• Shaking All Over?: International Trade And Industrial Dynamics

  BNET - 2005-04-01

  This paper develops a model of international trade and industrial evolution. Evolution is driven by the endogenous technology choices of firms which generates a rich industrial environment that includes the potential for a dramatic shakeout of firms. The likelihood, magnitude and timing of this shakeout is characterized and depends not...

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• NACTA on Campus

  - 2004-09-01

  In June of this year, Mike Mullen became the Associate Dean for Instruction in the College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky. Mike serves as a reviewer for the NACTA Journal and he is also the NACTA Eastern Director. Congratulations!Ron Hanson was honored by the...

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• In the middle of a storm, Dvorak credentials stand up

  - 2004-04-26

  HATTIESBURG - Earlier this year, some faculty members at the University of Southern Mississippi publicly questioned the credentials of Dr. Angeline "Angie" Dvorak, 44, former CEO of the Mississippi Technology Alliance, whom Southern Miss president Shelby Thames handpicked as vice president for research and economic development in 2002. At question...

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• William Louis Poteat: a Leader of the Progressive-Era South

  - 2004-03-22

  William Louis Poteat: A Leader of the Progressive-Era South. By Randal L. Hall. Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky Press, 2000. 261 pages. William Louis Poteat: A Leader of the Progressive Era South, by Randal L. Hall, contributes wonderfully to the story of early twentieth-century Baptist life and especially to...

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• Kansas State takes home top honors for Tractor design … again

  - 2003-07-01

  Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., won first place in the annual International 1/4-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, Mich. The university has taken home top honors four out of the past five years. This year the team took first place in...

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• Leadership

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  Leadership is a trait to provide direction and channelize resources towards attainment of organizational goals. The paper discusses various leadership models. In this context, the role of power is also examined and a comparison is done between different leadership styles.

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• Ethics And Corporate Social Responsibility

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  Ethics, essentially, consist of a set of moral guidelines towards conductance of an appropriate behavior. Such behavior conforms to professional standards of conduct. The corporate code of ethics consists of a set of moral principles and values that govern the behavior of the organization with respect to what is right...

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• Organizational Innovation And Change

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  Creativity involves evolving something new from the present ideas and perspectives. It requires seeing and conceptualizing things from newer, unexplored perspectives. Innovation is the ability to apply creative solutions to problem to enhance organizational productivity. The paper examines ways in which organizations can use innovation and change to survive and...

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