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Evaluating And Selecting Strategies
The paper examines the tools and processes used by organizations in evaluating and selecting that 'perfect' corporate strategy for an organization. It explains the various techniques employed for capturing the major determinants of strategy for selecting the appropriate one. The selected strategy is one, which maximizes returns for the organizations....
Tags: University Of Rhode Island, Strategy, Management
White papers 2003-01-01
The Role Of Traits, Motives, And Charisma In Leadership
Leadership is the process of influencing others towards the attainment of certain pre-defined goals. Leadership style refers to the methodology adopted by the leader to carry out the roles and responsibilities of the leadership process. According to the trait approach to leadership, the leadership style is affected and influenced by...
Tags: University Of Rhode Island, Leadership, Management
Presentations 2003-01-01
How to Clean Up an Oil Spill
Oil is the most common pollutant in the oceans. More than 3 million metric tons of oil contaminates the sea every year. The majority of oil pollution in the oceans comes from land. Runoff and waste from cities, industry, and rivers carries oil into the ocean. Ships cause about a...
Tags: Pollution, Ocean, University Of Rhode Island
White papers 2001-10-24
National Sources of Leadership in 3G M-Business Applications: A Framework and Evidence From Three Global Regions
Countries such as Finland and Sweden have exhibited long-established patterns of leadership in mobile telecommunications in general, while Japan's NTT DoCoMo provides an early national level exemplar of a major m-commerce business system. The task of identifying and profiling the types of national leadership patterns that will prevail in 3G...
Tags: M-commerce, University Of Rhode Island, 3G, Leadership, Sales Channel, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Sales
White papers 2002-03-19
Gender and Internet Use: Peeking Under the Covers
Recent statistics suggest women now outnumber men. In this study, the author examines the nature of gender bias by examining Internet use in greater detail. Using the concepts of adoption width and depth that incorporate variety and intensity of use, the statistical analysis reveals that men continue to outpace women...
Tags: Women, Gender, University Of Rhode Island, Gender And Diversity, Internet, Human Resources
White papers 2005-01-31
Factors Influencing Progress in Establishing Community-Based Marine Protected Areas in Likupang Sub-District of North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Establishment of community-based small-scale no-take marine reserves is being used with increasing frequency in the Southeast Asian region. However, there is increasing concern that they are experiencing high failure rates. Many factors have been hypothesized to explain the reason for failures and successes including the intrinsic characteristics of the community,...
Tags: Community, Indonesia, University Of Rhode Island, Real Estate, Business Operations
White papers 2004-08-27
Effective Strategies For Personal Money Management
The key to successful money management is developing and following a personal financial plan. Research has shown that people with a financial plan tend to save more money, feel better about their progress, and make more appropriate decisions - no matter what their income. Moreover, a written financial plan is...
Tags: Strategy, Financial, University Of Rhode Island, Financial Plan, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2004-05-21

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University of Rhode Island Finds Pepsi's Deal the Sweetest.(Originated from Providence Journal-Bulletin, R.I.)
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--Nov. 20--The University of Rhode Island has become part of the Pepsi generation. SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--Nov. 20--The University of Rhode Island has become part of the Pepsi generation.
Tags: PepsiCo
Research articles 1997-11-20
RenaissanceRe Affiliate, WeatherPredict Consulting Inc., Awards $630,000 to University of Rhode Island for Atmospheric Risks Research
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- U.S. affiliate of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. and the University of Rhode Island Foundation URIF, on behalf of the University's Graduate School of Oceanography (URI-GSO), today announced the awarding of $630,000 to support innovative atmospheric hazards research being conducted at URI. The two-year...
Tags: RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., WeatherPredict Consulting Inc.
Research articles 2008-11-17
URI receives $350,000 from auto industry companies for DFMA research. (University of Rhode Island, Design for Manufacture and Assembly)
URI Receives $350,000 From Auto Industry Companies for DFMA Research The University of Rhode Island URI has received $350,000 in grants from three US automotive industry leaders to study Design for Manufacture and Assembly DFMA. Donors are Allied Signal, Inc., $100,000; Navistar, $150,000; and...
Tags: consortium, Ford Motor Co., manufacturing, URI
Research articles 1990-11-01
University of Rhode Island Scientist Tracks Pollution with Electricity.
By Paul Davis, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 9--SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--For more than a century, companies and landowners have dumped or buried chemicals in fields, rivers, ditches and woods. But how to find them? Today, most...
Tags: chemicals, pollution, toxin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2002-12-09
Towns, University of Rhode Island present plan to cap Superfund site.
By Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 13--SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Plans are in the works to cap and contain the Kingstown Superfund site that formerly served as a municipal dump. The Towns of Narragansett...
Tags: landfill, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, URI
Research articles 2004-12-13
University of Rhode Island, Black Activist Group Reach Agreement.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 5 -- SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- With help from the U.S. Justice Department, the University of Rhode Island and a black activist group have reached an agreement to ease racial tensions on campus. The agreement, to be...
Tags: agreement, scholarship, U.S. Department of Justice, URI
Research articles 1999-05-04
Sale of Rhode Island radio station put on temporary hold.
By Andy Smith, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 28--Boston University said last night it will delay the sale of Rhode Island's public radio station, WRNI-AM, until the concerns of Rhode Island public officials can be answered. ...
Tags: Boston University, MARKETING, radio
Research articles 2004-09-28
Office of the Press Secretary - Remarks by the President and Mrs. Clinton at celebration of Casey Shearer's life - Brown University Providence, Rhode Island.
M2 PRESSWIRE-29 May 2000-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary - Remarks by the President and Mrs. Clinton at celebration of Casey Shearer's life - Brown University Providence, Rhode Island C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25052000 5:45 P.M. EDT...
Tags: Anthony, Brown University, Finland, laughter, president, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2000-05-29
Community College of Rhode Island - On The Move - Monica Bond - Brief Article
MONICA BOND has joined the Community College of Rhode Island as its dean of learning resources. Previously, Bond served as a dean at Roxbury Community College in Boston. She earned a bachelor's from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a master's from Boston University.
Tags: bond, Boston University, FINANCE, Investment, University of Maryland
Research articles 2002-09-26
Controversy Erupts at Rhode Island Presentation on Genetically Modified Foods.
By Peter B. Lord, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 9--SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--From the outset of his colorfully illustrated presentation on the merits of genetically modified foods, Prof. Albert Kausch said that the issue generates a lot of controversy. ...
Tags: food, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing
Research articles 2002-11-09
Report: Academic freedom and tenure: Johnson & Wales University (Rhode Island)
Johnson & Wales University, founded in 1914 by Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales, began operation in Providence, Rhode Island, as a proprietary institution offering business education. In 1963, the state of Rhode Island authorized the Johnson & Wales Business School to operate as a nonprofit institution of higher...
Tags: administration, Johnson & Wales University, professor
Research articles 1999-05-01
Rhode Island attorney general asks public radio station's owner to delay sale.
By Andy Smith, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch has asked Boston University's WBUR to hold the sale of Rhode Island public radio station WRNI-AM "in abeyance" until his office can review more...
Tags: Boston University, FINANCE, financial, MARKETING, radio
Research articles 2004-09-25
Boston parent of troubled Rhode Island radio station eliminates jobs.
By Andy Smith, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 9--Peter Fiedler, interim general manager for Boston University's public radio station WBUR, announced yesterday that the station has laid off six staff members. Two other employees resigned,...
Tags: Boston University, job, layoff, MARKETING, radio
Research articles 2004-12-09
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