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Guidelines for Improving the Effectiveness of Boards of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations
No full textThe purpose of this book is to help boards of directors of nonprofit organizations improve their performance after completing the online board self-assessment tool found at www.boardcheckup.com. However/ it can also be used as a stand-alone resource for any board seeking to enhance its effectiveness in that it also contains the diagnostic questions on which the online tool is based. The approach taken here is similar to that which lies behind health checkups for individuals. Doctors usually begin by asking us to review a lengthy list of many possible health issues and we check those about which we have concerns. The doctor and patient then focus their discussions on these issues. The typical process proceeds through the following three stages: Understanding the symptoms. The doctor and patient begin by trying to define the issues more clearly. Diagnosis. Effort is made to understand the causes of the problems through tests and further examination. Treatment. Once the problem has been properly diagnosed/ a treatment program to remedy it is begun. While the Board Check-Up survey on which this book is based does not pretend to be as scientifically rigorous as a medical examination/ it is based on the same logic. It begins by having those who belong to/ or relate to/ boards provide their perceptions of how well the board is working by guiding them through a list of potential health issues”/ i.e. statements of possible problems/ issues or challenges that boards might encounter in their work. These statements have been derived from comments made by those who serve on boards or interact with them as well as from the work of researchers and consultants who have studied boards over the past 30 years. Once issues (symptoms) have been identified/ they become the focal point for discussions that explore how serious they are/ what might be causing them (diagnosis) and what can be done to resolve them (treatment). As noted above/ this book is intended to help boards assess performance and make decisions to improve the effectiveness of the governance process. Each chapter deals with one of the nine dimensions of governance effectiveness. It starts with the items dealing with that dimension on the Board Performance Self-Assessment Questionnaire. These items represent the symptoms that indicate possible issues/ problems or challenges faced by the board. This is followed by a discussion of possible reasons that such symptoms might exist (diagnosis) The third part of each chapter looks at what might be done to alleviate the symptoms once a diagnosis is made (treatment). Included in this final part of the chapter are references to websites/ books and articles that provide additional advice and assistance on how to deal with the issues raised.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1156/thumbnail.jp
Microeconomics: Markets/ Methods and Models
No full textMicroeconomics: Markets/ Methods and Models provides a concise/ yet complete/ coverage of introductory microeconomic theory/ application and policy in a Canadian and global environment. Our beginning is orthodox: we explain and develop the standard tools of analysis in the discipline. Economic policy is about the well-being of the economy\u27s participants/ and economic theory should inform economic policy. So we investigate the meaning of ‘well-being\u27 in the context of an efficient use of the economy\u27s resources early in the text. We next develop an understanding of individual optimizing behaviour. This behaviour in turn is used to link household decisions on savings with firms\u27 decisions on production/ expansion and investment. A natural progression is to explain production and cost structures. From the individual level of household and firm decision making/ the text then explores behaviour in a variety of different market structures. Markets for the inputs in the productive process – capital and labour – are a natural component of firm-level decisions. But education and human capital are omnipresent concepts and concerns in the modern economy/ so we devote a complete chapter to them. The book then examines the role of a major and important non-market player in the economy – the government/ and progresses to develop the key elements in the modern theory of international trade. Opportunity cost/ a global economy and behavioural responses to incentives are the dominant themes. This book has been updated and revised by the publisher. A newer adaptation of this book is called Principles of Microeconomics
Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications
No full textThis text is intended for a one- or two-semester undergraduate course in abstract algebra. Traditionally/ these courses have covered the theoretical aspects of groups/ rings/ and fields. However/ with the development of computing in the last several decades/ applications that involve abstract algebra and discrete mathematics have become increasingly important/ and many science/ engineering/ and computer science students are now electing to minor in mathematics. Though theory still occupies a central role in the subject of abstract algebra and no student should go through such a course without a good notion of what a proof is/ the importance of applications such as coding theory and cryptography has grown significantly. Until recently most abstract algebra texts included few if any applications. However/ one of the major problems in teaching an abstract algebra course is that for many students it is their first encounter with an environment that requires them to do rigorous proofs. Such students often find it hard to see the use of learning to prove theorems and propositions; applied examples help the instructor provide motivation. This text contains more material than can possibly be covered in a single semester. Certainly there is adequate material for a two-semester course/ and perhaps more; however/ for a one-semester course it would be quite easy to omit selected chapters and still have a useful text. The order of presentation of topics is standard: groups/ then rings/ and finally fields. Emphasis can be placed either on theory or on applications. A typical one-semester course might cover groups and rings while briefly touching on field theory/ using Chapters 1 through 6/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 13 (the first part)/ 16/ 17/ 18 (the first part)/ 20/ and 21. Parts of these chapters could be deleted and applications substituted according to the interests of the students and the instructor. A two-semester course emphasizing theory might cover Chapters 1 through 6/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 13 through 18/ 20/ 21/ 22 (the first part)/ and 23. On the other hand/ if applications are to be emphasized/ the course might cover Chapters 1 through 14/ and 16 through 22. In an applied course/ some of the more theoretical results could be assumed or omitted. A chapter dependency chart appears below. (A broken line indicates a partial dependency.)https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1168/thumbnail.jp
Beyond Lean: Simulation in Practice - Second Edition
No full textLean thinking/ as well as associated processes and tools/ have involved into a ubiquitous perspective for improving systems particularly in the manufacturing arena. With application experience has come an understanding of the boundaries of lean capabilities and the benefits of getting beyond these boundaries to further improve performance. Discrete event simulation is recognized as one beyond-the-boundaries of lean technique. Thus/ the fundamental goal of this text is to show how discrete event simulation can be used in addition to lean thinking to achieve greater benefits in system improvement than with lean alone. Realizing this goal requires learning the problems that simulation solves as well as the methods required to solve them. The problems that simulation solves are captured in a collection of case studies. These studies serve as metaphors for industrial problems that are commonly addressed using lean and simulation.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1173/thumbnail.jp
Psychology as a Biological Science
No full textThis textbook provides standard introduction to psychology course content with a specific emphasis on biological aspects of psychology. This includes more content related to neuroscience methods/ the brain and the nervous system. This book can be modified: feel free to add or remove modules to better suit your specific needs. Please note that the publisher requires you to login to access and download the PDF.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1179/thumbnail.jp
Psychology as a Social Science
No full textThis textbook provides standard introduction to psychology course content with a specific emphasis on social aspects of psychology. This includes expanded content related to social cognition/ aggression/ attraction and similar topics. This book can be modified: feel free to add or remove modules to better suit your specific needs.Please note that the publisher requires you to login to access and download the textbooks.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1180/thumbnail.jp
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibits, Furniture
No full textCabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, Furniture ,23x17.5cm Dresser, couch, table with drawer, chair, picturehttps://mds.marshall.edu/cabell_wayne_hist_soc_collection/1988/thumbnail.jp
Drawing from photograph of Jesse James
No full textDrawing from photograph of Jesse James, 16.2x10.3cm Drawing of Jesse James made from a photograph owned by Howard Huselton and certified by Mrs. James to be the only late one of her deceased husband taken before his death. Putnams had just published the biography of the famous outlaw written by Robertus Lovehttps://mds.marshall.edu/cabell_wayne_hist_soc_collection/1787/thumbnail.jp
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, miscellaneous items
No full textCabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, miscellaneous items, 23x17.5cm metal pitcher and cups, quilted pillow, wastebasket, rolling pin, crockery jar, Raggedy Ann, chairshttps://mds.marshall.edu/cabell_wayne_hist_soc_collection/1975/thumbnail.jp
Masonic Temple, Huntington, W.Va.
No full textMasonic Temple, Huntington, W.Va.,13.5x8.5cm Published by I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburg, PA. Made in U.S.A.https://mds.marshall.edu/cabell_wayne_hist_soc_collection/2048/thumbnail.jp