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The Role of Educated Leaders in Economic Growth and Development: Evidence from Central African Republic and Singapore
No full textThis paper postulates that highly educated leaders matter in economic growth and development and that this is one of the fundamental causes of the differences in income between countries. To verify this assertion, we examine Central African Republic and Singapore within the neoclassical growth model that incorporates educational attainments of leaders as the functionally relevant explanatory variable. We found the mean years of schooling of educated leaders to be statistically and significantly different in both countries, but more importantly, educational attainments of leaders have a positive and statistically significant effect on economic growth in Singapore, but negative in Central African Republic
Revisiting Managerial Ownership and Firm Value in the Absence of Market Forces: Evidence from Singapore and Thailand
Full text linkThis study examines the effect of managerial ownership on firm value in capital markets where outside governance mechanisms to discipline managers are weak or non-existent. We hypothesize that strong market forces in the U.S. confound the effect of managerial ownership on f irm value, i.e., the convergence of interest argument. We test the hypothesis using data from 112 firms from Singapore Stock Exchange and 205 firms from the Stock Exchange of Thailand prior to the Asian financial crisis in 1997 when the market forces were weak, yet the investor protection was sufficient to prevent outright appropriation from management. For ease of comparison, we use methodologies from studies done on the U.S. sample firms during the same study period as ours. We find that, both in Singapore and Thailand, firm value is a function of managerial ownership, and the relation is of the famous inverted U-shaped. Moreover, the relation is robust under different model specifications. The results from Thai sample, with weaker market forces than in Singapore, lend support to many agency cost hypotheses advanced in the U.S. Our results provide useful implication for investors in emerging and frontier markets where outside governance mechanisms are yet to be fully developed
Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Climate Action Plan for Armstrong Township, Pennsylvania
Full text linkAbstract A greenhouse gas inventory was conducted in Armstrong Township, Pennsylvania in the fall of 2019 and a partial draft of a climate action plan containing suggested mitigation actions to decrease greenhouse gas emissions in the jurisdiction followed using the results of the inventory. The inventory shows the following distribution of emissions: the transportation sector with 82.50% followed by the residential energy sector with 10.89%, the commercial energy sector with 3.65%, the solid waste sector with 1.65%, the industrial energy sector with 0.91%, and the water and wastewater sector with 0.38%. In total, Armstrong Township contributed 15,327 Mt CO2e of greenhouse gas emissions in the calendar year 2017. The formulated emissions reduction plan includes reductions in the transportation sector through reducing vehicle miles travelled in the jurisdiction and in the residential and commercial energy sectors through installation of solar photovoltaic panels for renewable energy generation. Keywords: greenhouse gas inventory, climate action plan, emissions, Armstrong Townshi
Recognizing the Role of Emotions on the Teaching Practices of a Student Teacher
Full text linkThe purpose of this self-study was to explore my emotions during my student teaching practicum experience, and how those emotions affected my teaching practices. Data was collected from daily reflective journals, other writings, and anecdotes and was subsequently analyzed to find connections between various negative and positive emotions and the impact they had upon my teaching practices. Findings showed that emotions did significantly affect teaching practices. Negative emotions, including but not limited to, anxiety, worry, and frustration commonly connected to less composure surrounding my teaching skills and classroom management. Positive emotions, included but also not limited to, excitement, optimism, and feeling successful correlated to more confidence in my decision-making and overall feeling of comfort within my role the classroom
Extracurricular Involvement and Self-Esteem: How Much is Too Much?
Full text linkCampus involvement can be a significant contributor to desirable college student experiences, but too much involvement may lead to negative outcomes. To test the relationship between self-esteem and involvement, participants (N = 239) completed a survey measuring extracurricular participation and self-esteem. Although the effect of involvement on self-esteem was significant, both high and moderate involvement were associated with higher self-esteem compared to no involvement. Holding leadership positions was significantly correlated with self-esteem and participation measures
United States-China Trade War and the Emergence of Global Covid-19 Pandemic
Full text linkThis paper asserts that the retaliatory trade wars between the United States and China contributed to the emergence of the global COVID-19 pandemic because the trade wars hindered the collaboration, coordination, and transparent information sharing about infectious diseases that could have adverse effects on the global economy. The retaliatory trade wars between the two largest economies in the world turned the symmetric information sharing about global infectious diseases to asymmetric information sharing, thus the inability to prepare for the emergence of the current global COVID-19 pandemic shock. In the first two decades of the 21st century, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration, coordination, and transparent information sharing with global health care systems managed to curtail the outbreaks of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-2003, H1N1 in 2009, Ebola in 2014, Zika in 2015, Dengue in 2016, and other deadly infectious diseases. We maintain that the symmetric information sharing enabled the WHO and the other global health care systems to build the firewall against these deadly infectious diseases. The absence of collaboration, coordination, and the symmetric information sharing due to the trade wars forced both countries to resort to information distortions; therefore, the inability to prepare for the global COVID-19 pandemic. Using conceptual economics, we show that the confluence of the retaliatory trade wars and COVID-19 pandemic has significant negative ramifications on economies worldwide
Role of Self-Study in Navigating Teacher Educator Administrators’ Responsibilities
No full textThis chapter discusses the role self-study has played in supporting teacher educator administrators as they navigate roles and responsibilities associated with managing and leading in a variety of capacities (i.e., dean, associate dean, department chair, program director). We operationalize key terms associated with administration and explore the prevalent metaphors used to describe those who lead in organizations, particularly teacher education programs. The use of metaphors in the self-study literature conducted by teacher educator administrators is analyzed focusing on the implications metaphors carry for both leaders and those they lead. In exploring the literature, we identify distinctions in how leaders come to serve, how they go about learning their roles and responsibilities, and how they make sense of their contexts and practices over time. We discuss the work of critical friends in supporting leaders to study and refine their practice. Throughout the chapter, we weave in descriptions of our self-study inquiries as teacher educator administrators, outlining what we have learned and how it might inform the work of others assigned to lead in teacher education. The chapter concludes with a discussion of possible directions for future self-study research concerned with teacher educator administration
Cubaxploitation: el cine de Jorge Molina (voyerismo, fetichismo y la mujer monstruosa)
No full textThis article focuses on several sexploitation films of Cuban director Jorge Molina (Molina’s Ferozz, Molina’s Solarix, and Molina’s Mofo). It analyzes how these films address issues such as fetishism, voyeurism, the male gaze on women, and the female figure as a threat. The study examines the thematic, representational, and ideological variants related to exploitation cinema that Molina introduces in Molina’s Ferozz regarding the canonical versions of Little Red Riding Hood. I argue that Molina’s films update the moral imperatives of the classical exploitation cinema; they become cautionary tales in which the pursuit of individual pleasure leads to disaster through the close link between sex and death. I also claim that Molina’s narratives likewise expose and capitalize on topics such as the monstrous woman or the violence on the female body; hence they are ambiguous objects, whose “oppositional taste” (Jancovich et al. 2) is linked to a traditionalism about sexual politics and gender.
Este artículo estudia algunos filmes sexploitation del director cubano Jorge Molina, como Molina’s Ferozz, Molina’s Solarix y Molina’s Mofo. Se analiza cómo estos filmes tratan asuntos como el fetichismo, el voyerismo, la mirada masculina sobre la mujer y la figura femenina como amenaza. Se examina además las variantes temáticas, representacionales e ideológicas relacionadas con el cine exploitation que Molina introduce en Molina’s Ferozz con respecto a las versiones canónicas de Caperucita Roja. Propongo que los filmes de Molina actualizan los imperativos morales del cine exploitation clásico, en tanto se tornan relatos admonitorios en los cuales la búsqueda del placer individual conduce al desastre, a través del vínculo estrecho entre sexo y muerte. Sostengo además que las narrativas de estos filmes a la vez exponen y capitalizan tópicos como la mujer monstruosa o la violencia sobre el cuerpo femenino, de ahí que se convierten en objetos ambiguos, cuyo “oppositional taste” (Jancovich et al. 2) está vinculado a un tradicionalismo sobre el género y las políticas sexuales
Kabbage: A Fresh Approach to Understanding Fundamental Auditing Concepts and the Effects of Disruptive Technology
Full text linkDisruptive technology, new business ventures, and increased availability of data are quickly changing traditional financial reporting and assurance processes. As a result, prospective auditors not only need to understand fundamental auditing concepts, but also need to anticipate the influence that disruptive technology will have on the profession. The following case study provides a lens through which prospective auditors can view the coming changes to the profession by asking them to consider how the online lending company, Kabbage, is currently disrupting the lending industry for non-traditional and small businesses. Students contemplate several fundamental auditing concepts such as audit evidence, financial statement assertions, and analytical procedures while also acquiring insight into the effects that new and disruptive technology will have on the profession. The intention is to encourage students to embrace coming changes and become lifetime learners