Browsing SU Faculty and Staff Collection by Issue Date
Now showing items 1-20 of 61
-
The importance of international business to the strategic agenda of U.S. CEOs
(1994)The growth of international business (IB) and concerns about the relevance of IB research indicate the need for managerial input on the topic. A survey of 108 U.S. CEOs reveals that IB issues are an important part of their ... -
The nature of ethics codes in franchise associations around the globe
(1999)The worldwide growth of franchising has been phenomenal during the past decade. At the same time there has been increased media attention to questionable business practices in franchising. Similar to some trade associations ... -
Global diffusion of franchising: A country level examination
(2001)Franchising has experienced rapid international growth. This study examines strategic and country characteristics in twenty-four nations to explain the spread of franchising across borders. The size of the franchising ... -
Investigating Polyploidy: Using Marigold Stomates & Fingernail Polish
(National Association of Biology Teachers, 2002-05)Hands-on experimentation with polyploidy is a useful approach to connect research with classroom teaching. The following activity uses marigolds to explore the effects of differing chromosome number on plant cell size. ... -
A Cross-Cultural Exploratory Study of the Linkage between Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Effectiveness
(2003)Multinationals increasingly require a cadre of skilled managers to effectively run their global operations. This exploratory study examines the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and managerial effectiveness ... -
High school students’ levels of thinking in regard to statistical study design
(2003)The study describes levels of thinking in regard to the design of statistical studies. Clinical interviews were conducted with 15 students. Each student was enrolled in high school or was a recent graduate. The students ... -
Global franchising: Current Status and Future Challenges
(2004)About a decade ago positive predictions were made regarding the international growth of franchising. This study was undertaken to examine the actual growth and development of franchising globally during the nineties. Using ... -
Marigold Cell Size and Polyploidy
(Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), 2004)Most animals are diploid, having one set of chromosomes from the male and one from the female. Polyploid animals, with the exception of some frogs and fish, are usually aborted or die immediately after birth (Gardner et ... -
An investigation of statistical thinking in two different contexts: Detecting a signal in a noisy process and determining a typical value
(2005)The study describes students’ patterns thinking for statistical problems set in two different contexts. Fifteen students representing a wide range of experiences with high school mathematics participated in problem-solving ... -
An exploration of students' statistical thinking
(2006)The statistical thinking exhibited by 14-19 year old students during clinical interview sessions is described. The students’ thinking in regard to fundamental statistics concepts is reported in order to help inform ... -
Preservice elementary teachers' conceptual and procedural knowledge of mean, median, and mode
(2006)The paper describes aspects of the statistical content knowledge of 46 preservice elementary school teachers. The preservice teachers responded to a written item designed to assess their knowledge of mean, median, and mode. ... -
Business community structures and urban regimes: A comparative analysis
(Journal of Urban Affairs, 2007)Regime theorists often present business interests as coherent and unified communities with unitary interests. A central principle of regime theory, however, is that business elites tend to occupy privileged positions within ... -
Teachers' perspectives on mathematics education research reports
(2007)Practicing teachers’ perspectives on a set of mathematics education research reports are described. Data were gathered through e-mail messages, group discussions, and questionnaires. Teachers identified positive influences ... -
Understanding teachers' resistance to the curricular inclusion of alternative algorithms
(2007)This study focuses on a group of practitioners from a school district that adopted reform-oriented curriculum materials but later rejected them, partially due to the inclusion of alternative algorithms in the materials. ... -
Geopolitics from above: A review of US-Turkey bilateral relations, 1947-2006
(The Arab World Geographer, 2008)This paper analyzes geopolitical changes and continuity in bilateral relations between Turkey and the United States from the Truman Doctrine in 1947 to the present. While the relationship was referred to as an “alliance” ... -
Geopolitics from below: Student perceptions of contemporary US-Turkey relations
(The Arab World Geographer, 2008)This paper analyzes a survey involving 288 participants from three Turkish universities (Sabanci University, Gebze Institute of Technology, and Istanbul University) that was carried out to evaluate and analyze students’ ... -
Mentoring African American males
(2008)The ALANA Experience at Prince George's Community College has been promoting educational attainment for over 15 years. With this tradition in place we are devoted to assisting all students continue their education by ... -
Characteristics of teachers' conversations about teaching mean, median, and mode
(2009)The study analyzed a conversation among a group of teachers responsible for teaching the concepts of mean, median, and mode. After reading an article describing some specific student difficulties in learning the concepts, ... -
An exploration of two online approaches to mathematics teacher education
(2009)The purpose of the present study was to examine the nature of the discourse generated by two different online approaches to mathematics teacher professional development. Thirty mathematics teachers participated in online ...