Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-90). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-90).

Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 225-253).

Thesis (Ph. D. in Leadership and Policy Studies)--Vanderbilt University, May 2007. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Across three experiments, I demonstrate that when for-profit organizations focus on the emotional aspects of fund-raising appeals, the evaluations of their appeal decline and they are unsuccessful in generating positive donation intentions; however, this is not the case for nonprofit organizations. In particular, experiment 1 reveals that affective, emotional appeals are viewed more favorably by consumers when they are connected with nonprofit organizations; in contrast, rational, unemotional appeals have greater favorability when they are associated with for-profit organizations. This interaction effect is mediated by the processing fluency, in which the nonprofit organization concepts (vs. for-profit concepts) are congruent with the emotional dimensions of the fund-raising content, causing an ease of processing and positive appeal evaluations. In experiment 2, I find converging evidence that people tend to place little weight on their actual emotional responses in making donation decisions when a for-profit organization is involved. Consumers tend to exhibit a donation flatline, displaying equivalent donation behavior regardless of the actual emotional experiences involved. In experiment 3, I further demonstrate that people's memory performance actually becomes impaired when a high-intensity negative emotional appeal is presented by a for-profit organization but not when it is presented by a nonprofit organization, which again reveals that for-profit organizations’ use of emotional appeals to connect with consumers' affective feelings may backfire. I argue that this is because the activation of for-profit concepts (vs. nonprofit concepts) gives rise to the cognitive system (vs. the affective system), leading people to regulate their emotions via suppression in order to conduct a careful assessment of the appeal content; this results in a donation flatline.

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RAISING CLAIMS IN INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS - ABSTRACT The purpose of my thesis is to analyse the process of raising, review and settlement of the claims in the bankruptcy (insolvency) proceedings pursuant to the Act No. 182/2006 Coll., on bankruptcy and means of resolution thereof (hereinafter "The Insolvency Act"). The other important aim of this thesis is to discuss important pros and cons of the contemporary Insolvency Act which has replaced the Act No. 328/1991 Coll., on bankruptcy and settlement (hereinafter "The Bankruptcy and Settlement Act"). In general, the thesis primarily describes the kinds of the claims and all legal requirements for their proper raising. The special attention is paid to the claims of the secured creditors. The end of the thesis contains the reflection of the contemporary legislation and its outlook to the future. The introduction of the thesis submits the definition of the basic terms used in the thesis and it describes the basic aim of the following chapters. The thesis is then divided into five chapters. Chapter One is further divided into two parts. Part One contains the description of the basic principles of the bankruptcy proceedings and a place of the insolvency proceedings in the legislation of the Czech Republic. Part Two concerns with the history of the bankruptcy...

Este estudo tem por objetivo propor um modelo de apuração de resultado econômico para suporte na tomada de decisão dos gestores e que possibilite a evidenciação correta da situação econômica das empresas. O estudo é propor um modelo que deve ser o mais correto possível, traduzido no sistema de informação e consubstanciado em elementos suficientes para que as decisões tomadas pelos gestores sejam aquelas que otimizem o resultado da empresa. A pesquisa empírica, foi desenvolvida para caracterizar e definir a situação problema do caso. O objetivo da pesquisa empírica é para caracterizar a entidade do segmento metal-mecânico de Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, a qual vamos estudar e propor uma solução. A pesquisa não tem a finalidade de testar uma solução ao problema, mas sim normatizar um modelo de apuração de resultados. Foi concebido um modelo fundamentado nos conceitos de gestão econômica - GECON, com destaque para o uso do custo de oportunidade na mensuração dos recursos econômicos obtidos e utilizados nas atividades dos departamentos, principalmente o de produção, refletindo seus aspectos físicos e econômicos, reconhecidos no momento da ocorrência da transação e identificados com a atividade do respectivo departamento. O modelo evidencia a contribuição de cada atividade, operacional e financeira, dos departamentos, tratados como áreas de responsabilidade, para o resultado da empresa e demonstra a agregação de riqueza proporcionada. Por fim, a otimização da eficácia organizacional requer um sistema de informação para apoiar os gestores no processo de gestão. O modelo de apuração de resultado faz parte de um conjunto de ações dentro do sistema de informação que visam buscar a eficácia, medir desempenhos, apoiar o gestor na tomada de decisão e alavancar ainda mais a continuidade do negócio. / The objective of this study is to present an economic result raising model to support the managers' decision making and it allow a correct presentation of the companies' economic situation. Our purpose is to present a model that must be the rightest one, which is expressed in the information system and fortified on adequated elements to make that the managers' decision making become the ones that improve the company's result. This research has been developed to point out and define the problem situation of the case. The objective of such research is to point out the entity from metal-mechanical section from Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, the one which we will study and present the solution. In this study we do not intend to testify a solution against the problem, but establish a result raising model. A model based on GECON - economical management concepts has been created, emphasizing the use of the opportunity cost on the economical resources measurement obtained and used in the activities of the departments, mainly in the production department, reproducing its economical and physical aspects, admitted at the moment of the transaction and identified with an activity of the corresponding department. This model shows the contribution of each activity, operating and financial, of the departments, accepted as responsability areas for the company's result and showing the added value. Finally, the orgizational effectiveness improvement needs an information system to support the managers in the management process. The result raising model belongs to a serie of actions inside the information system with the aim to get the effectiveness, measure the performance, support the manager on his decision making and expand more the continuity of the business.

本研究旨在了解台灣地區高等級教育推行募款活動，並對於影響台灣地區大學院實施募款活動之相關因素做調查；吸取美國大學募款方式及經營狀態，以供國內大學校院從事募款活動之參考。 本研究之目的如下： 1.探究台灣地區大學校院募款組織之特性。 2.探究台灣地區大學校院之募款現況。 3.探究台灣地區大學校院之募款績效。 4.探討台灣地區大學校院不同的募款組織，其募款現況是否有所不同。 5.探討台灣地區大學校院不同的募款組織，其募款績效是否有所不同。 6.探討台灣地區大學校院不同的特性，其募款現況是否有所不同。 7.探討台灣地區大學校院不同的特性，其募款績效是否有所不同。 8.探討美國大學校院成功的募款實例以做為國內大學校院之參考。 本研究的方式乃以自編之問卷進行。研究結果分為以下四方面： 一、台灣地區大學校院、募款組織的基本特性，募款現況與募款績效。 二、學校募款組織特性之差異，其募款績效不同之處。 三、學校基本特性之差異，其募款現況不同之處 四、學校募款組織特性之差異，其募款績效不同之處 本研究並對校務基金制度、募款現況、及後續研究方向，提出建議。