This paper reports the initial findings from a National Science Foundation supported study of IT personnel transition. We used the revealed causal mapping method [1] to elicit barriers, enablers, and examples of IT personnel transition. This paper reveals new knowledge and insight into the dependent variables of transition. The data is presented in the form of respondent quotes and interpretati...

This study investigates how inspirational leadership and technology support for contextualization influence individuals’ psychological contract and knowledge sharing in distributed teams. Drawing on the intersection between social identity, psychological contract and leadership theories, the current research highlights the importance of inspirational leaders who foster two kinds of psychologica...

The world we live in has become an ocean filled with undulating waves of motivational messages. People ply the earth vain looks; every unfortunate encounter seems to be welcomed lots bitterness. What can done remedy this situation? This is where speakers come stage. When people face various life challenges, they often resort a quote for bit inspiration. study sets out look at rhetoric some quot...

We define forward copula models and introduce the concept of “chaining” such models. We discuss the use of these concepts in the calibration to the term structure of tranche quotes. First version: February 10, 2006 This version: September 15, 2006

We find that effective spread estimates are sensitive to trade–quote matching algorithms. In particular, Lee and Ready’s 5second algorithm can overestimate effective spreads for active stocks. The sensitivities can be particularly important for stocks in which a significant amount of trading occurs electronically. We develop a criterion to determine the optimal algorithm and demonstrate that it...