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Evaluation of the intergovernmental relationships between national and state wetland regulatory agencies within wetland regulatory units

Creator:: Taylor, Ryan W
Abstract:: Since the 1890s, American federalism has been perceived as being unique in the world by having two different levels of government operating within the same jurisdiction without influencing one another. Modern scholars call into question the validity of this basic assumption, but few have published quantitative evidence to reject its...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Evaluation of the Intergovernmental Relationships between National and State Wetland Regulatory Agencies

Manufacturing flexibility in new product development : perceptions and implications of new product performance

Creator:: Larso, Dwi
Abstract:: New product development has been considered a key success factor for today's businesses. Long term survival of many manufacturing organizations depends on how successful organizations are introducing new products to compete in existing markets or in creating new markets. Despite the importance of new product development, many manufacturing organizations face...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Implications of New Product Performance by Dwi Larso A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University

Building brand equity for unfamiliar Asian brands' entry into global markets

Creator:: Song, Sarah Sungsook
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to fill a critical gap in brand equity literature by proposing and empirically testing a brand equity process model for unfamiliar Asian brands. Cue utilization theory (Easterbrook, 1959) and impression formation theory (Asch, 1946) were integrated to explain how extrinsic and intrinsic cues shown...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: considered to be an ambassador for the products the company is offering in the new market. The stronger the

All in a DNA's work : conservation genetics and monitoring of the New Zealand endemic Maui's and Hector's dolphins

Creator:: Hamner, Rebecca Marie
Abstract:: The critically endangered Maui's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) and the endangered Hector's dolphin (C. h. hectori) are endemic to the coastal waters of New Zealand, where their primary threat is fisheries-related mortality. The Maui's dolphin is among the most critically endangered cetaceans in the world, with its remnant population primarily...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Monitoring of the New Zealand Endemic Maui’s and Hector’s Dolphins. Abstract approved

Federal soil conservation policy of the United States : priorities, values, and opportunities

Creator:: Pape, Timothy
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation is to examine federally administered soil conservation policy within the United States and the broadly defined Columbia River Basin in the US Northwest. I accomplish this in five chapters. In the first chapter I provide background information for the study. In the second chapter I...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. Egan, T. (2006). The Worst Hard Time: The

Assessing the sustainability of management practices for planted forests across an environmental gradient in New Zealand

Creator:: Kiyvyra, Alicia L.
Abstract:: Sustainable management of planted forests requires maintenance of soil function to promote 1) root growth; 2) storage and cycling of water and nutrients; 3) optimal gas exchange; and 4) biological activity. Soil quality measurements can be used to monitor short- and long-term changes in these soil functions, allowing managers to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Planted Forests Across an Environmental Gradient in New Zealand Abstract approved

Towards a guided framework for innovative engineering through the generation and evaluation stages of concept design

Creator:: Oman, Sarah Kay
Abstract:: This work proposes a framework of concept generation and evaluation that takes into consideration the benefit of creativity and innovation in current market trends. By educating engineers in how to increase creativity in concept design and assess it quantitatively, the next generation of designers will be a step ahead of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: consideration the benefit of creativity and innovation in current market trends. By educating engineers in

A study of the application of lean practices to new product development processes

Creator:: Choothian, Woraruthai
Abstract:: The application of lean to new product development (NPD) processes has been claimed to generate positive impact on NPD performance. There are very few empirical studies, however, on how organizations should apply lean practices or on the exact nature of the impact of lean on NPD performance. To further understand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: revenue and position in the market (Griffin, 1997). Without new products, organizations may fail to

Essays in incomplete agricultural markets

Creator:: Cross, Robin M.
Abstract:: Agricultural revenues, the product of stochastic prices and yields, lead to markets which are incomplete, thereby entreating and complicating economic inquiry. The following three essays explore the incomplete nature of agricultural markets and consider the implications of incompleteness for a range of policy questions and economic tools. The first essay,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Market Structure 39 Influence of Board Composition 41 Influence of Cooperative Financial Structure: New

Quantification of state-and-transition model components utilizing long-term ecological response data following one-seed juniper treatment on a deep sand savannah ecological site

Creator:: Shaver, Patrick L.
Abstract:: A proposed state-and-transition model (STM) for the Deep Sand Savannah ecological site in central New Mexico was developed using historical data and expert knowledge. This STM was tested utilizing data from short and long term one-seed juniper (Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.) control experiments initiated in 1981 and 1985. Utilizing data...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Pinyon-juniper woodland type in New Mexico: Asset or liability. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta

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Evaluation of the intergovernmental relationships between national and state wetland regulatory agencies within wetland regulatory units

Manufacturing flexibility in new product development : perceptions and implications of new product performance

Building brand equity for unfamiliar Asian brands' entry into global markets

All in a DNA's work : conservation genetics and monitoring of the New Zealand endemic Maui's and Hector's dolphins

Federal soil conservation policy of the United States : priorities, values, and opportunities

Assessing the sustainability of management practices for planted forests across an environmental gradient in New Zealand

Towards a guided framework for innovative engineering through the generation and evaluation stages of concept design

A study of the application of lean practices to new product development processes

Essays in incomplete agricultural markets

Quantification of state-and-transition model components utilizing long-term ecological response data following one-seed juniper treatment on a deep sand savannah ecological site

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