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U.S. Equities' Heartbreaking Performance is Nothing New
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2009-11-1)US equities have delivered poor long-term returns with surprising regularity: in the 1910s, the 1930s, the 1970s, and the 2000s. Following bear markets of the 1930s and the 1970s, stock valuations languished for a considerable ... -
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Constructive Discharge under Title VII: Responsibilities and Opportunities for Human Resources Practitioners
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2004-08-1)In 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court established a defense for employers to minimize liability against a Title VII claim of hostile work environment due to a supervisor's harassment unless the employee suffered a tangible ... -
Uncertainty Threat, Integrated Threat, and Self-Esteem: A Mediation Model Predicting Ethnocentrism
(Washburn University, 2021-02-12)The “lethal union” of the Uncertainty-Threat Model (UTM) and Integrated Threat Theory (ITT) are significant predictors of ethnocentrism or generalized prejudice (McFarland, 2010). Although discriminatory acts against ... -
Uncovering the Underdog Phenomenon
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-06-1)Through qualitative analysis we explore some of the different meanings of underdog, examine motives for underdog support, and provide outcomes of underdog support. We also examine perceptions of underdog and topdog supporter ... -
Underpricing, Tie-Ins, and the IPO Bubble: Some Empirical Evidence
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-01-1)We analyze underpricing in the United States surrounding the time of the collapse of the IPO market in the last quarter of 2000. During this quarter, the press gave insider accounts about how profits (from extreme underpricing) ... -
Understanding and Influencing Attackers' Decisions: Implications for Security Investment Strategies
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2006-04-1)We consider a model of economic behavior of attackers for the case when they are able to obtain complete information about the security characteristics of each target and the case when such information is unavailable. We ... -
Understanding the Bullying Culture: The Influence of Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Coping Styles and Bullying Involvement
(Washburn University, 2019)As many as one in two children are likely to encounter bullying (Beran & Tutty, 2002; Hampel et al., 2009; Khamis, 2015; Solberg & Olweus, 2003). However, there is little replicated research indicating what specific factors ... -
Uninsured Deposits and Excess Share Insurance at U.S. Credit Unions : The Impact on Risk and Returns to Members
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2016-09-1)Using NCUA credit union call report data, I find that uninsured depositors and excess share insurers provide valuable monitoring benefits for credit unions for the years following the 2008 financial crisis. I find that ...