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A study on the trade-off between supervision and wages: an empirical test of efficiency wage theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This dissertation investigates the applicability of the shirking version of efficiency wage models in Korea. Analyses is based on the Survey on Wage Structure in the 1980's and 1990's - using data collected in 1983, 1989, ...
Detrital zircon geochronology of the Upper Miocene Boleo Formation in the Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
The Santa Rosalía Basin (SRB), Baja California Sur, is a transtentional to rift basin
that formed during the opening of the Gulf of California. The Boleo Formation is the oldest
and dominant sedimentary fill of the ...
Geochronologic and thermochronologic constraints on the Mesozoic to Cenozoic deformation history of southeastern California
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
of the Basin and Range province. This study aims to better understand how these tectonic regimes interact in the area around Death Valley. Apatite and zircon (U-Th)/He data from two transects in the Kingston and Mesquite ranges are first used to explore...
What makes collaborations succeed or fail : understanding uncertainty in collaboration formation and outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/1/2024] Collaborative relationships are a distinct type of agreement that sets them apart from the broader concept of social networks. These relationships involve participants who commit to sharing ...
An evaluation of pre- and post-timber harvest water quality in low-order streams in the Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) best management practices (BMPs) for Regenerative Oak Clear Cutting (ROCC) practice was evaluated on effectiveness to preserve downstream water quality. Fifteen sites, located on MDC lands in Shannon...
The Financialization of the Business Enterprise
(2015)
This dissertation focuses on the theoretical and empirical causes and consequences of the financialization of the business enterprise. The first chapter argues that the transition from the Post-War SSA to the Contemporary ...
Essays on closed-end funds : internal versus external management and insider trading
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
to the fund to position and administer the fund. Many in the managed fund universe, such as George Clark, claim shareholders are paying an onerous performance burden by investing in funds with the external management model. While I do find the internally...
Passive transfer of Mycoplasma bovis-specific antibodies in calves born to vaccinated dams
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Mycoplasma bovis is a bacterial pathogen that has been shown to cause respiratory disease, mastitis, polyarthritis, keratoconjunctivitis, and other diseases in cattle worldwide. High costs associated with these diseases ...
Factors influencing households' demand for life insurance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This thesis aims to examine both the type and amount of life insurance purchased by households. To this end, comprehensive models of households' demand for life insurance were developed, which included demographic variables, ...
Synthesis and reactivity of low-valent uranium and neptunium complexes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Chapter 1 reports the synthesis and characterization of U(IV) and Np(IV) selenium bis(phenolate) complexes. The reaction of the U(IV) complex with half an equivalent of p-benzoquinone results in the formation of a U(V)--U(V) species with a bridging...
Comparing mosquito communities of various patch-matrix landscape combinations in central Missouri, with implications for developing models to forecast abundances of important mosquito taxa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
-matrix landscape combinations common in five central Missouri counties; 2) evaluate the temporal occurrence of these mosquito taxa; 3) assess relationships between regional weather factors and the occurrence and abundance of the mosquito fauna; and 4) categorize...
Stand structure development effects on wood quality of Melina (Gmelina arborea roxb.)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
A stem analysis was perform to examines the effects of thinning treatments on Melina (Gmelina arborea) wood quality and tree architecture in the North Coast of Colombia. 27 plots under forest management regimes and age ...
Do stock prices influence corporate tax behavior?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This study examines how the firm-specific information in stock prices influences corporate tax behavior. Research demonstrates that managers learn from and respond to information contained in stock prices. However, the ...
Developing and automating time delay system stability analysis of dynamic systems using the Matrix Lambert W (MLW) function method
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Stability analysis of time-delayed (TD) systems is not easy to conduct since the addition of delays within a dynamic model results in irrational system equations. Traditional TD analysis methods involve adding approximations ...
Biology and management of cut-leaved Teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus L.) in central Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Cut-leaved teasel is a biennial invasive weed that grows along roadsides and low disturbed areas. This research was to determine growth characteristics, herbicide efficacy, and seed production of teasel. Growth characteristics ...
Spatial analysis of poverty and prosperity in the U.S. counties
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Prosperity is often associated with income. This study goes beyond the economic determinant of prosperity and develops a prosperity index by using indicators of education...
Essays in applied economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation examines several themes in applied economics. Specifically, Essay 1 examines the dynamics in an overlapping generations model with three-period lived agents, fiat money, and credit, Essay 2 reviews ...
Effects of fescue toxicosis and chronic heat stress on murine hepatic gene expression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Fescue toxicosis affects domestic animals grazing fescue pasture infected with the endophytic fungus, Neotyphodium coenophialum. Signs of fescue toxicosis include increased body temperature and respiration rate and decreased ...
Toward a search perspective on entrepreneurship
(2014-07-17)
Drawing on the behavioral theory of the firm, this dissertation examines the learning and searching processes in new ventures. This dissertation includes three essays, each focusing on one specific aspect of a search ...
Three essays in regional economic modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
My dissertation is about regional economic modeling for understanding local economy, economic impact analysis and forecasting. In the first essay, I developed a nonspatial version of community policy analysis model for Missouri counties. In my...