Key Skills and Attributes Desired of Undergraduate Business Hires

Job candidates spend time considering what qualities they should market to potential employers. There is a fair amount of research surrounding Key Skills and Attributes (KSA) businesses look for when hiring MBA graduates, however, this research is lacking at the undergraduate level. This project will expand upon the existing research by focusing specifically on jobs being filled by undergraduates. To this end, this project explores KSAs employers look for in recent undergraduate business potential hires, and how those hiring goals differ between employers by industry. This was accomplished by compiling job descriptions posted in FisherConnect, the Fisher College of Business' recruiting platform, and applying text analysis, utilizing current tools like Voyant and Textio to identify the frequency of each KSA. Preliminary results indicate that Computer and Analytical skills are the most commonly asked for hard skills, while Leadership and Initiative are the most commonly asked for essential, or soft, skills. These results are in line with what researchers have found at the graduate MBA level. These insights are invaluable to undergraduate business students who are attempting to market themselves with resumes and employer interviews. In addition, business colleges can use the desired KSAs to modify or reinforce curricula. Finally, employers can see if their job postings are reflecting company needs and desires for specific KSAs.No embargoAcademic Major: Economics - BusinessAcademic Major: Financ

ANALISIS PENGARUH INSIDER OWNERSHIP, INSTITUSIONAL INVESTOR DAN SHAREHOLDER DISPERSION TERHADAP DEBT RATIO (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di BEI dengan Periode 2006-2008)

Kebijakan hutang didorong oleh adanya kebutuhan modal untuk investasi atau untuk menutup hutang lainnya. Kebijakan hutang ini tentunya dikeluarkan oleh manajemen setelah melalui mekanisme pengambilan keputusan yang sesuai dengan strukturnya. Melalui pertimbangan dan masukan dari berbagai aspek termasuk pemegang saham, maka keputusan kebijakan hutang akan dicapai. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh insider ownership, intitusional investor, dan shareholder dispersion terhadap debt ratio perusahaan manufaktur. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian survei empiris dengan menggunakan metode kuantitatif untuk menguji dengan statistik hubungan antara variabel-variabel penelitian. Data empiris diperoleh dari Bursa Efek Indonesia. Populasi dalam penelitian adalah seluruh perusahaan manufaktur yang go public di BEI. Sampel yang diambil adalah 16 perusahaan pada periode tahun 2006-2008 sehingg diperoleh 48 data. Sampel diambil dengan teknik purposive sampling dengan pertimbangan beberapa kriteria. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi ganda, uji t, uji F, dan uji koefisien determinasi serta disertai dengan pengujian asumsi klasik. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Kepemilikan saham manajer (insider ownership) berpengaruh positif terhadap kebijakan hutang (debt ratio) perusahaan. Hasil analisis regresi memperoleh nilai thitung sebesar 2,983 diterima pada taraf signifikansi 5% dan H1 diterima. Artinya semakin besar kepemilikan saham manajemen, maka semakin tinggi kecenderungan perusahaan untuk berhutang karena adanya kesamaan kepentingan antara pemilik dan manajemen. Penggunaan hutang akan meningkatkan monitoring dan membuat pemegang saham (yang notabene manajer sendiri) akan lebih tenang karena pembiayaan investasi tidak menggunakan dananya sendiri sehingga mengurangi risiko; 2) Kepemilikan saham institusional (institusional ownership) berpengaruh positif terhadap kebijakan hutang (debt ratio) perusahaan. Hasil regresi memperoleh nilai thitung sebesar 2,311 diterima pada taraf signifikansi 5% dan H2 diterima. Artinya semakin besar kepemilikan saham institusional akan semakin meningkatkan kebijakan hutang. Kebijakan hutang yang tinggi menyebabkan perusahaan dimonitor oleh pihak pemberi hutang. Karena monitoring dalam perusahaan yang ketat tadi menyebabkan manajer akan bertindak sesuai dengan kepentingan pemberi hutang dan pemegang saham, sehingga kondisi ini akan menarik masuknya kepemilikan institusional; 3) Penyebaran kepemilikan saham (shareholder dispersion) tidak berpengaruh terhadap kebijakan hutang (debt ratio) perusahaan. Hasil analisis regresi memperoleh nilai thitung sebesar 0,548 ditolak pada taraf signifikansi 5% dan H3 ditolak. Artinya penyebaran kepemilikan saham tidak berdampak pada kebijakan hutang

Métricas em negócios de impacto social

O artigo aborda as referências de avaliação presentes no emergente campo dos negócios sociais com ênfase na avaliação de impacto, na descrição dos principais desenhos metodológicos que podem ser utilizados e na exploração das ferramentas centrais existentes. Ao final, descreve-se um conjunto objetivo de recomendações para fortalecer a avaliação entre os negócios sociais.Este texto surgiu do debate entre diferentes atores que compõem o emergente ecossistema de finanças sociais e negócios sociais no Brasil. Reunidos para refletir sobre formas e abordagens de avaliação do impacto de seus investimentos, o Grupode Estudos sobre Métricas de Impacto Social (GEMNS) foi articulado pelo Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial (ICE), em parceria com a MOVE, e estabeleceu reuniões rotineiras entre 2012 e 2013 durante as quais se debruçou sobre artigos, experiências empíricas e troca de vivências com avaliadores internacionais. A reflexão gerada pelo grupo provocou análises e questões pelos quais percorrem as ideias deste artigo

Quantification of respiratory parameters in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy

Dysfunction affecting cardiac or pulmonary systems has been postulated as a major factor in sudden death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Whilst the majority of studies of cardiorespiratory function have focused on changes during seizures, here we investigate whether epilepsy influences basal respiratory parameters in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) during the interictal period. Spirometry was performed in 10 females and 10 males. Measurements of Vital Capacity (VC), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second (FEV1) and ratios of FEV1 to FVC (FEV1/FVC) were obtained, and these values were analyzed as percentages of predicted values. None of the patients had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and no significant alterations in respiratory function tests were found among these patients. No association between seizure frequency, antiepileptic drugs and SUDEP could be found in this study. Although the study did not identify any specific respiratory abnormality in TLE patients during the interictal period, re-evaluation of clinical data on pulmonary disorders in people with epilepsy should be better investigated

Propagation Technique of Pasak Bumi (Eurycoma Longifolia Jack) Via Shoot Cutting

Pasak bumi (Eurycoma longifolia Jack) is a treelet growing wildly in the forests of Southeast Asia and widely used throughout the region because of its medicinal properties. Uncontrolled harvesting of wild-grown trees has led to rapid decrease of natural populations. The objective of this research was to get information about propagation technique of pasak bumi by shoot cutting and its adventitous root formation. Cutting materials were originated from 7 month aged seedling propagated by seed. Media used were combination of cocodust : ricehusk (1:1 v/v), cocodust : ricehusk (1:1v/v) and cocodust : ricehusk (2:1 v/v). Research showed that medium significantly improved secondary root length, while rooting percentage, primary root length and the number of root significantly was affected by Rootone F treatment. The microtechnique result showed that roots were first developed from the mesristematic cambium cells

Baixas temperaturas e risco de morte súbita cardíaca na esquizofrenia: desvendando um novo calcanhar de Aquiles?

Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Laboratory of Experimental NeurologyUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de Medicina Department of PhysiologyUniversidade de São Paulo School of Medicine Department and Institute of PsychiatryUNIFESP, Laboratory of Experimental NeurologyUNIFESP, EPM, Department of PhysiologySciEL

Suplementacao de omega 3 em pessoas com epilepsia submetidas a um programa regular de hemidialise: veio para ficar

Among the many risk factors suggested for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), higher frequency of seizures is a very consistent issue. Furthermore, it has been established that hemodialysis-associated seizure is a complication of the dialysis procedure. Thus, since a possible relation between cardiovascular abnormalities and SUDEP among patients with chronic renal insufficiency in regular hemodialysis program should not be neglected, we propose in this paper that omega-3 fatty acids offer opportunities for prevention of sudden cardiac death or improved treatment in people with epilepsy under the regular hemodialysis program.Dentre os fatores de risco sugeridos para a morte súbita inesperada em epilepsia (SUDEP), maior frequência de crises epilépticas é uma questão muito consistente. Além disso, tem sido estabelecido que as crises epilépticas associadas à hemodiálise são uma complicação do procedimento dialítico. Desse modo, como a existência de uma possível associação entre as alterações cardiovasculares e a SUDEP entre indivíduos com insuficiência renal crônica em tratamento dialítico não deve ser negligenciada, foi proposto neste artigo que o ômega 3 pode atuar na prevenção da morte súbita cardíaca ou melhorar o tratamento de pessoas com epilepsia inseridas em um programa regular de hemodiálise.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de Medicina Disciplina de Neurologia ExperimentalUNIFESP-EPM Departamento de FisiologiaUniversidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Disturbios do Desenvolvimento do Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da SaudeUNIFESP, EPM, Disciplina de Neurologia ExperimentalUNIFESP, EPM Depto. de FisiologiaSciEL