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Submissions from 2009
Knowledge Management at Daimler Trucks North America: A Case Study, Tiffani Torgeson
The Blocks at Northgate, Caroline Uittenbroek, Stephen Smith, Carly Ritter, Kate Chavez, John Patton, David Blindheim, and Eugene Nucci Jr.
Working Paper No. 62, Uses of Abduction in Economic Science, Daniel Urban
Fabrication of Anisotropic Nanostructures on Solid Substrates for Applications as Optically Active Surfaces, Mohan Krishna Vattipalli
Tax Competition in the Film Industry, Chelsea Villareal
Market Research Log - BenQ GP1, Erin Wakefield, Marc Britton, Phuwadet Laosisipornwattana, Donggyu Lim, Pat Ploykitikoon, Ibrahim Iskin, and Sevket Can Nuhisi
Marketing Plan - BenQ Pocket Projector, Erin Wakefield, Marc Britton, Phuwadet Laosisipornwattana, Donggyu Lim, Pat Ploykitikoon, Ibrahim Iskin, and Seuket Con Nuhist
Analysis of Profitability of Out-of-State Projects for a Small Construction Company in Michigan, Erin Wakefield, Nuttavut Intarode, Tiffani Torgeson, and Manal Al Marzouqi
Innovation in Brazil, Valesca Walesko
Hybrid Mass Transportation: A Portland Area Case Study Using QFD, Nick Wallace, Naresh Bokka, Brian Muchilwa, Majed Ahmadi, and Huang Chaio Yu
Invasive Species Management Plan for Oswego Lake, Daniel Warren and Mark Sytsma
Calculating the Volume of the May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens, Dâvid Nuñez Wickham
Finite Sample Properties of Minimum Kolmogorov-Smirnov Estimator and Maximum Likelihood Estimator for Right-Censored Data, Jerzy Wieczorek
Factors Associated with Inclusion of Spirituality in Secular Social Work Education, Leslie Grace Wuest
Congress and the ERA, Emily Yoder
Development Log Report, Tony Yu, Mitali Monalisa, Pranabesh Dash, Nayef Alhallabi, Robin Dorociak, Erin Wakefield, and Muhammad Amer
Operationalizing the Antecedents of Work-Family Positive Spillover: A Longitudinal Study, Kristi Lynn Zimmerman
Submissions from 2008
Multi-Ethnic or Geographically Diverse Teams, Hamad Alanazi, Wesam Sarhan, and Freny Chennessery
Team Self – Diagnosis: "The Party Three", Hamad Alanzi, Freny Chennessery, and Wesam Sarhan
Improving Project Management At Daimler Trucks North America’s Continuous Improvement Department, Khalid A. AlHamdan, Ramya Chandrasekar, Tiffani Torgeson, and Ferra Wahyuni
Up a Creek : the Perilous Journey of Recently Uninsured Low-Income Adults in Oregon, Heidi Allen
Attributes of Effective Head Start Mental Health Consultants : a Mixed Method Study of Rural and Urban Programs, Mary Dallas Allen
Final Report, Abdulrahman Almobarak, Paul Nguyen, Nuancharas Phopoonsak, and Vikram Sharma
Project Management in NASA: A Case Study, Haitham Al-Turkestani, Wajdi Ismail, and Daniel Ho