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Right-wing media figures have run with The Weekly Standard's John McCormack's completely baseless accusation that President Obama is buying Rep. Jim Matheson's (D-UT) vote on health care reform by appointing his brother, Scott Matheson, to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. McCormack provided no evidence to support the allegation -- which both Rep. Matheson and the White House have called "absurd" -- and even those pushing the charge acknowledge that Scott Matheson is "plenty qualified for the job."
Weekly Standard's McCormack pushes baseless smear that Obama is "selling judgeships for health care votes"
McCormack: Was Scott Matheson's nomination "used to buy off his brother's vote?" In a March 3 post, McCormack wrote, "Obama Now Selling Judgeships for Health Care Votes? Obama names brother of undecided House Dem to Appeals Court." Without providing any evidence to support his allegation, McCormack asked if Scott Matheson's judicial nomination was "used to buy off his brother's vote":
Tonight, Barack Obama will host ten House Democrats who voted against the health care bill in November at the White House; he's obviously trying to persuade them to switch their votes to yes. One of the ten is Jim Matheson of Utah. The White House just sent out a press release announcing that today President Obama nominated Matheson's brother Scott M. Matheson, Jr. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
So, Scott Matheson appears to have the credentials to be a judge, but was his nomination used to buy off his brother's vote?
Consider Congressman Matheson's record on the health care bill. He voted against the bill in the Energy and Commerce Committee back in July and again when it passed the House in November. But now he's "undecided" on ramming the bill through Congress.
Right-wing media immediately adopt McCormack's smear; Bachmann calls for an "investigation"
Barnes brings smear to Fox News: "I think the timing is very, very interesting." Weekly Standard editor and Fox News contributor Fred Barnes stated on the March 3 edition of Fox News' Special Report that Obama is "seeing 10 of the no votes from the last time at the White House tonight, one of whose brother, Jim Matheson of Utah, his brother just got an appeals court judgeship out in the 10th Circuit -- just named for that. But I'm not implying anything, just an interesting factoid today that I thought I'd throw out there." Barnes added, "I think the timing is very, very interesting." From the March 3 edition of Special Report:
BARNES: This was Obama's 35th speech on health care. The more he gives, the less popular it becomes. And I don't think this one helped him at all. He's seeing 10 of the no votes from the last time at the White House tonight, one of whose brother, Jim Matheson of Utah, his brother just got an appeals court judgeship out in the 10th Circuit -- just named for that.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER (Fox News contributor): You're not implying anything?
BARNES: But I'm not implying anything --
KRAUTHAMMER: No, not at all.
BARNES: -- just an interesting factoid today that I thought I'd throw out there.
KRAUTHAMMER: It's a coincidence - the coincidences [inaudible].
BARNES: I think the timing is very, very interesting.
Look, there is nothing in it for people to vote for this. It's unpopular. And if they can get out of it, they will.
And think of this -- this, if I were a House member, what would I worry about the most, and that is voting for the Senate bill and then expecting the Senate to make changes in it through reconciliation.
Hot Air: Obama said he "will do everything in his power," "and so he will, so he will." In a March 3 post, Hot Air blogger Allahpundit stated, "Brother of Democrat who's undecided on ObamaCare nominated for federal judgeship." The post further stated, "His exact words this afternoon: 'I will do everything in my power to make the case for reform.' And so he will, so he will." Quoting from McCormack's post, Allahpundit continued:
Scott Matheson's plenty qualified for the job (follow the link for his resume), but it shows you how desperate The One is to win votes in the House at this point that he wouldn't even care about the optics here. Dropping this announcement on the very day that he's hosting Matheson's brother to twist his arm on O-Care? What's next? Televising the bribes he's been making to inconvenient Democratic primary challengers? Put the graft on C-SPAN, Barry!
RedState: "Chicago-style politics once again coming home to roost." In a March 3 post titled, "If you can't beat 'em, bribe 'em: Obama now trading judgeships for votes," RedState's Lori Ziganto wrote, "Chicago-style politics once again coming home to roost. The Weekly Standard is reporting that Obama is now selling judgeships for health care votes." Ziganto further stated:
Perhaps they learned from the bribes of Senators "you don't even have to get us drunk first" Landrieu and Nelson that outright cash money bribery back-fires a bit and are trying different tactics for Congressman. Scratch my back and I'll scratch -- your brother's!
Michelle Malkin: "It's the Chicago Way. It's the Demcare way. And it stinks to high heaven." After tweeting about McCormack's post, Michelle Malkin quoted McCormack in a March 3 blog post titled, "The Chicago Way: Judgeships for Demcare votes?" and stated, "There are no coincidences in Obama world, I've joked many times on this blog. This one looks like a quid pro quo, smells like a quid pro quo, and quacks like a quid pro quo." Malkin added:
Let us consider the possibility, for a brief moment, that it is merely coincidence.
Is the White House so fantastically blind and tone-deaf that it failed to detect the blood-red flags and blaring alarm bells that Scott Matheson's judicial nomination would raise coming on the very day President Obama is wooing his brother, Jim?
Incorrigibly corrupt or incorrigibly stupid. Take your pick.
Allahpundit reminds us of Obama's words this afternoon: "I will do everything in my power to make the case for reform."
Whatever it takes: Borrow, bully, bribe.
It's the Chicago Way. It's the Demcare way. And it stinks to high heaven.
Drudge Report: "TONIGHT: Selling Judgeships for Health Care Votes?" On March 3, the Drudge Report linked to McCormack's post along with a link to a Reuters article reporting that Obama "began a final push for healthcare reform on Wednesday, urging Congress to vote on the plan in the next few weeks":
On March 4, the Drudge Report featured the following headlines, linking to McCormack's post and a Washington Post report on the administration's efforts to pass health care reform:
Bachmann calls for "an independent investigation." Republican lawmakers have also seized on McCormack's baseless allegation to demand an investigation into Matheson's appointment. On the March 3 edition of CNN's Larry King Live, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) stated, "[T]oday, the president offered a judgeship to the brother of a member of Congress. Tonight, the president has that same member of Congress at the White House, pressuring him to change his vote on health care. We really need to have an -- an independent investigation into this matter":
KING: Michele, why can't you come together on this?
BACHMANN: I think that we can come together. But I think a big question that has to be addressed right now, Larry, is what in the world is going on in the White House?
Because today, the president offered a judgeship to the brother of a member of Congress. Tonight, the president has that same member of Congress at the White House, pressuring him to change his vote on health care.
We really need to have an -- an independent investigation into this matter, because we've seen the Cornhusker Kickback, the Louisiana Purchase, the union loophole.
And now, the big question is, is the White House trading health care votes for judgeships?
This is a pretty serious issue, Larry.
Fox Nation: "Obama Now Selling Judgeships for Health Care Votes?" Fox Nation linked to McCormack's Weekly Standard post under the headline, "Obama Now Selling Judgeships for Health Care Votes?" From Fox Nation:
Beck: "What a coincidence." During the March 4 edition of his radio show, Glenn Beck stated, "Let's go to the brother of an undecided House Democrat, somebody who says I'm not really sure. Now, remember, Robert Gates [sic] has just said anything, do whatever it takes to get health care passed. Anything." He later added, "Now we have Jim Matheson -- White House has just sent out a press release announcing that President Obama has nominated his brother to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. Well, that's fantastic. ... What a coincidence."
Rep. Matheson's office and White House have called the smear "ridiculous" and "absurd"
Politico: "Matheson knocks down vote trading questions." Noting that McCormack's "report raises the question but doesn't answer it," Politico's Chris Frates reported that Rep. Matheson's spokeswoman "called the question 'patently ridiculous,' saying there was no deal made between her boss and the president that guranteed [sic] Scott Matheson's nomination in exchange for Rep. Matheson's vote." Frates later noted that a "White House official calls the charge 'absurd.' 'Scott Matheson is a leading law scholar and has served as a law school dean and U.S. Attorney. He's respected across Utah and eminently qualified to serve on the federal bench,' the official said."
Right-wingers spread baseless allegation despite acknowledging that Scott Matheson is "plenty qualified for the job." McCormack's post noted that "Matheson appears to have the credentials to be a judge," and Hot Air's Allahpundit stated that "Scott Matheson's plenty qualified for the job." Nevertheless, they advanced the baseless speculation that Obama is "selling" judgeships for votes on health care reform.
Hatch praised Matheson nomination and said Matheson "is a capable, bright attorney whose experience has prepared him for judicial service." The Associated Press reported on March 3 that "[t]he nomination was also praised by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who reiterated that Matheson's experience has prepared him well for the position":
The nomination was also praised by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who reiterated that Matheson's experience has prepared him well for the position.
"I'm pleased President Obama has nominated Scott Matheson to fill the vacancy on the 10th Circuit," Hatch said. "I've known Scott a long time, and he is a capable, bright attorney whose experience has prepared him for judicial service. The Matheson family has had a significant impact on Utah and can rightly be proud of Scott's nomination."
Matheson has reportedly been in the running for the appointment since June 2009. The Salt Lake Tribune reported on June 9, 2009, that "Matheson already has let the White House and Utah's senators know he would like to be considered" for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals:
A slot -- expected to be filled by a Utahn -- will be available at the end of August, when Judge Michael McConnell, who teaches law at the University of Utah, officially will resign.
Naming a replacement won't happen fast. It may take President Barack Obama months to nominate someone. But Matheson already has let the White House and Utah's senators know he would like to be considered.
McCormack falsely suggested Rep. Matheson is only "now" undecided on health care reform
Noting that Rep. Matheson voted against the House bill last year, McCormack suggested that Matheson has been consistently opposed to health care reform and "now" has changed his mind to be "undecided" about health care reform legislation. In fact, while Matheson voted against the House's health care bill, he has long made more favorable comments about the Senate's version of health care reform, of which Obama's proposal largely mirrors.
From McCormack's March 3 post:
Consider Congressman Matheson's record on the health care bill. He voted against the bill in the Energy and Commerce Committee back in July and again when it passed the House in November. But now he's "undecided" on ramming the bill through Congress. "The Congressman is looking for development of bipartisan consensus," Matheson's press secretary Alyson Heyrend wrote to THE WEEKLY STANDARD on February 22. "It's too early to know if that will occur." Asked if one could infer that if no Republican votes in favor of the bill (i.e. if a bipartisan consensus is not reached) then Rep. Matheson would vote no, Heyrend replied: "I would not infer anything. I'd wait to see what develops, starting with the health care summit on Thursday."
But Matheson long preferred Senate proposals to House bill, which he voted against. On July 21, 2009, Matheson outlined "some of the substantial changes required before he could vote for" the House health care reform bill and "said the suggested changes represent what will be a common-sense, bipartisan proposal that shares many of the features under review by the U.S. Senate in their committee negotiations." In a November 6, 2009, press release, Matheson "said he will vote against HR 3962" because it does not ensure "that the health care system is secure, stable and affordable." The press release further noted that "Matheson said he is encouraged that a bipartisan, budget-deficit-neutral, cost-lowering bill is on the table in the Senate." After Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced health care reform legislation to the Senate on November 18, Matheson reportedly stated that he was "unsure whether he would vote for Senate Democrats' current health-care reform bill," but that the Senate bill "at least on the top line basis will reduce costs over time, so it is going in the right direction."
Matheson supports Senate plan's "tax on so-called 'Cadillac plans.' " The Salt Lake Tribune reported on December 22, 2009, that Matheson "backs the tax on so-called 'Cadillac plans,' especially after analysts with the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said it is one of the most powerful ways to slow health care inflation." Obama's proposal includes a version of the tax. From The Salt Lake Tribune report:
Senate Democrats want to tax expensive insurance plans, saying it is a key way to lower the astronomical rise in medical costs, but doing so would hit many union workers and that has House Democrats more than a little squeamish. So instead the House wants to tax millionaires.
This backburner issue is likely to get much hotter if the Senate manages to pass a health reform bill soon, as expected. That would force House and Senate leaders to decide whether to support a cost-containing tax despite union opposition, or protect their power base at the expense of a desired reform.
Despite his ties to labor groups, Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, backs the tax on so-called "Cadillac plans," especially after analysts with the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said it is one of the most powerful ways to slow health care inflation.
"That makes the idea attractive to me," said Matheson, who opposed the House's health reform bill in part because it didn't do enough to control costs.
Obama's recently released health care plan "largely follows Senate version." As The New York Times reported on February 22, Obama's "blueprint" for health care reform "sticks largely to the version passed by the Senate in December, but offers some concessions to House leaders who have demanded more help for middle-class people."
Senate bill, Obama proposal lack public option Matheson opposed. The New York Times reported on October 28, 2009, that Matheson "prefers nonprofit member-run cooperatives, rather than a government plan." The Associated Press noted on February 22 that "Obama did not include the government-run insurance plan sought by some Democrats. He kept the Senate approach, which gives Americans purchasing coverage through new insurance exchanges the option of signing up for national plans overseen by the federal office that manages the government health plan available to members of Congress. Those plans would be private, but one would have to be nonprofit."
Senate bill, Obama proposal include state-based exchanges Matheson favored. The Salt Lake Tribune reported on November 5, 2009, that Matheson proposed "drop[ping] the nationwide health insurance exchange called for in the [House] bill in favor of state-based exchanges." As the AP noted on February 22, "Liberals hoped Obama would go with a national exchange like the House bill did, but he stuck with the Senate's state-based approach."
Weekly Standard previously pushed dubious claim that White House threatened Nelson with Air Force base
Weekly Standard's Goldfarb claimed the White House is "threatening to close" Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base "to extort" Sen. Ben Nelson's vote on health care reform. On December 15, 2009, Michael Goldfarb wrote, "According to a Senate aide, the White House is now threatening to put Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base on the BRAC list if Nelson doesn't fall into line" on health care reform." Nelson's office and the White House said Goldfarb's report was "not true" and "completely baseless and false."
Goldfarb later stated that "as I understand it, Rahm Emanuel delivered a message to the Senate leadership that if Nelson did not get behind this, Offutt Air Force base would find itself on the next round of BRAC closures." But Goldfarb later changed his story, retracting the claim that Emanuel made the alleged threat. The Omaha World-Herald reported that Sen. Mike Johanns, Nelson's fellow Nebraska senator, "said he doesn't believe the rumors."
Beck, Hannity, Limbaugh ran with Goldfarb's smear. Despite denials from Nelson's office and the White House, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Rush Limbaugh seized on Goldfarb's blog post and advanced the dubious allegation.
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My two year old drank approximately 20-24 ounces of 13 month old expired juice. It was sold to me that way. We took her to the ER and they informed us that GI problems can occur. The next evening, she did have a very loose stool. I was just wondering what happens to the juice when it is that old? Is there any bacteria? Fermentation? The juice was a mixture of apple, cherry, orange, pineapple, and grape juice. Thank You.
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Based on the novel by Don DeLillo. Set in the year 2000, it centers around one day in the life of a young billionaire, who is attempting to complete two tasks – get his hair cut and to pursue a cataclysmic bet against the yen. Stalled in traffic, he receives a string of visitors—experts on security, technology, currency, finance and even a few sexual partners.
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Here's what's up in the world of TV for Tuesday, May 1. All times are Eastern.
The Voice (NBC, 9 p.m.): Look, the elimination episodes of The Voice aren't the most thrilling thing in the world—and with the way frontrunners were blithely cast aside by the coaches this season, they're not even the most thrilling way to be eliminated from The Voice. But nearly every other show regularly covered by TV Club is gearing up for the big fireworks and easily notched "top pick" status that comes with a season finale, so why not take a night to care about who's making the leap to The Voice's equivalent of the Final Four? At the very least, watch it in an attempt to keep Emily Yoshida company.
Glee (Fox, 8 p.m.): Like regionals and sectionals in seasons past, Rachel and Kurt's auditions for the fictional New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts have seemingly been the characters' sole reason for existence in recent months. (The "Rachel and Finn's wedding" nonsense aside.) Todd VanDerWerff can't wait for both to flop, because he loves it when Glee characters are sad and he never wants to hear the word "NYADA" again.
Cougar Town (ABC, 8:30 p.m.): Grayson's past indiscretions have brought an unexpected daughter into his and Jules' life—though it could be two daughters if Travis' attraction to Tampa's mom gets serious. Ryan McGee has no idea what you buy the groom who becomes his stepsister's stepfather.
Frontline (PBS, 9 p.m.): Frontline presents the second half of its Great Recession chronicle, "Money, Power And Wall Street." For a refresher, read Meredith Blake's review of last week's first two hours—or review your continually dire bank statements.
New Girl (Fox, 9 p.m.): In a bit of table-setting for next week's finale, Jess crosses paths with her ex-boyfriend, Paul (Justin Long). As such, the episode is called "Backslide"—though, in Erik Adams' mind, that's a reference to the fact that Long's previous arc was the low point of New Girl's first season.
The Muppet Show (noon): At the intersection of The Muppet Show's rising star and its initial difficulties with attracting prominent guests lies this week's double bill of Julie Andrews and Jaye P. Morgan. Because Morgan's hit recording of "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries" is still inescapable in 2012, Erik Adams looks forward to learning more about this enigmatic Andrews character. (Was she one of the Andrews Sisters?)
Jamie's Meals In Minutes (BBC American, 1 p.m.): Having shown Americans they don't have to cram themselves full of artificial flavors and preservatives just because they can, Jamie Oliver attempts to beat fast and processed foods at the "quick and convenient" argument. If this series doesn't take off, expect Oliver to go door to door preaching the gospel of fresh produce some time in 2013.
Jesse Owens: American Experience (PBS, 8 p.m.): Andre Braugher narrates the life of the track star who trounced racism and Nazi ideals (for America!) at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. That's only slightly less enticing than if Braugher played Owens, staring daggers at Hitler and making sure justice is served in the 200m sprint.
Mrs. Eastwood & Company (E!, 8 p.m.): A preview of E!'s latest attempt at replicating the success of Keeping Up With The Kardashians (with an assist from reality powerhouse Bunim/Murray Productions), which follows… Clint Eastwood's wife, their daughters, and the African a cappella group they manage. So it's only a matter of time before the dead-eyed progeny of the Man With No Name is trying to sell you some sticky-sweet liqueur or another.
Uprising: Hip Hop And The LA Riots (VH1, 9 p.m.): Twenty years after the Rodney King verdict resulted in six days of violence and looting in Los Angeles, VH1's Rock Docs series uses archival footage and recent interviews to tell how rap artists chronicled, channeled, and (depending on the source) stoked the tensions that boiled over on April 29, 1992. Kenny Herzog has the review.
Boyz N The Hood (VH1, 7 p.m.): Records like Straight Outta Compton and Amerikkka's Most Wanted provided a lens into the conditions in pre-riot L.A., but John Singleton's feature-length directorial debut put South Central on the big screen. Watch the VH1 edit for additional perspective on Uprising; all the blanked-out cussing, meanwhile, will help replicate the experiences of confused suburban kids who couldn't figure out N.W.A. wanted to do to the police in 1988. ("Fuzz tha police?")
Big Money Rustlas (Showtime 2, 9:35 p.m.): Or, for a hip-hop-flavored film of a different kind: Here's the Insane Clown Posse's sun-bleached follow-up to 2001's Big Money Hustlas, a cartoonish Western comedy that even its creators admit is patently ridiculous. Fucking cowboys: How do they work?
NBA Playoff: Game 2: 76ers at Bulls (NBC Sports, 7:30 p.m.): If you heard an audible gasp rise from the middle of the country last weekend, that was sound of Derrick Rose's torn ACL knocking the wind out of thousands of Bulls fans. Chicago attempts to carry on without its best player, looking to build on its one-game over Philadelphia.
The Pitch: Because everybody's favorite part of Mad Men are the campaign pitches—and we all wish we could see Don Draper and Ted Chaough butt heads in the same conference room—AMC cooked up a reality show that delivers both of those things. According to Phil Dyess-Nugent, the pilot's no Glo-Coat, but it'll do.


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Hex core?
So what's this going to be, hex core? That sounds cool, I guess. But wtf is the Hex community?
Rarely the rebel, Intel looks to shake up the processor game with a six-core chip. Some Intel slideware leaked onto the interweb shows the "Dunnington" version of Xeon arriving in the second half of this year with 6 cores. To date, the major chip makers have done two- and four-core processors, while Sun has an eight-core chip …
and a dunny man to visit each week. I always used a bucket in the bathroom as I was (age 6) terrified of spiders! My siblings and I used to mangel the traditional children's song "Have you seen the Muffin Man" to "Have you seen the Dunny Man" in all sorts of amusing (to a 6-year-old) ways.
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It may be that Intel just changed freeways in its naming pattern. The problem with that is that the name 'dunnington' doesn't correspond to much. Then again in my travels, I've come across something similar:
Ah, for the days of US99W (it was the 60's, and true to form I've forgotten all about it).
is going too many, too soon. Sure, you can make a 6 core processor relatively cheap, and then pack 4 of them into one box, but there's still a hell of a lot of software out there than only runs on one.
Until they can provide a compiler that auto-magically parallelises well, it's probably going to remain like that.
"is going too many, too soon."
Maybe, but Intel learned from their previous mistakes. They believed that they could dictate the market. That where they went, the market would follow. Their arrogance hurt them.
It looks like they woke up and decided to crush the other guy with innovation. Rather than building a small speed lead with high margins, they are trying to put amd two or three years behind.
It is good for all of us, as long as they don't win and put amd out of business.
Even if a machine is only moderately busy, you can often see half a dozen threads in the ready-to-run state. It is fairly easy for the OS to spin off device driver work into other threads and all of an application's screen drawing can be spun off.
IMHO, most client machines don't do enough work for it to matter either way and most server workloads are easy to spread across cores. Niagara wouldn't exist otherwise.
There are plenty of *magazine benchmarks* that will punish a multi-core processor and Intel have to watch out for that, but if Intel did produce a chip with too many cores, they'd simply market it as a "server product" and sell it to people who knew where they could stick it.
Some comments seem to miss the point.
Dunnington will be a MP product, there's no 6-core CPU coming from Intel (yet?) to the UP and DP market.
Also, the interesting thing is that it will be pin compatible with Tigerton, so it will be a simple upgrade for manufacturers like HP, Sun and Dell, no redesign needed. (Not 100% sure about IBM with the X4 chipset?)
This will be certainly interesting for virtualization, 24 cores in a box.
There's nothing extremely exciting in this though - the real changes will come with Nehalem.
"So Intel are still releasing poorly designed cores, relying on the old 'just add more cores/cache/MHz' trick to get some decent performance. Nothing new there then."
Er, if you know of a way to increase performance that doesn't come under the three broad headings you've just mentioned, do tell.
More cores = more instructions per clock
More cache = fewer wasted clocks
More MHz = more clocks
I suppose there's VLIW (like more cores, but works for a single instruction stream), but you weren't really suggesting Intel should spend any *more* money on Itanic, were you?
Why on earth would anyone buy a four-core Tukwila when they can get a six-core Penryn?
If Dunny will fit in HP's double-height BL680c blade, that would be 192 cores per C-Class chassis. If HP can increase the memory in the BL680c to 256GB, they will have eight 24 core, 256GB servers in 10RU.
Tell me again why I need a Superdome?
Actualyl, yes there are tonnes of ways that Intel can improve their line. They really should just abandon the x86 architecture and expose the RISC cores of their chips. The horrible variable instruction length and execution time required by the Intel chips makes them extremely relient on internal register reordering, out-of-order-execution and what-not.
Removing those complex pieces of nasty would result in a much better execution profile, especially when it comes to branch prediction misses. Not to mention making it easier for compilers to optimize for the seperate execution pips.


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For those seeking some simplicity in creating DVD projects, Pioneer has just the ticket with its new PRV-9200 professional DVD-Video recorder. Targeted at videographers, corporations, schools, conversion bureaus, and the like, the PRV-9200 offers a flexible way to create straightforward DVD-Video titles without the hassles, time, or expense involved in computer-attached DVD recording.
As a set-top device, the PRV-9200 incorporates (limited) DVD-Video encoding, authoring, and writing capabilities in a single box that attaches to a monitor or TV. Available connections include VHF/UHF I/O, S-Video, composite video, L/R analog audio I/O, component video out, optical digital audio out, and DV/IEEE-1394 I/O. Thus, possible input sources include everything from VCRs, camcorders (analog and DV), and other DVDs down to terrestrial TV and satellite broadcasts.
Setting the PRV-9200 apart from the average home unit is an integrated 160GB hard drive, high-speed 8X DVD-R/4X DVD-RW recorder (Double Layer and "+" discs are not supported), 3-prong detachable power cord, and its ability to work with NTSC and PAL signals (conversion between them isn't offered, and written discs can't contain different TV line systems).
Real-Time Encoding
Recording with the PRV-9200 is straightforward and done to either the hard drive or directly to DVD in DVD-Video or DVD-VR (-RW discs only) formats. I restricted my evaluation to DVD-Video operation since DVD-VR is not compatible with most DVD players.
Video compression is performed in real time using a single-pass VBR encoder. Capture quality is set in advance by selecting one of four preset values (EP, LP, SP, FINE) representing 1.73, 2.60, 5.20, and 10.08Mbps, combined audio/video bitrates, respectively. Audio is recorded in either uncompressed 16-bit Linear PCM (FINE) or two-channel Dolby Digital (EP, LP, SP) format. Included for more precise control are 28 additional manual recording modes to access in-between compression levels. One feature I found particularly useful for tweaking results was the option to preview the effect of each on the input source.
Intuitively, the amount of audio and video that can be stored depends upon the quality at which it is captured. For example, the hard drive houses roughly 207 hours of material using the PRV-9200's lowest-quality setting, or 35 hours using best quality, which allows plenty of room to work and archive stock items. Given a blank DVD's much smaller 4.7GB capacity, available recording time obviously is less, ranging from roughly one to six hours. Typically, a couple of hours fit comfortably.
Chapter and Verse
It isn't possible to alter material significantly after recording directly to a DVD. For example, title names can be changed (a truly tedious process using the remote control) and new titles can be added (up to 99) or deleted (doing so doesn't free up recording space). More extensive manipulation requires recording to the hard drive. Here, up to 250 titles at a maximum of six hours each can be created and edited. Sections of titles may be erased using an editing screen to define start and end points. Titles can also be split in two and chapters can be (segments within titles) deleted, and recombined (with restrictions).
The PRV-9200 offers extensive chaptering capabilities with the option to create chapters (up to 99 per title) automatically at regular intervals (10 or 15 minutes) while recording directly to a DVD or to the hard drive. Beyond this, when working with titles on the hard drive, chapters can be manually defined through an editing screen or marked on the fly during recording or playback. Another attractive feature is the ability to set the thumbnail image associated with each title by simply pressing a button on the remote control during playback.
A DVD is then created by building a list of titles in the sequence and choosing the form in which they are to appear on the finished disc. It's even possible to perform non-destructive changes over and above what can be accomplished on the hard drive, including merging titles and re-ordering chapters within titles. However, there are limits on the type and quality of editing possible. For example, during my tests seamless edits were unattainable, resulting in pronounced hiccups visible wherever I chopped out, moved, or inserted material.
If original quality is maintained, titles are then written to DVD at high speed. If not, this advantage is lost with transcoding to a user-selected bitrate and with writing proceeding in real time (and with the loss of manually created chapter markers). During my tests using high-speed mode, it took an excitingly brief eight minutes to write a full Verbatim 8X DVD-R disc and 14 minutes for a 4X DVD-RW (many brands of 8X-rated discs are supported, but it's unclear if upgrades to keep the list current will be made available). Also desirable is the PRV-9200's ability to output a DVD at high-speed while simultaneously recording to or playing back from the hard drive.
After writing, discs must be finalized before they can be viewed on other DVD players. During this process, the PRV-9200 creates a title menu on the disc to provide direct access to its contents. Nine stock templates are offered, but they have a rather amateurish look. Discs are also constructed such that they begin playing their first title when inserted into a DVD player rather than immediately confronting a viewer with a title menu. While this makes sense for many situations, it isn't universally desirable. I would have preferred the option to do both. Chapter menus and motion thumbnails also would have been welcome.
Disc Duplication and Playback
Thanks to its built-in hard drive, the PRV-9200 duplicates existing DVDs using a simple backup option. Here, a disc is read into the hard drive, which then becomes the source to record a blank DVD. I found this handy for making a handful of copies that took 14 minutes to image a full DVD and eight minutes to output the finished product. Disappointing, however, was the unit's inability to copy anything other than finalized DVD-R/RW discs written in DVD-Video format (for example, DVD+R/RW discs are not valid sources). Thus, the PRV-9200 is not a replacement for a PC or full-blown disc duplicator.
In addition to its recording skills, the PRV-9200 is a fully functional progressive scan DVD player that handles most types of discs. These include recordable and rewritable DVDs (DVD-Video, DVD-VR, and DVD-VR CPRM formats) as well as CD-R/RW (CD-Audio, Video CD, Kodak Picture CD, Fujicolor CD, CD-ROM containing MP3, WMA, or JPEG files).
The Bottom Line
While not in the same league as its industrial PRV-LX1 cousin (see Jeff Sauer's review from July 2003 EMedia at www.eventdv.net/ Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?CategoryID=58&ArticleID=5140), Pioneer's PRV-9200 is a tremendously useful tool in its own right. Its relative simplicity is welcome, and its large built-in hard drive, high-speed DVD recorder and rudimentary editing abilities are well-suited for all manner of work including budget projects, videotape and camcorder conversions, broadcast capture, and banging out quick proofs-of-concept and prototypes. That said, there's always room for improvement and I hope future units offer optional keyboards, cleaner editing, more professional-looking title menus, graphic and audio file import, and DVD-R DL support.


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Purpose of the Aaronic Priesthood
Our Heavenly Father has given you a sacred and choice opportunity to serve young men. You have the responsibility to help them understand the purpose and magnificence of the Aaronic Priesthood. As a Young Men leader, you assist parents and priesthood leaders in watching over and strengthening young men. Your influence will have eternal consequences for the young men, their families, and many others they will serve as they learn to honor and magnify priesthood callings.
"I testify that you will feel your heart changing as you become a faithful priesthood man. You will seek to be completely clean and administer the sacrament worthily. You will treat every young woman with kindness and respect. You will honor your parents. You will avoid offending the Spirit in what you think, say, or do. You will come to know the Lord, whom you serve, and you will ever strive to be like Him.
"I testify that your faithful service in the Aaronic Priesthood will change the lives of those you serve. There are people who need your priesthood service. Your family needs you. Your quorum needs you. The Church needs you. The world needs you.
"There is an urgency for you to fulfill your duty to God. I am confident that you will.
"On a cold morning a few weeks ago, I jogged along the Tagus River in Lisbon, Portugal. I came to a monument dedicated to the Portuguese explorers from centuries past. I stopped as the sun rose and splashed its warm light on the imposing monument and on me. I was inspired as I looked at the determined faces of the explorers gazing out over the water. These were men who were willing to do things that very few had done. They left a familiar and comfortable world and courageously went out into the unknown ocean and discovered new lands. They changed the world.
"I see you when I think of that monument of courageous explorers. I see you on a personal journey that few in the world today choose to pursue. I see you fulfilling your duty to God.
"I pray that we may all understand the magnificent Aaronic Priesthood and trust, as God does, those who bear it. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen" ("The Magnificent Aaronic Priesthood," Ensign, May 2010, 54-56).
Prepare Spiritually
You have been called of God by revelation, and you are entitled to personal revelation in ministering to young men and performing duties associated with your calling. Prepare spiritually so you can receive this revelation and set an example for the young men. As you consider your spiritual preparation, follow the example of Jesus Christ. Before He began His ministry, the Savior retreated to the wilderness to fast and to pray (see Matthew 4). As part of your spiritual preparation, study the scriptures with a focus on young men and the Aaronic Priesthood.
- Learn about preparing yourself spiritually in Handbook 2: 3.2.1.
Minister to Each Young Man
It is important to remember that Jesus Christ cares about each of us individually. Likewise, your ministry should focus on watching over, being sensitive to, and striving to retain each young man one by one. Your success in influencing each young man will increase as you develop a personal interest in his life, act upon the spiritual promptings you receive, and have Christlike love for him.
- Learn about ministering to the young men in Handbook 2: 3.2.3.
Understand the Purpose of Quorums
As you serve the young men of the Aaronic Priesthood, you will have the opportunity to teach them the important purposes of a quorum. Quorums serve others, build unity and brotherhood, and instruct members in doctrines, principles, and duties. In order for a quorum to function properly, leaders and advisers must recognize that the keys of the Aaronic Priesthood are held by the bishop and the presidents of the teachers and deacons quorums. It is important to teach young men about these keys and allow them to use their keys.
- Learn about priesthood keys in Handbook 2: 2.1.1 and 8.3.
- Learn about serving others in Handbook 2: 8.1.3 and 8.7.
- Learn about building unity and brotherhood in Handbook 2: 8.1.2.
- Learn about teaching doctrines, principles, and duties in Handbook 2: 3.2.4, 5.5, and 8.1.1.
- Learn about Sunday gospel instruction in quorums in Handbook 2: 8.11.
Administer the Young Men Program
The Church has provided programs and materials to bless the lives of young men. These materials include the Duty to God program, standards in For the Strength of Youth, Mutual and Scouting activities, and leadership training for young men. Learn more about:
- The Duty to God program (Handbook 2: 8.12).
- Instructions for advisers and parents (Fulfilling My Duty to God, pages 93-102).
- The For the Strength of Youth standards (Handbook 2: 8.10).
- Activities (Handbook 2: 8.13).
- Ways to teach leadership skills and qualities (Handbook 2: 8.14).
- The Scouting program (Handbook 2: 8.13.4).
Counsel Together
As a Young Men adviser, you will be asked to participate in councils. The purpose of councils is to edify one another and to address the needs of the young men and their families. It is important to teach quorum presidents their responsibility to "sit in council" (see D&C 107:85-87).
Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught: "This is the miracle of Church councils: listening to each other and listening to the Spirit! When we support one another in Church councils, we begin to understand how God can take ordinary men and women and make of them extraordinary leaders. The best leaders are not those who work themselves to death trying to do everything single-handedly; the best leaders are those who follow God's plan and counsel with their councils" (in "Counseling with Our Councils," Ensign, May 1994, 26).
- Learn about the purpose of councils in the Church in Handbook 2: 3.2.2.
- Learn about the ward council in Handbook 2: 4.
- Learn which councils you should participate in as a Young Men leader in Handbook 2: 8.9.
Help Young Men Serve Now So They Can Prepare for Future Service
Young Men advisers help young men prepare for missionary service and for their future roles as worthy husbands, fathers, and priesthood leaders by helping them engage in Aaronic Priesthood service now.
"To young men of the Aaronic Priesthood and to you young men who are becoming elders: I repeat what prophets have long taught-that every worthy, able young man should prepare to serve a mission. Missionary service is a priesthood duty-an obligation the Lord expects of us who have been given so very much. Young men, I admonish you to prepare for service as a missionary. Keep yourselves clean and pure and worthy to represent the Lord. Maintain your health and strength. Study the scriptures. Where such is available, participate in seminary or institute. Familiarize yourself with the missionary handbook Preach My Gospel."


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Aug. 10, 2011
CENTERVILLE, MA -A member of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth women's lacrosse team has earned Eastern College Athletic Conference post-season honors.
Sophomore defender Selina Houghton (Billerica, MA/Shawsheen HS) has been named a second team ECAC Women's Lacrosse New England All-Star. Houghton was one of two Little East Conference players so honored, and she is only the fourth Corsair to receive an ECAC post-season award.
Houghton, who was named first team All-Conference, and LEC Defensive Player of the Year, scored four goals and added two assists for six points last season. She led UMass Dartmouth with 65 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers.
"That is terrific news," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Jerry Jennings. "Through her hard work and dedication, Selina rose to be a starter, a captain, the defensive Player of the Year in the Little East Conference, and now she's earned this honor. We couldn't be more proud of her, and we're pleased for her success. In her remaining time at UMass Dartmouth, Selina will be a role model, a leader and someone to look up to."


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"For 11 years I have always scheduled according to my team," said Sanderson. "Right behind recruiting I think the most important thing is scheduling.
"We have six of our top seven players coming back. I feel like if we have some solid point guard play we have the chance to be a very good basketball team. From top to bottom this is the most challenging schedule we have played. We are going to find out early on where we are."
The Bisons will travel to Big 10 foe Ohio State, Big East member Cincinnati, Pac-10 team Arizona and Vanderbilt from the Southeastern Conference. The game with Vanderbilt at Memorial Gym is first of the big four games, scheduled for Nov. 16.
"Vanderbilt has a good young team with almost their entire team back from last season," said Sanderson. "Vanderbilt is going to be right on the borderline of the top 25. I think it is good for us to play a Southeastern Conference team like Vanderbilt, especially in our hometown."
On Nov. 24 the Bisons will celebrate Thanksgiving week with a visit to Columbus, Ohio to face the Buckeyes.
The Christmas season will bring another trip to Ohio for face Cincinnati Dec. 19 followed by a Western swing to Arizona Dec. 21.
"Zach Brown is from Ohio and we are starting to go into the Ohio area and recruit," said Sanderson. "We have been recruiting in Indiana and winning there was tremendous for us in people indentifying who we are. If we can go into these areas where we might be recruiting it will benefit us.
"We decided to go to Arizona because we needed another game and we both had a date available."
It will be the first time the Bisons have played Ohio State, Cincinnati and Arizona in men's basketball.
"All four are challenging games for us," said Sanderson. "Ohio State is going to be a top 15 team in preseason. Cincinnati is going to be in the top 40, but could jump to the top 25. Arizona will be in the top 50. Our kids like playing these games.
"We beat Marshall two years ago and beat Indiana last year. Our players know in their minds that they can compete. We know that if we do certain things well we will have an opportunity. Our kids like playing these games."
The Bisons will open the season with their traditional exhibition game with Freed-Hardeman Nov. 6. The regular season home opener is Nov. 14 against Elon at Allen Arena.
The remaining non-conference teams on the home schedule are Tennessee Tech, Nov. 19, and Oakland City University, Dec. 12.
The Bisons will also play SIU Edwardsville, the newest member of the OVC, in a home-and-home series. The two teams will meet in Edwardsville Nov. 28 and at Allen Arena Dec. 10.
"It really doesn't matter what we do in non-conference games," said Sanderson. "In our league it boils down to what we do in three games in March. Hopefully, we won't play in a tougher venue in the conference than the ones we will be playing in during the non-conference games."
The Bisons open the Atlantic Sun Conference portion of the season at home Jan. 2 with a visit from Stetson, the first in a four-game homestand. Florida Gulf Coast visits Jan. 4 followed by USC Upstate Jan. 9.
The Bisons close out the homestand Jan. 11 against Belmont in the first of two "Battles of the Boulevard". The Bisons make the short trip down the street Jan. 27 for round two.
Rounding out the A-Sun home schedule in January are ETSU, Jan. 21 and Campbell, Jan. 23.
The February home slate features North Florida, Feb. 5; Jacksonville, Feb. 7; Kennesaw State, Feb. 25 and Mercer, Feb. 27.
In January the Bisons will be on the road at Jacksonville, Jan. 14; North Florida, Jan. 16; and ETSU in Johnson City, Jan 30.
The Bisons close out the conference road schedule in February with a stop on the 11th at USC Upstate in Spartanburg, S.C.; and another trip to Florida to play Florida Gulf Coast Feb. 18 in Fort Myers and a visit to Stetson in DeLand Feb. 20.
"It is going to be, as always, extremely challenging in the conference night-in and night-out," said Sanderson.
The conference tournament moves to Mercer University this season.


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A Study of Tattvārthasūtra with Bhāṣya: With Special Reference to Authorship and Date
L.D. Institute of Indology, 1982 - Jaina philosophy - 182 pages
Study of Umāsvātī's Tattvārthādhigamasūtra, 2nd century aphoristic work, with autocommentary, on the basic tenets of Jaina philosophy.
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The fifth-graders at Mckinley Elementary in Lisbon were flying high as they learned how the scientific process they studied in class is applied by Southwest Airlines pilot Leonard Diludovico of Lisbon in his everyday life. A four-week program called Adopt-A-Pilot came into their classroom, and they learned about flight. The students developed
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How Organizational Design Can Make Delegation CredibleFoss, Kirsten; Foss, Nicolai J. (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Credible delegation of discretion obtains when it is a rational strategy for managers not to overrule employee decisions that are based on delegated decision rights or renege on the level of delegated discretion (and this is common knowledge). Making delegation of discretion credible becomes a crucial issue when organizations want to sustain the advantages that may flow from delegation: Such advantages are dependent on motivated employees, and managerial overruling or reneging is harmful to motivation. However, little work has been done on how organizations can make delegation credible. We argue that key elements of organizations (i.e., organizational structure, coordination mechanisms, reward structures, and interdependencies between activities) and how these fit influence the credibility of delegation. Fit configurations of organizational elements reduce the probability of managerial intervention that may harm employee motivation. This introduces a neglected incentive dimension to the organizational design literature. Moreover, it is argued that harmful intervention may be reduced by increasing managers' costs of intervening. Refutable propositions are derived. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7427
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Foss, Nicolai J.; Klein, Peter G. (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We briefly survey Hayek's work and argue for its increasing relevance for organizational scholars. Hayek's work inspired aspects of the transaction cost approach to the firm as well as knowledge management and knowledge-based view of the firm. But Hayek is usually seen within organizational scholarship as a narrow, technical economist. We hope to change that perception here by pointing to his work on rules, evolution, entrepreneurship and other aspects of his wide-ranging oeuvre with substantive implications for organizational theory. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8655
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Foss, Kirsten; Foss, Nicolai J. (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In his seminal 1945 essay Hayek argued that the dispersed nature of much commercially relevant knowledge places strong constraints on the feasibility of centralized allocation and coordination mechanisms, but that there remains a problem of making efficient use of such knowledge (the first Hayekian knowledge problem). He realized that firms, because they make use of authority, are also challenged by dispersed knowledge, and his emphasis on delegation as a response to dispersed knowledge may lead to the prediction that (large) firms shouldn't exist. Yet (large) firms obviously do exist (the second Hayekian knowledge problem). Recently, many management and organizational scholars have echoed Hayek's argument that centralized coordination mechanisms, such as authority, may fail in the presence of dispersed knowledge. We examine these modern arguments and argue that they rest on shaky foundations: dispersed knowledge is a less strong constraint on authority than is often thought. We examine the wider implications of this for knowledge-based arguments in management and organizational theory, and call for more research into the micro-foundations of such arguments. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7462
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Implications of Strategic Management TheoryAgarwal, Rajshree; Barney, Jay B.; Foss, Nicolai J.; Klein, Peter G. (, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Macroeconomic theory assumes that factors of production in the economy are homogeneous and fungible. As a result, it may be ill-suited for developing policy responses to the recent financial crisis. Theories of strategic management and organization, with their emphasis on heterogeneously distributed resources and capabilities, may be better positioned. Examples of where macroeconomic theory may lead policies astray, and where theories of strategic management may be more appropriate, are provided. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7906
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Harder, Mie (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: How to motivate knowledge sharing is of crucial importance to many companies. This paper analyzes individual knowledge sharing behavior in a self-determination theory (SDT) perspective. The primary aim is to explore what type of motivation predicts knowledge sharing behavior and how this type of motivation is affected by reward structures and management styles in organizations. The paper builds on survey and interview data from a pilot case study and provides statistical evidence of a strong positive relationship between autonomous motivation and knowledge sharing behavior. Furthermore, tangible rewards are found to correlate negatively with autonomous motivation for knowledge sharing. The more employees perceive knowledge sharing to lead to tangible rewards, the less they are autonomously motivated to share. On the other hand, a management style supportive of employees' needs for autonomy is found to promote autonomous motivation for knowledge sharing. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7483
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Geisler Asmussen, Christian; Pedersen, Torben; Petersen, Bent (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The IB literature informs us of several ways to measure firms' degree of internationalization. In this paper we make the argument that in fact none of the existing indices really measure firms' degree of "global specialization", that is, to what extent their allocation of resources is multidomestic or global. As argued, all the existing measures may gauge a purely multidomestic firm as having a high degree of internationalization, whereas a truly global firm may be ranked low. In order to remedy this we introduce a complementary index measuring how firms are configuring their value chains – whether they are replicating value chain activities from country to country or locating them in globally specialized units in order to exploit an international division of labor. In addition to mathematical modeling and numerical examples, we examine the relevance of the new index of global specialization on data of Danish MNCs by looking at the correlation between the new global specialization index and existing indices of firms' degree of internationalization. We find that the index is able to identify a distinct group of firms with significantly higher degrees of global value chain configuration. Key words: Internationalization, value chain, global configuration. JEL Codes: F02, F23, L22, L23 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7480
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The Case of DenmarkMoberg, Kåre; Vestergaard, Lene; Jørgensen, Casper; Markussen, Elisabeth; Hakverdyan, Sose (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this book chapter we describe how Denmark's eight universities have developed their supply of entrepreneurship education during the past three years. The governmental initiatives that aim to promote entrepreneurial universities, and the Danish context, are presented and related to this development. An assessment model of entrepreneurship education which includes the wide scope of dimensions important to education in the topic, such as content dimensions, stages in the entrepreneurial project and pedagogical dimensions is presented. By applying this model we have been able to analyse the strengths and weaknesses in the supply of entrepreneurship education at the eight universities. The results show that the Danish universities have developed well regarding entrepreneurship education, especially on the pedagogical dimensions which means that more courses are becoming through and for entrepreneurship, rather than about entrepreneurship. The dominance of universities with business schools do, however, suggest that entrepreneurship education in Denmark is far from reaching maturity. Our results also suggest that it is important to focus on how to sustain the supply of entrepreneurship education rather than just invest in new course development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8658
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Developing expertise through multiple alliance management practicesHeimeriks, Koen H.; Reuer, Jeffrey J. (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: JEL classification: L14 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7421
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Navrbjerg, Steen E.; Minbaeva, Dana (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: As multinational corporations operate in multiple countries, headquarters must take into account differences in local settings when seeking the means to coordinate and control subsidiaries. The local system of industrial relations sets the framework for what kind of human resource management a multinational corporation can implement. Yet another question is whether the still stronger multinationals can change the existing systems of industrial relations, directly or indirectly. The paper analyzes four Danish enterprises over a ten-year period. This longitudinal study shows that none of the multinationals directly try to interfere in local industrial relations. However, by exercising their management prerogative in a way that differs from the Northern European tradition of industrial relations, they do influence the cooperation between employers and employees. In particular, the results show that a shift from a stakeholder to a shareholder management style and the increased degree of HQ control have an effect on the whole cooperative atmosphere in each of the companies. In the long run, they may affect the collective bargaining system as such. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7451
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HRM Practices Affecting Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation of Knowledge Receivers and their Effect on Intra-MNC Knowledge Transfer.Minbaeva, Dana (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper explores why and how HRM matters for knowledge transfer within multinational corporations. It is built upon the premise that there are certain HRM practices influencing extrinsic and intrinsic motivation of knowledge receivers. It is found that complementarity among HRM practices exists but does not always have a positive effect on knowledge transfer. Three hypotheses derived from these arguments are tested on data from 92 subsidiaries of Danish multinational corporations located in 11 countries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7450
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Minbaeva, Dana B. (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This chapter introduces HRM practices that help MNCs to overcome knowledge transfer barriers (knowledge-driven HRM practices). It argues that MNCs can institute various HRM practices that impact knowledge transfer barriers associated with behavior of knowledge senders and receivers. HRM practices relevant for absorptive capacity of subsidiary employees form two groups – cognitive (job analysis, recruitment, selection, international rotation, career management, training and performance appraisal) and stimulative (promotion, performance-based compensation, internal transfer, orientation programs, job design and flexible working practices). The application of cognitive HRM practices enhances the ability of knowledge receivers to absorb transferred knowledge, while the use of stimulative HRM practices increases their motivation. Temporary and permanent types of international assignments respectively influence the ability and motivation of expatriate managers to share their knowledge. Keywords: Human Resources; Personnel; Human Resource Management; Multinational Corporations; Organizational Innovation; Organizational Learning; URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7447
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A Strategic Management Analysis on Activity‐levelØrberg Jensen, Peter D.; Petersen, Bent (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this exploratory study we look at human asset aspects of offshore outsourcing of services that over time become more advanced and strategic potent to the outsourcing firms. As a consequence, the outsourcing firms might want to internalize the operations. We focus on the ways that outsourcing firms may transfer key personnel of local service providers to whollyowned subsidiaries. We argue that a felt need for applying more powerful incentives on key personnel of the service provider ‐ to harness and empower the sourcing operation ‐ may in itself be a motive for, and key driver of, the internalization process. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8242
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Foss, Nicolai J. (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Human capital has often been discussed in transaction cost economics, particularly in connection with understanding the employment relation. This chapter reviews Williamson's thinking on the issue, explains how it differs from Coase and Simon's, and briefly discusses the relevant empirical literature. The chapter also covers property rights theory, and discusses various critiques of the treatment of human capital in transaction cost economics. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7429
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Laursen, Keld; Foss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We survey, organize, and discuss the literature on the role of organizational practices for explaining innovation outcomes. We discuss how individual practices influence innovation, and how the clustering of specific practices matters for innovation outcomes. Relatedly, we discuss various possible mediators of the HRM/innovation link, such as knowledge sharing, social capital and network effects. We argue that the causal mechanisms underlying the HRM/innovation links are still ill-understood, calling for further research. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8516
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The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education and Project-based Education on Students' Personal Development and Entrepreneurial Intentions at the Lower Levels of the Educational System:Too Much of Two Good Things?Moberg, Kåre (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: I present an analysis of a survey in which the effect of entrepreneurship education and project-based education on students at lower secondary level is investigated. The results are based on a random sample of 2000 Danish students. The analysis indicates that entrepreneurship education has a positive effect on students' personal development, and that its effect on entrepreneurial intentions is fully mediated by its effect on students' self-conception. A finding with important policy implications is that there is a negative interaction effect between entrepreneurship education and project-based education regarding impact on students' self-conception. The implication of the results is that we should replace project-based education with entrepreneurship education rather than having them run in parallel. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8515
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Rabbiosi, Larissa (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper explores theoretical and empirical ambiguities in the literature concerning the impact of foreign subsidiary autonomy on intra-MNE knowledge transfer. We argue that understanding the interdependences between subsidiary autonomy and the use of different communication systems – e.g. person-based and electronic-based communication systems – is crucial to putting forward new insights in the debate. Based on the recent literature on strategic management, we hypothesize that the two communication systems call for different degrees of subsidiary autonomy and vice versa. Using a data set consisting of 307 dyads between foreign subsidiaries and their parent companies, we find that two distinctive configurations positively affect the extent of knowledge transfer from foreign subsidiaries to their parent companies. The first is the combination of a high degree of subsidiary autonomy and the use of person-based mechanisms, and the second is the combination of low subsidiary autonomy and the use of electronic-based mechanisms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7455
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The Impact of Top Management Team Nationality Diversity and International Experience on Foreign Entry ModeNielsen, Bo Bernhard; Nielsen, Sabina (, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Nationality diversity and international experience constitute two related yet distinct sources of competence among upper echelons. While both TMT international experience and nationality diversity increases the likelihood of firms expanding outside their home region, our results show that TMTs with international experience are more likely to expand abroad via greenfield investments, whereas nationally diverse TMTs are more likely to engage in international acquisitions and joint ventures. This highlights the need to treat TMT nationality diversity and international experience as two different characteristics influencing foreign entry mode decision. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7938
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How Competing Logics arise and shape organizational processes and outcomes during scale-upKalum Schou, Peter (Frederiksberg, 2018)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In order to scale, entrepreneurial ventures (younger, growth oriented and innovative firms) often have to change the market they operate in. For example, going from an early scientific market to a mainstream one. These different markets work with different logics; what is valuable to the early market is not as valuable to the mainstream one and vice versa. When scaling up, the venture can encounter institutional complexity, that is when it faces both logics at the same time. This thesis investigates how a scaling venture encounters this institutional complexity. The thesis focuses on how these macro-level changes affect the internal processes and outcomes on the micro-level in the venture. The thesis consists of four papers. The first paper reviews the core theoretical literature of institutional logics that the thesis builds upon. The second and third paper rely on the longitudinal, qualitative data collected from a venture. The second paper investigates how a new logic is adopted on the micro-level and the consequence for the venture. The third follows this paper in time and investigates how the firm's strategy of catering to two different logics incurred a tradeoff in accessing resources and legitimacy from both sources and having internal coherence, as the logics was used by each group differently and thus two sets of beliefs, ways of working and rules were present. The fourth paper builds a theoretical argument on how organizations respond to institutional change. This paper argues that working in peripheral organizations incurs that managers have more unencumbered ways of thinking and therefore are more able to embrace institutional change compared to managers in embedded organizations. The overarching contribution of this thesis is to illustrate and analyze how competing logics influence and hinder the scale-up of entrepreneurial ventures. This analysis contributes to the institutional logics literature, especially the one on hybrid organizations and institutional complexity, by providing insights into the micro-level mechanisms of the logics, which has been lacking in development in some areas. The findings provide practical insights into the challenges that ventures face in their internal organization as they scale. Thereby, thesis seeks to help out on this societal important issue of boosting the growth of, and in, new and innovative firms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9679
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Ludwig M. Lachmann's Interpretative InstitutionalismFoss, Nicolai J.; Garzarelli, Giampaolo (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The paper revisits the socioeconomic theory of the Austrian School economist Ludwig M. Lachmann. By showing that the common claim that Lachmann's idiosyncratic (read: eclectic and multidisciplinary) approach to economics entails nihilism is unfounded, it reaches the following conclusions. (1) Lachmann held a sophisticated institutional position to economics that anticipated developments in contemporary new institutional economics. (2) Lachmann's sociological and economic reading of institutions offers insights for the problem of coordination. (3) Lachmann extends contemporary new institutional theory without simultaneously denying the policy approach of comparative institutional analysis. (90 words.) Keywords Comparative institutional analysis, coordination, expectations, institutional evolution, interpretative institutionalism. JEL Codes B31, B52, B53, D80. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7417
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Seizing Opportunities and Managing ThreatsSax, Johanna; Juul Andersen, Torben (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Strategic responses to complex and frequent environmental changes must balance the tension between innovative opportunistic search and optimization of operating processes. The ability to survive and thrive depends on an ability to facilitate dispersed exploratory initiatives, test their commercial viability, and exploit the associated business opportunities. However, dispersion of authority requires coordination as well as empowerment calls for extended controls. Hence, there is a tension between the aim of avoiding diversion of corporate resources through tight control of plans and facilitation of decentralized autonomous initiatives searching for opportunities. This prescribes a strategy process that gives direction and forms structure while it at the same time enables innovative behaviors and entrepreneurial initiatives. To this end, the paper outlines an integrative model that combines centrally planned (induced) and decentralized (autonomous) strategy-making with interactive control processes. The strategy and management accounting literatures are synthesized to develop the theoretical underpinning for the model and its proposed outcome effects. It is argued that interaction control of central and dispersed strategy-making creates a dynamic system that drives organizational adaptation. The outmoded strategic control concept is revisited and updated for contemporary responsiveness needs under increasingly turbulent conditions. Finally, the paper lays out a method for an empirical survey-based study that can test the propositions from large-scale corporate sampling. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8786
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