Communitarian Religiosity and Political Behavior

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Matthew Frei and Dr. J. Quin Monson, Political Science Some political science and sociology scholars distinguish between two dimensions of religiosity or religious commitment: individualism and communitarianism. The former means that individuals are motivated toward piety with an emphasis on an intrinsic or individual-level religious practice and belief (Allport and Ross 1967). The communitarian perspective, […]

DEFINING NGO EFFICIENCY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

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Ryan C. Bakow, Political Science PROJECT ABSTRACT Billions of dollars each year are spent on foreign aid projects, much of which ends up in the hands of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) all around the world. NGOs are involved in many phases of development and have often accomplished great things; however, despite a long history of NGO […]

The Children’s Literacy Project: Classic Literature as a Graphic Novel

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Joshua Talbot and Professor Robert Barrett, Illustration In the fall of 2011, my fellow classmates and I decided to create a graphic novel anthology of classic literature as an encouragement for young children to read great, time-tested writing (I decided on Treasure Island). The following is my continued experience on this project, the project’s outcomes and […]

Béla Kondor and the Transatlanticism of the Faux-Naïve Tradition

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Kev Nemelka and Dr. James Swensen, Art History & Curatorial Studies / Visual Arts Dept. In preparation for my capstone/thesis project, I researched the life and works of Béla Kondor, a Hungarian Faux-Naïve Symbolist artist of the mid-twentieth century, and how his works are comparable to Utah Faux-Naïvists Andrew Ballstaedt, Fidalis Buehler, and Brian Kershisnik. […]

Freedom of Information: What can We Learn from Our Mother Country?

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Whitney Evans Introduction American newspapers and journalists seem to be trending toward less investigative journalism, including stories that involve the use of freedom of information requests. This can be attributed to public demand for instant information, limited budgets and non-compliance of those who respond to freedom of information requests. The United States implemented the Freedom […]

Model Predictive Control with a Rigorous Model of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

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Lee T. Jacobsen and Dr. John D. Hedengren Abstract Degradation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) can be minimized by maintaining reliability parameters during load changes. These reliability parameters are critical to maintain power generation efficiency over an extended life of the SOFC. For SOFCs to be commercially viable, the life must exceed 20,000 hours […]

Stock Price Reactions to Announcements of U.S. GAAP/IFRS Convergence

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Lorien Stice and Dr. Ted Christensen, Accounting Introduction and Description of Study This research investigates investors’ perceptions of the expected impact of adopting international accounting standards on U.S. companies. Since these rules differ from current U.S. standards, some speculate that the costs to convert companies’ reporting systems to conform to international standards will have significantly […]

Repairing Workplace Relationships: The Salience of Accounts and Circumstantial Moderators

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Brian Reschke and Dr. Kristen B. DeTienne, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Research Question Misunderstandings, breaches of trust, and unmet expectations are frequent in the workplace. Accounts, or explanations of behavior, are often deployed by alleged offenders to reshape others‟ attributions regarding conduct. In recent years, scholars have returned to the question of how rifts in […]

Social Norms and Internal Controls: When Tone from the Bottom Matters

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Jeffrey Pickerd and Dr. Scott Summers, Accounting The control environment–the actions, policies, and beliefs of an organization–is an important part of the COSO Framework and helps to encourage individuals to follow internal controls. Current accounting literature has extensively examined the influence of the CEOs and other top executives and their ability to influence the control […]