Search Results for: perceptions

Background Color Selection Based on Color Information from User Images: Making It Easier to Be Right and Scientific for Web Page Designers

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Qing Xia and Dr. Brian Morse, Computer Science Department The original idea for this project was conceived at the Center for Instructional Design (CID) at Brigham Young University. CID suggested a need to develop software tools for dynamically selecting a good background color for a web page design, given an image to be placed on […]

The Voices of Armenian Childbearing Women

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Zaruhi Ulikhanyan and Dr. Lynn Callister, Nursing Department Dramatic socio-political and economic shifts which have occurred in Eastern Europe in the past decade have significantly influenced the health of women and newborns. High unemployment rates, low salaries, and inability to support more than one child are common challenges for women and families. High rates of […]

Outsourcing the Internal Audit Function and Other Factors Affecting the External Auditor’s Reliance Decision

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David Wood and Dr. Douglas F. Prawitt, School of Accountancy and Information Systems Internal audit has undergone significant changes in the last few years. In particular, outsourcing of the internal audit function (IAF), often to large CPA firms, has grown in popularity as companies seek to reduce costs and to focus on core business competencies. […]

SAB 101 and the Quality of Earnings

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Kevin Rasmussen and Dr. Theodore Christensen, SOAIS On December 3, 1999 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an important accounting regulation, Staff Accounting Bulletin 101 (SAB 101), in response to concerns that many publicly traded companies were recognizing revenues inappropriately. Prior to the release of SAB 101 many investors and Wall Street analysts suspected […]

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Impact on Auditor Switching and Quality of Audit Effort

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Shannon Detling and Dr. F. Greg Burton, School of Accountancy In the early 21st century, public confidence in corporate America faltered considerably following the demise of Enron, Inc., Arthur Andersen, LLP and other businesses. The United States government responded to the outbreak of corporate scandals with several legislative actions. The main thrust of legislative effort […]

Analysis of the Role of Women in the Business World of Korea

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Anna Kearl and Dr. Bruce Grant, Department of Near Eastern Languages Confucius wrote “Between Husband and wife: distinction.” This aphorism, also translated as “separation of function” or “obedience,” provides the foundation for social relationships between men and women in the Republic of Korea. With the election of a liberal president ten years ago and the […]

LANGUAGE FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES AT BYU — BUSINESS RUSSIAN

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David V. Shurtleff and Dr. David K. Hart, Germanic and Slavic Languages Business language courses were taught at American universities as early as the 1920’s but did not gain widespread acceptance until the 1980’s. A major reason for the growth of Language for Special Purposes (LSP) was the report of the President’s Commission on Foreign […]

Measuring Marital Satisfaction from an Oral History Interview with Couples and Individuals

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Matt Thorpe and Dr. Randal Day – Marriage, Family and Human Development Social scientists developed the Oral History Interview and Coding system as a measure of marital satisfaction in couples. Due to the individual nature of its theoretical underpinnings, the system may rate satisfaction equally well through an individual versus a couple interview. This hypothesis […]

Attractive Advertising

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Michael Westover Introduction The world is inundated with images of highly attractive and underweight models (e.g. Joseph 1982). These models are commonly seen in many types of advertising, endorsing every product imaginable. Thin models create a standard of beauty that many females strive to emulate (e.g. Hebl & Heatherton, 1998). Although the practice of using […]

Differential Outcomes at Follow-Up for Psychotherapy Clients Whose Therapists Received Feedback and Clinical Support Tools

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Mark D. Oshida and Professor John Okiishi, Education Introduction Based on intake and follow-up scores on patients’ perceptions of their well-being, approximately 10% of patients who see trained psychotherapists have a negative treatment outcome. Additionally, 30%-40% see no positive differential change at all. Because of these negative statistics, researchers have studied various methods that might improve […]