Rider University

About: Rider University is a education organization based out in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Dosimetry & Creativity. The organization has 881 authors who have published 1934 publications receiving 50752 citations.

Assessing Creativity Using the Consensual Assessment Technique

Abstract: The Consensual Assessment Technique (CAT) is a way of judging the creativity of a group of artifacts in a domain, such as a group of poems, stories, or works of art (the three domains in which the CAT has been used most widely, although the CAT can be used in any domain). The CAT follows the method most often used in judging creativity in the “real world” in that it is based on the combined assessments of experts in the domain. Although the word “consensual” points to the social aspect of CAT assessments, which rely on the combined judgments of groups of human experts, the CAT’s focus is on creative products; these assessments can then also be used to make inferences about thought processes, environments, and personality traits that lead to creativity. Unlike many creativity assessments, the CAT is not tied to a specific theory of creativity, making it especially useful in empirical studies comparing different theoretical predictions. The CAT is also well suited for making decisions about the creativity of applicants for educational programs and for judging the creativity of submissions to competitions of all kinds.

Determinants of intranet diffusion and infusion

Abstract: Commercial interest in Internet technology has grown tremendously in the last decade. Until now, little research has been devoted to examining the internal deployment of Internet technology. The present study focuses on the implementation process of intranets by examining factors associated with its diffusion and infusion in organizations. Findings suggest that earliness of adoption, top management support, and organizational size are positively associated with intranet diffusion. Intranet infusion is positively associated with earliness of adoption, top management support, and IT infrastructure flexibility, and these effects are mediated by intranet diffusion. Implications for management and suggestions for further research are discussed.

Potential gains from international portfolio diversification and inter-temporal stability and seasonality in international stock market relationships

Abstract: In this paper, we find empirical evidence that diversification across countries results in greater risk reduction than diversification across industries. Our inter-temporal stability tests indicate that, the longer the time period considered, the better proxies ex post patterns of co-movement can be for the ex ante co-movements of international stock markets. Our seasonality tests show that international stock market co-movements are stable in the September–May period, but relatively unstable in the May–September period.

Seed bank of a freshwater tidal wetland: turnover and relationship to vegetation change

Abstract: Depletion during spring germination (turnover), longevity, and successional relationships were studied at High Marsh (HM), Cattail (CT), and Shrub Forest (SF) sites in a freshwater tidal wetland over three years. There was significant seasonal reduction in size and composition of seed banks from all sites. Turnover was greatest in HM surface (0-2 cm) samples where 29 x more seeds germinated in March than in June. In CT and SF samples turnover was considerably less. Magnitude (34-97%) was related to species composition and factors affecting field germination. Decrease in density with depth (0-10 cm) was log-linear in March samples. Except for SF 30-32 cm, few seeds and species were found at 8-10, 15-17, or 30-32 cm. Three seed bank strategies were distinguished: (a) complete turnover (Type II, sensu Thompson and Grime 1979), (b) high turnover with some reserve (Type III), and (c) large long-term seed reserve (Type IV). Longevity of many species appeared to be restricted; 3 1-56% at each site were present only in surface samples, and 29-52% germinated only in March samples. Although some species were important at all three sites, the seed bank composition of each was distinct, and was related to vegetation composition at each site. Because the bulk of the seed bank at each site resembles its site vegetation more than that of another site, it is not possible to predict succession.