Wichita State University

About: Wichita State University is a education organization based out in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 4988 authors who have published 9563 publications receiving 253824 citations. The organization is also known as: WSU & Fairmount College.

A Double-blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Fluoxetine in Fibromyalgia

Abstract: 42 women were randomized to receive either placebo or fluoxetine at 20 mgs per day Inter and intra group differences in clinical variables were evaluated after 3 and 6 weeks of treatment Except for self rated anxiety which improved in the placebo treated group at 3 weeks, no differences between groups were riotedFor those receiving fluoxetine both AIMS Anxiety (40 baseline vs 33, p = 004) and Depression scores (26 baseline vs 19, p = 003) improved at 3 weeks; however, improvement in the Beck Depression Scale did not reach significance (118 vs 94, p = 034) At 6 weeks, both AIMS Depression (26 at baseline and 15 at 6 weeks, p = 003) and Beck Depression Scales (118 at baseline vs 83 at 6 weeks, p = 004) showed improvement, as did sleep quality (96 vs 76, p = 003) But no other variable had a significant change from baseline at either the 3 or 6 week point Our data do not suggest that fluoxetine improves the signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia

Antecedents, Moderators, and Performance Consequences of Membership Change in New Venture Teams

Abstract: This study examines whether environmental and internal team factors influence the stability of emerging venture teams, as well as whether team stability (or instability) has an impact on firm performance.Another purpose is to determine whether the effects of adding or dropping team members depend on environmental dynamism and the firm's development stage. The first several hypotheses suggest that firms with large, heterogeneous initial teams are more likely to experience additions and departures, as are firms in a later stage of development and faced with industry dynamism.While team departures are expected to impair performance and additions are expected to improve it, the relationship between turnover and performance is expected to be moderated by task environment dynamism and the organizational development stage.Data from a longitudinal study of 408 emerging firms in Sweden and from a cross-sectional study examining the first five years of 124 new enterprises in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States are used to test these hypotheses. The results are largely supportive of the hypotheses and lead to the conclusion that new firms benefit from large initial teams.Findings also suggest that turnover rates are the result of both external environmental and team composition factors. (SAA)

the devil made me do it: use of neutralizations by shoplifters

Abstract: Interviews with 137 apprehended shoplifters revealed widespread use of techniques of neutralizations. Two new neutralizations were identified: Justification by Comparison and Postponement. The authors argue that while earlier formulations of neutralization theory contend that deviants must neutralize moral prescriptions prior to committing a crime, research is incapable of determining whether the stated neutralization is a before-the-fact neutralization or an after-the-fact rationalization and that neutralization more typically follows rather than precedes deviance. They agree with Hirschi (1969:208) who states that an after-the-fact rationalization in one instance may be a causal neutralization in another instance and that the assumption that delinquent acts come before justifying beliefs is the more plausible causal ordering.

The Impact of Product, Market, and Relationship Characteristics on Interorganizational System Integration in Manufacturer-Supplier Dyads

Abstract: Firms are increasingly using collaborative systems to enhance supply-chain visibility. A key emphasis of these interorganizational systems (IOS) is to improve the coordination between buyers and suppliers through electronic integration. While such IOS integration is purportedly good, because it tightens linkages in the supply chain, it is not clear whether it is the best configuration under all conditions. A review of literature on adoption and use of electronic data interchange (EDI) systems (a type of IOS) shows that this issue has been examined from multiple theoretic perspectives. Researchers have examined how contingencies related to technology, organization, and environment shape EDI use. Limited attention has been directed toward understanding how conditions under which transactions are conducted impact the use of IOS. We argue that transactional characteristics are important antecedents to IOS integration and propose that demand uncertainty, complexity, market fragmentation, and market volatility capture key characteristics. These factors coupled with an open information-sharing environment are hypothesized to influence IOS integration. Data collected from the electronics industry is used to examine the research model. Results show that firms tend to deploy integrated IOS when complexity of the component is high, market fragmentation is low, and an open information-sharing environment exists. Thus, from a managerial perspective, IOS integration is the appropriate configuration under conditions of high product complexity and open information-sharing environment, but it precludes the firm from participating in the open market and gaining brokerage benefits.