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Beef Industry
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1974-03-20) Don
Tet Ansanm
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014-02-25) McGreevy, John
Business advisor and dealmaker testimonies: deficiencies in privately held small businesses leading to failed M&A transactions
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024-08-28) Krukowski, Kipp A., author; National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts®, publisher
Like running a company, the business exit process is complex and filled with uncertain outcomes. Some individuals start a business without much thought of an eventual exit while others enter with a goal in mind, an exit strategy from the onset. Even with a planned strategy, circumstances affecting business owners such as life situations (like retirement, health, family, time commitments, relocation, or burnout), strategic opportunities (like harvest, divestiture, growth, or turnaround situations), and other owner interests (both business or non-business related) outside of the company frequently arise while macroeconomic issues may interject potentially altering exit outcomes. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of businesses listed for sale eventually sell. This article provides insight to business owners and advisors on what major deficiencies exist which lead to unsuccessful ownership transfers of privately-held companies. To gain this insight, a study was conducted with business advisors and dealmakers who engage with small business owners in helping them sell their companies. This qualitative analysis involved coding the responses of 50 seasoned certified business intermediaries and exit advisors with median advisory experience of 15 years working with small business owners in the transition of their companies. These consultants responded to open-ended questions related to past experiences. Five central themes of deficiencies leading to unconsummated transactions were uncovered through the analysis: Problems associated with the business financials, management issues, operational issues, customer issues, and the lack of business owners understanding the selling process.
Optical performance of cylindrical absorber collectors with and without reflectors
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1994) Menon, Arun B., author; Duff, William, advisor; Burns, Patrick J., committee member; Zachmann, David W., committee member
The optical efficiency of a solar collector, which depends on the collector geometry and material properties (i.e., geometry and radiative properties of the cover, absorber and any reflector), contributes significantly towards its overall performance. This optical efficiency is directly proportional to the transmittance-absorptance or τα product for all possible angles of incidence. A 3-D Monte Carlo ray tracing technique is used to determine this τα product for evacuated tubular collectors (ETCs) with cylindrical absorbers in an effort to identify the most efficient optical design parameters. These collectors are asymmetric with respect to the incident solar radiation and their optical efficiencies are therefore difficult to estimate using any other method. The collector geometry is modeled using constructive solid geometry (CSG). CSG allows the generation of complex collector shapes by combining simple primitive objects. The ray tracing algorithm tracks individual photons through the collector geometry to provide a means of obtaining the absorbed fraction for a particular angle of radiation incident on the collector plane. Incidence angle modifiers (IAMs), the ratio of the τα product at a particular set of longitudinal and transverse radiation incidence angles to the τα product at normal incidence are thereby obtained. IAMs are calculated for variations in five different design parameters to determine the most advantageous geometries. It is found that diffusely reflecting back planes significantly enhance optical performance of tubular collectors. Verification of the ray trace calculations is made by comparing with experimental results from the indoor solar simulator at CSU. TRNSYS predicted values of τα are within 1% of the ray trace results for normal incidence tests and within 7% for off-normal tests. Inaccuracies resulting from the use of a multiplicative technique wherein off-axis IAMs are obtained by a multiplicative combination of the biaxial IAMs are also addressed. The multiplicative approach is found to be very inaccurate for angles of incidence greater than 40°. To further assess the relative advantages of tubular collectors over flat plate collectors and whether a reflective back plane is really necessary, the two types of collectors are modeled in a simple fashion and the amount of radiation that is available for collection by each is determined. Calculations show that reflectors would probably not be required for collector slopes in excess of 50°. However, for slope angles less than 50°, a reflector placed behind the tubes is beneficial.
Doing difference differently: Chinese international students' literacy practices and affordances
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024) Wang, Zhaozhe, author; Utah State University Press, publisher
Reconstructs the digitally networked, spatiotemporally emerging, rhetorically potent, and ecologically afforded international literary worlds of four Generation-Z Chinese students.--Provided by publisher.