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Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Business Administration program, College of Business, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.

In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Dissertation: Two Essays on Industry Tournament Incentives , Sarah Almisher

Dissertation: Two Essays on Investor Sentiment , Amin Amoulashkarian

Dissertation: Two Essays on Retail Trading , Qiqi Liang

Dissertation: Two Essays in Real Estate Dynamics , Navid Safari

Dissertation: Firm Capabilities, Great Power Competition, and the Structural Reshaping of Globalization , Samuel Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Dissertation: Three Essays on Stock Price Informativeness, Stock Price Momentum, and Firm Investment Efficiency , Chen Chen

Dissertation: Exploring Blockchain-Based Digital Transformation In Organizations , Weiru Chen

Dissertation: Two Essays on Antecedents and Effects of Award-Winning CEOS , Veronika Ciarleglio

Dissertation: Two’s a Crowd? Implications of Economic Geography for Corporate Governance , Matthew Farrell

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Effects of CEO Social Activism , Habib Islam

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Role of Empathy in Consumer Response to User-Generated Content , Mohammadali Koorank Beheshti

Dissertation: Three Essays on the Effects of Other Customer Brand Tie and Employee Behavior on Consumer Behavior , Saeed Zal

Dissertation: Three Essays on CEO Traits, Corporate Investment Decisions, and Firm Value , Rongyao Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Dissertation: Two Essays on Antecedents and Effects of Board Female Representation Non-Conformity , Fatemeh Askarzadeh

Dissertation: Application of Optimization Techniques in Corporate Cash Management , Venkateswara Reddy Dondeti

Dissertation: Two Essays on Corruption, FDI, and Digitalization , Mahdi Forghani Bajestani

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Information Embedded in Flow of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) , Hamed Yousefi

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Dissertation: The Influence of Mating Motives on Reliance on Form Versus Function in Product Choice , Seyed Hamid Abbassi Hosseini

Dissertation: Three Essays on CEO Characteristics and Corporate Bankruptcy , Rajib Chowdhury

Dissertation: The Effects of CEO Dismissal Risk and Skills on Risky Corporate Decisions and CEO Compensation , Son T. Dang

Dissertation: Essay 1: How We Feel: The Role of Macro-Economic Sentiment in Advertising Spending-Sales Relationship; Essay 2: It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Worst of Times: The Effect of Emotional Uncertainty and Arousal on Healthy Food Choices , Leila Khoshghadam

Dissertation: The Accumulation of IT Capability And Its Long-Term Effect on Financial Performance , Jin Ho Kim

Dissertation: Three Essays on the Roles of Review Valence and Conflict in Online Relationships , Ran Liu

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Microstructure of the Housing Market: Agents' Diffused Effort and Sellers' Behavior Bias , Zhaohui Li

Dissertation: Two Essays on CEO Overconfidence in Relation to Speed of Adjustment of Firm Financial Policy and CEO Inside Debt , Xiang Long

Dissertation: Pricing the Cloud: An Auction Approach , Yang Lu

Dissertation: Two Essays on Consumer Envy , Murong Miao

Dissertation: Two Essays on Negotiations Between Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors , Aydin Selim Oksoy

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Dissertation: Two Essays on Bitcoin Price and Volume , Mohammad Bayani Khaknejad

Dissertation: Two Essays on Investor Attention, Investor Sentiment, and Earnings Pricing , Qiuye Cai

Dissertation: Success Factors Impacting Artificial Intelligence Adoption --- Perspective From the Telecom Industry in China , Hong Chen

Dissertation: Early Information Access to Alleviate Emergency Department Congestion , Anjee Gorkhali

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Consumer Acculturation Process – A Need for and Development of a Consumer Acculturation Measure , Kristina Marie Harrison

Dissertation: Three Essays on CEO Characteristics and Corporate Decisions , Trung Nguyen

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Effects of Organization Capital on Firm Behavior , Andrew Root

Dissertation: Underlying Factors Behind Generation of Different Types of User-Generated Content - Impact of Individual and Brand/Product Level Factors in Generation of Brand-Oriented Content and Community-Oriented Content , Kemal Cem Soylemez

Dissertation: Customers’ Goal-Related Behavior in Loyalty Programs , Junzhou Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Dissertation: Security Risk Tolerance in Mobile Payment: A Trade-off Framework , Yong Chen

Dissertation: Numerical Framing and Emotional Arousal as Moderators of Review Valence and Consumer Choices , Anh Dang

Dissertation: Three Essays on CEO Risk Preferences, and Ability, Corporate Hedging Decisions, and Investor Sentiment , Sonik Mandal

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Creation and Success of New Ventures , Amirmahmood Amini Sedeh

Dissertation: Effectiveness of Social Media Analytics on Detecting Service Quality Metrics in the U.S. Airline Industry , Xin Tian

Dissertation: Two Essays on Value Co-Creation , Hangjun Xu

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Dissertation: Two Essays on Forced CEO Turnover During Envy Merger Waves, and Dividends , Bader Almuhtadi

Dissertation: The Role of Consumer Ethnocentrism on the Effects of Domestic vs Foreign Product Failure on Post Consumption Emotions and Complaint Behaviors , Kittinand Bandhumasuta

Dissertation: The Impact of Help-Self and Help-Others Appeals Upon Participation in Clinical Research Trials , Susan Lewis Casey

Dissertation: Is Every Tweet Created Equal? A Framework to Identify Relevant Tweets for Business Research , Thad Chee

Dissertation: Three Essays on Mutual Funds, Fund Management Skills, and Investor Sentiment , Feng Dong

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Impact of Institutional Structures on Entrepreneurship: Country Level Analysis , Mehdi Sharifi Khobdeh

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Antecedents and Effects of Internationalizing Out of Emerging and Developed Economies , Mark Robert Mallon

Dissertation: From Placebo to Panacea: Exploring the Influence of Price, Suspicion, and Persuasion Knowledge on Consumers’ Perception of Quality , Vahid Rahmani

Dissertation: Essays on the El Niño Anomaly and Stock Return Predictability , Zhijun Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Dissertation: The Effect of XBRL and Social Media on Information Asymmetry: Evidence from Bank Loan Contracts , Dazhi Chong

Dissertation: Two Essays on CEO Inside Debt Holding in Relation to Firm Payout Policy and Financial Reporting , Asligul Erkan

Dissertation: Two Essays on The Internationalization Speed of New Ventures , Orhun Guldiken

Dissertation: Two Essays on Shareholder Base, Firm Behavior, and Firm Value , Yi Jian

Dissertation: Valence or Volume? Maximizing Online Review Influence Across Consumers, Products, and Marketing , Elika Kordrostami

Dissertation: Essays on the Equity Risk Premium , Mohamed Mehdi Rahoui

Dissertation: A Study of the Impact of Information Blackouts on the Bullwhip Effect of a Supply Chain Using Discrete-Event Simulations , Elizabeth Rasnick

Dissertation: Two Essays on Investor Emotions and Their Effects in Financial Markets , Jiancheng Shen

Dissertation: Two Studies on The Use of Information Technology in Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment (CPFR) , David McCaw Simmonds

Dissertation: Founder CEOs and Initial Public Offerings: The Role of Narratives, Institutions and Cultural Context , Christina Helen Tupper

Dissertation: Ambidexterity: The Interplay of Supply Chain Management Competencies and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems on Organizational Performance , Serdar Turedi

Dissertation: Two Essays on Short Selling , Zhaobo Zhu

Dissertation: Buying Love Through Social Media: How Different Types Of Incentives Impact Consumers’ Online Sharing Behavior , Yueming Zou

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Dissertation: Three Essays on Dividend Policy , Mehmet Deren Caliskan

Dissertation: "The Magic Formula: Scent and Brand"- The Influence of Olfactory Sensory Co-Branding on Consumer Evaluations and Experiences , Ceren Ekebas

Dissertation: The Value of Integrated Information Systems for U.S. General Hospitals , Liuliu Fu

Dissertation: Two Essays on Managerial Horizon, Cash Holdings and Earnings Management , Sanjib Guha

Dissertation: Three Essays on Opportunistic Claiming Behavior in a Services Setting: Customers and Front Line Employees Perspectives , Denis Khantimirov

Dissertation: Spillover Effects of Brand Alliance and Service Experience on Host Brands in Loyalty Program Partnerships , Gulfem Cigdem Kutlu

Dissertation: Measuring Consumer Expectations of Salesperson Unethicality: A Scale Development , Amiee Mellon

Dissertation: Essays on International Risk-Return Trade-Off Relations , Liang Meng

Dissertation: Two Essays on Investor Attention and Asset Pricing , Nadia Asmaa Nafar

Dissertation: International Venture Capital Firms Syndication and Performance: A Social Network Perspective , Amir Pezeshkan

Dissertation: Three Essays on Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Development , Adam Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Dissertation: An Empirical Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Earnings Management in Emerging Markets , Shuji Rosey Bao

Dissertation: Dynamic Capabilities and Resilient Organizations Amid Environmental Jolts , Stav Fainshmidt

Dissertation: An Empirical Examination of the Moderators of Direct Versus Indirect Comparative Advertising , Chun-Kai Hsu

Dissertation: Two Essays on Attracting Foreign Direct Investment: From Both a National and Firm Level Perspective , Ryan Lawrence Mason

Dissertation: The Effect of Online Reviews on Attitude and Purchase Intention: How Consumers Respond to Mixed Reviews , Chatdanai Pongpatipat

Dissertation: Three Essays on the Enterprise Strategy for Multinational Firms , Veselina Plamenova Vracheva

Dissertation: The Antecedents and Effects of Strategic Caring: A Cross-National Empirical Study , Thomas Weber

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Dissertation: International Banking sector Linkages: Did the Global Financial Crisis Strengthen or Weaken the Linkages? , James Edward Benton

Dissertation: Three Essays on Corporate Liquidity, Financial Crisis, and Real Estate , Kimberly Fowler Luchtenberg

Dissertation: Three Essays on Immigrant Entrepreneurship , Kaveh Moghaddam

Dissertation: The Response of Commercial Banks to Credit Stimuli , Denise Williams Streeter

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Dissertation: An Examination of Middle Manager Innovation Behaviors and Institutional Factors Impact on Organizational Innovation in the USA and Mexico , J. Lee Brown III

Dissertation: Essays on Foreign Reverse Mergers and Bond ETF Mispricing , Charles William Duval

Dissertation: Three Essays on Strategic Risk Taking , Krista Burrill Lewellyn

Dissertation: Two Essays on Executive Pay and Firm Performance , Thuong Quang Nguyen

Dissertation: A Study of Risk-Taking Behavior in Investment Banking , Elzotbek Rustambekov

Dissertation: A Study of Failures in the US Banking Industry , Joseph Trendowski

Dissertation: Two Essays on Behavioral Finance , Quang Viet Vu

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Dissertation: Three Essays on Individual Currency Traders , Boris Sebastian Abbey

Dissertation: Cross-listing Premium or Market Timing , Moustafa M. Abu El Fadl

Dissertation: Warranty and Price as Quality Signals: The effect of Signal Consistency and Unexpectedness on Product Perception , Sultan Alaswad Alenazi

Dissertation: The Behavior and Choices of Serial Bidders in M&A Transactions: A Prospect Theory Approach , Ahmed Essam El-Din El-Bakry

Dissertation: Two Essays on the Effect of Macroeconomic News on the Stock Market , Ajay Kongera

Dissertation: Intercultural Accommodation of Ethnic Minority Consumers: An Empirical Examination of the Moderating Effects in Service Encounters , Sarah Mady

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Theses/dissertations from 2016 2016.

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS − A UNIFYING DEFINITION, COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK, AND ASSESSMENT OF ALGORITHMS FOR IDENTIFYING INFLUENCERS IN SOCIAL MEDIA , Shih-Hui Hsiao

WHY SUPPLIER INTEGRATION FAILS: A SALESPERSON’S PERSPECTIVE , Jae-Young Oh

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

WHY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT WORKS? A KNOWLEDGE-MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE , Liang Chen

MODELING LARGE-SCALE CROSS EFFECT IN CO-PURCHASE INCIDENCE: COMPARING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK TECHNIQUES AND MULTIVARIATE PROBIT MODELING , Zhiguo Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION, COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS, AND NONPROFIT PERFORMANCE , Brandon Ofem

HOW DO CONSUMERS USE SOCIAL SHOPPING WEBSITES? THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL ENDORSEMENTS , Pei Xu

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

AN INVESTIGATION INTO LONG-RUN ABNORMAL RETURNS USING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING , Sunayan Acharya

USE OF VISUALIZATION IN DIGITAL FINANCIAL REPORTING: THE EFFECT OF SPARKLINE , Priyanka Meharia

Dissertations from 2011 2011

NETWORK DRIVERS OF INTERCUSTOMER SOCIAL SUPPORT , Hulda G. Black

Dissertations from 2010 2010

AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF REPUTATION EFFECTS AND NETWORK CENTRALITY IN A MULTI-AGENCY CONTEXT , Emily Jane Plant

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF DOWNSTREAM CHANNEL ALLOWANCES , William Jason Rowe

Dissertations from 2009 2009

COMPETITIVE STRATEGY, ALLIANCE NETWORKS, AND FIRM PERFORMANCE , Goce Andrevski

LINKING SERVICE ENCOUNTERS TO FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: AN EXTENDED APPROACH TO VALUATION , Carla Yvonne Childers

Dissertations from 2008 2008

INVESTORS REACTIONS TO COMPETITIVE ACTIONS AMONG RIVALS: A STEP TOWARD STRATEGIC ASSET PRICING THEORY , Margaret Vardell Hughes

THE INTERACTION OF HAPTIC IMAGERY WITH HAPTIC PERCEPTION FOR SIGHTED AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSUMERS , Shannon Bridgmon Rinaldo

Dissertations from 2007 2007

TWO ESSAYS ON BORROWING FROM BANKS AND LENDING SYNDICATES , Pankaj Kumar Maskara

THE DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF AN EXCHANGE-BASED MODEL OF INTERPERSONAL WORKPLACE EXCLUSION , Kristin Damato Scott

Dissertations from 2006 2006

INFORMATION SYSTEM CONTEXTUAL DATA QUALITY: A CASE STUDY , Daniel Lee Davenport

INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF ALTERNATE LEARNING CLASSIFIER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES , David Alexander Gaines

THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT TAXPAYERS WANT AND WHAT TAX PROFESSIONALS THINK THEY WANT: A REEXAMINATION OF CLIENT EXPECTATIONS AND TAX PROFESSIONAL AGGRESSIVENESS , Teresa Stephenson

Dissertations from 2005 2005

COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS IN ELECTRONIC NETWORKS - ACHIEVING COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH INTERORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS , Lei Chi

Dissertations from 2002 2002

SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF A CROSSDOCKING OPERATION IN A JUST-IN-TIME ENVIRONMENT , Karina Hauser

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College of Business Administration Dissertations and Theses

The College of Business Administration Dissertations Series is comprised of dissertations and theses authored by Marquette University's College of Business Administration doctoral and master's students.

Theses/Dissertations from 1972 1972

The Structure, Behavior, and Performance of the Automobile Industry , Tom J. Miller

Demand for Education at De Paul Diocesan High School , Sister Lionella Tierney S.C.

Theses/Dissertations from 1970 1970

A simplified model to measure returns from industrial research and development expenditures (with application to the pharmeceutical drug industry) , Jonathan Furdek

The Brewing Industry in the United States with Emphasis on the Shift in Concentration and Pricing Analysis , Norman L. Paul

Theses/Dissertations from 1966 1966

The Problems of Economic Development in India: Why 'Take-Off' Has Been Delayed in India , Joshua Thottikkara

Theses/Dissertations from 1965 1965

Examination of several productivity factors in the United States steel industry , William A. Fena

Theses/Dissertations from 1964 1964

Wisconsin minimum-wage legislation and its effects upon employment in the Wisconsin restaurant industry , Ronald J. Vogel

Theses/Dissertations from 1962 1962

Discussion of Natural Monopolies: A New Approach , M. Aaron Kalinowski

Increasing top management efficiency through budgeting , Arthur P. Witt

Theses/Dissertations from 1959 1959

The Impact of Small Foreign Cars on the Domestic Market , Francis J. McGavock

Theses/Dissertations from 1958 1958

Transformation of agricultural South Korea into a net food deficit country and future prospects for food self-sufficiency , Joseph S. Chung

A prediction of the number of new private non-farm permanent residential housing starts for the year 1965 , Gilbert R. Gadzikowski

The concept of forced savings , Donald F. Krier

An approach to management development in India with particular reference to the public sector , S. Benjamin Prasad

An analysis of land tenure and agricultural reform in Egypt , John K. Wilhelm

Theses/Dissertations from 1956 1956

Development and present status of plans for the regularizing of workers employment and income , Eldred K. Hansen

Theses/Dissertations from 1955 1955

Economic development in Venezuela: a comparative analysis , Charles J. Dussey

Theses/Dissertations from 1954 1954

An Analysis of Factors and Conditions Affecting Stock Market Prices , Bert J. Beihoff

The economics of hospital personnel administration , Francis D. Murphy

Recent developments in American Catholic thought on the vocational order , Mary Pius Puetz

Theses/Dissertations from 1950 1950

The devaluation of the pound: an evaluation , Guy E. Coriden

The British coal industry : economic factors leading to its nationalization with a review of the first years of the nationalized industry , Robert E. Leahy

Open Market Operations of the Federal Reserve System , Francis W. Norris

Theses/Dissertations from 1943 1943

Recent changes in the Federal Reserve System (1933-1939) , Louis J. Swichkow

Theses/Dissertations from 1938 1938

Solidarism , Mary Jane Kuck

Theses/Dissertations from 1935 1935

Certain controlling ideas of the medieval trade guild as especially exemplified in England , Cyril N. McKinnon

The history of public utility legislation in Wisconsin , Charles J. McNally

Theses/Dissertations from 1934 1934

Banking and monetary theories and policies in the writings of Francis Amasa Walker , Alexander John Gregory

Theses/Dissertations from 1932 1932

Present Status and Modern Trend in the Teaching of the Social Sciences in the Elementary and Secondary Schools , Joseph Marie Viau

Theses/Dissertations from 1930 1930

The Federal Government and Public Health , Marguerite McNicholas

Theses/Dissertations from 1924 1924

A Summary of Elementary Economics: A Survey of the Principles of an Elementary Course in Economics , Sister Mary Irene Collins

Theses/Dissertations from 1923 1923

Common Law trusts as substitutes for private corporations , Emory L. Grady

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Dissertations from 2024 2024.

The Relationship Between Race, Gender, and Age Diversity in the C-Suite and Firm Performance , Paquel H. Austin

Diversity In Clinical Trials: The Case of Drug Development for Rare Diseases , Allison Bowen

Exploring the Impact of Transformational Leadership on Job Turnover Intention: A Study of Plant Operations , Christopher Bernard Edwards

The influence of founder age in early-stage new venture funding: A configuration perspective , Michael A. Hakimian

Framing Central Bank Digital Currency: Design and Diffusion for Cross-Border Payments , Andrew C. Haskell

Linked Decisions: A Data Standard for Distributed Decision Support Systems , Jaroslav Klc

Twitter Sentiments and Stock Prices: An Event Study on the Role of Influencers , Denys Wincel Lu

Exploring the Impact of Leadership styles on Work Force Dynamics in the Healthcare Industry , Derek Marbell

Implementation of A Mandated Technology in A Highly Distributed Organization: A Case Study , Teresa Janel M. Paulk

Outsourcing Auxiliary Services in Higher Education: An Integrated Risk Management Model , Alfonso Quinones

Examining the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patient Experience Rating and Recommendation: A Longitudinal Study , Emoy Reid

The Impact of Technology-Driven Supply Chain Systems on Market Penetration of SMES In Developing Economies: A Study of Nigerian SMES , Olawale Temowo

Dissertations from 2023 2023

Smart Technology Adoption’s Impact on the Value of Logistics Service Providers’ Firms , Raziel Bravo

Unintended Consequences of Organizational Error Culture: Does the Strive for Perfection Cause Employees to Put on a Façade and Consider Leaving? , Scott Crumpton

Vanishing Without a Trace: Measuring Job Applicant Ghosting Attitudes Across the Stages of Job Pursuit , Christine Davis

Leader Emotional Exhaustion: The Moderating Role of Leadership Style , James Davis

Path Constitution in Family Business Succession: Evidence from A Longitudinal Case Study , Toney L. Duckworth-Chambless

Organizational Resilience: An Exploratory Study on Eldercare and Support Responses to COVID-19 , Darren G. Franklin

The Power of Reflection: Understanding The Impacts Made Upon Employees Who Have Managers Who Reflect On Their Professional Development , Ryan Heath Jordan

An Empirical Study on the Influence of ICT-Based Tools on Team Effectiveness in Virtual Software Teams Operating Remotely During the COVID-19 Lockdown , Uday Kumar Kanike

The Role of Spirituality for Successful Established Women Entrepreneurs , Valaurie Bridges Lee

Increasing the Awareness of Black Women to Promote Medical Research Engagement , Stephanie M. Malone

The Impact of Social Media Sentiment on Market Share for Higher Education Institutions , Brandi Nicole Newkirk

How Safety Leadership Styles Impact Employee Safety Behaviors , Michelle McRae Payne

Dissertations from 2022 2022

The Impact of the Financial System and its Channels on SMES' Access to Financing: A Nigerian Perspective , Akinwande Ademosu

Sense of Place and Customer Experience: Cast Study in the State of Alaska , Maryam Al Ali

Healthcare Innovation Absenteeism: The Rise of Physician Entrepreneurs & Medical Startups , Charleata Battle

The Impact of Personality Traits and Emotional Intelligence on Emergent Leadership , Shinika Byrd

How Does the Infrastructure and Support of Two Progressive Startup Communities Compare for African American Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses? A Comparative Study of Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina , Leroy Carson Jr.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Esports Viewership Trends , James P. Crone

The Impact of Values Congruence on Sales Personnel Performance and Retention: A Person-Organization Fit Analysis , Jason Duke

Using Consumer-Generated Social Media Posts to Improve Forecasts of Television Premiere Viewership: Extending Diffusion of Innovation Theory , Robert Casey Goodman

Sustainable Investing: Navigating the Inefficiencies of an Inefficient Market , Dale Herndon

Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas: Examining the Influence of Postsecondary Education , Cathy Hill

Reestablishing Organizational Stability Through Leading Resilience: Avoiding the Maelstrom of Personal Distress Caused by an Organizational Disruption , Wallace Andrew Huey Jr

Management Perceptions of the Value of Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery and Development , Scott P. Murray

Innovative Investment and Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities and Barriers for State Governments in a Disruptive Global Environment , Nkiruka Catherine Ohaegbu

Assessing B2G Customer/Contractor Relationships Using Social Exchange Theory During the Search and Selection Stage , Mitchell Lee Reed

The Concept of Digital Twins and its Impact on Organizational Performance , Deepa Vivekanandan

Transforming Leader Selection in the U.S. Army--the Battalion Command Assessment Program , Joseph Williams

Dissertations from 2021 2021

The ESG Behaviors of Multinational Enterprises: An Exploration of Emerging and Developed Market Norms , Julie A. Anderson

Balancing Focal and Client Firm Employee Identification and Acculturation Tensions: A Case Study Approach at a BPO Firm , Jonna B. Blount

Technology Usage to Manage Client Growth: Understanding Robo-Advisor Adoption Among Registered Investment Firms , Kevin Chalk

Consumer Preferences Towards Book Formats: How to Address Technological Disruption in the Publishing Industry , Gustavo Cotrino

An Examination of the Role of vCISO in SMBs: An Information Security Governance Exploration , William Dicker

Phenomenological Assessment of Integrative Medicine Decision-making and the Utility of Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics Tools , Osie Gaines

Industry 4.0 Technology: A Cross-Industry View of Adoption, Usage and COVID-19 Effects , Dawn Gregory

Do Age and On-screen Reading vs. On-paper Reading Affect Reader’s Trust and Risk in Reading Financial Content? , John Harrison

Social Entrepreneurship Within A Capitalist Economy , Audria King

The Impact of Deliberation Time on Ethical Decision Quality: A Study of Early-Career Professional Accountants , Ricki Livingston

Time-Varying Style Rotation by Small-Cap Mutual Fund Managers: Incentives and Implications , Peter McGaffigan

Reconciling External Clinical Data: Providers’ Friend Or Foe? , Mindy Oberg

Growing The Pie: How Supplier Diversity Can Enable Minority Businesses to Create Stakeholder Value , Ashok Kasi Vairavan

Analyzing the Budget and Strategic Plan Relationship: A Case Study Approach , Tina Wilson

Dissertations from 2020 2020

What Community and Organizational Factors Affect Care and Financial Performance of U.S. Hospitals? , Esther Chance

Identity Work in Career Transition: Lessons for Human Resources Development in the Verification of Identity in Career Transition , Jennifer Crenshaw

Organizational Innovativeness Among Employees in an IT Operations Organization: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective , Darrell D. Crull

An Analysis of Generational Differences in the Selection and Pursuit of Professional Certification , Dania El-Eter

Does Board Connectedness Contribute to Firms Performance During A Financial Crisis? , Rajendra Prasad Gangavarapu

Leadership Style and Organizational Structure Alignment: Impact on Innovativeness and Business Performance , Charles Ifedi

Don’t Be Left out in the Cold: An Examination of Organizational Innovativeness and Its Influence on the Capacity to Innovate in Cold Chain Third Party Logistics Firms , Anna Johnson

Dynamic Capabilities in Microfinance Innovation: A Case Study of The Grameen Foundation , Sarah Kayongo

Digital Innovation towards a Service-Dominant Business: A Clinical Inquiry into Georgia Pacific's Connected Restroom Initiative , Jung Hwan Kim

An Exploratory Study of The Factors Affecting Hospital Performance: Safety, Clinic Care, Patient Experience, Efficiency and Cost , Shevon Lewis

Factors Affecting the Financial Performance of US Children’s Hospitals: An Exploratory Study , Jimmy Mahgoub

Role of Social Capital in Crowd Funding Campaigns: Exploring Factors That Fuel Success in Crowd Funding Campaigns , Babu V. Manikandan

Reinvigorating Maneuver Warfare: An Organizational Learning Analysis of A Failed Strategic Initiative , Bryan P. McCoy

The Role of Collaborative Governance in Blockchain-Enabled Supply Chains: A Proposed Framework , Denise McCurdy

A Phenomenological Analysis of Information Security Reporting: A Paradoxical Perspective , Robin L. Moore

The Future of the AICPA Peer Review Program: The Impact of Age , Henry Okwuchukwu Onwumbiko

Influence Of Developer Sentiment And Stack Overflow Developers On Open Source Project Success: An Empirical Examination , Johnson Rajakumar

Factors Influencing Surgeon Adoption of Technology in the Medical Device Industry , Sean Reynolds

Career Transitions in the Digital Age: Mastering the Art of Communicating Career Direction Clarity , Daphne J. Schechter

Sustainable Organization of a Lean Six Sigma Program: A Competing Values Perspective , Marilyn J. Tom

Dissertations from 2019 2019

Enterprise Implementations: The Impact of Systems Implementations Using Professional Services Consultants vs. Internal Resources and the Downstream Impact Post Implementations , Yves Belmont

Hybrid Entrepreneurs’ Intention to Transition to Full Entrepreneurship: A Career Approach , Simoon Cannon

The Changing Economics of Attaining Post-Secondary Education in the U.S.: An Analysis by Stakeholder: Employer, Student, and Government , Sheila Cappel

Partnering People with Deep Learning Systems: Human Cognitive Effects of Explanations , Sean Dougherty

Real-Time Push Mobile Marketing Strategy: To What Extent Do Time and Relevance Matter? , Alvin Glay

Corporate Sustainability: The Impact of Corporate Leadership Gender On Year-Over-Year Performance , Jennoa R. Graham

Job Aid or Job Slayed? The Perceived Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Medical and Legal Work , Jessica Louise Helsten

Organizational Learning Through Disruptive Digital Innovation. A Blockchain Implementation , Veneetia Johnson

Drivers of Success to Effective Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Immigrant and Native-born Perceptions , Irina Kozlovski

Improving the Employee Transition Experience: A Practical Business Application for Design Thinking , Aleta W. Richards

A Study of Permanent Residency Intentions and Behaviors by Highly Skilled Temporary Chinese Migrants in the United States , Chloe Shay

Healthcare Group Purchasing Organizations: Who’s Really Saving? An Empirical Investigation of Hospital Characteristics That Influence Supply Expense for Healthcare GPO Members , Kenneth Stinson

Does Market Visioning Competence Mediate or Moderate the Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Product Innovativeness? , John Stowell

Digital Member Network Implementation and Coproduction: An Investigation of an Alumni Association Network , Derrick Warren

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Microfinance Performance: The Dynamics Between Performance and Funding Sources Across Microfinance Institution Legal Charters and Age Groups , Anthony Annan

Why do Low R2 Hedge Funds have Low R2? An Empirical Study of the Performance and Risk of Low R2 Funds , Arnab Banerjee

Organizational Readiness for the disruptive technology of autonomous commercial vehicles (ACV): What is the readiness of the trucking carriers? , Melvin Dukes

Cultural Analysis of Organizational Development Units: A Comprehensive Approach based on the Competing Values Framework , Richard Erhardt

Impact of Organizational Career Management Activities on Organizational Commitment of Early, Mid, and Late Stage Career Professionals , Melissa J. Furman

Embracing the Unexpected: A Quasi-experiment to Explore the Effects of Power and Gender on the Decision to Reciprocate a Hug-Or Not-in the Workplace , Paula R. Gable

Scientists With and Without Managerial Responsibilities: How Managerial Training Affects the Perception of Job Satisfaction , Jamie Humphries

The Role of Reflection in Predicting Stress Coping, Turnover, Absenteeism, and Lateness: A Study of the Hospitality Industry , Hicham Jaddoud

The Value of Business Incubators and Accelerators from the Entrepreneurs Perspective , Ginger S. Lange

The Effect of Dynamic Capabilities and Military Experience on the Performance of Veteran Women-Owned Businesses , Sequoiya Lawson

An Empirical Study in the U.S. Hotel Industry: How Quality Assurance, Customer Satisfaction, Brand Signaling, and Guest Loyalty Impact Revenue , Kevin Morgan

A Case Study: Evaluating the Implementation of Eligibility Screening and Sliding Scale Payments in A Community Clinic , Carol Passley

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Theses/projects/dissertations from 2023 2023.

IDENTIFYING EFFECTIVE ATTRIBUTES AND TRENDS IN THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE IN HEALTHCARE , Brian Gaul

A STUDY OF VARIOUS DATA SIZES USING MACHINE LEARNING , Sochaeta Koeum

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2022 2022

SOCIOECONOMIC LANDSCAPE RESTRUCTURING CAUSED BY PROPERTY APPRECIATION RATES , Abner Garcia

Vehicles and Emissions , Stephanie Martinez

A STUDY OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING CONCEPTS WITHIN A DECEPTIVE DEFENSE , Jacob Glenn Oedekerk

Analysis of Automated Vehicle Accidents Across the U.S. , Anissa Rocio Quintero

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2021 2021

An Overview on Amazon Rekognition Technology , Raghavendra Kumar Indla

A Study of Penetration Testing Processes and Tools , Sushmitha Reddy Mamilla

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2016 2016

CAN REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS REDUCE THE RECIDIVISM OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS? , Tyneshia Renee Thompson MS.

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2014 2014

ELECTRONIC STUDENT-FORM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM , Donia I. Alsayed

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Developing focused auditing tools: A practical framework for creating formalized multi-level security policy specifications , Barbara Ann Brough

The influence of perceived corporate social responsibility on job satisfaction: The moderating role of organizational commitment , Xi Cheng

Mapping the intersection of teamwork and leadership: An analysis in the fields of public administration, leadership and management , Roger James Chin

Queuepay.com: Building a system for cardholders' transaction security , Jose Ramon Gonzalez

Analyzing the demand and supply of e-government service: A case of bilingual service by California cities and counties , Shan-Ju Ho

The implementation of a thin client in the Department of Defense network system , Sung Ju In

Discounted health insurance premium systems , Krupa Pravin Patel

Cyber law and digital asset inheritance: A new concept, digital assets, and what will happens to digital assets after death? , Alp Toygar

Exploring the effects of entrepreneurial training on high-level business executives' attitudes and behaviors , Rachel Ann Wolfinbarger

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Online privacy policy of the thirty Dow Jones corporations: Compliance with FTC Fair Information Practice Principles and readability assessment , Yuanxiang Li

Risk management: Bankruptcy prediction models for banks , Ponkala Anand Vaseekhar Manuel

The relationship between attitudes toward women as managers and sex-typing of toxic leader behaviors , Lacee Marie Vega-Cartwright

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Metrics framework for computer security incident response: A practical guide for the federal government , Vincent Nithi Sritapan

Psychological correlates of investor risk , John Laurin Vaughn

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Financial crisis, bank acquisitions, and value creation: The case of bank mergers for the past five years , Sarina Ar-Loc Ng

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Trends and effects of third-party logisitics in global logistics operations , Kai-Yu Ho

A cross -cultural research about advertising practices for self-image projective products between the United States and Thailand , Pasinee Kaewmesri

Ethical and faith-based investments: An assessment of performance , Hisar Joel Munte

Is public education preparing learning disabled to succeed at the college level? , John Fermin Ramirez

Intertemporal relations between stock indices-correlation analysis for the stock markets of the United States, England, and Singapore , Michael Nabil Razzouk

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Test for the existence of casualty relationships between the market indices of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries , Yusef Abdullah Yusef Alyusef

Offline searchable database , James Howard Klein

Behaviors of the stock indexes-correlation analyses for the stock markets of Japan, the United States, and China , Kazuma Koseki

Improving the quality and quantity of commercial loans for today's lenders , Jeffrey Scott Kowallis

Long and short-term effects of regime change on emerging and established markets , Joseph Edward Mayne

Decision making theory with geographic information systems support , Sean Alan McFarland

Analysis of the benefits for implementing an employees stock option plan (ESOP) , Ashraf Selim Mekhael

Awareness of global warming and car purchasing behavior in Singapore , Chika Nakayama

Factors affecting the level of trust and commitment in Tops Supermarket supply chain management, Bangkok , Kamolchanok Saisomboon

The development of a framework for enterprise security architecture and its application in organizations , Yi-Ting Shen

Content dimensions of web advertising: A cross-national comparison between United States and Thailand , Kuntida Traiwanatham

Upgrade tracking system from paper to digital for Brazilian parcel/post delivery company, Sennex express , Keith Walter Witzel

Victoria's Secret gets into Chinese market business plan proposal , Luyan Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

A comparative study of product placement in movies in the United States and Thailand , Woraphat Banchuen

Reinforce customer satisfaction through enterprise resource planning and supply chain management integration , Yu-Hsiang Chen

A content analysis of print advertising from the United States and Hong Kong , Ka Man Carman Chu

The different perceptions toward hybrid vehicles between United States and China , Jim Chang Chun-Hsiung

Building inspection fee analysis , John Carl Dohm

Development of a vascular diagnostics center at Downtown Hospital: A feasibility study , Roland Jason Fargo

The impact of corporate stadium sponsorship , Yi-Chun Kuo

Impact of cultural factors on transnational teams: Diversity, adaptation, communication quality, and trust , Shu-Yir Lee

R/3 implementation analysis in various industries , Paul Alan Rascoe

Analysis of trade dependence and correlation of market returns between the United States and Nordic countries , Helen Saar

A feasibility study for establishing a dedicated breast magnetic resonance imaging center in the city of Redlands , Hans Philip Saaty

The potage of Chinese stocks: Strengths and weaknesses for United States investors , Shubhi Srivastava

A study of strategies for successful enterprise resource planning implementation in a merger and acqusition environment , Maricelle Casquejo Thomas

Impact of brand equity on the purchasing of consumer durables , David Michael Wells

The New York Stock Exchange/Euronext merge , Di Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Business case analysis: Learning to think like a physician , Zeda Glass Amaya

Guidelines to managing product liability risk for silica-containing building products , Ricky Lee Chan

Cultural impact on customer perception of service quality in the hotel industry: A comparative study of Eastern and Western respondents , Jing Fen Chiang

Developing a business plan for Media Benefits Corporation: First Entertainment Credit Union's credit union service organization , Anthony Christopher Cuevas

Institutional structures for equitable and sustainable water resource management in the Middle East , Michael Raphael Davidson

Strategic business model for digital home market , Toshiyuki Iwase

Nutrition on wheels business plan: A strategic analysis , Seena Gill Kakar

Golfer celebrity endorsements on consumers' attitude toward the advertisement and the brand , Onvadee Tunsarawiput

A comparative study of attractiveness types in advertisements of women's magazines between United States and Thailand , Pornkamon Unyawong

Alternative minimum tax: A middle class burden , Kelly Ann Williams

Performance measures: Traditional versus new models , Hasan Zafer Yuksel

Analysis of trade dependence and correlation of market returns to hedge portfolio risk , Carl Eric Zeise

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

The affects [sic] of behavior on celebrity image , Christina Marlene Arredondo

Credit union service organization products and services: Implications, decisions, and strategies , Michael Burnett Bare

Impact of media spokeswomen on teen girls' body image , Senem Bahar Cevik

The cross-cultural research of United States and Thailand: The relationship between celebrity endorsers and types of product endorsed , Sudawadee Eamsobhana

Emerging stock markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia , Man Ching Ko

Acquiring an existing business , Teodocio Ramirez

Female sports endorsement and attitudes toward brands and advertisements , Natsuda Saritmuthakul

Managerial reforms within the United States government , Jacqueline Michelle Townsend

Factors influencing purchasing decision process of low-carbohydrate products , Warintra Triyangkulsri

A comparison of cosmetic advertising between the United States and Taiwan: A content analysis , Wenlin Wang

Strategic marketing plan for an online service provider in the property management industry , Ruchika Wijesinghe

Analyzing three quality management systems in relation to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award , Jeremiah Worthington

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

How much should the off-duty employment of police officers be regulated? , Angela Rena Aulis

A comparison of the consumer decision-making behavior of married and cohabiting couples , Karen Prodigalidad Calpo

Minimization of currency risk exposures by developing foreign currency trading strategies for a multinational United States company , Korhan Cam

Future of asynchronous transfer mode networking , Fakhreddine Mohamed Hachfi

The ideal asset/liability model for credit unions (with assets between $100 - $500 million) , David Alan Kennedy

China and the USA: An analysis of intercultural training methods in the corporate environment , Paula Kay Krueger

Intranet concept for small business , Allen Gregg Lenaburg

Customer relationship management: A financial perspective , Dwain Eldred Lowther

Reducing exchange rate risk and exposure: The value of foreign exchange currency hedging strategies , Sean McCarron

Electronic government: Reforming Thai government for ministry of interior of Thailand , Kritchakorn Nontanakorn

Comparing marketing policies in Nippon Professional Baseball and the National Fooball League: Lessons for Japanese sports teams , Noboru Oshima

Implications of a national immunization registry an alliance to win the race for the future care and accuracy of pediatric immunization , Shoaib Chotoo Patail

Restaurant industry and marketing plan for Studio Thai restaurant , Yingluck Pitisom

Delivery of services to welfare-to-work clients: A marketing perspective , Joan Dardanelle Rudder

An analysis of the Federal and California False Claims Acts and the implications for the California Department of Transportation , Henry Eugene Stultz

Business-to-consumer electronic commerce in Japan , Haruyoshi Takaoka

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