Merrimack College
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of New Hampshire, Durham
Liberty University
Southern Methodist University
Morehead State University
Firm-Level Analysis Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act On Capital Expenditures,
2021
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Firm-Level Analysis Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act On Capital Expenditures, Mason Westphal
Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses
This study investigates the firm-level consequences to capital expenditure levels from the passing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). It theorized that favorable tax provisions in the TCJA would cause firms to increase their levels of capital expenditures. To test this hypothesis, the study analyzed the capital expenditure levels of public firms from 1986-2019 controlling for factors such as national gross domestic product (GDP) growth and used a dummy variable of reporting periods after 2018 to represent the effects of the TCJA. In contrast to the original hypothesis, the results demonstrate that the TCJA had a ...
Clear-Sighted Statistics,
2020
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Clear-Sighted Statistics, Edward Volchok
Open Educational Resources
Clear-Sighted Statistics is an open-access introductory statistics textbook that can be read for free on computers, tablets, and smart phones.
The title Clear-Sighted Statistics stems from a simple observation: When we visualize data, the results of our analyses become apparent.
Throughout Clear-Sighted Statistics, data visualization is used to help you clearly see how to analyze the data and make the results of your analyses clear. In addition, Microsoft Excel—a great charting tool—is used to demonstrate some of the statistical techniques that are often ignored in an introductory statistics course: Effect Size, Statistical Power, the probability of a Type ...
China And The Us- The Behemoths Trade War,
2020
The University of San Francisco
China And The Us- The Behemoths Trade War, Mingwei Chen
Master's Projects and Capstones
China and the US are the world’s largest economies and the largest mutual trade partners. The US has also held the position of the world’s largest economy for most of the current fiscal age. However, China is rising, largely bolstered by a great population, resource repository and government support in its quest to become a leading global powerhouse. As a major trading partner with the US, the rise of China impedes some of the growth potential of the US economy. One of the largest areas is the manufacturing sector where China is an emerging force that seeks to ...
A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Accounting Environment And Procedures Through A Series Of Case Studies,
2020
University of Mississippi
A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Accounting Environment And Procedures Through A Series Of Case Studies, Ryan Mccarty
Honors Theses
The following thesis is a culmination of twelve case studies completed throughout the academic year of 2018-2019 under the direction of Dr. Victoria Dickinson, as a requirement of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and completion of the ACCY 420 course. Each case study is independent of the next, and is an in-depth response to questions and theories that are found outside of this document. Each analysis is accomplished by myself alone and through the studies of Financial, Managerial, and Cost accounting courses in my career at the University of Mississippi. The thesis is intended to analyze accounting procedures and ...
Case Analyses In Financial Accounting,
2020
University of Mississippi
Case Analyses In Financial Accounting, Jordan Watts
Honors Theses
The following thesis explores topics in the profession of public accounting, a diverse and ever-evolving field. As the global business environment and economy develop, so must accounting standards and ideas in order to protect the interests of the masses who invest and take part in the larger economy. The following cases expound on important concepts in the field of accountancy and provide careful consideration of standards utilized and debated worldwide. Each case is explored within the context of a different company or situation, allowing for a diverse palette of research topics from which to view the business world through an ...
Applying Lean Manufacturing Principles At Vip Cinema: Standardizing Hardware Assembly Workstations,
2020
University of Mississippi
Applying Lean Manufacturing Principles At Vip Cinema: Standardizing Hardware Assembly Workstations, Cameron Koch
Honors Theses
This paper will explore the benefits of standardization and consistency in a manufacturing setting by demonstrating the value of improved tooling and organization. “Lean Manufacturing” is the broad term used to describe key principles that can be applied to most businesses to reduce waste and increase efficiency. This ideology’s theme is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. The purpose of its adoption is to transform managers and operators into experts of identifying the deficiencies in many manufacturing and assembly processes and implementing changes that can lead to enormous improvements in takt time, production output, and ultimately, profitability. At ...
Comprehensive Case Studies Of Financial Reporting Principles And Professional Development Topics,
2020
University of Mississippi
Comprehensive Case Studies Of Financial Reporting Principles And Professional Development Topics, Caroline Bailey
Honors Theses
The purpose of this paper was to investigate financial reporting and professional development topics through the analysis of twelve original cases. The following case studies were completed over the course of a nine months in an independent study class in fulfillment of the requirements of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, under the direction of Dr. Victoria Dickinson. Topics looked at included, but were not limited to, data analytic software, the creation of basic financial statements, treatment of various types of debt securities sales, and capitalization v. expensing of costs. Each case study introduced a new topic centered around a ...
College News,
2020
DePaul University
College News
Business Exchange
Thomas Donley Appointed Business College Interim Dean; Coming Soon: Revised MBA, New Graduate Degrees; In Memoriam: Robert O'Keefe
How Power Bi Can Be Built To Analyze Player And Team Statistics In The Nba,
2020
University of Nebraska at Omaha
How Power Bi Can Be Built To Analyze Player And Team Statistics In The Nba, Alison Raszler
Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects
Software is evolving every day to aid the work of what was once manual and monotonous tasks (Software Engineers). One of these platforms is Power BI, a product made by Microsoft. Power BI is a business analytics software that can provide visualization for data that is created through reports or dashboards. My thesis used the Power BI software to answer the question “How Power BI can be built to show player and team stats for the NBA.” In this project, I researched and developed a tutorial on how to use Power BI to build a report using historical statistics of ...
The Cost Of Big Data: Evaluating The Effects Of The European Union’S General Data Protection Regulation,
2020
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The Cost Of Big Data: Evaluating The Effects Of The European Union’S General Data Protection Regulation, Kara Rebecca White
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Big Data And Information Technology On The Accounting Field And Business Environment,
2020
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The Impact Of Big Data And Information Technology On The Accounting Field And Business Environment, Mitchell Kludt
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Analysis Of Modelling Deficiencies That Contributed To The High Unanticipated Loan Losses Incurred During The Housing Price Collapse Of The Great Recession,
2020
William & Mary
Analysis Of Modelling Deficiencies That Contributed To The High Unanticipated Loan Losses Incurred During The Housing Price Collapse Of The Great Recession, Jennifer Shulman
Undergraduate Honors Theses
In this paper the data, modelling and the environmental factors that contributed to the collapse of the US housing market and the high mortgage loan losses during the Great Recession are explored. Deficiencies in data and modelling are discussed with an emphasis on the deficiencies in the mathematical modeling that failed to predict the high level of risk associated with mortgage originations in the mid-2000's. It is suggested that the lack of effective modelling significantly contributed to banks offering aggressive origination guidelines and that this was a major contributing factor that led up to the housing price collapse in ...
Non-Linear Modifications Of Black-Scholes Pricing Model With Diminishing Marginal Transaction Cost,
2020
William & Mary
Non-Linear Modifications Of Black-Scholes Pricing Model With Diminishing Marginal Transaction Cost, Kaidi Wang
Undergraduate Honors Theses
In the field of quantitative financial analysis, the Black-Scholes Model has exerted significant influence on the booming of options trading strategies. Publishing in their Nobel Prize Work in 1973, the model was generated by Black and Scholes. Using Ito’s Lemma and portfolio management methodology, they employed partial differential equation to provide a theoretical estimate of the price of European-style options.
This paper is interested in deriving non-linear modifications of the Black-Scholes model with diminishing marginal transaction cost.
Super Bang For The Super Buck: An Economic Analysis Of Super Bowl Advertisements,
2020
Ursinus College
Super Bang For The Super Buck: An Economic Analysis Of Super Bowl Advertisements, Marissa Pownall
Business and Economics Presentations
Advertising has played an important role in television and has been widely used by a variety of different businesses to help increase their brand awareness as well as promoting their products. Specifically in the Super Bowl, established brands use this opportunity to reinforce themselves in the market. The average price of a 30-second Super Bowl Ad in 2020 was $5.6 million. This brings into question: What is the economic impact of Super Bowl advertisements on a company's revenue?
Qlime-A Quadratic Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanation Approach,
2020
Southern Methodist University
Qlime-A Quadratic Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanation Approach, Steven Bramhall, Hayley Horn, Michael Tieu, Nibhrat Lohia
SMU Data Science Review
In this paper, we introduce a proof of concept that addresses the assumption and limitation of linear local boundaries by Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanations (LIME), a popular technique used to add interpretability and explainability to black box models. LIME is a versatile explainer capable of handling different types of data and models. At the local level, LIME creates a linear relationship for a given prediction through generated sample points to present feature importance. We redefine the linear relationships presented by LIME as quadratic relationships and expand its flexibility in non-linear cases and improve the accuracy of feature interpretations. We coin ...
A Credit Analysis Of The Unbanked And Underbanked: An Argument For Alternative Data,
2020
Kennesaw State University
A Credit Analysis Of The Unbanked And Underbanked: An Argument For Alternative Data, Edwin Baidoo
Analytics and Data Science Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the statistical and economic significance of non-traditional credit data for individuals who do not have sufficient economic data, collectively known as the unbanked and underbanked. The consequences of not having sufficient economic information often determines whether unbanked and underbanked individuals will receive higher price of credit or be denied entirely. In terms of regulation, there is a strong interest in credit models that will inform policies on how to gradually move sections of the unbanked and underbanked population into the general financial network.
In Chapter 2 of the dissertation, I establish the ...
Analyzing Local Alcohol Vendor Inventory Management Strategy,
2020
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Analyzing Local Alcohol Vendor Inventory Management Strategy, Angelo J. Amore
Senior Theses
This paper attempts to analyze how local alcohol vendors maintain their inventory throughout the year in Columbia, attempting to manage factors such as the season, sporting events, and other public gatherings and events. The research question resulted in contacting over 30 local alcohol vendors in Columbia, to ask them questions regarding their strategy in alcohol inventory management. The responses to these questions were then used to organize the vendors into groups by whether or not they utilize a reorder point to purchase/brew alcohol, or if they utilize periodic ordering. The vendors were also asked to rank the seasons from ...
Analysis Of Us Accidents And Solutions,
2020
California State University - San Bernardino
Analysis Of Us Accidents And Solutions, Swapnil Kisan Nikam
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
Reducing traffic accidents is an essential public safety challenge all over the world; therefore, accident analysis has been a subject of much research in recent decades.
The objective of the project is to analyze the US accident data from 50 states to inform the US government agencies and the general public on trends and possible causes of traffic accidents and what could be done to reduce them. The analysis include number of accidents by year, number of accidents by state, best time to travel by month, day and hour, accident-prone area in each state, factors responsible of the accidents like ...
Implementing The Malcolm Baldrige Process For A Financial Institution: An Insiders Perspective,
2020
California State University, San Bernardino
Implementing The Malcolm Baldrige Process For A Financial Institution: An Insiders Perspective, Scott Murray
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
The Malcolm Baldrige Framework for Performance Excellence outlines best practices for strategic and operational processes. Enterprises that achieve the award do so not for the award itself – but for the transformation that takes place along the way. Although the fifty-page summaries of Malcolm Baldrige award winning organizations are posted on the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) (https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/award-recipients), the process and effort used to create such applications has not been documented. This project documents and provides an internal perspective and lessons learned from the early stages of the Malcolm Baldrige journey for a medium ...
An Investigation Into Subject Matter Expert Elicitation In Cost Risk Analysis,
2020
Air Force Institute of Technology
An Investigation Into Subject Matter Expert Elicitation In Cost Risk Analysis, Christopher W. Miller
Theses and Dissertations
This research compares the efficacy of subject matter expert (SME) elicitation methods to other cost estimation methods using a development and production dataset provided by AFLCMC/FZC. First, by using descriptive statistics to evaluate low versus high amount of the respective cost estimation methods by analyzing the means of percent cost growth for both groups. Next, this research involved using a statistics-based approach to investigate whether SME based cost estimating methods have an associated relationship to percent change of Program Acquisition Unit Costs (PAUC), which will be our proxy variable to cost growth. Using a pooled cross-sectional OLS regression analysis ...
