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Transforming Leader Selection In The U.S. Army--The Battalion Command Assessment Program, Joseph Williams

Business Administration Dissertations

ABSTRACT

Transforming Leader Selection in the U.S. Army—The Battalion Command Selection Program

by

Joseph Michael Williams

December 2022

Chair: Dr. Satish Nargundkar

Major Academic Unit: Doctorate in Business Administration

As an institution, the Army has not always done a stellar job of recognizing and retaining the most talented individuals including not investing sufficient time in identifying what qualities were most desirable. This is even more true in the methods utilized in selecting officers for battalion command. Many argue battalion command is one of the most consequential assignments because of the outsized impact on a unit’s mission accomplishment and its people. …

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

Business Administration Dissertations

Billions of US dollars in transactions occur each year between media companies and advertisers purchasing commercials on television shows to reach target demographics. This study investigates how consumer enthusiasm can be quantified (via social media posts) as an input to improve forecast models of television series premiere viewership beyond inputs that are typically used in the entertainment industry. Results support that Twitter activity (volume of tweets and retweets) is a driver of consumer viewership of unscripted programs (i.e., reality or competition shows). As such, incorporating electronic word of mouth (eWOM) into forecasting models improves accuracy for predictions of unscripted shows. …

Sustainable Investing: Navigating The Inefficiencies Of An Inefficient Market, Dale Herndon

Business Administration Dissertations

Over the past decade, sustainable investing, also known as socially responsible investing, ethical investing, or responsible investing, has experienced heightened popularity worldwide. This popularity reflects the increasing awareness of investors of social, environmental, ethical, and corporate governance issues. However, while retail investors' interest has increased, their actual participation has been nominal. This paper explores the question: How do individual investors incorporate sustainability-related experiences, information, learning, or a combination of these in deciding to invest in sustainable investments? This study aims to identify the barriers and enablers that may inhibit or facilitate participation in sustainable investments.

The study follows a grounded …

Assessing B2g Customer/Contractor Relationships Using Social Exchange Theory During The Search And Selection Stage, Mitchell Lee Reed

Business Administration Dissertations

Social Exchange Theory (SET) is used widely to explain commercial business-to-business (B2B) relationship exchange. However, very little literature is dedicated to SET’s use in explaining business-to-government (B2G) relationship exchange. More specifically, little if any literature explores:

• How customer/contractor relationship is developed during the SET search and selection process
• The influence exerted by contractors to shape customer’s requirements and selection criteria (Positioning)
• Impact of contractors’ communication interchange on development of perceived customer relationship (trust and commitment)
• Success competing for contract award as measured by reputational trust and reputational performance satisfaction

This ethnomethodology match pair study utilizes Wilson’s (1995) search and selection …

Entrepreneurship In Rural Areas: Examining The Influence Of Postsecondary Education, Cathy Hill

Business Administration Dissertations

Almost nineteen (19) percent of the United States population lives in rural areas according to the 2010 Census. Deficiencies in diversity of skilled labor, business support networks, and consumer demand have resulted in major barriers to economic prosperity in many of these areas. State and local governments commit valuable time and resources to economic development programs to revitalize rural communities. While post-secondary education institutions significantly augment the ecosystem, research has shown that the framework of the institution will determine the extent of the institution’s impact on entrepreneurship and economic growth. This study undertakes the research questions “Does post-secondary education influence …

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

Business Administration Dissertations

For years, warning signs have illuminated imminent days of reckoning for stalled healthcare innovation across the dynamic American healthcare landscape. An evolving epic battle for healthcare innovation delivery has silently raged and set arena stages throughout the healthcare industry. Urgent innovative healthcare delivery is needed to ameliorate longstanding points of failures in providing healthcare delivery to society. Historically, the science of medicine has fostered cultural practices of innovation absenteeism and resistance to change. Mired by archaic processes, legacy systems, and fractionally useful equipment, our current healthcare ecosystems are unsustainable. Recently, some unhindered frontline physicians opted to take on a portion …

Reestablishing Organizational Stability Through Leading Resilience: Avoiding The Maelstrom Of Personal Distress Caused By An Organizational Disruption, Wallace Andrew Huey Jr

Business Administration Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to address the increasing need for organizations to find the point of initiating resilience at a faster pace in a world that is experiencing an increase in the tempo of disruptions. Leading resilience is proposed as the path to finding the point of resilience. Leading resilience would be a tool to be pulled from the toolbox and utilized daily. It should not sit in a box with a label that states, break the seal only in an emergency.

This paper was developed from a grounded theory research study and the study was informed by …

The Impact Of Personality Traits And Emotional Intelligence On Emergent Leadership, Shinika Byrd

Business Administration Dissertations

On a corporate level, organizations worldwide compete for leadership talent to achieve their missions and to gain competitive advantages. Emergent leadership is a paradigm used by managers to improve business and to grow companies. Emergent leadership reveals individuals who are capable of leading because they are competent and have an influence on the people with whom they work. There are factors that cause leaders to emerge. Two factors – personality and emotional intelligence – can make positive impressions on individuals who choose to follow one of their coworkers. This research investigates the effects of personality and emotional intelligence on the …

Innovative Investment And Trade In Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities And Barriers For State Governments In A Disruptive Global Environment, Nkiruka Catherine Ohaegbu

Business Administration Dissertations

The objective of this qualitative study is to examine the process of global expansion to emerging markets within Sub-Saharan Africa with diverse cultures, economies, risks, and dealing with the unknown. Decision-makers in the State of California lack information about investment opportunities and risks in Sub-Saharan Africa. The area of concern is the process of global expansion to emerging markets within Sub-Saharan Africa with diverse cultures, economies, risks, and dealing with the unknown. Lessons learned can be applied and replicated by other states interested in promoting trade and investment in Sub-Saharan Africa in addition to other emerging markets. Policymakers, government agencies, …

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.

Business Administration Dissertations

ABSTRACT

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

by Leroy Carson, Jr.

April 2022

Chair: Dr. Wesley J. Johnson

Major Academic Unit: Doctorate in Business Administration

This study provides unique insight into the impact of entrepreneurial ecosystems on African American small business owners and startups. I leveraged Resource Based Theory in conjunction with the OECD/EROSTAT Framework for Entrepreneurship Indicators to identify areas of greatest need across two sampled cities. Quantitative analysis was used to interpret and analyze interviews …

The Concept Of Digital Twins And Its Impact On Organizational Performance, Deepa Vivekanandan

Business Administration Dissertations

The world has become “digital” in many aspects and due to which witnessed a great deal of innovation in products, services, and experiences. The innovation using digital technologies has served meaningfully for many organizations. Digital Twin is an emerging concept that was introduced two decades ago which creates a virtual replica by extending the use of some of the advanced digital techniques and technologies.

Limited research is available to conceptualize Digital Twins clearly, analyze the stages of maturity of Digital Twins, and articulate the novel aspects of the technology with an emphasis on similarities, differences, and connections between the Digital …

The Impact Of Values Congruence On Sales Personnel Performance And Retention: A Person-Organization Fit Analysis, Jason Duke

Business Administration Dissertations

Sales performance and salesforce turnover are vital concerns for businesses and organizations everywhere. Too, much work has been performed within academic research on the impact of performance on companies and the antecedents to predicting individual salesperson performance and intent to remain. Much work has also been committed to further the concept of Person-Organization Fit (P-O Fit) related to organizational success or failure. In this paper, I will conduct a quantitative analysis of a cloud services company’s sales personnel to establish the impact of values and normal congruence on individual salespeople's performance and intention to remain. This research will fill an …

The Impact Of The Financial System And Its Channels On Smes' Access To Financing: A Nigerian Perspective, Akinwande Ademosu

Business Administration Dissertations

Several researchers have studied the catalytic influence of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on many countries' economies. Its underwhelming impact on the Nigerian economy has also attracted some attention. This research aims to examine the effect of the financial system on SMEs' access to financing and recommend changes to the financial system that will enhance SMEs' access to funding in Nigeria. Thus, the research adopted a mixed-method approach. The quantitative analysis section used 18 years of aggregate national data sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to determine the relationship between the financial system, the channel of distribution (the …

Management Perceptions Of The Value Of Artificial Intelligence In Drug Discovery And Development, Scott P. Murray

Business Administration Dissertations

The challenge of bringing new drugs to market through discovery and development is nothing short of daunting in the biopharmaceutical industry. The process is very expensive, very risky and carries a high failure rate, however, it is necessary to sustain the biopharmaceutical industry in bringing new medications to market. In fact, much of the recent literature supports the position that the biopharmaceutical industry faces a more difficult task than most industries in the development of new products, given the escalating cost of research and development, the high regulatory hurdles, and a declining success rate in the discovery of new drug …

The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Esports Viewership Trends, James P. Crone

Business Administration Dissertations

Abstract

Multi-player gameplay competitions, live streaming of gameplay, and viewing gameplay are significant segments of esports’ rapidly growing consumer online gaming community. In 2021, the esports industry was forecast to generate over $1 billion USD worldwide in revenue (Esports Earnings, 2019). Twitch.tv, the largest esports online platform, integrates multiple user-to-player, user-to-user, and user-to-community communication tools, thus creating social interaction opportunities. This study explored online or digital esports viewership activity and the importance of community interaction opportunities on the Twitch.tv digital platform.

For the purpose of this study, a broad definition of esports viewership and community participation is used because esports …

Sense Of Place And Customer Experience: Cast Study In The State Of Alaska, Maryam Al Ali

Business Administration Dissertations

Business owners aspire to create a great customer experience for their clients. They want their customers to buy their products or use their services and come back for more. This study examines the relationship between Sense of Place and Customer Experience using the Case Study Approach. The key research question addressed is “How does Sense of Place influence Customer Experience?” A case study approach was used to study this relationship in the tourism industry in the State of Alaska. Literal and theoretical replication was used to study convergence and variation. A typology of the reasons for attachment to a place …