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Small Business Risk In The Context Of A Pandemic: A Simulation, Ashlyn Sperry
Small Business Risk In The Context Of A Pandemic: A Simulation, Ashlyn Sperry
Honors Undergraduate Theses
In this thesis, I consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses, as they are acutely at risk due to the lack of implicit government insurance that would be available to larger corporations. I will discuss insurance's characteristics using the basic theory of insurance, analyze pandemic insurance's viability in the private market, and critique alternative solutions. While the theory suggests that pandemics are not insurable in the private market, I will perform specific analysis to determine if this is the case or not. Using a simulation of the economic landscape firms face, business owners with varying levels of …
Successfull Implementation Of The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program In Small Businesses, Valentina Parra
Successfull Implementation Of The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program In Small Businesses, Valentina Parra
Honors Undergraduate Theses
In recent years, companies have been focused on improving organizational performance and the loyalty of customers to improve sustainability in increasingly complex markets. The Baldrige Performance Excellence framework, generally referred to as the Baldrige criteria, was created to guide professionals in achieving these goals including defining a set of excellence criteria and offering an award program to recognize high-performing organizations. The principles of excellence focus on understanding and working for the stakeholders, improving performance and quality management, and strategically driving continuous improvement. The framework can be used for organizational self-assessments; however, many organizations find it challenging to interpret and apply …
Women's Professional Sports: A Case Study On Practices That Could Increase Their Profitability, Danielle H. Mcardle
Women's Professional Sports: A Case Study On Practices That Could Increase Their Profitability, Danielle H. Mcardle
Honors Undergraduate Theses
Women’s professional sports leagues have often been considered a risky business endeavor. Critics cite low attendance, lack of sponsorships, lack of media rights deals, and numerous other reasons for why women’s professional sports leagues are not profitable. In analyzing the current landscape of women’s professional sport leagues, this paper uses a case study approach to develop a strategy that will highlight lessons learned from past women’s professional sports leagues, current professional sports leagues, sponsorship agreements, fans, social, digital, and mobile marketing strategies, and management practices to show how the business of women’s sports could be made into a more profitable …
The Accelerator, Volume 8 Issue 15, Summer 2015, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 8 Issue 15, Summer 2015, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Accelerator, Volume 7 Issue 13, Spring 2014, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 7 Issue 13, Spring 2014, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Accelerator, Volume 7 Issue 14, Winter 2014, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 7 Issue 14, Winter 2014, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Accelerator, Volume 6 Issue 12, Summer 2013, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 6 Issue 12, Summer 2013, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Accelerator, Volume 6 Issue 11, Winter 2013, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 6 Issue 11, Winter 2013, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Accelerator, Volume 5 Issue 10, Summer 2012, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 5 Issue 10, Summer 2012, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
No abstract provided.
“Don't Call Me A Student-Athlete”: The Effect Of Identity Priming On Stereotype Threat For Academically Engaged African American College Athletes, Keith Harrison
Dr. C. Keith Harrison
Academically engaged African American college athletes are most susceptible to stereotype threat in the classroom when the context links their unique status as both scholar and athlete. After completing a measure of academic engagement, African American and White college athletes completed a test of verbal reasoning. To vary stereotype threat, they first indicated their status as a scholar-athlete, an athlete, or as a research participant on the cover page. Compared to the other groups, academically engaged African American college athletes performed poorly on the difficult test items when primed for their athletic identity, but they performed worse on both the …
The Accelerator, Volume 5 Issue 8, Summer 2011, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 5 Issue 8, Summer 2011, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Accelerator, Volume 5 Issue 9, Winter 2011, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 5 Issue 9, Winter 2011, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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Why Do Restaurants Fail? Part Iii: An Analysis Of Macro And Micro Factors, H.G. Parsa, Amy Gregory, Michael "Doc" Terry
Why Do Restaurants Fail? Part Iii: An Analysis Of Macro And Micro Factors, H.G. Parsa, Amy Gregory, Michael "Doc" Terry
Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications
Restaurants are a significant part of American life. According to the National Restaurant Association (2009), total revenues for the restaurant industry exceed $580 billion with nearly 1,000,000 operating restaurants in the US; providing jobs for over 13 million people. The sizeable economic impact of the restaurant industry can be measured by the 4% contribution it makes to the Gross Domestic Product in the United States. In addition, the restaurant industry has been expanding at a steady rate of 2 to 4 % over the past three decades. In 2009, despite the economic downturn, the restaurant industry grew by 2.5% (NRA, …
Purposeful Engagement Of First-Year Division I Student-Athletes, Keith Harrison
Purposeful Engagement Of First-Year Division I Student-Athletes, Keith Harrison
Dr. C. Keith Harrison
This study examined the extent to which transitioning, first-year student-athletes engage in educationally sound activities in college. The sample included 147 revenue and nonrevenue first-year student-athletes who were surveyed at four large Division 1-A universities. Findings revealed that revenue and nonrevenue first-year student athletes differed regarding their academic and athletic identities. Transitioning revenue student-athletes rated themselves as having slightly higher athletic identities, yet lower academic identities compared to their nonrevenue counterparts. The findings from this study also indicated that the kinds of effective educational practices that first-year student-athletes engage in have a positive influence on their academic self-concept. These findings …
The Accelerator, Volume 4 Issue 6, Summer 2010, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 4 Issue 6, Summer 2010, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
No abstract provided.
Athletic Voices And Academic Victories: African American Male Student-Athlete Experiences In The Pac-Ten, Keith Harrison
Athletic Voices And Academic Victories: African American Male Student-Athlete Experiences In The Pac-Ten, Keith Harrison
Dr. C. Keith Harrison
The purpose of this study was to explore participants’ academic experiences and confidence about their academic achievement. Participants (N = 27) consisted of high-achieving African American male student—athletes from four academically rigorous American universities in the Pac-Ten conference. Most of the participants competed in revenue-generating sports and were interviewed to obtain a deeper understanding of their successful academic experiences. Utilizing a phenomenological approach four major themes emerged: “I Had to Prove I’m Worthy,” “I’m a Perceived Threat to Society,” “It’s About Time Management,” and “It’s About Pride and Hard Work.” Stereotype threat and stereotype reactance are investigated in relation to …
The Accelerator, Volume 4 Issue 7, Winter 2010, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 4 Issue 7, Winter 2010, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Accelerator, Volume 2 Issue 5, Fall 2009, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 2 Issue 5, Fall 2009, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Accelerator, Volume 2 Issue 4, Summer 2009, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 2 Issue 4, Summer 2009, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Role Of Gender Identities And Stereotype Salience With The Academic Performance Of Male And Female College Athletes, Keith Harrison
The Role Of Gender Identities And Stereotype Salience With The Academic Performance Of Male And Female College Athletes, Keith Harrison
Dr. C. Keith Harrison
An experiment was conducted to examine factors that moderate the experience of academic identity threat among college athletes who represent a stigmatized group on most college campuses (Yopyk & Prentice, 2005). It was hypothesized that because they are more engaged in academics, female college athletes would be especially threatened by the prospect of confirming the “dumb-jock” stereotype. As predicted, female college athletes performed more poorly when their athletic and academic identities were explicitly linked, but only on moderately difficult test items. The results also revealed that male college athletes performed significantly better (see stereotype reactance and self-affirmation) on more difficult …
The Accelerator, Volume 2 Issue 3, Winter 2009, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 2 Issue 3, Winter 2009, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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Stereotypes And Stigmas Of College Athletes In Tank Mcnamara's Cartoon Strip: Fact Or Fiction?, Keith Harrison
Stereotypes And Stigmas Of College Athletes In Tank Mcnamara's Cartoon Strip: Fact Or Fiction?, Keith Harrison
Dr. C. Keith Harrison
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I student-athletes (N= 43) regarding stereotypical cartoons about athletes. A qualitative approach, which included a visual elicitation technique, was utilized by administering the Lifestyle Association & Representation of Athletes Scale (LARAS). The LARAS explored participants’ perceptions of the following six specific concepts: a) academic support issues; b) academic progress; c) coaches as educators; d) professional sport aspirations; e) media identities, advertising, and representation; and f) cultural issues and recruiting. Five major themes emerged from participants’ perceptions: Big Sport Business, Athletic Image, College Athlete …
The Accelerator, Volume 1 Issue 2, Fall 2008, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 1 Issue 2, Fall 2008, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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The Accelerator, Volume 1, Summer 2008, Christa Santos
The Accelerator, Volume 1, Summer 2008, Christa Santos
The Accelerator
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Mainstreaming And Integrating The Substance And Spectacle Of Scholar-Baller: A New Game Plan For The Ncaa, Higher Education And Society, Keith Harrison
Mainstreaming And Integrating The Substance And Spectacle Of Scholar-Baller: A New Game Plan For The Ncaa, Higher Education And Society, Keith Harrison
Dr. C. Keith Harrison
The purpose of this chapter is to theoretically and empirically capture the cultural divide between education and sport and entertainment in American society. The NCAA Academic Reform Movement has evolved from holding individuals accountable to presently monitoring institutions and their retention and graduation success of college student athletes. This movement will require a deeper examination of how culture influences academic attitudes and lifelong learning. Based on empirical data from different methodologies, this chapter proposes that student athletes; especially African American males, are often stereotyped with few strategies to empower their academic and athletic identities. The Scholar-Baller Paradigm is designed to …
Faculty And Male Football And Basketball Players On University Campuses: An Empirical Investigation Of The "Intellectual" As Mentor To The Student Athlete, Keith Harrison
Dr. C. Keith Harrison
No abstract provided.
The Image Of Paul Robeson:Role Model For The Student And Athlete, Keith Harrison
The Image Of Paul Robeson:Role Model For The Student And Athlete, Keith Harrison
Dr. C. Keith Harrison
No abstract provided.
Black Athletes At The Millenium, Keith Harrison
Black Athletes At The Millenium, Keith Harrison
Dr. C. Keith Harrison
No abstract provided.