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Union Pacific Railroad Company Strategic Audit, Alison Steger

Honors Theses

Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific, UP, UPRR) is a freight railroad based in Omaha, Nebraska, servicing 23 states in America, with additional ports and country interchanges. The 160-year history of this railroad began with Abraham Lincoln and continues into 2023, with the recent announcement of CEO Lance Fritz’s departure. A PESTEL analysis provides an in-depth look at UP's external operating environment, and Porter’s Five Forces industry analysis assesses the industry's competitive environment. Analyses of Union Pacific's competitive advantages, essential resources, and projected roadblocks are followed by strategic recommendations for UP to remain a Class I freight railroad industry leader.

Society Dilemma Of Computer Technology Management In Today's World, Iwasan D. Kejawa Ed.D

School of Computing: Faculty Publications

Abstract - Is it true that some of the inhabitants of the world’s today are still hesitant in using computers? Research has shown that today many people are still against the use of computers. Computer technology management can be said to be obliterated by security problems. Research shows that some people in society feel reluctant or afraid to use computers because of errors and exposure of their privacy and their sophistication, which sometimes are caused by computer hackers and malfunction of the computers. The dilemma of not utilizing computer technology at all or, to its utmost, by certain people in …

Trader Joe's Case Study, Madisson Magee

Honors Theses

My senior project is focused around analyzing Trader Joe’s business model and writing a case study focusing on the management strategies of the company. I wanted to know what made them so successful and recognizable as brand in the grocery store industry. My case study is based off of a Harvard Business School published case. Not only did I want to understand their success, but also what factors impact them and what issues they face in maintaining a successful business model. To do this, I analyzed many aspects of their company, where they stand against competitors and internal and external …

The Complexity Of Business Schools, Kai Peters, Howard Thomas

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Kai Peters and Howard Thomas wonder how long business schools can survive the growing complexity of their industry.

The Impact Of Campus Facilities On The Recruitment Of Students In Higher Education, Lucinnda Sue Mcdonald

Dissertations

The statement often has been made over the years that university recruitment efforts are strongly impacted by campus facilities. The subject has been a topic of research over the past several decades. This study indicates that as generations change and times change, the significance of various aspects of the university to the prospective student change as well.

This research effort is a mixed-methods study to provide insight on the facilities current students deem most important when determining which college or university they will attend. The research for this study was conducted through an online survey asking students to:

• Choose …

An Inquiry Into The Aviation Management Education Paradigm Shift, Matthew P. Earnhardt, Jason M. Newcomer, Daryl V. Watkins, James W. Marion

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

Working adults with four-year degrees from accredited colleges or universities earn, on average, almost three times more than individuals without a degree. This pay gap led Newcomer and his colleagues to study attitudes of aviation and aerospace managers towards education. That study found that managers valued education in new hires, even though they did not deem it critical to their own positions. That finding indicated a potential paradigm shift towards the perceived value of education in the industry.

In the current qualitative, phenomenological research, we interviewed 14 managers from various capacities within the aviation and aerospace industries to determine the …

Aviation Managers’ Perspective On The Importance Of Education, Jason M. Newcomer, James W. Marion Jr, Matthew P. Earnhardt

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

The U.S. Department of Labor reported that working adults with at least a four-year college degree earned an annual average salary of $63,400 compared to the $24,300 salary of high school graduates with no college. The purpose of this quantitative non-experimental study was to survey managers in the U.S. aviation industry to describe their perspective on how education has impacted them. Following a robust review of the literature, we analyzed the responses from 103 managers’ and discovered that there is a significant association between degree importance and level of education among aviation managers that has application to professional practice. The …

A Multilevel Analysis Of Problem-Based Learning Design Characteristics, Kimberly S. Scott

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

The increasing use of experience-centered approaches like problem-based learning (PBL) by learning and development practitioners and management educators has raised interest in how to design, implement and evaluate PBL in that field. Of particular interest is how to evaluate the relative impact of design characteristics that exist at the individual and team levels of analysis. This study proposes and tests a multilevel model of PBL design characteristics. Participant perceptions of PBL design characteristics are used to examine PBL reactions and perceived learning outcomes. Findings affirm the importance of problem design characteristics and effective team facilitation, while raising new questions about …

The Dialectics Of Staff Unionism And University Management; Critical Discourse For Effective Educational Service Delivery, Olukunle Saheed Oludeyi, Adebayo Olatunde Akinsanya

Olukunle Saheed, OLUDEYI

This paper was poised by the lingering lamentations about the acute fall in standard of education and rapid knowledge declination among Nigerians today. The problem has become so intense that Nigerian ivory towers are now accused of producing ill-prepared and unemployable graduates who seriously lack the skills and competencies needed to positively assist the nation in its quest for growth and development. Unfortunately apart from poor university management, suspicious and insincere, if not selfish relationship between leadership of staff unions and leadership of university management is another factor impeding adequate and effective educational service delivery in Nigeria today. With pluralist …

Bridging The Mutual Knowledge Gap: Coordination And The Commercialization Of University Science, Reddi Kotha, Gerard George, Kannan Srikanth

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We examine why commercialization of interdisciplinary research, especially from distant scientific domains, is different from commercialization of inventions from specialized or proximate domains. We argue that anticipated coordination costs arising from the need to transfer technology to licensee firms and from the need for an inventor team's members to work together to further develop a technology significantly impact commercialization outcomes. We use a sample of 3,776 university invention disclosures to test whether variation in the types of experience of the scientists on a team influences the likelihood that an invention will be licensed. We proffer evidence to support our hypotheses …

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• COBA’s Fifth Dean and First PhD
• COBA’s Whitaker Named VP
• A Message from Dean Wells
• Loughry Recognized for Teamwork Models
• Handlen — Fifth Freeman Lecturer
• Logistics Team Presents in Jacksonville
• Bland Visits Campus
• 23rd Annual Accounting Day Celebrated
• The Carter Chair
• Spotlight on Graduate Studies
• Alumni in the Spotlight
• 2013 Awards of Excellence
• Thank you to Our Many Supporters
• 7th Annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference in Atlanta
• Alumniville
• McCartney Retires
• City Campus Growth Continues
• 7th Annual Community Bank Symposium
• In Memory of Cory Wilson, a KA Gentleman

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• BB&T Funds Eminent Scholar
• Luke Bryan
• A Message from Dean Wells
• Mooney Receives Georgia Society of CPAs Award
• Mackelprang Receives International Awards
• 2012 Scholarship Recipients
• Debt and the U. S. Economy
• The Courage to Care
• Sneathen Is Volunteer of the Year
• A Day for Southern
• Spotlight on Graduate Studies
• Alumni in the Spotlight
• Faces of Homecoming 2012
• COBA Welcomes New Faculty
• Thank You 2012 Eagle Executive Society Members!
• Brasington and Price Retire with 36 Years of Service to COBA
• COBA’s New Administrators
• Annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Conference
• AACSB Accreditation
• SAP@GSU Advantage
• FastPitch
• ACL Data Analysis Software
• Alumniville
• Hanna …

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• Thank You, Dean Shiffler
• Lockwood State’s Outstanding Accounting Educator
• A Message from Dean Shiffler
• Price Becomes ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission Chair
• COBAns Attend National Advising Conference
• Hickman Is Beta Gamma Sigma Honoree
• Groom Inaugural Carter Lecturer
• 22nd Annual Accounting Day Celebrated
• Spotlight on Graduate Studies
• Alumni in the Spotlight
• 2012 Awards of Excellence
• Thank you to our many supporters
• Dean’s Citations for Student Engagement
• Alumniville
• In Memoriam — Ardian Greca
• The PKF Consulting Visit
• Center for Excellence in Financial Services
• Belk Partnership
• “Why Good People Make Bad Decisions”

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• The Executive MBA and WebMAcc
• Cathy Addresses Graduation
• 5th Annual Community Bank Symposium
• A Message from Dean Shiffler
• University Ranked 4th in the Nation
• Dan Speight Is Beta Gamma Sigma Honoree
• ΦΒΛ Battle Champs
• Student Kudos
• 21st Annual Accounting Day Celebrated
• Spotlight on Graduate Studies
• Alumni in the Spotlight
• 2011 Awards
• Dean’s Citations for Student Engagement
• Alumniville
• Special Providence: Marcia Jones
• Dust, Spiders, and Thieves, Oh My!
• New BBRED Director
• Freeman Memorial Lecture
• COBA’s Spring 2011 Graduation Trends

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• COBA’s New Vision and Structure
• Georgia Southern’s First Ph.D. Class
• A message from Dean Shiffler
• Day for Southern Record
• Hupman Scholar
• 2011 Scholarship Recipients
• SOA’s 16th Annual EIR
• Fraud and Forensic Education Conference
• Southern Bass Anglers
• Fraud and Forensic Education Conference
• Spotlight on graduate studies
• Alumni in the spotlight
• Faces oCOBA Welcomes New Facultyf homecoming 2011
• Wells and Randall New Administrators
• Special Agent Vic Hartman, Atlanta FBI, Guest speaker
• Logistics Career Fair
• SED Welcomes Visiting Scholar
• Center for Entrepreneurship Events
• Governor Appoints Deal
• City Campus Wins Award
• Thank You 2011 Eagle Executive Society Members!
• Norman Fries Distinguished Lecture
• PROJECT ADRIAN …

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• Georgia Southern’s First Ph.D.
• The “R” Us Partnership
• A message from Dean Shiffler
• New IS Scholarship
• 20th Annual Accounting Day
• Hala Moddelmog Returns to Arby’s
• Linda M. Bleicken Is Beta Gamma Sigma Honoree
• MBA Business Plan Development Competition
• Spotlight on Graduate Studies
• Alumni in the spotlight
• 2010 awards of excellences
• Dean’s Citations for Student Engagement
• The Forensic Accounting Board
• William A. Freeman Memorial Lecture
• Forensic Accounting Lecture
• Alumniville
• 4th Annual Banking Symposium
• Special Providence: Ori James and Annie Sula Brannen Moxley

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• Price Selected Fulbright Scholar
• New Provost
• Battipaglia Visits COBA
• A message from Dean Shiffler
• Homecoming Professors for a Day
• 2010 Scholarship Recipients
• Tracy Ham Inducted into CFL Hall of Fame
• Moore Distinguished Service Awardee
• Ori James Scholarship
• SOA’s 15th Annual EIR
• COBA Advisory Councils’ Fall Meetings
• Spotlight on graduate studies
• Huggins Joins WebMBA® Staff
• New MAcc Director
• Alumni in the spotlight
• Faces of homecoming 2010
• COBA Welcomes New Faculty
• COBA Golfers Earn Honors
• Eastman Receives Stanley Award
• Center for Forensic Studies
• SIFE Inducts Advisory Board
• PKM Supports Forensic Program
• Thank You 2010 Eagle Executive Society Members!
• IMA’s Thomson Visits Georgia …

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• Welcome, Dr. Brooks A. Keel ! ! !
• The Grube Era
• COBA Offers First Ph.D. at Georgia Southern
• A message from Dean Shiffler
• Sibbald Heads BBRED
• 2009 scholarship recipients
• Georgia Society of CPAs Presents Chair of AICPA
• Students Meet Textbook Author
• COBA’s Student Advisory Board
• COBA Golf Tournament
• From the Director
• Georgia WebMBA®
• MAcc Update
• Greg Van Zant
• Alumni in the spotlight
• Faces of Homecoming 2009
• COBA Welcomes New Faculty & Administrators
• New Toys “R” Us Partnership
• The Princeton Review Listing
• Eagle FastPitch
• Georgia Trend’s “40 under 40”
• White Collar Crime Lectures
• Eagle Executive Society Members
• 2009 Professor for a …

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• President Grube achieves goals...
• The Jane White Marketing Scholarships
• A message from dean Shiffer
• SAP Certification Planned for COBA Grad Studies
• The Becker CPA Review
• CIT Advisory Board Meets
• Verdict: Taking a Real World Approach
• New IS Minor
• Farewell from the Director
• WebMBA® Offers Opportunity
• MBA in the Spotlight
• MBA in the City
• Alumni in the spotlight
• The Center for Entrepreneurnial Leadership
• SOA Professor Certified
• WTOC Economic Crisis Forum
• MAcc Tax Research in Tampa
• COBA welcomes new faculty
• 2008 facts & figures
• Eagle Executive Society Charter Members
• Alumniville

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• COBA Programs: AACSB Accredited
• Study to Define Football Options
• A Message from Dean Shiffler
• State-wide Water Plan
• Corporate Leadership Council Scholars
• Gentry 2008 Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Honoree
• 18th Annual Accounting Day Celebration
• StAR Awards
• MBA in the Spotlight
• MSAE: New Online Economics Degree
• MAcc: Forensic Accounting
• Alumniville
• COBA’s Business Advisory Council
• Veteran Banker Honored
• Spring Commencement
• 2008 University Alumni Awards Dinner

Service Learning In Business Schools: What The H.E.L.P. Honduras Story Teaches About Building, Sustaining, And Replicating International Initiatives In Graduate Programs, Lisa Mali Jones

Theses and Dissertations

This document outlines the foundation and first year results of the H.E.L.P. Honduras organization, which was formed as a student-based, student-governed international outreach initiative at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. Specifically, in its first year the organization focused on providing microcredit and service relief to victims of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras.

After studying the case of H.E.L.P. Honduras, readers should conclude that educators interested in sponsoring sustainable student-run service learning organizations at private universities must address three primary issues: the problem of student selection and turnover, the need for administrative and faculty endorsement, and the need …

Foresight - "Profiles Of Success" - Fall 1999, Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

CONTENTS

• Page 3 - Leading SBE into the future: A conversation with Dean Randolph A. Pohlman
• Page 6 - Management in the next millennium: The challenges and the opportunities
• Page 8 - Motivating employees: How will managers boost employee productivity in the 21st century?
• Page 9 - Business success in the year 2000: Three entrepreneurs named to the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame discuss the principles that guide them and how they will apply them in the years ahead.
• Page 16 - Educating managers in the 21st century: The key role for business schools.
• Page 18 - Doctoral highlights
• Page 20 …

Foresight Special Edition - "A Gift Of Learning" - [1999], Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

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The Impact Of Cocurricular Experience On Leadership Development, Deborah H. White

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the impact of cocurricular activities on leadership development. College graduates recognized as community leaders were selected from three communities in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Through survey and interview techniques, the leaders were asked to reflect on high school and college experiences that led to their development as leaders. The study included a focus on differences in experiences of male and female leaders. Developmental influences such as family, mentors, global experience, and the cocurricular activities engaged in during high school and college were explored. Title IX had no impact on increased opportunities for women in this group of …

Foresight - "Your Financial Future: Golden Egg Or Goose Egg?" - Fall 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

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Foresight - "Sbe's Hall Of Fame" - Spring 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

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Foresight - "Executive Education: Building Skills; Building Businesses; Adding Value" - Winter 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

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Foresight - "Customer Service" - July 1997 (Vol. 3 Issue 2), Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

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Foresight - "Business Education And Health Care" - March 1997 (Vol. 3 Issue 1), Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

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Foresight - "Financial Adjustments: How The Banking Industry Is Adapting To A Changing Society" - September 1996 (Vol. 2 Issue 1), Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

No abstract provided.