Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Keyword
-
- Action Project (3)
- Applied Learning (3)
- Applied Research (3)
- Collaborators (3)
- Entrepreneurism (3)
-
- Experiential Learning (3)
- Internship (3)
- On-campus Marketing (3)
- Undergraduate Student Research (3)
- Agency costs (1)
- Bank holding company (1)
- Bank lending (1)
- Company-sponsored women’s networks (1)
- Confidence (1)
- Credit constraints (1)
- Entrepreneurship (1)
- Entry-level Sales Representative (1)
- Healthcare Sales (1)
- Innovation (1)
- Minor (1)
- Organizational complexity (1)
- Organizational networks (1)
- Pharmaceutical Industry (1)
- Pharmaceutical Sales (1)
- Qualitative Research (1)
- Relationship lending (1)
- SME finance (1)
- Selling (1)
- Small Business (1)
- Undergraduate Collaborative Research (1)
Articles 1 - 8 of 8
Full-Text Articles in Business
Closing The Confidence Gap-2020.Pptx, Mary Jacobs
Closing The Confidence Gap-2020.Pptx, Mary Jacobs
Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
Closing the Confidence Gap; Getting Comfortable Selling Yourself.Presented topic at National Institute for Social Media in November 2020 to 45 attendees and April, 2021 to 19 women entrepreneurs through SCORE, which is part of the Small Business Administration.
Intention Matters: Quality Women's Networks Focus On Advancement, Sarah Rand
Intention Matters: Quality Women's Networks Focus On Advancement, Sarah Rand
Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
This study concentrates on the role and value of one strategy frequently employed by large organizations: the formation of company-sponsored women’s networks. The purpose of this study was to understand what factors impact the effectiveness of women’s networks so as to facilitate members’ advancement. This study employed a survey of 2,021 women’s network participants across three large organizations operating in diverse industries. Though few members reported career advancement as a result of their involvement, those who did identified common experiences including opportunities to expand professional networks, build connections with senior leaders, develop sponsorship relationships, and participate in projects helpful for …
Katie’S Closet: An On-Campus Experiential Learning Project, Julie Nelsen, Mary Henderson, Pa Kou Yang
Katie’S Closet: An On-Campus Experiential Learning Project, Julie Nelsen, Mary Henderson, Pa Kou Yang
Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
Two faculty and one undergraduate student embarked on an applied learning experience to determine the feasibility of starting a free professional clothing shop for University students called Katie's Closet. All aspects of conceptualizing and testing the Katie's Closet pop-up-store concept began from a feasibility study. With the support of faculty mentors, the undergraduate student researched, analyzed, and executed the project. The action research project started with informational interviews and a focus group for gathering qualitative data on the student population's needs. These findings led to more research to explore potential collaborative partnerships with other University departments. Competitive benchmarking also supported …
Katie's Closet: An On-Campus Experiential Learning Project, Julie Nelsen, Mary Henderson, Pa Kou Yang
Katie's Closet: An On-Campus Experiential Learning Project, Julie Nelsen, Mary Henderson, Pa Kou Yang
Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
Two faculty and one undergraduate student embarked on an applied learning experience to determine the feasibility of starting a free professional clothing shop for University students called Katie's Closet. All aspects of conceptualizing and testing the Katie's Closet pop-up-store concept began from a feasibility study. With the support of faculty mentors, the undergraduate student researched, analyzed, and executed the project. The action research project started with informational interviews and a focus group for gathering qualitative data on the student population's needs. These findings led to more research to explore potential collaborative partnerships with other University departments. Competitive benchmarking also supported …
Independent Study: Understanding The Pharmaceutical Industry, Julie Nelsen, J. Nelsen, Erika Wallace
Independent Study: Understanding The Pharmaceutical Industry, Julie Nelsen, J. Nelsen, Erika Wallace
Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
An undergraduate Healthcare Sales student wanted to understand the pharmaceutical (pharma) industry better to determine if the industry was a good fit. She approached her professor to gain support for an independent study to understand better the history and challenges of selling in the pharma industry. Once completed, the pair recognized this information's value and collaborated in editing the document to share these findings to provide this entry-level salesperson's guide to understanding the pharma industry. Six semi-structured interviews of pharma professionals showed three primary areas of knowledge and ethics required of the entry-level pharma industry salesperson. These suggestions are for …
Katie’S Closet: An On-Campus Experiential Learning Project, Julie Nelsen, J. Nelsen, Mary Henderson, Pa Kou Yang
Katie’S Closet: An On-Campus Experiential Learning Project, Julie Nelsen, J. Nelsen, Mary Henderson, Pa Kou Yang
Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
Two faculty and one undergraduate student embarked on an applied learning experience to determine the feasibility of starting a free professional clothing shop for University students called Katie's Closet. All aspects of conceptualizing and testing the Katie's Closet pop-up-store concept began from a feasibility study. With the support of faculty mentors, the undergraduate student researched, analyzed, and executed the project. The action research project started with informational interviews and a focus group for gathering qualitative data on the student population's needs. These findings led to more research to explore potential collaborative partnerships with other University departments. Competitive benchmarking also supported …
Small Business Debt Financing: The Effect Of Lender Structural Complexity., Jaume Franquesa, David Vera
Small Business Debt Financing: The Effect Of Lender Structural Complexity., Jaume Franquesa, David Vera
Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) depend on a large measure on commercial banks for external capital, and US SMEs are increasingly experiencing bank credit constraints and resorting to costly alternatives. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of lender organizational complexity on SME financing shortfalls. In particular, it examines the credit shortage effects associated with the SME's reliance on bank holding company (BHC) owned, as opposed to independent, lenders.
Scumbaaentrenpreneurship Innovationnamshendersonkalina (1).Docx, Mary Henderson, Megan Kalina
Scumbaaentrenpreneurship Innovationnamshendersonkalina (1).Docx, Mary Henderson, Megan Kalina
Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to review the rationale for developing a new entrepreneurship and innovation minor at the University. Business leaders value innovative and entrepreneurial acumen in their employees. Many students today will start businesses in the future. A competitive review of all higher education institutions in the state revealed that 14 of them offer entrepreneurship and innovation programs as majors, minors, concentrations, and/or certificates. Since there is not an entrepreneurship or innovation program at the University, there is a gap in the academic offerings. After a review of the marketplace and an analysis of programs at in-state …