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Follow Me To The Top, Daniel Canterbury, Jamie Graham, Amy Murphy

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Employee Benefit And Leadership Program, Kathryn Taylor, Patty Collins

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Employee Volunteer Program Implementation, Clint Conner

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Determining The Price Of Real Estate In The Nacogdoches Area, Katelyn Windham, Kayla Burns, Priscilla Soto, Grant Bailey

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Federal Reserve's Monetary Policies, Asad Choudhry

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Fashion Start Up Business Plan, Ashlee Whelihan

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Warfare Vs. Business: A Comparison Of East Asian Principles And Strategies, Theunis Oliphant

Undergraduate Research Conference

The purpose of this research is to analyze and compare the different parts of armies and businesses in order to understand how they function.

"A Shade Of Swaby" Fashion Startup Business Plan, Shirmyra Swaby

Undergraduate Research Conference

A well-researched and comprehensive business plan is invaluable to an entrpreneur. In Fashion Entreprenuership, authors Granger & Sterling (2003, p.16, 18) state, "A tremendous amount of research should go into the creation of a business concept before investing large amounts of time, money, and energy into the business." Researching this entrepreneurial venture involved library and internet searches. It also encompassed seeking the advice of friends, bankers, other entrepreneurs, buisness advisers, and professors. Research was conducted and a 36-page business plan prepared for "A Shade of Swaby" in Human Sciences 452: Fashion Enreprenneurship in fall 2012. The plan included an exclusive …

Great Places To Work, Caty Beard, Bayley Birdwell, Chelsea Bogue, Rachel Bostick

Undergraduate Research Conference

As prospective employees, we want to know what kinds of values our employers possess and which of our values they welcome. By researching what to look for in a company before graduating, we will have a better understanding of what a company stands for so we can narrow our search to a place where we can fit in, yet stand out and contribute effectively to our employers' mission and success. In order to find that perfect company, we looked at several lists of the top 100 companies in the areas where we plan to live upon graduation, then we narrowed …

The P.E.R.K. Program, Kayla Morton, Juan Duarte, Bryan Wells

Undergraduate Research Conference

Research shows that empowering employees and providing a mutually beneficial environment creates a more productive workplace for employees. The P.E.R.K. program will help us achieve the top Gen Y talent. As we attract top talent, we forsee an increase in year-over-year profits resulting in an outstanding P.E.R.K. program return-on-investment ratio.

F.I.T. Our Challenge, Our Purpose, And What We Can Do For You, Sara Muckleroy, Donovan Pearson, Jeremy Pinkston, Meagan Webb

Undergraduate Research Conference

Our group was given the task of creating a wellness program for Biss Enterprises. The launch of the FIT program for Biss Enterprises will be a great benefit to the company as well as its employees. These types of programs have been shown to reduce health care costs and employee absenteeism while increasing employee productivity. Not only is wellness meant to improve the employee's physical health, but also their mental health and social health outside of work.

Health: Helping Employees Alter Life Through Health, Natalie Strabala, Alyssa Rains

Undergraduate Research Conference

To create a healthier and happier company environment and network as a whole. Our employees will become more focused and goal-oriented driven. The overall morale of the company will be higher, leading Biss Enterprises to even more success.

Adaptations To Technology And Its Effect On Communication And Cohesion In The Family Context, Vanessa Pratt

Undergraduate Research Conference

My research addresses different aspects of family life that have been know to be affected by technology. Researchers have established several empirically based frameworks to analyze the impact of technology on the family. These frameworks emphasize the areas of family cohesion, communication, adaptability, boundaries, and personal self-esteem.

Influence Or Deterrence: A Critical Analysis Of The History And Current State Of Music Videos In The Us, Shannon Blow

Undergraduate Research Conference

This paper critically examines the medium of music videos and its influences in society through examples and through a variety of critical theoretical concepts.

Improving Closing Task Completion In A Nation-Wide Drugstore Chain, Vivian Kempt

Undergraduate Research Conference

Performance feedback has been used to successfully modify behaviors in an assortment of workplace settings. Adding behavioral consequences and/or goal settings to feedback improves the overall behavioral effects and consistencies. When goal settings and feedback are combined, they have been proven to affect performance positively by increasing the information and motivation needed to execute work tasks in their entirety. The current study examined the effects of goal setting and graphic feedback on closing task completion in a nationwide drugstore chain.

The K.E.E.P. Program, Candace Clanahan, Jason Crager, Michael York

Undergraduate Research Conference

K.E.E.P. is a program developed to aid in employee retention. Employees are a company’s most important asset; retaining that top talent results in cost avoidances.

The program that Biss Enterprises has developed is a tried and proven method. This includes management training, enhanced communication tools, employee perspective surveys, and metrics that measure a company’s progress against a diversity maturity model.

Examining The Student Investment Roundtable's Funds, David Hernandez, Uriel Luna

Undergraduate Research Conference

To what extent are the factors of the Fama-French-Factor Asset Pricing Model related to rates of returns of the Stephen F. Austin State University Student Investment Roundtable Fund?

The Fama-French Model is believed to be a major improvement over the ever-popular Capital Asset Pricing Model, CAPM. The Capital Asset Pricing Model uses a single factor beta to compare the excess returns of a portfolio with the excess returns of the market as a whole, but is said to oversimplify the complex market. On the other hand, the Fama-French Model three-factor adds additional factors to the original CAPM equation. The Fama-French …

Consumer Perceived Risk Of Smartphones, Michael York

Undergraduate Research Conference

The smartphone market continues to grow, along with its functionality. With the ever more reliance on the smartphone the vulnerability of it is becoming a concern. The possibility of viruses and having private information stolen is becoming a very likely scenario in the future.

This study will look at the consumers concern of having private information stolen or getting a smartphone virus.

Light The Way To Meeting Success!, Tarsha Gibson, Scott Johnson, Jane Polvadore, Courtney Short

Undergraduate Research Conference

A great opportunity exists for organizations to improve meeting efficiency. There are approximately 11 million meetings everyday in the United States. Meetings accomplish most business. Lack of a clear agenda, lack of 100% engagement by all participants, and lack of decisions are common problems plaguing most meetings. Biss Enterprises, a human resource support company in Dallas, Texas, will achieve these goals through a workshop, “Light the Way to Meeting Success,” which teaches a systematic curriculum.

Merchandising Award Of Excellence Competition Entry, Dana Padgett

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Shift Your Life!, Gm And U Case Competition, Michael R. Wilson, Katie Griffith, Sarah Cooper, Joshua Floyd

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Going Green Makes Cents!, Anthony Caldwell, Logan Fountain, Tiffany Snider

Undergraduate Research Conference

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The Green Business Revolution, Jacob Martin, Penny Mcclendon, Brian Watson, Jimanna Watson

Undergraduate Research Conference

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