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Microequity A New Model For Microfinance In The U.S, Joseph Ball
Microequity A New Model For Microfinance In The U.S, Joseph Ball
HIM 1990-2015
Most of the research on microfinance focuses on the microloan activities of microfinance institutions such as Grameen Bank of Bangladesh and Banco Sol of South America. These institutions make small loans to the poor to help them engage in income generating activities. Many organizations have tried to translate this practice to the United States, but due to fundamental differences between the advanced U.S. business environment and that found in the developing world, such attempts have been met with limited success. There is a substantial amount of research on microfinance institutions and activities in the U.S., however almost all of the …
Expectancy Theory And Major League Baseball Player Compensation, Edward Leonard
Expectancy Theory And Major League Baseball Player Compensation, Edward Leonard
HIM 1990-2015
Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations spend millions of dollars each year on athletes with the end goal of winning a World Series title. However when an organization signs a player to a long term contract are they actually receiving the production that they paid for? Under the MLB's current form of player compensation players may not be properly motivated or at least not motivated to perform at their highest level. The intent of this thesis was to apply expectancy theory in assessing Major League Baseball's current form of player compensation. It evaluates how well players are currently motivated to perform …
Human Capital Effect On Second Generation Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Ali Mazahaem Flores
Human Capital Effect On Second Generation Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Ali Mazahaem Flores
HIM 1990-2015
Interest in entrepreneurship has increased in the past few years as more schools are beginning to incorporate subject and degrees specializing in the area as well as individuals mobilizing into an entrepreneurial lifestyle due to the lack of opportunities in the standard workplace environment. Historically, immigrants have made up a large majority of entrepreneurs and it has been their primary way of upward mobility in society. The boom in high tech start-ups and other small businesses in the last decade have primarily been driven by children of immigrants. As a result of these recent trends this study analyses the foreign …
Knowledge Management: Style, Structure, And The Latent Potential Of Documented Knowledge, Sean Mcmahon
Knowledge Management: Style, Structure, And The Latent Potential Of Documented Knowledge, Sean Mcmahon
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Despite the volume, growth, and accessibility of documented knowledge – the insights and experiences stored on paper and in electronic form - management research has yet to demonstrate the same usefulness for documented knowledge as that found in knowledge residing in human sources. This dissertation explores two areas of potential for documented knowledge, suggesting the efficacy of a piece of documented knowledge is contingent not only on content, but upon the style and structure associated with that content. Style, how cognitively 'concrete' and affectively 'memorable' documented knowledge is perceived to be, is hypothesized to affect how much attention it draws …