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Analyzing The Effect Of Sponsorship Disclosure On Social Media Influencer Contribution To Engagement In The Test And Measurement Industry, Todd B. Baker
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Audiences are consuming digital content at an increasing rate, and they use social media as a substantial source of information on products and services. Businesses are leveraging influencer marketing to reach their audiences and create a pre-disposition to buy from their brands represented by these social media influencers. Marketers are likely to increase their investments in social media by 53.6% in the coming five years, placing greater attention on this topic for many business executives (Moorman, 2021). This quantitative study explored the varying forms of sponsorship disclosure cues and their effect on engagement rates for different influencer types in the …
Encouraging Ethical Behavior In The Workplace By Way Of The Classroom: Examining The Use Of Social Media In Marketing Ethics Instruction To Influence Millennials‘ Perception Of Workplace Ethics, Traci Thomas Pierce
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
An emphasis on marketing ethics instruction in higher education may be needed now more than ever. The Ethics Resource Center (ERC) reports that employees of the millennial generation are less cognizant of unethical practices in the workplace than previous generations, and suggests that the millennials' exposure and frequency to social media contributes to their disregard of unethical workplace behavior (―2011 National Business Ethics Survey,‖ 2012). Social media communication is popular among the millennial generation and is a requirement for modern-day businesses; yet, the nature of social media seems to be affecting this new generation of employees negatively. Could social media …