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Multiplex Boundary Work In Innovation Projects: The Role Of Collaborative Spaces For Cross-Functional And Open Innovation, Paula Ungureanu, Carlotta Cochis, Fabiola Bertolotti, Elisa Mattarelli, Anna Chiara Scapolan

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Purpose
This study investigates the role of collaborative spaces as organizational support for internal innovation through cross-functional teams and for open innovation with external stakeholders. In particular, the study focuses on collaborative spaces as tools for multiplex (i.e., simultaneous internal and external boundary management in innovation projects).

Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted a qualitative study in a multi-divisional organization that set up in its headquarters a collaborative space for collaborative product development. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and participant observations.

Findings
Findings highlight that the relation between expectations and experiences about the collaborative space impact on employees' ability to perform …

An Examination Of How Environmental, Social, Governance (Esg) Investing Influences A Company's Stock Return, Sam Marty

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Using a random sample of 184 companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019, this paper investigates the impact of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) investing on a company’s stock return. The results show that ESG investing has a positive and statistically significant impact on a company’s stock return. An increase in one ESG rating leads to an increase between 0.4% and 3.6% in the return of a company’s stock. Additionally, the results show that individual ESG factors are each statistically insignificant. This indicates that the three ESG factors need to be viewed together rather than individually. Lastly, the …

2020-04-16 Audit Committee Agenda Book, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents., Audit Committee.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Agenda booklet of the Audit Committee of the Board of Regents held on April 16, 2020. Includes the approved meeting minutes of October 18, 2019.

2020-04-16 Agenda Book, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Agenda booklet for the Board of Regents quarterly board meeting for April 16, 2020. Includes the approved meeting minutes of December 5, 2019 and February 27, 2020.

Antecedents To Buyer-Supplier Coordination In The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, Thanigavelan Jambulingam, Ravi Kathuria

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to understand the antecedents that influence supply chain coordination in the pharmaceutical supply chain using the transaction cost analysis framework.

Design/methodology/approach

Data from 156 retail pharmacies on their relationship with the pharmaceutical wholesalers are used to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The findings of this paper show the importance of antecedents that are based on the transactional cost theory, such as asset specificity and environmental uncertainty. These antecedents impact the supply chain process coordination at different levels – transactional, operational and strategic.

Research limitations/implications

Future research may investigate additional antecedents using other theoretical lenses. …

Employability Skills For 21st Century Stem Students: The Employers’ Perspective, Doreen Mcgunagle, Laura Zizka

Publications

Purpose

One of the goals of educational institutions is to prepare their graduates to be workplace-ready. The purpose of this paper is to identify the employability skills lacking in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) industry from employers' perspectives to assist STEM educational institutions in creating more relevant programs inclusive of employability skills.

Design/methodology/approach

This study addresses 16 job-specific skills based on data deriving from the responses of 250 Human Resource Managers (HRMs) who represent five manufacturing industries (Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Consumer Products, Electronics and Industrial Manufacturing) located in five regions (Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, West-Mountain and Pacific) of …

2020-04-16 General Education Implementation Update, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., General Education Implementation Committee

Faculty Senate Records

An update submitted to the Faculty Senate from the General Education Implementation Committee on April 16, 2020.

2020-04-16 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from April 16, 2020.

2020-04-16 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from April 16, 2020.

Individual It Uses And Their Antecedents: A Social Theory Perspective, Jason Williams

PhD in Business Administration Dissertations

The use of information technology (IT) is foundational to modern work systems. However, the IT use construct is not fully understood and has not been clearly defined. Confounding the understanding of IT use are similar, yet often conflicting, conceptualizations, indicative of the jangle fallacy. The jingle fallacy is also found in the inconsistent measures employed to study the IT use construct. Consequently, the existing literature does show that there are multiple forms of use. Further, adoptive IT use has long been understood to be fundamentally different from post-adoptive IT use, but few theories have sought to bring these two concepts …

Use Of The Fuzzy Ahp-Topsis Method To Select The Most Attractive Container Port, Da-Chun Liu, Ji-Feng Ding, Gin-Shuh Liang, Kung-Don Ye

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

The unique attractiveness factor of a container port has a direct influence on the carriers’ deployment of their routes and schedules, that is, the attractiveness of the port will affect the port selecting evaluation of the carriers, which will directly impact the future status and competitiveness of a port. Therefore, this paper aimed to establish a fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS (Analytic Hierarchy Process-Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) evaluation model for selecting the most attractive port for container carriers. Firstly, this paper concluded the six evaluation dimensions and 24 important attractiveness criteria (factors) for carriers to select a port. …

2020-04-15 Resolution Regarding Online Teaching, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A resolution regarding online teaching submitted to the Faculty Senate on April 15, 2020.

2020-04-15 Online Teaching Statement, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A statement on the shift to online education submitted to the Faculty Senate on April 15, 2020.

Bigenderism At Work: Organizational Responses To Trans Men And Trans Women Employees, Joel Rudin, Tejinder Kaur Billing, Andrea Farro, Yang Yang

Rohrer College of Business Departmental Research

This study aims to test bigenderism, a universalistic theory that purports to explain why trans men employees enjoy greater organizational acceptance and superior economic outcomes compared to trans women employees. Respondents were presented with one of two case studies in which they had to choose whether or not to respect the right of a trans employee to use the restroom of their choice at work. The only difference between the two case studies was the gender of the trans employee. In one case, the employee was a trans man and in the other case, the employee was a trans woman. …

The Passion Bug: How And When Do Leaders Inspire Work Passion?, Violet Ho, Marina N. Astakhova

Management Faculty Publications

Drawing from signaling theory, we propose a work passion transfer model where leaders' passion is transmitted to employees through the former's leadership style and is contingent on employees' perceived importance of performance to self-esteem (IPSE). Data from 201 supervisor–employee dyads from the health-care industry show that leaders' harmonious passion led to employees' harmonious passion through charismatic leadership, whereas contingent reward leadership accounted for the transfer of obsessive passion; IPSE did not play a moderating role for either form of passion. Results from a supplementary study further reveal that the link between leadership and employee passion operated through employees' perception of …

Ways To Reduce Restaurant Industry Food Waste Costs, David Blum

International Journal of Applied Management and Technology

Food waste costs U.S. restaurant leaders billions of dollars per year. The purpose of this research was to provide restaurant leaders with processes and strategies to reduce food waste costs. The research method used was systematic literature review in addressing this research question: What processes and strategies are available to U.S. restaurant leaders to reduce food waste costs? This study addresses a gap in literature related to processes and strategies to reduce food waste costs. Six processes and seven strategies to reduce food waste costs were presented.

2020 Cares Act – Financial Supports For Small Business, Marilyn R. Schlake

Cornhusker Economics

Whether a business is impacted by weather-related disasters, road construction or sudden economic downturns, having a plan to mitigate the impacts can be crucial to the immediate and long-term survival of the business. Unforeseen circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may require owners to re-evaluate their business models, cut operating costs and seek outside financial supports – all to keep cash flowing and the business open. To help small businesses during the pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27. It contains $349 billion in relief for American small businesses and …

Relationships Among Annual Revenue And Green Initiatives, Quality Management, And Organizational Performance, Yun-Chen Morgan, Lillian Y. Fok, Susan M. L. Zee

International Journal of Applied Management and Technology

Today’s global awareness of environmental risks and the pressing needs to compete through efficiency have led to stronger initiatives in the green movement across industries. We examine organizations’ annual revenue levels and their connections to organizational green orientation and impact, quality management programs, and employee perceptions of cultural practices and organizational performance. Results indicate high-revenue organizations use quality management tools more extensively with greater green impact and low-revenue organizations have a more informal and decentralized organizational culture

2020-04-06 Message From The Provost, Morehead State University. Office Of The Provost.

Faculty Senate Records

A message issued to the students, faculty and staff from the Office of the Provost on April 6, 2020.

2020-04-03 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting minutes for April 3, 2020.