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Effectively Alleviating Poverty Requires Economic Development: The Role Non-Profits Serve In This Endeavor, Dustin Michael Lape 2017 Liberty University

Effectively Alleviating Poverty Requires Economic Development: The Role Non-Profits Serve In This Endeavor, Dustin Michael Lape

Senior Honors Theses

The aim of this paper is to analyze the role that nonprofit organizations can play in utilizing economic development to alleviate poverty. The thesis components will be analyzed by answering six research questions (RQ): (1) What is economic development in developing countries? (2) What is the connection between economic development and poverty alleviation? (3) What are some examples of economic development lessening poverty? (4) What are the essential features of a nonprofit organization? (5) What can nonprofit organizations do to create economic development? and finally, (6) What are archetypical examples of nonprofits creating economic development and reducing poverty? To understand …


2017-04-20 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. 2017 Morehead State University

2017-04-20 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter for April 20, 2017.


2017-04-20 Proposed Resolution By Scott Davison, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. 2017 Morehead State University

2017-04-20 Proposed Resolution By Scott Davison, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Proposed resolution by Scott Davison concerning President Andrews submitted April 20, 2017.


2017-04-20 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. 2017 Morehead State University

2017-04-20 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes for April 20, 2017.


Lean Process Improvement And Quality Analysis For Performance Rework, Paula R. Sloas 2017 Morehead State University

Lean Process Improvement And Quality Analysis For Performance Rework, Paula R. Sloas

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Business and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science by Paula R. Sloas on April 19, 2017


Management, Warren Buffett, And Optimal Firm Performance, Lane Millsap 2017 Stephen F Austin State University

Management, Warren Buffett, And Optimal Firm Performance, Lane Millsap

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Imagination At Work: Ge Corporate Social Responsibility, Sandi S. Whiteman, Ruth Gonzalez, Marybel I. Morones, Casey L. Skrabanek 2017 Stephen F Austin State University

Imagination At Work: Ge Corporate Social Responsibility, Sandi S. Whiteman, Ruth Gonzalez, Marybel I. Morones, Casey L. Skrabanek

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Leading From All Levels, Guy Worley 2017 Columbus Downtown Development Corporation

Leading From All Levels, Guy Worley

Leadership Hour at Otterbein University

Since January 2007, Mr. Worley has served as President/Chief Executive Officer of Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) and Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation. In this role, Mr. Worley is focused on the redevelopment and revitalization of Downtown Columbus, Ohio. Some of his city-changing projects include the renovation of the Lazarus Building into 700,000 square feet of office space, the redevelopment of the former City Center Mall site now known as Columbus Commons, the creation of the Scioto Mile, Columbus’ riverfront park, and the restoration of the Scioto River.


Aviation Database Research, Joshua A. Colley 2017 Student

Aviation Database Research, Joshua A. Colley

Georgia College Student Research Events

Aviation Database Abstract Database analytics is a growing field in today’s world with the rapid growth of big data that is available for use. Industries will use this big data in any way that they can to be able to get a competitive advantage over their competitors to gain more market share. After collaborating on our interest and doing research, our team choose to look deep into the databases of aviation. After gathering numerous databases on the field, we ended up choosing one that was aviation accidents the recorded statistics involving the accidents. This database is full of different continuous …


Nikewomen: Digitally Diversifying The Swoosh Brand, Kourtney Brodnax 2017 Whittier College

Nikewomen: Digitally Diversifying The Swoosh Brand, Kourtney Brodnax

Whittier Scholars Program

This project first focused on Nike’s plan to use technology to enhance the athletic apparel industry but the more research I gathered, the more I recognized there was a deeper meaning to the evolution of this brand. For the sake of this project I decided to focus on NikeWomen and how Trevor Edwards, the only black male of the board of executives and current Nike brand president, may or may not have something to do with 10 the expansion of diversity and inclusion amongst the corporation and 20 researching a new record of $50 billion by 2020 with the usage …


2017-04-17 Message From The Provost, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. 2017 Morehead State University

2017-04-17 Message From The Provost, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Message from the Provost of Morehead State University from April 17, 2017.


2017-04-30 Pac 26 Draft, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. 2017 Morehead State University

2017-04-30 Pac 26 Draft, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

PAc 26 draft for April 30, 2017.


Encore Dance Costume Rental: A Business Plan, Aubrey Utting 2017 Western Michigan University

Encore Dance Costume Rental: A Business Plan, Aubrey Utting

Honors Theses

Dance can be very expensive to participate in. One of the things making dance expensive is the high prices of dance costumes. Encore Dance Costume Rental helps solve the problem of expensive dance costumes by using a rental business model instead of traditional dance costume sales. This business plan details how this business will operate and create value for its customers.


David And Goliath, Jacob Thorpe 2017 Brigham Young University

David And Goliath, Jacob Thorpe

Marriott Student Review

Book review of David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell.


Work Rules! Insights From Inside Google, Krista Johnson 2017 Brigham Young University

Work Rules! Insights From Inside Google, Krista Johnson

Marriott Student Review

Book review of Work Rules! Insights from Google written by Laszlo Bock.


Book Review Of "Multipliers: How The Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter", Hannah Salzl 2017 Brigham Young University - Provo

Book Review Of "Multipliers: How The Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter", Hannah Salzl

Marriott Student Review

This is a book review of "Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter", by Liz Wiseman, with Greg McKeown.


Professor Q+A: Jim Brau, Annie Pond 2017 Brigham Young University

Professor Q+A: Jim Brau, Annie Pond

Marriott Student Review

Get to know Brigham Young University's Joel C. Peterson Professor of Finance, Jim Brau.


An Unsung Hero Of The Tanner--Jeffrey Subramanian, Kempton Cox 2017 Brigham Young University

An Unsung Hero Of The Tanner--Jeffrey Subramanian, Kempton Cox

Marriott Student Review

Jeffrey Subramanian beautifies the grounds surrounding the Tanner Building, but he also writes poetry and plays the cello. The author calls Jeffrey an "unsung hero" because he is, in fact, the author's hero.


Two Perspectives On Violence In Business, Ian Bristol Whatcott, Karson Fronk 2017 Brigham Young University

Two Perspectives On Violence In Business, Ian Bristol Whatcott, Karson Fronk

Marriott Student Review

Violence has become common place in business strategy, taking on many forms. Some use violence in rhetoric as they compete with other companies while others use sell violence as entertainment. Many people are familiar with violence in their organizations. This article looks more into how effective violence is to a company's performance. It examines recent research done by professors at different universities on the subject. It offers two perspectives, looking first at violent rhetoric and then how violence advertisements affects a firm's bottom line. The article finds that exposure to violent rhetoric outside a firm affects employee's ethics more than …


The Power Of Inclusion: What Gay And Lesbian Employees Want Marriott School Students To Know, Lisa Love Snyder, Hannah Salzl 2017 Brigham Young University - Provo

The Power Of Inclusion: What Gay And Lesbian Employees Want Marriott School Students To Know, Lisa Love Snyder, Hannah Salzl

Marriott Student Review

Extensive research has shown that diverse workplaces are more effective than homogenous workplaces; however, gay and lesbian employees still often face discrimination or exclusion in the workplace. In order to initiate discussion about inclusion and diversity in the workplace, the authors interviewed five gay employees (four women and one man). This article contains a brief introduction and conclusion, as well as excerpts from the interviews. The interviewees confirmed that they had experienced discrimination in the workplace themselves or had seen it happen with others. They offered advice to future employees and managers, including the importance of creating an environment of …


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