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Transnational Social Protections And The Market: Seeking Support From The Global Cruise Industry, Yasmin Y. Ortiga

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Migration studies have mostly portrayed employers as paternalistic or exploitative, creating the very conditions that make migrants’ lives insecure and unstable. This paper challenges this view by showing how the market can also be an unlikely source of protections, where extractive work conditions co-exist with a certain degree of social support. Drawing on interviews with 45 Filipino cruise workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, I discuss how migrants used a logic of employee rights to claim benefits such as food, housing and insurance. Cruise lines willingly provided such protections, but only while workers maintained active contracts onboard their ships. Rather than …

Retention During Turbulent Times Of Higher Education: Modeling Intent To Leave Academia For Research University Faculty, Jordan Monroe Ball

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

University faculty operate as the lifeblood of any institution given that their job requires a “double duty” to develop both scholarly research and student minds. Due in large part to these expectations, research shows a long history of poor mental health for faculty, which ultimately results in faculty turnover. One model of faculty work motivation (Padilla et al., 2023) details the way in which the faculty work environment influences their mental health, and subsequently informs their job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and intent to leave academia, which serves as a proxy for turnover. Retention related issues have not been a pressing …

Exploring The Determinants Of User Discontinuance In Ai-Driven Usage-Based Insurance, Wenzhuo Li

Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration

While interest in algorithmic decision-making continues to grow, limited research has examined the post-adoption phase. This study examines how users evaluate their post-adoption experiences with algorithmic decision-making in the context of usage-based insurance (UBI), focusing on how expectation disconfirmation shapes satisfaction and the intention to discontinue use. It explores two key questions: What factors influence users’ discontinuance intention toward AI-based UBI systems? And how do specific algorithmic characteristics alter how users form these post-adoption evaluations? To investigate these questions, this study develops a comprehensive theoretical model that integrates the Expectation Confirmation Model and Reactance Theory, incorporating additional factors such as …

Structure Meets Context: A Simulation Study Of Centralized And Decentralized Decision-Making In Complex Environments, Murat Balci

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The question of when to centralize or decentralize decision-making authority is a foundational problem in organizational theory and management science. Yet existing research often favors decentralized structures, frequently treating them as universally superior, and provides limited guidance on when centralization may be more effective. Leaning toward decentralization without thoroughly exploring options leaves organizational designers without clear direction under varying environmental conditions. This study addresses that gap by developing and applying a simulation-based framework to evaluate the context-dependent effectiveness of centralized and decentralized decision-making structures.

Drawing on contingency theory and decision science, the study conceptualizes environmental complexity along two dimensions: dynamism …

The Co-Development Of Espn+ And College Sports: A Case Study, Eric Bohannon

Communication & Theatre Arts Theses

In 2018 ESPN debuted its national streaming service ESPN+. This profoundly changed the way sports fans watch college sports as well as other professional sporting events. Prior to ESPN+, a limited number of college sports games appeared on linear channels such as ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and occasionally a few other channels. Since 2018, ESPN+ streamed thousands of events per year ranging from college soccer to college softball and everything in between, including the qualifying and early rounds of professional tennis and golf tournaments from around the country. This case study describes the impact of ESPN+ on a college conference, …

Definitions And Mathematical Models Of Op Variants, Pieter Vansteenwegen, Aldy Gunawan

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

We have described the basic orienteering problem (OP) in Chap. 2, as one known variant of the single vehicle routing problems with profits (VRPP). In this chapter, we introduce the best-known variants of the OP. The first one is the team orienteering problem (TOP). In the TOP multiple routes can be composed to visit a subset of customers. In the context of the game of orienteering, the TOP corresponds to several players of the same team, each collecting profits in parallel, during the same time span. Another well-known variant of the basic OP is the OP with time windows (OPTW), …

Information Technology General Controls And The Reliability Of Digital Accounting Systems In Supporting Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, Radina -. Modjaningrat, Titis Wahyuni M.Si., Zahra Raesa Ananda

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Digital transformation has increased organizational reliance on the Digital Accounting Information System (DAIS) to support financial reporting, making the effectiveness of Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) a critical factor in maintaining system reliability and supporting Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICoFR). This study aims to evaluate the implementation of ITGC and explain its implications for the reliability of DAIS, Information Technology Application Controls (ITAC), Information Technology-Dependent Manual Controls (ITDM), and ICoFR. The study uses a qualitative conceptual-evaluative approach through literature studies and analysis of ITGC evaluation documents at a bank. The evaluation was conducted on four ITGC domains: Access to …

Presidential Visits As Foreign Policy Instruments: U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy In Trump’S Second Term, Atar Thaung Htet

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

Through an analysis of President Donald Trump's October 2025 travel to Asia, this study investigates the consequences of U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy under his second-term diplomacy. The paper examines three significant diplomatic encounters—the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia, bilateral meetings in Japan, and the APEC Summit in South Korea—using a qualitative case study methodology based on role theory and foreign policy analysis. The results show that alliance-centered security cooperation, strategic balancing toward China, and selective economic engagement were U.S. Indo-Pacific goals. Through extremely transactional and bilateralized relations, presidential diplomacy allowed the United States to fulfill a number of foreign policy responsibilities, such …

The Impact Of Local Content Requirements Policy For 4g Lte Cell Phones On The Performance Of The Indonesian Telecommunications Industry, Gary Dabelza Abi, Mohamad Dian Revindo, Indri Br Situmorang

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

This study examines the impact of Indonesia's 2017 tightening of Local Content Requirements (LCR) for fourth-generation long-term evolution (4G LTE) mobile phones on firm performance in the telecommunications manufacturing industry, a setting characterized by a large domestic market but limited upstream electronics capability. Using firm-level data from the 2016 Economic Census and the 2017-2018 Large and Medium Manufacturing Survey, we examine the effects of raising the minimum LCR threshold from 20% to 30% on firm output, labor productivity, imported input intensity, and foreign capital ownership through pooled regressions with firm-level controls. The results show that the stricter LCR threshold is …

Ripples Of A Global Health Crisis: 2019’S Pandemic And Its Impact On Sharia-Compliant Equities In Oic Countries, Windiya Saputri, Nur Fatwa, Nurwahidin Nurwahidin

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

The outbreak of COVID-19 marked not only a global health emergency but also a strategic shock with profound economic implications, particularly for developing economies. This study investigates how Sharia-compliant stock markets in selected OIC countries responded to the World Health Organization’s declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Using an event study approach, the analysis focuses on abnormal returns (AR) from six major Islamic indices representing Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Qatar. The results reveal that the pandemic announcement carried significant informational content, as reflected in the notable ARs across all …

Unlocking The Past: Chemical Cleaning And Xrf Analysis In The Restoration Of A Renowned Work Of Art, Crisencio M. Paner

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

This study presents the conservation and scientific analysis of a painting by Ang Kiukok, a prominent Filipino National Artist. The project emphasized preventive and restorative conservation, focusing on cleaning methods and pigment identification using X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis. The findings provide valuable insights for developing effective preservation strategies and enhance our understanding of the artist’s materials and techniques, thereby contributing significantly to the documentation and advancement of Philippine art history. Conservation trainees, under expert supervision, followed a structured restoration process. For initial cleaning, three standard materials were used: Vulpex (a non-acidic liquid soap), Artist’s Picture Cleaner, and purified beeswax. These …

Systematic Review Of The Institutionalization Of Service Learning In Higher Education, Wilmer Hernan Cruz Gutierrez

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

An increasing number of universities are integrating service-learning (SL) to fulfill their social mission. However, sustainable institutionalization of SL remains a persistent challenge. This study identifies and analyzes the factors, actors, and strategies that drive and inhibit SL institutionalization in higher education. Using the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, a systematic literature review analyzed 52 documents from seven academic databases (including WoS, Scopus, and ERIC). The findings were grouped into three sections: cultural (integration into institutional values/missions), process (articulation within teaching, research, and outreach), and structural dimensions (dedicated support entities). The results obtained reveal a reciprocal relationship where cultural alignment enables processual …

Participatory Approach To Revitalization Of Inclusive, Resilient, And Sustainable Public Space, Ma'ruf Ma'ruf, Firman Syakri Pribadi, Sari Surya, Suryadi Suryadi, Yofan Syarif

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 emphasizes the role of cities in providing safe, inclusive, and accessible green public spaces. Therefore, this study investigates the participation process in revitalizing a public space through the perspectives of various stakeholders, including religious, cultural, women, and youth leaders, on the revitalization of historical public spaces in Indonesia. A focus group discussion was conducted to capture stakeholder insights on the design of public space in Pariaman City, West Sumatra. Thematic analysis identified eight key themes relating to the design of Lapangan Merdeka and plans for revitalization. Participants emphasized the potential to evolve into a vibrant, …

Healer Or Human? How Online Physician Reviews Guide Patient Choice, Shabnam Azimi, Sina Ansari, Ignacio Luri, Atefeh Yazdanparast

Faculty Publications

Online reviews increasingly guide physician choice, yet it remains unclear whether content emphasizing a physician's competence (technical skills) or benevolence (prioritizing patients' welfare over self‐interest) more strongly influences patients' decisions. Integrating a field study of 12,351 physician reviews with two online experiments, we distinguish two dimensions of review effectiveness: how helpful readers find a review, and how confident they feel about the choice it informs. We show that competence‐ and benevolence‐focused content influences these outcomes through distinct mechanisms. Benevolence‐focused reviews receive higher helpfulness evaluations because caring behaviors are easier to describe in concrete, vivid language and because naturalistic review platforms …

Redefining Creativity: Exploring The Value Of Generative Ai In Art, Zaldy D. Duenas Iii

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

Artificial intelligence (AI) has profoundly transformed human activities and industries, including education, business, healthcare, entertainment, and the arts. The creative and artistic sector, in particular, has been significantly impacted, giving rise to public discourse around AI-generated art, commonly termed "AI art ."Advances in generative AI tools have disrupted traditional artistic practices by enabling rapid and seamless image generation from text prompts. These emerging AI technologies have introduced various economic, legal, ethical, and philosophical debates surrounding creativity in AI-generated works. In line with this, this paper examines the implications of generative AI on art and creativity, posing the central question: "Can …

Si Gigi De Lana, Ang Viral Diva: Ang Pagtatanghal Ng Imahen Ng Lokal Na Diva Sa Panahon Ng Makabagong Midya, John Christopher C. Avelino

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

Ang diva ay isang konstruksyong kultural at pangmidya na nagtataglay ng mga signipikasyon hinggil sa lipunan at panahong kanyang kinabibilangan. Tinalakay sa papel na ito ang pagtatanghal ng imahen ng lokal na pop diva sa panahon ng makabagong midya, gamit si Gigi de Lana (GDL) bilang pangunahing teksto. Gamit ang konsepto ng ideolohiya bilang teoretikal na lunsaran at intertekstwal na pagsusuri bilang pangunahing metodo, sinagot ng pag-aaral ang mga sumusunod na tiyak na suliranin: 1) ang konsepto ng viral diva; 2) ang pagtatanghal ni GDL sa mga katangian ng viral diva; at 3) ang papel ng teknolohiya ng social media …

Safeguarding Ephemeral History: The Librarian-Archivist As Steward Of Digital Cultural Heritage, John Louie Zabala, Minette Vinzon

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

This paper explores the critical role of librarians and archivists in preserving and ensuring access to our rapidly growing digital cultural heritage. In the face of technological obsolescence, data decay, and the ephemeral nature of online content, these professionals face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding our collective digital past. This paper delves into the unique challenges of preserving digital materials, including "bit rot" (data decay), file format obsolescence, and the ephemeral nature of online content. Ethical considerations, such as copyright, privacy, and the ethical implications of digitizing and disseminating sensitive cultural information, were examined. The paper highlights the crucial need for …

"Tabi-Tabi Po!": An Exploration Of Non-Mainstream Art Materials As Medium In Creating Lenticular Art On Philippine Lower Mythology And Cultural Values, Fernando R. Lacson Jr.

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

Art functions as a dynamic medium through which cultural beliefs and values are continuously expressed and reinterpreted. Despite the richness of Philippine mythology, its integration into contemporary interactive visual art remains underexplored, presenting an opportunity to recontextualize indigenous narratives for modern audiences. The study focuses on three figures from local folklore—Nuno sa Punso, Tiyanak, and Diwata—and examines how their moral and symbolic attributes may be translated into experimental lenticular artworks. Guided by Functional Myth Theory and Interactive Aesthetics, the study utilizes a practice-based approach, treating artistic creation as both method and inquiry. The research involved the development of two-way lenticular …

Art In Laparoscopy: A Fun Way Of Training In Minimally Invasive Surgery, Michael Dennis I. Dela Paz

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

Paramount to the safety and efficiency of any surgical procedures warrants the enhancement of skills of the surgeon whether in training or practice. In minimally invasive surgery, one should inherently have excellent depth perception, consistent hand-eye coordination, and skillful use of the dominant and non-dominant hands to be able to perform operations with precision, efficiency, and safety. For most surgeons, sustaining or even improving these laparoscopic surgical skills through traditional drills would sometimes reach a point that it seems to be monotonous, and repetitive. Breaking away from the traditional skills will make the training and honing of minimally invasive surgical …

Tunograpiya: Creative Placemaking In The Sonic Ecology Of The Urban Green Spaces At The University Of The Philippines, Jerome Aizpuro Suplemento Ii, Clarissa Marie Borra Rodriguez, Anna Patricia Rodriguez Carranza

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

As an answer to the clamor for green space while easing into the “new normal”, the University of the Philippines (n.d.) became more known to the public as “one of the remaining patches of greenery in the concrete jungle that is Metro Manila” they can visit. Using ubiquitous technology in human-nature interactions (Terzimehić, etal., 2021), Tunograpiya facilitates creative placemaking (Wyckoff, 2014) through an immersive experience of the University of the Philippines academic oval’s sonic ecology. The result of the project is a beta web application that lets the user experience a unique sonic environment of layers of sonic material from …

What Drives Indonesian Muslims To Waqf? An Analysis Of Behavioral Intention Toward Cash Waqf Linked Deposit (Cwld), Abdullah Zaid Khoiri, Kenny Devita Indraswari, A. Azizon, Tika Arundina

International Journal of Islamic Economics and Business Sustainability

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to find out the factors that affect the intention of Indonesian Muslims to participate in Cash Waqf Linked Deposit (CWLD), a new Islamic banking product that combines cash waqf and sharia time deposits, launched in Indonesia in late 2023 to help overcome the gap between the potential cash waqf in the country and its actual collection.

Design/methodology/approach – This study employed an Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) model which included religiosity, knowledge, trust and perceived benefit in addition to attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control. The primary data were …

Decision Making For Community Resilience: Applications In Flooded Transit Systems And Shared Housing, Mubarak Iddrisu

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

Addressing climate-induced flooding and housing insecurity requires decisions that are technically sound, locally meaningful and feasible to implement. In public transit systems, flooding can damage infrastructure, increase travel time and reduce access to essential destinations, especially for older adults. Shared housing offers an alternative housing model where staff must balance affordability, compatibility, service exchange and participant choice when pairing home providers with housing seekers. In this dissertation, I examine how analytics and decision modeling can support community resilience across these two domains. I use spatial analysis, machine learning, optimization and matching theory to develop practical decision-support workflows. Chapter 2 proposes …

From The Editor's Desk, Heather S. Mcmillan

Journal of the North American Management Society

No abstract provided.

Charismatic Leaders Role And Challenges During Crises, Tamer Hassan Abutahoun Phd

Journal of the North American Management Society

Since the first article about charismatic leadership by Weber was issued in 1946, numerous pieces of research have been published discussing several aspects of charismatic leadership. One of these aspects is the role of the charismatic leader during crisis and whether it is being impacted by crises or emerged during crises. Several articles have been published to investigate the role of charismatic leadership during crises along with how individuals perceived charismatic leadership during crises. Most of these articles utilized case studies to investigate the former mentioned relationship. However, each of these studies investigated the relationship between crises and charismatic leadership …

Navigating Ai Landscape In Management Education Through Wu-Wei (無為), Maria Ll Lam

Journal of the North American Management Society

Artificial intelligence (AI) is challenging how knowledge is produced, validated, and taught in higher education. This creates both new opportunities and acute tensions in management education. While management educators aim to foster critical thinking and character development, many students are increasingly relying on AI tools and focusing on developing AI-related skills for the labor market. The required market skills often exceed what current business curricula provide. As higher education seeks to cultivate transferable habits of critical reflection, a central question arises: How can management educators prepare students to engage in ongoing moral reflection about their experience with evolving AI systems …

Potential Discriminatory Practices Related To Working Remotely, David M. Savino, Danielle C. Foster

Journal of the North American Management Society

There are numerous implications of the recent "return to the office" push, including evolving influences on corporate culture, job redesign, the role of technology, and the significant potential for unequal treatment and discrimination. Recent research and studies indicate that the workers involved in remote work are most likely to be women, workers of color, and the disabled. While remote work is not a protected classification under state or Federal law, these individuals are members of protected classes as determined by fair employment law. Therefore, disputed and evolving policies regarding the use of remote work related to these individuals could easily …

Artificial Intelligence And Technology - Joni Full Issue July 2026, Angie Holzer

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

No abstract provided.

Digital Infrastructure Implementation For Nonprofit Sustainability, Yana Kuzina

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Nonprofit organizations in the United States operate within a constrained regulatory and financial environment that limits their ability to invest in marketing, donor acquisition, and digital infrastructure. Federal funding regulations, particularly under 2 CFR Part 200, restrict the use of grant funds for advertising and public outreach, creating structural barriers to growth and long-term sustainability. This paper presents a scalable methodology for overcoming these constraints through the design and implementation of cost-efficient digital infrastructure systems.

The proposed framework integrates front-end digital acquisition channels with back-end data management and automated communication workflows. It is implemented through a two-stage model: (1) deployment …

Belonging's Influence On Volunteer Motivation In Faith-Based Nonprofit Organizations: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Adam Stockton

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Nonprofit organizations often overlook psychological belonging as a driver of volunteer retention and recruitment (Hurt, 2025; Mochin, 2022). The purpose of this qualitative Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study was to explore how a sense of belonging influenced the intrinsic motivation of nine adults volunteering with a faith-based nonprofit organization in the southern United States. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using IPA best practices to identify themes from participants' experiences. The study was grounded in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, self-determination theory, and organizational identification theory—frameworks that describe how individuals connect personal values and identity to the values and …

Ai-Powered Logistics For Small Nonprofits: A No-Code, Sub-$10 System For Real-Time Distribution Across 41 Locations, Rishi D. Chundury

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Small nonprofits often struggle to coordinate multi-site distribution campaigns with limited staff, tight budgets, and little access to technology. This article describes how Eye on July Corp., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Omaha, Nebraska, built an AI-powered system to manage the distribution of 20,000 free safety glasses across 41 community locations for July 4th. The system was built without any coding using three commercially available tools, where Airtable stores the data, Make.com runs the automation, and Anthropic's Claude API provides the intelligence, all at a total cost of under $10. The platform collects stock counts from partner locations, analyzes inventory to …