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Silicon Rivalry: Understanding The U.S.-China Ai Competition In Southeast Asia, Daniel Christopher Kent

Master in Public Policy Theses

In the rising global strategic competition between China and the United States, artificial intelligence (AI) has taken on a special significance given its potentially transformative impact upon economics and security. Yet while the dialogue around the “AI race” is typically centered on foundational model capability enhancement, application in security contexts, and chip design and manufacturing, there is much less attention paid to its impact on geopolitics. In particular, AI diplomacy—the work of a state to spread its model of AI governance, evangelize its AI companies, and develop critical AI interdependencies and linkages around the world—is far less studied. Nowhere is …

The Digital Rentier State: Saudi Arabia, George Ngoh

Master in Public Policy Theses

As artificial intelligence reshapes Great Power Competition, control over digital infrastructure has become a key measure of global hegemony. In this context, Saudi Arabia is using its Vision 2030 strategy to pivot from traditional hydrocarbon reliance toward diversification into the AI and emerging technology sector, seeking to secure a position of power in an increasingly multipolar world.

This thesis analyzes whether Saudi Arabia’s AI investments signal a transition away from traditional resource rentierism or the creation of a new digital rentier model. Through primary and secondary research, this study argues that the Kingdom is establishing a sustainable pathway toward a …

Mental Accounting And The Green Premium, Omar P. Woodham, George W. Stone

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Franchisee Performance: A Signaling Perspective, Swati Panda, Audhesh Paswan

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

To Purchase Or Not To Purchase: An Exploratory Investigation Of Electric/Battery Vehicle Attraction Versus Conventional Gasoline Powered Vehicles Among Potential African American Car Buyers As Moderated By The Individual’S Level Of Environmental Concern., George W. Stone

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Marketing College Football In The “New Normal”, Chris Croft, Tim Wilson

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Key Factors In Promoting A New Collegiate Recreation Facility: If You Build It - Will They Come?, Paul J. Costanzo, Cynthia P. Costanzo

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Case: When Free Is Too Much To Pay, Rebecca Burcham

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Emotional Intelligence Training For Salespeople And Sales Managers, Charles Shepherd

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Selling In The Digital Era: The Power Of Artificial Intelligence, George Morrone Iv, Monica Wei, Rex Mcclure

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Adoption And Diffusion Of At-Home Medical Tests, Jerome Christia

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Validation Of Entrepreneurial Marketing Dimensions In North Carolina Wineries, G. David Shows, James Stoddard, Pia A. Albinsson

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Impressionism And Brand Identity, Rene Desborde, Kimball P. Marshall

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Semiotic Analysis Of Consumer Generated Content Regarding The Fender Ultra Stratocaster, Rex Mcclure, Robert Boostrom

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Emotional Intelligence Training For Salespeople And Sales Managers, Charles D. Shepherd, Tracey Honeycutt Sigler

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Contracts Between Universities And Online Program Managers, Timothy C. Johnston

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

How Does Compensation Affect New Product Valuation?, Prachi Gala, Saim Kashmiri, Duncan Nicol

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Marketing For The Dreamwork Wrestling: How To Keep A Small Entrepreneurial Business And Dream Alive!, Steve Chen, Jennifer Mak, Karen Doran, Liz Allen

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Corporate Sociopolitical Activism On Instagram: Brand Responses To Covid-19 And Black Lives Matter, Cynthia B. Hanson

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Credit Card Indebtedness During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Alan D. Smith

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Selected Supply Chain Management Practices Of Three Major Regional/Metropolitan Hospitals, Alan D. Smith

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Concerns Among Careers By Marketing Seniors About Covid-19: Beginning Versus A Year Into The Pandemic, Alan D. Smith

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Students’ Attitudes Toward Immersive Learning Activities: An Exploratory Examination, Denny Mccorkle, James Reardon, Joe F. Alexander

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Beauty During A Pandemic: The Impact Of Covid-19 On The Cosmetic Industry, Katelyn Gardner, Diane R. Edmondson, Lucy Matthews

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

The Motivation Tapes: Employee Narratives Of Leadership That Matters, Jessica Gray

Masters Theses, 2020-current

This qualitative phenomenological study explored how employees describe their lived experiences at work. The purpose of the research was to understand the relational, emotional, and developmental dimensions that shape employees’ day-to-day workplace realities and the meanings they assign to those experiences. Four participants from diverse occupational backgrounds were interviewed using semi-structured protocols designed to elicit rich, descriptive accounts of their work environments, relationships, and sense-making processes. The findings reveal that participants shared experiences of supportive and hands-on leadership, opportunities for autonomy and ownership, and moments of connection, meaning, and long-term growth. Participants also described disruptions to these experiences. The implications …

Divided By Truth: Legislative Consequences Of Presidential Signaling On Social Media, Christian D. Pereira

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

How does presidential communication on social media shape legislative behavior in Congress? While presidents have traditionally been seen as capable of mobilizing coalitions through public appeals, this dynamic may no longer hold in the contemporary media environment. Focusing on posts from President Donald Trump’s platform, Truth Social, we examine whether presidential commentary referencing Congress affects subsequent legislative activity. Drawing on theories of agenda setting and elite signaling, we argue that visible presidential communication increases the partisan salience of issues and alters legislators’ incentives. Using an original dataset of Trump’s Truth Social posts merged with measures of congressional activity, we find …

Operational Architecture Models As A Determinant And Framework Of Return On Equity Structure, Aydin Dibonaventura

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Lots of data attained within standard business practices may be seen as very significant but straightforward and many individuals fail to acknowledge the additional value that these data based strategies provide. Businesses may undergo different management structures, unique operational strategies, or complex supply chain systems from one another, but they all manage to attain ROE1 results within the same range at the end of each fiscal year. The Dupont financial analysis is a commonly used methodology that dissects the basic ROE value into profit margin, asset turnover, and financial leverage. These three values allow those to not only digest what …

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Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Verso for the Bryant University Undergraduate Journal Volume 6, Spring 2026.

The Efficacy Of Emotional Reframing As An Intervention To Promote Adult Transformational Growth, Linda Rossetti

Educational Studies Dissertations

This study investigates the underexplored relationship between adult developmental growth and emotions. Developmental growth requires an individual to respond to self-concept instability by adopting new meaning structures and navigating oppositional emotions. This quantitative study examined the relationship between an emotional reframing intervention and perspective shifts, an indicator of developmental progression. Data collected on three college campuses in the 2024-2025 academic year revealed a strong positive relationship between the intervention and perspective shifts, as evidenced by differences in pre- and post-assessment responses within the studied population, both in aggregate and in specific use cases. The findings contribute to three academic arenas: …

Enacting Leadership And Transforming The World: Hannah Arendt, The Private, The Public, And Transfigurations In Between, Xochitl Mendez

Educational Studies Dissertations

In this dissertation I propose a framework that emphasizes transitions between Private and Public. I argue that individuals can consciously reshape and reformulate these transitions to assert themselves in the world. How can the individual’s own internal realities, ventures, projects and selfhood assert themselves in a fraught world as an act of self-affirmation, leadership, and transformation? New approaches to this question can all be revealed by using transitions between Private and Public as actionable strategies. I re-interpret Hannah Arendt’s Private and Public as she presented them in The Human Condition (1958). I turn these into multivalent and multilayered spaces of …