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The Study Of Crowdsourcing In Knowledge Management: The Role Of Employees' Innovative Behavior On Job Performance, Vetrivadivel Vel

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Employees are a main source of innovative ideas via their insights on companies’ products, processes, customers, and competitors. Enterprise crowdsourcing systems (ECSs) are used to collect, refine, and realize ideas. However, only a small percentage of employees submit ideas – about 7.7% at Pfizer, 2% at HCL Technologies, and 3% at Polaris Industries. Why is employee participation low? More specifically, what factors can lead employees to actively use ECS to submit and share their innovative ideas for improving their job performance? In this research, we used a multi-actor dyadic survey to survey 183 employees and their managers and conducted data …

“What About Us?” Exploring What It Means To Be A Management Educator With Asperger’S Syndrome, Sarah Wright, Gundars Kaupins

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Very little is known on the subject of instructors with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), and the available information pales in comparison to the enormous literature studying students with AS. In this article, Professor Gundy Kaupins shares his thoughts and experiences related to the issues educators with AS face and offers an alternative lens to see the advantages that having AS can bring to the management education classroom. Professor Kaupins also offers ideas for behavioral solutions and considerations for future research. We finish with a commentary on the individual and institutional issues pertaining to disclosure of ‘differences’ and invisible disability in the …

Accidents Happen: Psychological Empowerment As A Moderator Of Accident Involvement And Its Outcomes, Berrin Erdogan, Adnan Ozyilmaz, Talya N. Bauer, Onur Emre

Business Faculty Publications and Presentations

Research in the occupational safety realm has tended to develop and test models aimed at predicting accident involvement in the workplace, with studies treating accident involvement as the starting point and examining its outcomes being more rare. In the current study, we examine the relationship between accident involvement and a series of outcomes drawing upon a learned helplessness theory perspective. Specifically, we predicted that psychological empowerment would moderate the relationship between prior accident involvement and outcomes. We tested our hypotheses on a sample of 392 employees and their 66 supervisors working in an iron and steel manufacturing firm in Southern …

An Injury Incidence Analysis At The Wal-Mart Distribution Center In Mount Crawford, Va From February 2016 To January 2017, Christopher T. Ruszala

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The study focused on the correlation of injuries and time in service for workers in labor intensive, repetitive jobs. The population for this study comprised all hourly employees working at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center located in Mount Crawford, VA. In compliance with OSHA requirements, when an employee injury requiring medical attention occurs the data is collected and recorded. These data records were provided by the Safety Manager of the facility. The data was collected from February 2016 through January 2017 to coincide with fiscal year. During this time period there were 685 employees working within the warehouse.

A Chi-square statistical …

A Strategic Audit Of Tesla, Inc.: Electrifying Our Future Or About To Run Out Of Energy?, Chloe Dana

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Tesla, Inc.’s stock had reached its peak during September of 2017. However, due to manufacturing delays of its new Model 3 sport sedan, cash flow issues, and a recent fatal autopilot accident, investors and consumers are questioning the firm’s long-term stability. Although Tesla has created technology that makes it easier for consumers to harness and utilize electricity to power their homes and vehicles, many wonder if the company’s stock price is about to figuratively run out of energy. The following will be a strategic analysis, illustrating the firm’s Current Strategy & Background Information, Situational Analysis & Issue Summary, Strategy Recommendations …

Google Strategic Audit, Margaret Witzenburg

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This thesis fulfills the requirement for the strategic audit in MNGT 475H/RAIK 476. It discusses Google's competitors and the rest of the technology industry along with how Google fits into it all. It's a red ocean industry, so Google must continually innovate to maintain its competitive advantage. In addition to a summary of the current strategy and how Google competes, the thesis explores alternative strategies for Google to pursue given their strengths and weaknesses and the opportunities and threats in the industry. It includes a timeline, potential budget, and contingency plan for the best strategy.

Best Devices To Replace Laptops At Intel, Aayushi Gupta

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

With the rapid technology changes in today’s world companies that depend on technology need to strategically choose and plan their technology path in order to maintain competitive advantage and avoid any future problems. In this case we have a popular company i.e. Intel Corporation, that provides its employees with a variety of laptops to choose from. We on the other hand, are going to let them choose from the new and advanced Tablets and notebooks so as to provide ease to the employees. We are doing this so as to give more new products available in the market to the …

Newsletter Spring 2018, College Of Business And Information Systems

BIS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Transactional And Transformational Leaders According To Gender, Quinn I. Igram, Andrew N. Garstka, Lindsay D. Harris

Student Publications

The lack of females occupying leadership positions in the modern workplace has prompted the research of this study. In order to better understand the perceptions that exist regarding successful leadership, this study was conducted with the intention of understanding individual leadership style through the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, which measures transactional and transformational leadership styles (Bass and Avolio, 1993). 64 male and female participants, made up of 36 students and 28 individuals in the workforce ages 18-61 with an average age of 31 answered 21 questions to assess their leadership style and 1 to measure who they perceived as a successful …

Accounting Department Newsletter, 5, Department Of Accounting And Information Systems

News, Magazines and Reports

No abstract provided.

Internalised Values And Fairness Perception: Ethics In Knowledge Management, Isabel D. W. Rechberg

Publications and Research

This chapter argues for ethical consideration in knowledge management (KM). It explores the effect that internalised values and fairness perception have on individuals’ participation in KM practices. Knowledge is power, and organisations seek to manage knowledge through KM practices. For knowledge to be processed, individual employees—the source of all knowledge—need to be willing to participate in KM practices. As knowledge is power and a key constituent part of knowledge is ethics, individuals’ internalised values and fairness perception affect knowledge-processing. Where an organisation claims ownership over knowledge, an individual may perceive being treated unfairly, which may obstruct knowledge-processing. Through adopting ethical …

The Impact Of Eb-5 Ownership On Employee Job Satisfaction And Guest Satisfaction In The Hospitality Industry: A Case Study, Valentina Naumenko

Theses and Dissertations

The hospitality industry of the United States continues to thrive and grow each year with millions of tourists and business visitors. The exceptional quality of guest services that hospitality organizations provide makes the U.S. by far the top world destination for international travelers. In 2015, the number one tourist destination in the United States was Orlando, Florida. Sixty-six million visitors were hosted in this area. Approximately thirty percent of the total Orlando inventory was accounted for in the Lake Buena Vista district, which is located within the Disney World submarket. The firm’s service-profit chain model suggests that satisfied employees increase …

Understanding The Internship: A Review And Qualitative Study, Diana Chern

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

2018 Ijbe Front Matter, Tamra Connor

International Journal for Business Education

1. Editorial Board
2. President's Letter
3. SIEC-ISBE International

Oral History Conversation With Ben Alemu, Daniel Kurzweil, Amy Nguyen, Natalia Galan Bataller, Devin Aubert

Philosophy 332: Business Ethics

This oral history gives insight into an entrepreneur's vision, experience and execution of his dreams to create a non-profit organization which engages teens in STEM research projects with mentors of similar ages.

Case Study On The Development Of Engineering Design Modification Projects For U.S. Nuclear Power Plants: A Knowledge Retention Tool In Support Of The Longevity And Resilience Of The Nuclear Power Industry, Pamela M. Torres-Jiménez

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The nuclear power industry in the United States (U.S.) has gone through various changes throughout its history. Most recently, plans to grow the industry through the construction of new power plants have ceased. Because of this, the industry is at a period where the longevity and resilience of existing nuclear power plants are vital to its subsistence.

One of the ways existing nuclear power plants can assure longevity and resilience is by performing engineering design modifications efficiently and at a lower cost. Strategic plans, such as the Delivering the Nuclear Promise, can support nuclear utilities to achieve this. Another strategy …

Two Essays On Value Co-Creation, Hangjun Xu

Marketing Theses & Dissertations

In the past few decades, customer co-creation has received a significant amount of attention in both practice and academics. Prahalad and Ramaswamy (2000) advocated co-opting customer competence as a competitive strategy. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate how to engage customers and employees into the value co-creation process. This dissertation is composed of two essays. Essay 1 focuses on customer co-creation behaviors and Essay 2 examines employee co-creation behaviors.

Motivating customers to participate in the value co-creation process can help the firm achieve their long-term financial successes. However, the psychological mechanism underlying customer co-creation behavior is still not …

A Multi-Level Longitudinal Investigation Of Transformational Leadership Influence On Team Members Development In Engineering Project Teams, Nathapon Siangchokyoo

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of the current study is to contribute to the existing Transformational Leadership literature. Despite the overwhelming support that Transformational Leadership theory has garnered over the recent years, the underlying mechanisms and processes by which these leaders exert influence on their followers have yet to be adequately examined. More importantly, while the majority of advances in leadership research can largely be attributed to traditional areas of management and social sciences, studies of leadership in the context of engineering still remain relatively unexplored. Drawing on previous empirical research as well as the concept of Core Self-Evaluations, this study sets out …

Investigating The Links Between Feedback Orientation And Leadership Self-Efficacy In Field Grade Officers, Robby Key

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

A myriad of challenges and shifting strategic priorities face today’s military leaders. Since the military is undergoing substantial change as it adjusts to the changing nature of war and a fluid world situation, Field Grade Officers (FGO) must actively develop and hone their leadership behavior by implementing effective feedback counsel. They must also increase their leadership self-efficacy to confidently accomplish specific leadership tasks and challenges. This non-experimental quantitative correlational research addresses the correlation of leadership self-efficacy and feedback orientation in FGOs. Given the impact of the feedback process on the FGO recipient, it is important to understand differences in how …

2018 Faculty Evaluation Plans, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Evaluation Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

No abstract provided.

تفعيل عملية تدقيق ورقابة الاداء على مؤسسات البلديات لتحقيق التنمية المستدامة بحث تطبيقي في مديرية بلديات محافظة المثنى, وعد هادي عبد الحساني

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى معرفة ماهية التنمية المستدامة وعملية تدقيق ورقابة الاداء على المؤسسات العامة ومعايير التدقيق والرقابة التي تناولت الموضوع ، كما يهدف الى تطبيق عملية تدقيق ورقابة الاداء على عينة البحث لتحقيق التنمية المستدامة من خلال قياس اثر انشطة مؤسسات البلديات على ابعاد واهداف التنمية المستدامة ، ولقد توصل البحث الى اهم الاستنتاجات وهي عدم قيام المدقق الداخلي والمدقق الخارجي لمؤسسات البلديات في تفعيل عملية تدقيق ورقابة الاداء على انشطة البلديات لتحقيق التنمية المستدامة ، وضعف مؤسسات البلديات في اعداد وتنفيذ خطة لتحصيل ايراداتها السنوية اثر سلبا على نصيب الفرد من ( سكان الحضر ) الذي يمكن ان يحصل …

أثر عناصر المزيج الترويجي للخدمة التأمينية في تحقيق رضا الزبون دراسة تحليلية لآراء عينه من زبائن شركة التامين الوطنية / فرع الديوانية, لقاء ميري حبيب ميري حبيب

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

لقد تناول البحث الحالي احد العناصر الاساسية والحيوية في العمل التسويقي لشركات التأمين من خلال استعراض احد الانشطة المهمة والمؤثرة في تحقيق اهدافها التسويقية والمتمثل بالمزيج الترويجي الذي يشمل على اربعه عناصر هي (العلاقات العامة ،البيع الشخصي ، تنشيط المبيعات ،الاعلان ) يهدف البحث الى دراسة واقع المزيج الترويجي في شركات التأمين واعتمد البحث جمع البيانات من عينه زبائن شركة التامين الوطنية / فرع الديوانية ولتحقيق هدف البحث قامت الباحثة بتوزيع استبانه أعدت لهذا الغرض على مجتمع البحث المكون من الزبون وفي ضوء ذلك جرى تحليل البيانات واختبار الفرضيات باستخدام الاساليب الاحصائية الملائمة (الاوساط الحسابية والانحرافات المعيارية والارتباط (بيرسون والانحدار) …

توظيف سلوكيات القيادة البارعة لتعزيز سلوك العمل الابداعي دراسة استطلاعية لآراء عينة من أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية في كليات جامعة القادسية, صالح عبد الرضا رشيد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على مدى تأثير سلوكيات القيادة البارعة لرؤساء الاقسام العلمية على السلوك الابداعي لأعضاء الهيأة التدريسية في كليات جامعة القادسية . وقد تم اختبار سلوكيات القيادة البارعة من خلال نوعين من السلوكيات هما السلوكيات المنفتحة والسلوكيات المنغلقة ، فيما تم اختبار السلوك الابداعي من خلال نوعين من السلوك أيضا هما السلوك الابداعي الاستكشافي ببعديه الفرعيين استكشاف الفرصة وتوليد الفكرة ، والسلوك الابداعي الاستثماري ببعديه الفرعيين الترويج للفكرة وتنفيذ الفكرة . وقد تم استطلاع آراء عينة من أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية في كليات الجامعة بلغ عدد أعضاءها (287 ) تدريسيا وتدريسية واعتمدت الدراسة الاستبانة أداة رئيسة للحصول على …

دور مراقب الحسابات في تقويم اداء المصارف الخاصة وبيان مدى تعرضها للتعثر المالي من خلال تطبيق نظام Sherrod دراسة تطبيقية في عينه من المصارف الأهلية العراقية, عقيل دخيل كريم

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تتعلم الأمم من تجاربها ومن تجارب الآخرين ومن أي عثرات تواجهها فمن هذه التجارب ينكون لديها خبرات للمستقبل ويعد تجاوز تلك العثرات منطلقاً للتقدم للأمام بكل قوة. لذا يقع على عاتق مراقبي الحسابات مسؤولية الافصاح عن مدى قدرة الوحدة الاقتصادية عن الاستمرار بمزاولة نشاطها ، والتنبؤ باحتمالات الفشل المالي للوحدة والابلاغ عن الشكوك في عدم قدرة تلك الوحدات تحت التدقيق على الاستمرار في نشاطها ، وهذا ما ركزت عليه معايير التدقيق المهنية ولهذا جاء هذا البحث متناولاً مشكلة القصور الواضح لدى مراقبي الحسابات وادارات الوحدات الاقتصادية في التزام بمسؤولياتهم اتجاه بيان قدرة الوحدة على الاستمرار وكذلك تحديد مسؤوليات مراقبي الحسابات …

التمكين النفسي وتأثيره على السلوك الابداعي دراسة تطبيقية في مديرية بيئة القادسية, خيريه عبد فضل الخالدي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تناول هذا البحث التمكين النفسي وتأثيره على السلوك الابداعي لعينة من العاملين في مديرية بيئة القادسية . اذ يضم متغير التمكين النفسي اربعه ابعاد متمثلة بـ (المعنى , المقدرة, الاستقلالية, التأثير) ,اما متغير السلوك الابداعي فتمثل أبعاده ( توليد الافكار , ترويج الافكار , تنفيذ الافكار) , وقد اعتمد هذا البحث على المنهج التحليلي للبيانات التي جمعت من آراء عينة مكونه من (124) موظف في مديرية بيئة القادسية واختبرت فرضيات البحث باستخدام معامل الارتباط البسيط و تحليل الانحدار المتعدد وعدد من الادوات الاحصائية الاخرى الملائمة لتحقيق اهداف البحث الحالي باستخدام برنامج SPSS.v.24)). وقد أثبتت النتائج التطبيقية للبحث صحة الفرضيات التي …

تحليل السيولة ، الربحية ، الرفع المالي في ضوء ادارة المخاطر المصرفية المصرف التجاري العراقي حالة دراسية 2005 – 2015, غسان طارق ظاهر

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تعد موضوعة السيولة والربحية والرفع المالي في ظل ادارة المخاطر المصرفية من الموضوعات التي تحظى باهتمام الاقتصاديين، من خلال البحث في طبيعة العلاقة بين تلك المتغيرات لتحقيق التوازن والموائمة في ادارة السيولة لجانبي الموجودات والمطلوبات للبنوك، فضلا عن تحقيق عنصر الأمان، وبالتالي تشكل تلك المتغيرات الأقطاب الثلاثة، والتي لا يمكن لأي بنك الاستغناء عنها، وتتلخص فكرة البحث في تحليل ادارة السيولة لجانبي الموجودات ومكوناتها فضلا عن ادارة جانب المطلوبات والذي تمثل بإجمالي القروض قصيرة الاجل، فضلا عن تحليل اثر الرفع المالي في ربحية البنك التجاري العراقي، للمدة 2005-2015، من خلال بناء نماذج قياسية للمدة موضوعة البحث، وخلصت الدراسة الى تطابق …

إدارة المصارف الإسلامية ودورها في تحقيق التنمية الاقتصادية بعض المصارف الإسلامية العربية إنموذجاً للمدة 2006- 2013, صباح رحيم مهدي الاسدي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ان الغاية من انشاء المصارف الاسلامية، هي مواجهة التحديات التي تواجه المسلمون من خلال تعاملاتهم المالية والاستثمارية، وما لها من علاقة بالمصارف التجارية، لان اغلب المعاملات التجارية تحتاج الى ايداع وسحب وأتمان مصرفي، وخوفا من الوقوع بدائرة الحرام من خلال التعاملات الربوية (التعامل بالفائدة). فجاءت فكرة انشاء المصارف الاسلامية ترسيخا لمبادئ التعاليم الاسلامية وادراكا لحجم التحديات التي تعاني منها الامة الاسلامية في مجالها الاقتصادي، لذا كان من الضروري ايجاد آلية فاعلة للتصدي لتلك التحديات، من خلال تكوين مؤسسات مصرفية تنموية هدفها الابتعاد عن التعامل بالفائدة، وفي الوقت نفسه العمل على دعم التنمية الاقتصادية والتقدم الاجتماعي للشعوب والمجتمعات الاسلامية وفقا لمبادئ …

2018-03-29 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 for March 29, 2018. Included in the booklet are the meeting minutes from December 7, 2017 and the special meeting on February 22, 2018.

2018-03-29 Come Soar With Us: Vision & Strategic Plan, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Morehead State University vision and strategic plan for 2018 to 2022.

2018-03-29 Amended Bylaws Of The Board Of Regents, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Bylaws of the Board of Regents of Morehead State University amended and approved on March 29, 2018.