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E-Commerce Industry Spotlight, Krista Johnson

Marriott Student Review

A highlight of the E-Commerce industry.

Byu Tech Club: At The Base Of Silicon Slopes, William R. Adams

Marriott Student Review

As technology continues to drive Utah's economic growth, Brigham Young University students have launchd the BYU Tech Club to inform their peers with technical and non-technical degrees of career opportunities in technology, build the skills and knowledge to be attractive job candidates, and earn internship and full-time offers from high-grow startups and leading technology companies.

Obamacare: Under The Knife, Kylan Rutherford

Marriott Student Review

President Trump and Congress have tried and failed to pass through a replacement plan for Obamacare. This article details why this effort failed, and several issues extant in Obamacare that may move the law toward insolvency. These issues are the mandate, guaranteed issue, and the 'risk corridor' funding set up to back struggling insurance companies.

Buzzwords: Jargon That Will Keep You Going Through The Year, Annie Pond

Marriott Student Review

Business jargon to help you throughout the year.

In Defense Of The Self-Help Book, Owen Barrott

Marriott Student Review

"In Defense of the Self-Help Book" explores the relationship between behavioral economics and the effects that self-help and management books have. It explores loss aversion and the optimism bias paradox and applies it to those who use success literature to improve their own abilities.

Marriott Student Review, Marianna Richardson

Marriott Student Review

This is the inaugural edition of the Marriott Student Review on BYU Scholar Archive. Marriott Student Review is a journal by students, for students. We work to inform Marriott School students about contemporary issues and to prepare them to meaningfully contribute to the global community. We also offer the opportunity for students to publish and add their voice to current events.

2017-04-10 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Message from President Andrews sent on April 1, 2017.

2017-04-10 Statement By Professor Caric For Faculty Regent, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Statement by Professor Caric for the position of Faculty Regent delivered on April 10, 2017.

2017-04-10 Statement By Professor Royar For Faculty Regent, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Statement by Professor Royar for the position of Faculty Regent delivered on April 10, 2017.

2017-04-10 Statement By Professor Pidluzny For Faculty Regent, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Statement by Professor Pidluzny for the position of Faculty Regent delivered on April 10, 2017.

Exemplary Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Case Study Discovering How Female Chief Executive Officers Create Meaning, Stephanie A. Herrera

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this thematic, mixed-methods case study was to identify and describe the behaviors that exemplary female chief executive officers (CEOs) use to create personal and organizational meaning for themselves and their followers through meaning-making domains: character, vision, relationships, wisdom, and inspiration. Additionally, it was the purpose of this study to determine the degree of importance to which followers perceived behaviors within the meaning-making domains.

Methodology: The exploratory mixed-methods case study was selected to gather insight into the behaviors of four female chief executive officers through interviews. Twelve of their employees were asked to complete an online survey. …

Investors' Reaction To The Passing Of The Indian Companies Act, 2013, Melisa Ann Ruhupatty

Honors Theses

This research seeks to determine whether mandated corporate social responsibilty (CSR) is value relevant to investors, specifically investors of Indian companies affected by the Companies Act, 2013 which requires companies meeting specific financial criteria to spend 2% of their three-year average net profits towards social initiatives. Recommended social initiatives include the development and implementation of environmentally sustainable businesss practices. Using the event study methodology, this study compares the cumulative abnormal returns (CAR) of companies recognized as CSR-active on the Bombay Stock Exccange (BSE) with those not recognized as CSR-active. Recognized CSR-active companies were determined through the use of the BSE …

Beyond Greening: The Challenges To Adopting Sustainability In Higher Education., Catherine Hooey, Alicia Mason, James Triplett

Faculty Submissions

It is common for colleges and universities to include sustainability in their mission statements and strategic plans. On many campuses, however, sustainability is associated with green practices only, rather than the comprehensive integration of social equity, economic, and environmental principles on which the concept was founded. Here, Hooey et al examine the obstacles to the comprehensive adoption of sustainability in institutions of higher education, in general, and to suggest a conceptual framework of a sustainability culture as one most appropriate for the more effective incorporation of comprehensive practices.

A Strategy For Teaching Critical Thinking: The Sellmore Case, Joseph F. Castellano, Susan Lightle, Bud Baker

Accounting Faculty Publications

The importance of teaching and applying critical thinking skills is apparently matched by its difficulty in doing so. Sara Rimer, writing for the January 18, 2011, edition of The Hechinger Report, discussed a study by Richard Arum that followed several thousand undergraduates from when they entered college in fall 2005 to when they graduated in spring 2009. Arum’s research, published in his book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, found that large numbers of students did not learn critical thinking, complex reasoning, and written communication skills. Arum used testing data and student surveys from 24 colleges and universities ranging …

The Art Of Leader Judgement In Organizations: A Qualitative Investigation Of Its Development, Michayla Fuller, Rachel Sturm

The University Honors Program

It is estimated that each person faces approximately 35,000 decisions a day (Sollisch, 2016). Whereas decision-making can be scientifically reduced down to a set of steps that includes things such as identifying the problem (e.g., I am hungry). weighing decision criteria (e.g., do I want something healthy or tasty?), and generating alternative courses of action (e.g., will I get a bagel or have some cereal?), how one responds to the decision-making process overall, including identifying an appropriate course of action to [eventually] take, lies at the heart of judgement. Specifically, judgement requires that individuals, such as a leaders, make decisions …

The Impact Of Airline Concentration On Smaller Communities And Airports, Zheng Yao Ooi

Paper and Posters Presentations

This study examines the price-concentration relationship in the U.S. airline industry. Based on Singh and Zhus (2008) study, an economic model is applied to the Kansas airline market. The study empirically measures the airfare or price effect of the key determinant, carrier concentration, after controlling for other variables such as trip distance from Kansas to destination airports, the presence of an airport hub, nearby airports, and local area characteristics including per capita income and population. The main hypothesis is that the fewer the airline companies serving an airport (i.e., the higher the market concentration), the higher the average airfare, all …

Examining The Complementary Effect Of Political Networking Capability With Absorptive Capacity On The Innovative Performance Of Emerging-Market Firms, Masaaki Kotabe, Crystal Jiang, Janet Y. Murray

Management Department Faculty Journal Articles

By incorporating institutional theory with the dynamic capability perspective, we investigate how emerging-market firms’ organizational capability to acquire resources through political networking with government officials complements their absorptive capacity in enhancing incremental and radical innovations. We further investigate the conditions under which the complementary effect matters. On the basis of a survey of 108 senior executives in China, we find that political networking capability complements absorptive capacity in overcoming resource constraints and organizational disadvantages in enhancing firms’ innovations, and the result is more effective in improving radical rather than incremental innovations. Furthermore, the complementary effect becomes stronger for emerging-market firms’ …

Factors That Influence Physicians To Assume Leadership Roles: A Focus On Clinical Integration, Jennifer Lynne Jackson

Dissertations

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) drastically altered the healthcare industry in the United States. Along with multiple other directives, the PPACA mandated that physicians and hospitals work together in strategies known as clinical integration. For effective clinical integration to be achieved, interdependence among physicians and hospitals is required to provide the highest quality outcomes for patients at the best possible value. To this end, healthcare leaders have identified that the key to establishing successful clinical integration is the presence and commitment of physician leaders (Penlington & Marshall, 2016).

This study explores factors that influenced a …

Comparing Critical Chain Project Managemenet With Critical Path Method: A Case Study, Behzad Montazeri

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Scheduling is a major task in project management. The current scheduling technique, Critical Path Method (CPM), has been widely applied for several decades, but a large number of projects fail to be completed on time and schedule delays occur in many projects. This raises question about the validity of the current project scheduling system. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), derived from Theory of Constraints, is a relatively new alternative approach toward scheduling projects. This study compared CCPM and CPM to determine which scheduling method delivers a shorter project duration and has a better usage of resources. A scheduling software called …

Globalization Of The Catholic Church: Implications For Managing A Large Multinational Organizations For A Long Period Of Time., Paula Robinson

Honors Projects in Marketing

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of How Companies Should Prepare To Recruit And Manage Generation Z, Corey Pires

Honors Projects in Management

No abstract provided.

Ua3/9 Email To Faculty & Staff, Gary Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Emails from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff from January to June 2017.

• Balancing Our Budget by Year End, 3/2
• Campus Forum, 4/12
• Farewell Message, 6/30
• Finance Fact Sheet, 1/20
• Gary Ransdell to Lead Semester at Sea Program, 2/8
• Invitation University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 6/5
• New Chapter, 2/8
• New Semester, 1/20
• Personnel Actions, 6/19
• Spring Semester Message, 4/6
• Statement on Immigration Ban, 1/30
• Video Surveillance Systems Policy, 6/19

Making Sense Of Sustainable Seafood Certifications, Samantha Yoder

Honors Projects in Management

This project is aimed at tackling the issues regarding the varying seafood sustainability certifications currently in circulation. It aims to uncover the confusion, controversy, and differences that arise from the numerous governmental policies and organizations that issue seafood sustainability certifications. Furthermore, it will assess the primary motivations for each participant in the sustainable seafood supply chain, as the value derived from participation. Supply chain members considered include the fisheries that supply the seafood products, the various companies that issue the seafood certifications, the grocers that stock the numerous seafood products, the restaurants that serve sustainable seafood products, and the end …

Intercollegiate Athlete Perceptions Of Justice In Team Disciplinary Decisions, Jared M. Diaz

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The present study examined justice perceptions of an intercollegiate athlete who was punished for a team rule violation outside of competition. This scenario study is a modified replication of Severs’ (2009) study on justice perceptions of intercollegiate athletes; one additional factor, importance of the next competition, was examined in the current study. Perceptions of fairness and perceptions of likelihood of deterring future misconduct were examined using a factorial design with two levels of punishment severity (severe and moderate), two levels of misconduct severity (severe and moderate), two types of punishment distribution (consistent and conditional), and two types of game importance …

The Applications Of Mathematics In Finance Actuarial Exam Fm Preparation, Robyn Stanley

Honors Senior Capstone Projects

Financial mathematics is a growing field in which mathematicians and business professionals alike are regularly finding new links between the two industries. By further developing this area of study, businesses will be able to evaluate trends analytically by implementing mathematical techniques in their investigations. Businesses with a particular interest in financial mathematics include investment banks, commercial banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, corporate treasuries, and regulatory agencies. In particular, the field of actuarial science focuses directly on the applications of mathematics in finance, and requires all aspiring actuaries seeking certification to successfully complete an exam specifically designed to test the applicant’s …

Developing A Crm Strategy For Small Businesses, Brianna Butler, Megan Carignan

Honors Senior Capstone Projects

In a data-driven world, it is becoming easier than ever for businesses to gain more and more information about their customers and use that to their advantage. This data, gathered from previous business dealings, social media, inbound marketing and click data can be utilized to provide goods and services that are more accurately tailored to the specific consumer, and to provide successful customer service. However, there must be a customer relationship management (CRM) system in place to retain, sort, analyze and pull up information. This can be done using expensive software, which is what large and medium-sized corporations may do, …

Adapting Critical Chain Project Management To Army Engineer Construction Projects, Eric E. Rohr

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

For decades, Army Engineers have utilized the systems of the Critical Path Method (CPM) and multi-level Gantt chart planning system for its construction projects. While these methods are well accepted, they are not without their flaws. Research and literature in project management has given weight to several viable alternative options to planning projects. One such option, Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), was developed to address the flaws of CPM by offering a holistic approach to project management based on strict resource control and the use of time buffers. This method attempts to eliminate multitasking and procrastination that can plague efficiency …

استخدام انماط التفكير السيناريو لدعم استراتيجيات متخذي القرار دراسة تحليلية لعينة من كليات جامعة الكوفة, ماجد جبار الفتلاوي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف هذا البحث إلى التعرف على انماط تفكير السيناريو المتمثلة بـ ((المستقبلي، المنظمي، الاستراتيجي) لعينة من كليات جامعة الكوفة، من خلال وضع استراتيجيات لمتخذي القرار المتمثلة بالإبعاد ( الندرة، التأثير، التوجيه)، وتم اختيار عينة عشوائية من الكادر التدريسي في خمس كليات من جامعة الكوفة اذ بلغ عددهم ( 210) تدريسي واستخدم الباحثان استمارة الاستبيان كأداة رئيسة لجمع البيانات والمعلومات باستخدام تدرج مقياس ( Likert) الخماسي، وتم تحليل الفرضيات باستخدام عدد من الأدوات الاحصائية (الوسط الحسابي، الانحراف المعياري، معامل ارتباط بيرسون، معامل الانحدار) وكانت ابرز الاستنتاجات التي توصل اليه البحث ان انماط التفكير بالسيناريوهات بإبعادها لها دور مهم في دعم استراتيجية …

Management And Leadership Style: Is Style Influenced By Engineering Education?, Arsalan Khan

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Leadership Development Programs (LDPs) programs are employed by firms globally in different multiple manners that are aimed at accelerating the development and growth of highly capable candidates. Among these candidates, depending on the particular LDP, may be those possess engineering skills typically afforded through engineering education as measured by completion of an engineering degree. Infrastructure reductions might be afforded corporations if multiple LDPs could be supplanted with one program such as an Engineering Leadership Development Program. In practice, however, economic constraints limited the total sample population of this category to 67 (48 with engineering degrees and 15 without). Employing SPSS …

استخدام نماذج Box & Jenkins للتنبؤ بالحوادث المرورية في محافظة القادسية, سيف حسام رحيم الجبوري

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى دراسة وتحليل السلاسل الزمنية الخاصة بالحوادث المسجلة في محافظة الديوانية للمدة من (2010- 2014 ) باستخدام طريقة (BOX-JENKINS) في التحليل (التشخيص، التقدير ,اختبار ملاءمة النموذج , التنبؤ) وايجاد النموذج المثالي للتنبؤ بالحوادث المرورية باعتماد البيانات الشهرية المسجلة لدى دائرة مرور الديوانية وأظهرت نتائج التطبيق ان النموذج الملائم والكفؤ هو نموذج الانحدار الذاتي