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Analysis Of Factors Related To Turnover Intentions Within The Financial Management (65fx/65wx) Career Field, Virginia L. Galbraith

Theses and Dissertations

There is currently a shortage of field grade officers within the United States Air Force’s Financial Management and Cost Analysis (65Fx/65Wx) career field. A questionnaire was distributed to all officers within the career field (N = 618) in order to identify the values and career intentions of the career field’s current officer workforce. Constructs such as organizational commitment, burnout, and perceived availability of civilian job opportunities were analyzed to determine their impacts on an officer’s turnover intentions. Demographics such as commissioning source, current job type, current job location, and time in service were also analyzed to see how they may …

How Online Reviews Influence Consumer Restaurant Selection, Nefike Gunden

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Since social media has been growing rapidly, the restaurant industry has been exploring this area extensively. Given that social media provides restaurant consumers with an opportunity to share their dining experiences, several studies have examined the impact of social media on consumer restaurant selection (Tran, 2015). As a part of the social media umbrella, online reviews are significant factors that influence consumer restaurant selection (Park & Nicolau, 2015; Yang, Hlee, Lee, Koo, 2017). However, there is a lack of understanding with regard to which attributes of restaurant online reviews are the most influential when it comes to customer decision making. …

Evaluating The Relative Importance Of Influencing Factors On Cruise Vacations: A Conjoint Analysis, Frida Bahja

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study focuses on exploring the relative importance of six influential factors in cruise customers’ decision-making process such as: cruise vacation price, cruise duration, distance from the cruise port, itineraries, environmental friendliness of cruise line and cruise online reviews. The decision on which influencing factors to select was made based on the review of literature.

The complexity of cruise customers’ decision-making process for these six attributes with several levels was examined with Choice-Based Conjoint (CBC) Analysis. CBC was selected due to its realistic approach to purchase decisions, in the form of trade-offs. The online survey collected data anonymously. The survey …

I Kanban, Can You? A Librarian’S Introduction To Kanbanflow, Rachel S. Evans

Presentations

Introduces the concept of Kanban (Japanese for "sign" or "billboard"), an important tool for managing workflow and measuring improvement and outcomes that was first popularized by the manufacturing industry. Today Kanban is utilized by software development teams, marketing units, human resource offices, people in strategy and leadership, and for organizing personal tasks and achieving goals.

Also introduces KanbanFlow, a free online project management tool that digitizes the Kanban method. This tool supports real-time collaboration between team members and weaves in the Pomodoro method of time-tracking. Features a live demo of KanbanFlow, its various features, and real-life examples of how it …

The Effect Of Behavioral Skills Training On Shot Performance In Field Hockey, Kelsey O'Neill

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Behavior analysis procedures have been used to improve sports performance and enhance player safety across a wide variety of sports. The current study evaluated the effects of behavioral skills training on three common field hockey hits, a slap shot, drive, and sweep for young field hockey players. The procedures were evaluated in a multiple baseline across behaviors for three players. Results showed increases in each type of shot once intervention was implemented.

2017-03-16 Faculty Regent's Report, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate Regent's report from March 16, 2017.

2017-03-16 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter for March 16, 2017.

2017-03-16 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes for March 16, 2017.

2017-03-09, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

2017-03-09 Faculty Concerns, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate concerns to be addressed for the March 16, 2017 senate meeting.

Content Trends In Sustainable Business Education: An Analysis Of Introductory Courses In The U.S., Nancy E. Landrum, Brian M. Ohsowski

School of Environmental Sustainability: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Purpose – This study aims to identify the content in introductory business sustainability courses in the USA to determine the most frequently assigned reading material and its sustainability orientation. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 81 introductory sustainable business course syllabi reading lists were analyzed from 51 US colleges and universities. The study utilized frequency counts for authors and readings and R analysis of key words to classify readings along the sustainability spectrum. Findings – The study reveals the most frequently assigned authors and readings in US sustainable business courses (by program type) and places them along the sustainability spectrum from weak …

Using Oculometrics For Cognitive Task Analysis, Haley Shelton

UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair

The interface between a worker and his/her computer prohibits a job analyst to get a clear picture of the work executed by knowledge workers for at least three reasons: 1) the speed of the work, 2) integrated systems, 3) undefined analytical processes. Thus, the goal of the present effort is to evaluate how the use of eye-tracking and screen capture technologies impact observation and analysis of the cognitive tasks conducted by knowledge workers.

2017-03-03 Excellence In Teaching Committee Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Committee on Excellence in Teaching minutes for March 3, 2017.

2017-03-02 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter of March 3, 2017.

2017-03-02 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes for March 2, 2017.

Getting To The Core: A Case Study On The Company Culture Of Apple Inc., Jenna B. Arocha

Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration

Company culture exists within every organization and makes up the company’s DNA. Apple Inc. (Apple) is a worldwide technology company that innovates new products and services while having environmental practices in mind. The purpose of this study was to examine the company culture of Apple. The researcher used a best practices guide to evaluate Apple’s company culture. This study found that Apple is effective in their company culture practices, however, could focus their efforts more on employees. In order to continue to have a positive company culture, Apple should focus more efforts on employees and utilize a more adhocracy style …

Organizational Conflict Navigation: Building A Comprehensive Conflict Management Course, Beth Polin

EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Conflict situations are unfortunately a naturally occurring phenomenon in the workplace. Whether it is an employee not voicing concerns because of fear of retaliation, team members not trusting one another, or companies negotiating terms of an agreement, conflict situations are ubiquitous. Because no organization is immune to conflict, employees must enter the workplace equipped with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to appropriately navigate such situations. Companies recognize this need and call for graduates to possess this unique set of soft skills (e.g. Buhl, nd), as much efficiency can be lost when employees are focused on conflict and not its …

2017 Q1 Private Capital Access Index Report, Craig R. Everett

Pepperdine Private Capital Access Report

The Pepperdine Private Capital Access Index (PCA) is a quarterly indicator produced by the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, and with the support of Dun & Bradstreet. The index is designed to measure the demand for, activity, and health of the private capital markets. The purpose of the PCA Index is to gauge the demand of small and medium sized businesses for financing needs, the level of accessibility of private capital, and the transparency and efficiency of private financing markets.

The Effect Of Government Involvement On Chinese Firms' Corporate Entrepreneurial Activities: The Case Of Chinese Automobile Industry, Grace Chun Guo, Crystal X. Jiang, Qin Yang

Management Department Faculty Journal Articles

In recent decades many emerging markets (EMFs) have undertaken entrepreneurial transformations to adapt to institutional transition and industrial change. Corporate entrepreneurship (CE) provided EMFs viable ways to revitalize, reconfigure, and transform successfully with the dynamic environment. Although previous research examined government roles on EMFs' CE activities, little is known about the mechanisms of how government exerts influence on CE activities. To fully understand CE of EMFs, we propose a stage model to explore specific roles governments play that affect CE activities over time. In particular, we investigate how governments' grabbing hand, helping hand, and invisible hand roles affected Chinese auto …

An Analysis Of Accreditation And Its Impact Of Receiving Funding In Mental Health Hospitals, Dennis Emmett

Management Faculty Research

This paper examines the accreditation of mental health hospitals and the receiving of funding. The funding sources examined are Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, private insurance, and client fees. Other factors were the type of ownership of the hospital and region. The conclusion is that accreditation is important. Different accreditations are important for different funding sources. Region is also important with the Northeast having less funding for most sources.

Let's Listen To Sarma: Developing An Index Of Financial Inclusion For Nigeria., Baba N. Yaaba

Bullion

The National Financial inclusion Strategy of the Central Bank of Nigeria was designed to reduce the percentage of adult Nigerians excluded from financial services from 46.3 per cent as at 2070 to 20.0 per cent by 2020. As a component of the policy tool kit, the strategy makes provision for annual data gathering to measure progress in financial inclusion drive of the Bank. This approach and others recognised by the CBN are mostly survey based, hence occasional and expensive. ln order to facilitate cross-country comparison, this study adopted Sarma (2008, 2012) to compute a composite index for financial inclusion for …

2017-03-08 Making Data Great Again: The 411 On Fte Ratios, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A power point presentation titled "Making Data Great Again: The 411 on FTE Ratios" from March of 2017.

Leadership Characteristics Of Protective Force Instructors, Justen Parker

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The National Nuclear Security Administration, the governmental agency responsible for safeguarding and security the United States’ nuclear weapons production and research facilities, employs an armed protective force that responds to the full spectrum of threats. Governmental reports previously identified protective force performance in need of improvement. The purpose of this quantitative study, through the use of correlational research, is to identify the beneficial leadership characteristics of instructors, from the full range of leadership model, that enhance training and increase officer performance during training and improve mission performance. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was used to identify instructor leadership characteristics and …

2017-02-28 Response Of Beth Patrick About Ncaa Penalty, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Response of Beth Patrick about NCAA Penalty to the Faculty Senate on February 28, 2017.

An Integrated Perspective Of Multitasking And Multiple Team Membership, Shoshana Altschuller, Raquel Benbunan-Fich

Communications of the IIMA

Workers in today’s business environments are confronted with heavy workloads that reflect not only their regular job expectations but also their involvement in multiple teams at the same time. The majority of the current literature has studied these two topics (multitasking and multiple-team membership) independently. The goal of this paper is to integrate both conceptual outlooks by examining relevant works in both streams of research and merging them into an integrated framework. By analyzing new data collected from focus groups, and taking an individual worker’s perspective, the results of this study suggest that participating in multiple teams simultaneously, fragments workers …

Abc's Of Leadership, Dan Good

Leadership Hour at Otterbein University

J. Daniel Good, Ph.D. (Dan Good) is the Superintendent of Columbus City Schools, Ohio’s largest school district, serving more than 52,000 students located in 110 schools. He was appointed to the position by the Columbus Board of Education in 2013 and has led the District to impressive academic gains in early education, grade-level literacy, and post-secondary opportunities for graduates.

2017-02-17 Pac 27 Revisal, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate revisal for PAc-27 for February 17, 2017.

2017-02-16 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter of February 16, 2017.

2017-02-16 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes for February 16, 2017.

2017-02-21 Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Intercollegiate Athletics Committee

Faculty Senate Records

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee meeting minutes for February 21, 2017.