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Mobile Money Innovations, Income Inequality And Gender Inclusion In Sub-Saharan Africa, Simplice A. Asongu, Peter Agyemang-Mintah, Joseph Nnanna, Yolande E. Ngoungou

All Works

This study assesses the role of mobile money innovations on income inequality and gender inclusion in 42 sub-Saharan African countries from 1980 to 2019 using interactive quantile regressions. It finds that, first, income inequality unconditionally reduces the involvement of women in business and politics. Second, mobile money innovations interact with income inequality to have a positive impact on women in business and politics. Third, the net effects of mobile money innovations on gender inclusion through income inequality are consistently negative. Fourth, as the positive conditional or interactive effects and negative net effects are consistent across the conditional distribution of gender …

Fomo And The Ico: The Salience Of Quality Signals, Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx, Sandzhar Tazhibaev, Johannes Gartner

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The manuscript investigates whether the individual personality trait, Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)—typically considered negative—influences the willingness of individuals to contribute to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), a phenomenon that emerged after the blockchain revolution. We conducted both qualitative and quantitative work in this space and present the results of an international survey, including a conjoint experiment. Theoretically, we anchor our study in signaling theory and propose that signal valence (the positive or negative interpretation of a signal) can diverge from signal intent. Specifically, we find that candidate ICO funders with strong FOMO behave predictably irrationally. They are more likely to …

Uncovering Merchants’ Willingness To Wait In On-Demand Food Delivery Markets, Jian Liang, Ya Zhao, Hai Wang, Zuopeng Xiao, Jintao Ke

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

While traditional on-demand food delivery services help restaurants reach more customers and enable doorstep deliveries, they also come with drawbacks, such as high commission fees and limited control over the delivery process. White-label food delivery services have emerged as an alternative, ready-to-use platform for restaurants to arrange delivery for customer orders received through their applications or websites, without the constraints imposed by traditional on-demand food delivery platforms or the need to develop an in-house delivery operation. Although several studies have investigated consumer behavior when using traditional on-demand food delivery services, there is limited research on merchants’ behavior when adopting white-label …

Symmetrical And Asymmetrical Approaches To Brand Loyalty– The Case Of Intelligent Voice Assistants, Wei He, Catherine Prentice, Xuequn Wang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This study investigates symmetrical and asymmetrical relationships among intrinsic needs, consumer engagement, attachment, and brand loyalty in the case of intelligent voice assistants (IVAs). Conducted with IVA users in the United States, the research employs structural equation modelling (SEM) to examine direct, linear relationships and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) for exploring complex, non-linear relationships. The findings indicate that psychological needs, consumer interactions with IVAs, and emotional bonds significantly influence brand loyalty. Furthermore, the fsQCA method reveals that various combinations of these factors contribute to brand loyalty in distinct ways. This study advances the literature on consumer behaviour and branding …

Network Effects, Word Of Mouth, And Entry Performance: A Study Of Digital Freemium Products, Noman Shaheer, Liang Chen, Jingtao Yi, Sali Li, Huiwen Su

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

International entry research rarely examines strategies affecting entry performance in a target country, largely due to data limitations in the traditional multinational enterprise setting. However, the emergence of digital business with trackable international performance data helps address this gap. We utilize digital freemium products as our research context to examine the effect of two major demand-side strategies associated with freemium products, network effects and word-of-mouth (WOM), on entry performance across different institutional environments. By analyzing 1,891 freemium games, we show that lower network readiness of a target country strengthens the impact of network effects on entry performance whereas higher network …

Does Ceo Agreeableness Personality Mitigate Real Earnings Management?, Shan Liu, Xingying Wu, Nan Hu

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Despite efforts to mitigate aggressive financial reporting, earnings management remains challenging to parties interested in inhibiting its dysfunctional effects. Using linguistic algorithms to assess CEO agreeableness personality from their unscripted texts in conference calls, we find that it is a determinant that mitigates a firm's real earnings management. Furthermore, such an effect is more pronounced when firms confront intensive market competition and financial distress and have weaker managerial entrenchment or when CEOs face stronger internal governance. Our findings persist even after we utilize several alternative real earnings management metrics and control other confounding personalities in prior earnings management studies. The …

Renter Households In Mountain West Metros, 2022, Sean Curry, Mohit Pande, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Housing & Real Estate

This fact sheet presents data from a Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) Harvard University report “America’s Rental Housing 2024,” which details the status of the rental market in the U.S. This fact sheet focuses on data for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah including data on the demographics of renter households in Mountain West metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).

A Multiple Case Studies Review Of Collaboration In Rural Nonprofits, Jacob T. Ratliff

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This multiple case studies review of rural nonprofit collaboration explored themes related to the research problem of limited collaborative practice and outcomes in rural nonprofits. The research used a multiple case studies approach to examine current practices, barriers to collaboration, and identify best practices. Themes in existing literature on nonprofit collaborative practices and rural settings were examined to develop a conceptual framework of themes that would be explored in the research. Through the data collection and analysis process, several themes emerged. Most of the themes significantly aligned to the literature, while further developing understanding specific to the rural context of …

Gop's Future: Adapting Professional Writing To Engage And Attract Gen Z Voters, Kerry Mckim

Masters Theses

In an evolving political landscape dominated by digital media, the Republican Party faces significant challenges in connecting with Generation Z (Gen Z) voters. This thesis explores the critical role of professional writing in bridging this communication gap between generations. With the rise of social media platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, traditional communication strategies are becoming increasingly obsolete. Gen Z's unique consumption habits, values, and communication preferences necessitate reevaluating how political messages are crafted and disseminated.

This research highlights the importance of professional writing in political communication, focusing on its impact within the GOP. By examining Gen Z's demographics and …

2024-09-18 Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

The meeting minutes of the Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee for September 18, 2024.

Ai Assignment Entr 101, Sheila K. Hanson

AI Assignment Library

The purpose of this assignment is to learn how to responsibly use AI (specifically ChatGPT for this assignment) to do background research and brainstorming for your famous entrepreneur term paper research assignment.

Fitness Beverage Market Segmentation Ai Project, Brady Mccrae

AI Assignment Library

As the marketing manager for a company launching a new line of fitness beverages, your goal is to segment the fitness beverage market using AI to reach the right audience with targeted marketing campaigns. This assignment will challenge you to critically evaluate AI tools and their outputs in the context of market segmentation.

2024-09-12 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Message sent on September 12, 2024 by the President to the campus community regarding upcoming dates of importance, staffing updates, congratulatory recognitions, and the President's live stream update for September 24, 2024.

Feeder And Live Cattle Markets Face Mixed Signals As Fall Approaches, Elliott James Dennis

Center for Agricultural Profitability

As the cattle market reopened following Labor Day, feeder and live cattle futures weakened to contract low levels of resistance. The October feeder cattle contract ended on a down note at approximately $230, as the market continues to grapple with whether prices will rise this fall amid uncertainty over how many heifers will go through sale barns. A significant factor contributing to current market conditions is the deterioration of pasture conditions, which has led to expectations that some feeder cattle will be brought to market earlier. However, this impact is tempered by a large hay crop and the availability of …

2024-09-05 Explanatory Description And Timeline For Provost Position, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

The job description and timelines for position of Provost as submitted to the Faculty Senate in context to the statement made by the Chair of the Faculty Welfare and Concerns Committee and September 5, 2024.

2024-09-05 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from September 5, 2024.

2024-09-05 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from September 5, 2024.

2024-09-05 Statement From Faculty Welfare & Concerns Committee Chair, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A statement from the Chair of the Faculty Welfare and Concerns Committee presented to the Faculty Senate on September 5, 2024.

Setting Custom Rates For Fall Harvest, Gelnnis Mcclure

Center for Agricultural Profitability

We’re approaching the fall harvest again, so harvest rates are a topic of interest. Custom rates for harvesting operations in Nebraska have continued to increase based on data gathered from the latest biennial Nebraska Custom Rates Survey completed in 2024. Custom rate figures are provided by operators who perform custom hire services and respond to the survey. The first several pages of Part II of the 2024 report provide custom rate figures for harvesting grains and soybeans, followed by updated figures for hauling operations for grain and hay. The report is one source custom operators may use to help determine …

The Impact Of Managerial Myopia On Cybersecurity: Evidence From Data Breaches, Wen Chen, Xing Li, Haibin Wu, Liandong Zhang

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Using a sample of U.S. firms for the period 2005–2017, we provide evidence that managerial myopic actions contribute to corporate cybersecurity risk. Specifically, we show that abnormal cuts in discretionary expenditures, our proxy for managerial myopia, are positively associated with the likelihood of data breaches. The association is largely driven by firms that appear to cut discretionary expenditures to meet short-term earnings targets. In addition, the association is stronger for firms with greater short-term equity incentives, higher earnings response coefficients, low levels of institutional block ownership, or large market shares. Finally, firms appear to increase discretionary expenditures upon the announcement …

Successfully Transferring Ownership And Accountability: Necessary Discussions To Consider, Carol Wittmeyer

Business Faculty/Staff Publications

NSRA’s Next Generation Leadership Program (NextGen) is designed to help independently owned shoe stores transition from one generation to the next. The NextGen Program held prior to the Atlanta Shoe Market in January 2024, focused on preparing the NextGens for important conversations with their NowGens about the succession process. Succession can refer to many transitions including ownership and/or management. Oftentimes in family businesses, those transitions should – but may not – go hand in hand, causing significant issues for everyone involved and risking the successful transition that family firms dream about. The workshop addressed strategies to minimize this frequent disconnect.

An Extremely Important Document: Khea's Struggle For A Contract, 1974-1978, John L.S. Daley Dr

KNEA 50th Anniversary

In 1973, the Kansas State College, Pittsburg administration fired thirteen faculty members without cause. In order to improve administration-faculty relations, remaining faculty organized, petitioned for recognition, and drafted PSU/KNEA's first contract with PSU/KBOR, which went into effect five years later. The narrative covering this period draws on Axe Library's KNEA Collection and interviews of former faculty.

Key Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction Among Academic Staff In The University, Victor Amadi Stephen

School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling Faculty Publications and Presentations

Job satisfaction (JS) undoubtedly impacts significantly on the productive capacity and general well-being of academic staff within universities. Poor JS affects not only individual performance but also broader institutional goals and may culminate in a decline in staff morale, disloyalty, constant labor migration and unending industrial actions by labor unions within the university. Enhancing job satisfaction can improve staff’s quality of service, staff retention, productivity, and the overall academic quality of the institutions. This study reviews factors associated with job satisfaction among academic staff in universities, and how these factors independently contribute to overall job satisfaction. This study draws on …

Tail Risk Network Analysis Of Asian Banks, Thach N. Pham, Robert Powell, Deepa Bannigidadmath

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This study aims to investigate the tail risk dependence of individual banks in Asian emerging markets. Using value at risk and conditional value at risk to measure tail risk and employing the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression to build the network, this study analysed interconnectedness at three levels: system-wide, country level and individual bank level. This study yields three key findings. First, banks in Asian emerging markets have a notably high tail risk network, particularly during more extreme market conditions. Second, the smaller and more interconnected banks are the most systemically important in the region, rather than the …

Towards A Model To Measure The Efficiency Of Inter-Organizational Knowledge Transfer For Tourism Destinations, Hossein Raisi, Kourosh Esfandiar, Llandis Barratt-Pugh, Gregory Willson, Rodolfo Baggio

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Tourism industry relies on destination-level knowledge transfer for innovation and competitiveness, yet slow adoption of knowledge management practices hinders the potential benefits. Academic studies on knowledge transfer and its efficiency are limited and very few have addressed this phenomenon at inter-organizational level particularly in a tourism destination context. We aim to address this gap by providing a conceptual model to extend research knowledge in this area. Drawing on social capital theory and knowledge management constructs, the model incorporates four pivotal dimensions: ‘structural,’ ‘relational,’ ‘organizational,’ and ‘knowledge’ properties, identified as effective antecedents of knowledge transfer through prior research. The proposed model …

The Effect Of Digital Erp Implementation, Supply Chain Integration And Supply Chain Flexibility On Business Performance, Kevin Joshua Harianto, Zeplin Jiwa Husada Tarigan, Hotlan Siagian, Sautma Ronni Basana, Ferry Jie

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Globalization entails manufacturing companies improving their competitiveness to be superior to competitors. This study investigates the role of ERP implementation in improving business performance through supply chain integration, external supply chain integration, and flexibility. The research surveyed manufacturing companies that were implementing ERP technology adequately. Data was collected from 99 manufacturing companies in East Java that have implemented ERP. The study used judgmental sampling with criteria for employees who have worked for two years and permanent employees and have a role as a critical user or end user of one of the ERP modules in the company department. Data analysis …

The Influence Of Supply Chain Integration On Firm Performance Through Lean Manufacturing, Green Supply Chain Management And Risk Management, Lydia Christian, Zeplin Jiwa Husada Tarigan, Hotlan Siagian, Sautma Ronni Basana, Ferry Jie

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The rapid development of technology has enabled companies to integrate internal and external partners working together in the supply chain network. Supply chain integration allows fast information to facilitate real-time and reliable decision-making. This study investigates the role of supply chain integration on firm performance through adopting lean manufacturing, green supply chain management, and risk management. The study surveyed manufacturing companies implementing ISO 14000 to represent green supply chain management and integrated information technology as a form of integration. The questionnaires were distributed using a Google form, and 93 valid responses were obtained. Data analysis employed a partial least square …

The Role Of Supplier-Buyer Relationship In Enhancing Business Performance Through Supply Chain Management Practice, Total Quality Management Implementation And Product Innovation, Ronaldo Richard Gunawan, Hotlan Siagian, Zeplin Jiwa Husada Tarigan, Ferry Jie

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The Company should collaborate with supply chain members to support business process activities and increase competitiveness. Company collaboration with suppliers is essential in supporting the adoption of supply chain practices and total quality management to pursue product innovation and enhance business performance. This study investigates the role of supplier-buyer relationships in enhancing business performance through supply chain management practice, total quality management, and product innovation. The research surveyed 150 companies implementing total quality management with ISO certification in East Java. Data processing employs partial least squares using SmartPLS software version 4.0. The research found that supplier-buyer relationships positively and significantly …

Cultural Tightness In Organizations: Investigating The Impact Of Formal And Informal Cultural Tightness On Employee Creativity, Roy Y. J. Chua, Na Zhao, Meng Han

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This paper delineates cultural tightness into formal versus informal aspects to depict the strength of norms and the extent of sanctions emanating from both formal and informal norms. Organizations with high formal cultural tightness regulate behaviors through explicit written norms and official sanctions, whereas those with high informal cultural tightness regulate behaviors through uncodified norms, collective beliefs, and informal social sanctions. Through a field study across 14 diverse companies in two countries (Malaysia and the Philippines) and two experiments involving participants from the United States, we found that perceived informal cultural tightness consistently exerts a more significant impact on stifling …

Lonergan’S Application Of The Method: An Entrepreneurial Learning Project, Sergio Palacios

San Jose - Lonergan Chair in Catholic Philosophy

Summer 2024, Lonergan’s Application of The Method: An Entrepreneurial Learning Project

In my course, students practice entrepreneurship and innovation with emphasis on fostering creativity, creative problem solving, recognizing and developing opportunities, product design and development and analyzing alternative business models. The main deliverable for the course is an investor presentation pitch and a fully develop a business plan in the form of an investor pitch deck for a startup or social venture. The proposed project should add to the course depth and enhance students understanding of the course content.