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The Impact Of Sound Systems On Customer Experience, Jonathan Alonso Jan 2024

The Impact Of Sound Systems On Customer Experience, Jonathan Alonso

ICHRIE Research Reports

Sound systems have a profound impact on customer experiences, shaping perceptions, managing noise pollution, and enhancing a business's brand image. This document provides an in-depth exploration of the factors involved in designing, integrating, and programming commercial audio-visual (AV) systems. The process entails understanding the unique needs of a business, assessing the physical environment, and selecting the most suitable audio and visual solutions, followed by careful integration and programming for an optimal user experience. A critical aspect of AV system design is zoning, which allows for tailored auditory experiences in different areas within a venue. While the initial investment in a …


Scholarly Pursuits: Marketing Case Workshop Celebrates 25 Years May 2020

Scholarly Pursuits: Marketing Case Workshop Celebrates 25 Years

Business Exchange

Business case studies bring contemporary business issues to life for students. DePaul's Jacobs & Clevenger Case Writers’ Workshop, has been helping to hone the skills of future marketing professionals for 25 years through a business conference, case-writing workshop, and publication of select cases. The exercise helps students connect theory to practice and provide a useful framework developing marketing strategies at work.


Student Internships Open Doors To Alumni Career Success May 2020

Student Internships Open Doors To Alumni Career Success

Business Exchange

An internship experience remains the most effective tool for career exploration, preparation and success. The ultimate goal: ensure students are equipped with the hands-on professional experiences they need to immediately contribute to and succeed in the workforce. This article explores the effectiveness of internship opportunities in positively affected career success in the hospital industry, accountancy, and marketing, as well as benefits to mentors.


College News Oct 2019

College News

Business Exchange

Student-Alumni Communities Formed for Master of Science Programs; DePaul Expert Shares Housing Policy Ideas with New Chicago Mayor's Team; College Honors Faculty and Staff Retirees


When Objective Price Information Is Not Available: Impact Of Unpublished Or Missing Prices On The Purchase Journey For High Costs, High Involvement Products, Thomas J. Dammrich Jun 2019

When Objective Price Information Is Not Available: Impact Of Unpublished Or Missing Prices On The Purchase Journey For High Costs, High Involvement Products, Thomas J. Dammrich

College of Business Theses and Dissertations

Every model of the consumer purchase journey includes an evaluation phase, during which consumers search for product attributes including price. While much has been written about search, knowledge uncertainty, and the role of price in continued search and purchase intent, very little, if any, empirical work has been done to understand the impact on the path to purchase when objective price is not available. This study undertakes a field experiment with random assignment in a natural setting to examine the impacts on consumer behavior related to continued search, lead generation and purchase intent when objective price is not available. The …


Thought Leaders: Faculty Who Shape Business Theory And Practice Through Research Apr 2016

Thought Leaders: Faculty Who Shape Business Theory And Practice Through Research

Business Exchange

Profiles of seven DePaul professors and the research they are conducting in areas as diverse as work-life balance and investor behavior: James D. Shilling, Real Estate Studies; R. David McLean, Investment Management; Kelly Richmond Pope, Accountancy; Andrew Gallen, Marketing; Alyssa J. Westring, Management; William Sander, Economics; and Misty Johanson, Hospitality Leadership.


Scholarly Pursuits: Business Insights From Driehaus Faculty Research Oct 2015

Scholarly Pursuits: Business Insights From Driehaus Faculty Research

Business Exchange

Lessons in Marketing from the "Obama Model"; Lack of Self-Awareness at Work Hurts Team Performance; Award-Winning Research Sheds Light on Shareholder Activism


Depaul's Centers And Institutes Connect Alumni To Industry Knowledge Apr 2015

Depaul's Centers And Institutes Connect Alumni To Industry Knowledge

Business Exchange

Summary of the business centers and institutes available to DePaul students, alumni, faculty and professionals. These include the Center for Strategy, Execution and Valuation, the Arditti Center for Risk Management, the Center for Financial Services, the Center for Creativity and Innovation, the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, the Center for Sales Leadership, the Kellstadt Marketing Center, and the Real Estate Center.


Scholarly Pursuits: It Takes A Community To Raise A Brand Apr 2015

Scholarly Pursuits: It Takes A Community To Raise A Brand

Business Exchange

DePaul Marketing Professor Al Muniz's research on brand communities--people who, united by their loyalty to a particular brand, feel a responsibility to share brand narratives and offer support and solutions associated with the brand--has changed the marketing discipline. He is currently researching the LEGO brand community.


Faculty Focus: Marketing Professor Prepares Students To Embrace Big Data Apr 2015

Faculty Focus: Marketing Professor Prepares Students To Embrace Big Data

Business Exchange

Assistant Professor of Marketing Marina Girju is preparing students to find new and better ways to analyze and predict consumer behavior using big data.


Marketing Professor Builds Real-World Connections For Students And Alumni Oct 2014

Marketing Professor Builds Real-World Connections For Students And Alumni

Business Exchange

Associate Professor of Marketing Zafar Iqbal discusses his personal journey from his home in Pune, India to life as a DePaul professor in Chicago and his work spearheading educational exchange initiatives with Symbiosis International University in Pune. He is working on a large-scale research project to identify and categorize different types of marketing careers.


Achieving Change In Students' Attitudes Toward Group Projects By Teaching Group Skills, Lawrence Hamer, Robert O'Keefe May 2013

Achieving Change In Students' Attitudes Toward Group Projects By Teaching Group Skills, Lawrence Hamer, Robert O'Keefe

Publications – Dreihaus College of Business

Despite the many positive benefits which can be derived from group assignments, faculty members frequently report that students generally dislike being assigned to a group project. This paper reports a quasi-experiment which presented students with information about the relevance and importance of group skills during the time in which they were working on an assigned group project, and then measured the students' attitudes toward group projects. The reported study demonstrates that instructors can alter students' perceptions of group work by incorporating instruction about group skills into group assignments.