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Module 2: Case Studies Of Ai And Insurtech, Michael Mcshane, C. Ariel Pinto, Hesamoddin Tahami, Hengameh Fakhravar

Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech

Instructional Module 2 for course, Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech.

Module 3: Technology Foresight And Insurtech, Michael Mcshane, C. Ariel Pinto, Hesamoddin Tahami, Hengameh Fakhravar

Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech

Instructional Module 3 for course, Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech.

Factors Influencing Customer Decisions To Use Online Food Delivery Service During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kyungyul Jun, Borham Yoon, Seung Suk Lee, Dong Soo Lee

Faculty Publications - Tourism

Despite the popularity of online food delivery systems in the foodservice industry, there have been few studies into customers’ decision-making process to use online food delivery services during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This study applied the technology acceptance model (TAM) to examine the factors affecting customers’ intention to use online food delivery services. Results showed (a) the perceived usefulness affects customer’s online food delivery usage directly and indirectly through customer attitude; (b) enjoyment and trust are also key factors determining behavior intention toward customer attitude using online food delivery services; (c) positive relationship between social influence and customer attitude; …

Wedeven Associates: Finding New Ways To Develop Novel Solutions To Persistent, Intractable Problems, Richard Jonsen

Rohrer College of Business Departmental Research

Wedeven Associates is a small tribology research and engineering consulting firm located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company faced a variety of challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic as did most small businesses in 2020. As the company became fully operational again, Wedeven Associates was approached by a longtime client to solve a tribological problem the client’s engineers had been trying to address for almost 14 years. The catch: Wedeven Associates only had a little over two months to do the work while complying with pandemic-related travel and meeting restrictions. This case tells the story of how the Wedeven Associates team …

Preface: Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Belonging Management In Organizational Change Initiatives, Abeni El-Amin Ph.D.

Management Faculty Publications

Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Management in Organizational Change Initiatives is an indispensable reference source that provides an interdisciplinary perspective of how issues and challenges pertaining to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Management (DEIB) affect organizational performance. Additionally, there has been a fundamental shift in the importance of DEIB initiatives in organizations. Further, as leaders navigate change management, they must ask themselves critical questions: what went right, wrong, and what can be improved? Leaders must encourage stakeholders’ to openly share their experiences when DEIB issues arise. Leaders may find challenges engaging stakeholders’ due to a myriad of concerns yet …

Laborem Exercens And The Subjective Dimension Of Work In Economics And Finance, Geoffrey Frieson

Department of Finance: Faculty Publications

The objective dimension of work involves the person acting on external objects through the process of economic production. But because persons tend toward self-realization, and because work is an integral part of this process, the person is also the subject of work. The subjective dimension of work involves work as a creative process operating on the person performing the work. In the encyclical Laborem Exercens, John Paul II argues that the subjective dimension of work is primary and that the primary basis of the value of work is the subject: man himself. This does not mean that the economic …

The Role Of The Oecd Guidelines For Multinational Enterprises And The National Contact Points In Shaping The Future Of Corporate Accountability, Patrick Simon Perillo

Ateneo School of Law Publications

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (OECD Guidelines) are one of the few measures that were successfully realised on the international plane in the decades-long pursuit of corporate accountability. For 20 years, the OECD Guidelines and their non-judicial grievance mechanism, the National Contact Point (NCP), have been continuously resorted to by victims and advocates in holding businesses to account for various abuses and misbehaviours. Interestingly, NCP cases (specific instances) have only steadily increased through the years despite the challenges, limitations and criticisms that the mechanism has been confronted with. And more states continue to adhere to the Guidelines, OECD members …

Insurtech And Distribution, Michael Mcshane, C. Ariel Pinto, Hesamoddin Tahami, Hengameh Fakhravar

Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech

Questions regarding InsurTech and distribution.

Insurtech And Actuarial, Michael Mcshane, C. Ariel Pinto, Hesamoddin Tahami, Hengameh Fakhravar

Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech

Questions regarding InsurTech and actuarial work.

“Old Boys' Club”: Barriers To Digital Marketing In Small B2b Firms, Justina Setkute, Sally Dibb Prof

Articles

Despite the widely acknowledged benefits of digital marketing, many B2B SMEs have been slow to adopt these practices. These firms' characteristics and ways of working mean that digital marketing as practiced in B2C or in larger firms may be unsuitable. This paper aims to increase understanding about digital marketing in B2B SMEs, by examining the barriers they face and the digital practices that work for them. A qualitative research methodology is used to focus on these previously unexplored practices in small B2B firms operating with the oil and gas industry. The study identifies the internal and external factors linked to …

Research-Based Activities To Promote Student Flourishing, Helen Hampson, Christina Hinton, Ayse Yemiscigil, Mark Beverley, Jon Beale, Ben Hill

Business Faculty Publications

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Addressing Work-Related Traumatic Stress Nebraska - Theory Of Change, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development

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Several workforce challenges were discussed as opportunities for intervention during the needs assessment process conducted partnership with the Nebraska Department of Children and Family Services’ (DCFS) to address child welfare workforce turnover. Through a series of steps and causal links, a theory of change provides a roadmap to address the root causes of an identified workforce problem and describes how and why changes are expected to lead to the desired outcomes. Ultimately, two theories of change were developed to step through the “if, then” logic:

1. building resiliency skills within child welfare workers and supervisors; and
2. implementing a debriefing protocol focused …

Climate-Risk Materiality And Firm Risk, Ella Mae Matsumura, Rachna Prakash, Sandra C. Vera-Muñoz

Faculty and Student Publications

Managers are required to disclose material climate risk in Form 10-K, but their decision whether or not to disclose is confounded by the lack of consensus on whether climate risk is material to the firms, as well as uncertainty about enforcement of disclosure regulations. Using the SASB Materiality Map™ to proxy for market expectations of climate risk materiality, we test whether the association between disclosing climate risk in 10-Ks and firm risk (proxied by cost of equity (COE)) varies with market expectations of climate risk materiality. Using S&P 500 firms’ decisions whether to disclose climate risk in Form 10-K for …

Integrating Machine Learning Algorithms With Quantum Annealing Solvers For Online Fraud Detection, Haibo Wang, Wendy Wang, Yi Liu, Bahram Alidaee

Faculty and Student Publications

Machine learning has been increasingly applied in identification of fraudulent transactions. However, most application systems detect duplicitous activities after they have already occurred, not at or near real time. Since spurious transactions are far fewer than the normal ones, the highly imbalanced data makes fraud detection very challenging and calls for ways to address it beyond the traditional machine learning approach. This study has proposed a detection framework, and implemented it using quantum machine learning (QML) approach by applying Support Vector Machine (SVM) enhanced with quantum annealing solvers. To evaluate its detection performance, we have further implemented twelve machine learning …

Leading From The Inside Out: A Meta-Analysis Of How, When, And Why Self-Leadership Affects Individual Outcomes, Kevin Knotts, Jeffery D. Houghton, Craig L. Pearce, Huaizhong Chen, Greg L. Stewart, Charles C. Manz

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Whereas the predominance of leadership research has focused upon top-down influence processes, we examine the process of leading from the inside out, i.e., self-leadership. Based on a meta-analysis of 57 effect sizes and 16,493 observations, the overall results suggest that self-leadership is positively and strongly related to individual outcomes (ρ = .38). Results also help to clarify when self-leadership is most effective relative to outcome type, showing a stronger relationship between self-leadership and creativity/innovation than between self-leadership and task performance. We further explore the incremental value of cognitive self-leadership strategies over and above basic behavior-focused self-leadership. Our findings suggest that …

Internationalization For Whom And For What? Ethical Questions For Sport Management Programs In Global North Universities, Chen Chen

Sport Management Collection

This paper maps the ethical complexities underlying the internationalization of sport management programs in Global North universities. Drawing upon postcolonial theory, critical internationalization studies, and studies of global ethics, I review the current articulations that concern the internationalization of sport management programs and highlight the limitations therein - that is, they are primarily articulated from a liberal global imaginary. In introducing the critical and decolonial ethics frameworks, I present some alternative possibilities to envision internationalization practices and policies in sport management programs. Sport management scholars and educators located in Global North institutions are encouraged to confront the ethical challenges of …

Organizational Change Process Milwaukee - Theory Of Change, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development

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Through a series of steps and causal links, a theory of change provides a roadmap to address the root causes of an identified workforce problem and describes how and why changes are expected to lead to the desired outcomes. In Milwaukee, the theory of change was driven by the results of the Organizational Social Context (OSC) Measure administered during the needs assessment process. More specifically, the OSC showed that there were several aspects of both culture and climate that were in need of improvement, including 1) a hierarchical and rigid decision-making structure, 2) high role conflict and change resistance within …

Introduction To The Course, Michael Mcshane, C. Ariel Pinto, Hesamoddin Tahami, Hengameh Fakhravar

Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech

This PDF document describes the course, Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech, and includes learning outcomes and a course outline.

Insurtech And Underwriting, Michael Mcshane, C. Ariel Pinto, Hesamoddin Tahami, Hengameh Fakhravar

Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech

Questions regarding InsurTech and underwriting work.

Insurtech And Claims, Michael Mcshane, C. Ariel Pinto, Hesamoddin Tahami, Hengameh Fakhravar

Developing Technology Foresight: Case Study of AI in InsurTech

Questions related to InsurTech and claims.

Digital Business Model Configurations In The Travel Industry, Mariia Perelygina, Deniz Kucukusta, Rob Law

Articles

This study is amongst the first applications of digital business models (BMs) research to the travel industry. A systematic and comprehensive taxonomy of digital BM configurations in the travel industry is developed, supported by examples of real-world companies. Based on qualitative research, 53 digital BMs are identified and classified based on primary value drivers, including 10 novel configurations that are absent from previous studies. The paper contributes to framing digital BM configurations in the travel industry and supports establishing a common understanding among scholars. From the practical side, this study offers templates for building or transforming BMs and could serve …

2021-2022 Morehead State University Audit Report, Morehead State University. Accounting And Financial Services Office.

Morehead State University Audit Reports

2021-2022 Audit Report for Morehead State University.

Comparative Analysis Of Zoning Of Food Retail And Urban Agriculture For Richmond, Virginia, Hannah Quigley Mph, Meghan Dinofrio, Sarah Shaughnessy Mph, Aicp, John C. Jones Mpa, Phd

Environmental Studies Publications

This research partnership between local public health practitioners and urban food systems scholars suggests improvements to City of Richmond, Virginia’s zoning code related to food retail and urban agriculture by drawing inspiration from other American central cities. The authors created an empirical process to identify potential sister cities to Richmond as a source for high quality comparative examples. Next, the authors then engaged in a non-empirical, purposive process of identifying potential zoning code improvements from both identified sister cities, as well as other communities. Time and capacity constraints dictated the non-empirical nature of this search. Recommendations for improvement to Richmond’s …

Do Multilingual Employees Better Adjust To Work Environment Changes? Examining The Case Of A Credit Union During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Timothy Veach, Yeongjoon Yoon, John D. Iglesias

Faculty Publications - College of Business

Purpose: Organizations have been challenged to identify antecedents to improved employee adjustment to the work environment changes that arose in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. This study explores the effect of multilingualism on employee ability to adjust to workplace changes based on the concept that multilinguals have been found to switch between tasks more efficiently as compared to monolinguals. Methodology: Applying a sequential explanatory mixed methods research approach, quantitative performance evaluation data on 207 credit union employees is analyzed using hierarchical linear modeling to predict employee performance, and thematic analysis of qualitative data representing the adjustment narratives of …

Analyst Target Price Revisions And Institutional Herding, Chen Gu, Xu Guo, Chengping Zhang

Faculty Publications - College of Business

We document that institutional herding behavior is associated with analyst target price revisions even after controlling for the effects of analyst recommendations and earnings forecasts, and provide insights into the price impact of institutional herding. Institutional investors tend to buy the same stocks following an upward target price revision and sell the same stocks following a downward price revision. Moreover, institutional investors tend to overreact to analysts' target price revisions, which exacerbates the mispricing in the stock market. Such price destabilizing effect is particularly pronounced for herding among investment firms.

Ua35/3 Memoranda, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

2022 memoranda issued by the WKU Provost to faculty & staff via email.

• Call for Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Proposals
• Provost's Message
• Congratulations to Our College-level Faculty Award Winners
• University Distinguished Professor & University Faculty Award Winners
• Mental Health First Aid Training

Ua19/16/1/5 Lady Topper Golf 2021-22 Season Statistics, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Statistical analysis of the 2021-22 women's golf team season.

Brand Love And Brand Addiction And Their Effects On Consumers’ Negative Behaviors, Muhammad Junaid, Marc Fetscherin, Khalid Hussain, Fujun Hou

Faculty Publications

Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between brand love and brand addiction and their effects on consumers' negative behaviors with respect to excessive spending, trash-talking, and the feeling of anxiety.

Methodology: A sample of 352 young fashion brand consumers responded to a structured questionnaire. The resulting data were analyzed with structural equation modeling in MPlus.

Findings: While brand love and brand addiction are related concepts, their effects on negative consumer behaviors differ. In the presence of brand addiction as a mediator of brand love, brand addiction has a significant effect on the three negative behaviors, and we observe a suppression …

Running Competition And Coaching: Lost Era Of Science And Technology, Martin W. Sivula

Technology

This paper sheds light on running training and competition from the 1960s through the early 1990s. This article blends practical experience with theory and scientific methods, personal insights, and sports medicine research from a historical view. The data sources include readings, personal correspondences, empirical testing, and personal communication with many persons. Many of these ideas remained dormant and were not followed up by formal scientific research methods after their inception.

Nyeste Mixed Use Apartment Project, Renton, Washington, Brent Johnson Johnson, Brian Hoop, Jean Dahlquist, Rick Brody, Jason Guralnick

Real Estate Development Workshop Projects

The pandemic has changed the housing landscape forever. The new renter wants it all; the comfort and natural setting of the American suburb, combined with the community and amenity access of a city’s heart. Additionally, the Seattle area renter wants all of the new technological features that not only keep them a step above the competition, but that optimize their work productivity while minimizing their carbon footprint. Enter Nyeste I and II, where the Danish concept of “hygge” meets the Seattle drive for success. Nyeste means “the latest” in Danish, like in the latest green tech, the latest amenity features, …