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Research On The Impact Of Venture Capital On The Operating Performance Of Startups, Ziqiang Sun

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Venture capital can not only realize its own capital appreciation, but also promote the development of startups and boost the development of high-tech industries; therefore, it has obvious positive externalities. With the development of venture capital in China, the impact of venture capital on the operating performance of startups gradually attracts widespread attention.

This paper investigates the impact of venture capital on the operating performance of startups and conducts an in-depth discussion on the problem formulation, empirical relationship, cause and effect analysis, and countermeasure suggestions. The main research contents include:

The first part is the introduction, which analyzes the research …

Exploring A Qualitative Approach To Arts Advocacy And Evaluation, Lycette C. Belisle

Undergraduate Theses

The quantitative impact of the arts has become an increasingly important factor in determining the overall value of a project, and is often used to determine acceptance of submissions, public recognition and funding disbursement. This project evaluates current understandings of how the arts function within society, popular methods for determining the value of the arts and explores how qualitative reasoning can be utilized to communicate the value of supporting artistic endeavors. While placing a numerical value on the arts based on data collection can be important, this project will aim to evaluate the implications of relying so heavily on facts …

Motivations, Impact And Outcomes Affiliated With Short-Term Study Abroad Programs For Business Students, Laura Katherine Skipper

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

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Medical Tourism: The Impact Of Cost And Wait Time In Relation To Cardiac Surgeries Among Individuals In The United States, Karen Eberechukwu

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Introduction: Medical tourism has been defined as consumer movement whereby individuals travel abroad to get treatment, incur out-of-pocket and third-party payments. As American health care continues to face extraordinary increases in cost and long wait time. Medical tourism has made it possible for cardiac patients to do their surgeries at a more affordable rate with shorter wait times while achieving quality care.

Methodology: The methodology of this study was a literature review used to examine the research. 5 electronic databases and government websites were utilized, with Only 42 sources referenced in the literature review.

Results: The research …

Impact On Hospital Profitability Due To Covid Safety Guidelines, Khaja Umair Shariff, Anna Noel Franklin

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Introduction: The pandemic of COVID 19 presented a unique challenge to hospitals and healthcare systems that they have been struggling to function in. Operating costs had increased with new protocols, planning, operating space, supplies, and staffing. This coupled with the loss of revenue has led to approximately 10% - 20% salary reductions, furloughs, and loss of benefits such as PTO and vacation days to employees. Hospital’s cash reserves are being depleted due to increased operations costs and reduced revenue. Government funding, such as the CARES Act provided by the sanction of the Department of Health and Human Services Office, …

Unfunded Stakeholder Mandates And Nonprofit Performance Impacts, Courtney Lyn Coe

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small nonprofit organizations, with annual budgets of $500,000 or less, are assigned many obligations by external stakeholders while conducting their mission-related work. However, little is known about the impact of these obligations or mandates being received from their external stakeholders, which rarely have funding allocated to minimize any capacity impact they create. The purpose of this study was to learn about whether, and how, the organizational capacity of small nonprofit organizations is impacted by unfunded mandates. Applying the theoretical framework of rational choice theory, the patterns revealed by the data allow the ability to draw conclusions based upon the lived …

Evaluación Del Probable Impacto De La Tercerización Informática En La Universidad De La Salle, Brian Steven Aponte Florez, Camila Andrea Torres Ayala

Administración de Empresas

El presente trabajo de grado consiste en presentarle a la Universidad de La Salle una propuesta de tercerización informática aplicada en las salas del Centro de Desarrollo Tecnológico (CDT), la cual fue elaborada desde la óptica de la Contaduría Pública y la Administración de Empresas; esta se formuló teniendo en cuenta los resultados, problemáticas, percepciones y recomendaciones identificadas en la realización de encuestas aplicadas a los usuarios de los servicios tercerizados y de las salas del CDT, así como entrevistas efectuadas a coordinadores de estos procesos en la institución y en un caso externo de tercerización informática. Adicionalmente, se tomaron …