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Creating An Efficient Business Plan For Longview Club Lambs, Karlee J. Dornbush

Agricultural Education and Communication

Longview Club Lambs is a small startup business located in Lincoln, California. Longview Club Lambs has the goal to maintain a high of level efficiency and productivity to compete with other club lamb businesses within the next three years (Longview Club Lambs, 2018). In order to do this, Longview Club Lambs will need to evaluate its current practices and determine the necessary adjustments that should be made to their business plan.

To create this new business model, the business will need to re-evaluate all its management practices and make the needed changes to adjust to a larger scale operation. Implementing …

Project Renew Worcester, Danni Yue, Amy Zhang, Jing Han, Omid Ashrafi, Yiming Xu

School of Professional Studies

n The client for this capstone project is RENEW Worcester which is a fledgling solar power project whose main goals are to bring renewable energy in the form of solar power into local, primarily low-income communities and are committed to the mission of making the transition off of fossil fuels to clean, renewable power. Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, they are a local chapter of Co-op Power which is a consumer-owned sustainable energy cooperative (co-op) made up of numerous different local chapters all over the New England area as well as the state of New York. The problem that we will …

Differential Effects Of Local Identity And Global Identity On Two Important Aspects Of Consumer Behavior: Price-Quality Judgments And Creativity, Sijie Sun

Marketing Dissertations - Archive

Globalization has substantially influenced the world economy and also individuals. As a person with a cross-cultural background, it is fascinating to observe that different identities change individuals’ behavior. My dissertation focuses on cultural psychology and creativity with a specific focus on analyzing the effect of consumers’ local or global identity influences different aspects of consumer decision-making. In the first essay, consumers often rely on price to judge a product’s quality, especially when they do not have sufficient knowledge about attributes.However, how is such a tendency affected by consumers’ local-global identity, product type(e.g., services vs. goods; hedonic vs. utilitarian), and distribution …

Technology And The American Criminal Justice System, Taylor Hunt

Information Systems Undergraduate Honors Theses

The American prison population has grown to over 2.3 million citizens incarcerated (“United States of Incarceration,” 2016) and there are more than 900,000 police officers in the nation (“Law Enforcement Facts,” n.d.). These over 3 million people use technology every day in either their work or incarcerated lives. As the effectiveness of the criminal justice system is being questioned, now is the time to perform an assessment of the technology used and make technological recommendations to lower crime, incarceration, and recidivism rates simultaneously. To obtain that technology assessment, a student research study was conducted and consisted of research and interviews …

2018 Marketing Audit For Jump The Moon Foundation, Luke L. Flynn

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Jump the Moon Foundation (JTM) was started in December of 2017 as a nonprofit organization under the vision and direction of Michael J. Bingham, an artist and teacher with 30 plus years of professional experience. During his art experiences in and outside the workforce and classroom, Michael noticed a gap in the nonprofit sector for an organization that helps "individuals of all abilities" take part in art. This intuition and vision soon lead to Michael's creation of JTM, "a vocational arts program dedicated to creating opportunities for artists with disabilities to make, market, and earn income from their original and …

How Do Entrepreneurs React To Investor Rejection, Try Harder Or Move On?, Yuhan Hua

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Rejected by the investor is a common challenge that entrepreneurs face in the startup process. This study investigates how entrepreneurs respond to investor rejection. The results indicate the rejection can motivate entrepreneurs to learn from the rejection and improve venture image. Meanwhile, investor rejection can also increase entrepreneurs’ tendency of withdrawal from the investor and exit intention. Rejected by investor also increase entrepreneurs’ doubts about the investors’ competency. This study finds both the alternative funding source and the fairness of the rejection can impact entrepreneurs’ rejection responses. Also, the individual difference influences how entrepreneurs deal with investors’ rejection. The empirical …

Did Hollywood Take Theatre "By Hook Or By Crook?", Catherine S. Wright

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Hollywood and Theatre have been partners in producing entertainment for over 100 years. The relationship was fruitful for both parties, but Hollywood moguls and playwrights battled over ownership of the work and crafting of its creative nucleus, story and character. Theatre was the dominant entertainment right before the rise of motion pictures. Once Hollywood’s talkies closed the curtain on silent films, playwrights had a high creative worth to movie makers. In the cinema, story and dialogue were essential for its survival and growth. Playwrights were courted by the Hollywood studio heads but were not offered equal partnership as they were …

Ndikimi I Përdorimit Të Internetit Në Rritjen E Produktivitetit Të Ndërmarrjeve Të Vogla Dhe Të Mesme, Fitore Nuredini

Theses and Dissertations

Me ndryshimet dhe evoluimin e teknologjive moderne, bizneset e vogla dhe të mesme janë duke bërë çmos për ti ndjekur këto trende. Shumica e bizneseve vetëm se kanë bërë kalimin e tyre në platformat online me qëllim të rritjes të të hyrave dhe të pjesëmarrjes së tyre në treg. Ideja e marketingut është gjithmonë që mesazhet që një brend dëshiron të përcjell tek audienca e saj të shfaqen aty ku konsumatori po shpenzon shumicën e kohës dhe ku gjasat për vëmendje janë më të mëdha.

Para një dekade, ky vend do të ishte TV, Radio apo Mediat e shkruara (librat, …

Ndikimi I Marketingut Në Preferencën Ndaj Markave, Muhamed Kastrati

Theses and Dissertations

Kosova është një vend në zhvillim e cila po rimëkëmbet me hapa të shpejtë me synimin për tu bërë pjesë e Bashkimit Europian. Niveli i rritjes ekonomike është pozitiv, norma e papunësisë paraqitet në ulje si dhe bilanci tregtar rezulton të jetë i përmirësuar. Ekonomia e Kosovës në vitin 2017, sipas statistikave të BQK, shënoi rritje vjetore prej rreth 3.7 përqind, rritje e gjeneruar kryesisht nga rritja e investimeve, si dhe përmirësimi i pozicionit të neto eksporteve si rezultat i rritjes së eksportit të mallrave dhe shërbimeve.

Një nga produktet të cilin Kosova e eksporton në nivele të konsiderueshme është …

Ambienti Ligjor Per Promovimin E Investimeve Në Kosovë, Dardan Rama

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Strategjitë E Hyrjes Në Tregjet E Jashtme, Halil Ademi

Theses and Dissertations

Procesi depërtues dhe pastaj zhvillimi i tregut ndërkombëtar është mjaft i vështirë, në terma themelore, duke hyrë në një vend-treg të ri ngjason shumë me një situatë fillestare, pa shitje, pa infrastrukturë të marketingut në vend, dhe pak ose aspak njohuri të tregut.

Qëllimi i këtij punimi është që të identifikojë motivet e kompanive për të hyrë në tregjet e jashtme, strategjitë e hyrjes në këto tregje, kostot dhe përfitimet nga depërtimi në tregjet e huaja.

Ka …

Ndikimi I Sistemit Tatimor Në Zhvillimin E Biznesit: Rasti I Kosovës, Njomza Azemi

Theses and Dissertations

Sistemi i tanishëm fiskal në Kosovë është ndërtuar pas ndërhyrjes së bashkësisë ndërkombëtare dhe pas vendosjes së administratës së OKB-së në Kosovë. Ky sistem, esenca e të cilit qëndron në grumbullimin e të hyrave buxhetore dhe mënyra se si të shpenzohen ato të hyra, është ndërtuar si një sistem tërësisht i ri, ndërsa një kontribut të pamohueshëm në ndërtimin e këtij sistemi e ka dhënë edhe bashkësia ndërkombëtare. Për ndërtimin e këtij sistemi janë marrë për bazë praktikat dhe përvojat sipas standardeve të avancuara botërore.

Është analizuar ndikimi i legjislacionit tatimor i cili do të ketë efekte në zhvillimin e …

Aplikimi I Dimensioneve Kulturore Të Hofstede Në Organizatat Kosovare, Vlora Belallari

Theses and Dissertations

Koncepti kulturë shtrohet si në planin individual, grupor, institucional e më tej kombëtar. Kultura në nivel kombëtar është thelbësore për të kuptuar funksionimin e grupeve në nivelin organizativ. Kultura prej kohësh ka qenë një lëmi interesi për studiues të ndryshëm por studimi kuantitativ i kulturës më së miri është paraqitur përmes dimensioneve kulturore të Geert Hofstede. Meqë studimi i Hofstede-it është përtej-organizativ duke shtjelluar kulturën në përmasa të një superstrukture sociale, përmes aplikimit të këtyre dimensioneve ky studim ka për qëllim të hetojë ndikimin e kulturës kombëtare dhe asaj organizative në efektivitetin e organizatave në Kosovë. Më konkretisht ndikimin e …

Ekzaminimi I Indikatorëve Menaxherial Në Motivimin E Të Punësuarve: Fuqizimi Psikologjik, Motivimi I Brendshëm Dhe Performanca, Dua Bajmaku

Theses and Dissertations

Programet e fuqizimit psikologjik të punonjësve janë miratuar gjerësisht në sektorin publik, si dhe në sektorët privatë, si një mënyrë për të përmirësuar performancën e punonjësve. Punonjësit e fuqizuar përmirësojnë performancën kryesisht duke gjetur mënyra inovative për të korrigjuar gabimet në prodhimin dhe ofrimin e shërbimeve dhe ridizajnimin e proceseve të punës. Ky studim ka për qëllim ekzaminimin e indikatorëve menaxherial në motivimin e të punësuarve, si: fuqizimin psikologjik, motivimin e brendshëm dhe performancën e punonjësve. Për qëllimet e këtij studimi janë përdorur si qasje kërkimore, cilësore ashtu edhe sasiore. Studimi përfshin një kampion prej 33 subjektesh, nga të cilët …

Ndikimi I Inteligjencës Artificiale “Artificial Intel-Ligence” Si Dhe Gjësendeve Në Internet "Internet Of Things” Në Zhvillimin E Bizneseve Të Së Ardhmes, Burim Jakupi

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Faktorët Që Ndikojnë Në Përzgjedhjen E Një Kafiterie Nga Ana E Klientit, Rasti I Lips Caffe, Albesa Dragusha

Theses and Dissertations

Një nga problemet e shumta me të cilat ballafaqohen sot firmat apo kafiteritë në Kosovë ështëproblemi i identifikimit të faktorëve që ndikojnë te konsumatorët në përzgjedhjen e kafiterisë, aplikimi i strategjive të mirëfillta të marketingut të cilat do t’i shpinin ato drejtë sukseseve në biznes, në një kohë të konkurueshmërisë së lartë në biznes, të cilat shpesh bëhen pengesë e zhvillimit të kafiterive edhe kur ato kanë kapacitet dhe mundësi të zhvillimit.

Duke ditur se sot në Kosovë zhvillohet një sistem i jetës më dinamike, duke u shtuar numri i të punësuarve nga të dy gjinitë dhe cdo here duke …

Discussion Of The Potential Of Blockchain In Finance, Andrew Kincaid

Finance Undergraduate Honors Theses

This paper analyzes the current application of blockchain technology to demonstrate its disruptive potential has across different financial industries. This paper analyzes the potential difficulties that blockchain technology must face and overcome to realize this potential. Blockchain is currently in a stage in its development where there has not been enough research done to provide empirical answers to its benefits or added costs; however, there have been many early innovations that have helped propel blockchain forward. Blockchain in corporate finance is primarily used in corporate governance where blockchain has the ability to increase transparency and reduce possible corruption. Blockchain has …

Addressing Skills In An Analytics World: Proposals For The Accounting Department At The University Of Arkansas, Michael Griffin

Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses

Since the publication of a special report by the American Accounting Association’s (AAA) Committee on the Future Structure, Content, and Scope of Accounting education in 1986, professionals and educators alike have been calling for a change to the accounting curriculum to better prepare the accounting graduate for the professional world. There is a stark division on which skill areas should be improved. That special report predicted “an accounting profession that will provide information for economic and social decisions, using sophisticated measurement and communication technologies applied to a substantially enlarged scope of phenomena” (AAA, 1986). AAA (1986) commented on how the …

Potential Consequences Of U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission’S Replacement Of The Quarterly Reporting Requirement For Semi-Annual Reporting, Mengchen Zhou

Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses

This study extends the discussion of potential consequences of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s replacement of the quarterly reporting requirement for semi-annual reporting. This research summarizes the perspectives about quarterly and semi-annual reporting from reporters, critics, business executives and academic researchers, analyzes the influential parties from changing reporting regulation, and provides detailed explanation about potential impacts. Five parties are related to the replacement of the quarterly reporting requirement, including corporations, investors, analysts, auditors and Trump Administration. This research concludes that the auditor will be the least influential party and corporations will be the most impacted party.

Are Accounting Firms Breaching The Age Discrimination Act With The Inclusion Of Mandatory Retirement Provisions, Emily Haggard

Marketing Undergraduate Honors Theses

Age is just a number. This phrase has been murmured time after time in history. From famous movie scenes, song lyrics, pages in books, and wisdom from mothers, everyone has heard this at least once in their lives. Some joke that age only matters in wine and cheese. Some argue that age is all a limitation that the mind gives you. People are taught to never ask a woman how old she is, and as a society we celebrate certain ages such as twenty-one and sixteen, yet shun and deny those such as thirty and fifty. There are rules for …

Classifying Interdependencies In The Food And Agriculture Critical Infrastructure Sector, John Doerpinghaus

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This work classifies examples of infrastructure interdependencies found in the food and agriculture critical infrastructure sector. Interdependencies are identified through an examination of rice and poultry agriculture throughout the state of Arkansas. The subtleties of interdependence examples in the food and agriculture sector are inadequately captured by the well-studied interdependence classification taxonomies. Through 39 interviews, we develop an understanding of the subtle temporal, geographic, and productivity scales of interdependence in over 100 examples and present five new, distinct classifications of interdependence: (1) dynamic physical, (2) dynamic geographic, (3) deadline, (4) delay, and (5) human, economic, and natural resource interdependencies. An …

Risk And Return Comparisons Of Pre-Harvest Marketing Strategies, John Leander Turner V

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This paper analyzes risk and returns associated with pre-harvest corn grain marketing strategies for the state of Arkansas. Farming is characterized by a volatile environment. Numerous risks are taken by producers in order to provide commodities that are bought and sold by various parties in the supply chain. Price, yield, and production costs vary daily and can have large variation between years. Risk and Return Comparisons of Pre-harvest Marketing Strategies examines the effectiveness of using pre-harvest marketing strategies to enhance returns and to mitigate inherent price risk in the Memphis cash corn market. Thirteen strategies are compared to the October …

Removing Prejudice From Online Job Applications, Ilene Rothman

Business/Business Administration

Currently, there are no laws limiting an employer from viewing a candidate’s social media presence. The United States Equal Opportunity Employment Commission prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, and genetic information. If a candidate is active on professional social media websites such as the largest online professional network, LinkedIn, some of this information can easily be gathered by an employer. To stop discrimination in the hiring process, recommendations for a blind hiring process will be provided. This process will ensure that a candidate is initially judged solely based on the …

Free Trade And Corporate Social Responsibility: Ethical Dilemmas In Global Economic Development, Sarah Papion

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Through the lens of the free-trade-optimist, it is black and white: corporations bring jobs, and jobs equal a happy and healthy economy. A major oversight in this neoliberal Utopian ideology is that corporations are not in the business of building communities, nor do they have an interest in keeping their operations stationary enough to allow economic growth to occur over a span of years. Corporations abandon communities as quickly as they arrive to find their next cheap labor hub. Quite contradictory to the original purpose of free trade, economic growth in Free Trade Zones is not long term or secure. …

Analysis Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Relative To President Donald Trump's And Speaker Paul Ryan's Stated Goals, Jill Gathje

Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the most expansive change to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) since 1986. What was the purpose of overhauling the IRC? President Trump identified four main goals: (1) tax relief for the middle-class, (2) simplification of the tax code, (3) American economic growth, and (4) no additional debt added to the government’s deficit. Speaker Ryan also identified similar goals. Now that the TCJA has been in place for over six months, an analysis of the new law in respect to both the President’s and Speaker’s …

An Overview Of A Failed Thesis, Avery Lewis

Undergraduate Honors Theses

An overview of a project based thesis that did not have the support or funding to be carried out to completion. The project was based around starting up a summer recruitment program for the East Tennessee State University Music Department. The program would consist of various summer events for high school students used to recruit for the department as well as encourage music and fine arts degrees.

Entrepreneurship And The Effects Of Nature And Nurture, Adam Guillory

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This paper provides a systematic review of studies and opinions on the debate over whether entrepreneurs are born or made. Attention has been paid to reducing bias and locating as many credible sources as possible. Unfortunately, peer reviewed, quantitative studies and data on this topic seem to be lacking. Research on whether or not secondary, formal education is required in entrepreneurship and if so, the effects are also analyzed. After much review, information on both sides of the argument seems to be well founded and evenly split. An audience polled before and after an argument on the subject was also …

A Look Into Electronic Word-Of-Mouth: The Willingness Of Consumers To Write Online Reviews, Michelle Le

Honors Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine the willingness of a consumer to write an online review in relation to their love for a brand, their attachment to a brand and their satisfaction with shopping online for that brand. There are limited empirical studies that investigate the impact of Brand Love, Brand Attachment, and Electronic Shopping Experience Satisfaction on online reviews. Brand Love is the extent of emotional attachment that a content consumer feels for a certain brand or trade name whereas Brand Attachment measures the degree or strength to which consumers connects themselves with a brand. Lastly, a …

Workplace Mental Health: Toolkit Usability Study Of Midwestern Business Leaders, Julie Kiehne

Leadership Education Capstones

The purpose of this research study was to gather Midwest business leader’s feedback on usability of a Workplace Mental Health Toolkit.

In the Workplace Mental Health Toolkit Usability Study, the researcher used a mixed methods approach to gather data using a digital survey. Business leaders were asked to rate the likelihood they would use the following tools in the workplace: Psychologically Safe Workplace Checklist, Mental Health Policy Template , Well-being Checklist, Mental Health First Aid at Work Training Program.

A Contingency Approach For Supply Chain Preparedness To Pursue Circular Economy Business Models, Santosh Nandi

Theses and Dissertations

A growing stream in circular economy (CE) research is about circular economy business models (CEBM). It suggests how firms could learn to adopt unique material and product designs, newer business models, value chain networks and potential enablers that satisfies CE ideologies about economic, environment, and society. However, the understanding about how firms could integrate CEBM practices at internal, supply chain, and external levels is limited. Given the rising complexities in supply chains, the goal of this dissertation is to: (a) understand the landscape of CE concepts within the supply chain management context, and consequently (b) comprehend how firms’ preparedness about …