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Head Over Heels: Women In Supply Chain Management, Mary Margaret Mobley

EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Being a woman in the Supply Chain Management major, I have seen the challenges females face in a male-dominated field. Just why is it that we see so few women in executive roles in the Supply Chain field? Is it because of the gender challenges, or is there another underlying issue that is causing the lack of women in upper-level Supply Chain roles? Through this research study, twelve female participants will tell about their experiences being an entry-level woman in Supply Chain field. These challenges will help to determine if these entry-level challenges are the reason why women are either …

Fashion Technology Forecasting: From Now To Future, Seung-Hee Lee, Yuli Liang

ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium

The purposes of this research were to further investigate how fashion has been driven by technology and to provide how fashion technology will be moving forward in the future.

Standing Out From The Affordable Luxury Brands: Can Coach Be The Next Lvmh?, Yuli Liang, Seung-Hee Lee

ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium

This exploratory research intends to study the improvement procedure for Coach and provide justification why and how Coach could be further developed.

The Dark Side Of Counterfeit Luxury Goods, Carissa Teal, Seung-Hee Lee

ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium

The purposes of this research were to examine prevalence of fashion luxury counterfeit products online, and investigate negative aspects of counterfeit product consumption.

Employee Recruitment And Retention In Rural Emergency Medicine: Why Is Turnover So High And How Do We Change It?, Sarah Hepper

ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium

The focus of this research is majorly based upon literature review. From the collected data in the referenced articles, comparisons are made to determine the best options for employee recruitment and retention in rural emergency medicine facilities; changing turnover rates is the ultimate goal.

Are Funeral Homes Nickel And Diming The Consumer To Death?, Anthony Fleege, Brian R. Powell

ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium

Funeral prices vary greatly across the United States. Even in the same community prices can vary by hundreds or thousands of dollars for the same services. Based on existing data and from surveying funeral homes in all fifty states, we are trying to determine if the public is getting nickel and dimed to death by unnecessary or over -inflated prices.

Factors Influencing Student Selection Of A Collegiate Aviation Program, Matthew J. Romero, Jose R. Ruiz Ph.D.

ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium

This study aims to identify the most influential characteristics that drive undergraduate students to select collegiate aviation flight programs in the US. Using preference aggregation techniques, a list of the most influential attributes is created as a result of the investigation.

Future Entrepreneurship Education For Students In China, Yang Song, Dafna Schwartz

International Symposium for Innovative Teaching and Learning

Due to the increasing needs of entrepreneurial activities in China, entrepreneurship education is becoming one of the most important topics for university students. This project reviews the current situation of Chinese entrepreneurship education and problems that exist. We focus on factors that influence the appropriateness of entrepreneurship studies to the needs and expectations of university students in China. We aim at discovering how to improve the entrepreneurial traits and business needs of the students from entrepreneurship studies. We aim at highlight the disparity between the supply and the expectations from entrepreneurship programmes in Chinese universities. Furthermore, we will compare the …

Creating The Context For Effective Culture Work, Matthew Berberich

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

A culture that embraces change, responds quickly to changing needs and connects everyone at every level as business owners is an exciting future for companies and employees. In this culture leaders learn to unleash the unique potential in each individual to solve problems never solved before. The opportunity for positive impact goes far beyond our daily work. It spills into every area of our lives and in tangible ways impacts the world. Performance metrics and engagement only put you in line for this door to the future. The door can get locked when organizations become lulled into thinking “good-enough” by …

Challenges To Internal Audit In Public Sector Organizations, Plamen Iliev

UBT International Conference

The report addresses the problems and challenges of internal audit, particularly in public sector organizations. Attention is drawn to the ten-year experience of its implementation, its weaknesses and suggestions for overcoming it, as well as the reporting problems, stages and levels to preserve the independence of the internal audit. Considerations have already been made in this direction, as well as expected ones, incl. and developing a strategy for the development and improvement of internal auditing in the future, along with the so-called three lines of protection and the expected benefits of this.

Fiscal Policy As A Tool Of Economic Stabilization - The Case Of Albania, Almarin Frakulli

UBT International Conference

Processes such as globalization and integration, individuals’ increasing reliance upon technology, limited vital resources in order to ensure normal life increase the complexity of our world and make the State’s economic involvement compulsory. The theory of the use of fiscal policy for promoting economic stability is by now about forty years old. It may be time to ask to what extent fiscal policy has been used in practice as a tool for economic stabilization in Albania; how useful fiscal policy has proven to be, and finally what have been the main obstacles to fiscal policy as a means of economic …

The Effects Of The Global Financial Crisis On Kosovo’S Remittances, Kaltrina Bonjuka, Jonida Xhema, Teuta Dervishi, Mirora Limani

UBT International Conference

Kosova’s nearly half of the population lives outside of its territory, making its diaspora have an epic impact on Kosova’s development through remittances. Remittances affect Kosova’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through their impact on GDP’s main factor which is consumption. Since remittances constitute nearly 13% of Kosova’s GDP, this research is important because its focus is to understand the effect that Western Europe Countries have on Kosovo through remittances – especially through unemployment and household income.

This research aims to understand the impact of Global Financial Crisis on remittances of Kosovo. This is a quantitative research based on numerical data. …

Unions And Professional Organizations, Diamanta Skenderi, Besnik Skenderi

UBT International Conference

This paper discusses the role of unions, professional organizations and the place business should take in society. In addition, this paper also is about how the company policy should be with regard to the environment, or on dealing with evil regimes. For this paper, academic journals have been used and in a last part is provided conclusion.

Corporate Social Responsibility, Diamanta Skenderi, Besnik Skenderi

UBT International Conference

This paper is about appropriate ethical relations with “stakeholders”, considering customers, consumers, owners and employees. In addition, this assignment discuses question do “stakeholders” and “stockholders” have the same moral rights on the corporation and if yes should they have same moral rights. In addition, author had discussed also the proper relationship with employees and conclusion is made based on literature review.

The Fantasy Of Wealth: Attracting College Graduates Into The Workforce, Nile Latowsky, Shawn M. Bergman Dr., James Westerman Dr.

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

The need for top talent is a critical factor towards the current and future success of organizations. Each year 1.5 million college students graduate and enter the largest generation of the workforce, Millennials. Therefore, it is imperative for companies to understand how to effectively attract the Millennial talent pool. A trend within organizational recruiting is for companies to provide more initiatives for organization's stakeholders than just the triple bottom line. One type of initiative that is shown to be effective in recruiting from the general talent pool is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which is an organization's efforts towards obligations at …

Decision Making: Do People With Dark Triad Traits Utilize Advice?, Elizabeth D. Mcnamara, Alexander T. Jackson, Aneeqa T. Thiele, Stacey M. Stremic, Satoris S. Howes Dr., Michael Hein, Mark C. Frame

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

This research study seeks to gain a better understanding of the effects of the dark triad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) on advice taking. This research examined whether or not the dark triad traits result in working professionals being more or less likely to accept advice when making a decision. Past research has shown that outcomes are generally more favorable when the person who is making the decision takes the advice of another person into consideration. Despite this fact, I hypothesized that people with higher narcissistic or psychopathic traits will not accept advice when making a decision. Additionally, I hypothesized that Machiavellians …

Organizational Perceptions Of I-O Interventions: Construction Of A Diagnostic Measure, Adam Smith, Sarah Slife, Elizabeth Ritterbush, Rachel Whitman

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Despite the fact that Industrial-Organizational (I-O) psychology consultants provide interventions meant to benefit companies, many organizations remain skeptical about the effectiveness of consultants and have concerns about I-O psychologists, their methods, and the results they promise. This skepticism may manifest through resistance towards interventions, resulting in strained client-consultant relationships and a decreased interest in future use of I-O consultant services. Understanding and evading these negative outcomes is highly relevant to the interests of I-O psychology as a whole, but research has yet to quantitatively examine factors contributing to an organization’s decision to pursue I-O consultation. The purpose of the current …

The Ultimate Culture Change Learning Session, Tim Kuppler

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Awareness of the importance of culture is growing at a fast rate but there is no consistent understanding about how to effectively evolve culture with a direct and sustainable impact on performance. This awareness-understanding gap helps to explain why most organizations report they don’t understand their culture and believe change is needed. Culture crises (Uber, etc.) gain widespread exposure and superficial tips and keys dominate the popular press. Leaders and change agents often feel lost in the wilderness as they try to piece together improvements that will impact culture. This will likely be the most performance-focused culture educational session you …

Determinants Of Trade In Value Added: The Case Of The Central And Eastern European Countries, Lukasz Ambroziak

UBT International Conference

Although the impact of the production fragmentation on trade flows has been examined many times since the 1990s, the research was not comprehensive because of the limitations in traditional trade statistics. Early 2010s the complex databases containing world input-output tables (or indicators calculated on their basis) has made available. It increased the possibilities of examining the production sharing in the world. The trade statistic in value-added terms enables us better to estimate trade changes resulted from the internationalisation and globalisation as well as benefits of the countries from international trade.

In the literature there are many research studies to this …

Poverty And Income Inequality In The Republic Of Macedonia, Remzije Rakipi, Shenaj Hadzimustafa

UBT International Conference

Low economic growth and job creation remain among the most serious problems in the R. Macedonia. Past Governments have failed to resolve these issues despite several interventions. Consequently, the country is still challenged by alarmingly high poverty and inequality in the distribution of income. The aim of this study is therefore to examine trends in poverty and income inequality in the R. Macedonia for the period 2010-2015 using official data from the State Statistical Office based on the Survey on Income and Living Conditions.

Findings show that the at-risk-of-poverty rate in the R. Macedonia has decreased 5.8 p.p. in the …

The Evolution Of Crm From The Perspective Of An Emerging Country: Past, Present And Future, Taşkın Dirsehan

UBT International Conference

From traditional groceries to mobile commerce, marketing has passed through several ages in its history, and so has the relationship between the seller and the customer. The CRM evolution process differs according to the history of different countries. This study offers a perspective on CRM from an emerging country, Turkey, and will demonstrate the stages of customer relationship management (CRM) in that country. In Turkey’s collective culture in the 80s, grocery stores existed with a strong relationship between the seller and the store. The owner was called “uncle grocery” and usually came from the same quarter as the customers. In …

The Economic Explanation Of Customer Behavior, Semra Bujari, Semra Kerim

UBT International Conference

The economic explanation of customer behavior in the purchasing process starts from the assumption that buying represents a process of choosing products between different alternatives, even under the influence of rational motives. Economic theory, which has given the consumer economic explanation, assumes that homogeneous buyers are present on the market and they behave in a foreseeable manner. The consumer person is seen as a rational buyer who has general information about the market and tries to maximize the expected value of money, time and spent effort. The customer is determined to purchase those products and services that will bring greater …

Challenges Of Ict Approval In Small And Medium Enterprises In The Republic Of Albania, Lirinda Vako Abedini, Rezarta Zhaku Hani

UBT International Conference

The process of globalization and digitalization have fundamentally changed the way of doing business and competition in the market. Information and Communication Technology is the cornerstone of this drastic change, bringing revolutionary changes to social and economic life.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the benefits, challenges and strategies for minimizing the barriers of the adoption of information and communication technology, and to provide an overview of ICT in Albania by studying SME beliefs and attitudes regarding this issue. In addition to information on the current situation, the needs and difficulties of SMEs in identifying and using ICT …

Performance Measurement System Based On Process Approach, Ernad Kahrović

UBT International Conference

This paper addresses issues met when designing, implementing, using and continuously updating performance measurement system based on process approach. Process approach in managing is necessary since it provides a new perspective to the company’s management in terms of identifying problematic, inefficient processes and activities that have negative impact on the overall efficiency and competitive position of the company. Such business management which includes adoption and implementation of the process approach requires consideration of the issues related to performance measurement system based on business process approach as a key control and management instrument. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to …

Factors Affecting Customer Loyalty In Retail Chain In Kosovo, Jonida Xhemaili, Nehat Ramadani

UBT International Conference

Customer loyalty is at the core of human experience, which enables companies to gain competitive edge in currently tight markets. Customers aren’t always easy to please, and now more than ever, they look for satisfactory services.When customers know that their needs are paramount to company’s employees, returning to the retail is an easy decision. Satisfied customers are more likely to share their praise with others, thereby increasing the number of referrals the company receives.This article takes into account the theoretical review of customer loyalty and its benefits.

This article examines the applicability of customer’s loyalty over a supermarket chain in …

Foreign Direct Investments In Kosovo Opportunities, Challenges And Promotion, Hamëz Rama

UBT International Conference

Foreign direct investments in Kosovo are the basis for a genuine development, especially in the case of Kosovo that is in the transition phase from a former centralist system to the free market economy system. Investments are the most efficient way for a country's economic and political development, consolidation, economic growth, development and strengthening of the private sector.

The treatment and sensitization of foreign direct investment in Kosovo is a matter related to foreign direct investment (FDI), their importance, factors that influence the rise or fall of the level of foreign direct investment in Kosovo, potentials, opportunities and the challenges …

Undergraduate Student Research Practices At Fgcu, Examples From Various Disciplines, Hulya Julie Yazici, Peter Reuter

Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research

The purpose of this presentation is to show examples of undergraduate student involvement with research/scholarship, either via course-embedded research practices, or research activities outside the classroom. Examples from health profession, business, STEM disciplines, and humanities will demonstrate how research is implemented and which outcomes for students have been achieved. The presenters will share the challenges and opportunities faced, and probe the audience for their experiences and future directions.

Project Management For Enterprise Architecture Evaluation, Malgorzata Pankowska

UBT International Conference

The Enterprise Architecture (EA) describes overarching designs ofindividual physical and logical components, so that they assembly resultsin a complete and working product. The designs are developed within anyprojects. The designs concern computer systems and network implementation, software development and installation, data migration and businessprocesses reengineering. The paper supports the thesis that EA is acomplex of information communication technology (ICT) projects and as suchshould be evaluated by deployment of cost-benefit investment evaluationmethods usually applied for project management. The main goal of the paperis to present opportunities of enterprise architecture evaluation byproject evaluations. In the paper, different projects, i.e., multiproject, project portfolio, …

Importance Of Adequate Monetary Policy In Time Dynamic Of Being A New Member Of European Union - Case Of Republic Of Serbia, Zenaida Šabotić

UBT International Conference

In order to became a new European Union (EU) member, many countries have subordinated own monetary policy and accepted main objectives of EU monetary policy. Although it is quite clear that the defined goals and instruments of EU monetary policy can not equally match to the national objectives of the member countries, there is a common view that unique monetary policy has more advantages than disadvantages. For those countries that are in negotiation process is very important the time period of harmonization of monetary policy and realization of the set goals. That dynamic is more important than formal time of …

The Impact Of Remittances On Labor Supply: Case Of Kosovo, Lejla Hasani

UBT International Conference

This paper examines the impact of remittances on labor force participation in Kosovo using propensity score matching. Investigating whether remittances have any impact on labor force participation is of utmost importance for the case of Kosovo since still today the rate of unemployment and dependency on remittances are very high. Using the Household Budget Survey 2011, this paper applies the propensity score matching techniques to identify the matching group. Through nearest neighbor matching method, this study obtains the matching results, showing the difference in labor force participation between the remittance recipient and non-recipient household members. Covariates used in the model …