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Generation Solutions Of Lynchburg (B), Francis Record Whitehouse Jr. 5448264

Atlantic Marketing Journal

This case was developed to support classroom discussion of a market choice problem. Students are asked to make a recommendation on the market areas that a small entrepreneurial organization should enter next. Tabular data is provided to support demand estimation for selected geographic areas.

Corporate Social Media: A Typology Of Consumers, Beverly Wright, Scott Nadler, Aberdeen L. Borders, Paul H. Schwager, Ashley Sasnett

Atlantic Marketing Journal

Abstract - This consumer segmentation schema is developed using 1) number of businesses followed and 2) companies’ social posts as direct influence toward purchase decisions, as defining behaviors. The use of a theoretical progression prospective, which tracks the development of the customer engagement construct, is central to our development. A combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods reveals types of consumer groups and their interactions, perceptions, and involvement with Corporate Social Media (CSM). Cluster analysis produces five distinct consumer segments, and a process to help managers more effectively achieve marketing goals. The use of additional consumer metrics are recommended for …

Carbon Pricing In The Private Sector: How Science, Politics, And Climate Change Influence Business Strategy, Hayden Hubbard, Mcklayne Marshall, Christopher Cottle

Research on Capitol Hill

The social cost of carbon (SCC) is defined as the monetized social (externality) cost of a metric ton of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere in a given year. Economist Michael Greenstone called it “The most important figure you’ve never heard of.”

Since 2009, the SCC has been a major factor in $1.2 trillion of legislation. No carbon tax exists in the U.S., but many private and public companies have started using internal carbon pricing in decision making.

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has capitalized on this trend by creating a central depository for emissions reporting and sustainability. This was the …

How State-Level Affirmative Action Bans Affect Underrepresented Students’ Opportunities And Outcomes, Jackie Sullivan

Research on Capitol Hill

This study replicates a study by Peter Hinrichs; which found affirmative action bans negatively affect within institution graduation rates for minorities and the fraction of minorities who graduate from selective institutions. Since then, five more states have implemented affirmative action bans. (Figure 1)

Although the effects of affirmative action bans are not clear, research suggests underrepresented minority students (black, Hispanic, and Native American) experience:

• Lower graduation rates overall
• Lower graduation rates from quantitative-intense degrees
• A higher likelihood of being first generation college student

Research supports the economic value of higher education for students, colleges, and society, and its ability to …

Big Theories In Small Places: Lean/Six Sigma In The Small To Medium Size Nonprofit – Can They Work?, John Lochner

School of Business Student Theses and Dissertations

There is an increasing emphasis by donors and the public towards accountability and demonstration of results in the nonprofit sector. Quantitative measures are increasingly expected from donors of the nonprofit organization, whether individuals or larger foundations, to demonstrate value and generate further support. As such, there have been many efforts to introduce practices of private sector management theory, specifically performance management theories, to the non-profit sector. Enterprise Performance Management, Business Process Management, Total Quality Management, Balanced Scorecard, and other programs of this type are all the trend to enable the more agile, responsive, effective organization. These initiatives have however focused …

Big Data And The Commoditization Of Analytics: Engaging First-Year Business Students With Analytics, Amir Hassan Zadeh, Shu Schiller, Kevin Duffy, Jonathan Williams

Management Information Systems Faculty Publications

The age of data analytics requires "data scientists” across a wide range of business disciplines with deep knowledge of how to manage and analyze vast amounts of data to support decision-making. As a result, new analytical tools are being taught in the Management Information Systems (MIS) or business analytics (BA) programs to foster students’ development of this critical competency. Three waves of analytics tools are considered froman experiential perspective including how to introduce analytics to first-year business students using an advanced data analytics software package with multiple techniques and data flow interface. SAS Enterprise Miner is used to teach technical …

Self-Concept Orientation And Organizational Identification: A Mediated Relationship, Chun (Grace) Guo, Jane K. Miller, Melissa S. Woodard, Daniel Miller, Kirk D. Silvernail, Mehmet Devrim Aydin, Ana Heloisa Da Costa Lemos, Vilmante Kumpikaite, Sudhir Nair, Paul F. Donnelly, Robert D. Marx, Linda M. Peters

WCBT Faculty Publications

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test a mediated model of the relationship between self-concept orientation (individualist and collectivist) and organizational identification (OrgID, Cooper and Thatcher, 2010), with proposed mediators including the need for organizational identification (nOID, Glynn, 1998) as well as self-presentation concerns of social adjustment (SA) and value expression (VE, Highhouse et al., 2007). Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 509 participants in seven countries. Direct and mediation effects were tested using structural equation modeling (AMOS 25.0). Findings: Individualist self-concept orientation was positively related to VE and collectivist self-concept orientation was positively related to nOID, VE and …

Competencies And Strategies Utilized By Higher Education Leaders During Planned Change, Dawn Aziz

Wayne State University Dissertations

In a mixed methods study designed to explore the competencies and strategies utilized by self-described successful leaders of public, four-year U. S. institutions, this study confirmed that there was little difference among academic and non-academic leaders in their approach to successful change beyond that found in terms of non-academic preference for resilience and an academic preference for personal learning. Both leaders (N=47) showed high agreement for the nine proposed competencies, five of which were statistically higher in perceived importance (personal learning, resilience, emotional engagement/creating a safe space, networking/coalition building, and project management). Adapting Bolman and Deal’s four frames (2013) as …

Perspectives On Sabbaticals And Job Satisfaction In Nonprofit Organizations, Beth Anne Spacht

School of Professional and Continuing Studies Nonprofit Studies Capstone Projects

For mission-driven organizations with limited resources to invest in employee salary and development, retaining top talent is a critical challenge. The monetary toll of turnover is particularly harmful to small organizations, which make up 66.3 percent of the nonprofit sector. To keep staff satisfied and incentivized to stay, nonprofits need to innovate creative new strategies to retain employees. The nonprofit sabbatical, a period of rest and renewal given to reward years of service, is one possible solution to reduce burnout and reward longevity. This exploratory study investigated the benefits and challenges of nonprofit sabbaticals in relation to theories of job …

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Developments In The Law Affecting Electronic Payments And Financial Services, Sarah Jane Hughes, Stephen T. Middlebrook, Tom Kierner

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Our past surveys have observed that frequent changes in the rules surrounding electronic payments-spurred by both regulation and enforcement actions create uncertainty and make forward progress difficult for many providers. This survey year is no exception: regulators have taken "two steps forward, one step back" on a number of fronts. This survey reports on (1) the proposal by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") regarding "fintech" charters, which states have challenged in actions still pending- (2) changes to Regulation CC regarding remote check deposit and disputes over altered or forged checks-(3) the Supreme Court's decision in Expression …

Voice Over Internet Protocol (Voip) Best Service Provider Decision Making With Using Hierarchical Decision Model (Hdm), Fayez Alsoubaie

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

Most technical researchers expect VoIP will lead the future communications. VoIP services are offered by a wide range of providers based on the customer’s intended business or corporate need. It is thus plausible for any entity to do a well detailed research on selecting best VoIP provider that would maximize the efficiency of their work. In a hierarchical structure of a given organization the choice of VoIP is determined by the number of users through the different protocols, number of devices that are required to attain a complete network, the most lucrative choice will also be based on multi criteria …

Bossy, Abrasive And A Bit Too Aggressive : The Unique Double Bind Of Agentic Women In The Workplace, Lindsay Ciancetta

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Women who violate the female gender role norm of communality by acting agentically have been found to experience social repercussions, such as decreased likability (Eagly & Wood, 2012). This phenomenon has been defined as the backlash effect (Rudman, 1998). The current work draws upon this idea and expands the area to a qualitative criterion, specifically written performance appraisals, and explores the relationship between the backlash effect and individual outcomes of perceived supervisor support, affective organizational commitment and turnover intentions. The results of a mixed qualitative and quantitative analysis of a sample of 400 written performance evaluations from two organizations provide …

Guide To The Emmett J. Culligan Collection, Emmett J. Culligan

Special Collections

The Emmett J. Culligan collection contains the personal and professional records of Emmett Culligan, entrepreneur and founder of the water conditioning company, Culligan, Inc.

Finding Aids are tools used to aid research by describing the materials in a collection. Special Collections Finding Aids include historical and/or biographical information along with a description of the collection and a folder listing of the content.

To view this collection please email University Archives and Special Collections staff at [email protected].

Effects Of International Experience And Legitimacy On The Performance Of Greenfield Investments, Orhan V Ozbek

School of Business: Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Family Ownership On The Relation Between Executive Compensation And Performance: Evidence From Thailand, Thomas J. Connelly, Piman Limpaphayom, Michael J. Sullivan

Business Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study investigates the pay-performance relation for directors and managers in a sample of Thai public companies. It is hypothesized that family ownership mediates the pay-performance relations for directors and managers. The results show a strong link between managerial compensation and firm performance only for firms with low levels of family ownership. Conversely, there is a strong link between director compensation and firm performance only for firms with high levels of family ownership. The findings indicate that the relation between executive compensation and firm performance is more complex than previously documented.

Labor Migration And Wage Effect On English Players, Matthew D. French

Honors Theses and Capstones

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Ceo And Board Hr Expertise: Results Of The 2018 Hr@Moore Chro Survey, Patrick M. Wright, Frank I. Mullins, Donald J. Schepker, Anthony J. Nyberg, Spenser Essman

Reports

As aspects of a firm’s human capital, such as talent, executive compensation, executive succession, and culture, become more prominent on the radar screens of Boards of Directors (BODs), the role of the Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) has grown in importance. Correspondingly, in recent years boards have been increasing the number of CHROs who serve as directors to ensure that at least one human capital expert is part of the board mix. This report attempts to determine the extent to which some HR expertise exists with either the CEO or the board, and if so, the extent to which it …

The Chief Human Resource Officer: Exploring The Counselor, Confidante, And Coach Role, Patrick M. Wright, Anthony J. Nyberg, Donald J. Schepker, Spenser Essman

Reports

The 2018 HR@Moore Survey of Chief HR Officers again tracked how CHROs spend their time in seven roles identified when the survey was first developed. The results indicate minor changes, with CHROs spending more time with boards of directors and slightly less time as counselor/confidante/coach. In terms of the Chief Executive Officer’s agenda for HR, talent still tops the list by a significant margin. However, for the first time in the survey’s history, culture has risen to the second most popular agenda items, indicating a qualitative change in the requirements of CHROs. While quantitative data suggests that executive leadership team …

B.S. In The Boardroom: Benevolent Sexism And Board Chair Orientations, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

• Dynamics of the board chair—CEO relationship differ when the newly appointed CEO is female as opposed to male • Board chairs are more likely to develop a collaborative relationship with female CEOs than with male CEOs • As female representation on the board increases, board chairs are less likely to develop a collaborative relationship with newly appointed female CEOs

Board Committee Overlap And Ceo Compensation, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Overlaps between compensation and audit committee directors lead to lower total CEO compensation and a higher percentage CEO compensation comprised of base salary. • When new overlaps are created, CEO compensation is lower and base salary is higher as a percentage of compensation. • Committee overlap effects on compensation are greater for companies with more conservative accounting practices.

Ceo Succession's Effects On Performance And Strategy, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

CEO succession is positively related to changes in organizational strategy and negatively related to short-term company performance. • Inside CEOs initiate fewer strategic changes and exhibit better long-term performance than outside hires. • Whether a succession was planned or forced did not affect subsequent strategic change or better performance.

Cfos Mimicking The Ceo, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

CFOs who match the CEO’s speech pattern receive higher compensation and are more likely to earn a board seat. • Behavioral mimicry enhances the CFO’s position more when the CEO has greater power within the company. • • Mimicry by the CFO leads to more acquisitions which are a) greater in value, b) paid for with more stock, c) received more poorly by investors, and d) less value creating.

How Male Predecessors Affect The Success Of Female Ceos, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Success for female CEOs is influenced by prior CEO behaviors who are almost exclusively male CEOs. • Firm success is greater when predecessors cede more control to female CEOs and this is more important for incoming female CEOs than incoming male CEOs. • Firm success is greater for incoming female CEOs when predecessor CEOs provide mentoring and post succession partnering.

Human Capital Matters, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Both firm-specific and general training may provide financial returns for firms • Recognition for training investments improves firm performance • Investments in R&D, physical capital, and advertising efforts enhance financial returns tied to training investments

Investor Reactions To Ceo Retirement Announcements, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

CEO retirement announcements create considerable uncertainty regarding company future and yield a negative investor response, on average, of 41 basis points. • The use of uncertainty reducing language positively influences investor responses to CEO retirement announcements. • Positive language in CEO announcements also evoke a more positive investor response to retirement announcements.

Manager Political Beliefs And Gender Inequality, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

More liberal law partners (based on political donation rates) select a higher percentage of female associates. • Associates with more liberal supervising partners have greater gender parity in promotion rates. • Political ideology of male law partners appears to be more influential in affecting gender hiring and promotion differences than it does for female partners.

Peer Ceo Characteristics And Organizational Imitation, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Companies are likely to imitate the strategic behaviors of peers with charismatic CEOs, but less likely to imitate peers with narcissistic CEOs. • The imitation of charismatic CEOs is even more likely in industries which are highly dynamic in nature. • Experience in an industry domain dampens the imitative behavior of companies whose peers employ charismatic or narcissistic CEOs.

Stronger Diversity Management With Board Of Directors's Hr Expertise, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Firms where the board of directors contain HR expertise engage in more diversity management activities that contribute to an inclusive environment • Firms with board HR expertise are 8% more likely to have to have increased scores on diversity management index. • HR experts serving on boards likely have greater influence over a firms’ strategic activities related to diversity, relative to other positions.

The Benefits Of Ceo Succession Planning, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Firms whose boards engage in more succession planning best practices consider multiple successor candidates, are more likely to promote a ready candidate from within, and are more likely to use external help in the process. • When CEOs have greater influence in selecting a successor, companies are less likely to use external help in succession planning.

How To Better Govern Emerging Multinational Corporations: Do Ceo Characteristics Matter?, Orhan V Ozbek

School of Business: Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.