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Assessing The Sustainability Of Collaborations Between Local Health Departments And Nonprofit Hospitals For Population Health, Christopher Mierow Maylahn

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

In 2008, New York’s health commissioner asked LHDs and nonprofit hospitals to collaborate with community partners to conduct community health needs assessments, identify two or three health priorities to focus on, and implement evidence-based strategies to address them. The actions taken as part of the New York State Prevention Agenda mirrored the IRS rules and PHAB recommendations that followed. The dearth of published studies on public health-hospital collaborations and the momentum to understand how communities in New York have responded to the IRS rules and PHAB standards are the impetus for this research.

The Influence Of Endogenous And Exogenous Uncertainty On Cancer Treatment Decision-Making In Hospital Tumor Boards, Barbara Devivo

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Abstract

Lease Structures & Occupancy Costs In Eco-Labeled Buildings, Jeremy Gabe, Spenser Robinson, Andrew Sanderford, Robert A. Simons

School of Business: Faculty Scholarship

Purpose: This research investigates whether energy-efficient green buildings tend to provide net lease structures over gross lease ones. It then considers whether owners benefit by trading away operational savings in a net lease structure.

Design: Empirical models of office leasing transactions in Sydney, Australia, with wider transferability supported by analysis of office rent data in the United States.

Findings: Labelled green buildings are approximately four to five times more likely than non-labelled buildings to use a net lease structure. However, despite receiving operational savings, tenants in net leases pay higher total occupancy costs, benefiting owners. On average, …

Leading Change: Examining The Relationships Between Leadership Style, Organizational Culture And Change Readiness In Christian Universities Of The State Of Oregon, Dale Seipp Jr.

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

This research explores current literature surrounding key components of leading change in the context of higher education. Current issues impacting higher education and driving the need for change are examined and concepts related to understanding organizational culture, leadership style and change readiness are discussed. Using the context of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) located in the State of Oregon, this study incorporates three instruments, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), the Organizational Culture Index (OCI) and the Organizational Change Recipients’ Belief Scale (OCRBS), to examine the relationships between leadership style, organizational culture and institutional change readiness.

Blockchain Technology And The Current Discussion On Fraud, Linh Phan, Suhong Li, Kevin Mentzer

Information Systems and Analytics Department Faculty Journal Articles

Blockchain has received increased attention from both the academic and practitioner worlds. Numerous papers have been written on how blockchain works and its potential applications. However, few studies have focused on fraudulent activities on blockchain. The purpose of this study is to understand common issues and scams related to blockchain. A literature review was conducted to identify top security issues on blockchain. In addition, we collected tweets on blockchain fraud discussion from November 6, 2018 to December 31, 2008. The results of tweets analysis show that the most frequently mentioned words in tweets include scams, crypto/cryptocurrency, ICO, Bitcoin, Ethereum,combat/fight, Asia, …

Strategic Management Of Open Innovation: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective, Sohvi Heaton

Management Faculty Works

Open innovation has become well established as a new imperative for organizing innovation. In line with the increased use in industry, it has also attracted a lot of attention in academia. However, understanding the full benefits and possible limits of open innovation still remains a challenge. We draw on strategic management theory to describe some of these benefits and limits. More specifically, we develop a dynamic capabilities framework as a way to better understand the strategic management of open innovation, which can then help to better explain both success and failure in open innovation. With this background, as guest editors …

Building The Board: Result Of The 2019 Hr@Moore Survey Of Chief Human Resource Officers, Patrick M. Wright, Donald J. Schepker, Anthony J. Nyberg, Kenneth R. Carrig, Spenser Essman

Reports

The 2019 HR@Moore Survey of Chief HR Officers examined a number of aspects of the Board of Directors (BOD). This report describes the results of this survey. We find that 64% of the companies surveyed have an independent Chair of the board with the other 36% having the CEO also hold the Chair title. CHROs do not evaluate boards as being particularly effective regarding the major tasks entailed in CEO succession. We found that responsibility for CEO succession is most often housed with the board chair/ lead director (rather than a committee), both as an ongoing process and as the …

Building The Executive Leadership Team: Results Of The 2019 Hr@Moore Survey Of Chief Hr Officers, Patrick M. Wright, Donald J. Schepker, Anthony J. Nyberg, Kenneth R. Carrig, Spenser Essman

Reports

The 2019 HR@Moore Survey of Chief HR Officers examined a number of aspects of executive leadership teams (ELTs), including team composition, the frequency with which CEOs meet with the whole team and individual members, team cohesion, and how the CHRO assesses problems that might exist within these teams. In terms of composition, our results showed that the average ELT size was 10.6 members, with 75% of ELT members being male, and only 16% of members from underrepresented groups. Just under half of CEOs tend to meet with the entire ELT on a weekly basis, with 25% meeting every two weeks …

Managing Mergers And Acquisitions: Perspectives From Human Resources, Brian Burgess, Stefan Wuorinen, Patrick M. Wright

Reports

Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) are common means for businesses to increase the scale and scope of their operations. However, research and practice suggest that a large percentage of acquisitions fail to meet their financial targets (Haleblian, Devers, McNamara, Carpenter, & Davison, 2009). While our understanding of when acquisitions are likely to succeed has improved, the lack of insider information has left researchers and practitioners with little insight into how to effectively navigate the most challenging processes in mergers – namely, assuaging potential human efficiency losses as members of the acquired firm lose the brand, leadership, policies, and practices that they …

In Search Of The Perfect Leader: Selecting The Next Ceo, Patrick M. Wright

Reports

Knowing how to choose new people for a company is a challenge that is never finished. Strategies for finding and choosing talent are as diverse as the pool of people available; and approaches to the task range from the primeval ‘gut instinct’, to a battery of personality, reasoning (verbal and numerical), and structured evaluations. When that ‘job’ is the role of CEO in, say, a major Fortune 500 company, the stakes are immense. A square peg in a round hole can quickly break a company; an inspired leader, on the other hand, can breathe new life into a drifting business …

The Chro And Culture: Results Of The 2019 Hr@Moore Survey Of Chief Hr Officers, Patrick M. Wright, Donald J. Schepker, Anthony J. Nyberg, Kenneth R. Carrig, Spenser Essman

Reports

Given the rash of scandals (Wells Fargo, Uber, etc.) that cast negative light on culture and the recent positive emphasis (e.g., Larry Fink’s letters to BlackRock shareholders), part of the 2019 HR@Moore Survey of examined CHRO perceptions of how the board of directors (BOD) and CEO view culture. This report presents these results. Quantitative results from the CHRO survey indicate that knowledge of culture and its impact on organizational outcomes is highest for CHROs, followed by CEOs and board members. All three groups recognize that culture has a strong impact on engaging and retaining employees, driving performance, branding the organization, …

A Risk-Taking Perspective On Ceo Selection, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

• CEO hiring decisions can be viewed as decisions about risk based on familiarity with candidates and their abilities.

• Hiring CEOs from outside the firm produces more extreme performance – both high and low – reflecting their risky nature

Board Turnover After Social Movement Boycotts, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Firms that experience a boycott of their services or products experience a 30% increase in board turnover compared to the base rate of board turnover for that firm. • Board member turnover following a boycott will be more likely for board members who are ideologically aligned with the boycotters. • More conservative board members are less prone to leaving following a boycott than those who are more liberal.

Ceo Duality And The Role Of Managerial Discretion, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Independent boards, boards with predominantly older members, or boards with female members are more likely to adopt a CEO duality governance structure. • Boards with higher levels of formal education or more stock holdings are less likely to adopt a CEO duality governance structure. • The relationship between board characteristics and the adoption of CEO duality governance structure depends on the extent that the firm operates in countries that support high CEO discretion.

Ceo Equity Risk Bearing And Strategic Risk Taking, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Highly conscientious CEOs tend to be more risk averse as their option wealth increases. • Highly extraverted CEOs tend to be less risk averse as their option wealth increases • CEOs who score high on openness to experience tend to be less risk averse as their option wealth increases

Ceo Stock Option Timing And The Positivity Of Information Releases, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

In the weeks before stock options are granted, CEOs can gain from temporarily lower stock prices, resulting in a possible conflict of interest. • CEOs may act to suppress stock prices before an option grant by releasing information that is less positive in tone. CEOs who were underpaid or had more discretion did so more. • Simple remedies include issuing stock grants instead of options or issuing smaller grants more frequently.

Ex-Military Ceos: Leaders With Integrity, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

CEOs with military backgrounds are less likely to engage in fraudulent financial reporting and stock option backdating. • Ex-military CEOs with stronger board oversight are additionally less likely to commit financial misconduct. • Military branch, rank, and combat experience do not additionally affect likelihood of financial misconduct.

Female Director Representation Progress, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Firm size, the percentage of women in the industry, and the number of women directors on industry peers all lead to an increase in women directors on boards. • The increase in women directors on boards frequently occur in new or additional board seats, rather than as replacements for current board members. • Women added to boards in new board seats are less likely to serve on key board committees.

How Ceos Affect Firm R&D In The Face Of Inconsistent Feedback, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

On average, firms engage in more R&D when there is inconsistent information regarding firm performance • CEOs high in structural or ownership power prompt less R&D • CEOs high in prestige or expertise in marketing/sales prompt more R&D

Indirect Media Pressure And Governance Practices, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Media coverage provokes changes in companies’ governance practices, such as increasing board independence, board evaluation, and director stock ownership, as well as leading to division of the CEO/chair roles. • Firms respond not only to media pressure on themselves but also to media coverage on interlock partner firms – those with whom they share directors. • Companies strengthen their governance in response to both positive and negative media coverage of interlock partners

Integrating Csr Criteria In Executive Compensation, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Increasingly, boards are including CSR-based provisions in executive compensation packages. • Companies that adopt such provisions engage in more CSR, lower emissions, and more green-related patenting. • These companies ultimately experience an increase in overall firm value following adoption.

The Causes Of Top Executive Turnover, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Top executive turnover can be personal and event-driven. • Relational shocks (such as outside CEO succession or the departure of TMT peers) and reputational shocks (such as lawsuits against the company or shareholder activism) both promote ELT departures. • Executives of higher status – those who are paid more than their peers – are more likely than others to leave after a reputational shock, and less likely than others to leave after a relational shock.

The Influence Of Transformational Leadership On Firm Outcomes, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Transformational leaderships helps employees understand HR practices and policies, which increases job satisfaction • When employees understand HR policies and practices, but do not like them, job satisfaction decreases • Job satisfaction directly influences ratings of customer satisfaction

Women's Representative In Management, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

The seniority level of the person responsible for certifying the confidential federal EEO-1 report is positively associated with a company’s gender diversity in management. • In contrast, a merely symbolic gesture of having HR representation on the top management team does not seem to influence gender diversity in management.

You’Re Fired! Gender Disparities In Ceo Dismissal, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Female CEOs were 45% more likely to be dismissed than male CEOs. • The dismissal of female CEOs was less influenced by firm performance than the dismissal of male CEOs.

Motivational Factors Of Telework, Arlene J. Nicholas

Faculty and Staff - Articles & Papers

This chapter discusses telework as a motivational option for workers and employers. Telework can be performed as a supplemental or a full-time employment opportunity for local, regional, or global work. Teleworkers must be self-starters, able to work with minimal supervision, and in some cases, rely on technological communications for professional interactions. Teleworkers can enjoy flexibility for work and personal responsibilities while organizations can gain more satisfied and productive employees. An overview of telework's motivational benefits, incentives, and organizational examples for both employees and management are identified.

M-Pesa’S Failure In India: Why Couldn’T Vodafone Replicate Its Kenyan Success? An International Marketing Case Study (Addendum By Former And Current Executives At The Vodafone Group), Jackson Lott, Mona Sinha

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

Vodafone’s mobile wallet service, M-Pesa, was originally created in 2007 for Kenya and was extremely successful in providing millions with access to mobile-based financial services. Essentially, a mobile wallet service enables payments via digital money in the form of mobile airtime. According to industry estimates, the global mobile money market is expected to reach USD 112.3 billion in 2021, with a compounded annual growth rate of 39.6% since 2016. Vodafone launched M-Pesa in India in 2013, but by mid-2019 it had announced its plans to merge its mobile wallet business with an associate company or a third party. Clearly, Vodafone …

Toto: A Game Of Thrones In The U.S. -- An International Marketing Case Study, Rachael Amatriain, Mona Sinha

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

Toto is a 101-year-old, world-renowned Japanese manufacturer of high quality, innovative, state-of-the-art, and luxurious bathroom equipment such as, toilets, bidets, washlets, and ultraviolet sanitation equipment (“Our Founding Spirit,” n.d.). However, Toto has been unable to replicate its global success in the United States (U.S.) for several possible reasons (Roberts, 2017). First, by positioning its brand as an exclusive and luxurious manufacturer of high-end technology at a high price point, Toto only appeals to a limited, top-end, niche market, limiting its widespread adoption (Roberts, 2017). Second, Toto believes in environmental stewardship and makes sustainable products with a green supply chain (“Toto …

The Need For Disaster Recovery And Incident Response: Understanding Disaster Recovery For Natural Disasters Versus Cyber-Attacks, Kyle Sicard

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

Disaster recovery and incident response has become a necessity in today’s technological driven business world. A significant amount of consumer information is put into businesses information systems with the expectation to protect their private and financial data. This discussion addresses the importance of why organizations need effective disaster recovery and contingency planning. A foundation of knowledge is built through the understanding of the statistical and practical implications of disaster recovery and contingency planning. The practical implications will be understood through two separate case studies. Each case study is unique in that one addresses disaster recovery when facing a natural disaster, …

How Emotional Self-Control Relates To It Mindfulness And Technostress In Students, Amy J. Connolly, Daniel Rush

IT and Supply Chain Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Students in IT-intensive courses such as Introduction to MIS must learn new technologies in a short amount of time, similar to self-directed knowledge workers in a company. Technostress reduces employee performance, engagement and satisfaction, but how does it affect business students? Although emotional intelligence has profound effects on student outcomes, its relationship with technostress and IT mindfulness is unexplored. Instructors cannot design effective theoretically-based interventions without understanding the underlying problems that students are experiencing. To address this gap, this paper reviews current literature on these concepts and presents a research model to explore the effects of these relationships in business …