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Overseas Listing Location And Cost Of Capital: Evidence From Chinese Firms Listed In Hong Kong, Singapore, And The United States, Warrington College Of Business, Frank Weikai Li, Central University Of Finance And Economics Jan 2019

Overseas Listing Location And Cost Of Capital: Evidence From Chinese Firms Listed In Hong Kong, Singapore, And The United States, Warrington College Of Business, Frank Weikai Li, Central University Of Finance And Economics

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

As at the end of 2012, more than 600 nonstate-owned Chinese firms were listed in overseas stock markets. We find that Chinese firms listed in the US have the lowest cost of capital when compared to those listed in Hong Kong and Singapore, and these results hold when controlling for firm characteristics and the endogeneity of listing locations. Cross-sectional tests indicate that listing in the US is more beneficial to those firms which face higher information asymmetry and agency costs. Overall, our evidence supports the view that the institutional environment has a first-order impact on a firm’s cost of capital.

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Snapchat's Gift: Equity Culture In High-Tech Firms, Amy Deen Westbrook, David A. Westbrook Jan 2019

Snapchat's Gift: Equity Culture In High-Tech Firms, Amy Deen Westbrook, David A. Westbrook

Journal Articles

Snap, Inc., the company that owns the platform Snapchat, controversially offered nonvoting common shares to the public in 2017. This Article asks what it means to invest in Snap or other (mostly technology-based) companies in which common shareholders collectibely have little or no power to influence corporate policy. In particular, why do such investors expect to be compensated? This Article explores the familiar rationales for equity investing, including stock appreciation and dividends, and the logical shortcomings of those rationales in these circumstances. Adopting Henry Manne's "two systems" approach to corporate affairs through both law and economics, we show that corporation …

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Employee Retention In Small Retail Businesses, Bernard Essel Jan 2019

Employee Retention In Small Retail Businesses, Bernard Essel

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Retail small business leaders face the challenges of retaining their employees. Retail small business leaders are concerned with ineffective retention strategies, which can increase employee turnover and collapse their businesses. Grounded in Herzberg's two-factor theory the objective of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore small retail business leaders' strategies to retain employees. The participants comprised 5 small retail business leaders from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who had 5 to 10 years of employee retention experience. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and business documents. Data were analyzed using Yin's 5-phase process; 5 themes emerged to include frequent communication between management …

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Stakeholder Engagement Strategies For Nonprofit Organization Financial Sustainability, Orna Tricia Bradley-Swanson Jan 2019

Stakeholder Engagement Strategies For Nonprofit Organization Financial Sustainability, Orna Tricia Bradley-Swanson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Stakeholders are important to the financial sustainability of a nonprofit organization; however, heavy reliance on 1 stakeholder over another can place a nonprofit organization at financial risk. The purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies used by 3 senior leaders of a nonprofit organization in New York who have experience with stakeholder engagements efforts. The conceptual framework used for this study comprised general systems theory and transformational leadership theory. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, and review of organizational documents and online databases. Using thematic analysis, the 4 key themes that emerged from process and results strengths …

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Sustainability Strategies For Nonprofit Organizations During General Economic Downturns, Lakesha T. Brown Jan 2019

Sustainability Strategies For Nonprofit Organizations During General Economic Downturns, Lakesha T. Brown

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many leaders of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) lack strategies to build and maintain a financially sustainable organization to continue providing vital social services. The purpose of this single case study was to explore the financial strategies some NPO leaders used to maintain financial sustainability during general economic downturns. Five purposively selected leaders of an NPO in northwestern Indiana participated in the study. The resource dependency theory and the change management theory were the conceptual frameworks that guided the study. Data were collected from face-to-face and telephone interviews and a review of company documentation. Member checking was conducted with participants and data …

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Effective Nurse Recruitment Methods For Long-Term Care Facilities, Keith Laprade Jan 2019

Effective Nurse Recruitment Methods For Long-Term Care Facilities, Keith Laprade

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nurse recruitment is a challenge for long-term care (LTC) leaders. Some owners of LTC businesses lack knowledge of how to attract, market, and hire qualified nurses to help ensure success. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the methods and strategies LTC leaders used to recruit nurses. The target population consisted of leaders of 3 LTC facilities who were responsible for recruiting nurses. This selection was based on findings that organization leaders experienced a downsizing of more than 20% of their personnel. The conceptual framework was the motivation-hygiene theory. Working conditions were influenced by Herzberg's 2-factor principles …

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Exploring Financial Management Practices Of Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises In Nigeria, Alero Theodora Obazee Jan 2019

Exploring Financial Management Practices Of Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises In Nigeria, Alero Theodora Obazee

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Most owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are inadequately prepared to perform the financial management tasks required for business sustainability. This case study, guided by institutional theory, was conducted to explore how SME owners can be prepared to implement financial management effectively for business sustainability in Edo state, Nigeria. The research question addressed the understanding of experienced SME owners regarding how they can develop necessary financial management skills for sustaining a business in Edo state. Data were collected using semistructured interview, and field notes from 15 SME owners in Edo state who had prior knowledge of, experience …

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Strategies To Increase Profitability And Longevity Of Small Trucking Businesses, Derrick Olando Brown Jan 2019

Strategies To Increase Profitability And Longevity Of Small Trucking Businesses, Derrick Olando Brown

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Typically, small businesses have encountered issues with sustaining their enterprise for longer than 5 years after inception, which can adversely affect the prosperity of the communities in which the businesses operate. The purpose of this multiple case study was to identify and explore strategies some owners of small business trucking companies used to achieve profitability and longevity for longer than 5 years. The population of the study consisted of owners of 4 small business trucking companies located in Northern Virginia, who demonstrated profitability and longevity for longer than 5 years of operation. The conceptual framework for this study was systems …

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Spiritual Cognitive Dissonance In Lgbtqq People, Teresa O'Flynne Jan 2019

Spiritual Cognitive Dissonance In Lgbtqq People, Teresa O'Flynne

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Cognitive dissonance between learned spirituality and opposing behaviors is called spiritual cognitive dissonance (SCD). SCD has been successfully proven in former research; however, to date, it has yet to offer descriptions of specific incidents of SCD and/or how it effects the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) individual. A qualitative phenomenological study in which eight participants were interviewed was employed to collect data. The study revealed how SCD manifested in their lives, specifically those who were raised within conservative, heteronormative spiritual homes. All participants were LGBTQQ and believed they had experienced SCD. The data collected during each interview …

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Implementing Motivational Strategies To Increase Funding In Nonprofit Organizations, Laxley Washington Stephenson Jan 2019

Implementing Motivational Strategies To Increase Funding In Nonprofit Organizations, Laxley Washington Stephenson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nonprofit organization senior leaders conduct business in an increasingly complex and competitive market environment relying on monetary donations to sustain the capacity of their organizations to meet service requirements. The purpose of this single case study was to explore the strategies that nonprofit organization senior leaders used to motivate donors to make monetary donations to their organizations. The target population of the study was 3 senior leaders of a nonprofit organization in the southeastern United States who implemented effective strategies to motivate donors to make monetary donations to their organization. The conceptual framework used for this study was self-determination theory. …

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Organizational Decision-Making Through Employee Diversity, Kehinde Olayinka Taiwo Jan 2019

Organizational Decision-Making Through Employee Diversity, Kehinde Olayinka Taiwo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The global nature of today's business environment, coupled with technological advances, compels managers to work with an increasingly diverse workforce worldwide. The purpose of this multiple-case study was to explore how bank managers used employee diversity effectively in the organizational decision-making process. Participants were 10 frontline management staff (middle and executive managers) with the required employee engagement skills involved in the decision-making process of a Nigerian bank. The conceptual framework for this study was rational choice theory, also called rational action theory or choice theory. Participants responded to 8 open-ended semistructured interview questions. The data collection process included validating and …

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Big Five Personality Traits In Learning Complex Information Systems: A Case Study, Bih-Ru Lea, Katherine Yu, Amanda Engelke, Carol Koob Jan 2019

Big Five Personality Traits In Learning Complex Information Systems: A Case Study, Bih-Ru Lea, Katherine Yu, Amanda Engelke, Carol Koob

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

This research explores the influence of personality traits on the performance of learning a complex information system. The personality traits studied are conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, openness, and agreeableness and the complex information system is represented by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System. The preliminary results indicate Openness, the interaction of Openness and Agreeableness, the interaction of Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness, the interaction of Openness, Agreeableness, and Extraversion, and the interaction Openness and Extraversion are statistically significant on influencing ERP learning performance.

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Adapting Financial Technology Standards To Blockchain Platforms, Gabriel Bello Jan 2019

Adapting Financial Technology Standards To Blockchain Platforms, Gabriel Bello

Theses and Dissertations

Traditional payment systems have standards designed to keep transaction data secure, but blockchain systems are not in scope for such security standards. We compare the Payment Application Data Security Standard’s (PA-DSS) applicability towards transaction-supported blockchain platforms to test the standard’s applicability. By highlighting the differences in implementation on traditional and decentralized transaction platforms, we critique and adapt the standards to fit the decentralized model. In two case studies, we analyze the QTUM and Ethereum blockchain platforms’ industry compliance, as their payment platforms support transactions equivalent to that of applications governed by the PA-DSS. We determine QTUM’s and Ethereum’s capabilities to …

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An Analysis Of The Financial Reporting Quality Of Early Adopters Of Accounting Standards Update, Asu 2016-02, Hannah D. Eubanks Jan 2019

An Analysis Of The Financial Reporting Quality Of Early Adopters Of Accounting Standards Update, Asu 2016-02, Hannah D. Eubanks

Theses and Dissertations

In 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board updated the way lease transactions are reported. This paper offers insight into the financial reporting quality of the early adopters of Accounting Standards Update on Leases, ASU 2016-02. Methodology modeled after an event study on clawback provisions conducted by Dehaan, Hodge, and Shelvin (2013) aids in the development of the hypothesis and matched-sample event study using restatements and audit opinions as proxies for financial reporting quality. It is hypothesized that the early adopters of ASU 2016-02 will have better financial reporting quality when compared to a control group. Results do not support the …

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A Research On Chinese Visitors' Souvenir Purchase In Shanghai Disney, Wei Wei Jan 2019

A Research On Chinese Visitors' Souvenir Purchase In Shanghai Disney, Wei Wei

ICHRIE Research Reports

Travel marketers have been called upon to better understand tourists’ souvenir purchase behaviors and experience in a fast-emerging world region, China. To dissect contemporary Chinese consumers’ purchase behaviors and experiences, this research explored the motivations, experiences, and behavioral intentions associated with theme park souvenir purchase among Chinese domestic tourists at Shanghai Disneyland Park. A total of 32 personal interviews were conducted. Based on the interviews, this research found that Chinese consumers’ intention to purchase Disney souvenir is influenced by both internal and external motivations. With regards to Chinese consumers’ purchase experience, the majority had a positive experience because of the …

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How Clean Is The Food We Eat From Street Vendors In Orlando, Florida?, Bendegul Okumus, Sevil Sonmez Jan 2019

How Clean Is The Food We Eat From Street Vendors In Orlando, Florida?, Bendegul Okumus, Sevil Sonmez

ICHRIE Research Reports

Convenience, low cost, and opportunities to experience unique flavors have led to an increase in street food consumption worldwide. There are approximately 117,000 food trucks in the U.S., representing approximately $857 million in sales annually. Some of these food trucks are unlicensed and some truck vendors are unwilling to comply with requirements for food preparation, permits, parking, and inspection processes. Data were collected from food trucks in Orlando, Florida in order to have a clear understanding of risk factors. Food samples were collected from food trucks and analyzed for microbiological contamination. To investigate possible safety risks, 30 different samples were …

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Matching Reviewers To Customers: The Role Of Demographics And Preferences In Hotel Online Booking, Cheng Chu Chan, Long W. Lam, Cheris W. C. Chow, Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong, Rob Law Jan 2019

Matching Reviewers To Customers: The Role Of Demographics And Preferences In Hotel Online Booking, Cheng Chu Chan, Long W. Lam, Cheris W. C. Chow, Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong, Rob Law

ICHRIE Research Reports

Travelers can easily refer to online reviews as a source of advice before booking a hotel; however, online reviews are not structured which make gathering useful information uneasy. What if online review sites can prioritize and direct the reviews that are most relevant to the customers and save them a lot of time? The value and usefulness of reviews are affected by the reviewers’ background. This study investigated whether customers tend to value the reviews written by similar people more than those written by dissimilar people. The first experiment showed that positive reviews increased consumers’ intention to book a hotel, …

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Don’T Make Your Guests Wait On Line, John Gerdes Jr., Betsy Stringham Jan 2019

Don’T Make Your Guests Wait On Line, John Gerdes Jr., Betsy Stringham

ICHRIE Research Reports

This report compares hotel reservation website load times to best practice. Long load times can cause users to abandon websites, resulting in lost revenue. Results from our research indicate load times for hotel reservation websites exceed best practice times for both desktop and mobile devices. Site design must consider load time with competing design requirements.

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Tourists, Not Industry Experts, Create Memorable Tourists’ Experiences!, Helena Williams, Jingxue (Jessica) Yuan Jan 2019

Tourists, Not Industry Experts, Create Memorable Tourists’ Experiences!, Helena Williams, Jingxue (Jessica) Yuan

ICHRIE Research Reports

The way we do or think about tourism is changing. Today’s tourists do not want to just look, watch, or relax while traveling. More tourists of all generations and incomes are seeking experiential memorable travel opportunities. The destinations and activities that individual tourists choose are very dependent upon unique interests and personal idiosyncrasies. This research study confirms that the destination selections and subsequent satisfaction that leads to favorable Word-of-Mouth/Mouse (WOMM) marketing depends upon the level of individualized engagement promised to and experienced by the tourists themselves. Businesses and destinations increasingly need to be designed and targeted to individuals who are …

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So Just How Satisfied Are Millennials With Their Hotel Experience?, Seunghyun "James" Kim, Jaemin Cha, Arjun Singh, Bonnie Knutson, Forrest Morgeson Jan 2019

So Just How Satisfied Are Millennials With Their Hotel Experience?, Seunghyun "James" Kim, Jaemin Cha, Arjun Singh, Bonnie Knutson, Forrest Morgeson

ICHRIE Research Reports

The millennial generation is emerging as a powerful economic force across all economic segments, including lodging. With millennials being the largest generation of consumers, it is important to understand their satisfaction in important areas across two hotel segments as defined by price. We drew the data from the highly regarded American Customer Satisfaction Index. As this cohort increases in purchasing power, hotel brands are enhancing their offerings to better engage this segment. Thus, in an increasingly competitive lodging sector, it is important to examine drivers that influence this generation’s hotel experience. Our study focused on these drivers in two price …

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How To Apply A Strategic Approach To Deliver Legacies From Hosting Mega Sport Events, Tracey J. Dickson Jan 2019

How To Apply A Strategic Approach To Deliver Legacies From Hosting Mega Sport Events, Tracey J. Dickson

ICHRIE Research Reports

In the process of bidding for and organizing mega sport events (e.g., Olympics, Paralympics, and FIFA World Cups), there are many opportunities to leave a legacy for the host communities. The more obvious legacies are new stadiums, better transport, and urban redevelopment. Less obvious legacies are increased sport participation and enhanced volunteering activity. There is little research after the events that demonstrate these legacies. This Research Report is informed by recent research that highlights the lack of strategic planning for legacies. To outline how a host community could increase their chances of delivering legacies after hosting mega sport events this …

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Does Ranking Explain Actual Performance? A Case Of Wef Tourism Competitiveness Report, Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah, Mohamad Abdullah Hemdi, Ismail Ahmad Jan 2019

Does Ranking Explain Actual Performance? A Case Of Wef Tourism Competitiveness Report, Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah, Mohamad Abdullah Hemdi, Ismail Ahmad

ICHRIE Research Reports

A competitive tourism destination should generate tourism revenues. Defining and measuring competitiveness is crucial for a tourism destination, especially to appraise its performance compared to the competitors. The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) was developed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2007 as the only tourism competitiveness indicator. The TTCI has been subjected to methodological criticism, such as the arbitrary weighing of variables. Underdeveloped countries are rated lower while the first-world countries are the highest rated tourism destinations in TTCI. Their ranking has been buoyed by their quality infrastructures, but not on tourist motivation to visit their diverse …

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Mountains And Marijuana: Motivations Of Visitors To Colorado, Lorraine Taylor Jan 2019

Mountains And Marijuana: Motivations Of Visitors To Colorado, Lorraine Taylor

ICHRIE Research Reports

Legal sales of retail marijuana began in Colorado on January 1, 2014. At this time a new market of marijuana tourists was born. The purpose of this study was to better understand marijuana tourists: their characteristics, behavior, and motivations. Marijuana stores and the tourist destinations where they are located can benefit from targeting this niche market. As more states continue to legalize retail marijuana, this research can be useful in various geographical regions in the US.

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Do Part-Time Employees Matter In The Restaurant Industry?, Jangwoo Jo, Hyun-Woo Joung Jan 2019

Do Part-Time Employees Matter In The Restaurant Industry?, Jangwoo Jo, Hyun-Woo Joung

ICHRIE Research Reports

There has been a substantial increase of non-standard work arrangements such as part-time, contingent, and temporary work in the restaurant industry. According to the National Restaurant Association, the overall turnover rate in the restaurant industry was 72.9% in 2016 and this rate has been increasing since 2010. The findings clearly indicated that part-time employees were less satisfied with their current job situations as compared to their counterparts. This study also found that none of the predictors of employee turnover intention in the part-time employee group had any impact on lowering turnover intention, implying that the high turnover intention of part-time …

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Comparing Generation Y Hotel Employees In The United States And China, Bonnie Knutson, Miran Kim Jan 2019

Comparing Generation Y Hotel Employees In The United States And China, Bonnie Knutson, Miran Kim

ICHRIE Research Reports

Millennials will represent 75% of the global workforce by 2025. They were born and raised in an era of rapid technological development, better access to education, and growing globalization. They are often characterized as protected by Baby Boomer parents and society. They are technologically-savvy, achievement-oriented, team-oriented, job-hoppers, and focused on life-balance. It is essential to understand their values in term of work attitudes and behaviors. Employees’ commitment to customer service is particularly important in the hotel sector as it results in greater customer satisfaction and loyalty as well as better service quality. We surveyed hotel employees in the United States …

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The Examination Of Entertainment Product Performance In Macau, Jian Ming Luo, Chi Fung Lam Jan 2019

The Examination Of Entertainment Product Performance In Macau, Jian Ming Luo, Chi Fung Lam

ICHRIE Research Reports

Macau surpassed Las Vegas as the top gaming destination many years ago. Entertainment is a crucial element in many gambling destinations. Associating entertainment and gambling helped create a more appealing image and package of gambling destination. This study investigated the performance of entertainment products in Macau. This study used convenience sampling to collect 300 usable questionnaires from three tourists’ departure spots. Respondents were asked to evaluate the importance and performance of seven categories of entertainment products. The most important entertainment products were Family Fun and Show. Most people did not think Beauty and Wellness, or Sports and Recreation were important. …

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Effective Hotel Brand Management - Don’T Forget The Role Of Your Employees!, Yao-Chin Wang, Ceridwyn King Jan 2019

Effective Hotel Brand Management - Don’T Forget The Role Of Your Employees!, Yao-Chin Wang, Ceridwyn King

ICHRIE Research Reports

Employees are a vital element of a customer’s hotel experience. Responsible for delivering the differentiated experience reflected in the hotel’s brand, employees are an important brand resource, necessitating brand management adopt an external and internal perspective. This report explains internal brand management and the favorable brand outcomes that result.

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The Role Of Fairness, Job Satisfaction, And Co-Worker Cohesiveness In Influencing The Desire For Unionization Among Polish Cooks, Piotr Zientara, Anna Zamojska, Monika Bak Jan 2019

The Role Of Fairness, Job Satisfaction, And Co-Worker Cohesiveness In Influencing The Desire For Unionization Among Polish Cooks, Piotr Zientara, Anna Zamojska, Monika Bak

ICHRIE Research Reports

Hotel work is characterized by long and unsocial shifts, and many hotel employees feel tired, treated unfairly, and dissatisfied with their jobs. There is a high incidence of part-time and temporary employment that translates into low pay, job insecurity, and limited access to training. Hotels in some countries – notably, Poland – are practically without collective representation leaving hotel workers with a weak bargaining position. This study aimed to find out whether hotel employees might be interested in unionization and whether, in the absence of unions in the workplace, staff can count on their co-workers for support and, whether this …

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The Generation Z Handbook: A Grounded Theory Approach To Motivation In The Workplace, Justin Mahutga Jan 2019

The Generation Z Handbook: A Grounded Theory Approach To Motivation In The Workplace, Justin Mahutga

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Organizations must develop human capital to remain competitive in today’s economic landscape (Crook, Todd, Combs, Woehr, & Ketchen, 2011; Noe, 2017). Motivation is one aspect of human capital development that organizational research has difficulty understanding (Kovach, 1980), and given the recent introduction of Generation Z into the workforce (Ferri-Reed, 2016), this thesis seeks to understand the process of organizational motivation for Generation Z from a communication perspective. By applying grounded theory methods to 13 interviews, I illustrate several exploratory relationships within an emergent framework to describe the process of motivation for Generation Z participants. Primarily, subjects demonstrate that through the …

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Business Strategy For Potential Sustainability Organizations Of The Future, Randall Duffield Jan 2019

Business Strategy For Potential Sustainability Organizations Of The Future, Randall Duffield

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The exponential acceleration of globalization in the modern economy has resulted in the creation of new, unexpected job positions. This article explores the possibility of merging strategic business practices with a potential sustainability effort in plastic removal from the world's oceans. Though the current paradigm of political involvement relegated research to focus on a governmental position, the research and organizational methods could, and should, be applied to future private market endeavors in the same field.

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