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Optimizing Incentives For Systems With Heterogeneous Agents, Chen Chen

Dissertations

This dissertation explores new models and applications based on the game theory of incentives. This exploration starts with controlling an invasive insect problem to address one of the most significant challenges facing our forests, the invasion of the Emerald ash borer (EAB), a non-native, wood-boring insect that threatens to kill most ash trees in North America, through designing two new cost-sharing programs between the landowners and local governments. Ash trees are one of North America’s most widely distributed tree genera and a vital part of the green infrastructure of cities, where they provide residents with numerous social, economic, and ecological …

The Arts And Changing Rural Places, Bernadette Quinn Dr

Blog Posts

This blog post reflects on how recent changes to rural Ireland is influencing the arts. It recognises that rural places are very vibrant and dynamic, and that this offers many opportunities and challenges from an arts perspective. The blog also reflects on a panel discussion that the FADE project team hosted on ‘The arts and changing rural places’ at the Arts Council & Local Government’s biennial Places Matter conference in March 2022.

The research activities conducted for this publication were funded by the Irish Research Council.

Addressing The Effectiveness Of Ddos-Attack Detection Methods Based On The Clustering Method Using An Ensemble Method, Alireza Zeinalpour, Hassan A. Ahmed

Business Faculty Publications

The curse of dimensionality, due to lots of network-traffic attributes, has a negative impact on machine learning algorithms in detecting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. This study investigated whether adding the filter and wrapper methods, preceded by combined clustering algorithms using the Vote classifier method, was effective in lowering the false-positive rates of DDoS-attack detection methods. We examined this process to address the curse of dimensionality of machine learning algorithms in detecting DDoS attacks. The results of this study, using ANOVA statistical analyses, showed that incorporating the wrapper method had superior performance in comparison with the filter and clustering …

Passive Interpretable Deep Learning From Cell Phone Activity For Optimal Patient Care, Pelin Ayranci

Dissertations

The majority of individuals in need of mental healthcare fail to seek it, and the diagnosis of those who do is driven predominantly by the patient's subjective self-assessment. There is a need for mental illnesses trackers that measure psychological and physiological symptoms and provide alerts and interpretable data for therapeutic interventions. We present a system that complements existing protocols to detect distress in mental health, passively monitor patients, and quickly alert authorized parties on possible mental health distress. We evaluate modeling a person's mental health from the sensors and activity logs of her/his cell phone using logistic regressions, LSTM, and …

Telemedicine App: What’S Next After Pandemi?, Ari Nurfikri, Triana Karnadipa, Elsa Roselina

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The positive trend of using telemedicine applications in Indonesia was significant in the earl of the COVID-19 pandemic, then gradually decreased. This study aims to determine the preferences of users of telemedicine applications and the desired features to be further developed satisfaction of users of telemedicine applications. This study uses quantitative methods by distributing questionnaires about user preferences, including security, trust, convenience, and usefulness, through the google form application to 523 respondents, data analysis using descriptive approach. Guaran- teed medical confidentiality is the most preferred by users of telemedicine applications by 72.70%. Telemedicine application providers can focus on developing features …

Kajian Importance Performance Analysis Sebagai Matriks Evaluasi Kinerja: Studi Kasus Workshop Pengembangan E-Learning Sman 39 Jakarta, Heri Yuliyanto, Basuki Muhammad Mukhlish, Dyah Safitri, Nailul Mona

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

Along with the industrial revolution 4.0, the rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT) has changed organizations and individuals in carrying out daily activities. In the world of education, the increasingly sophisticated capabilities of mobile phones and portable computers are one of the factors that influence the development of online learning (e-learning). However, digital literacy is still needed to improve understanding and skills in the development of online learning (e-learning). This study propose a digital literacy workshop design to improve the quality of human resources; and evaluate the performance of the digital literacy workshop using the Importance Performance Analysis …

Perencanaan Pemesanan Obat Dengan Perhitungan Eoq Dan Rop Pada Instalasi Farmasi Rs Hermina Grand Wisata, Nur Fadilah Dewi, Vinca Alba Elsyifa Qolbiyah

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

Hospital Pharmacy Installation, a unit in a hospital where all pharmaceutical work activities are carried out starting from manufacturing, quality control of pharmaceutical preparations, control of supplies, prescription services, drug information services, counseling, clinical pharmacy in the room to anticipate shortages and stockouts of drugs. using the EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) and ROP (Reorder Point) methods. This study aims to describe the planning for ordering drugs at the Hermina Grand Wisata Hospital pharmacy in 2020. (1) Find out the number of drugs to be ordered using the EOQ calculation. (2) Knowing the time of reordering with the calculation of ROP. …

Critical Mass Of Women On Biotech Corporate Boards And Its Implication For Firm Performance: A Mixed Method Explanatory Sequential Study, Shesh Sharma

Dissertations

This study examined the influence of demographic, functional, and cognitive diversities on firm performance of North American Biotech companies using a mixed method explanatory sequential approach. One-year cross-sectional data of 100 companies was analyzed followed by purposeful semistructured interviews with eight board members from the dataset. The combined results resolved several ambiguities present in the literature regarding board selection, composition, and the correlation of board diversity with firm performance. This study used the well-known market-based financial metric Tobin’s Q to measure firm performance.

The quantitative results showed a dichotomous relationship between gender ratio and Tobin’s Q based on a theoretically …

Implementasi Polis Asuransi Syariah Perjalanan Umrah (Aspu) Yang Diterbitkan Oleh Asosiasi Asuransi Syariah Indonesia (Aasi) Bagi Jemaah Umrah Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19, Erina Octaviani, Fia Fridayanti Adam

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

Umrah travel insurance was created to provide guarantees for compensation and benefits for Umrah pilgrims who travel for Umrah to the holy land. In this case, the Umrah Travel Sharia Insurance policy does not include a guarantee of protection for Umrah pilgrims affected by Covid-19. This paper discusses the implementation of the ASPU policy during the Covid-19 pandemic which was strengthened through a SWOT analysis. This research was conducted at the Indonesian Sharia Insurance Association using a qualitative descriptive method. Data collection was carried out from January to May 2022, using primary data originating from the return of COVID- 19 …

Analisis Pengaruh Laverage Dan Ukuran Perusahaan Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan Dengan Profitabilitas Sebagai Variabel Mediasi, Rizki Mardiyah Harahap, Edyanus Herman Halim, Novita Indrawati

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

There are several factors that become the goal of the establishment of a company. The first goal is to achieve maximum profit, and the second is to prosper the owner of the company or shareholders, and the next goal is to maximize the value of the company reflected in the company's shares. Companies that have gone public, maximize the value of the company seen from a high share price, because the value of the company can be reflected in the company's share price. This study chose the manufacturing industry because there are sub-sectors that will be selected in this study. …

Analisis Strategi Marketing Public Relations Untuk Meningkatkat Citra Pt Barakah Medika Nusantara, Selvi Yuliana, Margareta Manalu

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

Public Relations activities are needed by companies in improving the company's image. One of the important strategies that can be used in a business company in order to achieve the main goal of increasing sales is to use the Marketing Public Relations strategy. With the Marketing Public Relations strategy, the company gets the desired image. In this study, we will look at the Marketing Public Relations strategy carried out by PT Barakah Medika Nusantara to improve the company's image. The purpose of this research is to get an overview in the implementation of the Marketing Public Relations strategy to improve …

Analisis Perubahan Tarif Progresif Pajak Penghasilan Orang Pribadi Dalam Undang-Undang Harmonisasi Peraturan Perpajakan Ditinjau Dari Azas Keadilan, Fitria Arianty

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The Progressive Tax Rates that apply to Individual Taxpayers in Indonesia have undergone several changes, the most recent being the enactment of the Tax Regulations Harmonization Law (UU HPP) which will take effect from the 2022 Fiscal Year. can better realize the principle of justice and improve taxpayer compliance. The purpose of this study is to describe the impact of progressive rate changes in the calculation of Income Tax Article 21 and to analyze how the principle of justice is applied in the progressive tax rate changes. The research methodology used in this research is descriptive analysis, collecting data obtained …

Aplikasi Sentuh Tanahku Sebagai Inovasi Pelayanan Publik Di Kantor Wilayah Badan Pertanahan Nasional Provinsi D.K.I. Jakarta, Ulvi Ratnaningsih Sa’Adah, Murwaniyah Murwaniyah, Dimas Indra Pradana, Masutiah Masutiah, Nurwinten Panggabean, Hamka Hamka

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

Information technology in government institutions can be called e-Gov, where e-Gov means electronic- government, where is a system that has implemented a digitalization system in activities. All processes that will be carried out from upstream to downstream can be done digitally. Indonesia continues to reform by issuing a policy to implement an electronic digital system in the central government, regional governments, and even all ministries/agencies. Therefore, the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency created a Mobile-based Sentuh Tanahku Application. The results are expected to provide an assessment of the data and information that will be processed in …

Consumers' Intention To Continue Using Cryptocurrency Mobile Wallets In Malaysia, Nabila Ghaisani, Rathimala Kannan, Firdaus Basbeth

International Journal of Management, Finance and Accounting

In Malaysia, over RM 800 million transactions were processed in one cryptocurrency platform. The central bank of Malaysia has made e-payment one of its top targets to execute a cashless payment system. However, an in-depth analysis of the literature shows a dearth of research focusing on the influencers of cryptocurrency mobile wallet acceptance, especially the intention to use them continuously. Therefore, this study uses the Post-Acceptance Model of IS Continuance to determine the elements influencing the continuance intention of cryptocurrency mobile wallets in Malaysia. This research also investigates the impact of perceived security, effort expectations, and social influence on the …

Revisit Bonds Market And Aggregate Output Nexus: The Malaysian Case, Aiman Safwan Ahmad Suhaimi, Ong Hway Boon

International Journal of Management, Finance and Accounting

The capability of the bonds market to channel savings to investors plays a significant role in promoting aggregate output.  However, some recent studies argue that the connection between bond market development and economic activities is uncertain. The purpose of this study is to examine how the bonds market in Malaysia may affect its aggregate output based on the period between 1990 to 2020.  The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds test is applied to study the nexus of the bonds market and the aggregate output of Malaysia. The results suggest a positive effect of private and public bonds on the economy …

Understanding Household’S Intention Of Recycling Clothes: An Extension Of Tpb With Lack Of Facilities And Social Media Usage, Muhammad Dhia Afiq Mohd Iza Ney, Sangeetha A/P Karunagaran, Shannon Praveen, Siow-Hooi Tan

International Journal of Management, Finance and Accounting

This research note addresses the gap in the household’s intention to recycle clothes in the Malaysian context. It examines the intention of recycling clothes by integrating lack of facilities and social media usage into The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) framework. An online survey was developed and distributed throughout Malaysia via social media platforms, and data was collected from 148 respondents. They were then screened and analysed. Subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and social media usage positively impacted the intention, and the lack of facilities negatively impacted intention. This study offers insights into the literature and responds to the call …

2022-August-30-Sga Fall Concert, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 30, 2022) – East Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) has announced that the SGA Fall 2022 concert will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Freedom Hall Civic Center. The concert will feature a blend of the rap and pop music genres, and includes performers Yung Gravy, Peach Tree Rascals and Lisa Heller. 

Originally finding his audience on SoundCloud, 26-year-old Yung Gravy quickly emerged as a gold-certified phenomenon, selling out three tours in North America, two tours in Europe and his run in Australia and New Zealand in recent years. He …

Analysis Of International Hotels’ Social Media Strategies, Gökhan Şener, Cihan Cobanoglu

Journal of Mediterranean Tourism Research

The hospitality industry and customer behaviors are unceasingly due to technology. Social media is thoroughly used by many people globally today and is a primary digital form of communication that includes these developments regarding hospitality, which is discernible in the most recent way. Eminently, it is being browsed for recreation, providing notable information and promotion for businesses. Social media generates outstanding opportunities for corporations to run critical digital marketing strategies. One of the essential considerations of enterprises is to grow their sales volumes, and advertising on digital platforms is a much more operative approach than any other platform nowadays, so …

Evidence Of Local Gastronomy In Rural Destinations: A Cross-European Study, Michael Vieregge

Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism

In 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic led to domestic travel to rural destinations. Local gastronomy is key to tourists' expectations, perceptions, and images of rural destinations' authenticity. Empirical data supporting evidence of local gastronomy in rural communities are lacking. This archival research focused on n=549 Cittaslow and non-Cittaslow towns and cities in 19 European countries. Rural towns offer more local gastronomy than cities, and Cittaslow-certified towns more than non-Cittaslow. All rural towns should focus on expanding their local gastronomy, and Cittaslow cities even more so.

Effects Of Nutrient Claims On Consumer Purchasing Of Snacks In White-Collar And Blue-Collar Working Environments, Cecily R. Martinez, Amy M. Bardwell, Julie R. Schumacher, Jennifer L. Barnes

Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism

The objective of this study was to examine nutrient claims signage on the purchasing of snacks in corporate foodservice operations. The effectiveness of claims among foodservice operations serving primarily administrative roles (white-collar) were compared with those serving primarily manufacturing roles (blue-collar). An experimental study was conducted through the implementation of six nutrient claims evaluated by a group of registered dietitians. The snack items were conveniently placed near the cash register to “nudge” purchases, and sales of snacks before and after the implementation of claims were examined. Paired-samples t-tests indicated that after nutrient claims were implemented, sales of snacks increased …

The Economics Of Technology In Travel, Tourism, And Hospitality, Stanislav Ivanov

Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism

The first is an academic viewpoint, written by Prof. Stanislav Ivanov from Varna University of Management. He suggests academic research accepts and pays more attention to the economics of technologies in travel, tourism, and hospitality. According to Ivanov, travel, tourism, and hospitality (TTH) are intrinsically connected to technology. At the same time, tourists book their flights and accommodation through technology, reach their destination with the help of technology, explore the destination with technology, and share their experiences online with technology. Economic principles, like any other business, run them. Economic factors also drive their decisions to invest in technology. That is …

The Role Of Management Organizations And Local Governments In Destination Marketing: The Case Of Turkey Tourism Promotion And Development Agency (Tga), Murat Toktaş

Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism

The second viewpoint is industry-focused and is authored by Mr. Murat Toktaş. He is the founder/president of KATID (Black Sea Tourist Operators Association), the founder/president of SKAL Karadeniz, and the founder/vice-president of TUROYD (Tourism Hotel Managers Association) and a member of the Board of Directors of TUROFED (Turkish Hoteliers Federation). In his viewpoint, he explains how destination management organizations (DMOs) work with local governments in Turkey. He suggested a successful destination marketing strategy for the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA). Collaboration between local and DMOs is essential for destinations to be adequately promoted and become a successful brands. …

Editorial: Academic Peer Reviewers – The Good, Bad, And The Ugly, Faizan Ali, Seden Dogan

Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism

My academic research journey started a decade ago as a Ph.D. student at the Azman Hashim International School, University Technology Malaysia. Since then, I have authored over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, books, and book chapters. In addition to guest editing several special issues for academic journals, I also had an opportunity to serve as the Director of Research for numerous professional organizations. Furthermore, I have served in senior editorial positions for numerous well-established hospitality and services management journals for the last three years. All these roles involve sending out invitations to review the manuscripts. The usual scenario is …

2022-August-30-Equip Program To Increase Pathways Into Rural Medicine, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 30, 2022) – East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine announced a new program designed to create more pathways for high school and college students who are interested in careers in medicine to serve rural and underserved communities.

The college officially launched EQUIP (Extending Quillen to the Underserved through an Integrated Program), an initiative that seeks to identify and mentor students to become primary care physicians committed to rural and underserved medicine.

“Quillen College of Medicine has an exceptional history of increasing access to health care, specialty care and medical knowledge for our region,” said Dr. …

Three Essays On Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, And Corporate Social Responsibility, Hong Zhou

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation includes three related essays investigating corporate governance structures, specifically, how firms leverage corporate social responsibility (CSR) related initiatives (providing CSR-linked compensation and establishing a sustainability committee) and the relevant corporate outcomes. This dissertation also examines the relationship between executive compensation and one dimension of CSR, diversity, in boardrooms. The first essay examines the relationship between CSR-linked executive compensation and corporate risk. Results from OLS and firm fixed effects regressions show that CSR-linked compensation reduces both total and idiosyncratic risks. Results also indicate that CSR-linked compensation reduces risk only when risk is well above the optimal level and has …

“Viewed With Suspicion, Considered Idle And Mocked-Working Caregiving Fathers And Fatherhood Forfeits”, Jasmine Kelland, Duncan Lewis, Virginia Fisher

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Existing academic literature consistently points to a changing role for modern fathers in which they take an egalitarian role in the caregiving responsibilities for their children. Despite this, fathers are observed to continue to dominate the realms of full-time working, aligning to more traditional breadwinning mentalities than such trends might suggest, raising questions around inequality. Fathers at work have previously been found to encounter challenges within the workplace when they alter, or consider altering their work patterns due to caregiving responsibilities. Employing a sample of working parents and managers, this paper explores how caregiving fathers are perceived within organizations and …

Hey Google: Does Environmental Beliefs And Perceived Privacy Risk Influence Potential User’S Intention To Use A Smart Home System In Indonesia?, Adrian Adhe Elian, Imam Salehudin

Smart City

Automation technology has grown in a rapid pace recently. One of the technology that is growing rapidly right now is the Internet of Things or IoT. IoT consist of many devices, and one of the IoT device that are popular right now is called the smart home device. This smart home device can be use to make the house of the user be smart and can be use to save energy for efficiency for the daily life of the user, such as electricity and water that kan provide a negative impact on the environment if used extensively. This smart home …

Amplify Summit Brings Missouri Innovation Leaders To St. Charles, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Who Is Nil Leaving Out?: Challenges And Solutions For International Student-Athletes, Beth D. Solomon, Karina G. Jolly, Sarah Stokowski, Sam C. Ehrlich, Skye G. Arthur-Banning

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) adopted name, image and likeness (NIL) legislation in July 2021. The expectation was for all NCAA student-athletes to have the opportunity to seek compensation for their NIL, but the reality is quite different. International student-athletes are not easily able to benefit from their NIL due to restrictions placed on off-campus work under the terms of their entrance visas to the United States. This paper explores the need for the NCAA, NCAA member institutions, and government agencies to re-evaluate policies in an effort to ensure all student-athletes have the right to profit off their NIL. …

The Impacts Of Shariah-Compliant Hotel Attributes On Muslim Travellers Revisit Intention: Religiosity As A Moderator, Zaidatul Akma Sulaiman, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Behzad Foroughi, Othman Rosly

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the impact of Shariah-compliant hotel attributes on Muslim travellers’ revisit intention.

Design/methodology/approach: A total of 361 Muslim travellers who have stayed at Shariah-compliant hotels in the previous 12 months were recruited to take part in this research. The hypothesized research model was assessed using the partial least squares (PLS) approach.

Findings: The analysis revealed that Muslim travellers’ revisit intention is dependent on the halal food and beverages and the provision of Shariah-compliant facilities at the hotel, whereas the Shariah-compliant operation and interior design of hotels are not significantly associated with it. The findings also …