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Industry Stock Prices Around Covid-19, Daniel Cardall Aug 2020

Industry Stock Prices Around Covid-19, Daniel Cardall

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

In this study, I examine how market participants respond to global uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic. More specifically, I analyze the industries most affected by the outbreak. The pandemic has created events never before seen at such a global level. Governments closed their country’s borders and quarantined their residents. Business owners closed their doors. These unforeseen events put the world economy at a standstill. I find that these decisions caused the U.S. stock markets to crash by more than 30%. The industries that experienced the most negative value-weighted abnormal returns were Carry, Meals, and Books. The industries that exhibited the …


Marketing Professors Adjust Message, Kick-Start New Industry, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business Mar 2013

Marketing Professors Adjust Message, Kick-Start New Industry, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

One might think that a proposal to save water during a drought would be an easy sell. We discovered that it was not.


Marketing Professors Adjust Message, Kick-Start New Industry, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business Mar 2013

Marketing Professors Adjust Message, Kick-Start New Industry, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

One might think that a proposal to save water during a drought would be an easy sell. We discovered that it was not.


Occupation And Industry Sex Segregation, Gender, And Workplace Support: The Use Of Flexible Scheduling Policies, K. L. Minnotte, Alison Cook, M. Minnotte Jan 2010

Occupation And Industry Sex Segregation, Gender, And Workplace Support: The Use Of Flexible Scheduling Policies, K. L. Minnotte, Alison Cook, M. Minnotte

Alison Cook

This study examines how industry and occupation sex segregation are related to the utilization of flexible scheduling policies and perceptions of the career repercussions of using such policies. The analysis is performed on data from the 2002 National Study of the Changing Workforce (N = 2810). Findings suggest that the percentage of women per industry and occupation increase the likelihood of using flexible scheduling, however, the effect is not cumulative. The results show that organization family support interacts with gender and the sex composition of the industry in predicting use of flexible scheduling. Further, the findings indicate that the relationship …


University - Industry Alliances: A Critical Review Of Corporate Partnerships And Sponsorships On University Campuses, Travis Craig Thorne May 1998

University - Industry Alliances: A Critical Review Of Corporate Partnerships And Sponsorships On University Campuses, Travis Craig Thorne

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

University-industry alliances are defined as arrangements between for-profit corporations and academic institutions in which something of value is exchanged.