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Three Essays On Price Analysis And International Trade, Wei Zhang

Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics

The first chapter of this dissertation examines price discovery and volatility spillovers in the coffee spot-futures commodity market over the post-ICA period by employing the PT-IS and bivariate EGARCH models. This research covers two actively traded coffee types, Arabica and Robusta, and utilizes daily time-series price data over 1990:01-2020:04 for Arabica and over 2008:01-2020:04 for Robusta. The empirical results indicate that coffee spot markets play a dominant role in the coffee price discovery for both Arabica and Robusta. The results also show volatility spillovers take place from the coffee spot market to the futures markets. This study helps small-scale coffee …

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A Monte-Carlo Analysis Of Monetary Impact Of Mega Data Breaches, Mustafa Canan, Omer Ilker Poyraz, Anthony Akil

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

The monetary impact of mega data breaches has been a significant concern for enterprises. The study of data breach risk assessment is a necessity for organizations to have effective cybersecurity risk management. Due to the lack of available data, it is not easy to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the interactions among factors that affect the cost of mega data breaches. The Monte Carlo analysis results were used to explicate the interactions among independent variables and emerging patterns in the variation of the total data breach cost. The findings of this study are as follows: The total data breach cost …

Ndikimi Dhe Etika E Kontabilistëve Në Evazion Fiskal Në Kosovë, Nafije Berisha

Theses and Dissertations

Kërkimi shkencor bazohet në aplikimin e metodave shkencore për të siguruar informacion shkencor dhe teori të caktuar për të shpjeguar fenomene dhe çështje specifike të sistemit tatimor, natyrës, mjedisit, biznesit dhe individëve që na rrethojnë. Qëllimi primar i kërkimit të aplikuar është zbulimi, interpretimi dhe zhvillimi i metodave dhe sistemeve për zhvillimin e dijeve humane në një rang të gjerë të çështjeve shkencore të botës. Duke pasur parasysh përpjekjet administratave taksambledhëse të një shteti që vazhdimisht synon të mbledh të gjitha taksat dhe tatimet nga të gjitha subjektet të cilat detyrohen në bazë të ligjit dhe rregulloreve fiskale, dhe në …

Tatimi Mbi Vlerën E Shtuar Në Kosovë, Granit Lalinovci

Theses and Dissertations

Punimi ofron një pasqyrë gjithëpërfshirëse të efekteve shpërndarëse të Tatimit mbi vlerën e shtuar duke vlerësuar strukturat aktualisht të vendosura në Kosovë. Për një ndërmarrje tatimi mbi vlerën e shtuar nuk është vetëm një zëvendësim i taksës së shitjes, por një informacion i dhënë për biznesin e tyre i cili mund të ndryshojë terësinë e vendimeve të biznesit. Tatimi mbi vlerën e shtuar është një ndryshim në strategjitë biznesore që ndikon në çdo ecuri të ciklit jetësor të biznesit qoftë me pakicë apo me shumicë. Tatimi mbi vlerën e shtuar mund të themi se është një lloj takse indirekte e …

Implementimi I Erp, Kushtrim Rrecaj

Theses and Dissertations

Planifikimi i burimeve të ndërmarrjes (ERP) përcaktohet si aftësia për të ofruar një suitë të integruar të aplikacioneve të biznesit. Mjetet ERP ndajnë një proces të përbashkët dhe modelin e të dhënave, duke mbuluar procese të gjera dhe të thella operacionale nga fundi në fund, siç janë ato që gjenden në financa, HR, shpërndarje, prodhim, shërbim dhe zinxhirin e furnizimit. Aplikimet ERP automatizojnë dhe mbështesin një gamë të proceseve afariste dhe operative të biznesit nëpër industri të shumëfishta, duke përfshirë linjën e biznesit, përballjen ndaj klientit, administrative dhe aspektet e administrimit të pasurive të një ndërmarrjeje. Sidoqoftë, vendosjet e ERP …

Optimalizimi I Formës Së Dizajnit Duke Përdorur Cad/Cae Sistemet, Namik Tola

Theses and Dissertations

Computer Aided Design (CAD) dhe Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) janë mjetet më të rëndësishme teknologjike qe ingjinierët dhe dizajnerët i përdorin për të zhvilluar dhe përmirësuar produktet në përditshmëri (formën, dizajnin dhe procesin e optimizimit). Për këtë arsye, ky studim shfaq rendesinë e përdorimit te CAD-it për modelimin e pjesëve dhe veglave, si dhe pjesën e CAE-it për analiza të ndryshme ingjinierike si presionin në pika të ndryshme, apo aerodinamikën e makinerive të ndryshme, flow simulation dhe shumë analiza tjera.

Kjo temë prezanton përdorimin e CAD/CAE sistemeve për modelimin dhe analizimin e procesit stress dhe strain dhe rezultatet e kalkulimeve …

E Ardhmja E Edukimit Dhe Teknologjitë Digjitale, Bulëza Ejupi

Theses and Dissertations

Në kohën bashkëkohore ndikimi i teknologjisë informatike dhe të komunikimit gjithnjë e më shumë bëhet i gjitheperfshires në shumë sfera shoqërore. Ky zbatim nuk e anashkalon as arsimin. Arsimimi dhe dituria janë baza e çdo zhvillimi njerëzor dhe ato janë e drejta fondamentale për çdo qenie njerëzore.Shoqëria e bazuar në dituri nevojitet që të posedojë aftësi të mira komunikuese dhe sociale, të jetë e mirë informuar dhe të jetë gjithmonë e gatshme të mësojë gjëra të reja. Për t’u bërë pjesëtar të kësaj shoqërie qytetarët duhet të marrin pjese në mënyrë aktive në këtë shoqëri dhe ti ndjejnë benifitet e …

Sistemi Tatimor Në Republikën E Kosovës, Ardiana Kërqeli

Theses and Dissertations

Gjatë viteve të fundit kemi parë edhe përmirësime teknologjike të avancuara çdo herë e më shumë, këto janë të rëndësishme pasi që identifikimi dhe menaxhimi mund të monitorohen më lehtë dhe më saktë. Në këtë punim trajtohen disa çështje bazike të cilat shtrohen sot në sistemin tatimor në Republiken e Kosoves, ne funksion te zhvillimit ekonomik, sepse trendet e reja integruese ekonomike dhe orientimi drejt ekonomise se tregut, imponon nevojen se sistemi tatimor te adaptohet me kete proces dhe te ndihmon ato duke mbajtur ne rritje zhvillimin dhe e qendrueshem te ekonomik. Të Hyrat Publike dhe qevera e Shtetit, qasen …

The Benefits Of Evidence Based Practices In Public Administration: Does Therapeutic Listening Training Increase Emotional Intelligence To Affect Change Management Outcomes In Public And Private Sector Organizations, John Sillup

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Abstract

This doctoral dissertation considers change management as it relates directly to evidence-based practices in public administration. The problem under study was the lack of scholarly research on the effect of an administrative leader’s emotional intelligence (EI) has on follower self-efficacy during change management. This study provided findings on the effect of therapeutic listening training as a means to increase emotional intelligence to potentially affect change management outcomes in public and private sector organizations. Change management is a systematic and structured process of developing and implementing strategies and interventions for organizations transitioning from current state to a desired state. The …

State Government’S Impact On Campus Services For Unaccompanied Homeless Students, Tori Nuccio

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

College campuses have been creating targeted support programs in the last decade to assist students coming from at-risk backgrounds including those who are homeless. Although research has begun to look at the impact these programs are having on the students they serve, little research has been done on how outside support has influenced the development and construct of these programs. My research addresses this gap in prior works via an exploratory study of how the existence of statewide supports, including the formation of networks, within three different cases impact colleges’ ability to build support programs. As part of a case …

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights 2020-2021, Jim Jansen, Jeffrey Stokes

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Reports

Introduction

The Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights 2020-2021 report represents the 43rd edition to the annual series. These reports provide an important insight on agricultural land market dynamics for stakeholders across Nebraska. In today’s market, where market transactions exceeding $1 million dollars are the norm, objective market information and analysis is more critical than ever. The focus of the report continues to be on providing unbiased information for agricultural land values and rental rates so industry participants can make educated and informed decisions.

This year, the February 2021 survey of nearly 120 expert panel members from across the state …

2021 Nebraska Business

College of Business: Trade Publications

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Using Sequential Mixed Methods To Evaluate The Contribution Of Absorptive Capacity (Acap), Anthony Paul Buckley, Francis Martin Behan

Conference papers

How might Absorptive Capacity (ACAP) (Cohen & Levinthal 1990,,Song et al. 2018) contribute to indigenous firm innovation and growth and how might the effects of this construct be evaluated at both firm and policy level? This paper demonstrates how a mixed methods research design and data analysis strategy can address the research question outlined above. Within the ‘mixed methods’ research genre, the design approach argued for here is for a ‘sequential mixed methods research’ approach. This is where one methodology is followed sequentially by another to add robustness to the overall findings from a study. The approach can also be …

Engaged Scholarship: How To Improve University Engagement Within Academic-Industry Relationships, Conor Horan

Conference papers

Since the notion of engaged scholarship was articulated and debated (Van de Ven, 2007, McKelvey, 2006, Van De Ven and Johnson, 2006b, Van De Ven and Johnson, 2006a) it has received increased scholarly attention, informed debates questioning the role of the university in society, and how universities produce relevant knowledge for and with society. While questions are raised about how an engaged scholarship lens might meaningfully improve academic-industry relationships, less attention has focused on the characteristics of engagement that can illustrate why one form of relationship in practice is more “engaged” compared to another. The engaged scholarship lens distances itself …

Investigating Brexit Implications On The Irish Agri-Food Exports: A Simulation-Based Scenario Mapping Model, Amr Mahfouz, John Crowe, Rishi Choudhary, Wael Rashwan, Aly Owida

Conference papers

The Irish economy is highly dependent on the UK market with a total export value surpassing e 14 billion. Several reports have warned of severe bottlenecks at the Irish and British ports if new customs checks are reintroduced. A significant disruption is also expected to the traffic flow between Ireland and Britain because of the lack of proper checking infrastructure at some ports. This situation will cause devastating impact on the competitive advantage of various Irish exports to the UK market, particularly limited-shelf-life products. Hence, a simulation model has been developed to investigate three Brexit scenarios: 1) applying non-tariff barriers …

2021-Bgcop Faculty Featured On Financial Management Website, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Original Article:  https://www.daveramsey.com/school/college/academic-affairs/case-studies/61

The best way to learn about money management is long before you have the opportunity to make big mistakes. Dr. Nick Hagemeier understands that truth, and that’s why he’s taken the lead in making sure his pharmacy school students at East Tennessee State University are prepared when they start their profitable careers. Many of these students will make six figures when they enter their profession, and Hagemeier wants to make sure they’re ready for that type of financial responsibility.

Along with Dr. Brian Cross, Hagemeier implemented Dave Ramsey’s Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum several years ago, and …

Social Entrepreneurship In Smes: A Note On Three Essential Questions, Andrés Felipe Cortés, Younggeun Lee

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Purpose – This research note discusses three essential and practical questions related to social entrepreneurship and social activities in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): What motivates SMEs to undertake social activities? What are the obstacles faced by SMEs when undertaking social activities? What are the types of social activities that SMEs undertake? The article presents preliminary answers and provides research suggestions related to these questions. Design/methodology/approach – The authors search and review articles that study social entrepreneurship and social activities of SMEs and synthesize their findings based on the three main topics of interest. Findings –The authors synthesized findings based …

Exploring The Motivation Of Social Entrepreneurs In Creating Successful Social Enterprises In East Africa, Caroline N. Wanyoike, Matilda Maseno

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the motivations of social entrepreneurs in East Africa to create a social enterprise and their identified links to successful social entrepreneurship in East Africa. Design/methodology/approach – The authors employed a qualitative method by performing thematic analysis on a set of interviews on social entrepreneurs from East Africa who are Ashoka fellows. Findings – The findings suggest that intense personal experiences linked to past-life events as well as a high achievement orientation towards improving livelihoods and creating impact serve as key triggers for social entrepreneurship. Successful entrepreneurship focusses on system change at national and …

Change Through Chaos: Using Bricolage In Cross-Sector Social Partnerships, Melissa Intindola, Lauren Ofstein

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore bricolage as the missing link in understanding how cross-sector social partnerships form and operate in response to grand challenges. It is proposed that the weaving together of resources employed by members of cross-sector social partnerships (CSSPs) is bricolage in action and can be linked to Gray’s (1985) facilitating conditions for collaboration. While existing research examines bricolage primarily at the individual level, this research studies collective bricolage, as implemented by a cross-sector social partnership in its process to address a grand challenge. Design/methodology/approach – The authors follow the evolution of a …

Remembering The Lessons Of The Baseball Exemption In Ncaa V. Alston, Sam C. Ehrlich

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

It is somewhat ironic that the recently-granted Supreme Court appeal in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) v. Alston falls so near the 100-year anniversary of Federal Baseball v. National League, a well-debated opinion by the Supreme Court that gave a particular sports league—and, for decades only that sports league—broad immunity from the antitrust laws. In doing so, the Court set up the field of sports antitrust law in a way that would position professional baseball apart from the other leagues to a degree that the Court would later remark is “unrealistic, inconsistent, or illogical.” Indeed, even a sitting member …

Too Illegit To Quit: The Impact Of Illegitiate Tasks On Turnover Intentions And Well-Being, Jacob Wessels

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Illegitimate tasks are a contemporary workplace stressor characterized by perceived violations of norms about what can reasonably be expected to do in the workplace. Based on the “Stress-as-Offense-to-Self” (SOS) theory, the assignment of illegitimate tasks lead to feelings of disrespect and threatening to one’s professional identity, which is inherently stressful. The stressor has been linked to numerous strain outcomes, but the underlying mechanisms explaining how or why these relationships occur has seldomly been addressed in the literature. The present study examined whether illegitimate tasks were positively related to intentions to quit via organizational identity, negatively related to work engagement via …

How Many Simultaneous Audit Committee Memberships Are Too Many?, Jimmy Carmenate, Cori O. Crews, Vineeta D. Sharma, John R. Sparger

School of Accountancy Faculty Publications

Recent research by Sharma, Sharma, Tanyi, and Cheng (2020) provides new insight into directors serving on multiple public company audit committees. Specifically, they investigate how an individual audit committee director serving on multiple audit committees is related to companies’ cost of equity capital. Their evidence suggests that serving on multiple audit committees is viewed positively by investors up to a certain point, but beyond that point investors become concerned. This turning point, on average, is 3.5 audit committees for retired directors and 1.5 audit committees for directors in full-time employment. These results have implications for numerous stakeholders including investors, proxy …

What Are The Factors That Influence The Adoption Of Data Analytics And Artificial Intelligence In Auditing?, Grace Tsao

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Although past research finds that auditors support data analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance audit quality in their daily work, in reality, only a small number of audit firms, who innovated and invested in the two sophisticated technologies, utilize it in their auditing process. This paper analyzes three factors, including three individual theories, that may influence the adoption of data analytics and artificial intelligence in auditing: regulation (Institutional theory: explaining the catch-22 between the auditors and policymakers), knowledge barrier (Technology acceptance model's theory: explore the concept of ease of use), and people (algorithm aversion: a phenomenon that auditors believe in …

Ag House Gallery - Business Plan, Madelene Arner

MA Projects

AG House is an art gallery structured as a membership community club, showcasing one aspiring artist per month while bringing together curators, collectors and art interested people in a social setting with the purpose of networking and educating. Today’s art world is intimidating for many, bringing forth insecurities and lack of knowledge when discovering and collecting art. AG House seeks to solve this problem by bringing together people from all areas of the art world, inspiring and educating each other through events, gatherings and programming in a beautiful setting in the heart of downtown Manhattan. By carefully selecting members to …

Megan Stout Design: Design Firm Business Plan, Megan Stout

MA Projects

Megan Stout Design is a full-service interiors firm rooted in delivering artful spaces
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Digging Into Selection Criteria For Accelerator Acceptance: What Kind Of Owners Are More Attractive?, Veronika Ermilina, Matthew Farrell, Fatemeh Askarzadeh

Management Faculty Publications

Drawing on signaling theory, we aid in the identification of the rarely acknowledged impact of business owner’s features on acceptance to accelerator programs. Using a multi-national sample of 10,298 observations for startups in 166 countries over 2016-2018, we show that accelerators do not evaluate applicants uniformly. We find that entrepreneurs from developing countries are less likely to be accepted by accelerators than entrepreneurs from developed economies. Counterintuitively, we also find an advantage for female entrepreneurs in accelerator acceptance. Further, our results suggest a positive impact of education. Accelerators are a growing provider of entrepreneurial resources and a main driver of …

Value Of Nfts In The Digital Art Sector And Its Market Research, Su Yeon Jeong

MA Theses

NFT, as a digital asset, has the most significant advantage of making clear ownership and providing strong authenticity in any sector. It means anything such as a family Christmas video, a legendary game item, or meaningless tweet from Twitter can be NFT work and trade as a digital asset. How would NFT work in a digital art segment, and what would be the value of NFT in the digital art sector? What is really authenticating, collecting, and owning NFT artwork? NFT art as a digital asset, there is potential to open up a 'post-futuristic art market.' As a student willing …

More Than Just Middlemen: The Legacy And Influence Of Art Dealers Joseph Duveen, Peggy Guggenheim And Leo Castelli On Shaping Art Collections, Valencia Tong

MA Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine whether art gallerists are replaceable in the current climate in which the plea for removing the middlemen has been growing. The speed and ease of art transactions through digital platforms provide an alternative to the relationship-based in-person elements of the art world. Before the pandemic, the art market was seen as notoriously opaque, and gallerists have been stereotyped as middlemen who take high commission from art sales. However, art gallerists have played an important role throughout art history, not only buying and selling works of art like traders, but also shaping the …

The Brave New Virtual Art World The Evolution Of Digital Art: Nfts And Their Effects On The Art Market In 2021, Sophie Delaplaine

MA Theses

The first half of 2021, NFT crypto art captured both the public’s attention and the art market due to the escalation of sales prices and the auction houses acceptance of cryptocurrencies. As an artform, digital art is not new. It began in the 1960s and 1970s with roots as early as the 1940s. During this evolution the lines between technology and art have intersected, often become blurred and in many cases have merged into new artforms. Even when scholars trace the origins of digital art to present day it is difficult to tell if scientists are influencing artists or artists …