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Tailormade : Fine Art Merchandise, Mirabelle Alan

MA Projects

This Master’s Thesis Project proposes a three-year business plan for establishing TAILORMADE, an online platform that develops fine art merchandise through accessible means to combat intellectual property theft from emerging artists. It analyzes how merchandise is used as a method in transforming the ways we create, buy and sell art. It also addresses how fast-fashion stores use their mass-produced merchandise as to copy artworks from emerging artists without consent or compensation. Through this analysis, TAILORMADE proposes a company that sells merchandise made by the artist, for the art lover, and that maintains artistic integrity.

TAILORMADE also taps into an emerging …

Intelligent Art, Lindsay Covington

MA Projects

This proposal outlines the development of software, composed of a network of machine learning algorithms, which aims to eliminate risk associated with investment in Post-War and Contemporary art.

While art funds employ specialists to inform decision-making, there still remains an unsettling level of volatility in the art market, especially in the Contemporary art sector. This program will inform art fund specialists on what to buy and sell based on a variety of factors. These factors, which the program include economic predictors, changes in political climate, art news, celebrity sales and social media trends. Sentiment analysis of articles will be used …

Connecting Art And The Public Through Digital Marketing And Brand Collaboration – Co-Art, A New Art Marketing Agency, Qing Su

MA Projects

Traditional art marketing often focuses on physical exhibitions, in-person networking, and the endorsement of the art world “gatekeepers.” The making of a “star” artist relies not only on the quality of the art itself, but also on how galleries (the art marketers) orchestrate the complex power dynamics in the art industry – critics, curators, institutions, and collectors. This long-lasting mechanism leads to the elitization of the art world and disconnection with the mass public as it targets only a niche number of audiences that might make an influence on an artist’s career, price, and portfolio. COART is an agency that …

From Spectacle To Collectible : A Reappraisal Of Katherine Dreier And Juliana Force's Pioneering Impact To Bolster The Ascendancy Of Modern Art In America, Caroline Holt Yarbrough

MA Theses

My thesis analyzes the critical and pioneering role that Katherine Dreier, Juliana Force, and other New York-based female cultural promoters played in advancing the education, acceptance, and appreciation of modern art in America. By illuminating the strategies these women used to accomplish their objectives to support contemporary artists and demystify modern art to the public, as well as elucidating the barriers they overcame as women driving for change in a male-dominated society, I seek to answer the fundamental questions of how and why women were able to play such a central role in creating the canon of modern art in …

Relational Accountability In The Art Business : A Study Of Ethics, Theodore Soliman

MA Theses

The artworld's unethical practices are ubiquitous amongst its stakeholders, with a lack of moral responsibility that allows for continuous sexual, emotional, and racial abuse. As an industry that is unregulated and resistant to change, these issues have been passed down from one generation to the next, forming a vicious cycle of predatory behavior. By investigating various stakeholders' roles, this study critiques the handling of these moral injustices and proposes relational accountability as a solution. The art world’s traditional understanding of accountability only focuses on the aftermath without challenging the agreed-upon ethical standards that stakeholders hold each other to.

Business Interrupted : Covid-19 And Its Impact On Auction Houses, Carolina Sagardoy

MA Theses

This study aims to thoroughly analyse how auction houses are coping with the conditions imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic in the short-term and what the virus’ long-term impact on the business will be. The study will look at upcoming marketing campaigns and the quick migration to online sales, and will analyse the data within those sales. The study is unique in its aim to also analyse buyer and seller psychological behaviours and how they will be impacted as a result of forced or voluntary distancing when live sales return. Overall, the thesis aims to address the question: Can the auction …

Collectors Beware: A Glimpse Into The High-Risk, High-Reward World Of Antiquities And Its Dark Underbelly, Claire M. Purcell

MA Theses

The market for Antiquities often sparks fierce moral and legal debates amongst the public and professionals. What most do not concern themselves with is the unusually high level of risk the market functions under. From cultural heritage concerns, to the surprising abundance of fake Antiquities available for purchase, and the dark market entwined with legitimate business, the market is saturated with danger and yet continues to operate. This thesis will investigate how the market forces come together, considering the differing roles preformed by collectors, museums, auction houses, galleries, and Antiquities dealers. In an attempt to answer the question, how does …

A Study Of The Impact Of Covid-19 On Home Delivery Purchases And Expenditures, Avinash Unnikrishnan, Miguel A. Figliozzi

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly affected shopping behavior. This study surveys people living in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metropolitan area on household and demographic characteristics, e-commerce and home delivery service and product preferences, number of deliveries made before and during the COVID-19 lockdown, and household expenditures on home deliveries. Ordered choice models are developed to understand factors that affect the number of online deliveries made before COVID-19, and the number and household expenditures on online deliveries during the COVID-19 lockdown. Results indicate that higher-income households are more likely to make more online deliveries and spend more money on home deliveries …

English Proficiency Of Vietnamese Business Graduates: Requirements Of Government, Private Universities, And Foreign Employers, Tien Tung Le

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

English is the global language of business, trade, tourism, technology, science and politics. It is also the official language in many foreign companies (Kam, 2002) and proficiency in English is therefore an advantage for acquiring employment in foreign companies where the working environment is multilingual, professional and highly competitive.

As a dynamic developing country in Southeast Asia, Vietnam has attracted substantial foreign investment since the introduction of Doi Moi or the Renovation policy in 1986. Over the last three decades, a number of foreign companies have established themselves in the country, creating numerous employment opportunities for young Vietnamese people, especially …

A V-Linc Analysis Of Agrifood And Tourism Specialisations In West Cork: Analysis, Impressions And Policies For Future Growth, Brigid Mary Walsh

Theses

In recent years industry clusters have become recognised as a common feature of economies across the globe (Pouder and St. John, 1996; Porter, 1998a, 1998b; DTI, 2004; Sölvell, 2008; Ketels and Memedovic, 2008). Advantages associated with clusters include regional economic growth, new firm formation, employment growth, increased innovation and increased prosperity. The advantages associated with clusters are so great that cluster initiatives have become a widely accepted policy tool for regional economic development. As a small open economy, reliant on exports for economic growth, clusters appear to represent an opportunity for Irish industry to increase competitiveness. Theory argues that clusters …

Polskie Dylematy Rozwojowe W Poszukiwaniu Konkurencyjności Strukturalnej, Alojzy Z. Nowak

Monografie/Monographs

Idea niniejszej książki powstała wokół refleksji nad nowymi, bardzo aktualnymi, czasami dramatycznymi wyzwaniami i zagrożeniami, pojawiającymi się w szczególności w końcu ostatniej dekady XXI wieku. Obecnie, większość polskich ekonomistów zapewne zgodziłaby się z Autorem, iż epidemia koronawirusa stanowi dla całego świata nie tylko problem medyczny. Skala zagrożenia, które wywołał wirus sprawia, że stał się nie tylko wyzwaniem o charakterze medycznym, ale problemem politycznym, gospodarczym i społecznym w skali całego globu.

Wrażliwość Rynku Akcji Na Publikacje Danych Rynkowych W Czasie Pandemii Covid-19, Patrycja Chodnicka-Jaworska, Piotr Jaworski

Monografie/Monographs

Rok 2020 jest nietypowym rokiem dla rynku finansowego. Upłynął on pod hasłem pandemii COVID-19, która spowodowała globalne zakłócenia społeczne i gospodarcze, w tym największą światową recesję od czasów wielkiego kryzysu. Jednym z rynków, który w sposób znaczący odnotował wpływ pandemii COVID-19 był rynek akcji. W związku z tym, w oparciu o teorię finansów behawioralnych, postanowiono przeprowadzić badania zachowania rynku akcji w dobie pandemii.

Monografia jest kolejną publikacją z cyklu Nowa Polityka Strukturalna.

Informatyka I Zarządzanie Na Przełomie Wieków. Metody, Narzędzia, Systemy, Zastosowania, Tomasz Parys

Monografie/Monographs

Księga jubileuszowa z okazji osiemdziesiątych urodzin Profesora Jerzego Kisielnickiego.

Systematyczny Przegląd Literatury W Naukach O Zarządzaniu I Jakości, Przemysław Hensel

Monografie/Monographs

Systematyczne prowadzenie przeglądu literatury staje się ważniejsze z każdym rokiem. Dwadzieścia, trzydzieści lat temu badacz mógł na bieżąco śledzić wszystkie ważne publikacje i tym samym opierać swoje badania na intuicyjnym rozpoznaniu literatury. W ostatniej dekadzie liczba badań rośnie niemalże w postępie wykładniczym, co sprawia, że śledzenie wszystkich ukazujących się publikacji jest niewykonalne. Dlatego też, konieczne jest poprzedzenie każdego projektu badawczego sporządzeniem rzetelnego przeglądu literatury.

Zarządzanie Kulturą I Mediami W Niepewnych Czasach: Studia Przypadku, Anna Modzelewska

Monografie/Monographs

"... proponowana publikacja dostarcza wiedzy o tym, jak organizacje działające w Polsce radzą sobie z różnymi aktualnymi problemami medialności oraz zarządzania wizerunkiem i kulturą [...]. Publikacja może być traktowana jako literatura naukowa dostarczająca wiedzy w pewnym obszarze współczesnego życia. Jednak jej najbardziej istotny odbiorca to student drugiego i trzeciego stopnia. Jako podręcznik akademicki posiada szczególne walory - zarówno wnosi merytoryczną wiedzę, jak i zaprasza do refleksji i dialogu. Z powodzeniem może być wykorzystana jako zestaw studiów przypadku [...] na zajęciach z takich przedmiotów, jak: zarządzanie, teoria organizacji, zarządzanie mediami, zarządzanie instytucjami kultury". prof. zw. dr hab. Monika Kostera (Uniwersytet Jagielloński, …

Procesy Uczenia Się I Ich Uwarunkowania W Małych I Średnich Polskich Firmach Technologicznych, Adrianna Jaskanis

Monografie/Monographs

W książce podjęty został temat budowy organizacji uczącej się przez małe i średnie polskie firmy technologiczne oraz opisane zostały procesy i praktyki uczenia się, które realizowane są przez te firmy. Przedmiotem analizy jest zjawisko uczenia się organizacji oraz jego uwarunkowania w polskim kontekście kulturowym. Podstawą analiz są zgromadzone dane ilościowe i jakościowe, których wyniki zaprezentowano w poszczególnych rozdziałach publikacji.

Społeczna Odpowiedzialność Przedsiębiorstw Sportowych Na Przykładzie Klubów Ekstraklasy W Piłce Nożnej, Grzegorz Botwina

Monografie/Monographs

Autor przedstawia społeczną odpowiedzialność przedsiębiorstw (CSR) w klubach najwyższej ligi rozgrywkowej polskiej piłki nożnej, tj. Ekstraklasy. Praca zawiera wyczerpujący przegląd literatury przedmiotu dotyczącej CSR w sporcie na podstawie bazy SCOPUS. Została przygotowana na podstawie badań jakościowych prowadzonych we wszystkich 16 klubach Ekstraklasy w sezonie 2017/2018. Metoda badań obejmowała trzy etapy: analizę danych zastanych oraz wywiady częściowo ustrukturyzowane z przedstawicielami klubów i trzech najważniejszych grup interesariuszy. Analizuje przejawy społecznej odpowiedzialności przedsiębiorstw, interesariuszy klubu piłkarskiego, a także motywy podejmowania działań związanych z CSR.

Przedsiębiorczość A Zasoby. Analiza Uwarunkowań Przedsiębiorczości W Gminach, Paweł Kłobukowski

Monografie/Monographs

Autor opisuje badania zasobowych uwarunkowań przedsiębiorczości w gminach, odwołując się do procesu przedsiębiorczego w kontekście regionalnym i nowej teorii wzrostu. W książce przeanalizowano zasoby, które mają wpływ na proces wzrostu liczby firm funkcjonujących w gminach. Główną zmienną wyjaśnianą jest liczba przedsiębiorstw wpisanych do bazy REGON na 10 tys. mieszkańców. Najważniejszymi zmiennymi wyjaśniającymi są kapitał ludzki, kapitał społeczny, obecność w aglomeracji wojewódzkiej i turystyka. Metody badawcze, które posłużyły do weryfikacji hipotez badawczych, to regresja liniowa oraz wywiady pogłębione.

Letter From The Faculty And Managing Editors, Beth Kegley, Gail Halleck

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Instructions For Authors, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Letter From Division Of Agriculture Communications, Fred Miller

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Determinants Of Startup Funding: The Interaction Between Web Attention And Culture, Jie Ren, Viju Raghupathi, Wullianallur Raghupathi

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Technology empowers entrepreneurs to pursue alternative funding through platforms like crowdfunding. This research explores significant startup funding factors using Crunchbase. Controlling for common factors (acquisition/funding-rounds/IPO), the research uniquely focuses on web attention - the visibility on social media - and its impact on funding. It also examines the moderating influence of startup’s home country culture (individualism/collectivism). Findings show stronger positive impact of web attention on startup funding for collectivist countries. While individualistic investors value personal goals, collectivists value collaborative goals - inclinations that align with crowdfunding behavior. Therefore while increasing web attention, crowdfunding efforts can be targeted towards collectivist countries.

Food Printing: Evolving Technologies, Challenges, Opportunities, And Best Adoption Strategies, Sharmin Attarin, Mohsen Attaran

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

3D printing is a process of making three-dimensional objects using additive processes where layers are laid down in succession to create a complete object. Companies across the globe are actively piloting and leveraging the inherent benefits of 3D printing technology. Today, 3D printing can revolutionize food innovation and production through better creativity, customizability, and sustainability. This article highlights 3D printing evolving technologies and trends and identifies its applications and implementation challenges. In this paper, we conducted a literature review to explore 3D printing's current technologies and applications in the food industry, including its advantages, its potential implications, and its obstacles …

Cybersecurity Of Online Proctoring Systems, Ludwig Slusky

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The online proctored examinations are adopted exceedingly in all forms of academic education and professional training. AI with Machine Learning technology take the leading role in supporting authentication, authorization, and operational control of proctored online examination. The paper discusses how administrative, physical, and technical controls can help mitigate related cybersecurity vulnerabilities of online proctoring systems (OPS). The paper considers two classes of OPS: fully automated AI-enabled systems and hybrid systems (automated AI-enabled with an expert live proctor in control). Based on the review of 20 online proctoring systems, the paper discusses methods and techniques of multi-factor authentication and authorizations, including …

Evaluating Students Information System Success Using Delone And Mclean’S Model: Student’S Perspective, Majaliwa Mkinga, Herman Mandari

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

System success is considered to be an important element in accomplishing the goals of the organization; therefore evaluation of system success needs to be done in order to ensure that investment in Information System is successful. Most of Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) in Tanzania have adopted the use of IS in providing service to their customers. Nevertheless, there is less evidence that system success evaluation has been done in order to identify the desired characteristics which could make IS more effective. Due to that, this study evaluates the effectiveness of Student Information System (SIS) used at the Institute of Finance …

An Integrated View Of Data: Application Of Knowledge Modeling To Data Management, Sung-Kwan Kim, Wenjun Wang

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Data management has become an important challenge. Good data management requires an effective approach to collecting, storing, and accessing data across the enterprise. In this paper, a knowledge modeling approach to data management is introduced with an emphasis on data requirements analysis. A knowledge model can provide a high-level view of organizational data by specifying the structure and relationships of the knowledge contents used in business processes. The proposed knowledge modeling approach is business process oriented and decision oriented. The description of the knowledge contents in the model is based on ontological specification. The model is comprised of five elements: …

A Conservation Marketing Toolkit: Systematic Literature Mapping, Microtargeting Conservation Easements, And Conservation Corridor Prioritization, Hannah Josie Leonard

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

In a changing world with limited resources for conservation efforts, conservationists, wildlife managers, and land managers must look for creative ways to realize conservation goals. A new wave of conservationists is investigating how other disciplines, namely psychology and marketing, might improve our ability to understand and change conservation-related human behavior. In this thesis, I review existing applications of “conservation marketing” and apply a subset to advance two specific conservation challenges. In Chapter 1, I present a systematic mapping of the conservation marketing literature to understand the lay of the land in how conservationists have already applied marketing techniques to conservation, …

Unibiz, Issue 5, 2020-2021, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Business Administration.

UNIBiz

Inside This Issue:
From the Dean ••• 5
History on Repeat? ••• 6
Disruption Junction ••• 12
Entrepreneur Evolution ••• 17
House Bound ••• 21
Faculty Views ••• 24
Impact Iowa ••• 28
College News ••• 33
Annual Giving ••• 45

Uni Finance Newsletter, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Finance.

Department of Finance Newsletter

News about the activities of the Department of Finance.

Increasing Diversity Among Women Entrepreneurs In High Growth High Tech Using Hbcu Female Academic Entrepreneurs, Clovia Hamilton

Technology & Society Faculty Publications

There is a concentrated number of potential women entrepreneurs of diverse races among faculty in the United States' Historically Black Colleges and Universities (known as HBCUs and are called 'Black Colleges' herein). This study describes the potential for developing university technology transfer in these Black Colleges as a strategy for increasing diversity among women entrepreneurs in high growth, high tech fields using female academic entrepreneurs. Currently, Black Colleges lag behind their peer non-Black Colleges in . technology transfer because historically they have been under, served and were originally established largely as teaching and blue-collar trade schools. Although Black female STEM …