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Ex-Military Ceos: Leaders With Integrity, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

CEOs with military backgrounds are less likely to engage in fraudulent financial reporting and stock option backdating. • Ex-military CEOs with stronger board oversight are additionally less likely to commit financial misconduct. • Military branch, rank, and combat experience do not additionally affect likelihood of financial misconduct.

Female Director Representation Progress, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Firm size, the percentage of women in the industry, and the number of women directors on industry peers all lead to an increase in women directors on boards. • The increase in women directors on boards frequently occur in new or additional board seats, rather than as replacements for current board members. • Women added to boards in new board seats are less likely to serve on key board committees.

How Ceos Affect Firm R&D In The Face Of Inconsistent Feedback, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

On average, firms engage in more R&D when there is inconsistent information regarding firm performance • CEOs high in structural or ownership power prompt less R&D • CEOs high in prestige or expertise in marketing/sales prompt more R&D

Indirect Media Pressure And Governance Practices, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Media coverage provokes changes in companies’ governance practices, such as increasing board independence, board evaluation, and director stock ownership, as well as leading to division of the CEO/chair roles. • Firms respond not only to media pressure on themselves but also to media coverage on interlock partner firms – those with whom they share directors. • Companies strengthen their governance in response to both positive and negative media coverage of interlock partners

Integrating Csr Criteria In Executive Compensation, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Increasingly, boards are including CSR-based provisions in executive compensation packages. • Companies that adopt such provisions engage in more CSR, lower emissions, and more green-related patenting. • These companies ultimately experience an increase in overall firm value following adoption.

The Causes Of Top Executive Turnover, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Top executive turnover can be personal and event-driven. • Relational shocks (such as outside CEO succession or the departure of TMT peers) and reputational shocks (such as lawsuits against the company or shareholder activism) both promote ELT departures. • Executives of higher status – those who are paid more than their peers – are more likely than others to leave after a reputational shock, and less likely than others to leave after a relational shock.

The Influence Of Transformational Leadership On Firm Outcomes, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Transformational leaderships helps employees understand HR practices and policies, which increases job satisfaction • When employees understand HR policies and practices, but do not like them, job satisfaction decreases • Job satisfaction directly influences ratings of customer satisfaction

Women's Representative In Management, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

The seniority level of the person responsible for certifying the confidential federal EEO-1 report is positively associated with a company’s gender diversity in management. • In contrast, a merely symbolic gesture of having HR representation on the top management team does not seem to influence gender diversity in management.

You’Re Fired! Gender Disparities In Ceo Dismissal, Center For Executive Succession

Research Briefs

Female CEOs were 45% more likely to be dismissed than male CEOs. • The dismissal of female CEOs was less influenced by firm performance than the dismissal of male CEOs.

Founding Conditions And Benefit Offerings: Evidence From U.S. Startups, Xiang Yi, Yang Xu

Research, Publications & Creative Work

• Purpose: This paper tries to answer the following research question: At the time of founding of a startup, what entrepreneurial conditions would influence the long-term offerings of HR benefits? To answer this question, our study examines the effects of four founding conditions of startups – total assets, founder’s education, industry experience and startup experience –on the basis of the resource-based view of firms.

• Design/methodology/approach: Using data from the Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) conducted in the period 2005-2010, this paper analyzed the relationships between the founding conditions and the offering of HR benefits by 4148 new ventures during the first five …

Coordination Costs, Market Size, And The Choice Of Technology, Haiwen Zhou

Economics Faculty Publications

Impact of coordination costs and market size on a firm’s choice of technology is studied in a general equilibrium model in which firms engage in oligopolistic competition. A firm establishes an organizational hierarchy to coordinate its production. First, it is shown that an increase in market size leads a firm to choose a more specialized technology. Second, surprisingly, a robust result is that an increase in the level of coordination efficiency leads a firm to choose a less specialized technology.

A Blockchain-Enabled Peer-To-Peer Energy Trading Platform For Managing Complex Exchange Of Kilowatt-Hours And Negawatts, Murat Kuzlu, Rasheq Rahman, Jason Lin

Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

Under the Department of Energy’s STTR funding, BEM Controls LLC performed research from July 2, 2018 to April 1, 2019. The purpose of this research was to design, develop and demonstrate the technical feasibility of the blockchain enabled energy trading platform for managing complex exchange of kilowatt hours and negawatts. The energy trading platform was developed in the open-source HyperLedger Fabric blockchain framework and the performance of the blockchain network was evaluated. Key research findings and results include (1) the successful design and development of an open-architecture blockchain-based energy trading platform able to execute smart contract transactions across eight use …

Motivational Factors Of Telework, Arlene J. Nicholas

Faculty and Staff - Articles & Papers

This chapter discusses telework as a motivational option for workers and employers. Telework can be performed as a supplemental or a full-time employment opportunity for local, regional, or global work. Teleworkers must be self-starters, able to work with minimal supervision, and in some cases, rely on technological communications for professional interactions. Teleworkers can enjoy flexibility for work and personal responsibilities while organizations can gain more satisfied and productive employees. An overview of telework's motivational benefits, incentives, and organizational examples for both employees and management are identified.

M-Pesa’S Failure In India: Why Couldn’T Vodafone Replicate Its Kenyan Success? An International Marketing Case Study (Addendum By Former And Current Executives At The Vodafone Group), Jackson Lott, Mona Sinha

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

Vodafone’s mobile wallet service, M-Pesa, was originally created in 2007 for Kenya and was extremely successful in providing millions with access to mobile-based financial services. Essentially, a mobile wallet service enables payments via digital money in the form of mobile airtime. According to industry estimates, the global mobile money market is expected to reach USD 112.3 billion in 2021, with a compounded annual growth rate of 39.6% since 2016. Vodafone launched M-Pesa in India in 2013, but by mid-2019 it had announced its plans to merge its mobile wallet business with an associate company or a third party. Clearly, Vodafone …

Toto: A Game Of Thrones In The U.S. -- An International Marketing Case Study, Rachael Amatriain, Mona Sinha

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

Toto is a 101-year-old, world-renowned Japanese manufacturer of high quality, innovative, state-of-the-art, and luxurious bathroom equipment such as, toilets, bidets, washlets, and ultraviolet sanitation equipment (“Our Founding Spirit,” n.d.). However, Toto has been unable to replicate its global success in the United States (U.S.) for several possible reasons (Roberts, 2017). First, by positioning its brand as an exclusive and luxurious manufacturer of high-end technology at a high price point, Toto only appeals to a limited, top-end, niche market, limiting its widespread adoption (Roberts, 2017). Second, Toto believes in environmental stewardship and makes sustainable products with a green supply chain (“Toto …

The Need For Disaster Recovery And Incident Response: Understanding Disaster Recovery For Natural Disasters Versus Cyber-Attacks, Kyle Sicard

The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research

Disaster recovery and incident response has become a necessity in today’s technological driven business world. A significant amount of consumer information is put into businesses information systems with the expectation to protect their private and financial data. This discussion addresses the importance of why organizations need effective disaster recovery and contingency planning. A foundation of knowledge is built through the understanding of the statistical and practical implications of disaster recovery and contingency planning. The practical implications will be understood through two separate case studies. Each case study is unique in that one addresses disaster recovery when facing a natural disaster, …

How Emotional Self-Control Relates To It Mindfulness And Technostress In Students, Amy J. Connolly, Daniel Rush

IT and Supply Chain Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Students in IT-intensive courses such as Introduction to MIS must learn new technologies in a short amount of time, similar to self-directed knowledge workers in a company. Technostress reduces employee performance, engagement and satisfaction, but how does it affect business students? Although emotional intelligence has profound effects on student outcomes, its relationship with technostress and IT mindfulness is unexplored. Instructors cannot design effective theoretically-based interventions without understanding the underlying problems that students are experiencing. To address this gap, this paper reviews current literature on these concepts and presents a research model to explore the effects of these relationships in business …

A Relationship Among Neighborhood Traits, Home Sales And Mortgage Fraud: The Atlanta Market Leading Into The Mortgage Crash Of 2008, M. Cary Collins, Ann Fulmer, Keith Harvey, Peter J. Nigro

Marketing Faculty Publications and Presentations

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) categorizes mortgage fraud as either fraud for property or fraud for profit. Fraud for profit, which includes the vast majority of cases, may involve several parties to the transaction, including professional agents such as brokers, appraisers, builders, title examiners, escrow officers, attorney, and lenders. Fraud for profit schemes usually include several purchase transactions where homes are quickly sold, with lenders and subsequent purchasers suffering the losses. Reports of mortgage loan fraud grew exponentially in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, becoming one the fastest growing white-collar crimes in the United …

Should Code Be Law?: Smart Contracts, Blockchain, And Boilerplate, Jeff Lingwall, Ramya Mogallapu

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

"Smart contracts...guarantee a very specific set of outcomes. There's never any confusion and there's never any need for litigation."

~JeffGarzik

"If the blockchain promise comes to a reality...most goods, labor and capital will be allocated through decentralized global platforms. Disputes will certainly arise."

~ Clément Lesaege and Federico Ast

Blockchain-based "smart" contracts may characterize much of the future of exchange as they expand the scope of potentially efficient bargains through restructuring and reducing transaction costs relative to traditional contracts. This Article analyzes the changes in transaction costs and execution efficiencies as contractual "distance"-the number of intermediaries required to make an …

Dynamic Pricing Of Wireless Internet Based On Usage And Stochastically Changing Capacity, Demet Batur, Jennifer K. Ryan, Zhongyuan Zhao, Mehmet C. Vuran

Department of Supply Chain Management and Analytics: Faculty Publications

(1) Problem Definition: Inspired by new developments in dynamic spectrum access, we study the dynamic pricing of wireless Internet access when demand and capacity (bandwidth) are stochastic. (2) Academic / Practical Relevance: The demand for wireless Internet access has increased enormously. However, the spectrum available to wireless service providers is limited. The industry has thus altered conventional license- based spectrum access policies through unlicensed spectrum operations. The additional spectrum obtained through these operations has stochastic capacity. Thus, the pricing of this service by the service provider has novel challenges. The problem considered in this paper is therefore of high practical …

Nebraska Innovation Campus 2019 Annual Report

Nebraska Innovation Campus Materials

Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC) is connecting the talents of experts, companies and the university to create a unique culture of innovation. NIC is a campus designed to facilitate new and in-depth partnerships between the University of Nebraska and private sector businesses. NIC is adjacent to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and strategically provides access to research faculty, facilities and students.

Annual impact & returns: $324.1 million economic impact from the operation and investments of business, organizations and conferences located at NIC; annual state and local income, sales, and property tax revenue impact $6.48 million; $82.1 million annual employee compensation impact; $13.44 …

Nebraska Innovation Studio Snapshot, Nebraska Innovation Studio

Nebraska Innovation Studio

Flyer about Nebraska Innovation Studio, 2019.

Nebraska Innovation Studio is a 16,000-square-foot makerspace at Nebraska Innovation Campus. NIS members have access to a world-class facility, with a metal shop, wood shop, lasers, plasma cutter, 3D printers, electronics, ceramics, screenprinting, sewing, embroidery, long-arm quilting, vinyl cutting, weaving, and more. Nebraska Innovation Studio is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members.

Includes a 2019 snapshot and information about its metal shop, a special cake made to commemorate the University of Nebraska's 150th anniversary, the Veterans in Recovery program, membership, and special events.

Consumer Well-Being: A Typology And Examination Of Voluntary Simplicity, Derek Ezell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In the search for ways to positively influence their well-being, some consumers are turning to acts of voluntary simplicity. Ranging in magnitude, these acts involve intentional reduction of their consumption and dependency in some form. The examination of such activities on one’s well-being begins with the analysis of formal interviews with tiny home owners, who take a holistic approach to voluntary simplicity, towards a framework of typical tiny home owners and discover the motivating factors for such a lifestyle choice. The second step is analyzing how these motivating factors may lead to less holistic activities surrounding voluntary simplicity and their …

Connecting The Emerging Markets: China’S Growing Role In Global Digital Infrastructure, Yujia He

Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce Faculty Publications

Rising demand for international communications drive cable capacity growth, yet financing and political risks remain major obstacles. Chinese investments help finance cable systems in multiple emerging market regions. Emerging economies need to develop robust domestic regulations and international coordination to reduce political risks, protect cable infrastructure, and manage cyber risks.

Risk Management Strategies For Sustainable Rental Real Estate Profitability, Christina Fusch

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some rental property owners lack risk management strategies that enable them to budget for sustainable profitability. This study provides rental property owners with risk management strategies for sustainable profitability to maintain business stability during market volatility and create stable, well-maintained housing for tenants. A mini ethnographic case study was conducted to determine the key risk management budgeting strategies rental property owners in the greater Seattle area have used to achieve sustainable profitability for at least 10 years. Enterprise risk management was applied to assess the role risk played in small rental property businesses and budgeting for sustainable profitability. Participant observation, …

Philippine Air Transportation: Impact And Challenges, Krista Danielle Yu, Paulynne Castillo, Cesar C. Rufino, Maria Zunally Rapada, Tereso S. Tullao Jr.

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

With the Philippines’ archipelagic geography, air transport is the most efficient way to connect its islands and boost economic activities. Using the latest Philippine input-output tables (National Statistical Coordination Board, 2006; Philippine Statistics Authority, 2014, 2017), the air transport sector proves to be the leading driver of economic activities. Ranking first relative to all other sectors in the economy, in terms of backward linkages, indicates its general dependence on the rest of the economy for inputs to the services that it provides.

Factors Affecting Perceptions Of Cybersecurity Readiness Among Workgroup It Managers, Thomas A. Chapman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the number, frequency, and scope of cyberattacks, both in the United States and abroad. This upward trend necessitates that a significant aspect of any organization’s information systems strategy involves having a strong cybersecurity profile. Inherent in such a posture is the need to have IT managers who are experts in their field and who are willing and able to employ best practices and educate their users. Furthermore, IT managers need to have awareness of the technology landscape in and around their organizations. After many years of cybersecurity research, large corporations have …

Compensation Clawback Policies And Corporate Lawsuits, Matteo P. Arena, Nga Nguyen

Finance Faculty Research and Publications

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to study the relation between compensation clawbacks and lawsuits and analyze how these two corporate disciplinary forces interact. This paper hypothesizes that by allowing firms to recoup compensation from managers who breach their fiduciary duty, clawbacks provide a form of discipline that potentially reduces the likelihood of managerial wrongdoing, which, in turn, lowers the risk of corporate lawsuits.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper identifies whether or not a company in the S&P 1500 had a clawback policy between 2007 and 2014 by searching the company filings and press releases. The authors also construct different proxies …

Exploring The Perceptions Of Accountants On Academic Preparations Related To Occupational Fraud And Internal Control Weaknesses, Mohamad Majdi Sahloul

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Occupational fraud and internal control material weaknesses (ICMWs) have become global issues due to the strong correlation between internal control (IC) and fraud revelation. However, academic education (AE) has a positive influence on deliberative reasoning and ethical decisions. Nevertheless, little is known of how accountants perceive their AE prepared them to detect fraud and respond to ICMWs. Thus, there is a need to explore how accountants perceive the strengths and weaknesses in their AE regarding fraud and ICMWs. The study contains a comprehensive review of articles published by peer-reviewed journals, particularly in the last five years. The conceptual framework included …

Examining The Tragedy Of The Commons Dilemma: Looking At The New Hampshire Fishing Industry, Peter A. Brown

Honors Theses and Capstones

The Tragedy of the Commons is a widely known problem debated amongst economists for years. Even the topic of the Tragedy of the Commons when applied to fishing has been debated several times. The fishing industry is a major part of the culture and economy here in New Hampshire and the conversation how to properly tax and regulate it to combat this problem is one that has been taking place and will continue to take place for several years. The purpose of this project was to examine this problem at a state level and look at the relationship between State …