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Exploring Millennials’ Motives In Media Class Preferences: Advertising Implications, Alexandra Hutto, W. Wossen Kassaye

International Review of Business and Economics

Millennials have become a preoccupation for marketers, especially as they enter their peak earning and spending life stages. This exploratory study represents a touchstone to the motivations, beliefs, feelings, and behaviors members of the millennial cohort, those born between 1980-2000, exhibited toward three major media classes (print, broadcast, and Internet). Forty-one millennials participated in a series of synchronous online focus groups administered through a learning management system (LMS), or focus group chats (FGCs) for short. This study compares millennials’ views toward traditional media (namely, television and newspapers) against the Internet with an emphasis on perceived advantages and disadvantages of each …

An Empirical Study Of Elasticity Of Employment Generated In Micro, Small And Medium Manufacturing Enterprises (Manufacturing Msmes) In India, Nihar Ranjan Jena, Lina R. Thatte

International Review of Business and Economics

World over SMEs are playing a major role in the sphere of socio-economic enhancement of lives of millions. In India, the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) contribute 8 per cent to the country’s GDP, 45 per cent to the manufactured output and 40 per cent to the country’s exports. They provide employment to 101 million people through 45 million enterprises. As an employment generator, MSMEs are the second largest employment opportunity provider only behind the agriculture sector. The MSMEs also act as a catalyst for social change by helping reduce the income inequality among various social classes as also …

Exploring The Technological Frontier To Fuel Future Growth: Charting India’S Trajectory For Coming Decades, Abhith Pallegar

International Review of Business and Economics

The paper aims to discuss the world of fast-paced technology from a Darwinian standpoint and examines the technological choices made by countries and the impact of such choices on their economic growth. The paper explores how a country’s economic growth is dependent on the strategic technological choices they make. By clubbing together the fate of countries and companies, we intend to simplify the narrative and explore a few key aspects such as the diminishing relevance of competitive behavior and ways of adapting to and adopting new technologies to become an evolutionary driver in a technology-centric world. This review highlights the …

Foreign Aid Effectiveness In Ghana, Yaya Sissoko, Niloufer Sohrabji

International Review of Business and Economics

Ghana has been the recipient of large levels of aid since the 1980s. This coincides with significant improvements in the country including increased growth and poverty reduction. We analyze the role of foreign aid in Ghana’s success. Using annual data from 1961 to 2012, we employ an error correction model to estimate the long-run relationship between aid and conditional aid in Ghana’s economic growth. We find that conditional aid has a positive and statistically significant impact on growth. Through an examination of Ghana over three phases with varying aid and conditionality, we conclude that Ghana’s success with conditional aid is …

Menaxhimi I Riskut Përgjatë Zinxhirit Të Furnizimit, Artiola Hondozi

Theses and Dissertations

Ky studim është bërë në fushën e menaxhimit duke pasur parasysh rëndësinë dhe perceptimin që mund të kenë kompanit në zinxhirin e furnizimit nga produkte të ndryshme. Qëllimi është për të kuptuar se sa ka rëndësi zinxhiri i furnizimit nga kompanit të cilat shesin me pakicë e që furnizohen nga furnitorët e ndryshëm. Realisht duhet kuptuar që zinxhiri i furnizimit nuk është i thjeshtë pasi që kompanitë thuajse në 99% të rasteve nuk kanë të bëjnë vetëm me një furnizues dhe me një konsumatorë. Kështu, meqë zinxhiri i furnizimit mbulon gjithçka nga zhvillimi, bashkëveprimi, prodhimi, e logjistika madje edhe sistemet …

Problemet E Investitorëve Të Huaj Në Kosovë Dhe Rasti I Studimit Për “Starbucks”, Besnik Trepça

Theses and Dissertations

Vendi jonë i vogël për nga territori dhe popullimi por me probleme të mëdha. Njëri prej këtyre problemeve janë disa faktorë që po rrezikojnë dhe po pengojnë investitorët e huaj ose vendor për një të ardhme biznesore.

Duke pasur parasysh se Kosova si një shtet ende i ‘ri’ i pavarur vendosa qe te shkruaj për problemet dhe kufizimet qe i bëhen një investuesi që shprehë dëshiren të investojë në Kosovë por me një rast studimi të vecantë. Kohë pas kohe jemi dëshmitarë për problemet që hasim investitorët vendor si dhe ata të huaj e për këtë arsye pse mos të …

Implementimi Dhe Funksionaliteti I Shtëpive Të Mençura, Besart Musliu

Theses and Dissertations

Termat si smart homes, intellegent homes, home networking janë përdorur për më shumë se një dekadë për të prezantuar konceptin e pajisjeve të rrjetave dhe atyre shtëpiake. Sipas Smart Homes foundation definicioni më i mirë për këtë teknologji është integrimi i teknologjisë dhe shërbimeve përmes rrjetave për një jetë më të mirë. Kohëve të fundit, shumë smart house projekte janë realizuar në shtëpitë e të moshuarve. Qëllimi i prezantimit të smart teknologjisë nëpër këto shtëpi është që qiramarrësit të qëndrojnë të pavarur në shtëpinë e tyre sa më shumë që të jetë e mundur. Aplikacionet janë të fokusuara në siguri, …

Roli I Menaxhimit Të Operacioneve Dhe Logjistikës Në Menaxhimin E Sektorit Teknologjik Rast Studimi: Formon, Dren Hadri

Theses and Dissertations

Menaxhimi i operacionve është ajo se si një organizatë prodhon apo shpërdan një produkt apo shërbim (Slack, Nickel; Operation Managment 7th editon, 2013, p. 34). Ky punim diplome fokusohet në zhivillimet e teknologjisë dhe ndikimin e tyre neper proceset themelore të një kompanie. (Slack, 2015) Një sifdë kjo që kompanitë vazhdimisht përballen për të krijuar avantazh konkurues në treg. Me temat që trajtohen në këte punim shpjegohen metodat e rreja dhe zhivllimet e fundit që kompanit kanë filluar që ti perdorin në mënyre që shumë procese të digjitalizohen e që të krijohet një effikasitet më i lartë. Punimi po ashtu …

Ndikimi I Inovacioneve Në Përformancën Financiare Të Telekomit Të Kosovës Dhe Ipko Telecommunications Gjatë Vitit 2014-2015, Gentiana Latifaj

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij hulumtimi është të hetojë ndikimin e shërbimeve/produkteve inovative në përformancën financiare të dy operatorëve më të mëdhenjë në Kosovë që janë Telekomi i Kosovës dhe Ipko. Përzgjedhja e kësaj teme ka qenë për arsye të rëndësisë që ka inovacioni në ditët e sotme për avantazhin konkurrues që jep ai, ku si përfitues të tij janë kompania dhe konsumatorët. Është me rëndësi të shikohet mënyra se si ndikon direkt në fitim apo në humbje të kompanive në fjalë. Ky hulumtim paraqet një hulumtim analitik dhe krahasues për arsye se janë studiuar pasqyrat financare të Telekomit të Kosovës dhe …

Barrierat E Investimeve Të Huaja Direkte Në Kosovë, Gentrit Latifaj

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim diplome trajton investimet e huaja direkte në Kosovë më saktësisht barrierat e investimeve të huaja direkte në vendin tonë. Kjo temë është aktuale në vendin tonë për arsye se këto investime kanë ndikim pozitiv në rritje ekonomike të një vendi dhe Kosova si vend në tranzicion i nevojitet një shtysë drejt kësaj rritje ekonomike. Me këto lloj investime kuptojmë investimet të cilat bëhen në nivel ndërkombëtar dhe të cilat kanë pasur një zhvillim të madh në të gjitha vendet e botës këto 20 vitet e fundit. Arsyeja se pse është zgjedhur kjo temë është identifikimi i barrierave të …

Roli I Shkollimit Në Ndërmarrësi: Analizë E Trekëndëshit Punëtor, Shkollë Dhe Ndërmarrje Në Kosovë 2010-2016, Rinor Retkoceri

Theses and Dissertations

Ndërrmrrësia shihet si një mjet i rëndësishëm në zhvillim ekonomik. Debati teorik mbi ndërrmarrësinë është shtrirë në shumë dimenzione individuale, strukturre dhe procedurale, Një nga prioritetet e rëndësishme për shqyrtim është ndikimi që ka shkollimi, cilësia dhe niveli, në ndërmarrësi. Ky punim trajton ndikimin e shkollimit në ndërrmarrësi. Punimet mbështetet në metoda sasiore dhe cilësore. Punimi nxjerrr që shkollimi është një input i rëndësishëm në stimulim të ndërrmarrësisë. Personat me shkollim më të lartë në Kosovë janë më të prirur të jenë ndërrmarrës dhe të punësuar. Këto gjetje janë me rëndësi në kuadër të promovimit të ndërrmarrësisë dhe shkollimit cilësir …

Ndikimi I Marketingut Digjital Në Zhvillimin E Nvm-Ve, Martin Berisha

Theses and Dissertations

Ky hulumtim analizon se si ndërmarrjet e vogla dhe të mesme përdorin marketingun dixhital për të promovuar biznesin dhe produktet e tyre. Gjithashtu investigon përdorimin e metodave të ndryshme të marketingut dhe menyrën se si bizneset shfrytëzojnë mjetet në dispozicion kur shqyrtojmë elemente të tilla si rritja e kompanisë, rritja e të ardhurave vjetore dhe parametra të tjerë të rëndësishëm.

Fushëveprimi i këtij hulumtimi bazohet nga literatura e mëparëshme ndërkombëtare mbi teoritë e marketingut dixhital. Megjithatë, për të pasur rezultate më të sakta dhe konkrete, hulumtimi bazohet në analiza të të dhënave nga intervista të bëra me drejtues të ndërmarrjeve …

Ndikimi I Krimeve Kibernetike Dhe Privatësia Në Internet, Besarta Pllana

Theses and Dissertations

Dita ditës avancimi i teknologjisë dhe përdorimi i internetit ka kufizuar privatësinë tonë. Ndarja e shumë informatave në internet është bërë e pashmangshme dhe në masë te madhe heq barrierat mes asaj se çka duhet të jetë private dhe çka publike. Pikërisht për këtë arsye kjo tematikë do të jetë si një lloj thirrjeje dhe përkujtimi i gjendjes aktuale të privatësisë në internet, si dhe rreziqet që mund të vijnë për shkak të kësaj gjendjeje.Si rezultat i internetit të dhënat tona private nuk janë më private. Ironikisht përdoruesit vazhdojnë të japin të dhënat e tyre personale kudo që ju kërkohen …

The Robust "Maximum Daily Return Effect As Demand For Lottery" And "Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle", Jared Egginton, Jungshik Hur

Marketing Faculty Publications and Presentations

We form indexes of overpriced and underpriced stocks by ranking stocks based on the disposition effect and anchoring bias. We document the negative relation between maximum daily return and future returns (MAX effect) is confined to overpriced stocks which make up about half the entire sample. We find that the average cross-sectional correlation between maximum daily return and idiosyncratic volatility is nearly 90%. Consistent with prior studies the idiosyncratic volatility puzzle disappears after controlling for the MAX effect. However, when using a sample with a $5 price breakpoint and controlling for overpriced stocks the idiosyncratic volatility puzzle and the MAX …

The Dynamics Of Trade Margins: Evidence From The European Integration, Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, Julián P. Díaz

School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works

We analyze the exports trade margins dynamics for ten transition countries, both at the industry and product level, during the period of accession to the EU. We find that trade along both margins was driven by only about 1% of almost 5000 (HS 6-digit) products. Moreover, the largest intensive and extensive margin gains were mostly concentrated around the same subset of sectors. Last, we find a positive correlation between productivity growth and the extensive margin across the transition economies.

Determining Theme Park Attraction Attributes: An Analysis Of Factors That Impact Theme Park Attraction Popularity And Success, Danica Dvorachek

Senior Honors Theses

Theme parks have some attractions that are more popular than others, referred to as main ticket attractions (MTA). The purpose of this thesis is to create a model which can successfully predict whether or not theme park attractions are considered MTA. Data from leading USA theme park attractions has been recorded and analyzed for this thesis. A neural network model has been created using Matlab that categorizes attractions with up to 85% accuracy. However, some of the inputs are considered unstable once run through SAS JMP. To create a comparative study, a decision tree has been created in Matlab with …

The Importance Of Community Engagement For The Development Of Rural Sacred Sites, Vreny Enongene, Kevin Griffin

Conference papers

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According to the partners of sacred places, there is growing evidence of the centrality of sacred places in community life www.sacredplaces.org. Crucial given their regional sustainable economic development potential (Enongene & Griffin, 2016). Thus, for both parties to tap in to these potentials, a collaborative approach, that engages all community stakeholders is essential in addressing their shared problem and providing practical and effective solutions to issues affecting their well-being. Essential given that Community engagement has been acknowledged as a powerful tool in the achievement of long-term sustainable outcomes. To buttress this argument, quite recently, there has been a …

Vaughn, William (Fa 1152), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1152. Student paper titled “The Old and New [Contrast of Traditional and Modern Farm Machinery]” in which William R. Vaughn identifies manual and mechanized farm equipmentand details the differences between the pieces. Vaughn collected information from equipment salesmen and rural farmers. Also included in the paper are black and white photographs of recognizable machines such as plows, wagons, rakes, and cultivators.

Seaborne, Roy, Jr. (Fa 1151), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1151. Student paper titled “Old Farm Machinery and Methods” in which Roy Seaborne, Jr. explores the types of tools farmers, both traditional and contemporary, use to plant, harvest, anddistribute their crops. Information was gathered by Seaborne from farmers in Pike and Taylor counties in Kentucky. The paper also includes black and white photographs of various machinery along with brief descriptions of how the equipment is utilized.

Economic Impact Analysis Of A Minimum Wage Ordinance In The City Of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Rodney Mabry, Manuel Reyes-Loya, Marilyn Young

Whitepapers and Technical Reports

The City of Las Cruces, New Mexico, contracted with The University of Texas at Tyler Hibbs Institute for Business and Economic Research to conduct an independent analysis of the economic impact of changes in the City’s legal minimum wage. The Hibbs Institute is a research unit of the University’s Soules College of Business.

Editorial, Teri Behrens

The Foundation Review

No abstract provided.

Acquiring Organizational Capital, Peixin Li, Frank Weikai Li, Baolian Wang, Zilong Zhang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Organizational capital is the accumulation and use of private information to enhance economic efficiency for a firm. Theory has argued that organizational capital is typically embodied in employees and the organizational structure, and is hard to transfer across organizations. In this paper, we study whether organizational capital is transferable across firms via mergers. The evidence shows that acquirers gain more from acquiring firms with higher organizational capital and acquirers are also willing to pay a higher premium for higher organizational capital targets. The evidence suggests that acquiring higher organizational capital targets creates synergies which are shared between acquirers and targets.

The Price Of Praise In The Market For Virtue: A Paradox Of Rating And Recognizing Responsibility, Ben William Lewis

Faculty Publications

In this study, I investigate how organizations respond to positive social ratings. Drawing upon theoretical insights from the organizational literatures on reputation, information disclosure, and commensuration, I argue that positive social ratings that define a specific and fixed threshold for recognition can alter the market price for a signal of virtue, and thus lead high-performing organizations to reduce their subsequent social performance. To test this hypothesis, I examine how large public corporations responded to a social responsibility rating that evaluated and recognized their prior philanthropic efforts. I find that firms recognized for their generosity were more likely to reduce their …

Aicpa Audit And Accounting Manual, June 1, 2018: Nonauthoritative Practice Aid, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Latin America: Management Education’S Growth And Future Pathways, Gabriela Alvarodo, Howard Thomas, Lynne Thomas, Alexander Wilson

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The book Latin America: Management Education’s Growth and Future Pathways [Emerald, UK] follows a past, present and future perspective on the growth of management education in the region. In this article for Global Focus we highlight some of the key findings from our study of its evolution and look at current issues facing the continent.

Brexit Report - Impact On Business Models Of Scottish Companies, Francine Newth Phd, David Hansen, Bill Kalinowski, Peter Kokias, Rebecca Maceachin, Roy Marshall, Kelsey Napolione, Brendan Smith-Wilks, Connor Williams

School of Business Faculty Publications

The Brexit Business Model Report is a preliminary assessment of research, interviews and survey results regarding the impact of Brexit on the business models of Scottish companies as they prepare for post-Brexit scenarios. The survey was used to compile data to support research questions gathered during the research and interview process for this graduate class project. Questions were designed to assess how Brexit is impacting the ability of Scottish companies in the areas of business model, contingency planning, supply chain, staffing, innovation, global reach, risk assessment, and opportunities. The questions reflected areas of the business model that may have present …

U.S. Firms On Foreign (Tax) Holidays, Travis K. Chow, Jeffrey L. Hoopes, Edward L. Maydew

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

We undertake the first large-sample analysis of foreign tax holiday participation by U.S. firms. Tax holidays are temporary reductions of tax granted by governments, usually contingent on the firm making new operational investments in the country. We predict and find that firms are more likely to participate in foreign tax holidays if they are highly capital-intensive and have highly profitable foreign operations, and less likely to participate in foreign tax holidays if they are capital constrained and if the firm is headed by a short-term focused CEO. While foreign tax holidays reduce taxes on foreign income, we also find that …

What Does It Take To Become A Partner At A Big 4 Accounting Firm? Insights From Singapore’S Experience, Gary Pan, Poh Sun Seow, Yang Hoong Pang, Kwong Sin Leong

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Due to the shift in partner’s identity, there have been growing interests in understanding characteristics, skills and behaviours of accounting partners. Given that Big 4 Accounting firms are supposedly international accounting firms that are organized in similar structures, an interesting question of whether the same partner qualities can be applied in the Big 4 accounting firms for a non-western context such as Asia. As far as we know, no such study has been conducted in an Asian context. We argue this could be of great interest to the Big 4 Accounting firms as Asia is one of their fastest growing …

Teaching Internal Control Using A Student-Generated Video Project, Poh Sun Seow, Gary Pan

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Educators consider the video learning approach an effective method to deliver educational content as compared to the traditional method of books and written materials. This paper presents a project that involves student-generated videos to learn internal control in an undergraduate accounting information systems course. We believe that this video learning approach is an engaging way for students to be self-directed learners in learning internal control and complements the written materials in the textbook. The survey results show that most of the respondents viewed the learning experience of the video project positively. The results also indicate that the video project helps …

Accounting Choices And The Legal Environment: The Impact Of The Ex Post Loss Rule, Teck Meng Junior Tan

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Using a landmark Supreme Court decision as a natural experiment, I examine the impact of a fundamental requirement in securities litigation, the ex post loss rule, on income-decreasing accounting choices. Dura Pharmaceuticals v. Broudo (2005) established that plaintiffs must show that the alleged misrepresentations caused an actual economic loss. The case resolved a circuit split, allowing me to identify a treatment jurisdiction affected by Dura, and control jurisdictions in which the rule was already the prevailing legal standard. Motivated by legal analyses suggesting that Dura incentivizes firms to delay negative corrections, I hypothesize and find that treatment firms in high-litigation …