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Using Online Platforms To Engage Employees In Unionism. The Case Of Ibm, Roxana Maiorescu

Emerson Authors, Researchers, & Creators

To date, there is a paucity of studies that looked into the way unions can use social media platforms to increase employee engagement in activism. Understanding the most effective ways in which unions can make use of online communication to increase membership and raise awareness becomes of paramount importance in light of the decline in union participation that occurred during the last decades and that deepened wage inequality. In addition, union efforts were shown in past studies to be hampered by upper management. Online platforms become an important means that unions can use to eschew managerial control and indirectly increase …

Fixed Income Fund Report, December 2017, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

No abstract provided.

Effect Of A Ubiquitous Moral Cue On Ethical Leadership, Moral Disengagement And Goal Difficulty: Real-World Outcomes Of A Novel Behavioural Intervention By Mobile Application Technology, Boon Heon Tan

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

Firms invest significant resources in their ethical infrastructure to influence the ethical decision-making of employees. The advent of mobile technology has extended the frontier of interventions that may discourage unethical behaviour, through the use of ubiquitously-present mobile-based moral cues. I conducted a prospective, randomized field experiment, to study how a ubiquitous moral cue may positively enhance ethical decision-making. Sales professionals working in a pharmaceutical firm in China were assigned randomly by teams to either receive, or not, a mobile application from their firm’s compliance department. Over six months, participants completed three cross-sectional surveys, and were randomly monitored by an independent …

2017-December-01-A Grand Master Fiddler, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2017-December-01-Commencement Address, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2017-December-01-Reunion Agents, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2017-December-01-New Nursing Program, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Sfidat E Shitjes Dhe Marketingut Tek Kompanitë Ferizajase, Agnesa Nebihu

Theses and Dissertations

Marketingu është prezent në jetën tonë të përditshme dhe në masë të madhe ndikon në stilin tonë të jetesës. Ndërmarrja është e lidhur me tregun, dhe këtë lidhje e siguron marketingu i cili është esencial për suksesin e ndërmarrjeve dhe siguron realizimin e qëllimeve madhore, gjegjësisht mbijetesën e ndërmarrjeve, rritjen dhe zhvillimin e tyre.

Në Kosovë, bizneset çdo ditë e më shumë po vetëdijesohën se marketingu luan një rol të rëndësishëm në reputacionin e tyre, por në përgjithësi vërehet një mungesë e marketingut në biznese. Lojërat shpërblyese e shitjet promocionale nuk përfshijnë gjithë marketingut si lëmi. Marketingu është shumë më …

Analiza Statistikore E Punësisë Dhe Papunësisë Në Republikën E Kosovës, Afije Gashi

Theses and Dissertations

Kosova ka një rritje të shpejtë të popullsisë si dhe ka popullsinë më të re në botë. Kjo bazë mund të ndikojë pozitivisht në rritjen ekonomike, në të njëjtën kohë paraqet një sfidë të madhe në vend në fenomenin e papunësisë së të rinjëve gjë që mund të kërcënojë stabilitetin politik dhe zhvillimin e qëndrueshëm ekonomik në vend.

Qëllimi i këtij studimi ështe shqyrtimi dhe krahasimi i nivelit të papunësisë në Kosovë dhe nevojën për përmbushjen e masave të kërkuara për të zvogëluar nivelin e papunësisë.

Përgjigja për këto pyetje është kërkuar përmes një hulumtimi të literaturës vendore, të dhënat …

Standardet Ndërkombëtare Të Auditimit Të Jashtëm Dhe Të Brendshëm, Emine Bajraktari

Theses and Dissertations

Historia e viteve të fundit të zhvillimit ekonomik, financiar dhe social në kushtet e procesit të shpejtë të globalizimit dhe efiçienca e kërkuar në përdorimin e fondeve publike ka çuar në zhvillime dhe ndryshime të shumta e të mëdha, të cilat duhet të rivlerësojnë rolin e profesionit të Audituesit. Sot nevojiten institucione publike dhe agjenci auditimi që e bëjnë punën më mirë për të promovuar ndershmërinë dhe qeverisjen kompetente, për të mirën e sotme dhe të ardhmen e çdo vendi.

Pra, ky punim më shumë është më shumë i fokusuar në rolin dhe rëndësinë e standarteve ndërkombëtare të auditimit. Standardet, …

Analizë Mbi Bizneset Familjare Si Dhe Funksionimin Dhe Performancën E Tyre Në Kosovë, Merisa Xhaferi

Theses and Dissertations

Në një pjesë të madhe të literaturës u është kushtuar pak vëmendje definimit të bizneseve familjare dhe shpjegimit të tyre si një lloj i vaçant i bizneseve, por në anën tjetër në kuadrin praktik dhe në tregun botëror këto forma të biznesit paraqesin formën më të vjetër të organizimit, dhe shumë nga kompanitë më të suksesëshme në botë vijnë nga po ky lloj i kompanive. Meqenëse disa nga kompanitë me rëndësi të madhe botërore si Walmart e Porsche, e shumë të tjera janë biznese familjare, atëherë cfarë roli ka ky lloj i organizimit të biznesit në ekonominë botërore.

A dallon …

Self-Inflicted Injuries: Designation For Risk Assessment Or Cost Avoidance, Brianna M. Robertson, Ralph E. Mckinney Jr., Lawrence P. Shao

Psychiatry

This paper considers the denial of health insurance benefits based on a participant's high-risk behaviors such as self-inflicted injuries. In many instances, healthcare benefits can be denied if patients are injured while engaging in criminal activities, from a self-infliction, and from injuries relating to the consumption of alcohol. With increases in healthcare expenditures and government regulation, the necessity for benefit reductions is directed at individuals engaging in high-risk behaviors. The belief is that high-risk behaviors can be modified by individuals. Unfortunately, modification of behaviors may not be available to everyone.

The Development Of A Wayfinding Smart Phone Application As A Large Healthcare Facility Investment Opportunity, Jessie Fortson Marshall

Doctoral Projects

Health care is a continually growing field. New hospitals are constantly being built, while older facilities are experiencing renovation and expansion. With this growth comes a set of difficulties for patients as they try to navigate through large, multi-building facilities. Most large facilities have multiple parking garages, numerous buildings, and medical towers with an unending number of floors. Patients are forced to rely on directional signage to find their destination that is often insufficient. Attempting to navigate through large facilities is often overwhelming for visitors leading to frustration and stress.

New technology has allowed a convenient solution to this problem …

Process Models Discovery And Traces Classification: A Fuzzy-Bpmn Mining Approach., Kingsley Okoye Dr, Usman Naeem Dr, Syed Islam Dr, Abdel-Rahman H. Tawil Dr, Elyes Lamine Dr

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The discovery of useful or worthwhile process models must be performed with due regards to the transformation that needs to be achieved. The blend of the data representations (i.e data mining) and process modelling methods, often allied to the field of Process Mining (PM), has proven to be effective in the process analysis of the event logs readily available in many organisations information systems. Moreover, the Process Discovery has been lately seen as the most important and most visible intellectual challenge related to the process mining. The method involves automatic construction of process models from event logs about any domain …

Developing A Digital Contents Valuing Model: How Users Appreciate Their Values, Changsu Kim, Jongheon Kim

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The principal objective of this paper was to propose and verify a digital content valuing model, which is expected to perform a significant role in future research, and provide novel and practical implications. For the efficacy of a model for the evaluation of digital content value, this study reviewed digital content value and categorized it into intrinsic, interaction, and business value. Based on the research model, we attempted to identify and assess the effects of intrinsic digital content value on digital content interaction value, and to characterize the relationship between digital content interaction value and digital content business value. Consequently, …

Data Protection In Nigeria: Addressing The Multifarious Challenges Of A Deficient Legal System, Roland Akindele

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

This paper provides an overview of the current state of privacy and data protection policies and regulations in Nigeria. The paper contends that the extant legal regime in Nigeria is patently inadequate to effectively protect individuals against abuse resulting from the processing of their personal data. The view is based on the critical analysis of the current legal regime in Nigeria vis-à-vis the review of some vital data privacy issues. The paper makes some recommendations for the reform of the law.

Are Csr Activities Associated With Shareholder Voting In Director Elections And Say-On-Pay Votes?, Charles Cullinan, Lois S. Mahoney, Pamela B. Roush

Accounting Department Faculty Journal Articles

When making investment decisions, many investors now regularly consider a company’s CSR activities along with traditional financial performance measures (Elliott et al., 2014). Our study considers whether shareholders may also consider CSR activities when voting in director elections and say-on-pay votes. We find that CSR performance is associated with shareholder support in both director elections and say-on-pay votes. In particular, we find higher support for both director elections and executive compensation when there are more CSR strengths. Additionally, we find that the social strength aspect of CSR is the most important component in the relationships between CSR and director elections …

Using Ignatian Pedagogy To Support Faculty-Student Mentoring, Anne H. Reilly

School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Faculty mentors teach new skills, offer personal guidance, and act as role models for their students. In addition to professional support, mentors may also serve to encourage their protégés’ personal development and values discernment. Mentoring provides an opportunity to apply the experience→ reflection→ action Ignatian paradigm towards student formation, and building a meaningful mentor relationship may offer a transformative experience for students. In addition, many university-sponsored faculty mentor programs directly incorporate Jesuit values of social justice in their missions. One example is the federally-funded TRIO programs that include mentoring to assist low-income individuals and first-generation college students in progressing through …

Clogged Intermediation: Were Home Buyers Crowded Out?, Hyunsoo Choi, Hyun-Soo Choi, Jung-Eun Kim

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Post-crisis policy interventions significantly increased the demand for mortgage refinancing, but could this surge in refinancing applications have crowded out the supply of credit to home buyers? In this paper, we examine two frictions that hamper financial intermediation and result in banks' substitution of home purchase loans for refinance loans: The risk capacity channel through which banks with limited risk appetites prefer safer loans over riskier loans, and the operating capacity channel through which banks with limited operating capacities prefer applications that require less screening time. We find that following the recent financial crisis, banks facing these capacity constraints indeed …

Technical Note—On The Relation Between Several Discrete Choice Models, Guiyun Feng, Xiaobo Li, Zizhuo Wang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In this paper, we study the relationship between several well known classes of discrete choice models, i.e., the random utility model (RUM), the representative agent model (RAM), and the semiparametric choice model (SCM). Using a welfare-based model as an intermediate, we show that the RAM and the SCM are equivalent. Furthermore, we show that both models as well as the welfare-based model strictly subsume the RUM when there are three or more alternatives, while the four are equivalent when there are only two alternatives. Thus, this paper presents a complete picture of the relationship between these choice models.

Blockchain Technology: An Analysis Of Potential Applications And Uses, Jeffrey Kogon

Honors College Theses

This paper will focus on explaining what blockchain technology is, the fundamentals of how it works, and applications of it. By utilizing sophisticated cryptography, a distributed network, a specified order of events the technology is able to create a ledger that cannot be altered due to its existence on many computers that able to detect if the data has been changed or tampered with. To help illustrate the uses of blockchain technology the technical explanation is complemented with real and hypothetical ways that the technology it being used. The use of blockchain technology originated with financial application and has expanded …

Financial Engineering: Negative Interest Rate Policy And Quantitative Easing As Forms Of Alternative Monetary Policy, Calli A. Farrell

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Community Foundation-Led Giving Days: Understanding Donor Satisfaction And Philanthropic Patterns, Benjamin S. Bingle

The Foundation Review

This article examines Give Local America 2016, a giving day beset by a technology failure that created challenges for donors and community foundations throughout the United States, and explores the experiences of donors as giving day participants.

Philanthropic giving days have gained popularity as opportunities for community foundations to engage new donors, create excitement about organized philanthropy, and democratize charitable giving. This article, examining survey data collected after a giving day led by a community foundation in northern Illinois, provides unique insight into donor satisfaction levels, opinions, and giving patterns.

Data suggest that giving days are not crowding out donations …

Commentary: Wanted - A New Generation Of Accountants, Poh Sun Seow, Gary Pan, Clarence Goh

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Facing a new wave of automation, young accountants must redefine their role and their value-add to their company, say three Singapore Management University observers.

How Do Accounting Practices Spread? An Examination Of Law Firm Networks And Stock Option Backdating, Teck Meng Junior Tan, Patricia M. Dechow

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

We hypothesize that one way that accounting practices spread is through law firm connections. We investigate this prediction by examining companies that avoided reporting compensation expense by engaging in stock option backdating. We hypothesize that executives engaged in backdating because they were desensitized to its inappropriateness when they learned through their legal counsel that other companies were engaging in this practice. We identify backdating companies through backdating-related restatements of earnings. Using network analysis, we document that backdating companies are more highly connected with other backdating companies via shared law firms. Logistic regressions indicate that the odds of a company backdating …

The Role Of Emotions And Collective Satisfaction In The Customer Journey From Service Experience To Customer Engagement, Azam Ghazal Ghahghaei

Marketing Dissertations - Archive

Service providers serving business customers face some unique challenges in assessing and building customer satisfaction. These challenges arise when service providers have to deal with a team or a group of people within the client’s organization. Each of these individuals, depending on their role in the service provision, go through a unique customer journey and have a distinctive service experience. Imagine yourself in a situation with several bosses with different expectations and evaluations. Not only is it challenging to meet their expectations, but it is also hard to know if they are truly satisfied with you. This dissertation explores the …

Stakeholder-Specific Reputation And Organizational Performance: Comparing The Effects Of Overall And Employer Reputation, Michael A. Kimmel

Management Dissertations - Archive

Corporate reputation scholars largely agree that reputation is an asset related to the competitive advantage of firms. However, there is far from universal agreement about whether corporate reputation is best characterized as a single, global assessment that is common to all stakeholders, or as many assessments made by different stakeholder groups. Scholars developing corporate reputation theory have recently focused on the idiosyncratic expectations of different stakeholders, and the consequences of meeting or failing to meet those expectations. This dissertation extends this analysis to employee stakeholders by drawing on social exchange and instrumental stakeholder theory frameworks to develop hypotheses around 1.) …

Success Towards Sustainable Development In Lagging Us Cities? A Grounded Study, Larry Clay Jr.

Student Scholarship

By 2030, it is projected that 7 out of 10 people will be urban dwellers. However, as more people migrate to cities in search of a better life and urban populations grow, housing, food, water, air, transportation, energy, and human well-being issues intensify. Issues of climate change, energy use, agricultural land and watershed protection, and transportation, among others, already stretch beyond the budget frames, municipal geography, and election cycles of most local government managers. Pressures from non-governmental organizations and society as whole are forcing the local business community as well as government officials to work together in solving some the …

Performance Of Statistical Arbitrage In Future Markets, Shijie Sheng

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

This paper is the replication of Alizadeh and Nomikos (2008) Performance of Statistical Arbitrage in Petroleum Futures Markets. Cited methodology from the original paper, this paper investigates the linkages between commodities in the future markets and apply trading strategy based on statistical analysis. The trading strategy is established based on cointegration relationships between commodities and execute trading rules to determine long-short positions. The robustness of trading result will be implemented by using stationary bootstrap approach. From the result, we can see the trading strategy based on cointegration relationship analysis is efficient to set up trading strategies in given datasets.

The Legacy Of The Pharmacy Industry: Cleveland, Ohio, Richard Klein

MSL Academic Endeavors eBooks

This book recognizes the many business contributions made by the major Cleveland, Ohio-based drugstore chains over the past two hundred years and how their highly resourceful approaches towards marketing and retailing affected the national pharmacy industry over that same period of time.