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Manufacturing Managers' Leadership Efficacy In The Context Of Reduced Union Influence, James Richard Wright

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore whether manufacturing managers had the skills needed to lead union members whose unions have less influence than in the past. Leaders of manufacturing firms can strengthen the relationship between manufacturing managers and union members through positive and effective leadership. Providing union members with leadership can improve cooperation, reduce problem-solving time, and increase productivity through efficiency. The conceptual framework for this study was transformational leadership theory. Data collection involved conducting 20 semi structured interviews with participants affiliated with the United Auto Workers (UAW) in the Toledo, Ohio, area. The participants (9 manufacturing …

Leadership Strategies For Managing Change In The Nigerian Banking Industry, Jude Ememe

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Nigerian banking system is experiencing changes brought about by globalization. Operating in a changing business environment requires that bank leaders evolve strategies to manage and adapt to change. There are direct and indirect costs associated when banks are unable to adapt to change such as bank closures, and loss of economic and business opportunities. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of Nigerian bank leaders regarding strategies they used to manage change in the banking industry. The conceptual framework was based on transformational leadership theory and change management theory. Data were collected from document …

Strategies For Improving Internal Control In Small And Medium Enterprises In Nigeria, Olufemi Adepoju Aladejebi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers and practitioners have recognized the need for business leaders to establish effective internal control frameworks. Some small and medium enterprises (SME) leaders lack strategies for improving internal control systems. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies leaders of SMEs in Nigeria use for improving internal control practices. Building on the internal control theory and transactional leadership theory, semistructured face-to-face and phone interviews were conducted with 8 purposively-selected leaders of SMEs in Nigeria who successfully implemented internal control practices. The 5 themes that emerged from the thematic analysis of the interview data were: segregation of …

Small Farm Management Of Information Communication Technology, E-Commerce, And Organization Performance, Shenique Carmichael

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many small farm farmers in the United States are reluctant to use information communication technology (ICT) and e-commerce, yet little is known about their decision-making rationale. The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to explore U.S. small farm farmers' decision making, specifically, regarding use or non-use of e-commerce, in managing farm operations by using the Miles and Snow's typology of strategic management. The purposive sample consisted of 30 small farm farming operations in Kansas and Missouri with revenue less than $250,000 per annum. Data analysis was 3-tiered and involved use of horizontalization, thematic clustering, and synthesis. Using the Van …

Restaurants Owner Strategies For Financial Sustainability Beyond 5 Years, Raimi Gnonlonfoun

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The restaurant industry plays an essential role in the U.S. economy. Approximately 26% of small- and medium-sized enterprise restaurants fail during their first year of business operation and 60% cannot sustain beyond 3 years. The objective of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies that small- and medium-sized restaurant owners used to financially sustain business beyond 5 years. The purposive sample consisted of 4 successful restaurant owners who have been in operation for at least 5 years in the southern region of the United States. The general systems theory was the conceptual framework of this study. The data …

Improving Mobile Phone Banking Usefulness, Usability, Risk, Cost, And Intention To Adopt, Ali Parfait Hebie

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Millions of people use mobile phone banking daily, and business leaders should understand the factors influencing mobile phone banking adoption among users. Based on the theory of technology acceptance model and the innovation diffusion theory, the purpose of this correlational study was to examine the relationship between usefulness, ease of use, risk, cost, and mobile phone banking adoption in Burkina Faso. One hundred and six mobile phone banking users living in the city of Ouagadougou completed the online survey created to measure consumers understanding of mobile phone banking. Results of the multiple linear regression analysis indicated a statistically significant relationship …

An Examination Of "Lookism" In Scholarly Literature, Diana Saiki, Alyssa Dana Adomaitis, Gundlach Jessica

Publications and Research

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Marital Status Of Executives And Company Performance, Ilona Day

Honors Undergraduate Theses

This research paper explores differences in company performance levels, as measured by selected company fundamentals and annual return, with regard to the marital status of top executives, specifically the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer. It examines whether the differences in firm performance are determined by the marital status of the respective business executive. Groups of never married, married, and divorced executives are compared against each other to establish if and how the company performance changes between these groups. Summary statistics of the examined variables in conjunction with the results of the simple and multiple regression analyses indicate …

H. Wayne Huizenga College Of Business And Entrepreneurship 2017-2018 Graduate Catalog, Nova Southeastern University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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A Path Dependence Approach To Understanding Educational Policy Harmonisation: The Qualifications Framework In The European Higher Education Area, Sharon Feeney, John Hogan

Articles

This paper examines the development of a system of easily readable and comparable qualifications within a single Qualifications Framework in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA) as part of the Bologna process. Employing a path dependence approach, combined with new understandings of critical junctures and incremental policy change, as our conceptual lens, we find that multiple self-reinforcing events between the 1998 Sorbonne Declaration and the 2005 Bergen Communiqué, in the form of Declarations and Communiqués, guided implementation of the Bologna policy process, along with elements of incremental layering. We also see evidence that policy formation and implementation are self-reinforcing in …

Examining The Role Of Store Design On Consumers’ Cross-Sectional Perceptions Of Retail Brand Loyalty, John Murray Dr., Jonathan Elms, Christoph Teller

Articles

This paper compares new and established store design prototypes of the same retailer to examine the role of consumers’ cross-sectional perceptions of retail brand loyalty. In-store surveys were administered to capture consumers’ store-level perceptions towards a new store prototype and an older established prototype of the same fast fashion retailer. The data was subjected to multi-group analyzes with structural equations modeling. The findings suggest that store novelty and complexity promote both store design pleasure and retail brand loyalty outcomes. The different store designs do not, however, account for differences in brand loyalty perceptions at the overall retailer level when multi-group …

Internal Brand Identification As Metamorphic Glue In The Internal Branding Process Within A Retailer Network, Edmund O'Callaghan, John Murray

Articles

The growth of collaborative independent retail networks (CIRN’s) has been a significant response by independents to the growing power of retailer multiples. These networks vary in nature and structure, but share a common objective of improved competitiveness through more effective buying, pooled marketing and/or national brand recognition. At a minimum, these networks have enabled independent retailers to achieve a relative degree of competitive parity with multiples, through participation in strategic brand building. Consequently, there is a need for a greater understanding of key issues relating to building independent store brands through collaborative networks. This research aims to better understand the …

The International Review Of Retail, Distribution And Consumer Research, Edmund O'Callaghan, John Murray Dr.

Conference proceedings

This special issue of The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research offers a selection of the best papers presented at the 19th International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades of the European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution (EAERCD). The EAERCD has continued to offer a forum for academic exchange over a 27 year period on both current and emerging issues within the distributive trades and retailing. This year the School of Retail and Services Management, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) hosted the EAERCD conference. The School of Retail & Services Management offers specialist retail …

Who Reacts To Income Tax Rate Changes? The Relationship Between Income Taxes And The Motivation To Work: The Case Of Azerbaijan, Orkhan Nadirov, Bruce Dehning, Khatai Aliyev, Minura Iskandarova

Accounting Faculty Articles and Research

This research investigates the effects of income taxation on the motivation to work by employing a survey method for the Azerbaijan population. The two research questions of interest are, if subjects consider income taxes when deciding how many hours to work and how subjects would react to a hypothetical 5% income tax rate increase. Also examined are the responses to these questions between subjects with different socio-economic characteristics. Examining cross-sectional data of 326 respondents reveals that income taxes do not influence Azerbaijan labour market participants’ motivation to work, regardless of their socio-economic characteristics. Empirical results indicate that reactions to hypothetical …

Ada News Convention Daily - 2017 Day 3, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

The ADA News Daily (also called the ADA News Convention Daily) is a special edition of the ADA News published each day during American Dental Association Annual Sessions.

Event-Driven Simulation Of The State Institution Activity For The Service Provision Based On Business Processes, M. Yu. Kataev, N. V. Loseva, A. A. Mitsel, L. A. Bulysheva, S. V. Kozlov

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

The paper presents an approach, based on business processes, assessment and control of the state of the state institution, the social insurance Fund. The paper describes the application of business processes, such as items with clear measurable parameters that need to be determined, controlled and changed for management. The example of one of the business processes of the state institutions, which shows the ability to solve management tasks, is given. The authors of the paper demonstrate the possibility of applying the mathematical apparatus of imitative simulation for solving management tasks.

The Archway Investment Fund, Annual Report 2017, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

The Archway Investment Fund, led by professor Asli Ascioglu, is a series of two classes, consisting of a semester focused on Securities Analysis, and a semester of Portfolio Management. The students begin as Securities Analysts, where they gain a foundational knowledge for investment management and financial analysis.

Ms225: 2017 Faculty Meeting Minutes, Thomas R. Cole

Thomas R. Cole, PhD Papers

Original Filename: Faculty Meeting Minutes 010417.docx. Format Details: fmt/412; Microsoft Word for Windows; 2007 onwards. See more at Thomas R. Cole, PhD Papers and its finding aid.

2017-Pharmacy Student Featured On Etsu Homepage, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No matter where he goes, 29-year-old Tandy Branham always seems to find himself in leadership positions. Of course, hes been preparing for those roles since he was just a child.

When I was born, my parents were very poor. Neither of them had graduated from high school and neither had a job, says the Pound, Virginia, native. We lived off of Social Security and food stamps pretty much my whole childhood.

By the time he was in second grade, Branhams parents had split up, leaving him as the man of the house at the tender age of 7.

With a …

2017-Meet Brandi Dahl, Pharmd, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Brandi Dahl, PharmD, is the newest faculty member in Pharmacy Practice. Originally from Oxford, Kansas, she recently completed her PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Specialty Residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy (TTUHSC SOP) and Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. Dahl received her Doctor of Pharmacy from TTUHSC SOP in May of 2017. She is actively involved in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, TTUHSC SOP Alumni Association, and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists at both a state and local level. Dahl’s current practice interests include ambulatory care, transitions of care, and academia. 

Why did you …

2017-Meet Dr. Whitney Aultman, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Meet Dr. Whitney Aultman, from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She also holds a Clinical Pharmacist appointment at State of Franklin Healthcare Associates (SoFHA) where she works collaboratively with multiple providers to optimize medication therapy for patients including those transitioning from hospital discharge.  Dr. Aultman is originally from Mt. Pleasant, MI and relocated to Johnson City, TN, to join the department in 2017. Prior to her appointment at ETSU she completed her PGY-1 residency and PGY-2 Ambulatory Care residency at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI (a suburb of Detroit). Her current clinical …

2017-Gatton College Of Pharmacy Student, Fellow Earn Prestigious National Scholarships, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY A student and a research fellow in East Tennessee State Universitys Gatton College of Pharmacy recently returned from a trip to Nashville where they participated in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacys annual meeting and related activities. 

Irene Abia, a fourth-year student pharmacist, and Dr. KariLynn Dowling, a post-graduate research fellow, are among just 85 individuals across the nation to receive the 2017 AACP Walmart Scholar Program scholarship that allowed them to attend the events on July 15-19 in Nashville with their faculty mentors.

The program aims to strengthen participants skills and commitment to a career in …

2017-Generation Rx Wins Best Overall Third Year In A Row, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

While the national recognition for their efforts certainly is nice, members of the Gatton Generation Rx chapter say it is the difference they are able to make in people’s lives that is the real reward.

“It is very humbling to interact with others and hear the stories about how their lives have been saved or their loved ones are still here because of what we are out doing,” said Dawnna Metcalfe, a second-year student pharmacist. “We really work hard to get knowledge out there about safe medication practices for all ages.”

Since its inception, the ETSU Generation Rx chapter has …

In Memoriam: M. Cherif Bassiouni, Charles C. Jalloh

Articles

No abstract provided.

2017-January-01-Mbmsota Spring 2017, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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2017-Isaac Kinser - East Tennessee State University Featured Student, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

University School Alumni Isaac Kinser is featured on the East Tennessee State University Home Page.....Click here to View Article , also listed below:

Meet Isaac Kinser

Isaac Kinser is no stranger to ETSU. He’s been on campus since enrolling at University School in fifth grade.  The junior exercise science major plans to commission as an Army officer once he graduates from ETSU, but he didn’t always feel so confident in his future. The Army ROTC program has helped him find direction and given him an opportunity to focus on his passion for physical fitness by participating in the Army Ranger …

2017-University School Class Of '97 Alumni Reunion, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The University School Class of '97 is planning a reunion for this summer (2017) during the weekend of June 17th. There will be a family day on Saturday at the school.

The contact person for this event is K. Nicole Street-Lutz, phone 423-426-1340 or email [email protected].

Looking forward to a great time! Love our Bucs, past and present!!!

2017-Jason Stopa To Give Curators Talk At Reece Museum.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

“A New Subjectivity: Figurative Painting After 2000" is composed entirely of paintings by women, and attempts to categorize Expressionism in new terms,” says curator Jason Stopa, a New York City writer and painter and who holds an M.F.A. from Pratt Institute. Originally from the Pratt Manhattan Gallery in New York, “A New Subjectivity” features female artists Gina Beavers, Katherine Bernhardt, Katherine Bradford, Jackie Gendel, Liz Markus, and Rose Wylie. The exhibit will be on display at the Reece Museum until December 15th, 2017.

There will be a curator's talk and exhibit reception on Thursday, November 9 from 5-7pm. The …

2017-Harvest- New Ceramics By Lindsay Rogers To Be Presented At Tipton Gallery.Pdf, College Of Arts And Sciences, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The Harvest exhibition features Lindsay Rogers series of new, unfired seed collection baskets titled American Monolith, in collaboration with Sow True Seeds. It also includes her tablescape of contemporary functional ware and select sculptural vessels from her graduate thesis series, Close to Home.

Rogers, an assistant professor of ceramics in the ETSU Department of Art & Design, uses her work as a ceramic artist to advocate for a more locally based, sustainable food system. She has participated in collaborations with other artists, chefs and farmers, and her pottery, writing and words can be found in a range of …

2017-2017 Wounded Warrior Project.Pdf, Department Of Interior Architecture, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Mr. Charles (Charlie) Young and Mr. Doug Able are veteran speakers and serving as mentors throughout the Sophomore Studio 3 Wounded Warrior project.  During their interaction with the students they discussed both the physical and psychological issues related to designing for veterans: more specifically Vietnam veterans.  The students were really engaged asking intelligent questions and giving the veteran's feedback from personal experiences with friends and family members.

Charles Young is a Staff Sergeant E6 who served in Vietnam War.  He has 15 years of service to the military.  He served 2 years in the 25^th Infantry Division in Vietnam. …