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Knoxville Area Rescue Mission And Ut Fraternity System, Armond M. Agassi Dec 2011

Knoxville Area Rescue Mission And Ut Fraternity System, Armond M. Agassi

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.


"Motorbike Guide For Westerners": Entrepreneurial Development And The Creation Of A Cultural Tourism Product In Transitional Vietnam, Karl Russell Kirby Aug 2011

"Motorbike Guide For Westerners": Entrepreneurial Development And The Creation Of A Cultural Tourism Product In Transitional Vietnam, Karl Russell Kirby

Masters Theses

Vietnam is undergoing economic transition from a command economy to an economy with greater market characteristics. Transition is fundamentally reshaping the country through economic liberalization and increased exposure to foreign markets. The Vietnamese are developing institutions necessary for market growth and international tourists are arriving in ever-larger numbers. This research project is a case study of businesses that provide guided motorbike tours and evaluates the businesses based on two criteria: as a study of institutional growth during economic transition and as an examination of tourism production through guide interpretation. The author interviewed and observed sixteen guides in Vietnam—from Dalat in …


Facebook And College Students: Is Marketing Effective, Kelsey Craig May 2011

Facebook And College Students: Is Marketing Effective, Kelsey Craig

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.


Essays On Gross Receipts Taxes, Zhou Yang May 2011

Essays On Gross Receipts Taxes, Zhou Yang

Doctoral Dissertations

The dissertation focuses on the incentives and economic effects of gross receipts taxes (GRTs) versus corporate income taxes (CITs). Conventional wisdom holds that GRTs are very poor tax instruments; however, several states have shown renewed interest in GRTs since 2002. An interesting question to ask is why states are reconsidering GRTs in spite of all criticisms. Are GRTs really as bad as what conventional wisdom says? There is little rigorous theoretical or empirical work on GRTs. My dissertation aims to help fill this gap by providing both theoretical and empirical analysis on the comparative advantages and disadvantages of GRTs versus …


Addressing Homelessness Through The Private Sector, Mindy Nakamura May 2011

Addressing Homelessness Through The Private Sector, Mindy Nakamura

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.