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More is not always best: Rebuilding the foundation of workplace status
(2022-05)
In this dissertation I address the assumption within workplace status research that more status is beneficial. I suggest that it is not more status that is best, but the right amount of status. Using a person-environment ...
Corporate governance and hedge fund activism
(2015-12)
Over the past two decades, hedge fund activism has emerged as a new mechanism of corporate governance that brings about operational, financial and governance reforms to a corporation. Many prominent business executives and ...
Brand-based community: The role of identification in developing a sense of community among brand users
(2005-05)
Scope and Method of Study: Previous research on brand community (i.e. McAlexander, Schouten, and Koenig 2002; Muniz and O'Guinn 2001) has established a rich qualitative foundation for understanding brand-based communities. ...
Relationship of working memory to job performance and innovation with stress and effort as moderators
(2016-12)
The present study investigated working memory capacity and the affect it has on employees to perform their job and to be innovative. The study also considered moderation of effort and stress to the relationship of working ...
Antecedents to business succession planning in small relationship-dependent service businesses
(2015-12)
As the baby boom generation approaches and enters traditional retirement ages, the owners of small professional service firms are being inundated with advice concerning how to implement a business succession plan. While ...
Navigating the Seas of Change: How Small Businesses Respond to Environmental Dynamism
(2019-05-01)
This research poses the question, "How do the personalities and the perceptions of small business owners and managers impact their decision making processes in response to changes in their market environment?"
Master Limited Partnerships unique vehicle for investor value creation
(2021-12)
Master Limited Partnerships (MPLs) are a unique vehicle within which to conduct business activities to achieve superior value creation for investors. Very little research has been published that examines how the unique MLP ...
Effect of grit and orientations to happiness on entrepreneurial performance among venture founders
(2016-12)
To date, research on which factors contribute to entrepreneurial performance falls short of a comprehensive explanation. Grit, although not as thoroughly researched as other personality traits, has been found to be a ...