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Essay on unexpected mandatory pension contributions in defined benefit pension plans
(2015-12)
Corporate sponsors of defined benefit (DB) pension plans in the US are legally required (if underfunded) to make mandatory pension contribution (MPC) as a non-linear function of the funding status of the pension plan. Prior ...
Effect of audit committee deliberations on financial reporting quality: Evidence from audit committee minutes
(2018-05)
My dissertation examines whether audit committee deliberations are associated with financial reporting quality. This is important because audit committees are responsible for overseeing the integrity of the firm's internal ...
Excessive entitlement, psychological contract fulfillment, and employee outcomes: The moderating effect of accountability
(2014-12)
Excessive entitlement attitudes of employees are an increasing problem for organizations. However, there has been little research regarding a clear framework related to the construct of excessive entitlement, and articles ...
Predicting firm performance by integrating funding climate and CEO-COO dyad
(2014-12)
This research starts to unravel the nomological network of a funding climate and defines the regulatory state and efficacy level of the CEO - COO dyad needed to increase firm performance. Funding climate is further validated ...
Factors influencing consumers' warranty purchase: The role of goal orientation, individual mood, and framing
(2009-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This dissertation investigated how decision framing and an individuals' mood and goal orientation interact to influence the decision to buy a car warranty. In the process, the psychometric ...