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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 ...
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 ...
Grabbing the tiger by the tail, a hybridized retirement system measured through the stakeholders' eyes
(2014-12)
The changing landscape of retirement systems throughout the world presents many challenges for governments, employers, and participants. The future for employees have dimmed with the retreat of pension plans, and the ...
Opacity of private philanthropy
(2015-12)
Calls for greater transparency among corporations and social institutions continue to grow in the literature. Many contend that greater transparency is needed to reduce potential for wrong doing and enhance the capacity ...
Essays on the influence of website emotional design features on users' emotional and behavioral responses
(2013-07)
As the Internet technologies have become more advanced, as well as online users that have become more sophisticated, the competition in the e-commerce is increasingly aggressive for online vendors. Therefore, online user ...
Investor activism and mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
(2015-12)
This study analyzed activism that leads to a merger or acquisition (M&A) of a firm to see its benefits for the shareholders at the target firm as well as its acquirer. It used over thirty years of data to understand the ...
How pre-engagement factors and service product attribute complexity impact customer tenure with a retailer
(2014-12)
The purpose of this research is to look at how various cultural dimensions - power distance, uncertainty avoidance, and individualism/collectivism - are related to the actual tenure of a customer with a retail service ...
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 ...
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 ...