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Evaluation of RFID for information visibility based job-shop scheduling in Lean manufacturing environments
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This dissertation investigates the impact of radio frequency identification (RFID) in manufacturing. Two simulation studies of an organization that is considering implementing RFID on a production ...
Assets of foreignness: Colonial mentality and Western private equity managers in the ex-Western colonies
(2016-12)
This dissertation provides the first exploration of the effects of colonial mentality within a business field by examining how indigenous entrepreneurs and business managers interact with Western private equity managers ...
Another missing link to burnout and job performance: The mediator role of work self compassion
(2016-12)
This study presented and tested a model of the impact of work self-compassion (WSC) on burnout and role based performance while controlling for stable personality traits. WSC is a new construct first developed and validated ...
Real-world, high-stakes deceptive speech: Theoretical validation and an examination of its potential for detection automation
(2014-12)
The study of deception and the theories which have been developed have relied heavily on laboratory experiments, in controlled environments, utilizing American college students, participating in mock scenarios. The goal ...
Personality, grit, and psychological capital as they relate to sales performance
(2016-07)
Salespeople produce significant value for organizations. The ability to identify or hire a salesperson with the capacity for higher than average performance is therefore important to sales managers and business owners. The ...
Volitional Vulnerability: From Qualitative to QuantitativeVolitional vulnerability: From qualitative to quantitative
(2016-10)
This paper introduces a newly developed psychometric measure called volitional vulnerability. Results of the present study show how the qualitative theory of vulnerability as set forth by Dr. Brene Brown can be expressed ...
Usefulness of goodwill impairment under SFAS No. 142 in reflecting the relative efficiency of firms
(2007-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This study examines goodwill impairment under SFAS No. 142 whether it improves financial reporting quality by better reflecting the underlying relative efficiency of a firm. A firm's relative ...