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Signal opacity and debt contracts in entrepreneurial ventures
(2020-07)
New ventures that are unable to fund expansion using internal equity or that prefer to maintain complete firm ownership may supplement existing cash flow by accessing external funds in the form of debt contracts. To overcome ...
Frontline retail employees -- extinct or evolving: A look at the relationship between, servant leadership, employee engagement, organizational change recipients' belief and employee intent to quit
(2021-12)
Rapid change in the retail industry will remain constant as we navigate the new normal after the pandemic and innovation is implemented. The frontline retail worker is typically the least engaged and costly to replace. The ...
Team process, team structure, and team interdependence: A theoretical model of their impacts on productivity and satisfaction for team members in overtime work
(2020-07)
As global markets become increasingly competitive and dynamic, employers and employees face challenges related to work overload, the most common of which is overtime work. While much research has been carried out on the ...
Essays on lonely consumers and social gaze
(2021-05)
This dissertation includes two essays. The first essay examines how two dimensions of loneliness influence brand relationships. Lonely individuals tend to use consumption to compensate for their lacking relationships. ...
Impact of investor relations on stock performance surrounding restatement announcements
(2020-12)
Many firms use investor relations (IR) to communicate with investors and the financial community through meetings, conference calls, and presentations. Engaging in IR provides benefits to firms, including increased liquidity, ...
Two essays on stock repurchases
(2020-05)
My dissertation comprises two chapters. The first chapter examines the information content of actual share repurchase within the context of informed options trading, while the second chapter examines the impact of EPS-motivated ...
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 ...
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 ...
Can a rising tide lift all boats? Social norms' influence on retirement savings
(2021-12)
The pursuit of wellness is eternal. One of the largest threats to an individual developing that sense of happiness in the concept of financial wellness. Financial wellness is a concept that encompasses how an individual ...
Impact of firm-level bank consolidation on mortgage loan availability
(2022-07)
Since the economic crisis of 2008, the number of U.S. banks has declined by an average of 4.5% per year. Factors in bank decline include consolidation due to increased competition from nonbank entities, technological shifts, ...