Doctorate of Business Administration Theses--UW-Whitewater
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Two essays on CEO political ideoloogy : implications for differences in risk and stock market rewards
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)CEO political ideology refers to whether the CEO’s personal belief system is aligned to conservativism (Republican party) or liberalism (Democrat party). The upper echelons theory (UET; Christensen, Dhaliwal, Boivie, & ... -
Stressed and confused : an exploration into citizenship fatigue and the dark side of workplace friendship
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2021-05)This two-essay study investigated two growing areas of interest related to employee stress: citizenship fatigue and the dark side of workplace friendships. Essay 1 hypothesizes that person–organization fit is negatively ... -
Relative effects of touchpoint orientation on customer engagement, trust, and loyalty : the role of proactiveness and artificial intelligence-capabilities
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)The marketing landscape has grown complex and fragmented due to the growth of digital touchpoints. The proliferation evolves into siloed, depersonalized, and less effective touchpoints, causing discord and broken relationships ... -
A study of CFO and CEO attributes : cash and operating cycles as determinant measures of success and effect of c-suite members' social network capital on tail risk
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)The chief executive officer (CEO) is the face of an organization. Nonetheless, since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the importance of the chief financial officer (CFO) has increased (Alkhafaji, 2007; Schminke, Arnaud, & ... -
Assertive and ambitious : do gender roles influence nascent entrepreneurs' intention to use business incubation?
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2018-12)Entrepreneurs are vital to the global economy as they create jobs, reduce unemployment, and accelerate economic growth. However, practitioners and scholars have recognized the existence of gender bias in opportunities and ... -
Ethical leadership impact on human resource practices and the trust relationship of leaders
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)Essay 1: Organizations continue to be challenged with ethical dilemmas that call into question not only the moral fiber of the organization but the ethical behavior of the individual leaders within the organization. Such ... -
Organizational psychological capital and financial reporting quality
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)Based on organizational psychological capital theory, this study argues that organizational psychological capital, captured by four unique dimensions (optimism, hope, resilience, and self-efficacy), influence a firm’s ... -
Antecedents and consequences of online consumer engagement : investigating social media dispositions, social media goals, and brand engagement
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)Consumers are comfortable with social media and accept firms occupying the same digital space. They consume and create content in social media at varying levels as some consumers more readily engage with firms online than ... -
Self efficacy and retention among first-generation college students
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)The American education system is often regarded as an engine of social mobility (Bowen, Kurzweil, Tobin, & Pichler, 2005). However, research has shown that the higher education system can instead play a major role in ... -
Too much of a good thing? The impacts of project management office (PMO) characteristics, social capital & culture on PMO performance
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)Companies continue to invest in project management approaches as they increase the likelihood of project success, help advance firm strategies and value, and thereby increase competitive advantage. Increasingly, mature ... -
How interns impact work teams: examining newcomer socialization and performance expectations among interns, team leaders, and team members
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)Every day, hundreds of college interns join organizations as the race for highly skilled talent escalates. Two-thirds of college graduates now have at least one internship experience, with nearly 50% of interns becoming ... -
Creating a more engaging employee stock ownership plan through literature and physics
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are federally governed tax-incentivized plans that distribute equity shares of the business to its employees. These plans are growing in popularity, and the academic literature currently ... -
The intersection of entrepreneurial orientation, trust, and social capital : how these factors affect funding choices and firm performance for minority entrepreneurs
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-05)Researchers and policymakers have reviewed the effects that entrepreneurship has on wealth creation across various regional contexts. Typically, entrepreneurship has been associated with higher levels of prosperity and is ... -
Defining the expatreneur : starting up abroad and understanding foreign incentives: an abductive analysis
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2019-11)Over the past few decades, there has been a growth in entrepreneurs moving to other countries to start up new businesses. Sixty percent of the workers moving to other countries (the globally mobile workforce) is currently ... -
Certified public accountants' attitudes towards the public interest and the factors that impact those attitudes
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2019-12)A core professional value of the accounting profession is the dedication to the public interest. The purpose of this study was to examine factors that impact attitudes towards the core professional value of public interest ... -
The right balance: a search for the best fit between business and ethical factors in software that aids strategic decision making
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2019-12)With the expansion of using decision support systems (DSS) in making strategic business decisions and the wide spectrum of stakeholders affected by such usage, the need for considering ethical issues in these systems arises. ... -
Developing a telemedicine value co-creation framework : patient perceptions of the telemedicine model of care delivery
(UW-Whitewater, 2019-05)Technology is reshaping the patient–provider relationship. Digital health tools such as electronic medical records, patient portals, and telemedicine provide patients the opportunity to engage with healthcare systems ... -
A framework of organization learning, entrepreneurial orientation, and external relational networks: a study of minority ethnic business performance
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2019-08)This study proposed an empirical model to investigate the impact of organizational learning (OL) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on the external relational network's (ERN) engagement with and firm performance of ... -
Governance factors affecting nonprofit organizations' financial health: the impact of board composition, policies, religiosity, and social captial
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2019-12)Nonprofits have a significant impact on the world around us. They provide services for the common good and are having an increasing influence on the economy over time (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014; McKeever & Gatty, ... -
Regime-switching advantage in statistical arbitrage strategies conditioned on time series momentum and volatility in leveraged exchange traded funds : theory and evidence
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2019-09)The phenomena of volatility decay (also known as time decay) and path dependence in leveraged exchange traded funds (ETF) markets have been documented in the literature. This dissertation examined whether it is possible ...
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