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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, & ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...