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Supply chain integration and the impacts of information technology capabilities, organizational culture (i.e. customer orientation, buyer dependence), and environmental uncertainties (i.e. supply, demand, technology) on supply chain performance
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-11)The Technology, Organization, Environment (TOE) framework has been extensively studied in the context of information technology. However, the TOE framework has not yet been utilized to examine determinants of supply chain ... -
Audio generation from a single sample using deep convolutional generative adversarial networks
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)Training neural networks require sizeable datasets for meaningful output. It is difficult to acquire large datasets for many types of data. This is especially challenging for individuals and small organizations. We have ... -
Explaining agent behavior through intentional sequences
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)One of the main goals of this research and Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) is to improve trust between human and AI. Local XAI approaches address trust through explanations of individual decisions but fail to ... -
Productivity of business at the bottom of the pyramid : a neural network analysis of the solid waste informal sector in India
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)In developing countries, solid waste levels have continued to climb so quickly that municipalities have been unable to handle the increasing quantity of waste. Amidst the bleak setting of uncollected waste littering the ... -
When the going gets tough, resilient employees keep going! : emotional labor and occupational commitment in a property and casualty insurance claims team
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)As the saying popularized by American football coach Knute Rockne goes, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” The real question becomes what is the force that keeps the tough going while others quit? To answer ... -
Developing a framework for social selling : antecedents, outcomes, and successful implementation
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)In the changing sales landscape, social selling strategy poses opportunity for salespeople to take advantage of mobile technology and social media to connect with customers. This dissertation uses two essays to conceptualize ... -
Employer-employee work at home relationship : shall we dance?
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)The sustainability of the relationship between online employers and remote employees depends on ongoing trust and security (Mackenzie, 2010; Peters, Den Dulk, & De Ruijter, 2010; Wojcak, Bajzikova, Sajgalikova, & Polakova, ... -
Volatility in U.S. dairy futures markets
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-08)Essay 1: Despite its sheer market size and volatile prices, the study of US dairy commodity prices and volatility is limited in recent literature. Compared to other commodities, dairy products show large price swings and ... -
Bring your own device programs within the enterprise : the antecedent effects on bring your own device adoption and use
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)Traditionally, organizations have provided the necessary task-related devices (e.g., laptops, smartphones, tablets) for employees. However, recent years have seen alternative devices belonging to employees or other sources ... -
Essays on organizational ambidexterity, financial reporting quality, and investment efficiency
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-08)Organizational ambidexterity is a corporate strategy where a firm simultaneously seeks to pursue exploration and exploitation (March, 1991). Despite being described as one of the most interesting subjects in strategy ... -
Building a diversified portfolio : the impact of diversity on U.S. mutual fund manager performance : an examination of differences in risk and return
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)Using hand-collected fund manager race data, I examined the current status of minority managers in the mutual fund industry. I investigated manager characteristics and performance differences between minority (Asian, Black, ... -
Emotional intelligence as an antecedent to innovation championing behavior and the moderating effects of cultural tightness--looseness
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-08)Champions make critical contributions to innovation by neutralizing resistance and orchestrating the effort and resources necessary to advance promising concepts to fully realized products (Howell & Higgins, 1990a). Research ... -
Omnichannel in the digital age : a focus on the convenience store industry
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)Omnichannel for retail organizations has grown significantly over the recent decade. Retailers are challenged to find ways to connect with tech-savvy consumers and encourage repeat visits and positive word-of-mouth referrals. ... -
The impact of community social capital and trust on levels of accounting conservatism
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-08)Accounting conservatism reflects the judgment and potential bias allowed per accrual-based accounting by choosing to disclose bad news ahead of holding a higher bar for reporting good news. Financial reporting aggressiveness ... -
Actions speak louder than words : how social influence affects gen Z's attitude toward personalized marketing, brand loyalty, ad avoidance, and brand avoidance behaviors
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-05)Advertising on the internet is growing at the fastest rate of any medium today (Internet Advertising Bureau & PwC Advisory Services LLC, 2018, 2019). However, advertisers are struggling with understanding consumers’ ... -
Censoring the Filthy Fifteen : the rise of the music rating system in America
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-05)This research paper will analyze lyrics used as examples for justification of a music rating system in the 1985 Record Labeling U.S. Senate Hearing. The study contributes an important component to the field of censorship ... -
A simple, space-efficient algorithm for detecting start and stop codons in DNA
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-04)The brute force algorithm for string matching has a worst-case execution complexity of O(MN), where N is the length of the entire string and M is the length of the substring to be matched. The efficiency of brute-force ... -
Repliclade : a simulator of sequence evolution in gene families
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-05)An ever-increasing need in phylogenetic inference entails selection of suitable analytic methods for a given lineage. It also includes identifying appropriate evolutionary models to perform forwards (or backwards) simulation ... -
Building an intuitive and friendly data collection framework to analyze human factors involved in software development
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-04-30)Despite the most important aspect of software products being the people who design them, the research literature concerning the people in question is somewhat sparse and limited. The research that currently exists, while ... -
Solving non-decomposable objectives using linear programming layers in general machine learning models : SVMs and deep neural networks
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-05)Many domain specific machine learning tasks require more fine tuning with respect to nondecomposable metrics to be effective. In many applications such as medical diagnosis and fraud detection, traditional loss measures ...