Nathan M. Bisk College of Business: Recent submissions
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The Effects of Firm Age and Firm Size on Strategic Agility and Performance
(2020-05)Strategic agility is a relatively new construct in the field of strategic management which describes the degree to which a firm is flexible with its business strategy. Strategically agile firms are able to change their ... -
Strategic Organizational Sustainability Climate: Scale Development and Validation
(2020-08)The Strategic Organizational Sustainability (SOS)Climate encompasses the employee perceptions of the policies, practices, and procedures that promote long term organizational success in the era of pressing economic, social, ... -
Navigating the Glass Ladder: A Qualitative Exploration of the Challenges Women Leaders Experience throughout the Process of Promotion in the Manufacturing Industry
(2020-05)As the presence of women in the workplace continues to increase and significant strides have been undertaken to ensure fair and equitable treatment of women in industry, a considerable gap remains in the representation ... -
Exploring Configuration Management in Department of Defense (DoD) Projects
(2019-12)Configuration management has become more important than ever to managers of DoD projects. The study evaluated the relevancy of the facilitating and obstructing factors to the success of the overall configuration management ... -
The Economic Impact of Anti-Corruption Legislation on Foreign Investor Perceptions of Corruption
(2019-12)Corruption has increasingly become an international challenge and the coordination of Anti-Corruption Legislation (ACL) and its implementation, a priority for nations. The economic impact of corruption on economic growth, ... -
Situational Judgement Selection Test Utility: Implications for Police Turnover
(2019-07)Police agencies increasingly find attracting, recruiting, selecting, and retaining police officers challenging. Officer candidates selected can have up to a 25 percent fail rate in basic police training, while probationary ... -
Avoiding the Restart Button: Examining the Critical Factors of the Onboarding Process that Encourage Team Cohesion
(2019-02)The process of onboarding new employees critically impacts a firm’s overall success. Previous studies have looked at the relationship between onboarding and outcomes such as employee satisfaction, turnover intention, ... -
Does Organizational Culture Serve as an Antecedent to the Dynamic Capability of an Automated Customer Relationship System as an Example of a Big Data Analytics Program in a Firm? A Case Study
(2019-07)This study seeks to determine if and how organizational culture can be an antecedent to the formation and exploitation of a dynamic capability at the firm level. This proposed study method is a holistic single case study ... -
Distributed Team E-leadership: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Subordinate Perceptions of Career Development
(2019-07)As changes in the global economy coupled with fast-paced advancements in technology continue to evolve and merge, the need to deploy a distributed workforce becomes increasingly important to remain competitive. Just as ... -
Transforming Human Resource Management into a Dynamic Capability and the Effects on Employee Attraction and Retention
(2019-05)Employee attraction and retention remain one of the biggest difficulties faced by employers in the United States. One way for firms to combat this issue is through the creation of dynamic capabilities. Dynamic capabilities ... -
Smart Fitness: A Qualitative Statistical Analysis of the Cycling Studio Market
(2019-07)This proposal outlines several courses of action to assist Wahoo Fitness with increasing brand loyalty, exposure, and customer interactive social experience via the technological advances and opportunities offered by ... -
Exploring Person-Organization Fit and Gender Bias in the Hiring Process of Engineering Firms: Is Selection Impacted?
(2018-12)This study sought to discover whether intentionally considering person-organization (P-O) fit during the selection process of workforce planning is impacted by gender bias on the part of the hiring manager. Utilizing a ... -
Barriers to Mentoring Women of Color for Corporate Leadership: Implications for Organizations
(2018-12)Mentoring as a human capital development initiative is critical to leadership development for organizational sustainment. Previous research has identified that barriers to mentoring relationships for women of color in ... -
Understanding Department of Defense Employee Perceptions of Performance Appraisals: Making a Connection Between Performance Appraisals and Motivation
(2018-12)The purpose of this study was to examine employee perceptions of performance appraisals in the Department of Defense (DoD) and to examine potential connections between the performance appraisal process, employee motivation ... -
The Role of Human Capital and Innovative Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
(2018-12)Human capital, innovation and entrepreneurship have long been associated with economic development in different contexts. However, in the recent past, several research studies carried out show that the complexity and ... -
Divestment of Strategic Resources in a Hypercompetitive, Capital Intensive, Knowledge Based Industry
(2018-05)This dissertation creates a model explaining the factors that drive the decision by a semiconductor firm to divest a specific strategic resource. The dissertation is based on a case study of a medium size semiconductor ... -
Execution: A Catalytic Capability in Firm Performance
(2018-07)This qualitative study explores the nature of business execution. Specifically, it seeks to understand the nature of a firm’s capability to execute, how and why some firms execute better than others, and the impact that ... -
The Impact of EB-5 Ownership on Employee Job Satisfaction and Guest Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry: A Case Study
(2018-04)The hospitality industry of the United States continues to thrive and grow each year with millions of tourists and business visitors. The exceptional quality of guest services that hospitality organizations provide makes ... -
Hearing the silence: Acknowledging the voice of my Latina sisters
(2015-05)Latina community college students experience a number of challenges during their transition to college. Findings from a larger study indicated that Latina community college students experienced racism and stereotyping on ...