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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Analyzing the Effect of Sponsorship Disclosure on Social Media Influencer Contribution to Engagement in the Test and Measurement Industry , Todd B. Baker

Moral Virtues: A Quantitative Study on the Impact of National Culture on Integrity , Andrew I. Ellestad

The Barriers to Active and Experiential Learning in Accounting Education , Elizabeth Holbrook

Phenomenological Study of African American Female Partners in Top U.S. Corporate Law Firms , Tony Kelly

Career Shock and Voluntary Turnover Intention among Current Employees in the Public Sector , Charlena Miller

Emotional Intelligence, Self-Efficacy, and the Perceived Employability of Traditional Undergraduate Business Students in a Private Midwest Educational Institution , Michele Ryan

Effect of Black- or White-Sounding Name and Impact of Intergroup Contact with Black Individuals on Auditor Judgments , Vanessa J. Tijerina

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Young Adults Who Save for Retirement: A Grounded Theory Study of the Decision-Making Process , Chad Greenwood

How do People Justify not Paying their Taxes? A Study on Moral Disengagement and Tax Evasion , Grace M. Hufff

Identity Work in Aspiring Big 4 Accounting Practice Leaders: Narratives of Personal Reinvention , Michael H. Kinnen

The Impact of Workplace Mentoring on Meaningful Work for People With Workplace Anxiety in the Insurance Industry , Susan L. Nelson

The Impact of Digital Marketing Tactics on the Recruitment of Domestic First-Generation College Students in the Southwest United States , Noelle Seybert

Exploring the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Workplace Violence , Jared W. Snow

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Onboarding Autism Employees in Technology Industry , Heung-For Cheng

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Practices on Brand Trust and Purchase Intention in the Wine Industry , Sarah L. Cooley

A New Model of Opportunity Recognition: Linking Individual Agency, Entrepreneurial Action, and the Innovation Process , Eva M. Fast

Financial Literacy and Behavior in Credit Unions: An Exploration of Member Financial Literacy and Financial Behavior in the Credit Union Model , Peter R. Fisher

Predicting the Financial Vulnerability of U.S. Public Charities: A Test of the Tuckman-Chang Model , Alesha L. Graves

The Strategic Response of Nonprofits to Institutional Pressures: An Intellectual Capital , Mario L. Hicks

Ethical Attitudes of Accounting Faculty and Public Accountants , James Karan

An Analysis of the Impact of an Influencer's Perceived Trustworthiness and Content Quality on Their Follower's Travel Intent , Josh C. McNair

Remote Working and Open Offices: A Phenomenological Study of the Factors Impacting Employee Productivity , Frank Murphy

Rural Coopetition: A Consumer Perspective of Marketing Activities Involving SMEs , Cassandra A. Ritzen

Consumer Behavior and Ad-Evoked Effects in Native Ads: The Role of Congruence and Brand Familiarity , Steven Rydin

The Influence of Type of Implicit EWOM on Purchase Intention , Michael H. Starr

U.S. Marine Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Diagnosed with PTSD: Perceived Employment Barriers Faced by Marines with PTSD Upon Discharge , Marlon G. Ware

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

The Relationship Among Generational Cohorts, Tenure, Job Categories, and Employee Readiness for Organizational Change in a Healthcare Environment: A Quantitative Study , Jerry S. K. Adatsi

Electronic Health Records: Influencing Performance at Critical Access Hospitals , John Bennett

Millennial Students’ Awareness of Retirement Issues, Their Retirement Preparedness and Future Expectations , Krzysztof P. Bryniuk

Assessing the Impact of Transition from Rules-based to Principles-based Accounting in the Recognition of Revenue: A Study of Public Companies listed in the Russell 3000 Index that Elected the Full Retrospective Method of Accounting , Foday Y. Deen-Conteh

The Impact of Buyer Needs on Perceived Trade Show Effectiveness , RJ Fryan

Self-Determination Theory and Pharmaceutical Salespeople: Does Motivational Orientation of U.S.-Based Pharmaceutical Salespeople Influence Sales Performance? , Brandon Gilbert

A Cord of Three: A Phenomenological Study of Linkages in Interdenominational Interactions in Northwest Wyoming as Informed Through Network and Social Exchange Theories , Timothy N. Gray

Management Succession in a Two-Family-Owned Business: A Case Study , Dwight D. Ham

Factors Motivating Leaders to Volunteer: An Examination of Volunteer Leadership in Long-term Post-Acute Care , Christian Allen Mason

Happiness at Work: A Phenomenological Investigation of Clinic Managers , Jorge Melendez

Can Trait Emotional Intelligence Variables of Well-Being, Self-Control, Emotionality, and Sociability Individually or Collectively Predict a Software Development Engineer's Creativity? , Mwoyondishe Jonathan Mvududu

Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Members at CCCU Institutions , Heather C. Vaccaro

Sticker Price Elasticity as Predictor of Tuition Reset Success: A Quantitative Approach , Robert F. Van Cleef

A Narrative Analysis of Virtue Ethics Among Accounting Professors , Gibran N. Zogbi

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Leading Change: Examining the Relationships between Leadership Style, Organizational Culture and Change Readiness in Christian Universities of the State of Oregon , Dale Seipp Jr.

Doctorum Reciproco: Multi-Generational Professionals and Their Sentimentality Towards Reciprocity , Sal Villegas

Identifying City Attributes for Place Branding that Create Strong Self-Brand Connections , Matthew Vollrath

An Empirical Examination of Formal and Informal Institutional Factors’ Influence on Global Food Industry Sustainability Engagement , Kat Yamamoto

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Entrepreneurship Education’s Impact on Entrepreneurial Intention: A Predictive Regression Model of Chinese University Students , Brian A. Lavelle

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Link Between Job Satisfaction and the Intention to Leave Among Casino Employees , Oliver Wayne Aho

Exploring Factors that Help Students Feel More Connected to Their Online Instructors , Debra Austin

Scoping Job Enlargement with the Cultural Dimension of Individualism: An Industrial , Mark Wm. Cawman

Exceptionally Employable: A Study of the Value of Contrasting Educational Modalities within Christian Liberal Arts Universities in Preparing Students for Employment Suitability , Sam Heinrich

The Impact of CSR Efforts on Firm Performance in the Energy Sector , Robert Lloyd

Public Company Health Insurers and Medical Loss Ratios: An Event Study of Dates Associated with the Affordable Care Act , Rachelle Quinn

Self-Determination and Human Resource Retention: Employee and Volunteer Motivation to Stay in Rural Oregon Nonprofit Organizations , Nicole Richman

Understanding Business Education: Examining the Effect of the Application of Strategic Learning Among Diverse Business Disciplines , Dan Thoman

Pre-Certification Interprofessional Education: Ideal vs. Reality Patient Safety Curriculum , Edward E. Ward

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Marketing Channel Attitudes of Chinese Business-to-Business Companies: An Empirical Buyer Behavior Study for U.S. Companies Marketing to Chinese B2B Customers , Jonathan Cooley

Corporate Social Responsibility: Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Costa Rican Hotel Tourist Industry , Michelle Flynn Osborne

A Phenomenological Investigation of Factors Leading to Success in Diverting Non-Urgent Emergency Department Use at a Rural Critical Access Hospital Using the Patient Centered Medical Home Model , Paul Gratton

An Investigation of the Trends in Pricing for Christian Higher Education and Its Relationship to Perceived Quality , Richard Holaway

Understanding the Process Small Businesses Use to Capture, Convert, and Integrate Survival Knowledge , Frank Marshall

Encouraging Ethical Behavior in the Workplace by Way of the Classroom: Examining the Use of Social Media in Marketing Ethics Instruction to Influence Millennials‘ Perception of Workplace Ethics , Traci Thomas Pierce

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

The Lived Experience of College Choice , Ryan Ladner

The Management of a Turnaround after an Ethical Breach in a Public Institution of Higher Education , Ashley Stark

Nontraditional Students in Management and Accounting Programs: Investigating the Relationship between Personality and Major Satisfaction in the Community College Setting , Brad Ward

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Empirical Study on the Relationship between Ethical Leadership and Organizational Climate of Innovation , Virlena Crosley

Undergraduate Education Background and Ethical Decision Making , Ian H. King

Understanding Consumers' Thoughts and Feelings about Financial Literacy and How Financial Literacy Affects Their Lives Using the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique (ZMET) , Belle Marie

Dissertations from 2013 2013

An Exploratory Study of the Role of Values in Microeconomic Decision-Making and the Implications for Organizations and Leaders , Holly A. Bell

Later Life Career Transitions: Exploration of Factors and Turning Points that Influence Career Transitions in Later Life , Estle Harlan

The Role of Creativity in the Ethical Orientation of Oregon CPAs , John D. Porter

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Exploring the background and motivations of social entrepreneurs , Timothy A. Lucas

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Organizational culture and brand : A grounded theory assessment of employees' enablement to live the brand at a best place to work , Tyler Laird Magee

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Explore past dissertations from members of the Doctor of Business Administration program at Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

2024 Dissertations

• Dissertation: What Are the Impacts of Leader Political Skill on Organizational Change?

2023 Dissertations

• Dissertation:  Do Emergency Physicians Treat Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Differently? A Mixed-Methods Integrative Paper
• Dissertation: Reliability and Resilience at U.S. Hospitals During the Global COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study on the Effect of Leader and Team Behavior on Crisis Response 
• Dissertation: The Experience of American Frontline Health Care Workers with Electronic Medical Records Technology During the Time of COVID-19: A Phenomenological Inquiry Following the Systems Approach
• Dissertation: The Impact of Business Unit (BU)-Information Technology (IT)-Relationships on Business Transformations: A Mixed Methods Study
• Dissertation: Cognitive Load, EHR Use, and Psychological Stressors Influence on Decision-Making Performance Within Healthcare
• Dissertation: Are Food Banks Impacting Food Retail? Examining the Relationship Between Hunger Relief Distributions and Retail Transactions in a Local Food Environment 

2022 Dissertations

• Dissertation:  Factors Influencing the Advancement Of African American Women In Banking: “Yet None Have Advanced Into The C-Suite Of The Top Four U.S. Banks”
• Dissertation:  Embodied Awareness, Embodied Practice: A Powerful Path to Practical Wisdom
• Dissertation:  The Dynamics and Impacts of Conference Change in Intercollegiate Athletics: A Strategy Group and Institutional Analysis  
• Dissertation:  Heuristics and Bias in New Venture Valuations
• Dissertation:  Mixed Methods Study Examining Organizational and Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Management of Pet Populations in Shelters
• Dissertation:  Factors Influencing Academic Engagement: A Social Support Perspective
• Dissertation:  Latino Entrepreneurship in the United States: A Fresh Perspective
• Dissertation:  The Effect of Supply Chain Strategies on Direct-to-Consumer Industry Evolution: A Mixed-Methods Study
• Dissertation:  Building Character and Leading Through The "Eyes of Others:" A Qualitative and Quantitative Study of Ethical Decision-Making  
• Dissertation:  Unveiling the Arab Mind: What are the Characteristics of Leaders Who Need to Capture Followers' Hearts and Minds?

2021 Dissertations

• Dissertation: System Influence Framework: IT Project Managers’ Influence to Form Critical Stakeholder Alignments and Promote Value Realization
• Dissertation: A Mixed-Method Study of Investigating the Effects of Organizational Preparedness of Supply Chain Management Performance in the Food and Manufacturing Industry
• Dissertation: Managing Successful Strategic Turnarounds: A Mixed Methods Study of Knowledge-Based Dynamic Capabilities
• Dissertation: Price Wars and Managerial Sensemaking: A Mixed-Methods Study
• Dissertation: Integrative Ecosystem Management: Designing Cities and Co-creating the Flourishing Ecosystem
• Dissertation: Effectiveness of Nonprofits on Factors That Influence the Social Aspects of Well-Being in Food Deserts
• Dissertation: Managing Scholar/Practitioner Tensions in Professional Programs: A Study of Library and Information Science Faculty
• Dissertation: Three Studies of Unexpected Organizational Decisions: Some Commonalities in Decisions to Report Workplace Violence and Decisions of Scope in Audit Testing for Complex IT Environments

2020 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Operational Excellence and Organic Revenue Growth
• Dissertation: Breakthrough Teams & Innovation in Orbit: Entrepreneurial Group Initiatives in Established Organizations
• Dissertation: The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A): An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Inquiry Into the Factors Influencing M&A Outcomes
• Dissertation: Coaching and Development as Part of a Manager-Subordinate Relationship: A Mixed-Methods Study of Tools, Dynamics and Outcomes
• Dissertation: Role of a CEO in the Era of Technology Disruption: Influence on Timing of Adoption
• Dissertation: Why Do People Bribe and Is It Worth It? A Mixed Methods Study of Bribing Antecedents and Outcomes in Former Soviet Countries
• Dissertation: Cross-Functional Team Performance: Inquiry, Identity and Shared Reality
• Dissertation: Managing Rational Divergence: Testing the Effects of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Technique on Collaborative Versus Competitive Behaviors in a Game Theoretic Setting
• Dissertation: Equity and Justice For All: The Absence of Subjective Well-Being for the African American Male
• Dissertation: How Do Professionals Find Life Meaning?
• Dissertation: Do You Have the "S" Factor for Service Innovation? How Stewardship Contributes to Service Innovation Capabilities in Service-Dominant Logic
• Dissertation: Coaching Millennials
• Dissertation: Antecedents Of Radicality And Commercial Success Outcomes In SBIR Projects
• Dissertation: Omni-Brand: The Paradox of Global Acceptance and Local Authenticity
• Dissertation: What drives individual decision-making of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) to Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Designing the Framework of Entrepreneurial Relationship Management (ERM) for Strategic Actions and Effective-Decision Making
• Dissertation: Building Big Data Analytics as a Strategic Capability in Industrial Firms: Firm Level Capabilities and Project Level Practices
• Dissertation: The Influence of Individual, Organizational and Contextual Factors on Saudi Women Career Commitment and Satisfaction in Nontraditional Occupations
• Dissertation: The Patient Perspective: Exploring the Influence of Social Interactions on Chronic Disease Outcomes
• Dissertation: Hyperconnectivity Giveth and Taketh Away: Reconciling Being an "Always-On" Empowered Consumer and Privacy in an Era of Pervasive Personal Data Exchanges
• Dissertation: Inspirational Professors, Their Emotional Intelligence and its role on Relational Climate
• Dissertation: Emergent Learning in Digital Product Teams
• Dissertation: Improving Job Satisfaction for Nurses in Acute Healthcare Facilities through Engagement and Teamwork
• Dissertation: Leadership and Practices for Strategic Adaptation in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
• Dissertation: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring How IRS Special Agents Choose Cases for Investigation

2018 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Green Investment and Organizational Performance: Evidence from the Nigerian Pulp and Paper Industry
• Dissertation: Antecedents of Managerial Moral Stress: A Mixed Methods Study
• Dissertation: Purposing: How Purpose Develops Self-Organizing Capacities
• Dissertation: The Changing Landscape of Finance in Higher Education:  Bridging the Gap Through Data Analytics
• Dissertation: Barriers and Facilitators of Growth in Black Entrepreneurial Ventures: Thinking Outside the Black Box
• Dissertation: Honorable Mavericks: A Mixed-Method Study of what Influences Subsidiary Managers Compliance with Headquarters Instructions
• Dissertation: Fifteen Minutes of Shame: A Multilevel Approach of the Antecedents and Effects of Corporate Accounting Scandals
• Dissertation: What Really Matters to NFL Fans: The Effects of Team Performance and Self-confidence on Fan Commitment and Purchase Intention
• Dissertation: Crossing the Quality Chasm: A Mixed Methods Study of Physician Decision-Making when Treating Chronic Disease
• Dissertation: The Power of Relationships: Navigating the Dance of Change through Executive Coaching
• Dissertation: Learning Within and During IT/IS Projects: Its Process, Antecedents, and Outcomes
• Dissertation: The Complexity of Change: The Middle Managers’ Emergent Contributions
• Dissertation: STEM Entrepreneurs: Educating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Underrepresented Minorities (URM) and Non-Minorities for Job Satisfaction and Career Success
• Dissertation: Mixed Methods Study of Factors Influencing  Business to Business (b2b) Sales Performance: The Role of Design Attitude
• Dissertation: Making Heads and Tails of Distributional Patterns in Private-Equity-Owned Companies: A Value-Creation-Type and Industry-Based Analysis
• Dissertation: The Professional Development Mindset

2017 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Legislators as Leaders: Investigating and Elucidating the Influence of Gender, Religious Beliefs, and Mindfulness on Legislative Decision Making
• Dissertation: Purpose Matters to Leaders at a Personal and Company Level
• Dissertation: Forecast Revision as an Antecedent to Strategic Change
• Dissertation: An Examination of Followers' Upward Influence
• Dissertation: Empowering the 99%...One ESOP at a Time! A Mixed Method Study of Employee Owned Company Acquisitions
• Dissertation: Factors Contributing to Sustainable Brand Growth
• Dissertation: Looking Beyond Culture: Determining Success Factors for Transnational Multiparty Collaboration
• Dissertation: Bringing Social Innovation to Scale: Leveraging Relational Capital and Risk-Taking Behaviors of Actors in Complex Ecosystems
• Dissertation: Positive Impact: Factors That Drive Businesses Toward Shared Prosperity, Environmental Regeneration and Human Wellbeing
• Dissertation: The Role of an Ethos of Sustainability: The Hidden Value of Intangible Resources
• Dissertation: What is Retirement in the 21st Century?
• Dissertation: The Potency of Informal Learning in Paid and Non-Paid Work: A Mixed Study
• Dissertation: Strategy as Configuration: Recursive Organization of Strategy Implementation Factors and Their Effect on Strategy Execution Effectiveness
• Dissertation: Are we Having Fun Yet?: What is the Relationship Between Mentoring, Fun at Work and Job Satisfaction?
• Dissertation: Senior Information Technology (IT) Leader Credibility: Knowledge Scale, Mediating Knowledge Mechanisms, and Effectiveness

2016 Dissertations

• Dissertation: The Intersection of Auditor Independence, Objectivity, and Integrity in High Risk Audit Conditions
• Dissertation: Characteristics of Effective  Leadership of Community College Presidents - A Mixed Method Analysis
• Dissertation: Cultural Factors:  Entrepreneurial Orientation or Not – Innovation Drivers in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises
• Dissertation: Igniting the Fire: The Impact of Anticipatory Entrepreneurial Passion on Effort and Affect in Nascent Entrepreneurs
• Dissertation: Frontline Employee Role Passion and the Impact on Service Encounters
• Dissertation: An Original Microgrid Business Model Determines Conditions for a New Asset Market
• Dissertation: Sustainable Value And Eco-Communal Management: Systemic Measures For The Outcome Of Renewable Energy Businesses In Developing, Emerging, And Developed Economies
• Dissertation: A Theory of Micro-Level Dynamic Capabilities: How Technology Leaders Innovate with Human Connection
• Dissertation: When is Earnings Guidance a Treacherous Servant?
• Dissertation: Routines of New Venture Conceptualization: Evidence and Extension of an Entrepreneurial Dynamic Capability
• Dissertation: Remote and Onsite Knowledge Worker Productivity and Engagement: A Comparative Study of the Effect of Virtual Intensity and Work Location Preference
• Dissertation: Who We Are Matters: The Identity of the Information Technology Organization and Outsourcing Success
• Dissertation: A Theory of Steering Committee Capabilities for Implementing Large Scale Enterprise-Wide Information Systems
• Dissertation: Financial Stress in an Adaptive System: From Empirical Validity to Theoretical Foundations
• Dissertation: Experiential Workplace Design in Knowledge Work Organizations: A Worker-Centered Approach
• Dissertation: Understanding the Journey of Inner-City Communities to a Sense of Community and Well-Being
• Dissertation: Deliberate Disruption: How Corporate Leaders' Break the Liability of Expertise
• Dissertation: The Role of Mentorship in Developing Leadership Ready Gen X and Gen Y Females
• Dissertation: Antecedents and Outcomes of Perceived Creepiness in Online Personalized Communications
• Dissertation: The Effects of Visual Analytic Strategies on Organizational Decision Making

2015 Dissertations

• Dissertation: What Influences the Economic Model In the Private and Public Sectors In the Two Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai? A Comparative Study 
• Dissertation: Design Attitude and Social Innovation: Empirical Studies of the Return on Design
• Dissertation: Attentional Change Decisions: Exploring the Role of Attention in Shaping Change Decisions: A Mixed Methods Approach
• Dissertation: Interprofessional Teams in Healthcare: A Mixed-Methods Study
• Dissertation: Helping Top Talent To Thrive: The Significance of Relational Capacity, Teamwork and Organizational Support
• Dissertation: Narrative Shock: Helping North Korean Defectors Narrate Their Lives Fully in South Korea
• Dissertation: Team Adaptation and Mindful Boundary Management: The Dynamics of Internal and External Balancing
• Dissertation: The Collaboration Blueprint: Designing and Building Effective Strategies for Innovation and Rejuvenative Collaboration
• Dissertation: Developing the Next-Generation Leadership Talent in Family Business: The Family Effect
• Dissertation: Creating Customer Love: How Organizations Can Engender Positive Affect in Online Product-Centered Communities
• Dissertation: Playing to Win: Dynamics of Teams That Innovate
• Dissertation: Organizational Commitment - A Requisite for Quality of Life in Assisted Living.
• Dissertation: Promethean Framework and Measurement Instrument: Career Development, Maintenance and Transitions in Convulsive Economic Cycles
• Dissertation: Cohesion, Flexibility, and the Mediating Effects of Shared Vision and Comparison on Engagement in Army Acquisition Teams
• Dissertation: Title How Hackers Think: A Mixed Method Study of Mental Models and Cognitive Patterns of High-Tech Wizards
• Dissertation: Procedural Rationality as a Means for Evidence-Based Management in Conflicted Decision-Making:  A Mixed-Methods Study
• Dissertation: Disempowering the "Robin Hood" Fraudster: Empathetic Pathways Weaken Regulators and Enable Fraudulent Behavior – A Framework For Redesigining Controls
• Dissertation: Organizational Adoption of Social Media Technologies: A Mixed-Methods, Multi-Level Study of Effects on Productivity and Work-Home Life Balance
• Dissertation: Trust by Design: The Affective and Cognitive Antecedents Among African Americans, Building Long-Term Business Relationships
• Dissertation: Thriving in Transition: Cognitive, Social & Behavioral Resources For Times of Change

2014 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Towards Flourishing: How Sellers Can Forge Stronger B2B Relations and Increase Buyer Loyalty
• Dissertation: Improving the Capacity for Strategic Anticipation: How Upstream, Downstream and Lateral Immersion Contribute to the Capacity to Anticipate Strategic Moves
• Dissertation: Does Upper Echelons Team Dynamic Matter? The Criticality of Executive Team Behavior in Economic Value Creation
• Dissertation: Facilitating Radical Innovation in Consumer Electronics and Information Technology Industries
• Dissertation: Staying Alive: The Experience of In Extremis Leadership
• Dissertation: The Significance of Influence in Our Current Work Environment: Understanding and Exploring the Shift and Emergent Domains
• Dissertation: Understanding Managerial Influences:  A Mixed Methods Study of employee engagement, well-being, and performance
• Dissertation: Factors That Influence Firms' Environmental Performance: An Examination of Large Companies
• Dissertation: Title A Theoretical, Empirical and Practical Approach to Academic Knowledge Production and Job Satisfaction: The Role of Academic Alignment
• Dissertation: Equine-Assisted Experiential Learning: Implications for Management Development and Education
• Dissertation: Bridging the Medical Knowledge and Practice Gap: Antecedents of Successful Scientist Physician Collaboration
• Dissertation: Supply Chain Management Performance: Factors Contributing to Successful Risk Mitigation & Resiliency
• Dissertation: A Theory of Overload and Equivocality Effects on Learning during Knowledge Transfer within Policy Making Dyads

2013 Dissertations

• Dissertation: A Theory of Viral Growth of Social Networking Sites
• Dissertation: Socio-Cognitive Foundations of Entrepreneurial Venturing
• Dissertation: The Belief System and Behavior of Financial Advisors After a Market Disruption
• Dissertation: Relationships Matter, Even for CPAs
• Dissertation: Designing Successful Social Ventures: Hands-On Feedback-Seeking Engagement with Stakeholders to Unravel What to Do Next
• Dissertation: Pricing Capabilities and Firm Performance: A Socio-Technical Framework for the Adoption of Pricing as a Transformational Innovation
• Dissertation: Coming Out and Being Out in the C-Suite: The Experiences of Openly Gay and Lesbian Executives
• Dissertation: The Impact of Social Competencies and Role Factors on the Relational Construction of Identity and Participation of Physician Leaders
• Dissertation: Credibility: A Foundation for All Leaders
• Dissertation: Why We Care: The Mediating Effect of Positive and Negative Emotional Attractors on Social Responsibility
• Dissertation: Systemic Corruption: A Multi-Theoretic, Multi-Level and Mixed Methods Analysis of the Interplay among Institutional Logics, Strategic Agency and Reward Expectancy

2012 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Tenure, Charisma and Conflict in Venture Backed Teams
• Dissertation: Decision Making in the Corporate Boardroom: Designing the Conditions for Effectiveness
• Dissertation: How and To What Extent Does Collaboration Affect Employee and Cross-Functional Team Performance?
• Dissertation: Women Persisting in the Engineering Profession: A Paradoxical Explanation Adapting Intentional Change Theory
• Dissertation: Organizational Agility and Complex Enterprise System Innovations: A Mixed Methods Study of the Effects of Enterprise Systems on Organizational Agility
• Dissertation: How a Learning Orientation, Modern Portfolio Theory and Absorptive Capacity Contribute to University Endowment Performance
• Dissertation: A Multi-Level Investigation into the Antecedents of Enterprise Architecture (EA) Assimilation in the U.S. Federal Government: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Research Study
• Dissertation: The Impact IT Professionals Have On Performance: What Differentiates Superior from Average Performers and Understanding How to Keep Them Engaged

2011 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Pluralistic Diversity in Voluntary Associations on College Campuses: A Multi-Method study
• Dissertation: Managing the Unexpected: Detecting, Preventing and Mitigating Surprises in the Banking Industry
• Dissertation: The Strategic Decision-Making Process of the Board and Its Impact on Decision Outcomes
• Dissertation: Worlds Connected and Worlds Apart: Postures and Dependencies Influencing Government - Agency Relations
• Dissertation: A Multi-Method Exploration of the Role of Legitimacy in Cross-Sector Partnerships for the Natural Environment
• Dissertation: Knowledge Sharing in Bioscience Clusters: Nature, Utilization and Effects
• Dissertation: Impact of School Leadership on Academic Achievement in Kenyan Secondary Schools
• Dissertation: Non-Financial Perspectives on Family Firm Performance
• Dissertation: The Great Recession and Nonprofit Endurance: Framing the Mission-Defensive Paradox
• Dissertation: The Global Financial Crisis: Bankers Shaken, But Some Awaken

2010 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Causal Ambiguity and Its Impacts on Firm Performance
• Dissertation: Exploring Sustained Collaborations: Activities and Behaviors That Make a Difference
• Dissertation: Adoption of High Trust-High Risk Technologies: The Case of of Computer Assisted Surgery
• Dissertation: Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation
• Dissertation: The Effect of Social Factors on Project Success Within Enterprise-Class System Development
• Dissertation: Nonprofit Leaders and Their Organizations: Routes to and Repertoires for Effectiveness
• Dissertation: Drivers of Employee Engagement and Teamwork Performance
• Dissertation: Payoffs of Championing "Tough Issues": Why Corporations Need to Nurture Quixotic Champions at the Board and Within Senior Management Teams
• Dissertation: Improving the Effectiveness of Microfinance in Reducing Household Poverty
• Dissertation: How Many Hands Does a Team Have? Developing Ambidextrous Teams in Academic Medical Centers
• Dissertation: The Delicate Balance of Organizational Leadership: Encouraging Learning and Driving Successful Innovation
• Dissertation: Dare to Restore Trust and Drive Loyalty in Distrust-Dominated Environments: A Stakeholder Perspective
• Dissertation: The Impact of Charisma on Employee Volunteer Programs

2009 Dissertations

• Dissertation: A Study of the Impact of Informational Complexity, Transparency and Stewardship on Decision Usefulness: The Users' Perspective
• Dissertation: Generative Characteristics as Antecedents to Engagement
• Dissertation: Managing Commitment as Antecedents to Engagement in Faith-based Organizations: Chinese Protestant Churches in the United States
• Dissertation: When Practice and Theory Conflict: Do Performance Incentives Drive Management Behaviors in Mergers and Acquisitions?
• Dissertation: Ethical Ideologies and Decision Making Among College Student Athletes
• Dissertation: The Role of Human Capital in Predicting Business Outcomes
• Dissertation: Inside the Outsourcing of Innovation
• Dissertation: The Role of Organizational Learning in Renewing Competitive Advantage
• Dissertation: The Private Sector and Anti-Terrorism Spending for Physical Security
• Dissertation: Unraveling Adaptive Selling: An Empirical Analysis of Underlying Relational Behavior
• Dissertation: Design and Discovery: The Structure and Function of a Research Network
• Dissertation: Into the Family and Business Nexus: Succession and Daughters in Family Owned Businesses
• Dissertation: Executive Leader Development: Mentoring in U.S. Government and Commercial Organizations
• Dissertation: An Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Accreditation in the Nonprofit Sector
• Dissertation: Beyond Financial Transparency and Institutional Structure: Emergent Forms of Accountability in the New Era of Responsibility

2008 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Developing a Regional High Tech Environment: What Factors Matter
• Dissertation: The Impact of the Internet on Airline Fares
• Dissertation: Managing Multiple and Interacting Congregations Within the Same Church: The Case of Chinese Protestant Immigrant Churches in North America
• Dissertation: Heaven, Hell and Everything In Between: How Do Authentic Leaders' Values Contribute to Organizations in Which Followers Flourish?
• Dissertation: They're Making All the Wrong Decisions: Managing Cognitive and Emotive Balance
• Dissertation: The Pathfinder Leader and Complex Decision Making: The Role in Collective Action Governance
• Dissertation: College Environments as Enablers and Barriers to Youth Entrepreneurship
• Dissertation: The Role of Learning and Care Giving Style in Practitioner-Patient Co-Production of Therapeutic Outcomes
• Dissertation: Effective Leadership of Financial Service Firms: A Study in Resonance and Emotional Intelligence
• Dissertation: Selling Money: Success Factors for Financial Advisors
• Dissertation: Role Engagement in Co-operative Organizations: A Relational Framework for Understanding Board Commitment
• Dissertation: Virtual Teams: Can They Be More Effective
• Dissertation: Commitment to Change as Dynamic Push-Pull Alignment of Messages
• Dissertation: The Impact of Organizational Destruction in Social Capital
• Dissertation: The Duplicity Effect: Professional Investment Decisions for Others Versus Self
• Dissertation: You Can Change Strategies in a Conversation: Decision Making in Innovation in the Durable Goods Industry

2007 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Disconnected: A Consumer Study of Mobile Telephone Technology Rejection in the United States
• Dissertation: The Social-Technical Project Manager Practices That Motivate Knowledge Sharing and Learning in Information Technology Project Team Environments
• Dissertation: Social Change – Making the Improbable Possible through Collaboration: A Series of Studies on NGO Collaboration in South Africa
• Dissertation: Employee Reactions to Mergers and Acquisitions - The ‘ME-I Syndrome’; Avoiding ‘Merger-Enabled-Individualism’
• Dissertation: Service Feature Considerations for Developing Consumer Satisfaction in Online Environments
• Dissertation: Studies in Workplace Behaviors and Organizations
• Dissertation: Transitioning from Staff Nurse to Nurse Manager-A Change in Identity
• Dissertation: Resilience in Action: Exploring Constructive Transitions Among Mid-Career Leaders
• Dissertation: Change Leader Retention and Career Development: The Role of Social Capital and Balancing Commitments
• Dissertation: Venture “TERROIR” Can We Define It ? VC Decision Processes for Investing in Genesis/ Pre-seed ICT Entrepreneurial Teams
• Dissertation: The Effects of Ownership, Control Rights and Experience on Joint Venture Success
• Dissertation: Social Entrepreneurship: Creating Impact in the Social Sector
• Dissertation: An Investigation of Electronic Medical Record Technology Adoption by Family Practice Physicians

2006 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Three Aspects of Social Change Management: Project Ownership, Ethical Project Transfer and Economic Correlate
• Dissertation: Corporate Governance in the Era of Sarbanes-Oxley
• Dissertation: The Practice of Medical Error Reporting
• Dissertation: The Social Construction of the Interactive Practices of Multicultural Professionals
• Dissertation: Practicing Pragmatic Collaboration: The Challenge of Recognizing and Managing Rational Divergence
• Dissertation: Focusing on the End User: Promoting the Successful Deployment of Workplace Programs and Initiatives
• Dissertation: Exploration of Social Capital in the Context of Elected Public School Officials
• Dissertation: A Journey with the End in Mind: An Examination of How Advance Planning May Influence End-of-Life Decisions
• Dissertation: Innovative or Expendable Human Capital: The Effect of Labor Market Choices, Career System Practices and Self-Directed Career Orientation on Organization Outcomes
• Dissertation: Immigrants Transnational Activities for Home Community Development: The Nigerian Immigrants in the United States
• Dissertation: Factors that Facilitate Entrepreneurship Among Students and Nascent Entrepreneurs
• Dissertation: An investigation of Customer Perceived Value, Exchange Partner Trustworthiness and Service Perceptions in e-Commerce
• Dissertation: Impact of Knowledge on Electricity Markets

2005 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Corporate Responses to Accounting Regulation
• Dissertation: Information Technology Adoption by Middle Managers: The Case of Trial Court Judges
• Dissertation: Strangers in the Commons: Understanding and Measuring Successful Aging for Low-Income Seniors in Affordable Housing
• Dissertation: Adolescent Leadership Development: The Role of Authoritative Parenting and the Mediating Effect of Psychological Autonomy and Mastery Orientation
• Dissertation: Trust, Education and Development in Jamaica, 1950-2000
• Dissertation: The Link Between Governance Responsibilities and Performance in Healthcare Organizations: A Trustees Perspective
• Dissertation: Nonprofit Intrapreneurship: How Nonprofit Managers Facilitate and Balance Entrepreneurial Activity
• Dissertation: All Cake and No Icing: An Exploration of Female Executive Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
• Dissertation: A Framework for Maximizing Board Member Outcomes in Nonprofit Organizations
• Dissertation: The Impact of Electronic Medical Records on the Doctor-Patient Relationship in Hospitals in Japan, Korea and the United States: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

2004 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Sparks of Innovation: Observing the Elements that Lead to Creative and Innovative Success
• Dissertation: Pastoral Leadership and Parish Vibrancy
• Dissertation: A Tale of Two Colleges: The Fiscal Crisis of the 1990's Strategies for Managing in Uncertainty
• Dissertation: Converting Highly Legitimized Structural Barriers into Vehicles of Change: A Case for Transformational Leadership in Liberal Arts Colleges
• Dissertation: The Social Capital of Nonprofit Leaders
• Dissertation: Synthesizing Managerial Agency and Institutionalism in Manufacturing Facilities
• Dissertation: The Evolving Nonprofit Board: Relational Practices and Effective Governance
• Dissertation: Entrepreneurial Emergence: The Challenge of Growth in Urban Contexts
• Dissertation: Change On the Frontlines: A Perspective from the Trenches
• Dissertation: Perspectives on Life Insurance Selling, Retirement Savings among African Americans and Precautionary Saving of Blacks compared to Whites
• Dissertation: Managers, Micro-entrepreneurs and Performance Outcomes: Lessons from Two Worlds
• Dissertation: Trust in Project Management Relationships
• Dissertation: Free at Last? Culturally Rooted Differences in the Workplace Experience
• Dissertation: Organization and Empowerment: Policy, Practice and Outcome - The Study of Development Organizations in St. Lucia, West Indies

2003 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Individual Behavioral Competencies & Organizational Constraints: Some Insights From Health Care
• Dissertation: From Sitting on Top of the World to Crunched in the Back of the Bus: The Transformation of the U.S. Domestic Airline Industry From 2000 Through 2003
• Dissertation: Stakeholders and Organizations: A Three Part Approach to Better Understandings of Who and What Counts
• Dissertation: Research Reports: Strength of Strong Ties: Two Studies on EVA in Cyclic Markets
• Dissertation: Beyond the Requirements: Using Technology and Implementing Service Learning
• Dissertation: What Tangled Webs We Weave: A Comparative Study of Cooperation, Coping, and Networking Strategies of Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs
• Dissertation: Customer Service Satisfaction in Inter-Cultural Service Encounters
• Dissertation: Research Into the Effectiveness of an Alternatives to Violence Program in a Prison System
• Dissertation: A Qualitative Analysis of the Historical and Social Significance of the African American Male Oral Tradition: A Study in Linguistic Anthropology
• Dissertation: Leadership Pathways: How Leaders Communicate, Network, and Find Success in Diverse Environments
• Dissertation: Reciprocal Learning in Teams: Relational Practices for Securing the Best From Leadership Volunteers in Nonprofit Organizations

2002 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Workforce Development in a Small Manufacturing Organization
• Dissertation: Forces Shaping the Extent of Markets: An Exploration of Wholesale Distributors in Latin America
• Dissertation: The Meaning of Decision and Choice to a Leader in a Nonprofit Organization
• Dissertation: Another Thrice-Told Tale: Strategy Formation, Accountability, and Competent Governance in a Nonprofit Organization
• Dissertation: Study of Direct Internet Selling by Airlines in the U.S. Air Travel Distribution Industry
• Dissertation: The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Work Team Cohesiveness and Performance
• Dissertation: Political Economy and Price Ratio Changes: Electric Industry Under Transition
• Dissertation: Understanding the Characteristics of an Effective Physician-Hospital Contractual Arrangement from a Dyadic Perspective
• Dissertation: The Connected Celebrity and Nonprofit Advertising

2001 Dissertations

• Dissertation: A Study of the Impact of Ohio’s Instructional Support Funding Process On Institutional Behavior At Two-Year Colleges
• Dissertation: The Contributions and Status of Women Inside Directors in Fortune 1000 Companies
• Dissertation: The Influence of Self-Development, Experimental Learning and Networking on the Career Satisfaction of EMBA Graduates
• Dissertation: Toward A Theory of Technical Change
• Dissertation: More Than Directing Money: Theories in Use for Helping Distressed Communities as Practiced by Independent Foundations

2000 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Money and Theology - It's Not an Oxymoron!!
• Dissertation: Parental Choice of Elementary Schools Within the Cleveland Catholic Diocese and Its Implications for the Financial Policies of Diocesan Schools
• Dissertation: Business Is War: An Investigation Into Metaphor Use in Internet and Non-Internet IPOs
• Dissertation: Theoretical Aspects of the Japanese Institutional Relations Model and Its Effectiveness for Corporate Governance in the Context of Globalization
• Dissertation: Sensemaking in a Hospital Strategic Planning Process
• Dissertation: Strategic Alliance Decisions: The Interpersonal Experience of Alliance Building

1999 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Environomics: Managing Environmental Change from Rio de Janiero to Buenos Aires (Via Berlin and Kyoto
• Dissertation: Habitus Wars and Field(s) of Dreams: Using Bourdieu to Reframe the Sense of a Crisis
• Dissertation: Managers in the Middle: A Study of Long Term Care Regional Managers Dealing With Organizational Stress
• Dissertation: The Relationship of Error-Based Experimental Learning to Organizational Change: How and Why What We Learn May or May Not Change How We Behave
• Dissertation: Back to the Future: A Search for Economic Progress or Roots? A Comparison of Experiences Between African American Entrepreneurs in the United States
• Dissertation: The Quest for Sustainable Leadership: The Importance of Connecting Leadership Principles to Concepts Of Organizational Sustainability
• Dissertation: Achieving Potential in Hospital Mergers
• Dissertation: Mill Creek: A Case Study Applying Actor Network and Transformational Leadership Theories to Urban Housing Development

1998 Dissertations

• Dissertation: America in the 21st Century: Finding Harmony Between Economic and Social Goals
• Dissertation: The Social Construction of Workforce Development Organizations in Singapore and Penang, Malaysia
• Dissertation: The Marketplace of Management Ideas
• Dissertation: The Changing Face Of Money: Will Electronic Money Be Adopted in the United States?
• Dissertation: Ordinary Canadians: Identity of Time and Place
• Dissertation: Straight to the Heart: Cleveland Leaders Shaping the Next Millennium
• Dissertation: Capacity Building: An Appreciative Approach
• Dissertation: The Structure of Management Practices and the Formation of Coping Habitus

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The KSU Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is an innovative doctoral program designed to prepare highly experienced professionals for teaching and research positions at AACSB accredited business schools or for advanced research positions in consulting, government or industry. The KSU DBA program combines the rigor of a traditional doctoral program with intense classroom study allowing full immersion into state of the art academic research content and methods, along with a European style mentorship model supporting the student in conducting independent, original research.

As of Spring 2019, the DBA program changed to a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration. You can find those dissertations by clicking the button below.

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Investigating Information Security Policy Characteristics: Do Quality, Enforcement and Compliance Reduce Organizational Fraud? , Dennis T. Brown

IS A PENSION FUND'S MIX OF FAIR VALUE INVESTMENTS, AUDIT TYPE, AND AUDIT QUALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRM'S CREDIT RATING? , Trevor England

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT FOR IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS , Angela Jackson-Summers

Trust and Distrust Scale Development: Operationalization and Instrument Validation , John D. Rusk

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN A TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM , Blaine Schreiner

Data Analytics in an Audit: Examining Fraud Risk and Audit Quality , Sondra Smith

Intuition in Employee Selection: Examining the Conditions for Accurate Intuitive Hiring Decisions , Vinod Vincent

SEX MAY SELL BUT GENDER IDENTITY PREDICTS: AN INVESTIGATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PROPENSITY TO JOIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUBS , Jerald Wallace

AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING , Andrea B. Weickgenannt

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Built to Last: Exploring Family Strategy in Dynastic Business Families , Mark William Auger

REDEFINING THE SALES CALL , Judi Billups

Merger and Acquisition Financial Reporting Outcomes: An Examination of Non-Audit Fees and the Impact on Auditor Independence , Jimmy Carmenate

Are Out-Of-Period Adjustments a Type of Stealth Restatement? An Examination of Non-Audit Services, Clawback Provisions, and Out-Of-Period Adjustments , Cori Oliver Crews

What’s In It For Me? Consumer Perceived Value of Marketing Activities as a Driver of Consumer Brand Engagement on Social Network Sites. , Mary Jane Gardner

Salesperson Perceptions - An Examination of Sales Manager Leadership and Salesperson Engagement , Marleen Pope

Have We Overlooked the Benefits of NAS , James C. Rich

General Counsel Characteristics and Financial Reporting Quality , John R. Sparger

Conceptualizing and Measuring Design of Retail Environments , Julie C. Steen

FEES, GOING CONCERN OPINIONS AND AUDITOR DISMISSALS: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT , Frances Ann Stott

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Enterprise Risk Management: The Transformation of Board-level Engagement as Evidenced by Disclosure , Timothy L. Baker

Management and Organizational Influences on the Compliance Behavior of Employees to Reduce Non-malicious IT Misuse Intention , Randy G. Colvin

IS Success Model for Evaluating Cloud Computing for Small Business Benefit: A Quantitative Study , Charles Kenneth Flack

Setting the Stage for Individual Ambidexterity in Organizations: The Effects of Context and Individual Regulatory Mode on Explorative and Exploitative Behavior , Fernando Garcia

Reflecting on Performance Feedback: The Effect of Counterfactual Thinking on Subsequent Leader Performance , Kelly R. Hall

Understanding the Impact of Information Quality on Customer Relationship Management , Dana Eckerle Harrison

Recognizing and Exploiting New Opportunities in Times of Chaos and Unintended Impacts , Ryan Matthews

From Offshoring to Reshoring: A Conceptual Framework for Manufacturing Location Decisions in a Slow-Steam World , Jeffrey J. Risher

Audit Firm Rotation, Audit Firm Tenure, and Audit Committee Support in Accounting Disputes , Janice E. Rummell

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in Family Firms , James Nathan Smith

Capital Structure in the Family Firm: Exploring the Relationship Between Financial Sources and Family Dynamics , Diego G. Velez

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Sales and Operations Planning: A Performance Framework , Scott C. Ambrose

A Taxonomy of Emerging Markets , Alexander A. Assouad

The Effects of Risk Management Programs on Financial Professionals' Judgments , James F. Boyle

When Being More Different and Less Visible Leads to Commitment and Justice for All , Lisa Farmer

Differing Effects of Goals on Sales Control Systems and Multifaceted Job Satisfaction , Anne Gottfried

Financial Services: A Taxonomy of Consumer-focused Selling Activities and Sales Positions , Linda Joie Hain

The Effect of Audit Committee Compensation on the Procurement of Non-audit Services , Caroline Hayek

An Examination of Fit and the Use of Mobile Devices for Performing Tasks , Carole L. Hollingsworth

A Study on Information Technology Consumerization: Intentions to Use and Recognize Use Behaviors , Lorraine A. Lamb

The Relationships Between Entrepreneurs' Gender, Attitudes Toward Seeking Assistance from Entrepreneurship Centers, Utilization of Centers, and Entrepreneurial Success , Scott C. Manley

Why Empowering Salespeople is a Double Edge Sword , Lucy Matthews

The Role of Demographics: Who Engages in and Who Benefits from Family Supportive Supervisor Behavior? , John Neglia

Intuition and Its Impact on Information Systems Success , Robecca Quammen

The Influence of Leadership Style and Personal Costs on Fraud Whistleblowing Intent , Tonya D.W. Smalls

Supply Chain Managers and Risk Behavior: Testing the Sitkin and Pablo Model , Willie Frank Thompson

Measuring Family Business Performance: A Holistic, Idiosyncratic Approach , Ralph I. Williams Jr

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

A Comparative Analysis of Training, Mentoring and Coaching in the Sales Environment: Evaluating the Impact of Personal Learning on Role Ambiguity and Organizational Commitment , Shalonda K. Bradford

Sales Incentives and Sales Performance: The Moderating Effect of Cultural Dimensions , Morten Brante

Crisis Management: A Qualitative Study of Extreme Event Leadership , Charles A. Casto

Essays on Motivating Investment , J. Reid Cummings

An Investigation of Sustainable Product Purchase Behavior: A Social Cognitive Perspective of Consumer Action , Keith Edmund Ferguson

Behavioral Finance: Factors Influencing Angel Investor Decisions , Robert C. Forrester

Predicting the Presence of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) on Top Management Teams and the Moderating Influence of CMO Presence on the Relationship Between Firm Visibility, Market Power, and Industry Orientation and Firm Performance , Laurie Renee Hodge

Vendor Firm Characteristics and Buyers' Perceptions of Transaction Costs and Relationship Governance , Imran M. Khan

Stuck in the Middle: The Impact of Implementing Corporate Decisions on Middle Managers' Justice Perceptions , Lee A. Macenczak

An Examination of the Relationship Between Perceived Leadership Behaviors, Perceived Team Cohesion and Team Performance , Alvin Miles

Autopsy of the Banking Crisis: Examining the Impact of Director Characteristics on Bank Failures , Gregory L. Prescott

The Franchisor/Franchisee Relationship: The Antecedents and Outcomes of Perceived Franchisor Support , Mary Kay Rickard

Modeling Diversity Management Practices in Corporate Ethics: The Spillover Effect , Yves-Rose SaintDic

Are All Shares Equal? A Measure of Secondary Agency Conflict and an Examination of its Influence on Investor Reactions to Acquisition Announcements , Christine C. Sutton

Segmenting Segmentation: A Taxonomy Bridging Theory and Practice of Strategic Consumer Segmentation , Andrew Thomas Thoeni

Audit Committee Oversight of Fraud Risk , Robert M. Wilbanks

The Effect of Third Party Procedural Justice Perceptions on Purchase Decisions: The Role of Uncontrolled Marketing Communications , David L. Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

The Impact of Social Influence Pressure on CFO Judgments , Carol C. Bishop

The Influence of In-House Tax Expertise on Corporate Tax Avoidance , Kimberly Hutton Honaker

Revenge or Reconciliation? A Rejection-Based Model of Firm-Induced Relationship Termination , Lucas Hopkins

Two Essays on the Unintended Consequences of Sarbanes-Oxley on Small Banks and Small Businesses , Earl C. Howell

Formal and Informal Institutional Influences on Multinational Enterprise Social Responsibility: Two Empirical Studies , Dawn L. Keig

Two Essays on the Knowledge-Based View of the Firm: The Impact of Local Market Knowledge on Domestic Firm Performance in Both Transitional and Developed Economies , Ted B. Randall

Online Social Presence (OSP) In E-Tailing: Construct Development And Testing , Russell Reams

The Impact of Post-Acquisition Autonomy upon Small to Medium Enterprise Integration Success , Robert Weichel Reich

The Effects of Pricing on the Sales Force and the Firm: A Strategic View , Wendy Ritz

Understanding the Determinants of Corporate Social Disclosure Strategies: An Examination of Firms' Use of GRI Guidelines , James Michael Simmons Jr.

A Contemporary Examination of the Miles and Snow Strategic Typology Through the Lenses of Dynamic Capabilities and Ambidexterity , Marc D. Sollosy

Influences on Supply Manager Behavior Toward Environmental Responsibility , James Anthony Swaim

The ERM Process: Evidence from Interviews of ERM Champions , Therese R. Viscelli

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

An Examination of the Influence of Top Executives on Entrepreneurial Orientation , James Ruben Boling

The Effects of Internal Audit Report Type and Reporting Relationship on Internal Auditors' Judgments , Douglas M. Boyle

Job Embeddedness: Do the Interaction Effects of Attitude, Personality, and Exchange Relationships Detract from Performance? , Juanne V. Greene

Multi-Family Businesses — An Exploratory Study of Trust and Intergroup Relations , Jerry Kudlats

Antecedents and Outcomes of the Investment in Internal Auditing and the Moderating Role of Family Business Culture , Debra J. Lasher

Two Essays on the Degree of Globalization of a Firm: Measurement, Antecedents, and Consequences , Victor B. Marshall

The Drivers of Future Generosity Behavioral Intentions of College Service-Learning Experience Participants , Jeananne Nicholls

Extended Stakeholder Orientation: Influence on Innovation Orientation and Firm Performance , Vijay K. Patel

Institutional Theory and Cross-National Differences in International Market Selection for Direct Selling , Charles B. Ragland

A Taxonomy of Regulations: The Effect of Regulation on Selling Activities , John F. Riggs

Two Papers on "How Perceptions of Fairness and Influences of Social Capital and Source Credibility Matter to Compensation Committees And Investors" , Anne M. Wilkins

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Are you pursuing a DBA (Doctor in Business Administration) to boost your career? There may be multiple reasons why you’re considering a DBA, but there’s one thing you must remember: it takes a lot of effort and time to complete such degrees.  

You must finish a business management dissertation to pursue this degree. However, it’s essential to perform the dissertation on the most crucial and alarming issues in the sector. But how to decide on the ideal business management thesis topics? 

This may seem like a nightmare to many. If you, too, find this a daunting task, take no worries. Read this article till the end to explore the trending and most pressing dissertation topics for business administration . 

International Business Politics 

Every nation is now connected with one another in terms of business. With the rising number of business houses venturing into global opportunities, comprehending and adapting to the international market is paramount. 

However, it’s not enough to just understand the markets. You should have a proper understanding of the consequences – both political and legal – of this globalization. The good news is there’s a wide range of globalization topics. 

Whether it’s the approach or methodology followed by governments and companies to conduct business in an international context or a complex analysis of the nations’ rising economies, there’s no abundance of business management thesis topics regarding globalization. 

Information Technology (IT) Integration 

The core of any modern, state-of-the-art business is technology. Whether it’s software development, manufacturing, accounting, inventory management, or trading, every business sector now depends on technology. 

Thus, Information Technology (IT) is considered one of the best business administration dissertation topics . You can do your research on how to integrate technology into a business structure effectively, followed by a thorough analysis of its perks and challenges. 

The fact that technology is ever-evolving means you can research a wide range of topics in this area. 

Accounting & Finance 

Accounting and finance is yet another topic on which you can prepare your DBA dissertation. It would be best to delve into the advanced realm of accounting and focus on money and total assets. 

Modern-day businesses now consider the less tangible assets to be crucial for their enterprises. That’s why accounting becomes beneficial for them. 

Plus, if you take accounting and finance as your dissertation topic, you’ll get another benefit – you can pair these two with other issues easily. 

Business Accountability 

Every business enterprise aims to attract new customers and earn more money. But what they need to understand is that there must be an equilibrium between these two via ethical practices. 

People now know what happens when businesses keep their ethical practices aside. They understand the importance of accountability in business – both personally and professionally. 

That’s why you can prepare a dissertation on the latest accountability practices, the ways to keep up with business practices, and so on. 

Final Words 

With this comprehensive guide, you are now aware of the most relevant and modern business management dissertation topics . So, no matter what topic you choose, ensure you give your best to make the most out of your career.

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The Relationship Between Race, Gender, and Age Diversity in the C-Suite and Firm Performance , Paquel H. Austin

Diversity In Clinical Trials: The Case of Drug Development for Rare Diseases , Allison Bowen

Exploring the Impact of Transformational Leadership on Job Turnover Intention: A Study of Plant Operations , Christopher Bernard Edwards

The influence of founder age in early-stage new venture funding: A configuration perspective , Michael A. Hakimian

Framing Central Bank Digital Currency: Design and Diffusion for Cross-Border Payments , Andrew C. Haskell

Public Health Practitioners’ Adoption of Artificial Intelligence: The Role of Health Equity Perceptions and Technology Readiness , Angela Hernandez

Linked Decisions: A Data Standard for Distributed Decision Support Systems , Jaroslav Klc

Twitter Sentiments and Stock Prices: An Event Study on the Role of Influencers , Denys Wincel Lu

Exploring the Impact of Leadership styles on Work Force Dynamics in the Healthcare Industry , Derek Marbell

Implementation of A Mandated Technology in A Highly Distributed Organization: A Case Study , Teresa Janel M. Paulk

Outsourcing Auxiliary Services in Higher Education: An Integrated Risk Management Model , Alfonso Quinones

Examining the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patient Experience Rating and Recommendation: A Longitudinal Study , Emoy Reid

The Impact of Technology-Driven Supply Chain Systems on Market Penetration of SMES In Developing Economies: A Study of Nigerian SMES , Olawale Temowo

Purpose-Led Performance: The Strategic Role of Consumer-Centricity in Brand Activism , Brenda R. Turner

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The field of business administration is different and encompasses the mannerism of different institutions. The field covers everything from human resources to financial accounting to managing customer services and marketing and promotions. As the field has emerged with time, it offers researchers with areas for research. We have prepared a list of some of the […]

The field of business administration is different and encompasses the mannerism of different institutions. The field covers everything from human resources to financial accounting to managing customer services and marketing and promotions. As the field has emerged with time, it offers researchers areas for research.

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An analysis of the business management practices in the global world reviewing the opportunities and challenges.

Examining the development initiatives in the context of micro-enterprise performance and sustainability.

Evaluation of the entrepreneurial skills and growth of SMEs: a comparative analysis.

An analysis of the research agenda on open innovation and entrepreneurship: a co-word analysis.

A literature review on different innovative business models and their impact.

Studying the determinants of innovative performance in the service industry.

Evaluation of the impact of marketing innovation on the competitiveness of enterprises in the context of the food industry.

An analysis of the effect of business partnership and innovation management to business performance.

A review of the literature on digitalisation, innovation, and sustainable practices – past achievements and future promises.

Studying and comparing the proposed themes and potential ideas for business plan.

A study of the relationship between business and sustainability.

Exploring the concepts of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility conducting a bibliometric analysis.

Examining the themes of entrepreneurship discourse.

An analysis of the importance of sustainability innovation in the context of small businesses.

A study of the confronting gap between motivation and capacity.

Studying the relevance of advancing technology and artificial intelligence in a business context.

Analysing the cloud computing research by studying the themes, frameworks, and methods.

To study the product-service systems business models for circular supply chains.

Identifying human resource management factors in international mergers and acquisitions.

Exploring the impact of high-performance human resources practices on in-role and innovative job performance.

An evaluation of the ethical dilemma related to employee recruitment outsourcing.

Studying the impact of e-recruitment of effectiveness of HR departments in multinational corporations.

A study on digitalisation and its influence on business model innovation.

Examining the branding in the digital age based on innovation and responsibility.

Analysing the impact of digitalisation on the speed of internationalisation.

Studying the effects of modern office technology on management practices.

An analysis of the current and future technologies on relationship marketing.

Exploring the macroeconomic factors that influence business practices.

A content analysis of the strategic management studies in the last 10 years.

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A degree in business administration is intended for those wishing to start their own business or expand an existing one. When you choose business management as your field of study, you are not a typical student because you want to learn about all possible aspects of managing a business.

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• Coordinating communications and teamwork among remote workers
• How business attract their customers
• Artificial intelligence investment and its effect on customer satisfaction
• Impact of globalization on corporate management
• Customer viewpoint on how they use their data when using mobile banking
• Investigating the procedure for business model innovation
• Evaluation of dynamic capability modelling
• An investigation of managerial strategies in the hospitality sector
• Important project management abilities required to implement a significant change in an organization’s workplace culture
• Voice and silence’s effects on destructive leadership
• Influence of store atmosphere on customers’ spontaneous buying habits
• Evaluating the effect of forwarding integration on operational efficiency
• The contribution of employee training and development to surviving the economic crisis
• Comparative comparison of the biggest consumer trends in the United States and the United Kingdom in the automotive industry
• A case study demonstrating how cutting-edge businesses like Microsoft and Google acquire a competitive edge through efficient technology management in developing nations
• To demonstrate the necessity of economic and social variables for developing a viable chemical engineering industry in the UK.
• Assessing the full impact of technological advances on business management techniques in America.
• A case study showed how top companies such as Microsoft and Google gain a competitive advantage through effective technology management in developing countries.
• Illumination of the challenges facing American companies in terms of sustainability and ethical corporate governance
• Assessing the significance and value of eBay’s and Craigslist’s e-commerce industry assumptions, alliances and strategic partnership
• demonstrating the need for social and economic variables in the development of a viable chemical engineering industry in the UK.
• Study of SONY and Microsoft’s employee retention rates while contrasting their approaches to business management
• Psychosocial risks’ effects on workplace risk control
• Leadership’s function in a company’s transformative shift
• Individual performance factors in SMEs
• Business tactics to draw in foreign capital
• Enterprise social networking platforms’ effects on knowledge management and organizational learning
• How do internal marketing and employee empowerment affect organizational productivity?
• Improving the sustainability of American business operations worldwide by developing a closed supply chain.

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2020 was a year of drastic change, with many businesses shut down by the pandemic. However 2021-22 onwards promises rapid economic growth, as business activity sharply expands. So, to help you out we’ve provided a selection of free and original business dissertation topics, suitable for both Master’s and Bachelor’s degree dissertations. These topics cover a large range of subjects within the business discipline, so you are sure to find one suited to your own interests. Each of these topics will allow you to produce an original and ambitious dissertation that will contribute to the existing knowledge of your subject area. So, if you’ve been searching far and wide for a great business dissertation topic, look no further!

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This is one of the most important aspects of international business as it examines the connection between global politics and global business. It looks at some of the most important factors, institutions, and processes that affect international business and studies the political environment of business, which has been particularly volatile over the last five years.

• Evaluating the performance of global business teams within multinational corporations: the test of an intervening process model.
• How does Corporate Governance affect internationalisation, globalisation and the performance of firms?
• What sorts of themes and images might create trans-cultural resonance and dissonance within an international classroom comprised of diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds?
• Can production for global markets help business groups to mobilise collectively? Under what conditions does globalisation enable the private sector to develop independent organisational bases and create effective relationships with the state?
• How different patterns of business-government relations affect processes of industrial upgrading: A case study of emerging economies.
• How do multinational organisations tackle the growing complexity of managing themselves in light of the rise to significant power of non-governmental organisations?
• A look at the effect that Brexit is likely to have on British businesses, especially the average small and medium enterprise (SME).
• How will Brexit impact on the regulatory burden of large business and corporations in the United Kingdom and Europe?
• Business-Government relations within a contingency theory framework: strategy, structure, fit, and performance.
• What is the meaning and process of globalisation and how does it impact the way in which business teams work together?
• In the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, is globalisation still going to be a key market driver?
• Global strategy and local implementation: Examining how multinational corporations apply Corporate Governance in China.
• How will firms investing in China manage the political undercurrents, as talk increases of a new Cold War between the West and China?
• What factors affect multinational corporations’ choice of corporate political strategy? Examining the influence of perceived regulatory pressure on company’s political strategies.
• Using a legitimacy perspective to examine how firms entering the Chinese market manage political risk.
• A critical examination of the potential implications of Brexit for UK firms’ EU-based supply chain.
• Brexit and foreign direct investment into the UK: An examination of the potential impact on new venture start-ups in the UK.

Global business strategy focuses on understanding the main strategic issues that organisations face when they operate as a global business. Specifically, the issues relate to three areas: understanding global strategic analysis, formulating a global strategy, and developing sources of competitive advantage in a given company.

• What are the risks and benefits of an International Joint Venture?
• How should a business strategy be developed to expand a business in an international market?
• A comparative study of Mergers and Acquisitions within the Aviation sector: Case study of Qatar Airways’ joint venture with the International Airlines Group.
• A research on the exit strategy of foreign venture capital investment in international private business sector.
• What are the business strategies and key success factors of Financial Holding Companies in the international environment?
• How does an organisation benefit from an effective vendor management strategy?
• Why are some vendor relationships more successful than others?
• Developing an effective framework for knowledge sharing and utilisation in global project teams.
• Can entrepreneurship be utilised as an effective management strategy within a business unit?
• What effects will the consumers’ increasing use of the online channel to fashion shopping have on the strategies used by UK clothing retailers?
• An assessment of sustainable competitive advantage within the UK DIY multiple market sector.
• Develop your own definition of logistics, that you think reflects how logistics is evolving and explain why you think it is appropriate for today and the next decade.
• A study of the problems of managing international collaboration in the military aero-engine business.
• New possibilities in logistics and supply chain management provided by Big Data: examining the birth and growth of supply chain analytics.
• Designing a closed-loop supply chain for improving sustainability of global business practices.
• Developing a strategy for winning in the Indian market: A case study of Suzuki Motor Corporation.

These topics consider the ways in which business firms develop and implement technology as a strategy and integrate technological and innovative capabilities in support of their business operations. These topics mainly investigate how technology has revolutionised the business environment causing disruption, new opportunities and challenges for firms to deal with.

• A study of how business operations have improved as a result of innovation: Are they converging towards one universal approach?
• What are the market challenges experienced by new UK mobile telecommunication companies?
• How will 5G technology impact on the growth of digital consumer markets in the UK?
• How does online branding provide competitive advantage in the digital era: a study of the consumer electronics industry?
• A study into how ICT integration has transformed procurement of goods and services.
• Building virtual dominions – A comparative study of mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances in e-commerce: case studies of Amazon.com and eBay.
• What are the technological factors surrounding the relationship between organisational growth and performance?
• A study into the role of online marketing in creating global supply chain networks.
• A study into how organisations suffer the negative effects of modern day technology.
• What are the main factors impacting on the success of online branding for corporations?
• Assessing the role of social media in global branding: cases of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
• Exploring the impact of technology on CRM operations within call centres in the UK and analyse the factors that affect the well-being of the employee?
• A study into the opportunities of implementing an e-HR system: Case of British Energy.
• A study into how companies influence technology and innovation within suppliers: Case of Apple.
• Assessing technology diffusion models among online shoppers in the UK.
• Business process reengineering and the challenges facing airlines, a critical study of the factors influencing Saudi Airlines’ BPR initiatives.
• What are the barriers to successful/profitable e-commerce deployment in government organisations?
• Comparing and contrasting government e-commerce portals with private ones such as eBay and Amazon: which offers the better user experience and business outcomes?
• How has integration of technology into HR improved organisational efficiency?
• What is the impact of technology on FMCG industry towards meeting consumer demands in the UK market?
• Assessing the role of innovation towards creation of new opportunities for SMEs in the UK.
• What determinant factors influence integration of technology in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) sector.

Governments, activists and the media have become adept at holding companies to account for the social consequences of their actions. In response, corporate social responsibility has emerged as an inescapable priority for business leaders in every country. The fact is many prevailing approaches to CSR are quite disconnected from strategy. Business should treat CSR as something central to their strategy and hence contribute as a core competence for many organisations. These topics evaluate how business can utilise CSR practices to enhance opportunities for organisational success.

• How does Corporate Social Responsibility impact on customer loyalty?
• What is the role of staff training in developing and executing CSR skills?
• What are the key strategic decisions facing companies in order to improve their performance in Corporate Social Responsibility?
• Does Corporate Social Responsibility enhance corporate reputation? A case study of Tesco.
• What are the challenges facing ethical businesses in the UK for moving to the mainstream?
• How can businesses gain advantage from adopting CSR practices with respect to climate change?
• A study into the impact of green and lean practices on organisational performance.
• How have environmental policies transformed CSR practices within organisations: Case of BAT.
• What are the effects of CSR on sustainability: Case of Coca Cola.
• How will multinational organisations deal with the growing emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in large markets like Germany and India?
• To what extent will CSR be sacrificed for greater economic growth in the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic?
• How can firms successfully make Corporate Social Responsibility operable in the modern corporate environment?
• Is there a relationship between diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility, what is its contribution to organisational performance?
• What is the impact of CSR on brand equity: Case study of Toyota UK?
• How does CSR impact on organisational performance?
• CSR and societal expectations: A case study of Unilever.

International Human Resource Management refers to activities that are designed to support organisations in managing human resources at an international level so that competitive advantage can be maintained at both the national and international level. The subject area includes understanding of culture factors, both in terms of beliefs and attitudes of international employees and in relation to international employment legislation. Studying the area provides insights into the way that corporate HR functions can contribute to international business strategy and build functional knowledge of the main developments in the management of expatriates and other forms of international management. Changing perspectives are crucial as more and more organisations operate on a global basis and have head offices in a home country and operational sites in host nations. Functionally this can involve expatriates but increasingly includes high usage of virtual technology to create links between home and host country operational sites. The following topics are an indication of key areas of current interest in the field.

• What are the benefits and challenges of inter-cultural team working in virtual environments and how these teams influence competitive advantage.
• Virtual working environments became something of a norm during the pandemic. Will this apply to home countries of international corporations as well?
• What are the bases of employee commitment in terms of affective, normative and calculative commitment in a global multi-national?
• What are the effects of organisational transition on employee commitment in large multinational companies?
• How do mergers impact on employee motivation and commitment, and how can any fallout be managed?
• How can cultural differences in international collaborative projects be managed?
• Can job-swaps between international workers improve inter-cultural working in multi-national organisations?
• What is the relationship between the three components of commitment to organisational change and the perceived success of an organisational change?
• What effect will the UK’s decision to leave the EU have on economic migrants, and how can this be managed by IHRM practices and polices?
• How will Brexit impact on British workers in the EU, and to what extent can this be managed by IHRM practices and policies?
• How does one manage employee commitment in the not-for-profit sector across different national cultures?
• Using models of Strategic Human Resource Management assess and appraise how BAE Systems is achieving strategy through effective people management practices.
• What are the main factors that affect employee retention at international call centres?
• What are the most effective practices for working a unique Human Resource policy across multiple divisions of large diversified companies?
• A study of the constantly changing global business environment and how effective human resource planning enables organisations to achieve their strategic objectives.
• What effect does the Brexit decision and subsequent negotiations have on the management of EU operational sites by UK based companies?
• What is the role and value of effective IHRM strategic thinking to effective negotiation of joint ventures between the UK and BRIC countries?
• Can IHRM be effective in delivering culturally appropriate work-life balance and flexible working patterns for multi-national firms?

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• What is the impact of feedback during organisational culture change: a case study of a financial firm?
• Stakeholder Communication and Transformational Change: A case study in the use of a proprietary change management system.
• What effect is there on levels of resistance and conflict when organisational change is lead by a servant or spiritual leader?
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Innovation has become a primary force driving the growth, performance, and valuation of companies. However, sometimes there is a wide gap between the aspirations of executives to innovate and their ability to execute. Many companies make the mistake of trying to spur innovation by turning to unreliable best practices, and to organisational structures and processes. Moreover, executives who focus on stimulating and supporting innovation by their employees can promote and sustain it with the current talent and resources more effectively than they could by using other incentives. This area focuses on innovation at the individual level and at the group level within organisations.

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• What are the effects of leadership style and team process on performance and innovation in functionally heterogeneous teams?
• An exploratory study of leadership, organisational culture and organisational innovativeness in a sample of non-profit organisations.
• Is there a difference in leadership style between profit and non-organisations, and what are the reasons for this?
• How do business leaders see their role in enabling innovation in large organisations?
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• What are the key factors required for a creative organisation? How are barriers to implementing these factors overcome?
• Organising for team creativity: Creating an organisational system for harvesting ideas for leadership and innovation.
• What is the nature and role of leadership in three ideal types of public management innovation: politically-led, organisational turnarounds and bottom-up innovations?
• How is leadership different in the engineering function? An assessment of Airbus UK?
• What are the behavioural and personality correlations of transactional and transformational leadership?
• What is the relationship between leadership style and creativity? Systematically reviewing the literature.
• From managing to enabling innovation: Leaders’ facilitating innovation through cultural change.
• The role of leaders in balancing creativity and standardisation in the firm.

Globalisation is a complex trend, encompassing many forces and many effects. Globalisation has revolutionised the global market as Multinational Enterprises renew their strategies to attain competitive edge. These topics evaluate different strategies adopted by business firms to uniquely position themselves in the global market.

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• What is the significance of ICT integration as a business strategy?
• How globalisation has broken trade barriers and its impact on trade tariffs: the case of BRIC countries.
• What current strategies are in place for businesses to meet dynamic consumer demands?
• To what extent is consumer demand shaped by corporate innovation? A comparative study of Apple and Samsung.
• Assessing the impact of globalisation on UK businesses operating on both international and local levels.
• Does Brexit signal a rollback in globalisation in the UK and Europe?
• An examination of empowerment, conflict and corporate vision as factors in developing global business strategies for multinational firms.
• What are the transformational strategies adopted by companies in the globalisation era?
• How have countries changed their trade policies in the face of new global market challenges?
• A study into the FDI strategies used by UK multinational companies: case study of Vodafone.
• Investigating the role of strategic alliances in creating global supply chain networks.
• Assessing the impact of internationalisation strategies on multinational corporations: case study Tullow Oil.

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• Bethel, A. C., Rogers, M., & Abbott, R. (2021). Use of a search summary table to improve systematic review search methods, results, and efficiency.  Journal of the Medical Library Association , 109 (1), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2021.809
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Bah, Mohamed Thairu

The Effect of Domestic and Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth in Sierra Leone

Methodology: Quantitative Research – Empirical Method

Johnson, Tiray

A Grounded Theory Study: Hiring Practices as Experienced from an Adjunct Faculty Perspective

Methodology: Qualitative Research – Grounded Theory

Adeniyi, Adekunle

The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Volunteer Engagement in Non-profit Organization

Methodology: Quantitative Research – Correlation

Ailts Campeau, Danielle

Evaluation of a Lean Startup Training Program: The Relationship Between I-Corps at NIH Participation and Funding Acquisition

Methodology: Quantitative Research

Anyadioha, Olivera

The Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on Sectoral Indices of Emerging Markets (A Focus Study on Nigeria 2010-2019)

Arpellet, Divine

Impact of US Trade and Investment Framework Agreements (TIFA) on African Economic Growth: The Case of ECOWAS from 2009 to 2019

Kenneh, Cecilia

Examining the Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inflows and Primary Education in Kenya Between 2004 and 2019

McCritty, Bayogar

Analysis of Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the United States: A Case Study of the Liberian Business Association in the Diaspora

Methodology: Qualitative Research – Case study

Muigai, Virginia

Diversity and Inclusion: Informing Practice and Policy Through the Lived Experiences of Black Human Resource Managers

Methodology: Qualitative Research – Phenomenology

Parsons-Hang, Sabrina

Underlying Predictors: A Quantitative Analysis of Compassion Fatigue, Empathy Fatigue, and Burnout within the Social Work Profession

Rhoades, Andrew N.

The Examination of Registered Nurse Employment Ghosting With Job Satisfaction, Burnout, and Turnover Intention at Large Hospitals in the United States Between 2020 and 2023

Robertson, Sharetta

Five Year Case Study of Autism Cost Analysis in the State of Minnesota

Methodology: Mixed Method Research – Case study

Siats, Nathaniel

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Food and Beverage Industry: A Meta-Analysis for Advancing CSR

Methodology: Quantitative Research – Meta-Analysis

Swearingen, Anne

Sustainability and Product Innovation: A Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Medical Device Product Innovation Employees

Vander, Lisa

Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and Human Centered Job Creation: Analyzing Labor Supply Efficiency, Utilization and Rates of Return on Public Investments in La Crosse, WI., Metropolitan Statistical Area

Quantitative Research – Modeling

Xiong, Mai Kou

A Phenomenology Study of Minnesota Fashion Designer Entrepreneurs

Appiah, Michael

Exploring the Business Experiences of West African Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Minnesota

Methodology: Qualitative Research

Belete, Berhanu

The Economic Implication of Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in East Africa

Brew, Mitchell

Factors of Franchise Success for Veterans Who Leave the Military and Lead Their Own Franchise

Methodology: Mixed Method Research

Gollnick, Shannon

Wear And Tear: The Relationship of Time on Compassion Fatigue and Burnout among Urban Paramedics

Harchi, Isaak

Agile Teams: A Correlative Study Towards Building a Framework for Agile Teams Assessment

Methodology: Quantitative Research – Correlation Analysis

Jacobson-Schulte, Patrick

The Relationship of University Program Cost Efficiency Management and Program Enrollment for Minnesota State College and Universities System from 2014-2019

Mason, Harry

Exploring the Experiences of Liberian Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Twin Cities of Minnesota

PierreCharles, Rene

The Role of Foreign Direct Investments on Corruption and Economic Growth: The Case of Haiti from 1996 to 2020

Expectations and Stress of Chinese Returnee Students

Methodology: Quantitative Research — Correlation

Yahya, Zaid

The Impact of Lease Accounting Conversion from Financial Accounting Standard (FAS 13) to Accounting Standard Codification (ASC 842) in U.S. Healthcare Industry

Hansen-Ley, Jessica

Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Within the Pharmaceutical Industry: Assessing Impact on the Global Persistence of Opioid Overuse

Methodology: Quantitative Research – Analysis of variance (ANOVA)

Miantona, Paul

The Perception of Renting Versus Owning a Home Among Liberian Immigrants in Minnesota

Methodology: Qualitative Research – Case Studies

The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Regional Economic Growth and Income Convergence: A Panel Data Study in China

Methodology: Quantitative Research – Regression analysis

Njuguna, Anthony

Relationship Between Kenyan Stock Index and Exchange Rates Within the Context of a Fluctuating Growth Rate and Political Environment

Outtaleb, Hassan

The Effect of Machinery Equipment Imports R&D Capital Stock, Inward Foreign Direct Investment R&D Capital Stock, and Human Capital on Total Factor Productivity in Morocco

Schneider, Joseph

Does Racial Bias Exist in Traffic Stops Made by Saint Paul Police?

Preparedness for International Accounting Education: A Study of Accounting Students in a Transnational Education Program in China

The Relationship Between CSR and Financial Performance: An Investigation into the Correlation Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Efficiency Ratio in the US Banking Industry

Demers, Judy A.

Transformational Leadership in Nursing: A Meta-Analysis of Leveraging Human Capital

Methodology: Quantitative Research – Meta-Analysis

Diaby, Aboubacar

Correlational Analysis Between Strategic Alignment Maturity Model (SAM) and IT Alignment in Insurance

Methodology: Quantitative

Eldahamsheh, Mohammed

Factors Affecting Local Employees’ Sectorial Choices (Public Versus Private), The Case of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Methodology: Quantitative Research – Chi-square test

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Eruotor, Felix

Impact of Human Capital on FDI Inflow: The Case of Nigeria

Granger, Tracy

An Investigation into a Possible Linkage between Three Components of Emotional Intelligence and Three Components of Transformational Leadership.

Johnson, Nancy

CPA Exam Preparation: A Correlative Study of Preparation Strategies to Predict and Explain Exam Results

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Kang, Eungoo

A Framework of C.C.C. Model (Culture, Competency and Compensation) for Pay for Performance Deployment in the U.S Manufacturing Industry

Methodology: Quantitative – Correlation Analysis

Marwa, Sammy

Financial Inclusion and Economic Development: A Cross Country Analysis of 41 African Countries

Ongwach, Okongo

Understanding Factors Affecting Employee Retention at Banking Call Centers in the Midwest.

Methodology: Qualitative – Phenomenology

Sindze, Paul

Seven Economic Indicators and Foreign Direct Investment in Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community

Statz, Carie

A Cross-Sectional Study of the Relationship Between Work and Quality of Life for People with Moderate to Profound Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Getaweh, Sharlene Miata

Experiences of African immigrants who have successfully matriculated to managerial positions in Minnesota.

Ondimu, Gerald

Analysis of the impact of predatory lending legislation in the state of Minnesota.

Methodology: Quantitative – T-Tests

Hussein, Kassim

Analysis of the Effectiveness of Anticorruption Legislation in Developing Countries: The Impact on the National Well-Being of Adopting Nations.

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Lebens, Mary

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The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Absorptive Capabilities on the Economic Growth of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).

Methodology: Quantitative – Multivariate Analysis

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Doctorate DBA (dissertation)

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Doctor of business administration (dba).

The objective of this professional doctorate in business administration is to provide participants with the opportunity to make significant contributions to both theory and practice in the field and to develop professional practice at the highest level. 

It is a practical and research-based doctoral program in business and industry which is designed for mid-career executives who have already completed the MBA (or equivalent qualification) and are looking to further enhance their practical and theoretical knowledge in the field.

The dissertation track is required for students to deliver their dissertation/thesis at the end of their DBA program.

As far as supervision of thesis research is concerned it is to be noted that the DBA thesis supervisor generally looks at the scientific work being prepared by the student, supervises it, and is committed to ensuring that quality standards of the work are being met. The supervisor is a person with the requisite academic qualification and experience in the chosen field of the thesis research. The supervisor has expert knowledge of the field in which the student is carrying out his/her research. The supervisor’s task is to guide the DBA student from commencement of the research through the oral presentation and defense of the completed research work (DBA viva).

Total duration for completing the DBA program is two (2) academic years or less which depends on the student’s motivation to deliver the thesis.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• 1 DBA Mentor
• 1 Personal Advisor
• Top-notch e-learning platform
• 120 ECTS credits

About the program

Learning objectives.

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is designed for professionals seeking to elevate their expertise in business management and leadership to the highest level. This rigorous doctoral program offers a comprehensive curriculum that combines advanced theoretical knowledge with practical application, preparing graduates to address complex challenges in today’s dynamic business environment. Through interdisciplinary learning experiences and cutting-edge research opportunities, students will develop the critical skills and strategic mindset necessary to drive organizational innovation, foster sustainable growth, and make meaningful contributions to the field of business administration.

The DBA program has the following main objectives: – Mastery of Advanced Business Concepts: Develop a deep understanding of advanced theories, principles, and practices in business administration, enabling the analysis and resolution of complex organizational issues.

– Proficiency in Research Methodologies: Acquire advanced research skills, including quantitative and qualitative methodologies, to conduct rigorous empirical research that contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the field.

– Strategic Leadership Development: Enhance leadership capabilities through the cultivation of strategic thinking, effective communication, and ethical decision-making skills essential for guiding organizations towards sustainable success.

– Global Business Acumen: Explore global perspectives on business operations, including international market dynamics, cross-cultural management, and global supply chain strategies, to navigate the complexities of the global marketplace.

– Contribution to Scholarly Discourse: Produce original scholarly research and contribute to the academic discourse in business administration through publications, presentations, and professional engagements, demonstrating thought leadership and expertise in the field.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT KEY METRICS

Student achievement key metrics can be found here .

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

– None

The DBA curriculum is composed of several core courses. We organize elective courses in collaboration with our business and industry partners on specific topics relevant to global business and management challenges as well as several events that can be found here .

YEAR 1 Research Methodology I Research Methodology II Publishing Your Paper (seminar) Writing Research Proposal (seminar) Research Proposal (seminar)

YEAR 2 Software Citation Tools (seminar) Thesis

* final list of available courses is subject to change

TEACHING METHOD

This program is delivered entirely online.

You also have the opportunity to increase your learning by attending our webinars .

Our interactive , supportive teaching model is designed for busy professionals and is delivered through our best-in-class learning management system.

All reading materials for this course will be made accessible to you through the SSBM Online Learning Portal. Notes for each module are often downloadable, and you are able to save your current learning status and continue whenever you like.

Upon successful completion of the DBA program you will be awarded with a DBA / Doctor of Business Administration diploma delivered by SSBM Geneva.

You have the possibility to select a specialization.

Take your career to a new level!

The program was designed for business professionals and top executives  with the objective to provide them with a practical grounding in premium business and research education and its applications by offering a flexible and rigorous research-based curriculum.

The DBA doctorate program features a thesis research project that emphasizes applied research to help you solve a real-world problem within your organization. Our distinguished program faculty will accompany you throughout the DBA journey by providing milestones to help you stay on track.

The DBA program will bring you the opportunity to obtain the highest-level postgraduate qualification in business and management field without interrupting your career.

The DBA Dissertation track offers a rigorous online or blended learning and research plan to the global executives. All DBA students have the possibility to attend campus based seminars that are organized in Geneva.

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Doctoral level in-depth knowledge of latest theories and methodologies in business research

Senior Management Career

You will learn to apply novel, innovative, and creative solutions to complex business problems leading to senior management career

Flexibility

DBA fits with working professional busy schedule by providing flexible study structure 

Our DBA program will enable you to be able to provide novel, innovative, and creative solutions to complex business problems and opportunities as well as thought leadership for organizational change.

Key benefits

– Researcher education in management studies (theoretical and methodological competence) – Competence to design and implement a sizable research project with a practical orientation – A collegial network with professors and other researchers and the DBA candidates – Competence in presenting papers in international seminars and conferences – Writing and defending an academic doctoral thesis and research papers/articles – Possibility to realize a sizable research/development project for an organization

Variety of possible topics

Any topic can be considered that deals with management, finance, HR or any other related themes such as:

• General management • HR topics • Business topics • Supply chain • Finance • etc.

Competitive advantage

DBA program will broaden your professional horizons enabling you to climb further up the corporate ladder.

DBA was designed to fit the demanding lifestyle of executives and professionals

ACBSP accredited

DBA is accredited by ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) which is recognized by CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation).

Upon successful completion of the DBA program you will be awarded with a DBA degree delivered by SSBM Geneva.

SSBM DBA STUDENTS

• Diversity Over 130 different countries and cultures represented
• Flexibility You can start anytime with possibility to attend campus based seminars
• Engagement Experienced PhD mentors

AVERAGE AGE

International, work experience.

years in average

Join a selected and experienced group of classmates, grow together and build a strong network. 

What our students say.

“I completed the Executive MBA program and it has been quite an experience. I have enjoyed myself and my expectations have been exceeded”.

“It was a great experience and I want to thank entire SSBM for an amazing support during my thesis. I’m also proud to be part of DBA mentors after I finished my DBA journey”.

“SSBM offers high level education with experienced professors and effective learning. This is a great opportunity to boost my career and invest in quality education”

“The greatest benefit of the program was much more than the “piece of paper”…Thanks to the SSBM for the MBA program, I know that I have all of the tools to be a successful and ethical leader.”

“I am very impressed with my experience in the DBA program! It is also a great network and collaboration with a professional network of great students around the globe”

“I’m very happy with the support of my mentor. It is really amazing and I’m enjoying my journey.”

“All the programs at SSBM have been wonderful and the teachers were extremely helpful. In my specific case, the course that helped me pay for the entire MBA degree and set the the foundation for my financial well-being in life is the finance course at SSBM”

“It is a great experience and I truly appreciate this chance that I have received, to study at SSBM Geneva, one of the top 10 European Business Schools offering online MBAs”.

DBA - Dissertation track

The objective of this professional doctorate in business administration is to provide participants with the opportunity to make significant contributions to both theory and practice in the field and to develop professional practice at the highest level. It is a practical and research-based doctoral program in business and industry which is designed for mid-career.

Our mentors are coming from some of the most prestigious universities around the world.

Tuition Fees

DBA Dissertation: 9.900 EUR*

We offer various scholarship opportunities. We invite you to carefully check which one can apply to you.

* This price includes all online program related costs. Additional costs may apply in some situations.

– MBA (or equivalent qualification) from a recognized higher education institution.

– A Master’s degree in management (or associated discipline) with a minimum of 2 years professional work experience.

– A Master’s degree in a field other than management (or related discipline) but with a minimum of 5 years professional work experience.

– Grade transcripts

– Your CV or resume

– ID or passport copy

– One photo

Applications to the doctoral program will be reviewed by members of the Doctorate Admissions Committee who will make recommendations and decisions (accept/reject) regarding offers of admission to the DBA program. Upon receipt of the documents, a formal interview with the DBA Academic Director may be scheduled with some candidates.

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We are “Experts in Business Education”. Our core values stand on:

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We offer Swiss quality through unique E xperience, E xchange, E verywhere and E ngagement.

How about connecting with your peers, alumni, students, professors, industry leaders and companies we work with?

SSBM enables this through our unique and innovative “SSBM Connect” platform where you can engage, interact and socialize with SSBM community!

Networking is one of our core strategic directions.

SSBM aims to provide our DBA students with new networking opportunities to connect with peers from same but also different industries as one of SSBM’s main objective is to have diverse student body.

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With our unique programs you will strengthen your strategic  vision ,  efficiency  and  leadership  to manage today’s organizations.

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Tips and Resources for a Successful Summer of Dissertation Writing

By Yana Zlochistaya

Summer can be a strange time for graduate students. Gone are the seminars and workshops, the student clubs, and the working group, that structured the semester and provided us with a sense of community. Instead, we’re faced with a three-month expanse of time that can feel equal parts liberating and intimidating. This double-edged freedom is only exacerbated for those of us in the writing stage of our dissertation, when isolation and a lack of discipline can have a particularly big impact. For those hoping not to enter another summer with lofty plans, only to blink and find ourselves in August disappointed with our progress, we’ve compiled some tips and resources that can help.

According to Graduate Writing Center Director Sabrina Soracco, the most important thing you can do to set yourself up for writing success is to clarify your goals. She recommends starting this process by looking at departmental requirements for a completed dissertation. Consider when you would like to file and work backwards from that point, determining what you have to get done in order to hit that target. Next, check in with your dissertation committee members to set up an accountability structure. Would they prefer an end-of-summer update to the whole committee? A monthly check-in with your chair or one of your readers? Setting up explicit expectations that work for you and your committee can cut through the aimlessness that comes with a major writing project.

For those early on in their dissertation-writing process, a committee meeting is also a valuable opportunity to set parameters. “One of the problems with the excitement for the discipline that happens post-quals is that it results in too many ideas,” says Director. Soracco. Your committee members should give you input on productive research directions so that you can begin to hone in on your project. It is also important to remember that your dissertation does not have to be the end-all-and-be-all of your academic research. Ideas that do not fit into its scope can end up becoming conference papers or even book chapters.

Once you have a clear goal that you have discussed with your committee, the hard part begins: you have to actually write. The Graduate Writing Center offers several resources to make that process easier:

• The Graduate Writing Community. This is a totally remote, two-month program that is based on a model of “gentle accountability.” When you sign up, you are added to a bCourses site moderated by a Graduate Writing Consultant. At the beginning of the week, everyone sets their goals in a discussion post, and by the end of the week, everyone checks in with progress updates. During the week, the writing consultants offer nine hours of remote synchronous writing sessions. As a writing community member, you can attend whichever sessions work best for your schedule. All that’s required is that you show up, set a goal for that hour, and work towards that goal for the length of two 25-minute Pomodoro sessions . This year’s summer writing community will begin in June. Keep your eye on your email for the registration link!
• Writing Consultations : As a graduate student, you can sign up for an individual meeting with a Graduate Writing Consultant. They can give you feedback on your work, help you figure out the structure of a chapter, or just talk through how to get started on a writing project. 
• Independent Writing Groups: If you would prefer to write with specific friends or colleagues, you can contact Graduate Writing Center Director Sabrina Soracco at [email protected] so that she can help you set up your own writing group. The structure and length of these groups can differ; often, members will send each other one to five pages of writing weekly and meet the next day for two hours to provide feedback and get advice. Sometimes, groups will meet up not only to share writing, but to work in a common space before coming together to debrief. Regardless of what the groups look like, the important thing is to create a guilt-free space. Some weeks, you might submit an outline; other weeks, it might be the roughest of rough drafts; sometimes, you might come to a session without having submitted anything. As long as we continue to make progress (and show up even when we don’t), we’re doing what we need to. As Director Soracco puts it, “it often takes slogging through a lot of stuff to get to that great epiphany.”

Yana Zlochistaya is a fifth-year graduate student in the Department of Comparative Literature and a Professional Development Liaison with the Graduate Division. She previously served as a co-director for Beyond Academia.