This collection contains Honors in the Major theses completed in Business.
Theses from 2023
The Joint Effect of Mindsets and Consequence Awareness on Task Performance, Melinda F. Ammon
The Effect of Exposure to Violence on Risk Aversion of Mutual Fund Managers, Juan Cespedes
The Determinants of FDI in South America, Lucas A. Leme
Theses from 2022
The Effect of Technological Advancements on Interactions in the Agricultural Commodities Market, Savannah B. Armas
The Effect of Flooding on Inequality in Developing Countries: A Qualitative Analysis, Eva Gregory
The Evolution of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Outcomes, Megan T. Hoang
An Analysis of the 2014 Medicaid Expansion on New York and California's Maternal Mortality Rate, Reshanna Jagroo
Choice of Accounting Major Amongst Minority Students as a Function of Socioeconomic Status, Sara Mohammed
Effects of The COVID-19 Pandemic on Gambling Behavior and Revenues: A Multi-state Analysis, Xiaoling W. Sundberg
Theses from 2021
Effects of Demography on Opportunistic Product Return Behaviors in E-Commerce, Nikhila Anand
Stock Returns by Sector and Industries in a Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic, Simon Alvin A. Casas
Small Business Risk In The Context of a Pandemic: A Simulation, Ashlyn Sperry
What are the Factors that Influence the Adoption of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Auditing?, Grace Tsao
Theses from 2020
The Influence of Industrial Automation on Educational Enrollment: A State-Level and Country-Level Analysis, Moutasm S. Badawi
Risk Preference Stability In The Aftermath of Natural and Human-Influenced Catastrophes: A Meta-Analysis, James R. Bailey
Color and Color Placement Effects on Purchase Intent of Loot Boxes in Video Games, Mackenzie Bland
Underpricing in the FinTech Industry Compared to Non-FinTech IPOS, Kelsey A. Goss
Hedge Fund Investment in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), Adam B. Wing
Partial Adjustment of Self-Reported Alcohol Consumption in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: A Zero Inefficiency Stochastic Frontier Analysis, Isabella A. Yerby
Theses from 2019
A Model of Low-risk Piracy, Amil Camilo
It Takes A Village to Raise Water Quality: The Effects of Residential Voluntary Taxation Mechanisms on Lake Water Quality in Orange County, Florida, Andrew P. Hutchens
Recruit Quality and College Football Team Performance in the CFP Era, Jordan Aaron Izenwasser
The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm Value and Performance, Jennifer E. Maxey
Effects of SME Access to Capital on Country Economic Performance: Understanding the Differences Between the Developed and the Developing World, William B. Reed
Theses from 2018
Marketing Practices of Socially Responsible and Sustainable Businesses, Brooke A. Bivins
Changing Traditions: Examining the Factors That Determine the Probability of Bidding to Host the Olympic Games Over Time, Jessie R. Dickens
Understanding the Implication of Blockchain Technology on the Audit Profession, Brittany Jackson
The Effects of an Increasing Federal Minimum Wage on Federal Unemployment and Job Automation Levels, Kiana Krayeski
The Pay Equity Dilemma Women Face Around The World, Lana D. McMurray
A Study on the Impact of Technological Advancement on Community Bank Performance, Andre Ong
Sexual Harassment, Public Transportation, and Labor Market Outcomes for Women: Case Study of Lahore, Pakistan, Rachel A. Wilder
Theses from 2017
Does Lowering the Interest Rate Stimulate Economic Growth? An Analysis of Current Macroeconomic Policy, Tomas Araujo
Marital Status of Executives and Company Performance, Ilona Day
How Has the Valuation of Technology IPOs Changed Since the Dot-Com Bubble?, Andrew Rush
Theses from 2016
Correcting Medicaid Enrollment Underreporting By The Current Population Survey: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis, Brachel R. Champion
The Cost of Feeling Good, Casey M. Field
The Shadow Rate and its Relationship with Lender and Borrower Variables, Andrei Irimia
Business Case Studies in Sustainability Practices, Sheri L. Lynch
Women's Professional Sports: A Case Study on Practices that Could Increase Their Profitability, Danielle H. McArdle
The Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility on Financial Performance, Marly Mentor
Effects of Federal Grant Money on Economic Measures in the Community, Andrea L. Miller
Microfinancing in Punjab, Pakistan: How Effective Are Microloans on The Very Poor?, Kamila N. Pervaiz
Informational Efficiency and the Reaction to Terrorism: A Financial Perspective, Nicholas Roland
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Effects of Real Estate Cycles on Residential Amenity Values for Water Resources, Amy L. Hillard
Breaking Down the Walls: The West's Challenge Operating in Euro-Asia, Ekaterina Marchenko
The Optimum Currency Area Theory: An Analysis of the Pacific Alliance, Andres Mira
How Behavioral Factors Are Being Implemented into Today's Financial Education Programs, Esperanza Perez
Macroeconomic Indicators as Determinants of the U.S. Dollar as a Primary Reserve Currency, Joel Salgado
The Effects on Shareholder Wealth for Companies that Invest in Their Employees, Alison M. Threlfall
Student Perception of Barriers to Study Abroad, Jessica Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
A Closer Look at the Necessity of Managing Monetary Policy Expectations, Vanessa Annoni-Fuertes
An Overview and Examination of the Prevention and Punishment of White Collar Crimes, Tyler Bartels
Growth and Immigration: An Econometric Analysis of Current European Union Member States from 1990 to 2009, Davis Jacob
Vegetarian, Vegan, and Pescetarian Consumers and Their Participation in the Green Movement, Cory King
Deregulation of Trading Hours in the German Retail Sector and Store Size, Anne Preuss
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Financial Determinants of College Football, Mitchell Adams
Microequity a new model for microfinance in the u.s, Joseph Ball
The Response of the Self-employed to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Samuel Bookhardt IV
Will leasing lose its luster: an analysis of lease reporting under FAS 13, Casey Gates
Modeling loan losses a macroeconomic approach, Jeremy Hughes
Federal Funding and the Rise of University Tuition Costs, Megan Kizzort
A global strategic financial analysis of the luxury retail industry, Lauren LaVan
Expectancy theory and major league baseball player compensation, Edward Leonard
GDP growth differences and financial contagion: evidence from the 2008-2009 subprime crisis, Jose Marquez
Human capital effect on second generation immigrant entrepreneurs, Ali Mazahaem Flores
Improving long range forecast errors for better capacity decision making, Anisulrahman Nizam
Explaning the effects of unionization on unemployment at the state level, Matthew Robin
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Rights of ownership in the United States as identified through defined benefit plan conversion, Richard Burke
Cultural values impact on risk perceptions a comparison of cultural indexes and risk premium, Anna Constantino
The effects advertising plays on college students' moral intentions beyond purchase behavior, William Crockett
Predicting mergers and acquisitions, John D'Angelo
Stock market correlations and cross-equity holdings, Radoslav Iliev
Do the right thing the role of public service advertisements on the behaviors of contemporary college students, Jessica Jones
Optimal investment strategies using multi-property commercial real estate analysis of pre/post housing bubble, Kyle Kundiger
Inequality as a determinant of growth in a panel of high income countries, Joshua McGuire
Is economic value added (eva) the best way to assemble a portfolio?, Tamas Pataky
Tracking error of leveraged and inverse etfs, John Romano
Managing in Brazil a guide for American managers, Melanie Senosiain
The effect of gender and leadership styles on employee satisfaction, Brittany Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The accounting fraud at WorldCom the causes, the characteristics, the consequences, and the lessons learned, Javiriyah Ashraf
State income tax a double-edged sword, Karla Burgos
Evaluation of advertisements the role of males' self-image and its effect on attitude toward advertisements, Ashley N. Carrel
An impact evaluation of u.s. arms export controls on the u.s. defense industrial base an interrupted time-series analysis, Aaron Condron
Human resources: a key aspect in company innovation, Kristin Hall
The battle between multinaional sic] tax avoidance and corporate competitiveness, Nico Koop
Determinants of exchange rate hedging an empirical analysis of U.S. small-cap industrial firms, Zachary M. Lehner
Anatomy of a financial center's global competitiveness in the context of Michael Porter's model of national competitive advantage a theoretical analysis, Josef Joachim L. Magpantay
A hedonic analysis of the effect of expert wine ratings on price and retailer profits, Kaitlin D. Neill
The impact of oil price surges on economic growth, Valeria Restrepo
The development of an effective recruitment strategy for Hispanic males and females in the Central Florida region, Barbara E. Zeballos
An examination of the fraudulent factors associated with corporate fraud, Ronald Zmuda
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Marketing trends in home health care : the four aspects that affect sales, Melissa Blette
Essential organizational culture elements for companies within the life insurance industry, Fabrizzio Orlando Chaves
U.S. Aid: Does it Really Help?, Shea Cooney
Commercial mortgage market liquidity and its effect on capitalization rates, Leonard G. Destefano
Relationship between REIT returns and payout ratio, Nicholas Godinho
The relationship of international and domestic real estate securities on investors' returns, Mark J. Leitter
Stealth marketing to generation Y, Lauren Rehm
Predicting U. S. recessions : the housing market and 2008 recession, James Robert Stevenson
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Accounting Ethics and the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct: A View Through the Lens of Ethical Theory, Lalita D. Booth