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Title: THREE ESSAYS ON CEO-BOARD SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AND CORPORATE POLICIES: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
Creator: Bhuyan, Md Nazmul Hasan, Javakhadze, David, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Finance, College of Business
Abstract/Description: The proposed study examines the effect of CEO-board social connections on corporate policies. Motivated by the independent board view and collaborative board view, I propose two opposing hypotheses explaining the effect of CEO-board connections on corporate policies: monitoring hypothesis and advising hypothesis. In my first essay, I validate the two competing hypotheses of CEO-board connections by investigating the effect of CEO-board connections on monitoring and advising role of the board,...
Show moreThe proposed study examines the effect of CEO-board social connections on corporate policies. Motivated by the independent board view and collaborative board view, I propose two opposing hypotheses explaining the effect of CEO-board connections on corporate policies: monitoring hypothesis and advising hypothesis. In my first essay, I validate the two competing hypotheses of CEO-board connections by investigating the effect of CEO-board connections on monitoring and advising role of the board, and firm valuation. I find that CEO-board connections have a negative effect on board monitoring and positive effect on board advising and firm valuation. The results are robust to endogeneity concerns and different model specifications. Disentangling the Channels, I also show that the predicted effect of CEO-board connections on board monitoring and advising have opposite effects on firm valuation. Lastly, I provide evidence that the effect of CEO-board connections on firm performance is stronger in firms with high growth opportunities.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013515
Subject Headings: Chief executive officers, Boards of directors, International perspectives
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: HABIT, EMULATION, AND SURVIVAL IN THE SUPERMARKET.
Creator: Brundage, Brendan, Boudreaux, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Economics, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Substantivism helps us appreciate two views on the meaning of the economy: the institutional view and the neoclassical view. This study analyzes the behaviors of producers and consumers in the supermarket industry and finds that the neoclassical school lacks a realistic behavioral theory. We observe that institutional behavioral theory is closer to reality because it recognizes that consumers are affected by their social environment through habit and emulation, and producers are survival...
Show moreSubstantivism helps us appreciate two views on the meaning of the economy: the institutional view and the neoclassical view. This study analyzes the behaviors of producers and consumers in the supermarket industry and finds that the neoclassical school lacks a realistic behavioral theory. We observe that institutional behavioral theory is closer to reality because it recognizes that consumers are affected by their social environment through habit and emulation, and producers are survival maximizers. These social obstacles prevent humans from acting like homoeconomicus. We focus only on the supermarket industry, but this conclusion can be applied to all industries.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013536
Subject Headings: Economics, Supermarkets, Consumer behavior, Economy
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES IN INTRA- AND INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
Creator: Haim, Faridian Parisa, Neubaum, Donald, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Management, College of Business
Abstract/Description: The two essays in this dissertation investigate how entrepreneurial capabilities are developed in intra- and inter-organizational relationships. Entrepreneurial capabilities are central to firms’ survival and performance. However, the role of various forms of relationships in the development and deployment of entrepreneurial capabilities remains understudied. The constellation of the two essays in this dissertation aims to offer insights about the impact of these relationships and the...
Show moreThe two essays in this dissertation investigate how entrepreneurial capabilities are developed in intra- and inter-organizational relationships. Entrepreneurial capabilities are central to firms’ survival and performance. However, the role of various forms of relationships in the development and deployment of entrepreneurial capabilities remains understudied. The constellation of the two essays in this dissertation aims to offer insights about the impact of these relationships and the potential areas for future research. I investigate various aspects of entrepreneurial capabilities, such as value creation, value capture, and innovativeness. The first essay is an empirical investigation of the impact of alliances, as a form of inter-organizational relationship, on firms’ capabilities to create and capture value and improve performance. The second essay empirically examines the interplay between social capital, as a byproduct of intra-organizational relationships, and causal entrepreneurial process on innovativeness in new ventures.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013531
Subject Headings: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship--Research
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Title: LEADER IDENTITY: EXPLORING INTRA-PERSONAL PATTERNS AND DEVELOPING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MEASURE.
Creator: McCombs, Kate Marie, Williams, Ethlyn, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Management, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Over the last forty years, there has been ample research examining general leadership development and the characteristics of followers and leaders (Day, 2001). However, although recognized as important for leader development and leadership effectiveness, there is still much to understand about leader identity (Epitropaki et al., 2017). The focus on identity literature has been disproportionately focused on follower identity rather than leader identity (Epitropaki et al., 2017; Johnson et al.,...
Show moreOver the last forty years, there has been ample research examining general leadership development and the characteristics of followers and leaders (Day, 2001). However, although recognized as important for leader development and leadership effectiveness, there is still much to understand about leader identity (Epitropaki et al., 2017). The focus on identity literature has been disproportionately focused on follower identity rather than leader identity (Epitropaki et al., 2017; Johnson et al., 2012). This shortage is unfortunate due to leader identity’s capabilities in developing leaders and effective leader behaviors (Miscenko et al., 2017; Johnson et al., 2012). Due to this deficiency, I focus my dissertation on leader identity and attempt to better grasp the development of one’s leader identity. In line with recent conceptual literature, I examine the four dimensions of leader identity and patterns of development to better understand the development of leader identity. Through the two papers in this dissertation, I aim to enhance our current understanding of leader identity.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013508
Subject Headings: Leadership, Leadership--Research
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Title: TWO ESSAYS ON FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY: EXAMINING MANAGERIAL PLACE ATTACHMENT AND CREDIT ACCESS.
Creator: Frost, Tracie Sloop, Kohlbeck, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, School of Accounting, College of Business
Abstract/Description: In essay 1, I investigate the association of place attachment and financial reporting quality. Management characteristics affect a wide range of corporate decisions, including decisions affecting financial reporting quality; however, the influence of managerial place attachment on corporate decision-making has received relatively little attention - even though place attachment is thought to play a significant role in forming individual identity. Place attachment affects the decisions that...
Show moreIn essay 1, I investigate the association of place attachment and financial reporting quality. Management characteristics affect a wide range of corporate decisions, including decisions affecting financial reporting quality; however, the influence of managerial place attachment on corporate decision-making has received relatively little attention - even though place attachment is thought to play a significant role in forming individual identity. Place attachment affects the decisions that individuals make with regards to social and environmental policies, lifestyle, and, in the corporate context, firmlevel policies. Because firms hire local CEOs and CFOs five to eight times more often than expected if geography were irrelevant to the matching process, the question of how managerial place attachment affects financial reporting outcomes is an important one. I investigate the effect of managerial place attachment on financial reporting quality in a sample of publicly traded U.S. firms. My findings indicate that firms with place attached CEOs display higher financial reporting quality, indicating a significant caretaking bond between CEO and stakeholders. CFOs, on the other hand, are marginally associated with lower financial reporting quality, indicating that they are more likely than CEOs to extract personal gain when they are local to their firm headquarters.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013442
Subject Headings: Financial statements, Management, Chief executive officers, Chief financial officers, Place attachment
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Title: Government Procurement and Financial Reporting Quality.
Creator: He, Zhijian Chris, Kohlbeck, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, School of Accounting, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Government spending is essential for the US economy, and the amount of capital that flows from the government to US firms has increased substantially in recent years. Despite the economic importance of the corporate-government contracting relationship, we know little about the firm-level financial outcomes associated with government contracts. In this study, I investigate whether the corporate government contracting relationship affects firm-level financial reporting quality. Using a sample...
Show moreGovernment spending is essential for the US economy, and the amount of capital that flows from the government to US firms has increased substantially in recent years. Despite the economic importance of the corporate-government contracting relationship, we know little about the firm-level financial outcomes associated with government contracts. In this study, I investigate whether the corporate government contracting relationship affects firm-level financial reporting quality. Using a sample of 58,988 US publicly-traded firms from 2001 through 2017, I find that federal government contracting firms are associated with a lower level of discretionary accruals, lower probability of internal control material weaknesses, and lower probability of restatement and fraud as compared to non government contractors. However, this association is weaker when industry competition on government contracts are lower, and government switching costs in which the cost to find new suppliers are higher. Collectively, my empirical results suggest that having the government as a customer has a positive impact on the quality of financial reports.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013438
Subject Headings: Government purchasing, Financial statements, Government contractors
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE INTERESTING.
Creator: Kloepfer, Kathryn, Neubaum, Donald, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Management, College of Business
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the contingencies that alter the link between entrepreneurial orientation (“EO”; a strategic posture characterized by behaviors and attitudes that display innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking) and firm outcomes. While conceptual claims unite on the belief that firms largely benefit from emphasizing innovation through proactive and risky initiatives, the empirical findings on a positive link between EO and performance are inconclusive....
Show moreThe purpose of this dissertation is to explore the contingencies that alter the link between entrepreneurial orientation (“EO”; a strategic posture characterized by behaviors and attitudes that display innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking) and firm outcomes. While conceptual claims unite on the belief that firms largely benefit from emphasizing innovation through proactive and risky initiatives, the empirical findings on a positive link between EO and performance are inconclusive. As such, several scholars have explored the contingencies that illuminate the boundary conditions to EO, however, most of this research has focused on external contingencies, i.e. those connected to the environment, while internal contingencies, i.e. those connected to the firm, have been fairly disregarded. Not only will the industry and market play a significant role in a firm’s ability to effectively carry out their desired strategic initiatives, so too will firm characteristics, such as communication and culture, as these internal factors are directly related to the level of value created from strategic actions. Therefore, this dissertation is an attempt to further clarify the boundary conditions of EO by focusing on these firm specific attributes. Chapter two, titled “Family communication patterns and entrepreneurial orientation in family firms” exposes the impact of specific family communication patterns on the performance outcomes from an entrepreneurial orientation. This chapter contributes to the corporate entrepreneurship literature, by confining the positive effects of EO to certain firm specific characteristic, as well as to the family business literature by further demonstrating the heterogeneity between family firms. Thereafter, chapter three, titled “Entrepreneurial orientation, organizational culture, and firm performance: The importance of a balanced approach”, argues and tests the importance of organizational culture, as defined by the competing values framework, as a contingency variable of the EO-performance relationship. This empirical chapter exploits a configurational approach, using fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (“fs/QCA”) to analyze the arrangements of different entrepreneurial orientation and organizational cultures that yield superior performance. Through this exploration, I advance research on the EO-performance relationship by integrating the firm’s corporate culture as a means of alleviating concerns with resistance by certain stakeholders to the ambiguity associated with entrepreneurial ventures.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013455
Subject Headings: Entrepreneurship, Corporate culture, Performance
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE EFFECT OF WAR ON U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH: COMPARING THE KOREAN WAR, VIETNAM WAR AND WARS IN MIDDLE EAST.
Creator: Lee, Chaewoong, Yuhn, Ky-Hyang, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Economics, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Analyzing the effect of military expenditure on economic growth has been an essential task for U.S economists. This thesis analyzed macroeconomic components for the last 70 years by estimating the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model and vector autoregressive model. To interpret the empirical analysis, historical analysis of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Wars in the Middle East, was made. One found the negative effect of military spending during wartime on the economic...
Show moreAnalyzing the effect of military expenditure on economic growth has been an essential task for U.S economists. This thesis analyzed macroeconomic components for the last 70 years by estimating the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model and vector autoregressive model. To interpret the empirical analysis, historical analysis of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Wars in the Middle East, was made. One found the negative effect of military spending during wartime on the economic growth of the United States. This thesis suggests that the policymakers and military commanders should focus on shortening the state of war to minimize economic damage to the United States.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013506
Subject Headings: Economic development--United States, Korean War, 1950-1953, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, War--Middle East, Military spending, Macroeconomics
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Real Effects of Shareholder Proposals: Purpose in the Context of Climate Change.
Creator: Tindall, Greg, Javakhadze, David, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Finance, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Extant literature has struggled to identify definitive purpose for shareholder proposals, finding them to depend on their context. Progressively, climate change has gathered interest at annual meetings where shareholders present proposals related to the subject. The literature builds expectations for the role of obsolescence, regulation and other forms of activism to motivate innovation with respect to these proposals. The literature also establishes how diversification can serve as a defense...
Show moreExtant literature has struggled to identify definitive purpose for shareholder proposals, finding them to depend on their context. Progressively, climate change has gathered interest at annual meetings where shareholders present proposals related to the subject. The literature builds expectations for the role of obsolescence, regulation and other forms of activism to motivate innovation with respect to these proposals. The literature also establishes how diversification can serve as a defense. I test the impact that shareholder proposals have on the information environment and on the corporate behaviors of innovation and diversification. I find that capital markets are responsive to proposal pressures and that there are improvements in the information environment. I find that firms in receipt of shareholder proposals related to climate change innovate and diversify more. I find wealth enhancements for these corporate behaviors spurred by climate-related proposals. While definitive statements on causality may elude, my results suggest that shareholder proposals have real effects.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013437
Subject Headings: Corporations--Investor relations, Shareholder proposals, Climatic changes
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2009-2010 Program Review Accounting.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, School of Accounting, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2009-2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007747
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2009-2010 Program Review Economics.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, Department of Economics, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2009-2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007754
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2009-2010 Program Review Finance.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, Department of Finance, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2009-2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007761
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2009-2010 Program Review Information Technology & Operations Management.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, Department of Information Technology and Operations Management, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2009-2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007768
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2009-2010 Program Review Management Programs.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, Department of Management Programs, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2009-2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007782
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2009-2010 Program Review Marketing.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, Department of Marketing, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2009-2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007775
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2010-2011 Program Review Accounting.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, School of Accounting, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2010-2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007748
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2010-2011 Program Review Economics.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, Department of Economics, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2010-2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007755
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2010-2011 Program Review Finance.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, Department of Finance, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2010-2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007762
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2010-2011 Program Review Information Technology & Operations Management.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, Department of Information Technology and Operations Management, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2010-2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007769
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 2010-2011 Program Review Management Programs.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis, Department of Management Programs, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for College of Business, Florida Atlantic University.
Date Issued: 2010-2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007783
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

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