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September 2017
Dissertations
- Conceptual design tools for architects
Parthenios, Panagiotis, Harvard University, 2005, D.Des.
Subject: Architecture
- Measuring corporate social responsibility through organizational values: A scale validation study
Toliver, Adria Denise, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Occupational psychology
- Toward Sustainable Anticipatory Governance: Analyzing and Assessing Nanotechnology Innovation Processes
Foley, Rider Williams, Arizona State University, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Sustainability
- Institutional renewal and adaptation (IRA): Creating and managing sustainable competitive advantage (SCA)
Alfadda, Bashir, University of Maryland University College, 2010, D.Mgt.
Subject: Business administration
- Revisiting fundamental concepts of transformational leadership theory: A closer look at follower developmental processes
Lippstreu, Michael, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010, Ph.D.
Subject: Occupational psychology
- Perceptions of executives from seven selected companies of the use of social media in marketing practices
Alameddine, Abir, Pepperdine University, 2013, Ed.D.
Subject: Marketing
- Graphene-based Composite Materials
Rafiee, Mohammad Ali, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: Nanoscience
- The effects of differing response force requirements on response rate and post-reinforcement pause
Alling, Kenneth Lee, Western Michigan University, 1993, PH.D.
Subject: Experimental psychology
- Social Media and Self-Evaluation: The Examination of Social Media Use on Identity, Social Comparison, and Self-Esteem in Young Female Adults
Solomon, Michelle, William James College, 2016, Psy.D.
Subject: Clinical psychology
- Human resource management systems and firm performance
Ferguson, Karen L., University of Louisville, 2006, Ph.D.
Subject: Business education
- The use of social media in recruitment and job seeking
El Ouirdi, Mariam, Universiteit Antwerpen (Belgium), 2016, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
- Strategic human resource management at the crossroads: Relationships among human resource capital, overlapping tenure, behaviors, and performance
Harris, Christopher M., The University of Texas at Arlington, 2009, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
Development and validation of the Statistics Anxiety Measure
Earp, Morgan S., University of Denver, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational tests & measurements
- An exploration of the criterion and construct validity of the self-compassion scale
Farnsworth, Jacob K., University of North Texas, 2014, Ph.D.
Subject: Clinical psychology
- Nurse leader behavior and patient safety
Drake, Daniel James, East Carolina University, 2015, Ph.D.
Subject: Nursing
- Leadership styles and conflict management styles: An exploratory study
Stanley, Angelia Denise, Regent University, 2004, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
- City of Slaves: Local Regulation of Human Trafficking
Christoffersen, Lyndsey G., University of California, Irvine, 2013, Ph.D.
Subject: Public policy
- Corporate social responsibility and performance: A study of small businesses in the United States
Srichatsuwan, Supaporn, Alliant International University, 2014, D.B.A.
Subject: Management
- John Finnis on the obligation to follow unjust law
Becker, Thomas S., Fordham University, 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: Philosophy
- Learning to be engaged: Leader goal orientation, employee goal orientation and the mediating role of employee learning on employee engagement and performance
Pollock, Patrick W., St. Ambrose University, 2015, D.B.A.
Subject: Business administration
Effect of media on female adolescents' satisfaction with their body image
Cardosi, Cynthia A., University of Virginia, 2006, Ph.D.
Subject: Educational psychology
- Fashioning our own Freuds: Psychoanalysis and religion
Hays, Ryan, Emory University, 2008, Ph.D.
Subject: Modern history
- How online review and rating systems affect online consumer buying behavior in the hotel industry
Tantrabundit, Pongsatorn, Alliant International University, 2015, D.B.A.
Subject: Marketing
Measuring Critical Thinking among High School Students: Protective Factor against Stress
Hoffman, Mackenzie M., Spalding University, 2019, Psy.D.
Subject: Psychology
Corporate social responsibility: How it is defined by occupational social workers and corporate leaders
Weinstein, Stephanie Lynn, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1995, PH.D.
Subject: Social work
- How Professors Infuse Critical Thinking into College Courses
Lennon, Nancy K., Seton Hall University, 2014, Ed.D.
Subject: Higher education
- Exploring generational differences among Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers: Work values, manager behavior expectations, and the impact of manager behaviors on work engagement
Murphy, Michelle Marie, Alliant International University, 2011, Ph.D.
Subject: Organizational behavior
- Empirical relationships among servant, transformational, and transactional leadership: Similarities, differences, and correlations with job satisfaction and organizational commitment
Washington, Rynetta R., Auburn University, 2007, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
The impact of organizational culture, structure, and strategy on knowledge management effectiveness and organizational effectiveness
Zheng, Wei, University of Minnesota, 2005, Ph.D.
Subject: Management
- Perceptions of executive coaches about wisdom in organizational leaders
Livingston, Scott R., Indiana Wesleyan University, 2012, Ed.D.
Subject: Management
Masters Theses
- Potential mineral resources on Mars: Ore processes and mechanisms
Crandall, Jake R., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Geology
- Ethics and business decision-making
Jaunich, Gregory J., The College of St. Scholastica, 2012, M.B.A.
Subject: Management
- The role of daytime napping in sleepiness and cognitive function in 24--70 year olds
Milner, Catherine E., Brock University (Canada), 2004, M.A.
Subject: Cognitive psychology
- Negative effects of cyberbullying and social media usage among young adolescents
Johnson, Auria La Rece, Texas Southern University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Negative Effects of Cyberbullying and Social Media Use among Young Adolescents
Johnson, Auria La Rece, Texas Southern University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
- A Comparison of Anxiety Among Traditional and Non-Traditional Aged Students
Smith, Ayanna K., Roosevelt University, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
- Business Intelligence: Evolution and Future Trends
Bataweel, Dalal Suliman, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Information technology
- Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Nurse to Patient Ratio with Nurse Burnout
Teeter, Kayla, Gardner-Webb University, 2014, M.S.N.
Subject: Nursing
- interactionist labeling: Formal and informal labeling's effects on juvenile delinquency
Kavish, Daniel Ryan, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
- What Makes Apple Consumers Brand Loyal? The Effects Brand Personality, Reputation, and Brand Identity on Brand Loyalty
Pinson, Caroline, University of South Carolina, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing
- Exploring the Characteristics of Medical Marijuana Users and the Relationship between Medical Marijuana Use and Criminal Involvement among Arrestees in Maricopa County, Arizona
Cheon, Hyunjung, Arizona State University, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Criminology
The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
The influence of social media on teens' self-esteem
Gallagher, Shannon Murphy, Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
- Exploring the effects of scarcity, impulse buying, and product returning behavior in the fast fashion environment among female fashion conscious consumers
Chatvijit, Sasikarn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing
- A study of customer satisfaction factors and employee satisfaction in the hospitality industry
Novikova, Ksenia, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2009, M.S.
Subject: Recreation
Analysis of the impact of technological advances on financial institutions
Michalow, Michelle J., Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Banking
- The benefits of early comprehensive youth obesity prevention strategies outweigh the costs to consumers and reimbursers
Alver, Amalie, Boston University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Public health
- From Social Media Uses and Gratifications to Social Media Addiction: A Study of the Abuse of Social Media Among College Students
Liu, Yuchen, University of Kansas, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Mass communication
- Internal Activism and Its Implications for Organizational Legitimacy: A Case Study of the NBA's Reaction to the National Anthem Protests in Sports
Kelly, Corey B., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
- Women's Circles Broken: The Disruption of Sisterhood in Three Nineteenth-Century Works
Gunn, Meagan, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2017, M.A.
Subject: British & Irish literature
Gender discrimination in the workplace
Childs, Sheena, State University of New York Empire State College, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Women's studies
The effects of social media on national security within the United States
Lumpp, Taylor G., Utica College, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Web studies
- Task-oriented leadership and nonverbal immediacy: Effects on productivity and satisfaction
McDougal, Christine Marie, Lamar University - Beaumont, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
- Breaking binge: Exploring the effects of binge watching on television viewer reception
Pena, Lesley L., Syracuse University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication
- Digital Currency: Risks, Rewards and Investigative Techniques
Kraus, Penina, Utica College, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Computer science
- Bitcoin regulations and investigations: A proposal for U.S. policies
Fawcett, Jay Palmer, Utica College, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Law
- Nurse Administrators' and Nurse Managers' attitudes about Nurse-To-Patient ratios, the nurse shortage, job satisfaction, and patient care
Erdahl-Wynia, Shelley, South Dakota State University, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Nursing
- Academic performance of college students as related to depression from stress
Le, Crystal Trang, California State University, Long Beach, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Health care management
An exploration of William Glasser's choice theory in classroom management
Paularinne, Robert P.J., Lakehead University (Canada), 2007, M.Ed.
Subject: Teacher education
- Social Media Use and Its Impact on Body Image: The Effects of Body Comparison Tendency, Motivation for Social Media Use, and Social Media Platform on Body Esteem in Young Women
Puglia, Deanna R., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Public health
- Vicarious traumatization, secondary traumatic stress, and burnout in sexual assault and domestic violence agency staff and volunteers
Baird, Stephanie Ann, University of North Texas, 1999, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
How Distributed Ledger Technology is Transforming the Financial Marketplace
Bougas, Michelle, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Finance
- An exploratory study of paired serial killers: Pairing, motive, and criminalistic behavior
Leonard, Gillian S., University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
Community Policing in the 21st Century: The case of the Ottawa Police Service
Dagg, Zachary V., University of Ottawa (Canada), 2010, M.A.
Subject: Criminology