Business Administration: DBA

Does Gender Matter? A Moderated Model for Family Climate and Psychological Ownership of the Family Firm as Experienced by Next-Generation Family Members.

Doctoral Candidate Name: Sarah E. Broughton Shike Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 13, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Franz W. Kellermanns Committee Members: Dr. Laura J. Stanley, Dr. Torsten M. Pieper, Dr. Jennifer Ames Stuart Abstract: Family business leaders often include preserving socioemotional wealth (SEW) […]

THE INFLUENCE OF LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS: SOCIAL COHESION ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORMALIZATION MODERATED BY FAMILY SUPPORT, RISK PROPENSITY, AND LOCUS OF CONTROL

Doctoral Candidate Name: Janice Wise Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 16, 2021 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Franz Kellermanns Committee Members: Dr. Justin Webb, Dr. Laura Stanley, & Dr. Chandra Subramaniam Abstract: Poverty is a global problem dating back to the early nineteen hundred. Issues, such […]

The Interactive Effect of Psychological Capital and Gender on Employee Turnover and Promotion Within Entrepreneurial Ventures

Doctoral Candidate Name: John Tuders Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Torsten Pieper (Co-Chair) Committee Members: Dr. Justin Webb (Co-Chair), Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. Jennifer Ames Stuart Abstract: Entrepreneurship is of crucial importance in facilitating economic recovery and […]

FOUNDER SOCIAL IDENTITY AS A PREDICTOR OF CUSTOMER AND COMPETITOR ORIENTATION IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

Doctoral Candidate Name: Austin Rutherford Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 16, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/92576995981?pwd=NjJVaHYyTldmaG5DZVp3Wi91b01rdz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Laura Stanley Committee Members: Abstract: This dissertation explores the association between Founder Social Identity and the two leading component measures of market orientation: customer and competitor orientation. Using the […]

Is the Usage of Wearable Devices Worth it? A Study of Perceived Risks and Fashion on Intention of Adopting Wearable Technology

Doctoral Candidate Name: Edward Lee Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 6, 2021 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. SungJune Park Committee Members: Dr. Chandrasekar Subramaniam, Dr. Reginald A. Silver, Dr. Yaorong Ge Abstract: Wearable technology became popular not only in the consumer market, but also in the […]

Foreign Cash Holdings and The Investment and Payout Response of U.S. Multinational Corporations to Provisions of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Of 2017

Doctoral Candidate Name: William Sofsky Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Online via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Hughlene Burton Committee Members: Dr. Jack Cathey, Dr. Tao-Hsien Dolly King, Dr. Gregory Martin Abstract: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) provides a novel […]

Person-Centered Approach to Job Embeddedness

Doctoral Candidate Name: Geoffrey B. Nau Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David Woehr Committee Members: Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. George Banks, Dr. Reginald Silver Abstract: With the introduction of job embeddedness theory, turnover research shifted away from the precursors […]

Person-Centered Approach to Job Embeddedness

Doctoral Candidate Name: Geoffrey B. Nau Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David Woehr Committee Members: Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. George Banks, Dr. Reginald Silver Abstract:

Can You See It Coming? How Disclosure and Corporate Social Responsibility Activity Predict Cybersecurity Breach

Doctoral Candidate Name: Marcy Binkley Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Laura Stanley Committee Members: Dr. Marcia Watson, Dr. Gregory Martin, Dr. Chandra Subramaniam Abstract: This dissertation explores the cybersecurity risk disclosure and the information an organization signals via disclosure […]

OPTIMISM AND CROWDFUNDING SUCCESS: THE EFFECT OF PITCH CHANGE ON FUNDING PERFORMANCE

Doctoral Candidate Name: James Leonard Carrothers Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: April 14, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Online Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Justin Webb Committee Members: Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. Torsten Pieper, Dr. Jennifer Ames Stuart Abstract: