Browsing Hankamer School of Business by Title
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A differences-in-differences approach to the UPP policy and crime displacement in the city neighborhoods and metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro.
(2020-04-27)This thesis uses differences-in-differences causal inference method to study the impact of the UPP policy in the surrounding neighborhoods of the city of Rio and also the spillover effects potentially caused by it. Five ... -
A dynamic approach to examine the growth trajectory of e-participation factors.
(2021-08-05)This research explores key factors that drive e-participation growth among 147 nation-states over seven years (2014-2020). While the literature utilizing information and communication technologies (ICT) to advance ... -
A multi-level analysis of the spread of COVID-19.
(2021-04-23)This paper uses extensions of the traditional methods for evaluating panel data to evaluate the effect of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPI) on the spread of COVID-19. I utilize data from weather conditions, policy ... -
A reassesment of minimum wage impacts with pooled synthetic control.
(2018-04-30)I analyze state minimum wage increases with pooled synthetic control. State minimum wages are deferentially binding depending on the level of the federal minimum wage. These results are consistent with but more robust than ... -
A social networks framework to study the influence of language on international trade in services.
(2021-04-23)Social network theory has been overlooked as a tool to examine relationships in economics whereas all economic interactions create networks, some more complex than others. Specifically, attempts to estimate drivers of ... -
Advancing research on hybrid organizations : insights from the management practices of a large firm diversified into multiple digitally enabled businesses.
(2016-11-16)The advances in information technology have dramatically augmented the reach, flexibility, and agility of modern enterprises. In the past years, many large companies rapidly expanded their business scopes and spanned their ... -
All for one and one for all: A mechanism through which broad-based employee stock ownership and employee-perceived involvement practice create a productive workforce
(Wiley Online Library, 2019-02-27)Drawing on social identity theory, this research frames a multimediational model that delineates how broad-based employee stock ownership (BESO) and employee-perceived involvement practice in tandem yield a productive ... -
All you need is … resources: The effects of justice and support on burnout and turnover
(SAGE Journals, 2013-02-04)We propose and test a comprehensive model of burnout, as influenced by justice and support, and as it impacts the turnover process. Deriving our conceptual model from conservation of resources theory, augmented by several ... -
An assessment of methods in "Assessing the impact of the size and scope of government on human well-being."
(2016-07-01)This thesis applies statistical methods used by economists to a recent paper in the political science literature. As a basis for suggesting more robust methods to be employed in future research, I will replicate and extend ... -
The angry implications of work-to-family conflict: Examining effects of leadership on an emotion-based model of deviance
(Elsevier, 2018-10)Drawing upon Affective Events Theory (AET), we propose a model of work interfering with family (WIF, a form of work-family conflict), work-to-family resentment, and organizational deviance with consideration of the leader's ... -
Antecedents and consequences of satisfaction with work–family balance: A moderating role of perceived insider status
(Wiley Online Library, 2017-06-22)This study developed a moderated mediation model to investigate how family-supportive paid leave and supervision affect employees' satisfaction with work–family balance and in turn their affective organizational commitment ... -
Antidumping tariff : the case of certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam.
(2010-06-23)In 2003, certain catfish fillets from Vietnam were claimed as having been dumped into the United States market, causing material injuries to domestic producers, and were assessed antidumping duties in the range of 37 to ... -
Are religious schools following their principles of generosity?
(2022-04-19)One of the most pressing issues for institutions involves practicing what they preach. This is seen abundantly within religious institutions. For example, generosity is a core tenet of Christianity. This is seen in both ... -
Avoiding the issue: Disengagement coping style and the personality–CWB link
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2016-03-08)The current study positions coping as a motivational framework to understand why Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Agreeableness are related to the performance of organization- and person-directed counterproductive ... -
A baseline admissions prediction model with textual analysis and confidence interval estimations.
(, 2014-09-05)Essays submitted out individuals applying to Baylor University may contain hidden information that would assist the admissions department in their decision to accept the appicant. Through textual analysis, this paper ... -
Baumol’s cost disease and physician shortages: an analysis of rising healthcare expenditures from the supply side.
(2019-04-09)Over the last two decades, the U.S. experienced a stagnant supply of physicians, as well as rapidly rising healthcare expenditures. Based on a novel version of Baumol’s unbalanced growth model, this paper addresses the ... -
Benefits of transformational behaviors for leaders: A daily investigation of leader behaviors and need fulfillment
(National Library of Medicine, 2016-02)Although a large body of work has examined the benefits of transformational leadership, this work has predominantly focused on recipients of such behaviors. Recent research and theory, however, suggest that there are also ... -
Beyond the Bottom Line: Don’t Forget to Consider the Role of the Family
(SAGE Journals, 2021-07-18)Our work investigates the influence of supervisor bottom-line mentality (SBLM) (i.e., a one-dimensional focus on bottom-line outcomes to the exclusion of other organizational priorities) on employees’ organizational ... -
Boundary Conditions of Ethical Leadership: Exploring Supervisor-Induced and Job Hindrance Stress as Potential Inhibitors
(Springer, 2017-12-28)It is widely accepted that ethical leadership is beneficial for the organization, the leader, and followers. Yet, little has been said about potential limitations of ethical leadership, particularly boundary conditions ... -
Capital Regulation, Heterogeneous Monitoring Costs, and Aggregate Loan Quality
(2005-08-13)This paper develops a banking-sector framework with heterogeneous loan monitoring costs. Banks are exposed to the moral hazard behavior of borrowers and endogenously choose whether to monitor their loans to eliminate this ...