This collection houses dissertations from KSU's PhD and EdD programs since 2008. For dissertations written prior to 2008, please visit a campus library.
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Submit Your DissertationDissertations from 2016
Audit Firm Rotation, Audit Firm Tenure, and Audit Committee Support in Accounting Disputes, Janice E. Rummell
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in Family Firms, James Nathan Smith
A DisCrit Narrative Case Study: How are the Cards Stacked in Alternative School for African American Students with Disabilities?, Cherry Stanard
Beyond a Meeting: A Case Study Examining the Impact of Data-Focused Professional Learning Communities on Teacher Practice and Student Learning, Deena W. Townsend
Capital Structure in the Family Firm: Exploring the Relationship Between Financial Sources and Family Dynamics, Diego G. Velez
From #edcamp to #edchat: A Case Study Exploring Innovative, Self-Directed Educator Professional Learning, Amy E. Vitala
A New Approach to Parental Involvement: The Role of Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences, Daphne M. Winkler
Dissertations from 2015
Sales and Operations Planning: A Performance Framework, Scott C. Ambrose
DIRECTOR CHARACTERISTICS AND SEVERITY OF VOLUNTARY COMPENSATION CLAWBACK POLICY, Bright Asante-Appiah
A Taxonomy of Emerging Markets, Alexander A. Assouad
Administrators Using Technology to Increase Family Engagement, Ashley P. Beasley
The Effects of Risk Management Programs on Financial Professionals' Judgments, James F. Boyle
Teaching While Lesbian and Other Identities: Sexual Diversity, Race, and Institutionalized Practices Through an Autoethnographic Lens, Sondra S. Briggs
Identifying Characteristics of Expert Elementary School Technology Integration Teachers - A Cognitive Task Analysis, Mark Campoli
Teachers' Attitudes and Their Effect on Placement Recommendations for Students with Cognitive Disabilities, Kathleen M. Everett
When Being More Different and Less Visible Leads to Commitment and Justice for All, Lisa Farmer
Differing Effects of Goals on Sales Control Systems and Multifaceted Job Satisfaction, Anne Gottfried
Financial Services: A Taxonomy of Consumer-focused Selling Activities and Sales Positions, Linda Joie Hain
The Effect of Audit Committee Compensation on the Procurement of Non-audit Services, Caroline Hayek
An Examination of Fit and the Use of Mobile Devices for Performing Tasks, Carole L. Hollingsworth
“¡Ya Entiendo! Now I Understand!” Parents' Perceptions of the Diagnosis Process and Early Intervention Services, Jenna Hudson
RAINMAKER UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR AND ITS EFFECT ON SUBSEQUENT TOLERANCE OF NON-RAINMAKER UNETHICAL ACTS, Scot E. Justice
A Study on Information Technology Consumerization: Intentions to Use and Recognize Use Behaviors, Lorraine A. Lamb
Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Turnover Intention of Online Teachers in the K-12 Setting, Ingle M. Larkin
Faculty Perspectives of a School-Based Mental Health Program In a Rural School District, Jennifer Lynn Massey
Why Empowering Salespeople is a Double Edge Sword, Lucy Matthews
The Role of Demographics: Who Engages in and Who Benefits from Family Supportive Supervisor Behavior?, John Neglia
Intuition and Its Impact on Information Systems Success, Robecca Quammen
Lending a Megaphone to the Muted: The Merits of Comprehensive Conflict Engagement through Photovoice in Refugee Resettlement Communities, Birthe C. Reimers
The Influence of Leadership Style and Personal Costs on Fraud Whistleblowing Intent, Tonya D.W. Smalls
Critical Literacy in the Primary Grades, Whitney Talbert Spooner
Supply Chain Managers and Risk Behavior: Testing the Sitkin and Pablo Model, Willie Frank Thompson
How General and Special Educators’ Conceptualizations of Critical Thinking Influence Their Pedagogy for Students with Disabilities in Secondary English Inclusive Classrooms, Jeffrey R. Wheeler
Measuring Family Business Performance: A Holistic, Idiosyncratic Approach, Ralph I. Williams Jr
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Perceptions of Blended Learning: A Case Study on Student Experiences in an Advanced Placement Macroeconomics Course, Daniel A. Gagnon
Corruption in Oil Revenue Distribution and Conflict in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Chux Ibekwe
A Case Study Examining Teacher Responses to Principal Feedback of Class Observations, Sean Kelly
The Effect of SmartMusic on Student Practice, Brian Duane Nichols
Are All Shares Equal? A Measure of Secondary Agency Conflict and an Examination of its Influence on Investor Reactions to Acquisition Announcements, Christine C. Sutton
Writing to the Edge: Motivating Reluctant Rural Adolescent Male Learners, Marcia Scott Wright