Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Telling My Story and the Stories of Others, Sandra L. Simpson
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
Segmenting Segmentation: A Taxonomy Bridging Theory and Practice of Strategic Consumer Segmentation, Andrew Thomas Thoeni
The Salzburger Story and its Legacy in Rincon, Georgia, Joann Trodahl
Tobacco Road Cowboy: Stories from a Carolina Lowcountry Tobacco Farm Childhood, Norma Jo Wall
Audit Committee Oversight of Fraud Risk, Robert M. Wilbanks
The Effect of Third Party Procedural Justice Perceptions on Purchase Decisions: The Role of Uncontrolled Marketing Communications, David L. Williams
Meaningful Recognition in a Healthy Work Environment for Nurse Engagement in a Critical Care Setting, Ann Rachel Willingham
Life Stories, Brenda Wilson
Writing to the Edge: Motivating Reluctant Rural Adolescent Male Learners, Marcia Scott Wright
The Anderson Family: Lives with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Lorraine Wynn
Renal, Amanda Zubrowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Meeting the Standards of the Standardized Test: How Does Project-Based Learning Correlate to Traditional Learning in an Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Course?, Colette Armstrong-Grodzicki
An Exploratory Analysis of Affirmative Action in Admission Processes, Whitney Austin
The Direct and Indirect Paths Impacting Geometry Student Achievement, MarLynn Bailey
The Student Nurse's Change in Knowledge During a Clinical Rotation in Labor and Delivery, Katherine B. Barnett
The Impact of Social Influence Pressure on CFO Judgments, Carol C. Bishop
Critical Thinking and Argument in First-Year-Composition: A Two-Part Assignment, Jason Burge
Crisis and Opportunity, Peggy Comin
Effects of a Sustained Federally Funded Science Professional Development Program on Elementary Teachers Who Teach Science, Sally Michelle Creel
Capstone Practicum, Kiran Damania
On Leave: A Novella, Andrew T. Duvall
The Mark of a Dead Man, Dylan K. Edwards
The Relationship Between Socio-Economic Status and the Academic Achievement of Culturally Diverse Students, Yvette P. Ford
Perspectives on Professional Learning: A Study of the Beliefs and Attitudes of Mathematics Teachers in High Performing Schools, Rebecca Leigh Gammill
Social Media and Peer Review: Edmodo in the Composition Classroom, Mark Gardner
Storm Stories, Megan Gehring
Flickers in the Dark, Stephanie Hines
The Influence of In-House Tax Expertise on Corporate Tax Avoidance, Kimberly Hutton Honaker
Revenge or Reconciliation? A Rejection-Based Model of Firm-Induced Relationship Termination, Lucas Hopkins
Two Essays on the Unintended Consequences of Sarbanes-Oxley on Small Banks and Small Businesses, Earl C. Howell
The Use of Rhetoric in Public Relations: Kenneth Burke's Theory of Identification and Consubstantiality, Chonticia Y. Jackson
Analysis of the Effects of Georgia House Bill 1113 (2008): A Case Study of the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Department of Internal Auditing, Patrick A. Jenkins
Patient Perceptions of Functional Abilities after Total Knee Arthroplasty, Stephanie A. Jones
Formal and Informal Institutional Influences on Multinational Enterprise Social Responsibility: Two Empirical Studies, Dawn L. Keig
A Mixed Method Study Investigating High School Teacher-Student Perceptions of Teacher-Caring Behaviors, Patricia C. King
Deciding to Fight: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study on Decision-Making in Conflict Situations, Rebecca Kay LeFebvre
Working in a Second Language, Nicole V. Lyu
Second Coming on South Cobb Drive: Poems, Christopher Martin
Voices in Cyberspace: Testing the Effectiveness of Blogs as a Tool for Improving Voice in Student Writing, Caitlin Martinez
The Impact of User-Created Content on Traditional News, Aneesah McDonald
A Curriculum of Experiences: Environmental Elements That Facilitate or Mediate Stress, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout among Educators, Scott David McManus
School Days: Perceptions and Experiences of African American Boys in Gender-Based Classrooms, Deirdra Milligan
Last Trip to Disneyland, Freeman Mensa Montaque
Healthcare Systems in Brazil and the United States: A Comparative Analysis, Ingrid Jeber do Nascimento
A Case Study of Corruption and Public Accountability in Nigeria, Chinelo Okekeocha
Belong: Poetry and Prose on Being Adopted, Karen Pickell
Thresholds, Gabriel J. Pline