Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Stuck in the Middle: The Impact of Implementing Corporate Decisions on Middle Managers' Justice Perceptions, Lee A. Macenczak
Japanese American Internment: A Tragedy of War, Amber Martinez
"Haunted by the Sprits of Men in Blue and Grey:" The "Ghosts of Marietta" Tour, Selective History, and the Construction of Local Identity, Shelley McGinnis
South Africa's Paradox: A Case Study of Latent State Fragility, Edward Louis Mienie
Association Between Nurse Staffing Indicators, Patient Falls, and Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers in the Acute Care Setting, Cheryl Renee Moates
Nonprofit Organizations and the Ever-changing Culture of the American Society: An Analysis of Values and Support, Crystal Money
Differences in the Communicative Behavior and Neurobiology of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and Bonobos (Pan paniscus), Brittany Moore
The Effect of SmartMusic on Student Practice, Brian Duane Nichols
Green Carnation, Sarah Poulsen
Autopsy of the Banking Crisis: Examining the Impact of Director Characteristics on Bank Failures, Gregory L. Prescott
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin: Perceptions of Gifted Education and the Black Male Child, Tiffany Colvin Proctor
Student and Instructor Responses to E-Feedback, Julia Reidy
The Franchisor/Franchisee Relationship: The Antecedents and Outcomes of Perceived Franchisor Support, Mary Kay Rickard
The Triple Double: Racially Ambiguous Afro-Latino Identities in America, Yen Rodriguez
Modeling Diversity Management Practices in Corporate Ethics: The Spillover Effect, Yves-Rose SaintDic
A Computer-assisted Career Guidance Evaluation, Charles Travis Schmid
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