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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
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
Palliative Care Knowledge among Bachelors of Science Nursing Students, Amy Pope
The Inn That Almost Wasn't: The Life and Times of the Len Foote Hike Inn, Jessica M. Price
Sisters of Sun and Moon, Crystal Rast
Online Social Presence (OSP) In E-Tailing: Construct Development And Testing, Russell Reams
The Impact of Post-Acquisition Autonomy upon Small to Medium Enterprise Integration Success, Robert Weichel Reich
The Effects of Pricing on the Sales Force and the Firm: A Strategic View, Wendy Ritz
Social Equity in Public Administration: The Work of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund, Ramatoulaye Siby
Understanding the Determinants of Corporate Social Disclosure Strategies: An Examination of Firms' Use of GRI Guidelines, James Michael Simmons Jr.
Remix and Rebalance: Copyright and Fair Use Issues in the Digital Age and English Studies, Scott A. Singleton
College Students’ Punitive Attitudes toward Five Types of Sex Offenders: Examining Factors that Influence Punitive Preferences, Kathryn T. Smith
A Contemporary Examination of the Miles and Snow Strategic Typology Through the Lenses of Dynamic Capabilities and Ambidexterity, Marc D. Sollosy
Finding Home, Ana Sosa
Z Word, Danielle Southwell
Assessment in Secondary Environments: How Co-Teachers Navigate the Competing Demands of Theory, Policy, and Practice, Sylvia Martinez Spruill
An Investigation of the Perceptions of Induction Support of First Year Alternatively Certificated Teachers, Tonya E. Steele
Heterosexism and Homophobia Among Students Participating in a Bachelor of Science Nursing Program, Johnathan Daniel Steppe
Influences on Supply Manager Behavior Toward Environmental Responsibility, James Anthony Swaim
SociaLeighFood Memoir Cookbook, Leigh Takata
The Vietnam War and its Detrimental Effects on Chicanos, Juan Carlos Trejo
The No Child Left Behind Act: An Analysis of its Impact on the Academic Success of Students in Cobb and Fulton Counties in Georgia, Valerie Veney
The ERM Process: Evidence from Interviews of ERM Champions, Therese R. Viscelli
MAPW Thesis, Nathan M. Ware
The Effect of Preceptor Role Effectiveness on Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Professional Autonomy, Chanell Watkins
Theoretical Evaluation of the Community Collaboration on Pet Homelessness: The Case of Cobb County Animal Control, Lydia Weathers
Writing My Peace: Transforming Tragedy Into Art, Precious C. Williams
Perry Island, Stan Wyatt
To Love Again?, Shunkedra Zachery
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
An Examination of the Relationship between High School Mathematics Teachers' Dispositions and Their Metaphors for Teaching, Lorrie Ogle Bearden
An Examination of the Influence of Top Executives on Entrepreneurial Orientation, James Ruben Boling
The Effects of Internal Audit Report Type and Reporting Relationship on Internal Auditors' Judgments, Douglas M. Boyle
A Case Study Examining the Reading and Study Habits of Gifted Readers in the Context of Deep Reading, John William Bradford
Common Errors of Two Contemporary Classrooms: A Capstone, Helen M. Cauley