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Impact of Technology Learning and Innovation Mindfulness on the Information Technology Dynamic Capabilities of the Firm
(2015-05-05)
The concept and nature of the concept of organizational Absorptive Capacity has generated much research in the Strategic Management, Organizational, and Information Systems literature. Its classification as an organizational ...
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pharmacy-based Immunization in Rural USA: a cross-sectional study of community pharmacists from five Southeastern States
(2021-11-29)
Background: Immunization rates for seasonal and non-seasonal vaccines dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about the extent to which community pharmacies continue to serve as immunization sites during the ...
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mindfulness, Loneliness, and Gardening Experiences of Older Cancer Survivors Participating in a Vegetable Gardening Intervention
(2022-05-05)
Despite robust research on the mental benefits of gardening, the relationship between mindfulness, loneliness, and gardening, all topics that surged in public awareness due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has yet to be investigated. ...
Impact of the Dialysis Industry on Kidney Transplants
(2009-12-15)
The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the kidney dialysis industry on the kidney transplants, both cadaveric and living. This particular topic has not been addressed in formal research dealing with the organ ...
The Impact of the Gross Book-to-market Ratio in REITs, and Corporate Reactions to PBGC Variable Rate Premium Increases
(2023-04-24)
The first two essays explore the usefulness of the gross book-to-market ratio in equity REITs.
The first essay shows that the traditional calculation of the market-to-book (and book-to-market)
ratio is flawed. We show ...
The Impact of the Perceived Challenge and Hindrance Stressors on the Hotel Frontline Employees Organizational Citizenship Behaviors: An Empirical Investigation to the Moderating Role of the Psychological Capital
(2016-12-12)
The purpose of this research study was to examine the dynamics of the relationships
between the challenge and hindrance stressors and the employees’ levels of engagement in
organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) by ...
The Impact of the Physical Environment in the Hospitality Industry
(2022-06-03)
The physical environment is amongst the few tangible cues available for customers when it comes to hospitality services and is meant to draw the customers into space and create a visual narrative that they can remember ...
The Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on the Premia Paid for Target Companies in Mergers and Acquisitions
(2008-05-15)
This thesis investigates the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on the premia paid for target companies in mergers and acquisitions. I am analyzing a sample of 104 deals, where both the target and the acquiring company ...
The impact of tobacco taxation on cigarette consumption: a case study of France
(2006-12-15)
This thesis investigates the relationship between tobacco taxes and the consumption of cigarettes in France. The goal of this thesis is to determine the impact of the recent successive increases in tobacco taxes on the ...
The Impact of Traditional, Black, and Athlete-based Masculinity on Psychological Help-Seeking Among Black Men College Athletes
(2022-07-29)
This study examined how conforming to traditional, Black, and athlete-based masculine norms impacts self-stigma of help-seeking. Social support was examined as a buffer between self-stigma and willingness to seek help. ...
Impact of Tree Inoculation by Leptographium terebrantis on Soil Microbial Communities in Commercial Loblolly Pine Stand
(2019-04-17)
A variety of abiotic and biotic stressors, including root-feeding bark beetles and pathogenic ophiostomatoid fungi, are associated with root disease of Pinus spp. Our research goal was to analyze if a tree inoculation by ...
Impact of Tumor Microenvironment on Intratumor Distribution of Liposomes in Prostate Cancer
(2022-07-25)
Extensive developments in nanocarrier formulations and their applications in cancer therapy have occurred in the last few decades. This improvement brought many FDA-approved liposome nanoparticles (LNPs) and other nanoparticle ...
The Impact of Unusually Distressing Events on Veterinary Professionals
(2021-08-02)
Previous studies have catalogued safety hazards and frequency of workers’ compensation claims in the veterinary workplace. However, distressing events other than workplace injuries have not been collected and analyzed, and ...
Impact of urbanization on biogeochemical cycling in western Florida
(2014-05-02)
Many city residents may benefit from the ecosystem services that urban forests provide. An important supporting process to ecosystem services is nutrient cycling. Very few studies examining the impacts of urbanization ...
Impact of Vertical Ground Motion on Seismic Response of Steel Frame Structures
(2016-02-05)
It is a well-known fact that all earthquakes have three orthogonal components of acceleration including two horizontal and one vertical acceleration. Current design practice for design of structures in United States only ...
Impact on Student Academic Performance of a Self-Directed Primer E-Book in a Follow-On Organic Chemistry Course
(2019-11-11)
Retention of knowledge from school courses has long been a concern of educators and administrators. Bahrick (1979) offered the general sentiment that “much of the information acquired in classrooms is lost soon after final ...
Impact Performance of Polyurea-coated Cementitious Composite Tiles
(2018-10-23)
In this research, I tried to investigate the effect of polyurea coating on improving the impact resistance of concrete. As a synthetic high strength elastomeric coating material, polyurea performed well to protect concrete ...
Impacting the bottom line: Behavior mapping in a full-service hotel kitchen
(2014-04-08)
The study at hand sought to demonstrate the value of spatial layout and functionality in the
foodservice industry and the impact these components have on productivity, employee
satisfaction, and ultimately the bottom ...
The Impacts of Basic Psychological Needs and Big Five Personality Traits on Academic Engagement
(2023-05-01)
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impacts of basic psychological needs and the Big Five personality traits on college students’ academic engagement. Grounded in self-determination theory: basic ...
Impacts of Cogongrass in South Alabama: Mapping the Extent and Understanding Perceived Threats
(2013-07-19)
Cogongrass (imperata cylindrica) is an invasive species that was introduced to the United States in the 1900s via seed packing material in shipping containers from South Asia. It spreads by both underground rhizomes and ...