Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Business.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
The effects of individual political reputations on perceiver emotional and behavioral reactions: An attribution theory perspective, Maria Victoria Bracamonte Larios
The impact of blockchain technology adoption on data breach incidents, Kyungmyung Jang
Three essays on corporate social responsibility strategy formulation and implementation, Paulo Morilha Lanzarini Gomes
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The impact of economic and social factors on new venture creation in Saudi Arabia, Nawaf Alharbi
Corporate malfeasance, culture, and executive integrity, Junnatun Naym
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Applying Push-Pull-Mooring model to investigate non-malicious workarounds behavior, Nawaf Rasheed Aljohani
Shepherding the flock: How identification with a brand community leads to brand religiosity within community, Haley Elizabeth Hardman
The ties that blend: Social capital and family firm innovation, Dustin L. Odom
Endeavors of large family firms: A property rights perspective of internationalization, Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Essays on insider trading, innovation, and political economy, Jiawei Chen
Essays on international banking regulation, Wenqing Gao
Essays on the performance of option trading strategies, Zhuo Li
Three essays on insider trading, Haoyang Xiong
The critical role of ethical leadership in employees’ information security behaviors: A two-study approach, Botong Xue
Getting ahead and getting along in entrepreneurial networks: network effects of the “dark” and “light” sides of personality in new venture performance, Victoria Antin Yates
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Once upon a product: Online product descriptions, product-level narratives, and the perceived customization effect, Christian Barney
Essays on the impact of aid types, Michael Ade Fakutiju
Two essays on retailer location-based brand equity: conceptualization and refinement of a missing component of brand equity, Brett Jöel Paravon Kazandjian
How information technology investment influences firm financial vulnerability, Andrew S. Miller
An exploratory study of persuasive messaging in information security, Shan Xiao
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Towards a theory of legacy: The proposal, development, and validation of a family legacy orientation scale, Nathaniel L. Hammond
Three essays on malicious consumer deviance: The creation, dissemination, and elimination of misleading information, Tyler Hancock
Asymmetric information and Insider Trading decisions: An analysis of transactions, reporting, and enforcement, Caleb Houston
Recessions deter immigration flows: Evidence from the US agricultural sector, Lili Yao
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The influence of multimodal distractions on computer user performance, Ziyi Niu
Two essays on diversification behavior in family firms, Youyi Su
Family Firm Selection: a Relational Perspective, William Elliot Tabor
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Nostalgia and Forestalgia: Testing Construal Level Theory in Regard to Past-Focused and Future-Focused Marketing Appeals, Robert Wixel Barnwell
Three Essays on Institutional Structure and Reform, James Brandon Bolen
A Longitudinal Assessment of the Career Success of Mentors in Developmental Networks, Andrew Julian Dhaenens
Understanding Cognitive Dissonance and Information Sources in Home Furniture Purchases, Toni-Rochelle S. Ford
Three Essays on Foreign Aid and Development Economics, Shaomeng Jia
Essays on Insider Trading, Valeriya Vitalyevna Posylnaya
The Cinderella Experience Exploring the Psychological Consequences of Temporary Aspirational Brand Access, Jennifer Lynn Stevens
Investigating the Influence of Herd Behavior on Protection Motivation: A Multi-Stage Experiment, Ali Vedadi
All or Nothing: An Investigation of the Interconnection between Social and Environmental Sustainability, Stacie F. Waites
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A Privacy Calculus Model for Personal Mobile Devices, Gregory J. Bott
Impacts of Immigration Policy Changes on Employment of Foreign Born Doctorate Recipients, Jun Cheng
Overcoming the 'What-Ifs': Combating Post-Purchase Anticipated Regret in an Online Retail Setting, Alexandra Krallman
Exploring the Role of the Family CEO in Firm Innovation: A Capability-Based Perspective, Zonghui Li
The Role of Cognitive and Affective Change Readiness in the Adoption of Information Systems: A Multilevel Perspective, Martin J. Ndicu
A Social Network Approach to Nonfamily Employee Identification and Turnover Intentions in Family Firms, Bryan Lee Rogers
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Strategic Persistence, Dominant Strategy and Firm Performance in Publicly Traded Family Firms, Hanqing Fang
Ink vs Inc: The Influence of Visible Tattoos on Trustworthiness and Learning, D'Lisa N. McKee
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Market Valuation of the Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks, Nina S. Collum
A Dynamic Capabilities View of Technology Adoption Success: The Influence of Micro-Politics, Kenneth W. Graham
The Influence of Self-Determined Motivation on Security Education Training and Awareness (SETA) Programs, Philip Roy Menard
EPQ: Exploring the dimensions and outputs of experiential purchase quality, Mark J. Pelletier
Disengagement Behavior on Online Social Network the Impact of Fear of Missing Out and Addiction, Shwadhin Sharma
The Impact of Awareness of Being Monitored on Internet Usage Policy Compliance: An Agency and Stewardship View, Nirmalee Summers
Two Essays on Estimation and Inference of Affine Term Structure Models, Qian Wang
Brand Advocacy: Conceptualization and Measurement, Kelly Marie Wilder
Output Collusion and the Effects of WIC Program and Peers on Breastfeeding Activities, Xu Xu
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Understanding Consumer Free Riding Behaviors in a Specialty Retailing Context, Alisha L. Blakeney
Risk as a Function of Information Technology Artifact Perceptions, James Lee Jr
The Effects of Political Disruption on African Agricultural Productivity: A Statistical and Spatial Investigation, Onyumbe Enumbe Lukongo
The Impact of Affective Flow on Information Security Policy Compliance, Dustin K. Ormond
Collaborative Resilience: The Multi-level Structure of Organizational Kinship in Socioeconomic Collectives, Robert Van De Graaff Randolph
Essays on Corporate Finance and Interest Rate Policy, Haibo Yao
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Two Essays in Economic Education, Brent A (Brent Andrew) Evans
The Role of Habit in Information Security Behaviors, Kalana Malimage
Time Orientation, Rational Choice and Deterrence: an Information Systems Perspective, Michael Brian Pope
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Socioemotional Wealth and Family Firm Internationalization: The Moderating Effect of Environmental Munificence, Bartosz Jan Debicki
Determinants of REIT Ratings: Evidence from the U.S. REIT Market, Charod Dante Dodd
Is Strong Corporate Governance Associated with Informative Income Smoothing?, Joseph Peter Faello
Two Essays in Seasoned Equity Offerings, Sinan Gokkaya
Price Pass-through in U.S. Gasoline Markets, Phillip Anthony Mixon
Expanding Protection Motivation Theory: The Role of Individual Experience in Information Security Policy Compliance, Leigh A (Leigh Ann) Mutchler
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The effects of high school performing arts participation on educational and occupational attainment, Thomas C. Henry
Control-Enhancing Corporate Governance Mechanisms: Family Versus Nonfamily Publicly Traded Firms, Esra Memili
A Village-level Economic Evaluation of the Southwest Poverty Reduction Project, Xiugen Mo
An investigation of institutional investor and firm heterogeneity, Muhammad Arif Qayyum
An Economic Analysis Of Health, Savings, And Labor In Relation To Gender, Comfort Febisola Ricketts
Understanding Consumer Responses to Endorser Failures, Lauren Allyn White
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Three Essays on Customer Chemistry, Michael Breazeale
Does competition improve public school efficiency: a spatial analysis, Kaustav Misra
Organizational, job, and supervisory antecedents and consequence of job embeddedness: the case of Vietnam, Vinh Q. Nguyen
Three essays on race and economic outcomes :an investigation of racial economic disparities, Joshua David Pitts
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Long-Term Benefits of Head Start: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Matthew Terrill Alford
A cultural perspective on the impact of family and society on the competitive advantage of organizations and nations, Sami Abdallah Alwuhaibi
Three essays on customer delight, Donald Clay Barnes
Social Networking Systems Success Model: Assessment And Validation Of The Is Success Model In Social Context, Aaron Michael French
A Cross Cultural Validation of Perceptions and Use of Social Network Service: An Exploratory Study, Chengqi Guo
Investigating The Antecedents And Consequences Of Perceived Connectedness To Brand Users: Brand Communities Versus Brand Collectivities, William Carroll Martin
The Relationship between Moral Identity Congruence and Extra-Role Behaviors in Organizational Settings, Curtis Francis Matherne III
Stakeholder Salience in the Family Firm, John Kirk Ring
The asymmetric information content of REIT IPOs, Dennis Franklin Steele
Essays concerning the directors of Taiwanese corporations :their turnovers and their influence on firm performance, Tsung-Che Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Three essays on the mutual fund marketplace: the use of distribution channels and market segmentation, Nancy Lottridge Anderson
The accuracy of analyst ratings following the IPO quiet period, Patrick Adam Lach
Trends in accrual quality and real activity-based earnings management in the pre and post Sarbanes-Oxley eras, Nicholas Christopher Lynch
Foreign Aid, Rent-Seeking and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, Takele Tassew Mojire
Conservatism & The Cost of Equity Capital: An Information Perspective, Charles R. Pryor
