Category «Discipline»

Why Small Business Owners Have or Do Not Have an Exit Strategy

The purpose of this research is to examine the progressive and regressive factors that affect a small business owner’s decision to implement an exit strategy. An exit strategy can be defined as an entrepreneur’s strategic plan to sell his or her investment in a company he or she has controlling interest in.

Labor Planning Outcomes – Systemic Management Models, Human Interactions, and Knowledge Sharing

Hospitals typically plan and allocate labor from a siloed, department focused perspective. This approach, however, does not align with the system perspective of patient movement through a hospital. This disconnect results in a breakdown of system feedback loops concerning labor planning and allocation resulting in sub-optimized results. A systemic, centralized approach to labor planning and …

Intangible Capital: Culture of Innovation and its Impact on the Cash Flow Multiple

Intangible assets are growing exponentially as a component of company value, but these assets are often unmanaged due to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which provide no accountability. This research paper reaffirms and expands a proven alternative approach, which utilizes the CoreBrand Index® to measure, value, and manage intangible assets, and their financial impact on …

Case Study: Businesses Successfully Working in a Rural Economic Development Zone

The researcher provides information about Economic Development Zones to assist readers’ understanding of these programs. Then, business leaders would be able to make informed decisions about the merits of these programs and whether it makes sense for them to relocate their businesses to one of Florida’s Economic Development Zones.

Unmanned Aerial Systems

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UASs), best known as Drones, are of ever-increasing popularity, and have given birth to an entirely new industry that encompasses the design, manufacturing, distribution, training, operation, and reporting on developments related to UASs. In addition, UASs augment many pre-existing industries, providing more efficient and effective solutions to a range of industry challenges.

Division I College Football in the U.S.

Does the journey of being recruited and participating in a Division I college football program enrich the experience of the student-athlete’s college life athletically and academically?

Can Insider Trading information be a Useful Tool for Investment Managers?

Can legal insider trading disclosure data reported to the SEC provide an effective tool for identifying investments at the company level?