Undergraduate Student Work
This collection contains works by undergraduate students in the College of Business Administration at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty review.
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Submissions from 2014
Automation and the Labor Force, Loren Nerhus
Ethics and executive compensation, Brittany Silvey Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Putting management theory into practice in private prisons, Hilary Tanner Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Bridging the social media value gap between fans and artists, Andrew Teeter Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2013
Does Success on the Grid-Iron and Court Increase Applications to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Schools?, Andrew Dykstra
Would the 1995 Balanced Budget Amendment be an Effective Mechanism for Stabilizing Public Debt?, James Harbaugh
Does international recruiting make sense in the Missouri Valley Conference?, Natalie Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The federal estate tax: a comprehensive look at the effects on American farming and ranching businesses, Taylor G. Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Differences in Child Care Costs Between States and Their Influence on Female Labor Force Participation, Kirstin Knobloch
Education and Fertility: The Effect of Field of Study on Women’s Fertility Decisions, Emily Scholtes
Do NHL Teams Regard Violence as a Positive Player Attribute and Thus Compensate for Violent Acts?, Mitch Zimmerman
Submissions from 2012
Differences in Interim Financial Reporting: GAAP vs. IFRS, Benjamin Carton Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Economic Development Strategy: The Creative Capital Theory, Zach Fairlie
"The Effect of Basic Financial Literacy on Choice of College Major": A Study of Accounting and Education Majors at a Four-Year University in the Midwest, Austin Prescott Foster Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Development and Utilization of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Kristen Granzow Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Most Influential Factors in Determining the Happiness of Nations, Julie Lang
Why Do Corporations Donate? An Analysis of Factors Affecting Corporate Philanthropy, Patrick Luensmann Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effects of Property Rights on Ocean Resources: Two Possible Solutions to the Tragedy of the Commons, Nathan David Miller Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Explaining Differences in Unemployment Rates across Iowa Counties in the Early Stages of the Great Recession, Joslyn Sailer
What is the Source of the Male Marital Wage Premium?, Aaron Strike
Why do Firms Repurchase Stock?, Jordan Voss
Submissions from 2011
Current Account Imbalances Within the Eurozone, Tom Augspurger
An Examination of Law School Employment Data, Trevor Boeckmann
The Fair Value Accounting Debate and the Future of the Profession, Kristina Ann Bowers Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Built Environment’s Effect on Obesity in the United States, Charlie Cowell
Risk Management Plans for University Athletic Facilities, Brittney Donlin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Study of the Individual Alternative Minimum Tax: Past, Present, and Reform, David E. Droessler Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Earnings Management and the Effect on Long-Run Performance for Firms With Seasoned Equity Offerings, Danielle Enderson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An Analysis of Financial Leverage and the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis, Larissa A. French Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Integrated marketing communications plan for HospiceADEASY, Megan Elizabeth Horn Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What Determines the Performance of Graduates? Evidence From Top Business Schools, Matt Peterson
Determinants of Economic Growth in Latin America, Kristi Philips
Scholarship management system, Eric Irvin Sauser Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Assessment of the Adoption of IFRS in Foreign Countries in Comparison to the Anticipated Results of United States IFRS Adoption, Emily Schippers Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An Analysis of QuickBooks Internal Control Utilization, Andrew J. Steckel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
An Assessment of Business Ethics: From the Classroom to the Workplace, Jenna Michelle Azbell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Can the ‘Fat Tax’ Carry its Weight?, Carl Bakker
The Motherhood Wage Penalty in America, Jennifer A. Boden
Evaluating a Wellness Program for UNI Faculty and Staff: Preparing for a Cost-Benefit Analysis, Michelle M. Breen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
U.S. Animal Agriculture Policy: Problems and Solutions, Steven Mischel
Implications of physical attractiveness on time allocations from salesperson to customer, Emily Anne Prinsen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The value-added tax: Effects on tax revenue, U.S. corporations, and individual taxpayers, Joseph Raymond Pudenz Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Competitive Balance and Team Payroll: The Case of Major League Baseball, Tyler Veach
Submissions from 2009
Building a Business: Baker & Associates CPA, Heath Baker Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of a Credit Crunch on Employment by Sector in the U.S.: How have Recessions Associated with Credit Crunches Differed from Other Recessions?, Michael Boevers
Engagement in the Workplace: Incorporating Athletic Team Characteristics Into the Business Community in an Effort to Alleviate Male Disengagement, Matthew J. Bries Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The purpose of Facebook: The value of Facebook friends in increasing self-perceived popularity, Michael J. Cronin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What Determines the Level of Funding for an Endangered Species?, Josh Mahoney
Does Race Affect the Salaries of NFL Players?, Joshua Patrick Mahoney Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Personal Financial Knowledge of College Students, Adam Moehn Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Racial Salary Discrimination in the NBA: 2008-2009, Kyle Rehnstrom
Women's Labor Markets in Costa Rica, Kelsey Rinehart Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Economics of Golf: An Investigation of the Returns to Skill of PGA Tour Golfers, Kelsey L. Rinehart
Managing Generational Diversity in the 21st Century, Matthew Joshua Rohden Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Validity of Karl Marx’s Theory of Historical Materialism, Kaleb Shimp
The Financial Fiasco: What Started It and How Long Will It Last?, Jodi Sweeney Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Adam Smith and Consumerism's Role in Happiness: Modern Society Reexamined, Michael Busch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Adam Smith and Consumerism’s Role in Happiness: Modern Society Re-examined, Michael Busch
What Role Should Subsidies Play for Microfinance Institutions, Emily Anne Cormaney Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The tax gap: America's underreported revenues, Jennifer Granzow Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Has Thailand Learned from the Asian Crisis of 1997?, Kuejai Jungjaturapit
Convergence of IFRS and U.S. GAAP: Implications on the public accounting profession, Linsey Dee Lain Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Who Should Own the Air?: A Closer Look at Smoking Bans, Stacy McMullen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Is Wikipedia a Credible Source for Undergraduate Economics Students?, Sam Meier
Microcredit in Developing Countries: Evaluating Programs for Poverty Alleviation, Kelly Sue Nessa Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Health Care Reform: An Examination of the Case for Individual Mandates, Sarah Schares
The Determinants of Audit Prices for Financial Services Institutions in the United States, Kevin Swanson
Submissions from 2007
Wage Differentiation Among University Professors: Evidence from UNI’s College of Business Administration, Christine Bergeth
An Economic Critique of Birch and Cobb’s The Liberation of Life, Wei-erh Chen
Financial Planning Tools for a UNI Graduate, Scott Ivan Cochran Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Should the United States Increase the Federal Gasoline Tax?, Jake Ferguson
The Private Rates of Return to Undergraduate Education by Major, Nick Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Sarbanes-Oxley - From Idea to Implementation: A Look at the Impact on Public Companies, Stephanie Lynn Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What Determines the Performance of Graduates? Selection Versus Quality: Evidence from Top Law Schools, Eric Marshall
The Implications of Eminent Domain in a Post-Kelo World, Brock L. Toll
Submissions from 2006
Identity Theft: Who's in Your Wallet? A Look at Urban Legends and Consumers' Greatest Risks, Amber Sue Beenken Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Economic Inefficiency of Title IX, Alicia Irons
The Economic Implications of Price Rounding, Steven Meester
Turkey's Entrance Into the European Union: Global Implications, Melanie Miller Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effects of Natural Disasters on Long Run Growth, Aaron Popp
The Earned Income Tax Credit, Taxes, and Food Stamps: Their Effects on Minimum Wage Workers by State, Aaron William Popp Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analyzing the Debate over Offshore Outsourcing in the Service Industry: Is there a Reason for Concern?, Gwynn VanderWeerdt
Should Corporate Farming be Limited in the United States?: An Economic Perspective, Nathan Wittmaack
Should Corporate Farming Be Limited In the United States?: An Economic Perspective, Nathan Alan Wittmaack Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Financial Decision-Making by University of Northern Iowa Business Students, Steffany Mae Zabokrtsky Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2005
The Efficient Markets Hypothesis Dethroned, Jed Ellerbroek
The Economics of Mandatory Biotech Food Labeling in the United States, William J. Gongol
The Impact of Computers and Globalization on U.S. Wage Inequality, Jana Kerkvliet
An Analysis of the Effect of a Loser-Pays Rule on the Decisions of an American Litigant, Jaime Leigh Loos Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of a Loser-Pays Rule on the Decisions of an American Litigant, Jaime Leigh Loos
Terrorism and Multinational Corporations: International Business Deals with the Costs of Geopolitical Conflict, John J. Mazzarella
The Economic Argument Against Estate Tax Repeal, Stephen Paul Skram Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Free Trade Area of the Americas: Assessing the Potential of Hemisphere-Wide Free Trade, Andrea M. Smiens Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Communication in the Accounting Profession, Heidi Beth Weiskircher Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2004
Ending an Internet Auction: Is eBay's Approach Optimal?, Andrew Behrens
Protecting the Steel Industry for all the Wrong Reasons, Justin Berry
The Relationship between Team Payroll and Team Performance in the National Hockey League, Brandi Glasnapp
A Look at the Inefficiencies of the U.S. Tort System and Reforms to Correct Them, Ryan Koopmans
R & D Exchange in a Duopoly with Strong Patent Protection, Nicholas Sly
Submissions from 2003
Legal and Economic Strategies for International Intellectual Property Protection: The Case of Software, Liz Dunshee
