Browsing College of Business by Type"Honors Thesis"
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A Case Study on the Statistical Sensitivity of Conclusions in an Auditor's Going Concern Report
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-10)I have developed a case study that addresses how auditors evaluate a client’s going concern assumption. In this case scenario, the client has significant negative trends indicating doubt about its ability to continue as a ... -
Acquisition of Financial Education Among College Students: How Attitudes and Future Expectations Shape Desire for Personal Finance Educatio
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-24)This study used a sample of undergraduate students at a public university to determine students’ interest in and views of personal finance. Students who were surveyed responded that personal finance topics are important, ... -
COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PERSONAL FINANCE SKILLS AND THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)This study examines the methods college students use to become financially literate and the manner in which they will approach unfamiliar financial situations in the future. Using survey responses from 192 undergraduate ... -
DO JURORS HOLD AUDITORS TO A DIFFERENT NEGLIGENCE STANDARD UNDER U.S. GAAP AND IFRS?
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)In order to fulfill the requirements of East Carolina University’s Honors College, I created the research study described in this paper to examine the effects on auditor liability under United States Generally Accepted ... -
EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON INITIAL LISTING PRICE, TIME ON MARKET, AND ULTIMATE SELLING PRICE
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-20)A house is comprised of many different attributes that may affect how well it performs when listed for sale on the market. This study examines how certain physical characteristics of a house affect its listing price, time ... -
Efficiency Analysis of Women's Collegiate Athletics
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Allegations of lack of institutional control, unethical conduct and out-of-control spending by university athletic departments have prompted the necessity to investigate the efficiency of collegiate sports programs. This ... -
EVALUATING EMPLOYEES’ RESPONSES TO INTERNAL CONTROLS
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)This study explores employees’ responses to internal controls that are put in place by management in a workplace. This study investigates if employee performance is affected by either being given a performance based bonus ... -
Examining Motivational Factors That Influence the Likelihood of Fraud
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-05)In partial fulfillment of my undergraduate Honors College requirements, I have conducted the research study described in this paper investigating the motivational factors that influence the likelihood of fraud. In recent ... -
Individual Virtual Competence Across the Generations in a Workforce
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Many companies have found huge benefits in having work groups who have the flexibility to work from any location at any time by using various tools for virtual communication, also known as virtual teams. The success of a ... -
Investigating Fraud and Strategies to Decrease Fraud within Youth Sports Organizations
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-06)Occupation fraud is one of the most common financial crimes. Occupational fraud is defined as fraud committed by individuals against the organization that employs them. Most people that commit occupational fraud have access ... -
Marketing Development with New Detroit Resto-Mods
(2015)This project gave me the ability to combine the two different types of Senior Honors Projects, the research-based thesis paper and the creative endeavor. I started out doing research into the company New Detroit Resto-Mods, ... -
Mastering Branding Application: The Relationship Between University Branding and Program Enrollment
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)In recent years, university enrollment, in particular that of Master of Business Administration programs (MBA), has experienced a noticeable decline. Though there are a number of factors that may affect enrollment rates, ... -
Public Perception of Tax Avoidance
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Many conversations about business ethics involve the question of if something is legal, is it ethical? This research study examines participants’ personal ethical beliefs about tax havens, tax avoidance, tax evasion. It ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP OF ORGANIZATIONAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICE WITH SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MATURITY
(2015)Various companies covering a wide variety of industries are ISO certified. Because ISO is intended to unify and improve business practices as a whole, the question raises itself: Are companies who are ISO certified better ... -
Sustainability Attitudes of College Students as Future Business Leaders
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Limited time and finite resources are motivating firms to make significant changes in policy and business practices to maintain profits, sustain the environment, and further a companies’ strategic goals. Managers now value ... -
The Impact of Client and Auditor Gender on Auditors’ Judgments: A Replication and Extension
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)This study is a replication and extension of a previously published experiment. We replicate an experiment that examines whether an auditor’s judgment is influenced by the gender of a client and the gender of the auditor. ... -
The Impact of Social Influences on the Perceived Likelihood of Academic Dishonesty Among Undergraduate Business Students
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)This study explores the impacts of social influences on the perceived likelihood of undergraduate students participating in academic dishonesty. The influential factors used in this study come from Latané’s (1981) social ... -
The Objectivity of Accountants' Judgments: A Replication and Extension
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)This study examines accountants’ objectivity in estimating the value of an account. Its purpose is to determine whether professional objectivity, in generating a fair and unbiased accounting estimate, will be influenced ...