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Understanding Student Organizations: A Deeper Understanding of Student Engagement at Bryant University
Full text linkStudent life is a critical portion of a student’s college experience. The activities and resources that a college offers can vastly impact the enjoyment a student feels in their college career. Every college and university offer different student life experiences. This study will focus on active registered student organizations (RSOs) on Bryant University’s campus. This study will provide suggestions to Bryant’s student life faculty around how to recruit and retain students in organizations. Twelve Bryant University students were interviewed through a semi-structured interview that was created based off of information gathered during the literature review. They were chosen and categorized by their class year (first-year, sophomore, junior, and senior) and their participation in RSOs (not involved in RSOs, partially involved, and majorly involved). Thematic analysis resulted in the following themes: academic influence, career development, organizational structure, accessibility of the organization, community influence, membership into the Bryant Community, additional responsibilities, personal benefits, and COVID-19 influenced students desire to join and participate in RSOs
The Potential Effects of Auditor Rotation: Consideration of Both Pre- and Postrotation Periods in the Chinese Setting
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The impact of mandatory audit partner rotation and audit firm rotation on audit performance is a longstanding academic and practitioner debate. This paper aims to explore the effects of both audit firm and audit partner rotation (dual rotation) on audit quality and timeliness in the pre- and postrotation periods. Design/methodology/approach
In China, government regulations mandate audit partner rotation every five years for all listed companies and audit firm rotation every five years for certain designated companies. Moreover, this paper can distinguish clearly whether an auditor change is associated with a mandatory rotation policy. Therefore, this paper can examine the potential effects of dual rotation in the pre- and postrotation in the Chinese setting. Findings
This paper find mixed results regarding postrotation audit quality, and this paper observes that postaudit firm rotation audits take longer to complete. This paper also considers the prerotation effects of both the audit firm rotation and audit partner rotation, and finds that the prerotation effects mainly occur before the audit firm rotation. Specifically, departing audit firms provide higher audit quality and take longer to perform the audit in the final year of the engagement, suggesting that these departing audit firms may be less susceptible to management pressure when they know their term is ending. Originality/value
This paper explores the potential implications for audit performance in both the pre- and postrotation periods, which contribute to the limited literature on rotation-period auditor behaviors. The findings suggest that policymakers in China and similar settings may need to consider the effects of auditor rotation policies on both the departing auditor and incoming auditor
Beyond the Road Trip: Investigating the Impact of Travel Fatigue on NBA Team Performance
Full text linkThis paper investigates the impact of travel fatigue on NBA player performance. In this paper we will look at key variables such as back-to-back games and long-distance travel. By using specific team by team data on factors like game results, travel distance, and rest days. This study examined how specific factors like time zone shifts and travel length influences winning percentage and player efficiency. This paper will also show a regression analysis and visual data to back up results using real life data. The results showed that team performance decreased significantly when teams were at a higher rate of travel as well as the biggest outlier which was playing back-to-back games. These results will prove why there needs to be a more efficient schedule in the NBA not only for team performance and game quality but for players\u27 physical and mental health
AI Adoption and Wage Growth in U.S. Industries: A Sectoral Analysis
Full text linkArtificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming nearly every sector and has significant implications for workers and their wages. This paper examines the impact of the utilization of AI on wage growth across various industries in the United States. Through analysis of trends, examination of current research, and regression analysis using real industry data, the research demonstrates the disparate impacts of AI. Research suggests that AI raises wages in tech- and finance-centric sectors where it complements humans but keeps wages down in labor-intensive sectors where it replaces them. Understanding this disparity is important to build equitable workforce policies for the AI age
Bryant Faculty Spotlight , Episode 26: Michael Bryant
No full textIn this episode, we speak with Michael Bryant, a professor in the History and Social Sciences Department, about a new documentary he\u27s been working on, The Quiet Village, and the historiography surrounding the Kulmhof extermination camp.https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/faculty-spotlight-podcast/1025/thumbnail.jp
Why Empower Your Buyer? Antecedents and Consequences of Buyer Authority
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This paper aims to explore the phenomenon of government buyer authority during source selection – how it is established and why it matters. As sourcing has become more strategic, little is known about whether the degree of buyer empowerment has kept pace. Design/methodology/approach
Survey data of 344 source selections is used to measure and model effects via structural equation modeling. Findings
The authors find situational and individual-level factors that increase buyer authority during source selection and one factor that diminishes said authority. Key outcomes of buyer authority show how greater empowerment to the buyer results in improved supplier performance and higher customer satisfaction with the supplier. Social implications
These findings provide insight into improving the effectiveness and efficiency of public procurement which helps achieve socio-economic goals. Originality/value
These findings contribute to the corpus of boundary spanner research and the burgeoning literature on government purchasing by applying insights from power-sensitive boundary spanning theory to explore how effective authority exercises bases of power beyond those embedded in structures, regulations and contracts