Entrepreneurship; Success in business; Creative ability in business
The theory of effectuation is ascending in entrepreneurship education. Hundreds of articles have been written on the topic. Many textbooks mention the theory, and one college level textbook teaches entrepreneurship entirely from an effectual...
Businesswomen--United States--History--20th century; Women, White--United States--History--20th century; Businesswomen--United States--Psychology; Women, White--United States--Psychology; Self-perception in women--United States
The purpose of this cross-disciplinary dissertation is to explore how the epistemic ruptures, such as WWII and the Second Wave Feminism, change the American society between 1963 and 1985. From a humanistic and historical point of view, it focuses...
Six sigma (Quality control standard); Manufacturing processes--Quality control--Statistical methods
The objective of this thesis was to apply what was learned from Six Sigma while working for General Electric, towards real applications to improve processes. Two manufacturing problems were targeted. One of the issues dealt with variation, in an...
Labor unions--United States; Labor unions--Social aspects--United States
This is a study of the American labor movement, particularly how national labor policy is enacted at the local level. Specific differences between business unionism and social movement unionism, as defined in the literature, are combined and...
Universities and colleges--United States--Administration; Universities and colleges--Faculty--Recruiting; Business schools--United States--Faculty
The topic addressed by this study was recruiting business professionals pursuing the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree to teach in business departments located at two-year community colleges. Recruitment is a task vital to...
Enterprise zones--Kentucky--Louisville; Enterprise zones--Law and legislation; Regional planning--Kentucky--Louisville; Economic policy--Kentucky--Louisville
Multiple analytic methods are used to provide an
analysis and evaluation of specific economic and neighborhood
development policies undertaken by and continued by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, the City of Louisville, and
Jefferson County since the...
Louisville (Ky.)--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Social conditions; Cities and towns--Kentucky--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Economic conditions; Cities and towns--Growth--History--19th century
This thesis is a historical examination of the perception of Louisville as a southern city. The work begins with a discussion regarding Louisville's historical ties with the North and its acceptance as either a western or northern city. The thesis...
Undertakers and undertaking; Business people; African American businesspeople; Politicians; African American politicians; Discrimination in public accommodations; Segregation--Law and legislation; Discrimination in employment; African...
Oral history interview with Goldie Winstead Beckett, conducted on September 12, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. In this interview, Mrs. Beckett discusses her life as well as her husband’s experiences as alderman in the city of Louisville in the late 1940s...
The Consumer and Industrial group of the General Electric Company (GE) allocates its shipping truckload to seventeen different trucking companies over 701 different routes from each of its nine terminals to 48 contiguous states. One of the...
Business logistics; Production management; Manufacturing processes; Industrial efficiency
In today's competitive business environment, companies face enormous pressure and must continuously search for ways to design new products, manufacture and distribute them in an efficient and effective fashion. After years of focusing on reduction...
Previous research on organizational mergers has found that such a business activity bears an effect upon the structural and cultural foundations of organizations. Whether combining intellectual resources or capital, mergers combine workforces that...
Electronic commerce--Corrupt practices--Prevention; Internet advertising--Corrupt practices; Internet fraud
Online search advertising is currently the greatest source of revenue for many Internet giants such as Google™, Yahoo!™, and Bing™. The increased number of specialized websites and modern profiling techniques have all contributed to an...
WHAS (Radio station : Louisville, Ky.)--History; Radio stations--Kentucky--Louisville--History; Radio broadcasting--Kentucky--Louisville--History
As the historiography on radio broadcasting continues to grow and forces
examination from the macro-level to the micro-level, station histories are becoming
increasingly important. The story of WHAS highlights the evolution of a nationally...
African American men--Employment; African American men--Attitudes; Mentoring in business; Job satisfaction
This dissertation is a correlational designed study that examined the strength and direction of the relationship between mentoring, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment, of African American men, exclusively in a business setting (N =...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. College of Business; Educational facilities; Harry Frazier Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Aerial view of Harry Frazier Hall, the main College of Business building. The Music School is visible in the background; Third Street is visible in the foreground. On September 13, 2011, this building was named for University of Louisville alumnus...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. College of Business; Educational facilities; Harry Frazier Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Harry Frazier Hall, the main College of Business building, seen from the road. There are a few small trees nearby, suggesting the image was made soon after the building was completed in 1985. On September 13, 2011, this building was named for...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. College of Business; Educational facilities; Abstract sculpture; Public sculpture; Big Red (Sculpture); Banners; Harry Frazier Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Harry Frazier Hall, the main building of the College of Business, with the "Big Red" sculpture in the foreground. The building, which is constructed of red brick, concrete and glass, is constructed with a walkway through the middle; this...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. College of Business; Educational facilities; Harry Frazier Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Harry Frazier Hall, College of Business' main building, with a banner on the building celebrating the College receiving a top ten ranking among colleges for entrepreneurs. A walkway extends under the upper levels of the building. A low concrete...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. College of Business; Educational facilities; Abstract sculpture; Public sculpture; Big Red (Sculpture); Banners; Harry Frazier Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Harry Frazier Hall, the College of Business' primary building, with the "Big Red" sculpture in the foreground. Most of the length of the red brick, concrete and glass building is visible. There is a banner on the building celebrating the...
University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings; University of Louisville. College of Business; University of Louisville. School of Music; Harry Frazier Hall (Louisville, Ky.)
Aerial view facing north east from above Third Street, featuring the College of Business' main building, Harry Frazier Hall. The Confederate Monument is visible at the bottom of the photograph. The Music School and Unitas Tower can be seen in the...
