Bonnie Ashby and Dr. E. Harrison Powley, Music The focus of this project has changed as I have researched and analyzed Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, studied the history of the Requiem mass, and compared other major historical Requiems. Britten=s contribution to the Requiem tradition is unique in its contemporary sound and the insertion of Wilfred […]
Final Report to the ORCA Scholarship Committee
Serena Arave, Shenai Fisher, Lori MacArthur, Cary Rogers and Dr. Diana McGuire, Food Science and Nutrition Summary In conjunction with LDS Welfare Services and the Brigham Young University Food Science and Nutrition Department the International Food Relief Committee met the project objective to develop food box prototypes that are culturally and nutritionally appropriate for global […]
Role of Angiotensin II in Controlling Food Intake and Weight Loss
Jared Anderson and Dr. James Porter, Zoology Objective In the United States obesity and its associated harmful effects are major health concerns which have received considerable attention by researchers. Studies have been performed in an attempt to discover the physiological mechanisms involved with food intake and weight loss. A few of these previous studies have […]
The Legacy of Holocaust Rescuer Raoul Wallenberg
Ryan Aiken and Professor Paul Kerry, History My research into the legacy of Holocaust rescuer Raoul Wallenberg is far from complete, and now, over nine months after beginning my investigation to accurately document Wallenberg’s heroic efforts to save Hungarian Jews during the last days of WWII, the overall emphasis of my original thesis has been redefined to […]
Stock Price Reactions to Announcements of U.S. GAAP/IFRS Convergence
Lorien Stice and Dr. Ted Christensen, Accounting Introduction and Description of Study This research investigates investors’ perceptions of the expected impact of adopting international accounting standards on U.S. companies. Since these rules differ from current U.S. standards, some speculate that the costs to convert companies’ reporting systems to conform to international standards will have significantly […]
Repairing Workplace Relationships: The Salience of Accounts and Circumstantial Moderators
Brian Reschke and Dr. Kristen B. DeTienne, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Research Question Misunderstandings, breaches of trust, and unmet expectations are frequent in the workplace. Accounts, or explanations of behavior, are often deployed by alleged offenders to reshape others‟ attributions regarding conduct. In recent years, scholars have returned to the question of how rifts in […]
Social Norms and Internal Controls: When Tone from the Bottom Matters
Jeffrey Pickerd and Dr. Scott Summers, Accounting The control environment–the actions, policies, and beliefs of an organization–is an important part of the COSO Framework and helps to encourage individuals to follow internal controls. Current accounting literature has extensively examined the influence of the CEOs and other top executives and their ability to influence the control […]
Regress in South African Education After Apartheid
Brett Peterson and Dr. John Hawkins, Anthropology In South Africa, despite positive changes in school structure and potential educational attainment, revolutionary changes to South African society interact with the current state of South African education to produce a negative educational effect. The following information is based upon a three month field-study experience in South Africa. […]
Effect of Fraud Risk Assessments on Auditors’ Evidence Evaluation
Jace Garrett and Dr. Doug Prawitt, Accounting My original project idea was to research how supervisors’ views affect subordinates’ judgments in an audit setting. While this was a good idea, my mentor and I came up with another research idea that seemed even more interesting. Since fraud has been a hot topic in accounting research, […]
The Effect of Internal Control and Framing on Employee Process Improvement Suggestions
Scott Emett and Dr. David Wood, Accountancy After a few months of developing my original ORCA proposal topic entitled “The Effect of Internal Control and Framing on Employee Process Improvement Suggestions”, I learned an invaluable lesson about academic research: many promising research ideas do not turn out to be as promising from a research perspective […]
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