What Makes an Accountant? A Longitudinal Study of Students entering the Profession

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Kari Joseph Olsen and Dr. Monte Swain, School of Accountancy Background The goal of our project is to improve accounting education and career advisement for students. Our project has its roots in the growing demand in the accounting profession for people with dynamic analytical and interpersonal skills. We believe that through improved accounting courses and […]

An Examination of the Effect of Brigham Young University’s Single-Student Housing Policies on Local Condominium Values

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Daniel Matthews and Dr. Barrett Slade, Marriott School of Management Introduction and Hypothesis My research revolved around four hypotheses relating to the impact of BYU’s single-student housing policies on condominium values in Provo and around Utah Country. These four hypotheses are as follows: – Hypothesis 1: BYU contracted condominiums in the boundary sell at a […]

An Adaptive Bayesian Approach to Dose-Response Modeling

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Thomas J. Leininger and Dr. C. Shane Reese, Statistics The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for testing and screening clinical drugs before market entry. The screening process involves different phases which determine a drug’s potency, recommended dosage, and potential side effects. Current statistical designs used to model the efficacy of a drug at varying […]

Comparison of Companies Issuing Pro-forma Earnings and Restatements

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Robert Jenson and Dr. Ted Christensen, School of Accountancy Introduction In recent years, companies have increasingly released financial performance numbers in addition to those required under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These adjusted, or pro-forma earnings, have been a way for management to report earnings without extraordinary, one-time, or other items. Previous research suggests that […]

An Empirical Analysis of Healthcare IPOs and SEOs

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Jonathan Holloway and Dr. James C. Brau, Department of Finance Background Overall, three phenomena exist in corporate equity issuances. These phenomena include hotissue markets, first-day underpricing, and poor long-run performance. Hot-issue markets refer to fluctuation in the volume of issuances. Hot waves are periods of high issuance volume, and cold waves are periods of low […]

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Joseph Hardie Purpose The purpose of my project was to build a larger pool of Latter-day Saint students in Masters of Library Science (MLS) programs. Problem The BYU MLS Library School closed in 1993. Since that time, the library administration has had concerns that the pool of qualified MLS candidates will dwindle as faculty retire. […]

Properly Improving Employee Attitudes through HR Programs and Recognition Practices

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Jonathan DeGraff and Dr. John Bingham, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Employers seek to enhance employee dedication and increase company productivity while controlling operating costs; hence, companies have recently been investing more in human resource (HR) programs and recognition practices. The honors thesis I recently completed at Brigham Young University sought to augment practioners’ and academicians’ […]

Managing Organizational Identity: Government Dependency and Organizational Mission in South African: Social Development Nonprofits

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Eric Darsow and Dr. Warner Woodworth, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Project Purpose and Output Many nonprofit organizations in South Africa sacrifice their autonomy and mission focus in exchange for the secure funding source of government service provision. The purpose of this project was to investigate and develop management techniques whereby nonprofit organizations in South Africa […]

The Relationship between High-salt and Estrogen on Blood Pressure under Basal and Stressed conditions in the female offspring of Sprague Dawley Rats that were Subjected to High or Normal Salt Diets during Pregnancy

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Brandon G. Wilkinson and Dr. James Porter, Physiology and Developmental Biology Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one leading cause of death in the United States. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a form of CVD and affects nearly 1 in 3 American adults. Men are more likely than women to develop hypertension until 45 years […]

Modification of Experimental Objective and Protocol to an Assessment of the Effects of Electroacupuncture on VTA GABA Neurons in the Context of Acute Alcohol

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Christine H. Walton and Dr. Scott C. Steffensen, Psychology/Neuroscience Brief Explanation Although my proposal for the ORCA grant involved the effects of nicotine on neurons in the VTA, preliminary data showed little to no promise and my mentor and I decided to go in a different direction. Background Recent studies have suggested that neurons in […]