How Habituation to System Notifications Leads to Disregard of Security Warnings

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Nate Munk, Dr. Bonnie Anderson, and Dr. Anthony Vance, Information Systems Habituation, the decreased response to repeated stimulation (Thompson and Spencer, 1966), to security warnings may be more serious than previously thought, due to generalization of habituation. Generalization occurs when the effects of habituation to a repeated stimulus carry over to other novel stimuli that […]

Model Analysis Automation

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John Lim and Dr. James Gaskin, Information Systems Introduction The development of statistical modeling plugins for use in AMOS and SPSS software continues! We cannot do justice to the contributions that we have been able to produce through our research this past year. The ORCA Grant was awarded at a very timely point in our […]

The Effects of Pornography on Ethical Decision Making

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Nathan Mecham, Dr. Melissa Lewis-Western, and Dr. David Wood, Accounting Department Introduction Pornography use has increased significantly over the past twenty years, mostly due to the Internet. The Internet has increased access, affordability, and anonymity of pornography which are the driving forces for the increase in pornography consumption both at home and in the workplace. […]

The Term Structure of the Equity Risk Premium

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Bryan Seegmiller and Brian Boyer, Department of Finance A recent paper by Binsbergen, Brandt, and Koijen (2012)i examined the equity risk-premium on short- versus long-term dividend claims, providing evidence that the large size of the overall equity risk premium was due mostly to the even higher risk-premium earned on short-term dividends. The implication is that […]

CSR as Insurance: Investigating the Theory with Emotional Data

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Nathaniel S. Gates Faculty Mentor: David G. Kryscynski, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Introduction The purpose of this project was to investigate the impact of emotional data on strategy theory, and explore the potential of using natural language processing to obtain meaningful insights from the emotional content of written text. The theory of CSR as Insurance, […]

Let’s Find Out! Motivating Motivational Interview Evidence-based Practice in TR

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Lora Hughes and Neil Lundberg, Recreation Management Introduction Diseases related to aging, developmental disorders, mental illnesses, acquired physical disabilities, and traumatic events cause untold human suffering each year. Many professionals seek to alleviate such suffering, including the discipline of therapeutic recreation (TR), which uses a holistic process of targeted interventions, leisure education, recreation participation, and […]

The Impact of Government Loan Expansion on Post-Graduation Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study

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Mark Johnson and Taylor Nadauld, Department of Finance Introduction The availability of higher education is linked to more affluent and prosperous societies. In the United States, policy makers have attempted to make post-secondary education readily available through grants and loans. In the past two decades student loans have exploded to become the second largest segment […]

All eyes on you: The impact of stakeholder attention on earnings quality

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Scott Tolton and Michael Drake, School of Accountancy We behave differently when we are being watched. A large body of research finds that when observed, individuals are more likely to act in accordance with the perceived expectations or desires of the observer as a means to achieve a specific goal (e.g., positive appraisal, promotion, penalty […]

Externalities of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employee Compensation

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Rebekah Inez Brau and Nile Hatch, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Department Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), defined by the UN Industrial Development Organization as “initiatives by firms to integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders” is a controversial topic in the management literature. Although CSR is widely discussed, […]

Right Now Is the Wrong Time: And Other Considerations When Presenting Security Warnings

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Brock Johanson  and Bonnie Anderson, Information Systems Introduction Neuro Information Security (NeuroIS) focuses on the use of neurological measurements to improve the security of information systems. The BYU NeuroIS lab uses neurological tools and measurements to examine factors that affect security outcomes. Previous work has focused on various factors such as dual task interference (DTI), […]