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Author:

Hua, Nan

Title:

Valuation of Intangible Assets for Publicly Traded Hotel Firms in the US

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

Intangible Assets
Hotel
Valuation
Hospitality

File:

Download Dissertation__Final_Version_.pdf

Committee Members:

Arun Upneja, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amit Sharma, Committee Member
Janine Andrew, Committee Member
Karl A Muller Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, YongHee

Title:

COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS AND STRATEGIC PRICING DECISIONS: OBSERVATIONS FROM THE LODGING INDUSTRY

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

pricing
strategy
competitive dynamics
hotel
interaction
strategic decision

File:

Download DISSERTATION_YONGHEE_KIM_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

John O'neill, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anna S Mattila, Committee Member
Amit Sharma, Committee Member
Donald C Hambrick, Committee Member
John W. O'neill, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Ozdemir, Ozgur

Title:

The Impact Of Internationalization on the IPO Performance Of Service Firms: Examination of Initial Returns, Long-Run Performance and Survivability

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

IPO
Underpricing
Internationalization
Performance

File:

Download Ozgur_Ozdemir_Dissertation_080112.pdf

Committee Members:

Arun Upneja, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arun Upneja, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amit Sharma, Committee Member
Anna S Mattila, Committee Member
Karl A Muller Iii, Committee Member
James Landis Rosenberger, Committee Member

Author:

Seo, Kwanglim

Title:

The impact of managerial overconfidence on the relationship between equity-based compensation and strategic risk-taking in the U.S. restaurant industry

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

equity-based compensation
strategic risk-taking
overconfidence
loss aversion
franchising
behavioral finance

File:

Download Dissertation_Kwanglim_Seo.pdf

Committee Members:

Amit Sharma, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Sharma, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Arun Upneja, Committee Member
Martha T Conklin, Committee Member
Jingzhi Huang, Committee Member
Seoki Lee, Special Member

Author:

Liu, Qing

Title:

The impact of message framing on consumer attitude and behavioral intention toward HACCP implementation in foodservice businesses

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

HACCP
Attribute framing
Goal framing
Involvement

File:

Download Stephanie_Qing_Liu_master_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Amit Sharma, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Moon, Joonho

Title:

Franchising and top management team (TMT) decisions in the US restaurant industry

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

Upper echelon theory
Risk-averse strategic decision
Top management team
Franchising
and Restaurant industry

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_version__04122015.pdf

Committee Members:

Amit Sharma, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hubert Van Hoof, Committee Member
Seoki Lee, Committee Member
Donald C Hambrick, Committee Member

Author:

Da Motta, Victor Eduardo

Title:

ACCESS TO CAPITAL OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN THE BRAZILIAN SERVICE SECTOR

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

Access to Capital
Lending Technologies
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Hospitality Industry
Brazil

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Amit Sharma, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Sharma, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hubert Van Hoof, Committee Member
Seoki Lee, Committee Member
Theodore Roberts Alter, Outside Member
Matthew Logan Reimherr, Special Member

Author:

Sun, Kyung-A

Title:

FRANCHISING AND THE DYNAMICS OF COMPETITION IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

franchising
competition
service industry
hospitality industry

File:

Download K.-A._Sun_Dissertation_submit_reviewed.pdf

Committee Members:

Seoki Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seoki Lee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hubert Van Hoof, Committee Member
Amit Sharma, Committee Member
Wenpin Tsai, Outside Member

Author:

Kim, Bora

Title:

MATERIAL AND IMMATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY INVESTMENT IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management

Keywords:

Materiality
Sustainability Investment
Franchising
Stakeholder Theory
Restaurant Industry

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Bora_Kim_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Seoki Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anna S. Mattila, Committee Member
Amit Sharma, Committee Member

Author:

Song, Sujin

Title:

MOTIVATION OF INTERNATIONALIZATION AND ITS OUTCOME IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management

Keywords:

Internationalization
Hospitality Industry
Upper Echelons Theory
Neoinstitutional Theory
Environment dimensions
Top Executives
Firm performance

File:

Download Dissertation_final_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Seoki Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seoki Lee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amit Sharma, Committee Member
Anna S Mattila, Committee Member
Donald C Hambrick, Outside Member

Author:

Arora, Rashmit

Title:

Assessing the Viability of Meat Alternatives to Mitigate the Societal Concerns Associated with Animal Agriculture in India

Graduate Program:

Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics

Keywords:

meat alternatives
meat substitutes
meat substitution
clean meat
lab grown meat
plant based meat
vegetarian
vegan
India
developing country
animal agriculture
climate change
agriculture
Beyond Meat
Impossible Foods
GoodDot India
nutrient pollution
cows
dietary change
food policy
cultured meat
cell-based meat
in-vitro meat
in vitro meat
future of meat
future protein
Mumbai
choice experiment
discrete choice experiment
latent class model
latent class analysis
market segmentation

File:

Download Arora_MSThesis_Final_7-12.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward C Jaenicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Brent, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Sharma, Committee Member
Robert Magneson Chiles, Committee Member

Author:

Ouyang, Yuxia

Title:

THE INFLUENCE OF CONSUMPTION INFORMATION ON THE VALUATION OF ORGANIC FOOD AND THE MODERATING EFFECT OF CONSUMER CITIZENSHIP

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management

Keywords:

Consumption information
Consumer citizenship
Organic food
Willingness to pay
Economic valuation
Mixed methods

File:

Download Yuxia_Ouyang_-_Dissertation_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Amit Sharma, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Sharma, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hubert Van Hoof, Committee Member
Seoki Lee, Committee Member
Amit Sharma, Outside Member
James Rosenberger, Outside Member
Anna S Mattila, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Soh, Jungtae

Title:

The effect of search costs on food-away-from-home (FAFH) decision

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management (PHD)

Keywords:

FAFH
Transaction costs
Information search costs
Household production model
Household characteristics

File:

Download Dissertation_JS.pdf

Committee Members:

Phillip Jolly, Major Field Member
Theodore Alter, Outside Unit & Field Member
Seoki Lee, Major Field Member
Amit Sharma, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Donna Quadri-Felitti, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Luo, Anqi

Title:

simple morning and complex night: time of day and sensory complexity

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management (PHD)

Keywords:

sensory complexity
consumer preference
time of day
arousal

File:

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Committee Members:

Donna Quadri-Felitti, Program Head/Chair
Heyao Yu, Major Field Member
Anna Mattila, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amit Sharma, Major Field Member
Lisa Bolton, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Song, Hyoungju

Title:

THE IMPACT OF UPPER ECHELONS’ HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL ON POST-IPO PERFORMANCE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY: THE LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVE

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management (PHD)

Keywords:

an initial public offering
Upper echelons
Human and social capital
A life cycle perspective
post-IPO performance

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Committee Members:

Donna Quadri-Felitti, Program Head/Chair
Phillip Jolly, Major Field Member
Donald Hambrick, Outside Unit & Field Member
Seoki Lee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amit Sharma, Major Field Member

Author:

Jung, InHaeng

Title:

Novel Food Technology Acceptance Model: Application of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management (PHD)

Keywords:

UTAUT
Novel Food Technology Acceptance (NFTA)
Sustainability
Trust in the regulatory system
Convenience

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Committee Members:

Donna Quadri-Felitti, Program Head/Chair
Donna Quadri-Felitti, Major Field Member
Mary Oliver, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anna Mattila, Major Field Member
Amit Sharma, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Lin, Shijun

Title:

Innovation Adoption Decisions of Hospitality and Tourism SMEs in Context of Information Asymmetry

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management (PHD)

Keywords:

SMEs
Information Asymmetry
Innovation Adoption
Hospitality and Tourism
Mixed method

File:

Download Michael_Lin_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Donna Quadri-Felitti, Major Field Member
Seoki Lee, Major Field Member
Amit Sharma, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bing Pan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Donna Quadri-Felitti, Program Head/Chair