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Allmaras, Jacob: The Marcellus Shale’s Profitability and Impact on Natural Gas Drilling Companies
Barclay, Eric: The Determinants of Burglary
Barclay, Matt: Team Dominance in the Major League Baseball Free Agent Market
Blacka, Edward: An Exploration of Strategy as it Applies to Nonprofit Organizations in the Healthcare Sector: A Case Study of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Brush, Matthew: Standardization of Silicon and the Effects Upon Photovoltaic Cell Efficiency
Colkitt, Caitlin: An Examination of the Relationship Between Increased Environmental Performance and Financial Gaingain
Cumings, William: Retail Gasoline Prices in the United States: An Asymmetric Response?
Danoff, Jeffrey: Natural Gas: An Industry Analysis
DeFeo, Sarah: The Hidden Costs of a Low-Price Strategy and the Effects of Unethical Behavior on a Firm’s Success: A Case Study of Wal-Mart
Deivert, Matthew: Recessionary Diffusion and Sectoral Employment Growth
Doherty, Colin: The Ultimate User-Experience: How Apple Formulated a Unique Corporate Strategy That Took Them From the Brink of Collapse to The Top of The Software Industry.
Dulay, Marc: Chinese Oil Consumption and Imports: Looking Into Their Relationships, Trends, and Implications
Eisner, Seth: Determinants of Mortgage Debt: Real Mortgage Debt Growth in America
Fetterolf, Ryan: Investment in Gold: Safe Haven or Hedge?
Fleming, Grant: Different Strategies of Competition: Financial Institutions
Goguelet, Bernard: Scarcity Rent in Resource Economics: An Explanatory Survey of Literature
Golembiewski, Laura: The Determinants of the Labor Force Participation Rate: Men versus Women
Gottlieb, Andrew: Applying Managerial Concepts to the Pittsburgh Pirates Strategy since 1992
Green, Catherine: The Apparel Industry: An Analysis of Clothing Consumption Growth from 1960-2008
Hartford, Terrence: Determining National Football League Success: An Exploration of the Importance of Organizational Structure on the Success of NFL Teams.
Hartnett, William: The Effects of Recessions on Educational Spending
Hopkin, Joshua: Optimal Resource Depletion and Renewable Energy Technologies in African Nations
Hritz, Kathryn: The Effect of Corporate Coherence on Overall Economic Performance: Case of The Walt Disney Company
Ituze, Agrippine: Determinants of Child Labor across Indian States
Jacobs, Benjamin: Thorium Resources and Hotelling’s Rule
Johnson, Nicole: Kenya’s Tea Exports and their Impact on Economic Growth
Keep, Britten: The Effect of Military Service on Earnings
Kotecki, Nathan: Theories of Strategy and How it Helps Develop Competitive Advantage: A Case Study of Northwestern Mutual
Lacombe, Matthew: Presidential Economic Policy: The Effects of Differing Institutional and Contextual Factors on the Economic Policy Formation and Implementation Processes of the President
Loyacona, Samantha: The Implications of Strategy and Sustainability: A Case Study of General Motors
Luvara, Vincent: The Determinants of the Information Industry Growth Rate in the United States
Mahaffey, Robert: Economic Globalization’s Effect on Conflict
Majkowski, Brandon: Entrepreneurial Theories Applied To A New Venture Creation
Mitchell, Jeramine: We Make It Rain: Salary Discrimination in Major League Baseball and the Associated Wage Gap
Mohney, Britni: The Significance of Ethical Policies in the NFL:A Study of NFL Teams and Their Impact on the Sports Industry over the Last Decade
Mudrick, Adam: A Case Study Examining Harley-Davidson’s Current Strategic Decisions
Pappas, George: United States Industrial Sector Oil Consumption
Powell, Hallie: Nigerian Economic Development: A Case of Resource Curse?
Prehn, Maxwell: Fair or Foul: Salary Arbitration in Major League Baseball
Romutis, Matthew: Firm Strategy and How it Relates to Competitive Advantage: A Case Study on Harley-Davidson
Ross, Samuel: Dependency Without Contracts:The Battle over Rents between Firms and Unions
Saratowski, Matthew: Nike: Innovations in Technology: The Key to Success
Slosar, Ashley: Unemployment & Mental Health:An analysis of the relationship between job loss and psychological consequences as measured through psychotropic drug use
Stahl, Matthew: The Effect of Mineral Right Inclusion in Agricultural Land Transactions Stamm, Craig: NA
Stancik, Katherine: Best Buy’s Success and Circuit City’s Failure:A result of the level of ethical treatment each company displayed towards its stakeholders while making managerial decisions regarding strategy and “fit” management?
Stasa, Robert: The Role of Legislation on The Prevention of Faulty Mortgages: Moral Hazard & Asymmetric Information in The Mortgage Market
Strawser, David: Baseball Core Competencies: Player Retention and Stadium “Technology”
Subasic, Peter: The Affects of Oil Volatility on the Stock Prices for Southwest Airlines and American Airlines
Susi, Michael: Revenue Sharing Impact on the Competitive Balance of Major League Baseball
tenPas, Eric:The Effects of Marijuana on the Labor Market Outcomes
Terpin, Brian: The Importance of Strategy and Management: A Case Study of Ford
Traynor, James: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Social Media and Marketing Techniques in the 21st Century
Trembulak, Joel: The Determinants of Labor Force Participation:Black vs. White
Wagg, Justin: Fluctuations in the U.S. Emissions/GDP Ratio: Structural Shifts and Import Substitution
Wendaur, Taylor: The Growth of Real Stock Prices:Profit Maximization and Investor Utility
Wilhelm, Daniel: Beyond Petroleum? An Inside Look at BP Solar and the Rise of the Solar Industry
Wilson, Kyle: Innovative Technology in the Auto Industry: A Comparison of United States and Japanese Firms
Zelanko, Caleb: No Child Left Behind and Special Education:Effects on Pennsylvania Funding Allocations