Honors Theses
Below are some honors theses completed by graduates of the program. These are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Ann M. Abraham (2005), "A Band-Aid for Malpractice."
- Eyad Aljubran (2009), "Understanding Expatriate Assignments: Location, Promotion, and Individual Difference Characteristics."
- Alessandro G. Bonis (2005), "Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Commercial Real Estate Values in the United States."
- Ahmed Buholaiqah (2009), "Employment Branding: The Impact of Company Image and Training."
- Cynthia K. Bui (2009), "What Matters to Job Applicants? An Empirical Look at Salary Versus Schedule Flexibility."
- Parker C. Chaffee (2009), “Playing to Win: An Analysis of Organizational Structure in World of Warcraft Guilds.”
- Anthony A. Chew (2006), "The Adoption of M-Commerce in the United States."
- Michelle Lily Estrada (2005), "The Impact of Deceptive Advertising on Corporate Sales."
- Preston Gegenfurtner (2007), "Motivation to Lead: The Impact of Situational Factors."
- Robin Diane Gensicke (2006), "Undercover Marketing: Conversation or Commerce?"
- Hillary L. Goldberg (2008), "Will Companies Finally Change Their Ways? A Look at the 2006 Executive Compensation Disclosure Regulation."
- Luz M. Gonzalez (2005), "The Impact of Ad Background Color on Brand Personality and Brand Preferences."
- Catherine Cole Gutierrez (2006), "Consumer Attraction to Luxury Brand Products: Social Affiliation in Terror Management Theory."
- Kevin D. Krump (2008), "The Effects of Anti-Scalping Regulation on Primary and Secondary Event Ticket Markets."
- David Michael Larson (2007), "Growth and Value Stocks: Risks Associated With Value's Outperformance of Growth."
- Katya A. Leimert (2005), "A Survey of College Student Attitudes Toward the Incarceration and Execution of Young Offenders."
- Christopher John Lewis (2009), "Capitalization or Lock-In? An Empirical Study of the 2003 Capital Gains Tax Cut?" [This study received the Gloria Rummels Award for the Best Paper Using Quantitative Data at the 33rd Annual SSRIC Student Research Conference in the Social Sciences at CSU Sacramento (May 2009).]
- Anthony F. Olea (2006), "What Do Underwriters See? What Do Investors See? An Empirical Investigation of Factors that Impact Underpricing." [This study won Second Place at the 20th Annual CSU Statewide Student Research Competition (May 2006).]
- Jennifer L. Pearson, "Time Versus Money: What Are They Worth?" [This study won First Place at the 23rd Annual CSULB Student Research Competition (February 2009).]
- Joshua Robert Schultz (2005), "Warez Everyone Going: An Exploratory Look at Online Piracy."
- Danielle A. Stoumbos (2005), "Effects of Legal Insider Trading on Equity Returns."
- Adam Joseph Trivison (2008), "For What It's Worth: Understanding the Comparative Accuracy and Explanatory Performance of Relative Value Models and Absolute Value Models." [This study won First Place at the 22nd Annual CSU Statewide Student Research Competition (May 2008).]