Browsing Economics and Business Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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Consumer Purchasing Behavior for Coffee : the Effect of Coffee Shops on Willingness to Pay
(2021-03-01)The aim of this research is to examine the effects of specific coffee shop attributes on consumer willingness to pay for coffee. Previous research displays that it is not only the quality of coffee that affects willingness ... -
Consumer-Based Brand Equity of the Six Largest Pickup Truck Brands in the United States of America
(2017)One of the biggest goals of marketing is to differentiate a product or brand from similar products and brands in order to out-sell competitors. To do this, companies must build brand equity through strategic marketing. ... -
Coordinated Motor-Rail Trnasportation: TOFC Plans I & V
(1964)It is the intention of this paper to investigate the railroads which utilize the coordinated piggyback plans, expose their reasons for adopting the service, and illuminate the advantages of each service. There are many ... -
Corporate Dividend Policy and Stakeholders: Evidence of Influence in the Presence of Symmetric and Asymmetric Information
(2005)This article examines the effects of dividends on the welfare of firms and stakeholders beginning with the seminal work of Miller and Modigliani ( 1961) and key research since that time concerning taxation, information ... -
The Corporate Funds Management Division, First of American Bank Corporation: Bank Profitability and the national Economy
(1993)The paper discusses my internship experience in the Funds Management Division of First of America Bank Corporation during the fall quarter of 1993. The paper is divided into five primary sections: 1.) A history of First ... -
The Corporate Insurance Underwriting Process and Increasing Issues in Liability
(2009)The insurance underwriting process for directors and officers is one that involves thorough research and analysis. This lengthy process is to ensure the best policy limits and coverage that an underwriter feels would be ... -
Corporate Travel Management: Consolidation of Business Travel and Overview of General Industry Trends
(2006)This research project is based on an internship that I did at LECO Corporation in St. Joseph, Michigan during the summer of 2006 and explores the topic of travel management consolidation through a single travel agency, ... -
Cost Effective Alternatives for Delivering Public Services: Case Study Battle Creek
(1991)The City of Battle Creek holds claim to many industrial and residential resources. However, the city faces many difficulties which must be overcome before the city can escape the negative opinions held by many people. ... -
Cost Efficiencies from Commercial Bank Mergers and Acquisitions : A Look at Operating Performance & Marketing Reactions
(2006)Merger announcements between commercial banks have become commonplace in the news. Because of drastic deregulation, bank managers are trying to take advantage of the proposed economies of scale in banking. Research conducted ... -
A Cost-Benefit Analysis : Federal Marijuana Legislation
(2016)This paper uses cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the effects of federal marijuana legalization in the United States. The goal of this paper is to provide insight into the complex and highly controversial issue of marijuana ... -
A Cost-Benefit Analysis : The Economic and Social Effects of the Rio 2016 Olympics
(2016)The International Olympic Committee awarded Rio de Janeiro the right to host the 2016 Olympics on October 2nd, 2009. The Brazilian economy was flourishing at that time, and the government's hope was to use the games to ... -
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Converting Waste Into Energy at the Riverton Metropolitan Landfill in Jamaica
(2012)With today's rapidly increasing population and exponential disposal of wastes, solid waste management has become a critical issue. The mechanisms of solid waste management are vastly different in developing countries than ... -
Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Conceptual Framework as Applied to the Kalamazoo River Valley Trailway Partnership
(1995)Cost-benefit analysis is a complex process and volumes have been written on each of its many components. This paper was not meant to provide the reader with completely detailed knowledge of the many facets of this ... -
Cost-Benefit of Sport-Related Concussions
(2017)This paper aims to use cost-benefit analysis to evaluate sport-related concussion protocol set by the Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) that was first implemented in the early 2000s. Current published literature is addressed ... -
A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998
(2004)The Disney Corporation was successful in convincing Congress to extend all U.S. copyright terms right before the copyright for Mickey Mouse was set to enter the public domain. A majority of the co-signers of the bill ... -
Costs of a Changing Planet : An Integrated Cost-Benefit Analysis and Multi-Criteria Assessment of Climate Adaptation Strategies and Policy Solutions for the Future
(2017)This paper attempts to analyze the effectiveness of climate change adaptation strategies using the circumstances of two specific case studies - the Republic of Kiribati and California. The analysis addresses the complexities ... -
Costs, Benefits and Sustainability of the Salween Dams along the Thai-Burma Border
(2010)The 2800 km Salween River is the last major river in Southeast Asia that remains free flowing. Unfortunately, Thailand and Burma have made plans to build a series of five large dams along the 118 km portion of the river ... -
Cotton Production in Tanzania: Recent Trends and Future Prospects of the Cotton Industry
(1967)This paper analyzes the problems of supply and trade of cotton as an agricultural commodity. The study is centered in the Tanzania economy, which is dominated by agriculture. -
A Course in Investments
(1972)This Senior Individualized Project has been an individual self-study course in financial investments. As a starting point, the student investigated various source materials and from these developed a reading list on ... -
COVID-19 Effect on the Sports World - Normalcy Turned Upside Down
(2021-09-01)The purpose of this paper is to examine changes caused in collegiate and professional sports as a result of COVID-19. The research I conducted varied through different aspects of sports. These areas range from vaccination ...