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Early Adoption of Topic 606 Revenue Recognition from Contracts with Customers
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2019-09-1)How do companies make decisions on when and how to transition into newly issued accounting requirements? The two-year window for adopting Topic 606 Revenue Recognition from Contracts with Customers offers an opportunity ... -
Easy Come Easy Go: The Influence of Financial Aid on the Age-Earnings Relationship
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2009-08-1)Our study suggests that moral hazard has negative effects on the income of individuals who receive educational assistance. Based on empirical analyses of the Census Bureau's survey of Income and Program Participation, we ... -
Economic Analaysis of Incentives to Disclose Software Vulnerabilities
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-04-1)This paper addresses the ongoing debate about the practice of disclosing information about software vulnerabilities through an open public forum. Using game-theoretic approach, we show that such practice may be an equilibrium ... -
Economic Development Incentives, Local Jurisdictions and Employment: Does Creating Jobs Result in More Jobs?
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2014-10-1)In recent decades, state and local policy makers' role in fostering economic development and job creation within their jurisdictions has continuously become more active and expansive with local jurisdictions offering an ... -
Economic Order Quantity Model: Co-Evolution of POM with the Business Curriculum
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-01-1)This paper describes the simultaneous evolution of the POM course and the business curriculum at the Washburn University, School of Business. The EOQ model is used to illustrate the process. -
The Economics of Alternative Energy and Perspectives for a 21st Century Energy Policy
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2008-11-1)For the use of fossil fuels to decline, there will have to be greater reliance upon alternative sources of electricity. We compare capital and operating costs of the major alternative electricity sources (hydroelectric, ... -
The Effect of COVID-19 on Law Libraries: Are These Changes Temporary or a Sign of the Future?
(Washburn University School of Law, Fall 2020)Due to the public health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the traditional roles of the library were altered spontaneously. These sudden changes, coupled with the reality that libraries often struggle for relevance ... -
The Effect of Electronic Health Record Prompts on the Lab Ordering Frequency of Clinicians Managing Patients Taking Psychotropic Medications
(Washburn University, 2020)The use of information technology provides a beneficial avenue for integrating CPGs into daily clinical work-flow processes by embedding electronic prompts and/or decision-support tools within EHR systems. These have been ... -
The Effect of Exposure to Social Media Police Violence on the Academic Self-efficacy of African American Male College Students
(Washburn University, 2019)In the United States, African American men have been stereotypically impacted by excessive rates of discrimination, poor mental health outcomes, and underachievement (Franklin & Boyd-Franklin, 2000). Historically, African ... -
The effect of feedback about texting while driving on attitudes towards texting
Hypothesis: Giving students feedback about their ability to text and drive would: a) Decrease confidence in texting b) Decrease expectation to continue texting while driving -
The Effect of Fidget Spinners on Attention and Anxiety in Typically Developing Children
(Washburn University, 2020)Advertisements have led consumers to believe that fidget spinners assist children in maintaining attention and decreasing stress (Libassi, 2017). The current study tested these claims with a sample of 47 typically ... -
The Effect of Ideal Body Images on Body Dissatisfaction and Well-being in Female, Self- Identified Athletes and Non-athletes
(Washburn University, 2019)Previous research has found that internalizing body ideals has been directly related to the development of body image dissatisfaction (Homan, 2010; Swami, Steadman, & Tovée, 2009). When comparing female athletes to female ... -
The effect of parent divorce and pet ownership during childhood on current psychological well-being and family harmony
Hypothesis: Children in stepfamilies with pets (vs. children in stepfamilies without pets) will have: •greater family harmony •feel more like part of the family •have more positive feelings of well-being •Have less negative ... -
The effect of progesterone levels on Wisconsin Card Sorting task performance
Does progesterone level lead to a difference between men and women on their ability to perform the Wisconsin Card Sorting task.