Ecological determinants of smart home ecosystems: A coopetition framework (open access)

Ecological determinants of smart home ecosystems: A coopetition framework

Article describing the strategic motivations and critical factors involved in the competition-based evolution of smart home ecosystems from early to growth phases, leading to a decision among the largest competitors to engage in coopetition.
Date: September 8, 2021
Creator: Struckell, Elisabeth; Ojha, Divesh; Patel, Pankaj C. & Dhir, Amandeep
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cause-Related versus Non-Cause-Related Sport Events: Differentiating Endurance Events Through a Comparison of Athletes' Motives (open access)

Cause-Related versus Non-Cause-Related Sport Events: Differentiating Endurance Events Through a Comparison of Athletes' Motives

This article compares the motives of athletes to participate in cause-related or non-cause-related sport events.
Date: 2014
Creator: Rundio, Amy; Heere, Bob & Newland, Brianna
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Simulation Approaches for System of Systems: Event-Based Versus Agent Based Modeling (open access)

Simulation Approaches for System of Systems: Event-Based Versus Agent Based Modeling

This paper from the 2015 Conference on Systems Engineering Research conference proceedings reviews different modeling techniques and uses two converse techniques, i.e. agent-based and event-based modeling, to run a simulation of hypothetical systems collaborating into a system of systems.
Date: March 16, 2015
Creator: Baldwin, W. Clifton; Sauser, Brian & Cloutier, Robert
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sport Marketing in Asia: Exploring Trends and Issues in the 21st Century (open access)

Sport Marketing in Asia: Exploring Trends and Issues in the 21st Century

This article develops five research propositions for sport consumer decision-making in a cross-cultural context.
Date: 2015
Creator: Yoshida, Masayuki & Heere, Bob
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comments of the Auditing Standards Committee of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association on PCAOB Concept Release on Audit Quality Indicators, No. 2015-005, July 1, 2015 (open access)

Comments of the Auditing Standards Committee of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association on PCAOB Concept Release on Audit Quality Indicators, No. 2015-005, July 1, 2015

This commentary summarizes the contributors’ views and recommendations on the Public Accounting Oversight Board's (PCAOB) Audit Quality Indicators (ACIs).
Date: October 2015
Creator: Rezaee, Zabihollah; Abernathy, John L.; Causholli, Monika; Michas, Paul N.; Roush, Pamela B.; Rowe, Stephen et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Approach to Measure Perceived Brand Personality Associations Among Consumers (open access)

A New Approach to Measure Perceived Brand Personality Associations Among Consumers

This article proposes a technique to measure brand associations by asking managers about what personality associations they implement while marketing their brand.
Date: 2010
Creator: Heere, Bob
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consumers from Emerging Markets: Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Global Sporting Brands (open access)

Consumers from Emerging Markets: Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Global Sporting Brands

This article examines how the transition from emerging market to consumer market has affected consumer perceptions on global sport apparel brands.
Date: 2012
Creator: Kim, Chiyoung & Heere, Bob
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Textual Analysis of Logograms in Chinese IPO Roadshows: How Agreement between Investors and Management Relates to Pricing and Performance (open access)

A Textual Analysis of Logograms in Chinese IPO Roadshows: How Agreement between Investors and Management Relates to Pricing and Performance

Article analyzing the interaction between management and investors during Chinese IPO roadshows through Jaccard Similarity analysis of written Chinese logograms.
Date: February 16, 2022
Creator: Brau, James C.; Cicon, James & Owen, Stephen R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Network Theory (open access)

Network Theory

This book chapter discusses network theory, defined as the proposed processes and mechanisms that relate network properties to outcomes of interest.
Date: 2011
Creator: Borgatti, Stephen P. & Lopez-Kidwell, Virginie
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Are They Wearing Their Pride on Their Sleeve? Examining the Impact of Team and University Identification upon Brand Equity (open access)

Are They Wearing Their Pride on Their Sleeve? Examining the Impact of Team and University Identification upon Brand Equity

This article examines the effectiveness of sportswear companies' sponsorship of intercollegiate athletic departments, and the subsequent effects on the students of the university.
Date: 2016
Creator: Wear, Henry; Heere, Bob & Clopton, Aaron
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Path to Loyalty Among Theater Patrons: The Importance of Interaction and a Sense of Brand Community

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
This article studies to what extent a theater serves as a focal point for community development, and whether that sense of community leads to more loyal patrons who are more likely to attends hows and donate to the theater.
Date: 2015
Creator: Shaomian, Armen & Heere, Bob
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic choice in times of stagnant growth and uncertainty: An institutional theory and organizational change perspective (open access)

Strategic choice in times of stagnant growth and uncertainty: An institutional theory and organizational change perspective

Article provides insight into the strategic behaviors of firms facing slow growth in times of economic stagnation. Using the pertinent literature from institutional theory and organizational change, the authors posit that the appropriate firm-level response (strategic choice) during periods of slow growth is to maintain legitimacy and membership in the field by adopting a proactive approach that focuses on improving top-line growth.
Date: July 4, 2022
Creator: Struckell, Elisabeth; Ojha, Divesh; Patel, Pankaj C. & Dhir, Amandeep
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The South Africa World Cup: The Ability of Small and Medium Firms to Profit From Increased Tourism Surrounding Mega-Events (open access)

The South Africa World Cup: The Ability of Small and Medium Firms to Profit From Increased Tourism Surrounding Mega-Events

This article examines how a mega-sport event affects small and medium businesses (SMEs) that hope to profit from the increased tourism associated with the event.
Date: March 2, 2015
Creator: Heere, Bob; Van Der Manden, Pieter & Van Hemert, Patricia
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Role of Electronic Healthcare Record Adoption in Enhancing the Relationship between Quality Measures and Hospital Financial Performance (open access)

Role of Electronic Healthcare Record Adoption in Enhancing the Relationship between Quality Measures and Hospital Financial Performance

Article asserts that the most significant government-mandated technology is the implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The present research examines EHR through the lens of Resource Advantage Theory –– to empirically assess how partial and comprehensive implementation levels of EHR adoption influence quality management and financial performance of hospitals.
Date: November 16, 2022
Creator: Malhan, Amit; Pavur, Robert J.; Pelton, Lou E. & Manuj, Ila
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
AI Agency Risks and Their Mitigation Through Business Process Management: A Conceptual Framework (open access)

AI Agency Risks and Their Mitigation Through Business Process Management: A Conceptual Framework

This article builds on agency theory and identify factors that increase the risk of an agency problem between a principal (a human or an organization) and an AI agent and propose a framework for AI agency problem analysis. The framework is illustrated through AI use cases and industry examples. Implications for AI governance research and practice are discussed. It was presented at the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
Date: January 8, 2019
Creator: Sidorova, Anna & Rafiee, Dana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Technical Efficiency of French Regional Airports and Low-Cost Carrier Terminals (open access)

The Technical Efficiency of French Regional Airports and Low-Cost Carrier Terminals

Study focuses on the viability of regional airports in France through technical efficiency using data envelopment, principle component analysis, Malmquist productivity index, and regression analysis using bootstrapping.
Date: September 18, 2019
Creator: Hong, Seock-Jin & Jeon, Minjun
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Happy Wife, Happy Life: Food Choices in Romantic Relationships (open access)

Happy Wife, Happy Life: Food Choices in Romantic Relationships

This article examines how relationship partners influence consumer eating patterns.
Date: August 30, 2017
Creator: Hasford, Jonathan; Kidwell, Blair & Lopez-Kidwell, Virginie
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seizing the moment—Strategy, social entrepreneurship, and the pursuit of impact (open access)

Seizing the moment—Strategy, social entrepreneurship, and the pursuit of impact

Article asserts that social entrepreneurship continues to grow as an impactful phenomenon in the world and as a rich stream of research. This special issue thus offers insights for researchers, policymakers, educators, and entrepreneurs about how to sustain impactful social/environmental activities over time.
Date: January 30, 2023
Creator: Williams, Trenton Alma; Nason, Robert; Wolfe, Marcus T. & Short, Jeremy C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Architectural dimensions of socially driven venture capital firms: social innovation in the capital markets (open access)

Architectural dimensions of socially driven venture capital firms: social innovation in the capital markets

Article explores socially responsible VC architectural dimensions with implications for firm design based on blended measures of success.
Date: November 4, 2021
Creator: Jones, Raymond J. & Salimath, Manjula S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library