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Barbie Brains : The Effect of Barbie Dolls on Girls' Perception of Male and Female Jobs

Creator:

Abramson, Elise

Abstract:

In this experiment, 16 three to eight-year-old girls from the Corvallis area came to our lab with one of their parents. After having the child play with either a Barbie Doll or a control toy for five minutes, the experimenter orally administered a questionnaire designed to assess activation of gender...

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Honors College Thesis
From the Classroom to the Boardroom: Behaviors Associated with Both Student Leader and Business Leader Effectiveness

Creator:

Dodge, Miles

Abstract:

Each year thousands of college graduates enter the business world armed with skills accumulated as student leaders, but how applicable are these skills to the business world? While there are many studies on learnable behaviors associated with effective student leadership and many studies on behaviors associated with effective business leadership,...

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Honors College Thesis
The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Mergers and Acquisitions

Creator:

Morgan, Scott M.

Abstract:

This study examines the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on merger and acquisitions (M&A). Using data from Kinder, Lyndeberg, and Domini (KLD) Research Analytics and Thomson’s Securities Data Corporation’s (SDC) Platinum Database, we empirically test if CSR scores effect a firm’s propensity to pursue M&A activity. Specifically, I examine...

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Honors College Thesis