KnowledgeWorks@UB: Recent submissions
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Choice Overload and the Senior Population; Guidelines for a Designer.
(2019-05)Much research has been conducted and published regarding choice behavior and the concept that less is more. Too many choices can cause cognitive overload for users, lead to choice paralysis, and negative emotions. Past ... -
A UNITED STATE: Moderation. Diversity. Reciprocity. Equality. Designing mobile technology to support productive online political discourse.
(2019-05)I have endeavored upon this thesis work in an attempt to find design solutions to the pressing societal problems of ever-increasing political polarization coupled with widespread dissatisfaction with social media’s effect ... -
Nurturing the Field of Management Learning and Education Research
(Research in Management Learning & Education, 2017)Research in Management Learning and Education (RMLE) has experienced considerable growth over the past decade and its legitimacy has been extensively explored (e.g., Arbaugh, 2008;; Armstrong & Fukami, 2009; Beatty & Leigh, ... -
"From Laurels to Learners: Leadership with Virtue"
(Journal of Management Development **Found at The University of Liverpool Repository**, 2019-01-09)The purpose of this paper is to present a new approach to leadership development founded on the principle of the Leader-as-Learner: a reflective human who pursues the 4C – virtues of courage, commitment, confidence and ... -
The Relationship Between Public Transportation and HSPD-5: Are Public Transportation Agencies the Forgotten Element in NIMS
(2018-11-12)ABSTRACT The tragic events that transpired on September 11, 2001 (9/11), resulted in a myriad of changes within the United States that reshaped government agencies and created the Department of Homeland Security (Russell, ... -
A Conceptual Application of Bakhtin’s Dialogic Discourse to Information and Interaction Design of Social Media
(2018-12)Background and Purpose: This research explores how humanities – Bakhtin’s dialogical discourse – offer new insights into information and interaction design providing interdisciplinary theoretical, methodological and empirical ... -
Crowdsourced Alternative Healthcare: Mobile Applications for User-Generated Natural Remedies
(2018-12)Smartphone applications have the ability to improve population health, mostly because of their widespread use; their rapid technological advancements and updates; and their use of features such as geolocation, video and ... -
Ensuring data integrity and user retention within BANDIT
(2018)Data collection is a vital service completed by the government to help ensure accuracy on a range of issues. Currently the Bird Banding Lab (BBL) is tasked with the collection of bird migratory data across North America. ... -
Integrating Machine Learning into the UX Design Process
(2018-12)The following paper discusses how machine learning is becoming the new user experience tool for designers. Throughout the last decade, machine learning has vastly improved the user experience and human-machine interfacing ... -
Mobile Ubiquity: Understanding the Relationship between Cognitive Absorption, Smartphone Addiction and Social Network Services
(Computers in Human Behavior, 2019-01)The purpose of the present study is to examine the differences between user addiction to smartphone devices versus addiction to social network services (SNS), and the role of user perceptions. While a growing corpus of ... -
The Virtuous Discourse of Adam Smith: A Liberal Regard for Prevailing Prejudice
(George Mason University, 2011-03)Recent academic work has attempted to change the interpretation of Adam Smith from the founder of free-market economics to ab proponent of something much more akin to the modern welfare state. This paper will attempt to ... -
Adam Smith’s Approach to Public Policy: Astounding Deviation or Artful Moderation?
(SSRN, 2010-12-01)Recent academic work has attempted to change the interpretation of Adam Smith from the founder of free market economics to a proponent of something much more akin to the modern welfare state. In a well known article Jacob ... -
Boomer Entrepreneurs: Age and Type
(American Economic Association, 2018-01-05)This study extends the occupational choice model to explore age effects for eight different types of boomer entrepreneurs. The empirical study relies on monthly Current Population Survey data across 11 years (2006-2016). ... -
Welfare to Work Propensities: Administrative Record Evidence
(American Economic Association, 2010)The study examines the role of home-to-new-job-hub distance on employment propensity using a unique dataset compiled from integrated micro-level administrative records of work-eligible welfare recipients and earnings. Our ... -
Design Studio Exploratory IRB Digital Signature Implementation Project
(2014-08)With a specific project in mind, we explored the implementation of an electronic Institutional Review Board (IRB) application for research involving human subjects, that would also require a user to provide a “digital ... -
Price Adjustment Lags and Their Asymmetries in Vietnam
(The Anh Pham, 2017-10-19)The paper aims to investigate factors that influence the speed of price adjustment in response to shocks by Vietnamese firms using a multivariate ordered probit model with survey data. The results first indicate that whether ... -
A Forensic Economics Approach to Reparations
(The Baltimore Sun, 2018-01-06)"House of Representatives Bill 40, introduced three years ago as of Wednesday — back when Freddie Gray was still alive in Baltimore and a Donald Trump presidency seemed implausible — suggests that reparations should be ... -
Use of Assistive Technology for Cognition Mobile Applications by Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy
(2018-12)Difficulty thinking, remembering, and concentrating are common complaints among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy; however, tools and support for coping with these impairments remain limited. A previously ... -
Toward a Framework for Detecting Empathy in Public Sector Organizations
(2018-04-30)Public organizations fulfill critical needs in communities across the United States, such as housing, environmental protection, public education, and more. In this important role, healthy public organizations should be ... -
A Case Study of the Implementation of Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Rearrest (STARR)
(United States Courts, 2016-06)Research on evidence-based correctional practices notes the critical importance of program implementation in assessing program effectiveness. In this article, the authors describe the implementation of a training program ...