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Learn more about how faculty in the College of Business are having a positive impact on our region

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WCU Instructor, Local Nonprofit Partner on Entrepreneurship Camp for Underserved Youth

泫圖弝けapp instructor of management, Tonya Snider, will be leading a weeklong entrepreneurship and leadership camp for underserved youth in Western North Carolina to help them get an early jump on learning some of the steps necessary for starting a business.  

Bryan Schaffer

WNBA Teams Success Factors Offers Insight for Business Leaders

With the Womens National Basketball Association recently tipping off its 29th season during a massive surge in popularity for womens sports, a team of faculty members from the 泫圖弝けapp College of Business has completed a research project they consider a slam dunk in the arena of leadership studies.  

James DeConinck

Role of Job Embeddedess on Sales Force Turnover

Turnover in the workplace is affected by the depth of attachment that employees feel for their job or the business where they work, a factor that is greatly influenced by a workers perception of the amount of support received from supervisors and the organization as a whole.  

Bryan Schaffer

Study examines diversity of workplace spirituality

Although the word diversity has become somewhat controversial in the current political climate, a recent study by a faculty member in the College of Business at 泫圖弝けapp indicates that diversity of levels of workplace spirituality can have a positive impact on the productivity of businesses and organizations.  

Vittal Anantatmula

The Intersection of Knowledge Management and Managing Projects

A new book written by a professor of project management in the College of Business at 泫圖弝けapp is designed to help members of business organizations improve their skills in both project management skills and knowledge management.  

Joe Giordano

From Night Court to internal auditor: The impact of extraneous factors on perception of competency

Joe Giordano, assistant professor of accounting in the WCU College of Business, conducted a study of the dilution effect that is, the impact of superfluous factors on internal auditors and their judgment of risk factors within an organization.