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Carter, Rose A. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of existing insolvency predictive models employed for non-profit Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and test a proposed predictive model utilizing statistical and ratio analysis by comparing HEIs in operations with those that closed from 2017 to 2020. The researcher incorporated a non-experimental,…
Descriptors: Prediction, Models, Higher Education, Nonprofit Organizations
Campbell, Linda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Accounting educators are continually seeking ways to better prepare their students for success after graduation. One path to this goal is the successful completion of the CPA exam. This national exam provides an endorsement of the knowledge and comprehension that has been achieved by the candidate and opens up opportunities for advancement. The…
Descriptors: Accounting, College Students, Predictor Variables, Student Participation
Liu, Fang-Chun – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Effective investment strategies help companies form dynamic core organizational capabilities allowing them to adapt and survive in today's rapidly changing knowledge-based economy. This dissertation investigates three valuation issues that challenge managers with respect to developing business-critical investment strategies that can have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Economy, Information Technology, Human Capital
VanderLaan, Ski R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This mixed methods study (Creswell, 2008) was designed to test the influence of collaborative testing on learning using a quasi-experimental approach. This study used a modified embedded mixed method design in which the qualitative and quantitative data, associated with the secondary questions, provided a supportive role in a study based primarily…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Testing, Predictor Variables, Program Effectiveness
McCook, Byron Alexander – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Pennsylvania public school districts are largely funded through basic education subsidy for providing educational services for resident students and non-resident students who are placed in residential programs within the school district boundaries. Non-resident placements occur through, but are not limited to, adjudication proceedings, foster home…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Schools, Educational Finance, Financial Support