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- Creators: Simonson, Mark
- Creators: Byrne, Jared
- Member of: Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection
- Status: Published
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The goal of Dough is to create financial content that educates college students and young adults in areas of financial literacy. College students and young adults generally have debt from student loans, and typically don’t have much time to work as they focus on school and earn their degree. Financial literacy can make the lives of young adults much easier, however this is typically not a resource that is easily available to them. Our proposed solution to fight the lack of financial literacy is to create educational content including videos, articles, and a website that educates students and young adults on how to acquire good financial habits.
ContributorsMitchell, Zachary (Author) / Gibson, Cole (Co-author) / Clausen, Taylor (Co-author) / Rodríguez, Natalia (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director) / Satpathy, Asish (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Our Thesis discusses the solution to Disney's grab at market share in the streaming industry. Although Disney has been quick to grow to its current size, they still have much more of the market left to capture. We will take a deep dive into how we can launch a new addition to Disney+ by acquiring IMAX, and model out the benefits of the new subscription. By the end of the transaction, Disney will be able to retain more of its customers over a 10 year period than if they were to operate normally .
ContributorsRahman, Ayad (Author) / Rodenbostel, Benjamin (Co-author) / Simonson, Mark (Thesis director) / Merchel, Mat (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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This thesis examines real experiences of how small businesses responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to generate recommendations for said businesses post pandemic from a finance and supply chain perspective. A literature review finds that several trends that emerged over the pandemic, such as supply and demand changes, workforce difficulties, financing struggles, and the effectiveness of the Payment Protection Program. Next, we conducted a survey of local small businesses based on the findings in the literature review. The survey aimed to examine managers’ struggles, strategies, and responses to the pandemic. The survey responses were examined and then analyzed to find how they compare to the statistics from the literature review. The findings from the results and other sources served as the basis for which small business recommendations are made on how to prepare for future unprecedented economic crises and better situate themselves to respond.
ContributorsOnyszchuk, Ethan (Author) / Thomas, Ryan (Co-author) / Simonson, Mark (Thesis director) / Printezis, Antonios (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / School of Accountancy (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Wealth Wise is an innovative initiative targeting middle school students to bridge the gap in financial literacy within Arizona's challenging educational landscape. Through meticulous research, they aim to develop a comprehensive curriculum covering budgeting, investment, credit management, and banking principles, fostering critical thinking and financial independence. Collaborations with educators and interactive teaching methods are central to their approach, envisioning a future where financial literacy is fundamental to education, empowering a financially secure society.
ContributorsDudas, Caleb (Author) / Dalvi, Tejas (Co-author) / Casanova, Pablo (Co-author) / Green, Aaron (Co-author) / Sanchez, Tomas (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director) / Lawson, Brennan (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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Wealth Wise is an innovative initiative targeting middle school students to bridge the gap in financial literacy within Arizona's challenging educational landscape. Through meticulous research, they aim to develop a comprehensive curriculum covering budgeting, investment, credit management, and banking principles, fostering critical thinking and financial independence. Collaborations with educators and interactive teaching methods are central to their approach, envisioning a future where financial literacy is fundamental to education, empowering a financially secure society.
ContributorsGreen, Aaron (Author) / Dudas, Caleb (Co-author) / Casanova, Pablo (Co-author) / Sanchez, Tomas (Co-author) / Dalvi, Tejas (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director) / Lawson, Brennan (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor)
Created2024-05
Description
Wealth Wise is an innovative initiative targeting middle school students to bridge the gap in financial literacy within Arizona's challenging educational landscape. Through meticulous research, they aim to develop a comprehensive curriculum covering budgeting, investment, credit management, and banking principles, fostering critical thinking and financial independence. Collaborations with educators and interactive teaching methods are central to their approach, envisioning a future where financial literacy is fundamental to education, empowering a financially secure society.
ContributorsCasanova, Pablo (Author) / Green, Aaron (Co-author) / Dudas, Caleb (Co-author) / Sanchez, Tomas (Co-author) / Dalvi, Tejas (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director) / Lawson, Brennan (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor)
Created2024-05
Description
Wealth Wise is an innovative initiative targeting middle school students to bridge the gap in financial literacy within Arizona's challenging educational landscape. Through meticulous research, they aim to develop a comprehensive curriculum covering budgeting, investment, credit management, and banking principles, fostering critical thinking and financial independence. Collaborations with educators and interactive teaching methods are central to their approach, envisioning a future where financial literacy is fundamental to education, empowering a financially secure society.
ContributorsDalvi, Tejas (Author) / Dudas, Caleb (Co-author) / Green, Aaron (Co-author) / Sanchez, Tomas (Co-author) / Casanova, Pablo (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director) / Lawson, Brennan (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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This project examines entry-level processors for Company X. Analyzing their current position and creating recommendations for their future positioning in regard to entry-level processors. Utilizing financial models, our group worked to determine the most effective way to optimize NPV and gross margin for this segment. With extensive step models and sensitivity analysis, we analyzed potential paths that Company X could take. Continuing to be mindful of the limitations that certain projected paths would entail. Through our analysis, we were able to form a comprehensive suggestion that had a positive 8-year NPV and an improved gross margin percentage.
ContributorsJones, Ciara (Author) / Kuo, Ian (Co-author) / Mathias, Chase (Co-author) / Huseinovic, Ayla (Co-author) / Simonson, Mark (Thesis director) / Hertzel, Michael (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor)
Created2024-05
DescriptionWe founded a small business that sold customizable labels for drink bottles to sell to ASU students and Tempe community members. Our report speaks to the processes and evaluation of our business venture.
ContributorsMcCarthy, Micaela (Author) / Voightmann, Connor (Co-author) / Hufnagel, Parker (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director) / Lee, Peggy (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence has propelled significant growth in the GPU market. In the evolving data center landscape, Company X faces challenges due to its lag in entering the GPU market, which jeopardizes its competitive advantage against industry players like Nvidia and AMD. To address these issues, our thesis aims to analyze market dynamics between CPUs and GPUs-whether they present distinct markets or compete against each other. We seek to guide Company X in maximizing profitability and sustaining its pivotal role in the semiconductor industry amidst the AI revolution. Specifically, we discuss optimizing their GPU offering, Falcon Shores, towards specific markets and doubling down on the production of CPUs.
ContributorsKujawa, Brennan (Author) / Ulreich-Power, Cameron (Co-author) / Mostaghimi, Dunya (Co-author) / Livesay, Thomas (Co-author) / Simonson, Mark (Thesis director) / Hertzel, Michael (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor)
Created2024-05