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The Lovely Co. is a comprehensive business plan that is an all inclusive service for newly engaged couples. This company has been created to fill a void in the wedding planning industry of a one-stop-shop. The goal of The Lovely Co. is to take away the stress that comes along with planning a wedding/events. This project has all aspects of a start up business including: website, social media platforms, business cards, pamphlets, budget, and employee's. We hope you have a "Lovely" time learning more about The Lovely Co.
ContributorsDeMayo, Sydney (Author) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Thesis director) / LaRosa, Julia (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Art (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / School of Community Resources and Development (Contributor)
Created2023-05
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The Lovely Co. is a comprehensive business plan that is an all inclusive service for newly engaged couples. This company has been created to fill a void in the wedding planning industry of a one-stop-shop. The goal of The Lovely Co. is to take away the stress that comes along with planning a wedding/events. This project has all aspects of a start up business including: website, social media platforms, business cards, pamphlets, budget, and employee's. We hope you have a "Lovely" time learning more about The Lovely Co.
ContributorsDeMayo, Sydney (Author) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Thesis director) / LaRosa, Julia (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Art (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / School of Community Resources and Development (Contributor)
Created2023-05
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The Lovely Co. is a comprehensive business plan that is an all inclusive service for newly engaged couples. This company has been created to fill a void in the wedding planning industry of a one-stop-shop. The goal of The Lovely Co. is to take away the stress that comes along with planning a wedding/events. This project has all aspects of a start up business including: website, social media platforms, business cards, pamphlets, budget, and employee's. We hope you have a "Lovely" time learning more about The Lovely Co.
ContributorsDeMayo, Sydney (Author) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Thesis director) / LaRosa, Julia (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Art (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / School of Community Resources and Development (Contributor)
Created2023-05
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Over the past few years, legislation legalizing sports betting in many states has been voted into effect. In the spring of 2021, Arizona legislators approved a bill that would legalize sports betting for anyone over the age of 21 in Arizona, and with Governor Doug Ducey signing the bill into law, September 9, 2021, marked the first day of legal sports betting in Arizona. Due to this new major avenue of business, sports betting became a very popular topic in both the news and social media, creating a buzz for new users in Arizona. This study will focus on the sports betting industry and the major companies involved in creating sports betting infrastructure in Arizona. Data will be collected and analyzed from multiple sources including company financial statements, news articles, and independent research focusing on the financial impact of Arizona sports bettors on the sports betting industry’s market profitability. It is expected that there will be a correlation between money gambled in Arizona and a rapid increase in profitability for sports betting companies. This study will provide an overview of the economic impact that sports betting had in Arizona in 2021, and look towards the future of betting in years to come.
ContributorsKramer, Michael (Author) / Morici, Samuel (Co-author) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Thesis director) / Voutsas, Konstandinos (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies, Sch (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Over the past few years, legislation legalizing sports betting in many states has been voted into effect. In the spring of 2021, Arizona legislators approved a bill that would legalize sports betting for anyone over the age of 21 in Arizona, and with Governor Doug Ducey signing the bill into law, September 9, 2021, marked the first day of legal sports betting in Arizona. Due to this new major avenue of business, sports betting became a very popular topic in both the news and social media, creating a buzz for new users in Arizona. This study will focus on the sports betting industry and the major companies involved in creating sports betting infrastructure in Arizona. Data will be collected and analyzed from multiple sources including company financial statements, news articles, and independent research focusing on the financial impact of Arizona sports bettors on the sports betting industry’s market profitability. It is expected that there will be a correlation between money gambled in Arizona and a rapid increase in profitability for sports betting companies. This study will provide an overview of the economic impact that sports betting had in Arizona in 2021, and look towards the future of betting in years to come.
ContributorsMorici, Samuel (Author) / Kramer, Michael (Co-author) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Thesis director) / Voutsas, Konstandinos (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Employee loyalty and commitment have potential to benefit an organization. However, what happens when limits are pushed and levels of loyalty and commitment are built on the wrong foundations? Here, a deductive theory surrounding the process through which The Walt Disney Company builds “over-commitment” and loyalty is presented. Personal experience as a Disney employee, combined with review of literary sources, allows for the analysis of impact surrounding three types of organizational commitment (continuance, normative, and affective) in The Walt Disney Company. The inner-workings of the company’s processes to “brainwash” employees are displayed through fear tactics, encouraging gratitude in new employees, assigning the phrase “Cast Member” to all employees, relying on influential exposure to the brand early in the individual’s life, and employees’ deep connection with the company itself. The effects of withdrawal and “over-commitment” for employees is also analyzed and enclosed.
ContributorsGagliano, Raina Elyse (Author) / Baer, Michael (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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As digital cameras have become more popular over the las two decades film cameras have started to fade into obscurity. Film cameras are now common items at thrift stores as people are getting rid of them to buy more modern cameras. Some of these cameras have undeveloped canisters of film in them that their owners forgot about. For my Honors Thesis I plan to make a photo book comprised of photographs from these undeveloped rolls of film I find.
So far, I have found three rolls of film that were able to be developed. Some of the rolls I have found were blank or too damaged to be developed. I will continue to search for more as I do this project. My goal is to have eight to ten complete rolls by the time I begin making my book.
Developing the pictures is always a surprise. They had remained undeveloped for years until I found them. I never know what will be on the roll. I always have so many questions when I see the pictures for the first time after they are developed. I wonder who took the pictures, where/when they were taken, how they ended up in a thrift store and how subjects would feel about the pictures today. I would like to be able to answer all of these questions, but I know it would be difficult to track down the people in the photos.
Even though the photos are of strangers they seem to still have a sense of nostalgia for me. They remind me of my memories from the era they were taken in. This connection is one of the bases I want to use for my presentation of the photos. One idea I have is to sequence these pictures from least clear to most clear, starting with pictures that can barely be comprehended. I think this would accurately represent memories in my own life. Many of my early memories are more blurred and less coherent but the more recent memories are much clearer. Sequencing will be an important tool for conveying my intended message. There are also many other tools I can use in post processing; however, I want to try to keep the photos as original as possible. There are some ways I could explore manipulating the photos without changing their original unedited look. Some ways I could do this are cropping, resizing and narrative. I will continue to explore these tools as I progress through this project.
So far, I have found three rolls of film that were able to be developed. Some of the rolls I have found were blank or too damaged to be developed. I will continue to search for more as I do this project. My goal is to have eight to ten complete rolls by the time I begin making my book.
Developing the pictures is always a surprise. They had remained undeveloped for years until I found them. I never know what will be on the roll. I always have so many questions when I see the pictures for the first time after they are developed. I wonder who took the pictures, where/when they were taken, how they ended up in a thrift store and how subjects would feel about the pictures today. I would like to be able to answer all of these questions, but I know it would be difficult to track down the people in the photos.
Even though the photos are of strangers they seem to still have a sense of nostalgia for me. They remind me of my memories from the era they were taken in. This connection is one of the bases I want to use for my presentation of the photos. One idea I have is to sequence these pictures from least clear to most clear, starting with pictures that can barely be comprehended. I think this would accurately represent memories in my own life. Many of my early memories are more blurred and less coherent but the more recent memories are much clearer. Sequencing will be an important tool for conveying my intended message. There are also many other tools I can use in post processing; however, I want to try to keep the photos as original as possible. There are some ways I could explore manipulating the photos without changing their original unedited look. Some ways I could do this are cropping, resizing and narrative. I will continue to explore these tools as I progress through this project.
ContributorsBeauchamp, Aaron F (Author) / Anand, Julie (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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In this thesis, I attempted to analyze different rebrands that proved to be either successful or unsuccessful. As case studies, I looked into Old Spice and Sprite, the successful rebrands, and Tropicana, the unsuccessful one. From there, I attempted to breakdown and provide an analysis of similarities and differences of the factors affecting the successful rebrands, as well as between the successful and unsuccessful rebrands. This included key aspects such as the effects of competition as well as what external and internal conditions affected the result of the rebrand.
Additionally, I provided a self-made framework that analyzes several factors that make up the market which companies should research and be aware of. This framework breaks down into both external, how market, customer, and competitive factors lend themselves to a rebrand as well as internal, how the rebrand will address the market and how the brand image will be changed by the rebranding.
Additionally, I provided a self-made framework that analyzes several factors that make up the market which companies should research and be aware of. This framework breaks down into both external, how market, customer, and competitive factors lend themselves to a rebrand as well as internal, how the rebrand will address the market and how the brand image will be changed by the rebranding.
ContributorsWright, Hunter (Author) / Riker, Elise (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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Uncle Dan is dead. He’s dead and Aunt Clara and Mike move across the country, leaving Jack and Jamie in their small Ohio town. Jamie spirals out of two relationships she thought would last forever, and Jack adventures across the country to bring back his cousin and return the family to a sense of normalcy. But the pair will soon realize that normal is relative and the truth is how you spin it, especially in the face of grief.
ContributorsJohnston, Catherine (Author) / Soares, Rebecca (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Industrial, Systems & Operations Engineering Prgm (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Jack Grant and Sam Truman, two seniors at Arizona State University, discuss the latest in major sports, current events, and various other topics. Within their informal discussions, Jack and Sam "just say" whatever comes to mind and never shy away from a hot take. Most episodes include only Jack and Sam, but some entertain numerous guests and differing formats. The podcast is supported by a multimedia website, including written articles and interactive features. All components were further marketed through social media outreach and engagement. The Just Saying Podcast thesis paper analyzes podcast history and what has made them such a popular media outlet. Further, the paper discusses what makes The Just Saying Podcast a unique product. Our deliverable, The Just Saying Podcast, can be found at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-just-saying-podcast/id1585891858 All components can be accessed through: https://www.justsayingpod.com/ https://twitter.com/JustSayingP
ContributorsTruman, Sam (Author) / Grant, Jack (Co-author) / Baker, Aaron (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor)
Created2022-05