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Industry Planted: Investigation into the Promotion of Local Music Events using Content-Based Spotify Streaming Data

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The local music scene has seen a decline in audience size and song streams ever since the pandemic. The goal of this report was to develop two proof of concept algorithms and leverage those algorithms to recommend an improved business model for large music streaming services, specifically Spotify, that is…

The local music scene has seen a decline in audience size and song streams ever since the pandemic. The goal of this report was to develop two proof of concept algorithms and leverage those algorithms to recommend an improved business model for large music streaming services, specifically Spotify, that is more evenly biased to recommending smaller artists. A k-nearest neighbors and k-means algorithm were both created, using generated features from Spotify data such as audio features and genres to generate both single and clusters of live event recommendations. Statistical and survey analysis was conducted on the results to determine if the proof of concept could be developed into a full-fledged algorithm.
ContributorsClarkin, Michael (Author) / Ellini, Andre (Co-author) / Bradley, Robert (Co-author) / Mancenido, Michelle (Thesis director) / Sirugudi, Kumar (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor)
Created2024-05

Women’s Power and Influence Index: Survey Analysis of Employee Benefits

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The Women’s Power and Influence Index uses publicly available information to rank companies based on their gender policies, with the thought that public rankings trigger the behavioral and policy changes that move us in the direction of gender equity and pay parity. This project employs survey analysis to take a…

The Women’s Power and Influence Index uses publicly available information to rank companies based on their gender policies, with the thought that public rankings trigger the behavioral and policy changes that move us in the direction of gender equity and pay parity. This project employs survey analysis to take a closer look at four of the criteria the WPI uses to score companies - maternity leave, childcare, harassment and discrimination training, and professional development. Our work evaluates survey responses to determine optimal policies for each of the four criteria with the hope that in future iterations of the Index, these policies can be incorporated into the scoring methods as a standard against which respective company policies can be compared.
ContributorsSaraswat, Tushar (Author) / Blessington, Katherine (Co-author) / Zaffar, Ehsan (Thesis director) / Gel, Esma (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor)
Created2024-05

From Vine to Bottle: Comparing the Cultural Influences and Production Approaches of Italian and American Winemaking

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The wine industry is ever-changing across the globe with a variety of cultural and business approaches from different countries. Specifically, Italy and the United States have varying histories behind their wine production which have led to differences in their farming techniques, production methods, and governmental regulations. Preferences for the quality…

The wine industry is ever-changing across the globe with a variety of cultural and business approaches from different countries. Specifically, Italy and the United States have varying histories behind their wine production which have led to differences in their farming techniques, production methods, and governmental regulations. Preferences for the quality of wine or maximizing production output have separated the two countries' wine cultures; however, climate change with rising temperatures and increased natural disaster rates will affect both. Climate changes are forcing vineyards to adapt their grape varieties to be more suitable and driving some varieties to different regions. For Italy this will impact the influence that terroir has on wine production and for America this will influence their business decisions on what vines to plant to achieve maximum production. The agricultural sector and wine industry are also facing challenges with supply chain traceability and product safety as counterfeiting has become popular for the fine goods sector. Blockchain technology is a recent development that if implemented can increase product traceability and ensure quality to the final consumer. The research included in this paper was conducted through online, scholarly, and peer-reviewed journals as well as first-hand research performed with a California wine producer.
ContributorsAugustin, Jack (Author) / Printezis, Antonios (Thesis director) / Tabusso-Marcyan, Ilaria (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor)
Created2024-05