b"Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of BusinessDoctor of PhilosophyBusiness AdministrationYao Chen .Nanchang, ChinaB.S., Shanghai Maritime University; M.S., The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityEssays on Retail OperationsAdvised by Dr. M. Serkan Akturk Shuang Liu .Tianjin, ChinaB.A, Xiamen University; M.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., University of IowaCEO Career Variety and Corporate EntrepreneurshipAdvised by Dr. Wayne Stewart Jonathan Charles Preedom .New Ipswich, New HampshireB.A., Roanoke College; M.B.A., Pennsylvania State UniversityAh, You're One of Those Entrepreneurs: An Investigation into Investors' Evaluations and Support of Typecasted EntrepreneursAdvised by Dr. Chad Navis and Dr. Amy IngramJonathan was awarded an Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship and the Graduate Research Assistant Excellence Award within the Powers College of Business in 2023. He has accepted a faculty position at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.Seyed Amin Seyed Haeri . Shiraz, IranB.S., Shiraz University; M.S., Shahid Beheshti UniversityEmpirical Studies on Flexible and Renewable Investment Interaction in the Modernizing Electricity GridAdvised by Dr. Ahmet Colak Amin has four peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals with three working papers in preparation for submission to several Financial Times 50 journals. He has accepted a tenure-track position in management and decision sciences at the Wall College of Business at Coastal Carolina University.Ali Shirzadibabakan Suwanee, GeorgiaB.S., University of Tehran; M.S., K.N. Toosi University of TechnologyValue of Transportation Information Systems: Implications of Digital Platforms, Third-Party Forecasting, and Advanced Driver-Assistance SystemsAdvised by Dr. William J. Kettinger and Dr. He Li15"