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SUMMARY:EDBA Dissertation Defense – Chris Smith
LOCATION:University of North Alabama\, 1 Harrison Plaza\, Florence\, AL
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend the public defense of an Executive Do
 ctor of Business Administration dissertation.\nDate and time: Friday\, Nov
 ember 13\, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.\nLocation: Raburn 110\, University of No
 rth Alabama.\nPresenter: Chris Smith.\nTitle: Refining Small Firm Success 
 Prediction in Craft Breweries: From General Model to Industry Precision th
 rough a Sector-Specific Extension of the Lussier Framework.\nCommittee wil
 l ask questions following the presentation.\nSummary: This study examines 
 factors influencing success and failure of small craft breweries across th
 e U.S. Building on the Lussier small business success prediction model\, t
 he research incorporates four industry-specific factors: social media enga
 gement\, community engagement\, the regulatory environment\, and locally s
 ourced ingredients. Survey data from 202 brewery owners and operators acro
 ss 47 states were used to evaluate whether these additional factors improv
 e predictions of business success. Findings demonstrate modest improvement
 s in predictive accuracy and identify regulatory conditions\, financial pr
 eparedness\, and owner education as important factors associated with busi
 ness performance. Dissertation Chair: Dr. Steven Puckett.\nDissertation Co
 mmittee: Dr. Alisha Horky\, Dr. Barry Cumbie\, Dr. Justin Scott.\nYour sup
 port and presence are greatly appreciated as we celebrate this significant
  milestone. Thank you\, Megan.\n\nhttps://www.shoalssetlist.com/events/202
 6-11-13-edba-dissertation-defense-chris-smith
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