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SUMMARY:EDBA Dissertation Defense – Brandon Roberts
LOCATION:University of North Alabama\, 1 Harrison Plaza\, Florence\, AL
DESCRIPTION:Public dissertation defense for Brandon Roberts\, Executive Doc
 tor of Business Administration.\nTitle: "Founder Persistence Policies: A M
 etric Conjoint Decomposition of Profit\, Control\, Legacy\, and Time Trade
 offs."\nDate/time/place as listed: Raburn 109\, University of North Alabam
 a. Presentation followed by audience/committee questions.\nDissertation ch
 air: Dr. Justin Scott.\nCommittee: Dr. Barry Cumbie\, Dr. Steven Puckett\,
  Dr. Diane Kutz.\nSummary: Research frames business persistence as a mixed
  gamble using Threshold Theory\, quantifying importance of Financial Profi
 t (FP)\, Decision Control (DC)\, Family Legacy (FL)\, and Time Commitment 
 (TC). The study emphasizes TC as a non-fungible resource with negative uti
 lity toward persistence and offers a model for founders' persistence trade
 offs.\nYour support and presence are appreciated. Contact: Megan.\n\nhttps
 ://www.shoalssetlist.com/events/2026-11-20-edba-dissertation-defense-brand
 on-roberts
URL:https://www.shoalssetlist.com/events/2026-11-20-edba-dissertation-defen
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