According to 2014 NMC Horizon Report, the fastest growing jobs in the United Sates in the next 10 years will require college degrees. Community College student enrollment has already increased more than 53% over the last 20 years to attempt to meet this demand (National Association of College and University Business Officers). Some reasons for the increasing trend of students starting their post-secondary education at community colleges may include cost reduction and general preparedness for post-secondary education. Our study analyzes the characteristics of transfers versus traditional students in terms of: GPA, graduation rates and multiple demographic characteristics. This research aims at comparing the academic performance of transfer students versus traditional 4 year students at a singular university, in the areas of graduation rates, timeframes and overall Grade Point Average.

This paper examines holistically how the competitive dynamics of the market invites and stimulates manufacturing firms to take innovative actions and which of the nearly twenty environmental factors empirically identified in the literature actually dominates the firms' innovation. After developing a general definition of innovation in the manufacturing sector, two main results are established with the thinking logic of systems science and the rigor of game theory. One result is on when the market signals its invitation for innovation; and the second result is about why innovation is the only way for firms' survival. By using these results and the systemic yoyo model, we identify four dominating environmental determinants on innovation of manufacturing firms-demand growth, proximity, networking, and government and public sector policies. Our results allow us to offer both theoretical and practical implications for managers and policy makers.

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Many students are flocking to business schools for more advanced degrees than in any other concentration. In what some call, a one to two-year hiatus, these students are trying to reverse the recent trend of a downwardly mobile generation with fewer opportunities and more accumulated debt. Master of Business Administration graduates are seeking a better future, upward mobility and satisfying jobs upon graduation. A 2015 Bloomberg study of the best business schools reveals that 88% are hired within 3 months of graduation, with a substantial jump of up to 81% in compensation before school. This study utilizes survey data to follow the graduates of a Mid-Atlantic University as their careers progress after graduation to determine whether there is a tangible return on their educational investment and an increase in their respective skill development. Results confirm the usefulness of the MBA degree in career progression.