**This blog was written and submitted by our Editor-in-Chief Michael Duvall.**
While campus may be closed, there are plenty of interesting research projects going on around campus. This semester there are faculty mentored research projects happening in fields such as agricultural communication, writing and communication, rural community development, and business to name a few. These students, while they can’t present their findings in the typical way this semester, are more than happy to share what they’re discovered over their semester long studies.
Innovation is the name of the game in the world of business, and The Stafford School of Business is always presenting some of the most innovative projects and research on campus. Seniors: Peyton McAlpin, Taylor Folsom, Brook Gilliard, Scott Stafford, and Elizabeth McCumber are being instructed by Dr. Curie as they research job characteristics among family-owned businesses.
McAlpin says that the group chose the topic because each group member had a personal connection to the topic. “Every one of us within the group has worked for a family-owned business at some point and time. This was a topic that we were all comfortable with discussing and all found interesting as we all had experience in these types of businesses.” As for their research methods, McAlpin says that they are currently gathering data through a survey to measure variables such as, job satisfaction, feedback, autonomy, and emotional exhaustion. These variables will then be compared to factors such as workers’ age, gender, and ethnicity to see if there is any correlation among demographics.
At the end of the day though, all students on campus want their research to be useful to others. This group in particular hopes that what they discover will help family owned businesses that hear of their findings. “We really hope that at the end of the day, we can have found a reason as to why working in a family-owned business can be stressful.”
**This blog was submitted by our Editor-in-Chief Michael Duvall.**
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