Human Capital Theory has been widely used in academic research to explain the factors that affect career attainment and job promotion potential. Investing in human capita[...]

The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate some of the contradictory outcomes for community college students. I investigated whether community colleges lower the[...]

The first paper ("Human Capital and Investment Policy") investigates the interaction between investment policies and human capital cost. Employees may demand a higher pay[...]

The study of city relations and the concept of network analysis have been a major focus in urban and economic geography for decades. Yet, we are still facing many contemp[...]

This dissertation contains three chapters. In the first chapter, we empirically examine how diversification influences the relation between corporate governance and capit[...]