University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs Education ETDs 9-12-2014 THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON FRANCHISE SUCCESS IN THE NBA'S DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: AN APPLICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY Margaret Keiper Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_hess_etds Recommended Citation Keiper, Margaret. "THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON FRANCHISE SUCCESS IN THE NBA'S DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: AN APPLICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY." (2014). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_hess_etds/18 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Education ETDs at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Margaret C. Keiper Candidate Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences Department This dissertation is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Dissertation Committee: Dr. John Barnes, Chairperson Dr. James Selig Dr. Todd Seidler Dr. Sul Kassicieh i THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON FRANCHISE SUCCESS IN THE NBA'S DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: AN APPLICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY by MARGARET C. KEIPER B.A., Mathematics, Lakeland College, 2008 B.S., Business Administration, Trine University, 2008 B.A., Marketing, Lakeland College, 2009 M.B.A, Business Administration, Lynn University, 2011 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Science The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico July, 2014 ii DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to the precious memories of Janette and Robert Keiper.