b'The Power of Payroll in Winning Games: Major League BaseballRaymond H. JenkinsSponsor: Dr. Zulal Denaux, Department of Economics and FinanceThe purpose of this research is to empirically examine the relationship between team wins and annual payroll for 29 Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, all domestic, through 14 seasons ranging from 2005-2018. The number of wins a team has per year is out of a 162-game season. If a team ends with fewer than 81 wins, then the team has had a losing season. It is hypothesized that the more money any sports team is willing to spend should correlate with a winning season, or more wins than losses. The data used in the study excludes the post-season, where only a third of all 30, 29 domestic and 1 international, teams continue playing after 162 games. Therefore, our research is not to determine whether money can buy a championship, but rather if money can buy wins. Utilizing a panel technique, this study finds that the data is pooled, and payroll and home game winning percentages have a positive and statically significant effect on the team victories. Based on the data, an increase in payroll for any team will increase wins by a certain amount. However, it is observed that teams who reside in the National League are more dependent on payroll for wins than the teams residing in the American League, when separately tested.Burnout Syndrome Implications in Critical Care Nursing EnvironmentJaaurrie B. TaylorSponsor: Dr. Matthew Kolakowski, Department of Management and Healthcare AdministrationBurnout Syndrome (BOS) in nursing staff has become a focal point for leaders across healthcare facilities in the United States. Burnout occurs as a result of a nurses prolonged exposure to physical, mental, and emotional stress. Working under these types of conditions could potentially result in unnecessary medical mistakes and decreased job satisfaction. Recent streams of research have indicated that nurses who work in critical care environments are more susceptible to burnout. Utilizing data from the American Nurses Association, the nursing profession was examined to demonstrate how critical care nurses experience burnout. Findings demonstrate that 25-33% of critical care nurses manifest severe symptoms, and up to 86% have at least one of the three classic symptoms a clear linkage between critical care nursing work environments and burnout.56'