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Strategies For Maintaining The Financial Viability Of Behavioral Health Programs, Antonia Alford
Strategies For Maintaining The Financial Viability Of Behavioral Health Programs, Antonia Alford
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
Effective Strategies For Improving Supply Chains' Resilience And Cost Effectiveness, Felix Louis Fidelibus
Effective Strategies For Improving Supply Chains' Resilience And Cost Effectiveness, Felix Louis Fidelibus
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
Strategies For Effective Labor-Management Relationships In The Foodservice Industry, Nichola A. Hall
Strategies For Effective Labor-Management Relationships In The Foodservice Industry, Nichola A. Hall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The relationship between unions and management is particularly critical for food service firms, which rely heavily on unionized employees to meet operational needs. Food service managers are concerned with ineffective strategies for engaging with unions because managing these ineffective relationships jeopardizes employee retention and the firm's performance. Grounded in authentic leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies food service managers use to develop and maintain an effective union-management relationship for retaining unionized employees. The participants were six food service managers from three large food service firms who implemented success strategies to develop and maintain …
Effective Strategies Leaders Use To Reduce Fraud In The Nigerian Banking Industry, Maroof Suleiman
Effective Strategies Leaders Use To Reduce Fraud In The Nigerian Banking Industry, Maroof Suleiman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Financial institutions may be liquidated by banking fraud. Bank leaders are concerned about ineffective strategies to prevent fraud and reduce revenue losses. Grounded in the fraud diamond theory and the fraud triangle theory, this qualitative pragmatic inquiry study aimed to identify and explore bank leaders' strategies to reduce fraud in the Nigerian banking industry. Data were collected by conducting semistructured interviews with nine bank leaders from six Nigerian banks and reviewing publicly accessible information from their companies' websites. A thematic approach adapted from Yin's methodology yielded three key themes: (a) the combination of multiple strategies, (b) employee and customer collaboration, …
Strategies Adopted By Tourism Leaders To Reduce Tourist Harassment, Shawn Marie Scarlett
Strategies Adopted By Tourism Leaders To Reduce Tourist Harassment, Shawn Marie Scarlett
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some hotel tourism managers and small and medium-sized business owners lack strategies to reduce tourist harassment. Tourism leaders are concerned with tourist harassment because it is one of the significant causes of dissatisfaction for guests. Grounded in the stakeholder theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies adopted by tourism leaders to reduce tourist harassment. The participants comprised four tourism leaders and experts in the tourism sector who employed strategies to diminish tourist harassment in their organizations. The data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of implemented policies. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis …
Strategies For Mitigating The Costs Of Evolving U.S. Governmental Regulations In The Financial Investment Industry, Walter Steven Miller
Strategies For Mitigating The Costs Of Evolving U.S. Governmental Regulations In The Financial Investment Industry, Walter Steven Miller
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Financial investment leaders who lack strategies to respond to U.S. government financial policy changes’ risk decreasing organizational profitability resulting in customer and employee attrition. Grounded in Porter’s theory of competitive advantage, Barney’s resource-based view (RBV) theory and Pigou’s public interest theory, the purpose of this qualitative multicase study was to explore strategies financial investment leaders use to respond to U.S. governmental policy changes. The participants comprised three financial investment leaders at three Jacksonville, Florida organizations. Data were collected using semistructured interviews conducted face to face and by telephone along with documents obtained from the company websites. Through thematic analysis four …
Strategies To Improve Employee Retention In Nonprofit Organizations, Robert A. Thornburg
Strategies To Improve Employee Retention In Nonprofit Organizations, Robert A. Thornburg
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Talented employee turnover in nonprofit organizations has the potential for excessive costs and unfavorable outcomes. Nonprofit organization managers are concerned with retaining talented employees not only to sustain competitive advantage but also to continue to provide essential services. Grounded in person-organization fit theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies that four nonprofit organization managers in the southern United States use to increase employee retention. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of organizational retention documents. Through Yin’s five-step data analysis process and thematic analysis, four themes were identified: (a) employ competitive benefits …
Strategies For Mitigating The Costs Of Evolving U.S. Governmental Regulations In The Financial Investment Industry, Walter Steven Miller
Strategies For Mitigating The Costs Of Evolving U.S. Governmental Regulations In The Financial Investment Industry, Walter Steven Miller
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Financial investment leaders who lack strategies to respond to U.S. government financial policy changes’ risk decreasing organizational profitability resulting in customer and employee attrition. Grounded in Porter’s theory of competitive advantage, Barney’s resource-based view (RBV) theory and Pigou’s public interest theory, the purpose of this qualitative multicase study was to explore strategies financial investment leaders use to respond to U.S. governmental policy changes. The participants comprised three financial investment leaders at three Jacksonville, Florida organizations. Data were collected using semistructured interviews conducted face to face and by telephone along with documents obtained from the company websites. Through thematic analysis four …
Efficacy Of Problem-Based Learning Over Traditional Pedagogy On U.S. Cpa Practice Exam Performance Among Chinese Accounting University Students, Bing Ouyang
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Counterproductive Work Behavior And Emotional Intelligence Among Leaders In Corrections, John Fitzgerald Caraway
The Relationship Between Counterproductive Work Behavior And Emotional Intelligence Among Leaders In Corrections, John Fitzgerald Caraway
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The need for soft skills in corrections and law enforcement continues to be polarized in the media, and the courts, costing organizations billions in litigation and, in some cases, costing the lives for which the individuals have sworn to protect. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study aimed to examine the relationship between counterproductive work behavior (CWB) and emotional intelligence (EI). The research questions focused on the relationship between CWB and EI among leaders in corrections with age, gender, education, and veteran status as control variables. The relationship between a leader's CWB and their EI was not known. The theoretical …
Effective Strategies To Sustain Small African American Food Service Businesses Beyond 5 Years, Alvin West
Effective Strategies To Sustain Small African American Food Service Businesses Beyond 5 Years, Alvin West
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractAfrican American small food service business owners contribute to national and local economies; however, only 45% of them sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. African American small food service business owners are concerned with the lack of effective business strategy implementation, as it is the number one predictor of actual business failure. Grounded in the general systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies African American small food service business owners used to sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. The participants were seven African American small food service business owners in the southeastern United …
Business Sustainability Among Women Entrepreneurs In Ghana, Gabriel Yaw Asante
Business Sustainability Among Women Entrepreneurs In Ghana, Gabriel Yaw Asante
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Women entrepreneurs in Ghana are not prepared for entrepreneurship and face individual and contextual barriers that include social, cultural, economic, political, demographic, institutional, and technological perceived support. Guided by the institutional theory, the purpose of this qualitative exploratory multiple case study was to explore business strategic information that women entrepreneurs in Ghana need to learn to make their business sustainable beyond 5 years. Ten successful women entrepreneurs from 5 industries in Ghana, who had the training, experience, and information on the causes of business failure and had applied that information to gain business sustainability beyond 5 years, were recruited. Data …
Independent Restaurant Owners’ Strategies For Acquiring, Managing, And Retaining Organizational Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities, Alice Nelson Sidibe
Independent Restaurant Owners’ Strategies For Acquiring, Managing, And Retaining Organizational Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities, Alice Nelson Sidibe
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Independent restaurant owners face challenges of slim profit margins and postpandemic labor shortages without the benefit of additional support their franchised counterparts receive. Independent restaurant owners are concerned about these external pressures making them more vulnerable to closure during economic downturns. Previous researchers have not explored how to use organizational knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to achieve success within an independent restaurant. Grounded in resource-based view theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies that independent restaurant owners use to acquire, manage, and retain KSAs and sustain their business beyond five years. The participants were three …
Mitigating Supply Chain Disruptions In Retail Discount Department Stores, Anthony T. Patton
Mitigating Supply Chain Disruptions In Retail Discount Department Stores, Anthony T. Patton
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Supply chain disruptions can have adverse effects on business outcomes. Retail industry supply chain leaders are concerned with supply chain disruptions because supply chain disruptions can lead to dissatisfied customers and loss of profits. Grounded in game theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies four retail industry supply chain leaders in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana implemented to mitigate the effects of supply chain disruptions. Data were collected using semistructured virtual interviews with four retail industry supply chain leaders and a review of company documents. Through thematic analysis, four themes emerged: (a) choosing appropriate inventory …
Internal Control Strategies To Limit Nonprofit Organization Fraud And Embezzlement Costs., Ralston K. Tracey
Internal Control Strategies To Limit Nonprofit Organization Fraud And Embezzlement Costs., Ralston K. Tracey
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractEmployee intent to commit fraud and embezzlement costs has the potential for adverse business outcomes. Nonprofit leaders are concerned with employee fraud and embezzlement costs as it is the main predictor of employee wrongdoing and increase the chances of their organization's failure. Grounded in fraud triangle theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore internal control strategies nonprofit leaders use to limit fraud and embezzlement costs. The participants were eight leaders from four nonprofit organizations in the Southeastern United States who successfully used strategies to prevent fraudulent financial losses in their organizations. Data were collected from semistructured …
Black/African American Men’S Lived Experiences Of Workplace Colorism Bullying, Dr. Benjamin K. Spady Ph.D
Black/African American Men’S Lived Experiences Of Workplace Colorism Bullying, Dr. Benjamin K. Spady Ph.D
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Bullying in the U.S. workplace is an ongoing issue that transcends industry boundaries due to perpetrators’ ineffectiveness in viewing all coworkers as equals. The purpose of this qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis study was to explore the lived experiences of Black/African American men who endure workplace colorism bullying. Critical race theory provided the conceptual framework, which labeled racism as an omnipresent systemic force. Semistructured interview data were collected from six Black/African American men who resided in the United States and who were bullied in the workplace within the past 20 years. Data were coded via open coding to discover themes. The …
Examining The Relationship Of Social Inclusion On Job Satisfaction And Turnover Intentions Of Us Post-9/11 Veterans, Sheree' L. Peters
Examining The Relationship Of Social Inclusion On Job Satisfaction And Turnover Intentions Of Us Post-9/11 Veterans, Sheree' L. Peters
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Many American veterans return to the civilian workforce and report having problems reintegrating into society, as well as finding their role in the new corporate social realms. Over 80% leave their civilian jobs within the first two years of employment, and over 70% report experiencing feelings of loneliness. Recently, the World Health Organization reported that the lack of perceived social inclusion also has a significant economic impact on both individuals and societies. A quantitative, nonexperimental methodology was used to examine the moderating relationship of social inclusion on the relationship between job employee turnover intentions of post-9/11 enlisted veterans. This study …
Relationship Between Opportunity For Advancement, Salary/Pay, And Retail Salesperson Turnover Intentions, Edith Mae Thompson
Relationship Between Opportunity For Advancement, Salary/Pay, And Retail Salesperson Turnover Intentions, Edith Mae Thompson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractEmployee turnover intention is the principal antecedent and predictor of employee turnover behavior, which is a substantial threat to automotive retail dealerships’ current and future organizational performance. Understanding employee turnover intentions is vital for dealership general managers to reduce salesperson turnover, manage dealership costs, and maintain dealership competitive advantages. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between opportunity for advancement, salary/pay, and employee turnover intention among automobile salespeople. Using an online survey administered by Survey Monkey, data were collected from 76 retail salespeople in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama. The survey …
Relationship Between Opportunity For Advancement, Salary/Pay, And Retail Salesperson Turnover Intentions, Edith Mae Thompson
Relationship Between Opportunity For Advancement, Salary/Pay, And Retail Salesperson Turnover Intentions, Edith Mae Thompson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractEmployee turnover intention is the principal antecedent and predictor of employee turnover behavior, which is a substantial threat to automotive retail dealerships’ current and future organizational performance. Understanding employee turnover intentions is vital for dealership general managers to reduce salesperson turnover, manage dealership costs, and maintain dealership competitive advantages. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between opportunity for advancement, salary/pay, and employee turnover intention among automobile salespeople. Using an online survey administered by Survey Monkey, data were collected from 76 retail salespeople in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama. The survey …
Customer Relationship Management In The Hotel Industry, Lakewa Davis
Customer Relationship Management In The Hotel Industry, Lakewa Davis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The inability to satisfy customers in the hospitality industry is a concern for business managers, as a decrease in customer satisfaction can lead to unhappy customers, which adversely affects business performance and profitability. Grounded in the customer relationship management theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore how managers of boutiques improve customer satisfaction and increase profitability. Participants were four boutique hotel managers in the metro Detroit area who successfully improved customer satisfaction and increased profitability. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, customer reviews, hotel website documents, customer indices, and hotel industry reports. Data were analyzed using …
Strategies To Reduce Employee Turnover In The Insurance Industry, Ebony Phillips
Strategies To Reduce Employee Turnover In The Insurance Industry, Ebony Phillips
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee turnover continues to increase in the insurance industry because no minimum skill or education level is required to enter the U.S. insurance industry. Insurance leaders are concerned with reducing employee turnover, as it creates a risk to employee productivity and profitability. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory of motivation, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies five insurance leaders from central Kansas used to reduce employee turnover. Data were collected using semistructured virtual interviews and a review of company records. Data were analyzed using Yin’s five-step approach, and three themes emerged: (a) supportive leadership, (b) incentives/benefits, …
Strategies For Promoting Inclusion And Employee Engagement To Improve Remote Teams’ Performance, Bruce Edward Richardson
Strategies For Promoting Inclusion And Employee Engagement To Improve Remote Teams’ Performance, Bruce Edward Richardson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
External factors such as the pandemic have forced organizational leaders to embrace flexible work structures. Differences in remote versus collocated workplaces escalate the importance for company leaders to uncover strategies to maintain employee engagement and performance. Grounded in the organizational support theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies leaders of remote, diverse teams with high engagement and inclusion use to achieve high team performance. Data were collected using semistructured interviews from a purposeful sampling of five nationally distributed managers. A thematic analysis uncovered three themes: flexible leadership behavior, fair execution of human resource policy and …
Managerial Strategies To Improve Warehouse Safety Culture, Rasheen J. Chatmon
Managerial Strategies To Improve Warehouse Safety Culture, Rasheen J. Chatmon
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
An unsuccessful safety program can negatively affect warehouse efficiency, profitability, and reputation. To provide a safe work environment, warehouse leaders need guidance on establishing policies and training to ensure that all employees are adequately trained and understand the safety expectations of the organization. Grounded in high-reliability organization theory, the purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to explore managerial strategies to improve the warehouse safety culture. The participants were five warehouse managers who demonstrated the ability to successfully improve their organization's safety culture. Data were collected through virtual semistructured interviews and reviews of organizational documentation. The data were analyzed using …
Strategies Aircraft Manufacturing Organizational Leaders Use For Proper Material Pricing, Chin Kuei Jen
Strategies Aircraft Manufacturing Organizational Leaders Use For Proper Material Pricing, Chin Kuei Jen
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The lack of proper material pricing strategies can challenge manufacturers’ profitability and growth. Aircraft manufacturing leaders are concerned because understanding and developing material pricing strategies are essential to increasing profitability. Grounded in price theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies aircraft manufacturing organizational leaders use for proper material pricing estimates. The participants were four aircraft manufacturing organizational leaders from a successful aircraft manufacturing business located in the state of Georgia. Data were gathered from semistructured interviews and document reviews and analyzed using Yin’s five step approach. The four themes that emerged were the impact …
Strategies For Improving Supply Chain Management In United Nations Peacekeeping Missions, Mirjana Mazar
Strategies For Improving Supply Chain Management In United Nations Peacekeeping Missions, Mirjana Mazar
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Managers of the United Nation’s humanitarian operations are under rigid pressure to deliver their programs efficiently due to 75% of supply chains experiencing disruptions, accounting for 60 to 80% of the expenses due to limited funding and increasing scrutiny by member states. Humanitarian operations are inextricably linked to the performance of a supply chain. Therefore, if the supply chain managers in the United Nations (UN) fail to understand and adopt dynamic capabilities, they can experience operational underperformance, affecting trust from financial supporters. Grounded on dynamic capability theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies that executive …
Leadership Strategies Supply Chain Managers Use In Adopting Innovative Technology, Bukola Loveth Olowo
Leadership Strategies Supply Chain Managers Use In Adopting Innovative Technology, Bukola Loveth Olowo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Supply chain managers face challenges when adopting new technologies to remain competitive and satisfy consumer demands involving expedited delivery of food and services. Supply chain managers who fail to adopt new technology have a decreased propensity to stay competitive. Grounded in the transformation leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore leadership strategies supply chain managers use in adopting innovative technology. Participants were six supply chain managers who successfully used leadership strategies to adopt new innovative technology. Sources for data collection were semistructured interviews, company archival documents, and field notes. Research data were analyzed via thematic …
Cultural Humility As A Predictor Of Intention To Leave Moderated By Authentic Leadership, Dennis Whitfield
Cultural Humility As A Predictor Of Intention To Leave Moderated By Authentic Leadership, Dennis Whitfield
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem addressed in this research was the inappropriate treatment of multicultural individuals by their immediate supervisors and the need for a thorough examination of cultural humility in organizational settings. This quantitative study used linear regression and moderation analyses to examine the relationship between cultural humility and intention to leave moderated by authentic leadership to determine how the participants’ perception of cultural humility in their immediate supervisor predicted their intention to leave. Another purpose was to examine whether authentic leadership moderated the relationship with intention to leave. The theoretical framework for this study included cultural humility, authentic leadership, and intention …
Strategies For Increasing Employee Engagement In Media Organizations, Mercedeez Porsché, Ellexus Byrd
Strategies For Increasing Employee Engagement In Media Organizations, Mercedeez Porsché, Ellexus Byrd
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee engagement is crucial for the success of any organization, and disengaged employees can reduce productivity and increase costs. Media leaders are concerned with the negative impact that employee disengagement can have on firms’ profitability and competitiveness. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies leaders use to increase employee engagement in media organizations. Participants comprised five leaders within media organizations with a local presence in Georgia who successfully implemented strategies to increase employee engagement. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and a review of online and public platforms. Data were analyzed …
Strategies Community Bank Managers Use To Address Rising Financial Regulations Compliance Costs, Therese Hortense Ngini
Strategies Community Bank Managers Use To Address Rising Financial Regulations Compliance Costs, Therese Hortense Ngini
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Increasing financial regulations compliance costs have the potential for adverse business outcomes for community banks. Community bank managers are concerned about increasing financial regulations compliance costs because it is the number one predictor of community banks’ failures. Grounded in the resources-based view theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies that community bank managers use to mitigate increasing financial regulations compliance costs. The participants were 10 community bank managers and senior staff of a community bank in Maryland who successfully mitigated increasing financial regulations compliance costs. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and reviewing the …
Strategies For Promoting Inclusion And Employee Engagement To Improve Remote Teams’ Performance, Bruce Edward Richardson
Strategies For Promoting Inclusion And Employee Engagement To Improve Remote Teams’ Performance, Bruce Edward Richardson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
External factors such as the pandemic have forced organizational leaders to embrace flexible work structures. Differences in remote versus collocated workplaces escalate the importance for company leaders to uncover strategies to maintain employee engagement and performance. Grounded in the organizational support theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies leaders of remote, diverse teams with high engagement and inclusion use to achieve high team performance. Data were collected using semistructured interviews from a purposeful sampling of five nationally distributed managers. A thematic analysis uncovered three themes: flexible leadership behavior, fair execution of human resource policy and …