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Living The Mission, Caroline Maltese
Perceptions Of Coach’S Response To Stress On Football Player’S Quality Of Experience, Taylor Mcvay
Perceptions Of Coach’S Response To Stress On Football Player’S Quality Of Experience, Taylor Mcvay
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This research further explores the Cognitive Resource Theory (CRT; Fielder & Garcia, 1987), which is an approach to leadership in which effective leadership depends on a leader’s intelligence and experience and how these factors affect a leader’s ability to cope with stress. Extending CRT as a theoretical framework, the present research seeks to determine if players perceptions of a coach’s ability to handle stress and make good decisions has an impact on the quality of their football experience and their feelings of stress during stressful situations. It is hypothesized that players’ stress levels during rivalry games (i.e., high stress situations) …
Perceptions On The Advancement Of Women To Public Accounting Leadership Roles, Mylane Bella-Smuts
Perceptions On The Advancement Of Women To Public Accounting Leadership Roles, Mylane Bella-Smuts
Senior Honors Projects
For more than 21 years, women have joined the accounting profession in equal numbers to men, yet women represent just 19% of the U.S. public accounting partner population (Bennett, 2013). This research project looks at the current environment for women in leadership positions in public accounting firms by analyzing perceptions on the work environment for women, work-life balance, and implementation effectiveness of firm initiatives related to the advancement of women. Results from one-on-one interviews and surveys suggest that the perception of the work environment for women in the public accounting profession is positive, but women’s commitment to achieving partnership status …