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Improving Small Business Hiring Practices In The Millennial Era, Marc Lawrence Bellucci
Improving Small Business Hiring Practices In The Millennial Era, Marc Lawrence Bellucci
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
By 2025, Millennials will likely make up 75% of the workforce, making them the fastest growing group and the quickest to change jobs; subsequently, human resource managers struggle to retain these young, skilled workers. This study is important to human resource managers because without strengthening the Millennial workforce, human resource managers could experience high Millennial turnover leading to decreased performance. Grounded in organizational performance theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies human resource managers use to acquire and retain Millennials to maximize organizational performance. Participants consisted of 5 human resource managers from 5 small …
Influence Of Supervisor Support And Resilience On Productivity And Turnover Intentions In Pediatric Health Care, Adrienne Y. Martin
Influence Of Supervisor Support And Resilience On Productivity And Turnover Intentions In Pediatric Health Care, Adrienne Y. Martin
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Workplace violence has become a critical safety issue in the health care setting, often leading to increased stress levels and employees that feel unsupported and inadequately prepared; which leads to increased turnover, and subsequently, diminished overall organizational productivity and poorer patient outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine whether supervisor support and resilience affect productivity and turnover intent related to professional role and work experience following workplace violence in the pediatric health care setting. Organizational support theory and the framework of the resilience model provided the theoretical structure for this study. Data were collected through anonymous surveys with …
A Phenomenological Study Of Factors Influencing Senor Female United States Marine Corps Officer Retention Decisions, Angel Rae Smith
A Phenomenological Study Of Factors Influencing Senor Female United States Marine Corps Officer Retention Decisions, Angel Rae Smith
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The study showed factors that influenced senior female U.S. Marine Corps' (USMC) officer retention decisions. The qualitative study was based on the interpretivism research philosophy and Mobley's model of turnover and employed a phenomenological research design to identify themes regarding participants' perceptions of their lived experiences involving their professions and factors that affected their mandates to remain on active duty. The study included 11 women volunteers who had either earned membership in General Officer (GO) ranks or were competitive for within the USMC as a colonel (CV); they were recruited through purposive sampling, and data were collected through interviews. Data …
Personality, Job Satisfaction, And Turnover In Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, Sarah Elizabeth Shanks
Personality, Job Satisfaction, And Turnover In Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, Sarah Elizabeth Shanks
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
There is a clear association between nursing assistant (NA) turnover and resident outcomes which may be caused by poor compensation, organizational culture, and staffing mix. However, very limited literature is available exploring intrinsic variables of NAs, specifically personality, leading to turnover. Guided by the five-factor personality theory and Herzberg’s two-factor motivation hygiene theory, the purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between the five-factor personality traits of open-mindedness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, extraversion, and neuroticism; length of employment; and job satisfaction among NAs working in long-term care. The Nursing Home Certified Nursing Assistant Job Satisfaction Questionnaire was used to …
Using Employee-Development As A Solution To Employee Turnover, Jason Ellis
Using Employee-Development As A Solution To Employee Turnover, Jason Ellis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The failure to retain key employees is an expense that can lead to decreased productivity, profits, and efficiency. The improvement of employee-development practices is integral for business leaders who are focused on reducing an employee’s likelihood of leaving the company. Grounded in job-embeddedness theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the employee-development strategies leaders use to improve employee retention and reduce cost resulting from turnover. The participants included 6 managers from 2 companies in Connecticut who had experience with employee-development policies to improve retention. The data collection process included semistructured interviews and public documents collected …
Strategies For Reducing Voluntary Employee Turnover In The Food Service Industry, Jerahn D. Hyman
Strategies For Reducing Voluntary Employee Turnover In The Food Service Industry, Jerahn D. Hyman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Owners of small food service businesses experience high levels of voluntary employee turnover causing loss of productivity and profit. Grounded in the transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that foodservice business owners used to reduce voluntary employee turnover. A purposeful sample of 5 business owners of small food service businesses in the Midwest region of the United States participated in the study. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews as well as reviewing internal company documents such as employee surveys, training materials, and documented procedures. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis with …
Identifying Intrinsic Needs And How They Effect Millennials’ Organizational Commitment, William Norman Jacobs
Identifying Intrinsic Needs And How They Effect Millennials’ Organizational Commitment, William Norman Jacobs
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
By 2025, 75% of the U.S. labor workforce will be composed of Millennials as Generation X managers leave the workforce. The influx of Millennials in the workforce has led to leaders of organizations encountering a serious challenge in terms of how to retain and motivate Millennials who on average change jobs every 2 years. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of Millennials in the workforce in relation to their intrinsic needs in the workplace and organizational commitment. The research question that guided the research was: What are the lived experiences of Millennials in …
Financial Advisor Retention Strategies, Anthony Latere Williams
Financial Advisor Retention Strategies, Anthony Latere Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ineffective retention strategies can negatively impact business productivity and profitability. Financial advisor managers who struggle to maintain productivity and profitability because of ineffective retention strategies are at a high risk of failure. Grounded in Herzberg's two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies successful financial advisor managers used to retain financial advisor employees and maximize productivity and profitability. The participants comprised 5 financial advisor managers from 5 different financial service firms in Houston who effectively used retention strategies to maximize productivity and profitability. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and company website documents. Yin's …