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Organizational Change In The Workplace During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Takeisha Shante Miles
Organizational Change In The Workplace During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Takeisha Shante Miles
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Failed change initiatives continuously plagued organizations throughout time, mainly because of the complexities involving the response to change. Researchers studied to understand the cause and effect of failed change efforts. The type of change often notes as a precursor to the kind of response, while the resistance to change was a catalyst to the 70% rate of failed change initiatives (Burnes & Jackson, 2011; Maheshwari & Vohra, 2015). Organizational change initiatives become further complicated, involving a crisis. This qualitative multiple case study included the phenomenon of unsuccessful change proposals during a crisis, its implications on job satisfaction and employee resistance, …
Certified Nursing Assistant Turnover In The Long-Term Care Facility Industry, Michael Leroy Gregory
Certified Nursing Assistant Turnover In The Long-Term Care Facility Industry, Michael Leroy Gregory
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Employee turnover in long-term care facilities results in increased operational costs and a reduction in the quality of care delivered. The purpose of this correlational study was to investigate the relationships between employee turnover intention of certified nursing assistants working in long-term care facilities and employee compensation, engagement, job satisfaction, motivation, perceived work stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, and work environment. The population of interest consisted of CNAs over the age of 17, with at least two years of experience working in the central Texas long-term care industry. Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory served as the theoretical framework underpinning this study. Multiple …
Big Bath Earnings Management In Accounting, Shannon Danysh-Hashemi
Big Bath Earnings Management In Accounting, Shannon Danysh-Hashemi
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This study examines the potential use of big bath earnings management (BBEM) techniques in the leisure and travel industries during the pandemic of 2020. Data is collected through Compustat and Mergent Online databases and then merged for analysis using SPSS 27. First, the preliminary t-test shows the possibility of the firms in these industries to have conducted BBEM. After, modified Jone's model is used to distinguish discretionary from non-discretionary accruals. Using multiple regression analysis, three hypotheses are tested to discover whether the year of the pandemic, political costs, and executive compensation had any significant effect on the use of discretionary …
Exploring The Covid-19 Pandemic Impact On Hawai'ian Small Businesses, Farrel Anthony Blake
Exploring The Covid-19 Pandemic Impact On Hawai'ian Small Businesses, Farrel Anthony Blake
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The COVID-19 pandemic has a profound and devastating impact on small businesses across the globe, especially and noticeable in the state of Hawai’i. The virus outbreak has disrupted the operations of all small business industries. This qualitative case study addressed the general problem of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Hawai’ian small businesses. The research provided a detailed understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on key research questions to comprehend the problem statement. The case study findings provided an understanding of how small business owners and managers managed to remain sustainable since the start of the pandemic outbreak. Collectively, 15 …