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Effective Strategies For Sustaining Small Retail Businesses, Eddie Dean Harris
Effective Strategies For Sustaining Small Retail Businesses, Eddie Dean Harris
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small business owners have major issues in sustaining their businesses. Small business owners who do not use successful strategies to sustain their businesses are destined to fail. Grounded by the systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore effective strategies for sustaining small retail businesses beyond 5 years. The participants comprised 6 small business owners who successfully sustained their business beyond 5 years in Memphis, Tennessee. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and reviewing company documents and analyzed using Yin's 5-step process. The 4 themes that emerged from this study were: be adaptive to external …
Sustainability Strategies Of Small Business Owners In Northcentral Texas, Danielson Ledum Dukor
Sustainability Strategies Of Small Business Owners In Northcentral Texas, Danielson Ledum Dukor
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
While small businesses contribute significantly to job creation in the United States, they fail financially at alarming rates. Fifty percent of small businesses survive 5 years or longer, and only one-third of small business startups survive more than 10 years. Owners of small businesses could benefit from strategies used to mitigate the small firms’ failure rate by obtaining suitable leadership values and skills, understanding the business’s nature, and engaging in financial planning. Grounded in Schumpeter’s entrepreneurship theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies small home health business owners used to sustain their businesses beyond …
The Role Of Internet Of Things In Hotels’ Profitability, Gershwin Narraidoo
The Role Of Internet Of Things In Hotels’ Profitability, Gershwin Narraidoo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
As consumers increase the use of smart technologies, the lack of or improper implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) systems may affect the profitability of hotel businesses. For this qualitative single case study, Porter’s value chain model was the conceptual framework. The data collection process also included direct observations, participant observations, company performance documents, and reflective journaling. Data analysis from multiple sources of data was triangulated to hoteliers revealing that the implementation of IoT systems strategies may increase profit through the use of IoT system technology. Using Yin’s 5-step process, data were coded and analyzed and produced 3 themes: offer …
Leadership Strategies To Manage Workplace Conflict, Omari Asante
Leadership Strategies To Manage Workplace Conflict, Omari Asante
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Workplace conflict can be counterproductive to organizational goal attainment and can cause dysfunction and unhealthy competition among organizational members. When left unchecked, workplace conflict can negatively impact teams’ performance and result in substantial financial losses to organizations. However, when properly managed, workplace conflict can lead to positive relationship building, peer learning, enhanced communication, innovation, and high motivation. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore leadership strategies senior account managers use to manage workplace conflict. Participants were 8 senior account managers who had successfully implemented leadership strategies for managing workplace conflict in …
Strategies To Increase Per Capita Consumption Of Rosé Wines, Debbian Rose-Marie Spence-Minott
Strategies To Increase Per Capita Consumption Of Rosé Wines, Debbian Rose-Marie Spence-Minott
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some marketing strategies executed to stimulate the consumption of wines and spirits do not affect an increase in per capita consumption. Wine business leaders must find ways to increase per capita consumption to sustain business profitability, as the wine category experienced no new growth. Grounded in the theory of segmentation, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore marketing strategies adult beverage leaders used to increase per capita consumption of rosé wines in New York. The participants were 4 marketing leaders of an adult beverage company with operations in New York, who successfully executed strategies to increase …
Leadership Strategies For Reducing Turnover Within Child Welfare Departments, Lace Shelise Whitten
Leadership Strategies For Reducing Turnover Within Child Welfare Departments, Lace Shelise Whitten
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee turnover costs companies billions of dollars annually and can damage business sustainability. Childcare managers who lack leadership strategies may struggle to reduce employee turnover. Grounded in the motivation-hygiene theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore leadership strategies childcare managers in Polk County, Florida, use to reduce employee turnover. Data were collected through semistructured face-to-face interviews with 5 purposively selected childcare managers who have used leadership strategies to reduce employee turnover. Data were also collected via field notes, observations, and company documents. Four themes emerged from the thematic analysis of the data: open communication, feedback …
Multidimensional Strategies To Mitigate Counterfeiting, Tan Vu
Multidimensional Strategies To Mitigate Counterfeiting, Tan Vu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Counterfeiting causes substantial negative impacts on intellectual property and opportunity costs to businesses worldwide. Anticounterfeiting department executives who lack multidimensional anticounterfeiting strategies to mitigate fakes may incur substantial financial loss and intellectual property theft. Grounded in the systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the strategies that anticounterfeiting department managers use to mitigate counterfeiting. The participants comprised 4 anticounterfeiting representatives of a consumer products company in a metropolitan area of Georgia who successfully devised and implemented anticounterfeiting strategies. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and the firm's online resources. Thematic analysis was used to …
Female Small Business Owners: Strategies For Success, Betsy J. Peterson
Female Small Business Owners: Strategies For Success, Betsy J. Peterson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In 2015, 30.2 million small businesses existed in the United States; the Small Business Administration predicted that only half would survive beyond 5 years. Female business owners who do not establish practices to gain a competitive advantage in the small business marketplace may experience poor business performance. Grounded in trait theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the business strategies female small business owners use to succeed in a small business beyond 5 years. Participants included 3 female owners of successful small businesses in Northern California who have been in continual operation for more than …
Effective Strategies Nonprofit U.S. Leaders Use To Assess And Mitigate Occupational Fraud, Fahim Mazumdar
Effective Strategies Nonprofit U.S. Leaders Use To Assess And Mitigate Occupational Fraud, Fahim Mazumdar
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
A lack of effective strategies to assess and mitigate occupational fraud can negatively impact nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizational leaders in the United States who lack the strategies to assess and mitigate occupational fraud are at high risk of incurring loss due to fraud. Grounded in Cressey’s fraud triangle theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies nonprofit officers use to assess and mitigate occupational fraud in a nonprofit organization. The participants comprised 2 internal auditors in the northeast region of the United States who effectively used strategies to assess and mitigate occupational fraud in the …
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 …
Strategies To Implement Big Data Analytics In Telecommunications Organizations, Delton Aneato
Strategies To Implement Big Data Analytics In Telecommunications Organizations, Delton Aneato
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Information Technology (IT) leaders who do not invest in big data projects may struggle to gain a competitive advantage and business insights to improve performance. Grounded in the Kotterâs change and Six Sigma models, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies IT leaders used to implement big data analytics successfully. The participants comprised 4 IT leaders from 2 telecommunication organizations in the United States of America, who effectively used strategies to promote and maximize competitive advantage using big data analytics. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, company documents, and project-related documents and were analyzed using …