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Ethical Leadership Effects On Medical Laboratory Personnel Accountability Behaviors, Claude-Marthe Daverdine Cherizard
Ethical Leadership Effects On Medical Laboratory Personnel Accountability Behaviors, Claude-Marthe Daverdine Cherizard
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ethical scandals have continued to generate disturbances in the corporate world and have encouraged ethics studies in organizations. Research has shown there is a relationship between ethical leadership and employee accountability in a variety of organizational settings, including healthcare. However, in medical laboratories that relationship has not been explored. A quantitative study was conducted to examine if medical laboratory employee perceptions of manager ethical leadership was associated with their own accountability behavior. A total of 69 participants responded online to three instruments to measure the study variables: ethical leadership was assessed by the Ethical Leadership at Work Questionnaire, employee accountability …
Strategies For Banks Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Finance Compliance Programs To Protect Financial Systems, Pamela L. Connell
Strategies For Banks Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Finance Compliance Programs To Protect Financial Systems, Pamela L. Connell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ineffective implementation of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance programs exposes the vulnerability of banks’ and increases the threats of money laundering and terrorist financing. The banking community must address the threat of money laundering and terrorism finance to protect the global financial system from abuse. Grounded in the fraud management lifecycle theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies to reduce threats of money laundering and terrorist financing. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, a review of bank policy documents, and previous Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) cases. The participants comprised six BSA/AML compliance officers at banks …
Social Media Marketing Strategies For Improving Customer Relationships, Candel Cuffie
Social Media Marketing Strategies For Improving Customer Relationships, Candel Cuffie
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite the potential benefits of social media marketing (SMM) to improve customer relationships, some small business leaders lack SMM strategies to improve customer relationships. Small business leaders who fail to improve customer relationships may observe a decline in their customer base, leading to decreased profitability. Grounded in Berry’s relationship marketing theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore SMM strategies small business leaders used to improve customer relationships. Data were collected via reviews of company documentation, participants’ social media pages, and online semistructured interviews with five small retail business leaders who used SMM strategies to improve …
International Expansion Strategies For Small Businesses, May Alkhudari
International Expansion Strategies For Small Businesses, May Alkhudari
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small businesses in the United States struggle to globalize and compete in a globalized economy, which diminishes their growth and investment opportunities. Small business owners in the United States struggle to expand their business globally due to the lack of information, which limits their profitability. Grounded in Porter's five forces theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore small retail business owners' strategies to improve their profitability opportunities through global expansion. The participants were five small retail business owners in the Northeast region of the United States who successfully expanded their business internationally. Data were collected …
Motivational Strategies Warehouse Managers Use To Improve Employees’ Performance, Brooks Latonya Demming
Motivational Strategies Warehouse Managers Use To Improve Employees’ Performance, Brooks Latonya Demming
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Failure to improve employee performance can have unfavorable organizational outcomes. Organizational leaders are concerned about employee performance because improving employee performance is critical for achieving organizational goals. Grounded in Vroom’s expectancy theory of motivation, the purpose of this multiple-case study was to explore strategies warehouse managers use to improve employees’ performance. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with three warehouse managers, member-checking interviews, and a review of public company documents. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: organizational communication, employee empowerment, and a supportive work environment. A key recommendation for warehouse managers is to communicate expectations to employees …
Wellness Programs: Strategies For Increasing Employees’ Productivity And Reducing Health Care Costs, Lymari Rentas González
Wellness Programs: Strategies For Increasing Employees’ Productivity And Reducing Health Care Costs, Lymari Rentas González
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Business executives risk higher healthcare costs and absenteeism rates without implementing cost-effective strategies to support wellness within the organization. To offset rising healthcare costs and absenteeism, executives should implement wellness programs as a component of the benefits package provided to their employees and families. Grounded in the theory of planned behavior, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the cost-effective strategies that executives in the private and not-for-profit sectors implemented to encourage employees to adopt healthy habits for increasing productivity and decreasing organizations’ healthcare costs. Six executives from the healthcare sector within the southern region of …
Strategies To Retain Seasoned Federal Acquisition Employees, Patricia Dianne Wells
Strategies To Retain Seasoned Federal Acquisition Employees, Patricia Dianne Wells
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Failure to retain seasoned acquisition employees negatively impacts an organization’s performance and outcomes. Managers need retention strategies to retain seasoned employees, as failure to retain seasoned employees results in capability gaps, decreased productivity, and increased expenses associated with recruiting and training new hires and transfers. Grounded in the social exchange theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies midlevel managers use to retain seasoned acquisition employees. The primary participants consisted of six midlevel federal acquisition managers of a federal agency who used strategies to retain seasoned acquisition employees. The secondary participants were five employees from …
Relationship Between Job Performance, Compensation, And Turnover Intention In The Retail Industry, Donald Lynn Sewell
Relationship Between Job Performance, Compensation, And Turnover Intention In The Retail Industry, Donald Lynn Sewell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee turnover intention can lead to voluntary employee turnover, costing retail organizations millions of dollars annually. Retail business leaders who fail to address voluntary turnover intention face increased voluntary employee turnover and reduced operational performance. Grounded in equity theory, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between employee job performance, employee compensation, and voluntary turnover intention in the retail industry. Data were collected from 76 Texas retail store management employees using the Self-Rated Job Performance Survey, Compensation Survey, and Modified Turnover Intention Scale. The results of the multiple linear regression were significant, F (2, 73) = 4.43, …
Strategies To Reduce Entrepreneurial Burnout, Eva Singleton
Strategies To Reduce Entrepreneurial Burnout, Eva Singleton
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Burnout is a threat to small business sustainability. Many small business entrepreneurs start their business endeavors lacking strategies to reduce burnout that could lead to business failure. Grounded in self-leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies small business entrepreneurs use to reduce burnout in their initial three years in business. The participants were four South Carolina licensed barbers in business for a minimum of three years who had successfully implemented strategies to reduce burnout. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and public documents from participants’ business websites and social media. Thematic data analysis resulted …
Employee Engagement Strategies Call Center Managers Use To Increase Productivity And Profitability, Deirdre N. Skinner
Employee Engagement Strategies Call Center Managers Use To Increase Productivity And Profitability, Deirdre N. Skinner
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractDecreased employee productivity can result in reduced organizational profitability. Call center leaders are concerned with decreased productivity as it cost call center leaders millions of dollars each year in profit loss. Grounded in leader-member exchange theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to learn the employee engagement strategies nine call center managers in five different industries used to improve productivity in call centers. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and review of company documents that included process improvement guides and publicly posted annual reports. The three themes that emerged from the thematic analysis were developing relationships, effective communication, …
Increasing Nurse Leader Knowledge And Awareness Of Information And Communication Technologies, Cory Stephens
Increasing Nurse Leader Knowledge And Awareness Of Information And Communication Technologies, Cory Stephens
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Due to the recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, rapid technological innovation and nursing practice transformation exposed a deepening divide in the knowledge and awareness of information and communication technologies (ICT) among nurses. This technological skills gap undermines the benefits of ICT to nursing practice such as increased nurse satisfaction, improved care quality, and reduced costs. Nurse leaders are positioned to promote the use of ICT among nurses but may suffer from the same knowledge deficit of ICT as their followers. Guided by Locsin’s technological competencies as caring in nursing theory, Staggers and Parks’ nurse-computer interaction framework, and Covell’s nursing intellectual …
Key Strategies Used To Mitigate Business Risk When Managing Offshore Outsourcing, Lauren Stewart
Key Strategies Used To Mitigate Business Risk When Managing Offshore Outsourcing, Lauren Stewart
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ineffective risk management strategies can cause negative consequences to an organization’s business processes and operational costs. When engaging in offshore outsourcing, Organizational leaders who lack effective risk management strategies encounter negative customer experiences, interrupted business processes, wasteful resources, and increased operational costs. Grounded in the resource-based view theory, the purpose of the qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies used to mitigate business risk when managing offshore outsourcing. Four outsourcing professionals in the information technology and consulting sectors who successfully managed risks during offshore outsourcing participated in the study. Data sources were semistructured interviews and a review of publicly …
Strategies For Salon Business Owners In The 21st Century, Brenda Streat
Strategies For Salon Business Owners In The 21st Century, Brenda Streat
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small businesses constitute 44% of the U.S. economy, generating roughly two-thirds of new jobs, goods, and services. However, the survival rate of small business owners declines after the first 5 years of operation. Small business failure rates impact every part of business industries. Small salon owners who fail to incorporate financial strategies in their businesses may fail to succeed beyond the first 5 years of operation. Grounded in entrepreneurship theory, this qualitative multiple case study was conducted to explore financial strategies salon business owners use to increase longevity and effectiveness in their business operations. The study’s participants were eight salon …
Factors Of Employee Retention Within Youth-Serving Nonprofits In The Mid-Atlantic Region Of The United States, Meleny Thomas
Factors Of Employee Retention Within Youth-Serving Nonprofits In The Mid-Atlantic Region Of The United States, Meleny Thomas
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Factors of employee retention have been widely researched and examined. However, research on factors of retention in relation to youth-serving NPOs was limited. Turnover was an issue that many organizations face, but the impacts and implications of turnover for youth-serving nonprofits may be greater. Using Herzberg’s two-factor theory of motivation, this study identified the factors that local and national NPO employees in the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern United States provided as to why they remained at or left NPOs. The aim of this study was to identify the motivator and/or hygiene factors that employees or former employees of NPOs …
Strategies To Reduce Flight Attendant Voluntary Turnover, Jorge Tobar
Strategies To Reduce Flight Attendant Voluntary Turnover, Jorge Tobar
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Flight attendant voluntary turnover can lead to staffing shortages that can cause severe disruptions to flight schedules, damage the airlines’ reputations, and negatively affect revenues, which are significant challenges for airline leaders. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies airline leaders use to reduce flight attendant voluntary turnover. Data were collected from four leaders from four U.S. airlines in the southwestern United States using semistructured interviews and reviews of organizational documents. Five themes emerged from thematic analysis: improving compensation and benefits packages, implementing rewards and recognition programs, increasing supervisory support, expanding …
Strategies For Cybercrime Prevention In Information Technology Businesses, Sophfronia G. Tucker
Strategies For Cybercrime Prevention In Information Technology Businesses, Sophfronia G. Tucker
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Cybercrime continues to be a devastating phenomenon, impacting individuals and businesses across the globe. Information technology (IT) businesses need solutions to defend and secure their data and networks from cyberattacks. Grounded in general systems theory and transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies IT business leaders use to protect their systems from a cyberattack. The participants included six IT business leaders with experience in cybersecurity or system security in the Midlands region of South Carolina. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and reviews of government standards documents; data were analyzed using thematic …
Strategies Small-And Medium-Sized Enterprise Leaders Use For Sustainability Beyond 5 Years In Rivers State, Olawe Alaba Tula
Strategies Small-And Medium-Sized Enterprise Leaders Use For Sustainability Beyond 5 Years In Rivers State, Olawe Alaba Tula
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders lacking sustainability strategies experience high rates of business failure through loss of profit. A high rate of SME failure is linked to a lack of competitive advantage, resulting in decreased productivity and profitability. Grounded in resource-based view theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that three SME leaders in Rivers State used to sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and company documents, including employee handbooks and annual reports. The three themes that emerged through thematic analysis were strategic management, stakeholder management strategies, …
Employee Training Strategies For New Technology Implementation In Small Business, Eddy Varela
Employee Training Strategies For New Technology Implementation In Small Business, Eddy Varela
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Failure to implement new technology creates a barrier to success for small businesses. Small business owners must create competitive advantages by implementing new technology as there is a need to maintain an advantage when competing in the local market economy. Grounded in the human capital theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the employee training strategies small business owners use to implement new technology. The participants were five small business owners in Central Florida who used employee training strategies to implement new technologies Data were collected using (a) semistructured interviews, (b) member checking interviews, (c) …
Leadership Strategies To Mitigate Alternative Dispute Resolution Grievances, Retaliation, And Revenge, Andrew Washington
Leadership Strategies To Mitigate Alternative Dispute Resolution Grievances, Retaliation, And Revenge, Andrew Washington
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has been an area of study among scholars since the 1970s. Critics have questioned protections, gaps in the literature, and inconsistencies in the law. The current study was essential for organizational leaders and EEOC facilitators to understand why the ADR process does not protect U.S. Federal government organizational leaders from unjustified or unreasonable claims and retaliation. The overarching research question addressed how the ADR process protected U.S. Federal government organizational leaders in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia from unjustified or unreasonable claims and retaliation. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study and purposeful sampling was …
Strategies Automotive Purchasing Managers Use For Managing Material Costs, Obundah Wenah
Strategies Automotive Purchasing Managers Use For Managing Material Costs, Obundah Wenah
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractBusiness leaders continually face challenges with the rising cost of materials. Automotive purchasing managers need to develop strategies to manage the cost of materials. Grounded in resource dependency theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies purchasing leaders in the automotive industry use for managing material costs. Data collection included semistructured interviews and documentation, including purchasing policies and directives. The participants comprised four automotive purchasing managers who formulated and implemented material cost strategies. Five themes were identified using thematic analysis: (a) negotiation, (b) total cost of ownership, (c) reducing design complexity, (d) supplier strategic relationship, …
The Effects Of Authentic Leadership On Individual Occupational Well-Being, Tedd Allen Wheeler
The Effects Of Authentic Leadership On Individual Occupational Well-Being, Tedd Allen Wheeler
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Leaders play a critical role in an organization, and their presence and behavior significantly affect nonmanagement employee work performance, behavior, and well-being. Authentic leadership has a positive effect on an organization. The problem was nonmanagement employees spend so much time at work and desire meaningful experiences and relationships during the workday to counter feelings of uncertainty and a lack of job satisfaction. The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to identify and report the lived experiences of nonmanagerial employees of the architect, engineer, and construction (AEC) industry located in the Northeastern United States about work-related well-being defined as people’s …
Strategies For Implementing Critical Success Factors For Improving Information Technology Information Systems’ Performance In Financial Organizations, Sherri L. Williams
Strategies For Implementing Critical Success Factors For Improving Information Technology Information Systems’ Performance In Financial Organizations, Sherri L. Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Information technology infrastructure library (ITIL) business leaders lack strategies for implementing critical success factors (CSFs) to promote organizational effectiveness and project success. As a result, ITIL leaders may experience less project success if CSF strategies are not effectively implemented. Grounded in the balanced scorecard (BSC) theory, this qualitative multiple case study aimed to explore strategies ITIL business leaders use to implement CSFs successfully to improve organizational efficiency for project success. The participants comprised five ITIL business leaders in the financial industry located in the southwestern region of the United States who successfully implemented strategies to implement CSFs to improve organizational …
Veteran Reintegration And Compliance Strategies Used By Financial Services Industry Hiring Managers, Adriann R. Wolfe
Veteran Reintegration And Compliance Strategies Used By Financial Services Industry Hiring Managers, Adriann R. Wolfe
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Hiring managers in the private sector have limited experience applying veterans’ preference policies in hiring decisions. Veterans and their advocates care about the ongoing challenges they face seeking employment because they desire to continue contributing to their local community and gain gainful employment while doing so. Grounded in the modified disability model, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies used by hiring managers at financial service organizations to apply veterans' preference policies in hiring decisions. The participants were five hiring managers in a southwest Texas financial services organization who successfully used veterans' preference policies in …
Leadership Strategies For Improving Employee Engagement, Stacy Wright
Leadership Strategies For Improving Employee Engagement, Stacy Wright
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small business leaders who lack effective strategies to improve employee engagement may be unable to retain employees, keep employees motivated, or improve employee performance, adversely affecting company productivity and profitability. Grounded in the transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies small business leaders use to improve employee engagement. Data were collected from three small business leaders in North Texas with 5 years of leadership experience who have successfully created and implemented employee engagement strategies. Data collection included semistructured interviews and publicly available organizational documents. Three key themes emerged from Yin’s five-step data …
Successful Staff Retention Strategies For Small Businesses In The Childcare Sector, Cheneta Marie Yates
Successful Staff Retention Strategies For Small Businesses In The Childcare Sector, Cheneta Marie Yates
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee turnover is a significant issue for many organizations since it frequently results in more extraordinary training expenses, poor performance, and low morale, negatively affecting the bottom line. Small business owners in the childcare industry are especially concerned about employee turnover because it results in the loss of skilled workers and harms children's well-being and educational experiences. Grounded in Vroom’s expectancy theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies childcare business owners use to reduce employee turnover. Participants were five business owners in the childcare sector that implemented retention techniques. Interviews with a semi-structured format and …
Exploring The Significance Of Digital Skills Training For Accountants, Limin Zhu
Exploring The Significance Of Digital Skills Training For Accountants, Limin Zhu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Accounting firm leaders face a challenge with employees who lack digital skills. Employees without relevant digital skills put the accounting firm at a competitive disadvantage. Grounded in human capital theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies regional accounting firm leaders used to help employees improve digital skills. Data were collected from six semistructured interviews with partners, directors, and managers with three years or more of experience who participated in the training and professional development process at four regional accounting firms in the Houston, Texas area. The review of company documents and company website postings …
Bank Management Compliance Strategies To Avoid Regulatory Sanctions, Henry Emetseme Akiotu
Bank Management Compliance Strategies To Avoid Regulatory Sanctions, Henry Emetseme Akiotu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Fines and penalties assessed against a bank for failure to comply with regulatory sanctions result in loss of revenues and reputation. Bank managers who fail to implement effective strategies to prevent sanctions compliance could experience reduced bank profitability, reputational loss, and possible bank failure. Grounded in Goldratt’s theory of constraints, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore compliance strategies bank managers use to avoid regulatory sanctions. The participants were three senior bank compliance managers from the Dallas, Texas, metropolitan area with a minimum of 5 years of experience who have successfully implemented strategies to avoid regulatory …
The Relationship Between New Foreign Direct Investment And U.S. All Industry Sales, Sherron Alexander Jackson
The Relationship Between New Foreign Direct Investment And U.S. All Industry Sales, Sherron Alexander Jackson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In the global production network, multinational corporations can squeeze domestic firms out of local markets. Nationally, economic developers are concerned about all industry sales as a symbol of the economic advantages featured in regional business production. Grounded in ownership, location, and internalization theory, the purpose of this ex post facto study was to examine the relationship between (a) new foreign direct investment (NFDI) for acquisition projects, (b) NFDI for greenfield establishment projects, (c) NFDI for greenfield expansion projects, and (d) all industry sales in the United States. Data were collected from the 2019 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) archival …
Strategies Of Successful Project Managers Leading Virtual Teams, Allison Harris Bean
Strategies Of Successful Project Managers Leading Virtual Teams, Allison Harris Bean
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some project managers lack strategies to effectively lead virtual project teams, which can result in a lack of clear project direction, collaboration and communication, and empowerment to solve problems within the team. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies project managers use to lead virtual teams effectively. The participants were three project managers in. the United States who worked exclusively with virtual teams and had a minimum of one year of experience leading a virtual project team. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: …
Challenges Nonprofit Organization Leaders Encounter With Voluntary Employee Turnover, Terrance Carr
Challenges Nonprofit Organization Leaders Encounter With Voluntary Employee Turnover, Terrance Carr
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employees within the nonprofit sector who voluntarily depart from an organization can have unfortunate financial implications. Nonprofit leaders are concerned about voluntary turnover, which can be costly due to replacing employees. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies nonprofit leaders use to reduce voluntary employee turnover. The participants were three nonprofit leaders from the Houston area who have experience reducing voluntary employee turnover in the nonprofit sector. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews. Three themes were identified through thematic analysis: (a) employee retention strategies, (b) employee incentives, and (c) organizational …