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A Self-Organizing Group Within A Hierarchical Organization, Sheila Yuter
A Self-Organizing Group Within A Hierarchical Organization, Sheila Yuter
Doctoral Dissertations
This study was conducted to discover and describe the characteristics of a community of practice (CoP) and the health care system within which it formed. The study explored the relationship between a CoP of primary care physicians and a health care system that was both a hierarchical organization and a complex adaptive entity. It further examined the impact that relationship may have had on the organization’s sustainability within its environment.
A qualitative approach was used for the collection and analysis of data. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four members of the CoP and three members of their administrative hierarchy. There …
Hospitality Leadership, Dissatisfaction And Intent To Leave Among Multigenerational Groupings, Thomas A. Maier
Hospitality Leadership, Dissatisfaction And Intent To Leave Among Multigenerational Groupings, Thomas A. Maier
Thomas A. Maier
This study examines generational similarities and differences in terms of; perceptions hospitality employees have of leadership, dissatisfaction and intent to leave within their organization.
It Takes A Community To Change A Broken System: Using An Inter-Organizational Collaborative Group To Ensure All Oakland Students Graduate From High School, Nyeisha T. Dewitt
It Takes A Community To Change A Broken System: Using An Inter-Organizational Collaborative Group To Ensure All Oakland Students Graduate From High School, Nyeisha T. Dewitt
Doctoral Dissertations
This qualitative study documents the formation and interactions of an inter-organizational collaborative group, Oakland's Promise Alliance, to determine if there were environmental and community factors that contributed to the success of the collaborative. The research examines how various participatory activities and group interactions used during the relationship-building phase of the groups' development helped strengthen the group over time. Lastly this study identifies the specific, preexisting characteristics of the Oakland community that affect the propensity for change.
Employing the participatory action research method, 9 of the 13 members of the executive committee voluntarily participated in qualitative interviews and group dialogue to …
To Know, Love, And Serve God: The Characteristics Of A Holy Cross School, Walter E. Jenkins
To Know, Love, And Serve God: The Characteristics Of A Holy Cross School, Walter E. Jenkins
Doctoral Dissertations
Religious congregations have contributed notably to the shaping of the American Catholic experience through their schools. Many of these congregations, founded in Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries, brought to the United States their values, traditions and expertise to sustain and complement the growing American Catholic community. However, in the later part of the 20th century, a dramatic decline in the number of religious in these communities posed a challenge to the American Church and its schools. In spite of the dramatically decreasing membership, the Congregation of Holy Cross continues to sponsor 13 secondary schools in the United States. …