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Applications Of Lean In Construction: Benefits From Using The Last Planner System, Mohsin Shareef Al Taie
Applications Of Lean In Construction: Benefits From Using The Last Planner System, Mohsin Shareef Al Taie
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Question: What are the benefits of using the Last Planner System in commercial construction projects in areas with high disruption, e.g. the Civil War in Iraq from 2005-2017. Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the benefits of using the Last Planner System with respect to the key project metrics of cost, safety, quality, and time performance in projects operating in highly disruptive environments. Very few qualitative studies have been done on the Last Planner System in commercial construction and none specifically studying work in areas of high disruption. Research Method: The study utilizes qualitative methodology with a …
Decision Usefulness Of Goodwill In Financial Statement Reporting, B. Mechelle Lafon
Decision Usefulness Of Goodwill In Financial Statement Reporting, B. Mechelle Lafon
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The subsequent accounting for goodwill has been and continues to be debated among standard setters, financial statement users, and the academic community. Accounting guidance surrounding the subsequent accounting for goodwill has been amended over the past 2 decades to address cost and complexity, comparability, and faithful representation. This study attempted to determine if faithful representation of goodwill improved with the passage of ASU 2011–04, which amended SFAS 142 and could be adopted by companies with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011–04 offered a qualitative assessment of the faithful representation of goodwill based on certain events and circumstances …
Stronger: Can Financial Adversity Faced By Small Business Enterprises Lead To Small Business Success & Resilience, Jeffery R. Mcdurmont
Stronger: Can Financial Adversity Faced By Small Business Enterprises Lead To Small Business Success & Resilience, Jeffery R. Mcdurmont
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Financial adversity experienced by small business enterprises are harmful to the internal cash flows, productivity, and long-term success of the small business. In previous literature a majority of the focus of research is on the causes of small business failure whether it be financial, operational, or other factors. This has led to a gap in the literature on how businesses that experience financial adversity can still be successful and resilient. This correlational quantitative study examined the relationships between financial adversity and small Business Success and resiliency for small businesses in the state of Alabama. The statistical analysis determined that higher …
Exploring Succession Planning For Executive Leadership Positions Within Ohio's Faith-Based Organizations: A Multiple-Case Study, Gilda Drammeh
Exploring Succession Planning For Executive Leadership Positions Within Ohio's Faith-Based Organizations: A Multiple-Case Study, Gilda Drammeh
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The predicted shortage in the number of qualified professionals available to fill vacant executive leadership positions is a significant concern for the non-profit sector. This qualitative multiple-case study explored the general problem of the potential lack of succession planning, resulting in the inability to identify future leaders within Ohio’s faith-based organizations. Specifically, this study concentrated on the selection process of candidates for executive leadership positions, and the succession planning process that contributed to a successful or failure to implement. In a purposeful sample, eighteen (18) senior leaders located in the eastern and western regions of Ohio, were selected for this …
Ergonomic Safety In Supply Chains, Andrew Thompson Prior
Ergonomic Safety In Supply Chains, Andrew Thompson Prior
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Ergonomic injuries within supply chain and logistics organizations, specifically the finished vehicle logistics realm, have become a global crisis. The only way to solve this crisis is through proactive steps to reduce the lagging indicator of incident frequency and costs. This mixed method research study demonstrates the use of wearable safety technology to lower both incident frequency and incident cost. Quantitatively, this study resulted in statistically significant results that reduced the incident frequency at one site within the United States. Qualitatively, and the studies mixed results from the leadership and hourly employee within a finished vehicle logistics organization. Leadership focused …
The Impact Of Digital Media In Real Estate, Carley Dehnisch
The Impact Of Digital Media In Real Estate, Carley Dehnisch
Senior Honors Theses
For decades, the real estate industry has relied heavily on traditional marketing methods such as print advertising and cold calling. Although these traditional methods are still used within the industry today, the expansion of the internet over the past few decades has resulted in agents shifting away from older school marketing techniques to digital methods of marketing. This thesis will examine several digital methods of advertising such as social media marketing, email marketing campaigns, web design, and video production. In addition, this thesis will explain why these are the most effective marketing tools and necessary for real estate agents to …
The Intersection Of Digital Communication & Non-Profit Organizations, Aliyah Burton
The Intersection Of Digital Communication & Non-Profit Organizations, Aliyah Burton
Senior Honors Theses
Non-profit organizations are actively addressing prevalent issues in society, seeking to benefit the public and those in need through various forms of intervention and programming. Non-profits have unique leadership and culture, requiring models of communication that fit these unique qualities. Communication is vital to the success of non-profits, particularly in a digital age. This thesis synthesizes the current research on non-profit culture and leadership with data on donor trends, online giving, social media practices, and more points of interest for non-profits when it comes to digital communication. Additionally, a connection is made between strong digital communication strategies and ongoing donor …
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, …
Employment Branding For University Graduates In Jamaica, Caroline Harvey
Employment Branding For University Graduates In Jamaica, Caroline Harvey
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Employee turnover has remained a problematic and most argumentative topic throughout history. Unfortunately, after having an abundance of resources, technology and, viability employee turnover is increasing. The same problem is found in Jamaica as well. This research is about evaluating the Employment Branding for University Graduates in Jamaica. The research method considered and, used for the same study was qualitative with which semi-structured interviews and a Focused Group Study were utilized. This study comprised three essential populations Human Resource Managers affiliated with the Jamaican Business Development Corporation followed by, tertiary educated Jamaicans seeking employment and, third the tertiary educated Jamaicans …
Workplace Spirituality And Job Satisfaction Of Christian College And University Faculty As Moderated By Positive Psychology, Naran Alvin Jallim
Workplace Spirituality And Job Satisfaction Of Christian College And University Faculty As Moderated By Positive Psychology, Naran Alvin Jallim
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this study is to understand how the positive psychology elements of subjective well-being and positive character strength moderate the relationship between workplace spirituality and job satisfaction of faculty at Christian colleges and universities. The study utilizes a quantitative non-experimental predictive correlational study. This work presents a gap in the literature as it relates to the study of job satisfaction, specifically, workplace spirituality as a job resource. Research has largely looked at elements of the work environment and working conditions that impact faculty job satisfaction, which leaves the personal job resource element of workplace spirituality and the positive …
The Lived Experience Of Personnel Adversely Impacted By Toxic Leadership: A Phenomenological Study, Jeremy B. Piasecki
The Lived Experience Of Personnel Adversely Impacted By Toxic Leadership: A Phenomenological Study, Jeremy B. Piasecki
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to understand the lived experience of personnel adversely impacted by toxic leadership. This topic is important to study because the harassment, bullying, and narcissistic behavior exhibited by toxic leaders and negative environments have severe adverse implications for personnel, such as reduced accomplishments, mental health, lack of trust, and overall wellbeing. In order to further understand the phenomenon, the following research questions guided the study: (a) What is the lived experience of personnel adversely impacted by toxic leadership? (b) How were the personnel impacted by the change in the culture and environment? (c) …
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 …
African Political Leaders' Uneven Policies, Anemic Economic Growth, And Absorptive Market Demand For Foreign Direct Investment, Sylvester Uadiale
African Political Leaders' Uneven Policies, Anemic Economic Growth, And Absorptive Market Demand For Foreign Direct Investment, Sylvester Uadiale
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This dissertation research paper summarizes the pertinent literature on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in emerging economies. It focuses on the impact of FDI on host economies, political leaders’ uneven policies, and absorptive market demand implications arising from this (potential) impact. The beneficial effects of FDI on emerging economies provide capital and finished products, materials, parts, generation of tax revenues, higher exports, and access to new technology. These benefits are more than ever a necessity for some Sub-Saharan African countries on the path of economic growth. However, the approach toward economic development comes with uncertainties. The purpose of this flexible design …
Communicating The Value Contributions Of Pathology And Laboratory Medicine (Palm) To Healthcare Administrators, Evidence Of Value From A Multiple Cases Study, Susan K. Edralin
Communicating The Value Contributions Of Pathology And Laboratory Medicine (Palm) To Healthcare Administrators, Evidence Of Value From A Multiple Cases Study, Susan K. Edralin
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Hospital administrators were interviewed to explore their perceptions of the strategic alignment of PaLM value-based activities (VBAs). Hospital based PaLM leaders were interviewed to explore their communication of the VBAs. This study identified a misalignment between the assessments utilized by healthcare administrators for PaLM services and the value contributions of laboratorians. PaLM leaders offered insight into the laboratory’s value chain. Three themes emerged from the data: PaLM VBAs, PaLM communication efforts, and PaLM VBA strategic alignment. Together these findings suggest that hospital laboratorians offer untapped value in healthcare, and hospital administrators failing to recognize this value miss opportunities to improve …
“Started By A Mouse” An Examination Into The Character Of Walt Disney, And The Company That He Built., Micah P. Bellamy
“Started By A Mouse” An Examination Into The Character Of Walt Disney, And The Company That He Built., Micah P. Bellamy
Bound Away: The Liberty Journal of History
Walt Disney's legacy reaches all over the world, which is a far stretch from his humble beginning delivering newspapers in Kansas City. This study will examine Walt Disney's life, starting with his humble beginnings on the farm, his early days as a cartoonist, to the rise of the Walt Disney Corporation. The examination will look at the man, Walt Disney, focusing on his upbringing and the various challenges that he faced throughout his life that shaped the leader that he would later become, and will reveal how, despite the adversities, obstacles, and challenges that Walt faced, and how they shaped …
Internal Controls In Small City Government, M. Wade Cothran
Internal Controls In Small City Government, M. Wade Cothran
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The flexible design multiple case study was performed to broaden the understanding of the possible rationale for city government officials' failing to implement effective internal controls related to the global business problem of occupational fraud. The leadership of an organization should assume a stewardship attitude to reduce fraud risk by designing, implementing, monitoring internal controls, and testing their effectiveness. Asset misappropriation from occupational fraud results in the loss of assets and potential business failure. The research questions explored the internal control procedures implemented to prevent and detect property theft. Additionally, the research questions addressed the strategies implemented to establish segregation …
Managing Risk: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology On The Experiences Of Corporate Instructors When Planning And Developing Disaster Driven Training Content, Seeke Diana Hughes
Managing Risk: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology On The Experiences Of Corporate Instructors When Planning And Developing Disaster Driven Training Content, Seeke Diana Hughes
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This phenomenological study aimed to understand and interpret corporate trainers' perspectives when developing disaster or pandemic-driven training content for remote situations and suggest a baseline response to identified deficits. Using the disaster risk management theory by Kim and Sohn (2018), with specific emphasis on Petak's (1985) and McLoughlin's (1985) framework, data from the participants was collected using semi-structured individual interviews, document analysis, and observations. While corporate trainers have used years of experience and seasoned pedagogy to enhance learning for their participants to achieve corporate objectives, almost no content exists regarding the process. Due to increased remote learning resulting from the …
Distribution Center Erp Utilization, Andrew B. Davidson
Distribution Center Erp Utilization, Andrew B. Davidson
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Globalization has forced the supply chain industry into becoming more reliant on technology. Organizations invest large amounts of resources in remaining competitive in today's market. The primary tool distribution centers leverage in their general business practice is an enterprise resources planning (ERP) system. Unfortunately, this system is often underutilized after the initial implementation. This qualitative case study aimed to explore the benefits of advanced ERP training and knowledge management policies in order to provide recommendations to increase distribution centers ERP utilization. The recommendations, if implemented, will maximize corporate capabilities by influencing ERP efficiency. A manufacturing organization with distribution centers throughout …
Pay-To-Play: A Quantitative Analysis Of Opportunity, Achievement, And Parental Motivation In Youth Club Soccer, Alec Joseph Golini
Pay-To-Play: A Quantitative Analysis Of Opportunity, Achievement, And Parental Motivation In Youth Club Soccer, Alec Joseph Golini
Masters Theses
In the last twenty years, the youth sport experience in the United States has been shaped by a family’s ability to pay. Under the pay-to-play model in American youth sports, advancing to the highest levels of the game not only requires the standard expenditures, but significant investment which accounts for coaching, equipment, travel, training, and other resources. Previous research on the topic has analyzed the impact of income, educational attainment, and race and ethnicity on access to elite-level sports opportunities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pay-to-play model and factors associated with athletic outcomes at three youth …
Leadership Strategies And Behaviors That Support Career Advancement For Teleworkers, Glory Ann Sanders
Leadership Strategies And Behaviors That Support Career Advancement For Teleworkers, Glory Ann Sanders
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Research in telework has primarily focused on the study of teleworkers or on the comparison between teleworkers and non-teleworkers. For this reason, leader behaviors in the telework context has been a relatively neglected area of study. This study emphasizes the lack of career advancement within the telework arena that has contributed to higher turnover intentions and a reluctancy to participate in telework programs. This research specifically explores leader behaviors and strategies that support career advancement for teleworkers within Denver, Colorado. The findings indicate that leaders are more intentional about communication with teleworkers than with non-teleworkers. Physical distance creates many challenges …
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Leadership Development Programs In The Public Sector And Its Impact On Organizational Performance, Chijioke Henry Osuagwu
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Leadership Development Programs In The Public Sector And Its Impact On Organizational Performance, Chijioke Henry Osuagwu
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The main focus of public sector organizations is to provide efficient services to stakeholders and continuously adapt, redesign, and reinvent through effective LDPs. The qualitative flexible multiple case study explored what strategies and tools were implemented to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of LDPs to improve frontline leaders and the delivery of services to stakeholders in public sector organizations in Owerri-Imo State, Nigeria. Online surveys and semi-structured interviews were used to gather information to study the research problem. The online survey measured employees' perception of public sector frontline leaders and their impact on performance. The findings revealed ineffective frontline leadership, …
Local Food In Caribbean Small Island Developing States (Sids) Destination Marketing – The Case Of Trinidad & Tobago, Winston Mohammed
Local Food In Caribbean Small Island Developing States (Sids) Destination Marketing – The Case Of Trinidad & Tobago, Winston Mohammed
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Trinidad & Tobago is a Caribbean and Small Island Destination State (SIDS) tourism anomaly because it is neither a mass leisure nor a traditional (3S) sun, sea, and sand tourist destination. There is growing scholarly attention on food-related destination marketing in the most successful and attractive tourist destinations globally. Despite the influence of food on a destination's competitiveness and attractiveness, policymakers and tourism organizations of the Caribbean and Trinidad & Tobago have at best underutilized and even ignored the potential of local food because they poorly understand its capacity and capability. Traditional destination marketing treats food merely as a complementary …
Adapting North American Selling Methods To Cross-Cultural Technology Sales Engagements In The Borderless Global Economy, Zachary Paul Mckinley
Adapting North American Selling Methods To Cross-Cultural Technology Sales Engagements In The Borderless Global Economy, Zachary Paul Mckinley
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Successful selling relies heavily upon effective communication, mutual understanding, and other complex interpersonal dynamics. Accordingly, the highly unique qualities distinguishing North American culture from other global regions can create unique challenges for North American salespeople attempting to sell to non-US buyers from different cultural backgrounds, especially when competing against non-US salespeople. This study examined these challenges through a phenomenological framework to identify pattern cultural interactions and their consequences upon selling outcomes from the described cross-cultural sales experiences of twelve highly tenured North American technology salespeople who participated in this study. The observed phenomena were analyzed through a qualitative coding process …
Government Contract Re-Compete Impacts On Employees, John James Bergmann
Government Contract Re-Compete Impacts On Employees, John James Bergmann
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this qualitative, case study research project was to examine the impacts of recurring contract re-competes on the defense contractor workforce. The primary focus was on how these every 5-year events affected morale, job satisfaction, productivity, and retention. The initial research effort explored factors which motivate and de-motivate employees, described common attributes of defense contractors, and discussed the vagaries of the contract re-compete process specifically and government contracting in general. This led to development of a conceptual framework, identification of several theories to assist in explaining and predicting employee behavior, and the design of semi-structured research questions to …
The Impact Of Network Engineer Configuration On Campus Network Performance, Ralph Chimaren Odima
The Impact Of Network Engineer Configuration On Campus Network Performance, Ralph Chimaren Odima
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This qualitative multiple case study aimed to explore the impact of network engineer configuration on the campus network performance. A convenience, multi-stage, and systematic sampling methods were used to reach out to network engineers working for public universities in the Midwest United States. Three theories, namely the Swiss cheese model (TSCM), competitive parity (CP), and SWOT analysis, were included in the conceptual framework. The primary concepts under study were garbage in, garbage out, and a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The study made use of questionnaires and surveys. A total of 67 network engineers completed the …
Evaluating The Impact Of Diversity Training In The Workplace., Vilmarie Lopez
Evaluating The Impact Of Diversity Training In The Workplace., Vilmarie Lopez
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Organizations worldwide have gone global and with that, the workforce demographics have shifted to a more diverse population. Scholars project that within 30 years there will not be a “majority” group in the workplace and these demographic dissimilarities will result in withdrawal behaviors such as tardiness, absenteeism, and employee turnover because employees will not feel identify with any group (David et al., 2015). Therefore, organizations are focusing their efforts on designing strategies and implementing training initiatives in order to train the workforce, not just on diversity awareness, but on how to cope with diversity in the workplace and reduce discrimination …
Leadership Failures That Lead To Poor Organizational Performance, Brahaspattie Annie Singh
Leadership Failures That Lead To Poor Organizational Performance, Brahaspattie Annie Singh
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Our world continues to change rapidly because of globalization and internationalism thus has become more multicultural and diverse that strong and effective leadership was needed in the workforce. The real estate industry has changed as well and continues to change because of multiculturalism. The effects of COVID-19 placed burdensome restrictions and regulations both from the state and city levels that firms must follow in order to function internally and externally to market properties. The effects of COVID-19 will forever change the way business is done as usual, where the general business practice must include a constant of new critical change …
Lmx, Leadership Style, And Retention In Southeastern Pennsylvania Social Services Organizations, David William Schlosser
Lmx, Leadership Style, And Retention In Southeastern Pennsylvania Social Services Organizations, David William Schlosser
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Organizations deal with employee retention (e.g., retaining employees, stemming attrition, mitigating intent to leave an organization) in a number of ways. Examining the relationship one has with his/her manager, and the leadership style of one’s manager, are valuable factors in retaining employees. LMX (leader-member exchange) is the quality of relationship between leaders/managers and members/employees and is based on trust and reciprocity between parties. Passive leaders avoid management issues and only act when they have no other choices. Transactional leaders are exchange-based individuals that provide rewards (e.g., compensation) in exchange for work completed by employees. Transformational leaders go beyond this and …
The Effects Of Leadership Organizational Culture On Employee Performance Resulting In High Turnover, Low Morale, And Decreased Productivity, Damon Brown-Crawford
The Effects Of Leadership Organizational Culture On Employee Performance Resulting In High Turnover, Low Morale, And Decreased Productivity, Damon Brown-Crawford
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The restaurant industry continues to lose billions of dollars in revenue due to the failure of leadership to develop and establish strong working cultures which has led to high employee turnover, low morale, and a decreased productivity. A major leadership problem exists in the restaurant industry in the Southeastern United States as strategies, theories, and cases have impacted the applications applied in the restaurant business world. The study has been purposed and influenced by a qualitative approach, utilizing a case study to gain knowledge of the reasons for the failure of leadership in establishing a strong working culture in restaurants …
Implementing And Sustaining A Lean Management System, Derek Albert Vandersteur
Implementing And Sustaining A Lean Management System, Derek Albert Vandersteur
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Lean healthcare is a field of research that studies the use of effective goal setting and scientific thinking to drive improvements in the healthcare industry. Lean has been effectively applied in healthcare settings to improve efficiency, patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and safety. There have been, however, varying degrees of success achieved in healthcare organizations effectively implementing a lean management system. The problem addressed in this research is that many healthcare organizations in the United States that seek to improve quality and reduce costs by implementing a lean management system are unable to sustain the lean management system thereby missing out …