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Leadership Development For The Formal Nurse Leader, Lori Neu
Leadership Development For The Formal Nurse Leader, Lori Neu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Nurse leaders are essential to the advancement of healthcare because of their ability to bridge the gap of knowledge between clinical practice and the business of healthcare. Developing nurse managers is imperative to the future of nursing given their influential role in healthcare. The central topic of exploration in the project was how nurse managers use the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Nurse Manger Inventory Tool to assess their management skills after exposure to the leadership development program currently available to them. In this project, the novice to expert theory was used to evaluate the existing leadership development program …
Social Disorder And Level Of Engagement Of Small Business Owners In The Virgin Islands, Saul Santiago
Social Disorder And Level Of Engagement Of Small Business Owners In The Virgin Islands, Saul Santiago
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The U.S. Virgin Islands is experiencing an economic recession, manifested through social disorders such as abandoned and vandalized houses. Research points to social disorders and lack of community engagement as key factors inhibiting community development efforts. In order to strengthen these struggling communities, research has highlighted the need for public-private partnerships. Guided by Ajzen's theory of planned behavior, which posits that attitudes can predict behaviors, this study examined the relationship between social disorder and engagement of small business owners in community development. Small business owners in the U.S. Virgin Islands received an Internet or paper survey; a total of 79 …