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A Program Evaluation Of A Worksite Wellness Initiative For Weight Loss, Nicholas Martinez
A Program Evaluation Of A Worksite Wellness Initiative For Weight Loss, Nicholas Martinez
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to conduct a program evaluation of ACME’s worksite weight loss initiative and collect evidence relative to the efficacy of the program. An anonymous online survey was administered to participants of the weight loss initiative. The survey was designed to gather information relative to the research questions, which explored the initiative’s barriers to participation, alignment of initiative with the goals of participants, utilization of initiative resources, overall strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement for the weight loss initiative, as well as the respondents’ general profile for the six dimensions of wellness. Reporting of data included …
Employee Perspectives: Exploring The Journey From Paid Work To Retirement Due Onset Of A Dementia, Catherine L. Andrew, Lyn Phillipson, Lynnaire M. Sheridan
Employee Perspectives: Exploring The Journey From Paid Work To Retirement Due Onset Of A Dementia, Catherine L. Andrew, Lyn Phillipson, Lynnaire M. Sheridan
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Abstract presented at the Occupational Therapy Australia 27th National Conference and Exhibition, 19-21 July 2017, Perth, Australia
Qualitative Examination Of Strategies To Overcome Resistance To Change In Lean Manufacturing, Elizabeth Burmester
Qualitative Examination Of Strategies To Overcome Resistance To Change In Lean Manufacturing, Elizabeth Burmester
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Approximately 80% of lean manufacturing program initiatives are abandoned in the first year of implementation. Only 2% of organizations that embark on the lean journey complete it with the results and the sustainability they expected. There is a gap in past research regarding, the leadership strategies organizations can use to overcome resistance to change during lean manufacturing program implementations. The problem in this study was that leaders have limited information to overcome resistance to change when implementing these programs. The purpose of this study was to explore how leaders within manufacturing organizations may overcome resistance to change through leadership strategy. …