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Strategies To Control Costs At U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Plants, Gregory J. Lindamood
Strategies To Control Costs At U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Plants, Gregory J. Lindamood
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Commercial nuclear power plants in the United States are not cost competitive because of high operating and maintenance costs and historically low natural gas prices, resulting in the potential for premature plant closure of up to 25% of the operating power plants by 2025. Premature plant closure could impact the consumer through higher electricity rates, increased air pollution, and electric grid instability from increased renewable usage. Grounded in the behavioral decision theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore successful strategies nuclear leaders used to control costs and ensure competitiveness. Data were collected through semistructured interviews …
Retention Strategies For Oil And Gas Industry Managers, Faye Gerard
Retention Strategies For Oil And Gas Industry Managers, Faye Gerard
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The turnover cost of specialized employees in the oil and gas industry can exceed 400% of an employee's annual salary. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore successful strategies that oil and gas company managers used to retain specialized employees. The specific population for the study was 8 managers from 4 oil and gas companies in a metropolitan city in the southern United States, which included 5 hiring managers and 3 engineering managers who had demonstrated success in retaining specialized employees. The conceptual lens used in this research study was the job embeddedness theory. Study data were …