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Allied Health Professionals’ Lived Experiences Concerning Organizational Justice And Inclusion, Jozette A. Wood
Allied Health Professionals’ Lived Experiences Concerning Organizational Justice And Inclusion, Jozette A. Wood
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThe lived experiences of allied health assistants (AHAs) are not well understood regarding organizational justice (OJ) and their sense of inclusion within their workplace. Although, OJ and inclusion have been an area of study among scholars for over a decade; the amount of literature supporting AHAs perceptions of these constructs is limited. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain a deeper understanding of AHAs’ perceptions of the components of OJ (i.e., distributive, and procedural) and the potential implications for their sense of inclusion. Justice judgment theory provided the theoretical framework for this study. Three primary research questions were …
Impact Of Culturally Diverse Leadership In Finance Organizations On Job Satisfaction And Turnover Intent, Yashica Bailey
Impact Of Culturally Diverse Leadership In Finance Organizations On Job Satisfaction And Turnover Intent, Yashica Bailey
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Finance organizations are taking on the challenges involved in keeping workers and determining the reasons why there is turnover within a certain time period. Leaders need to develop cultural knowledge to effectively understand and aid organizations in terms of job satisfaction and avoiding turnover intent. When workers are committed and loyal, companies save time and money. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of culturally diverse leadership on job satisfaction and turnover intent. Herzberg’s two-factor theory was used to address behaviors and determine outcomes. The research addressed how culturally diverse leadership influenced job satisfaction and turnover intentions …
Strategies For Establishing A Diverse Workforce Within A University Health System’S Department, Shanee Chantel Morgan
Strategies For Establishing A Diverse Workforce Within A University Health System’S Department, Shanee Chantel Morgan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Balanced diversity in health care promotes patient satisfaction and enhances innovation. Obtaining a culturally balanced workplace requires recruitment strategies that encourage inclusiveness among team members from various backgrounds. The purpose of this doctoral study was to explore the issue of lack of diversity in a behavioral health organization’s (BHO’s) student intern program and identify strategies for creating greater diversity in the workplace. The Baldrige excellence framework, the conceptual framework that guided the research, was designed to help BHOs to improve their overall business performance to accomplish goals and increase organizational sustainability. Three themes emerged from the data analysis: diversity training, …
Exploring How Organizations Ensure The Hiring Process Is Conducted Appropriately To Avoid Legal Issues, Natashia Stafford - Cotton
Exploring How Organizations Ensure The Hiring Process Is Conducted Appropriately To Avoid Legal Issues, Natashia Stafford - Cotton
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The overall research problem of interest in this study was the need for human resource (HR) leaders and hiring managers (HMs) to conform to a wide array of complex state and federal legal requirements concerning hiring practices. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was two-fold: (a) to understand how HR leaders can ensure that ethically and legally acceptable hiring practices are used in their organizations and (b) to identify the perceptions of the employee selection procedures and legal defensibility of HR personnel and HMs in Northern California in order to develop timely and informed answers to the study’s research …
Discrimination, Organizational Commitment, And The Impact Of Diversity Programs On Black Millennials, Brittany Boone
Discrimination, Organizational Commitment, And The Impact Of Diversity Programs On Black Millennials, Brittany Boone
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
There is limited research on the impact of diversity and inclusion programs on the organizational commitment levels of Black Millennials. This quantitative study, which was guided by social identity theory, examined discrimination in the corporate workplace faced by Black Millennials, born between 1977 and 2000, and how it influences their organizational commitment. The purpose was to examine whether the presence of diversity and inclusion programs moderated the relationship between perceived discrimination and organizational commitment. In line with this purpose, 3 research questions were formulated. Data were collected from143 Black Millennials using the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire and the Perceived Discrimination Against …
The Relationship Between Ethnic Identity And Leadership Style, Kim Renee Haney-Brown
The Relationship Between Ethnic Identity And Leadership Style, Kim Renee Haney-Brown
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported workforce disparities in the representation of minority ethnic groups in leadership positions for more than 5 decades. In 2011, Executive Order 13583 initiated the Government-wide Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, directing federal agencies to recruit a diverse workforce, cultivate inclusion across occupations, and develop strategies to enable leading a diverse workforce. This plan is important considering other research studies show various approaches to understanding leadership behaviors; however, empirical studies have yet to explore if there is a relationship between ethnic identity and leadership style to inform diversity and inclusion efforts. The …
The Disparity Of Racial Diversity In Counselor Education And Supervision, Sharon Hammett Webb
The Disparity Of Racial Diversity In Counselor Education And Supervision, Sharon Hammett Webb
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In general, doctoral programs in counselor education and supervision (CES) have low minority enrollments. Faculty members in clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) master's degree in science (MS) programs primarily come from CES doctoral programs; therefore, faculty members do not generally reflect the diversity of the MS student population. Using the theory of planned behavior and the bioecological model, the purpose of this research was to determine the extent to which age, gender, faculty support, income, level of parents' or primary caregivers' education, and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accreditation status predict White and racial …