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Gender Differences In Management: Employee Preference Between Male And Female Managers, Aimee Fernandez

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

Conflict in the workplace is not a new phenomenon and much research has been dedicated to understanding the causes and consequences of it. Gender plays a significant role in workplace conflict and as it relates to gender equality in the workplace, there have been significant advances in training and education; however, gender discrimination persists. This dissertation deals with differences of gender in management and shows that gender bias continues to exist not only in the workplace but specifically, at the managerial level. This study focuses on employee perceptions of management to observe if employee perceptions of manger gender and if …

An Exploration Of The Lived Experience Of Human Resources Professionals In The Hospitality Industry: A Qualitative Research Study, Nadia R. Lucien

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

Employee abuse and discrimination appear rampant in many workplaces, as indicated by the annual Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports from 2014 and 2015. This study was designed to explore employment discrimination practices specifically within the hospitality industry. The researcher used conversational dialogue to capture the experiences of human resources (HR) professionals who may have observed employee discrimination in the hospitality industry. Using semi-structured interviews with the participants in the study, the researcher obtained rich descriptions of their lived world with respect to employee discrimination. The findings of the study, which indicate that there has been no discrimination in the …

Follow Me! Followership, Leadership And The Multigenerational Workforce, Ronald M. Johnson

HCBE Theses and Dissertations

This research was designed to develop an understanding of today's multigenerational workforce with respect to a preferred styles or characteristics of followership and leadership. Specifically this research sought to determine if there was a relationship between an individual's generational cohort and the preferred styles of leadership and followership, as measured by implicit theories of leadership and followership. Therefore, this study draws upon generational theory (Mannheim, 1952), implicit theories of leadership (Epitropaki & Martin, 2004) and implicit theories of followership (Sy, 2010). The changes in the composition of the US workforce which have occurred, and which will continue to occur in …

Case Closed: An Earnest Review Of Ganon's Case Study As Research Method, Brian T. Gearity

The Qualitative Report

Gagnon's (2011) text is the most recent contribution to the growing corpus of knowledge on case study research. As a whole, the text contains all of the typical parts one would expect in an introductory text on case study research. The text begins with a brief discussion of paradigms and epistemologies and then gives way to issues of reliability and validity. Next, the reader is taken through a "step-by-step" approach to case study research with chapters on data collection, analysis, interpretation and writing reports. Drawing upon his own experiences using case study method, Gagnon identifies enduring concerns and provides several …

Foresight - "Profiles Of Success" - Fall 1999, Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

CONTENTS

• Page 3 - Leading SBE into the future: A conversation with Dean Randolph A. Pohlman
• Page 6 - Management in the next millennium: The challenges and the opportunities
• Page 8 - Motivating employees: How will managers boost employee productivity in the 21st century?
• Page 9 - Business success in the year 2000: Three entrepreneurs named to the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame discuss the principles that guide them and how they will apply them in the years ahead.
• Page 16 - Educating managers in the 21st century: The key role for business schools.
• Page 18 - Doctoral highlights
• Page 20 …

Foresight Special Edition - "A Gift Of Learning" - [1999], Nova Southeastern University

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Foresight - "Your Financial Future: Golden Egg Or Goose Egg?" - Fall 1998, Nova Southeastern University

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Foresight - "Sbe's Hall Of Fame" - Spring 1998, Nova Southeastern University

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Foresight - "Executive Education: Building Skills; Building Businesses; Adding Value" - Winter 1998, Nova Southeastern University

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Foresight - "Customer Service" - July 1997 (Vol. 3 Issue 2), Nova Southeastern University

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Foresight - "Business Education And Health Care" - March 1997 (Vol. 3 Issue 1), Nova Southeastern University

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Foresight - "Financial Adjustments: How The Banking Industry Is Adapting To A Changing Society" - September 1996 (Vol. 2 Issue 1), Nova Southeastern University

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Foresight - "Management In The Next Millennium - Fall 1995, Nova Southeastern University

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