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Employees’ Perceptions Of Supervisor Communication And Job Stress In The Work Environment, Ee’A Jones
Employees’ Perceptions Of Supervisor Communication And Job Stress In The Work Environment, Ee’A Jones
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Employees experience supervisor communication problems potentially resulting in job stress in the work environment. Person environment fit theory was the framework for the study with six questions used to flesh out participants’ real life experiences. Findings indicated participants’ stress levels were affected but not fit in the work environment.
A Case Study Of The United States Veterans’ Disability Compensation Policy Subsystem, Tanya Rosemary Brinkley
A Case Study Of The United States Veterans’ Disability Compensation Policy Subsystem, Tanya Rosemary Brinkley
2010-2016 Archived Posters
In public policy literature, there is a lack of research that integrates social construction theory within the advocacy coalition framework. Far less is known about how these theories address policy change and processes related to programs for disabled veterans (DVs).
A Q-Methodology Study Evaluating The Emergence Of Complex Adaptive Systems In Organizations, Scott Willette
A Q-Methodology Study Evaluating The Emergence Of Complex Adaptive Systems In Organizations, Scott Willette
2010-2016 Archived Posters
The purpose of this study was to explore whether conditions within military organizations create a level of adaptive tension that leads to self-organization and the emergence of complex adaptive systems (CAS). The study’s findings suggest that there is a considerable amount of tension between the requirements and acquisition systems.
Big Five Personality Traits And Proenvironmental Attitudes And Behaviors, Tara Rae Wuertz
Big Five Personality Traits And Proenvironmental Attitudes And Behaviors, Tara Rae Wuertz
2010-2016 Archived Posters
The big five is the most widely used model of individual personality trait differences. This quantitative research study is being completed to discern if the big five personality traits of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism are correlated with pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors
The Human-Animal Bond And Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress, Melissa White
The Human-Animal Bond And Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress, Melissa White
2010-2016 Archived Posters
This study explored the lived experiences of Operational Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) service members with combatrelated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms who had a companion animal postdeployment. Twelve OEF and OIF veterans participated in semi-structured interviews analyzed using Moustakas’ phenomenological approach. Four themes emerged: (a) rich descriptions of deployment events, (b) the experiences of returning from a deployment, (c) participants’ perceptions on their pets’ influence on posttraumatic stress symptoms, and (d) other comments and opinions related to participants’ experiences. These findings illuminate the experience of combat-related posttraumatic stress and the importance of animals in the therapeutic …
Domestic Violence Prevention In Gauteng, South Africa, Christina Spoons, Mark Gordon
Domestic Violence Prevention In Gauteng, South Africa, Christina Spoons, Mark Gordon
2010-2016 Archived Posters
A review of literature revealed a gap in research on effective ways to promote domestic violence prevention strategies in the region on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, where unofficial settlements are being built near established communities and contributing to the problem. This case study used purposeful sampling of eight key informants in a prevention program designed to both implement strategies to prevent domestic violence and assist those who have experienced violent acts.
Counseling Canadian Aboriginal Peoples: Alliance, Outcome, And Counselor Training Level, Sidney Shaw
Counseling Canadian Aboriginal Peoples: Alliance, Outcome, And Counselor Training Level, Sidney Shaw
2010-2016 Archived Posters
This study evaluated predictors of outcome in counseling with Canadian Aboriginal peoples. The therapeutic alliance and counselor training level were predictor variables analyzed in relationship to client outcome. The client’s rating of the alliance was correlated with outcome and counselor training level was not significantly correlated with outcome.
Organizational Climate And The Theory Of Human Caring In Hospitals, Vivienne C. Meanger
Organizational Climate And The Theory Of Human Caring In Hospitals, Vivienne C. Meanger
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Patient care in hospitals has become perfunctory, task focused, and void of a personalized human connection, which has become an area of concern among scholars since the 1970s. This experimental, post-test only, control-group study with a purposive patient and clinical staff sample explored the relationship between human caring and patient satisfaction; and the role of leadership in transforming the organizational culture in an long term acute care hospital (LTACH) setting implanting the Magnet initiatives.
Second-Parent Adoption: North Carolina Same-Sex Couples And Foster Care Adoptions, Mark Maxwell
Second-Parent Adoption: North Carolina Same-Sex Couples And Foster Care Adoptions, Mark Maxwell
2010-2016 Archived Posters
A qualitative phenomenological study about the experiences of same-sex couples with children adopted from foster care in a southeastern U.S. state. Interview data from 8 couples were coded and analyzed. Emerging themes included legal, social, and financial struggles and the couples trailblazing experiences to become their childrens legal parents. Implications for positive social change included informing same-sex parents, policy makers and social workers about the families experiences and needs.
Understanding Violent Adolescent Males: Implications For Post Release Recidivism, Michael O. Johnston Ph.D.
Understanding Violent Adolescent Males: Implications For Post Release Recidivism, Michael O. Johnston Ph.D.
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Simple assault is common among mid-adolescent males in Iowa and throughout the United States. The barriers and supports that exist for mid-adolescents when choosing nonviolence is well-documented in past research. Little is known about the choice of nonviolence for mid-adolescent males who have been labeled delinquent by juvenile courts.
The Positive Deviance Phenomenon Of Leading Successful Strategic Change, Gail Johnson Morris
The Positive Deviance Phenomenon Of Leading Successful Strategic Change, Gail Johnson Morris
2010-2016 Archived Posters
The focus of this phenomenological study was to explore how the positive deviance phenomenon and strategies manifest through the lived experience of successful Canadian financial services strategic change leaders. The 4 leadership dimensions culminate in the Leading Successful Strategic Change: The 4 Factor Formula.
Stress: The Development And Influence On Self-Identity, Earl Grey
Stress: The Development And Influence On Self-Identity, Earl Grey
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Using a grounded theory methodology and constantcomparative analysis, the investigator sought to develop an empirical understanding of the experience of stress and its influence on identity development. The 23 participants, who did not meet criteria for a DSM-IV-TR diagnoses, received 10 - 60 minutes sessions of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment (EMDR). EMDR treatment targets stressful memories and elicits recall of thoughts, imagery, emotions, and physical body sensations related to the stressful experience. The data from video recorded sessions provided holistic information regarding each participant’s experience and recall of stressful events. The results yielded thematic developmental patterns of thoughts, …
The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And Leadership Styles Of African American Law Enforcement Executives, B. Bernard Ferguson
The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And Leadership Styles Of African American Law Enforcement Executives, B. Bernard Ferguson
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Ineffective leadership within police organizations has resulted in worker disengagement, absenteeism, and high turnover. This quantitative study examined the relationship between ethnicity, emotional intelligence (EI) and leadership styles of African American law enforcement executives. Hypotheses were tested using data collected from 130 members of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and comparing results to data from a prior similar study using Caucasian law enforcement executives. Results indicated that ethnicity had a statistically significant relationship with EI and leadership style factors.
Examining The Effect Of Medical-Surgical Nurse Manager Leadership On Employee Organizational Citizenship, Cheryl B. Cullen
Examining The Effect Of Medical-Surgical Nurse Manager Leadership On Employee Organizational Citizenship, Cheryl B. Cullen
2010-2016 Archived Posters
An intriguing question in a hospital is “What makes one medical-surgical nursing unit more desirable to nurses, physicians, and patients than another?” This quantitative, correlational research study identified a moderately positive correlation (r = .35, p = .000 between the leadership and communication behaviors of the nurse manager and the organizational citizenship of the nurses and nursing assistants who worked on the medical-surgical nursing units studied. The social impact of this positive correlation is better patient care outcomes.
Self-Regulation Efforts And Cognitive Load Concerns Within A Developmental Learning Environment, Caroline M. Crawford, Richard A. Smith
Self-Regulation Efforts And Cognitive Load Concerns Within A Developmental Learning Environment, Caroline M. Crawford, Richard A. Smith
2010-2016 Archived Posters
People new to the higher education learning environment, and without posessing the abilities sometimes described as ”learning how to learn”, delve into either gateway courses or developmental courses. In this case study, a developmental course instructor integrates self-regulation tools and cognitive load sensitivity into her developmental course, with positive outcomes.
Effects Of Positive Behavior Intervention And Supports On Teacher Self-Efficacy And Teaching Anxiety, Jill Van Parys Couet
Effects Of Positive Behavior Intervention And Supports On Teacher Self-Efficacy And Teaching Anxiety, Jill Van Parys Couet
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS), for improving behavior and achievement is well established. The impact PBIS has on teaching anxiety and self-efficacy levels is unknown. Research indicates that both attributes affect students’ performance. This study examined how the implementation of PBIS affects teachers’ levels of teaching anxiety and self-efficacy.
Dr. Condoleezza Rice’S Leadership Strategies While Overcoming The Glass Ceiling, Erica J. Butler
Dr. Condoleezza Rice’S Leadership Strategies While Overcoming The Glass Ceiling, Erica J. Butler
2010-2016 Archived Posters
A qualitative case study delineating the leadership strategies used by Dr. Rice to overcome the glass ceiling. Transformational leadership and glass ceiling conceptual frameworks informed the study. Primary and secondary archival data revealed three emergent themes that are characteristic of African American women and indicate a need for implementation of diversity among business practices to facilitate the appointment and promotion of African American women to higher levels of leadership.