Sustainable Business Growth: An Exploration Of Ghanaian Small Business Survival,
2019
Walden University
Sustainable Business Growth: An Exploration Of Ghanaian Small Business Survival, John W. Atanga
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small businesses are significant contributors to a nation’s job creation and employment. These enterprises face many challenges that often lead to failure within 5 years. Some small business owners fail because they lack the necessary strategies for maintaining a sustainable business operation. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive phenomenological study was to analyze how to overcome the high failure rate of small businesses in Accra, Ghana. The conceptual framework for this study was institutional and planned behavior theories. The research questions sought participant’s experiences with small business survival that may have led to sustainable businesses. Data were collected from 20 …
Enterprise Risk Management Strategies For Organizational Sustainability,
2019
Walden University
Enterprise Risk Management Strategies For Organizational Sustainability, Kaleb Matthew Wyma
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this single case study was to explore enterprise risk management strategies that nonprofit business leaders used to maintain and improve organizational sustainability. The study population included 3 executive leaders from a rehabilitation and social services nonprofit agency located in the northeastern United States. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations integrated enterprise risk management framework was the conceptual lens used in this study. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with the 3 executive leaders of the client organization and review of internal, external, and publicly available documents. Data and information from documents and interviews were manually coded. Findings were …
The Alchemy Of Sustaining New Business Ventures,
2019
Walden University
The Alchemy Of Sustaining New Business Ventures, Alicia R. Hooks
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The high failure rates of new business ventures (NBV) negatively affect employment and potential contributions to the economic health of communities. The high NBV failure rate is essential, as NBV sustainability influences job creation and increases employment rates in communities surrounding the NBV. The purpose of this qualitative single case study, using the effectuation conceptual framework, was to explore strategies organization leaders in the state of Missouri used for sustaining NBV operations beyond 5 years. The sample consisted of 6 NBV consultants from a single Missouri NBV consulting firm who have sustained NBVs beyond 5 years. The 6 NBV consultants …
Small Business Sustainability Strategies In The Maritime Industry In Lagos, Nigeria,
2019
Walden University
Small Business Sustainability Strategies In The Maritime Industry In Lagos, Nigeria, Yemisi Christianah Olorunshola
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small business enterprises (SBEs) are major contributors to national job creation and employment, but small businesses face a myriad of challenges which lead to their failure before 5 years of operation. Some small business owners lack the skills to create strategies that will lead to long term business survival. Porter's 5 forces competition was used as the conceptual framework for this multiple case study. The purpose of the study was to explore the strategies Nigerian SBEs use to sustain their first 5 years of operation. Semistructured interviews served to collect data from the chief executive officers of 2 SBEs in …
Safe Chemical Handling By Agrochemical Users In Plateau State, Nigeria,
2019
Walden University
Safe Chemical Handling By Agrochemical Users In Plateau State, Nigeria, Adaobi Ifeoma Ekwempu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Agrochemical use has been increasing in both developing and the developed nations. The unsafe handling and use of agrochemicals can lead to accumulation of hazardous chemicals in the body, causing adverse effects on health. This quantitative cross sectional study sought to understand the level of awareness, practices, and perceptions of safe chemical handling by agrochemical using the Theory of Planned Behavior. This study was conducted among 260 farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria. Data on background knowledge and practices of safe agrochemical handling by farmers were collected using a structured paper based, interviewer-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics revealed that the most practiced …
Sustainable Development Economy: Macroeconomic Policy And Microeconomic Impact Of Public Private Partnerships,
2019
Walden University
Sustainable Development Economy: Macroeconomic Policy And Microeconomic Impact Of Public Private Partnerships, Richard Berkshire
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The impact of public private partnership (PPP) on Dallas, Texas economic development activities is debated through many forms of academic studies. The purpose of this study was to bridge the research gap in PPP impact on sustainable economic development from the perspectives of PPP practitioners. The central research question focused on the PPP executives' perspective on the evaluation of PPP programs within a 5-year period (2005 - 2010) in Dallas, Texas. The theoretical framework of this study was based on the policy feedback theory. A qualitative case study design was the case study approach and purposeful sampling interviews were the …
Strategies To Sustain A Real Estate Small Business In Postnatural-Disaster Area,
2019
Walden University
Strategies To Sustain A Real Estate Small Business In Postnatural-Disaster Area, Vianka Miranda
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Many small real estate business leaders lack effective strategies to resume and sustain operations in a postnatural-disaster environment. This multiple case study investigated strategies that 3 small real estate business leaders in southeastern Louisiana used to resume and sustain operations in the aftermath of a natural disaster. The chaos theory and stakeholder theory were the conceptual frameworks for this study. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, and reviews of business continuity plan documents and member checking. The themes that emerged from data analysis were leaders' strategies relating to business planning and innovation, stakeholder engagement, operations management, and disaster responsiveness. Implications …
Hydraulic Fracturing And Cause-Specific Mortality: A Multicity Comparative Epidemiological Study,
2019
Walden University
Hydraulic Fracturing And Cause-Specific Mortality: A Multicity Comparative Epidemiological Study, Uzoma C. Nduka
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Cause-specific mortality (CSM), among other global health estimates, has garnered prominence in the contemporary public health field. CSM has been associated with several factors, however, research comparing CSM for prefracking versus postfracking periods is sparse. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a technique of extracting oil and gas from deep underground. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the difference among mean CSM scores from 1975 through 2015 in the available cities and counties of residence in Colorado and to determine the impact of gender, marital status, county of residence, and city of residence on CSM scores (prefracking period 1975-1977 …
Strategies For Small Business Sustainability,
2019
Walden University
Strategies For Small Business Sustainability, Victor K. Adoukonou
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small businesses represent more than 99% of all employers in the United States, but more than 50% of small businesses have failed before 5 years. Climate change, digitization, and social media contribute to a paradigm shift in consumers' habits, as more consumers have become environmentally and social justice conscious. Business leaders who are unable to follow the consumers' trends and changes of habit may not succeed in sustaining their businesses. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies owners of small businesses in the District of Columbia use to sustain their businesses for longer than 5 years …
Success Factors For Power Project Development Businesses In Sub-Saharan Africa,
2019
Walden University
Success Factors For Power Project Development Businesses In Sub-Saharan Africa, Kodjo Galevissi Afidegnon
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite the financing gap in the sub-Saharan Africa power sector, private investors struggle to capitalize on the opportunity because of the high failure rate of power project development companies. Using the conceptual framework of the behavioral finance theory, this multiple case study was conducted to explore the strategies used by executives of 4 companies in sub-Saharan Africa who successfully developed power projects within the last 5 years. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and a review of government and institutions' websites. Yin's 5-phased cycle for analyzing case studies provided the guidelines for data analysis. Three themes emerged from data analysis: …
Employer Strategies For Improving Employee Work-Life Balance,
2019
Walden University
Employer Strategies For Improving Employee Work-Life Balance, Vernessa Lashawn Johnson-Hoffman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Senior leaders who fail to implement work-life balance strategies may experience reduced profits and sustainability challenges. This single case study explored employers' strategies for improving employee work-life balance. The population for the study included 4 senior leaders of a hospice care agency in North Carolina who successfully implemented employee work-life balance strategies. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and from the review of company documents, website, and social media pages. The conceptual framework for the study was the transformational leadership theory. The trustworthiness of interpretations was supported by member checking. Four themes emerged from inductive analysis of the data: a …
Measuring Regulatory And Noncompliance Prevalence Among Maryland Commercial Blue Crab Fishers,
2019
Walden University
Measuring Regulatory And Noncompliance Prevalence Among Maryland Commercial Blue Crab Fishers, Jacquelyn Lee Rachor Hornsby
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Few empirical studies exist that compare regulation (R) and fishing crime (VL). The lack of information about R and VL effects stakeholder decision-making. Crime weakens conservation efforts and creates false baseline data. This furthers R and the cycle repeats. The purpose of this correlational study was to determine the statistical association between the number and type of annual commercial blue crab R and VL of the same. The Pearson's R correlation was used to analyze the data because it demonstrated the strength of each relationship. This quantitative study was grounded in enforcement theory. The data was public record and consisted …
When Pets Become Pests: The Role Of The Exotic Pet Trade In Producing Invasive Vertebrate Animals,
2019
Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
When Pets Become Pests: The Role Of The Exotic Pet Trade In Producing Invasive Vertebrate Animals, Julie I. Lockwood, Dustin J. Welbourne, Christina M. Romagosa, Phillip Cassey, Nicholas E. Mandrak, Angela L. Strecker, Brian Leung, Oliver C. Stringham, Bradley Udell, Diane J. Episcopio-Sturgeon, Michael F. Tlusty, James Sinclair, Michael R. Springborn, Elizabeth F. Plenaar, Andrew L. Rhyne, Reuben Keller
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
The annual trade in exotic vertebrates as pets is a multi-billion- dollar global business. Thousands of species, and tens of millions of individual animals, are shipped both internationally and within countries to satisfy this demand. Most research on the exotic pet trade has focused on its contribution to native biodiversity loss and disease spread. Here, we synthesize information across taxa and research disciplines to document the exotic pet trade’s contribution to vertebrate biological invasions. We show recent and substantial worldwide growth in the number of non-native animal populations introduced via this invasion pathway, which demonstrates a strong potential to increase …
A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Livelihood, Environmental And Health Benefits Of A Large Scale,
2019
University of Colorado Boulder
A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Livelihood, Environmental And Health Benefits Of A Large Scale, Christina K. Barstow, Randall Bluffstone, Kyle Silon, Karl Linden, Evan Thomas
Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations
Public health interventions targeting contaminated drinking water and indoor air pollution may help to reduce two of the leading causes of death among children under 5 in Rwanda - diarrhea and pneumonia. These interventions also have the potential to provide economic benefits, including reduction in expenditures on fuelwood and time spent on fuelwood collection, environmental benefits through reductions in deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions, and additional economic benefits attributable to health impacts. We evaluate one such large scale intervention, the Tubeho Neza program in Western Rwanda using a cost-benefit analysis. This paper estimates monetized program benefits related to fuelwood savings, …
Towards Sustainable Production Of Chemicals And Fuels From The Fast Pyrolysis Of Waste Polyolefin Plastics,
2019
Michigan Technological University
Towards Sustainable Production Of Chemicals And Fuels From The Fast Pyrolysis Of Waste Polyolefin Plastics, Ulises Gracida Alvarez
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
The increasing amount of plastic waste (PW) generation has become an important concern due to the leveled-off recycling rates. Therefore, governmental agencies around the world, including state governments in the United States, have proposed initiatives to minimize the amount of PW that is landfilled and encourage recycling or energy recovery. Circular economy is a strategy that attempts on reusing PW to produce new polymers while avoiding its disposal and the use of virgin material. Chemical recycling raises an interesting technology prospect due to the potential reduction of pollutant emissions and the establishment of a circular economy through the production of …
ปุ๋ยหมักกากไขมัน...จากของเสียเหลือทิ้งของอุตสาหกรรมโรงแรม สู่ต้นแบบงานวิจัยการพัฒนาปุ๋ยปรับปรุงบำรุงดิน,
2019
Chulalongkorn University
ปุ๋ยหมักกากไขมัน...จากของเสียเหลือทิ้งของอุตสาหกรรมโรงแรม สู่ต้นแบบงานวิจัยการพัฒนาปุ๋ยปรับปรุงบำรุงดิน, พันธวัศ สัมพันธ์พานิช, เพ็ญรดี จันทร์ภิวัฒน์, กรองแก้ว ทิพยศักดิ์
Environmental Journal
No abstract provided.
มลสารไมโครพลาสติกในแหล่งน้ำเสียดิบและระบบบำบัดน้ำเสีย,
2019
Chulalongkorn University
มลสารไมโครพลาสติกในแหล่งน้ำเสียดิบและระบบบำบัดน้ำเสีย, สุทธิรัตน์ กิตติพงษ์วิเศษ, อาทิตย์ เพ็ชร์รักษ์, เจนยุกต์ โล่ห์วัชรินทร์, จงรักษ์ ผลประเสริฐ
Environmental Journal
ปัจจุบัน ภาคอุตสาหกรรมของประเทศไทยมีการใช้พลาสติกเป็นสารตั งต้นการผลิตในเกือบทุกสาขาและผลิตภัณฑ์ อาทิ บรรจุภัณฑ์ ชิ นส่วนวัสดุก่อสร้าง ขนส่งยานยนต์ เฟอร์นิเจอร์ เครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้าและอิเล็กทรอนิคส์ เครื่องใช้ในครัวเรือน และผลิตภัณฑ์อื่น ๆ จากข้อมูลรายงานสถิติการผลิตพลาสติกของประเทศพบว่าการใช้ประโยชน์พลาสติกเป็นวัสดุส้าหรับผลิตบรรจุภัณฑ์ (Packaging) มีสัดส่วนสูงสุดและเป็นสาเหตุที่ก่อให้เกิดขยะมากที่สุด โดยสถาบันพลาสติกรายงานข้อมูลการใช้พลาสติกเพื่อผลิตบรรจุภัณฑ์ ในปี พ.ศ. 2558 สูงถึง 2.048 ล้านตัน ในจ้านวนนี ประกอบด้วยการผลิตผลิตภัณฑ์ประเภทถุง 0.476 ล้านตัน การผลิตถาดโฟม 0.09 ล้านตัน และผลิตภัณฑ์อื่น ๆ เช่น กล่อง ถ้วย 1.482 ล้านตัน ตามล้าดับ โดยในช่วง 10 ปีที่ผ่านมา พบว่าขยะพลาสติกเกิดขึ นในประเทศทั งสิ นร้อยละ 12 ของปริมาณขยะทั งหมด หรือประมาณปีละ 2 ล้านตัน โดยตัวอย่างขยะพลาสติกที่พบส่วนใหญ่ในสิ่งแวดล้อม ได้แก่ ถุงพลาสติกประเภทถุงร้อน ถุงเย็น ถุงหูหิ วที่ท้าจากพลาสติกประเภท Polypropylene High-Density-Polyethylene และ Low-Density-Polyethylene เป็นต้น
กรอบวิเคราะห์ความยั่งยืนการท่องเที่ยวเชิงนิเวศ,
2019
Chulalongkorn University
กรอบวิเคราะห์ความยั่งยืนการท่องเที่ยวเชิงนิเวศ, ภิษฐ์วลัญต์ กรพิพัฒน์
Environmental Journal
การเดินทางและการท่องเที่ยวเป็นภาคส่วนหนึ่งของภาคเศรษฐกิจที่ทุกประเทศทั่วโลกผลักดันและส่งเสริมเพื่อสร้างรายได้และการจ้างงาน ในปี ค.ศ. 2017 ประเทศไทยมีรายได้จากการเดินทางและการท่องเที่ยว 36.4 พันล้าน US$ สูงเป็นอันดับที่ 12 ของโลก และมีสัดส่วนใน GDP ร้อยละ 9.3 สูงเป็นอันดับ 3 ของโลก [รองจากมอลตา (ร้อยละ 15.1) และโครเอเชีย (ร้อยละ 10.1)] และมีการจ้างงานมากกว่า 2.4 ล้านคน (World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), 2018)
การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศกับ บทบาทการลดก๊าซเรือนกระจกในภาคผลิตไฟฟ้าของไทย,
2019
Chulalongkorn University
การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศกับ บทบาทการลดก๊าซเรือนกระจกในภาคผลิตไฟฟ้าของไทย, อรุณลักษณ์ จิรธนภิญโญ
Environmental Journal
No abstract provided.
หน้ากากกันฝุ่น กับ Pm2.5,
2019
Chulalongkorn University
หน้ากากกันฝุ่น กับ Pm2.5, ศีลาวุธ ดำรงศิริ
Environmental Journal
No abstract provided.
