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Law Enforcement Agencies’ Policy Impact On Police Officers’ Mental Health And Wellness: A Content Analysis, Na'shayla M. Nelson
Law Enforcement Agencies’ Policy Impact On Police Officers’ Mental Health And Wellness: A Content Analysis, Na'shayla M. Nelson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Law enforcement officers are available to answer the calls of citizens in the communities they serve. They are required to deal with some of the most horrific and stressful situations imaginable. The purpose of this qualitative content analysis was to investigate law enforcement agencies’ policies related to adequate provision of early mental health intervention services for law enforcement officers after critical incidents and those policies’ impact on officer mental health. The focus of this study was on law enforcement agencies’ policies from 34 departments from across the United States. The agencies vary in geographic location and size. The results demonstrate …
Law Enforcement Agencies’ Policy Impact On Police Officers’ Mental Health And Wellness: A Content Analysis, Na'shayla M. Nelson
Law Enforcement Agencies’ Policy Impact On Police Officers’ Mental Health And Wellness: A Content Analysis, Na'shayla M. Nelson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Law enforcement officers are available to answer the calls of citizens in the communities they serve. They are required to deal with some of the most horrific and stressful situations imaginable. The purpose of this qualitative content analysis was to investigate law enforcement agencies’ policies related to adequate provision of early mental health intervention services for law enforcement officers after critical incidents and those policies’ impact on officer mental health. The focus of this study was on law enforcement agencies’ policies from 34 departments from across the United States. The agencies vary in geographic location and size. The results demonstrate …
Strategies For Remaining Competitive Without Compromising Quality In The Aerospace Industry, Cornelius Jude Amadeus
Strategies For Remaining Competitive Without Compromising Quality In The Aerospace Industry, Cornelius Jude Amadeus
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The lack of strategic initiatives to elevate quality manufacturing and customer-centric business models has precipitated the monetary collapse of many aerospace organizations. Concerns arise when the focus on revenue supersedes the goal of quality workmanship. Grounded in total quality management (TQM), the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that seven aerospace leaders used to increase and maintain profitability through TQM to gain a competitive advantage. Data were collected using semistructured face-to-face interviews and a review of organizational documents. Five themes were identified through thematic analysis: (a) applying operational excellence, (b) optimizing capacity planning and resource …
Strategies For Small U.S. Software Companies To Reduce Merger And Acquisition (M&A) Employee Turnover, Michael William Landreth
Strategies For Small U.S. Software Companies To Reduce Merger And Acquisition (M&A) Employee Turnover, Michael William Landreth
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Voluntary turnover during the merger and acquisition (M&A) process can affect the success of the M&A, resulting in company failure and the inability of employees to experience associated financial and career growth opportunities, a problem for employees, managers, and executives. Grounded in Eisenberger et al.’s organizational support theory, the purpose of this generic qualitative pragmatic inquiry study was to explore strategies executive leaders of small U.S. software companies use that promote employee engagement throughout the M&A process and reduce voluntary turnover. Six executive leaders of small U.S. software companies who successfully employed strategies to reduce or eliminate voluntary turnover during …
Strategies For Small U.S. Software Companies To Reduce Merger And Acquisition (M&A) Employee Turnover, Michael William Landreth
Strategies For Small U.S. Software Companies To Reduce Merger And Acquisition (M&A) Employee Turnover, Michael William Landreth
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Voluntary turnover during the merger and acquisition (M&A) process can affect the success of the M&A, resulting in company failure and the inability of employees to experience associated financial and career growth opportunities, a problem for employees, managers, and executives. Grounded in Eisenberger et al.’s organizational support theory, the purpose of this generic qualitative pragmatic inquiry study was to explore strategies executive leaders of small U.S. software companies use that promote employee engagement throughout the M&A process and reduce voluntary turnover. Six executive leaders of small U.S. software companies who successfully employed strategies to reduce or eliminate voluntary turnover during …
Effective Leadership For Supply Chain Management In The Big Data Era, Tianshu Wu
Effective Leadership For Supply Chain Management In The Big Data Era, Tianshu Wu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The diffusion of big data technology undergirds a fast and far-reaching digitalization process that has posed challenges for many supply chain organizations. Big data refers to large volumes of data from various sources in real time. Although the literature indicates the benefits and challenges of deploying big data within supply chain operations, there is a lack of research on the problem of lag-behind and the impact of digital disruption. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of big data and leadership strategy on supply chain management. The research questions focused on the current perceptions of big data …
Effective Leadership For Supply Chain Management In The Big Data Era, Tianshu Wu
Effective Leadership For Supply Chain Management In The Big Data Era, Tianshu Wu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The diffusion of big data technology undergirds a fast and far-reaching digitalization process that has posed challenges for many supply chain organizations. Big data refers to large volumes of data from various sources in real time. Although the literature indicates the benefits and challenges of deploying big data within supply chain operations, there is a lack of research on the problem of lag-behind and the impact of digital disruption. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of big data and leadership strategy on supply chain management. The research questions focused on the current perceptions of big data …
Small Business Leaders' Strategies To Improve Organizational Performance, Gregory Scott Wilson
Small Business Leaders' Strategies To Improve Organizational Performance, Gregory Scott Wilson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small business leaders are concerned with leadership that will improve their organizational performance because 20% of new small businesses fail within the first 2 years of operation. Grounded in the transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore leadership strategies small business leaders use to improve organizational performance. The project participants were six small business leaders in the Central Illinois area of the United States who successfully used leadership strategies to improve organizational performance. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and reviewing financial and annual reports. Through thematic analysis, four themes were identified: (a) intellectual …
Strategies For Reducing Employee Turnover Costs, Karen Coates
Strategies For Reducing Employee Turnover Costs, Karen Coates
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
High employee turnover costs are prevalent in academic healthcare centers. Healthcare center leaders who experience high employee turnover also experience high operational costs. Grounded in Blau's social exchange theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies executive and senior healthcare leaders utilized to minimize employee turnover costs. Through interviews with four academic healthcare center leaders on the East Coast of the United States, using Ming-Shu Yuan's (2019) narrative analysis, four primary themes were identified: (a) strategies, (b) implementation, (c) measuring success, and (d) leadership support. One key recommendation is for academic medical center leaders to increase …
Strategies For Nonprofit Organizations To Meet Performance Goals Through Employee, Allicia Graham
Strategies For Nonprofit Organizations To Meet Performance Goals Through Employee, Allicia Graham
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Dismal employee engagement can have an adverse effect on an organization’s productivity and profitability. Nonprofit organization leaders are concerned about employee engagement because the lack of it impedes meeting organizational performance goals. Grounded in engagement theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies that nonprofit organizational leaders used to increase employee engagement to meet organizational performance goals. The participants were six nonprofit industry leaders in the Northeast region of the U. S. who successfully implemented employee engagement strategies and met organizational performance goals. Data were collected through semi structured interviews and from publicly available data and …
Mitigating Burnout In Primary School Teachers Since The Covid-19 Pandemic, Janine Celeste Adrian
Mitigating Burnout In Primary School Teachers Since The Covid-19 Pandemic, Janine Celeste Adrian
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Although teacher burnout has been experienced for decades, teachers faced additional stressors with the onset of COVID-19. Teachers faced newfound stressors due to lockdowns and restrictions on gathering face-to-face and instruction becoming virtual. Even the youngest students (kindergarten to fifth grade) had to be taught according to the virtual learning mandates. As a result, primary school teachers began to experience burnout differently. The purpose of this study was to explore the support primary school teachers needed to help mitigate the burnout they experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explored what interpersonal, intrapersonal, or educational support helps mitigate burnout …
Budget Sustainability Strategies And Practices In Correctional Institutions, Darrel Fox
Budget Sustainability Strategies And Practices In Correctional Institutions, Darrel Fox
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Over 80 billion dollars are spent annually incarcerating approximately 2.3 million people, yet correctional systems continue to encounter substantial barriers in maintaining budgetary sustainability. Correctional leaders are concerned with budget strategies’ relevance to ensure that needed resources are allocated and utilized to enable correctional facilities’ continuing effectiveness. Grounded in organizational capacity theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to identify and explore effective budget strategies and practices used by midlevel supervisors in correctional institutions. The participants comprised five midlevel correctional supervisors from four state prisons in the Southeastern United States who successfully developed and implemented effective strategies …
Sustainability Strategies For Micro, Small, And Medium Enterprises Located In The Organization Of Eastern Caribbean States, Henry James Hazel
Sustainability Strategies For Micro, Small, And Medium Enterprises Located In The Organization Of Eastern Caribbean States, Henry James Hazel
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are critical business entities, disproportionately challenged, and fail at a high rate. Business owners are concerned with sustainability strategies because they support the operations of their enterprises and mitigate failure. Grounded in the resource-based view and dynamic capabilities theories, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore effective strategies that owner-managers of MSMEs located in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) use to sustain their operations beyond 3 years. The participants were 5 owner-managers of MSMEs located in the OECS who implemented successful strategies that sustained their operations for more than …
Jamaican Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Impact Of The Tablets In School Project On Their Literacy-Teaching Practices, Valri Leonie Morgan
Jamaican Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Impact Of The Tablets In School Project On Their Literacy-Teaching Practices, Valri Leonie Morgan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
There have been many innovations targeting literacy teaching and learning in small countries such as Jamaica, but changes to literacy teaching practices are rarely sustained beyond the life of the initial projects. The purpose of this study was to understand teachers’ rationale for changes to literacy teaching practices that were and were not sustained beyond the life of the initial Tablets in Schools (TIS) project of 2014 in Jamaica. Grounded in Lewin’s and Rogers’s change theories, the study’s conceptual framework communicated that impactful innovation leads to sustainable change. The two research questions sought to establish how primary school teachers explained …
Clinical Nurse Manager Fatigue And Its Personal And Professional Impacts, Carlene Galanopulo
Clinical Nurse Manager Fatigue And Its Personal And Professional Impacts, Carlene Galanopulo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Workplace fatigue has been empirically linked with errors, injuries, and chronic health issues that negatively impact the healthcare worker, patients, and staff with whom that person comes in contact, as well as the organization for which that person works. The experience of fatigue in clinical nurse managers (CNMs) has been understudied. The purpose of this study was to understand the individual experience of fatigue and its professional and personal impacts as more fully described by CNMs. The research question that guided this study involved the professional and personal impact of fatigue as described by CNMs. The occupational fatigue in nursing …
Challenges Faced By Information Technology Project Managers When Adopting Network Automation, Joshua Allen Kerley
Challenges Faced By Information Technology Project Managers When Adopting Network Automation, Joshua Allen Kerley
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Automating network services is vital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to remain viable and competitive, but implementation has challenges. Without evidence-based strategies to help IT project managers curb those challenges, the transition to automating network services could be hindered. Grounded in Lewin’s change model, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore the methods used by IT project managers in network engineering to curb the challenges they face when automating network services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 10 IT project managers from non-governmental SMEs in Florida, US. The data were thematically analyzed, and …
Strategies For Small Business Sustainability For Restaurants, James Harold Jones
Strategies For Small Business Sustainability For Restaurants, James Harold Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Many small restaurant business owners in the United States industry lack effective leadership strategies to sustain their business operations. For small restaurant businesses, the survival rate from 1994-2018 was 15 years. One-third of all small businesses are sustainable to 10 years without successful business sustainable leadership strategies. Grounded in authentic leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore sustainable leadership strategies five small restaurant business owners use to sustain their business for 5 years and longer. The participants were five small business restaurant owners in Arkansas and Tennessee. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, member checking, …
Human Resources Strategies To Promote Employee Retention And Reduce Turnover, Brenda Tucker
Human Resources Strategies To Promote Employee Retention And Reduce Turnover, Brenda Tucker
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee voluntary separation is potentially hindering the growth and stabilization of small- to mid-sized organizations. Grounded in Bandura’s social cognitive theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies successful HR leaders use to promote employee retention and reduce employee voluntary separation. The participants consisted of five HR leaders of small- to mid-sized service worker industry organizations in several counties within the state of Maryland who demonstrated success in promoting employee retention and decreasing employee turnover. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, worksite reports, fiscal strategic plans, and results-based accountability reports. Through thematic analysis, five themes …
Crafting A Succession Process For A Nonprofit Organization: Exploring And Plotting The Creation Of A Succession Plan For The Chips Montgomery Foundation, Robert King
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In this case study, the phenomena of leadership loss and transition within a small nonprofit organization, which is a pivotal cycle impacting businesses of all sizes and types, was explored. The study underscored that employee turnover is an inevitable occurrence, influenced by a myriad of factors, leading to significant decisions on staff replacement and thereby shaping future organizational trajectories. Central to this investigation was the exploration of various organizational development theories, functionalism, and human resource planning, which provided a conceptual framework for understanding leadership transitions. Both for-profit and nonprofit entities grapple with leadership losses, yet nonprofits encounter distinct challenges necessitated …
Perspectives Of Administrators On Practices Leading To Discipline Disproportionality Among African American Students With Disabilities, Delicia Goodman-Lee
Perspectives Of Administrators On Practices Leading To Discipline Disproportionality Among African American Students With Disabilities, Delicia Goodman-Lee
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Discipline disproportionality among African American students with disabilities is well documented in empirical research; however, there are limited studies about school administrators' perspectives on practices leading to disproportionality for this population. The purpose of this study was to examine school administrators' perspectives on practices and issues leading to discipline disproportionality in a large southeastern U.S. state. Social justice leadership, coupled with disability studies and critical race theory, served as the conceptual framework. A basic qualitative design with open coding and thematic analysis was used to answer the three research questions. Data were collected via virtual semistructured interviews with six administrators …
Skill Bias Perceptions Of Unskilled Workers' Self-Perception And Self-Efficacy, Cheryl M. Jackson
Skill Bias Perceptions Of Unskilled Workers' Self-Perception And Self-Efficacy, Cheryl M. Jackson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
A common phenomenon witnessed in the United States health care industry is a division between skilled and unskilled workforces. The division results from skill bias perceptions that strip the appreciation and value of certain job titles and responsibilities. The purpose of this quantitative nonexperimental study focused on the human capability approach theory was to ascertain the differences in perception between the two types of workers and whether skill bias perceptions predict self-perception and self-efficacy. The goal was to recognize and support the innate human capabilities of unskilled workers as valuable human capital resources. From stratified sampling, 172 skilled and unskilled …
Leadership Practices And Instructional Strategies To Advance Student Achievement In Title 1 Elementary Schools, Paula Michelle Watson
Leadership Practices And Instructional Strategies To Advance Student Achievement In Title 1 Elementary Schools, Paula Michelle Watson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This qualitative single case study aimed to explore how administrative team members perceived their leadership practices and instructional strategies that advance student academic outcomes on annual mathematics and literacy state assessments. Transformational leadership was the conceptual framework for data collection and analysis. Three research questions focused on how elementary administrative team members perceived leadership practices to advance student achievement in mathematics and literacy, their perceptions of the effectiveness of the leadership strategies used, and their perceptions of instructional strategies used to advance student achievement in mathematics and literacy. This single case study included the cases of three elementary school administrative …
Teachers’ And School Directors’ Perspectives On Standardizing A Learning Management System For Blended Learning, Alfredo Felipe Rivera-Mejías
Teachers’ And School Directors’ Perspectives On Standardizing A Learning Management System For Blended Learning, Alfredo Felipe Rivera-Mejías
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The introduction of standardized learning management systems (LMSs) for blended learning (BL) in K–12 education in Puerto Rico signifies a pivotal shift towards enhancing educational environments with technology. This qualitative study was conducted to understand the perspectives of teachers and school directors on the LMS adoption process. Grounded in the concerns-based adoption model as its conceptual framework, the study aimed to elucidate the stages of concern and levels of use among educational stakeholders, shedding light on the multifaceted challenges and opportunities that technology integration brings to schools. Employing semistructured interviews with a selection of seven teachers and school directors, this …
Influence Of Leader's Mental Health Skills On Emergency Call-Taker And Dispatcher Well-Being, Chenetra Washington
Influence Of Leader's Mental Health Skills On Emergency Call-Taker And Dispatcher Well-Being, Chenetra Washington
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In 2021, researchers reported that nearly half of emergency responder personnel who are continuously exposed to traumatic incidents will test positive for one or more forms of mental illness. The purpose of this descriptive qualitative phenomenological study was to describe and identify the lived experiences of emergency call-takers and dispatchers by identifying how their leader’s mental health skills influence their well-being in the emergency management industry. This study was framed by Bertalanffy’s general systems theory and Husserl’s origins of consciousness concept. Using a qualitative research design, data were collected and triangulated from 10 semistructured interviews, reflective and descriptive fields notes, …
Physician Burnout And The Marital Relationship: Spouse Perspective, Lisa Anne Muehlenbein
Physician Burnout And The Marital Relationship: Spouse Perspective, Lisa Anne Muehlenbein
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Physician burnout rates have consistently been higher than the general working population; however, recent literature suggested that after a steady decline in physician burnout rates, the COVID-19 global pandemic and additional organizational factors have caused physician burnout to reach an all-time high. Substantial research is available on physician burnout; however, little is known about how a physician’s burnout is experienced in the marital relationship through the spouse’s perspective. This basic qualitative study used purposive, convenience, and snowball sampling methods to recruit 10 female spouses of male physicians to participate in semi-structured interviews. The research question investigated the participants’ perceptions of …
Evaluating The Qualitative Aspects Of A Community College Academic Success Program, Joselito Dacillo Coquilla
Evaluating The Qualitative Aspects Of A Community College Academic Success Program, Joselito Dacillo Coquilla
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
College academic success programs (ASP) frequently include both quantitative and qualitative key performance indicators (KPI). While the quantitative KPIs are typically programmed for evaluation within an ASP’s implementation, evaluating qualitative KPIs is resource intensive and therefore, sometimes overlooked. The problem addressed by this study was the need to evaluate the qualitative KPIs in a large community college system’s 2016 ASP (2016-2020). The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to conduct a summative evaluation to determine the extent to which the college achieved its ASP’s qualitative KPI objectives from the perspectives of students. The study was guided by Tinto’s involvement …
Effective Strategies To Reduce Registered Nurse Turnover In Hospitals, Adrienne Cozart
Effective Strategies To Reduce Registered Nurse Turnover In Hospitals, Adrienne Cozart
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Registered nurse (RN) turnover remains a problem for many healthcare organizations. Hospital nurse leaders are concerned with RN turnover because of its negative effect on the profitability of hospitals. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies that hospital nurse leaders use to reduce RN turnover. The participants were four hospital nurse leaders who reduced RN turnover in two hospitals in Texas. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of organizational documentation. Thematic analysis of the data resulted in three themes: turnover reduction strategies, barriers or challenges to …
An Effective, Robust, And Strategic Succession Plan For A Primary Law Enforcement Agency In Guyana, South America, Nicola Denise Kendall
An Effective, Robust, And Strategic Succession Plan For A Primary Law Enforcement Agency In Guyana, South America, Nicola Denise Kendall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The client organization, Guyana’s principal law enforcement agency, lacked a robust, effective, and strategic succession plan to fill vacancies for senior leadership and management. The current qualitative case study was to ascertain the appropriate strategies that could be employed for this organization, and by extension public organizations and law enforcement agencies, to have a robust, effective, and strategic succession plan. The conceptual framework was based on the succession planning model, which focused on key concepts such as strategy, knowledge management, talent management, organizational culture, leadership development, and management commitment. Data were collected from interviews, with 23 participants and a review …
Higher Education Leaders’ Perceptions Of The Function And Purpose Of Faculty Academic Advising To Support Student Persistence And Retention, Kristin Domville
Higher Education Leaders’ Perceptions Of The Function And Purpose Of Faculty Academic Advising To Support Student Persistence And Retention, Kristin Domville
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Faculty academic advising provides students with academic support to enhance academic persistence and retention. Prior research on faculty academic advising has not included higher education leaders’ (HELs’) perceptions of the function and purpose of faculty academic advising when creating policies and procedures that are intended to support student persistence and retention. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore HELs’ perceptions of the function and purpose of faculty academic advising when developing institutional policies and procedures that are intended to support student persistence and retention. The conceptual framework for this study was the appreciative inquiry (AI) model established …
Strategies For Coping With Racial Microaggressions Among African American Medical Social Workers, Robert Ebot Tambe Ebot
Strategies For Coping With Racial Microaggressions Among African American Medical Social Workers, Robert Ebot Tambe Ebot
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Racial microaggressions are prevalent in the field of social work. Social workers have reported experiencing racial microaggressions from coworkers, patients, and patients’ families. However, little is known about coping strategies that African American medical social workers use to mitigate the effects of racial microaggressions in the workplace. Therefore, the purpose of this generic qualitative study was to increase understanding of how African American medical social workers perceive and cope with racial microaggressions in the workplace. A generic qualitative approach was used to explore this topic, as well as how these social workers subsequently cope with perceived racial microaggressions. Twelve African …