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The Moderating Impact Of Yoga On The Relationship Between Employee Job Satisfaction And Trust In Management, Khalid George Darargeh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employees with low job satisfaction are less likely than employees with average or high job satisfaction to achieve organizational productivity objectives. Owners of U. S. companies lose an estimated $605 billion each year in productivity due to low employee job satisfaction. Grounded in the leader-member exchange theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the moderating impact of yoga on the relationship between employee trust in leadership and employee job satisfaction. Using LinkedIn and Facebook, participants were 80 full-time professionals living in the Baltimore County or Baltimore City vicinities who varied in their participation in yoga as …

Leadership Influence On Dispatcher Access Of Trauma Recovery Resources, Ariel R. Place

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Emergency dispatchers experience duty-related trauma exposure that can lead to reduced work engagement, compromised employee health, and increased organizational costs. Leadership is crucial in providing guidance and support to first responders following traumatic events. This study’s purpose was to understand how one public service organization’s (PSO) leaders influence emergency dispatchers’ access to trauma-recovery resources. The Baldrige Excellence Framework provided the framework for this qualitative case study. Semi-structured interviews with the public service organization partner site (PSOPS) leaders were conducted and archival data and documents were reviewed and analyzed to gain a clearer picture of PSOPS leaders’ personal perspectives of and …

Voluntary Diversity Training Strategies For Alleviating Leadership Gender Bias, Jason Thomas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers showed that mandatory diversity training programs in large U.S. corporations adversely increase unconscious gender bias of promotion selection. The problem is that workplace diversity experts disagree about a consistent set of strategies to implement voluntary diversity training programs, adversely affecting the efficiency and productivity in training related to alleviating unconscious gender bias in selecting women to management. The purpose of this qualitative classical Delphi study was to determine how a panel of eight workplace diversity experts viewed the desirability and feasibility of forward-looking strategies for implementing voluntary diversity training programs to alleviate unconscious gender bias in selecting women to …

Understanding Principals' Perceptions Of Leadership For Implementation Of Social-Emotional Learning (Sel) Programs, Margaret Akinnusi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

School principals' leadership strategies and collaborative efforts contribute immensely to defining and managing goals in response to any educational initiatives, including social-emotional learning (SEL) programs. The problem prompting this study was the disproportionate special education referral and school suspension of minority students. Although the focus school district adopted an SEL curriculum and tasked principals with implementation to reduce disproportionality, these disparities continue to persist. This qualitative descriptive study explored 10 principals' leadership strategies and implementation challenges regarding SEL program implementation to close the disparity of special education identification and the suspension and expulsion of minority students at an urban school …

Knowledge Workers’ Daily Experiences With Technostress And Presenteeism: A Single Case Study, Teresa Himes Mcgovern

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite the prominence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)-enabled technostress in organizations, there is a gap in the literature on how knowledge workers cope with technostress, and managers know little about the interface of ICT-induced presenteeism on employee productivity. The overarching research question was developed to address the purpose of this qualitative single case study with embedded units, which was to understand the perceptions of knowledge workers on the interface of technostress and ICT-induced presenteeism on their work productivity. This study was framed by the concept of presenteeism developed by Lohaus and Habermann within their comprehensive presenteeism model, a decision-integrated …

Mentoring Strategies To Enhance Employee Engagement In The Retail Industry, Cynthia June Moss

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

High levels of employee disengagement can lead to high attrition rates that impact customer satisfaction. Retail industry leaders who lack mentoring strategies can experience a decrease in productivity because of employee disengagement. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore mentoring strategies used by three retail industry leaders in the state of Virginia, who have improved employee engagement. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and the review of organizational documents that included a mentoring guide, company newsletter, and mentee core assessments. The themes that emerged from the thematic analysis were mentoring practices, …

Strategies Managers Use To Increase Collaboration And Productivity Among Multigenerational Workers, Clarissa Miram Goins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Age differences within the workforce continue to challenge employers because they must create environments that enhance collaboration among multigenerational workers. Grounded in emotional intelligence theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies business leaders in the financial services industry use to manage a multigenerational workforce. The participants comprised six business leaders from one financial institution headquartered in Dutchess County, New York, who successfully created strategies to promote collaboration. Data collection involved the use of semistructured face-to-face interviews and phone interviews. Data analysis included a coding process to identify themes and member checking to ensure the findings’ …

Employee Perceptions Of Collaborative Communication Skills Learned In The Informal Workplace, Wendy Marie Lewis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Collaborative communication skills are underdeveloped through higher education experiences; therefore, employees need to develop these skills while working. Current research has not focused on how employees identify collaborative communication skills developed from informal workplace learning experiences, specifically those presented as coaching, mentoring, and networking. Marsick and Watkins’s informal workplace learning theory was the conceptual framework for this basic qualitative study, which used a researcher-produced interview protocol with eight United States employees who had been in their positions longer than 6 months. Data were analyzed using three rounds of hand coding. Participants described how informal coaching, mentoring, and networking encounters influenced …

Bank Employees’ Lived Experiences With The Implementation Of Innovative Financial Technologies, Gloria L. Cortes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In recent academic research, the process of financial innovation has been explored with a focus on customer adoption, the process of implementing change, and performance. An underresearched topic within existing financial innovation research is how individuals experience the process of innovation. The research question guiding this study was to explore the lived experiences of bank employees regarding the implementation of innovative financial technology solutions in a highly regulated environment. An interpretive phenomenological approach was utilized within this study to explore the experiences of 18 individuals who participated in the implementation of innovative financial technology solutions while employed at a bank. …

Strategies For Reducing Conflicting Organizational Issues Of Cross-Border Mergers And Acquisitions In West Africa, Ernest Mfobujong Ngwa

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

West African companies witnessed a reduction in cross-border merger and acquisition (CBMA) activities in 2017 resulting in an $11 billion decrease in foreign direct investment. In addition, West African CBMA executives who do not reduce postmerger organizational issues are less likely to attract foreign direct investment, resulting in lower economic productivity. Grounded in Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s situational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies some CBMA executives use to reduce conflicting organizational issues in CBMAs to increase economic productivity. The participants comprised five CBMA executives of organizations active in CBMA in West Africa …

Meaningful Use Criteria And Staff Accountability In An Office Setting, Marcia Ionie Pender

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Proper documentation for meaningful use (MU) criteria within electronic health records (EHRs) was identified as an issue for office staff at a local primary care office in a metropolitan area of Central Florida. The project question addressed the local gap in knowledge about MU standards necessary to ensure correct documentation of EHRs. The purpose of this doctoral project was to provide an educational program for staff to ensure compliance with the HITECH Act of 2009. Lewin’s Change Theory and Knowles Theory of Adult learning were the conceptual foundations for the educational program. The project question was to determine whether a …

Effects Of Differing Education Levels On Respiratory Therapy Hiring Decisions In Pennsylvania, Ronald Curtis Aumiller

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many healthcare professions struggle with knowing what the entry-level educational requirement should be for their profession. This study looked at the educational level of hiring managers for respiratory therapy and whether that affected their decisions on hiring associate or baccalaureate degree graduates in the state of Pennsylvania. The quantitative internet-based questionnaire surveyed respiratory therapy hiring managers in hospitals in Pennsylvania. The power theory, with the use of expert power, organizational culture and change, and ethnographic principle, was used to examine how hiring managers choose their employees. An invitation was sent to 70 respiratory hiring managers in Pennsylvania to participate on …

Exploring Citizen Security In The Nigeria Federated State: Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency In Perspective, Adesoji Olaitan Ogunsanya

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThe research problem of this study was centered on the state of insecurity in Lagos State and the intervention of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency. Evidence from previous studies supported the use of community policing, police reform, training of security personnel, and collaboration amongst security agencies as measures to address issues of insecurity in Lagos State. The purpose of this qualitative research was to examine the impact of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency on the security challenges of the state and generate additional discourse. Institutional theory was used as the theoretical foundation for this research with a purposive sampling …

A Lebanese Health Care Organization’S Strategies To Secure Sustainable Funding, Dania Mahmoud Al Assadi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Fundraising and donations are the main sources of revenue for behavioral health care nonprofit organizations (NPOs) worldwide. Economic, political, social, or health crises impact fundraising and donation sources for behavioral health care NPOs. This qualitative case study addressed strategies that senior leaders of a Lebanese behavioral health care NPO could use in times of crisis. The study also addressed the behavioral health leaders’ experience managing a funding crisis. The Baldrige conceptual framework was used to assess the organization’s effectiveness in seven key areas. Interviews with the senior leaders and analysis of the organization’s archival data were used to inform the …

Inhaled Insulin, Afrezza, Educational Module For Health Care Providers, Sara Lynn Doolin-Thompson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Abstract Inhaled Insulin, Afrezza, Educational Module for Health Care Providers

bySara Doolin-Thompson

MSN, Walden University, 2014 BSN, University of Phoenix, 2004 ASN, Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1994

Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillmentof the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice

Walden University August 2021 Abstract Diabetes is on a global rise and there is a definite gap in providing care for the diabetic population. Two of the largest contributors to this gap in care are the lack of collaboration between health care professionals and the lack of education for health care providers on the evolution of diabetes treatment plans. …

Perceived Effects Of Power Distance On Organizational Change In A Multicultural Organization, Magdaline Nkando

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Organizational change researchers have reported an accelerated rate of change in modern organizations, with as many as 70% of them reportedly failing to deliver expected results. Change management scholars and practitioners have yet to reach consensus on the main contributors to this high rate of failure, despite having evaluated a variety of organizational change success factors. The purpose of this qualitative single case study of a multinational financial organization was to explore the concept of power distance with an aim to increase understanding and general awareness of its perceived effects on the process of an organizational change in a global …

Treatment Providers’ Perspectives On Restraints And Seclusion For Children In Psychiatric Facilities, Calpurnia Chudi Adamma Okwuone

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The use of restraints and seclusions in psychiatric treatment facilities for children and adolescents has caused major disputes in the healthcare field. Treatment providers determine the need to implement a restraint or seclusion depending on their perceptions of the situation and their responsibility to abide by the rules and regulations of the facility. The purpose of this research was to gain a deep understanding of how treatment providers are affected prior to, during, and following the use of a restraint or seclusion with a child or adolescent patient. Attribution theory was the theoretical framework used to examine this phenomenon. Data …

Staff Education To Promote Postpartum Depression Screening, Melony Stokes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most frequent cause of maternal morbidity in the United States. PPD is far more prevalent than reported. The literature suggests that more than half of women experiencing PPD are untreated and unrecognized. PPD affects the health of mothers and their newborns and is associated with long-term psychological and socioeconomic implications. Varying factors may influence PPD, and it is often difficult for patients to recognize the symptoms making it critically important for health care staff to screen for PPD. The aim of this project was to determine whether an education program for nurses in an obstetrical …

Merger And Acquisitions: Effects Of Cultural Adaptation On Burnout Over Time Among Middle Managers, Perian Nora Stavrum

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Merger and acquisition (M&A) actions are common; however, research on cultural adaptation over time leading to burnout is scarce. The purpose of this quantitative, nonexperimental study was to evaluate the relationships between independent variables defined as organizational and group adjustment, and the criterion variables operationalized as emotional exhaustion and cynicism, and to determine if the adjustment factors and time interact, affecting burnout in middle managers working in a target organization of U.S.-based M&As. The theoretical framework used was organizational socialization, conceptualized as newcomer adaptation, suggesting that individuals must traverse through an adjustment period regardless of the context of the change. …

Strategies To Sustain Business Operations During Continuous Environmental Change, Alfred Tembo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Failure to change and adapt to changing conditions can result in organizational stagnation, leading to imminent business extinction. Business leaders in parastatal companies who fail to adapt to changing conditions may be unable to sustain business operations resulting in business failure. Grounded in McKinsey’s 7S framework, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies business leaders in parastatal companies use to adapt to continuous environmental change to sustain their business operations. Participants were 4 Zambian business leaders who successfully implemented strategies to adapt to continuous environmental change and had evidence of sustainable business operations through their …

Financial Impact Of Social Responsibility On Publicly Traded Insurers, Alaina Josette Winman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite significant annual spending on corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, automobile insurance company stakeholders are not aware if there is a relationship between CSR spending and earnings per share (EPS). Leaders of publicly traded automobile insurance companies will benefit from understanding if CSR affects EPS and value creation so they can plan CSR spending and stakeholder management strategies. Grounded in the theoretical framework of stakeholder management theory and signaling theory, the purpose of this quantitative ex-post facto study was to determine if there was a relationship between charitable donations, community development spending, environmental spending, and EPS. Data were collected from …

Territoriality As A Factor In Nursing Incivility, Carolyn Wright

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractIncivility and hazing in health care results in unsafe environments, not only for the nurse but also for the client, facility, and other health professionals. The project site, a privately owned medical clinic, has a high employee turnover rate with exit interviews indicating bullying and incivility from long-term nursing staff toward new employees as critical reasons for employee resignation. The literature offers minimal information regarding territoriality, a concept associated with aggressive (i.e., alpha) behaviors in animals and humans and incivility in nursing. The purpose of the project was to identify whether territoriality was a behavioral factor that may have contributed …

Employee Resignation: Strategies To Retain Tacit Knowledge, Danny G. Dolphin Jr

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Globalization has increased the turnover of skilled employees who resign without transferring their tacit knowledge, which makes up 85% of organizational knowledge. Insurance agency owner-managers who fail to transfer knowledge from employees who resign negatively impact their firm financially due to repetitive efforts, the loss of time and resources, and organizational failure. Grounded in complexity leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies insurance agency owner-managers use to retain tacit knowledge from employees who resign. The participants comprised six insurance agency owner-managers in Southern Connecticut who successfully used strategies to retain tacit knowledge …

Leadership Strategies And Retention In Government Agencies, Desiree Nicole Andrus

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractLow retention creates a loss of talent, and an unstable workforce harms employee performance and productivity, significantly decreasing internal proficiency. Grounded in the transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies government leaders use to enhance employee retention. The participants consisted of four supervisory government employees in a single agency in Washington D.C. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and follow-up member checking, direct observations, and a review of organizational documents. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis; four themes emerged: idiosyncratic employee engagement, specific relational transmissions, promotion of diversity, and stimulating psychological incentives. A …

Successful Strategies For Adopting Open-Source Software, Balla Barro

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Middle-level information systems managers (ISMs) in small-scale organizations often have challenges in determining the most appropriate strategy for adopting open-source software (OSS) in their organizations. The ISMs need to determine the right strategy for adopting OSS to protect the organizations’ information technology infrastructure. Grounded in the diffusion of innovation theory, the objective of this multiple case study was to explore strategies middle-level ISMs used to adopt OSS in their small-scale organizations. Six middle-level ISMs from three small-scale organizations with experience of not less than six years in OSS adoption strategy in the city of Frederick, Maryland, shared their strategies during …

The Pertinence Of Risk Management In Behavioral Healthcare Organizations, Mary Darden-Robinson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The role of risk management in healthcare settings addressing physical issues has been a focus for scholars since the 1950s. Researchers have demonstrated that effective risk mitigation in physical healthcare settings can decrease medical errors, poor patient care, and litigation. Although there has been a significant focus on the implications of risk management in these settings, there is less research related to this relationship within the context of behavioral healthcare. The purpose of this study was to explore risk-management processes in the setting of a midsized for-profit behavioral health organization on the East Coast of the United States. The Baldrige …

Training Strategies For Increasing Employee Job Satisfaction And Retention In The Hospitality Industry, Felix Ledoux Djeumo Sandjong

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractHigh voluntary employee turnover remains one of the most critical issues managers are striving to resolve. A lack of strategies to reduce high voluntary employee turnover by hospitality managers leads to low employee retention and loss. Grounded in McClelland’s needs theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies hospitality small business leaders use to implement effective training programs leading to an acceptable level of employee retention. The participants were five hospitality small business leaders in the Washington, DC area who directed their companies’ training programs and increased employee retention through implementing effective training programs. Data were …

K-12 Teachers' Perceptions Of Barriers To Implementing Service Learning, Cassandra Aiesha Lewis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

K-12 teachers in a large metropolitan school district in the Northeast United States experienced difficulties integrating service learning into the curriculum due to state-based curriculum standards. The purpose of this descriptive case study was to explore K-12 teachers’ perceptions of barriers to, and best practices that support, implementation of service learning into the curriculum while considering state-based curriculum standards. Cooperrider and Srivastva’s theory of appreciative inquiry, which emphasizes assets rather than deficits within organizational structures, was used as the conceptual framework that guided data collection and analysis. Research questions were used to describe the perceived barriers to, and best practices …

Leader Strategies That Increase Employee Performance In The Nigerian Public Sector, Oluwashola Martha Elias-Fatile

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractLow employee performance can hinder productivity in the Nigerian public sector. Leaders of public sector organizations in Nigeria who lack strategies to increase employees’ performance experience decreased productivity. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies leaders in the Nigerian public sector used to increase employee performance. Participants were four public sector leaders in Nigeria who successfully developed and implemented strategies to increase employee performance. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and internal and external documents, such as training programs, training calendars, meeting agendas, staff letters of recommendation, and staff handbooks. …

Effective Postdischarge Communication From Nursing Staff To Mental Health Patients, Paula Renee Garrison

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractMental health patients have a history of decreased follow-up appointments, poor diet, and medication noncompliance after discharge from inpatient facilities in addition to multiple co-morbidities, making a return to the community difficult. The practice problem was an increase in hospital readmissions of mental health patients within 30 days postdischarge due to inadequate post-discharge education and follow-up communication. Using Rodgers’s recovery on mental health theory and Revan’s action learning theory, a staff education program was developed to educate 10 nursing staff and two social workers on how to effectively implement postdischarge communication at 3 days and 30 days after discharge from …