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Effective Strategies To Improve Retention Of Sales Professionals In U.S. Large Retailers, Nicole Monique Jackson Jun 2024

Effective Strategies To Improve Retention Of Sales Professionals In U.S. Large Retailers, Nicole Monique Jackson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Retail sales professionals have the highest turnover rates of approximately 40% in the United States. Retail business leaders see a continuous decline in sales due to understaffed workers in large apparel retailers leading to poor business performance. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor model theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies that some retail management teams use to retain sales professionals of large retailers in the Virginia peninsula and Portland, Oregon Metropolitan areas. The participants were five retail managers of four large apparel retailers who were successful in retaining sales professionals in their current roles within …


Foster Parents Assisting Transitioning Foster Care Youth In Maintaining Stable Housing, Cecilann Morrison Jun 2024

Foster Parents Assisting Transitioning Foster Care Youth In Maintaining Stable Housing, Cecilann Morrison

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Foster Parents Assisting Transitioning Foster Care Youth in Maintaining Stable Housing by Cecilann Morrison MA, National University, 2013 BS, Fresno Pacific University, 2011 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Human and Social Service Walden University June 2024


A Staff Education Program On The Education Of Nurses On Transgender Health Care, Diana Collins Jun 2024

A Staff Education Program On The Education Of Nurses On Transgender Health Care, Diana Collins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In nursing education, both preregistration and continuing professional development, there is an absence of information about the specific needs of transgender people. The practicum site observed that education on the needs of the transgender community was lacking, discussing a discrepancy in the information offered and the scant attention paid to the unique requirements of transgender individuals. The goal of this project was to create a program that would raise staff members’ understanding of the exceptional health care requirements of the transgender population by providing them with an evidence-based assessment screening tool and training on transgender health care for nurses. The …


A Staff Education Program On The Education Of Nurses On Transgender Health Care, Diana Collins Jun 2024

A Staff Education Program On The Education Of Nurses On Transgender Health Care, Diana Collins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In nursing education, both preregistration and continuing professional development, there is an absence of information about the specific needs of transgender people. The practicum site observed that education on the needs of the transgender community was lacking, discussing a discrepancy in the information offered and the scant attention paid to the unique requirements of transgender individuals. The goal of this project was to create a program that would raise staff members’ understanding of the exceptional health care requirements of the transgender population by providing them with an evidence-based assessment screening tool and training on transgender health care for nurses. The …


Strategies For Evaluating Training For Field Engineers In The Aerospace And Defense Industry, Nathan D. Johnson Jun 2024

Strategies For Evaluating Training For Field Engineers In The Aerospace And Defense Industry, Nathan D. Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Inefficient training strategies are just one of the many challenges field engineer managers face in the aerospace and defense industry. Aerospace and defense managers and customers are concerned because inefficient training strategies for field engineers impact how well they can effectively contribute to organizational and customer mission success in operations around the globe. Grounded in the Kirkpatrick model, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies aerospace and defense managers use to evaluate field engineer training programs. The participants were five aerospace and defense managers who successfully implemented training evaluation strategies. Data were collected from semistructured interviews …


Strategies For Evaluating Training For Field Engineers In The Aerospace And Defense Industry, Nathan D. Johnson Jun 2024

Strategies For Evaluating Training For Field Engineers In The Aerospace And Defense Industry, Nathan D. Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Inefficient training strategies are just one of the many challenges field engineer managers face in the aerospace and defense industry. Aerospace and defense managers and customers are concerned because inefficient training strategies for field engineers impact how well they can effectively contribute to organizational and customer mission success in operations around the globe. Grounded in the Kirkpatrick model, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies aerospace and defense managers use to evaluate field engineer training programs. The participants were five aerospace and defense managers who successfully implemented training evaluation strategies. Data were collected from semistructured interviews …


Foster Parents Assisting Transitioning Foster Care Youth In Maintaining Stable Housing, Cecilann Morrison Jun 2024

Foster Parents Assisting Transitioning Foster Care Youth In Maintaining Stable Housing, Cecilann Morrison

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Executive Coaching And Promoting Organizational Change, Melvin Lewis Clark Jun 2024

Executive Coaching And Promoting Organizational Change, Melvin Lewis Clark

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Communities often suffer from the closure or downsizing of businesses, leading to negative consequences such as increased crime rates, higher taxes, and reduced funding for community programs. Executive coaching (EC) has emerged as a viable tool to address these challenges as organizations seek to strive for a competitive work culture by implementing necessary changes. This transcendental phenomenological study examined the lived experience of leaders (i.e., superintendents, senior leaders, principals, directors, managers) in educational systems to investigate the effectiveness of EC in promoting organizational change. Data were collected from nine leaders in a public school system, a charter and private school, …


Executive Coaching And Promoting Organizational Change, Melvin Lewis Clark Jun 2024

Executive Coaching And Promoting Organizational Change, Melvin Lewis Clark

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Communities often suffer from the closure or downsizing of businesses, leading to negative consequences such as increased crime rates, higher taxes, and reduced funding for community programs. Executive coaching (EC) has emerged as a viable tool to address these challenges as organizations seek to strive for a competitive work culture by implementing necessary changes. This transcendental phenomenological study examined the lived experience of leaders (i.e., superintendents, senior leaders, principals, directors, managers) in educational systems to investigate the effectiveness of EC in promoting organizational change. Data were collected from nine leaders in a public school system, a charter and private school, …


The Relationship Between Abusive Management And Counterproductive Employee Behavior In The United States, Norma Ivette Rosado Jun 2024

The Relationship Between Abusive Management And Counterproductive Employee Behavior In The United States, Norma Ivette Rosado

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Abusive supervision is a kind of destructive leadership that has a detrimental influence on direct subordinates, teams, and the whole business, and counterproductive work behavior has been a critical worry for researchers and managers over the last three decades. It results in undesirable reactions, including workplace deviance, damaging attitudes, and unproductive work habits. Toxic leadership and followership are still relatively new areas of study within the broader field of leadership studies. This study aimed to determine the effects of abusive management on personnel and the business. With counterproductive work behavior (CWB) becoming an increasingly prevalent concept in the workplace, the …


Adolescent Obesogenic Behaviors: The Influence Of Race/Ethnicity, Generation Status, Acculturation, And Tme Lived Outside The United States, Tien D. Vo, Alisha H. Redelfs, Mackay Graper, Lori A. Spruance Jun 2024

Adolescent Obesogenic Behaviors: The Influence Of Race/Ethnicity, Generation Status, Acculturation, And Tme Lived Outside The United States, Tien D. Vo, Alisha H. Redelfs, Mackay Graper, Lori A. Spruance

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

Children living with obesity are at higher risk for chronic disease. Dietary behaviors, sedentary time, and physical activity contribute to the risk of developing obesity. The purpose of this research was to identify associations between acculturation and race/ethnicity influences on obesogenic behaviors in middle school students. A national convenience sample of diverse U.S. children (11–14) was recruited to participate in an online survey (N = 615). Dietary behaviors, including fruit and vegetable consumption (F/V) and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (SSB), as well as screen time and physical activity, were quantified. Multivariable regression models (linear and logistic) were built. We analyzed …


The Association Between Mental Health And Fibromyalgia In African Americans, Shalika J. Tisinger Jun 2024

The Association Between Mental Health And Fibromyalgia In African Americans, Shalika J. Tisinger

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Depression and fibromyalgia can often exacerbate each other and are known to be bidirectional disorders. Chronic pain from fibromyalgia often leads to depression, and depression can cause pain to become worse and affect the nervous system, causing pain. The purpose of this quantitative, binary logistic regression study is to determine if there is an association between mental health and fibromyalgia in African Americans while controlling for cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, arthritis, education level (ie. Some high school, high school graduate, some college or higher), diet, poverty-income-ratio, PIR, diabetes, gender, and age. The socio-ecological model included in this cross-sectional study …


Strategies To Improve Employee Performance, Reduce Turnover, And Improve Company Financial Performance In The Manufacturing Industry, Amih Avegnon Sallah Jun 2024

Strategies To Improve Employee Performance, Reduce Turnover, And Improve Company Financial Performance In The Manufacturing Industry, Amih Avegnon Sallah

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Manufacturing business leaders are concerned with the lack of employee engagement strategies which can lead to high turnover rates, diminished employee performance, and adverse effects on company financials. Grounded in the theory of engagement, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore employee engagement strategies utilized by manufacturing business leaders to enhance employee performance, mitigate turnover, and bolster company finances. The participants comprised six manufacturing business leaders in the Midwest region of the United States who implemented successful employee engagement strategies. Data were collected using semistructured interviews. Three core themes were identified from the thematic analysis: (a) effective …


Differences In Art And Music High School Students’ Sat Test Scores From 2006 To 2015, Margaret Ellen Beyer Jun 2024

Differences In Art And Music High School Students’ Sat Test Scores From 2006 To 2015, Margaret Ellen Beyer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Academia and education advocates have reported a concern about the elimination of art and music education classes from high school curriculums in the United States. Studies using mean SAT test scores from 1984 and 1994 versions of the SAT test indicated participants who had art and music education classes had higher verbal and mathematical SAT test scores compared to those who did not. However, since revision of the SAT test in 2005, whether students had significantly increased mean SAT test scores with each added year of art and music education participation, and whether students who participated in art and music …


Strategies To Improve Employee Performance, Reduce Turnover, And Improve Company Financial Performance In The Manufacturing Industry, Amih Avegnon Sallah Jun 2024

Strategies To Improve Employee Performance, Reduce Turnover, And Improve Company Financial Performance In The Manufacturing Industry, Amih Avegnon Sallah

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Manufacturing business leaders are concerned with the lack of employee engagement strategies which can lead to high turnover rates, diminished employee performance, and adverse effects on company financials. Grounded in the theory of engagement, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore employee engagement strategies utilized by manufacturing business leaders to enhance employee performance, mitigate turnover, and bolster company finances. The participants comprised six manufacturing business leaders in the Midwest region of the United States who implemented successful employee engagement strategies. Data were collected using semistructured interviews. Three core themes were identified from the thematic analysis: (a) effective …


The Association Between Mental Health And Fibromyalgia In African Americans, Shalika J. Tisinger Jun 2024

The Association Between Mental Health And Fibromyalgia In African Americans, Shalika J. Tisinger

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Depression and fibromyalgia can often exacerbate each other and are known to be bidirectional disorders. Chronic pain from fibromyalgia often leads to depression, and depression can cause pain to become worse and affect the nervous system, causing pain. The purpose of this quantitative, binary logistic regression study is to determine if there is an association between mental health and fibromyalgia in African Americans while controlling for cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, arthritis, education level (ie. Some high school, high school graduate, some college or higher), diet, poverty-income-ratio, PIR, diabetes, gender, and age. The socio-ecological model included in this cross-sectional study …


The Relationship Between Abusive Management And Counterproductive Employee Behavior In The United States, Norma Ivette Rosado Jun 2024

The Relationship Between Abusive Management And Counterproductive Employee Behavior In The United States, Norma Ivette Rosado

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Abusive supervision is a kind of destructive leadership that has a detrimental influence on direct subordinates, teams, and the whole business, and counterproductive work behavior has been a critical worry for researchers and managers over the last three decades. It results in undesirable reactions, including workplace deviance, damaging attitudes, and unproductive work habits. Toxic leadership and followership are still relatively new areas of study within the broader field of leadership studies. This study aimed to determine the effects of abusive management on personnel and the business. With counterproductive work behavior (CWB) becoming an increasingly prevalent concept in the workplace, the …


A Case Study Of Layered Border Security And Traffic Problems At Laredo, Texas Port Of Entry, Christopher S. Castacio Jun 2024

A Case Study Of Layered Border Security And Traffic Problems At Laredo, Texas Port Of Entry, Christopher S. Castacio

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Securing the border is the United States Government's top priority to keep terrorists, illegal weapons, nuclear weapons, human smuggling, and drug smuggling from entering the United States during the continuous crossing of legitimate international trades and legitimate travelers. The primary purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine layered U.S. border security and analyze the vehicle and pedestrian flow of traffic problems in Laredo, Texas, Port of Entry. Qualitative methodology was used in this study using seven interviews and open-ended questionnaires. This study's theories were the environment criminology theory, which explored and analyzed the criminal act's environment; and the …


Differences In Art And Music High School Students’ Sat Test Scores From 2006 To 2015, Margaret Ellen Beyer Jun 2024

Differences In Art And Music High School Students’ Sat Test Scores From 2006 To 2015, Margaret Ellen Beyer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Academia and education advocates have reported a concern about the elimination of art and music education classes from high school curriculums in the United States. Studies using mean SAT test scores from 1984 and 1994 versions of the SAT test indicated participants who had art and music education classes had higher verbal and mathematical SAT test scores compared to those who did not. However, since revision of the SAT test in 2005, whether students had significantly increased mean SAT test scores with each added year of art and music education participation, and whether students who participated in art and music …


A Case Study Of Layered Border Security And Traffic Problems At Laredo, Texas Port Of Entry, Christopher S. Castacio Jun 2024

A Case Study Of Layered Border Security And Traffic Problems At Laredo, Texas Port Of Entry, Christopher S. Castacio

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Securing the border is the United States Government's top priority to keep terrorists, illegal weapons, nuclear weapons, human smuggling, and drug smuggling from entering the United States during the continuous crossing of legitimate international trades and legitimate travelers. The primary purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine layered U.S. border security and analyze the vehicle and pedestrian flow of traffic problems in Laredo, Texas, Port of Entry. Qualitative methodology was used in this study using seven interviews and open-ended questionnaires. This study's theories were the environment criminology theory, which explored and analyzed the criminal act's environment; and the …


Effective Strategies Residential Property Managers Use To Reduce Workplace Burnout And Increase Workforce Retention, Gloria Gomez Flores Jun 2024

Effective Strategies Residential Property Managers Use To Reduce Workplace Burnout And Increase Workforce Retention, Gloria Gomez Flores

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some residential property managers have inadequate strategies to reduce workplace burnout and increase workforce retention. Consequences of workplace burnout may include high levels of absenteeism or turnover, diminished or low job performance and productivity along with depersonalization or cynicism of the work or task itself. Grounded in the job demands-resources theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore strategies residential property managers in West Texas use to reduce workplace burnout and increase employee retention. The participants were seven residential property managers who had over 60 years of combined experience in residential property management. Data were …


Examining Psychosocial Stressors Among African American Women With Postpartum Depression, Audrey Rose Morris Jun 2024

Examining Psychosocial Stressors Among African American Women With Postpartum Depression, Audrey Rose Morris

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Psychosocial stressors are among the causative factors of postpartum depression (PPD) in African American women. This study was a qualitative meta-analysis examining the psychosocial stressors that contribute to PPD among African American women. The aim was to identify the psychosocial stressors among African American women with PPD by examining existing literature and identifying common themes. The integrative model (IM) by Fishbein and Yzer assisted in understanding the significance of psychosocial stressors in African American women with PPD. Thematic analysis was used to generate new, more substantive meanings than those taken from individual investigations. Ten research studies were selected and examined …


Examining Psychosocial Stressors Among African American Women With Postpartum Depression, Audrey Rose Morris Jun 2024

Examining Psychosocial Stressors Among African American Women With Postpartum Depression, Audrey Rose Morris

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Psychosocial stressors are among the causative factors of postpartum depression (PPD) in African American women. This study was a qualitative meta-analysis examining the psychosocial stressors that contribute to PPD among African American women. The aim was to identify the psychosocial stressors among African American women with PPD by examining existing literature and identifying common themes. The integrative model (IM) by Fishbein and Yzer assisted in understanding the significance of psychosocial stressors in African American women with PPD. Thematic analysis was used to generate new, more substantive meanings than those taken from individual investigations. Ten research studies were selected and examined …


Effective Strategies Residential Property Managers Use To Reduce Workplace Burnout And Increase Workforce Retention, Gloria Gomez Flores Jun 2024

Effective Strategies Residential Property Managers Use To Reduce Workplace Burnout And Increase Workforce Retention, Gloria Gomez Flores

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some residential property managers have inadequate strategies to reduce workplace burnout and increase workforce retention. Consequences of workplace burnout may include high levels of absenteeism or turnover, diminished or low job performance and productivity along with depersonalization or cynicism of the work or task itself. Grounded in the job demands-resources theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore strategies residential property managers in West Texas use to reduce workplace burnout and increase employee retention. The participants were seven residential property managers who had over 60 years of combined experience in residential property management. Data were …


State-Level Reimbursement Parity And Adoption Of Telehealth Services By Health Services Organizations, Sabrie Jalisa Satterwhite Jun 2024

State-Level Reimbursement Parity And Adoption Of Telehealth Services By Health Services Organizations, Sabrie Jalisa Satterwhite

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study was conducted to investigate payment parity as a significant barrier in telehealth adoption by health services organizations (HSOs) in the United States. Ambulatory services have been a preference for Medicaid and Medicare and private payers. However, telemedicine is a platform that presents massive potential in expanding access and quality of care, while boosting healthcare management by significant margins. This study was conducted to explore how reimbursement parity impacts HSO adoption of telehealth services. The micro-meso-macro analytical framework for understanding patient-reported outcomes was used as the theoretical foundation for the project. The research question sought to establish if there …


Residential Older Adults’ Experiences Related To Mental Health From Covid-19 Isolation, Heidi Beth Lubetkin Jun 2024

Residential Older Adults’ Experiences Related To Mental Health From Covid-19 Isolation, Heidi Beth Lubetkin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many illnesses afflicting older adults in U.S. communities, including mental health wellness. Since 2020, at the inception of the pandemic, older adults living in residential settings, including assisted living and skilled nursing homes, experienced harsh limitations in their everyday lives. The conditions included prolonged periods of isolation and reduced interactions between caregivers and loved ones. Therefore, it is important to understand the experiences of older adults living in facilities and their ability to adapt to the environment. The research question addressed in this study gained insight into the effects of mandated isolation on older adults. Using …


Residential Older Adults’ Experiences Related To Mental Health From Covid-19 Isolation, Heidi Beth Lubetkin Jun 2024

Residential Older Adults’ Experiences Related To Mental Health From Covid-19 Isolation, Heidi Beth Lubetkin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many illnesses afflicting older adults in U.S. communities, including mental health wellness. Since 2020, at the inception of the pandemic, older adults living in residential settings, including assisted living and skilled nursing homes, experienced harsh limitations in their everyday lives. The conditions included prolonged periods of isolation and reduced interactions between caregivers and loved ones. Therefore, it is important to understand the experiences of older adults living in facilities and their ability to adapt to the environment. The research question addressed in this study gained insight into the effects of mandated isolation on older adults. Using …


Workforce Strategies For Increasing Engagement Across Multiple Generations, Margrett C. Baker Jun 2024

Workforce Strategies For Increasing Engagement Across Multiple Generations, Margrett C. Baker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some business managers need to gain an understanding of developing engagement strategies for the multigenerational workforce to implement cultural changes, decrease employee burnout, and increase job performance and company profitability. Grounded in the employee engagement theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies business managers use to engage the multigenerational workforce. The targeted population was four business managers in the healthcare industry in Nashville, TN who used strategies to engage the multigenerational workforce. Data were collected using semistructured interviews. Using Yin’s 5 step-analysis three themes emerged: (a) transparency, (b) effective communications, (c) and develop team collaborations. …


Strategies To Address Employee Concerns About Workplace Wellness Program Privacy In School Districts, Kimberly Rivers-Blackmon Jun 2024

Strategies To Address Employee Concerns About Workplace Wellness Program Privacy In School Districts, Kimberly Rivers-Blackmon

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although workplace wellness programs (WWPs) reduce healthcare costs and work-related illnesses and increase employee retention and productivity, approximately one-half of employees with access to these programs do not use them because of privacy concerns. School districts risk increased employee turnover and reduced productivity if employees do not participate in WWPs, increasing education delivery costs. Grounded in communication privacy management theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore strategies used by WWP administrators in Georgia, USA, school districts to address employee concerns about privacy successfully. Data were collected from six WWP administrators from school districts in …


Strategies To Address Employee Concerns About Workplace Wellness Program Privacy In School Districts, Kimberly Rivers-Blackmon Jun 2024

Strategies To Address Employee Concerns About Workplace Wellness Program Privacy In School Districts, Kimberly Rivers-Blackmon

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although workplace wellness programs (WWPs) reduce healthcare costs and work-related illnesses and increase employee retention and productivity, approximately one-half of employees with access to these programs do not use them because of privacy concerns. School districts risk increased employee turnover and reduced productivity if employees do not participate in WWPs, increasing education delivery costs. Grounded in communication privacy management theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore strategies used by WWP administrators in Georgia, USA, school districts to address employee concerns about privacy successfully. Data were collected from six WWP administrators from school districts in …