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Strategies For Sustaining Small Business Beyond 10 Years, Sandra Elizabeth Rivera Jan 2025

Strategies For Sustaining Small Business Beyond 10 Years, Sandra Elizabeth Rivera

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small business owners in the restaurant industry face financial, operational, and competitive challenges that often lead to failure. Identifying practical solutions to these setbacks is critical to empowering entrepreneurs and fostering sustainable strategies for long-term success. Grounded in Lazear's jack-of-all-trades theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore effective business planning strategies used by small restaurant owners to stay competitive and sustainable beyond the first 10 years of operation. The participants were five small restaurant owners in Western Canada, each with over 10 years of experience. Data were collected through semistructured interviews, public records, and organizational …


Exploring Interpersonal, Sexual, And Moral Development Of Offending Clergy, Aaron Andrew Ghering Jan 2025

Exploring Interpersonal, Sexual, And Moral Development Of Offending Clergy, Aaron Andrew Ghering

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study explored the lived experiences of offender clergy through their childhood development. It specifically looked at the social, moral, and sexual development of these individuals. This phenomenological qualitative study provided insight into what, if anything, in their early moral, social, and sexual development could help shed light on their future behaviors and actions. Bandura’s Social Learning Theory guided this study by providing an understanding of how social learning throughout development can influence the formation of social, moral, and sexual behaviors later in life. The data were collected from reviewing existing material from existing diaries, interviews, and previously published studies. …


Jordanian Women's Perception Of The Discrepancy Between Education And Access To Labor Market, Rana El Khawand Jan 2025

Jordanian Women's Perception Of The Discrepancy Between Education And Access To Labor Market, Rana El Khawand

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study is an examination of the perceptions of educated Jordanian women regarding the gap between their high educational attainment and limited access to the labor market, focusing on systemic sociocultural, institutional, and economic barriers. Targeting women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, the study was conducted using a feminist theoretical framework emphasizing societal norms, power imbalances, and institutional inequities as critical factors shaping women’s professional experiences. A generic qualitative design was employed, collecting data through semistructured interviews and SenseMaker narratives from four faculty members at a Jordanian university. Thematic coding, discourse analysis, and sentiment analysis were used …


Strategies For Sustaining Small Business Beyond 10 Years, Sandra Elizabeth Rivera Jan 2025

Strategies For Sustaining Small Business Beyond 10 Years, Sandra Elizabeth Rivera

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small business owners in the restaurant industry face financial, operational, and competitive challenges that often lead to failure. Identifying practical solutions to these setbacks is critical to empowering entrepreneurs and fostering sustainable strategies for long-term success. Grounded in Lazear's jack-of-all-trades theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore effective business planning strategies used by small restaurant owners to stay competitive and sustainable beyond the first 10 years of operation. The participants were five small restaurant owners in Western Canada, each with over 10 years of experience. Data were collected through semistructured interviews, public records, and organizational …


Jordanian Women's Perception Of The Discrepancy Between Education And Access To Labor Market, Rana El Khawand Jan 2025

Jordanian Women's Perception Of The Discrepancy Between Education And Access To Labor Market, Rana El Khawand

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study is an examination of the perceptions of educated Jordanian women regarding the gap between their high educational attainment and limited access to the labor market, focusing on systemic sociocultural, institutional, and economic barriers. Targeting women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, the study was conducted using a feminist theoretical framework emphasizing societal norms, power imbalances, and institutional inequities as critical factors shaping women’s professional experiences. A generic qualitative design was employed, collecting data through semistructured interviews and SenseMaker narratives from four faculty members at a Jordanian university. Thematic coding, discourse analysis, and sentiment analysis were used …


Implications Of The Aca On Critical Access Hospitals And Patients’ Responsibility Of Account Balances, Rebecca Yant Kimmelmann Jan 2025

Implications Of The Aca On Critical Access Hospitals And Patients’ Responsibility Of Account Balances, Rebecca Yant Kimmelmann

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Critical access hospitals (CAHs) have a history of closing due to a lack of financial viability, causing U.S. communities to lose support provided from jobs and taxes paid by the hospital, and patients to lose health care access. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and Patient Protection Act of 2010 (ACA), the expectation was that more people would become insured, but plan copays and deductibles owed by patients increased. The purpose of this study, which was undergirded by von Bertalanffy’s general systems theory, was to explore (a) whether there was a significant correlation between the implementation of the …


Documentation Challenges And Service Outcomes In Behavioral Health Organizations Serving The Homeless With Mental Illness, Shawlawn L. Freeman-Hicks Jan 2025

Documentation Challenges And Service Outcomes In Behavioral Health Organizations Serving The Homeless With Mental Illness, Shawlawn L. Freeman-Hicks

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Observed inconsistencies in clinical documentation are a problem for a behavioral health organization (BHO) serving homeless individuals with mental illness in the southern United States. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of inconsistent clinical documentation on patient outcomes within the BHO. The Baldrige Excellence Framework was used to examine organizational leadership, strategy, operations, and compliance practices. The chief executive officer, chief operating officer, and lead psychiatric coordinator were interviewed to assess challenges related to clinical documentation. Archival records were also reviewed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the BHO's documentation processes. Three major themes emerged: (a) …


Implications Of The Aca On Critical Access Hospitals And Patients’ Responsibility Of Account Balances, Rebecca Yant Kimmelmann Jan 2025

Implications Of The Aca On Critical Access Hospitals And Patients’ Responsibility Of Account Balances, Rebecca Yant Kimmelmann

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Critical access hospitals (CAHs) have a history of closing due to a lack of financial viability, causing U.S. communities to lose support provided from jobs and taxes paid by the hospital, and patients to lose health care access. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and Patient Protection Act of 2010 (ACA), the expectation was that more people would become insured, but plan copays and deductibles owed by patients increased. The purpose of this study, which was undergirded by von Bertalanffy’s general systems theory, was to explore (a) whether there was a significant correlation between the implementation of the …


Documentation Challenges And Service Outcomes In Behavioral Health Organizations Serving The Homeless With Mental Illness, Shawlawn L. Freeman-Hicks Jan 2025

Documentation Challenges And Service Outcomes In Behavioral Health Organizations Serving The Homeless With Mental Illness, Shawlawn L. Freeman-Hicks

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Observed inconsistencies in clinical documentation are a problem for a behavioral health organization (BHO) serving homeless individuals with mental illness in the southern United States. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of inconsistent clinical documentation on patient outcomes within the BHO. The Baldrige Excellence Framework was used to examine organizational leadership, strategy, operations, and compliance practices. The chief executive officer, chief operating officer, and lead psychiatric coordinator were interviewed to assess challenges related to clinical documentation. Archival records were also reviewed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the BHO's documentation processes. Three major themes emerged: (a) …


Familial Income Status, Food Insecurity, And Oral Health In Adolescents In The Prepandemic Era, Gersom I. Jimeenz Jan 2025

Familial Income Status, Food Insecurity, And Oral Health In Adolescents In The Prepandemic Era, Gersom I. Jimeenz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Oral health and hygiene present a significant public health problem that can cause short- and long-term effects among families with adolescents. This quantitative, correlational research design study aimed to investigate associations between food security (FS) levels and familial income status to oral health and hygiene among adolescents aged 13-19 throughout the United States. This study used the health belief model to determine if the perceived susceptibilities, severities, benefits, and barriers can lead to self-efficacy and cues to action among adolescents who experience varying familial income levels. Controlled variables included age, sex, and race. Data were derived from the National Health …


Familial Income Status, Food Insecurity, And Oral Health In Adolescents In The Prepandemic Era, Gersom I. Jimeenz Jan 2025

Familial Income Status, Food Insecurity, And Oral Health In Adolescents In The Prepandemic Era, Gersom I. Jimeenz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Oral health and hygiene present a significant public health problem that can cause short- and long-term effects among families with adolescents. This quantitative, correlational research design study aimed to investigate associations between food security (FS) levels and familial income status to oral health and hygiene among adolescents aged 13-19 throughout the United States. This study used the health belief model to determine if the perceived susceptibilities, severities, benefits, and barriers can lead to self-efficacy and cues to action among adolescents who experience varying familial income levels. Controlled variables included age, sex, and race. Data were derived from the National Health …


Geospatial Analysis Of Social Variables Of The Health Opportunity Index And Stroke Prevalence In Health And Human Services Region 3, Wanderimam R. Tuktur Jan 2025

Geospatial Analysis Of Social Variables Of The Health Opportunity Index And Stroke Prevalence In Health And Human Services Region 3, Wanderimam R. Tuktur

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Disparities exist in stroke prevalence and outcome. There is sparsity of ecological studies at the census tract level that elucidate neighborhood predictors of stroke prevalence in states across U.S. Health and Human Services Region 3 (HHS Region 3: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia). This study was conducted to explore the geospatial relationship between the 13 indicators of the Health Opportunity Index (HOI) and stroke prevalence at the census tract level in HHS Region 3 using four HOI indicator profiles: (a) neighborhood and built environment profile, (b) social and community context profile, (c) resource profile, …


Human Resource Managers’ Perceptions Of Vocational Readiness Among Post-Secondary School Students In Antigua, Renee J. Smith Jan 2025

Human Resource Managers’ Perceptions Of Vocational Readiness Among Post-Secondary School Students In Antigua, Renee J. Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Vocational readiness for the global workforce requires the development of both academic and nonacademic skills. Antiguan education has focused primarily on the teaching of academic skills. Grounded in Holland’s theory of career choice and Wigfield and Eccles’s interpretation of expectancy-value theory, the purpose of this generic qualitative study was to explore perceptions of Human Resource Managers (HRMs) in Antigua on the vocational readiness of post-secondary school graduates. Research questions asked about the perceptions of HRMs in Antigua regarding the vocational readiness of post-secondary school graduates, offerings of tertiary institutions to address the vocational readiness of their students, and the type/quality …


Influence Of Psychological Evaluators’ Demographics, Perceptions Of Bias, And Juvenile Defendants’ Race On Competency Decisions, Elizabeth Zaito Jan 2025

Influence Of Psychological Evaluators’ Demographics, Perceptions Of Bias, And Juvenile Defendants’ Race On Competency Decisions, Elizabeth Zaito

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Recent large-scale studies and reviews have revealed inconsistent findings regarding the role of evaluator characteristics, bias, and characteristics of juveniles in judging competency to stand trial as adults in juvenile cases using Dusky standards. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of psychological evaluators’ education and experience, cognitive bias, and race of juveniles on decisions involving competency to stand trial. The attribution theory was used as the theoretical framework to explain how internal years of education and experience as well as beliefs about bias can influence decision-making. Data were collected from 84 forensic and clinical professionals and …


Human Resource Managers’ Perceptions Of Vocational Readiness Among Post-Secondary School Students In Antigua, Renee J. Smith Jan 2025

Human Resource Managers’ Perceptions Of Vocational Readiness Among Post-Secondary School Students In Antigua, Renee J. Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Vocational readiness for the global workforce requires the development of both academic and nonacademic skills. Antiguan education has focused primarily on the teaching of academic skills. Grounded in Holland’s theory of career choice and Wigfield and Eccles’s interpretation of expectancy-value theory, the purpose of this generic qualitative study was to explore perceptions of Human Resource Managers (HRMs) in Antigua on the vocational readiness of post-secondary school graduates. Research questions asked about the perceptions of HRMs in Antigua regarding the vocational readiness of post-secondary school graduates, offerings of tertiary institutions to address the vocational readiness of their students, and the type/quality …


Influence Of Psychological Evaluators’ Demographics, Perceptions Of Bias, And Juvenile Defendants’ Race On Competency Decisions, Elizabeth Zaito Jan 2025

Influence Of Psychological Evaluators’ Demographics, Perceptions Of Bias, And Juvenile Defendants’ Race On Competency Decisions, Elizabeth Zaito

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Recent large-scale studies and reviews have revealed inconsistent findings regarding the role of evaluator characteristics, bias, and characteristics of juveniles in judging competency to stand trial as adults in juvenile cases using Dusky standards. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of psychological evaluators’ education and experience, cognitive bias, and race of juveniles on decisions involving competency to stand trial. The attribution theory was used as the theoretical framework to explain how internal years of education and experience as well as beliefs about bias can influence decision-making. Data were collected from 84 forensic and clinical professionals and …


Staff Education To Improve Knowledge Regarding Fall Prevention In Long-Term Care, Molly Salmonsen Jan 2025

Staff Education To Improve Knowledge Regarding Fall Prevention In Long-Term Care, Molly Salmonsen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Falls in residents at long-term care facilities result in increased hospitalizations and healthcare-associated costs, as well as increased morbidity and mortality, which can significantly decrease quality of life. To help prevent falls for long-term care residents, nurses must be knowledgeable regarding fall risk precautions and fall safety as these are the first-line defenses in fall prevention. This doctoral staff education project focused on improving fall-risk reduction and prevention education in nurses of a 125-bed long-term care facility and aimed to answer the practice-focused question: Does implementation of a standardized education program related to fall-risk reduction in the elderly increase nurse’s …


Staff Education To Improve Knowledge Regarding Fall Prevention In Long-Term Care, Molly Salmonsen Jan 2025

Staff Education To Improve Knowledge Regarding Fall Prevention In Long-Term Care, Molly Salmonsen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Falls in residents at long-term care facilities result in increased hospitalizations and healthcare-associated costs, as well as increased morbidity and mortality, which can significantly decrease quality of life. To help prevent falls for long-term care residents, nurses must be knowledgeable regarding fall risk precautions and fall safety as these are the first-line defenses in fall prevention. This doctoral staff education project focused on improving fall-risk reduction and prevention education in nurses of a 125-bed long-term care facility and aimed to answer the practice-focused question: Does implementation of a standardized education program related to fall-risk reduction in the elderly increase nurse’s …


Successful Strategies Manufacturing Leaders Use To Increase Manufacturing Employees’ Productivity, Cathy Robinson-Wright Jan 2025

Successful Strategies Manufacturing Leaders Use To Increase Manufacturing Employees’ Productivity, Cathy Robinson-Wright

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A lack of strategies to improve and maintain production employees’ productivity can lead to unfavorable manufacturing outcomes. Business owners often recognize decreased employee productivity as the leading cause of profit losses. Grounded in systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies from manufacturing business owners to use to increase production employees’ productivity. The participants were five business leaders of a manufacturing organization who implemented strategies to improve and maintain production employees’ productivity. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of production reports. Through thematic analysis, six themes were identified: (a) effective communication, (b) …


Successful Strategies Manufacturing Leaders Use To Increase Manufacturing Employees’ Productivity, Cathy Robinson-Wright Jan 2025

Successful Strategies Manufacturing Leaders Use To Increase Manufacturing Employees’ Productivity, Cathy Robinson-Wright

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A lack of strategies to improve and maintain production employees’ productivity can lead to unfavorable manufacturing outcomes. Business owners often recognize decreased employee productivity as the leading cause of profit losses. Grounded in systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies from manufacturing business owners to use to increase production employees’ productivity. The participants were five business leaders of a manufacturing organization who implemented strategies to improve and maintain production employees’ productivity. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of production reports. Through thematic analysis, six themes were identified: (a) effective communication, (b) …


Lived Experiences Of South Texas Police Officers After Completing Crisis Intervention Training, Lyna Yvette Campos Jan 2025

Lived Experiences Of South Texas Police Officers After Completing Crisis Intervention Training, Lyna Yvette Campos

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This qualitative phenomenological study addressed the paucity of research on the experiences of police officers who have both completed crisis intervention team (CIT) training and interacted with people with mental illnesses (PwMI). To address the problem, I investigated police officers’ perceptions of PwMI and the pertinent CIT training information they found advantageous when interacting with a PwMI in crisis. Rogers’s protection motivation theory was the theoretical foundation for addressing the research questions. Interviews were conducted with 13 South Texas police officers who had completed CIT training. Data was collected through transcribed interviews and analyzed with an approach that included theme …


Information Technology Management And Emotional Intelligence, Tina M. Muheim Jan 2025

Information Technology Management And Emotional Intelligence, Tina M. Muheim

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Information technology (IT) employees often face high stress, burnout, and turnover, indicating a potential gap in IT leaders’ emotional intelligence (EI), which may hinder their ability to support and retain their teams effectively. Since IT plays a critical role in organizational performance and achieving strategic goals, addressing this gap is crucial for improving team well-being and organizational success. Grounded in EI theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between IT managers’ EI subscales—assertiveness and interpersonal relationships—and their influence on the EI subscale, happiness/well–being indicator. The participants were 38 IT managers from U.S. organizations who …


Information Technology Management And Emotional Intelligence, Tina M. Muheim Jan 2025

Information Technology Management And Emotional Intelligence, Tina M. Muheim

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Information technology (IT) employees often face high stress, burnout, and turnover, indicating a potential gap in IT leaders’ emotional intelligence (EI), which may hinder their ability to support and retain their teams effectively. Since IT plays a critical role in organizational performance and achieving strategic goals, addressing this gap is crucial for improving team well-being and organizational success. Grounded in EI theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between IT managers’ EI subscales—assertiveness and interpersonal relationships—and their influence on the EI subscale, happiness/well–being indicator. The participants were 38 IT managers from U.S. organizations who …


Lived Experiences Of South Texas Police Officers After Completing Crisis Intervention Training, Lyna Yvette Campos Jan 2025

Lived Experiences Of South Texas Police Officers After Completing Crisis Intervention Training, Lyna Yvette Campos

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This qualitative phenomenological study addressed the paucity of research on the experiences of police officers who have both completed crisis intervention team (CIT) training and interacted with people with mental illnesses (PwMI). To address the problem, I investigated police officers’ perceptions of PwMI and the pertinent CIT training information they found advantageous when interacting with a PwMI in crisis. Rogers’s protection motivation theory was the theoretical foundation for addressing the research questions. Interviews were conducted with 13 South Texas police officers who had completed CIT training. Data was collected through transcribed interviews and analyzed with an approach that included theme …


Elementary School Leaders’ Perceptions Of Suspensions As A Disciplinary Approach With Students Of Color, A Whitney Jones Jan 2025

Elementary School Leaders’ Perceptions Of Suspensions As A Disciplinary Approach With Students Of Color, A Whitney Jones

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed in this study was that students of color were being suspended with great frequency in elementary schools at the study site. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore perceptions of elementary school leaders regarding the use of suspensions as a disciplinary approach and how culturally responsive school leadership (CRSL) practices influence their decision-making processes with students of color in one southeastern U.S. school district. The conceptual framework used in this qualitative study included Bell’s critical race theory and Khalifa’s CRSL. For this basic qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine elementary school leaders …


Strategies For Patient-Centered Care Implementation In Independent Medical Practices, Jesse Otto Irvin Jan 2025

Strategies For Patient-Centered Care Implementation In Independent Medical Practices, Jesse Otto Irvin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Method: Qualitative Design: Pragmatic Inquiry Why the study is being done: Explore strategies some independent medical practice professionals used to implement patient-centered care, ensuring quality patient care and practice profitability. How the data was collected. Semistructured interviews, audio, and examining public records Identify the population from which the researcher will collect data: six professionals from six medical practices in the St. Louis MSA who implemented patient-centered care to improve patient care quality and practice profitability. How data was analyzed. Qualitative with Themes Communication Financial Consciousness Quality Patient Care Time Management How will data contribute to social change: Implementing best practices …


Faculty Perceptions Of Academic Advising, Shane C. Hansen Jan 2025

Faculty Perceptions Of Academic Advising, Shane C. Hansen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Academic advising of students by faculty is considered an important component of education at many universities in the United States. However, faculty advisors do not always have input into advisor training and methods of obtaining advising information. Guided by Boyer’s model of scholarship, the purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed-methods research was to study the lack of faculty advisor input into the faculty advising process. Research questions addressed how the university faculty advisors’ responses on the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) Academic Advising module compared to a national sample and how faculty advisors described their perceptions of the advising …


Faculty Perceptions Of Academic Advising, Shane C. Hansen Jan 2025

Faculty Perceptions Of Academic Advising, Shane C. Hansen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Academic advising of students by faculty is considered an important component of education at many universities in the United States. However, faculty advisors do not always have input into advisor training and methods of obtaining advising information. Guided by Boyer’s model of scholarship, the purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed-methods research was to study the lack of faculty advisor input into the faculty advising process. Research questions addressed how the university faculty advisors’ responses on the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) Academic Advising module compared to a national sample and how faculty advisors described their perceptions of the advising …


Elementary School Leaders’ Perceptions Of Suspensions As A Disciplinary Approach With Students Of Color, A Whitney Jones Jan 2025

Elementary School Leaders’ Perceptions Of Suspensions As A Disciplinary Approach With Students Of Color, A Whitney Jones

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed in this study was that students of color were being suspended with great frequency in elementary schools at the study site. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore perceptions of elementary school leaders regarding the use of suspensions as a disciplinary approach and how culturally responsive school leadership (CRSL) practices influence their decision-making processes with students of color in one southeastern U.S. school district. The conceptual framework used in this qualitative study included Bell’s critical race theory and Khalifa’s CRSL. For this basic qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine elementary school leaders …


Strategies For Patient-Centered Care Implementation In Independent Medical Practices, Jesse Otto Irvin Jan 2025

Strategies For Patient-Centered Care Implementation In Independent Medical Practices, Jesse Otto Irvin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Method: Qualitative Design: Pragmatic Inquiry Why the study is being done: Explore strategies some independent medical practice professionals used to implement patient-centered care, ensuring quality patient care and practice profitability. How the data was collected. Semistructured interviews, audio, and examining public records Identify the population from which the researcher will collect data: six professionals from six medical practices in the St. Louis MSA who implemented patient-centered care to improve patient care quality and practice profitability. How data was analyzed. Qualitative with Themes Communication Financial Consciousness Quality Patient Care Time Management How will data contribute to social change: Implementing best practices …