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Educator Perceptions Of Restorative Justice Practices That Provide Academic Support For Students With Adverse Childhood Experiences, Brigid Sullivan Ripley Jan 2021

Educator Perceptions Of Restorative Justice Practices That Provide Academic Support For Students With Adverse Childhood Experiences, Brigid Sullivan Ripley

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The phenomenon of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) has been of interest to scholars since the late 1990s when their impact on life outcomes concerning physical and mental health was first acknowledged. Educators are challenged to support students who have experienced ACE, but many have implemented alternative practices such as restorative justice (RJ) to support students’ academic needs. There is insufficient empirical evidence to determine how elements of RJ support high school students who have experienced ACE. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the RJ practices that teachers, administrators, and other school personnel have implemented to support …


The Relationship Between Hospitals’ Electronic Health Records Maturity And Excess Readmission Ratio, Cynthia Saint-Ulysse Jan 2021

The Relationship Between Hospitals’ Electronic Health Records Maturity And Excess Readmission Ratio, Cynthia Saint-Ulysse

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Since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act was enacted in 2009, a majority of U.S. hospitals have adopted electronic health records (EHR) to improve quality of care. However, variations exist in the technology's capability and maturity, making it difficult for researchers to analyze the full impact. The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the relationship between hospitals' EHR maturity and the quality measure of excess readmissions, as well as the relationship between hospital characteristics, specifically, hospital location and the number of licensed beds in Medicare hospitals (N = 1,006). Both the chi-square statistical test …


Amenity Migrations And Gentrification Among Low-Income Residents Of Rural North Carolina Seeking Education Or Lifelong Learning, Lenora Ellen Attles-Allen Jan 2021

Amenity Migrations And Gentrification Among Low-Income Residents Of Rural North Carolina Seeking Education Or Lifelong Learning, Lenora Ellen Attles-Allen

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AbstractSixty-four percent of North Carolina's growth is due to migration, translating into approximately 86,200 migrants residing in the state. Amenity migrations (the relocation of specific populations into sometimes, low-income, rural communities of people) have given rise to changes in many residents' lived experiences related to North Carolina communities seeking education or lifelong learning. Many older adults seek lifelong learning education that is affected by amenity migrations. As new technologies and socioeconomic changes emerge, baby boomers may strive to compete with millennials for jobs and domestic stability. The purpose of this heuristic, phenomenological study was to understand the daily, lived financial …


Exploring Preclinical Contract Research Organization Strategic Partnerships, John Cody Resendez Jan 2021

Exploring Preclinical Contract Research Organization Strategic Partnerships, John Cody Resendez

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The strategies contract research organizations (CROs) use to develop relationships with pharmaceutical/biotech company clients are not well defined but can bring drugs to market faster, safer, cheaper, and with an innovative approach to partnership and scientific collaboration. Grounded in Porter’s competitive advantage theory, the comparative advantage theory of competition, and the resource-based view of strategy, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the lived experiences of nine key senior level decision makers in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and CRO industries, selected using a stratified purposeful sampling technique, to determine the benefit of partnerships between the CRO and …


Legislative Factors That Influence The Creation Of Sex Offender Laws In Pennsylvania, Julie E. Wagner Jan 2021

Legislative Factors That Influence The Creation Of Sex Offender Laws In Pennsylvania, Julie E. Wagner

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AbstractNonviolent sexual offenders are known to have lesser risk of reoffense than their violent sexual offender counterparts; however, both categories of sexual offenders are contained within the same registry in Pennsylvania, without indication of the differences in the nature of their crimes. It was not known why Pennsylvania’s laws require all sex offenders to be listed in one homogenous group. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify the factors legislators use to determine how a sex offense crime is categorized in legislative decisions in Pennsylvania. Social construction theory served as the theoretical foundation for the study. Data …


Criminal Thinking, Age, Psychological Well-Being, And Recidivism Among Recently Released Female Violent Offenders, Nyasia Monae Belfrom Jan 2021

Criminal Thinking, Age, Psychological Well-Being, And Recidivism Among Recently Released Female Violent Offenders, Nyasia Monae Belfrom

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High rates of incarceration among female inmates as well as high rates of recidivism characterize the U.S. justice system. Though some research has been conducted on gendered differences between prisoners, a gap existed in the application of criminal thinking theory for female offenders following their release. The purpose of this quantitative research study was to analyze the relationship between criminal thinking, age, psychological well-being, and recidivism among recently released female violent offenders in the region of Central Texas through the use of Yochelsen and Samenow’s criminal thinking theory. The sample for this study consisted of N = 98 female participants …


The Impact Of Financial Education On The Lives Of Cherokee Nation Citizens, Ron Pense Jan 2021

The Impact Of Financial Education On The Lives Of Cherokee Nation Citizens, Ron Pense

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Financial literacy is something that is important for financial well-being for individuals, but it is lacking, leading to problems such as inadequate saving and poor financial decision making. This research was conducted to examine the impact of financial education for citizens of Cherokee Nation on saving and financial decision making and was grounded in prospect theory and quasi-rational economics. Accordingly, the research questions focused on the extent of differences between individuals with and without financial education for decision making and saving as well as the extent demographic factors play a role. The research design was non-experimental causal comparative with financial …


Drug-Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhoeae; Identification Of At-Risk Groups In Florida By Regional Variation, Scott August Herber Jan 2021

Drug-Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhoeae; Identification Of At-Risk Groups In Florida By Regional Variation, Scott August Herber

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae has been on the rise in the State of Florida since 2013. Florida currently follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for identifying those at-risk for gonorrhea and drug resistant gonorrhea infections. These groups are narrowly defined and do not consider the different population dynamics throughout the State. This study examined the question of who is at-risk for contracting drug resistant strains of gonorrhea in the eight different regions of Florida based on the prescribed use of last-line-of-antibiotic-defense. Florida’s Surveillance Tools and Reporting System provided 12 years of secondary data from 2007 to 2018. The data …


Leaders’ Strategies For Motivating The Millennial Generation To Sustain High Levels Of Performance, Juan M. Alvarez Jan 2021

Leaders’ Strategies For Motivating The Millennial Generation To Sustain High Levels Of Performance, Juan M. Alvarez

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Failure to identify and implement strategies to address the needs of the Millennial workforce can lead to a decrease in productivity in the organization. The increasing number of Millennials in the workforce creates a challenge for many business leaders in maintaining or surpassing the productivity levels found in organizations where the baby boomer employees are the majority. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the strategies that warehouse supervisors use to enable Millennial employees to maintain or surpass productivity levels in organizations. Interviews were conducted with six warehouse supervisors who had …


Teacher Efficacy In Bermuda Middle School Geometry Classrooms, Tamashwar Budhoo Jan 2021

Teacher Efficacy In Bermuda Middle School Geometry Classrooms, Tamashwar Budhoo

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Geometry is a complex subject to teach and learn at all levels in education. Poor performance in geometry in Bermuda has raised concerns about whether teachers are fully prepared to deliver content effectively. The purpose of this research was to examine teachers’ efficacy in the geometry classroom using a basic qualitative study design. The study is grounded in Bandura’s social cognitive theory and involved middle school mathematics teachers’ self-efficacy in terms of teaching geometry. A purposeful sample of five middle school mathematics teachers volunteered and participated in semi-structured zoom interviews. Data were analyzed using a basic qualitative methodology approach led …


Comparison Of Course Grades Among Learning Modalities In Historically Black College And Universities, Murdell Walker Mcfarlin Jan 2021

Comparison Of Course Grades Among Learning Modalities In Historically Black College And Universities, Murdell Walker Mcfarlin

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AbstractThe growth of online courses in higher education, combined with the distinct situational identity of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their continued emphasis on face-to-face (F2F) instruction, provided an opportunity to learn more about learning modalities and student grades at HBCUs. The problem was previous research findings are contradictory regarding grades among modalities at HBCUs. The purpose of this study was to compare differences in grades among three learning modalities (F2F, hybrid, and online) for three student groups (African American, non-African American, and all students) at three public, 4-year HBCUs in one U.S. state. This cross-sectional, ex post …


Program Evaluation: Assessing A Housing First Initiative, Caitlin Pennicooke Jan 2021

Program Evaluation: Assessing A Housing First Initiative, Caitlin Pennicooke

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Housing First is a nationally recognized approach to solving homelessness, but literature does not account for the unique characteristics of geographic locations that are isolated and have high cost of living. This study examined one such city and benchmarked it against another. To protect the identities of these cities, the alias Island City (IC) for the city under examination and Sun City for the benchmark. This research explored IC’s Housing First program related to mitigating homelessness. The purpose of this study was to benchmark IC’s Housing First program against Sun City’s program using the context, input, process, and product (CIPP) …


Family- Owned Business Leader Succession Planning Strategies, Gary Michael Williamson Jan 2021

Family- Owned Business Leader Succession Planning Strategies, Gary Michael Williamson

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AbstractSome business leaders in family-owned businesses lack leadership succession planning strategies. Family-owned businesses that lack succession planning strategies decrease the likelihood of business sustainability after the transition from founder to the successor. Grounded in the socioemotional wealth theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore succession planning strategies first-generation family-owned business leaders in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area used to transfer leadership and ownership to the second generation. Data collected for this study consisted of semistructured interviews via teleconferences, company website information, press releases, and internal company documents. Yin’s 5 step process was used to analyze …


Teachers’ Perceptions Of Junior Secondary Education And Student Academic Performance In Central Ethiopia, Mulugeta Haile Jan 2021

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Junior Secondary Education And Student Academic Performance In Central Ethiopia, Mulugeta Haile

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Despite Ethiopia’s rapid economic growth and its attempts at different educational models, there is a significant problem with junior secondary school education and student academic performance. The purpose of this study was to explore teachers’ perceptions of junior secondary school education in central Ethiopia and what innovative academic approaches are necessary to increase student academic performance. The study used self-determination theory as its foundation. The main research question was focused on junior secondary school education, current policies, and students’ academic performance. A nonprobability purposive sampling method was used to select 10 teachers from two schools. The study used semi structured …


Infusing Literacy Across The Curriculum Through Experience For Low Literacy-Ability Adolescents, Deborah Olive Jack Jan 2021

Infusing Literacy Across The Curriculum Through Experience For Low Literacy-Ability Adolescents, Deborah Olive Jack

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AbstractAdolescents are not acquiring the necessary literacy skills to engage with complex texts for high school, higher education, and eventual employment. However, it is unclear what strategies teachers use to infuse literacy instruction across the curriculum and how useful training they have received to use these strategies has been. Guided by Dewey’s theory of experience, this basic qualitative study sought to understand the strategies teachers use to infuse literacy through experience, training teachers received, and their views regarding how strategy training can be improved. Participants were 12 purposefully selected teachers from three junior secondary schools in an urban school district …


Effective Digital Marketing Strategies For Small Businesses In The Caribbean, Nicole Renee Williams Smith Jan 2021

Effective Digital Marketing Strategies For Small Businesses In The Caribbean, Nicole Renee Williams Smith

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A thriving small business sector is vital to Caribbean countries’ economies; however, nearly 60% of small businesses fail within the first 10 years, partially because of poor marketing. Caribbean small businesses with ineffective digital marketing strategies may fail to attract the buyers necessary to sustain their organization. Grounded in the competitive advantage theory, the purpose of this study was to explore the digital marketing strategies that Caribbean small business owners use to sustain their organizations beyond 10 years. Using the case study research design, the participants consisted of 7 small business owners who operate in a Caribbean Community and Common …


Understanding Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Implementation, And Use In Small And Medium Enterprises In India, Dipak Sadashiv Jadhav Jan 2021

Understanding Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Implementation, And Use In Small And Medium Enterprises In India, Dipak Sadashiv Jadhav

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This quantitative cross-sectional correlational study involves understanding the impact of various factors on Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, implementation, and use in the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector in India. Increased AI use across industry sectors including SMEs makes it essential to analyze decisions involving AI adoption. The main research question and secondary research questions were used to help understand correlations between diffusion of innovation (DOI), the technology, organization, and environment (TOE) framework, and technology adoption model (TAM) and decisions involving AI adoption. I used prevalidated survey instruments and online surveys via the Survey Monkey platform as part of data …


Impact Of Culturally Diverse Leadership In Finance Organizations On Job Satisfaction And Turnover Intent, Yashica Bailey Jan 2021

Impact Of Culturally Diverse Leadership In Finance Organizations On Job Satisfaction And Turnover Intent, Yashica Bailey

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Finance organizations are taking on the challenges involved in keeping workers and determining the reasons why there is turnover within a certain time period. Leaders need to develop cultural knowledge to effectively understand and aid organizations in terms of job satisfaction and avoiding turnover intent. When workers are committed and loyal, companies save time and money. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of culturally diverse leadership on job satisfaction and turnover intent. Herzberg’s two-factor theory was used to address behaviors and determine outcomes. The research addressed how culturally diverse leadership influenced job satisfaction and turnover intentions …


The Effect Of Integrating Explicit Instruction Of Literacy And Numeracy In Cte Technology Business Education On Student Achievement, Lori Canty Jan 2021

The Effect Of Integrating Explicit Instruction Of Literacy And Numeracy In Cte Technology Business Education On Student Achievement, Lori Canty

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AbstractCareer and Technology Education (CTE) high school students often exhibit difficulty reaching academic proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and math. To address this problem, one local school district developed and implemented an integrated curriculum using explicit instruction of literacy and numeracy in CTE business education courses. Guided by Archer and Hughes’s theory of explicit instruction, the purpose of this ex post facto quasi-experimental study was to determine the difference in ELA and math High School Assessment Program (HSAP) standardized test scores between 10th grade CTE business education students who participated in integrated curriculum business courses and students who had …


Strategies Advanced Placement High School Teachers Use To Teach Diverse Learners, Patti J. Tate Jan 2021

Strategies Advanced Placement High School Teachers Use To Teach Diverse Learners, Patti J. Tate

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Since Advanced Placement (AP) College Board’s 2002 implementation of the Equity and Access Policy, the number of students enrolled in AP courses has increased, but student success on passing AP exams has dropped. This signifies that the new populations of AP students are not well prepared with the skillsets necessary to succeed on AP exams. This qualitative exploratory case study focused on how high school AP teachers in one southeastern school district provided differentiated instruction (DI) through content and strategies to diverse learners. Data on the use of DI with AP students were collected through interviews of AP teachers at …


The Lived Experience Of La Raza’S Membership In Lowrider Car Clubs: A Phenomenological Study, Elizabeth Ramos Jan 2021

The Lived Experience Of La Raza’S Membership In Lowrider Car Clubs: A Phenomenological Study, Elizabeth Ramos

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Lowriding is a cultural practice that has become a way of life among some Raza or individuals of Mexican descent. However, the literature lacks an understanding of these individuals and what has influenced their participation in car clubs. The purpose of this phenomenological study is to explore the lived experience of Raza, who are members of lowrider car clubs. The theoretical frameworks were Erikson’s identity development theory, social identity theory, and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory. These guided this qualitative study to answer the following research questions: How Raza described their lived experience as members of a lowrider car club and …


Effect Of Servant Leadership On Job Satisfaction In Nigerian Mortgage Banks, Adedayo Aderemi Olatunbode Jan 2021

Effect Of Servant Leadership On Job Satisfaction In Nigerian Mortgage Banks, Adedayo Aderemi Olatunbode

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AbstractSeveral researchers examined the relationship between servant leadership and job satisfaction in organizations and reported a significant positive correlation between the two variables. However, the generalizability of these results was limited because 97% of the studies were conducted in the West and China, and none were conducted in Nigeria or in mortgage banks. The purpose of this nonexperimental, quantitative, correlational study was to examine the relationship between servant leadership and job satisfaction in a high-power distance culture, specifically in the mortgage bank industry in Nigeria. The theoretical frameworks were the leader-member exchange theory and motivation-hygiene theory. The research questions addressed …


Insecticide Treated Nets And Malaria Control Strategy In Sierra Leone, Henry Nk Biayemi Jan 2021

Insecticide Treated Nets And Malaria Control Strategy In Sierra Leone, Henry Nk Biayemi

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AbstractMalaria is a deadly disease and endemic in Sierra Leone. It is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality amongst children younger than five years in Sierra Leone. Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are not used widely despite free distribution, low health risks, and proven ability to reduce malaria. The purpose of this quantitative crosssectional study was to investigate the association between a set of independent variables (parental education, parents' economic status, household size, and residence) and the use of ITNs among children under five years of age in Sierra Leone. The study used a secondary dataset from the Ministry of …


The 2009 Niger Delta Amnesty: Evaluation Of A Policy Failure, Christian Obidiche Eze Jan 2021

The 2009 Niger Delta Amnesty: Evaluation Of A Policy Failure, Christian Obidiche Eze

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In 2009, the federal government of Nigeria under then-President Musa Yar’adua established the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP), which became their flagship program in combating militancy and turning repentant ex-militants into positively contributing citizens. This is a multi-dimensional problem that involves governmental ineptitude, exploitation by multinational oil companies, and lack of sustainable developmental measures as primary drivers of instability in the Niger Delta. There are arguments that the 2009 PAP Program brought about little positive change in the region. This program brought about peace initially in the region until early 2016, when there was a brief but very destructive return to …


Factors Inhibiting Implementation Of A Comprehensive Disaster Management Framework In Trinidad And Tobago, Julie Urslin Samaru Jan 2021

Factors Inhibiting Implementation Of A Comprehensive Disaster Management Framework In Trinidad And Tobago, Julie Urslin Samaru

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AbstractIdentifying and exploring the factors inhibiting implementation of a comprehensive disaster management framework to guide the operations of disaster management is a public policy imperative for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Despite the increased frequency and severity of natural and human-made disasters during the past decade, challenges continue with ensuring effective levels of preparedness for responding agencies in Trinidad and Tobago. The current study explored the lived experiences of first responding agencies that operate without a comprehensive disaster management framework. Two theoretical frameworks served as the foundation for this study: the advocacy coalition framework and the multiple streams framework, …


Living In An Oil-Polluted Region In Nigeria As A Risk Factor In Colorectal Cancer Development, Steve Nwachi Onya Jan 2021

Living In An Oil-Polluted Region In Nigeria As A Risk Factor In Colorectal Cancer Development, Steve Nwachi Onya

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Due to differences in exposure to various risk factors, colorectal cancer (CRC) rates differ in regions of Nigeria. Although the people living in the Southsouth, an oil-producing region, are concerned that they are most affected, there is insufficient research to address these concerns. The purpose of this quantitative ecological study was to investigate whether living in the oil-polluted region in Nigeria is associated with an excess CRC incidence rate. The potential spatial autocorrelation of CRC incidence among the contiguous regions was also examined. The study was grounded in the ecosocial theoretical framework. Data were extracted from the Nigeria National System …


Leaders’ Perceptions Of Innovation Processes In Public Sector Organizations, Ronald Mcgarvey Jan 2021

Leaders’ Perceptions Of Innovation Processes In Public Sector Organizations, Ronald Mcgarvey

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Successful innovation in the public sector has not yielded the intended results, thus the need exists for public sector leadership to foster innovation. This issue is important as the public sector represents up to 25% of a developed nation’s gross domestic product and is expected to deliver services efficiently. The purpose of this case study was to explore the skills public sector leaders need to foster innovation. The conceptual framework included organizational culture, motivation in innovative environments, implementation of innovation, and organizational relationships of Glor’s public sector organization theory, which helped consider minor or major challenges, intrinsic or extrinsic motivation, …


African American Entrepreneurial Business- Sustaining Strategies, Charles C. Johnson, Iii Jan 2021

African American Entrepreneurial Business- Sustaining Strategies, Charles C. Johnson, Iii

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More than 80% of small consulting businesses fail within the first five years of operation. Small consulting company owners are concerned with failing within the first five years because community economic development can be adversely impacted. Grounded in the resource-based view theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies African American consulting company owners use for longevity beyond five years. The participants comprised African American owners of three consulting businesses located in the northeast region of the United States, who successfully sustained their business beyond five years. Data collection included semistructured interviews with consulting company …


Emotional And Spiritual Intelligence, Psychological Ownership, Burnout, And Well-Being’S Effect On College Counselor Self-Efficacy, Lola Nixon Johnston Jan 2021

Emotional And Spiritual Intelligence, Psychological Ownership, Burnout, And Well-Being’S Effect On College Counselor Self-Efficacy, Lola Nixon Johnston

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College counselors provide individual and group counseling, consultation and educational outreach services, and supervision for counseling interns as well as serving on committees. As a result, college counselors are at risk of burnout, which could affect self-efficacy. The purpose of this quantitative study was to assess the roles of emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, psychological ownership, burnout, and well-being in predicting counseling self-efficacy of college counselors, as emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, and psychological ownership have been shown to reduce burnout by enhancing well-being. Using Neuman’s system model as a theoretical guide, this study used a quantitative approach using a cross-sectional survey …


Socioeconomic Effect Of Tourism In Nur-Sultan After Expo-2017, Dana Kurmasheva Jan 2021

Socioeconomic Effect Of Tourism In Nur-Sultan After Expo-2017, Dana Kurmasheva

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Experts have studied tourism as an economic or social phenomenon but have overlooked its dual socioeconomic nature, which prevents public administrators from understanding the industry’s impact on local communities. This qualitative study conducted in a city in Central Asia addressed this problem by considering the views of tourism stakeholders related to the industry’s socioeconomic impact on the city’s local community in 2017. The theoretical framework included corporate social responsibility theory and organizational economics theory. Open-ended interviews with 15 tourism stakeholders from the city’s business, NGO, and government sectors provided data that were analyzed using two-cycle coding. Themes related to business, …