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Clinical Nurse Manager Fatigue And Its Personal And Professional Impacts, Carlene Galanopulo
Clinical Nurse Manager Fatigue And Its Personal And Professional Impacts, Carlene Galanopulo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Workplace fatigue has been empirically linked with errors, injuries, and chronic health issues that negatively impact the healthcare worker, patients, and staff with whom that person comes in contact, as well as the organization for which that person works. The experience of fatigue in clinical nurse managers (CNMs) has been understudied. The purpose of this study was to understand the individual experience of fatigue and its professional and personal impacts as more fully described by CNMs. The research question that guided this study involved the professional and personal impact of fatigue as described by CNMs. The occupational fatigue in nursing …
Challenges Faced By Information Technology Project Managers When Adopting Network Automation, Joshua Allen Kerley
Challenges Faced By Information Technology Project Managers When Adopting Network Automation, Joshua Allen Kerley
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Automating network services is vital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to remain viable and competitive, but implementation has challenges. Without evidence-based strategies to help IT project managers curb those challenges, the transition to automating network services could be hindered. Grounded in Lewin’s change model, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore the methods used by IT project managers in network engineering to curb the challenges they face when automating network services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 10 IT project managers from non-governmental SMEs in Florida, US. The data were thematically analyzed, and …
Strategies For Small Business Sustainability For Restaurants, James Harold Jones
Strategies For Small Business Sustainability For Restaurants, James Harold Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Many small restaurant business owners in the United States industry lack effective leadership strategies to sustain their business operations. For small restaurant businesses, the survival rate from 1994-2018 was 15 years. One-third of all small businesses are sustainable to 10 years without successful business sustainable leadership strategies. Grounded in authentic leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore sustainable leadership strategies five small restaurant business owners use to sustain their business for 5 years and longer. The participants were five small business restaurant owners in Arkansas and Tennessee. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, member checking, …
Human Resources Strategies To Promote Employee Retention And Reduce Turnover, Brenda Tucker
Human Resources Strategies To Promote Employee Retention And Reduce Turnover, Brenda Tucker
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee voluntary separation is potentially hindering the growth and stabilization of small- to mid-sized organizations. Grounded in Bandura’s social cognitive theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies successful HR leaders use to promote employee retention and reduce employee voluntary separation. The participants consisted of five HR leaders of small- to mid-sized service worker industry organizations in several counties within the state of Maryland who demonstrated success in promoting employee retention and decreasing employee turnover. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, worksite reports, fiscal strategic plans, and results-based accountability reports. Through thematic analysis, five themes …
Crafting A Succession Process For A Nonprofit Organization: Exploring And Plotting The Creation Of A Succession Plan For The Chips Montgomery Foundation, Robert King
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In this case study, the phenomena of leadership loss and transition within a small nonprofit organization, which is a pivotal cycle impacting businesses of all sizes and types, was explored. The study underscored that employee turnover is an inevitable occurrence, influenced by a myriad of factors, leading to significant decisions on staff replacement and thereby shaping future organizational trajectories. Central to this investigation was the exploration of various organizational development theories, functionalism, and human resource planning, which provided a conceptual framework for understanding leadership transitions. Both for-profit and nonprofit entities grapple with leadership losses, yet nonprofits encounter distinct challenges necessitated …
Perspectives Of Administrators On Practices Leading To Discipline Disproportionality Among African American Students With Disabilities, Delicia Goodman-Lee
Perspectives Of Administrators On Practices Leading To Discipline Disproportionality Among African American Students With Disabilities, Delicia Goodman-Lee
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Discipline disproportionality among African American students with disabilities is well documented in empirical research; however, there are limited studies about school administrators' perspectives on practices leading to disproportionality for this population. The purpose of this study was to examine school administrators' perspectives on practices and issues leading to discipline disproportionality in a large southeastern U.S. state. Social justice leadership, coupled with disability studies and critical race theory, served as the conceptual framework. A basic qualitative design with open coding and thematic analysis was used to answer the three research questions. Data were collected via virtual semistructured interviews with six administrators …
Skill Bias Perceptions Of Unskilled Workers' Self-Perception And Self-Efficacy, Cheryl M. Jackson
Skill Bias Perceptions Of Unskilled Workers' Self-Perception And Self-Efficacy, Cheryl M. Jackson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
A common phenomenon witnessed in the United States health care industry is a division between skilled and unskilled workforces. The division results from skill bias perceptions that strip the appreciation and value of certain job titles and responsibilities. The purpose of this quantitative nonexperimental study focused on the human capability approach theory was to ascertain the differences in perception between the two types of workers and whether skill bias perceptions predict self-perception and self-efficacy. The goal was to recognize and support the innate human capabilities of unskilled workers as valuable human capital resources. From stratified sampling, 172 skilled and unskilled …
Leadership Practices And Instructional Strategies To Advance Student Achievement In Title 1 Elementary Schools, Paula Michelle Watson
Leadership Practices And Instructional Strategies To Advance Student Achievement In Title 1 Elementary Schools, Paula Michelle Watson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This qualitative single case study aimed to explore how administrative team members perceived their leadership practices and instructional strategies that advance student academic outcomes on annual mathematics and literacy state assessments. Transformational leadership was the conceptual framework for data collection and analysis. Three research questions focused on how elementary administrative team members perceived leadership practices to advance student achievement in mathematics and literacy, their perceptions of the effectiveness of the leadership strategies used, and their perceptions of instructional strategies used to advance student achievement in mathematics and literacy. This single case study included the cases of three elementary school administrative …
Teachers’ And School Directors’ Perspectives On Standardizing A Learning Management System For Blended Learning, Alfredo Felipe Rivera-Mejías
Teachers’ And School Directors’ Perspectives On Standardizing A Learning Management System For Blended Learning, Alfredo Felipe Rivera-Mejías
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The introduction of standardized learning management systems (LMSs) for blended learning (BL) in K–12 education in Puerto Rico signifies a pivotal shift towards enhancing educational environments with technology. This qualitative study was conducted to understand the perspectives of teachers and school directors on the LMS adoption process. Grounded in the concerns-based adoption model as its conceptual framework, the study aimed to elucidate the stages of concern and levels of use among educational stakeholders, shedding light on the multifaceted challenges and opportunities that technology integration brings to schools. Employing semistructured interviews with a selection of seven teachers and school directors, this …
Influence Of Leader's Mental Health Skills On Emergency Call-Taker And Dispatcher Well-Being, Chenetra Washington
Influence Of Leader's Mental Health Skills On Emergency Call-Taker And Dispatcher Well-Being, Chenetra Washington
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In 2021, researchers reported that nearly half of emergency responder personnel who are continuously exposed to traumatic incidents will test positive for one or more forms of mental illness. The purpose of this descriptive qualitative phenomenological study was to describe and identify the lived experiences of emergency call-takers and dispatchers by identifying how their leader’s mental health skills influence their well-being in the emergency management industry. This study was framed by Bertalanffy’s general systems theory and Husserl’s origins of consciousness concept. Using a qualitative research design, data were collected and triangulated from 10 semistructured interviews, reflective and descriptive fields notes, …
Physician Burnout And The Marital Relationship: Spouse Perspective, Lisa Anne Muehlenbein
Physician Burnout And The Marital Relationship: Spouse Perspective, Lisa Anne Muehlenbein
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Physician burnout rates have consistently been higher than the general working population; however, recent literature suggested that after a steady decline in physician burnout rates, the COVID-19 global pandemic and additional organizational factors have caused physician burnout to reach an all-time high. Substantial research is available on physician burnout; however, little is known about how a physician’s burnout is experienced in the marital relationship through the spouse’s perspective. This basic qualitative study used purposive, convenience, and snowball sampling methods to recruit 10 female spouses of male physicians to participate in semi-structured interviews. The research question investigated the participants’ perceptions of …
Evaluating The Qualitative Aspects Of A Community College Academic Success Program, Joselito Dacillo Coquilla
Evaluating The Qualitative Aspects Of A Community College Academic Success Program, Joselito Dacillo Coquilla
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
College academic success programs (ASP) frequently include both quantitative and qualitative key performance indicators (KPI). While the quantitative KPIs are typically programmed for evaluation within an ASP’s implementation, evaluating qualitative KPIs is resource intensive and therefore, sometimes overlooked. The problem addressed by this study was the need to evaluate the qualitative KPIs in a large community college system’s 2016 ASP (2016-2020). The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to conduct a summative evaluation to determine the extent to which the college achieved its ASP’s qualitative KPI objectives from the perspectives of students. The study was guided by Tinto’s involvement …
Effective Strategies To Reduce Registered Nurse Turnover In Hospitals, Adrienne Cozart
Effective Strategies To Reduce Registered Nurse Turnover In Hospitals, Adrienne Cozart
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Registered nurse (RN) turnover remains a problem for many healthcare organizations. Hospital nurse leaders are concerned with RN turnover because of its negative effect on the profitability of hospitals. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies that hospital nurse leaders use to reduce RN turnover. The participants were four hospital nurse leaders who reduced RN turnover in two hospitals in Texas. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of organizational documentation. Thematic analysis of the data resulted in three themes: turnover reduction strategies, barriers or challenges to …
An Effective, Robust, And Strategic Succession Plan For A Primary Law Enforcement Agency In Guyana, South America, Nicola Denise Kendall
An Effective, Robust, And Strategic Succession Plan For A Primary Law Enforcement Agency In Guyana, South America, Nicola Denise Kendall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The client organization, Guyana’s principal law enforcement agency, lacked a robust, effective, and strategic succession plan to fill vacancies for senior leadership and management. The current qualitative case study was to ascertain the appropriate strategies that could be employed for this organization, and by extension public organizations and law enforcement agencies, to have a robust, effective, and strategic succession plan. The conceptual framework was based on the succession planning model, which focused on key concepts such as strategy, knowledge management, talent management, organizational culture, leadership development, and management commitment. Data were collected from interviews, with 23 participants and a review …
Higher Education Leaders’ Perceptions Of The Function And Purpose Of Faculty Academic Advising To Support Student Persistence And Retention, Kristin Domville
Higher Education Leaders’ Perceptions Of The Function And Purpose Of Faculty Academic Advising To Support Student Persistence And Retention, Kristin Domville
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Faculty academic advising provides students with academic support to enhance academic persistence and retention. Prior research on faculty academic advising has not included higher education leaders’ (HELs’) perceptions of the function and purpose of faculty academic advising when creating policies and procedures that are intended to support student persistence and retention. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore HELs’ perceptions of the function and purpose of faculty academic advising when developing institutional policies and procedures that are intended to support student persistence and retention. The conceptual framework for this study was the appreciative inquiry (AI) model established …
Strategies For Coping With Racial Microaggressions Among African American Medical Social Workers, Robert Ebot Tambe Ebot
Strategies For Coping With Racial Microaggressions Among African American Medical Social Workers, Robert Ebot Tambe Ebot
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Racial microaggressions are prevalent in the field of social work. Social workers have reported experiencing racial microaggressions from coworkers, patients, and patients’ families. However, little is known about coping strategies that African American medical social workers use to mitigate the effects of racial microaggressions in the workplace. Therefore, the purpose of this generic qualitative study was to increase understanding of how African American medical social workers perceive and cope with racial microaggressions in the workplace. A generic qualitative approach was used to explore this topic, as well as how these social workers subsequently cope with perceived racial microaggressions. Twelve African …
Implementation Of Developmental Feedback As A Performance Strategy In Small Businesses, Angela Lynette Bradford
Implementation Of Developmental Feedback As A Performance Strategy In Small Businesses, Angela Lynette Bradford
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some small business leaders (SBL) lack developmental feedback strategies to improve employee performance, impacting job satisfaction, engagement, and motivation, and impairing business sustainability. Grounded in the Herzberg two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies SBLs used to enhance employee performance. Participants comprised five SBLs in Arkansas who implemented strategies to improve employee performance. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and reviews of publicly available organizational documents. Braun and Clark’s approach and Yin’s five-step process were used to conduct thematic analysis. Eight themes emerged: growth opportunities and staff potential; challenges, limitations, and mitigation; workplace culture, …
The Experience Of Well-Being In Educators Who Transitioned From In-Person To Online Teaching, La Toya S. Glenn
The Experience Of Well-Being In Educators Who Transitioned From In-Person To Online Teaching, La Toya S. Glenn
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The COVID-19 pandemic created substantive stress and uncertainty for secondary educators, including responding to the shifts in delivering education from the traditional to the online classroom and back to the classroom. Improper training, increased work demands, increased responsibilities, and decreased autonomy took a toll on teachers’ work and home life. To better understand how teachers deal with transitions in online, hybrid, and in-person education, this study explored secondary educators' experiences of psychological well-being during the transitions from in-person to online teaching. An interpretative phenomenological approach guided the research design. Lazarus and Folkman's transactional theory of stress and coping was used …
Strategies For Integrating Open Innovation Practices For Small Businesses, Shannon Stewart
Strategies For Integrating Open Innovation Practices For Small Businesses, Shannon Stewart
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some small business owners lack implementation strategies for open innovation. Small business owners who can successfully implement open strategies can increase the opportunity for success. Grounded in the ten types of innovation theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies small business owners use to successfully implement open innovation. The participants comprised three small business owners from West Tennessee who successfully used strategies for open innovation. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. The three emerging themes were strategic and continuous development, risk management, and sustaining a culture of innovation. A …
The Lived Experience Of Career Sponsorship Of Canadian Female Executives, Dianna Dinevski
The Lived Experience Of Career Sponsorship Of Canadian Female Executives, Dianna Dinevski
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Women represent almost half of the Canadian labor population, but less than 6% of women advance to executive leadership. This is problematic because previous studies showed gender balance has been proven to be good for business, but with not enough women advancing in the leadership pipeline, business performance will continue to suffer. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of Canadian female executives regarding how career sponsorship may have influenced their career advancement to executive management. Role congruity theory provided the framework for the study. Eleven Canadian female executives participated in semistructured interviews to …
Effective Project Management Strategies For Identifying And Addressing Projects' Complexities And Improving Projects' Success Rates, Daryl L. Gilbert Ii
Effective Project Management Strategies For Identifying And Addressing Projects' Complexities And Improving Projects' Success Rates, Daryl L. Gilbert Ii
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
Effective Strategies To Sustain Small African American Beauty Salon Business Beyond 5 Years, Sherwanna Jefferson
Effective Strategies To Sustain Small African American Beauty Salon Business Beyond 5 Years, Sherwanna Jefferson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
Strategies For Maintaining The Financial Viability Of Behavioral Health Programs, Antonia Alford
Strategies For Maintaining The Financial Viability Of Behavioral Health Programs, Antonia Alford
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
Spatial-Temporal Variation Of Diarrhea And Associated Sociobehavioral Factors Between 2010-2020 In Rwanda, Amans Ntakarutimana
Spatial-Temporal Variation Of Diarrhea And Associated Sociobehavioral Factors Between 2010-2020 In Rwanda, Amans Ntakarutimana
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
Changes In Human Resources Function In Higher Education Institutions During A Pandemic, Naterena Anevia Parham-Cofield
Changes In Human Resources Function In Higher Education Institutions During A Pandemic, Naterena Anevia Parham-Cofield
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
College Readiness And Persistence Among First-Year Community College Students On A Caribbean Island, Karen Sylvia Josiah
College Readiness And Persistence Among First-Year Community College Students On A Caribbean Island, Karen Sylvia Josiah
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
Strategies To Reduce Employee Turnover In Nursing Homes, Laticia Nicole Beatty
Strategies To Reduce Employee Turnover In Nursing Homes, Laticia Nicole Beatty
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Leadership On Nurse Retention In The U.S. South Atlantic Division, Dewight Walker
The Influence Of Leadership On Nurse Retention In The U.S. South Atlantic Division, Dewight Walker
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
No abstract provided.
Changes In Human Resources Function In Higher Education Institutions During A Pandemic, Naterena Anevia Parham-Cofield
Changes In Human Resources Function In Higher Education Institutions During A Pandemic, Naterena Anevia Parham-Cofield
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Pandemics have reshaped societies and paved ways for advances in sciences, political systems, technology, medicine, and the economy. However, researchers have not explored how human resources (HR) function changes due to a pandemic in higher education institutions (HEIs) and how managing it contributes to employee performance and employee well-being. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive multiple case study was to explore how HR function changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in different types of HEIs and how managing it contributed to employee performance and employee well-being. The study was grounded in Kotter’s eight-step change management model. Data were collected through …
The Adoption Of Information Technology Use In Small Businesses, Lawrence Nyayowagbian Paye, Sr.
The Adoption Of Information Technology Use In Small Businesses, Lawrence Nyayowagbian Paye, Sr.
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The research problem was small business operators’ lack of technology adoption and their subsequent lack of success. Specifically, the problem was that it was unknown what role, if any, the lack of IT has on the adoption by small business operators within the Houston, Texas, business community. The purpose of this qualitative, single case study with embedded units was to understand the internal and sociopsychological aspects of small-business owners’ decision-making models regarding technology adoption in the greater Houston, Texas area. The technology acceptance model provided a framework to explain and identify factors on internal beliefs, attitudes, and intentions of technology …