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Relationships Between Environmental Pollution And Corporate Environmental Violence Within The Florida Energy Sector, Lynne Hodalski-Champagne
Relationships Between Environmental Pollution And Corporate Environmental Violence Within The Florida Energy Sector, Lynne Hodalski-Champagne
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Environmental pollution and corporate environmental violence (CEV) have become a primary motivator for research, activism, and policy initiatives. Prior research has involved environmental crime, environmental injustice and racism, its origins, history and applications, and effects on public perceptions leading to recommendations for policy implementation. The purpose of the study was to address environmental pollution in terms of total toxic emissions and CEV through analyses of harm inflicted on life, health, and physical integrity of humans, wildlife, and ecosystems. A quantitative correlational design was used with a Pearson’s r correlation coefficient to determine significance with a 95% confidence interval. Routine activities, …
Manufacturing Strategies For Optimizing Supply Chains And Mitigating Disruption, Rudolph Smith
Manufacturing Strategies For Optimizing Supply Chains And Mitigating Disruption, Rudolph Smith
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Shifts in consumer demands, access to raw materials, and rapid growth can influence supply chain performance. Tool and Die (T&D) manufacturing leaders tend to be concerned with ineffective supply chains, which can harm firms’ competitiveness and profitability. Grounded in Porter’s Value Chain theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore strategies that some leaders in the U.S. tool and die industry use to manage supply chains successfully. The participants were five T&D manufacturing leaders in the eastern United States who successfully managed T&D supply chains. Data were collected using purposeful sampling via semistructured interviews and …
Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives Of Differentiating Social And Emotional Learning, Anya Kayne
Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives Of Differentiating Social And Emotional Learning, Anya Kayne
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Teachers face challenges in differentiating social emotional learning (SEL) to meet the diverse needs of their students. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore early childhood teachers’ perspectives of strategies and challenges to differentiating SEL curricula to meet students’ diverse needs using the theory of social constructivism. The research questions focused on teachers’ perspectives of strategies they use and challenges they face when differentiating SEL curriculum. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 participants with 3 or more years of teaching experience in kindergarten through third grade in the United States. Interview transcripts were thematically analyzed, resulting in …
Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions Of Implementation Of School Discipline Practices For African American Girls, Jasmine Marie Gladney
Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions Of Implementation Of School Discipline Practices For African American Girls, Jasmine Marie Gladney
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Middle school African American girls have yet to be studied comprehensively concerning school discipline practices related to their behavior. It has been assumed that teachers are not doing their jobs and are mistreating African American girls by singling them out; however, teachers’ voices and perceptions of school discipline practices in the classroom have not been examined extensively to understand this issue. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to examine middle school teachers’ perceptions of implementing school discipline practices related to African American girls in their classrooms, schools, and districts. The conceptual framework was based on Gregory et al.’s …
Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives Of Differentiating Social And Emotional Learning, Anya Kayne
Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives Of Differentiating Social And Emotional Learning, Anya Kayne
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Teachers face challenges in differentiating social emotional learning (SEL) to meet the diverse needs of their students. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore early childhood teachers’ perspectives of strategies and challenges to differentiating SEL curricula to meet students’ diverse needs using the theory of social constructivism. The research questions focused on teachers’ perspectives of strategies they use and challenges they face when differentiating SEL curriculum. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 participants with 3 or more years of teaching experience in kindergarten through third grade in the United States. Interview transcripts were thematically analyzed, resulting in …
Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions Of Implementation Of School Discipline Practices For African American Girls, Jasmine Marie Gladney
Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions Of Implementation Of School Discipline Practices For African American Girls, Jasmine Marie Gladney
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Middle school African American girls have yet to be studied comprehensively concerning school discipline practices related to their behavior. It has been assumed that teachers are not doing their jobs and are mistreating African American girls by singling them out; however, teachers’ voices and perceptions of school discipline practices in the classroom have not been examined extensively to understand this issue. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to examine middle school teachers’ perceptions of implementing school discipline practices related to African American girls in their classrooms, schools, and districts. The conceptual framework was based on Gregory et al.’s …
Employee Retention Strategies Of The U.S. Power Industry, Michael Robert Schulz
Employee Retention Strategies Of The U.S. Power Industry, Michael Robert Schulz
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee turnover in the U.S. power industry continues to be a challenging issue. Leaders of U.S. power organizations tend to be concerned about employee turnover, which has a negative impact on productivity and profitability. Grounded in Herzberg’s hygiene-motivator theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore successful strategies that some U.S. power company leaders use to improve employee retention. The participants were seven business leaders from seven power companies across the Midwestern United States who successfully implemented strategies to improve employee retention. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and company website information. Through thematic analysis, …
Employee Retention Strategies Of The U.S. Power Industry, Michael Robert Schulz
Employee Retention Strategies Of The U.S. Power Industry, Michael Robert Schulz
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee turnover in the U.S. power industry continues to be a challenging issue. Leaders of U.S. power organizations tend to be concerned about employee turnover, which has a negative impact on productivity and profitability. Grounded in Herzberg’s hygiene-motivator theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore successful strategies that some U.S. power company leaders use to improve employee retention. The participants were seven business leaders from seven power companies across the Midwestern United States who successfully implemented strategies to improve employee retention. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and company website information. Through thematic analysis, …
Veterans Justice Outreach Program, Risk Of Recidivism, And Justice-Involved Veterans, Melody C. Weathers
Veterans Justice Outreach Program, Risk Of Recidivism, And Justice-Involved Veterans, Melody C. Weathers
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
To date, no study has examined whether the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) program influences recidivism once a justice-involved veteran (JIV) completes the program. Nor has a study examined the diagnoses and comorbidities between a JIV’s propensity for recidivism following separation from the VJO. One of the VJO program’s goals has been to end JIVs' contact with the criminal justice system. This study utilized a generic qualitative design that aimed to explore JIVs who received treatment from the VJO and whether there was an effect on their risk of recidivism. Additional elements for exploration included posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain disorder, …
Effective Strategies To Improve Retention Of Sales Professionals In U.S. Large Retailers, Nicole Monique Jackson
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 …
Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Disasters: Source Identification, Vulnerability, And Evaluation Of Emergency Preparedness In A Southern California City, Lisa Peumsang
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Natural hazards triggering technological disasters (natech) events exist around the world and affect people, infrastructure, the economy, and environment but are not often considered for local hazard mitigation and emergency preparedness plans. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify (a) the natech event vulnerability of the target city, which is in the western United States, and potential sources for these events and (b) the extent to which the city’s hazard mitigation and emergency operations plans addressed natech events. The vulnerability assessment was performed through the lens of network risk theory and involved secondary data analysis of publicly …
The Influence Of A Caregiver Support Program On Consumer Well-Being, Wallace Thomas Peake
The Influence Of A Caregiver Support Program On Consumer Well-Being, Wallace Thomas Peake
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Caregiving has been shown to be a potential burden for the well-being of caregivers. The focus of this study was a caregiver support program whose managers lacked an understanding of the efficacy of the program in enhancing the well-being of the consumers of the program. The purpose of this quantitative study was to develop and administer a consumer satisfaction survey that evaluated the efficacy of caregiver support program services from the consumer perspective. This study was grounded by the positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment model, which informed the development of the survey that was administered to the participants …
Veterans Justice Outreach Program, Risk Of Recidivism, And Justice-Involved Veterans, Melody C. Weathers
Veterans Justice Outreach Program, Risk Of Recidivism, And Justice-Involved Veterans, Melody C. Weathers
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
To date, no study has examined whether the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) program influences recidivism once a justice-involved veteran (JIV) completes the program. Nor has a study examined the diagnoses and comorbidities between a JIV’s propensity for recidivism following separation from the VJO. One of the VJO program’s goals has been to end JIVs' contact with the criminal justice system. This study utilized a generic qualitative design that aimed to explore JIVs who received treatment from the VJO and whether there was an effect on their risk of recidivism. Additional elements for exploration included posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain disorder, …
Effective Strategies To Improve Retention Of Sales Professionals In U.S. Large Retailers, Nicole Monique Jackson
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 …
Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Disasters: Source Identification, Vulnerability, And Evaluation Of Emergency Preparedness In A Southern California City, Lisa Peumsang
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Natural hazards triggering technological disasters (natech) events exist around the world and affect people, infrastructure, the economy, and environment but are not often considered for local hazard mitigation and emergency preparedness plans. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify (a) the natech event vulnerability of the target city, which is in the western United States, and potential sources for these events and (b) the extent to which the city’s hazard mitigation and emergency operations plans addressed natech events. The vulnerability assessment was performed through the lens of network risk theory and involved secondary data analysis of publicly …
The Influence Of A Caregiver Support Program On Consumer Well-Being, Wallace Thomas Peake
The Influence Of A Caregiver Support Program On Consumer Well-Being, Wallace Thomas Peake
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Caregiving has been shown to be a potential burden for the well-being of caregivers. The focus of this study was a caregiver support program whose managers lacked an understanding of the efficacy of the program in enhancing the well-being of the consumers of the program. The purpose of this quantitative study was to develop and administer a consumer satisfaction survey that evaluated the efficacy of caregiver support program services from the consumer perspective. This study was grounded by the positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment model, which informed the development of the survey that was administered to the participants …
Strategies For Evaluating Training For Field Engineers In The Aerospace And Defense Industry, Nathan D. Johnson
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
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 …
Differences In Art And Music High School Students’ Sat Test Scores From 2006 To 2015, Margaret Ellen Beyer
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 …
Differences In Art And Music High School Students’ Sat Test Scores From 2006 To 2015, Margaret Ellen Beyer
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 …
Effective Strategies For Bank Technology Leaders To Improve Soft Skills Among Information Technology Professionals, Muhammad Imran
Effective Strategies For Bank Technology Leaders To Improve Soft Skills Among Information Technology Professionals, Muhammad Imran
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employees’ insufficient soft skills have the potential to lead to collaboration and organizational inefficiency. Business leaders are concerned with the critical issue of insufficient soft skills among information technology (IT) professionals because these skills are essential for the effective functioning of teams and overall organizational success. Grounded in Knowles’s adult learning theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies bank technology leaders use to enhance soft skills among IT professionals. The participants were six bank technology leaders in the banking industry who successfully implemented strategies to enhance IT professionals’ soft skills. Data were collected using semistructured …
Effective Strategies For Bank Technology Leaders To Improve Soft Skills Among Information Technology Professionals, Muhammad Imran
Effective Strategies For Bank Technology Leaders To Improve Soft Skills Among Information Technology Professionals, Muhammad Imran
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employees’ insufficient soft skills have the potential to lead to collaboration and organizational inefficiency. Business leaders are concerned with the critical issue of insufficient soft skills among information technology (IT) professionals because these skills are essential for the effective functioning of teams and overall organizational success. Grounded in Knowles’s adult learning theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies bank technology leaders use to enhance soft skills among IT professionals. The participants were six bank technology leaders in the banking industry who successfully implemented strategies to enhance IT professionals’ soft skills. Data were collected using semistructured …
Workforce Strategies For Increasing Engagement Across Multiple Generations, Margrett C. Baker
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. …
Workforce Strategies For Increasing Engagement Across Multiple Generations, Margrett C. Baker
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 For Revenue Growth In The Trucking Industry, John Kelly
Strategies For Revenue Growth In The Trucking Industry, John Kelly
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Declining revenue can negatively impact business owners in the commoditized trucking industry because it impacts longer-term business performance in an industry with historically low margins. Grounded in Porter’s theory of building competitive advantage and Schneider’s person-organization fit theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study design was to explore the strategies leaders in the southeast U.S. trucking industry use to increase revenue without sacrificing their employee-centric culture and longer-term business performance. The participants were two leaders of a micro trucking company who have extensive knowledge of the trucking industry. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of …
Strategies For Revenue Growth In The Trucking Industry, John Kelly
Strategies For Revenue Growth In The Trucking Industry, John Kelly
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Declining revenue can negatively impact business owners in the commoditized trucking industry because it impacts longer-term business performance in an industry with historically low margins. Grounded in Porter’s theory of building competitive advantage and Schneider’s person-organization fit theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study design was to explore the strategies leaders in the southeast U.S. trucking industry use to increase revenue without sacrificing their employee-centric culture and longer-term business performance. The participants were two leaders of a micro trucking company who have extensive knowledge of the trucking industry. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of …
Employee Engagement In The Rio Grande Valley Border Regions Of Texas, Thomas Ruseell Ferry
Employee Engagement In The Rio Grande Valley Border Regions Of Texas, Thomas Ruseell Ferry
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This qualitative phenomenological study focused on the lived experiences of employees living and working in the Rio Grande Valley Texas border regions. The overall research problem was the general lack of employee engagement that has been highlighted in several studies. This research problem was further investigated to understand the lived experiences of employees in the healthcare industry and residing in border regions of Texas and how those experiences intersected with employee engagement. The purpose of this study was to explore and apply those lived experiences so that managers can use the information to better engage employees. The conceptual foundation consisted …
Strategies For Human Capital Development In An Oil And Gas Organization, David Ebamije Akpieyi
Strategies For Human Capital Development In An Oil And Gas Organization, David Ebamije Akpieyi
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some oil and gas (O&G) leaders lack strategies to promote human capital development (HCD) training to increase employees’ productivity in their organizations, impacting their overall productivity. Therefore, O&G organizational leaders need to take deliberate steps to monitor and improve their human capital productivity continuously. Grounded in human capital theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies O&G leaders use to promote HCD training. The participants comprised six business leaders from O&G multinational organizations who successfully implemented strategies to promote HCD training to increase employees’ productivity. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and analyzed through thematic analysis. …
Employee Engagement In The Rio Grande Valley Border Regions Of Texas, Thomas Ruseell Ferry
Employee Engagement In The Rio Grande Valley Border Regions Of Texas, Thomas Ruseell Ferry
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This qualitative phenomenological study focused on the lived experiences of employees living and working in the Rio Grande Valley Texas border regions. The overall research problem was the general lack of employee engagement that has been highlighted in several studies. This research problem was further investigated to understand the lived experiences of employees in the healthcare industry and residing in border regions of Texas and how those experiences intersected with employee engagement. The purpose of this study was to explore and apply those lived experiences so that managers can use the information to better engage employees. The conceptual foundation consisted …
Strategies For Human Capital Development In An Oil And Gas Organization, David Ebamije Akpieyi
Strategies For Human Capital Development In An Oil And Gas Organization, David Ebamije Akpieyi
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some oil and gas (O&G) leaders lack strategies to promote human capital development (HCD) training to increase employees’ productivity in their organizations, impacting their overall productivity. Therefore, O&G organizational leaders need to take deliberate steps to monitor and improve their human capital productivity continuously. Grounded in human capital theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies O&G leaders use to promote HCD training. The participants comprised six business leaders from O&G multinational organizations who successfully implemented strategies to promote HCD training to increase employees’ productivity. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and analyzed through thematic analysis. …