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Factors Affecting Microsoft Dynamics Erp Implementation Project Success, Jt Patterson Gorrell

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study examines the effect the project schedule has on extensions to project duration and budget overruns of Microsoft Dynamics ERP implementation projects. This larger problem was explored through an in depth study of the completeness of the detailed project schedules, the alignment of the detailed project schedules with the activities and deliverables of the ERP implementation methodology, the incorporation of the detailed project schedules into the project manager’s daily project governance activities, and its effect on project adherence to budget and timeline and the organizational behavior of project resources. This study followed the constructivism paradigm and utilized the case …

Faculty-Student Mentoring-Relationship Experiences Of African-American/Black Ces Doctoral Students, Steven Odipo Siaji

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This phenomenological qualitative inquiry explored the lived experiences of African American/Black (AA/Black) doctoral counselor education and supervision students in relation to faculty-student mentoring relationships. The literature review provides a theoretical framework based on Miller’s (1976) theory of relational-cultural theory. Data were collected through a demographic survey and in-depth telephone interviews. Data analysis included identifying participants’ significant themes, utilizing themes to create structural and textural descriptions, and ultimately describing the essence of participants’ experiences. The five themes that emerged, related to participants’ lived experiences, were these: belonging within the African American/Black community, coping, racism, and multiculturalism. The study results suggest that …

Enhancement Of Cohesion And Engagement Through Motivational Factors In The Multi-Generational Workforce, Ralph Jason Hemphill

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Leaders in all corporations will have to answer the multi-generational challenges in the workplace to motivate their employees by maintaining cohesion and engagement (Ahmad & Ibrahim, 2015; Lazaroiu, 2015). A gap in the literature exists to understand how leaders can create group cohesion and engagement by possessing the instruction and tools necessary to adequately lead the multi-generational diverse workforce to long-term success of the medical device division (Cote, 2019; Dwyer & Azevedo, 2016; Lewis & Wescott, 2017; Stegaroiu & Talal, 2014; Wesolowski, 2014). The central research questions in this qualitative case study addressed the understanding of how leaders use motivational …

Agility Measurement For Large Organizations, Jeremy R. Geiger

Theses and Dissertations

There is an ongoing demand for organizations to become more agile in order to prosper amongst their competitors. Many organizations, including the United States Department of Defense (DoD), have declared a renewed focus towards organizational agility. This research begins by providing a suitable and formal definition of organizational agility (OA) by exploring and analyzing relevant scholarly literature on the subject. Existing methods to measure OA are examined and summarized, and their current limitations are highlighted. Previous studies to find characteristics associated with organizational agility are examined and the Q-sort method was employed to discover, analyze and eliminate redundant items from …

Barriers And Facilitators In Implementing A Pilot, Pragmatic, Telemedicine-Delivered Healthy Lifestyle Program For Obesity Management In A Rural, Academic Obesity Clinic, John A. Batsis, Auden C. Mcclure, Aaron B. Weintraub, Diane Sette, Sivan Rotenberg, Courtney J. Stevens, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, David Kotz, Stephen Bartels, Summer B. Cook, Richard I. Rothstein

Dartmouth Scholarship

Few evidence-based strategies are specifically tailored for disparity populations such as rural adults. Two-way video-conferencing using telemedicine can potentially surmount geographic barriers that impede participation in high-intensity treatment programs offering frequent visits to clinic facilities. We aimed to understand barriers and facilitators of implementing a telemedicine-delivered tertiary-care, rural academic weight-loss program for the management of obesity.

Standardizing The Bedside Shift Report: Improving Communications And Promoting Patient Safety, Chona C. Alforque

Master's Projects and Capstones

PROBLEM: Nursing shift reports are integral to nursing as they allow for the transfer of critical information and responsibility of patient care from one nurse to another. Ineffective communication during shift-to-shift reports can contribute to gaps in patient care and breaches in patient safety, including medication errors, falls, and sentinel events. The greatest risk of communication breakdown is during transitions in care.

CONTEXT: St. Louise Regional Hospital, a small community hospital, consisting of an eight-bed medical-surgical intensive care unit lacked structure in how handoff should occur and had variances in shift handoffs. Observation of the shift handoff at the nurses’ …

Looking Forward: Considering The Next Steps For Contingent Labor Material Work Conditions, Lisa Melonçon, Laura Wilson, Mahli Xuan Mechenbier

Academic Labor: Research and Artistry (2017-2022 archives)

No abstract provided.

Improving Patient Satisfaction In The Medical-Surgical Setting, Victoria A. Ogundeko

Student Scholarly Projects

Problem: Patients’ experiences at hospitals are multidimensional, and their satisfaction with the service is linked to the quality of patient care provided. In evaluating the quality of care of a hospital, the nursing handoff of patients, and the engagement efforts of healthcare staff is an important element of patient satisfaction.

PICOT: In adult medical-surgical patients, does the implementation of nursing bedside handoff reports, compared to the current method of nursing practice desk handoff reports, improve patient satisfaction scores by 10% within two months?

Evidence: After reviewing 103 articles, 12 were relevant to this project, and included observation …

Cell-Adhesion Activities Responding To Nano-Dynamic Substrate, Huaiyu Shi

Theses - ALL

Focal adhesions are the large molecular complexes that anchor cells to the ECM, which is involved in cell spreading, migration, and proliferation. In our previous work, the study of cardiomyocyte morphological changes and myofibril remodeling, responding to the dynamic nano-topographic substrate, have been accomplished. The results showed focal adhesion experienced disassembly and reassembly in the first 12 hours. In this study, the hiPSC-CMs were seeded on the SMP substrates with the flat-to-wrinkle dynamic surface. Paxillin, vinculin, and zyxin from different layers of focal adhesive architectures were co-stained with F-actin. The fluorescent images were analyzed to investigate the details of focal …

The Effect Of Medication Reconciliation Timeout On Patient Safety: An Evidence-Based Project, Renante Dizon

Student Scholarly Projects

Practice Problem:There was a report of a high rate of medication errors from inaccurate medication reconciliation during admission to a local hospital in South Texas. The medication error rate was 14.88% on 20 reviewed charts, and 85% of all evaluated charts contained at least one medication discrepancy.

PICOT: This evidence-based, system-change project was guided by the following PICOT question: For nurses administering medication in a long-term acute care hospital, does the implementation of Medication Reconciliation Timeout Process (MRTP) decrease the medication errors, compared to the usual medication practice, in one month?

Evidence: Thirteen pertinent studies recommended the use of …

Essential Oil Therapy For Alleviation Of Discomfort In Surgical Patients, Nenhuan Huang

Student Scholarly Projects

Practice Problem: Post-surgical pain (PSP) has not been sufficiently managed despite routine opioid use. The adverse effects of opioids led to the search for non-pharmaceutical intervention.

PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was, "In an acute hospital surgical setting, does essential oil therapy complement pain and discomfort relief comparing to conventional pain management alone after 6 weeks?”

Evidence: Seven clinical studies, five systematic or integrative reviews, and four conference proceedings were reviewed. The evidence supported lavender essential oil for the alleviation of PSP and discomfort.

Intervention: Patients breathe through a personal lavender essential oil inhaler hourly or …

Knudsen V. J.R. Simplot Company Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 47020

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

An Af(Fur)Mative Defense: Using Intellectual Property As A Defense To Employment Discrimination In Mascot Hiring, Taylor Farr

Arkansas Law Review

"Until a character becomes a personality, it cannot be believed. Without personality, the character may do funny or interesting things, but unless people are able to identify themselves with the character, its actions seem unreal. And without personality, a story cannot ring true to the audience." Walt Disney

Mascots are different animals. They bring some of our favorite characters from screens, packages, and comic book pages to life. Moreover, mascots serve a particularly important role on university campuses, offering a point of communal continuity amid inevitable organizational changes. Although university buildings, athletes, faculty, and staff will eventually change, a mascot …

Fsec Meeting Minutes August 19, 2020, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Grounded Theory Of The Impact Of Teachnj On The Instructional Leadership Of Superintendents, Russell Matthew Lazovick

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this grounded theory study was to develop a theory, grounded in data obtained by interviewing current superintendents on how TEACHNJ has impacted their ability to improve student performance. TEACHNJ is a law enacted by the state of New Jersey to improve teacher quality and raise student performance by changing evaluation and tenure processes in order to create greater transparency, equity, consistency, and accountability across districts. This study examined the law's impact on five specific actions superintendents can take that have been found to enhance student performance. The study found that TEACHNJ served as a punctuating event, sending …

Instructional Coaching: Perceptions Of Midwest Building Principals And Instructional Coaches, Mary Jean Hall

Dissertations

Instructional coaching has gained popularity with school districts to improve teachers’ instructional strategies, and students’ academic performance. Current research supports the use of instructional coaching for schoolwide improvements; however, researchers suggest research is needed regarding the training and support of instructional coaches. Different coaching models are in use today and research into the best coaching framework for effective instructional coaching is needed. This study was conducted to investigate the perceptions of instructional coaches regarding their preparedness when entering the instructional coaching position, the professional development and support offered by school districts to coaches, and whether there is a need for …

Building Leadership Capacity For The Effective Implementation Of A Professional Development Tool In K-12 School In A Region In Arctic Canada, Sonia Osbourne

The Dissertation in Practice at Western University

This Organizational Improvement Plan (OIP) aims to identify and remediate the organizational factors that are presently leading to the faulty delivery of a professional development framework (PDFM) tool in an educational organization in the Canadian Arctic. Implementation of change initiatives in organizations is a complex undertaking and can be further complicated by contextual factors such as culture. In this region, a large percentage of students are Inuit, and teachers and school leaders are both Inuit and non-Inuit. Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ), translated as Inuit traditional knowledge, is a foundation upon which education is delivered in the region. Therefore, this organizational change …

Conditions For Change: Implementing Principal Talent Management Policies And Practices In Three Districts, Evangeline Chiang

Teaching and Learning Theses and Dissertations

This mixed methods case study examines how central office leaders in three school districts implemented policy and practice changes to more effectively recruit, support, and retain school principals. By examining interview, focus group, survey, and artifact data from three districts actively working to implement and improve principal talent management practices and policies, this study sought to identify what conditions best explained variation and progress on implementation. Using Honig’s (2006) implementation framework that examines how policy, people, and places situate implementation effectiveness, I sought to understand how policy reform information flows among people, particularly between the central office staff and school …

Impact Of 5-Minute Preceptor Training On The Senior Nursing Student Perception Of Clinical Preceptor Feedback Effectiveness, Darla Daylene Smith

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

Feedback is a tool that is often not utilized effectively. Clinical preceptors, when utilized, are the primary oversight for nursing students and should be able to provide feedback that is constructive and timely. Clinical preceptor feedback directly impacts the nurse generalists’ transition to practice which can increase competency levels by providing timely and quality feedback (Phillips, Mathew, Aktan, & Catano, 2017; Duteau, 2012). The purpose of this study was to determine if training clinical preceptors in the 5-Minute Preceptor method providing feedback to senior nursing students had an impact on the clinical teaching effectiveness. The research design was a comparative, …

The Nexus Standard And Its Implications For International Tax Competition And Soft Law, Huaning Li

PhD Dissertations

This dissertation investigates the importance of the nexus approach to international taxation. The nexus approach was first adopted in Action 5 of the G20/OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project and has since been implemented as a minimum standard through the BEPS Inclusive Framework. It requires a country to apply preferential taxation of income from patent and patent-like intellectual property (IP) under patent box regimes only to the amount that has a nexus with that country. Drawing on the existing literature and a case study of 10 countries that have adopted the nexus standard, this dissertation makes two central …

The Future Of Design Process Research? Exploring Process Theory And Methodology, Frithjof E. Wegener, Philip Cash

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Design processes are at the heart of design research. Current design research at the micro- and macro-level has led to profound insights about designing. However, missing are design process research approaches that are able to theorize between (meso-level) and beyond levels of analysis. This fragmentation of process research and theory across levels hampers research synthesis and theory development. In this paper we illustrate the limitations of current design research methodologies to analyse and theorize process. Specifically, the issue lies in the challenge of analysing and theorizing the temporal embeddedness of data in the overall design process. We introduce a Process …

Design Languages In The Design Space: Silicon Valley, Tarja Pääkkönen, Melanie Sarantou, Satu Miettinen

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This interdisciplinary article explores the nature of language in design managers´ strategic contexts. Taken-for-granted assumptions behind language influence the way cues are selected and elaborated on through actors´ frames to ultimately become meanings. Language suggests and passes on cues and frames through which strategizing evolves. The design space is depicted as an entanglement of in-betweens where actors are immersed in language and materiality in their ongoing sensemaking. The hermeneutic analysis revealed that design languages partly extend managerial concepts, thus broadening horizons. Designers´ sensemaking in this longitudinal research showed traits of normalising and denormalising language use balancing between frame adoption and …

Towards Design-Driven Transdisciplinary Education: Navigating The Challenges And Envisioning The Role Of Design As A Facilitator, Jiaying Chew, Jung-Joo Lee, Miikka J. Lehtonen

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The contemporary society deals with challenges that are complex, dynamic and networked, which requires different knowledge domains to work together beyond their knowledge silos. Transdisciplinarity is one of the responses to this mandate, and universities are increasingly trying to implement transdisciplinary education. Transdisciplinarity, however, is seen disruptive to existing university structures, and there is a need to examine the challenges to inform future directions. This paper presents an exploratory study into the existing challenges towards implementing transdisciplinary education through action research in one graduate degree program. Through a series of interviews, observations and co-design workshops accompanied with frameworks and tools …

Expanding Innovation Capacity In Public Sector By Design Projects, Francesca Rizzo, Felicitas Schmittinger, Alessandro Deserti

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The demand of a new generation of public services is leading to a systematic exploration of what design can do for public organizations. The article presents and discusses, with the help of 2 design projects conducted in the Municipality of Turin, a design based theoretical framework for organizational change by conducting long terms process of engagement and exposition of employees from public sector to design culture. The 2 cases show as the raise of innovation capacity in public sector based on the practice of service design projects must consider the necessity of coping with long-standing challenges, i.e. the innovation of …

Drs2020 Editorial: Theme Processes, Stella Boess, Rebecca Cain

DRS Biennial Conference Series

(Design) processes are an enduring theme at DRS conferences, the development of which can be traced back through all previous DRS conferences. In relation to (design) processes, we anticipated contributions on topics including roles, expertise and multiple voices, inclusion, experience, participation and power distribution, the role of communities and public and private organisations, innovation and management, and the building of partnerships in and for design research. All of these themes were represented in the submissions, but some of them have also found a good fit in other themes, such as Situations.

Critical Success Factors Of Green Innovation: Technology, Organization And Environment Readiness, Yali Zhang, Jun Sun, Zhaojun Yang, Yin Wang

Information Systems Faculty Publications

Many organizations carry out green innovation for sustainable development, but not all are successful. Based on the technology-organization-environment framework, this study examines how prepared enterprises are for green innovation in terms of technology readiness, organization readiness, and environment readiness. It hypothesizes that the necessary and sufficient conditions along each dimension enable and facilitate green innovation, leading to competitive advantage through the mediation of environmental performance and firm performance. To test the research model, survey observations were collected from 340 companies in China. Supporting the hypothesized relationships, the results show that the necessary and sufficient conditions of all dimensions make significant …

A Case Study In Revolutionary Change: From High School To Missionary Training Center, Shawn R. Cates

Theses and Dissertations

This article focuses on a case study in revolutionary change. A private school in Mexico City that had functioned for 49 years under the educational arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints underwent a change in mission, purpose, structure, function, and administration in eight months. Research about organizational change contains many conceptual models and principles intended to guide an organization through large-scale change. However, this change occurred without any strict reliance on a specific change model. This qualitative study is directed at empirically discovering what main factors led to success rather than relying on anecdotal assumptions. The …

Con Confianza: Using Community-Based Participatory Research Principles To Inform Community-Academic Partnership Practices And Build Trust In Hispanic Communities, Sharon Tafolla

Master's Projects and Capstones

Hispanic communities are at disproportionate risk for chronic diseases and researchers have cited the need for further community and culturally informed studies to improve research outcomes to either make treatments and interventions more generalizable or modify them to the needs of Hispanic communities. However, many of the same linguistic and cultural barriers to health care access and utilization also impact the ability for Hispanic groups to participate in research studies. Community Academic Partnerships (CAPs) are positioned to conduct culturally and linguistically competent research in Hispanic communities. For research in Hispanic communities to be effective, CAPs must prioritize practices that build …

Positive Patient Experience In Eye Care During Covid-19: A Case From Eye Hospital Sistina Oftalmologija, Vesna Cado

Patient Experience Journal

COVID-19 was a wake-up call, changing the world we know and our experiences in every possible way. Healthcare systems, as the most exposed and stressed in this situation, were called to urgently respond to the new reality. Physical distancing and stay-at-home directives have flattened the curve and decreased the risk of viral transmission but also decreased the clinical volume in eye care medical practice. Hospitals must work hard to find a balance in responding to the pandemic while providing quality care and positive patient experiences. Previous research on crises has been mostly focused on implementing crisis management strategies to handle …

Intellectual Capital And Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence From The Jakarta Islamic Index, Prasojo Prasojo, Sofyan Hadinata

Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business

Measurement of intellectual capital is fundamentally crucial for companies. It enables managers to allocate economic resources to improve knowledge assets in order to support a sustainable competitive advantage for the companies.This study presents a method of residual income model (RIM) to measure intellectual capital (IC). This method quantitatively assesses intellectual capital using knowledge-based view perspective. Purpose of the study is to examine the relationship of intellectual capital with company financial performance empirically. This study uses panel data regression with research objects listed in the Jakarta Islamic Index from 2014to 2017. The results of this study indicate that intellectual capital does …