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Experiences Of Volunteer Staff In Eldercare Facilities During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Novelle S. Davis Jan 2021

Experiences Of Volunteer Staff In Eldercare Facilities During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Novelle S. Davis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The exploitation of unpaid healthcare staff led to a volunteer flight from long-term residential facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. A literature gap existed on human resource policies to support volunteer eldercare workers who had remained at their posts and taken charge of work in long-term care facilities during the public health crisis. The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry study was to explore how volunteers in eldercare facilities viewed their daily experiences and interpreted their role in eldercare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was framed by Garner and Garner’s theory of volunteer retention and Studer’s concept of volunteer …

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The Impact Of Community Churches And Barbershops On Preventive Care Utilization Among African American Men, Quiante Chappell Hager Jan 2021

The Impact Of Community Churches And Barbershops On Preventive Care Utilization Among African American Men, Quiante Chappell Hager

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Preventive health care screening plays an essential role in reducing chronic diseases and mortality rates; yet, even as health care access has increased, African American men’s utilization of preventive screenings remains low in rural areas. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate why African American men are not utilizing preventive care services and ascertaining the impact that social determinants may have on their utilization of these services. The theoretical framework of this research study comprised the social-ecological modal and health belief model to investigate the barriers to preventive care utilization in the African American community. Twelve African …

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Association Between Asymptomatic Malaria Infection And Pregnancy Outcome In Delta State, Nigeria, Sadiatu Sally Obi Jan 2021

Association Between Asymptomatic Malaria Infection And Pregnancy Outcome In Delta State, Nigeria, Sadiatu Sally Obi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Pregnant women are vulnerable due to the pregnancy-induced suppressed immunity in malaria-endemic areas. Asymptomatic malaria in pregnancy (MiP) threatens both the mother, fetus, and neonate via chronic placental malaria which impacts maternal-neonatal exchange. Some studies reported that MiP risk factors vary across locations, however, there are few studies on MiP and pregnancy outcome in Nigeria. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between asymptomatic placental malaria infection and pregnancy outcome among parturients in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. This study was developed with a quantitative methodology that utilized primary and secondary healthcare data from 483 subjects aged 18–49 …

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Leadership Strategies Used To Reduce Turnover In Turnaround Settings, Sharafdeen Olatunde Saidu Jan 2021

Leadership Strategies Used To Reduce Turnover In Turnaround Settings, Sharafdeen Olatunde Saidu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Teacher turnover continues to contribute negatively to academic achievement of a majority of turnaround schools serving students with low socioeconomic status, and many school leaders lack effective strategies to reduce teacher turnover, especially during the school turnaround process. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies, behaviors, and practices used by turnaround principals in reducing teacher turnover during school turnaround. The framework for this study was based on Herzberg’s motivation and hygiene theory. The population in the study consisted of eight school principals who have implemented effective strategies that increased teacher retention in turnaround schools. …

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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

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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, …

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Employee Retention Strategies In Small And Medium Sized Companies, Arshad Rasheed Tarar Jan 2021

Employee Retention Strategies In Small And Medium Sized Companies, Arshad Rasheed Tarar

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

High voluntary turnover negatively affects business profitability because of additional recruitment, training, and overtime expenses and the risk of low productivity of newly hired employees. Business leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who fail to retain talented and skilled employees witness an increase in their organizations’ costs and employees’ performance reduction. Grounded in McClelland’s three needs theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies business leaders of SMEs use to retain employees. Participants were five business leaders from SMEs in Islamabad, Pakistan, who successfully used strategies to retain employees. Data were collected via semistructured …

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Emotional Reactions In First-Time African American Fathers During The Postnatal Period, Aisha Wilkins Jan 2021

Emotional Reactions In First-Time African American Fathers During The Postnatal Period, Aisha Wilkins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractIndividuals who have recently become first-time parents can find the experience to be both rewarding and challenging. While research has mainly focused on the challenging experiences of first-time mothers after giving birth, recent studies have begun to find that first-time fathers may have just as difficult a time adjusting to their new role. Most research studies conducted in this area have primarily focused on the experience of European American and Asian American first-time fathers and not specifically on African American fathers. Social exchange theory was used in this interpretive phenomenological analysis study to explore how first-time African American fathers handled …

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Administrators’ Perceptions Of Transformational Leadership Practices Influencing African American And Hispanic High School Graduation, Sue Arredondo Jan 2021

Administrators’ Perceptions Of Transformational Leadership Practices Influencing African American And Hispanic High School Graduation, Sue Arredondo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

High school graduation is a gateway opportunity for higher education and economic self-sufficiency. Ethnic minority students face challenges accumulating academic credits to graduate high school within 4 years. Researchers found that school leaders are second only to classroom teachers in the influence they have on student achievement. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to investigate the perceptions of urban high school administrators concerning their transformational leadership practices and their influence on African American and Hispanic students achieving high school graduation in the southwestern United States. The transformational leadership framework of Burns and Bass guided this study. The research …

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A Qualitative Study Of First-Generation African American And Latinx College Students’ Experiences In College, Fanny Meyer Ballard Jan 2021

A Qualitative Study Of First-Generation African American And Latinx College Students’ Experiences In College, Fanny Meyer Ballard

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

First-generation college student (FGCS) can be defined as students from families in which their parents did not earn a four-year degree. An increasing number of FGCS enroll in college each year. However, first-generation African American and Latinx students are faced with challenges attending a four-year institution of higher learning. For this reason, pre-college programs like the Upward Bound program provide support, resources, and guidance to help prepare FGCS for college. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how African American and Latinx FGCS in the Upward Bound program describe their college experiences and factors contributing to their …

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Educating Pediatric Emergency Department Nurses On Autism Spectrum Disorder, Melanie Lynn Cardona Jan 2021

Educating Pediatric Emergency Department Nurses On Autism Spectrum Disorder, Melanie Lynn Cardona

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Caring for patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that present to a pediatric emergency department (ED) poses many challenges for nurses. The multifaceted characteristics and needs exhibited by a child with ASD presenting to an ED has the potential to lead to poor patient outcomes. The purpose of this doctoral project was to increase registered nurses’ knowledge and confidence level for caring for patients with ASD in a pediatric ED. The practice-focused question for this doctoral project explored whether the implementation of an ASD educational intervention increase registered nurses’ knowledge and confidence level for caring for patients with ASD in …

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Developing Nurse Managers Through An Evidence-Based Education Program, Theresa Ann Hannu Jan 2021

Developing Nurse Managers Through An Evidence-Based Education Program, Theresa Ann Hannu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThis study explored the lack of formalized managerial education and training for nurses new to leadership. This quantitative study specifically explored the knowledge gap of beginner nurse managers based on a lack of formalized education, a universal approach is supported by the research. Currently, there is no standard or formal nurse manager education program through the Department of Nursing or the Department of Learning and Development. The focus of the evidence-based project was to evaluate pre- and post-data assessing the impact of instituting a formal education program for beginner level nurse managers in collaboration with the human resources department of …

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Correlation Between Therapeutic Outcomes And Acculturation For Hispanic Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Laura H. Hernandez Jan 2021

Correlation Between Therapeutic Outcomes And Acculturation For Hispanic Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Laura H. Hernandez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractHispanic veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have a higher prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than veterans of other ethnicities, and yet little research is devoted to examining this discrepancy. The purpose of this quantitative study, framed by Leininger’s cultural care theory, was to examine self-identified outcomes of three treatment modes and how they correlate with acculturation for Hispanic veterans diagnosed with PTSD at outpatient clinics and community outreach agencies. Independent variables were individual and group behavioral therapy, or a combination of both. Dependent variables of PTSD and well-being scores and level of acculturation were examined …

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Understanding District Assemblywomen Participation In District Assemblies Common Fund Decisions In Ghana, Ranney B. Jackson Jan 2021

Understanding District Assemblywomen Participation In District Assemblies Common Fund Decisions In Ghana, Ranney B. Jackson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Abstract The problem addressed in this study is that there is no deep understanding of the perspectives of the Assemblywomen of Ghana regarding their participation in the District Assemblies Common Fund (Common Fund) in Ghana. This qualitative case study aimed to explore and understand the perspectives of the assemblywomen’s participation in decisions of the Common Fund regarding development initiatives in their districts. The study used two theoretical frameworks, citizen participation theory and a sequential theory of decentralization, to provide better insights into the existence of this gap. The critical finding derived from an analysis of interviewing 25 assembly members is …

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Retention Of Institutional Memory Amidst The Generational Shift In Higher Education, Michelle L. Newman Jan 2021

Retention Of Institutional Memory Amidst The Generational Shift In Higher Education, Michelle L. Newman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Retirement of baby boomers results in institutional knowledge loss and gaps in business continuity. The specific management problem is that managers in American higher education institutions have challenges maintaining business continuity as they lose institutional knowledge when baby boomers retire and millennials assume those positions. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how organizational managers in online universities are transferring tacit knowledge from the retiring baby boomers to their millennial replacements to maintain business continuity. The conceptual framework of this study was based on Bridges’s model on transition to capture the effects of the generational changes occurring …

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Factors Associated With Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Psychological Distress, Minn A. Oh Jan 2021

Factors Associated With Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Persons With Serious Psychological Distress, Minn A. Oh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Serious psychological distress (SPD) is an important individual and public health concern, but inconsistent results exist in the literature in terms of help-seeking behaviors and health-related outcomes among persons with SPD. The purpose of this study was to address this issue and understand clinical factors, access and quality of care factors, and sociodemographic factors associated with help-seeking behaviors among adults with SPD using the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). CHIS data were collected in 2015 as a part of a two-year cycle (2015-2016) and surveyed 42,089 adults. For multivariable analyses, logistic regression analyses were performed. Participants with chronic health conditions …

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Association Of Surgical Site Infections With Hospital Size And Urban And Rural Locations In California, Jim Edjerore Omaraye Jan 2021

Association Of Surgical Site Infections With Hospital Size And Urban And Rural Locations In California, Jim Edjerore Omaraye

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Approximately 20% of health care-associated infections (HAIs) result from surgical site infections (SSIs), increasing health costs, morbidity, and mortality. The mandates of public reporting of HAIs through the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services can have consequential effects on hospitals’ reimbursement, a significant concern to health care administrators. The primary purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if urban and rural locations and the size of hospitals affect the rate of SSIs in California. The two research questions addressed whether there is an association between the rate of SSIs in urban and rural locations and the size of hospitals …

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Intersectionality And Community-Based Counseling: Experience Of African American Female Sexual Minority Youth, Lauren Smith Jan 2021

Intersectionality And Community-Based Counseling: Experience Of African American Female Sexual Minority Youth, Lauren Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The social problem examined in this qualitative analysis is the limited available knowledge on the experience of ethnic minorities who are also sexual minority youth. Sexual minority youth are at increased risk of experiencing mental health disparities compared to their heterosexual peers. Due to the increased risk for psychosocial stressors such as substance use, suicidal ideation, suicidal attempts, homelessness, and trauma, clinicians should be aware of the intersectionality of identifying as a sexual minority youth who is also an ethnic minority. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the experiences of African American sexual minority female youth ages …

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Teacher Perceptions Of Using Standards-Based Rubrics For Monitoring Student Growth In Teacher Evaluation, Jennette Susan Winters Jan 2021

Teacher Perceptions Of Using Standards-Based Rubrics For Monitoring Student Growth In Teacher Evaluation, Jennette Susan Winters

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In the United States, national and state legislative mandates have forced school districts to include student growth measures in teacher evaluation systems. However, statistical models for monitoring student growth on standardized tests have not been found to foster teachers’ reflective practice or pedagogical content knowledge and goal-based models have been found to lack adequate structure for supporting implementation. This basic qualitative inquiry explored how teachers perceive using standards-based rubrics to monitor student growth for teacher evaluation influences their reflective practice and pedagogical content knowledge in mathematics. Nine teachers who have used standards-based rubrics to monitor student growth were recruited through …

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Complexity Thinking And Broadband Internet Penetration In Lagos, Nigeria, James Hyacinth Akpoja Jan 2021

Complexity Thinking And Broadband Internet Penetration In Lagos, Nigeria, James Hyacinth Akpoja

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Considering the speed at which information and knowledge can transverse nations and organizations, the importance of broadband Internet connectivity cannot be overstated. The general problem is that the Nigerian broadband Internet penetration is considerably low, at 33% compared to other parts of the world. The specific problem is that community members and leaders have the behavioral intention to allow broadband Internet infrastructure deployment (BIID) at the local community level in Lagos. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between perceived usefulness (PU), perceived benefits (PB), perceived ease of use (PEoU), and perceive security (PS), and …

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Residents’ Perceptions Of Healthcare Disparities In Rural Sierra Leone, Joseph Gbanabom Conteh Jan 2021

Residents’ Perceptions Of Healthcare Disparities In Rural Sierra Leone, Joseph Gbanabom Conteh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Limited or lack of access to essential healthcare services affects the social and economic wellbeing of residents in most remote, neglected, and underserved rural communities of Sierra Leone. The ability of residents to embark on productive activities is directly connected to poor health conditions resulting in high mortality rates, increasing levels of poverty, and prevalence of disease and illness. The lived experience was explored of lack of access to essential healthcare services and resources for residents in the Bombali Sebora chiefdom of Sierra Leone. The theoretical framework guiding the research was the Levesque conceptual framework and model for healthcare access. …

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College Students’ Perceptions Regarding High School Influences On Academic Buoyancy, Jeremy Travis Irwin Jan 2021

College Students’ Perceptions Regarding High School Influences On Academic Buoyancy, Jeremy Travis Irwin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed by this study is the lack of student input in the development of resources to support academic buoyancy, leading to a gap in educational practices. Academic buoyancy is the ability to successfully deal with academic setbacks and challenges that are typical of the ordinary course of school life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of recent high school students regarding the common academic setbacks and challenges they experienced in high school and how high schools could support students experiencing these challenges. Research questions examined participants’ perspective of the common academic setbacks and challenges …

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Suicidal Ideation Among American Indian And Alaska Natives In The United States, Lacie Lashawn Tillman Jan 2021

Suicidal Ideation Among American Indian And Alaska Natives In The United States, Lacie Lashawn Tillman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Suicidal ideation is a silent public health issue across the United States. Evidence suggests that suicidal ideation is a predictor of suicide attempt and completion. Suicide is a leading cause of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIs/ANs) in the United States, especially among younger people. Alcohol and illicit drug use, coupled with poor social conditions, can lead to suicidal ideations—and sometimes suicide completion. Using social cognitive theory, this quantitative cross-sectional study compared variables within the 2017, 2018, and 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to determine the effect that alcohol and/or illicit drug use has on …

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Trinidad And Tobago Secondary School Principals' Perspectives Of Implementing A Laptop Initiative, Vida Iante Martin Jan 2021

Trinidad And Tobago Secondary School Principals' Perspectives Of Implementing A Laptop Initiative, Vida Iante Martin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The eConnect and Learn (eCAL) program was a government-led, one laptop per child initiative launched in the country of Trinidad and Tobago. However, after investing large sums of money in the program, the initiative was abandoned as unsuccessful. Addressing this problem, the study aimed to explore which factors affected the implementation of the eCAL initiative. The conceptual framework for this basic qualitative study was Hall and Hord’s six functions of change facilitators for effective implementation of change. The research question addressed the factors affecting the eCAL initiative from principals’ perspective. Interview data were collected from three secondary school principals via …

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Alarm Fatigue On Medical-Surgical Units, Jody S. Destigter Jan 2021

Alarm Fatigue On Medical-Surgical Units, Jody S. Destigter

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Technology use in the medical-surgical acute care setting has increased and leads to alarm, alert, and notification overload, also known as alarm fatigue, which is one of the top 10 health technology hazards leading to patient harm. Alarm fatigue is a new phenomenon within the acute care health care setting and impacts patients, families, staff, leadership, organizations, and the profession of nursing. The purpose of this descriptive, comparative, quantitative study was to examine the difference in the level of alarm fatigue and its impact on performance for nurses who work on a technology-dedicated, inpatient, medical-surgical unit versus a traditional inpatient …

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Succession Planning Strategies For Small Family-Owned Businesses, Samuel Buckner Jr Jan 2021

Succession Planning Strategies For Small Family-Owned Businesses, Samuel Buckner Jr

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some business owners lose young, skillful midlevel leaders to competitors because of limited training to prepare a potential successor for senior leadership roles. Family business owners lack succession strategies to transfer business operations to a junior leader that can lead to business closure and increased community unemployment. Using the transformational leadership framework, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the succession planning strategies that small family-owned business owners use to train the next generation of leaders in the southeastern region of the United States. The data sources included a semistructured interview with two business owners and leadership …

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The Viability Of Venture Philanthropy In A Nonprofit Organization, Melissa Lindsey Perkins Jan 2021

The Viability Of Venture Philanthropy In A Nonprofit Organization, Melissa Lindsey Perkins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This case study addressed the viability of a venture philanthropy approach to augment revenue at a youth-serving nonprofit organization in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Venture philanthropy as different from an outright financial donation in that the purpose of this donation is to allow the organization to start a mission-related business. The purpose of the study was to explore the perspectives of individual donors capable of making a venture-level investment to inform organizational leaders about this revenue generation strategy. The practice-focused questions concerned what a donor may want to know prior to making a venture-level investment, to what degree donors …

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Juvenile Justice And The Criminalization Of Mentally Ill Individuals, Michael Collins Jan 2021

Juvenile Justice And The Criminalization Of Mentally Ill Individuals, Michael Collins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Juvenile justice systems in the United States are using incarceration as a solution to the problem of youths with mental health disorders who commit violent crimes. Juvenile justice systems across the United States have a revolving door effect that arrests, adjudicates, and incarcerates youth offenders but fail to address the factors that contribute to recidivism. The purpose of the qualitative case study was to identify which treatment procedures were most appropriate for juvenile offenders who committed violent offenses in an effort to reduce recidivism for this offender population. For this study, an ecological psychology theory was used as a lens …

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The Patient Dignity Project, Jennifer Kepler Flick Jan 2021

The Patient Dignity Project, Jennifer Kepler Flick

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The delivery of patient-centered care is central to many healthcare initiatives. However, the national nursing shortage and the task-oriented nature of the nursing process can make the delivery of this type of care difficult. Nursing as a caring science requires nurses to have an in-depth understanding of how the care they provide impacts patient dignity. Although the Patient Dignity Question is effective as a dignity-preserving intervention, the project facility offered no orientation or educational opportunities that specifically related to patient dignity. This project was a multimodal educational intervention on protecting patient dignity with pre- and posteducation survey assessments. The practice-focused …

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The Efficacy Of Interpersonal Skills On Sales Production Among Pharmaceutical Salespeople, John Todd White Jan 2021

The Efficacy Of Interpersonal Skills On Sales Production Among Pharmaceutical Salespeople, John Todd White

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The pharmaceutical industry relies heavily on sales to stimulate growth, support research and development, and remain solvent. A review of the literature revealed there is limited insight on the impact of interpersonal skills on sales performance. This study addressed the role of interpersonal skills in a pharmaceutical salesperson’s performance in terms of total sales income, which includes salary, bonuses, and commissions. Gardner’s (1983) multiple intelligences theory, specifically interpersonal skills, served as the study’s framework. The Conversational Skills Rating Scale (CSRS) was used to assess interpersonal skill level. Additionally, the relationship between salesperson tenure and the number of sales meetings attended …

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When Face-To-Face Communication Fails: A Case Study Of Wvu Extension Agents Utilizing Innovative Social Media Practices, Madison Brooke Quinn Jan 2021

When Face-To-Face Communication Fails: A Case Study Of Wvu Extension Agents Utilizing Innovative Social Media Practices, Madison Brooke Quinn

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

An important aspect that contributes to the success of county Extension programs is relationships and collaborations with community members. This became a challenge when face-to-face communication was no longer possible as a response to the national pandemic that occurred due to COVID-19. In recent years, society has been increasing their reliability on social networking for communication (Diem et al., 2011). Social media played a central role in the diffusion of information in a variety of organizations and businesses during COVID-19 (Geol et al., 2020). The purpose of this study was to describe how WVU Extension Service is utilizing innovative social …

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