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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

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

How Covid-19 Changed Us: Compassion, Leadership, And Policy, The Lincy Institute

Lincy Institute Events

Nevada was one of the hardest hit states during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past three years, researchers at The Lincy Institute and other institutions collected interviews from 80 Nevada leaders across sectors including elected officials, leaders in education, community organizations, government agencies, and the business community. Four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our communities continue to build a resilient and healthy Nevada. This forum discusses how the crisis prompted us to rethink how we lead and how we can prepare for future challenges. Following a presentation of the project and its deliverables, leaders across sectors discuss …

Optimizing Digital Proficiency To Improve Perceived Self-Efficacy In Telehealth Nurses, Serena Young

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

The use of telehealth to provide care management services has increased as healthcare continues to evolve. Seven million Americans were predicted to use telehealth in 2020, which increased to over 35 million through the pandemic. These services have been shown to decrease healthcare disparities and promote positive health outcomes. Education and training for nurses providing telehealth services have not kept up with the increased demand. Nurses providing care management telehealth services in a large tertiary health system have low perceived self-efficacy for technology. Leaders in the organization believe this is causing a lack of digital proficiency in their workforce. This …

The Need For States To Implement Trauma-Informed Care Policies, Teodora-Maria Uglean

School of Professional Studies

Currently, one of the biggest struggles of both the U.S. government and its population is the high percentage of youth and adults who have mental illness which causes several drawbacks where it concerns the economy, but also, one of the main leading causes of death, and incarceration. This research paper demonstrates the advantages of implementing trauma-informed care (TIC) policies at a state level for public organizations such as Social Care, Schools., and Criminal System Justice. TIC is a recent approach that focuses on addressing the impact of early traumatic experiences in an individual’s life.

Results: The results found in this …

River Stewards Profile: Dr. Sarah Hippensteel Hall, Ryan Werner

Community-Engaged Learning at the University of Dayton

Dr. Sarah Hippensteel Hall, Manager of Communications, Outreach, and Stewardship at the Miami Conservancy District, highlights the long-standing partnership with UD, offering students hands-on learning opportunities, such as water quality research and engineering projects to monitor river levels.

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Suffolk University Alumni Magazine, Spring 2024, Suffolk University

Suffolk University Magazine

No abstract provided.

A Design Thinking Mixed Methods Study On Empathy In A Midwest University Writing Center, Sue Sinclair Edele

Dissertations

The scholar practitioner explored the problem of practice in the role of empathy in writing center services, focusing on tutoring training. The research aimed to determine if empathy training and mindfulness could enhance the empathetic practices of writing center staff, and if such enhancements would make students using writing center services feel more included, seen, and heard during tutoring sessions. The problem of practice was examined through three lenses: tutor training, understanding empathy in the context of a writing center environment, and the perceptions of empathy from the students using writing center services. A mixed-methods approach, incorporating both qualitative and …

Addressing Workplace Violence In Healthcare, Eric Crane

M.S. in Leadership

This research paper explores the prevalence, consequences, and mitigation strategies for workplace violence in healthcare. The literature focuses on the importance of leadership’s involvement of the implementation of change, providing programing, and obtaining buy-in from staff to combat what has consistently been a factor leading to employee burnout, assaultive behavior, and compromised patient safety. It shows that workplace violence has been a constant in healthcare, however, has escalated post COVID-19 pandemic. Research and statistics show that workplace violence in healthcare is more prevalent than in other fields and is on the rise. A multiple-choice survey was conducted using Survey Monkey, …

What Is Missing In The Child Welfare System? Mandating Trauma Informed Training For Child Welfare Staff And Foster Parents, Sonia Haynes

Journal of Family Strengths

Training of foster parents and child welfare staff is crucial for establishing a trauma-informed child welfare sector. Training enhances the ability of foster parents to provide nurturing care and eliminate the re-traumatization of this marginalized population. However, there are many barriers preventing agencies from becoming trauma-informed. Without changes at federal and state levels, the child welfare sector will continue to lack the resources needed for success with this vulnerable population. Investment in the research and development of these programs is vital, and more funding must be allocated to ensure agencies can provide trauma-informed training to all. Studies have shown that …

A Wellness Initiative: Mindfulness Training For Unlicensed Assistive Personnel To Promote Self-Care And Enhanced Well-Being, Julia Aurora Clarke Msn, Rn, Cns

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Burnout leads to decreased staff engagement, productivity, and high attrition rates. The nursing staff most impacted are Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP); therefore, to combat burnout, resilience is to be cultivated. Resilience begins with self-care, which is nurturing the self: mind, body, and soul to safeguard well-being.

Objectives: This project provided mindfulness training as a wellness initiative to promote self-care skills and enhance well-being among the UAP within a healthcare facility.

Methods: This project followed an evidenced-based quality improvement practice framework ( Mindful Self-Care Scale-Brief and IHI- Well-Being Assessment Survey) and used a pre-post-test design to compare …

A Collaborative Campus Community Policing Model: A Case Study In Fostering Collective Efficacy Among Students, Faculty And Staff, Hassan Ramzah

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

This qualitative, single case study explored whether and how a campus police agency’s community policing model fostered collective efficacy among students, faculty, staff members and campus police. Using Bandura’s (2000) collective efficacy theory, this study was guided by the following questions: (1) How does a campus police department use a community policing model to build partnerships with students, faculty, and staff? (2) How do police officers, students, faculty, and staff perceive these partnership-building efforts, particularly as it relates to fostering collective efficacy within the campus community? (3) Through what processes have campus police partnerships with students, faculty, and staff contributed …

Reducing 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rates By Addressing Social Determinants Of Health In The Home Health Care Setting, Kelly-Ann Federle Reilly

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: In 2013, Medicare penalties for high hospital readmission rates spurred initiatives to reduce these figures. Despite efforts, 25% of elderly patients are readmitted within 30 days post-discharge, often due to unaddressed Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) like food, housing, and medication access.

Objectives: The project aimed to assess the effectiveness of interventions targeting SDoH for patients over 65 receiving home care services. It specifically sought to evaluate the impact of these interventions on 30-day readmission rates, focusing on addressing food, housing, and medication insecurities.

Methods: This project evaluated interventions targeting SDoH in-home care among patients over 65 to reduce …

Qualitative Analysis Of Tailored Program Training: Findings From An Anti Racist Demonstration Project, Hasina Chimeka-Tisdale, Madeleine Will, Chelsea Murillo-Parra, Sita Ramaiya, Maranda C. Ward Edd, Mph

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Let The Chips Rise: An Analysis Of Semiconductor Start-Ups, Gabriel Guedez

Gabelli School of Business Honors Thesis Collection

The backbone of modern technology, the semiconductor is more relevant on a global scale than ever before. With governments, private companies, and financiers investing tremendous amounts of capital into all areas of the industry, the future of semiconductor innovation is having no issue finding its catalysts. Historically, smaller start-up firms have played an oversized role in ushering in new technologies (Intel, Qualcomm, Nvidia). We explore the unique components of semiconductor start-ups, their sources of funding, and the challenges they face through a comprehensive review of existing research, a hypothesized framework for the evaluation of semiconductor start-ups, and a System Dynamics …

Examining The Predictive Validity Of A Managerial Coaching Scale: A Longitudinal Study, Katherine Stone, Kim Nimon, Andrea D. Ellinger

Human Resource Development Faculty Publications and Presentations

Managerial coaching remains a widespread and popular organizational development intervention applied across numerous industries to enhance critical workplace outcomes and employee attitudes, yet no studies to date have evaluated the temporal precedence within these relationships. This study sought to assess the predictive validity of the widely used Employee Perceptions of Supervisor/Line Manager Coaching Behavior Measure managerial coaching scale (CBI), employing a longitudinal design and following the testing of the causal hypothesized relationship framework. Three hypotheses were evaluated using three commonly associated variables with managerial coaching (role clarity, job satisfaction, and organization commitment), using longitudinal data collected over two waves from …

What’S Your Story? Perceptions Of Diversity In Faith-Based Organizational Contexts, Martha N. Mcclure

Doctor of Education (Ed.D)

Organizations for the past several decades have made diversity a top priority. While diversity and inclusion can often be interpreted as synonymous terms, distinguishing between representative diversity and inclusive diversity is necessary for positive intergroup contact among working teams. The purpose of this quantitative study was to evaluate the effect of a missions training course on individuals' perceptions of what constitutes a diverse and inclusive work environment. Using the personal stories of diverse panelists and pre and post-test survey research, the effect on perceptions of four constructs of diversity: gender, race/ethnicity, age, and language were examined. While study findings did …

Creating A Shared Vision By Using Future Thinking As A Start Toward An Optimal Organizational Climate For Creativity In A Healthcare Organization, Elien Pragt

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

I researched shared vision to create a shared vision of creativity for my healthcare organization, ignite passion, and get people on board with creativity as a future core competency. To enhance my literature search, I utilized AI, a cutting-edge tool in research. This led me to develop a detailed plan for the Create a Shared Vision on Creativity workshop, outline my model for Creativity dancing around healthcare organizations, and describe my design journey. The workshop, to be implemented in the fall of 2024, focuses on creating a shared vision for my organization as a starting point for implementing creativity as …

The Impact Of Relationship Intelligence On Team-Based Practice: An Application For The Private Sector In Mainland China, Dan Li, Michael Patterson

All Faculty Open Access Publications

This article aims to examine the impact of developing and applying relationship intelligence in team-based practice to provide a clear understanding of the role relationship intelligence plays in team productivity in mainland China. Relationship intelligence, a component of emotional intelligence, focuses on interpersonal interactions that are crucial in team-building but receives less attention. Exploratory qualitative research was undertaken, with emotional intelligence as the theoretical framework and the input-process-output criteria indicating group effectiveness. Data collection was based on semi-structured interviews with managers and staff of the private sector based in mainland China after utilizing the Strengths Deployment Inventory 2.0 as a …

How Does The Pace Of Digital Transformation Affect Team Viability And Performance? — The Role Of Adaptive Response, Jing Tian

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

The national strategy of “Digital China” implemented in 2021 has catalyzed efforts to bolster the digital ecosystem across industries. With pervasive claims of digital transformation and upgrading by nearly all enterprises, digital technology permeates various sectors. This study explores, from the perspective of working teams—the smallest unit within enterprise production organizations—how the pace of digital transformation influences team viability and performance. It investigates the transmission mechanism of this effect and identifies influencing factors.

Drawing from extant research on the impact of digital technology on organizations, trends in organizational change, and psychological research on team behavior, this study establishes a theoretical …

Can Organizational Focus On Responsible Ai Lead To Improved Ai Adoption By Employees?, Seema Chokshi

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

The duality inherent in Artificial Intelligence technology entails that while AI has the potential to bring about transformative benefits to organizations, unintended consequences of AI applications could lead to biased and discriminatory outcomes, which could have negative consequences for the organization and society in general. Concerns about such unintended consequences are an impediment to AI adoption where unwilling employees and practitioners often fear ethical breaches, thereby, negatively impacting their engagement with AI driven applications. In response to these concerns various organizations and regulatory bodies have developed governing frameworks broadly known as Responsible AI standards, that set guidelines to design, …

Leading Change During Crisis: Nonprofit Leaders’ Experiences During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jose A. Diaz Jr.

Doctor of Education (Ed.D)

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover which experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic led to leadership and organizational changes within nonprofit organizations located in southern Florida. Data for the study were collected by interviewing leaders of five nonprofit organizations that provided human and social services to individuals and families before, during, and after the pandemic. The participants discussed some of the challenges they experienced with social distancing protocols, service delivery continuity to service users, and the concerns among staff and volunteers. Four themes were common among the participants of the study: operational restrictions, technological adaptations, staff morale and …

Research On The Influence Mechanism Of Digitalization Degree On Manufacturing Enterprise Performance, Dandan Wang

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

The application of digital technologies has changed the operation model of traditional industries, and promoted the development of emerging industries. More and more manufacturing enterprises have started or completed digital transformation, and tried new ways of development.

With the advancement of digitalization, the influence of the degree of digitalization on high-quality economic development has attracted great attention from scholars at home and abroad. Although significant resources are put into digital transformation, which is deemed as a strategic core, the specific influence paths of the degree of digitalization on enterprise performance have not yet been fully explored. In the digital era, …

The Blurry Line Between Corporation And Cult: A Retrospective Autoethnographic Study, Ernst Graamans

The Qualitative Report

In popular management literature corporations are sometimes loosely compared to cults. The comparison is a severe allegation as it implies the transgression of subordinate employees’ integrity. This paper explores to what extent such comparisons with cults are warranted as well as the implications this has for the practice of corporate culture management. On grounds of the author’s unique, first-hand experience in both corporate and cultic environments a retrospective autoethnographic (RAE) approach was chosen to further explore the supposed resemblance. The comparison is structured along Lifton’s eight criteria of thought reform and reveals that although akin to cults in all aspects …

Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Hsis): Disrupting Institutional Whiteness, Jacqueline Black

Dissertations (1934 -)

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) educate disproportionately large percentages of Latinx and other underrepresented minority (URM) postsecondary students. But as most HSIs are also Historically White Colleges, whiteness permeates their campus structures, cultures, and practices. This study bridges gaps in our understanding around how legacies of historical whiteness on campuses that have recently become or are emerging as HSIs affect their efforts to serve Latinx/URM students. The project focuses on the perspectives of those faculty, staff, and administrators most intimately involved in “servingness” work on these campuses: HSI specialists. Employing a critical qualitative approach and guided by Critical Whiteness Studies and Omi …

Pathways To Leadership In A Professional Association, Cheryl Lynn Endres

Dissertations

This purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to explore the experiences of former volunteer leaders who served in the role of president for a professional association. A qualitative design framed by phenomenology is appropriate when seeking to understand individual reflections on a common experience (Brinkmann, 2008, Patton, 2018, Creswell & Poth, 2018). The research was framed as exploratory due to the limited qualitative studies on leadership in professional associations, and more information to understand this experience can be gained by using the qualitative phenomenological method. The phenomenon of focus in this study is motivations related to volunteer leadership, in …

The Impact Of Changing The Admission Policy On Students’ Educational Opportunities In Abu Dhabi Higher Educational Institutions, Maha Khalifa Al Mansoori

Dissertations

This dissertation is concerned with the intricate dynamics of educational change in the UAE, particularly focusing on the impact of admission policy changes on students’ educational opportunities on higher educational institutions. The main objective of this dissertation is to critically evaluate the effectiveness of educational changes, specifically through the lens of revised admission policy, in enhancing the standards of higher education in the United Arab Emirates.
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School Leadership For The Practice Of Inclusive Education In Elementary Schools In The United Arab Emirates, Aysha Saeed Al Nuaimi

Dissertations

The number of students with disabilities in regular classrooms is increasing. In 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced a new policy with the goal of promoting inclusive education in all public schools. Although the UAE government is committed to the education of children with disabilities, the role of school leaders is vital to the successful implementation of inclusive education in schools. While school leaders have been found to be the main agents in steering inclusive practices, their contribution to practices in schools in the UAE context remains empirically unresearched. The objective of this study was to explore elementary school …

The Effects Of Ict On Higher Education In Mexico, Wietse De Vries, Germán Álvarez-Mendiola

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

Special Issue

Culture Education Program To Improve Work Culture In Healthcare, Ngufor Fube Divine

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

This study investigated the efficacy of a culture educational intervention program in addressing toxic work culture within healthcare settings. The prevalence of toxic work environments in healthcare has been linked to adverse outcomes for both employees and patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a targeted culture educational intervention on shifting organizational culture towards more positive dimensions, specifically focusing on Clan, Adhocracy, Market, and Hierarchy cultures. Utilizing a quantitative quasi-experimental design, this study employed repeated measures to assess participants' perceptions of organizational culture before, immediately after, and preferred following the intervention. The sample consisted …