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Strategies For Sustaining Automotive Dealerships Beyond 5 Years, Lyndon Fitzgerald Taylor Jan 2022

Strategies For Sustaining Automotive Dealerships Beyond 5 Years, Lyndon Fitzgerald Taylor

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small businesses in the United States employ 48% of the workforce, and only 50% percent of small businesses survive beyond 5 years. Business leaders are concerned with strategies to retain and expand their customer base to mitigate business failure and enhance survivability. Grounded in the leader-member exchange theory, the purpose of my qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies automotive dealership business leaders used to sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. The participants comprised five business leaders in the automotive industry in the Central and Southwest U.S. State of Michigan. Data were collected using semistructured face-to-face interviews and a …

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Military Health Services Impact On Patient Understanding Of The Zika Virus Within A Military Community, Gabrielle Tellis Jan 2022

Military Health Services Impact On Patient Understanding Of The Zika Virus Within A Military Community, Gabrielle Tellis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThe Zika virus does not have a known treatment, despite ongoing efforts since 2016 to develop a vaccine. The Zika virus has been labeled by World Health Organization and the Department of Defense as a threat to the readiness, resiliency, and preparedness of military service members and dependents that currently travel or serve in areas where high concentrations of the virus are present. As such, it is important to understand how the military community understanding of the Zika virus is impacted by military health services and education. A phenomenological qualitative approach was utilized to conduct this study. Twenty active-duty military …

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Factors Influencing The Effectiveness Of Managing Human–Robot Teams, Theodore B. Terry Jan 2022

Factors Influencing The Effectiveness Of Managing Human–Robot Teams, Theodore B. Terry

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Certain factors can influence the capabilities of a robot–human team by affecting their social and behavioral dynamics in a work environment. But these factors were not known due to the progressive nature of human–robot partnerships and a lack of peer-reviewed literature on the topic. This e-Delphi study aimed to identify and understand these unknown influential factors based on the participants’ insights. The overarching research question asked about the need to determine factors that might influence the effectiveness of managing human-robot teams. The basis for the conceptual framework for this study was the theory of communication used in organizational management. Twelve …

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Strategies For Achieving Sustainability Of Small Business Restaurants, Tanisha Thomas-Beard Jan 2022

Strategies For Achieving Sustainability Of Small Business Restaurants, Tanisha Thomas-Beard

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many small business restaurant owners perform unprofitably and fail within 5 years of opening. Small business restaurant owners are concerned about sustainability as approximately 50% of small businesses that start up do not last beyond the fifth year. Grounded in the general systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies small business restaurant owners use to grow and maintain profitability to sustain business beyond 5 years. The participants were five small business restaurant owners in the Southeastern region of the United States who sustained their business beyond 5 years. The data were analyzed using …

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Counselor Experience With Outcomes Of Telehealth And Substance Use Disorder, Shamarah Thomas-Hutchins Jan 2022

Counselor Experience With Outcomes Of Telehealth And Substance Use Disorder, Shamarah Thomas-Hutchins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Prior to 2020, telehealth, the remote delivery of health care via digital information and communication technologies, was rarely used in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities. The onset of COVID-19 quickly created a shift to telehealth services for the safety and health of providers and patients. Researchers have explored many aspects of telehealth, including the client and counselor/client experience, but have not studied the counselor experience separately. The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand counselors’ lived experiences pertaining to telehealth use; perceptions of how it impacts clinical performance, self-efficacy, and training; and beliefs about its effectiveness when …

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An Educational Program For Nurses To Incorporate Spiritual Care Into Clinical Practice, Alicia J. Thomas Jan 2022

An Educational Program For Nurses To Incorporate Spiritual Care Into Clinical Practice, Alicia J. Thomas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Spiritual well-being is associated with several positive outcomes, including a greater tolerance of the emotional and physical demands of illness. Spiritual care is a basic element of holistic nursing, yet nurses generally lack spiritual care knowledge and abilities and are often unable to satisfy patients’ spiritual care needs. Therefore, nurses are in urgent need of relevant training to enhance their abilities to provide patients with spiritual care. Evidence-based education was lacking at the project site, a privately owned long-term care facility. Primary care attention was focused on the patients’ physical care; however, insufficient attention was being paid to spiritual care, …

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Bmi Screening Tool To Identify Elementary School Children At Risk For Obesity, Talia S. Thompson-Jones Jan 2022

Bmi Screening Tool To Identify Elementary School Children At Risk For Obesity, Talia S. Thompson-Jones

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Obesity is a public health epidemic and is as relevant in the pediatric population as it is in adults. The purpose of this DNP project was to develop a clinical practice guideline (CPG) that would use existing evidence to support the development of body mass index (BMI) screening in primary schools for the early detection of childhood obesity. Globally, more than 41 million children were obese or overweight by 2018. Due to incidence rates, developing an effective strategy to address childhood obesity is critical. The practice-focused question asked whether the evidence supported the development of a CPG for implementing BMI …

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Leadership Strategies For Obtaining Employee Involvement In A Behavioral Health Organization, David Henry Thompson Jan 2022

Leadership Strategies For Obtaining Employee Involvement In A Behavioral Health Organization, David Henry Thompson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Maintaining a stable and engaged workforce is essential in providing quality treatment to individuals with behavioral health disorders. Soliciting and accepting input and feedback from workforce members is vital in ensuring that competent staff is available to this vulnerable population. Behavioral health leaders can facilitate this goal by cultivating environments that support employee involvement in organizational decision-making. This case study focused on identifying strategies for obtaining employee involvement by examining organizational culture and perceptions, with specific attention to existing opportunities for engaging the workforce in corporate decisions. Using the Baldridge Excellence Framework conceptually, data collection comprised five leadership interviews, organizational …

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The Veteran Administration’S Appointment Scheduling Processes’ Effect On The Homeless Women Veteran’S Phenomenon, Vicki Ann Thompson Jan 2022

The Veteran Administration’S Appointment Scheduling Processes’ Effect On The Homeless Women Veteran’S Phenomenon, Vicki Ann Thompson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Concealed numbers of homeless women veterans could be exposed in the Veterans Administration (VA) appointment scheduling data. The challenges of scheduling healthcare or mental health appointments with the VA could prevent homeless women veterans from gaining access. Studies have shown the problems that male veterans have with scheduling appointments. However, not much research exists on the issues homeless female veterans face in scheduling appointments with the VA. This quantitative study examined the correlation between the number of women and men veterans on the VA’s electronic wait list and the percentages of unsheltered women and men veterans at the Continuum of …

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Systematic Literature Review Of Residency Program For Transition To Intensive Care, Sonja Marguerite Thornton Jan 2022

Systematic Literature Review Of Residency Program For Transition To Intensive Care, Sonja Marguerite Thornton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The purpose of the systematic literature review project is to present the benefits of a nurse residency program (NRP) to assist new graduate nurses (NGNs) in transition to intensive care nursing. A theory-to-practice gap in knowledge and experience results in the need to support these nurses during their transition to professional practice. This project focused on compiling a systematic review of existing literature to provide evidence and insights into the optimal structure and process of transitioning new graduate nurses to intensive care nursing practice. The American Associations of Critical Care Nurses synergy conceptual model and Patricia Benner's novice to expert …

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Clinical Practice Guideline For Preventing Falls In Geriatric Patients, Rachida Abboud Todd Jan 2022

Clinical Practice Guideline For Preventing Falls In Geriatric Patients, Rachida Abboud Todd

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractFalls among geriatric patients within the acute care setting constitute significant threats to their physical and mental health and quality of life. Falls, with or without injuries, can prolong the length of stay at the hospital and cause early placement in an aged care institution. The etiology of falls is a multifactorial phenomenon involving cumulative risks shared by many adults. In answering the practice focused question, the purpose of this doctorate project was to develop an evidenced-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) to provide a standardized guide to provide ready access to the evidence-based interventions found to be most effective in …

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Depression Among Older Immigrant African Women In Metro West Massachusetts, Bi Toh Jan 2022

Depression Among Older Immigrant African Women In Metro West Massachusetts, Bi Toh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThis study addressed depression among older immigrant African Women in Metro West Massachusetts to better understand the causes and prevalence of depression among older women coming from Africa to live in the United States. The study situated older women to be above the age of 55 and focused on exploring the views of social workers in relation to issues of depression among these women. It addressed the factors that influence older immigrant African women’s adaptive capacity in Metro West Massachusetts, the mental health service social workers offer to older women from Africa living in the United States, how social workers …

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Understanding The Lived Experiences Of Bystanders And Upstanders During A Bullying Episode, Dr James Torino Jan 2022

Understanding The Lived Experiences Of Bystanders And Upstanders During A Bullying Episode, Dr James Torino

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

School-age bullying is a social problem negatively affecting more than 11% of the student body in the United States alone. The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of the lived experiences of bystanders, who witness a bullying event but do not intervene, and upstanders, who witness the event and intervene on behalf of the victim. To answer to the research question addressing the purpose of this qualitative study, 10 individuals between the ages of 18–20 years old who self-identified as both a bystander and an upstander during a bullying episode were interviewed using the lens of …

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African American Male College Graduates’ Paternal Incarceration Experiences, Natassia Toxey Askew Jan 2022

African American Male College Graduates’ Paternal Incarceration Experiences, Natassia Toxey Askew

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Various public polices contributed to the significant increase of parent incarceration in the United States among African Americans. The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to gain an understanding of the perspective of African American male college graduates who experienced paternal incarceration during childhood and/or adolescence about the role of family and persevering to obtain a college degree by the age of 30. Utilizing a transcendental phenomenological approach to describe the essence of paternal incarceration as experienced by 12 participants, emergent themes were uncovered to build the characteristics of success relative to the role of family. The modified van …

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The Perception And The Perceived Readiness Of Individuals While Working Remotely During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Argyro Tsampis-Tripodis Jan 2022

The Perception And The Perceived Readiness Of Individuals While Working Remotely During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Argyro Tsampis-Tripodis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractAt the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, some individuals were sent home to work remotely to honor social distancing measures. Individuals were challenged to create a workspace, obtain the technology needed, and create a balance between work and private life. Emotional distress may have been caused by overlapping work into personal life or psychological problems due to social distancing for some individuals. The current research aimed to understand the lived experiences of the individuals sent home to work remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic. A transcendental phenomenon methodology captured the insights, adaptations, and perspectives of individuals working remotely during the Covid-19 …

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Elementary Teachers’ Use Of Data-Driven Instructional Practices, Kristi Cathcart Tucker Jan 2022

Elementary Teachers’ Use Of Data-Driven Instructional Practices, Kristi Cathcart Tucker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A school in South Carolina developed a strategic plan to implement a professional learning community structure in the school, where teachers work together to evaluate student data to improve instruction. However, teachers at the school did not understand how to use data-driven instructional practices to drive classroom instruction. The purpose of this study was to explore understanding of elementary teachers at this school in South Carolina how to use data-driven instructional practices. The framework for this study was the learning target theory of action, focusing on researching the data-driven instructional practices teachers used when working with data. The research questions …

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Strategies Small-And Medium-Sized Enterprise Leaders Use For Sustainability Beyond 5 Years In Rivers State, Olawe Alaba Tula Jan 2022

Strategies Small-And Medium-Sized Enterprise Leaders Use For Sustainability Beyond 5 Years In Rivers State, Olawe Alaba Tula

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders lacking sustainability strategies experience high rates of business failure through loss of profit. A high rate of SME failure is linked to a lack of competitive advantage, resulting in decreased productivity and profitability. Grounded in resource-based view theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that three SME leaders in Rivers State used to sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and company documents, including employee handbooks and annual reports. The three themes that emerged through thematic analysis were strategic management, stakeholder management strategies, …

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Physical Activity Assessment And Staff Education For Oncology Nurses, Laurie Jean Tyer Jan 2022

Physical Activity Assessment And Staff Education For Oncology Nurses, Laurie Jean Tyer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Physical activity and mobility are key indicators of treatment and disease tolerance in cancer patients. Patients are living longer during and after cancer treatment, and staying active prevents many side effects of the disease and the treatment. Staying mobile also prevents some conditions from occurring including bone and muscle loss. A nursing educational platform was identified as a need in the facility site’s cancer center on the importance of patients staying physically active throughout cancer treatment. Nurses did not feel confident to coach patients on their activity levels which was an identified gap in their nursing practice. A nursing educational …

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Barriers To The Implementation Of Effective Sustainable Development Plans In Sierra Leone: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Mohamed Nabie Turay Jan 2022

Barriers To The Implementation Of Effective Sustainable Development Plans In Sierra Leone: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Mohamed Nabie Turay

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Abstract:Stakeholders’ competing positions with elected officials created barriers to the effective implementation of sustainable environmental policies. This study aimed to explore the barriers to implementing the National Environmental Policies (NEP), passed by the parliament of Sierra Leone in the 1990s. Sabastier and Jenkin-Smith’s advocacy coalition framework model provided the theoretical foundation for this study. The key research question explored is stakeholders’ perceptions of the barriers to effectively building coalitions to implement sustainable development policies like the NEP in Sierra Leone. A case study research approach was used to understand the barriers to implementing the NEP in Sierra Leone. Data were …

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Emotional Intelligence And Soft Skills: A Case Study On Information Technology Employee Performance, James Tyler Jan 2022

Emotional Intelligence And Soft Skills: A Case Study On Information Technology Employee Performance, James Tyler

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Soft skills such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and stress management in recent years have been seen as a new trend in organizations. Even though there is research demonstrating the importance of soft skills, there is little research on how information technology (IT) organizations are training and evaluating their employees in soft skills. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand how human resources departments in IT organizations are training employees on soft skills and how they are evaluating employees’ level of performance. The conceptual framework that was used in this study was Goleman’s emotional intelligence model of self-awareness, …

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Exploring The Role Of Attachment Trauma In The Complex Ptsd Victim’S Self-Concept, Sadia Upright Jan 2022

Exploring The Role Of Attachment Trauma In The Complex Ptsd Victim’S Self-Concept, Sadia Upright

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Complex posttraumatic stress disorder is a very serious mental health condition with long-term side effects that impact a victim’s quality of life. Many studies have been conducted that explore various aspects of complex posttraumatic stress disorder. However, there is a gap in research exploring the role of attachment trauma in the development of self-concept for complex posttraumatic stress disorder victims. This gap is relevant because treatment of this population has been decisively limited and attachment trauma has been found to be a correlate among many psychiatric groups. By identifying how attachment trauma develops self-concept, researchers and clinicians can be better …

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Development And Validation Of A Clinical Practice Guideline For Telemedicine, Jennifer Johnell Upton Jan 2022

Development And Validation Of A Clinical Practice Guideline For Telemedicine, Jennifer Johnell Upton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Access to healthcare necessitated the utilization of telemedicine during the international pandemic of COVID 19. Telemedicine use surged in family practice in 2020 with limited resources for appropriate telemedicine patients. The problem identified for this DNP project was the lack of resources for telemedicine guidelines in family practice. The purpose of this project was to create a clinical practice guideline (CPG) to initiate screenings for appropriate patients for telemedicine. The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) concept and framework were utilized to develop the CPG. The project question identified was whether the development of a CPG on telehealth delivery in a …

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Exploring Business Strategies For Assuring Compliance To Changes In Employment Law, Kyla M. Vanchieri Jan 2022

Exploring Business Strategies For Assuring Compliance To Changes In Employment Law, Kyla M. Vanchieri

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Noncompliance with employment and labor laws can result in compensatory and punitive damages, adversely impacting business profitability. Human Resources (HR) personnel who lack strategies to anticipate and react to changes in employment laws risk penalties for noncompliance, resulting in reduced profitability. Grounded in the top-down model of adaptation and political risk management, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies some HR personnel use to anticipate and react to changes in employment laws to avoid compensatory and punitive damages. The participants included nine HR personnel from nine organizations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia …

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The Influence Of Parents' Pathological Social Media Engagement And Parenting Style On Delinquent Behavior Among Mexican American Adolescents, Martha Lilia Varela-Rios Jan 2022

The Influence Of Parents' Pathological Social Media Engagement And Parenting Style On Delinquent Behavior Among Mexican American Adolescents, Martha Lilia Varela-Rios

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The pathological use of social media is a growing problem for diverse groups today. For parents, the resulting detachment from their adolescent children, compromised communication, and limited monitoring of children's activities appear highly correlated with increased adolescent delinquency. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the predictive relationships between Mexican American parents’ pathological use of social media and their adolescent's delinquent behavior and between these parents’ parenting styles and their adolescent's delinquent behavior. Unhealthy parenting styles have also been associated with delinquency in adolescents. The theoretical foundation of the study was based on Bowlby’s attachment theory and …

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A Phenomenological Study Of Mental Health Providers' Cultural Sensitivity Towards Latinx Clients, Nohemi Vasquez Jan 2022

A Phenomenological Study Of Mental Health Providers' Cultural Sensitivity Towards Latinx Clients, Nohemi Vasquez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThis hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the lived professional experiences involving mental health providers’ cultural sensitivity towards Latinx clients in the context of mental health service delivery. Pedersen and Essadoh’s multiculturalism framework, known as the “fourth force” of psychology, was used as a guiding framework. Fifteen mental health providers were recruited. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews via Skype, in-person, or phone interviews with participants who had from two to over thirteen years of working experience with Latinx populations. Interviews were examined using an interpretive phenomenological analysis. Four themes emerged from participant responses. Findings revealed that cultural competence and cultural awareness …

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Principals Cultivating Collective Teacher Efficacy, Frank Vetter Jan 2022

Principals Cultivating Collective Teacher Efficacy, Frank Vetter

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nationally, collective teacher efficacy (CTE) has been correlated with higher levels of student achievement. The problem addressed through this study was that local school district leaders have been unsuccessful in cultivating CTE through the district’s collaborative planning process. Guided by the enabling conditions of CTE, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore how local middle school principals cultivated CTE in their schools through the collaborative planning process. Eight middle school principals with experience using the district’s collaborative planning process completed semistructured interviews. Data analysis employed inductive, open coding to identify themes. Themes indicated that, as part of …

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Staff Education On Reducing Burnout In Mental Health Professionals Through Restorative Yoga Practice, Rina Buenaventura Vickery Jan 2022

Staff Education On Reducing Burnout In Mental Health Professionals Through Restorative Yoga Practice, Rina Buenaventura Vickery

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mental health professionals (MHPs) are at considerable risk for stress and burnout because of the nature of their work. Management and prevention of stress and burnout (e.g., through restorative yoga) may enable MHPs to avoid feelings of anxiety, depression, and apathy; lack of energy; and the development of unhealthy coping skills, such as substance and drug use. The purpose of this project was to create a staff education to assist MHPs in managing stress and burnout through yoga practice and mindfulness. The theoretical framework for the staff education was Kapp’s adult learning theory. An evidence-based PowerPoint presentation containing the staff …

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School Counselors’ Lived Experiences Working With Northeastern Urban Minority High School Students, Lisette Ann Velez Jan 2022

School Counselors’ Lived Experiences Working With Northeastern Urban Minority High School Students, Lisette Ann Velez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Professional school counselors employed in low-income education communities have a large, diverse student population to service. Researchers have indicated that urban minority youth present more challenges in school than affluent students due to economic constraints and other related factors. School counseling members apply different skills or techniques mastered from their graduate and professional training regardless of existing inequalities. School counselors are ethically obligated to help minors attain academic success, social-emotional development, and postsecondary goals. The dearth of literature warrants more qualitative research studies to explore further the phenomenon of school counselors working in underprivileged neighborhoods. Husserl’s transcendental phenomenological framework provided …

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The Association Between Self-Efficacy, Patient Health Education, And Self-Management In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Julie Vultaggio Jan 2022

The Association Between Self-Efficacy, Patient Health Education, And Self-Management In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Julie Vultaggio

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although previous researchers have studied education for patients with chronic conditions, they have not adequately considered the relationship between self-efficacy (SE), patient health education, and perception of self-management (SM) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Educating a patient can empower them to better SM. The purpose this study was to examine these associations in this patient population. This quantitative research study featured a descriptive, nonexperimental cross-sectional survey design using nonprobability convenience sampling. The theoretical framework was the social cognitive theory. The independent variables were SE and patient health education. SM was the dependent variable. Patients with RA from a rheumatology …

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Core Subject Area Vocabulary Instructional Strategies For Middle School English Language Learners, Tiffany N. Waller Jan 2022

Core Subject Area Vocabulary Instructional Strategies For Middle School English Language Learners, Tiffany N. Waller

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Academic vocabulary is one of the most important skills needed in language learning, but it may be difficult for students whose native language is not English. The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate how classroom core subject teachers at Middle School 55 (pseudonym) perceive their ability to implement specific instructional model strategies to support explicit academic vocabulary building for ELL students. This study was grounded in Becker and Engelmann’s direct instruction framework for effective and efficient teaching and involved providing research-based principles for teachers supporting ELLs in middle school who are developing academic vocabulary skills. Open-ended semistructured interviews …

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