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Strategies Used To Retain Newly Hired Veterinarians, Christina Avila
Strategies Used To Retain Newly Hired Veterinarians, Christina Avila
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Failing to retain new veterinarians can compromise patient care and the sustainability and success of veterinary practices. Employee turnover impacts veterinarian organizations by lowering morale, productivity, and the organization’s bottom line. Grounded in Goleman’s emotional intelligence theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies veterinarian leaders use to retain newly hired veterinarians. The participants comprised five veterinarian leaders from different clinical organizations in the US state of California who effectively used strategies to prevent newly hired veterinarian turnover. Data were collected by conducting semistructured interviews. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Five themes emerged: …
Strategies For Effective Labor-Management Relationships In The Foodservice Industry, Nichola A. Hall
Strategies For Effective Labor-Management Relationships In The Foodservice Industry, Nichola A. Hall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The relationship between unions and management is particularly critical for food service firms, which rely heavily on unionized employees to meet operational needs. Food service managers are concerned with ineffective strategies for engaging with unions because managing these ineffective relationships jeopardizes employee retention and the firm's performance. Grounded in authentic leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies food service managers use to develop and maintain an effective union-management relationship for retaining unionized employees. The participants were six food service managers from three large food service firms who implemented success strategies to develop and maintain …
Strategies Leaders Of Small Businesses Use To Develop And Implement Succession Plans, Selma Daphne St. Prix
Strategies Leaders Of Small Businesses Use To Develop And Implement Succession Plans, Selma Daphne St. Prix
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The lack of succession plans can lead to organizational knowledge loss. Small business leaders are concerned with succession planning, which can lead to company closures. Grounded in Woodworth and Thorndike’s knowledge transfer for succession planning theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies small business leaders use to develop and implement succession plans. The participants were two small business owners of a health sector organization in the Midwestern United States who implemented succession plans to prevent organization knowledge loss. Data were collected using the Baldrige Excellence Framework, semistructured interviews, and a review of organizational documents. …
Succession Planning Strategies To Ensure Leadership Continuity In Nonprofit Organizations, Simon Mukhama
Succession Planning Strategies To Ensure Leadership Continuity In Nonprofit Organizations, Simon Mukhama
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Leaders who lack succession planning strategies have the potential for adverse business outcomes. CEOs, senior leaders, and key decision makers in nonprofit organizations are concerned with business continuity because critical leadership strategies are essential for the strategic replacement of key personnel. Grounded in the resource-based view theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore succession planning strategies used in nonprofit organizations to ensure business continuity whenever leaders change. The participants were five leaders from five nonprofit organizations who used succession planning strategies for business continuity whenever leaders changed. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a …
Leadership Strategies To Increase Department Store Employees' Morale, Stephanie L. Williams
Leadership Strategies To Increase Department Store Employees' Morale, Stephanie L. Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Department store leaders who lack effective strategies to increase employee morale face an organizational decrease in productivity, thus increasing absenteeism and turnover rates, which could cost an organization billions of dollars. Grounded in the transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry study was to explore leadership strategies department store managers use to increase employee morale and improve productivity in their organizations. The participants were seven department store leaders who minimized low employee morale. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of public company documents. Through thematic analysis, three themes were identified: (a) effective communication, (b) …
The Relationship Between Middle Managers’ Self-Determination And Lean Implementation In Manufacturing, Andrea K. Hopf
The Relationship Between Middle Managers’ Self-Determination And Lean Implementation In Manufacturing, Andrea K. Hopf
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Although middle managers’ commitment to lean implementation affects successful improvement outcomes in the United States, most senior leaders in manufacturing attempting to implement lean in the United States fail to achieve expected improvement outcomes. Grounded in the self-determination theory of motivation, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between middle managers’ competence, relatedness, autonomy, and level of lean implementation. Participants were 77 midlevel managers in manufacturing organizations in the midwestern United States. Data were collected using the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction at Work Scale. The results of the multiple regression analysis indicated the model could …
Future-Oriented Strategies That Small 501(C)(3) Nonprofit Organizations May Use To Support Financial Sustainability, Justine Lownsbury
Future-Oriented Strategies That Small 501(C)(3) Nonprofit Organizations May Use To Support Financial Sustainability, Justine Lownsbury
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The age of mortality for a nonprofit organization is between 6-15 years. The problem is that leaders of nonprofit organizations face challenges in financially sustaining nonprofit operations, which directly affects the ability to achieve and maintain the organizational mission. The purpose of this qualitative classical Delphi study was to explore how an expert panel of nine purposively selected U.S.-based stakeholders from small U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations viewed the desirability, feasibility, and importance of future-oriented strategies to support financial sustainability. The research questions addressed this purpose. The conceptual framework was rooted in effective leadership, innovation, sustainability, and positive social change, as …
The Effect Of Employee Appreciation Methods On Job Satisfaction Of Higher Education Support Staff, Joanna Carter
The Effect Of Employee Appreciation Methods On Job Satisfaction Of Higher Education Support Staff, Joanna Carter
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Almost 80% of U.S. companies have an employee recognition program. Although there is a great deal of research on the factors that affect employees' job satisfaction in general, little is known about the effect of employee appreciation methods on support staff's job satisfaction within higher education institutions. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the effect of seven employee appreciation methods on the job satisfaction of support staff within higher education institutions. The study's theoretical framework consisted of Abraham Maslow’s theory of motivation, Victor Vroom’s expectancy theory, Frederick Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, and Arne Kallenberg’s theory of job satisfaction. …
Call Center Managers’ Strategies To Address Employee Turnover, Kimberly Dickens
Call Center Managers’ Strategies To Address Employee Turnover, Kimberly Dickens
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee turnover is a threat to call center sustainability. Call center leaders who lack strategies to reduce employee turnover have an increased risk of business failure. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies call center leaders use to reduce employee turnover in insurance call centers. The three participants were call center leaders from three different call centers in Raleigh, North Carolina, who implemented strategies to reduce employee turnover. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and reviews of public documents from participants’ company websites and analyzed using thematic analysis. Two themes emerged: …
Leadership Strategies That Support The Reduction Of Student Discipline Problems, Aaron J. Rose, Sr.
Leadership Strategies That Support The Reduction Of Student Discipline Problems, Aaron J. Rose, Sr.
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThe problem addressed in this study is that, in a rural Title I public school in the Northeastern United States, administrators have struggled to implement leadership strategies to support the reduction of student discipline issues in the classroom. The purpose of the study was to investigate how administrators implement leadership strategies that are intended to reduce student discipline issues in the classroom. The conceptual framework was developed from DeMatthews’s leadership theory and Wachtel’s restorative justice theory, which describe systems intended to build and restore relationships in schools and thereby reduce conflicts. The research question explored how administrators implement leadership strategies …
Career Progression: Narrative Study Of Impediments Affecting Army Female Officer Advancement From Major To Lieutenant Colonel, Jeremia M. Van
Career Progression: Narrative Study Of Impediments Affecting Army Female Officer Advancement From Major To Lieutenant Colonel, Jeremia M. Van
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractQualitative narrative inquiry was used to understand the accounts and experiences of female officers in the United States Army that were once stationed in South Korea, who did not advance to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In today’s military, female officers still face many challenges during their advancement from Major to Lieutenant Colonel, relative to their male counterparts. The specific problem is the underrepresentation of female majors in the Army who compete for promotion to the lieutenant colonel rank. The researcher explored the experiences of 14 female Army officers that served in South Korea and sought out promotions from the …
Developing Consensus On The Use Of Emotional Intelligence Training In Small Utility Companies, Nathaniel E. Holloway
Developing Consensus On The Use Of Emotional Intelligence Training In Small Utility Companies, Nathaniel E. Holloway
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Park and Shaw shared the impact on organizations from unmotivated and unsatisfied employees link to higher turnover ratios. The use of emotional intelligence in manager training lowered employee turnover by 13%. The problem address in this Delphi study was that small utility companies do not have an emotional intelligence plan in place for managerial training. Goleman and Mayer’s framework was used as the theorical lens for examining response of participants to the Delphi study. A panel of experts submitted data in the form of responses to three rounds of questions regarding the use of emotional intelligence training in small businesses. …
Strategies For Promoting Inclusion And Employee Engagement To Improve Remote Teams’ Performance, Bruce Edward Richardson
Strategies For Promoting Inclusion And Employee Engagement To Improve Remote Teams’ Performance, Bruce Edward Richardson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
External factors such as the pandemic have forced organizational leaders to embrace flexible work structures. Differences in remote versus collocated workplaces escalate the importance for company leaders to uncover strategies to maintain employee engagement and performance. Grounded in the organizational support theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies leaders of remote, diverse teams with high engagement and inclusion use to achieve high team performance. Data were collected using semistructured interviews from a purposeful sampling of five nationally distributed managers. A thematic analysis uncovered three themes: flexible leadership behavior, fair execution of human resource policy and …
Adaptive And Maladaptive Coping As Mediators Of The Relationship Between Impostor Phenomenon And Help Seeking Intention, Victor Mosconi
Adaptive And Maladaptive Coping As Mediators Of The Relationship Between Impostor Phenomenon And Help Seeking Intention, Victor Mosconi
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The modern workplace and public media have reported on the influence of the impostor phenomenon (IP) on leadership mental health and workplace effectiveness. The choice of coping strategy may influence leaders’ intentions to seek psychological help. Guided by the impostor cycle model, the purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the extent to which adaptive and maladaptive coping mediates the relationship between IP and help-seeking intention in a convenience sample of 162 participants in leadership positions. The Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale assessed strength of IP, the Brief COPE measure assessed adaptive and maladaptive coping, and the Beliefs About Psychological …
Leadership Strategies For Sustaining Membership In Southern Baptist Churches, George L. Blount Jr.
Leadership Strategies For Sustaining Membership In Southern Baptist Churches, George L. Blount Jr.
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Church membership is declining, and the number of Americans identifying as having no religious affiliation is increasing. Church members can provide for a community’s spiritual and financial needs and promote the growth of evangelical believers and biblical stewardship. However, some pastors, ministerial staff, and ministry leaders lack effective leadership strategies to sustain membership. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore leadership strategies Southern Baptist church leaders from three churches in Pennsylvania use to sustain membership. Participants were three church leaders who sustained church membership for 3 years or longer. Data were …
Strategies To Improve Nonprofit Governance To Increase Donations, Charmaine Nicola Williams Tate
Strategies To Improve Nonprofit Governance To Increase Donations, Charmaine Nicola Williams Tate
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThe leaders of nonprofit organizations rely on donors to achieve the organization’s mission, and governance practices are a key contributor to donor confidence and positive donor behavior. Some nonprofit leaders lack effective strategies to improve governance processes and encourage donor confidence to increase donations. Grounded in resource dependence theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies that nonprofit leaders use to improve governance processes and encourage donor confidence to increase levels of donations. The participants comprised four senior executive members of a donor-amalgamation nonprofit organization in the Midwestern United States. Data were collected from semistructured …
Community-Based Organization Leaders’ Communication Effectiveness And Effects On Performance Outcomes, Troy N. Nicholas
Community-Based Organization Leaders’ Communication Effectiveness And Effects On Performance Outcomes, Troy N. Nicholas
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this study was to determine if effective leader communication builds employee relationships that improves organizational performance. Organizational communication is a prominent factor that impacts the outcome of an organization’s goals and assists in executing its mission. There remain some gaps in the current literature considering the work environment and the attitudes of employees as they relate to organizational communication. To address the gap, the constructive grounded theory model was used to construct and analyze a theory of organizational communication. The sample for the study included 12 participants who were leaders or employees in a community-based organizations in …
Organizational Strategies And Best Practices For Telehealth Delivery During Covid-19, Maria D. Mejia
Organizational Strategies And Best Practices For Telehealth Delivery During Covid-19, Maria D. Mejia
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Organizational Strategies and Best Practices for Telehealth Delivery during COVID-19
Strategies For Promoting Inclusion And Employee Engagement To Improve Remote Teams’ Performance, Bruce Edward Richardson
Strategies For Promoting Inclusion And Employee Engagement To Improve Remote Teams’ Performance, Bruce Edward Richardson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
External factors such as the pandemic have forced organizational leaders to embrace flexible work structures. Differences in remote versus collocated workplaces escalate the importance for company leaders to uncover strategies to maintain employee engagement and performance. Grounded in the organizational support theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies leaders of remote, diverse teams with high engagement and inclusion use to achieve high team performance. Data were collected using semistructured interviews from a purposeful sampling of five nationally distributed managers. A thematic analysis uncovered three themes: flexible leadership behavior, fair execution of human resource policy and …
Exploring Employee Turnover In The Healthcare Industry, Gloria Scott
Exploring Employee Turnover In The Healthcare Industry, Gloria Scott
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee turnover is a challenging issue many organizations face resulting in lost productivity, profitability, and sustainability. Nursing leaders are concerned with employee turnover because patient quality of care and safety could suffer adversely. Grounded in the context emergent turnover theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies nursing leaders used to reduce employee turnover. The participants were six nursing leaders of healthcare organizations in New York State. Data were collected using semistructured virtual interviews conducted by telephone and Zoom, reviewing an organization document, and company public websites. Data were analyzed using methodological triangulation to identify …
Career Progression: Narrative Study Of Impediments Affecting Army Female Officer Advancement From Major To Lieutenant Colonel, Jeremia M. Van
Career Progression: Narrative Study Of Impediments Affecting Army Female Officer Advancement From Major To Lieutenant Colonel, Jeremia M. Van
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractQualitative narrative inquiry was used to understand the accounts and experiences of female officers in the United States Army that were once stationed in South Korea, who did not advance to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In today’s military, female officers still face many challenges during their advancement from Major to Lieutenant Colonel, relative to their male counterparts. The specific problem is the underrepresentation of female majors in the Army who compete for promotion to the lieutenant colonel rank. The researcher explored the experiences of 14 female Army officers that served in South Korea and sought out promotions from the …
Cultural Humility As A Predictor Of Intention To Leave Moderated By Authentic Leadership, Dennis Whitfield
Cultural Humility As A Predictor Of Intention To Leave Moderated By Authentic Leadership, Dennis Whitfield
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem addressed in this research was the inappropriate treatment of multicultural individuals by their immediate supervisors and the need for a thorough examination of cultural humility in organizational settings. This quantitative study used linear regression and moderation analyses to examine the relationship between cultural humility and intention to leave moderated by authentic leadership to determine how the participants’ perception of cultural humility in their immediate supervisor predicted their intention to leave. Another purpose was to examine whether authentic leadership moderated the relationship with intention to leave. The theoretical framework for this study included cultural humility, authentic leadership, and intention …
Differences In High School Student Athlete Perceptions Of Coach Leadership Behaviors, Clarissa Adams
Differences In High School Student Athlete Perceptions Of Coach Leadership Behaviors, Clarissa Adams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The dynamics between athletic coaches and their players have been widely studied with leadership as the focus. The problem was that there is limited literature on the differences in perceptions of high school student athletes regarding their coach’s leadership behaviors. The purpose of this group comparison study was to examine the differences in student athletes’ perceptions of their coach’s leadership behavior as measured by the Revised Leadership Scale for Sports scores between freshman, junior varsity, and varsity high school student athletes. Chelladurai’s multidimensional model of leadership was the theoretical foundation for this study. The invitation to the study with a …
Strategies To Increase Volunteer Retention In Protestant Churches, Anthony David Brown
Strategies To Increase Volunteer Retention In Protestant Churches, Anthony David Brown
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Church leaders utilize volunteers as the primary human capital to accomplish organizational goals. However, volunteer retention is an ongoing global challenge for church leaders, and unless addressed, leaders will be hindered in achieving church goals. Grounded in the job embeddedness conceptual framework, the purpose of this qualitative, multiple-case study was to explore strategies some church leaders used to retain volunteers to accomplish organizational goals. Three leaders from different Protestant churches in the Southwest United States participated in the study. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, internal church documents, and publicly accessible information. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis, and six …
Strategies City Business Leaders Use To Improve The Quality Of Life In Downtown Communities, Eurecka Christopher
Strategies City Business Leaders Use To Improve The Quality Of Life In Downtown Communities, Eurecka Christopher
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractNonprofits serve the communities and provide a measurable impact on the quality of life. The quality of life in downtown communities can be threatened without effective strategies to overcome government budget cuts and improve community engagement. Grounded in the theory of community development and the whole-systems approach, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies city business leaders use to improve the quality of life in downtown communities. The participants were three board members from one nongovernment organization in Baltimore, Maryland. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, reviewing company documents, and obtaining public data from the …
Strategies For Improving Performance Through Diversity And Inclusion In The Workplace, Satari Kay Durrah
Strategies For Improving Performance Through Diversity And Inclusion In The Workplace, Satari Kay Durrah
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
A lack of diversity and inclusion policies can lead to the perception of exclusion in the workplace and cause some employee groups to underperform. Some hospital leaders lack strategies for developing and implementing effective diversity and inclusion policies to improve business performance. Grounded in transformation leadership theory, the purpose of this multiple case qualitative study was to explore strategies for improving performance through diversity and inclusion in the healthcare field. The participants included four leaders from hospitals located in the southeastern region of the United States. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and review of company documents. Data were analyzed …
Exploring Leadership Skills Needed To Implement Mergers And Acquisitions In Ghana, Akwasi Effah-Adu
Exploring Leadership Skills Needed To Implement Mergers And Acquisitions In Ghana, Akwasi Effah-Adu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
There has been consideration of increased investment in the banking industry in Ghana through mergers and acquisitions. Data shows that the financial performance of the merged banks does not support the investment in the industry, at least within the first 3 years after the merger or acquisition. Grounded in Burn’s transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the leadership skills used to implement the successful merger of two commercial banks in Ghana. Data were collected from eight senior officers using semistructured interviews, a review of relevant publications, and a reflective journal. The data …
Strategies Used By Small Traditional Retail Business Owners For Sustainability, Linda Ogbah Faas
Strategies Used By Small Traditional Retail Business Owners For Sustainability, Linda Ogbah Faas
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small businesses fail at an alarming rate, negatively affecting job creation because small business owners create a major portion of jobs in the United States. In March of 2020, 274,000 businesses failed in the United States, resulting in 76,000 lost jobs. Owners of small traditional retail stores are significantly challenged to avoid financial failure. Grounded in Schumpeter’s entrepreneurship theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies owners of small traditional retail stores used to survive beyond the first 5 years of operations. Participants included five owners of small traditional retail stores in Missouri whose businesses survived …
Strategies For Reducing Occupational Stress And Increasing Productivity, Dr. Bradley J. Irby
Strategies For Reducing Occupational Stress And Increasing Productivity, Dr. Bradley J. Irby
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some business leaders lack strategies to reduce occupational stress and increase productivity. Occupational stress can reduce productivity, damage an organization’s image, and incite a toxic work environment. Grounded in social exchange theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies leaders of a Texas based land-management service company use to decrease occupational stress and increase productivity. The participants consisted of five senior leaders with a record of reducing occupational stress and maintaining a profitable portfolio of work. Data were collected via a review of existing literature, semistructured interviews, and a review of company resources. Using Yin’s …
Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health Leadership And Employee Engagement At A Child Advocacy Center, Andrew Krantz
Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health Leadership And Employee Engagement At A Child Advocacy Center, Andrew Krantz
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employee engagement is essential for an organization to meet its mission and vision. When employees are not engaged, there are higher levels of turnover, secondary traumatic stress, and burnout. Furthermore, when employees are not engaged, there is a decrease in the quality of patient care. Behavioral health leaders can positively impact employee engagement by engaging in trauma-informed behavioral health leadership. This qualitative case study reviews the impact of trauma-informed behavioral health leadership on employee engagement at a large Child Advocacy Center in the northeastern United States who was struggling with low levels of employee engagement and high levels of turnover …