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Strategies Small Financial Business Owners Apply To Succeed Beyond Five Years, Tina M. Despin
Strategies Small Financial Business Owners Apply To Succeed Beyond Five Years, Tina M. Despin
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small businesses in the United States employ 98% of workers, yet approximately 47% of small businesses shut down in less than five years. Business leaders who fail to implement adequate strategic strategies experience reduced profits and sustainability challenges. These business closures cause unemployment rates to rise and inflict damages to the economic growth of economies in the United States. This multiple case study was grounded in the theory of transformational leadership. The purpose was to explore strategies used by small financial business owners to sustain their businesses beyond five years. The population consisted of 8small financial businesses in Southwest Florida; …
Collaborative Strategies Used To Reduce Billing Administrative Cost, Stella Fayomi-Olaleye
Collaborative Strategies Used To Reduce Billing Administrative Cost, Stella Fayomi-Olaleye
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Billing inefficiencies represent 80% of wasteful healthcare administrative costs that are projected to reach $45 billion by 2018. Potentially, a reduced billing administrative cost is estimated to yield an annual savings of $60 billion that could fund other societal needs such as jobs, wage increases, and education. Through the conceptual framework of iceberg change management model, this single case study explored collaborative strategies 3 healthcare billing managers in Dallas, Texas successfully used to reduce billing administrative costs. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and the review of company documents. Using Yin's procedure of examining, comparing, categorizing, and coding data, the …