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Unearthing Potential: Impact Investors’ Perspectives On Egypt’S Social Enterprise Market, Yousef Hesham Shoukry

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines impact investing in Egypt from the vantage point of the impact investors, revealing that Egypt's constraint is not the availability of capital but its direction, as the absence of legal recognition, coordinated intermediaries, and a shared impact-measurement standard keeps capital out of a market otherwise rich in social enterprise potential. The study employed a constructivist grounded theory approach, drawing on eleven semi-structured interviews with impact fund managers, ecosystem enablers, and public-sector policy advisors operating in or considering Egypt's social enterprise market. Data revealed that practitioners converge on the founding principles of impact investment (combined financial and social …

Bridging The Gap Between Career Expectations Versus Labor Market Realities, Reinette P. Madrid, Grethel T. Ledesma, Ignatius Aryono Putranto, Jyro B. Triviño

Leadership and Strategy Faculty Publications

Most students lack awareness regarding the labor market outcomes for their chosen college majors. This study aims to answer what factors affect the career expectations of graduating students at Quezon City University and how these expectations align with the prevailing labor market situation. It employed descriptive, causal, and explanatory research using a sample of 108 respondents from fourth-year information technology students for the school year 2021 to 2022. Eight of the nine null hypotheses were rejected by employing multinomial logistic and linear regression. Student fixed effects and other labor market outcomes significantly predicted salary, estimated stability, and estimated skills in …

Working Mothers Of Children With Disabilities: Professional And Social Identity Negotiation, Christy D. Boyles

Dissertations

Women who have children with disabilities may struggle with both employment and childcare, and have barriers to re-entering the workforce. One struggle is the role identification and negotiation that occur when one transitions from one role to another. This research sought to answer the following questions: RQ 1. How does professional identity influence the “return to work” decisions for mothers who have children with disabilities? RQ 2. How do working mothers of children with disabilities negotiate their identities as caregivers and professionals? RQ 3. What other emerging factors affect women’s decisions to return to the workforce? A purposeful sample of …

Rad Dudes, Rude ‘Tude, And The Family, Too: How Nintendo And Sega Advertisements Shaped The Image Of Gaming In The 1990s, Megan Condis, Jess Morrissette

Political Science Faculty Research

The tale of the console wars of the 1990s, the stodgy, conservative, family-friendly Nintendo consoles waging an advertising war against the rebellious upstarts behind the Sega Genesis, has been told many times over. These histories are “typically a mix between summaries of factual data and interviews of the key actors who were part of the events” (Arsenault 2017, p. 9). However, there has been relatively little research taking a systematic approach to measuring the veracity of these narratives. This article aims to supplement those histories by examining an archive of 2,875 print video game advertisements spanning from 1989 to 1995. …

Linking Sustainability Performance To Stock Resilience During And After Covid-19 Crisis: Evidence From Southeast Asia, Khalilul Rahman, Retnosari Retnosari, Sanda Patrisia Komalasari, Muhammad Wafiq

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted markets. While sustainability performance measured by ESG scores theoretically buffers against shocks, its efficacy in emerging markets with nascent sustainability frameworks remains underexplored. Method: We analyze a balanced panel of 1,395 observations from 279 non-financial Southeast Asian firms (2020–2024). Using OLS, lagged, and fixed effects models, we compare the impact of sustainability performance on stock resilience during the 2020–2022 and post-pandemic (2023–2024) periods. Findings: Sustainability performance (ESG scores) significantly enhanced stock resilience during the pandemic. However, this protective effect dissipated post-pandemic. Results confirm a statistically significant improvement in overall resilience following the crisis, as …

How Leaders Build Employee Trust In Artificial Intelligence: Voice Opportunities, Humility, And Trust Transfer, Jack Mcguire, David De Cremer, Devesh Narayanan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Artificial intelligence is increasingly central to organizational work, yet employee trust in AI remains fragile. Although prior research has primarily explained trust in AI through technological characteristics such as transparency, reliability, and accuracy, we argue that trust in AI is also shaped by the social context in which employees encounter these systems. Drawing on affect-as-information theory and social information processing theory, we develop and test a model in which leader-provided voice opportunities reduce employees’ negative affect about AI-related work experiences, thereby enhancing perceptions of leader trustworthiness and, in turn, trust in AI. We further propose that this indirect effect depends …

When The Bridge Is Not At Sea : Investigating Transfer Of Learning From Full-Mission Bridge Simulator To Navigation Training Onboard, Thammawan Phanphichit

World Maritime University Ph.D. Dissertations

This dissertation explores, through a mixed-methods approach, how fullmission bridge simulators support transfer of learning to navigation training onboard, and under what conditions transfer can be trusted. Qualitative and quantitative components were integrated across the four articles. The first study explores how key onboard training stakeholders perceive its challenges, limitations, and the possibility of reducing required sea-time. Findings show broad agreement that OBT remains important, though openness to simulator use was conditional on credible evidence that simulator-developed competence can transfer onboard. The second and third studies examine this through transfer of learning theory. A systematic review identifies elements influencing transfer …

Digital Transformation Of Food Systems In Algeria: Challenges, Opportunities And Managerial Implications, Kamel Chikhi

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This article provides a critical analysis of the transformations generated by digitalization in the contemporary Algerian food system. Based on contributions to the symposium "Digital and Food Practices" organized by the Social Sciences and Health Research Unit (GRAS) of the University of Oran 2 (Algeria) in January 2026, it reconstructs and analyzes the debates around four main themes: digitalization and representations of food; digital food environments and consumption practices; health, nutrition, and algorithmic mediation; and agricultural digitalization and territorial disparities. The article offers a thematic and critical read of the analogies, contradictions and complementarities among the various approaches discussed at …

Frugal Consumers Of The Globalized Wardrobe, Rabia Demre Bayer, Umut Kubat Dokumaci, Selen Bakış

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Fast fashion’s global expansion has fundamentally altered consumption rhythms across both developed and developing economies. This paper critically analyzes how the development context shapes the dominant pathways of consumer frugality in fast fashion consumption. We argue that in developing countries, frugality is primarily an enforced constraint driven by scarcity, and it leads to a focus on short-term affordability that often overlooks long-term durability and environmental externalities. In contrast, in developed economies, frugality is increasingly a lifestyle choice enabled by robust circular infrastructure and regulatory buffers. This divergence creates a global asymmetry where textile waste and pollution migrate toward nations with …

Influencer Marketing Through The Decades: Evolution And Future Pathways, Raisha Yesmin, Chandan Goswami

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Influencer marketing has evolved over the past few years, shifting from the conventional way of celebrity endorsement to a data-driven digital world. A systematic review has outlined the history of influencer marketing from the early days of the use of traditional mass media to development of social media platforms, the development of micro and nano Influencer marketing, and the different perceptions about authenticity and trust in consumer.

This study focuses on 37 peer-reviewed articles and books published between 1956 and 2025 from databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Emerald Insight, ScienceDirect and Taylor & Francis. Studies shows …

Governance And Development : A Comparative Economic Organization Approach, Murali Patibandla, Radhika S. Nidumolu

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Drawing from the rich insights from developments in the new institutional economics (NIE), we take the approach that there is nothing called optimality of market mechanism, organizations and institutions. We adopt comparative economic organization of adopting market and organizational and institutional choices in seeing economic activity through or accomplishing a specific policy objective over time or at any given time. We develop a simple conceptual framework and apply it to the Indian government’s adoption of digital technology and other direct methods in reducing multidimensional poverty over time of from 2011 to 2022. India is the first country in the world …

Governance, Development, Technology: Histories And Futures, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Zeynep Ozdamar Ertekin, Delphine Godefroit-Winkel

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

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Book Catalogue Of Southern Library Association, 1903, Southern Library Association, Florence, Alabama

Documents

A book catalogue from the Southern Library Association, a citizen library housed on the campus of State Normal College, 1903.

Book Catalogue Of Southern Library Association, 1903, Southern Library Association, Florence, Alabama

Documents

The book Catalogue of the Southern Library, a citizen's library housed at the State Normal College library, 1903.

Advancing Pfac Initiatives, Effectiveness, And Visibility Through Strategic Planning And Assessment, Aimee Williamson, Katherine Litterer

Patient Experience Journal

Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) are a growing approach for engaging patient and family voices into healthcare organization decisions and projects. While their importance is well accepted in the literature, individual councils often grapple with practical challenges and a desire to elevate visibility and impact. Over the last ten years, Boston Children's Hospital's Family Advisory Council (FAC) has embedded strategic planning practices into council governance and operations to elevate council functioning and drive innovation. Beginning with an initial formal strategic planning and visioning process in 2016, followed by annual prioritization and strategic planning refresh sessions every three years, the …

A Dynamic Three-Stage Co-Design Process For Developing An Assessment Scale For Children With Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Syeda Ishra Azim, Christa Lam-Cassettari, Tsz Ying Wong, Ping-I Lin, Antonio Mendoza Diaz, Anne Masi, Kylie-Ann Mallitt, Alicia Montgomery, Catherine Mchugh, Andrew Whitehouse, Mark R Dadds, Valsamma Eapen

Patient Experience Journal

Background: Involving patient partners and diverse stakeholders in research is increasingly recognised as essential for aligning outcomes with patient priorities and improving service design. Co-design brings together individuals with lived experience, professional insights, and technical knowledge to improve research tools. Objective: This case study describes the process of co-designing a user-friendly assessment scale for children's developmental issues. It highlights the collaborative effort to integrate the unique perspectives of diverse stakeholders, including families and service providers. Methods: A three-stage iterative approach was used to collect qualitative data gathered through semi-structured interviews engaging adults with lived experience, parents, clinicians, and disability service …

Optimizing `People-Centred Care' Best Practices In A Multi-Site Community Hospital: A Case Study, Kimberly Johnston, Carla Arpa, Mary Jane Mcnally, Veronique Boscart, Shalini Pattabiraman

Patient Experience Journal

Objective: In 2016, The World Health Organization issued a People-Centred Care Policy Framework highlighting the importance of engaging and empowering people and communities, where care is coordinated around people's unique needs and preferences, is affordable, timely and safe. A multi-site community hospital set out to advance patient and family engagement through the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practice Guideline (BPG) on People Centred Care (PCC) and a modification of the Health Quality Ontario Patient Family Engagement Framework. Methods: This intervention study implemented the BPG for PCC with several initiatives directed towards improving patients' perception of their involvement in …

Improving Patient Experience Scores Through Patient Experience Coaches: A Case Study, Maryann Bowersox, Patricia Coryea-Hafkey, Kristin Baird, Raime Cendoma, Nancy Borkowski

Patient Experience Journal

Patient experience (PEX) is a key healthcare quality metric that may signal safety vulnerabilities by revealing gaps in communication and care processes before adverse events occur. Despite the importance of evidence-based practices (EBPs), maintaining consistent adherence remains a challenge. As a strategy to improve patient experience while reinforcing adherence to EBPs, this case study describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a Patient Experience Coach (PEXC) program at two hospitals within a large health system. The intervention embedded trained coaches within clinical units to provide real-time observation, feedback, and reinforcement of EBPs. Core EBPs targeted by the program included hourly …

The Global Experience Measure: A Common Ground For Experience Excellence, Jason A. Wolf, Brittany Lax, Karen Walsh

Patient Experience Journal

In 2022, The Beryl Institute community called for a new approach to experience measurement, one that was focused on what truly matters to patients and promoted opportunities for shared learning across borders. Over four years, more than 1,000 community members from six continents co-designed the Global Experience Measure (GXM). Between October 2024 and May 2026, GXM was deployed to healthcare organizations in 12 countries and translated from English into five other languages, capturing over 8,000 diverse voices. The six core questions formed a single, reliable measure overall (Cronbach's α = .95) and held strong in every country surveyed (α …

Does System Structure Affect Organizational Application Of Prems: A Comparative Evaluation Of 5 Countries, Heather Lee, J'Aime C Jennings, Logan R Marler, Raime Cendoma, Amy Yarbrough Landry

Patient Experience Journal

Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) are widely used to assess healthcare quality, yet approaches to measurement and data utilization vary significantly across countries. This meta-narrative review examines how health system structure, regulatory context, and market dynamics shape the collection, reporting, and application of PREM data in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Using RAMESES guidelines, we searched PubMed, Web of Science, and ABI/INFORM and identified 58 peer-reviewed studies, primarily from the U.S. and U.K. Studies most frequently examined the relationship between hospital characteristics and patient experience, measurement tools, and quality improvement efforts. Our findings suggest that …

Beyond Borders: A Comparative Analysis Of The Patient Experience Of Kazakh Citizens In Türkiye And Kazakhstan, Azhar Zhaiykkyzy, Harun Kırılmaz

Patient Experience Journal

Patient experience is widely regarded as a core indicator of healthcare quality. Whilst the majority of research focuses on ethnic disparities, there is a paucity of studies that examine structural influences when cultural background is held constant. The present study sought to compare patient-reported experiences of 600 Kazakhstani citizens (n = 300 per country) receiving care in Kazakhstan and as medical tourists in Türkiye. The Picker Patient Experience Questionnaire (PPE-15) was utilised to analyse domain-level problem scores, employing chi-square tests (Cramer's V) and binary logistic regression. The findings indicated significant disparities in several domains, including coordination of care (V = …

Who Is The Patient Trusting? A Scoping Review Of Patient-Physician Trust In The Generative Artificial Intelligence (Genai) Era, Ashleigh M. Allgood, Eugenia B. Yiadom, Michele L. Heath, Geoffrey A. Silvera

Patient Experience Journal

Patients extend trust to physicians whose expertise they cannot fully inspect. Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is now part of that exchange. Clinicians use it, organizations deploy it, and patients bring it to appointments themselves. This scoping review asks what is known about GenAI and trust in the patient-physician relationship. Following PRISMA-ScR guidance, we searched PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and APA PsycINFO on March 9, 2026, and screened records in Covidence. Twelve studies met inclusion criteria. For each article, we documented how trust was conceptualized and measured, then classified each study by construct fidelity and closeness to an actual care relationship. None …

Use Of Generative Artificial Intelligence For Development Of Plain Language Summaries: A Blinded Assessment Of Education Preferences Of The Uk Sickle Cell Disease Community, Oliver Shastri, Orlando Agrippa, Valerie Moss, Eleanor Millard, Lianne More, Eleanor Rose Brown, Seraj Sharif, Chris Finch

Patient Experience Journal

Objective: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) supports medical content development, including plain language summaries (PLS), thereby supporting accessibility of education. We examined preferences of PLS format created from a study assessing UK sickle cell disease (SCD) community social media conversations. Methods: Three written PLS were developed, human-written, AI-generated, and hybrid AI-human (person with SCD edited AI version for understandability). Videos were developed of each written PLS using the AI tool Synthesia. Adults (n = 93) with SCD and carers completed a survey assessing understandability of each written PLS and preference for written versus video. Participants were blinded to PLS source. …

Care Experiences Of People With Copd During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Judith Kecskemeti, Mausam Vadakkayil, Benson Law, Hengliang Wu, Caitlin Carrigan, Rosa Nguyen, Shannon L Sibbald

Patient Experience Journal

Although there is a substantial body of literature focused on the pathophysiology regarding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and COVID-19, there remains limited exploration of the healthcare experiences of patients with COPD during the pandemic. This study explores the challenges patients with COPD (PWC) experienced during the pandemic, including access to care, the efficacy of virtual COPD care, and mental health impacts. We performed a cross-sectional survey of 200 individuals with COPD recruited through respirologists' offices and local lung health groups on social media from Southwestern Ontario, Canada, who accessed care since the COVID-19 pandemic. The study included 200 participants, …

Patient Experience With Insulin Pump Therapy And Health-Related Quality Of Life In Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey, Miriam Cruz-Andina, Juan Pablo Hervás-Pérez, Raquel Moreno-Sánchez, Raquel Caballero De La Calle, Eduardo Cimadevilla Fernández-De Pola, Clara Lucas-Guerra, Carlos Ruíz-Núñez, Ivan Herrera-Peco

Patient Experience Journal

Objective: To examine patient experience with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), incorporating experiential and equity-related dimensions. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in Spain (February-March 2025) among adults with T1D using CSII (n = 107). An ad hoc 26-item patient-reported experience measure assessed daily-life domains using 0–10 scales, from which a Global Quality of Life index (G-QoL) was computed. Additional items examined access to CSII, education, and ongoing professional support. Group differences were analyzed using non-parametric tests, and experience-based predictors of HRQoL were …

The Patient Experience Across The Care Continuum: Inpatient Rehabilitation, Discharge Preparedness, And Community Reintegration After Spinal Cord Injuries/Disorders, Sherri L. Lavela, Myrissa Le, Ibuola O. Kale, Ashley Craig, Jane Duff, Marcel Post, Sara Ahmed, Allen W. Heinemann

Patient Experience Journal

The objective was to describe patient experiences, barriers, and facilitators of inpatient rehabilitation, discharge preparedness, and community reintegration after spinal cord injury and disorders (SCI/D) from the perspectives of Veterans with SCI/D. Methods included a descriptive qualitative design using a virtual focus group analyzed via reflexive thematic analysis. Focus group participants (n = 7) were mostly male, white, injured for 1-10 years, with mean age of 52 years. Two domains were identified. The first domain, Barriers and ways rehabilitation could have improved patient experience, included five themes: (1) insufficient preparation for psychological impacts; (2) inadequate preparation for relationship changes; (3) …

The Patient Voice In Rehabilitation: Experiences With High-Intensity Gait Training In A Student-Run Pro Bono Clinic, Amy M. Yorke, Emma Cleason, Drew Uhlmeyer, Sidney Kulhanek, Brookelyn Stafford, Tracy Koepplin, Leslie M. Smith, Suzanne Trojanowski, Beverly Dabney

Patient Experience Journal

Improved walking ability is a common goal for people with chronic stroke; however, access to skilled physical therapy is often limited. Student-run pro bono clinics (SRPBCs) address this care gap. Despite evidence supporting high aerobic intensity walking training for chronic stroke, the patient perspective on its delivery within SRPBCs remains underexplored. This qualitative study explored the experiences of persons with chronic stroke participating in MoveMore, an intensive walking program delivered by physical therapy students in a SRPBC. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five individuals with chronic stroke (4–7 years post-stroke, ages 53–70) and four caregivers, all of whom contributed perspectives …

Pilot Medical Student Greeters For Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Patient-Centering, Katherine Schoeffler, Mulan Tang, Jennifer Dannelley, Nighat Mehdi, Dee Wu

Patient Experience Journal

This pilot study assessed the impact of a medical student-led volunteer and companionship program on anxiety during annual phlebotomy in children aged 3–7 with cystic fibrosis. Pediatric cystic fibrosis patients undergo frequent medical procedures that may lead to anxiety and distress during clinical encounters. The medical student volunteer met with patients prior to phlebotomy, providing companionship and encouragement using 360 degree animal-themed videos before and during phlebotomy, and collected responses via surveys from patients and their parents. Children rated nervousness using a five-point cartoon-face scale, while parents used a 1–4 rating and qualitative comments to assess the intervention. Twelve patients …

Health Justice Education To Enhance Overall Patient Experience In The Context Of Acute-Care Hospitals, A Sivasubramaniam, C. Blanchard, S Pattabiraman, C Uzoh, Y Khalid

Patient Experience Journal

Within our healthcare system today, the prevalence of biomedical traditions and notions of health and well-being greatly shape how care is provided and perceived. Less apparent, however, is their histories and their manifestations today.¹⁴ Our healthcare system is rooted in systems of oppression such as colonialism, racism and capitalism; that perpetuate violence, barriers and inequities, and maintain hierarchies of dominating and non-dominating groups that have become commonplace. There is a need for radical change, and critical measures are underway to create a more equitable healthcare system. With the increased recognition of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), concepts like cross-cultural …

`Bridging The Gap': A Directed Content-Analysis Evaluating Regulatory Guidance For Education In Person Centred Care For Heatlhcare-Professional Students, Lindsay Harrison, Vivienne Byers, Damon Berry

Patient Experience Journal

Background: Person-centred care (PCC) is a values-based approach which is central in international and Irish healthcare-policy due to its association with improved health and social outcomes. Research indicates that healthcare-professional (HCP) students struggle to implement PCC, prompting calls for education in PCC. While HCP registration boards play a key governance role in professional HCP education, it is unclear whether or how they support education in PCC. Objective: To evaluate whether medical, nursing and HCP registration boards in Ireland promote PCC within standards for professional education and competence. Methods: Directed content-analysis was conducted with 33 publicly available regulatory documents governing pre-registration …